Cheney soccer team busy filling holes

CHENEY – Graduation took a heavy toll on Cheney girls’ soccer this past spring.

And despite losing 10 program players and a handful of starters, head coach Nels Radke is optimistic the things can improve from 2023’s sixth-place Greater Spokane League finish.

The Blackhawks finished 3-6 in GSL play, 6-8 overall.

“I was very interested in finding out how our team is going to be this year because we lost so many players from last year,” said Radke who enters his 13th season leading the program.

Despite the loss in numbers from the top end, those vacancies have been filled with 40 currently in the...