(By Sarah English/Chewelah Independent)

The Independent brings an exclusive take on WSU Football to Chewelah after home games on the Palouse

WSU QB Luke Falk went 37-for-49 for 396 yards and six touchdowns against the Beavers last Saturday. (Photos by Ed Broberg)

JHS grad received almost $20,000 in scholarships…

Caleb Wiebe has received almost $20,000 in scholarships to attend Washington State University. This funding is making it possible for him to be in the first graduating class of Food Science majors with a Fermentation Science option this May. Though he also holds jobs at the WSU Creamery and local favorite Hunga Dunga Brewing Company, the scholarship funding has “helped lift the financial burden a bit,” he said.

Doing more than its fair share to ease that burden for Wiebe was the Regents Scholarship, which the Jenkins High School class of 2012 alum said he was “fortunate” to receive as it contributed $4,000 per school year for four years at WSU. Hard work contributed to that fortune, however. A high school senior is nominated for the award by a teacher who considers the student one of the two “most distinguished” seniors at a school. A formula combining grade point average and college preparation test scores is also applied. A GPA of at least 3.5 must be achieved along with a minimum SAT score of 1000 or higher or an ACT result of 19 or greater.
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The game of the week was Colville-Deer Park and the Indians came away with the  34-7 NEA League victory. Since both the Stags and Indians are favored in the league this year, this gives them the inside track for the league championship. Lakeside also improved to 2-0 on the year. 

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(By Geno Ludwig/Chewelah Independent)

Chewelah Cross Country is ready for another year in a tough NEA League. (Brandon Hansen photo)

The running dozen hope to compete in strong NEA League…

The Chewelah Cougars will open their 2017 cross-country season this Saturday at the Farragut Invitation Meet in Idaho, hosted by Timberlake High School. This has traditionally been a punishing race with lots of steep uphill climbs, so it will give the Cougars a challenging test this early in their schedule.

This year, the Cougars have an even dozen runners, nine boys and three girls. The boys team has the potential to make a few waves in the league, but that will be a difficult endeavor since the top three teams in the state last year were from the Northeast A League. Likewise, the top three girls’ teams in the state a year ago were from this league.
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Chalmers notches four kills and seven assists…

Undefeated Lakeside continued their early season romp, downing Chewelah 25-8, 25-9, 25-16 in NEA League action on Thursday night.

Elizabeth Chalmers, Skyla Tunison and Krislyn Koler each had four kills, while Chalmers added seven assists.

Jaelynn Skok notched nine digs as well.

The loss snapped a two-game winning streak for the Cougars and dropped them to 2-2 on the year and 1-2 in league play.

(By Sarah English/For The Independent)

Kyle Sweet slices through the Bobcat secondary. (Ed Broberg photo)

Ed Broberg studies up before WSU games…

Senior Gerard Wicks keeps a Montana State defender at bay. (Ed Broberg photo)

Ed Broberg has been a working photographer for 43 years and he still feels the buzz when he goes into a stadium. Photographing the Washington State University Cougars’ home football games for The Independent in front of 35,000 fans each week can release some butterflies, though. “I’m usually pretty excited the night before and don’t get the best sleep,” Broberg confessed.

To prepare for game day Broberg reads news reports about the game and follows coaches on social media to get a feel for what might happen. He checks the weather to know the appropriate clothing to wear and also to determine which camera bodies and lenses to bring to use under those conditions. He gets out to the field early to watch the players and their movement patterns during warm ups.

Being a sports photographer is similar to being an athlete as you are active the whole game. You are moving along the sidelines, kneeling in the end zone, and lugging heavy gear. And you never stop photographing. “Even though the play is over, there’s all those great shots after the play–the reactions of the coaches, the players, and the crowd that you want to try to capture as well,” he explained. More