Senior proms, all-star feeder games, graduation practices. You name it, and its prevented the Lakeside Senior Legion baseball team from fielding an entire roster early in the season.
The grounds of Lake Sammamish State Park weren’t only flooded with water from the previous night’s rain early Saturday morning, but a whole slew of athletes.
Behind big performances from some local baseball players, the KingCo Crest defeated the Crown, 13-7, on Thursday in the league’s annual feeder game at Woodinville High School.
Kasen Williams rocked back and forth Saturday afternoon, visualizing his takeoff. Eyes focused on the end of the Mount Tahoma long jump pit, the Skyline junior exploded down the runway with shear determination. As the thud of spikes hit the rubber, Williams launched himself farther into the sand than he ever had before.
He isn’t officially on the Eastlake campus yet, but freshman Li Wang made a splash at the varsity golf level Wednesday afternoon.
Skyline had victory in its grasp Saturday afternoon, but two late Lake Stevens’ goals resulted in a 2-1 quarterfinal loss at Snohomish High School.
Shealee O’Donnell led Skyline to and a second-place finish at Saturday’s District 2/4 meet at Seattle’s Southwest Athletic Complex with two individual titles.
Behind six titles, the Skyline boys track and field team ran away with the District 2/4 team championship Saturday at Seattle’s Southwest Athletic Complex.
Disappointed? Yes.
But heads were still held high, smiles were visible and the occasional laugh was still heard as the Skyline baseball team exited Everett Memorial Stadium Saturday afternoon.
The last time an Eastside Catholic team claimed a state championship, the Cold War was going strong, and the Internet was still a decade from becoming popularized.
Skyline entered the KingCo 4A baseball tournament as just a blip on the radar.
Chris Tamminen wasted no time after Thursday night’s KingCo 4A championship game.
A fast start quickly fizzled for Skyline during Tuesday’s KingCo 4A championship game against Garfield in Seattle.
Eastlake soccer coach Adam Gervis requested one thing from his team in its loser-out playoff matchup with Issaquah Tuesday in Seattle — a quick start.
If there were any doubts as to whether Peyton Harrod’s throwing arm was back to full strength, it was erased Monday in the KingCo 4A semifinals.
When Lindsey Nicholson first read about Meadowdale senior Ashley Aven’s life-threatening battle with acute myeloid leukemia, the Skyline junior knew she personally wanted to do something.
Clank. Ding. Boink.
Pick a sound effect — and it was probably heard Tuesday night during Issaquah’s regular-season finale against Redmond.
With bragging rights and a chance to avoid an early Saturday morning wake-up call on the line, Issaquah settled for…
Jeff Altchech announced Monday that he’s stepping down from his position as the Issaquah boys head basketball coach.
The blow Spencer Rogers suffered on the gridiron as a sophomore was so violent, it not only knocked him from the game, but the remainder of the football season.
