Issaquah jumped out to a two-set lead Wednesday night, before fending off a Skyline rally and winning in five sets — 25-16, 25-15, 20-25, 15-25, 15-12.
Perhaps it was a letdown following a big win over rival Issaquah.
Maybe it was just one of those nights.
Issaquah won its fifth straight league match Monday night, beating Eastlake in three sets — 25-16, 26-24, 25-16.
Issaquah senior quarterback Ryan Bergman had the performance of his career Friday night, passing for 494 yards, six touchdowns and no interceptions as the Eagles cruised past Redmond, 40-7.
They might be recognized by ESPN and USA Today as one of the top 20 high school football teams in the nation.
Regional and state polls have them ranked as the No. 1 team in Washington.
Skyline pulled into sole possession of first place in the KingCo 4A standings Thursday night, beating rival Issaquah, 2-0.
The Issaquah boys cross country team remained undefeated Wednesday afternoon at Beaver Lake Park, scoring 23 points in a five-team meet.
Eastside Catholic won its fourth straight match Wednesday night, beating Lakeside in three sets — 25-19, 26-24, 25-18.
The unstoppable force that is the Skyline swim team, continued its dominance Tuesday afternoon against Plateau rival Eastlake.
The Spartans improved their dual record to 6-0 beating the Wolves 117-69 at Boehm Pool.
Frustration continued to mount for Issaquah on Friday night.
Four consecutive second-half drives placed the Eagles inside Eastlake’s 30 yard line, and four straight times they were turned away.
Issaquah kept its KingCo 4A record flawless Thursday night, beating Redmond 4-2 at home.
Eastside Catholic jumped out to a fast two-game lead over Seattle Prep Wednesday night, then held on to beat the Panthers in five games, 25-21, 25-20, 23-25, 17-25, 15-11.
Before every meet Issaquah assistant swim coach John Skroch evaluates each event, providing his best guess as to where the Eagles will finish as a team.
In its 45-year history, the Issaquah cross country program has never sent a male athlete to state four consecutive years.
Eastlake head coach Gene Dales stood in silence at the 30-yard line Friday night and watched hundreds of black-clad Redmond students swarm their home field — still in disbelief that his Wolves just fell 24-21 to winless Redmond.
Defending 4A state soccer champion Skyline secured a 2-1 victory Thursday night over Plateau rival Eastlake.
Top-ranked Eastside Catholic lost a battle of Metro powerhouses on Wednesday night, falling in three games 25-21, 25-19, 25-22 to second-ranked Blanchet in Seattle.
The Issaquah girls soccer team devotes time to it every single practice. And, so far this season, the work’s paid off.
It appeared the magic Skyline fans and players have become accustomed to the last two seasons – including a 21-point comeback against O’Dea to win the 2007 3A state championship, and 16-12 come-from-behind victory over Bothell in the 2008 KingCo title game – was going to reappear Friday night.
A vortex of hype has swirled around the game for nearly a year — now it’s time to take the field.
