Bitter, sour, rancid, nasty.
Bitter, sour, rancid, nasty.
However they wanted to word it, there was a lingering taste the Issaquah football team felt it needed to wash away a week after falling 38-0 to rival Skyline.
Susie Miller hoped for a strong finish to the regular season Tuesday afternoon, and that’s just what she got from her Skyline swimmers.
“We didn’t come out on top, but to lose by only 16 points to the team that won the (2007) state title is pretty good,” she said.
The Spartans dropped only their second meet of the season, falling 93-77 to undefeated Garfield at Boehm Pool. The loss dropped Skyline’s dual meet record to 7-2 record in the KingCo 4A, behind Garfield and Newport.
Skyline knew it would have to limit mistakes when it faced fellow undefeated foe and natural rival Issaquah on Friday night. So in response, the Spartans put together a flawless performance.
Issaquah knew if it was going to make a run at the KingCo 4A soccer title, it would have to conquer one very large obstacle.
Skyline’s offense is arguably one of the most dynamic in the state.
But the top-ranked Spartans on Friday proved, yet again, that they also have one of the state’s toughest defenses.
Don Braman stood at midfield of Skyline Stadium, letting out a deep sigh into the cold fall night — part relief, part frustration.
Not much has fazed Issaquah junior Grant Gellatly this season.
Not opposing defenders. Not opposing coaches’ defensive schemes. Not even the oversized apparatus that engulfed his right hand Friday night.
Things are starting to gel for the Issaquah volleyball team, and with one of the tallest front lines in the state, that could spell trouble for the rest of the KingCo 4A.
On paper, it appeared Saturday’s matinee between Eastlake and Woodinville would be an offensive shootout.
Like a bolt of lightning, Skyline’s Gino Simone broke through a wall of Lake Washington tacklers and shot up the right sideline, returning the opening kickoff for a 93-yard touchdown.
Kristen Webb continues to amaze those around her.
Fifteen months after being diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), the Issaquah senior is defeating her disease, all while returning to one of her true passions — the volleyball court.
Tuesday was simply one of those nights for the Eastlake soccer team — albeit a night the program hadn’t experienced in a long time.
Frustration was plastered on the faces of the Issaquah coaches and players as they marched into the locker room for halftime of Friday’s home opener against Mount Si.
Last year, Issaquah’s volleyball team was young. This season aspirations are running high, and for good reason, according to sixth-year head coach Todd Parsons.
The stage was set for Issaquah to make a grand entrance into the KingCo 4A Thursday night, and the Eagles emphatically answered the call.
After months of camps, 7-on-7 tournaments and scrimmages, the wait is over.
Ask Issaquah girls soccer coach Tom Bunnell about the secret to winning, and he’ll provide a simple answer: Team unity.
Metro 3A supremacy has remained just out of reach for the Eastside Catholic football team the last 14 seasons.
Finding new faces on the Eastlake High School football field won’t be a difficult task this season. Only one offensive starter and three defensive starters return from last year’s 10-2 squad, which fell three points shy of advancing to the class 4A state semifinals.
