Eagles cross country starts season, volleyball off to a dominant start | Issaquah prep sports roundup

Cross country: The Eagles cross country team got off to a flying start at the KingCo Jamboree Class Race on Wednesday, Sept. 11, at Lake Sammamish State Park. Both the boys and girls teams competed only against runners in their grade level. The two-mile-long race provided runners with a shorter race to start the season.

Several Issaquah runners put up good times at the jamboree. In the junior girls race, Issaquah’s Julia David-Smith finished first with a time of 10:47.30. Darwin Hanson finished second in the girls 10th-grade race with a time of 12:13.10. In the boys 9th-grade race, Liam Henninger placed second with a time of 10:19.20.

Below are other results from varsity teams at Issaquah High School:

Volleyball: Issaquah (2-0) continued their perfect start to the season with a 3-0 victory over Mercer Island on Monday, Sept. 16, at Issaquah High School. The Eagles took the match 25-12, 25-15 and 25-13.

Girls soccer: The Eagles won their second game of the season on Saturday, Sept. 14, with a 3-0 victory over Bothell. Freshman midfielder Shelby Runje scored a hat trick for Issaquah. The Eagles had a game on Thursday, Sept. 12, against Inglemoor that was abandoned in the first half due to lightning. At the time of the interruption, Issaquah trailed 1-0.

Boys tennis: The Eagles dropped their first two matches of the season to Mercer Island (7-0) and Bellevue (5-2).

Boys golf: The Eagles (1-4) lost to Eastlake (5-0) on Monday, Sept. 16, at Snoqualmie Falls Golf Course. Issaquah lost the match with 206 strokes compared to Eastlake’s 183 strokes.

Girls swim: The Eagles won their first swim meet of the year by beating Mount Si 132-43 on Thursday, Sept. 12, at Edgebrook Pool.

Issaquah junior, Alec Barran, finished 11th with a time of 10:19.40 at the KingCo Jamboree Class Race on Sept. 11, at Lake Sammamish State Park. Benjamin Olson / staff photo

Issaquah junior, Alec Barran, finished 11th with a time of 10:19.40 at the KingCo Jamboree Class Race on Sept. 11, at Lake Sammamish State Park. Benjamin Olson / staff photo