Skyline won its second straight game in the Sam Barlow Christmas Tournament in Gresham, Ore., Tuesday night, beating the host school 50-39.
Issaquah’s strong start to the season continued Tuesday morning at the Les Schwab BCC Christmas Classic with a 57-45 victory over the No. 1-ranked team in 3A, Holy Names.
Year after year, high school athletes in Issaquah and Sammamish continue to amaze — and 2009 was certainly no different.
Skyline quarterback Jake Heaps earned his second straight Associated Press Washington high school player of the year award on Dec. 23 in a unanimous vote by AP members.
Before the season started, the Issaquah girls were unranked by regional publications — considered too small by some, and too young by others.
Issaquah earned six pins in a dominating 60-21 KingCo 4A victory over Redmond on Thursday night.
Season after season, Issaquah puts experienced gymnasts on the mat — and this year’s group is no different.
There are a lot of young faces on this year’s Skyline wrestling team, but also some very reliable ones.
There’s no hiding it.
Issaquah might be small in size, but the Eagles made a big statement Friday night.
Three of Skyline’s starters put up double-figure points Saturday night, helping the Spartans to a 62-51 home victory over Eastlake.
The Issaquah gymnastics team defeated rival Skyline 159.2-136.6 Thursday night at Ballard High School.
Are they small? Yes.
Are they young? Yes.
Since arriving at Skyline a year ago, head girls basketball coach Greg Bruns has preached the importance of defense to his team.
Picking a girls varsity squad wasn’t difficult for Eastside Catholic’s first-year head basketball coach Ross Fernley.
For many coaches, having eight sophomores on varsity — three who start — would be a cause for concern.
In seven years of involvement with the Issaquah basketball program, second-year head coach Jeff Altchech can’t recall the Eagles having a smaller roster.
Skyline’s J. Jay Davis couldn’t help but let out a smile when talking about his roster earlier this week.
When Steve Kramer looks at this year’s Eastside Catholic roster he sees something that’s been absent since he took the helm four years ago — size.
Tough luck doesn’t even begin to describe the feeling that swept across the Eastlake basketball program last season.