Issaquah had a chance to seal a state berth Friday night, but a second-half slump led the Eagles to a 71-59 loss to Inglemoor.
Alexa Smith, Erin Nicol and Heather Morris walked hand-in-hand back to the Issaquah bench Saturday night with smiles plastered on their faces.
For the second straight year, Eastside Catholic’s Ethan Hallowell nabbed state swimming championships in the 50 and 100 freestyles.
The chances were there, the shots just wouldn't fall for Issaquah Tuesday night.
Issaquah came up shy of advancing its team to this weekend’s state gymnastics meet, but advanced three individuals through last Saturday’s Sea-King District meet.
When CJ Danforth stepped onto the Eastside Catholic mat his freshman year he weighed just 86 pounds and had zero wrestling experience — a long way from a dream of a state championship.
The BU-14 Issaquah Soccer Club Arsenal White team played in the semifinals for the Fred Meyer Commissioner State Cup on Saturday.
Issaquah finished in seventh place at the Region II wrestling tournament Saturday, earning 77 team points. Graham-Kapowsin won the tournament with 165 – a half point more than Rogers.
Issaquah sewed up the KingCo 4A regular season crown Wednesday night with a 69-57 home victory over Newport.
Skyline sealed up the eighth and final KingCo playoff berth Friday night in dramatic fashion.
Issaquah sealed up the No. 3 spot in KingCo and spoiled rival Skyline's hopes of reaching the playoffs Friday night, beating the Spartans 67-66 in overtime.
Eastside Catholic took seventh in the Sea-King 3A championships at Mercer Island Saturday. The Crusaders earned 57 points. Mercer Island won the meet with a record 421 points.
Frustration set in as the third quarter clock wound down.
Foul calls, traveling violations and turnovers piled up for Issaquah. By the end of the quarter, a comfortable double-digit lead shrunk to seven.
Issaquah produced three league champions and finished third as a team at the KingCo 4A meet Saturday at Juanita High School.
The Eagles earned 188 points, finishing behind Woodinville (254) and Inglemoor (195).
Issaquah suffered a tough loss Thursday night when Redmond's Chris Harrington sunk a three-pointer in overtime for a 53-51 victory.
A fast start to the second half provided Eastlake enough cushion to hold off Issaquah for a 48-45 victory Friday night.
Eastlake nabbed the highest finish of area schools at Saturday's KingCo championships. The
The scenario was cut and dry: Win and keep playoff hope alive, lose and start thinking about next season.
Issaquah finished third at Saturday's KingCo 4A championship meet at Ballard, grabbing the third and final District 1/2 team seed. The Eagles earned 172.7 points, behind Woodinville (181.625) and Bothell (177.025). Ballard (167.025) and Newport (166.75) rounded out the top five.
Through a conspicuous side door of a Preston industrial complex building and down a short, cold hallway that smells faintly of a wet dog, the Issaquah gymnastics team gathers four times a week for practice.
