Skyline won its first home game of the season with ease Friday night, crushing non-league Ballard 56-6, and extending the team’s streak of consecutive wins at home to nine.
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.
An already dominant running game got even stronger Saturday afternoon as class 3A Eastside Catholic marched to a 16-8 victory over 4A Eisenhower of Yakima in the “Kickoff Classic” at Qwest Field.
Sammamish resident Emily Reyer, 13, was selected as a member of the USA Baton Twirling All Stars that will participate in the 2008 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. She is one of 150 performers selected from around the United States.
Baseball, basketball, lacrosse, football, cheer
Soccer, volleyball results
Amidst all the national attention, Skyline stepped into a hostile environment and won its first game of the season Saturday, 21-0, over Sheldon (Eugene, Ore.) at Portland’s PGE Park.
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.
ISSAQUAH LACROSSE
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.
When his team gathered for its first regular season meeting last week, Skyline head football coach Mat Taylor wanted to make one thing clear to his players: Games are won on the field, not on paper.
Officials on Wednesday announced a change of plans involving Issaquah High School athletics — at least through September.
All good runs eventually come to an end. Look no further than Muhammad Ali, the Chicago Bulls of the ’90s, or the Pittsburgh Steelers of the ’70s.
EASTSIDE 14U
Reece Anderson should have died eight months ago.