Mission accomplished for the Issaquah Cub-White youth football team.
A run at a perfect season and a first-ever volleyball championship fell just short for Issaquah Friday night in Kennewick.
The role was a little different this time around, but the result was the same for the Skyline girls swim team.
Every time Braden Bouwman takes the field, things get a little easier.
There was no getting around the fact Friday’s opening-round 4A state playoff game was the final home appearance for a large group of Skyline seniors.
The undefeated Issaquah Cubs-White youth football team beat the Bellevue Cubs White team 8-0 in Saturday’s semifinal to advance to the Greater Eastside Junior Football Association championship.
Top-ranked Skyline got a scare Saturday night, but held on to beat unranked Central Kitsap 16-14 on a rainy night in Sammamish.
Issaquah overcame a two-touchdown deficit Saturday to come from behind and beat Olympia 34-28 in two overtimes on the road.
In a near identical performance from last week’s regular-season finale, the Issaquah volleyball team defeated Newport handily Thursday night — 25-18, 25-19, 25-15 — to capture the KingCo 4A tournament championship and a top seed in the 4A state tournament.
When her team most needed a burst of energy, Skyline senior Michelle Bretl delivered.
Skyline scored a plethora of points Saturday, but still finished behind two teams to place third in the annual KingCo swim meet.
The Issaquah girls soccer team kept its season alive Saturday beating Bothell 2-1 in a loser-out match.
Taylor Wyman rushed for three touchdowns, kicked five extra-points and added a field goal Friday night as Issaquah defeated Woodinville 38-7 in a loser-out KingCo 4A crossover game.
The plan was simple for the Issaquah volleyball team Monday night.
“We wanted to try and jump out on them, put a lot of pressure on them early,” head coach Todd Parsons said.
Skyline claimed three of the top 10 spots at last Thursday’s KingCo 4A cross country championships at Lincoln Park to win the overall team championship with 52 points.
Eastside Catholic was close, but came up shy, 45-43, in Thursday’s must-win matchup with Bainbridge.
The objective is the same for the Skyline girls soccer team in every game — play as hard as possible early, and set the tone for the rest of the match.
Issaquah fended off a feisty Roosevelt in five games Monday night, winning 30-32, 25-17, 25-17, 19-25, 15-10.
One more overtime on Friday and there’s no telling if Eastlake’s Gene Dales would have had any voice left.
“This is why we keep doing what we do,” said the hoarse coach, after his Wolves defeated Issaquah 34-33 in triple overtime. “This was a nail-biter, there was about nine different opportunities to win for both teams.”
Skyline kept its record perfect Thursday night, beating Plateau rival Eastlake, 3-0.