After renaming Issaquah Stadium after long-time coach Gary Moore, the Eagles capped off a special night with a53-0 thumping of Ballard.
What looked like it might be a slugfest into the final minutes, resulted in an abrupt knockout for Skyline Friday as the Spartans rolled 38-14 over one of Oregon’s top 6A football programs, Lake Oswego.
Skyline got off to a fast start against non-league Mercer Island Thursday night, but couldn’t keep its momentum.
The Skyline boys and girls earned first-place finishes Wednesday at Big Finn Hill Park in Kirkland.
Mercer Island swept four singles matches and three doubles matches to defeat Skyline 7-0 Tuesday afternoon.
Bodies were strewn everywhere in front of the goal line.
Then, out of a pile emerged Issaquah middle linebacker Nik Landdeck, hoisting a football over his head. The senior glanced at the referee, watched him point in the direction of the Eagles, and sprinted to midfield where he was swarmed by teammates, coaches and the Issaquah student body.
There are times the returning Issaquah volleyball players think about just how close they were last season.
For Chandler Jenkins and the rest of the Liberty Patriots, Friday night’s halftime pep talk was simply a continuation of last season’s come-from-behind magic that led to a trip to the 3A state football championship game.
Sure, team goals are high for the two-time defending state champion Skyline girls soccer team in 2010.
Lowdown: After suffering a heart-breaking 2-1 loss by way of penalty kicks to rival Skyline in the 2009 state championship, Issaquah is ready for another go-around.
Lowdown: Eastside Catholic started the 2009 campaign hot before running into a slew of problems. The Crusaders won their first six games, then lost players to injuries, concussions and the flu.
Lowdown: Eastlake, which finished last season 14-5-1 after losing to Kentwood in the opening round of the 4A state tournament, enters the 2010 season with question marks. The Wolves graduated several key components off of last year’s squad, including five Division I players.
The wait is officially over.
Skyline senior wide receiver Kasen Williams — a five-star recruit and one of the top rated receivers in the nation — picked the University of Washington in a dramatic, and unique fashion on Friday night.
Nobody really talks about it — but then again, the goal never really changes for the Issaquah football team.
Jason Houck became the first male athlete from Issaquah to ever win the Beaver Lake Triathlon Saturday, taking the 17th annual event in 1 hour, 10 minutes, 3 seconds.
Hundreds of athletes are expected to swarm the Plateau this Saturday for the 17th annual Beaver Lake Triathlon.
Anyone who’s dabbled in the sport of golf has had at least one.
You know, one of those days where its tempting (although not advised) to send a driver wheeling across the fairway.
The Spartan Baseball Club’s 9U Green team steamrolled its way through the competition over the weekend in the Summer Slam tournament in Tacoma outscoring five opponents 63-11 on their way to their third straight tournament championship.
Behind an impressive offense, the Issaquah Soccer Club Gunner’s Girls U10 B team took the top prize at the Oswego Nike Cup July 23-25 — competing in one of the largest tournaments in the Pacific Northwest.
Hopes of repeating as AAA Senior Legion state championships were erased Thursday morning for Lakeside.