SAMMAMISH REVIEW
June 8, 2011 •
Spartan 9-U Green wins tournament
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Coaches Mike Dardis, back row from left, Craig Brenner, Ryan Brown and Manager Ben Boulware, and players Evan Wate, middle from left, Luke Rohleder, Daniel Hirose, Kyler Boulware, Marcus Chin, Alec Dardis and Brandon Quinn, front row from left, Alexander Brenner, Collin Brown, Jake Michaels, Cole Fontenelle, Josh Ruffner pose after winning a tournament championship game during Memorial Day weekend. The Spartan Baseball Club 9-U Green beat out 11 other teams to win the Pasco Memorial Day Classic May in the Tri-Cities, said Mike Dardis, president of the Spartan Baseball Club. The tournament is one of the largest of the season, he said. The nine-year-olds beat the Kennewick Express 16-8 in the championship game. It cranked up the offense and won all five of its games. The boys scored 74 runs and batted .435 as a team, Dardis said. In the final two games, the Spartans outscored their opponents 40-13.
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myself further than I thought possible.” On the trail or track, O’Connor came a long way since her freshman year. Steen noted her change in confidence before and during meets. Her focused, bigpicture attitude helps teammates get in the zone. “She used to be really nervous and now has gotten really calm. She’s uplifting. She keeps her
cool,” Steen said. “She doesn’t just think about what’s best for just the one race or one day but for the season.” O’Connor said she never cared about placing at state. She just loves to run; to compete; to see if she can run faster or farther. She said she and Steen both plan to run for the WWU track and cross country teams. O’Connor plans to major in biochemistry, she said. “Her running career has just begun and I suspect her college running will be very fruitful,” Anderson said.
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about our game is that it doesn’t stop.” Soccer is a year-round gig for Griffin, between playing for Skyline and the Crossfire Premier club team. While he has seen plenty of success with Skyline, Griffin built up a list of accolades in his years playing club ball, too. In 2009, his team was ranked top-10 nationally by Top Drawer Soccer, and he was the league’s top scorer. He was the team’s top goal scorer in 2010 and helped win state with Crossfire 92A in 2008. “It’s one thing for adults to recognize your strengths, but it’s another for your peers to,” coach Don Braman said about Griffin’s teammates choosing him as a captain in 2011. “He’s the guy they can turn to when they need results.” Griffin graduates as Skyline’s No. 2 career point-scorer, tallying 65 (2 points for a goal, 1 point for an assist), Braman said. Fellow senior Travis Strawn led with 70 points. Griffin also capped his high school career being named to the 2011 first team All-KingCo 4A. While performing among the best in the state, Griffin also did the Running Start program to earn college credits during high school. When thinking back on his Skyline career, Griffin, who was
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supposed to go to Issaquah High School, proudly reveled in the memory of his game-winning header into the net with three minutes left against the Eagles in 2010. His goal secured Skyline’s 100th win in school history and bragging rights against Issaquah. “It’s great that one of greatest players we ever had at Skyline was able to secure the 100th win,” Braman said. He’s also faced some adversity. In the Central Kitsap game May 17, Griffin scored on a penalty kick, but left the game with a partially torn left meniscus. The injury kept him out for the next week, until the last 20 minutes of the state final against Eastlake, he said. He even called his surgeon that morning to see if he could play. Chomping at the bit and full of energy, he hit the pitch to see if he could help turn the tables on the Wolves. “My knee felt fine,” Griffin said. “I had so much adrenaline.” He had surgery June 1 to repair the damaged knee. Griffin is headed to play for Humboldt State University in Northern California, on scholarship, with teammate Jake Bechtel. He said he’s excited to help build a strong team and play at the school’s new soccer facility. Ultimately, he hopes to impress professional scouts, he said. “I hope to go super far with soccer,” Griffin said. “No one’s shut me down yet.”
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SAMMAMISH REVIEW
May 11, 2011 •
Eastside FC BU-12 is state champs
Scoreboard Baseball Saturday, May 7 Skyline 4, Woodinville 1 Skyline 0 1 2 1 0 0 0–4 5 0 Wood 0 0 0 1 0 0 0–1 6 0 Skyline batting: Brandon Fischer, 1-for-2, RBI, HR; Zach Liddle, 1-for-4, RBI, HR. Skyline pitching: Travis Snider (W). May 4 Newport 9, Eastlake 4 Newport 6 2 0 0 0 1 0 – 9 10 2 Eastlake 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 – 4 9 3 Eastlake batting: Nick Cliford, 1-for-3, R, 3 RBI, HR; Derek Papke, 2-for-4, R. Eastlake pitching: Evan Young (L). May 3 Skyline 9, Issaquah 6 Skyline 1 0 1 1 0 0 6 – 9 6 4 Issaquah 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 – 6 5 3 Skyline batting: Nate Litka, 2-for-4, 2 RBI, 2B. Pitching: Travis Snider (W).
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Coach Kei Kinoshita, top row left, Miles Daniel, Jacob Friar, Shaun Moffat, Nathan Aguirre, Jacob Martin, Jack MacDonald, Dax Kringle, Noah Parsons, second row left, Mikey Lothringer, Chase Bolin, Wilson Kasinga, Chase Britten, Aksel Hansen, bottom left, and Neel Baxi pose after winning their youth soccer state championship game. The Eastside Football Club Bu-12 White team, with members from Sammamish, is Washington Youth Soccer Challenge Cup BU-12 State Champion after winning its title match May 1 at the Starfire sports complex in Tukwila.
Puget Sound Flight wins tournament The girls select sixth-grade Puget Sound Flight basketball team, with members from Eastlake and Skyline clubs, recently won its second tournament of the off-season. It recently beat Seattle Rotary Lady Style in the championship game of the WTA Spring Fling Tournament in Kent. The Sammamish girls held the Seattle Rotary team — which had scored 66 and 45 points in the first two games — to just 26 points in the title game, winning 27-26.
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took second in the 100, finishing in 11.5 seconds for the Wolves. Three Wolves took third, fourth and fifth in the 800 meters. Mark Milloy finished in 2 minutes, 5 seconds, Stephen Henderson ran it in 2:09.3 and Dylan Cole finished in 2:18.1. And in the 3,200 meters, Eastlake junior Michael Flindt took first in 10:26.5 and Joshua Caile placed second with a time of 10:34.3. Junior standout Lauren Files took control in the hurdles events for the girls. In the 100 hurdles, she edged out Redmond’s Alison Hix by one-tenth of a second. Files finished in 16.4 seconds. In
Eastside Catholic has best record going into Metro tourney The Eastside Catholic baseball team finished the regular season with the best record in the Metro League at 14-3. The Crusaders finished 16-4 overall. It sealed the deal after beating Lakeside 10-3 May 5. Earning the No. 1 seed throughout the playoffs, it opened the Metro Tournament May 9 against Franklin, after the Review’s deadline. Eastside Catholic’s Matt Wenzinger was a major force against Lakeside. He went 2-for-4
the 300 hurdles, she took first in 46.6 seconds, which ranks her in the top five for that event in the state 4A competition. She beat out teammate Taylor Boyd by 3.5 seconds and made it look easy. This is her first year running hurdles events, she said. “I was counting my steps, which helped a lot,” Files said. Looking forward to the KingCo meet, she said she’s most ready for the 300. “I’m excited about the 300. “I feel good about it.” In addition to Files’ wins, Eastlake standouts Morgan O’Connor, Emily Dwyer and Katelyn Steen excelled in the distance events. O’Connor took first in the 800meter run with a time of 2:29.1. Her sister, Haley, took first in the 400 with a time of 58.4 seconds
with four RBIs, a homerun and he scored two runs. The Crusaders opened up their half of the first with four runs to take a 4-1 lead going into the second. Neither team scored again until the fifth when Eastside Catholic scored another four. Down 8-1, Lakeside scored another one in the sixth and another in the seventh. Eastside Catholic drove in another two runners in the sixth to close the deal. Jeff Bohling went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and two runs scored. Teammate Justin David also finished 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored. Kyle Larson got the win on the mound.
Going into the post-season, Haley was ranked second in 4A in the 400, qualifying with a 58.01-second mark. Dwyer won the 1,600 in 5:29.8. Steen won the 3,200 in 11:40.9, which was 19 seconds ahead of the competition. In the 100 and 200 races, senior Lexie Guches took second (12.7 seconds) and third (26.4 seconds), respectively. Eastlake and Skyline are gearing up for the KingCo meet May 11 and 13, the Northwest Regional meet May 18 and 20 and the 4A state championships May 26-28. Reporter Christopher Huber can be reached at 392-6434, ext. 242, or chuber@isspress.com. Comment on this story at www.SammamishReview.com.
Friday, May 6 Eastlake 14, Skyline 11 Eastlake 0 3 0 4 0 0 7 – 14 8 4 Skyline 1 0 5 2 0 1 2 – 11 10 4 Eastlake batting: Morgan Conover, 2-for-4, 2 RBI; Sophie Palenscar, 2-for-4, 2 RBI; Lexie Jaeger, 1-for-3, RBI. Skyline batting: Anya Kamber, 2-for-3, RBI, 2B; Lindsey Nicholson, 3for-4, 4 RBI, 3B, HR; Charlotte Zhao, 1-for-5, 2 RBI, 2B; Natalie De La Garrigue, 2-for-5, SB. Eastlake pitching: Nicole Guptil (W), 8K. Skyline pitching: Charlotte Zhao (L). Thursday, May 5 Woodinville 5, Eastlake 2 Skyline 19, Garfield 2 Wednesday May 3 Ballard 6, Skyline 1
Boys soccer May 5 Seattle Prep 2, Eastside Catholic 0 Scoring summary: Micheal Rheaume, SP, (unassisted) 59:00; Jake Hallgrimson, SP, (unassisted) 80:00. Tuesday, May 3 Eastlake 2, Inglemoor 0 Scoring summary: Sean Klauer, E, (Sam Langston assist); Sean Klauer, E, (James Gee
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assist). Shutout: Devon DeAlteriis Skyline 2, Woodinville 1 Scoring summary: Pedro Miola, S, (Jake Bechtel assist) 13:00; Woodinville, 61:00; Braxton Griffin, S, (Kyle Olmstead assist) 83:00.
Girls tennis Wednesday, May 3 Redmond 5, Eastlake 2 Singles: Sarah Du, R, beat Hannah Thornsburg, 6-2, 6-3; Raluca Infirm, R, beat Kelly Song, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1; Beth Rheinberger, E, beat Sophie Xu, 7-5, 6-1; Dana Simmons, R, beat Nina Kondza, 6-4, 2-6, 6-2. Doubles: Danen French-Owen-Jeneal Carter, R, beat Sara Marien-Lilia Rodriguez, 6-0, 6-3; Neha Singh-Makenzie Schmid, E, beat Mariss Craig-Sara Boye, 6-4, 6-0; Meg Holtzinger-Anna Alsin, R, beat Wendy Yeung-Teresa Wu, 7-6 (73), 6-2.
Girls golf Thursday, May 5 At Bear Creek Country Club (par 36) Team scores: Redmond 228, Eastlake 274. Individuals: 1, Keira O’Hearn, R, 42; 2, Kelly Kennewick, R 44; 3, Carley Kalina, 46; T-4, Casie Helgeson, 48; T-4, Makayla Walker, 48. Wednesday, May 3 At Jackson GC (par 37) Team scores: Skyline 282 strokes, Ballard 331. Individuals: 1, Bryalynn Vowels, S, 48 strokes; 2, Robin Upton, B, 49; 3, Emma Farno, S, 56; 4 (tie), Layla Hiramoto, S, and Shirley Chung, S, 58.
Lacrosse Friday, May 6 Boys Div. I Eastside Catholic 11, Eastlake 7 Scoring summary: Brian Quick, EL, 2 goals, 2 assists, 1 ground ball; Kohl Headlund, EL, 2 goals; Patrick Keogh, EL, 2 goals, 2 ground balls; Zach Shute, EL, 1 goal, 3 ground balls; Avery Harks, EL, 12 saves. Girls Div. I Bainbridge 18, Issaquah/Skyline 8 Scoring highlights: Jaclyn Biggers, B, 9 goals; Bea Sheffer, B, 3 goals; Madeline Stevenson, B, 9 saves; Katie Mincin, IS, 4 goals, 4 ground balls; Jaqueline Marber, IS, 2 goals; Emily Mincin, IS, 2 goals, 2 ground balls, 10 draw controls; Laura Voss, IS, 9 saves.
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two errors. Bothell’s Brian McAffee had a stellar game, going 3-for-3 with 3 RBIs and a homerun. He also struck out 10 Eastlake batters. Eastlake struggled to produce runs against Ballard and Newport. It lost 2-1 to Newport April 8 and 7-0 against Ballard April 9. The Wolves’ John Armour went 1-for-4 and scored the only run against the Knights. Boys soccer The Eastlake boys soccer team continued its winning ways April 5 when it beat Roosevelt 5-1. Senior forward Sean Klauer was the star, netting three unassisted goals and an assist in the runaway victory. In addition, Evan Yamada, senior midfielder scored the opening goal and Sam Langston, a sophomore midfielder also scored one. On April 8, the Wolves tied Garfield 1-1 in what head coach Adam Gervis called one of the best high school games he’s seen. “This was the first time we’ve really been challenged,” Gervis said about Garfield’s top-tier talent. “That game would be worthy of a KingCo final. Both teams played hard. They out worked us.” Garfield’s Josh Canova struck first in the 19th minute on a Sam Perkins assist, putting the Bulldogs up 1-0. But Eastlake struck back when Chris Discolo took a ball on a Mark Matula pass. In the 30th minute, Chris Discolo lined a shot from 30
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yards out, right into the back of the net. “It’s one of the best goals I’ve seen in my time,” Gervis said. “It was probably gaining pace as it hit the back of the net. It’s one of those goals where you go, ‘did I just see that?’” Eastlake improved to 4-2-2 overall and 2-0-1 in conference play. Lacrosse Sammamish lacrosse teams found success too. The Eastlake Wolves crushed its April 6 opponent. It beat Seattle Prep 16-8 after Patrick Keogh netted four goals and Cooper Rosenthal had three and two ground balls. The Wolves pounded the goal and, despite scoring 16, Seattle Prep’s Jack Maurer saved 15 shots in goal. On April 9 it also beat Three Rivers 14-4. Zach Shute had three goals, one assist and three ground balls, while Avery Harkins had six saves. Skyline fell April 9 to Jesuit (Ore.) 17-9, despite Cory Larson’s 20 saves in goal. On April 8, the Skyline boys
dominated Liberty, of Oregon, 17-2. Brennan West led Skyline with four goals, one assist and three ground balls. Spencer Noonan finished with 11 ground balls. Softball After numerous cancellations and a break from play, the Eastlake Wolves softball team beat Lake Washington 6-0 April 8. The girls scored three in the first, two in the second and another run in the sixth inning. Seasoned pitcher Nicole Guptil went all the way, holding the Kangaroos to just two hits. She struck out 11 batters and walked no one. Senior Morgan Conover went 2-for-3 with a double, an RBI and scored two runs. Maddie Napier also went 2-for-3 with an RBI and run scored. Guptil also had two RBIs. Track and field Kasen Williams, of Skyline, cleared 6 feet, 11 inches to win the boys high jump event April 9 at the Arcadia (Calif.) Invitational, according to the
event’s results website. The invite is considered one of the nation’s largest and most prestigious track and field meets. At its April 7 meet at Juanita, the Eastlake track team had a strong showing. On the boys’ side, Liam Doyle won the 100 in 11.4 seconds. He took second in the 200 with a time of 23.8 seconds. Ballard and Juanita won the distance races, but Eastlake had runners finish third or better in the 400, 800, 1,600 and 3,200 races. Juanita dominated the boys hurdles events, but Eastlake won the 4x100 relay in 45.8 seconds, about 6 seconds faster than Juanita. Gino Bresolin won the shot put event with a throw of 45 feet, 11.25 inches, while Alex Gray came in second with 42-06. Bresolin placed third in the discus throw with a mark of 108-07. In the high jump, Eastlake’s Daniel Brady and Lincoln Doyle took first and second clearing 508 and 5-04, respectively.
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For the girls, senior sprinter Lexi Guches took second in the 100 with a time of 13.6 seconds. Teammate Haley O’Connor won the 200 in 27.4 seconds and the 400 in 1:01.8. Katelyn Steen swept first place finishes in the 800 (2:32.5), the 1,600 (5:25.1) and the 3,200 (11:48.2) to give Eastlake essential points. In the hurdles, consistent competitor Lauren Files won both the 100 and 300 events, finishing in 17 seconds and 49 seconds, respectively. The girls 4x100 relay team took third with a time of 51.2 seconds and won the 4x200 relay in 1:51.7. Madison Feinglas, Megan Batty, Nicole Rader and O’Connor won the 4x400 relay in 4:15.9. Sophomore high jumpers Hayley Bates tied for second with a leap of 4-10 each. Reporter Christopher Huber can be reached at 392-6434, ext. 242, or chuber@isspress.com. Comment on this story at www.SammamishReview.com
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officials warn installation of a few items may have to await delivery before completion. Outside the building, grinding and repaving was slated to begin on a widened Second Avenue the week of Aug. 15. Work is also proceeding on the school’s new athletic stadium. Turf is in place and workers are installing end zone letters and logos. ◆ Odds and ends: Portable classrooms are in place at Liberty, Apollo Elementary in Renton and Issaquah Valley Elementary in Issaquah. Portables also are on their way to Newcastle Elementary in Newcastle. In Issaquah, at Endeavour Elementary, workers are proceeding with replacing the roof and skylights. Outside of schools, installation is set to begin shortly on new bus lifts for the district transportation center. Editor Ari Cetron contributed to this story. Tom Corrigan: 392-6434, ext. 241, or tcorrigan@isspress.com. To comment on this story, visit www.SammamishReview.com
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She, like many, chooses to teach only in Japanese in her classes from second-year and up. Continued from Page 12 “My advanced classes are not allowed to speak in English at whether that’s during winter all,” Haldeman said. break, spring break or over the While schools across the counsummer. try have proven that learning a “Usually I notice that kids’ second language earlier and interest peaks,” Haldeman said. through new methods leads to “It really solidifies their interest.” higher test results, among other Haldeman said she has taken things, a variety of factors continher students to Japan before, but ue to limit Issaquah and other they often opt districts in to attend the what they can “My advanced classes two-day fulloffer students. are not allowed to speak immersion In the end camp in Seattle. it’s all a big in English at all.” They learn the balancing act, – Tammy Haldeman, ins and outs of Thiele said. the culture and “There’s Teacher – compete in educational speaking exervalue with cises. learning a foreign language,” “They get really excited about Thiele said. “But there’s also edudoing that,” she said. cational value in learning science Whether students take a trip or art.” or not, some teachers in the district supplement the traditional Reporter Christopher Huber can curriculum — standard verb conbe reached at 392-6434, ext. 242, or jugations and memorizing gramchuber@isspress.com. Comment on mar rules — with methods such this story at as Teaching Proficiency through www.SammamishReview.com. Reading and Storytelling (TPRS). It promotes more creativity and conversation among classmates and focuses less on the teacher simply lecturing. Haldeman said it is proven effective but, due to ever-increasing workload and requirements, it’s difficult to consistently incorporate into everyday instruction.
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