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Corridor closure has city, residents concerned BY CHRISTINA CORRALES-TOY ccorrales-toy@ newcastle-news.com Two signs erected in front of the Hansen Bros. Moving & Storage building are causing a lot of controversy. “Attention! This driveway will be closed to thru traffic in the near future,” it reads in all caps. It was enough of a shock to prompt longtime Newcastle resident Bob Ingalls to go before his City Council and ask for an explanation at the city’s Sept. 20 meeting. “That is going to have a huge effect on an awful lot

of people,” Ingalls said, “and I know that there’s a lot of people already very, very concerned.” The corridor in question is the roadway wedged between Tapatio Mexican Grill and the Hansen Bros. building. Drivers frequently use it to avoid taking a left onto Coal Creek Parkway out of the Coal Creek Marketplace, instead going behind the shopping center to connect with 132nd Place Southeast. But most people don’t realize that thoroughfare isn’t a public roadway, and it’s not even technically a street. Eric See CLOSURE, Page 6

Newcastle City Council votes to oppose ST3 BY CHRISTINA CORRALES-TOY ccorrales-toy@ newcastle-news.com PHOTOS BY GREG FARRAR| gfarrar@newcastle-news.com

From the opening parade and welcoming ceremony, and throughout the day, a crowd on Sept. 10 - declared by some to be the largest they had ever seen - made the 2016 edition of Newcastle Days to be a great success on a warm, sunny Saturday at Lake Boren Park. Events included shows by two dance academies, Cornerstone Studio and Blue Dog Dance. The Hazen High School marching band marched in the parade and performed, classic cars were displayed at the Newcastle Car and Truck show, and stage performances included hometown folk and pop musician Mary Elworth, Global Village, Creme Tangerine, and Alan White & Friends.

The Newcastle City Council unanimously passed a resolution recommending voters reject the Sound Transit 3 ballot initiative. The $54 billion plan would bring 62 miles of light rail to the region, but as council members pointed out at the Sept. 6 meeting, there’s little in it for Newcastle. “The whole plan just does not seem right,” Councilman Allen Dauterman said. “It doesn’t seem to benefit the area uniformly. It’s a weighted plan.” Councilmen John Drescher and John Dulcich drafted the resolution that describes the initiative as “without precedent, too expensive and has

no time horizon.” The ST3 proposal includes property tax, car-tab and sales-tax increases to fund the project. Drescher and Dulcich estimated the measure would place an annual added tax burden of $1,500 on the average Newcastle family. The duo used what they called conservative estimates See COUNCIL, Page 2

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WHAT YOU’D PAY IF ST3 PASSES PROPERTY TAX The introductory propertytax rate would be $25 per $100,000 of home value. During the two years it took Sound Transit officials to get the package onto the ballot, King County home values gained 24 percent on average. If values continue to rise, the average ST3 tax bill would increase 1 percent at the most in 2018 and beyond because Tim Eyman’s Initiative 747

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to arrive at that number, assuming the average Newcastle home is about $630,000, the total value of homeowners’ cars is about $50,000 and the average family income is more than $140,000. Traffic is the No. 1 issue on Newcastle residents’ minds, but ST3 is not the way to solve it, Drescher said. “Sound Transit 3 is a massive tax grab without a fixed endpoint that will do nothing to address the problem,” he said. Councilwoman Linda Newing said the measure is costly, longterm and the city will never see

the benefits. She added it doesn’t offer relief to the congested Coal Creek Parkway corridor. In a feature on the soundtransit3.org website, users can choose their hometown and it

capped the increases in property-tax collections for most local taxing districts at 1 percent. SALES TAX The sales tax would increase half a percentage point, or a nickel per $10 purchase. Currently, a working-poor household making $45,000 to $55,000 a year spends an average $1,988 for sales tax, while a household making $105,000 to $140,000 spends $3,832, according to the state Department of Revenue. If another half a percentage point

will display ST3 projects “near me.” Selecting Newcastle highlights plans for a new Bus Rapid Transit service on Interstate 405 that would run every 10 minutes during peak hours.

NEWCASTLE NEWS is added, that boosts the tax $111 annually for our workingpoor household and $214 for the upscale household, the state model shows. CAR-TAB TAX Sound Transit now charges $30 per $10,000 of vehicle value in car-tab taxes until that tax expires in 2028. ST3 would add a permanent $80 per $10,000 in value, bringing the total rate to $110. — The Seattle Times

The closest station would be at the Northeast 44th Street area west of the city. Drescher was quick to point out it is technically in Renton, even though it’s close to

Newcastle. Dulcich argued that the ST3 package as a whole was just not right, and urged organizers to come up with a better solution. ”I am a big believer

in transit,” he said. “I’m pro-transit in the area, but I am pro-efficient transit.” While the Newcastle City Council said no to Sound Transit 3, the nearby Bellevue and Issaquah councils supported it. Issaquah reached a unanimous decision to support it. If ST3 passes, Issaquah would get a Link light-rail station in the central part of the city, parking for 500 cars and a pedestrian bridge over Interstate 90. Bellevue voted 4-1 to support it, though Councilman Kevin Wallace, a spokesman for the No on ST3 campaign, abstained from voting and participating in the deliberation.

Newcastle employees say they’re overworked, understaffed was hit hard by turnover recently, according to City Manager Rob Wyman, and he’s noticed a theme in the exit interviews. “They’re going to places

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one is sick or on vacation, backup help is not easy to come by, and when people leave, the work falls to others. For example, when the city lost its receptionist recently, staff members, including department directors, had to take turns running the front counter, Wyman said. That loss, coupled with the departure of a key planner, also forced the city to temporarily stop accepting passport applications. “It just required us to

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2016 pull back because we didn’t have enough staff to handle what’s coming in,” Wyman said. “The passport one is tough for us, because I think it’s a great service for people.” Finance Director Don Palmer described working long into the night and setting up a cot in the office. Wyman joked that he spends a lot of time serving as a therapist for frustrated employees, before seriously adding at status quo, the three directors — Palmer, Community Development Director Tim McHarg and Public Works Director Jeff Brauns — would not stay. It led to a retreat con-

“If you’re going to have more staff, you have to pay for them. Right now our sources of revenue are limited.” -Rich Crispo Newcastle Mayor

versation about a proposal for four additional staff members going forward. Wyman stressed that was in the discussion phase and plans would become clearer when the city releases its preliminary 2017 budget in October. The Newcastle City Council recently approved

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troubled by the turnover, a restructuring in the saying she wants to be able Community Development to retain staff and build Department that reclassified institutional knowledge. an assistant planner to an Councilman Allen associate planner for 2017 Dauterman added that it’s and added a planning techimportant to have the right nician for 2016. depth of manpower to proAccording to city docuvide services where no one is ments, the “reorganization overworked. is intended to address the But at the end of the higher volume and complexday, nobody works for free, ity of work” the Planning Mayor Rich Crispo said. Division is experiencing due Deputy Mayor Gordon Bisset to historic levels of growth agreed, saying more staff in the city. “We need more help,” could mean increased taxes Wyman said. “Quite frankly, for residents. we need more help.” “If you’re going to have The council listened to more staff, you have to staff members concerns at pay for them,” Crispo said. LAURA D.ePROOF.NN.CMYK.RVS 0929 LAM. the retreat. Councilwoman “Right now our sources of PDF 0930 LAM Linda Newing said she was revenue are limited.” 41.17692.FRI.1007.3X3.LAM

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OPINION

NEWCASTLE NEWS

Guest column

Dangerous road closure will affect all Newcastle residents BY BOB INGALLS

he Problem: If you are used to shopping at QFC, dining at Tapatio’s or patronizing the other businesses in that shopping center, you may be in for a shock trying to get in or out of the parking lot. The road north of Tapatios to 132nd is about to be closed to provide more parking for Hansen Bros. trucks. During rush hours this closure will funnel all the shopping center traffic into the northbound lanes of Coal Creek Parkway and on to the Newcastle Commons, adding substantially to the existing gridlock on Coal Creek

and extending drive times exponentially. Imagine the backup in the shopping center trying to turn right! Some might even jeopardize life and limb for themselves and others by stubbornly attempting to turn left onto Coal Creek Parkway through all that traffic. Wow! Gridlock will be further exacerbated by the estimated 2,500 cars that are due to be added to traffic in Newcastle as the many new downtown developments come online over the next few months. Not a pretty picture! How did this happen? According to Rob Wyman, Newcastle City Manager, “[Hansen Brothers Moving

& Storage] recently grew their business significantly through acquisition which is driving their need for more parking. They also had a specific incident involving their staff and a driver passing through there that raised safety and liability concerns for them.” When I raised the road closure issue at the last City Council meeting our distinguished mayor was quick to point out that it was a private road and the city could not control it. After meeting with Hansen Bros. on Sept. 28th, Rob stated, “They were adamant that they intend to close the road, citing primarily safety concerns of cutthrough traffic in addition

to the overall need for more space for parking trucks. This is purely a business decision for them. I am bringing this item back to the City Council at their next meeting on October 4 in executive session so we can discuss our options.” What’s being done? Newcastle resident Steve Tivel queried the city clerk, Sara McMillon, about the process for submitting citizen petitions to the council. She advised to send letters/ emails of concern directly to her. She will keep a copy for the record, and transmit them on to the council. She also indicated that the city is in the process of revising its downtown plan,

and this item may come up as a recommendation as part of that plan. Tivel, in consultation with other concerned neighbors, has submitted emails, which were forwarded to the City Council members requesting consideration of: — Finding an alternative to closing the “driveway” at the north end of Tapatio’s. — Having the city obtain the private thoroughfare via the eminent domain process so that it can never be closed. — As a last resort, postponing the potential closure until completion next spring of the trans-

portation study agreed to at the last council meeting (which has ballooned to a $185,000 full scale Downtown Study Plan including transportation, zoning, design standards and strategic plan). What can I do? f you are concerned about this closure, please contact your favorite City Council member and voice your concern. By copying the city clerk your input will be forwarded to all the council members. Email contact addresses for council members are at the city website at ci.newcastle. wa.us/contact.htm, and the city clerk email address is saram@ci.newcastle.wa.us Please help!

Guest column

ST3 places too many burdens on already strained budgets BY ALLEN DAUTERMAN NEWCASTLE CITY COUNCIL

wanted to share my thoughts about ST3 and unintended impacts to a certain group of homeowners. These unintended impacts may not seem like much when put in context of the ST3 debate, however, it means a lot to the many potentially affected by new ST3 taxes. Unlike the first two light rail ballot measures, the ST3 proposal seeks to tax property values along with increasing the motor vehicle value tax as a significant source of funding for the project. Embarrassingly, when I first read the statement from Sound Transit: “The typical adult in the Sound Transit District would pay $169 per year,” I had the impression they want

to collect property tax based on the number of adults in a household. When I realized my impression was wrong, I wondered how many others were misled to think the same thing. In reality, it doesn’t matter how many adults live in a household, ST3 assumes there are 1.93 adults per household in the taxing district. In reality they want to collect a starting average of about $330 per household each year, and that number will rise as property and vehicle values increase over the years. Without knowing Sound Transit’s definition of the “typical adult” included in their statement, I can only suspect their “typical adult” doesn’t include homeowners that are elderly, disabled, young families, single parents or first time

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home buyers. An average tax of $330 per year may not seem like much to a “typical adult,” but for these homeowners the ST3 tax can strain their ability to continue owning a home. Our region has a large number of retired, elderly and disabled homeowners that live on fixed incomes. Many purchased their homes decades ago and want to continue living in their homes. Many purchased in neighborhoods where property values have escalated to more than double the assumed ST3 average value. Many continue to live alone in their home after their spouse passed on. Frugally living on fixed incomes, I wonder how many of these homeowners will be strained by the burden of ST3 taxes. I wonder what sacrifices they will have

to make to stay in their homes, especially when they may never experience the benefits of expanded light rail 20 years from now. Our region is also home to single parent homeowners and first time homeowners. These are families that may depend on multiple jobs to own their home while they struggle with childcare costs. Adding the ST3 tax can place an unnecessary burden on an already fragile situation. With rapidly rising home values in our region, the ST3 taxes will make first time home ownership in the taxing district more out of reach. With the burden of ST3 taxes I wonder how many first time homebuyers will be unable to purchase a home in the taxing district, and look to purchase

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outside the taxing district. The ST3 debate is so complicated and can be very confusing. My ST3 vote will be based on two things: solving our current congestion problems and negative impacts created. Unfortunately, ST3 will not reduce congestion in our region. Sound Transit states that the $53.8 Billion ST3 package can only prevent congestion from becoming worse as our population grows. If Sound Transit can demonstrate that light rail is the best solution to reduce congestion, then I would support a tax package that puts the burden on miles driven by vehicles owned in the tax district. Over burdening homeowners with additional property taxes is not acceptable and puts school funding at risk.

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Police make arrest in Hazen High School threat BY CHRISTINA CORRALES-TOY ccorrales-toy@ newcastle-news.com

Renton police arrested a Hazen High School freshman in connection with social media threats that forced administrators to close the school Sept. 29. District officials were alerted to an Instagram post that

included threats against a student at the high school, and the school itself, said district spokesman Randy Matheson. The post also included a mention of a weapon, he said. The school was closed Sept. 29 for the safety of its students, the district said, while school staff members and district officials worked with police to investigate the threat.

“Though police say the threat was a hoax and not at all credible, the boy will be charged for investigation of felony harassment,” the Renton School District announced in a news release. The student and one other boy involved in the hoax were expelled from school. After-school activities and sports went ahead

as usual on Thursday and Hazen reopened the next day. Liberty High School Principal Sean Martin issued a statement about the closure Thursday, saying the school was “monitoring the situation.” Just 3 miles separate Hazen and Liberty, though Liberty is in the Issaquah School District. In an email to parents,

Martin said administrators were working with the Renton Police Department, but law enforcement officials believed the threat was specific to Hazen. Renton School District officials echoed that, saying there was no threat to any other school or students. Information from The Seattle Times was used in this report.

Commissioner Corner

Planning commission looks at water quality standards The Newcastle City Council has two volunteer advisory boards. The Planning Commission offers advice and makes recommendations on the Comprehensive Plan, development codes and other matters related to development and land use. They meet at 7 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday of every month at Newcastle City Hall. The Community Activities Commission advises the council on

city-owned park planning, design and construction, park and facility development, renovation, trails and paths, recreation programs and special community events. They meet at 7 p.m. on the second Wednesday of every month at Newcastle City Hall. Here’s what the commissions are up to courtesy of Planning Commission Vice Chairman Charlie Gadzik and CAC Chairwoman Victoria Sandoval.

Planning approved by the council, Commission the changes will reduce The Newcastle stormwater runoff and Planning Commission make low impact developon Sept. 28 held a public ment the preferred and hearing on proposed revi- commonly used approach sions to the city code that to site development. will improve the city’s In a related matter, the ability to protect water City Council filled two quality and fulfill the vacancies on the Planning requirements of the fedCommission by approveral Clean Water Act. The ing the appointments of commission unanimously Rodd Kippen and Kurt recommended that the Utterback. City Council approve the revisions, which were Community proposed by city staff Activities Commission LAURA D.ePROOF.NN.CMYK.PDF 1003 LAM The CAC after careful analysis. If 41.17672.FRI.1007.6X6.6.LAM was proud

to support the final draft of the Lake Boren Master Plan sent to the City Council for approval. Members also participated and helped plan the Newcastle Volunteer Appreciation event at Resonate Brewery Sept. 26. A few dozen people attended and Commissioner Tony Ventrella was the emcee, while Mayor Rich Crispo thanked the volunteers. The number of volunteer hours the city received in 2016 is 2,182,

which is equivalent to $60,093 using $27.54 as the value of volunteer time. Special thanks to Boy Scout Troop 499, Newcastle Trails, Weed Warriors, the Newcastle Historicial Society, Newcastle Youth for Community Engagement, Coal Creek Family YMCA, the Newcastle Library, both commissions and the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce for volunteering time to the city.

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Rovner, Hansen Bros. vice president of marketing, described it as the company’s privately owned driveway. “The piece of roadway (our driveway) in question is Hansen Bros. private property that we have diligently paid taxes on for the past 20 years, despite the fact that it has been regularly used by public drivers as a driving shortcut,” Rovner wrote in an email. The public use is a major safety concern and business liability for Hansen Bros., Rovner said. And with the expanding traffic volume on Coal Creek Parkway, the company is noticing more and more drivers use the corridor. Drivers are also being more reckless with regard to speed and their awareness of pedestrians in the area, Rovner said. Additionally, a recent

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A sign in front of Hansen Bros. Moving & Storage announces the imminent closure of its privately owened driveway to public traffic.

road-rage incident forced the business into action. “About a month ago, one of our interstate drivers getting out of his truck in our driveway

narrowly escaped being hit by a speeding automobile driver,” Rovner said. “To add insult to injury, this escalated into a heated verbal exchange

between them and almost developed into a physical altercation.” The company also needs the space for interstate drivers to park on

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to pursue, but Wyman acknowledged there needs to be another way out of that shopping center to keep it viable. “My ultimate goal is to keep that roadway opened,” Wyman said. “Whether it’s maintained privately and we keep it opened, that would probably be my first choice, but ultimately it may be something where we have to look at how to make that road public or an alternative through there.” Hansen Bros. leaders and city officials met last month to share their concerns. The Newcastle City Council was scheduled to discuss it in a closed executive session that occurred after deadline Oct. 4. The timeline for the driveway’s closure was still in flux as of Oct. 3. “I can’t give you an exact date,” Rovner said. But in an effort to be a good neighbor, he said the company would notify the city before it happens, giving everyone a bit of lead-time. Ingalls, however, is hoping the city can do whatever it can to stop the closure. “Put a stay of execution on the blocking of that street,” he said in an appeal to council members.

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its property. Historically, the trucks parked on 132nd Place Southeast, he said, but neighbors along that street shared concerns about the noise and exhaust the trucks generated. “We respected their concerns, and acting in good faith, we directed all of our interstate drivers to park overnight on our property,” he said. While safety is one of the main reasons Hansen Bros. plans to close the corridor, it’s also one of the arguments for keeping it open. Ingalls told the council he does not feel safe taking a left turn onto Coal Creek Parkway out of the shopping center, and the congestion in the downtown area is only going to increase as projects such as the Newcastle Commons come online, he said. Several residents agreed, saying it’s nearly impossible to take make that left turn, in dozens of comments posted on the Newcastle News Facebook page. Some even said they would avoid that shopping center if the road were closed. “We are concerned,” City Manager Rob Wyman said. “It does impact that shopping center.” Since it’s a private driveway, there are no easy options for the city

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NEWCASTLE NEWS

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Laughing All The Way

New resident? Here’s what to expect from this column

eattle newspaper headlines have been bleating about the influx of new residents in the Puget Sound area, and our village in the hills is not exempt. In fact, I read Pat Detmer that the City Council put a moratorium on new downtown development, so things are happening here as well. Or actually, NOT happening at the moment. Seeing all the construction, I’ve begun to realize that new residents and fresh readers might not understand some of the references in my columns. I’ve been writing these on and off over a span of almost 13 years, so I’ve ceased to explain myself when I use shorthand. I’ll fix

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A few seniors from Newcastle-area high schools are semifinalists in the 62nd annual National Merit Scholarship Program. These students from Liberty and Hazen high schools are now eligible to continue in the competition for some 7,500 National Merit Scholarships worth about $33 million that will be offered next spring. About $1.6 million

juniors entered the scholarship by taking the Preliminary SAT last year. The nationwide pool of semifinalists, representing less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors, includes the highest scoring entrants in each state. Hazen: Beth Tuschhoff Liberty: Amanda Elmore, Nicole Leung and Evan McLean

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but Roosevelt answered as Dylan Jacobi caught a 40-yard TD pass from Will Heckman. Liberty’s defense, which held the Roughriders to four first down and 131 yards of total offense, shut the door from there and the Patriots iced the game on quarterback Austin Regis’ 1-yard TD run. The Patriots ran for 278 yards on 53 carries and Hayden carried nine times for a team-high 69 yards. Regis added 55 yards on 10 carries and was 8 of 16 passing for 87 yards and two interceptions.

With three regular season games left on the season, the Liberty football team has yet to lose a game. Week 2: Liberty 42, Mercer Island 21 Liberty’s fly-sweep offense – predicated upon precise blocking, speed around the edges and the occasional pass – produced a devastating impact upon Mercer Island in a Sept. 9 matchup. The Patriots bolted to a 21-0 lead, took away the Islanders’ running game and cruised to a relatively comfortable 42-21 victory in a Class 3A/2A KingCo Conference game at Liberty High School. Senior quarterback Austin Regis, making his second career start, was hot in the first quarter as Liberty took control of the game. Regis hit Hayden for a 31-yard pass play and that set up Regis’ 5-yard run through the middle

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Liberty senior wide receiver Isaiah Owens takes in a 26-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Austin Regis during the Patriots’ 42-21 win over Mercer Island on Sept. 9.

for a 7-0 lead midway through the first period. Liberty’s defense, which allowed only two first downs in the opening half, gave Regis another short field and he capitalized with a

12-yard TD scamper around the right side. Week 3: Liberty 19, Roosevelt 6 In a defensive struggle, the Patriots prevailed and moved to 3-0 on

the season with a victory over the Roughriders in nonleague action Sept. 15 at Seattle’s Memorial Stadium. Liberty took a 9-0 lead into halftime as Dulin Hayden scored on a

20-yard run and Julian Bruce tackled a Roosevelt ball carrier in the end zone for a safety. Holden Kooiker kicked a 26-yard field goal to put the Patriots ahead 12-0 in the third quarter,

Week 4: Liberty 48, Cleveland 10 The Patriots ran wild over the visiting Eagles in a nonleague football game, piling up a 28-0 lead at the end of the first quarter and improving their record to 4-0. Liberty manhandled Cleveland on both sides of the line of scrimmage, racking up a 49432 advantage in total SEE LIBERTY, PAGE 11

Highlanders make NPSL debut, defeat Renton, 38-24 BY CHRISTINA CORRALES-TOY ccorrales-toy@ newcastle-news.com

The Hazen High School football team is still looking for its first win in the new North Puget Sound League, but with only four games left, time is running out for the 1-4 Highlanders. Week 1: Hazen 38, Renton 24 The Highlanders avenged 2015’s 37-34 loss to rival Renton High School, picking up its only win of the season against the Indians Sept. 2. Hazen was clicking on all cylinders in the first half, jumping out to 32-12 lead in the nonconference matchup.

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Hazen quarterback Julian Santos dumps a pass to Lovell Pualani (40) in the Highlanders’ loss to Kent-Meridan. Santos threw five touchdowns in the game.

Quarterback Cameron Escott threw for 137 yards and two touchdowns, one to Joe Tryon and the other to Austin Wales. Wales

added another score, after returning a punt to the endzone, while Tryon added a pick six for his second score of the night.

Bryce Jenkins led the Highlanders on defense, recording 9 total tackles, including 4 solo. Senior Ryan Breske recorded 7 tackles,

while Tryon and Jake Conklin each had 6. Week 2: Rainier Beach 39, Hazen 9 Little went right for the Highlanders in its first loss of the season, but going into halftime Rainier Beach’s lead was only 13-3. Hazen’s only score in the opening half was a 25-yard Chase Fjetland field goal. Rainier Beach took control in the second half, though, outscoring Hazen 26-6. Vincent Pualani rushed for the team’s only touchdown in the fourth quarter. Jenkins again led the defense with 7.5 tackles, followed by Breske’s 6.5. Wales led the team with two tackles for loss. Week 3: Kent-

Meridian 39, Hazen 34 Despite a furious comeback in the fourth quarter, Hazen couldn’t overcome KentMeridian in the teams’ North Puget Sound League opener. Kent-Meridian went into halftime with a 27-7 lead. The Highlanders’ made it a game in the final quarter, putting up 27 points. Quarterback Julian Santos threw for 409 yards and five touchdowns. He connected with sophomore Corbin Walker for three of those scores. Walker went on to collect 194 receiving yards. Tryon and Tyson Mowrey had the other two touchSEE HAZEN, PAGE 11

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offense. Six different players scored for the Patriots, with Cameron McLaren’s third-quarter TD runs of 3 and 13 yards providing his team’s final points. Quarterback Austin Regis was 5 of 5 passing for 81 yards, including a 28-yard TD toss to Isaiah Owens. But the Patriots did most of their damage on the ground, rushing for 413 yards and getting TDs from Cameron Spaeth, Reilly Larson, Jake Wright and Regis. Week 5: Liberty 38, Nathan Hale 0 Quarterback Austin Regis scored on two short runs and the Patriots intercepted four passes on

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