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Issaquah sweeps hoops doubleheader vs. Eastlake, Page 8

PGA event promises minimal disruption

By Tom Corrigan tcorrigan@sammamishreview.com The city does not stand to make a lot of money when the Women’s PGA Championship lands at the Sahalee Country Club June 7-12. It will gain prestige, put the city on a national stage and allow residents to watch some truly world-class golfers, said Pete Butkus, a consultant hired to help manage the event for the city. Judging from the sparse attendance at a public meetSee PGA, Page 12

Residents lose appeal to block subdivision

By Greg Farrar / gfarrar@sammamishreview.com

Retiring Sammamish City Manager Ben Yazici walks on Jan. 20 in front of the main entrance to Sammamish Commons, one of the many city facilities that did not exist when he began his long tenure for the city.

THE LONG GOODBYE Ben Yazici reflects on 14 years as Sammamish city manager

By Tom Corrigan tcorrigan@sammamishreview.com

Except for some apparently minor concessions, the city and developer Conner Homes won big in the long-running dispute over the proposed Conner-Jarvis development. Plans call for 115 singlefamily homes on acreage located west of IssaquahPine Lake Road Southeast and north of Southeast 42nd Street near Laughing Jacobs Creek and Laughing Jacobs Lake. The appeal cited poten-

While he enjoys talking about Sammamish, retiring City Manager Ben Yazici, 56, does not seem to like talking too much about himself. Yazici’s last day in Sammamish is set for Feb. 6. Deputy City Manager Lyman Howard will continue in that capacity until he is formally named the new Sammamish city manager on March 1. Born in Turkey, Yazici landed in the Pacific Northwest at the age of 23, working toward a master’s

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degree in transportation engineering from the University of Washington. Why did he choose to come to the U.S.? Why did he choose to come to this area? Yazici doesn’t answer directly, but he’s more than happy to talk about why he stayed in this country. “We’re so fortunate here,”

Yazici said, adding some people are not overly appreciative of things such as freedom of speech. “I’m a naturalized citizen and I’m very proud of that,” he said. The differences between Turkey and the U.S. are “mind boggling,” Yazici said. “Here, if you want something, if you work hard, you can do that thing.” Yazici was recruited by the Washington Department of Transportation before he

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even graduated from college. He spent a few years there, before moving on to Bothell, Gig Harbor and a few other spots. Yazici came to Sammamish in January 2000 as director of public works and finance. He was named city manager a year later. “I will always be grateful to the community for the opportunity,” Yazici said. Previously, Sammamish had two short-term city manSee YAZICI, Page 3

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City meets with county to nail down trail issue

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Joint hearing resumes Jan. 28 By Tom Corrigan tcorrigan@s ammamishreview.com

Acting on instructions from the city hearing examiner, Sammamish and King County officials met Jan. 14 in an attempt to hash out an agreement regarding construction of a final section of the East Lake Sammamish Trail. As a result of that meeting, the county submitted to the city a revised tree retention plan, Tim Larson, city communications manager, said in an email. Sammamish Senior Planner Mona Davis largely has been handling the appeal for the city. She did not

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respond to a voice mail request for comment on the hearing. Neither Larson nor the county released any details of the Jan. 14 negotiations. Larson said the city was to review the county’s revamped plans and provide a response by Jan. 21. “The hearing examiner will review the results of these discussions, if there are any results, when everybody gets back together on Jan. 28,” Larson said. Hearing Examiner John Galt has set Jan. 28 as the day for the hearing on the trail issue to resume. A media relations coordinator for the county, Doug Williams, confirmed county and city officials had gotten together. But he added there “was nothing new to report in advance of … the meeting with the hearing examiner.” Williams previously had said the county would supply Galt with a written statement on any issues still separating the two sides when the hearing gets back underway. The county and the city completed three days of initial testimony in mid-December. A final decision is expected sometime in February. At stake is

the final design of the controversial southern portion of the East Lake Sammamish Trail. Claiming the city overstepped its bounds and that its demands are, among other legal complaints, “onerous and burdensome,” King County on July 28 filed an appeal of the city’s conditional development permit for the southern segment of the Sammamish trail. “Simply put, many of the 19 conditions in the city’s permit preclude us from building a safe trail with good sightlines and enough width to meet regional trail standards,” Christie True, director of the King County Department of Natural Resources, said in a press release. The city argues that by narrowing about 550 feet of trail, the county could spare 63 significant trees, along with other vegetation. According to the county, the standard width of the trail is 18 feet with 12 feet of pavement and three feet of unpaved buffer zone on either side. Some other city conditions include a call to redesign or move a stormwater retention vault to reduce impact on nearby residents.

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SAMMI Awards Foundation announces 2016 winners The SAMMI Awards Foundation announced its 2016 winners Jan. 19. SAMMI stands for Sammamish Acknowledging Magnificent Moments of Inspiration. The awards honor outstanding individuals in the community. The recipients will be honored at a March 12 event. The celebration goes from 7-9 p.m. at the Sammamish Teen Club/Boys & Girls Club, 825 228th Ave. N.E. It is free and open to the public. The 2016 SAMMI Award winners are: q Courage: The Taylor Family — Strong4Sam Foundation q Circle of Service: Norm Bottenberg, Tina Butt, Julie Siefkes and Kristina Williams q Community Spirit: Lee Chumbley, Alan Finkelstein and Cheryl Smith q Youth Spirit: Mitch Flippo, Liem Kaplan, Afeef Sheikh and Angela Shi q Environmental Stewardship: Jan Bird and Sid Gupta

Residents invited to give impact on park plan The parks capital improvement plan looks

out six years, listing the facilities to be built and identifying funding sources. The plan, which is updated every two years, is now under development by the Parks and Recreation Commission. The city is encouraging residents to provide public input at the Parks and Recreation Commission meeting on Feb. 3, 6:30 p.m., at City Hall, 801 228th Ave. S.E. The commission will be working on the CIP update through May, with the goal of handing off its recommendations to the City Council in June. The Feb. 3 meeting will focus on “Parks CIP Visioning.” Residents are encouraged to check the city website, sammamish. us, for future meeting dates and topics. “The Parks and Recreation Commission and the City Council have always worked very hard to make sure these updates reflect the values and desires of the community,” Parks Director Jessi Bon said. “We hope to get a big public turnout at these meetings so we can really stay in tune with what our residents want.” Residents will be given the chance to speak during the public comment period at the beginning of each meeting. For more information, contact Administrative Assistant Janie Jackson at 2950585 or jjackson@sammamish.us.

Thursday, January 28, 2016

By Greg Farrar / gfarrar@isspress.com

Matt ‘Griff’ Griffin, CEO of Combat Flip Flops, poses in his Issaquah workroom with a sarong hand-embroidered by a woman-owned business in Afghanistan, along with the very first finished pair of sandals he produced in February 2013.

Issaquah company to present Combat Flip Flops on ‘Shark Tank’ Issaquah resident Matthew Griffin is ready to swim with sharks. No, not the sharptoothed ones that live in the ocean; Griffin, better known as “Griff,” will come face-to-face with the panel of self-made billionaires known as “The Sharks” on ABC’s television show “Shark Tank.” Griff and Combat Flip Flops co-founder

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Donald Lee will appear on the show at 9 p.m. Feb. 5. The former Army Rangers will attempt to persuade “The Sharks” to invest in Combat Flip Flops and the company’s mission to manufacture peace through trade and simultaneously create economic solutions for those affected by conflict. “Over the past few years, we’ve survived

deadly encounters to create an opportunity like this,” Griff said in a news release. “Attack Dogs. Raging Bulls. If we need to jump in the water with Sharks, then it’s time to grab the mask and fins.” Griff and Lee said it’s been a goal of theirs to get on the show. “We hope this is the catalyst our company needs to provide large scale, peaceful, sustainable change in areas of

conflict,” Lee said in the release. In 2015, Combat Flip Flops’ sales increased 150 percent over 2014 while the company donated over 60 years of school to Afghan girls and cleared 1,533 square meters of land mines in Laos, keeping kids and all villagers safer, according to the release. Learn more about Combat Flip Flops at combatflipflops.com.

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On Further Review

OPINION

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Do any of the twelves care about the Broncos-Panthers Super Bowl matchup? The fact the Seattle Seahawks aren’t going to be playing in Super Bowl 50 is surely disheartening for many Northwest residents, and for me, it’s a reminder that some of us are a little jaded by the success of our local team. While watching this past weekend’s conference championship games, I found myself struggling to care about the results, beyond the burning desire to see the New England Patriots ousted as quickly and painfully as possible. I got my wish as the Patriots couldn’t complete their late comeback and lost to the

Denver Broncos, 20-18. But beyond a brief visit to Denver last Neil Pierson spring, I have no connection whatsoever with the Mile High City. I wasn’t rooting for the Broncos in the AFC Championship Game; I was rooting against the Patriots. I can be a cynical sports fan and I often find myself cheering for the least annoying option when my team bows out early in the playoffs. At least I found some

Letter to the Editor School coverage needs to include Snoqualmie Valley

Your request for financial support caught my attention and makes sense to me. However, I would like to draw your attention to a content problem that has bugged me for several years now. As the Sammamish city limits have expanded over the years, there are now dozens, perhaps hundreds, of homes in Sammamish where the children are required

to attend school in the Snoqualmie Valley School District (Fall City and Snoqualmie), even though they live within a short distance of Rachel Carson, Inglewood and Eastlake. It is a “legacy” situation that results in having the Lake Washington and Issaquah school districts within the city limits, but it is unfathomable to have children who live in Sammamish being bused out to yet a third school district whose schools are so far away.

reason to tune into the AFC game. The NFC contest between the Arizona Cardinals and Carolina Panthers made me turn away in disgust. The game was on in the background, but I spent the majority of the first half making Play-Doh animals with my 7-yearold son. Sure, I would’ve preferred seeing the Cardinals in the Super Bowl than the Panthers, the team that knocked out the Seahawks and has a quarterback, Cam Newton, whose mannerisms remind me of a preening giraffe in front of a camera-wielding zoo audience. But the

While the greater problem is having three public school districts operating within the city limits of Sammamish, the lesser problem, as it relates to the Sammamish Review, is that you include no coverage of the Snoqualmie Valley School District. I’d like you to begin providing articles and information regarding SVSD. Perhaps the place to start is to research and report on the plans (or lack thereof) for establishing a single public school district within the Sammamish city limits. Chuck Samson Sammamish

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Play-Doh parade shows how little I really cared. I’m going to watch Super Bowl 50, just as I’ve religiously watched every one of these games since I was 7 years old. I’m going to board the Peyton Manning bandwagon and hope, along with all his true fans, that he wins one more championship before walking off into the sunset. I don’t like the brash, cocky Panthers. But really, what do I gain from seeing Manning and the Broncos hoist the trophy? Nothing. For the past two Februarys, the Seahawks have been a Super Bowl

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fixture. It’s debatable as to whether a third straight trip should’ve been an expectation, but now that they’ve fallen short of that, I’m having a hard time wrapping my mind around their absence and embracing anyone else’s success. The Broncos-Panthers matchup simply reminds most Seahawks fans of the fact that our team didn’t achieve its goal. But guess what? Maybe we needed a kick in the pants. Maybe we need to be reminded how hard it is to win in professional sports. Maybe we need occasional failure to test our

bonds of loyalty. Maybe we need to go through the lows in order to fully appreciate the highs. It’s certainly not the end of the world that a team besides the Seahawks will be hoisting the Vince Lombardi Trophy on Feb. 7, but outside of the fan bases in Charlotte and Denver, is this really a compelling Super Bowl matchup? Do any Seahawks fans go, “Gee, this is going to be some scintillating football that I’ve simply got to watch?” I doubt it, and CBS’ ratings probably won’t be very high around these parts.

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Burglary

Initial reports don’t mention what was stolen, but thieves entered an unlocked home on East Beaver Lake Drive around 3 p.m. Jan. 19.

Burglary, Part 2

Drug bust Three persons were arrested just after midnight on Jan. 22 for possession of marijuana. The incident happened in the parking lot of the QFC, 2902 228th Ave. S.E.

Again initial reports don’t mention what was stolen, but thieves entered a home through Attempted an unlocked garage door ‘suicide by cop’ Jan. 20. The incident took place on 240th That was how police Place Southeast. described as incident that happened at the city public library about Shoplifting 5 p.m. Jan. 21. Officers A suspect left the were dispatched to the Safeway store, 630 228th library, 825 228th Ave. Avenue N.E. with an S.E. for a mental comentire cart of stolen plaint. The suspect had merchandise. He left called police threatening the store parking lot in to kill himself. While a yellow truck. Police police were en route, described the suspect as he told dispatchers he a “prolific shoplifter.” This most recent inciName: dent took place just after 4 p.m. Jan. 20. 14773/

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Engagement

was having a mental breakdown. In the end, no one was hurt, but officers confiscated two knives and a hatchet from the suspect.

Collins, Velasquez

Debra and James Collins of Sammamish announce the engagement of their daughter Andrea Collins to Alonso Velasquez, both of Seattle. The two plan to wed on May 7, 2016 at Woodinville’s Hollywood Schoolhouse. The bride-to-be,

Burglary, Part 3 The suspect used a power tool to cut a hole in the wall of a hot tub pump room in order to gain access to a home on 217th Place Southeast. Reports don’t say what was taken during the incident that was reported 2:30 p.m. Jan. 23.

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senger side window in a car parked on Southeast 13th Way Jan. 21. The incident was reported at just after noon.

Thursday, January 28, 2016 a 2001 graduate of Skyline High School, earned a degree in communications from the University of Washington in 2005. The future groom, the son of Marcia Rodriguez of Peru and Jesus Velasquez of Texas, earned his undergraduate degree from Southern Oregon University in 2005. He received an MBA from the University of

Alonso Velasquez and Andrea Collins Washington in 2012 and works as a product manager at Oracle.

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youth group; games, worship and fun for students in grades six through 12; 7-9 p.m., Sammamish Presbyterian Church, 22522 N.E. Inglewood Hill Road

Monday, Feb. 1

Thursday, Feb. 4

Hello English, Intermediate ESL Class, 11:30 a.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 3923130 Teen Think Tank, 2-6 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130 Study Zone, free drop-in homework help for grades K-12, 6-8 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 3923130 Citizens for Sammamish meeting, 7 p.m., Fire Station #82, 185 228th Ave. N.E., citizensforsammamish.com

‘Hello English,’ beginning ESL class, 10:30 a.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130 Teen Think Tank, 2-5:30 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130 Friends of Sammamish Library monthly meeting, 6 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., preregister, 3923130 Planning Commission meeting, 6:30 p.m., City Hall, 801 228th Ave. S.E., 295-0579 Grief Share Support Group, 7-8:30 p.m., Sammamish Presbyterian Church, 22522 N.E. Inglewood Hill Road

Calendar of Events Friday, Jan. 29 Don Fels ‘Vanishing Points’ Art Exhibit, a visual history lesson of WWII with a personal connection, on display at City Hall through April 14, 801 228th Ave. S.E., 295-0500 Toddler Story Time, ages 1-3, 10:30 a.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., register for one time only, 392-3130 Fun and Games Friday, ages 5-12, 3 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., register for one time only, 392-3130

Saturday, Jan. 30 Understanding Financial Aid and Scholarships, 1:30 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130 ‘ACT or SAT: Which Test is Best for You?’ 3 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 3923130

Sunday, Jan. 31 Pine Lake Covenant Church ministry for children with special needs, 10:45 a.m., 1715 228th Ave. S.E., call 392-8636 Farsi Story Time: Khosh Amadid!, 1 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130 Study Zone, free drop-in homework help for grades K-12, 3-5 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 3923130 Mary, Queen of Peace Catholic Church youth groups, for children in sixth through eighth grade, and ninth through 12th grades, Mass at 5 p.m., dinner and then meetings at 6:30 p.m. Sundays, 3911178, ext. 129 Young Professionals, mid-20s to mid-30s professionals meet and enjoy fellowship, single or married welcome, 6:30 p.m., Eastridge Church, 24205

Tuesday, Feb. 2 Play and Learn Chinese, 10:30 a.m. to noon, Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130 Become a Certified Docent for Lake Sammamish State Park Interpretive Programs, learn the how and why of interpretive programs on geology, ecology and birds, participants will begin leading programs in the Spring, 6-8 p.m. Feb. 2, 4, 9 and 11, Lake Sammamish State Park Admin Office, 200 N.W. Sammamish Road, $20/ adults, $10/students and seniors, http://bit. ly/1na42pm Teen Think Tank, 2-6 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130 Study Zone, free drop-in homework help for grades K-12, 6-8 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 3923130 City Council meeting, 6:30 p.m., City Hall, 801 228th Ave. S.E., 295-0579 Talk Time, an English conversation group, 7-8:30 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 3923130 Youth Writing

Sisterly bond

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Brenda Joyner (Meg), from left, Rhonda J. Soikowski (Lenny) and Sydney Andrews (Babe) enact a scene from the Village Theatre production of ‘Crimes of the Heart.’ Club, ages 10-14, 7 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130

Wednesday, Feb. 3 Sammamish Plateau Community Bible Study, open to all women and their children, 9:30 a.m., Faith United Methodist Church, 3924 IssaquahPine Lake Road S.E., email deannacbs@outlook.com

Teen Think Tank, 1-6 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130 Study Zone, free drop-in homework help for grades K-12, 6-8 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130 Parks and Recreation Commission meeting, 6:30 p.m., City Hall, 801 228th Ave. S.E., 295-0579 Wednesday night

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Focus on Faith Mothers of Preschoolers; make friends, share stories and grow spiritually while your children are in childcare; multiple groups in Sammamish — usually twice a month at 9:30 a.m. Thursdays at Mary, Queen of Peace Catholic Church, 1121 228th Ave. S.E.; 9:15 a.m. Tuesdays at Pine Lake Covenant Church, 1715 228th Ave. S.E.; 9:15 a.m. Fridays, at Sammamish Presbyterian Church, 22522 N.E. Inglewood Hill Road; www.mops.org Moms in Prayer International, replace your anxiety with peace and hope, pray with other moms for your children and their schools, www.momsinprayer.org, Linda Yee at lindaryee@comcast.net Learn to read and speak Samskritam, Vedic Cultural Center, 1420 228th Ave. S.E., www.vedicculturalcenter.org Email items for the calendar to newsclerk@isspress.com by noon Friday.

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Wolves look to recover from Spartan girls ride loss to Eagles for playoff push second-half surge By Neil Pierson npierson@isspress.com The Eastlake boys basketball team knew it had a Herculean task when it entered the Issaquah High School gymnasium for a game with one of the state’s top Class 4A teams. Eastlake may not have shown its full potential in a 72-39 defeat to the Eagles, who sit atop the KingCo Conference standings, but Wolves coach Steve Kramer was pleased with one aspect of his team’s performance. “They competed. They played hard,” Kramer said. “Issaquah just got too many offensive rebounds. They’re a good-shooting team … so if you don’t get a hand up in their face they’re going to shoot a high percentage. “So a combination of that and the offensive rebounds and it’s easy to hang your heads

By Greg Farrar / gfarrar@sammamishreview.com

Eastlake senior forward Ethan Thompson (30) has a shot defended by Dominic Postle (45) of Issaquah during the third quarter of their Jan. 22 basketball game. when they’re getting two shots to your one, but these guys didn’t …

and they just got beat by a better team.” Kramer had to calm

his team after Issaquah bolted to a 12-2 lead behind star guard Trevon Ary-Turner and big man Jack Dellinger. Ary-Turner, who finished with a game-high 18 points, continued to hurt the Wolves (5-12 overall, 3-10 KingCo) throughout the contest. But he got plenty of help as eight players scored for Issaquah, including senior guard Scott Kellum (14) and the 6-foot-6 Dellinger (11). “We preached from the start to come out with energy, and I knew we would have a good crowd tonight,” Kellum said. “We wanted to feed off that energy and just make sure we stayed disciplined on defense, because that defense just brings up our offense.” Senior forward Ethan Thompson scored 13 points, but was the only Eastlake player See PLAYOFFS, Page 9

Eastlake girls falter late to Issaquah By Neil Pierson npierson@isspress.com They weren’t shooting the ball very effectively, but the Eastlake Lady Wolves were finding ways to stay close in their Jan. 22 outing at Issaquah. With a 36-31 deficit entering the fourth quarter, the Lady Wolves were only a couple stops and scores away from an important victory in Class 4A KingCo Conference girls basketball. But that’s when things slipped away. Issaquah scored 28 points in the final period, 19 of them on free throws, and pulled away for a 64-53 win that pushed the Eagles

past the Wolves into fourth place heading into the last two weeks of the regular season. When the teams met Dec. 11 in Sammamish, Eastlake earned a 49-48 victory thanks to a pair of late free throws from senior forward Sarah Priestley. But the Lady Wolves didn’t play with the same fire in the rematch, said Priestley, who scored 19 points. “I think we were really fearless last game and we played a little scared tonight with our passing,” she said. “I guess we didn’t have enough trust today.” Issaquah (11-5 overall, 8-4 KingCo) set the tone at the start of the night, hitting five of its first six field-goal tries

for a 17-7 lead after one quarter. Eastlake (11-6, 8-5) scored 13 consecutive points in the second period and trailed by only two points at the break, and briefly took the lead in the third quarter when Priestley canned a 10-foot jumper. But the Eagles had the final say, surging to a double-digit lead early in the fourth quarter and keeping the cold-shooting Wolves at bay. Issaquah had 30 attempts at the foul line in the final quarter alone, and finished the night 26 of 41 (63 percent) from the stripe. “That was also one of our focuses, was getting them in foul

trouble and putting us to the line, which obviously really helped us,” Issaquah’s Tatum Dow said. “We ended the game from there, pretty much.” Reserve guard Elizabeth Chen helped ignite Eastlake’s big second quarter, driving the basket and completing a three-point play. A Cameron Edward jump shot and a Gina Marxen 3-pointer gave the Wolves a 20-17 lead, although Issaquah came back and scored the final five points of the half. The pendulum kept swinging in the third quarter as Edward and Alissa Matrinez sparked See GIRLS, Page 9

for 65-53 win By Neil Pierson npierson@isspress.com When the Skyline High School girls basketball team plays well in all facets of the game, the Spartans can be a tough group to beat. But when they play inconsistently, they can give hope to opponents who’ve struggled to pick up many victories. The Spartans played unevenly for long stretches of a Jan. 20 matchup with the visiting Newport Knights, a team that sits below them in the Class 4A KingCo Conference standings. But Skyline picked up the pace over the final 12 minutes and closed out a 65-53 victory to even its KingCo record at 6-6. Newport was averaging 44.7 points per game in a 2-9 start to conference play, but took advantage of a foul-filled first half, making 13 of 17 free throws en route to a 34-30 lead at the break. Skyline junior Kailey Kassuba said her team didn’t play with the level of energy that coach Joe Fithian expects. “In the locker room, Joe really emphasized that we just need to put more heart out there,” Kassuba said. The Knights stayed in front until midway through the third quarter, when Kassuba drilled a jump shot to give the Spartans a 39-37 lead. That opened the floodgates for an 18-4 run, and Skyline outscored Newport 24-7 in the third period. Fouls continued to hamper the Spartans – starters Maddie Adamson and Jade Loville sat for significant

portions of the second half, and Adamson fouled out with more than three minutes to play – but they battled through adversity as Newport missed five fourth-quarter free throws and rarely cut the lead inside single digits. The teams combined to shoot 54 free throws and the Spartans had to adjust to the officials’ tight boundaries. “The refs were definitely a factor,” Kassuba said. “We just have to get it out of our heads, and we’ve just got to play good defense and beat (Newport) to the ball.” A balanced offensive attack helped alleviate the foul problems. Five Spartans finished in double-digit scoring, including sophomore guard Julia Mitchell, who provided 10 points off the bench. Kassuba had a doubledouble with a teamleading 15 points and 10 rebounds. Adamson sparked an improved defensive effort in the second half, finishing with 10 points and six assists. Loville added 11 points, and Cassidy Daugherty sank four 3-pointers for 12 points. The timing of Daugherty’s baskets were important. She hit two treys to end the third period, bumping Skyline’s lead from seven to 13, and swished another with the shot clock winding down for a 61-49 lead with 2:30 to play. “I’m not as strong inside, so I kind of work on the outside perimeter, and Kailey, for example, is great at kicking it out,” Daugherty said. See SPARTANS, Page 9

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From Page 8 “… A lot of the team members have started to kind of get that down. We’ve been driving and we’ve been doing great at getting fouled, but now we’re looking for the kick-out shots, so it really makes shooting outside a lot easier.” Eight teams earn

Playoffs From Page 8 in double figures. The Wolves simply didn’t have enough firepower to hang with the Eagles (13-3, 11-1), who average about 20 points per game more than Eastlake in conference play. The Wolves were also without the scoring and rebounding contributions of 6-5 senior Ben Davidson. He hasn’t played since Jan. 9, and Kramer didn’t comment on his absence other than to say he’s unavailable. Eastlake’s offense struggled mightily in the second quarter as the Wolves scored more points on free throws (four) than from the field (two), and Issaquah increased its lead to 39-15 at the break. “One of the things we needed to do is make sure we made some

Girls From Page 8 Eastlake’s offense with their outside shooting, and Issaquah’s Mariah Van Halm led an 8-0 run for her squad. Van Halm scored 19 points, leading four Eagles in double figures. Lauren Longo had 14 points, with Dow and Ellen MacNary each scoring 10. Dow, a senior point guard, said Issaquah has grown in its ability to close out games. “I don’t think it was surprising because I think we know what we’re capable of and

berths into the KingCo tournament that starts Feb. 10 at Lake Washington High School in Kirkland, but only the tourney champion is guaranteed to reach the regional round of the state bracket. The second- and thirdplace KingCo teams face Greater St. Helens League foes for the right to play in the 16-team regional round. The Spartans hope

to challenge for one of those spots, and have the potential to do so if they’re consistent at both ends of the court. “We have a lot of upperclassmen that have tons of experience playing in competitive sports,” said Daugherty, one of four seniors. “We’ve been able to adjust to the speed of the game and kind of knowing the intensity level.”

adjustments on the press,” Kramer noted. “That half-court trap was bothering us, so we needed to get somebody in the center of the floor and have a target to throw to. They did better with that in the second half.” The Wolves trimmed the deficit to 44-26 early in the third quarter and made six of their first seven shots in the half. But the Eagles kept firing away, making four 3-pointers during the frame to push the lead back to 57-31. Issaquah’s reserves saw plenty of action throughout the game and led the team to a 15-8 edge in the fourth quarter. “We all want to see each other succeed, so being on the bench and cheering for our guys out there is huge, and it’s an awesome feeling,” Kellum said. The Wolves are in a

fight for KingCo’s eighth and final playoff berth. With three games to go, they share the spot with Mount Si, and those teams split their two meetings, so a tiebreaker game would be required if they’re still knotted at the end of the regular season. Eastlake hopes to settle the debate before that, with a key game against Skyline happening Jan. 26 after press time. It travels to Woodinville at 8 p.m. Feb. 2, and hosts Redmond at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 5. The latter game figures to be huge as the Wolves celebrate Senior Night in front of what will likely be a raucous crowd of rival fans. “We’d definitely like to pick up a couple more wins down the stretch here, try to slide up to sixth place,” Kramer said. “That’s our goal. That’s where we’d like to be.”

that’s what we expect from our team every game,” she said. “So when we come out like that in the fourth quarter, I think we’re really calming ourselves and that’s the standard we’ve been working up to.” While Eastlake failed to match Issaquah’s effort near the end of the game, the slow start to the night might have been just as harmful. “That’s something we need to work on,” Priestley said. “We need to learn how to hit first, and go out there and hit them as hard as they hit us at the start.” Issaquah’s defensive tactics centered around

keeping Marxen, the Wolves’ point guard, in check, and the Wolves didn’t counter it effectively enough. Marxen scored 12 points, but six came in the fourth quarter with Eastlake trailing big. “She’s a really good passer, so getting her out of the game is tough,” Priestley said. “But we have other people that stood up, too, so once we get used to people playing Gina harder, then I think it’ll be a lot easier for us to pass the ball around.” Eastlake finishes the regular season next week, traveling to Woodinville at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 2 and hosting Redmond at 6 p.m. Feb. 5.

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The Eastlake Select sixth grade girls basketball team won the Chelsey Ebert Ferndale Jam tournament over the holiday weekend. The team went 5-0 in the Jan. 16-17 tournament. Pictured in the front row (from left): Neelum Jawanda, Hallie Sehlin, Grace Thompson, Kaylia Jackson, Moi Matsouka, Gabby Kirby, Kelsie Williams and Mackenzie Sentena. Back row: head coach Sean Sehlin and assistant coach Jamie Matsouka.

MaxPreps honors Eastside Catholic football team

The Eastside Catholic football team is not only one of the best squads in the state, it stands among the elite programs in the country. MaxPreps will recognize the Class 3A state champions during its Tour of Champions Trophy Reception. In order to be selected as a member of the tour, a team must win a state championship and be highly ranked in the MaxPreps National Computer Rankings. More than 17,000 high schools field varsity football teams, but only 50 receive MaxPreps’ special recognition, according to a press release.

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Hunter Bryant, an Eastside Catholic tight end, also made first-team offense on MaxPrep’s 2015 Junior All-American team.

MaxPreps, in partnership with the Army National Guard, will present a trophy to the team at the school’s gym 1:45 p.m. Jan. 28.

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Math skills come to life at Blackwell Elementary event For some students, math can be a daunting or cheerless subject, so teachers like Andi Zahn need fun and creative tricks in their arsenal to make the material more palatable. Zahn, a reading and math specialist at Mead Elementary School in Sammamish, has two children who attend nearby Blackwell Elementary. Last year, Mead held a math night where students, teachers and parents could work cooperatively on a variety of brain-busting games, so Zahn borrowed the concept and brought it to Blackwell on Jan. 21. Dozens of families fluttered from table to table at the event, with children in kindergarten through fifth grades testing their abilities in more than 20 different mathematical venues. Some of the activities were: q Jumping Frogs, where students tried to make plastic frogs leap between numbered lilypads and aimed to score the highest number of points without falling in the water; q Number Tower Decimals, where players were given 10 cups with various decimal-based numbers written on the

outer rims, and asked to stack them in order from smallest to greatest value; q Rainbow Math, a colorful board game where students used dice to create and solve addition and subtraction problems. In co-chairing the event, Zahn tried to make sure there was something for everyone. “We wanted to make sure that we kind of hit a lot of different strands like estimation, geometry, measurement, mental math, multiplication, addition, stuff like that,” she said. Blackwell staff members and parent volunteers helped man the activity tables. Liz Wentzien, the mother of a fourth-grade student, guided students through Q-bitz Extreme, a game that promotes “visual dexterity.” Using 16 nine-sided blocks with parts of a pattern, students had to replicate a larger pattern shown on a card. “I have a math job, and so it makes me very excited to see kids excited about math,” said Wentzien, who works for an insurance company. While her own children have seemingly shown genuine interest in math, Wentzien said she has worked with other kids who need a

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Above, second-grader Bradshaw Asher engineers a geometric shape out of 13 marshmallows and 27 toothpicks. At right, second-grader Presly Dwyer throws dice and plots the results on a bell curve. spark. Different math concepts feed into each other, she noted, and all have their importance.

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Above, Noah Zahn (left) and Zane Flaker use the 200 cheese balls in the left jar and the 100 in the right jar to guess how many are in the middle jar at the ‘Estimation Station’ Below, first-grader Drew Aquino tosses a foam dice in the air as he learns about probabilities and odds.

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program for grades 2-8, had a presence at the Blackwell math night. One of their activities challenged students to construct six-sided geometric figures using toothpicks and minimarshmallow connectors. Blackwell students appear to be successful at math – last year’s fourth-graders, for

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example, passed the state’s Smarter Balanced Assessment at a 94.7 percent clip – but Zahn said she didn’t design the math night as a pathway to higher scores. “That’s something I have to think about and make sure my students are getting the core material they need to be successful … but this is just a way that I hope will carry over to that. “When my co-chair and I were putting this together, no, I wasn’t thinking, ‘Is this going to help them on the Smarter Balanced Assessment in the spring?’”

agers, the longest tenure being about a year. Initially, Yazici was only supposed to stay a year. What’s the one thing he is proudest of during his years here? “To me, it’s helping to build a powerful sense of community,” he said. Sammamish has been recognized by national magazines as a great place to live, the crime rate is extremely low and the city is virtually debt free. Yazici believes there are two factors behind the city’s success. There’s the already mentioned strong sense of community. “But it all starts with the (City) Council leadership,” he said. Without a worthy council, there is no worthy city, Yazici added. “And remember, I have nothing to gain at this point from buttering up the council.” Sammamish is still a fairly young city, Yazici said. The town was incorporated in August 1999, previously being a piece of unincorporated King County. Yazici believes pushing for

incorporation was one of the smartest things local leaders ever did. Yazici seems particularly pleased with the investment in the city’s parks. “Your parks are what make the city more beautiful, more livable,” he said. According to Yazici, there is more work to be done in that area. The city needs to develop the five acres it owns on Pine Lake, as well as 20 acres near Soaring Eagle Park. “That is a beautiful piece of property,” Yazici said. Looking beyond the parks at the city in general, Yazici believes Sammamish’s overall development is bound to continue. “There’s no way to close the door on growth,” Yazici said. “You can’t stop it, you just try to manage it… That will be a constant work in progress for us.” Not surprisingly, Yazici said infrastructure is the city’s biggest challenge going forward. He talked about well-known traffic

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ing to discuss the championship, local residents might not be all that excited about the prospect of a PGA championship. Only about a half-dozen or so people showed up for the preview event at Sammamish City Hall on Jan. 20. Butkus and major event sponsors KPMG, an international accounting firm, put on the presentation. Sahalee has hosted previous PGA championships in 1998, 2002 and 2010, said Sean Riley, director of championships for the PGA. Other organizations involved include the LPGA and NBC Golf Channel. Sahalee is

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be carried on by the State of Washington, Department of Ecology. We are optimistic that the effort and expense were not in vain.” Grady did not say how much the longrunning appeal cost the Kempton Downs homeowners group, who launched the appeal last year. Galt’s decision can be appealed in a King County Court room, but the opposition has not yet expressed any intention of taking the issue further. Potential harm to Laughing Jacobs Creek and to Lake Sammamish were two key arguments wielded by the Kempton Downs group. “The impacts of the proposed project to Laughing Jacobs Creek, the Kokanee salmon, and Lake Sammamish will now rest squarely on the Sammamish City Council,” said resident Paul Marcy. “Will they have the data necessary to make an informed decision? We maintain they will not.” Developer Conner Homes did not return requests for comment. The proposed subdivision is commonly referred to as ConnerJarvis, reflecting the name of the developer

and the property owner. Delayed several times, the hearing finally wrapped up on Dec. 14 after a final 10 days of testimony. During that most recent round of testimony, the ConnerJarvis opposition was –for the second time denied the opportunity to bring in an expert witness, this time in the form of Paul Anderson, a wetlands expert from the state department of ecology. In denying Anderson’s testimony, Galt said the appeal was limited to municipal, not state issues. Anderson was allowed to provide written testimony. In a letter to the developer, Anderson wrote the proposed development would require work within wetlands and close to Laughing Jacobs Creek, both regulated waters of the state. But Anderson added he could find no application to the state that would allow such work. Anderson went on to outline five specific steps that could be required of Conner-Jarvis, including wetlands studies and a related mitigation plan. He also wants a jurisdictional determination on the wetlands, ensuring

they are not federally controlled. This was the second time the hearing itself generated controversy. The hearing started out with two days of testimony back in August. The first delay started when the city asked consultant Watershed/ Wetland Resources not to testify for the Conner-Jarvis opposition. Watershed has contracts with the city and Sammamish officials were wary of a conflict of interest. “What did the city fear?” Grady asked at the time, noting Sammamish did not object when Watershed testified in another recent hearing. Galt gave Grady and the opposition time to find a new expert witness, who testified in October. He then granted the city and the developer time to refute that testimony. Scheduling conflicts began to appear the hearing never really got going again until December. “It’s all been very complicated,” said Joanne Wright, another member of the ConnerJarvis opposition. “There were reams of scientific data.”

one of only a handful of courses that can boast having had so many different types of championships, ranging from a Northeast Conference championship to a seniors open. The June event is expected to attract 156 golfers, including 99 out of 100 of the top women golfers in the world, Riley added. He expects crowds for the championship to be modest. Total prize money up for grabs is $3.5 million. “We will not have 50,000 people on the same golf course,” he said. What that means for Sammamish is fewer potential traffic headaches. Any avid golfers will have plenty of space to follow the pros, possibly tracking a favorite golfer from hole to hole.

Championship passes run from between a mere $10 to $75 for a full event pass. The championship will use about 1,400 volunteers, some 1,000 of which are already in place. Volunteers pay $130 for the right to participate. Riley talked several times about the championship being a chance for inclusion of women and other minorities and KPMG will host a leadership conference for women during the event. Past conferences have included such speakers as Condoleezza Rice. Much of the meeting was devoted to traffic and other logistical problems faced by the championship. Sponsors will cover the cost of all police and fire working the championship. Those persons will not

detract from the number of officers usually available to Sammamish residents. Primary parking will be at Marymoor Park with shuttles to run people back and forth. Media and caddies will park elsewhere, including Mary, Queen of Peace Church. Again, shuttles will take people to Sahalee. Because Sahalee has its own food service and other facilities, Butkus said after the meeting he does not expect local Sammamish businesses to greatly benefit from the tournament. He said hotels in Issaquah, Redmond and Bellevue should do a good business. Visit the championship website at kpmgwomenspgachampionship. com for more information.