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Eastlake, Skyline hoops teams do battle, page 10

Eastside Catholic football picks up more accolades

By Greg Farrar/gfarrar@sammamishreview.com

A sculpture of a Concord Minuteman from the American Revolutionary War stands atop the 2015 MaxPreps Tour of Champions trophy presented to the Eastside Catholic High School state-championship football team.

By Stacey Stoutt/Eastside Catholic

The Eastside Catholic High School Class 3A state football champions pose with head coach Jeremy Thielbahr as he holds the 2015 MaxPreps Tour of Champions trophy during a school assembly Jan. 28 as it is presented by representatives of the Washington Army National Guard. The Crusaders finished ranked 40th in the country and were one of 50 program across the country honored by MaxPreps, a CBS Sports website and a unit of CBS Interactive, which ranks more than 15,000 varsity high-school football teams.

Parks staff still refining potential City looks to fill increases in athletic field rentals two key positions

By Tom Corrigan tcorrigan@sammamishreview.com A final plan on rental fees for city-owned sports fields is months away, according to Jessi Bon, city parks and recreation director.

Bon plans to revamp a

proposal to raise rental fees, adding she wants to ensure the city gets the numbers right.

In the meantime, some leaders of various sports teams in town are expressing concern about any rate increases.

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“Field rentals charges are a significant part of the annual budget of these clubs,” said Jeff Walker, president of the Skyline Youth Football Association. “Fee increases will directly impact our local families with higher participation costs and ultimately reduced access to affordable team sports.”

“Sammamish charges some of the highest fees for field rentals in the area because it wants to put most of the burden of the See FIELDS, Page 2

By Tom Corrigan tcorrigan@sammamishreview.com Sammamish City Hall is experiencing some changes at the top and now is looking to fill a couple of high-level positions.

Longtime City Manager Ben Yazici leaves town and begins his retirement Feb. 6. Following Yazici’s recommendation, the City Council voted unanimously in May to name Deputy City Manger Lyman Howard as the next Sammamish city manager.

“It did happen very quick-

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ly,” Howard said at the time of his appointment, “but there won’t be a huge change in direction.”

When Yazici leaves, Howard will remain deputy city manager until he is formally named the new city manager on March 1.

Of course, Howard must then find someone to fill his spot as deputy city manager. The city also is searching for a permanent new public works director. A former Sammamish public See JOBS, Page 2

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Fields From Page 1 cost of maintenance and future replacements of the fields on the users of the fields,” said Stuart Carson, a member of the board of directors for the Skyline Spartans Lacrosse Club.

The group is nonprofit, run entirely by volunteers, and serves only Sammamish residents. Players range in age from 5 to 18.

Bon said the City Council requested city staff members to determine what they would need to charge to completely cover the costs of field maintenance.

She also said those fees were “pretty high.” Staff members are in the process of refining the numbers.

“We are going back and reviewing these fees and our costs before we bring this back to the City Council for further discussion,” Bon wrote in an email.

Bon hopes to have the issue back in front

Jobs From Page 1 works director, John Cunningham returned

of the council by June, before the end of the second fiscal quarter for 2016.

There are two sides to the overall issue, said Deputy Mayor Ramiro Valderrama-Aramayo.

Fiscal responsibility sits on the one hand.

Sammamish already has made significant investments in recreation, supporting the new Community and Aquatic Center, among other projects.

But ValderramaAramayo added there is also a social side to the question. He said Sammamish youth, especially teens, need sports and outdoor activities to help keep them away from social ills such as drugs or alcohol. With that in mind, ValderramaAramayo said he would not support increasing field fees.

There seemed to be a lot of confusion on the part of the public over the adoption of new fees, Bon said.

In October, the council passed significant increases in recreation impact fees paid by to the city and took the spot when director Laura Philpot left Sammamish last summer. But Cunningham was never meant to permanently fill that

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The city of Sammamish is considering fee increases for rentals of athletic fields, including those at Skyline High School. developers in connection with new projects.

New rental fees were introduced and discussed at the same time, but the council never acted to pass the proposed fees.

In October, the Sammamish Parks Commission recom-

mended increasing hourly fees for use of the city’s artificial turf fields from $56 to $60 for youth teams and from $81.50 to $90 for adult teams. The city would subsidize about 42 percent, or $151,886, of the annual cost of maintaining the fields.

An alternative would eliminate the city’s subsidy altogether. For youth teams, hourly rentals would climb to $90, while adults would pay $120.

For natural turf fields, costs would climb from $15.50 to $17 for youth teams,

and from $25.50 to $30 for adult teams, under the recommendation of the parks commission.

If the city chose to eliminate subsidies of natural fields, costs for youth teams would move to $25 per hour and $35 for adult teams.

position. He has jokingly noted he already had a retirement dinner thrown for him by the city.

With the help of executive recruiters

Colin Baenziger and Associates, the city is conducting a national search, said Beth Goldberg, director of administrative services.

Goldberg said local

candidates still are encouraged to apply, as are persons already working for the city.

Applications for the public works director position are due Feb. 12.

The deadline to apply for deputy city manager is a week later on Feb. 19. According to information supplied by the search firm, they will present the city with an unspecified number of finalists. City officials will then conduct interviews of the candidates.

Howard has the final decision on any hiring, not the City Council.

However, some council members traditionally are invited to join the interview teams, Goldberg said.

The salary range for the public works director was given as between $112,391 to $164,275 annually.

A recruiting booklet produced by Colin Baenziger states the city is willing to negotiate for the upper end of that scale if they find the right person.

Consultants make the same claim for the deputy city manager spot, which has a pay range of $120,034 to $187,376.

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Officials give preview of new Southeast Fourth Street

By Tom Corrigan tcorrigan@ sammamishreview.com

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Sammamish residents take a peek at designs for the $12 million rebuild of Southeast Fourth Street during a Jan. 28 open house at Pine Lake Middle School. work.

The open house was informal, with different project drawings and design plans set up on easels. About 20 residents took part. As currently planned, the project will include five roundabouts, which drew attention from visitors.

Peter DeBolt, a representative of design consultant Perteet Inc., of Seattle, said two roundabouts will be full-sized — about 85 feet in diam-

eter, which is roughly the same design as the city’s existing roundabouts.

Three other roundabouts will be what were dubbed miniroundabouts — smaller in diameter and with fewer features than then the full-sized versions. Those smaller roundabouts will sit further away from the Town Center traffic at 218th Avenue Southeast, 218th Place Southeast and 222nd Place Southeast.

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are penciled in for 224th Avenue Southeast and 225th Place Southeast, close to 228th Avenue and the Town Center projects.

Why roundabouts and not traffic lights and crosswalks? DeBolt said roundabouts are more efficient at moving traffic and generally are the site of fewer and less-severe accidents than four-way intersections with lights.

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Miller said he had no issue with any of the plans until he found out the street could see 10 times the existing traffic. At that point, Miller began to worry about being able to get out of his own driveway.

Town Center is a planning tool put in place by the city to help and encourage commercial development in one centralized location. The first two Town Center projects will see 75 townhouses in 18 buildings, along with 6,500 square feet of commercial space at 228th Avenue and Southeast Eighth Street.

A second project, the Village, will be another mixed-use development anchored by a 35,000-square-foot Metropolitan Market at 228th Avenue and Southeast Fourth.

Valderrama-Aramayo said a third project might be in the works, but he offered no details. He and others referred questions to city Senior Planner Evan Maxim, who could not be reached for comment.

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If all goes as planned, construction could start next summer on an estimated $12 million rebuilding of 3,300 feet of Southeast Fourth Street between 218th Avenue and 228th Avenue Southeast.

The city held a Jan. 28 open house at Pine Lake Middle School to outline the project.

Planned in conjunction with the coming Town Center projects, the street will be expanded to include two travel lanes, a center turn lane or raised median, bike lanes, planter strips and sidewalks.

The city has secured a $4 million grant to help with a portion of the project cost.

Part of the work will include the addition of water pipes and sanitary sewers in the immediate area of Fourth Street, including the Town Center site at Southeast Fourth and 228th Avenue. Those projects will precede the street

roundabouts was one question raised by City Council Deputy President Ramiro ValderramaAramayo.

Valderrama-Aramayo was happy to see a raised, 20-foot wide crosswalk between 224th and 225th streets. Green space sits at either end of the crosswalk. Officials talked about that space featuring outdoor cafes and similar amenities, with a trail leading to the Lower Commons of Sammamish City Hall. Cars will not be able to access the green spaces.

Resident Rob Richards was not at all happy with the plans for the roundabouts, especially at 225th Place. The roundabouts take up more space than normal intersections and plans put the roundabouts very close to existing homes.

“I’m just kind of curious to see what’s going on,” said another resident, John Miller, who lives on Southeast Fourth.

He complained the street is presently a speedway and hopes the improvements will slow drivers

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Feeling nostalgic over lost rock stars Does rock and roll really like Kenny Chesney certainly never forget? I have to say I’m have a lot more in common starting to wonder. I think it with the Eagles then they ever might at least be getting a bit will with guys like Johnny Cash. creaky and somewhat Please note that these senile. recent deaths were not What seems a coorditypical rock deaths. nated attack by the uniNobody choked to verse on rock started, of death on his own vomit. course, with the death of Cancer got Bowie. Mott David Bowie. In general, the Hoople’s drummer I’m not a big Bowie fan, had Alzheimer’s and Frey even if the album most had a number of health Tom commonly known in issues.

Corrigan the abbreviated form of With all due respect “Ziggy Stardust” is perhaps one to Bob Seger, it now might be of the best albums of all time, a more accurate to say rock and statement that actually raises a roll mostly never forgets, but few questions. may need a reminder now and Are unified works of music again. All of which makes me still called “albums” and if they simply feel older. The never-toare not, what are they? I know be-forgotten Beatles have been vinyl has made a limited, trendy forgotten by younger generacomeback, but the days of LPs tions. “Hope I die before I get have long since passed. For the old” used to be a nice rallying most part, so have the days of cry for somebody’s g-g-g-generwhat replaced LPs, namely CDs. ation, but if it is still relevant at When was the last time you all, I think it might be in a sort played one instead of whatof existential sense. ever is on your iPod or phone?

I don’t know that there’s Do people even have stereos actually a point here. Possibly anymore, or just laptops with it’s that I think I still can annoy speakers attached? the neighbors if I turn up Led How many people even Zeppelin loud enough. blinked at the next rock and roll Incidentally, it is a law of death, the drummer from the the universe that you can never turn up Led Zeppelin loud ’70s band Mott the Hoople? I enough. think the only reason his passI think the best idea here is ing even made a ripple is the to grab your favorite beverage fact Bowie penned the band’s and toast your favorite music, one and only hit. even if it’s country or rap or The next rocker leaving for whatever, and, of course, hit the the hereafter was the Eagles’ Glenn Frey. It says here that the volume key on your PC. Why not? One big lesson in less said about Frey the better. rock is to do whatever makes I think he and the Eagles have you happy, whatever gets you to take the blame wholesale for through the night. what is now called “country It’s hard to see how that mesmusic,” but what is essentially sage will ever get old. pop or light rock. Country stars

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Outgoing city manager offers thanks to Sammamish residents The city manager’s office in Sammamish is perfectly positioned. The windows look out over Sammamish Commons, the almostcompleted community and aquatic center, and the grassy slopes where thousands of us gather every Fourth of July to watch the fireworks.

It’s a vantage Ben point I’ve deeply Yazici appreciated because it captures so much of what I love about this city — the natural beauty, the excitement of positive change and the skyrocketing sense of community we’ve witnessed since our incorporation in 1999.

As I prepare to clear that office after 15 years as city manager, my mind is overflowing with positive thoughts. With your indulgence, here are a few I’d like to share.

To start off, let me say, with complete sincerity, that your City Council and city staff have always listened to you, the residents of Sammamish. And we have done our best to follow your vision — quiet, family-friendly neighborhoods, a well-preserved environment and no bigbox stores.

Naturally, when you provided us with divided counsel — people sometimes want different things — the City Council had to make tough decisions, knowing that some would be unhappy. But we always listened.

I can’t describe how much good faith your councilmembers have brought to the process. I will remain impressed for the rest of my life.

The vibrant goodwill of our residents will also follow me wherever I go. The moms and dads raising good children, the volunteers and service club members enriching our community, the civic activists keeping us in line at City Hall — they all provided the social capital every healthy community depends on. To all of you — thank you so much!

Although new roads, parks and buildings are not always the best measure of municipal success — personally, I think a sense of community is the most important metric — we’ve been awfully busy building things. By the end of this year, the community will have invested approximately $240 million in capital projects since we incorporated in 1999. Roads, sports fields, storm water facilities, sidewalks, parks — those are just a few of the items the community has asked for and received.

And we’re just about to witness the opening of the aforementioned community and aquatic center, the city’s biggest capital project ever. Although it has two gyms, two swimming pools and all the other amenities of a top-class facility,

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the new building’s greatest distinction may be that it was built without debt and without the imposition of new taxes.

That speaks to the ongoing financial prudence of the many city councilmembers you’ve elected since 1999, and their insistence that Sammamish always be a “pay-as-you-go” city.

It’s hard to argue with the results — even after the Community and Aquatic Center is completely paid for, the city expects to close out 2016 with an ending fund balance of $42 million.

As I pack things up so Lyman Howard can move in — your highly respected deputy city manager will succeed me on March 1 — there’s something else in the window that catches my eye. It’s the distant gleam of Seattle’s skyline. As beautiful as it is, it reminds me that our residents made a very wise decision when they reached into those Seattle office buildings, relieved King County of its governing responsibility for this beautiful plateau, and decided to incorporate in 1999.

Thank you so much for letting me be part of this highly successful venture into self-governance. I leave knowing that Sammamish will continue to thrive in the future, relying as it always has on common sense, goodwill and a powerful inclination to take care of its own affairs.

It’s been a real privilege.

Thank you!

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Donald Fels gallery up and running

Artist Donald Fels has several works on display at Sammamish City Hall through April 14 in a gallery exhibition titled ‘Vanishing Points,’ presented by the Sammamish Arts Commission and the city of Sammamish.

Pictured clockwise from top left: ‘If Your Kit has a Mirror,’ 2008, 4-by-6 feet, enamel on aluminum; ‘Benjamin and Mirror,’ 2008, 4-by-6 feet, enamel on aluminum; ‘C-46,’ 2008, 8-by-12 feet, enamel on aluminum; ‘Painting the Painting of Vanishing Point,’ 2008, 8-by-12 feet, enamel on aluminum.

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Calendar of Events Friday, Feb. 5

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 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, Feb. 6 Chinese Story Time: Ni Hao!, 10 a.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130 Russian Story Time: Privet!, 10 a.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 3923130 Volunteer at Lower Commons Park, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., 550 222nd Place S.E., details and registration at sammamish.us Evergreen Philharmonic presents ‘Swingin’ in Vienna,’ 7-10 p.m., Issaquah High School, 700 Second Ave. S.E., $25/adults, $20/students and seniors, evergreenphil.org.

Sunday, Feb. 7

Pine Lake Covenant Church ministry for children with special needs, 10:45 a.m., 1715 228th Ave. S.E., call 392-8636 Hebrew Story Time: Shalom!, 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., 392-3130 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 S.E. Issaquah-Fall City Road, 681-6736 or email marianne.giberson@ gmail.com.

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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., 392-3130 Hindi Story Time: Namaste!, 7 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 3923130

Tuesday, Feb. 9 Play and Learn Chinese, 10:30 a.m. to noon, Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130 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., 392-3130 City Council study session, 6:30 p.m., City Hall, 801 228th Ave. S.E., 295-0579 Youth Writing Club, ages 10-14, 7 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130

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High-school students looking for volunteer opportunities are invited to join a newly formed group known as the Financial Literacy and Beyond program.

The program, founded

by Nile Drochak and Tony Tian in January 2015, is a student-led nonprofit organization dedicated to teaching the benefits of financial literacy to elementary- and

Wednesday, Feb. 10 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 Dale Carnegie Training: Enhancing Relationship through Human Relations Principle, 6: 30 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130 Caring for someone with memory loss? Do you need information and support? Join the Alzheimer’s Association Family Caregiver Support Groups for the greater eastside, 1:30-3:30 p.m. second Wednesdays, Bellevue Family YMCA, 14230 Bel-Red Road, Bellevue, middle-school students.

The program has more than 20 student volunteers who have taught at several locales, including the Redmond Teen Center, Sammamish Teen Center, Pine Lake and Beaver Lake middle schools, and Emily Dickinson and Sunny Hills elementary schools.

The group plans to add teaching opportunities at Cougar Ridge and Discovery elementary schools.

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Thursday, Feb.11 Teen Think Tank, 2-5:30 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130 Grief Share Support Group, 7-8:30 p.m., Sammamish Presbyterian Church, 22522 N.E. Inglewood Hill Road

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 beginning teaching at a time at each location. Students interested in joining can contact Drochak at Nile.

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Pro volleyball returning to Lake Sammamish this summer Olympian Misty May-Treanor was one of the beach volleyball stars that descended on Issaquah for last year’s tournament. The 2015

Sept. 26 at Sammamish Presbyterian Church, 22522 N.E. Inglewood Hill Road; mops.org.

Moms in Prayer International, replace your anxiety with peace and hope, pray with other moms for your children and their schools, momsinprayer.org, Linda Yee at lindaryee@comcast.net Learn to read and speak Samskritam, Vedic Cultural Center, 1420 228th Ave. S.E., vedicculturalcenter.org.

LifeHouse Ministries Prayer Service, for those desiring to experience God’s love through worship, prayer and healing. We meet the fourth Tuesday of each month (except Nov. & Dec. are on the 3rd Tuesday) at Pine Lake Covenant Church.

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First Mondays Citizens for Sammamish meeting, 7 p.m., Fire Station #82, 185 228th Ave. N.E., citizensforsammamish.com.

Email items for the calendar to newsclerk@isspress.com by noon Friday.

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Lake Washington School District seeks voter approval of $398 million bond sale According to information released by the Lake Washington School District, the system, which serves part of Sammamish, is growing at a rapid pace.

In fact, the district went from the sixth-largest in the state to the fourthlargest since last year.

Over the last five years, Lake Washington added 625 students per year, which officials

say is the equivalent of five large elementary schools.

Growth is projected to continue, with student numbers hitting over 30,000 by 2020 and 32,000 by 2029.

To meet the growing needs for classroom space, the district’s board of directors voted Jan. 25 to place a $398 million bond sale on the April ballot. The

total tax rate would be maintained at the 2015 rate.

“Our district is at a critical point with regard to classroom space,” said school board President Nancy Bernard. “Moving to all-day kindergarten and reducing class sizes thanks to new state funding increases our need for more classroom space. At the same

time, our enrollment continues to grow.”

The measure would build one new middle school and two new elementary schools, and would rebuild and enlarge three schools: Juanita High School and Kirk and Mead elementary schools. It would also replace the Explorer Community School classrooms and refurbish the Old

Redmond Schoolhouse for use by preschool classes.

The project list was created by a 63-member Long Term Facilities Planning Task Force, which met for nearly a year.

“Our community is very supportive of our schools,” noted Superintendent Traci Pierce. “They also want to be assured their tax

dollars are being well spent. The Long Term Facilities Planning Task Force developed a road map that will provide students with productive learning environments while keeping a close watch on costs.”

Complete information on the bond measure, including all projects, is available on the district website at lwsd. org.

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plate was replaced by the suspects with another stolen plate. That plate was taken from a similar car reported stolen from Maple Valley and later recovered in Tacoma on Jan. 5.

regarding several uploads of child pornography by a Google user between Dec. 14 and Dec. 28. The uploads were presumably traced to this area. A report was made Jan. 12.

Bomb threat

Attempted robbery?

matter may have been a domestic issue or a drug deal gone sour.

Busted

Shoplifting

One person was arrested when a resident of The Knolls apartment complex on Inglewood Hill interrupted some apparent car prowling in the complex parking lot. The incident took place just before 11 p.m.

Jan. 11.

A person or persons unknown left the Safeway, 630 228th Ave. N.E. with a grocery cart full of unpaid for items.

The theft happened about 2 p.m. Jan. 13.

Persons unknown swiped the license plate off a car parked Jan. 8 in the lot of the Safeway store, 630 228th Ave. N.E.

Stinky suspicious circumstances

Someone splattered feces around on the driveway of the reporting party, then up along the walkway to the front door. They also smeared feces on the siding of the house and left chunks under the welcome mat. Police reports gave no possible reason for the vandalism at the home on Southeast 42nd Street. The incident was reported at 5 p.m. Jan. 9.

No boom Police were called just before 3 p.m. Jan. 10 to 233rd Place Northeast when a resident found a hand grenade in their home. Initial reports gave no further details.

The county bomb disposal unit was called out to remove the item.

Child pornography

Google made six cybertips to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

Car prowl Someone smashed out a passenger window in a car parked around 9:30 p.m. Jan. 13 in the Eastside Catholic Parking lot. The thief made off with a purse and a garage door opener.

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Car prowl, Part 2 Someone smashed out a driver’s side window in a car parked around 9 a.m. Jan. 15 on Southeast 35th Way. Reports don’t say what, if anything, was stolen.

Vandalism Persons unknown smashed out a window in the Great Clips salon, 715 228th Ave. N.E. The vandalism was discovered the morning of Jan. 16. Nothing was reported stolen.

Police say they took a robbery report in the 3000 block of IssaquahPine Lake Road 9:30 p.m. Jan. 16. According to reports, the officers on the scene felt the

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Spartans take charge in fourth quarter Boys basketball: Skyline 57, Eastlake 43

By Neil Pierson npierson@sammamishreview.com

By Greg Farrar/gfarrar@sammamishreview.com

Eastlake senior forward Sarah Priestley (left) drives around Skyline senior post Narissa McIrvin for two points at the end of the third quarter of their Jan. 27 basketball game.

Lady Wolves fight off Spartans in plateau battle Girls basketball: Eastlake 54, Skyline 51

By Neil Pierson npierson@sammamishreview.com Most teams have to fight through some sort of adversity during the course of the season, and the Eastlake girls basketball team hit a roadblock after back-to-back losses to Bothell and Issaquah.

That made Eastlake’s Jan. 27 outing at Skyline even more crucial. Playing against their plateau rivals, the Lady Wolves rebooted and avoided a threegame losing skid, moving back into fourth place in the Class 4A KingCo Conference standings with a 54-51 victory.

By most accounts, Eastlake (12-6 overall, 9-5 KingCo) has had a successful season, and had yet to experience the inconsistencies that often accompany a team with only two senior players.

“I had to remind myself that we are a young team and that we had to grow through that process,” Eastlake coach Sara Goldie said. “And so the fact that we haven’t had more of those types of games or weeks is a good thing. “…But there’s no excuses – we played two great teams and we didn’t

really show up to get it done, so it was a really big gut check. The conversation in the locker room wasn’t like our normal conversation.”

Conversely, Skyline (7-8, 6-7) entered the night with momentum, having beaten Newport and Liberty the previous week. And the Spartans had added incentive to beat Eastlake since it was the final home game for seniors Maddie Adamson, Cassidy Daugherty, Narissa McIrvin and Taylor McKerlich.

Skyline coach Joe Fithian was pleased with his team’s effort despite mental mistakes, self-inflicted turnovers and what he believed were some questionable officiating decisions.

“What are you going to do? It is what it is,” Fithian said. “We need to overcome it and Eastlake is a very good team.

“It was just one of those things where we gave up way too many second shots and they outhustled us to the offensive glass. That was pretty much the story of the game, that and the foul calls.”

Both teams shot well in the first half, with Eastlake making half of its 24 field-goal attempts and Skyline hitting 11 of 20 (55 percent). The Wolves led by as many as 12 points, but Skyline rallied to close within 28-23 at the break as sophomore guard Jade

Loville converted a fast-break layup just before the horn.

Eastlake again started fast in the third quarter as 6-foot-2 junior Alissa Acheson came off the bench to score six quick points for a 39-28 lead. And Skyline responded once again as Kailey Kassuba, Adamson and Loville finished some high-percentage shots near the rim.

Kassuba scored a team-high 14 points and Loville added 10 in what Fithian called a “complete game” performance.

“I’m really happy with her development, so if that can continue, I think we’ll be OK,” he said. “We’ll make some noise in the playoffs.”

Eastlake missed its first 10 shots of the fourth quarter, allowing Skyline to gradually trim the lead. The Spartans eventually got within a point with 1 minute, 50 seconds left after Loville stole the ball and hit Daugherty for a transition layup.

But the Wolves had the answer as point guard Gina Marxen hit a tough runner in the lane and Sarah Priestley assisted on an Elizabeth Chen bucket for a 54-49 lead.

Priestley missed the front end of a one-and-one with 6.9 seconds left, but Loville came up short on a 3-pointer that would’ve sent the game to overtime.

Ben Williams is trying to make up for lost time as the Skyline Spartans boys basketball team heads toward February’s Class 4A KingCo Conference tournament.

Williams was named Skyline’s coach just a few weeks before the season began, leaving him with a distinct disadvantage compared to the full offseason other coaches had with their squads.

“We’re just kind of getting to the point where we’re trying to eliminate our weaknesses at the end of the playoffs,” Williams said. “Not having the summer with the group, getting here late, we didn’t smooth out those weaknesses earlier.”

Skyline has focused on winning tight games in the fourth quarter, and those efforts paid off with a dominating final period to beat visiting Eastlake, 57-43, on Jan. 26.

The Spartans (8-7 overall, 6-7 KingCo) outscored the Wolves 21-11 in the fourth quarter and were particularly good after Eastlake took a one-point lead with six minutes to play.

From that point, Skyline closed on 17-2 run, getting clutch baskets from seniors Logan Wanamaker and Braden Ahlemeyer, along with 6 for 6 free-throw shooting from junior guard Ryan D’Arcy.

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Skyline junior guard Kellan Przybylski (11) fires up a 3-pointers during the first quarter of the Spartans’ Jan. 26 basketball win, a 57-43 final over visiting Eastlake.

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Eastside Catholic tops Franklin

By Neil Pierson npierson@ sammamishreview.com Kwan Johnson had barely been able to speak about Eastside Catholic’s victory when his players stormed from the locker room and began singing and dancing.

The Crusaders’ 49-41 victory over the visiting Franklin Quakers on Jan. 29 was a cause for celebration. They ended a threegame losing streak and posted only their fourth victory in 12 tries in Class

3A Metro League girls basketball.

“Our girls, they fight, they fight, they fight, and that’s all we ask,” said Kwan Johnson, who’s in his first season of sharing the program’s headcoaching duties with his wife, Amber Johnson.

“They practice so hard. It might not show in every game, but they know, this coaching staff knows, the effort that is being put in.”

Eastside Catholic had to put in a blue-collar effort to come away with

the victory over a struggling Franklin squad that has only two wins this season. Fouls and turnovers kept the game’s pace relatively slow, and the Crusaders missed a lot of open shots, finishing the night 14 of 52 (27 percent) from the field.

“It has been a struggle with some of the shots falling, but they’re getting them, and that’s the whole thing, is the execution,” said Amber Johnson, who played basketball at the University of Washington and previ-

ously coached at Central Washington. “(Kwan’s) offensive system is totally different than anything I think they’ve ever seen, and it’s asking a lot of their focus, a lot of their ability to adjust on the fly in certain ways. They’ve really come to make strides. It’s work, but they have the IQ for it.”

The Crusaders were only 2 of 10 from the field

By Greg Farrar/gfarrar@sammamishreview.com in the opening quarter, Eastside Catholic freshman forward Mae Bryant (1) beats the but built a 13-5 lead on reach of Franklin sophomore Kayla Taylor (14) to pull down a rebound during the second quarter of their Jan. 29 basketball See CRUSADERS, Page 12 game.

Eastlake wrestlers plan to learn from double-dual losses

By Neil Pierson npierson@ sammamishreview.com Jake Crawford wasn’t about to hang his head despite a tough night for his Eastlake High School wrestlers.

Eastlake entered its final conference competition of the season with a 6-0 record. Victories over Redmond and Issaquah in a Jan. 28 double dual at Redmond High School would’ve made the Wolves the Class 4A KingCo Conference dual-meet champions.

After Eastlake lost to Redmond (45-32) and Issaquah (51-18), Crawford was largely upbeat while acknowledging some of his better wrestlers didn’t bring their “A” game.

“Issaquah and Redmond are great teams,” the first-year head coach said.

“They’re well-coached

and we have a pretty young team.

“They have a lot of guys that have been to the state tournament so, honestly, I don’t feel bad about the loss tonight. We learn just as much from our losses as we do from our wins. … We’ll go 6-2, which I think is a huge improvement for our program and I can’t feel bad about that.”

Issaquah, which featured three previous state qualifiers in its lineup, was dominant in the second dual of the night. The Eagles won nine of the first 10 bouts, seven via pins, and took a commanding 48-3 lead.

Eastlake’s Adam Henderson (126), Andrew Budoff (132), Cameron Knutsen (145), Scott Tornquist (152) and Corbin McKean (160) didn’t make it out of the first period before being pinned.

Eastlake 113-pounder Anakin MacArthur won by forfeit, and the Wolves earned three victories in contested matches.

At 138 pounds, William Galarpe used two takedowns and a near fall to build a sixpoint lead, then held on at the end to defeat Issaquah’s Gunner Starren with an 8-7 decision. Starren was a 2015 state qualifier.

At 285, Eastlake’s Matt Budoff overpowered Ruben Nieves and nearly pinned him in the second period before settling for a 10-5 decision. And Martin Miller, a two-time state qualifier, had no trouble with Issaquah’s Jacob Lerch, pinning him in 1:04 in their 120-pound matchup.

Crawford believes the Wolves are poised to have a good postseason, starting with the KingCo championships, Feb. 5-6

at Juanita High School in Kirkland. And this season’s success should only make the returning wrestlers hungry for more.

“We have about 20 freshmen out this year and they’re just young,” Crawford said. “They’re going to be solid. In two or three years, I think this program is going to be a powerhouse and it’s just going to take some time.

“They just need to get that experience and pay their dues, and they’re going to come back next year and the year after and just continue to grow as a team. I’m really proud of how far they’ve come this year.”

Skyline’s Kenta Despe comes up with clutch victory Skyline lost both of its dual matches, falling 40-24 to Redmond

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He set a preseason goal of reaching the Mat Classic state tournament and thinks he can get there if he continues improving his defensive tactics.

His mat partner, Kona Bertolino, has helped him make strides.

“I’d like to give props to him for pushing me every day,” Despe said.

Skyline won five other matches against Issaquah. Adrian Abraham (152) pinned Brandon Moon in 2:38, Matt Oss (195) pinned Jacob Ruehle in 35 seconds and Ben Kubicki (285) pinned Nieves in 51 seconds.

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and 42-29 to Issaquah to finish with a 5-3 KingCo record. But the Spartans had some solid outings to celebrate, including Kenta Despe’s triumph over a 2015 state qualifier.

Facing off against Issaquah’s William Tickman in a 113pound bout, Despe rallied twice for a 4-4 tie after two periods. He earned a reversal from the bottom position to start the third period, and after Tickman tied the score, Despe reversed positions once more with 20 seconds left and locked up an 8-6 decision.

Despe, a freshman, improved his overall record to 31-7. He has been wrestling since sixth grade, and puts in a lot of time between Skyline and Carnationbased Chain Wrestling.

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Crusaders From Page 11 3-pointers from point guard Bailey Haner and shooting guard Kat Blanton.

The teams combined to shoot 3 for 29 from the floor in the second quarter. EC maintained a 19-14 advantage at the break by punishing foulprone Franklin, shooting 10 for 15 (67 percent) on free throws in the first half.

The shots started falling in the third quarter as the Crusaders attacked the basket. Freshman forward Mae Bryant ignited an 8-0 run to end the period and two Franklin starters – Alexis and Xerina Walker – had to sit after picking up their fourth fouls.

The 5-foot-10 Bryant had a team-leading 13 points and played strong interior defense, blocking or altering several shots.

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ball and boys basketball teams.

“She is her own person on this campus,” Amber Johnson said.

“She really stands for herself and her game is speaking for itself. She’s going to be a keyed-on player, so we definitely have to teach her the right things.”

Bryant finished in traffic to give EC its first double-digit lead of the night, 35-24, with seven minutes to play. Jillian Martin and Blanton each made 3-pointers after the Quakers got within five, and Jillian Jin sealed the victory with a steal and two free throws with 21.1 seconds left.

Everyone who played seemed to contribute something, which helped the Crusaders overcome the loss of Katie Spires.

She didn’t play after being injured two days earlier in a loss to Seattle Prep.

“It was a quiet practice the other day because Katie is a senior leader,” Kwan Johnson said.

“She’s everything – our spirit. It was tough.”

From Page 10 “We’ve had our ups and downs but … it’s finally starting to pay off,” said Wanamaker, who finished with eight points.

“This was probably one of the best-executed games in the fourth quarter we’ve had, and it should only keep getting better and better from now on.”

From Eastlake’s perspective, it was a poor fourth quarter. The Wolves (5-12, 3-11) dropped their fourth straight game.

They’re tied with Mount Si and Inglemoor for the conference’s eighth and final postseason berth.

They may need to beat Woodinville or Redmond to get in or force a tiebreaker game.

“They got too many rebounds, too many open shots,” said junior Grant Henderson, who shared game-high honors with 17 points. “They hit a lot of open threes. That was pretty much it. We didn’t execute against the zone and that wasn’t too good.”

Skyline took an 11-3 lead in the first quarter,

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Henderson had 15 points in the first half, including all 11 for the Wolves in the second quarter, but Ahlemeyer’s driving layup just before the buzzer gave the Spartans a 24-22 halftime lead.

Ethan Thompson, who also scored 17 points for Eastlake, came alive in the second half. He put the Wolves in front early in the fourth quarter, 41-40, with a three from the left wing off an assist from Peter Chang.

But it was all Spartans from there. Ahlemeyer had 13 points to pace Skyline, and junior guard Kellan Przybylski hit four 3-pointers to finish with 12 points.

It was the final regularseason home game for Skyline’s three seniors – Wanamaker, Ahlemeyer and DJ Moore – who wanted to go out with a bang.

“It really starts to hit you that this is the last time that you’re going to be playing on your home floor,” Wanamaker said. “… To have that satisfaction of a win on your court, it’s amazing.”

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