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City councils support Issaquah’s school bond By Tom Corrigan tcorrigan@sammamishreview.com Both the Issaquah and Sammamish city councils now formally have endorsed the $533 million bond benefitting the Issaquah School District on the April 26 ballot. The Sammamish City
Council acted unanimously at their March 15 meeting, while Issaquah did the same at their regular meeting on March 21. Both had previously seen presentations on the bond question by Volunteers for Issaquah Schools, the nonprofit running the bond campaign for the district.
“I think this is important for our city,” said Sammamish Councilwoman Christie Malchow, who noted Sammamish is growing fast. She suggested it was smart for the district to look for property for new schools now before open land becomes even more rare and more expensive.
School district officials say the bond package will pay for four new schools and a significant number of expansions and renovations. One new school will be a fourth comprehensive high school. District officials have declined to say exactly where the new high school
will go, but have said somewhere between Issaquah and Skyline high schools would be ideal. Sammamish Mayor Don Gerend said the fact there may, at some point, be four full service high schools in Sammamish is See SUPPORT, Page 5
Community center to have soft opening By Tom Corrigan tcorrigan@sammamishreview.com
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And.... they’re off!
Hundreds of children from toddlers to young teens chased after plastic eggs filled with toys and candy and met the Easter bunny March 26 on the Sammamish Commons lawn during the annual YMCA Eggstravaganza. Nice weather made it the perfect event to usher in spring with carnival games, face painting and inflatable bounce houses. For more photos, see Page 6.
If elected to Olympia, Valderrama wants to keep Sammamish council seat By Tom Corrigan tcorrigan@sammamishreview.com Saying he hopes to work for both Sammamish and the Eastside, Deputy Mayor Ramiro ValderramaAramayo said he would keep his Sammamish City Council seat should he win another seat representing
the 45th District House of Representatives, Position 1. Running as a Republican, Valderrama-Aramayo announced his candidacy for the state seat March 24. He may be running unopposed in the primary. The campaign website of Kirkland’s Charlie Sheffer describes that campaign as suspended. The
Republican nominee eventually may face incumbent Rep. Roger Goodman of Kirkland,
who has held the 45th See SEAT, Page 16
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The city and the Sammamish YMCA are still planning an April 30 grand opening for the roughly $33.8 million Sammamish Community and Aquatic Center. But long-standing and newer members of the YMCA will get sneak peeks a bit earlier. “Legacy” members will be able to visit the new center April 17, said Dave Mayer, branch executive director of the Sammamish YMCA. Legacy members are persons who have been members of the existing Sammamish YMCA. Public response has been strong to the YMCA’s offer of charter memberships in the new building, Mayer said. Besides built-in benefits, charter members can visit the new center on April 19. The general public is invitSee OPENING, Page 7
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CWU is front runner for next Mars Hill tenant
Sammamish Symphony Orchestra performances honor the force of nature The Sammamish Symphony Orchestra presents two performances of “The Driving Force of All Nature.” “The driving force of all nature” was how Leonardo da Vinci characterized water, and composers have made water in all its forms the subject of compositions for centuries. George Frideric Handel’s festive “Water Music” opens the program, which then features an appealing and intriguing oboe concerto, “Sea Winds,”
by American composer Dan Welcher. Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s early symphonic poem “The Storm,” inspired by a play by Tchaikovsky’s near-contemporary Alexander Ostrovsky, is followed by Ottorino Respighi’s “The Fountains of Rome,” the first work in his famous “Roman trilogy” that would later be joined by “The Pines of Rome” and “Roman Festivals.” The local concert is at 2 p.m. May 1 at the Eastlake Performing
Arts Center, located inside Eastlake High School, 400 228th Ave. NE, Sammamish. The Sammamish Symphony also performs at 7:30 p.m. April 29 at The Meydenbauer Theatre, 11100 NE Sixth St., Bellevue. Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors and students and $10 for children ages 10 and under. Purchase tickets online at tktwb. tw/1MD3crn. To learn more, go to sammamishsymphony.org.
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Central Washington University appears to be the frontrunner in the city’s quest to fill the former Mars Hill Church with some sort of higher education entity. City Manager Lyman Howard made that announcement at the March 22 special meeting of the City Council. He said Central’s proposal seems to most closely match the intent of the council when it purchased the property. The city bought the vacant, former church at 120 228th Ave. NE in March 2015 for $6.1 million. The explicitly stated purpose was to attract higher education to Sammamish in an area that already features three high schools. Three higher education institutions signed initial letters of interest, but have since bowed out mostly due to funding concerns. As for Central, Howard said their slate of possible offerings aligned well with what he believes was the city’s ultimate vision for the site, including Running Start programs, continuing education and English as a second language offer-
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Central Washington University has shown an interest in the former Mars Hill Church building. ings, to name a few. Howard went on to say Central officials have toured the building and are reaching out to local school districts. A plan could be in front of the president of the university in April and continue on to the school’s board of trustees in May. If all goes as hoped, Howard said Central could have a presence in Sammamish as early as this fall, with plans for expansion in 2017. “This is very exciting,” said Mayor Don Gerend, one of three council members who have been working on gaining some sort of tenant for the Mars Hills Church. The others are Deputy Mayor Ramiro Valderrama-Aramayo and Councilman Tom Odell. During previous discussions regarding Mars Hill, Valderrama-
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Aramayo has made motions that the city lease the building on a five-year basis. While officials have never named them, there are apparently entities interested in that sort of deal. The lease would put a tenant in the building while giving city officials time to pursue other deals. Even with the interest shown by Central Washington, Valderrama-Aramayo still called for a vote on his motion. He gained support mostly from Council members Tom Hornish and Christie Malchow. Hornish said it seems to be taking a lot to get people to the table. Malchow believes Sammamish needs to take a look at what effect a school at that location might have on 228th Avenue traffic. “I have some concerns,” she said. In the end, the council voted unanimously to have the administration, along with the three member council team, pursue the Central Washington deal, while still checking into other leads as well. As part of what was called due diligence on the part of the city and the university, the city has launched a survey hoping to better identify the community’s needs and goals with regard higher education. You can take the survey at tinyurl.com/zrwboja. Central Washington officials did not return a phone call requesting comment.
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Trio of youth inventors are a cut above the competition Police
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Sammamish friends (from left) Simrat Thind, a Blackwell Elementary School fifth grader, and Evergreen Middle School sixth graders Neha Krishnakumar and Suhani Nog recently won a contest for creating a better pair of scissors. The trio came up with the idea for their Switch-it-Scissors invention last summer at MindAntix camp, which tasks youth with thinking about projects in creative ways. They then entered a plan for their prototype utensil, featuring changeable blades and handles, to the National Museum of Education’s Student Ideas for a Better America Invention Competition. For their first place win, the inventors were awarded $100 to split three ways.
Review story leads to removal of jury-rigged cable After the story appeared inside the March 3 Sammamish Review, it took about a week for Comcast to visit his neighborhood in the area of 233rd Avenue Northeast, said Sammamish resident Tom Carste. After about another week, Comcast workers had buried the offending cable, which had run around up and
down trees, across the tops of fences and so on. Carste said the work required Comcast to direct traffic on the street and decidedly did not appear to have been inexpensive. “We absolutely understand and regret that customers had to put up with the appearance of the repair for longer than they should have,” Walter Neary, Comcast senior director of communications, said in an email. “The repair simply took
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again, at places simply running across the ground, in other spots hanging maybe three feet from the ground. Hills said it was “amazing” the cable was never pulled down by some prankster and remained in place as long as it did. “After about two years, the ‘Band-Aid’ is there and it looks horrible,” Carste told the Sammamish Review. Both Carste and Hills said they had spoken with Comcast multiple
times. They both also said the company admitted to them that the line was a problem. “We’re grateful to the people who live in that neighborhood for their patience,” Neary said. “We don’t want anything like this to happen again, so we’re incorporating some lessons learned into what we do going forward.” Carste said he definitely wanted to thank the Sammamish Review for its help.
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School officials say police were notified right after administrators became aware of a threatening message found written on the door of a restroom stall at Eastlake High School, 400 228th Ave. NE, around 10:30 a.m. March 14. Police reports say the threat was written in marker in a boys’ restroom on the second floor of the school. In an email sent to parents that same day, Eastlake Principal Chris Bede said several schools in the Lake Washington School District had received threats in the last month. “The police have not found any of the previous threats to be credible,” Bede wrote. On March 14, police and administrators were able to find the student responsible. Neither police reports nor Bede’s email stated what discipline the student might face.
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On Further Review
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A vote for Trump is no punch line; it’s a travesty People, listen up. This isn’t funny anymore. At first, it was. It was fun listening to this blowhard, underinformed, or misinformed, candidate shoot himself in the foot again and again and again. Personally, I took it for granted Donald Trump wouldn’t be a factor after the few first primaries showed marginal support for the realityshow huckster suddenly turned politician. But for some scary reason it hasn’t happened. Here are a few reasons it should have. You’ve probably heard some of these comments before, but they seem to be worth repeating as more and more people
keep taking this guy seriously. q “Look at those hands, are they small hands? And (Marco Rubio) referred to my hands: ‘If they’re small, something else must be small.’ I guarantee you there’s no problem.” It seems as if Rubio started this grade school argument, but do we really need our next president making penis jokes? Seriously? I’m not at all one of the decency police, but was this remark in any way dignified or presidential? Let me put it another way. Do you think you would be able to hear yourself think over the screaming had President Obama made a similar
comment? q “You know, it really doesn’t matter what the Tom Corrigan media writes as long as you’ve got a young and beautiful piece of a--.” I don’t even know what the context of this comment was. Does it matter? Please see the above comment about Obama and apply it here as well. Add in something about somebody who doesn’t seem to have any respect for women whatsoever. q “Arianna Huffington is unattract-
Letters to the Editor Easter egg hunt brings neighbors together The Renaissance Ridge neighborhood in Sammamish had a great turnout for an Easter egg hunt. We hid over 800 Easter eggs with about 30 kids and their families attending. One of the things I love about living in Sammamish is a community spirit where all cultures and religions can join together to enjoy the holiday. Southeast Ninth Street, where we had the Easter egg hunt, represents people from India, South Korea, Russia and China! We are a diverse community that loves Sammamish and meets together regularly for commu-
nity barbecues and celebrations. Eli Quinnett Renaissance Ridge Home Owners Association president
Are phones too ‘smart’ for basic math, grammar I can remember when I was young, I had a spelling test every Friday and had to continuously write papers and stories or book reports — anything the teachers could think of to make us practice our grammar, our writing and our spelling. I can remember getting stars when you made a certain grade on the spelling tests. There always seemed to be a competition of some sort for the
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ive, both inside and out. I fully understand why her former husband left her for a man – he made a good decision.” Again, see above response. People say they support Trump because he is outside the system and isn’t the same old candidate. But he sure slings mud like the same old candidate, only his mud is a bit more slimy than usual. About the only good thing you can say here is, at least in this quote, he doesn’t seem to have anything against gays. I somehow still have faith that Trump will not get into the White House. A contested Republican convention likely will even keep
person or team with the most stars. Fast forward 45 years. I now have a cell phone with which I text my kids and use email to try to keep up with work when I am not in the office. With everyone I know using email, it isn’t odd to me to see an email tagline which says something like, “This email is written from a cell phone, so please excuse the typos.” Sound familiar? The other day I received one which I thought went just a bit too far. It was a business-related email, which to me made it all the worse. The email had a few numbers and a few common math calculations. Oddly enough, even as simple as the equation was, it was just wrong. Not just two trans-
him off the November ballot. By the way, Mr. Trump, having been born and raised in Cleveland, the site of the coming GOP convention, I really would appreciate it if you would put a lid on the riot talk concerning my hometown. What’s really scary here is not Trump. He’s the punch line to a bad joke. What’s not a joke is whatever happened to our country that allowed this guy to be taken seriously. Can you imagine him running against, say, Harry Truman or John Kennedy? Obama has to take some of the blame; saying his presidency
posed numbers — it was just out-and-out wrong. It was quite apparent that the professional writing the email was just too busy to take the time to check what he was writing. My point? Right below the wrong math was the quote. You know, the one that says, “Excuse the errors because I am on a cell phone.” What does this quote really represent? Is it a get-out-ofjail card for being too lazy to reread your text or letters to find and correct your errors? Or something that lets other people know how busy you think you are? Have we finally become so busy that grammar or spelling don’t matter anymore? Maybe we just need a new phone app — one that requires you
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has been disappointing is putting it mildly. Still, there is outright hatred, not the usual political unquiet, aimed at Obama. It’s not hard to think it’s racism. Maybe that’s why Trump got away with saying he needed to study up on white supremacy before deciding whether or not he would accept support from the KKK. The take away here is that just because Obama has been mostly a bust, let’s not take a big step backwards on the Civil Rights front. And for God’s sake, don’t go looking for a hero in a man whose chief traits seem to be narcissism, greed and a total lack of class.
to spell words correctly and use correct grammar, or it says you are too stupid to use your phone and it locks you out! Jeff Wasserman Sammamish
Vote yes on LWSD school bond April 26
As a local real estate broker, I’ve seen firsthand how schools can impact home values, and that’s why I’m voting yes for our schools — and for the Lake Washington School District bond measure — April 26. The Lake Washington School District is one of the fastest-growing in the state, and that growth is projected to continue. Because schools are overcrowded, the district See LETTERS, Page 5
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Support From Page 1 a positive sign of the city’s growth. “They do great things with the money they are given,” said Issaquah Councilman
Letters From Page 4 is using a lot of portables, which were never meant to be a long-term solution. In fact, by next year there will be 168 portable buildings across the district. That’s equal to the classroom space in seven elementary schools! Through this bond, we’ll be able to add more classroom space so our students have more permanent learning environments and the amenities (sufficient bathroom facilities, appropriately sized library/lunch room/ meeting spaces, etc.) that come with that. Also, this bond will reduce overcrowding without raising our tax rate, because it takes advantage of current timing and prioritizes our schools’ most urgent needs. Those needs (deciding what will have the greatest impact on students) were determined by a long-term facilities task force consisting of more than 60 community members, as well as feedback from numerous community members via surveys. A high priority for most prospective homebuyers (whether or not they currently have children in school) is the quality of nearby schools. That’s why I believe it’s very important that our school district continues to be a desirable one. Please join me in supporting our schools and our community by voting yes on the April 26 Lake Washington School District bond proposal. Kerri Nielsen Sammamish
Tola Marts. Marts added his feelings about the bond are “bittersweet” only because it’s probably the last school issue he will support as a parent. Marts added he has been privileged to see how the district operates, providing quality
THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 2016 schools while per-pupil spending is consistently among the lowest in Washington. Councilman Paul Winterstein said he no longer has children in the schools, but said his children and family clearly benefitted from passage of previ-
ous school issues and he was all too happy to sort of pay it forward by continuing to support district issues. The bond sale will add nothing to district property tax rates, according to information from VIS and the district. However, as pre-
vious bonds and debts are paid off, tax rates will not go down. At present, tax rates sit at about $4.14 per thousand in property valuation. The Sammamish City Council did not vote on the bond issue being floated by
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Easter equals eggs Scenes from the Sammamish YMCA Eggstravaganza held March 26 at the Sammamish Commons include (clockwise from top left) a young girl wearing a pink ballerina tutu snapping up a handful of plastic eggs, a second girl wearing furry Easter bunny rabbit ears while adding plastic eggs to her basket, a boy with a woven wicker Easter basket choosing from the many eggs carpeting the lawn, and a toddler returning an egg to one of the recycle cans after they have been emptied of their candy and toy prizes. View more images at sammamishreview.com in our photo gallery. Photos by Greg Farrar / gfarrar@sammamishreview.com
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Police blotter Drug bust A man stopped for driving with a suspended license signed a form consenting to a police search of his car. The search turned up 2.5 grams of heroin and some drug paraphernalia. The car was stopped March 13 in the 1400 block of East Lake Sammamish Parkway. Reports don’t mention any arrests.
Family disturbance
No one was arrested, but police say a man punched and kicked holes in the wall of an apartment in the 2500 block of Klahanie Boulevard. The incident took place March 13
Assault This time a man was arrested for assault and malicious mischief after another dispute turned violent. Police say the man gave his opponent a black eye with a backhand and smashed out a windshield with a hammer. He was arrested in the 2700 block of Southeast 31st Place on March 13.
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Police were called at about 2:35 a.m. March 14 to a home in the 2000 block of 244th Avenue Southeast. The resident said someone kicked in a ground floor door, then tried to enter a bedroom where the resident was. The wouldbe thief ran from the home.
Suspicious person A man found parked in a handicapped spot of the Sundance Condominiums on Klahanie Boulevard was arrested on a warrant issued by Issaquah Police for possession of drug paraphernalia. Police said the man had more drug paraphernalia on his person or in his car. The incident took place around 1:30 a.m. March 15.
Car prowls q Money and snowboarding clothes were taken from the trunk of an unlocked car parked in the 1400 block of East Lake Sammamish Parkway on March 18. q A laptop computer was stolen from a vehicle parked March 19 in the driveway of a home in the 2000 block of Northeast 21st Court.
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Car theft A car, make and model not given in initial police reports, was stolen the night of March 18 from an address in the 1600 block of 248th Avenue Southeast. Police said the owner of the car had just purchased it on March 17.
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The owner of a home in the 2100 block of Northeast Ninth Street said someone used a power drill, left behind at the scene, to remove the siding from his house in order to gain access to underneath the house. The suspect did not gain access and nothing was reported stolen in the incident, which was took place March 19.
Domestic violence A man was arrested for assault after police said he attacked his father and broke the frame of a bedroom door. The incident was reported March 20 in the 2400 block of 220th Place Northeast. The Sammamish Review publishes names of those charged with felony crimes. Information comes directly from local police reports.
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Opening From Page 1 ed to a soft opening on April 22, Mayer added. The city is building the community center, which is nearly complete at its home behind City Hall. The Sammamish YMCA will take care of the day-today operations. Mayer said around 3,000 membership packages are already sold for the new building. That amounts to roughly 9,000 to 10,000 individuals. Mayer added the hope is to have sold 4,000 packages by the end of 2016 and ultimately reach at least 5,000. Mayer made his announcements during a March 22 City Council session. Council members had high praise for the community center project. For example, Councilman Bob Keller said he was impressed with the expansive use of windows in many center rooms, making it seem like you are outside. The overall project still is on or below the budget, said Jessi Bon,
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The Sammamish Community and Aquatic Center features a full-size gym and elevated running track. city parks and recreation director. Not counting design and related fees, the total construction contract awarded was $28 million, with 10 percent of that set aside as contingency fees. Bon was at the council meeting to get approval to use $300,000 of that contingency money. The council agreed unanimously. Even with the expenditure of those dollars, the contingency fund still contains over $1 million. Mayer also released what he said was a very rough draft of the center’s first program booklet. The programs highlighted included everything from early morning exercise classes to teen activities to
early evening community meetings. A recent tour of the facility showed it nearly complete, with a lot of cosmetic work still needed. Probably the most eye-catching features of the center are a “lazy river” pool and a roughly two-story water slide. There is also a large lap swimming pool, two gymnasiums, exercise rooms with state-of-theart equipment, locker rooms, meeting rooms, a kitchen and two spaces for child care. Go to blog.sammamishymca.org for more information or to become a YMCA member. Sammamish residents receive several automatic benefits, including no joining fees.
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Issaquah Schools have grown by more than 2,000 students in th This explosive growth requires more ENDORSEMENTS ELECTED OFFICIALS
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Fred Butler, Issaquah City Mayor Lisa Callan, ISD School Board Judy Clibborn, 41st District Representative Harlan Gallinger, ISD School Board Don Gerend, Sammamish City Council Mayor Tom Hornish, Sammamish City Council member Bob Keller, Sammamish City Council member Steve Litzow, 41st District Senator Chad Magendanz, 5th District Representative Christie Malchow, Sammamish City Council member Marnie Maraldo, ISD School Board
ENDORSEMENTS – INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESS Cherstin Aageson Monica Abel Linn Abraham Seth Adams Andrew Ader Govind Agaridaz Agnew Aquatics Sean Alexander Kirsten Allen-Bentsen Cathy Andrews Amy Archer Linda Arnold Sally Arthur
“One third of Sammamish’s population is under age 18, and one reason for this is the attraction of the great school system. It is vital that we support our schools, and why the Sammamish City Council unanimously and enthusiastically endorsed the Issaquah School District’s April 2016 school bond.” -Don Gerend, Mayor, Sammamish City Council Tiffany Aske Rachel Auffant Lesley Austin Nick Austin Judy Babb Kate Badiozamani Dana Bailey Marla Baldinelli Daniel Barney Bassetti Architects Lauren Baumann Tim Baynes Mona Bedi Kristin Behn Christopher J. Bellavia Maryann Bellavia Vatorina Bendos Jill Bengis Chad Bentsen Beyond the Mouse, Inc. Shyam Bikki Lisa Bishop Jerry Blackburn Chuck Blagg Roger Blauvelt
Yvette Blauvelt David Bleiweiss Sara Blessington Jodi Bongard Joyce Borninkhof Marilee Bosshart April Boyd Jane Brammer Susan Brandes Kristin Brennock Teresa Bretl Judy Brewer Brightspeed LLC Caroline Brown Katie Brown Alisha Brummett Kelly Brunell Sally Brunette Jeffie Buchanan Martin Buckley Lida Buckner Diane Burdette Christopher Burnet Marta Burnet Donna Burns Pam Cabrera Becky Callahan Robin Callahan Bryan Callan Sena Camarata David Cameron Dee Camp Michelle Caponigro Kandice Carlson Sara Carmichael Dawn Carr Katie Carroz Pat Castillo Amy Cencelosi Margaret Chalfant Kiran Chauhan Lisa Chido Stacy Cho Lisa Clark Kim Clarke Charles Clayton Kym Clayton Colleen Cohen-Simpson Jeff and Betsy Cohen Susan Cohodes Laila Collins Tonya Combest Matt Compston Kathy Connally Nina Cordova Sherrie Corrington Tera Coyle Casey Crane Steve Crawford Jennifer Crewe Jeanette Croppi Dana Crossgrove Rebecca Cundiff
“Support of the proposed bond measure allows the district to sustain levels of coveted academic excellence while embracing the growth and economic vitality of our community. One does not need to have school-aged children to recognize the positive impact of building strong schools: property values increase, large businesses invest in the region, and small businesses thrive. A vote of YES for the 2016 School Construction and Maintenance Bond is not only for our children, but for our community as a whole.” - Valerie Korock, Issaquah resident & parent Faye Curnow Tami Curtis Teresa Czaja Kristi Darlington Kristen Dayley Rosanne DeBragga Becky Dederer Barbara deMichele Adam Desautels Julie Dietiker Jill Dixon Sarah Dochon Beth Donahoe Tracy Drake Robbi Duff Anupama Duggirala Paul Dutton Stacey Eastern Erin Eaton Peter Eberle Egger Orthodontics Diana Eggers Connie Ellis Christopher Emch Louisa Emery Michael & Lizz Eng Victoria Evans Janet Farness Stacey Feinsilber
Seble Fekade Krista Ferguson Amy Finholm Andy Firth Jacqueline Firth Libbie FitzGerald Kristen Flemer Connie Fletcher Tanja Fontana Georgia Forchuk Jon & Heather Foster Natalie & Blane Fowler Julie A. Frederiksen Heidi Fuhs Jon and Sherri Gage Tori Gaines Ann Gallinger May Gauvin Alisa George Natalie Gerber Don and Susan Gerend Ina & Mukund Ghangurde Shahnaz Ghazi Karen Gibson Leah Gibson John Gleason Diana Goldberg Rebecca Gordan Cheri Gorder John & Joan Gorow Lori Gorski Tina Gort Kruti Gosalia Mackenzie Granger Laurelle Graves Scott Gray Pam Gross Nirmala Grutzius Colleen Gurkin Lance Gyotoku Jerry & Becky Hall Haiyang Han Kimberly Hand Emilie Hard Meghan Harden Melissa Hare Care Maree Harper Jane Harris Jeanne Hartman Colin and Lindsey Hatch Kelly Hay Lisa Hechtman Stacy Heller Liz Herbst Essie Hicks John Hillock Carrie Hipsher Amanda Hizer Celinda Hocher Paul Hollie Rob Honey Donna Hood Barbara Howe
Anita Kumar Kavitha Kumar Rajive Kumar Jacob Kuper Karishma Lal Kathy Lambert Greta LaMont Erik Landahl Jennifer Laramore
Jessica Howe Pailin Huang Kelly Huber Toni Hunter Rituja Indapure Karen Ishimaru Meg Iyer Kaylee Jaech Toni & David Jennings
Greg Johnson Betzy Jones Doug Jones Kristy Joslin Kirsten Juenke Shana Jukes Kaleidoscope School of Music Kim Kankiewicz Darcie Kardong Shannon Keeler Susan W. Kelly Susie Kelly Cindy Kelm Carolyn Kennedy Keri Kiefer Anne Kiemle Wayne & Stacey King Tia Kleinkopf Karen Kline Therese Kosar Hemal Kothari Susmitha Kothari Carolyn Kramer Steve & Kristi Kirschner Meena Krishnan Kendra Kruper Suzie Kuflik
“Years of sustained excellence in education, in combination with increases in enrollment numbers have led to a necessity: the district needs space to build new schools to alleviate full classrooms in current schools and to plan for future students in our area. The ISD can continue to provide top tier education for current and for future students while maintaining the current tax rate; a win, win for our entire community.” -Christie Malchow, Sammamish City Council
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Mathnasium of Klahanie Lynda Maybury Krystl McCanaugh Karin McCloskey Kris McClure-Coleman Michele McCoy Jeff McGowan Erin K McKee Debbie McMahan Maricel Medina Ayana Meissner Richard Mellish Jaime Menold Steve and Virginia Menting Alison Meryweather Lindsay Meyer Kelly Meyers L. Michelle April Miklautsen Dan Miller Jessica Miller Sara Miller Shawna Milne Leslie Miniken Kim Mitzel Karissa Mobilia Priti Modi Tara Moe Bill Mokin Marc & Kimberly Montague Tara Montgomery Diane Moore Tom Moore Patrick & Stacy Morford Cindy Morgan Gayle Morgan Nicole Morgan Laura Morimoto Renee Morin Tim Morris Jason Morse Julie Moseley Jackie and Justin Mueller
Alison Larsson Laurie LaVassar Margarita Leas Leslie Lederman Andrew Lee Julie Lee LaShae Lee Lyndee Lee Nicole Lees
Michelle Leonatti Marcie Lewis Weihua Liu Emily Loney Chris & Happy Longfellow Katy Loucks Jill Loveland Bernie Lucking Heather Luedke Neva Luke Sandi Lum Latha M. Gopal Madhavan Melissa Madsen Tracy Magee Katja Magus Sondra Maier Alison Maker Beth Manias Dan & Karin Manning Sarah Manningsmith Scott & Michele Maresh Carin Marney Ami Maron Sean Martin Wendy Marucheck Laura Matheny Ross Matheny
“Overcrowding isn’t just about facilities, it’s about the ability of teachers, parents and students to make meaningful connections. Students learn better and thrive emotionally when there’s the time and space to build relationships.” -Barbara de Michele, District Resident
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“I’ll vote yes on April 26th, because I believe that all the kids deserve a proper space for learning.” Spanish: ¡Yo voy a votar que sí el 26 de abril, porque yo creo que todos los niños se merecen un lugar apropiado para aprender!
Korean://4월 26일, YES에 투표하겠습니다. 왜냐하면, 우리의 모든 아이들이 제대로 된 장소에서 공부할 수 있어야 하기 때문입니다.
Chinese: 我会在4月 26日投赞成票，因 为我相信我们可爱 的孩子都需要好的 学习空间！ -Margarita Leas, Issaquah resident & parent Jody Mull Rory Mullen Susan Mundell Kelly Munn Dollie Myers Amy Myhre Meeta Nanubhai Mohit Nanubhai Federico R. Nava III Leslie Neel Cory Nees Matt Nees Heather Neil Karen Nelson Nicole Newton Alayna Niehaus Michael Niehaus Ruben Nieto Kimberly Nocco Paula Nocente-Casey Wright Noel Stephanie Nored Jim & Laura Norris Erin O’Connor Eric and Stacy O’Daffer
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The Greater Issaquah Chamber of Commerce Sammamish Chamber of Commerce Issaquah City Council Sammamish City Council Issaquah Education Association (IEA) Issaquah Schools Foundation (ISF) League of Education Voters (LEV) Swedish Medical Center Issaquah Campus Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties Seattle King County REALTORS® Issaquah High School Booster Club Skyline High School Booster Club Liberty High School Booster Club
“As Issaquah has grown in the past decades to become the major player it is in the Puget Sound region, our schools have played a major role. The growth we’ve seen in the district mandates we keep up the good work. Our districts leadership has presented us with an opportunity to move forward, meeting the challenges of our growth without an increase in our tax rate. I’m in full support of this Bond Issue.” -Larry Norton, Issaquah resident, parent of two Issaquah School District Alumni Adrianna Stamenova Erica Stephens Karen Stevens Mari Stevens Kathy Stimpson
Holly Stipe Casey Stookey Rachel Stoner Tamera Strandwold Dave and Pam Stucky Jeff Sullivan Korina Sullivan Michelle Sullivan Kiran Suwal Jamie Svoboda Gabrielle Szilagyi Emily Tam Janell Tamaela Pauline Tamblyn Nagaraj Tanguturu Sana Tariq Ann Taylor Betty Teel Cortney Teeples Amy Teeters Drew Terry Erin Thacker Monique Thibodeaux Jill Thiele Ron Thiele Meena Thirumurthy Vish Thirumurthy Liz Tickman Shari Tokumi Jeri Tolstedt Top of the Hill Quality Produce
Michelle Trifunovic Trecy Trimble Sharon Tsutsui-Mendoza Jody Turner Martin Turney Jodi Tutor UPS Store – Issaquah Highlands Denine Vajja Alicia Veevaert Rajive Verma Colleen Volk Donna Von Bargen Natasha Vorley
“As a parent and an educator, I have seen firsthand the benefits of a community that comes together to support student learning. Over the last two decades, I have watched our district grow and, along with it, I have watched our community, from the plateau to the south end, partner in order to do what is best for kids. I feel blessed to have had my children achieve because of Issaquah schools. Watching my children move onto college only reaffirms my belief in supporting our schools for the students served each day.” -Leslie Lederman, District resident & parent
Rebecca Wachtman Laurie M. Walker Nicola Walker Anne Watanabe Denise Waters Mary Jo Webb Samuel Webb Darlene Weigle
Kim Weiss White Horse Promotional Products Jennifer Wildermuth Ginger Wilfong Tira Will Phil Wilson Kriss Wincentsen
ORGANIZATIONS – PTA Issaquah PTSA Council 2.6 Apollo PTA 2.6.3 Beaver Lake Middle PTSA 2.6.33 Briarwood PTA 2.6.5 Cascade Ridge PTSA 2.6.2 Challenger PTA 2.6.6 Clark PTA 2.6.7 Cougar Ridge PTSA 2.6.8 Creekside PTSA 2.6.4 Discovery PTSA 2.6.9 Endeavour PTSA 2.6.20 Grand Ridge PTSA 2.6.10 Issaquah Middle PTSA 2.6.35
Veronica Winkler Kathy Witherspoon Margie Wold Kirsten Woldendorp Ernest Wolf Dr. Tod Wood Wordspark, LLC Camille Wright
Issaquah High PTSA 2.6.45 Issaquah Valley PTA 2.6.11 Liberty High PTSA 2.6.50 Maple Hills PTA 2.6.15 Maywood MS PTSA 2.6.40 Newcastle PTSA 2.6.18 Pacific Cascade MS PTSA 2.6.41 Pine Lake MS PTSA 2.6.42 Skyline High PTSA 2.6.70 Sunny Hills PTA 2.6.25 Sunset PTA 2.6.30
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Vote YES FOR ISSAQUAH SCHOOLS! What will it cost? The district effectively manages your tax dollars which means your school tax rate will not increase. Bond sales are structured and timed so that rates remain level. You know your tax dollars will be wisely managed: The Issaquah School District has the highest bond rating of any school district in the state and has earned both a Moody’s Aaa bond rating and a S&P AA+ rating. Less than one-half percent of districts in the country have earned this dual bond rating which allows the district to borrow funds at a lower interest rate and saves taxpayers money. For 13 consecutive years the district has had clean audits by the Washington State Auditor’s Office. Why now? Available land for schools is becoming increasingly scarce. Land and construction costs will only increase as the region’s economy expands. Now is the time to secure land and prepare for incoming students. Why? Our schools are overcrowded. Our student population has grown by more than 2,000 kids over the last 4 years and we expect up to 2,000 more in the next 5 years, as well as a significant influx of students into full-day kindergarten. This explosive growth requires more schools and additional classrooms in elementary schools. th
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Spring is here just in time to try New Zealand’s favorite savory pie By Maria Nelson
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I’ve always had a slight obsession with pies. Their allure is often so overpowering that once I set my mind to having one, very little will deter me in my quest to make one. In my mind, they are quite simply the most perfect form of comfort food. After a few months of restricting my sugar and white flour intake, in an effort to make healthier choices, I can honestly say I’ve missed savory pies more than the sweet variety. There is just something so appealing, so homey, so satisfying about a savory pie. Chicken pot pie, quiche, beef and onion pies, pasties, sausage rolls, calzones — the list is endless and I love them all. This recipe, a national treasure in New Zealand, is one of my new favorites. It is simple, straightforward and a perfect addition to your spring picnic basket.
Bacon and Egg Pie Serves 8 q 2 sheets puff pastry, thawed
Maria Nelson q 12 ounces bacon, diced q 1 large onion, diced q 1 teaspoon dried thyme q 10 eggs, divided q 3 tablespoons fresh Italian parsley, chopped q ¼ cup heavy cream q 2 tablespoons milk q Salt and pepper to taste On a floured surface, roll the puff pastry into a circle wide enough to fit into a 9-inch pie pan. Line the pie pan with the pastry. Trim the excess. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate. Roll the additional piece of pastry into a circle large enough to cover the top of the pie. Place on a separate plate, cover with
plastic wrap and refrigerate until needed. In a large cast iron skillet, sauté the bacon over medium heat until brown and completely cooked. Set aside to cool. Strain from the pan and drain on a paper towel lined plate. Add the onions and thyme to the leftover bacon fat in the pan; season with salt and pepper to taste. Sauté until the onions are translucent. Set aside to cool. Preheat the oven to 350 F. Remove the lined pie tin from the fridge and scatter the cooled onions and the bacon over the bottom. Break 8 eggs over the bacon and onion mixture, being careful not to break the yolks. Add one of the two remaining eggs to the heavy cream in a small bowl and whisk to combine. Pour over the eggs in the pie tin. Season with salt and pepper and scatter the parsley over the top. Remove the pastry lid from the fridge and cut some vents on top of the dough to allow steam to escape and prevent the pie from bubbling over. Whisk the remaining egg and the milk in a small bowl and
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set aside. Brush some of this mixture around the rim of the bottom pastry. Carefully place the pastry lid over the top of the pie and press gently around the edge to form a seal.
Place the pie on a rimmed baking sheet and bake 50-60 minutes until the pastry is golden brown and the filling is set. If the pastry browns too quickly, cover loosely with tin foil. Serve hot or cold.
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Calendar of Events Friday, April 1
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. SE, 2950500 Fun and Games Friday, 3 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. SE, register for one time only, 3923130
Saturday, April 2 Chinese Story Time: Ni-Hao!, 11 a.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. SE, 392-3130 Russian Story Time: Privet!, 11 a.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. SE, 392-3130 Short Course on Local Planning, 6 p.m., Bellevue City Hall, 450 110th Ave. NE, Bellevue, 295-0561
Sunday, April 3 Pine Lake Covenant Church ministry for children with special needs, 10:45 a.m., 1715 228th Ave. SE, call 3928636 Hebrew Story Time: Shalom!, 1 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. SE, 392-3130 Study Zone, free drop-in homework help for grades K-12, 3-5 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. SE, 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 SE Issaquah-Fall City Road, 681-6736 or email marianne.giberson@ gmail.com
Monday, April 4 Teen Think Tank, 2 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. SE, 392-3130 Study Zone, free drop-in homework help for grades K-12, 6-8 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. SE, 392-3130 Arts Commission meeting, 6:30 p.m., City Hall, 801 228th Ave. SE, call to register, 800-398-7888 Citizens for Sammamish meeting, 7 p.m., Fire Station #82, 185 228th Ave. NE, citizensforsammamish. com
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Tuesday, April 5 Play and Learn Chinese, 10:30 a.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. SE, 3923130 Beaver Lake Trail Work party, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Beaver Lake Park, 2526 244th Ave. SE, 295-0556 Teen Think Tank, 2 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. SE, 392-3130 Study Zone, free drop-in homework help for grades K-12, 6-8 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. SE, 392-3130 City Council meeting, 6:30 p.m., City Hall, 801 228th Ave. SE, 295-0511 Talk Time, an English conversation class, 7 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. SE, 3923130
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Wednesday, April 6 Beaver Lake Trail Work party, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Beaver Lake Park, 2526 244th Ave. SE, 295-0556 Sammamish Plateau Community Bible Study, open to all women and their children, 9:30 a.m., Faith United Methodist Church, 3924 Issaquah-
Pine Lake Road SE, email deannacbs@outlook.com Teen Think Tank, 1 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. SE, 392-3130 Study Zone, free drop-in homework help for grades K-12, 6-8 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. SE, 392-3130 Dale Carnegie Training: Managing Stress through
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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. SE; 9:15 a.m. Tuesdays at Pine Lake Covenant Church, 1715 228th Ave. SE; 9:15 a.m. Fridays beginning Sept. 26 at Sammamish Presbyterian Church, 22522 NE 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. SE, vedicculturalcenter.org Email items for the calendar to newsclerk@isspress.com by noon Friday.
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Eastlake wins state pom title, coach of the year By Christina Corrales-Toy ccorrales-toy@ sammamishreview.com The Eastlake dance team came back from Yakima with some hardware. Eastlake won a Class 4A title in the pom category at the state dance/ drill championship at the Yakima Valley SunDome on Friday. The Wolves’ performance earned a superior rating of 272.80. It was just enough to best second-place finisher Moses Lake’s 272.70 score. Eastlake also finished fifth in the dance category with an exceptional rating of 254.70.
They narrowly missed a top-three finish in the kick category, but still earned a superior rating of 275.90. Additionally, Wolves coach Corinne Immel was voted the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association 4A state coach of the year, according to the official Eastlake sports Twitter account. Immel is a 2003 Eastlake graduate and has been coaching her alma mater’s dance team since 2006.
Skyline The Skyline dance team sent three routines to state for the first time.
Skyline qualified in the dance, pom and kick categories, placing in the top 10 for each. The Spartans best performance came in the dance routine, where they earned an exceptional rating of 245.80. Senior Kristine Chen also came home with a Washington State Dance/Drill Coaches Association scholarship, according to coaches Nichole Kurz and Lauren Bauman. “We are so proud of Kristine and the team she leads,” the two said in an email. “It’s been a very exciting year for the By Darin Fisher Skyline dance team, we look forward to our next The Eastlake dance team surrounds its state trophies on the floor of the Yakima season starting in May.” Valley SunDome on March 25.
Wolves win pitching duel against Wildcats By Neil Pierson npierson@ sammamishreview.com Her team hadn’t scored in nearly two full games, but Cassie Carter never lost faith that her Eastlake Wolves would find a way to beat the Mount Si Wildcats. “Our lineup is so deep and we can all step up when we need to, so I had no doubt in my mind about that,” Carter
said. Eastlake hadn’t put a run on the board in 13 innings, dating back to the start of a 3-0 loss to Jackson a day earlier, but found its hitting stroke in time to post a four-run seventh inning and surge past Mount Si, 4-0, in a Class 4A KingCo Conference fastpitch opener on Friday in Sammamish. See SOFTBALL, Page 15
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Skyline junior defender Kevin McGrane (13) chases the ball to the sideline with Federal Way senior defender Jonathan Lopez in pursuit during the first period.
Skyline gets first win over Eagles, 2-0 By Neil Pierson npierson@sammamishreview.com Goals haven’t come easily for the Skyline Spartans at the start of the 2016 boys soccer season, but the team came out
of its shell a bit in a March 21 home opener against the Federal Way Eagles. Seniors Ty Good and Matthew Richardson scored first-half goals, and Skyline’s defense bottled up the Federal
Way attack from there, helping the Spartans get into the win column, 2-0. Skyline doubled its offensive output from its first two See SOCCER, Page 15
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Crusaders route Ballard 19-4 with balanced offense By Neil Pierson npierson@ sammamishreview.com
With All-American players Arend Broekmate, Ross Komenda and Colin MacIlvennie leading the way, the Eastside Catholic boys lacrosse team hasn’t been short on talent the past few seasons. But a state championship has proved elusive for the program and the Crusaders are hoping a renewed focus on team-first principles will get them to the top this spring. EC has opened the season on a hot streak, scoring 78 goals during a 5-1 start, including a 19-4 rout of visiting Ballard in a Division I Metro League game on March 22. Junior attacker Ryan Grazko, who registered a season-high six goals in the win, was frank in his assessment of why the Crusaders have fallen
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Eastside Catholic’s Joey Matte wins a faceoff against Ballard’s Tlaloc OrozcoCohen during a March 22 Metro League boys lacrosse game in Sammamish. Matte scored twice as Eastside Catholic won, 19-4. short of the title game the past two seasons in losses to Bellevue and Issaquah. “I think we’ve just been a little bit too self-centered,” Grazko said. “We haven’t been enough of a team and we’ve been focusing too much on the individual play. But I think this year, that has changed a lot. I think we’ve got a
good shot this year.” Grazko has a teamhigh 10 goals in two league games, and was the spark plug in the third quarter against Ballard, scoring three times as the Crusaders’ lead ballooned from six to 12. EC built a 4-0 lead after one period, striking twice in man-advantage situations through sophomore Joey Matte and
freshman Eric Prologo. The Crusaders scored four times after opposition penalties, but also surrendered three goals to Ballard’s Cooper Bassett in the same situations. “We definitely want to prioritize scoring on the man-ups and then possessing the ball on the man-downs,” said EC senior attacker Bryce
Atwater, who had two goals and three assists. “We didn’t really settle the ball a lot on our man-ups. We definitely have to work on that for the future.” The Crusaders kept the Beavers under constant pressure, dominating face-offs and winning loose balls. Four players – Justin Prukop, Kelton Poletti, Chase Bultez and Brennan Cronk – collected at least five ground balls. Starting goalkeeper Josh Matte, a University of Denver signee, didn’t have a ton of work to do, stopping three of the five shots he faced before backup Ethan Schriever took over at halftime. The Crusaders traveled to a three-game tournament in Idaho last week and faced some stiff competition there. They won their first two games by a combined four goals and lost the finale, 14-6. “It was a big difference from what we play usu-
ally here, but I like the high intensity, high level of play,” Grazko said. “I think our team kind of rose to the occasion a lot.” “It showed how … when we form as a unit, we can definitely accomplish really high standards, and do really good things on offense and defense,” Atwater added. EC will take a lengthy break, with its next game coming April 6 against Nathan Hale. When the playoffs start in May, the Crusaders hope their array of weapons will help them reach new heights. The program has yet to win a state title, although it reached the Division I final in 2012 and the Division II final in ’09. “I think it’s definitely more of a team offense,” Grazko remarked. “This season, I’ve noticed there’s a lot of off-ball movement, a lot of passing, a lot more assisted goals, so I think that’s a lot more of a team effort.”
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Mackenzie Wieburg, a former Issaquah High School girls basketball star, is going to the Final Four. The University of Washington women’s basketball team defeated Stanford 85-76 on Sunday to clinch a spot in Indianapolis. It’s the team’s first Final Four appearance. Wieburg, a sophomore guard who played at Issaquah High School and lists her hometown as Sammamish, is on the team. She first joined the Huskies as a walkon in 2014, accord-
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The game was originally scheduled to be played at Mount Si High School. It was moved to Eastlake due to poor field conditions, so the Wolves served as the visiting team. Mount Si pitcher Claire Lis befuddled the Wolves through six innings, holding them to one hit, and stranding the six runners they got through walks and errors. But leadoff hitter Regan Hines got the top of the seventh off to a good start with a sharp single through the middle. Julie Graf’s sacrifice bunt moved Hines to second base, bringing up Carter, who has familiarity with Lis because they play together on the same select team. “I was just looking for something I could drive, something low and outside, and I wasn’t going to fall for her rise or change,” Carter said. She drilled a 2-1 pitch to center field, bringing Hines home with the game’s first
Mackenzie Wieburg ing to her bio on the school’s website. Washington will play Syracuse in the semifinals on April 3 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. run. That seemed to rattle Lis, who gave up a second run on Ryan Vogel’s groundout, then unleashed two wild pitches that resulted in two more runs. Lis allowed five hits and five walks to go along with five strikeouts, and earned nothing but praise from her coach, Lauren Liseth. “She had a great game,” said Liseth, the Wildcats’ firstyear coach. “I think (Eastlake) definitely had a hard time adjusting to her and I told our girls that it’s going to be the first team to break out that’s going to win this game. “Unfortunately, we couldn’t do that offensively for her sooner, because I think the outcome would’ve been different in that case. But she was just lights out all day, mixing it up and keeping them on their toes offensively, too.” Graf and Lis turned the game into a true pitchers’ duel. They were nearly untouchable through six innings, with the teams combining for only two hits. Graf’s perseverance was rewarded in the
matches, a scoreless draw at Mercer Island and a 2-1 loss at Curtis. Good, a senior midfielder, said the Spartans are starting to figure things out with two nonleague games remaining before the Class 4A KingCo Conference opener at Newport on March 29. “First two games were learning stages for us,” Good said. “We’ve settled in. We’ve kind of found our rhythm, and are looking to get going in KingCo and just go at (opponents).” Skyline had a couple scoring chances in the opening quarter of an hour, but it was Good who got his team on the board in the 17th minute with what appeared
seventh and she got the win with a completegame one-hitter that included 13 strikeouts. The senior wasn’t about to take all the credit, though, saying she trusted her defense to make plays behind her. “We all worked hard this offseason and we have big goals for this year, and we’re just working to get there,” Graf said. “She’s doing the best I’ve ever seen her do and she’s peaking at the right time,” Carter said of Graf. Mount Si’s Kara Link had an infield single in the first inning, her team’s only hit of the day. The Wildcats didn’t get a runner past second base and Graf wasn’t fazed when that happened with no outs in the third inning – she proceeded to strike out the next three hitters. “She had a phenomenal game, honestly,” Liseth said. “She mixed it up really well and we made adjustments where we could at the plate, but overall, we didn’t make adjustments early enough and we weren’t our aggressive
to be a speculative shot from about 35 yards. The shot didn’t have a ton of power behind it, but it was accurate enough to slither past Federal Way goalkeeper Cooper Hutchins and inside the left post. “I was going to test the keeper early on … because of the wet surface tonight,” Good said of his first goal of the season, assisted by central defender Ivan Esmeral. “I was looking for the goal and I got lucky, but I’ll take it.” The Eagles nearly equalized in the 31st minute when striker Chris Williams rolled a shot just wide, and the Spartans built a bigger cushion five minutes later on a precise giveand-go play. Luis Miller got the ball from Richardson at the top of the penalty box, then passed it back
selves that we usually have been in the past few games.” Eastlake (3-1 overall, 1-0 KingCo) scored 30 runs in wins over Bellevue and Hazen to start the season, so that firepower gave the Wolves the confidence they’d eventually break through against Mount Si (3-2, 1-1). “We were making pretty good contact,” Carter said. “We just needed to wait on (the ball) a little bit and drive it into the gaps.” “(Lis) did a good job,” Graf added, “but there was just no doubt in our mind that we were going to pull out the win and we made it happen.”
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Former Issaquah Soccer basketball star headed to Final Four
to Richardson, who ran behind his defender and finished a sharp-angle shot past Hutchins. Skyline coach Don Braman said his squad is learning how to combine in attacking areas. There are three groups of players who’ve had extra experience playing club soccer together, including Miller and Good. “For us as coaches, we’re just trying to find good partnerships, good pairings, and find out who’s playing well together, and who will play quickly and help us get up field so we can create some chances,” Braman said. The Spartans pressed for a third goal in the second half. They launched 23 shots in the game, but only eight found their way on target. “I thought we played about three 10-minute segments that were really high quality tonight,” Braman said. “The challenge is to get a full 80 minutes.” Skyline’s defense has had a good start to the season, allowing two goals in three matches. The back line has a good foundation with Esmeral and Grant Holland starting in the middle, and Fed Rubiolo and Kendrick Lu on the wings. Good said the group excels with its communication. “They move off the ball well with each other,” he said. “They’re winning everything in the air. They kept us in against Mercer Island and overall are just doing a great job.”
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“I thought we played about three 10-minute segments that were really high quality tonight. The challenge is to get a full 80 minutes.” — Don Braman Skyline High School boys soccer coach Federal Way’s scoring chances were few and far between after Skyline got a two-goal lead. The Eagles managed only one shot on goal in the second half. Skyline went with a three-man rotation at goalkeeper, using sophomores Lucas Richardson and Kenneth Symmes before junior Noah Christensen finished the match. Senior Alex Appel is the team’s most seasoned keeper, but a shoulder injury last season limited his playing time and Braman has moved him to defense. “We’re hoping to see if he can add to our depth at outside back and we know, in an emergency, we could stick him in the goal,” Braman said. “But we think the best thing for him is to play on the field.” Good said the three players battling for the starting role in goal are doing well. “I’m confident with all of them whenever they’re back there,” he said, “but at the end of the day, only one of them can play and we’re just waiting to see which one of them steps up for us.”
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