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Margaret Mead Elementary School was a hive of activity April 23 as hundreds turned out for the school’s annual art show. About 600 students put their artwork on display. Left, Mia Malcolm’s first-grade students took aluminum foil and created ‘people in motion’ after studying famous sculptors like Auguste Rodin and Edgar Degas. Some of the other work included line drawings from Stephanie Egeberg’s kindergarten class; Aboriginal dot art using iron ore, charcoal and calcite from Helen Kraft’s fourth-graders; and wire sculptures from the fifth-grade students in Andre Demos’ class.
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With advisory vote passing, council will look at initiatives, referenda By Tom Corrigan tcorrigan@isspress.com The Sammamish City Council already has a study session set up to tackle the issue of handling residents’ initiative and referendum rights. That session is set for a council work session June 9, Mayor Tom Vance said. “It’s a chance to discuss the issue,” he added. While the ballot question did not earn overwhelming support, as of May 1, voters were passing the nonbinding advisory issue on initiative and referendum rights 3,799 to 3,054, or 55 percent to 44.5 percent. Election results won’t be certified until May 12, one reason the council won’t take
up the topic immediately, Vance said. As the vote was an advisory issue, the council is under no obligation to follow the voters’ lead and put initiative and referendum rights on the books in Sammamish. “That’s a seven-member council decision,” Vance said. Prior to the election, Vance made no guarantees about the council adopting initiative and referendum rights, but said he couldn’t see legislators going against voter wishes. “We’re very, very excited about the vote,” said Harry Shedd, one of the leaders of the community group Citizens for Sammamish. “We’re happy to see the good numbers.” More than anyone else, Shedd and the Citizens group
lobbied council to put the initiative/ referendum issue to a public vote. Although he declined to say how much was spent, Shedd said he ran a modest campaign in favor of the issue essentially out of his own pocket. Initiatives allow voters to put specific questions directly on the ballot, effectively bypassing legislators. Referendum questions also are put before voters and are used to halt or repeal legislation adopted by local lawmakers. In both cases, in order to place questions on a ballot, supporters must collect a certain number of signatures from resident, registered voters, usually a number equal to a percentage of the total ballots cast in the last general election.
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With passage of annexation, city jumps into talks with county By Tom Corrigan tcorrigan@isspress.com As Klahanie-area voters were overwhelmingly approving annexation to Sammamish, City Manager Ben Yazici wasted no time. According to unofficial numbers from the King County Board of Elections, as of May 1, the annexation was passing by a more than healthy margin of 2,451 votes to 398, or 86 percent to 13.9 percent. Even though some votes still need counting and results won’t be certified until May 12, with initial returns showing the annexation passing handily, Yazici said he quickly was on the phone to county officials to get the ball rolling toward formal annexation of the Klahanie area. “First of all, we are delighted with the result,” Yazici said. “I expected it to pass, but not by that much of a margin.” “I think it speaks volumes about the people in Klahanie wanting to be part of a city,” Mayor Tom Vance said. Klahanie residents had twice turned down annexation to Issaquah. But staying a part of unincorporated King County really wasn’t an option, said Mike Foss, one of the leaders of Klahanie Choice, a community group that campaigned in favor of the annexation. Foss said he believes Sammamish will step up and keep the promises it made to Klahanie-area voters. He expects annexation eventually will lead to lower taxes and more services for persons living in the annexation area. Vance said the Sammamish City Council must pass a formal resolution asking the county to annex the targeted area to the city. That can’t happen until after the vote is certified, but
Vance said a resolution or ordinance, whichever is needed, will be in front of the council as soon as possible. Vance added much of the annexation work to come over the next few months falls on the city administration. As he has in the past, Yazici said there are numerous issues Sammamish needs to work out with the county. Among those items is an inventory of the infrastructure in the annexation area — including everything from roads to storm sewers — along with a maintenance schedule. He wants the same information on the major parks in the Klahanie area. And the city and county still need to work out if there are any capital improvement monies that now should come to Sammamish. “That will all take some time,” Yazici said. He said he wants to get moving on one item in particular as soon as possible, namely finding and hiring six additional police officers needed to patrol the new parts of the city. He said the process would take between four and six months. Foss was especially enthusiastic about the changes in police coverage. He said service should improve along with response times. If everything falls into place, Vance has said he believes Sammamish could have the annexation completed by August. If so, Klahanie residents would enjoy reduced See ANNEX, Page 3 Prsrt Std U.S. Postage PAID Kent, WA Permit No. 71 POSTAL CUSTOMER
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Eastlake seniors celebrate their future plans By Neil Pierson npierson@sammamishreview.com May is the last full month high-school seniors will spend with each other, and Jordan Lim wanted to find a special way for Eastlake High School’s class of 2015 to reminisce. About a month ago, Lim pitched the idea of a Senior Destination Day to leadership teacher Don Bartel, and after getting approval, she quickly organized an after-school get-together for the school’s 430-plus seniors on May 1. The idea, she said, was to do something more formal to recognize students who’ve been accepted into colleges or training
programs, and to start the goodbye process after so many years together. “In years past, they’ve always kind of gone out on their own on the football field, and it was kind of this unspoken tradition,” Lim said. “I think I just decided to make it a community event, because it’s just such a big day for all of us as seniors.” Hundreds of students crowded into the school’s auxiliary gymnasium to pose for group pictures and share memories. A large map of the United States and a smaller one of the world were taped to a wall, and students pinned their names to it to indicate their future destinations. While dozens of pins crowded
together in the Puget Sound area, representing schools like the University of Washington or Seattle University, dozens more were on the eastern side of the state for those headed to Gonzaga or Washington State. California schools like USC, Cal Poly and Berkeley were also popular destinations. East of the Mississippi River, there were pins in Missouri, Pennsylvania, New York City and Boston. The world map was largely bare, but there were a few exceptions, including a pin in the Middle East for a student heading to U.S. Navy Seal training. Landon Webber is also headed abroad: He was accepted into
Queenstown Resort College in New Zealand, where he plans to study hospitality management. “It’s a really hands-on school, which is why I’m going there, because I’m a hands-on person,” said Webber, who has citizenship in New Zealand because of family members who are natives. “If it’s just theoretical, it’s not going to work, but if you’re doing stuff where you’re involved in the workforce — and we’re working while we’re at the school — you just get that much more experience than just learning about it in textbooks.” Rachel Zigman is also leaving Sammamish far behind so she can study business and law at Michigan State University.
“I love the snow,” Zigman said of choosing the school. “I like grassy campuses, and I’m originally from Ohio, so it’s really close to my family. And I got offered admission to their academic scholars program, so that’s helped.” Lim is going to be a thirdgeneration Gamecock at the University of South Carolina, where she plans to double-major in international business and marketing. “It’s the first school I heard back from, and it’s the only school I’d applied to at that point — I applied back in November,” she said. See SENIORS, Page 5
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LaVerta Kelley unexpectedly and peacefully passed away in her sleep in the early morning of April 19, 2015. After several years in the early 2000s diligently caring for her husband Terry, who succumbed to cancer in 2008, her last eight years have been peaceful, enjoyed in the company of her family, friends, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. LaVerta, daughter of Elmer and Velma WinburnBenham, was born in 1935 and raised in LaGrande, Oregon. She was in the top 10 percent of her high school graduating class and excelled in extra-curricular activities including marching band and yearbook committee. She was appointed Worthy Advisor of Rainbow Girls. Shortly after graduation, she married her high school sweetheart Terry, with whom she was together for 54 years. She attended Tri-City
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of the street? Now, do you understand why we need initiatives? So officials do not waste taxpayer dollars to satisfy a few. Fred Caponigro Sammamish
Spare some time for school children Lake Washington School District students are working hard to achieve personal success in school. But you can help them do more by sharing your time through LINKS, which is in its seventh year of helping students with funding provided by the Lake Washington Schools Foundation. Through LINKS, students needing extra support have the opportunity to receive tutoring and mentoring from community volunteers. In some cases, a student needs help with math, while others need help to understand the plot in a story. In any case, having a volunteer help talk through a subject can make the difference between understanding the material or not. Many students are preparing for advancement to middle or high schools. They may experience added stress on top of their usual workload. Added schoolwork can make daily routines busier and potentially more stressful. These students benefit from the support of a volunteer. “The volunteer in my class allowed a small group of students to receive extra support in reading and math,” teacher Johnathan Hodges said. “The students felt very successful when working one-on-one with our volunteer. It is of great value to the students to receive help from people outside of the regular school network of teachers and parents.” LINKS depends on community support to fill the growing number of volunteer needs throughout the Lake Washington School District. Academic mentors meet once a week for about an hour to help students with specific subjects. Such mentors serve students from kindergarten through 12th grade. The elementary school Lunch Buddy Program is also a one-on-one placement. Students meet with their buddy one day a week during the lunch period. All new volunteers are required to attend a volunteer orientation, complete a volunteer application and be approved as a school district volunteer. Won’t you help a child who need you? Learn more about how you can become a volunteer at www.lwsd.org/links. Register for an upcoming volunteer orientation by emailing Nanci Wehr at nwehr@lwsd.org or learn more by calling 936-1410.
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Letters to the Editor ‘High density’ doesn’t work in Sammamish
Sammamish’s main arterials haven’t changed materially in more than 20 years. Issaquah-Pine Lake Road and Issaquah-Fall City Road still have about the same through capacity. What have changed are Washington’s Growth Management Act and the city’s Comprehensive Plan for less suburban sprawl by building many big houses on small lots. High-density developments work best in cities with a grid street system and significant public transit. It doesn’t work well in Sammamish. Developers love “high density,” and the city has shown a willingness to acquiesce and even grant numerous variances for narrow road widths and limited parking. High density in the suburbs is bad for the environment as green space is paved over with small lots and commuters idling in traffic
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jams. Issaquah-Pine Lake Road and the pending ConnerJarvis Subdivision (120 houses) is a case in point. At the northern end of Issaquah-Pine Lake Road there is a deficient roundabout, two schools, the bus barn, apartment complex, gas stations, banks, fitness center and the Pine Lake Shopping Center. Adding traffic lights and turn lanes on Issaquah-Pine Lake Road will make the road safer, but it will not significantly improve the through capacity of this arterial. Traffic will come to a congested impasse near the roundabout. The ConnerJarvis development will drive most of its northbound traffic to inadequate local streets ending at an Issaquah intersection at Southeast 40th Street and 228th Avenue, and there is no Issaquah traffic signal. If you care about the future of Sammamish, you might pick up the phone or email the City Council and request a moratorium on
all high-density developments until there is a viable process for Sammamish not becoming a parking lot that primarily benefits developers. I am retired, but have considerable experience as Assistant Secretary of Transportation for the Washington State Department of Transportation. Frank Maresca Sammamish
Why build expensive bike lanes for a few? Laura Philpot announced that we are going to spend $650,000 on 212th for bike lanes; are you kidding me? It is time, if we are going to spend that kind of money, to start charging for bike tags to the cyclist. Please tell me we can’t spend taxpayer money on something better than bike lanes for a few. Why do we need them on both sides
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On April 19, at about 6 p.m., someone hit a beautiful calico cat on East Lake Sammamish Parkway and just kept going. Sadly, by the time I got to it, it had passed. I was trying to get it out of the road but realized I didn’t have anything in my car to pick it up with. I want to thank the kind gentleman who stopped his very large white pickup truck in the road, got out a towel, wrapped the cat in it and gently moved it to the side of the road, covering it with the towel. There was unfortunately no collar on the cat. A sad ending to an otherwise beautiful day, but it was at least heartening to know that there was someone else who had some compassion for a helpless animal. Debbie Woodrich Sammamish
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Gas leak temporarily closes East Lake Sammamish Parkway A natural gas leak in north Sammamish near the city’s border with Redmond temporarily closed East Lake Sammamish Parkway for several hours starting at about 9:30 a.m. April 28. Puget Sound Energy crews had sealed the leak by about noon, Tim Larson, Sammamish communications coordinator said in a press release. PSE crews continued to work on the damaged pipeline even after the leak was sealed. The parkway had been
closed north of Inglewood Hill Road. By noon, traffic was getting through in both directions as north and southbound drivers took turns using the one open lane with the help of flaggers. The leak occurred along the parkway in the area of Northeast 49th Place. A private contractor working on a new home accidently punctured a gas main, according to several sources. Initial reports from the city said some homes in the area had been evacu-
ated because of the leak. Larson later said those reports had been in error. The first emergency unit was sent to the area at 9:03 a.m., said Eastside Fire & Rescue headquarters administration assistant Jay Hart. Two other crews were dispatched in the next 10 minutes or so. At about 10 a.m., Puget Sound Energy crews were on their way to the scene, said Akiko Oda, media engagement manager for PSE. She said at least one PSE employee already was on the scene along with EFR.
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“Just how welcoming everyone was here was a big difference,” he said of coming to Eastlake. “I found some great friends that I’m just going to keep in contact with.” Zigman ran cross country for the past three years, and has been in the same advanced math classes with many people since they were at Inglewood Middle School. “I doubt college will be the same social feeling,” she said. Lim has friends from
her days at McAuliffe Elementary and Inglewood, and their lengthy history is about to come to an end. Eastlake seniors have final exams on June 9-10, say farewell at a June 11 assembly, and graduate at Seattle’s Key Arena on June 12. “This is the kickstart of the senior-year craziness,” Lim said, “because we have AP testing and graduation, baccalaureate and prom and all that. This is the first landmark day of all that.”
From Page 2 While they were busy celebrating their future plans, students at Senior Destination Day also took time to look back at where they’ve been. Webber, who moved from Singapore to Sammamish in eighth grade, said he’ll miss his track and field teammates most of all.
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Eastside Fire & Rescue may seek status as a nonprofit By Tom Corrigan tcorrigan@isspress.com Though it may not happen soon, Eastside Fire & Rescue is looking to become the first official nonprofit emergency service entity in Washington.
“Essentially, we’re a large umbrella group,” Deputy Chief Bud Backer said. That group currently is governed by a batch of interlocal agreements reached with each client community. There would
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District 10 does most of the personnel paperwork, including handling retirement plans for emergency workers. If Eastside becomes a formal nonprofit group, emergency workers would be employees of that nonprofit and paperwork, including such things as retirement plans, would be handled in-house. “It evens out responsibility and control,” Backer said. Backer and others said
EFR is seeking to get an OK from each of its client cities. It would also need the Internal Revenue Service to make a decision on certain issues related to retirement benefits. Backer added he doesn’t expect a definitive answer on that question until 2016. EFR officials started thinking about morphing into a nonprofit in 2013, Backer said. “It’s just a way to solidify our governance,” he said.
EFR is currently in the midst of contract negotiations with its client cities. The same union represents all EFR employees. Backer said the previous contract was extended three years ago because of the recession happening at the time. He said talks are going well, from his point of view. “We’re down to all the money stuff,” he said. “Both sides seem to be ready to work together.”
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Clark won for Best Individual Room in the contemporary category. Her design of an entertainment and game room in a Redmond-area home was selected from a group of submissions. Designers, architects and students from
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Kassi Clark, who owns Sammamish interior design firm Kasabella, won a firstplace award last month in the Seattle Design Center’s 16th annual Northwest Design Awards.
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EC boys basketball program likely to face probation By Josh Liebeskind Seattle Times staff reporter The Metro League has voted to put the Eastside Catholic High School boys basketball team on probation for one year due to administrative issues. While on probation, the
team will be excluded from postseason play. The penalty will not be finalized unless it’s passed by voting members of Sea-King District 2, which met May 4 after press time. Metro League presidents and principals voted last week to assess the penalty.
“How the administration handled certain things, it was decided it was in the best interest to put the school on probation,” Metro president Eric McCurdy said May 1. McCurdy would not comment on what the administrative issues were.
The penalty would only affect EC’s boys basketball team. After not reaching the state tournament for more than two decades, the Crusaders found immense success the past few years, thanks in large part to the program’s first two play-
ers to sign with Division I schools. Behind Matisse Thybulle (University of Washington signee) and Mandrell Worthy (Montana State University signee), Eastside Catholic finished third in the Class 3A state tournament this season and sec-
ond in 2014. The school and former head coach Bill Liley decided to part ways March 31. Liley went 77-35 in four seasons. An Eastside Catholic official declined to comment until the District 2 vote concluded.
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In the end, it didn’t matter that Issaquah High School’s goal was under siege for much of the second half, or that Skyline piled up a 20-6 advantage in shots. When Issaquah midfielder Mikey Callan pounced on a loose ball in the box and scored in the 25th minute, the Eagles had all the offense they needed to beat the visiting Spartans, 1-0, in Class 4A KingCo Conference boys soccer action on May 1 at Gary Moore Stadium. Callan, one of 13 seniors playing their final regularseason home game, put himself in perfect position for the game’s only goal. After surviving an early onslaught from the Spartans’ attack, the Eagles scored when they sent a long pass toward Skyline’s penalty area. The ball deflected off a head and
Two Skyline High School football stars are headed to the National Football League. While wide receiver Kasen Williams and quarterback Jake Heaps didn’t hear their names called during the NFL draft, both will reportedly get shots as undrafted free agents. Williams, a 2011 Skyline graduate, signed with the Cincinnati Bengals, while Heaps, a 2009 Skyline graduate, will head to the New York Jets. “Can’t wait for the opportunity!!” Heaps tweeted after word spread of his destination. Heaps finished his college career as a backup at the University of Miami, after stops at both Brigham Young University and the University of Kansas. Williams followed in his father Aaron’s footsteps, electing to continue his football career at the University of Washington. The Skyline wide receiver also led the Spartans to three state championships, including the one he earned alongside Heaps as freshman phenom pass catcher in 2007. Williams was considered one of the nation’s top receivers when he graduated in 2011. He was named the Parade AllAmerican National Player of the Year, MaxPrep. com’s National Athlete of the Year and earned The Seattle Times’ male athlete of the year three years in a row, among a host of other honors.
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onto the right foot of a hustling Callan, who slotted it low past goalkeeper Bryce Escobar. “I read the play early, and I knew where the ball was going to go, and I knew I had to beat my guy there,” Callan said. “It looked like he had a good idea of what was going to happen,” Issaquah coach Kyle Tatro said of the play. “He anticipated well and he finished well. It was a good play by him.” The win was important for Issaquah from a rivalry standpoint, and it also gave the Eagles (4-4 KingCo, 12 points) home-field advantage in the first round of the KingCo playoffs. They clinched the No. 4 seed, and they’ll host fifthseeded Redmond at 7 p.m. May 7. Skyline (5-3, 15 points) didn’t lose ground with the loss. The Spartans had already sewn up third place, and host sixth-seeded Woodinville at 7 p.m. May 7.
Still, it was a tough loss to swallow for Spartans coach Don Braman and his players, who felt they created enough chances to win the game. “We had a lot of the run of play, and I really liked how we played early in the game,” Braman said. “I don’t know how we create more chances than that early in the game, because we had five, six in the first 20 minutes.” Skyline’s first good chance came in the ninth minute, when Sergio Palomino took a sharpangle shot that Issaquah goalkeeper Dylan Dieringer saved. The ball skittered across the goal mouth to Matthew Richardson, who couldn’t keep his chance on frame. After Callan’s goal, the Spartans nearly equalized in the 30th minute off Nate Hardwick’s long free kick. The ball found Nick Morgan, whose close-range See SOCCER, Page 10
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Sergio Palomino (right), Skyline High School freshman midfielder, won’t be denied in pursuit of the ball during the first period as Issaquah senior defender Liam Bruno slides in with his leg to try for a block.
Work ethic leads Eastlake tennis to winning season By Neil Pierson npierson@sammamishreview.com With Class 4A KingCo Conference matches wrapping up this week, the Eastlake High School girls tennis team is poised to put a bow on what has been a beautiful regular season. Heading into their May 5 match at Mount Si — results that came after press time — the Wolves were 8-3 overall, 5-2 in conference, and have been playing with the kind of fire and finesse that has coach Bud Peterson grinning from ear to ear. “This has been a phenomenal team,” Peterson said during an April 28 practice session. “They
have done everything I’ve ever asked them all season long. “They’ve worked really hard — the conditioning drills, the tennis drills, which can get old after a while … they’ve done it, and they’ve done it with great joy.” Eastlake was scheduled to face Lake Washington on April 28 in its final nonconference outing, but the match was cancelled so the Kangaroos could make up a date with 2A/3A rival Mercer Island. Even with practice on tap instead of a match, the Wolves seemed hungry to work and improve just as they’ve done all season. That has been especially true
of sisters Michelle and Nicole Knutson, Eastlake’s senior co-captains. Michelle has had a good run at No. 3 singles, while Nicole has teamed with Ashwathy Goutham to form one of KingCo’s best No. 1 doubles duos. “We definitely don’t take it easy on each other,” Michelle Knutson said of her sister. “I think we push each other to make each other better.” “It’s pretty perfect — since we both play tennis, we have an ultimate practice partner,” Nicole added. “We play anytime we need to, year round, and it was cool that we were voted captains this year, so we both can collaborate with that
and make a better team.” Peterson said he has enjoyed his players’ camaraderie, noting the way the seniors and juniors have accepted the sophomores and freshmen as equals. It helps that one of the underclassmen, sophomore Kayla Lee, may be the team’s strongest player. She has stepped into the No. 1 singles role after former standout Katie Park graduated. Her coach said she hasn’t missed a beat. “Between last year and this year, there has been marked improvement,” Peterson said of Lee. “She’s No. 1, and it’s very obvious she’s See TENNIS, Page 10
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Soccer From Page 9 shot was saved, and Neel Baxi shot wide on the rebound attempt. Issaquah nearly had a second goal just before halftime as Escobar failed to control an Adrian Diaz cross, but the Eagles were unable to get to the loose ball with the goalkeeper stranded on the turf. Issaquah’s defense was sharp for the bulk of the second half, but Skyline created several late chances. Daniel Luis Miller
had an open look from 10 yards that was blocked at the last instant, and later, the Eagles made a couple of desperate clearances as the ball bounced dangerously around the box. Tatro, the Eagles’ second-year coach, said his team has tried to play with the same mentality as last season, when it won the program’s first KingCo tournament title. “It’s kind of been our goal the whole time to be hard-nosed defensively and then nick goals when we can,” he said. “That’s what we’re trying to pride ourselves on. It hasn’t quite worked out for us
this season, but when it mattered, we pulled it out.” Naturally, the Spartans felt unlucky about the result. “We had the ball in the box, and it was pinging around, and anything could happen,” Braman said. “That happened five, six times near the end of the game, and we had some really well-hit balls that just ran into bodies. “And it seems like that’s the luck we’re getting right now. This is a cruel game sometimes, and I hope all our cruelty is used up now. We’re on to the playoffs, and it’s win to move on.”
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Tennis From Page 9 No. 1.” Lee has developed the kind of versatility that top players need. She’s strong at forehand, backhand and drop shots, has a powerful first serve, and complements it all with great hustle, Peterson said. For Lee, the best part of the season came at the start when she earned the top singles position by knocking off Nicole Yen in a challenge
match. And she hasn’t gotten discouraged with the few setbacks she’s had. “The harder matches against Newport and Skyline, even though I lost against those (opponents), it was really fun to play and it was really intense,” Lee said. Goutham and Nicole Knutson could contend for the doubles title at the KingCo championships, May 11-13 at Skyline High School. The duo played together as sophomores, but Knutson was asked to play singles as a junior. They’ve played well since reuniting.
“My strong suit is my backhand, and then Ashwathy has an amazing forehand and is really good at the net, so that complements each other well,” Knutson said. “We’ve talked a lot this year in doubles about being fearless,” Peterson said. “You’ve got to get to the net. Doubles is won at the net. And they have done that. “It takes some strength, it takes some courage to do that, because you’re putting yourself in a place where you’re not really comfortable.”
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