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May 28, 2014
SAMMAMISH REVIEW
Spartans fastpitch wins KingCo tourney By Neil Pierson
Annika Hildebrand isn’t known as a power hitter, but she picked a very good time to collect her first home run as a highschool player. The Skyline Spartans’ third baseman clobbered a three-run homer over the center-field fence. Those runs proved to be the difference as Skyline held off the Issaquah Eagles, 7-6, in a loser-out game at the Class 4A KingCo Conference fastpitch tournament May 20 at Inglemoor High School in Kenmore. In the bottom of the third inning, Skyline (15-7) took a 4-3 lead on Natalie King’s RBI single. Hildebrand then stepped to the plate and drilled a pitch from Issaquah’s Kylie Bevell, making it 7-3 in the blink of an eye. “I had two strikes on me, so I just hit whatever I had to,” Hildebrand said, noting that she didn’t think the ball was leaving the park. “It was the first time
I’ve jogged around the bases.” Skyline and Issaquah (12-10) split their two regular-season meetings, and the Eagles weren’t about to go quietly. Coach Ron Hatlen removed Bevell in favor of Winter Ridgeway, and the junior proceeded to hold the Spartans scoreless over the final three innings, striking out eight of the 11 hitters she faced. In hindsight, Hatlen said, he might have started Ridgeway, but she’d thrown 170 pitches a day earlier in a nine-inning win over Bothell. “She wanted in there, and all she did was what Winter has done for us all year,” Hatlen said. “She led the league in strikeouts, innings pitched. She’s matured. She used to get way down when stuff happened. Now she just lets it bounce off of her.” Issaquah trimmed its deficit to two in the fourth inning as leadoff hitter Jennifer Morse singled and Sydney Schultz followed with a two-run homer off Skyline’s
Photo by Greg Farrar
Annika Hildebrand (center), Skyline High School sophomore third baseman, leaps in the air onto home plate and into her teammates’ arms after collecting three runs with her first-ever high school homerun in the third inning May 20 against Issaquah. Caroline Bowman. Skyline’s lead remained 7-5 until the seventh, but Ridgeway dropped an infield hit in front of shortstop Lauren Lo to score Justi
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Olivia Palenscar (left), Eastlake High School junior centerfielder, and senior leftfielder Abby Goux collide with each other and the homerun fence as they try to catch a hit by Newport’s Sydney Tomlinson in the second inning of their May 20 KingCo 4A softball tournament game.
Johnson. With two outs and the tying run at third base, Bowman coaxed a game-ending ground ball from Jessica DeFelice. Bowman was battered a bit, giving up 12 hits, but struck out seven and only walked one. “Not my best outing, but we got done what we needed to,” the freshman said. “Defense was huge – they backed me up every play. It’s nice knowing they have my back.” Issaquah set the tone in the top of the first inning, getting three runs on four hits, including run-scoring singles from Amelia Cunningham and Ridgeway. The lead didn’t last long, though, as Skyline scored three in the bottom of the first. Madisen Camp-Chimenti’s two-out, tworun single was the key blow. Skyline’s successful season is due in large part to the quick maturity of its nine freshmen. Hildebrand, a sophomore, noted that many of the girls have basically grown up together, playing select softball with and against each other. The Spartans have likely surprised a lot of opponents who
were overlooking them. “It’s so exciting, because coming in with the nine freshmen and not having won any playoff games, no one really expects anything from us, so it’s nice to prove them wrong,” Bowman said. Newport’s hot bats end Eastlake’s season In the nightcap of the May 20 tournament doubleheader at Inglemoor, the Eastlake Wolves tried to keep their season alive against a Newport Knights team they’d beaten easily in late April. But the Knights (12-8) showed why they were the KingCo Crown Division champions, using a five-run sixth inning to pull away for an 11-7 victory. Newport had 10 hits off Eastlake pitchers Mikel Charles and Julie Graf, and got a huge game from junior outfielder Sydney Tomlinson, who was 3-for-5 with five RBIs. “You’ve got to give credit to that team over there,” Eastlake coach Rob Zahn said. “We beat See FASTPITCH, Page 9
‘Hyped-up’ Spartans claim first-round state soccer win By Neil Pierson
The Skyline High School boys soccer team had recently tasted disappointment in the first round of the state tournament, and the Spartans weren’t about to let it happen again. After suffering their first loss of the season to rival Issaquah in the May 8 KingCo Conference
championship game, the Spartans rebounded in a big way. Armeen Badri and Jason Twaddle netted goals in a fourminute span of the second half, and the Spartans defeated the Puyallup Vikings 2-0 in the first round of the Class 4A state tournament May 21 at Sparks Stadium in Puyallup. Senior defender Nick Morgan
said Skyline’s last two playoff losses were motivating factors coming in. They lost to Puyallup (2-1) in 2012 and to Camas (1-0) in 2013. “Before the game, we were really hyped up on winning this game and ending the curse,” Morgan said. “because we lost the KingCo finals the last couple years, and we thought losing one
game was enough for the year.” The Spartans (14-1-3) advanced to the state quarterfinals for the first time since 2011, traveling to Snohomish May 24. Skyline defeated Snohomish 1-0 on March 22, although Morgan indicated last week that result means little since the rematch will have much higher stakes. Puyallup and Skyline spent
much of the opening half probing each other for weaknesses, and went to the break scoreless. The Vikings (13-5-1) limited Skyline’s scoring chances, with the only serious threat coming on Nate Hardwick’s 32nd-minute free kick that forced a diving save from goalkeeper Jack Rose. See SOCCER, Page 9
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May 28, 2014
COMMUNITY
SAMMAMISH REVIEW
As weather heats up, water safety becomes important By Neil Pierson
King County sheriff’s deputies Chris Bedker and Charlie Akers were dressed in wetsuits, thermal outerwear and lifejackets when they fell into the waters of Lake Sammamish last week. Most people who fall into the 50-degree water aren’t as prepared. Members of the sheriffs’ marine/dive rescue unit – including Bedker, Akers, deputy Keith Bennett and Sgt. Jim Knauss – held a demonstration at Bellevue’s Vasa Park May 19 as a reminder of water-safety tactics that become increasingly important as summer nears. The best way a person can prepare for being on the water is to wear a lifejacket, officials said. Of the 17 drowning fatalities in Washington last year, 10 of them involved human-powered vessels like rowboats, canoes and kayaks, said Derek VanDyke, boating safety manager for Washington State Parks. “Lifejackets are imperative,” VanDyke said. “People that have boating accidents, it’s not the plan that they’re jumping in the water. It’s the unexpected.
Schools foundation raises $732,500 With the help of 38 sponsors, 275 in-kind donors and nearly 1,300 guests, the Issaquah Schools Foundation announced it has raised $732,500 from its Nourish Every Mind luncheon and breakfast events. The annual fundraising events support Issaquah School District students and teachers by investing in a wide variety of educational programs and materials. Jim Dever of KING-5 TV and Molly Shen of KOMO-4 TV emceed the two events, which also included student speakers giving their account of donor investments in classrooms, and performances by musical acts at Issaquah High School, Grand Ridge Elementary School and Pacific Cascade Middle School. “The participation and support of so many is a testament to the connection between great schools and great communities,” Robin Callahan, the foundation’s executive director, stated in a news release. “Our parents, residents, businesses, PTSAs and public officials understand that our schools bring so much to the plate―they attract families, provide educated employees for our businesses, fuel our economy and prepare today’s students to be tomorrow’s leaders.”
“If you’re not wearing your lifejacket, you go underwater, you have that gasping reflex, and you suck down a quart of water into your lungs. And that could cause you to drown almost immediately.” During the sheriffs’ demo, Bedker and Akers showed how difficult it is to rectify the situation after falling into the water. One scenario involved a small aluminum rowboat, the other a two-person canoe. In both cases, once the vessel was flipped and the occupants were in the water, it was practically impossible for them to get back in the vessel. With the surface temperature of Lake Sammamish hovering in the mid 50s, anyone not wearing a lifejacket is likely to succumb quickly, deputies indicated. Hypothermia and cold-water shock are two very different things, Knauss said, and it doesn’t take long for shock to take its toll. When a person falls into cold water unexpectedly, their body triggers involuntary gasping and muscular fatigue. “It doesn’t matter if you’re a good swimmer or a bad swimSee WATER, Page 11
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King County sheriff’s deputies Charlie Akers, left, and Chris Bedker demonstrate the instability of a capsized rowboat, falling into the waters of Lake Sammamish May 19.
The foundation is hoping to reach its annual fundraising goal of $765,000 by the end of May. This year’s donations will enable the foundation to expand its preschool and kindergarten summer school programs to the Sammamish plateau, enlarge the Start Strong program for ninthgraders, and continue supporting teaching residencies for the elementary writing curriculum adoption.
Broughton’s second-place photograph will join other pieces in a year-long traveling exhibit and be displayed in several locations, including the Tacoma Art Museum and the Seattle Art Museum. This year’s competition received more than 4,000 entries from 70 schools. The competition is open to all public, private and alternative school students in grades 9-12.
Jesse Klug on dean’s list
Brandon Lester on dean’s list
Jesse Klug, of Sammamish, was named to the dean’s list at Bucknell University for the fall 2013 semester. To qualify, students need a GPA of 3.5 or higher.
Brandon Lester, of Sammamish, was named to the dean’s list at Pacific Lutheran University for the fall 2013 semester. To qualify, students need a GPA of 3.5 or higher.
Blake Jarvis on dean’s list
Bryce Barlow on dean’s list
Eastside Catholic students honored at state’s high school photography competition
3 students receive women’s club scholarships
Blake Jarvis, of Sammamish, was named to the dean’s list at the Berklee College of Music for the fall 2013 semester. To qualify, students need a GPA of 3.4 or higher.
Bryce Barlow, of Sammamish, was named to the dean’s honor list for the fall term at the University of Michigan majoring in mechanical engineering. To qualify, students must have a 3.5 GPA or higher.
Six Eastside Catholic School students, including three Sammamish residents, were honored at this month’s Washington State High School Photography Competition. The three Sammamish residents who earned awards are sophomore Jillian Broughton, who placed second in the manipulation category and received two Select Awards for placing in the top 10 percent in the people category; Andres O’Beirne, a freshman who was a finalist in the portrait category; and sophomore Adam Lovin, a Select Award recipient in the still life category.
The Issaquah Women’s Club has awarded three $1,000 “Follow Your Dreams” scholarships to senior girls at Skyline High School. The scholarship winners are Sydney Smith, Madison Laycock and Gabrielle Diebner. After graduation, Smith plans to attend Claremont McKenna College in California and major in economics. Laycock will be going to the University of Washington to study business, and Diebner plans to study interior design at the University of Idaho. The Issaquah Women’s Club hosts its next scholarship fundraiser Nov. 1. For more information about the scholarship and its requirements, go online to www. issaquahwomensclub.org.
Annmarie Crandall graduates Annmarie Crandall, of Sammamish, received a Bachelor of Arts in health science from Whitworth University.
Jeffrey Schlotter on dean’s list Jeffrey Schlotter, of Sammamish, was named to the dean’s list at Cal State, San Luis Obispo for both the fall and winter quarters of 2013. he is a 2013 graduate of Skyline High School.
Gonzaga announces graduates The following Sammamish residents graduated from Gonzaga University in the spring 2014 semester. Mercedes Bass, B.B.A. in business administration; Jessica Daniels, B.S. in nursing; Joshua Erickson, B.B.A. in business administration; Carolyn Kading B.A. in English; Sarah Talbot, B.S. in mechanical engineering; Chelsea Waters B.B.A. in business administration and Annie Worman B.A. in public relations.