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City hit hard with thefts from cars

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By Tom Corrigan tcorrigan@isspress.com From Aug. 30 to Sept. 4, Sammamish police investigated roughly 25 thefts from cars. Reports seemed to come from all around the city, though the Trossachs neighborhood seemed hit the hardest. Items stolen ranged from anything from wallets and purses to bottles of liquor from the back of a pickup to a cell phone. “These were all crimes of convenience,” said Sammamish Police Det. Bill Albright. He said the numbers seem to have fallen off since early this month, but thefts from cars — or car prowls, in police terminology — remain what Albright called a “lucra-

tive” endeavor for local thieves. In the past two weeks, Albright said police have identified two suspects who may be linked to multiple crimes. The suspects may be operating in Sammamish, Renton and Woodinville, and Albright said police in all three jurisdictions are actively looking for them. Sammamish police also have identified a third subject, possibly a local resident who works on his own and is perhaps a bit older than the usual suspect. In the case of all the suspects, none seem to have regular home addresses, which has made them difficult for police to track, Albright said. How did police uncover the susSee THEFTS, Page 3

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Children can help create outdoor art with bird’s nest project Children ages 8-12 are invited to help create a human-sized bird’s nest that eventually will become a part of Sammamish’s Big Rock Park. Sponsored by the Sammamish Arts Commission and facilitated by Issaquah’s artEAST, the nest-building project is from 9 a.m. to noon Sept. 19 at the Lower Commons Park, 550 22nd Place S.E., Sammamish. The nest will be moved to Big Rock Park next spring.

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Professional environmental artist Karen White, of artEAST, will lead the nest building, creating what event planners bill as “an ephemeral urban treasure.” Participants must register. Go to the city’s website, www.sammamish.us and follow the links to “Let’s Build a Bird’s Nest.” Click on “Register Today” near the bottom of the page. Learn more about White at www.kwsculptures. com.

Winery opens new tasting lounge in release weekend Fivash Cellars, in the heart of Sammamish, will be open to the public Sept. 18-20 for its annual Fivash Release Weekend. Tastings at the growing destination winery are typically on Sunday or by appointment. The release and tasting event provides a unique opportunity to check out the growing winery and its new Tasting Lounge. “It is a comfortable place to relax and enjoy some great wine,” owner and winemaker Scott Fivash said in a news release. This year’s release will include several 2010 vintage wines, including two new Walla Walla Cabernet Sauvignons, a new 100 percent Syrah and a new Merlot

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Noah Foxman (left), 8, and Noah Yoon, 10, use gold shovels to spread mulch around the base of a freshly planted red oak tree Sept. 12 at SLIDESHOW Klahanie Park to mark a great beginning as the neighborhood celebrated its upcoming annexation. The Welcome to Sammamish event took advantage of beautiful weather See more photos from that likely won’t be around Jan. 1, 2016, when Klahanie is officially the Sept. 12 “Welcome annexed into the city limits. The day included family festivities, games to Sammamish” event at www.sammamishreview.com. and music, bouncy houses and food, as well as remarks by elected officials from Sammamish and King County.

produced from grapes also grown in Walla Walla. “These Cab Sauvs are some of the best wines I have ever made and all of the new releases are very good and ready to be drank,” Fivash said. “I believe that you must have tasted a lot of good wine to make good wine. I started my wine collection in 1985 with two cases of California Cabernet Sauvignon and over the years I have been lucky to drink a lot of great wine from around the world and especially Washington state,” he added. “There was a period of almost 10 years, while I was publishing See WINERY, Page 2

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From Page 1 Washington CEO magazine, that I would only buy Washington wines because I wanted to support the local wine industry. In 1999, I launched California CEO magazine and California Cabernet Sauvignon became a bigger part of my collection.” Fivash Release Weekend

Marijuana-positive drivers increased in 2014 Newly released data from the Washington Traffic Safety Commission shows that marijuana is increasing as a factor in deadly crashes. The number of drivers involved in deadly crashes who tested positive for marijuana increased 48 percent from 2013 to 2014. From 2010-2014, nearly 60 percent of drivers involved in fatal collisions were tested for drugs. Among those tested drivers, about 20 percent (349 drivers) were positive for marijuana. However, just testing positive for marijuana doesn’t necessarily indi-

will take place Sept. 1820 — from 4-8 p.m. Friday and from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the winery at 602 234th Ave. S.E. A few of the wines for this release are very limited. Wine club members get early access to new releases. Fivash got his introduction to the Washington wine industry by featuring the “Best of Washington Wines” in Washington CEO magazine, which he owned and operated for

more than 15 years. In 2006, he moved to Walla Walla to learn more about the wine business, and while there, he worked for some wineries. He also attended classes including the Wine Executive program at UC Davis. Now back in Sammamish, he has turned his woodshop into a winery and continues to make wine with grapes sourced primarily from Walla Walla.

cate whether a driver was actually affected by the drug at the time of the crash since marijuana can be detected in a person’s blood for days (possibly weeks) after a person uses the drug. This new data is able to distinguish between drivers who test positive for THC, the impairing substance in marijuana and those who have residual marijuana in their system from prior use that may have occurred days ago. The number of drivers testing positive for active THC has steadily increased, from less than half of marijuana-positive drivers in 2010 up to almost 65 percent of drivers in 2013. In 2014, an alarming 85 percent (75 of 89 drivers) of drivers testing positive for marijuana

were positive for impairing THC. Half of those THCpositive drivers were also under the influence of alcohol, the majority of those also exceeded the alcohol limit of .08 percent BAC. The largest increase in THC-positive drivers were among males ages 21-25, from only six in 2013 up to 19 in 2014 — the most significant increase among any age group. A new law prohibits drivers and passengers from using marijuana while driving. It also prohibits anyone from keeping marijuana in the vehicle unless it is in its original sealed packaging or is stored in the trunk or some other area of the car not normally occupied by people.

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Warm waters and low flows have made 2015 a tough year for salmon as they work to return to streams and rivers around the Puget Sound area this fall. Watch for these natural beauties at viewing sites listed here — and cheer them on if you see them. q Issaquah: Issaquah Salmon Hatchery, 125 W. Sunset Way — Take a self-guided daily through November. Trained docents lead drop-in tours from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through Nov. 15. Other tours are available by appointment by calling 392-8025, or schedule online at www.issaquahfish.org. Learn more by calling the Friends of the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery at 392-1118, or emailing education@ issaquahfish.org or execdir@issaquahfish.org. q Lake Sammamish State Park: 2000 N.W. Sammamish Road — Through mid-October, with the best chance of spotting fish in early October. The park has an

excellent public viewing area for salmon and wildlife habitat. The outlet from Issaquah Creek feeds into Lake Sammamish at a peninsula in the park. A boardwalk built through wetlands along the creek in 2013 gives access to its mouth. In the fall, this is where several salmon species make their final journey from the lake up the creek to the salmon hatchery and beyond. The best viewing locations in the park are from the bridge crossing Issaquah Creek, along the boardwalk through the wetlands and at the end of the boardwalk where the creek flows into Lake Sammamish. Murky water can limit viewing. Learn more at www. friendsoflakesammamishstatepark.org. q Near Lake Sammamish (Ebright and Lewis creeks): The best time to see little red kokanee, a special salmon species that is a smaller relative of sockeye. Unlike other salmon, kokanee spend their whole lives in freshwater streams and lakes. These native fish can sometimes be viewed at Lake Sammamish, the only place to see them within 90 miles of

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New lounge opens on parkway Samm’s Lakeside Lounge held its grand opening in August next door to Uncle Si’s Pizza, 3310 E. Lake Sammamish Parkway S.E. Samm’s Lakeside Lounge features both a full bar and martini and wine bar. Its hours of operation are: q 3-10 p.m. Monday through Thursday

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pects? Albright talked about police reviewing home surveillance footage. But he also said police track the use of stolen bank or credit cards and often obtain surveillance footage from banks or other places those stolen cards are used. Why does the crime seem so common? Albright said local residents feel safe and are perhaps too comfortable leaving items in their cars. The items don’t even have to appear valuable to attract thieves. A diaper bag on a front seat may make a thief wonder what is inside that bag. Car windows easily can be broken with a spring-loaded punch. “You don’t hear it because you’re inside an insulated home,” Albright said. Albright’s advice to residents is to call 911 when thefts happen. To avoid thefts, lock your car when parking it and don’t leave items visible inside.

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especially Issaquah-Fall City Road. Why am I running…again? We still have many challenges and opportunities ahead of us. I want to follow through on our new Six Year Transportation Program with improved commutes north and south. I want to work on higher education opportunities at the Mars Hill property. I want to protect more open space, including the forested “emerald necklace” along our eastern border. I want to develop more parks and play fields for youth and adult sports. Through it all, I want to continue our record of financial responsibility, holding the line on taxes. I love our city. I’m running again because we still have work to do. Let’s keep working together!

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Volunteer for schools foundation board

Why Planned Parenthood should be defunded

Turn your passion for education into action with the Lake Washington Schools Foundation. The Lake Washington Schools Foundation Board of Trustees is a passionate group of energetic volunteers. The members’ dedication to public education has brought the board together to raise more than $2 million since 2005, supporting opportunities for academic excellence and success for all students in the Lake Washington School District. This year, the board is expanding to 15 trustees. If you have a passion for public education, academic excellence and success for all students, they’re looking for you. Help continue investing in districtwide academic programs that provide equal access for all and prepare students for success in academics and in life. Ideal candidates will have PTSA leadership and nonprofit board experience, a history of volunteer experience in the schools (or in schools in areas where you have lived previously) and the time and energy to contribute to a growing nonprofit organization. The board values diversity in all its forms, but especially in background, experience, expertise and approaches to problem solving. The board is responsible for ensuring the foundation does the best work possible in pursuit of its goals. It makes decisions about policies, allocates funds, observes grants in action and works to share the schools’ success stories throughout the community. Each trustee is expected to participate on at least one board or operating committee. A trustee term is three years, renewable for successive terms. The board of trustees meets the third Thursday of each month, except July, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Learn more about the board and how you can be involved by emailing jointheboard@lwsf.org. Learn more about the Lake Washington Schools Foundation at www.lwsf.org. In addition, there is a board information session planned for anyone interested in learning more about the board’s mission and opportunities. It will be at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 20 at the Lake Washington School District Resource Center, 16250 N.E. 74th St., Redmond. Interested individuals should RSVP by emailing jointheboard@lwsf.org Source: Sammamish Review staff, Lake Washington Schools Foundation Board of Trustees

According to Planned Parenthood’s own Annual Report for 2013: Planned Parenthood facilities performed 327,653 abortions –– 897 every single day. (http:// issuu.com/actionfund/ docs/annual_report_final_ proof_12.16.14_/0) In an undercover video recorded on July 25, 2014, Dr. Deborah Nucatola, senior director for medical services for the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, said, “We have 40 percent of the [abortion] market in the whole country.” [Transcript, page 25] Planned Parenthood claims that only 3 percent of its services were abortions. “The group performs about 330,000 abortions a year, or roughly 30 percent of all the abortions in the country. By its own accounting in its 2013–2014 annual report, it provides about as many abortions as pap tests (380,000). The group does more breast exams and provides more breast-care services (490,000), but not by that much. The 3 percent figure is an artifice and a dodge, but even taking it on its own terms, it’s not much of a defense. The 3 percent figure is derived by counting abortion as just another service … no different than a pregnancy test (1.1 million), even though a box with two pregnancy tests can be procured from the local drugstore for less than $10.” (www.nationalreview.com/article/421981/ planned-parenthood-dishonest-3-percent-figure) A series of videos by

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The Center for Medical Progress show Planned Parenthood officials discussing harvesting and trafficking body parts of aborted babies. (Summary of undercover meetings document Planned Parenthood’s sale of baby body parts: www. youtube.com/watch?v=frs2uTxfvQ. Full footage is available at www.centerformedicalprogress.org/cmp/ investigative-footage. Since 2009: q Planned Parenthood’s contraceptive services have dropped by 7 percent, and their cancer screening and prevention services have dropped by 50 percent. q Planned Parenthood’s U.S. taxpayer funding increased by 46 percent to $528.4 million in 2013. There are more than 8,000 federally funded Community Health Centers across America that provide all the same services as Planned Parenthood, but do not do abortions. (www.nachc. com/findahealthcenter.cfm) Lon Lindo Sammamish

Officials should remind people about saving water This year and last year, we received no reminders to try to conserve water use through watering our lawns on specific days. We used to regularly receive these water-scheduling reminders, which we would put on our refrigerator as a reminder. Our neighbors carefully followed the watering schedules and it seemed to work well. Sammamish Water

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& Sewer District wonders why it has seen an increase of 50 percent in water usage this summer compared to the past five years. I find it troubling that a very dry summer was predicted and we were told early this spring that we had plenty of water and not to worry. I hope the city of Sammamish works with the Sammamish Water & Sewer District to promote better waterconservation policies in future years. Mary Emmick Klahanie

Vote for Christie Malchow for Sammamish City Council We really need some younger residents on the Sammamish City Council. I spent two hours with just the right candidate. Her name is Christie Malchow. Her husband is a former Olympic Gold medalist, a distinction that she rarely mentions, and they have two young daughters. Malchow really has fire in the belly when it comes to Sammamish city government, and she studies it as if it were a class in graduate school. Malchow has recent experience in opposing the location of a housing development in the Chestnut Estates area of Sammamish. The result was a successful SEPA appeal against a well-financed developer. Her MBA and work at Johnson & Johnson held her in good stead during the appeal process.

What Christie is passionate about is how the city has been catering to unsustainable development with little thought being given to the things that matter to the young families in the community. Schools are high on her list, and where the funds are going to come from when all these new homes need a quality educational system and the children need parks and recreational facilities. Christie knows the families on the plateau will be dependent on cars and other vehicles for decades to come, and the roads will not be there to accommodate the massive growth that is being sanctioned by the City Council. She wonders what will happen to our property taxes when new fire stations are needed, additional police officers and a long list of other services dependent on the city’s property taxes. Our water and sewer infrastructure will need a considerable infusion of capital and operating funds just to keep pace with unrestrained growth. The “lack of transparency” mantra repeats whenever Christie talks about Sammamish city government. She sees a City Council that appears to rubber stamp developer’s plat plans rather than focus on the consequences to the residents of the city. This is a rare opportunity to elect the young intelligent person the council so desperately needs. Vote for Malchow; you will not regret it. Jackie Maresca Sammamish

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Police blotter Hit and run, DUI Police arrested a driver for DUI and hit and run after an accident in the 800 block of East Lake Sammamish Parkway. The incident took place at about 1:30 p.m. Aug. 26. Police said the driver refused a breath test. No injuries were reported, but initial reports contained few other details.

later may have stopped the driver of the hit and run for a DUI.

Marijuana Police spotted an unspecified number of juveniles smoking marijuana in a parking lot of Skyline High School, 1122 228th Ave. S.E. The marijuana was confiscated and the youths turned over to their parents. The bust took place at about 7:39 p.m. Aug. 31.

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At about 6:50 p.m. Aug. 29, police said a hit-and-run driver struck a parked car in the lot of the August Moon Chinese Restaurant, 2904 228th Ave. S.E. Reports said the Washington State Patrol

Police investigated what they said was a case of road rage gone out of control at the intersection of Southeast 32nd Street and Issaquah Place at about 2:15 p.m. Sept. 3. Initial

reports did not contain a lot of details. Reports did say that unfortunately, neither the person struck nor a witness could positively identify a suspect.

Drug related Police removed an unspecified number of suspects from the McDonald’s restaurant, 615 228th Ave. N.E. Those suspects were given no-trespassing notices after restaurant officials reported suspected drug use in the restroom. The incident took place at about 7:30 p.m. Sept. 5.

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• Responsible Growth: hold developers to the same standards as individual property owners, upholding existing codes and regulations • Address traffic and transportation needs as our city grows • Fiscal Responsibility • Preserving our environment and character of Sammamish

About Christie: • MBA in Marketing, Regis University • Current small business partner • Active Community Member (Rotary, Citizens for Sammamish) • Resides near Ebright Creek Park with her husband, 3 time Olympian, Tom and their 2 young daughters

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Community center on schedule to open in March The $33.8 million Sammamish Community and Aquatic Center is on schedule for a March 1 opening and seems to be coming in under budget, Mayor Tom Vance said in a phone interview. “A March 1 opening is the goal,” Vance said. In the meantime, the Sammamish YMCA is inviting those interested to sign up for charter memberships to the new facility. While the city will maintain primary ownership of the new building, the YMCA will have responsibility for operating it. A recent tour showed the building decidedly taking shape, Vance said. The two-story center covers roughly 69,000 square feet and is being built behind Sammamish City Hall on 228th Avenue Southeast. “We have had a really, really, good experience with the contractors,” Vance added. He said a construction contingency fund remains largely intact, with only a few hundred thousand dollars having

been spent. All in all, Vance predicted contractors Porter Brothers Construction Inc. could complete the project for up to $2 million less than the city budgeted. “Everything seems to be going really well,” Vance said. Charter memberships were available as of Sept. 15, said Dave Mayer, executive director of the

Sammamish YMCA. He added that a charter membership grants a new member numerous extras, such as early access to the center. Charter members also will be able to join in yearly charter member events, will pay no joining fees and can receive a “swag bag” of YMCA goodies, such as a T-shirt proclaiming the wearer a charter member. Cost is dependent on

the level of membership. Monthly charges range from $70 for adults to $120 for a family membership covering two adults and dependent children. For charter members, the waived joining fees range from $100 for adults to $125 for the family membership. Mayer noted charter members need not pay

for their memberships in advance; they will not be charged until the new building opens. Some highlights of the new building include a two-story waterslide and a lazy river course running through the facility. A Kids Zone will allow parents to drop off children before going to exercise. The center holds two full-sized gyms.

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Calendar of Events Friday Sept. 18 Fill the Boot, Muscular Dystrophy Fundraiser, 2 p.m., firefighters requesting donations at the corner of 228th Avenue Northeast and Northeast Eighth Street, 295-0500 Social Hour with music by Hank Blumenthal, 3 p.m.,

Spiritwood at Pine Lake, 3607 228th Ave. S.E., 3139100

Saturday, Sept. 19 Friends of the Sammamish Library annual Book Sale, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130 Mayor’s Month of

Concern Food Drive volunteer registration, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., sign up to volunteer for collecting food at local stores, various locations, 295-0500 Sammamish Walks, Soaring Eagle Park, 10 a.m. to noon, 26015 E. Main Drive, 295-0500

Sunday, Sept. 20 Cycle the Wave Bike Ride, benefitting Women Against Violence Everywhere, a noncom-

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City seeks new trash-collection contract, service increase By Tom Corrigan tcorrigan@isspress.com In an effort to improve waste collection in the city, officials updated their request for bids for a new Sammamish waste hauler. Some improvements the city hopes to see include once-weekly recycling collection as opposed to the twice-monthly collection done in parts of the city currently. The city also wants whoever is picking up the trash next year to offer bearproof waste containers for a fee, said Beth Goldberg, city director of administrative services. State law greatly regulates waste-collection contracts, Goldberg said. Presently, Sammamish waste collections are done under the same contracts used before the city was incorporated in 1999. Completed according to state rules, the contracts are geared toward a rural, unincorporated level of service, Goldberg said. “This is our first opportunity to get a new contract,” she added. Two companies collect waste in Sammamish. Waste Management operates north of Northeast Inglewood Hill Road, while Republic Services works south of it. City officials are

anxious to have one company serve the entire city, simplifying collections and ensuring uniform service throughout Sammamish. Initial requests for bids went out with the blessing of the City Council in June. The city released revised service proposals Sept. 10. The council decided last spring to seek a new waste disposal company via a request for bids as opposed to a request for proposals. Using the request for bids method, city officials describe what type of service they desire. Companies then offer bids for providing that service at a certain price. Had city officials gone out for proposals, providers would describe what sort of service they would offer and at what price. The bid method simply allows city officials better control over the services ultimately offered residents, Goldberg said. Bids are due to the city by Oct. 27. Officials hope to name a new contractor by the end of the year. Goldberg said the large ramp-up in equipment and personnel that collection companies undertake before serving a territory is the main reason behind the state rules governing trash-collection contracts.

As companies need to make large investments to service a new area, the law requires they be given longterm contracts in order to earn back that investment. Whoever wins the new Sammamish contract will get about a year to upgrade its service capabilities in

order to fulfill that next contract. A long-term contract already in place is the reason the Klahanie annexation area is not part of the new collection plans. But the current waste collection contract held by Republic in the annexa-

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High-tempo Eastlake football races past Inglemoor By Neil Pierson npierson@sammamishreview.com The Eastlake High School football team played nearly flawlessly last week to dominate a lesser opponent, and the Wolves are hoping they’ve learned enough about themselves to challenge a big-time opponent this week. Eastlake scored touchdowns on six straight possessions in the first half and was able to get ample playing time for its reserves in a 48-0 blowout of the visiting Inglemoor Vikings in Class 4A KingCo Conference football action Sept. 11.

After knocking off defending state champion Bothell in Week 1, the Wolves are 2-0 and brimming with confidence heading into their Sept. 17 nonleague outing at Gig Harbor, a consensus 4A title contender. “I’d just say our team played awesome tonight,” said Cole Brinkman, a junior wide receiver who caught four passes for 44 yards and a touchdown against Inglemoor (0-2). “I’m really happy. All of our third-string, fourth-string guys got reps tonight,” he said. “It was awesome. Everyone got to play well.” The Wolves took the open-

ing kickoff and their high-speed offense immediately went to work, going 63 yards in 10 plays. Daniel Bradley’s 6-yard TD run put Eastlake ahead, 6-0. Quarterback Mark Whitley, who completed 10 of 13 passes for 134 yards and three scores, used his legs to help the Wolves on their next series. He took off down the right sideline for a 33-yard TD run, and Ben Howard’s 2-point conversion run gave the Wolves a 14-0 lead. Defensive lineman Will Bickford intercepted a screen pass on the Vikings’ next series, and Brinkman found the end zone four

plays later on an 11-yard strike from Whitley. Whitley hooked up with Cole Nason on scoring passes of 8 and 39 yards later in the second quarter. Howard then took over at quarterback and capped a short drive with an 11-yard TD run. With a running clock for the entire second half, the Wolves scored once more on Howard’s 10-yard run. They finished with 336 yards of total offense, 143 through the air and 193 on the ground. Eastlake’s offense rarely huddled and quickly overwhelmed Inglemoor’s defense.

“That’s what they installed on us day one, is tempo,” Brinkman said. “That’s how we win games. That’s how we’ll be successful on offense and on defense.” For coach Don Bartel, the performance was emblematic of the “next man up” philosophy the Wolves rely upon. “We were missing some really key guys — that Bothell game took its toll on us in terms of the walking wounded on our sideline,” Bartel said. “We’re not deep. We don’t get kids from all over. We get whoever See FOOTBALL, Page 11

Roundup: Skyline Skyline soccer shuts down EC, 2-0 football wins easily By Neil Pierson npierson@sammamishreview.com

The Skyline High School football team improved to 2-0 in Class 4A KingCo Conference play with a 49-0 victory over the host Newport Knights Sept. 11. The Spartans are tied for first place in KingCo with Eastlake and Mount Si, whom they face next at 7 p.m. Sept. 18 at Eastlake High School. Skyline took control early as Rashaad Boddie and Blake Gregory scored on first-quarter runs, and a double pass from Gregory to Bradley Kim to Colin Huber accounted for a third score and a 21-0 lead. q Eastside Catholic had no trouble moving to 2-0 in nonleague play, blowing out the host Enumclaw Hornets, 56-6,

Skyline football hosting cancer research fundraiser The Strong4Sam Foundation, a nonprofit organization that supports innovative research for pediatric cancer treatment, will hold a fundraiser at Skyline High School’s Sept. 18 football game. The foundation was started in support of Sam Taylor, a seventh-grade student at Beaver Lake Middle School, who was diagnosed with a brain tumor in December 2014. The Sept. 18 fundraiser

on Sept. 11. Quarterback Harley Kirsch completed 11 of 16 throws for 300 yards and two scores, running back Chris Lefau carried 14 times for 70 yards and three scores, and Hunter Bryant paced the Crusaders’ receivers with six catches for 150 yards and one TD. EC hosts the Arlington Eagles in a nonleague game at 7 p.m. Sept. 18.

Cross country: Eastlake boys win first meet The high-school cross country season got underway Sept. 9 with the Eastlake boys topping See ROUNDUP, Page 11

will be held in connection with the Skyline-Mount Si football game, a 7 p.m. start at Eastlake High School. The foundation will sell tank tops, dry-fit shirts, rally towels and other items with the Strong4Sam motto. The group will also collect money to raise funds for Project Violet, a targeted research program at Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. A Fred Hutch representative will speak to the crowd before the game, and both schools are invited to wear black to support the cause. Learn more at Strong4Sam.org.

For a team trying to integrate so many new players into its lineup — including replacements at goalkeeper and all four defender positions — there were bound to be some early-season bumps for the Skyline Spartans. But the Spartans showed noticeable improvement between their first and second matches. After dropping a 2-1 decision to Class 1A Seattle Academy in the season opener, Skyline bounced back with a solid, 2-0 victory over plateau rival Eastside Catholic in a nonleague girls soccer contest Sept. 8 at Skyline High School. The final statistics reflected the Spartans’ overall dominance: They launched 22 shots to the Crusaders’ six, had a 9-2 edge in shots on goal, and could’ve won by a more comfortable margin with some better finishing in the first half. “The key for us tonight was to play together as a team and really work our passes around the field, and really stay calm under pressure,” said sophomore forward Emma Rohleder. “I really think we were composed around the goal and we were able to score two great goals as a team.” Skyline had the bulk of possession during the first half, but most of their 11 shots missed the target. Two of the best chances came from senior forward Gabby Hart, who missed open looks in the 21st and 28th minutes. The scoreless tie at halftime didn’t seem to faze the Spartans, who continued their onslaught in the final 40 minutes. They finally broke through in the 60th when senior midfielder Lindsey Fujiwara found a seam in the center of the field and passed to Julia Mitchell, who calmly finished a low shot past charging goalkeeper Leah Day. “I was just trying to make the run and get as open as possible,” Mitchell said, “and then when she made the

By Greg Farrar

Lindsey Fujiwara (14), Skyline High School senior midfielder, while vying with Eastside Catholic senior defender Maiya Boswell, prepares to pass the ball to teammate Julia Mitchell for a goal in the second half. pass, I was just focusing on getting it in the corner and trying to stay composed when I was shooting.” Skyline doubled its lead two minutes later. Alexa Kirton found Cameron Tingey on the edge of the penalty box, and even though Tingey was closely marked, she curled a wellplaced shot around Day and inside the far post. Eastside Catholic coach Scott Brayton believed “it was just a matter of time that we were going to break down in the back,” citing some inexperience from the Crusaders’ outside backs, who struggled to defend

the speed of Rohleder, Mitchell and Fujiwara. “They’re a little faster than us,” Brayton said. “We had a tough time in the back. The wings were really fast and their midfield is solid.” With a two-goal cushion, the Spartans were content playing lockdown defense, and the Crusaders struggled to test junior keeper Molly Monroe, who relieved sophomore Anna Smith at halftime. Although the season is young, the Spartans were encouraged with the See SOCCER, Page 11

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Golf: Eastlake improves to 3-0 Redmond’s Conner Golembeski was the individual medalist, shooting 1-under par 35, but Eastlake earned the team victory over the Mustangs, 191-194, in a KingCo boys golf match Sept. 10 at Sahalee Country Club. Eastlake’s Griffin McCauley was his team’s low scorer at even-par 36. Richard Halbert (38), Gabe Lysen (39), Tommy McCoy (39) and Curtis Siemens (39) were the Wolves’ other scorers.

Volleyball: Jordan Dahl leads Wolves to 2-0 start Eastlake opened its volleyball season with a pair of road victories, beating Ballard, 3-1, on Sept. 8 and Everett, 3-0, on Sept. 10. Senior outside hitter Jordan Dahl had 23 kills, 29 digs and three aces as the Wolves won the final two sets against Ballard. Elizabeth McCoy had 24 assists. Dahl had 10 kills in the sweep of Everett, with McCoy dishing out 16 assists and Lindsey Urh collecting four blocks. q Skyline also started 2-0, collecting sweeps over visiting Meadowdale on Sept. 9 and host EdmondsWoodway on Sept. 10. Jaylah Clayton had 12 kills and 10 digs to lead the Spartans past Meadowdale, and Annika Meyer had 19 assists in the win at Edmonds-Woodway. Skyline opens KingCo play at 7 p.m. Sept. 21 against visiting Mount Si.

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five other squads at the KingCo Preview meet at Lake Sammamish State Park. Eastlake senior Nathan Pixler had the top individual time at 16 minutes, 13 seconds on the 3.1mile course. Teammates Adamson Bryant (16:27), Cade Falkner (16:32) and Nate Pendleton (16:32) were also inside the top six. On the girls’ side, Eastlake finished third as a team behind Mount Si and Inglemoor. Pia Richards (fourth, 20:03) and Brooke Manson (fifth, 20:06) were the Wolves’ top finishers.

be more valuable longterm experience than the Crusaders’ convincing 6-2 win over Hazen to start the season. “This was good for us because this is what Seattle Prep is going to be like, and this is what Holy Names will be like,” Brayton said of the key challenges his team will face in Metro League action. “The girls needed to see this other level of play.”

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