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Gaelic football sparks Irish president’s visit to Skyline By Neil Pierson npierson@sammamishreview.com There are only seven schools in the Seattle area that have integrated Gaelic football into their physical-education classes, said Terry Lynch, and that fact helped put many eyes on Skyline High School during Irish President Michael Higgins’ visit to the area last week. Lynch, who works with the North American County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association, has helped spread the world about sports like Gaelic football and hurling that aren’t commonly played in the United States. Lynch’s group has helped P.E. teachers learn the rules and fundamentals, then teach them to students. It’s a different way than the traditional model of forming youth leagues to attract young players, he said. Prior to Higgins’ three-day visit to the area, which included a meeting with Seattle Mayor Ed Murray and visits to the Space Needle, Pike Place Market and the Microsoft campus, Lynch received a call from Ireland’s consulate general, based in

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San Francisco. He was told Higgins wanted to visit a Seattle-area school that played Gaelic football. “I steered the president toward Skyline because this has been a program that has been of long standing here,” Lynch said, dating the school’s partnership with GAA back to 2008. Gaelic football has roots that stretch back hundreds of years, but it’s still widely unknown outside Ireland, where it’s strictly an amateur sport. It contains elements of American football, soccer, rugby, basketball and volleyball. “The important thing is the students love the sport – it’s very dynamic, it’s fun to play,” Lynch said. “The entry barriers are extremely low. It’s quick to learn.” Neighboring Eastlake High School is also teaching the game to P.E. students, and while it didn’t work out to have Eastlake and Skyline students stage a match, Skyline P.E. students played games as Higgins watched. The Seattle Gaels, who promote Gaelic sports locally under the umbrella of the North American See IRELAND, Page 2

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Environment, land use and transportation were keys in developing comp plan By Tom Corrigan tcorrigan@isspress.com At an Oct. 13 special meeting, the Sammamish City Council passed its 20-year comprehensive plan after months of delay. Judging from the comments of council members, environmental regulations got the most attention in the hours upon hours of review. Mayor Tom Vance spoke of adding to and relooking at all the city’s environmental rules. “What we’ve got sets the stage for the tree ordinance,” Vance said. In a unanimous vote the council recently passed a treeretention ordinance, which Vance has referred to as the toughest in the state. “I think the biggest change

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Irish President Michael Higgins (left, with wife Sabina Coyne) shakes hands with Skyline High School physical education teacher Brendan Hyland, after meeting and posing for photos with Skyline P.E. students after they played Gaelic football as Higgins watched during an Oct. 22 visit to the school.

Sammamish City Council members basically called a doover Oct. 20 regarding their plans for rebuilding Sahalee Way Northeast. During their regular meeting Oct. 6., council voted 4-2, with one member absent, to accept what they called the final scoping plan for the proposed $15.7 million upgrade to Sahalee Way.

On Oct. 20, Councilwoman Nancy Whitten summed up what she, and apparently others, saw as a problem, stating the city had acted without a full measure of public input. At least two Sahalee residents spoke out against council’s actions during the meeting and there probably would’ve been more rancor had the council not acted early in the session to reverse itself.

to the plan was … very simply, clarity,” Deputy Mayor Kathy Huckabay said, adding the the plan is written in such a way staffers cannot misunderstand the council’s intentions. “There is no need for interpretation,” Huckabay said. Cities must update their comprehensive plans every eight years under the state’s Growth Management Act. The deadline for King County cities was June 30. But Sammamish is not facing any sanctions, Jeff Thomas, the city’s community development director, said over the summer. “There are provisions that do outline potential penalties against municipalities that are late,” Thomas said. Cities that See PLAN, Page 3

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From Page 1 “We have decided nothing at this point,” said acting City Manger Lyman Howard. Prior to the meeting, Councilman Ramiro Valderrama-Aramayo circulated copies of emails by various staffers that seemed to show staff wanted the issue fully decided by the Nov. 3 council meeting and even talked about possibly finalizing things during the Oct. 20 meeting. Both of those meetings occurred, or will occur, prior to a second open house on the Sahalee Way project, which is set for Nov. 4. The open house is scheduled from 7-8 p.m. at the Boys and Girls Club Teen Center, 825 228th Ave. N.E. On Oct. 6, the council voted to approve a preliminary design concept and authorized city staff to negotiate a design project with engineers Perteet of Everett. In emails sent out by ValderramaAramayo, interim public works director John Cunningham said Nov. 3 was the “drop dead date for getting this agree-

ment approved so we can get the project moving forward.” Once Perteet and staff reach agreement on a contract, the council must approve it. While Cunningham’s email set the deadline for approval as Nov. 3, Howard said staff would be bringing any proposed contract back to the council after the Nov. 4 open house. Regarding the Oct. 6 decision, Howard and others said they were simply going to move forward as if that decision never happened. During the Oct. 20 meeting, no one said anything about rescinding the vote taken. Valderrama-Aramayo later said he would ask that vote be rescinded at the next council session. Cunningham said staffers would bring a report on public input from the open house to the council at its first meeting next month. He invited people who can’t attend the open house to visit the city’s web-

site and navigate to the project page. Residents can download comment forms and either email or mail them to the city. The Sahalee Way project won’t get underway until 2017. The Oct. 6 plan had Sahalee widened to three lanes between Northeast 25th Way and Northeast 37th Way. The third lane would act as a center turn lane. In stretches where no turn lane is needed, plans called for some sort of median or divider. The project would add bike lanes to both sides of the street, with a new sidewalk on the west side. A traffic light was planned at Northeast 28th Place. The council asked Cunningham to look into the idea of a roundabout at that location. For the stretch of road to be redone, the speed limit was to be lowered from 45 mph to 40 mph. Both Whitten and Valderrama-Aramayo criticized and voted against the plan, as it did not address traffic congestion on Sahalee just outside the city limits approaching Northeast Redmond-Fall City Road, also known as state Route 202. “The city should acknowledge it made a mistake,” Whitten said

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Katelyn Peters (left), Skyline high school freshman, defends as sophomore Will O’Daffer advances the ball during a game of Gaelic football, put on by physical education students Oct. 22 for the benefit of Irish President Michael Higgins during his visit to the campus.

Ireland From Page 1 GAA, also sent players and officials to Skyline. The club is hosting the North American championships on Labor Day weekend next year at Seattle’s Magnuson Park. There will be about 2,000 players competing in men’s and women’s football, men’s hurling and its female counterpart, camogie. “It’ll be three days of pretty high-level competition from some of the great players from all over North America,” said Brian White, the Gaels’ chairman. White is excited to see children picking up Gaelic football. “It’s almost the perfect American sport,” he said. “It’s physical, it’s highscoring, and it has all

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these skills that people are already familiar with, but just packaged up in a different way. “If you watch hurling, it’s a stick-and-ball sport, so you’ll see things that you’ll recognize from baseball or lacrosse. With Gaelic football, you can bounce the ball, you can run with it, you can kick it, so you’ll see elements of soccer, volleyball, basketball, all rolled into one package.” Skyline sophomore Abby Strand started playing Gaelic football last year in P.E. class and said the game is unique in how it combines skills from sports that Americans are more familiar with. “I think the hardest part is the passing, because it’s so different,” Strand said. “It’s like a mix of soccer and football … so I think it’s hard to pass it and get it downfield while running. There are different four-step rules and I think

Irish President Michael Higgins presented a Gaelic football trophy, the Higgins Cup, as a gift for students at Skyline and Eastlake high school to compete for annually.

that’s pretty hard.” Higgins’ visit to Skyline also included time in music classes, and he addressed a crowd of about 100 students in the school’s auditorium. “This is a great school, and it’s wonderful that arts and culture have a place in it,” said Higgins, who is an accomplished poet and nonfiction writer. Answering a question about how Skyline compares to schools in Ireland, Higgins said “there’s a great sense of vitality” in both places. He believes schools are doing a better job of producing wellrounded students, rather than training them for specific careers. “We are seeing the importance of education for citizenship,” he said. Higgins also offered advice for becoming a good leader – be authentic and don’t try to lead through fear. “It shouldn’t ever be about the destruction of an opponent,” he said.

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and continued his Army career in the reserves. Paul managed foreign intelligence operations, Lt. Col. (Ret.) including counterinPaul A. Oostmeyer telligence activities in Lt. Col. (Ret.) Paul A. Southeast Asia. Projects Oostmeyer, 88, a former included operational CIA officer, died on Aug. flight activities over 28, 2015, in Sammamish. combat zones aboard He was born in Chicago, Air America, and observIllinois, in 1926. ing ground-front area Paul loved activities as part his country and of small, two- or joined the Army three-member after high school teams. In 1968, to serve in the he was detailed Korean War. He to SAVA – Special served eight years Assistant for of active duty as Vietnamese a military policeAffairs. There, he man, five years of Paul A. worked directly Oostmeyer enlisted service under the superand three years vision of the commissioned, before Assistant Chief of Staff for becoming a military Intelligence, Department intelligence officer in the of the Army. Army Reserves. During his extensive He graduated from the military career, Paul comUniversity of Chicago pleted numerous schools in 1962 with a degree in and courses, including Oriental Languages and Officer Candidate School Literature, with a major at Fort Benning, Georgia; in Chinese. He received Intelligence Officer the National Defense School; the Special Forces Foreign Fellowship in Q-Course; and the Army Chinese during the acaGilder School. demic years 1960-61 and Paul retired in 1975 from both the CIA and 1961-62. Army Reserves. He then After graduation, he transitioned into the priwas hired by the CIA

vate sector, where he utilized both his extensive knowledge in gathering intelligence and his passion for the English language to mark a successful trail of professional accomplishments. He created a marketing intelligence center for General Dynamics, was assistant to the dean of faculty at Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, California, conducted internal loss control and loss prevention at Naval Station Puget Sound, and was a licensed private investigator in California and Washington state. Paul was a lifetime member of the Association of Former Intelligence Officers (AFIO), California Association of Licensed Inspectors (CALI) and Pacific Northwest Association of Investigators (PNAI), in addition to being a past president of PNAI. He was also known to keep editors at the local papers – The Seattle Times, Sammamish Reporter and Issaquah Press – on their toes with his frequent contributions to their pages.

Paul was an officer and a gentleman, and a true patriot, wanting the best for the country he had defended. He was preceded in death by his son, Robert Oostmeyer. He is survived by his wife, Ursula Geiger; daughter Katherine Bergreen and grandson Wade Bergreen; stepsons Roger Chrewning (Christina) and Loren Chewning (Kristi) and grandson Ethan. Burial services will be at Arlington National Cemetery.

State Parks offers 12 park free days to visitors in 2016

Jan. 17-18 — Martin Luther King Jr. Day March 19 — Washington State Parks’ 103rd birthday March 26 — A springtime free Saturday April 22 — Earth Day May 8 — A springtime free Sunday June 4 — National Trails Day June 11 — National Get Outdoors Day Aug. 25 — National Park Service 100th birthday

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William ‘Bill’ Taube, Jr. Deacon William “Bill” Taube, of Mercer Island, loving husband to Joanne and abiding father to Lisa, passed away Friday, Oct. 23, 2015, in Issaquah. A funeral mass will be at St. Madeleine Sophie Catholic Church in Bellevue at 11 a.m. Oct. 29. Friends are invited to view photos, share memories and get directions to the service in the family’s online guest book at www.flintofs.com.

From Page 1 are late with their comp plans can end up further down the list for various competitive grants. But he noted city leaders had been in contact with the Washington State Department of Commerce, which reviews updated comp plans from around the state. The city’s planning commission started work on the comp plan in 2013. This July, the city split the latest version of the plan into two volumes, running a total of 434 pages. Council members noted that, at one point, there were 120 suggested plan amendments. Vance has said the tree ordinance sets the stage for council members to next year take on a proposed urban forestry program. Huckabay made the same points without prompting. “We know there’s going to be development,” she said, adding the city has to continue to do what it can to save trees. The comp plan pushes the use of native plants and has a list of native trees. Huckabay also talked about promoting wildlife

corridors and pollinator corridors for bees and butterflies. Besides the environment, Vance also mentioned changes to the transportation and transportation safety areas of the comp plan. He noted Sammamish became a city less than two decades ago and safety did not seem to be a big concern of King County when it was in charge of the area. “We’re still dealing with a backlog of issues throughout the city,” Vance said. He also mentioned land use as a major topic. “We’re getting a lot more into multifamily (development),” he said “This is the foundation for all future legislative action going forward,” Councilman Tom Odell added. Odell mentioned the environment, but touched on transportation and land-use issues as well. Odell noted there is an elevation difference of about 500 feet between Lake Sammamish and the top of the plateau. “There’s a lot of steep hills around here,” he said. “I suppose if you turned some engineer loose, you could find a way to build something anywhere, but the question is whether or not you should.”

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Letters to the Editor Let’s rebalance the council with Malchow, Hornish and Valderrama My family and many of my neighbors here in Kempton Downs have a trio of red signs in our front yards. It’s a neighborhood chorus for change on the City Council. It’s pretty simple, really: Please grant us the courtesy of listening and being responsive to the needs of the community. Christie Malchow, in particular, galvanized me to understand the power of the persistent woman. She has invested thousands of dollars of her personal funds to challenge the city’s permit process for her neighborhood, Chestnut Estates. And now, Kempton Downs is in a similar position as we spend personal funds to continue our appeal of the city’s process of approving the ConnerJarvis development. The city has been tone-deaf to our concerns about the dramatically increased cutthrough traffic that will result from the existing plan, and we contend the city has also made certain errors of convenience in its environmental analysis. The city, overseen by a cooperative pro-development council, has lost sight of its mandate for balanced growth. Let’s rebalance the City Council by bringing in Christie Malchow and Tom Hornish, and retaining Ramiro Valderrama. Joanne Wright Sammamish Our family moved to Sammamish four years ago, for the same reasons that drew us all: open spaces, excellent schools, safety and natural beauty. We

had no idea that the character of Sammamish was being threatened by some of the very people elected to protect it. Over the past four years, we have seen huge plots of land on 228th Avenue and Issaquah-Pine Lake Road cut clear of trees to squeeze in ever more houses. Our traffic is worse and our schools are quickly becoming overcrowded. Sammamish is growing quickly, but not responsibly. If you think we’ve seen the end of this, get ready for the Conner-Jarvis project along Issaquah-Pine Lake Road, slated to begin in spring 2016. This is a 75-acre parcel of interconnected wetlands, wildlife corridors, Laughing Jacobs Lake and Laughing Jacobs Creek — one of only four streams that supports the endangered Lake Sammamish kokanee salmon. The city has approved it for 115 high-density homes and, remarkably, our city manager has determined that the project will have no significant environmental impacts. We are faced with an important choice in this upcoming local election: We can re-elect the same council members who seem to reside in the deep pockets of the developers, or we can elect council members with backbone and integrity who are not afraid to stand up and protect the character of Sammamish, the environment and our opinions. Because this election truly matters, I have studied the candidates closely. Ramiro Valderrama, Christie Malchow and Tom Hornish have earned my vote. Dr. Kimberly Schrier Sammamish

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I am endorsing Christie Malchow for Sammamish City Council. I know Christie personally and I am in awe of her passion for this city that we live in. Christie along with her husband and two little girls volunteer constantly in the community and are very invested in keeping Sammamish a wonderful place to live. Along with her passion for our city, she is an informed, concerned and involved citizen. Christie’s priorities are right in line with what I believe our City Council should be focusing on, which are: responsible growth, financial stability and accountability, transparency in government, transportation, infrastructure and the environment. I do not believe that the majority of our current council members have the same priorities and it is time for a change. There is a lot at stake in this November’s vote, and I encourage you not only to vote but to vote for Christie Malchow. Heather Foglio Sammamish Make a difference in this election by voting to elect Christie Malchow. As a former city of Sammamish council member and deputy mayor, I

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endorse Christie for City Council and encourage fellow citizens of Sammamish to join me in voting for her as well. Christie understands the important issues facing the city and will represent an underserved demographic on the Sammamish City Council. It was apparent at the Oct. 7 candidate forum that Christie did her homework. She possessed an educated understanding of the issues facing Sammamish and will bring fresh ideas to the city of Sammamish. Christie will provide a new perspective to allow us to move forward as we deal with increases in housing and population required by the Growth Management Act and seek to mitigate the congestion that will come with these mandates, and work to mitigate the impact as amenities are added in the developing Sammamish Town Center. Thank you for voting for Christie Malchow for City Council. John James Sammamish

Vote Tom Hornish for City Council Most letters to the editor supporting candidates cite various problems or policy issues and imply that voting for their candidate will somehow magically solve them. That is not what this is about. This is about the character of the candidate — Tom Hornish, running for City Council Position 6. I have worked closely with Tom in an organization whose mission concerns Sammamish neighborhood issues. I

can say without hesitation that Tom is intelligent — a clear and logical thinker, open minded and objective, skilled in working with people to solve problems, and motivated to achieve a better community. This is the kind of person we need on our City Council. Please give Tom Hornish your support and your vote. Reid Brockway Sammamish

Vote to re-elect Jackie Pendergrass to Lake Washington School Board I’m writing as a former Lake Washington School Board member to strongly endorse the re-election of Jackie Pendergrass. Jackie Pendergrass has been, and will continue to be, an extraordinary advocate of the Lake Washington School District as president of the board. Jackie has worked hard to ensure the district is transparent and communicates well with parents and the community. As one of the district implementers of governing by policy, Jackie has insured that the district focuses on its No. 1 job: educating students! Along with incredible teachers, students, administrators and board colleagues, the Lake Washington School District has increased SAT scores in all categories, 40 students were named National Merit Semifinalists, nearly half of its schools received Washington Achievement Awards, and nine out of 10 students from district high schools graduate on time with academic standards

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Make your voting decisions carefully Why is the Sammamish landscape so cluttered these days with a multitude of red signs? Does anyone really believe that if one sign does not convince me of the merits of a candidate, then three will? Or is this just an arrogant partisan message to the people of Sammamish? There is a strong smell of outside meddling in the affairs of Sammamish these days. As always, the old saying of “follow the money” applies: Who would benefit by controlling what Sammamish does with respect to its fire department/services? Who indeed? For example, why are firefighters’ unions contributing so much to the dissidents in the municipal elections? Who should properly run the city of Sammamish, and for what purposes? Based on my own observations, it seems to me that the Vance/ Cross ticket are the local team, and their challengers are “visitors” both in terms of funding and philosophy. So make your voting decisions carefully. Are you voting for your local government and benefit, or something further afield and perhaps not so well aligned with your interests? Larry Gadallah Sammamish

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Broad Bi-Partisan Support RE-ELECT RAMIRO VALDERRAMA Proven Advocate of the People! “I have enjoyed working with Ramiro these past four years on the City Council. He has served as an ardent advocate of the people and independent thinker.” – Don Gerend, Sammamish City Council

Ramiro Valderrama with Don Gerend at the local game.

“Ramiro has been a strong community activist and passionate advocate for those many citizen groups whose voices are not being heard. He is our city’s conscience on fiscal accountability and wise spending. Ramiro has worked hard to ensure Sammamish balances responsible growth with protection of the environment, and at a pivotal point in time he was THE deciding vote in favor of protecting our quality of life. It is a pleasure to serve with Ramiro, a positive force on our council.” – Nancy Whitten, Sammamish City Council Ramiro Valderrama with Nancy Whitten at Ebright Creek

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Local man hopes Seahawks can score for organ donation By Tom Corrigan tcorrigan@isspress.com Without hesitation, Issaquah resident David Hall easily runs through a handful of statistics regarding organ donations and the ever-present need for them. For instance, there are over 120,000 people nationwide on various organ transplant lists. There are approximately 3,100 people on such lists in the Pacific Northwest. Of the

nationwide number, about 18,000 are children. And on any given day, about 22 people will die while waiting for an organ donation. Trying to encourage people to become organ donors, Hall hit on the idea of posing folks in Seattle Seahawks gear holding signs of some kind encouraging organ donation. “I wanted to capture that excitement people have for the Seahawks,” Hall said. But Hall said the popu-

larity and success of the region’s professional football team isn’t the only reason he chose to use the Seahawks in his promotion. With fans referred to as the 12th Man, the number 12 obviously plays a big part in Seahawks tradition. That relates to another organ donor statistic: Someone gets added to a transplant waiting list every 12 minutes. Hall is the founder and head of the Seattle branch of Transplant Recipients

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Staff at the Swedish-Issaquah campus gathered in the main atrium recently to show off their 12th Man pride, but also to promote organ donation. International Organization, Inc. Maybe not surprisingly, he is a transplant recipient himself, having received a new kidney five years ago. Hall spent 10 years on kidney dialysis while his name sat on the transplant list. “At one point, I was taken off the list because they didn’t think I was going to make it,” said Hall, age 65. “You’re really living to die, dying to live. … I’m thankful every day that I am here.” Hall said organ donation allowed him to watch his daughter get married and later meet his grandson. The first Seahawkthemed photo promot-

ing organ donation was taken in the atrium of the Swedish Medical Center campus in Issaquah. Dressed in their best Seahawks attire, dozens of staffers gathered for the photo. As they become available, Hall hopes to add more and more Seahawks fan photos to the transplant group’s Facebook page. He is hoping various companies or organizations will have their employees or members gather for photos similar to that taken at Swedish-Issaquah. He encourages links to his group’s Facebook page and hopes to get a few shots up on the Seahawks’ web page.

Besides asking people to indicate they are organ donors, Hall also is promoting the idea of live donations. Donors would volunteer to donate a kidney or part of their liver to help a struggling patient. Hall has set a personal goal of finding 3,000 living donors. He admits live donation is not a wellknown concept. “If it saves a life, I would definitely think about it,” said Craig Doty, of Opus Bank and a member of the Sammamish Chamber of Commerce. During this year’s last Sammamish Farmers Market on Sept. 30, Hall and the chamber membership missed connections on what they thought would be a photo similar to that taken at Swedish-Issaquah. Still, Doty and Nan Gordon, a Sammamish resident and chamber volunteer, posed at a Seahawks-themed booth. Gordon said she is a registered organ donor. “It’s really a family value,” she said. “It’s part of our society.” To learn more, visit Transplant International’s Pacific Northwest Facebook page at http://tinyurl.com/ pf5svv2 or www.trioseattle. org.

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Police blotter Drunkenness Police arrested a suspect at 2:30 p.m. Oct. 8 for being drunk and for possession of alcohol in a public park. The incident took place at Pine Lake Park on 228th Avenue Northeast.

Underage possession Police stopped a male juvenile, 17, for possession of alcohol after spotting him in his car in the area of Southeast Fourth Place and 243rd Avenue Southeast. The arrest took place around 5:30 a.m. Sept. 11.

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pect had previously been given a no-trespassing order in regard to the school. The incident took place around 11 a.m. Oct. 11.

Attempted theft? Someone punched out a window in a car parked on a private roadway, 224th Place Northeast, in the Saxony Townhomes. Nothing appeared to be stolen from the vehicle. The incident was reported around 11 a.m. Oct. 12.

Vandalism Someone used a rock or a BB gun to blast out the rear window of a car parked in a residential driveway in the 2100 block of Northeast 17th Street. The vandalism was reported at about 11: 30 a.m. Oct. 12.

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entry into a home in the 2200 block of Northeast 25th Way. They made off with jewelry from a bedroom in an incident that took place around noon Oct. 12.

Theft from car On Oct. 10, at about 9:30 a.m., the reporting party said someone broke into her and her father’s vehicles parked in their driveway in the 3000 block of 253rd Place Southeast. Undisclosed items were taken from one of the vehicles.

Stolen bike On Oct. 16, at about 11 a.m., someone stole a bicycle from a garage left partially open in the 4300 block of Issaquah-Pine Lake Road.

Sammamish Review publishes names of those charged with felony crimes. Information comes directly from local police reports.

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Calendar of Events Upcoming events Holiday Bazaar, over 70 local artisans and crafters, proceeds benefit Eastlake PTSA, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 7, Eastlake High School, 400 228th Ave. N.E., eastlakeholidaybazaar@gmail.com

Friday, Oct. 30 Halloween Bash with music by Hank Blumenthal, 3 p.m., Spiritwood at Pine Lake, 3607 228th Ave. S.E., 3139100 Halloween Happening, 3 p.m., City Hall, 801 228th Ave. S.E., 295-0579 Nightmare at Beaver Lake, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Sammamish, ThursdaysSundays through Oct. 31, family version 7-7:45 p.m., full scare 8-10 p.m., 2656 244th Ave. S.E., $12/family scare, $18/full scare, www.nightmareatbeaverlake. com

Saturday, Oct. 31 Volunteer at Ebright Park, 9 a.m. to noon,

Lower Sammamish Commons, 550 222nd Place S.E., 295-0500 Chinese Story Time: Ni Hao!, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 3923130 Arabic Story Time: Ahlan!, 11 a.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130 Skyline Junior Dance Team Creation, for Beaver and Pine Lake middle schoolers, 12:15 p.m. Saturdays through March, info at www.skylinedanceteam.com Mobile Sway: Make Media that Persuades People to Take Action, 1 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., please register, 3923130 Hansel and Gretel a Reperatory Collective Production, EX3 Teen Center, 825 228th Ave. N.E., free but tickets required, hanselgretel. brownpapertickets.com

Sunday, Nov. 1 Pine Lake Covenant Church ministry for children with special needs, 10:45 a.m., 1715

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Tuesday, Nov. 3 Play and Learn Chinese, 10:30 a.m. to noon, Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 3923130 Teen Think Tank, 2-6 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 3923130 Study Zone, free drop-in homework help for grades K-12, 6-8 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130 City Council meeting, 6:30 p.m., City Hall, 801 228th Ave. S.E., 295-0579 Sammamish Youth Writing Club, ages 10-14, 7 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130 Talk Time, an English conversation group, 7-8:30 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 3923130

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 S.E., email deannacbs@outlook.com

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Toddler and Infant Lapsit Story Times, ages 2 and older at 10 a.m. and ages 0-1 at 11 a.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130 Teen Think Tank, 1-6 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 3923130 Study Zone, free drop-in homework help for grades K-12, 6-8 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130 Parks and Recreation meeting, 6:30 p.m., City Hall, 801 228th Ave. S.E., 295-0579 Open House – Sahalee Way Widening, 7 p.m., City Hall, 801 228th Ave. S.E., 295-0579 Wednesday night youth group, games, worship and fun for students in grades six through 12; 7-9 p.m., Sammamish Presbyterian Church, 22522 N.E. Inglewood Hill Road

Thursday, Nov. 5 Hello English, beginning ESL class, 10:30 a.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130 Friends of Sammamish Library monthly meeting, 6 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130 Planning Commission meeting, 6:30 p.m., City Hall, 801 228th Ave. S.E., 295-0579

Grief Share Support Group, 7-8:30 p.m., Sammamish Presbyterian Church, 22522 N.E. Inglewood Hill Road

Focus on Faith Mothers of Preschoolers, make friends, share stories and grow spiritually while your children are in childcare; multiple groups in Sammamish — usually twice a month at 9:30 a.m. Thursdays at Mary, Queen of Peace Catholic Church, 1121 228th Ave. S.E; 9:15 a.m. Tuesdays at Pine Lake Covenant Church, 1715 228th Ave. S.E.; 9:15 a.m. Fridays beginning Sept. 26 at Sammamish Presbyterian Church, 22522 N.E. Inglewood Hill Road; www.mops.org Moms in Prayer International, replace your anxiety with peace and hope, pray with other moms for your children and their schools, www. momsinprayer.org, Linda Yee at lindaryee@comcast. net Learn to read and speak Samskritam, Vedic Cultural Center, 1420 228th Ave. S.E., www.vedicculturalcenter.org Email items for the calendar to newsclerk@isspress.com by noon Friday.

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Jessie Wellington, a McAuliffe Elementary fifth-grade teacher, is splashed by the contents of a big balloon filled with syrupy goop during the Fun Run Prize Assembly on Oct. 23. The school set a new record of $64,143.19 raised for extra educational activities by the PTSA’s annual Fun Run in early October. The prize assembly awarded pizza parties and swag bags to classroom and individual fund-raising champs, and saw school staff doused in ice cream toppings and goop to celebrate.

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Pumpkin spice: Something nice for autumn If you’ve been living under a rock for the last few years, or have otherwise been disconnected from the larger world, you might have missed out on the notion that, somehow, pumpkin spice-everything has become well, a thing. I find myself firmly in the pro pumpkin/squash camp, but I have to say even I am getting a bit weary of it all. The day they come out with pumpkin spice deodorant or shampoo may be the day I have to revoke my pumpkin-loving status.

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are businesses whose main objective is to stuff as much development as possible into Sammamish and the Eastside. This is Mr. Hornish’s “balancing growth & environment.” Mr. Hornish tries to look like an environmentalist: he’s not. He says he wants to slow growth: he doesn’t. Yes, Mr. Hornish moved here recently. He’s now President of SHO, who sued the County and the City this year and has fought the East Lake Sammamish Trail for 15 years. Stop the Trail. That’s his real issue. Unfortunately, he’s willing to throw all of us under the bus as he accepts the support of his developer and anti-environment friends to get elected. I’m worried more than ever about our city. I ask for your vote.

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Trying to solve the honeybee mystery By Jane Garrison By now, most people have heard about the collapse of honeybee colonies and the big mystery of why it is happening. For a few years we had all sorts of crazy ideas about the cause, most of which didn’t pan out. Because of many things, including ignorance, special interests and scientific findings, we continue to compound the mystery of the poor bees. Colony Collapse Disorder is too complex to cover well in a short article. But if we can interest just a few people, writing a snippet about it is important. It is a subject that is basic to the environment and our future well-being, and it cannot be sloughed off. The latest findings show that chemicals called neonicotinoids are one of the culprits. The chemical giant Bayer is responsible for most of the production of the pesticides containing this chemical used by food and flower farms and distributors. A few years ago, Bayer’s product was a spray that could be used to target infested areas. Because the

EC students named Merit Scholarship semifinalists Three Eastside Catholic School students were named National Merit Scholarship semifinalists in its academic competition. They are Patrick Brady, of Redmond; Elizabeth Bernstein, of Sammamish; and TJ Mandelkorn, of North Bend. About 16,000 highschool students nationally made the list. These academically-talented seniors have will now compete for 7,600 National Merit Scholarships worth about $33 million that will be offered in the spring of 2016. The semifinalists are among the state’s top scorers on the Preliminary SAT and represent less than 1 percent of high-school seniors nationally.

company was concerned about the impact on bees and farm workers, they wanted to develop a nonspray product. What they developed is a systemic that is applied in a more toxic form to seeds and bulbs. These newer, more toxic renditions are less direct than the spray, but have more widespread consequences. They can contaminate the soil, the ground water, the surface water, the plant, the nectar, the pollen, and even the dew on the leaves. When the systemic chemicals are applied to the seeds and bulbs, the user is unable to target only the offending pest; he or she must go against integrated pest management practices promoted by local master gardeners, and broadcast contaminants across the environment everywhere seeds and bulbs are planted. The result can be calamitous for our pollinators, honeybees, and our food source. Bayer likes to blame climate change, along with large, single-crop, industrialized farms, and the loss of native areas, for the bees’ demise. The impact

of these issues cannot be denied. But we need to counterattack with anything we can control, and that would be the blanket use of neonicotinoids. One problem for growers is they can cut their costs, increase production and improve their bottom line if they use the chemical. Most are not ready to spend more, work harder and make less money. That makes organic bulbs, plants and seeds hard to find. What can you do as a home gardener? Try to support seed and bulb companies that sell certified organic products. Some local retail outlets are making the change to organic products and practices. I would rather support local business, but if you can’t find organic plants, seeds and bulbs locally, try online. I found a site called Eco-tulips. com. Also check out The Organicview.com. They have a lot more room to explain the complexities of this dire subject. Jane Garrison is a local landscape architect who gardens in glacial till on the Sammamish Plateau.

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Local student awarded $250 for anti-plastic pollution project On Oct. 15, Melissa Birchfield, a junior at Eastlake High School, won an Honorable Mention award and a $250 cash prize for her prose submission to the 2015 International Ocean Awareness Student Contest. As one of the selected winners from more than 1,100 high-caliber submissions from 35 countries, Melissa’s writing will also be featured in galleries and merchandise sent around the world. This year, the contest prompted students to consider “Our Oceans, Our Plastic” to direct attention to the growing international problem of ocean plastic pollution. The contest challenges students to combine art, science and environmental advocacy to give the oceans a voice. While the contest has

run for the past four years — focusing on issues such as right whale conservation and sea bird restoration — this year is the first to cross the 1000-plus submission mark. Bow Seat Ocean Awareness Programs, the international ocean conservation nonprofit that hosts the contest each year, plans to give out more than $60,000 to the winners of the middle and high school divisions of the contest. Submissions ranged from essays and stories exploring the cause of plastic pollution to sculptures and dresses crafted completely out of discarded beach plastics. The artists and their work will be featured in real-world exhibition and distribution projects that will be coordinated with Bow Seat’s international part-

ners over the coming year. Each project will aim to spread awareness of plastic pollution and ocean conservation to the public by engaging the public with the teen’s art, poetry, writing and films. Melissa’s entry, “What Have We Done?” focuses on the fact that most people do not understand the alarmingly devastating effects of plastic pollution in the ocean. “Somewhere,” she writes, “out in the ocean — far away yet closer than we would admit — lies the carnage of those animals which have been entangled in plastic, filled with plastic, poisoned by plastic. Their soundless cries have fallen on the deaf ears of oblivion. When the plastic finally comes up into our seafood, into our bodies, then maybe we will start

listening. By then it might be too late.” “Jacques Cousteau said that people protect what they love,” contest founder Linda Cabot said in a news release. “While science and technology are critical to understanding our planet and deciding what to do next, alone they aren’t enough to inspire long-term cultural shifts. “Humans aren’t purely rational creatures. That’s why need to convey creative narratives like stories, poetry, film and visual art — they engage our emotions, our heart. We need to use our heads and our hearts so that we can protect this planet that we love.” See all the winners at fromthebowseat.org. The 2016 contest will be open from November until June 2016.

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Sammamish City Hall will crawl with creepy and cute ghouls and goblins when the city hosts its Halloween Happening from

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Kiwanis, Key Club meeting of the minds

Ballot drop-off van comes to Sammamish Sammamish residents can choose to drop off their ballots at a King County Elections van this season. The van will be located in the parking lot in front of City Hall, 801 228th Ave. S.E. Voters do not need to leave their car, since an attendant will take ballots. The van will be available from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 31 and Nov. 2, and again from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 3. Learn more about the candidates and how to vote on the King County Elections website at www.kingcounty.gov/elections.

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Kiwanis Club Pacific Northwest Division 27 and 28 Lieutenant Governors recently met their Key Club Lieutenant Governor counterparts at Gibson Hall in August. Terms of new officers begin Oct. 1 and go through Sept. 2016. Key Clubs are high school service clubs formed to work with Kiwanis International. Division 27 includes Eastlake High School, other high schools in the Lake Washington School District and Tesla STEM High School. District 28 includes Issaquah, Liberty and Skyline High Schools and other eastside area high schools. From left are Becky Wilder, Division 28 Key Club Advisor; incoming Division 28 Ltg. Carol Mahoney from Kiwanis Kirkland Sunrisers; current Division 28 Ltg. Ferrin Lauve from Kiwanis Providence Point; Key Club Division 28 Ltg. Adam Newton; and Key Club Division 27 Ltg. Julienne Renne.

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Jackson Berman, a graduate of Eastlake High School, recently received the Denison Alumni Award at Denison University, in Granville, Ohio. The Denison Alumni Award

is based on academic achievement, leadership and personal merit.

Locals graduate from WSU during summer The following local students graduated from Washington State University from the 2015 summer semester: Sammamish: Andre Gomez, Bachelor of Science, computer science; Jenna Hayden, Bachelor of Arts, digital technology and culture; Christopher Lehman, Bachelor of Arts, business administration; Jocelynne Lo, bachelor of Arts, communication; Jocelynne Lo, Bachelor of Science, psychology; Laura Pankiewicz, Bachelor of Arts, hospitality business management; Janae Rame, Bachelor of Science; Trevor Seliber, Bachelor of Arts, apparel merchandising and textiles; Matthew Vander Kooi, Bachelor of Science, kinesiology; Zachary Vorhof, Bachelor of Arts, history; Evan Yock, Bachelor of Science, architectural studies.

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Eastlake’s Nathan Pixler, Pia Richards win KingCo cross country titles By Neil Pierson npierson@ sammamishreview.com Pia Richards didn’t know just how good she was. The Eastlake High School junior recorded the top time of the regular season for all girls in Class 4A KingCo Conference cross country, and is ranked sixth in the state. But because Wolves coach Troy Anderson didn’t want his athletes looking at times and losing focus, Richards never knew where she stood. That changed Oct. 24 at the KingCo championships at Lake Sammamish State Park, where Richards owned the second half of the race and won the title in 18 minutes, 21.4 seconds. “It feels so amazing. I really didn’t think it was going to happen,” Richards said. “I was really skeptical and I was so nervous all day, so it’s kind of a relief and just unbelievable.” Mount Si’s Hannah Waskom set the pace for the first half of the 3.1mile race, with Richards a few seconds back, battling Issaquah’s Kenna Clawson and Sami Corman. Richards made her move around the twomile mark, passing everyone as the runners completed a lengthy stretch of sand along the water. “But they were always right on me,” Richards said, “and I feel like having someone chase me kind of pushes me more because you don’t want them to catch you again. Being in the lead is fun.” Eastlake senior Nathan Pixler made the most of his final KingCo championship race, using a similar second-half strategy as Richards to win the boys’ title in 15:33.2. Pixler has the state’s top 5-kilometer time this season, and won a tough KingCo race that featured five of the state’s top 10. Anderson said it’s the first time the program

By Greg Farrar

Emma Rohleder (10), Skyline High School forward, tries to get past Issaquah goalkeeper Anna Miller while on a breakaway during the second half of an Oct. 15 soccer game. Miller was whistled for a foul and given a red card for denial of a goal-scoring opportunity, leading to a Skyline penalty kick and an eventual 2-1 win for the Spartans.

By Greg Farrar

Eastlake High School runner Pia Richards cruises down the final stretch toward her KingCo 4A championship win Oct. 24.

Skyline wrecks Issaquah’s perfect season, wins KingCo soccer crown By Neil Pierson npierson@sammamishreview.com

By Greg Farrar

Skyline High School senior Maizy Brewer (left) battles with Inglemoor’s Rebecca Ledsham near the finish line of the Oct. 24 KingCo 4A cross country championships. Brewer held off Ledsham to take fifth place. has had two conference champions in the same year. The last boy to win the title was Joey Coor in 1996; the last girl was Jessica Pixler in 2005. Richards’ title propelled the Eastlake girls to a third-place finish. The Wolves scored 69 points to finish behind champion Mount Si (48) and runner-up Issaquah (66). Eastlake’s other point scorers were Brooke Manson (seventh,18:43.9), Tyajah Stackpole (18th, 20:13.5), Kirsten Flindt

(19th, 20:13.8) and Brijenna Stackpole (24th, 20:32.2). The Eastlake boys nearly defeated regular-season champion Issaquah, but the Eagles held on for a 73-77 win. The Wolves’ top five included two podium finishers in Nate Pendleton (fourth,15:49.7) and Adamson Bryant (seventh, 16:11.5), as well as Conner Morgan (29th, 17:08.9) and Kendrick Mitchell (36th, 17:16.7). See RUNNERS, Page 15

In the blink of an eye, the game changed for the Skyline Spartans and Issaquah Eagles. Trailing 1-0 late in the second half, Skyline’s Alexa Kirton chipped a ball over the defense and into the path of fellow forward Emma Rohleder for a breakaway chance. Issaquah goalkeeper Anna Miller charged toward Rohleder, and the two collided, the ball skittering away. The referee deemed Miller’s action to be a foul and a denial of a goal-scoring opportunity. He showed her a red card and awarded Skyline a penalty kick. Cameron Tingey converted the 77thminute PK, sending the game to overtime, where Alessandra Zonta scored again for the host Spartans, lifting them to a 2-1 victory and past previously unbeaten Issaquah for the Class 4A KingCo Conference regular-season title on Oct. 22. The rivals had already clinched berths in the KingCo tournament title game, but the rally assured the Spartans of homefield advantage in the rematch at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 2. Naturally, the two teams had differing opinions about the game-changing play. “In my mind, there was no question,” Skyline coach Don Braman said of the decision to award a penalty kick, while acknowledging the harsh reality of Miller’s ejection. The senior will be suspended for the KingCo championship game. “I’m super disappointed about that

call,” Issaquah coach Tom Bunnell said. “Games shouldn’t end like that.” Issaquah (7-1 KingCo) had gone unbeaten in its first 13 matches, and drew first blood in the 35th minute when defender Kaylene Pang hit a wellplaced free kick deep into the penalty area and forward Mariah Van Halm headed it in. That was the culmination of some good possession for the Eagles, and it negated a decent start from the Spartans, who nearly scored in the eighth minute when Erin Stacy hit the crossbar with a long-range effort. “I thought Issaquah really dominated play for a lot of the first half,” Braman said. Skyline (7-1) kept its cool after the Eagles had a couple chances to score again in the first five minutes of the second half. After that, the Spartans did a better job clogging the midfield, winning loose balls and getting them to their best attackers in dangerous spots. Leading up the penalty kick, Skyline had chances to equalize, only to see Lindsey Fujiwara and Julia Mitchell shoot wide. Miller’s red card reduced the Eagles to 10 players, and it forced backup keeper Narea Arrazola to come in cold off the bench for the PK. Tingey calmly buried it low and to the left as Arrazola went the other way. Skyline kept applying pressure in overtime, and the winning goal started with Rohleder hustling to win the ball. See SOCCER, Page 15

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Eastlake swimmers win final dual, send 27 to first postseason meet By Neil Pierson npierson@ sammamishreview.com The Eastlake High School girls swimming and diving team hasn’t been posting the kind of eye-popping times that conference rivals Skyline and Newport have, but the Wolves definitely have some noteworthy achievements to take from the 2015 season. Eastlake has qualified 27 athletes for the first event of the postseason, the Class 4A KingCo Conference championships that open Oct. 30 at the University of Washington. “We had 60 on the team this year,” Wolves coach Kate Agnew said, “so to have nearly half qualifying for KingCo, they worked really hard training, preparing for that point of the season. We’ll hopefully get them rested so we can see some best times. We have a lot of girls that have already qualified for district.” Eastlake completed its regular season Oct. 22 at Redmond Pool, improving its record to 5-3 with a 124-54 victory over the Bothell Cougars.

Soccer From Page 14 She beat two defenders down the right side and sent a low cross to the center of the box, where Zonta poked it in. Zonta, who was one of six seniors playing their final regular-season home

Alderman in the 100 butterfly (1:03.62); and Van Nortwick in the 100 backstroke (1:09.52). Eastlake’s sights are set on posting personal-best times at the conference, district and state meets. They’re also looking beyond this year with a 20-member freshman class. “I’m excited to see what they have to bring next year and into the future,” Agnew said. The coach has leaned on Hsu and Haase to develop the younger swimmers, and they’ve eagerly accepted the task. “Being a good role model, being someone that they can look up to and someone that they want to be like, that’s very important because we’re not going to be here forever,” Hsu said. “Every year, captains change, and every year the team dynamic is different, and so we just hope this year’s juniors can look at us captains and say, ‘Wow, I want to be like them and I want to continue what they’ve done.’” “It’s been really nice, just because even though there’s so many of us, I feel like we’re all super close,” Haase added.

game, said emotions were running high from the start. “We wanted this game so bad,” she said. Skyline outshot Issaquah, 16-10, but Bunnell wasn’t displeased with his team’s play up front. With the lead, the Eagles looked to use the speedy Siarfo Abekah to keep the Spartans’ back line under pressure.

“We knew that they were going to counter and throw everything at us,” he said of Skyline. As big as the regularseason finale was, the KingCo title game has bigger stakes: The winner advances to the state tournament, while the loser hosts a Greater St. Helens League opponent for a state berth at 2 p.m. Nov. 7.

Miller’s absence could play a part in what happens next. Bunnell said he was confident in Arrazola. “Our backup keeper is phenomenal and she’ll have her nerves about her,” he said. “It’s definitely going to be a big impact on them,” Zonta said. “I think they’re still really good, but she’s a big part of their team.”

— Mindy Hsu Eastlake swimmer

By Greg Farrar

Eastlake High School senior Nathan Pixler pulled away late to win the boys’ title Oct. 24 at the KingCo 4A cross country championships at Lake Sammamish State Park.

Runners From Page 14 Morgan, a senior who had never raced among the team’s varsity seven, stepped up to become the No. 4, setting a 20-second personal record in the process. “Sometimes you get a win without getting first place because, coming into this, we’re beat up,” Anderson said. All nine KingCo squads are back at Lake Sammamish Oct. 31 for the District 1/2 championships, combining with eight teams from the Wesco Conference. Four boys and girls teams advance to the 4A state championships, Nov. 7 at Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco.

Skyline teams finish among top four

Skyline’s boys scored 97 points for third place, and the girls scored 79 for fourth place at the KingCo championships. Junior Makennan Hurd paced the boys’ team with a 13th-place time of 16:24. He was followed by William Kimball (14th, 16:25.8), Griffin Ganz (21st, 16:53.8), Connor Edson (22nd,16:58.9) and Ben Millett (27th, 17:07.2) Senior Maizy Brewer was fifth in 18:40.8 to lead Skyline’s girls. Geneva Schlepp (10th, 19:23.2), Jennifer Tidball (14th, 19:42.5), Callie Juetten (20th, 20:18.8) and Alex Pletcher (30th, 20:54.2) also scored points. “I feel like the guys really stepped it up and did an excellent job,” Spartans assistant coach Andrea Miller said. “The girls didn’t have their best day, but they didn’t have their worst either, and there’s a lot more in them.”

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Agnew shuffled the lineup to give the Wolves a break from their usual events, and they still won 10 of 12 events as senior captains Ally Haase and Mindy Hsu played big roles. Hsu claimed first place in the 200-yard freestyle (2 minutes, 3.83 seconds) and the 100-yard breaststroke (1:13.78), and Haase was victorious in the 100 free (1:00.75). Haase helped the 200 medley relay squad win in 2:04, Hsu was part of a 200 free relay victory in 1:56.46, and both swam for the winning 400 free relay (4:06.10). “We’ve got great leadership,” Agnew said of her captains. “They’ve done a really good job this year in being good role models, kind of motivating the other girls to get to that point.”

Haase is chasing automatic state-qualifying times in two individual events. “I’m looking to drop about a second in both the 200 free and the 100 fly, to try to get the state cut for both of them,” she said. “So I have to work a little harder on that and rest a little bit – (I’m) sore, lots of practices.” The state cut is 1:59.90 in the 200 free, 1:00.80 in the 100 fly. Hsu has district-qualifying times in the 200 free and 100 breaststroke, but said her focus is making sure the Wolves get their 200 medley relay to state. Sophomores Maya Alderman and Maggie Van Nortwick, as well as freshman Emily Weise, have helped put the Wolves in striking distance – their best time is two-hundredths of a second short of the automatic state mark of 1:55.90. “Our medley relay has been pretty strong the past couple years, and I hope to continue that, continue the trend,” Hsu said. “We’re definitely looking to get that time at KingCo.” Other Eastlake winners against Bothell included Weise in the 50 free (27.63) and 500 free (5:56.76);

“Being a good role model ... that’s very important because we’re not going to be here forever.”

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