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SAMMAMISH REVIEW
Sammamish’s annual nightmare returns
Kelsey Anderson (left), 11, of Sammamish, lets out a shriek as the grille of a truck bolts out of the darkness, headlights snap on and an air horn blasts, as she enjoys the finale of Nightmare on Beaver Lake Oct. 24 with her parents Scott and Mary Ann. Nightmare at Beaver Lake is in the midst of its annual run of scaring the daylights out of area residents. The annual haunt’s final two nights are Oct. 30 and 31 from 7-10 p.m. at Beaver Lake Park. the first 45 minutes are more “family scare;” full fright begins at 8 p.m. Family scare is $10 per person; full fright is $16. There is a $1 discount for donation of non-pershibale food to benefit LifeWire. Visit www. nightmareatbeaverlake.com.
Two scary zombies wait on the footbridge in the spinning Vortex room, looking for a tasty meal of human brains.
A voodoo witch doctor casts a spell over their helpless victim(at right) in a scene at Nightmare on Beaver Lake, the annual Halloween fundraiser extravaganza for the Rotary Club of Sammamish. A spooky figure (below, right), lit by a series of flashing strobes as it moves, pursues visitors walking through the Fun House in one of the rooms featured in the Nightmare on Beaver Lake.
A volunteer actor in bloody makeup wails as a prop cutting blade on a pendulum swings back and forth over her stomach in a torture chamber scene.
Voodoo jungle huts lit by black light in the darkness await with lurking surprises.
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SAMMAMISH REVIEW
Third-quarter surge pushes Skyline past Issaquah By Neil Pierson
When the Skyline Spartans left their locker room to play the second half of their regular-season finale, they were a different team than the one that entered the room trailing by a touchdown. Facing the rival Issaquah Eagles with a berth in the KingCo Conference title game on the line, the Spartans struggled in the first 24 minutes. Their offense stalled and committed three turnovers, and they went to the break in a 10-3 hole. The message from Skyline head coach Mat Taylor was simple, his players indicated: Get motivated, put the ball in the end zone, and take some pressure off the defense. “The defense was doing their part, but the offense needed to step it up,” senior lineman Josh Wright said. Skyline found its rhythm and scored 27 straight points in the third quarter to earn a 30-17 victory Oct. 25 at Issaquah High School.
The Spartans (7-1) haven’t lost since their opener with Bellevue, and they’ll face Bothell (7-1) in the Nov. 1 KingCo championship game, a 7 p.m. start at Skyline High. Bothell has won six straight games after losing to Bellevue in Week 2. The Cougars will be looking to avenge two defeats – 33-21 and 34-7 – to Skyline in 2012. There wasn’t a magic potion that helped Skyline overcome a slow start, said Chandler Wong, a junior running back who carried 17 times for 65 yards and a touchdown. “We just decided to pick it up, and we just got a spark in us,” Wong said. “We just got after it in the second half.” After throwing a pair of interceptions in the first half, Spartans quarterback Kilton Anderson made two big plays to get his team going. He hit Collin Crisp for a 26-yard gain, then scrambled to his right and found Derek Loville in the back right corner of the end zone for a 26-yard score.
By Greg Farrar
Derek Loville, Skyline High School junior wide receiver, pulls in a 26-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Kilton Anderson to get the Spartans on track in the third quarter for their comefrom-behind 30-17 win Oct. 25 over Issaquah. Jason Twaddle missed the extra point, keeping Issaquah ahead 10-9, but it was the start of a momentum shift.
On their next series, the Spartans drove 62 yards in nine plays to grab the lead. Wong had a 22-yard catch-and-run, then
plowed into the left side of the line for a 3-yard TD. See FOOTBALL, Page 9
Spartans volleyball stands tall, downs Wolves in four sets By Neil Pierson
Skyline High volleyball coach Callie Wesson is confident in her team’s ability to have a successful postseason run after the Spartans surged to 10 wins in their first 12 matches. Skyline’s only losses have been to a pair of state-title contenders – 4A KingCo Conference rival Newport and 3A powerhouse Mercer Island – and the Spartans continued their run of good form on their home court on Oct. 21, downing the Eastlake Wolves 3-1. With the KingCo championship tournament beginning Nov. 2, Skyline has a chance to knock Newport from its perch, but Wesson isn’t concerned about the opposition. “We always need to just keep worrying about us and not focusing on what they’re doing on the other side of the net,” she said. “If we can take care of us and meet our standards of our hittingpercentage goal and passing-percentage goal, we should be able to beat any team.” The Spartans (10-2 overall, 7-1 conference) met those standards against Eastlake (7-5, 5-3). They took charge early and didn’t allow the Wolves to push the match to a fifth set, winning 25-19, 25-8, 20-25, 25-19. Crystal Anderson was a key
Photo by Neil Pierson
(Eastlake). Obviously, they came back big and won the third game.” Eastlake coach Janna Tonahill gathered her players together after falling behind 2-0 and implored them to play up to their usual standards. The Wolves weren’t able to avoid their third straight loss, but they salvaged some
Eastlake’s Ellie Woerner rises up for a shot at the net during an Oct. 21 volleyball match at Skyline. Eastlake lost 3-1 in the battle of plateau schools. to Skyline’s performance. The win in the second set. senior outside hitter racked up “I think we kind of stepped pride. a match-high 17 kills, including back the third game and thought “They work hard in practice … four in the fourth set to clinch we’d just win it,” Anderson said, and we wanted to show the team the victory. “but the fourth game, we knew that we really are,” Tonahill said. Anderson said it was imporwe had to put more effort in.” “We wanted to show Eastlake. So tant for the Spartans to refocus “You win the second (set) 25-8, that’s who showed up that third mentally after Eastlake won the and you kind of play down a little game – the team that we’ve been.” third set, which may have been bit,” Wesson added. “You can’t do In the third set, Eastlake the result of Skyline’s lopsided that, especially with a team like scored seven of the first eight
points and never trailed. Star hitters Jordan Dahl and Angela Pellicano got into a rhythm: Dahl had five of her 14 kills and Pellicano had four of her 11 kills to keep the match going. Skyline trailed 20-11, but rallied to within 23-20 behind Katy Valencia’s serving. An Eastlake timeout helped stop the surge, and a thunderous block from Pellicano gave the Wolves the winning point. Eastlake’s reserves were cheering throughout the third game, but it was an elusive task for the team to find consistently positive emotions, Tonahill said. “We had energy when we had points; we didn’t have energy when (Skyline) went on the runs,” she said. “It was hard for us to get the momentum back. “It’s a difference when everybody’s energy is up, and we’re working on playing motivated volleyball again,” she added. “It’s coming back. We hit a little rut in the season, but I think we’re on our way back up.” Anderson said Skyline is using a 6-2 formation that maximizes offensive options while taking advantage of two strong setters. The final statistics showed a well-rounded team as Megan Wedeking had 23 assists, Valencia had 20, and Molly Mounsey colSee VOLLEYBALL, Page 9