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New faces may mean new direction for City Council By Tom Corrigan tcorrigan@isspress.com
Local girl overcomes bullying to win prestigious pageant By Tom Corrigan tcorrigan@isspress.com Claire Wright, 18, a senior at Eastside Catholic High School, has entered into plenty of pageants previously. “But this was the big one, the one I’ve really been working for a long time,” the Fall City resident said. The “big one” earned Wright the title of Miss Washington Teen USA at a pageant in Burien last month. Wright now goes on to compete for the Miss Teen USA title at a pageant in July or August 2016. Planners have yet to announce a location, although last year’s event was in the Bahamas. For the Washington contest, Wright appeared on stage in a swimsuit and a dressing gown. As one of the top five qualifiers, she also answered an on-stage question. Wright said she so nervous enough that she doesn’t remember the exact question, but it had to
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do with the fame achieved by reality TV stars, and whether that fame is good or bad. “I said something like, ‘It can be a real positive if they promote values and causes,’” Wright said. But she also acknowledged it can be a real problem. “Some people take it in the wrong direction,” Wright said. Although they’re obviously a real positive in her life now, Wright’s involvement with pageants actually happened because she was having a hard time in middle school. Wright was bullied so much, she started seeing a counselor, said Rochelle Wright, Claire’s mother. The counselor suggested Claire find activities to do outside of school, Rochelle said. In the car on the way home from that session, Claire stated she wanted to get involved in pageants. Her mother admits she tried to talk her daughter out of the See WRIGHT, Page 2
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Security video captures shot of alleged Klahanie thief By Tom Corrigan tcorrigan@isspress.com “We are looking to put a stop to the car prowling and petty theft occurring in our Klahanie neighborhood over the past year,” said resident Katrina Spencer. “In recent weeks, it has become particularly troublesome and a near daily occurrence.” Spencer and her neighbors got lucky in a way on the morning of Nov. 1. “We captured footage on our security cameras of a woman attempting to break into our vehicles,” Spencer said. The video was taken at about
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Claire Wright (left), a senior at Eastside Catholic High School, was named Miss Washington Teen USA at an October pageant and will compete next summer for the crown of Miss Teen USA.
Having run on a sort of joint platform, returning Councilman Ramiro Valderrama-Aramayo and newcomers Tom Hornish and Christie Malchow may be in a position to put some of their priorities at the forefront of council activities. Valderrama-Aramayo said the three would not necessarily be a minority on council, as he intends to reach out, when appropriate, to Councilman Don Gerend, whom he described as an independent thinker and someone with whom he already tries to work. “It’s definitely a new chapter,” Malchow said, “a distinctively different coun-
cil.” She noted Sammamish soon also would have a new city manager when Ben Yazici steps down in February. “I don’t want there to be a new ‘Gang of Four,’” insisted Hornish, who appears to have upset incumbent Mayor Tom Vance. Hornish was referring to the derogatory label sometimes placed on the perceived voting block of Vance, Deputy Mayor Kathy Huckabay and council members Bob Keller and Tom Odell. “I don’t want it to be just one group running everything,” Hornish said. “I’m willing to work with any-
7:45 a.m. on Southeast 44th Street. The suspect was unable to get into the cars, so instead, Spencer said, the woman allegedly decided to steal a pair of running shoes off Spencer’s porch. “Our video also shows her making two trips back to her car with armloads of stolen goods from the neighbor’s house,” Spencer said. She forwarded her information and the video to the King County Sheriff’s Office, which provides police coverage for the Klahanie area. See THEFTS, Page 2
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idea. “I said something like, ‘They are all scams; let’s think of something else,’” Rochelle said. A short time later, a letter regarding a pageant arrived at their home. Rochelle did a little investigating, talked it over with her husband, Charles, and decided to let Claire give it a shot. “She had the time of her life and placed in the top five out of 100 girls,” Rochelle said. Since then, the whole family has been a supporter of Claire’s efforts. “We were proven wrong,” Rochelle said, noting pageants have helped Claire with her overall confidence and self-expression, something her mom thinks will come in handy as her daughter starts doing collegeentrance interviews. For her part, Claire has not forgotten about the middle-school bullying. She launched Project Claire Bear and has visited different schools talking about bullying, focusing on fifth- and sixth-graders because they are on the verge of entering middle school when bullying can become rampant. “It seems like your entire world at the time,” Claire said of being bullied. But she takes care to tell younger students it’s just a small piece of their
The sheriff’s office has accepted the case and there are officers looking into the incident, said Sgt. Cindi West, the sheriff’s media relations officer. Spencer said during the same weekend in which she obtained her video, at least two other families suffered car prowling, or thefts from their cars, and police have items from which they are hoping to obtain fingerprints. A still frame from the video has been spread around Spencer’s neighborhood on flyers, and has been placed on Facebook by both Spencer and the sheriff’s office. “While the woman only made off with my shoes, she has made us feel violated to the very core,”
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Claire Wright, who was bullied in middle school, launched Project Claire Bear as a way to help younger students understand anti-bullying measures. lives, and something they can definitely get through. “A lot of times, the bullying has nothing to do with the victim,” Claire said. As a prop, Claire has created “Bully Bear,” who has a heart stitched on his chest, a reminder to people to treat each other with respect. She likes to help kids stand up for themselves, but in a kind, meaningful way. “You can’t always be passive if you’re getting walked all over,” Claire said.
While she awaits the national pageant, Claire is applying for colleges all over the country, saying she doesn’t really have a favorite. She wants to study broadcasting and law. When the time comes for the national pageant, Rochelle said the entire family, including Claire’s younger brother, will be there to cheer her on. At the Burien pageant, Claire said she had friends in the audience, carrying signs and supporting her. “It meant a lot,” she said.
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Issaquah School Board earns distinction honor The Issaquah School Board was one of nine entities labeled a “Board of Distinction” by the Washington State School Directors’ Association Nov. 4. Issaquah joined school boards from Auburn, Ferndale, Kent, Puyallup, Riverview, South Kitsap, University Place and West Valley (Spokane). The annual “Boards of Distinction” program honors school boards that demonstrate effective use of the state school board standards. The standards, developed and adopted by WSSDA in 2009, promote
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Sammamish rated one of nation’s most educated cities ValuePenguin, an online personal finance research site, has named Sammamish the nation’s seventh-most educated mid-sized city. Using data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the site ranked the academic achievements of about
3,000 cities, rewarding those with the highest percentages of post-high school degrees earned. Bethesda, Maryland, was named the most educated place among cities with populations between 25,000 and 50,000. It was followed by Palo Alto, California; Brookline, Massachusetts; McLean, Virginia; Potomac, Maryland; Cupertino, California; and Sammamish. The site also ranked Sammamish No. 13 in the nation for having the highest levels of education among residents ages 25 and older. To see the complete rankings, visit www.valuepenguin.com/2015/10/ most-educated-cities-america.
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Sammamish cranks up recreation and park impact fees for new development By Tom Corrigan tcorrigan@isspress.com The Sammamish City Council has approved major increases in the recreation and park impact fees paid by new housing developers. For single-family residences, the fee will jump from $2,697 to $6,739. For multifamily residences, the number moves from $1,558 to $4,362. At its regular meeting Nov. 3, the council’s biggest discussion was not about whether or not to raise fees, but how and when to legislate payment
City seeks applicants for local boards, commissions The Sammamish City Council is seeking applicants to fill vacancies on the following commissions and boards. q Arts Commission: For information on the activities of this commission, or to submit an application, go to the commission webpage at www.sammamish. us/group.aspx?ID=4. There
from developers. Recognizing the rate hikes are significant, council members sought to soften the blow, but only slightly. The city is offering homebuyers and sellers a limited exemption to the higher fees if they can show an executed purchase order or some other proof of sale date stamped within 90 days of the effective date of the ordinance, which was expected to be five days after passage on Nov. 3. The exemption proposal had previously been for 60 days, but council decided it wanted to give time to
get the word out to smaller builders regarding the new fees. The overall worry is builders with nearly finished projects will not be able to pass on the new fees to buyers, and those fees could greatly hurt their bottom line. In answer to council questions about how many people would be able to take advantage of the exemption, staffers said the city has no sure way of knowing when a private sale takes place. But based on permit applications and other steps in the selling process that can be moni-
tored, they estimated only about 25 new homes will be affected. The council spent a good bit of time debating a phasing-in of the increases. The original proposal was to have 70 percent of the increase due immediately from builders, with the remainder due in June 2016. Councilwoman Nancy Whitten successfully argued that was too long of a time and something which builders would try to take advantage of. Deputy Mayor Kathy Huckabay supported Whitten and made a
are three four-year terms available. Potential applicants can contact Colleen Rupke at crupke@sammamish.us. q Parks and Recreation Commission: For information on the activities of the commission, or to submit an application, go to www.sammamish.us/group. aspx?ID=4. There are two four-year terms available, and applicants may contact Janie Jackson at jjackson@ sammamish.us. q Planning Commission:
For information or to submit an application go to www.sammmamish.us/group. aspx?ID=5. There are two four-year terms and one two-year term available. Contact Debbie Beadle at dbeadle@sammamish.us for more information. q Beaver Lake Management District: Go to the BMLD website at www. sammamish.us/project/ BLMD.aspx. There is one two-year term available, and applicants must reside within the boundaries of
the management district to be eligible. For information, contact City Clerk Melonie Anderson at manderson@ sammamish.us. Applicants for all boards and commissions must reside in Sammamish or the Klahanie annexation area in order to be considered, unless otherwise noted. The application deadline is Dec. 31. For additional information on the application process, contact Anderson at the email above or call 295-0500.
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Sammamish vs. Bangalore, India: eerie similarities? By Deepa Rao Sammamish resident and Associate Professor, University of Washington In the 1960s, my parents moved from Bangalore, India (formerly known as the Garden City) to the United States for a better life for their children. I grew up and trained in Chicago and got a great education there. I spent a year in Bangalore during my graduate training, and I go there often now for work in global health. I know the city well. About six years ago, my husband (not of Indian descent), daughter and I moved to Sammamish when we obtained academic positions at two great universities in Seattle. We were looking to live among the trees, take long walks in their shade and place our daughter in a good school system. Sammamish fit the bill.
I was pleasantly surprised to see many Indians also settling here, perhaps for the same reasons as my father had emigrated from India. However, I think many of us, collectively, these days are questioning our move to Sammamish, given the surprising similarities between Sammamish and Bangalore. Here is what I mean: School overcrowding: I have seen my daughter’s public school classroom size increase by 10 students over the past three years and recently came to know that some kids in the district are sitting in the aisles of buses as they ride to school. Should we look forward to the day when our kids in Sammamish get to hang off the sides of buses or sit on the top of them like in India of 40 years ago? Bangalore has actually moved on from this. Deforestation: Bangalore
Letters to the Editor People need to drive properly in roundabouts
I am a teenager soon to be in driver’s education, and I am concerned about the safety of Northeast 25th Street between Sahalee Way/228th Avenue and 239th Place Northeast. My primary concern is the roundabouts and the concrete barriers the city installed on the road. I know they installed them to make the road a safer place, but unfortunately, they have only made the road even more dangerous. The problem is the road is too narrow and people go through the roundabouts, instead of around. This has almost caused accidents, and if it hasn’t already, then it certainly
will in the future. They also make it impossible for school buses to drop off kids close to their homes. We have to walk a mile or more to our houses, as opposed to two years ago, when the bus dropped off everyone within a threeminute walking distance. Brant Perkins Sammamish
Road issues cause gridlock Sammamish has a few road issues that probably affect many people all over the city and we need to figure out improvements. I do recognize everyone may see the issues but not have a solution. 1. Traffic circles. My opinion is they cause traf-
used to preserve trees, even build roads around their old, majestic trees to preserve them. Now with the technology industry bringing intensive, poorly-regulated development, the trees have disappeared and the natural setting is being degraded at a frightening pace. In our neighborhood in Sammamish, I have been shocked by the plowing down of our spectacular forests, establishing ugly developments, which, somehow, we are told, are legal within the framework of our tree-retention policies. On our neighborhood walks we can experience extreme heat, construction noise and bald vistas of ugly housing. Absurd housing arrangements: In order to capitalize on high land value and lax development regulations, our neighbors have been building houses
fic and are very dangerous to pedestrians because the driver is turning continually and does not always see pedestrians and the circles are too small to work properly. Many people can’t use them. I find I always try to merge and not stop or you will never go. The worst one is at the back entrance to Eastlake. Apparently now 228th is a bit better but no one can get to the middle school and high school at the same time. Gridlock ensues. Perhaps we need to stagger the high school and middle school start by five or 10 more minutes. There is no gridlock traffic on Thursday because of the late start. It should not take 25 minutes to get to school for a five-minute ride. We are all wasting time and gas, though maybe some kids get to homework they forgot due to traffic. Maybe the circles work but not with the
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hither-tither in their front, side and back yards. It hurts to walk down 20th Street these days and view this defacement of our city. In addition, as I drove into the Crossings neighborhood last week, I was alarmed to see that parents had put cones and barriers out in the street to extend a small area for their kids to play. Is it truly safe and desirable to create houses (nay, whole neighborhoods full of them) where kids have scarcely 10 square feet of yard to play? Traffic: We commute into the city on the Highway 520 and Interstate 90 corridors, and our morning commute went from 40 minutes to more than one hour over the last three years. Need I say more? Local leaders with hidden agendas: This prompts one to ask, how energetic have local leaders been in passing laws
traffic volume. 2. Why is there no sidewalk on 228th leading from Northeast 14th Street? The road that has an elementary school on it to the light? Who would make it remain so dangerous and put the sidewalk on the other side when all the schools are closer on the east side? There should be a sidewalk to the light so you can cross safely. You can’t even walk to the crosswalk on sidewalk. Kimberly Fee Sammamish
There are truths and untruths in Planned Parenthood debate Now that we’ve read two opposing letters concerning Planned Parenthood, from Michael J. O’Connell and Ellen Martin, let’s see if we cannot shine some light on
to truly protect the quality of life for citizens of Sammamish? Or a more disturbing question, how many of our local politicians have investments in development here in Sammamish and profit from buying and selling real estate? Bangalore is famous for government officials’ double-dealing; do we want the same here in Sammamish? I’ve been struck by these similarities, and like we do in India so often, I thought I would write to the newspaper. I appeal to my fellow Indians in Sammamish to consider another thing: Bangalore has better South Indian restaurants as well, no? I wonder if future generations, no matter what their ethnic background, will want to settle here in Sammamish, given the style and rate of unchecked development.
the truth of their positions. First, Ms. Martin wants us to be repelled by lurid descriptions of an abortion. She dedicates a significant portion of her letter to doing just that. She talks exclusively about the unborn and spares not one word for the many women who go to Planned Parenthood for help. But she goes seriously astray when she blithely asserts that “our tax dollars…could be more wisely…directed towards the many clinics that help women and children” without ever stating what clinics those might be. It would be nice if such clinics were as accessible as say, Planned Parenthood clinics, but in truth, there are virtually none. Then she goes on to post a website that ironically has the words “medical progress” in its name, when it
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is the antithesis of medical progress. Having explored a number of easily obtainable online sources, I can only conclude that the Center for Medical Progress was created to do one thing only: deceive. The Center for Medical Progress was created in 2013. It set up a dummy biomedical research company — Biomax Procurement Services — and under this guise, Biomax individuals posed as potential buyers of aborted fetal tissue and organs, and secretly recorded Planned Parenthood officials during meetings. The heavily edited videos are promoted as showing Planned Parenthood officials price-haggling over “baby parts.” However, the full, unedited, video shows a Planned Parenthood executive repeatedly saying its
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The banquet room at Mystique Ranch, donated for the evening by Duthie Hill Road resident Jim Harding, hosted 136 guests for the dinner and fundraising auction.
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Left, chocolate cream, candy bar and pumpkin pecan pies (from left), are looked over by Shannon Wood of Kirkland, Sue Tietje of Preston and Mary Olson of Snoqualmie as the 16th annual Compassion House Pie Auction and silent auction gets underway Nov. 7 in a fundraiser for three transitional homes in Issaquah serving single mothers with families. Those three pies alone raised $740, and four other pies baked by Olson raised $940. The total raised from 30 pies, the silent auction and a auction paddle raising took in $37,631, which included $15,300 toward retiring the mortgage on the Pritt house.
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Tent City 4 to spend at least 20 days at state park By Tom Corrigan tcorrigan@isspress.com Unable to find a longterm location, the roving homeless encampment known as Tent City 4 moved this past weekend into Hans Jensen Park, a campground near Lake Sammamish State Park. A member of the camp, who asked not to be identified, said Tent City 4 was unable to find a faith-based location, which the group typically prefers. He added when it became evident they would not find a longterm location, Tent City
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Park. He said the area Tent City 4 would be using sits on East Lake Sammamish Parkway Southeast across from the park boat docks. “I’m glad state parks could accommodate them,” said Janet Farness, executive director of the Friends of Lake Sammamish State Park. Farness added that from what she understood, the homeless encampment made for good neighbors when they used the
campground a few years ago. The area has no electricity, but does have potable water available, Benson said. Benson added when Tent City 4 moved in previously, they only were supposed to stay for 20 days. At the time, they asked for and received an extension from the state. Since July 11, Tent City 4 has been set up in Snoqualmie near Echo Lake and Interstate 90. Prior to that, they spent a good part of the spring and early summer in Issaquah’s High Point area, just off Interstate 90. When they arrived in Issaquah in March, they did not have a permit to be on the property and it
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Police blotter Thefts from cars q Persons unknown broke a front passenger window in a car parked on East Lake Sammamish Parkway at about 11:30 a.m. Oct. 22. Reports weren’t clear where the car was parked on the street. q Another front passenger window was broken out in order for thieves to gain access to a vehicle parked in the 3000 block of 241st Avenue Southeast at about 11:30 p.m. Oct. 25. Nothing was reported stolen from the car. q Someone made off with a backpack left on the floor of a car parked in a cul de sac on 207th Avenue Northeast. Police described the incident as a smash-and-grab job that took place around 11 a.m. Oct. 28. q Thieves got into a car left unlocked in the 3800 block of 212th Avenue Southeast. Police reports said “nothing of major value was taken.” q A purse was missing after someone smashed out the rear window of a car parked in the 900 block of 210th Avenue Northeast around noon Oct. 31.
Mental complaint Police intervened when a suspect poured gasoline all over a neighbor’s front lawn in 2500 block of Southeast 34th Street. The suspect also displayed a handgun when police attempted contact. The case was forwarded to the King County mental health department for follow-up.
Garage broken into Police listed the incident as a burglary. The thief or thieves made off with golf bags and a bicycle from a garage in the 1700 block of 223rd Place Northeast. The theft was reported around 10 a.m. Oct. 26.
Shoplifting An unknown suspect made off with a bottle of whiskey from the Safeway store, 630 228th Avenue Northeast. The theft was reported at 9:30 p.m. Oct. 31.
From Page 4 clinics want to cover their costs, not make money, when donating fetal tissue from abortions for scientific research. I feel little need to elaborate. If readers are truly interested in women’s health care — maintaining clinics that cover all aspects of women’s reproductive health — then I would suggest they trust Michael O’Connell’s sensible and truthful position about Planned Parenthood’s valuable contribution to all women regardless of income. If
Being pro-life includes respecting the dignity of bodies Mr. O’Connell’s letter (Aug. 19) criticizes pro-lifers for only caring about the unborn. There are many organizations in Washington state that help both pregnant women and those with children. Some are funded by local government, but others are also funded by generous donations of
money and time of our citizens who deeply care about both the pre-born and those who have been given the chance to live. He writes, “Planned Parenthood is the largest U.S. provider of reproductive health services.” Nationally, there are 13,540 clinics that provide comprehensive healthcare for women, compared to 665 Planned Parenthood centers. (Incidentally, PP claims that it provides mammograms, but in reality simply provides patients with a referral). In his list of “numerous reproductive healthcare services,” Mr. O’Connell neglects to mention giving out contraception to, and performing abortions on underage teens with-
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Election From Page 1 body.” “I certainly don’t want another Gang of Four, if that’s what you want to call it,” Gerend said. “I don’t like the labeling.” He added that if council members have honest differences of opinions, that’s OK, and those could be dealt with as needed. “I’m looking forward to the new council and I think we’ll be able to work together,” Gerend said. “I want to be sure our council is looked on as nonpartisan as possible,” Malchow said, “rather than as partisan, teams, majorities or otherwise. ... Working with everyone will be imperative for the citizens.” Election results won’t be certified until later this month, but as of Nov. 9, Hornish was defeating Vance with 4,495 votes, or 53.8 percent, to 3,849 votes, or 46 percent. Hornish is running for Vance’s Position 6 council seat, not the mayor’s job. Sammamish operates under a weak mayor form of govern-
“I want to be sure our council is looked on as nonpartisan as possible. ... Working with everyone will be imperative for the citizens.” — Christine Malchow City Council candidate ment in which the city manager handles most of the city’s day-to-day operations. The council elects the city’s mayor, who primarily serves as council president. In the race for the Position 2 council seat being vacated by retiring Councilwoman Nancy Whitten, Malchow was handily downing the comeback try of former Mayor and Councilman Mark Cross. Malchow had earned 4,981 ballots, or 58.7 percent, to Cross’s 3,486, or 41 percent. Valderrama-Aramayo essentially was running unopposed. Park Commissioner Hank Klein filed to run against Valderrama-Aramayo, than dropped out for undisclosed personal reasons. However, he did not withdraw in time to keep his name off the ballot. Despite not cam-
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paigning for the Position 4 council seat, Klein took in 1,295 votes. Valderrama-Aramayo still was the easy winner with 6,805 votes, or 83 percent. Both ValderramaAramayo and Hornish talked a lot about improving communication with residents and a renewed transparency at City Hall. “There was a lot of sleight-of-hand in the budgeting for these projects,” ValderramaAramayo said, referring to rebuilding plans for Issaquah-Fall City Road and Sahalee Way. During the election, Hornish said that as led by Vance, city government has fostered some kind of disconnect with residents. “There is a lack of transparency,” he said. “We can be a little more forthcoming as a city.” Vance was still holding out a bit of hope for a comeback last week. “I suspect it will end up a lot closer than it is today, but I don’t know if it’ll be enough to get it to where I’d like it to be.” If he is leaving council, Vance said he’d like to see a few projects through to completion such as getting plans in place for the rebuilding of Sahalee Way.
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Eastlake volleyball heads to state for first time in 13 years By Neil Pierson npierson@sammamishreview.com For the first time since 2002, the Eastlake High School volleyball program will be competing at the state tournament. Eastlake, which was seeded eighth at the start of the KingCo Conference tournament, completed a remarkable run to the Class 4A state championships when it knocked off visiting Camas, 3-2, on Nov. 7. The Wolves (7-11) will now try to win the first state trophy in program history, a quest that begins at 1:30 p.m. Nov. 13 against the Curtis Vikings at Kennewick’s Toyota Center. Eastlake’s side of the 16-team bracket also features perennial state powers Mead, Eisenhower and Battle Ground. Eastlake had to rally from a 2-1 deficit to defeat Camas (25-21, 23-25, 24-26, 25-23, 18-16). Senior Jordan Dahl had a masterful performance to lead the way, recording 47 kills, 16 digs and two blocks. Senior setter Elizabeth McCoy had 67 assists and 16 digs, while sophomore Hayley Barney added 13 kills, 20 digs and two aces.
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The Eastlake High School volleyball team celebrated Nov. 7 after beating Camas in five sets, clinching the Wolves’ first trip to the state tournament since 2002. five-set defeat against the Inglemoor Vikings on Nov. 3 at Skyline High School. After stunning top-seeded Newport and No. 4 seed Skyline in the first two rounds of the KingCo tournament, Eastlake was primed to earn its first trip to state since 2002. Just as they had done against Newport and Skyline, the Wolves forced a fifth set against Inglemoor. But this time, there would be no happy ending. The sixth-seeded Vikings held on, clinching their first
trip to state since 2007 with a 25-18, 21-25, 25-20, 21-25, 15-10 decision. For one night, the tears flowed freely, but the Wolves seemed resolute on righting the ship a few days later, which they did. “We put up a good fight and we have another chance on Saturday,” McCoy said, “so we’re going to prepare for that.” “They worked hard, they played hard, they looked good,” coach See VOLLEYBALL, Page 11
Roundup: Eastlake girls take sixth at state cross country KingCo Conference champion Pia Richards set the tone for the Eastlake High School girls, finishing in 10th place as the Wolves scored 177 points and finished sixth out of 16 teams at the Class 4A state cross country championships, held Nov. 7 at Pasco’s Sun Willows Golf Course. Richards, a junior, completed the 3.1-mile course in 18 minutes, 19.6 seconds, just 4 seconds shy of her personal best. It was her second straight podium finish at state, following up on last year’s 14th-place effort. Eastlake’s other point scorers were Brooke Manson (20th, 18:43.1), Grace Rossi (54th, 19:39.6), Tyajah Stackpole (70th, 19:54.6) and Kirsten Flindt (83rd, 20:17.4). Kamiak freshman Taylor Roe was the individual champion in 17:56.1, and Camas won its fourth team crown
in five seasons. KingCo teams had a strong showing at state as Mount Si tied for second and Issaquah was fourth. q In the 4A boys’ race, Eastlake senior Nathan Pixler, who has orally committed to compete at the University of Colorado, capped his outstanding prep career with a second-place time of 15.22.5. Bellarmine Prep’s Jack Yearian won the title in 15:14.9. The Wolves scored 232 points for 10th place, their fourth consecutive top-10 finish at the event. Their other scorers were Nate Pendleton (13th, 15:41.4), Adamson Bryant (56th, 16:18.2), Danny Suver (122nd, 17:09.9) and Jacob Keller (127th, 17:22.8). Tahoma won the team title with 79 points. q Skyline’s boys and girls teams didn’t qualify for state, but the See ROUNDUP, Page 11
Skyline soccer rallies again vs. Issaquah, punches ticket to state By Neil Pierson npierson@ sammamishreview.com
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Emma Rohleder (left), Skyline High School sophomore forward, reaches out toward her teammates after scoring in the second half as Issaquah sophomore goalkeeper Nerea Arrazola heads back to the goal during the Spartans’ 2-1 win over the Eagles Nov. 2 in the Class 4A KingCo Conference tournament championship game.
There aren’t many surprises when the Issaquah and Skyline girls soccer teams get together, especially when they’re playing for the second time in 11 days. For Skyline junior forward Alexa Kirton, getting an edge in the Class 4A KingCo Conference tournament title game was simple – outwork the Eagles just like they did in beating them for the conference’s regular-season crown. “We know how they play,” Kirton said. “We just knew it was going to be a battle when we came out here, and it was whoever worked harder would get it.” Kirton helped punch the Spartans’ ticket to the state playoffs, scoring in the 68th minute to give her team a
2-1 victory at Skyline High School on Nov. 2. The Spartans (10-2-3) played a familiar opponent, Gig Harbor, after press time Nov. 10 in a first-round state match. Skyline beat the Tides, 3-1, in last season’s third/fourth place match at state. “It’s huge for us because we have had so much adversity this whole season and people didn’t think we were going to make playoffs,” Skyline sophomore forward Emma Rohleder said. Issaquah (12-2-2), which went unbeaten through its first 13 matches, also solidified a state berth courtesy of a 5-0 blowout against the visiting Union Titans on Nov. 7. Madison Phan, Tori Lawless, Kirstie Johnson, Kaylene Pang and Alina Ruzicka scored the goals. The Eagles took on the Jackson Timberwolves, last year’s state runners-up, after
press time Nov. 10. After the loss to Skyline, Issaquah’s players quickly left the stadium in disappointment, and coach Tom Bunnell seemed displeased with his team’s performance. “Not enough effort in front of the net when you’ve got a bunch of chances like that,” he said. “It’s just passion. (We) got a goal, they came back and got a couple in the second half. You’ve got to hold the lead and you’ve got to have more passion.” Just as they did in the regular-season meeting Oct. 22, the Eagles jumped out to a halftime lead. Mariah VanHalm slipped a pass to Siarfo Abekah, who beat Skyline goalkeeper Anna Smith with a rocket to the far post in the 20th minute. Issaquah was playing See SOCCER, Page 11
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Volleyball Janna Tonahill added. “It just didn’t bounce our way.” The Vikings (12-5) won both regular-season meetings between the teams, and set the tone early as outside hitters Haley Harris and Kammie Perkins smashed several kills into the floor. Kate Carpenter, the conference’s Defensive Player of the Year, served two aces to finish off the first set. But Eastlake, which won only one of its eight KingCo matches, stormed
back on Dahl’s right arm. She collected six of her 23 kills in the second set, and two aces from sophomore Jessica Knapick helped tie the match, 1-1. The Vikings rallied again in the third set, breaking free from a 17-all tie on a Harris kill and two Eastlake errors. Harris hit a cross-court winner on set point. The tussle continued into the fourth set, which featured seven ties and six lead changes. Four straight points from the Wolves gave them an 18-14 cushion, and they didn’t trail again as Lindsey Urh blocked Perkins’ kill attempt on set point. But the pendulum
swung back in Inglemoor’s favor in the fifth set. The Vikings grabbed control by scoring eight of the first 10 points and were never challenged. Harris and Perkins combined for six kills in the final frame. The Wolves played sparkling defense throughout the match and four players finished with doubledigit digs – Dahl (31), Ally Schasteen (15), Barney (12) and McCoy (12). McCoy, who also had 26 assists, said the team entered the KingCo tournament with a good attitude. “One of the things that we were thinking before Saturday was, ‘Hey, we’re going in as the No. 8 seed.
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Soccer: EC advances to state
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The Eastside Catholic girls soccer team is headed back to the 3A state playoffs for the first time since 2011 thanks to a 2-1, double-overtime victory over Holy Names on Nov. 5. The Crusaders (12-6-1) scored in the 65th and 90th minutes to defeat Holy Names, a team they had lost to twice during the regular season. They also had to survive a tough elimination game against Roosevelt on Oct. 31, winning 4-3 in a penalty-kick shootout thanks to two saves from goalkeeper Leah Day. EC faced defending state champion Edmonds-Woodway in a
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Spartans had a few individuals compete in Pasco. Senior Maizy Brewer earned a third-straight trip to the girls’ podium with her 11th-place time of 18:19.9. Geneva Schlepp was 41st (19:32.6) and Jennifer Tidball was 53rd (19:38.8). Makennan Hurd, a junior, made his first state trip for the Skyline boys and was 76th in 16:27.7. q Eastside Catholic sophomore Ashlyn Ramos finished 42nd (19:48.2) in the 3A girls’ race, and sophomore Derek Faith was 79th (16:45.7) in the boys’ race.
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november 12, 2015 We’ve literally already lost to all these teams. We have nothing to lose,’” she said. “The stakes were a little higher today, but we fought. It just didn’t go our way in the end.” “We finally applied what we did at practice in the games,” Tonahill added. “We just went out and played fearless.”
Skyline falls short of fifth-straight state bid Skyline was victimized by streaking Eastlake in a semifinal game Oct. 31, putting the Spartans on the brink of elimination. They needed every bit
Soccer From Page 10 without its senior goalkeeper, Anna Miller, who was suspended for receiving a red card in the previous match. Sophomore Nerea Arrazola got the start and was stellar, making seven saves. Trailing at halftime, the Spartans weren’t intimidated. “Our captain, Lindsey Fujiwara, just hypes us up and she just keeps us going,” Kirton said. “We never get down on each other and at halftime, we just dial in.” Skyline came out of the break on fire, launching five shots within the first
of grit they could muster Nov. 3 against third-seeded Bothell in an elimination match on their home court, winning in five sets (23-25, 25-18, 25-22, 17-25, 15-11). The Spartans (12-7) eliminated Redmond, 3-1, on Nov. 5, but the season ended Nov. 7 with a 3-0 loss to Battle Ground. For the first time in head coach Callie Wesson’s five-year tenure, Skyline won’t be competing at the state tourney. Wesson appreciated her team’s resolve in beating a stubborn Bothell squad. “That fourth game, we were down by probably 12-plus points at one point, and they got momentum, came back at the end and four minutes. The fifth shot found the back of the net as substitute keeper Molly Monroe’s long punt found Kirton, who flicked the ball into space for Rohleder, and she ran past a defender to beat Arrazola with a low drive to the far post. The winning goal also came off a combination play between Rohleder and Kirton. With 12 minutes to play, Rohleder found space on the left side, crossed to the middle of the field, and Kirton scored from the top of the penalty area. “I think that’s the biggest goal I’ve ever scored in a big, championship final,” Kirton remarked. “Alexa and I are totally comfortable with each other,” Rohleder added. “We know where we’re
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were able to immediately turn that into the fifth game,” she said. The Spartans got big offensive games from Grace Stephens (19 kills) and Jacalyn Pell (17 kills). Setters Sydney Dismore and Annika Meyer combined for 48 assists, and libero Becca Owen had 30 digs. Wesson said it’s been a hectic season, epitomized by top-seeded Newport’s early exit from the KingCo tournament and Eastlake’s run to state. “This year, anything was possibly for anybody,” she said. “Every game was super tough, and that’s why everything is kind of all over the place this year.” going to run, and I love working with her because I know she can get to the ball and she has a killer shot.” Issaquah didn’t go away quietly, creating several scoring chances in the final minutes. Sophomore midfielder Claudia Longo had a 24-yard free kick try that sailed inches wide of the left post. After graduating 13 seniors from last year’s squad that took third place at state, there were question marks surrounding Skyline entering 2015, but the players seem to have quieted anyone who doubted them. “I didn’t know how it was going to end up this year,” Kirton said. “Beating Issaquah in the finals (is a) big deal.”
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