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Musician Maxwell Hughes returns to Snoqualmie’s Black Dog Cafe

Snow Perils: Two skiers dead this season, one still missing in Snoqualmie Pass area

By Dylan Chaffin dchaffin@snovalleystar.com

and rescue members searched overnight before finding Walker’s body in an avalanche debris field at 10:30 a.m. Jan. 1.

Walker was a software entrepreneur, co-founder of Social Venture Partners and former chairman of the board at the Fred Hutchison Research Center. He was known as an avid hiker.

Luna was skiing with his son and two friends when he was separated during a downhill run in the Silver Fir area at Snoqualmie Pass.

He was found upside down in a tree well and could not be resuscitated.

Luna was a Scoutmaster, community volunteer and a trek leader at the Seattle-based Mountains to Sound

Three weeks have passed since 43-yearold Monty Busbee, of Maple Valley, went missing near Snoqualmie Summit during a backcountry skiing trip.

Since, two men — 65-year-old Doug Walker, of Seattle, and 50-year-old Kelly Luna, of North Bend have perished on the slopes of Granite Mountain and Snoqualmie Pass.

Both men were traveling in groups when they became separated and failed to link back up again.

Walker, on snowshoes, had been missing for almost two hours before his party called the police, The Seattle Times reported.

A crew of 60 search

By Dylan Chaffin dchaffin@snovalleystar.com At the age of 29, Maxwell Hughes has already played with some pretty big names.

A Fort Collins, Colo., native, Hughes is a former guitarist and Grammynominated songwriter for the folk-rock group The Lumineers, who went platinum with their self-titled debut album in 2012.

He’s been a third-place finalist at the International Fingerstyle Competition, a multi-award winning guitarist and a threetime winner of the “Best Instrumentalist” award at the Fort Collins Musicians Association awards.

Hughes has also opened for other powerhouses such as Imagine Dragons, The Head and the Heart, Langhorn Slim and Paperbird.

But his career had some humble beginnings.

Hughes first picked up an acoustic guitar at the age of 16 after getting into trouble with the law, he said.

Greenway Trust, according to the organization’s website.

Overall, December’s winter storms dropped a total of 193 inches of snow on the pass, the snowiest December on record, according to the National Weather Service in Seattle.

The storms also set a new record for heaviest snowfall over a 7-day period, with 112 inches of snow falling between Dec. 18 through 24. The previous record was held between Jan. 27 and Feb. 2, 1990 at 102 inches.

King County Search and Rescue have had several calls in the last week or so, said Sgt. Cindi West in a press release. She warned skiers to be well-prepared and dressed for conditions.

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“I was grounded for a long time,” he said. “It’s kind of a funny story.”

He began performing at open mic nights two years later before beginning to tour at 22, he said.

It was then that he met the Lumineers. After touring with them for a few years, Hughes began feeling the pull back to his solo roots. He left the band to start working on his own music.

While not a far cry from the folk-rock feel of his previous band, Hughes said he has infused elements of hip hop, rock and even video game music from games he played as a kid into a

genre he calls “instrumental fantasy folk.”

It’s a talent that he has brought back repeatedly to the Black Dog Arts Cafe in Snoqualmie.

“I like playing there,” he said. “It’s a good space, good crowd and has excellent scenery.”

While the show was held Jan. 4, Hughes said he plans to return for another tour with his current three-man band, Edison, in April to Snoqualmie and Seattle.

The band formed last year at the South by Southwest music festival and plans to release two EPs in 2016.

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Quality control New executive chef Matt Heikkila creates gourmet cuisine for the Salish Lodge

By Dylan Chaffin dchaffin@snovalleystar.com A career comes easily when you’re passionate about what you’re doing.

For Matt Heikkila, the new executive chef at the Salish Lodge in Snoqualmie, that passion comes in the form of keeping to the lodge’s promise of making quality meals from the freshest ingredients possible.

The Kent native has a decade of culinary experience under his belt, all starting with his restaurant experience that he picked up as a means of putting himself through college in Bellingham.

“The whole lifestyle behind it fit my personality better than anything else,” he said.

Before he began working at the Salish Lodge about a year and a half ago, he worked as a sous chef for the Semiahmoo Golf and Country Club, also owned by the Salish Tribe, for six years.

He has also worked as a chef at the pri-

vate golf club TPC Snoqualmie Ridge. He received no formal training throughout his career there, chalking up his talents to pure experience.

“I was surrounded by a lot of talented chefs,” he said.

Heikkila now oversees 40 staff members and daily kitchen operations from the newly remodeled and massive kitchen space, designed to create the gourmet cuisine for which the lodge is known.

There is also a chef’s studio outside the kitchen, designated for interactive cooking classes. Heikkila will lead the Lodge’s Full Moon dinners, culinary happy hours and Salish canning classes, where attendees can learn how to properly can cherries and blackberries, as well as make apple butter, he said.

The lodge hosted a three-day “culinary food camp” in November, where people prepared meals together with ingredients provided as well as took an excur-

sion to Pike Place Market in Seattle to choose ingredients for a meal that they wanted to prepare.

In his belief of using the freshest ingredients possible, he can name the source of anything from seasonal vegetables to the salmon used for an entrée.

The lodge uses salmon caught by a fatherdaughter company in La Push, he said. It also provides the kitchen with halibut and sometimes albacore. Herbs and produce come from Camp Korey in Carnation.

The transition from executive sous chef to executive chef was relatively easy, Heikkila said, because most of the new hires came from within the lodge.

The head chef of the lodge’s upstairs dining room, The Attic, is now his right-hand man, he said.

“We’re all moving into new roles, and we’re going to keep pushing forward,” he said. “This is a really engaged and excited team.”

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Valley View

To the Editor

Remember to thank law officers December was rough.

Not only on the motorists trying to make their way down Interstate 90 as the snow fell and the ice compacted, but also on the men and women of the Washington State Patrol and state Department of Transportation who answered Dylan Chaffin each and every service call during one of the nastiest Decembers on record.

Over 450 calls for service and 87 collisions on Snoqualmie Pass were handled Dec. 22 alone, tweeted Trooper Chris Webb, state patrol public information officer for King County.

Multiple spinouts and collisions had officials sending out messages of “drive slow for snow” while WSDOT fought hard to make sure the dozens of avalanche chutes along the I-90 corridor didn’t present a danger to drivers.

While some heeded the warnings, it became obvious very quickly that speed was a factor in several of the collisions, pointing out that some had either become over confident or prioritized a few minutes of travel over the safety of everyone else on the road, including state patrol.

As the daughter of a retired police officer, I just don’t understand that.

I think it’s easy to forget, living in the Pacific Northwest, that rain, snow and ice present an inherent danger. We’re so used to rain that driving 70 miles per hour in a downpour is a common, normal practice.

We even become annoyed at the drivers who have slowed down enough to better their visibility, or slam on our brakes when we see police, instead of maintaining a safe speed in the first place.

It’s paramount in these conditions to not only respect our own safety, but the safety of other drivers. Snow compacted to ice only makes road conditions more hazardous. Black ice in the shadows of Snoqualmie Pass is there and it’s waiting.

While we feel comfortable traversing these roads each day, so do police, sheriffs, and troopers. The very same men and women who at the end of the day may have seen more heartbreaking accidents than you (hopefully) will see in your entire life.

And they always show up to help.

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Rodne needs to continue making up for comments We are writing today as a community of faith to protest the recent remarks of Rep. Jay Rodne about Muslim people.

We find his characterization of Muslims as “barbarians,” that “Islam is incompatible with western civilization,” and that Americans should arm themselves to be not only inaccurate, but also offensive and threatening. We are also concerned that as an elected representative, he

seems to be spreading false internet rumors rather than seeking out the facts to share with his constituents.

We are pleased to know that he has recently met with local Muslim community members.

We urge him to make a public statement to repudiate his previous remarks and to continue to pursue accurate education and information about the Muslim religion and Muslim people.

Along with Jews and Christians, Muslims are “people of the book” who trace their lineage back to Abraham. With this common ancestor, we should be aligned with one

JANUARY 8, 2016 another, seeking peace in our world. The only way we can do this is to listen to one another and to seek shared paths of healing and forgiveness.

We look forward to seeing Rep. Rodne continue take steps to address the building of peace and community within ALL people of the Snoqualmie Valley and Washington state.

Judy West Debbie Leone Pam Bowling Dot Patteson Butch Harviston members, Tolt Congregational Church

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Home Country Walking the easy path to keeping New Year’s resolutions Annette George, owner of the Soup ‘R Market, picked up the list of her New Year’s resolutions: 1. Replace cracked glass on the meat cooler.

2. Walk two miles each morning before work.

3. Lose 15 pounds by summer.

4. Take a class in Spanish.

She thought about the kind of person she’d be at this time next year with all those things done, and it made her smile.

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Then she looked out the window at the snow and crossed off number two. “Each morning” was just too … too, inflexible.

It’s always best, she thought to make promises you can keep.

Annette tapped her teeth with the pencil.

The Spanish class was in the city, and with gas prices being what they are … well, she could always pick up a Spanish grammar book at the Read Me Now bookstore. Number 4 reluctantly had a line drawn through it.

You know, that glass has been cracked on the meat cooler for six years now, and it has never caused any kind of health threat. So the line up the glass causes a slight distortion as a shopper looks at a pork chop. So what? And have you seen what they get to replace that glass?

The pencil drew again, slowly but deliberately.

This left number three: lose

15 pounds by summer.

This is one she will not scratch off.

She remembers sitting by the swimming hole on Slim Randles Columnist Lewis Creek last summer watching the kids swimming.

Next summer, she’ll swim with them. She will lose those 15 pounds. How? Well, by … eating better. Sure. Maybe one of those chocolate milkshake supplements each morning. Well, better not say each morning, but … whenever, you know. And walking. How much? Who knows?

But walking.

Yes. Walking. Losing 15 pounds. By summer. She smiled and decided to celebrate with a candy bar. Only one, of course.

Life is good.

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Sen. Mark Mullet (D), 415 Legislative Building, P.O. Box 40405, Olympia, WA 985040405, 360-786-7608; 800-5626000; mark.mullet@leg.wa.gov Rep. Chad Magendanz (R), 417 JLOB, P.O. Box 40600, Olympia WA 98504-0600; 360786-7876; 222-7092; chad. magendanz@leg.wa.gov Rep. Jay Rodne (R), 441 JLOB, P.O. Box 40600, Olympia, WA 98504-0600; 360-786-7852; rodne.jay@leg.wa.gov

King County Executive Dow Constantine, King County Chinook Building, 401 Fifth Ave., Suite 800, Seattle, WA 98104; 206-296-4040; or kcexec@kingcounty.gov King County Councilwoman Kathy Lambert, District 3. King County Courthouse, 516 Third Ave., Room 1200, Seattle, WA 98104; 206-477-1003; 800-3256165; kathy.lambert@kingcounty.gov

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Valley piano teacher shares his gift with others Bob Pajer, who has been a piano teacher in some form or another for 65 years, said that he wants to give his students a gift — the same gift he was given.

“My goal for you is the same goal I had, and still have today: I’m going to be 82 years old next birthday, and I’m still playing the piano,” he said. “I don’t say that to my students in a way that’s going to be critical of them. They’re playing soccer, that’s wonderful. Go out, play soccer, good heavens.

But I can tell you one thing: You ain’t going to be playing soccer when you’re 80.”

“They understand that,” he said. “What they’re getting here is a lifelong skill. That’s the way I teach. I would like for them to have the gift that I have. That’s all it is, a gift.”

Two of his students, 11-year-old Samuel Chen and 15-year-old Henry Guo, both recently completed the grade four exam in the Royal Conservatory of Music Program. The Royal Conservatory of Music is one of the largest and most respected music education institutions in the world, an inter-

DMW Martial Arts hosts annual fundraiser DMW Martial Arts in Snoqualmie raised over $3,000 to support local food banks during its annual fundraiser last month.

For the past 10 years, DMW Martial Arts has hosted its annual Kickathon to help those in need as part of its character education program and to “kick out hunger in the Valley.”

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national program with more than 5-million alumni since its founding in 1886.

“Very famous people graduated from this program,” Pajer said, citing the example of Glenn Gould, the famous classical pianist.

The program has 10 total grade levels. Both students were challenged with a number of musical feats. They had to play scales, arpeggios and chords. Then they had to play a number of pieces from several different eras of classical music. Then they had to sight-read a piece they were not familiar with and play it on the spot.

Chen, a sixth-grader at Chief Kanim Middle School, thought his exam went well, and it wasn’t too stressful.

“I just felt, now I’m done with it and I can start working on the next grade,” he said.

Chen played “Avalanche,” “Hot Shot” and “Fantasia” for his exam. He also plays trombone in the school band. Chen’s been playing since he was 5.

“It’s like a part of me because I’ve been playing it for so long,” he said.

He wants to be a pilot when he grows up, either for the Air Force or commercially. million kicks and raised the money for several local food banks.

It’s very important that we help our students become the kind of people who are excited about helping others, and doing it without expecting anything in return,” chief instructor Dan Cartan said in a press release.

“I love seeing our

He really enjoys playing Bela Bartok, a Hungarian composer.

Chen also likes Chopin and is working on a Chopin piece now.

“I practice every day,” he said. “I just like that I can make my own music. And it’s also calming.”

It seems that Chen has taken Pajer’s words about a lifelong skill to heart.

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SCHEDULE THIS: Bring the snacks, pillows and blankets to the Family Film Festival Movie Night, featuring the animated movie, A Bug’s Life, at 6:30 p.m., Jan. 11 at the Snoqualmie Library, located at 7824 Center Blvd. S.E. To learn more, call 888-1223.

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q Saturday Yoga with Dr. Jill, noon, Park Street Healing Arts, 318 Park St., North Bend, call 888-4170 to RSVP q Loon Storytime and Crafts, all ages, 1:30-3:30 p.m., Cedar River Watershed Education Center, 19901 Cedar Falls Road S.E., free, registration recommended, bit.ly/JZfCAj q Boxwell/ Feldman Group Student Showcase, 6 p.m., Jon Pugh Quartet, 7:30 and 8:45 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 2929307

q Stilllwater Hill Band, 8 p.m., Black Dog Arts Café, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, 831-3647 q Karaoke, 8 p.m. to midnight, Mt. Si Pub, 45530 S.E. North Bend Way, North Bend, 831-6155

q Merry Monday Story Time, 11 a.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., 888-0554

q V and Emmy, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Psychic Readings with Christina Stembler, 1-4 p.m., Black Dog Arts Café, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, 8313647 q Danny Kolke Trio, 6 p.m., Jam Session, 7:30 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 292-9307

q Loon Storytime and Crafts, all ages, 1:303:30 p.m., Cedar River Watershed Education Center, 19901 Cedar Falls Road S.E., free, registration recommended, bit.ly/ JZfCAj

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q Yoga with Dr. Jill, 12:15 p.m., Park Street Healing Arts, 318 Park St., North Bend, call 8884170 to RSVP q City Arts Commission meeting 6 p.m., City Council meeting 7 p.m., City Hall, 38624 S.E. River St., Snoqualmie, 8881555 q Free Weight Loss Clinic and Restart with Dr. Scott, 6:30 p.m., Park Street Healing Arts, 318 Park St., North Bend, call 8884170 to RSVP q Friends of North Bend Library monthly meeting, 7 p.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., 888-0554 q Drop-In Basketball, 16 and older, 8:15-10 p.m., Snoqualmie Valley YMCA, 35018 S.E. Ridge St., Snoqualmie, 256-3115

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q Caring for someone with memory loss?

Do you need information and support? Join the Alzheimer’s Association Family Caregiver Support Groups for the greater eastside, 1:30-3:30 p.m. second Wednesdays, Bellevue Family YMCA, 14230 BelRed Road, Bellevue, contact Ruth Hansing, 206-2322537

q Toddler and Preschool Story Time, ages 0-3 at 10 a.m., ages 3-6 at 11 a.m., Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E., 888-1223

q Toddler and Preschool Story Time, ages 2-3 at 10 a.m., ages 3-6 at 11 a.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., 8880554

q Strategic Gaming and Magic: The Gathering, ages 9 and older, 1-3 p.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., 888-0554

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q Finance and Administration Committee meeting, 5:30 p.m., City Hall, 38624 S.E. River St., Snoqualmie, 888-1555 q Green Smoothie Workshop with Dr. Kimberly, 6:30 p.m., Park Street Healing Arts, 318 Park St., North Bend, call 8884170 to RSVP q Competitive Play Drop-In Volleyball, 16 and older, 7-10 p.m., Snoqualmie Valley YMCA, 35018 S.E. Ridge St., 256-3115

q Study Zone, grades K-12, 5-7 p.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., 8880554 q Study Zone, grades K-12, 5-7 p.m., Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E., 888-1223 q Future Jazz Heads, 5 and 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 292-9307 q Geeks who Drink Trivia Night, 7-9 p.m., Snoqualmie Falls Brewery and Taproom, 8032 Falls Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, 8312357 q Open Mic Night, 7 p.m., Black Dog Arts Café, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, 8313647

q Public Safety Committee, 5 p.m., City Hall, 38624 S.E. River St., Snoqualmie, 888-1555 q Yoga Nidra with Amy Jarvis, 6 p.m., Park Street Healing Arts, 318 Park St., North Bend, call 351-4805 to RSVP q Family Story Time, 7 p.m., Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E., 888-1223 q Planning Commission meeting, 7 p.m., City Hall, 211 Main Ave. N., North Bend, 8881211 q Eleanor Lang, 7 p.m., Black Dog Arts Café, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, 8313647 q Live Jazz Music, 7:30 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 2929307

q Conner Drake Student Showcase, 6 p.m., Greg Williamson Quartet, 7:30 and 8:45 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 292-9307 q Best of Playwrights Fest, 8 p.m., Black Dog Arts Café, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, 831-3647 q Eleven, 8 p.m. to midnight, Mt. Si Pub, 45530 S.E. North Bend Way, North Bend, 831-6155

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Fantastic freshman Mount Si alum Karli White has superb season at Seattle University

By Sam Kenyon skenyon@snovalleystar.com

By Mike Centioli/Seattle University

Karli White (right), a 2015 Mount Si High School graduate, had a successful freshman season for the Seattle University women’s soccer team. White scored nine goals and assisted on seven others for a Redhawks squad that finished 14-3-3.

Karli White was a standout soccer player for the Mount Si Wildcats during her senior year in 2014.

This year, as a forward for Seattle University, she did more of the same.

White led the Class 4A KingCo Conference in goals and assists in 2014 and was named MVP. If she continues performing like she did during her freshman year for Seattle, she may add another MVP trophy to her resume.

White scored nine goals and had seven assists, attempted 52 shots and made six game-winning goals in her first season with the Redhawks. She was listed at No. 67 among the top 100 college freshmen in the nation

by TopDrawerSoccer. com. She made the

“I’m just glad that I could contribute to the team and I made an impact because I was so worried, coming in as a freshman. It’s really intimidating.”

— Kari White Mount Si High School grad

All-Western Athletic Conference first team and the WAC AllTournament team.

“I am proud of the way that I played this season and the stats that I put up,” White said.

“Again, I’m just glad that I could contribute to the team and I made an impact because I was so worried, coming in as a freshman. It’s really intimidating.”

The Seattle University coaches welcomed her and she said that made the transition very easy.

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Mount Si wrestlers find success despite smaller group

By Sam Kenyon skenyon@snovalleystar.com For this year’s Mount Si wrestling team, the problem isn’t quality. It’s quantity.

The Wildcats were 1-2 in dual meets going into a Jan. 5 dual against Cedarcrest, the results of which came too late for press time.

The team is smaller than usual, which means Mount Si sometimes has to give up points lost in forfeits of unfilled weight classes. Head coach Tony Schlotfeldt estimates his team will give up around 24 points per meet in forfeits.

That’s not to say the team isn’t good.

“The guys we do have are wrestling at a pretty high level,” Schlotfeldt said.

On Jan. 2, the team participated in the Everett Classic, an annual tournament outside of the Class 4A KingCo Conference. Even though they only filled 7 of 14 possible weight classes, the Wildcats finished in fifth place out of 29 teams. They scored 103 points, and firstplace Pasco scored 182. The Wildcats had 19 wins and eight losses, finishing the event with three finalists and four placers.

Junior Mason Marenco finished in first place in the 160-pound weight class at the Everett Classic.

“Mason Marenco is wrestling really well right now and we hope he can continue his progression through the back half of the season,” Schlotfeldt said.

Marenco has two tournament championships so far this year, as well as a thirdplace finish and a fifth-place finish in two 32-man tournaments.

Andrew Harris also took first place in Everett in the 220 weight class. Harris has only two losses this season, and they came against the No. 1-ranked wrestlers in the KingCo 4A and 3A divisions, Schlotfeldt said.

Henry Foster finished in second place at 138.

Schlotfeldt said Foster, along with Jack Hamerly and Conor Holt, have been staples for the Wildcats.

“They have been workBy snovalleywrestling.weebly.com horses for the varsity team,” he said.

Mount Si’s Kurtis Olson gets the advantage of his opponent in a 170-pount match at the Everett Classic Jan. 2. Olsen went on to See WRESTLING, Page 8 place second at the tournament.

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White From Page 7 She has a good rapport with her teammates, one of whom is her roommate. The chemistry must have worked, because on the field, the Redhawks had a fantastic season.

They lost twice in their first three matches, but then ripped off a 13-game winning streak, the longest in the country, which took them to the WAC tournament title game where they lost to Utah Valley. They finished 14-3-3 overall and 8-0-2 in the WAC. “I can’t believe it’s over already,” White said. “That went by really fast. It was a great season. I’m really happy with the way it turned out.”

White will spend the rest of the offseason practicing with the team, staying in shape and keeping her skills sharp. The team will have a spring season later in the year.

White said she has adapted and learned a lot during her freshman year.

“It was challenging, for sure,” she said. “College soccer is a lot different than high school or club.”

The speed of play has been one of the most difficult adjustments, she said. The game is faster and more physical, and early on in the season, she said, she was exhausted and a step behind everyone else.

“It’s a whole other level,” she said.

Her experience in club soc-

By snovalleywrestling.weebly.com

Junior Mason Marenco locks in an arm bar in a 160pound match en route to a first place finish at the Everett Classic Jan. 2.

Wrestling From Page 7

By Terry Adams

Karli White kicks a goal as a Mount Si High School senior during an October 2014 soccer match against Bothell. cer and at Mount Si gave her some tools that helped her succeed at Seattle. She said she had different roles on her club team compared to her highschool team. Playing for Mount Si made her a better distributor for other players, and she became a better teammate and leader.

“High school helped me build confidence,” she said.

She brought that with her to the Redhawks. As a freshman, she set an example with her strong work ethic.

“I think I was a pretty good leader on the field,” White said.

Originally, White was committed to the University of

Arkansas. But as a senior she began to reconsider. She said she really liked Arkansas, but it was too far away.

“At the end of the day, I don’t want to leave my family,” she said.

Her family went to all her games in Seattle this season.

As excellent as her freshman year was, White says there is still room for improvement. She’s looking to keep her streak of outstanding play going.

“I’m still learning,” she said.

“I’m still growing, so I hope next season is even better than this season. But I’m glad this season went the way it did, for sure.”

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Freshman Spencer Marenco, Mason’s younger brother, finished in third place at 126 at the Everett Classic.

“Spencer Marenco is also wrestling well,” Schlotfeldt said. “As a ninth-grader, he is pressing state competitors weekly and has set his goals high.”

Schlotfeldt also noted sophomore Duncan Harrison’s performance this season. Harrison has finished in the top six in all three varsity tournaments he has wrestled this season.

He also made it to the semifinals of the Hammerhead Invite, a high-quality tournament in Silverdale.

Kurtis Olson has improved greatly since last season. He has

placed second, third and fourth in each of the varsity tournaments he has wrestled in.

“Kurtis Olson is the surprise wrestler so far this season,” Schlotfeldt said.

The Wildcats will travel to Grandview High School on Jan. 8-9 for the Grandview Invitational V, their penultimate tournament of the season. The team’s next dual meet is Jan. 12 at home against Bothell.

“The guys are doing pretty well right now, but we hope to elevate our wrestling this next month,” Schlotfeldt said.

The Wildcats may lose some dual meets due to unfilled weight classes, but that doesn’t need to slow them down, as they’re working toward the postseason tournaments that happen after dual meets end.

“We hope they can step it up come postseason time,” Schlotfeldt said.

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