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North Bend negotiates $1.69 million bid for Torguson Park improvements Original cost estimates ranged from $500,000 to $1.2 million, but project attracted no contractors BY STUART MILLER smiller@snovalleystar.com

After receiving zero bids on a capital improvements project for Torguson Park in June, the City of North Bend negoti-

ated directly with Rodarte Construction to come up with a contract for the work, arriving at a price that is more than $1 million more than some of the original estimates. Eight contractors showed

interest in bidding on the project by requesting copies of the park plans, according to city documents. In a very rare phenomenon for any North Bend project, the city did not receive a single bid on the project. After contacting the contractors who requested copies of the park plans, the city learned

that some companies were too busy, others had got noncompetitive job offers that they didn’t need to bid on, and still others had bid on other jobs with a “preferable scope of work (e.g. a street project vs. our park project),” according to city documents. The city went forward

with direct negotiations with Rodarte Construction because of the lack of a bid. In June, City Councilmember Alan Gothelf said that he was concerned about “scope creep” on the Torguson Park project. Gothelf said at the time that SEE PARK, PAGE 5

Hikers descend on Snoqualmie Point to celebrate WTA’s 50th BY STUART MILLER smiller@snovalleystar.com

Chiropractic, said a 10-by-20 foot tent was blown into the air on top of another one, and four tents were broken. “The large tent in the middle of the street (Center Boulevard Southeast) went completely airborne,” Glass & Bottle Bistro owner Adam Fry-Pierce said.

Serious Washington hikers might be among the most water-resistant group of people out there. If any outdoor event could thrive in Saturday’s stormy weather, it was the Washington Trails Association’s 50th anniversary party at Snoqualmie Point Park. Guests, volunteers and staff squished through the grass around the park as the ground became increasingly soggy from noon until 6 p.m. The moisture didn’t stop people from enjoying food trucks, educational booths, log crosscutting, a beer garden, music and other entertainment. The celebration was a culmination of several events WTA has been hosting since August to mark 50 years of protecting and promoting hiking across Washington. “Fifty years is exciting, but what’s really exciting is seeing people come together, seeing so many people from WTA history in one place sharing memories,” said Kindra Ramos, the group’s director of communica-

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Adam Fry-Pierce (in yellow), event organizer Jessica Self (in green) and others restrain a soaring 10-by-20 foot Sigillo Cellars tent for the beer and wine garden before the Snoqualmie Valley Block Party on Sept 17.

Wet, gusty weather crashes Snoqualmie Valley Block Party BY STUART MILLER smiller@snovalleystar.com Area events scheduled for the last weekend of summer were dampened by the first wet and windy autumn weather of the season, which saw airborne event tents sailing around downtown Snoqualmie Ridge. The fourth annual

Snoqualmie Valley Block Party was canceled Saturday due to safety concerns about strong gusts carrying off tents. “We were OK with rain,” block party organizer Jason Green said. “It was when tents started flying all over that we got concerned.” Green, who owns Snoqualmie Optimal Health

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Youngsters attending the Washington Trails Association’s 50th anniversary celebration interact with a horse at Snoqualmie Point Park on Saturday.

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tect these things that are most central to who we are as native people.” Earlier this The hiker who died A number of September, the Obama after falling around 100 Snoqualmie Tribe memAdministration paused feet at Teneriffe Falls on bers and their families are construction on the Sept. 9 has been identiheaded to North Dakota controversial oil pipeline fied as Pauline Ng, a to support the Standing before it made its way 49-year-old Bellevue Rock Sioux Tribe protestunder the Missouri River. woman. ing construction of the Protesters say the oil pipeHer cause of death Dakota Access oil pipeline. line is a threat to the water was multiple blunt force In a press release, supply. trauma, according to the the tribe stated that King County Medical representatives from Snoqualmie Examiner’s Office. the Snoqualmie Tribal King County Sheriff’s Council and more than 20 town hall meeting Office Sgt. Cindi West tribal members and their set for Sept. 29 said the woman was at families are travelling to A town hall meeting the falls and attempting Cannon Ball, N.D., where to scramble up to a they will deliver essential Sept. 29 will discuss a prohigher elevation to join supplies to protesters. The posed Snoqualmie levy lid lift. The city has placed a a male hiker at that tribe said it will also be public safety levy measure location when she fell. making a $15,000 dona– Proposition 1 – on the The male hiker called 911 tion to the cause. Nov. 8 general election balat 10:44 a.m. to report the “It is necessary for lot. If approved, the lid lift woman had fallen and the Snoqualmie Tribe to would fund an estimated was unconscious and support Standing Rock’s two additional police offiunresponsive, West said. fight,” said Councilman A description of the Steve de los Angeles of the cers and one additional hike on the Washington Snoqualmie Tribe. “Sacred firefighter. The town hall meeting Trails Association website places, tribal lands, water will be at Snoqualmie City advises to “be careful and natural resources Hall at 6:30 p.m. Sept 29. where you step and where are of utmost imporyou set your pack. If you tance to tribes and native Presenters will include Mayor Matt Larson, Fire choose to scramble … be peoples everywhere. The aware of slippery rocks Snoqualmie Tribe is proud Chief Mark Correira and and sketchy hand and to support Standing Rock Interim Police Chief Jim foot holds.” Sioux in their fight to pro- Schaffer.

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A scheduled 3-on-3 basketball tournament and artificial ice skating rink were scrapped a day before the event because of the weather report, but the rest of the entertainment was slated to go on Saturday. The Ridge Supermarket IGA donated bouncy houses, which were also shut down because of concerns that they could go airborne in the wind. While the block party’s Facebook page posted a notice of cancellation at 10:57 a.m., 3 minutes before it officially started, some of the entertainment found its way indoors. Big Star Studios, the stage sponsor, moved the scheduled bands inside to play at Infusion Bar and Grill and Finaghty’s Irish Pub, Green said, and SnoValley Coffee hosted some vendors in the shop. SnoFalls Credit Union moved its booth inside its building and gave away freebies throughout the day. “It was nice to get them to be able to play,” Green said. “I think it brought in

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Letters to the editor Story about Snoqualmie Hop Ranch was a welcome interlude in noisy news cycle I read Stuart Miller’s Sept. 9 story “Hops with a history” with great interest and pleasure — more pieces like this, please! I’d always assumed the extensive hops farms east of the mountains were purely a function of climate that made them unsuitable for west-side crops, so it was fascinating to learn about the history of the Snoqualmie Hop Ranch and the cultural-economic intersections it created. Mr. Miller’s description of the present-day volunteer hops harvest at Meadowbrook Farm Preserve is evocative of both a time of common enterprise and a place of verdant beauty that seem to be fast disappearing in the face of ever-increasing pressure for development. Spending a few minutes immersed in our region’s history understanding how nature itself has created a bridge — hop-vine strong — to a 21st-century beer made by and for locals, was a welcome interlude in the larger world’s noisier news cycle. Well done, Mr. Miller. May you continue to seek out more gems like this story to share with your readers. Kayleen Norris Issaquah DON DETRICK

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Ingredients that cook up a unique autumn aroma BY STUART MILLER

ell, here it is. Summer is over. Autumn is back. It wasn’t the rain and wind over the weekend that sealed it for me — though they were timely indications. It’s the smell. What exactly that smell is, is tough to describe. It’s a feeling that comes through the nostrils with a deep inhalation on a late September morning. And I am definitely not referring to any kind of “pumpkin spice.” My best guess at the recipe for the autumn aroma: Lack of life: Dead leaves

crunching at your feet, dying leaves hanging on the branch for dear life. Lack of heat: Cool air not Stuart Miller stinging — but rather tingling — the nostrils, and streets smell like rock instead of hot asphalt and exhaust. Lack of pine scent: That smell is now muffled as the cold air closes trees’ pores. Freshness: Exhaust fumes don’t seem to hold in the air as long. Harvest: Fill your garners, harvest lasts not forever. Extinguished forest fires: I

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he originally saw figures around $500,000 that then climbed as high as $1.2 million. Since then the figure has grown another half-million dollars, even with a “reduced scope” of the design to get the price down. Negotiations yielded a $1,697,077.70 contract draft with Rodarte Construction for the work, after sales tax, and after reducing the scope of the project. Improvements to Torguson Park listed in city documents include: n New restroom/concession Building. n Large new plaza at center of quad field complex. n Relocation of sports field. n Four new backstops with black galvanized fencing to replace old silver metal chain link fencing. n New trail for walking, running and biking around park with exercise stations to provide additional recreation opportunities for game patrons or visitors of park.

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n Additional improvements around children’s play area and new picnic shelter. n Additional landscaping improvements n Four new covered dugouts. n New elevations and plaza at center of Torguson Park where Quad Fields are located to improve drainage and allow for future field reconstruction. n Irrigation, sewer and water line extension, storm drainage. The city indicated it is in a hurry to get work started on the project. City documents state that

“Due to youth league play and the desired timeline of work completion no later than Feb 2017, staff is recommending “entering into a contract without any further call” in order to mitigate interference with such league play and schedules.” The contract was not approved at the Sept. 13 special meeting of the City Council. Instead, the council voted to send the resolution back to work study to look at it more in-depth. It will discuss the Torguson Park project at 6 p.m. Sept. 20 at the Mount Si Senior Center.

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board about five years ago, where he started a sevenFrom Page 1 year volunteer term serving with 21 other board tions and outreach. members. Before WTA there was WTA claims to be the Signpost Magazine, a nation’s largest stategrassroots periodical based hiking nonprofit founded in 1966 to share organization. backcountry informa“There is no other orgation and experiences. nization like WTA in the Eventually “it evolved country,” Ramos said. into Washington Trails “Other states have smaller Association, a commuorganizations, local ones. nity of hikers speaking Some are dedicated to one out for trails and wildtrail like the Appalachian lands,” according to WTA. or Pacific Crest trail. That Legendary Northwest says a lot about the people hiker and conservationist of Washington state and Ira Spring helped grow the what they care about.” organization as a board Payne said he doesn’t member from 1982 until know of any other trails his death in 2003. organization with as People at the event many volunteers as WTA. ranged from older folks Given Washington hikers’ who might have seen the enthusiasm for WTA, it is start of Signpost Magazine no surprise they showed and WTA to young kids up in droves and endured just able to start hiking the rain to celebrate the themselves. Four hundred STUART MILLER | smiller@snovalleystar.com organization’s golden anniversary. and twenty people bought The activities at the WTA’s 50th anniversary celebration Saturday included a cross-cut sawing demonstration. The turn of the season tickets for the event, doesn’t mean a break for and Ramos estimated 300 people were present Help from volunteers is combined 140,000 hours “You never look at a trail chipped in with volunteer WTA staff and volunteers. They work year-round, for the 2 p.m. WTA something that the nonin various settings, from the same way after work- trail work, he said. usually closer to headquaranniversary presentation. profit WTA is not short city parks to national for- ing on it. You think, ‘That’s “Pretty soon, the hikes ters in Seattle in the winSeventy volunteers helped on. Last year it had about ests, Ramos said. my rock wall. I helped got harder and my wife ter, on trails including the out at the event. 4,000 volunteers work a Over the past decade, build that bridge.’ ” and kids didn’t want to Ramos has worked for Steve Payne started hik- come with me anymore,” Issaquah Alps, Ramos said. “We’re out every WTA performing commu- ing in 2005 to help himself Payne said. day year-round except nity outreach and helping quit smoking cigarettes, Payne kept going and expand volunteer proand eventually wound up eventually became a hike Mondays,” Ramos said. grams. Her work has been a WTA board member. leader in The Mountaineers, “Those are office days.” Many volunteer successful. In 2005 he started hiking a Pacific Northwest out“We have a record year with his family and writdoors club. He takes plea- opportunities to work on Snoqualmie area trails are every year” for volunteer ing trip reports for the sure in leading people to coming up in September numbers, Ramos said. WTA website, and also trails they’ve never been and October. To find one on before, he said. and learn more, go to One of the lifelong wta.org, hover over the friends Payne has made through hiking happened “VOLUNTEER” tab, and to be a WTA staff member. click “Find a trail work She nominated him to the party.”

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Thursday, Sept. 29

Electronics Recycling Event, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sallal Grange hall, 12912 432nd Ave. SE, North Bend. Check restrictions at sallalgrange.org Twilight Towns of the Watershed: Taylor, ages 10 and older, $10, 1-3 p.m., Cedar River Watershed Education Center, 19901 Cedar Falls Road, SE, seattle.gov/util/crwec Free essential oils class with Rosie Lynch, 2-3:30 p.m.; Songwriters Circle with Jay Pinto, Kevin Jones and Steve Smith, 8 p.m., The Black Dog Arts Café, 8062 Railroad Ave. SE, Snoqualmie, 831-3647 North Bend Blues Walk, 6 p.m., featuring 21 venues hosting live blues bands in downtown North Bend, all ages except the Pour House, tickets are $25 in advance for adults/$30 the day of event, youth 15 and younger are $12.50 in advance/$20 day of, buy tickets at bit.ly/2cn31r2, learn more at bit.ly/2df2lGC Kids Night Out the Y (Parents Night Out), for ages 3-12, 6-10 p.m., Snoqualmie Valley YMCA, 35108 SE Ridge St., Snoqualmie, $20 per facility member/$36 per non member, call 256-3115 to reserve a space Comedian Kathleen Madigan, 8 p.m., Snoqualmie Casino Ballroom, ages 21 and older, buy tickets at bit. ly/2df45zi

Indoor Playground, for ages newborn to 5, 9:30-11:30 a.m., $1 donation per visit, Si View Gymnasium, 400 SE Orchard Drive, North Bend, snovalleyindoorplayground.org Merry Monday Story Times, for ages newborn to 24 months, 11-11:45 a.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., 888-0554 Study Zone, for grades K-12, 5-7 p.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., 888-0554 Snoqualmie City Council meeting, 7-9 p.m., City Hall, 38624 SE River St. Project Linus No-Sew Quilts, ages 10 and older, 7-9 p.m., Sallal Grange, 12912 432nd Ave. SE, North Bend, free, 831-1900

Story Times: toddlers ages newborn to 3, 10-10:45 a.m.; preschool ages 3 and older, 11-11:45 a.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., 8880554 Family Open Gym, all ages, noon to 1 p.m., Si View Community Center, 400 SE Orchard Dr., North Bend, $3 for adults/$2 for kids Study Zone, for grades K-12, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. SE, 888-1223 Snoqualmie Public Safety Committee meeting, 5-6 p.m., Snoqualmie Fire Station, 37600 SE Snoqualmie Parkway Town Hall No. 2: Public Safety Levy, 6:30-8 p.m., City Hall, 38624 SE River St. Family Story Time, all ages, 7-8 p.m., Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. SE, 888-1223 Rob Scheps Quartet, 7:309:30 p.m., Piccola Cellars, 112 W. Second St., North Bend Black Giraffe (Andy Ayers), 7:30 p.m., The Black Dog Arts Café, 8062 Railroad Ave. SE, Snoqualmie, 8313647

Sunday, Sept. 25 Electronics Recycling Event, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sallal Grange hall, 12912 432nd Ave. SE, North Bend. Check restrictions at sallalgrange.org Brunch with Kyle Taylor, 11 a.m. to 1 p .m.; Playwrites Workshop with Susan Bradford, 2-5 p.m., The Black Dog Arts Café, 8062 Railroad Ave. SE, Snoqualmie, 831-3647 Study Zone, for grades K-12, 3-5 p.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., 888-0554 Danny Kolke Trio, 6 p.m.; Jam Session 7:30 p.m, Piccola Cellars, 112 W. Second St., North Bend Toasang, 7 p.m., Snoqualmie Casino Ballroom, free

Tuesday, Sept. 27 North Bend City Council work study session, 7-9 p.m., 211 Main Ave. N., 888-7627

Wednesday, Sept. 28 Indoor Playground, for ages newborn to 5, 9:30-11:30 a.m., $1 donation per visit, Si View Gymnasium, 400 SE Orchard Drive, North Bend, snovalleyindoorplayground.org Story Times: toddlers ages newborn to 3, 10-10:30 a.m.; preschool 11-11:45 a.m., Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. SE, 888-1223 One-on-One Computer Help, for adults, 1-3 p.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., 888-0554 Sno-Valley Teen Closet, for Valley teens in 6-12th grades, 4-4:30 p.m. for teens only, 4:30-6 p.m. for teens and/or parents, free, to donate new or gently used teen clothing, to volunteer or to learn more, email snovalleyteencloset@ gmail.com North Bend Parks Commission meeting, 6-8 p.m., Community & Economic Development Department, 126 E. Fourth St. Future Jazz Heads, 6 p.m., Piccola Cellars, 112 W. Second St., North Bend Open Mic Night, 7 p.m., The Black Dog Arts Café, 8062 Railroad Ave. SE, Snoqualmie, 831-3647

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At 6:08 p.m. Sept. 12, a person who wanted to remain anonymous reported two people having sex in a Jeep at Snoqualmie Point Park, at 37444 SE Winery Road. The officer found the couple and discovered they were only changing clothes.

Gun spotted At 1:10 a.m. Sept. 13, an officer made contact with a male with a gun on the floor of his car at the Si View Community Center at 400 SE Orchard Drive. The officer discovered the man had a concealed pistol license.

Bike stolen At 4:42 p.m. Sept. 13, a resident on Southeast Swenson Street reported that his son’s mountain bike was stolen from the porch.

Cars egged At 10:20 a.m. Sept. 14, a resident discovered two vehicles on Olmstead Avenue Southeast were egged sometime overnight.

Suspicious straw At 1:15 p.m. Sept. 15, an officer contacted two subjects in the Bartell Drug parking lot at 248 Bendigo Blvd. S. One subject had straw in his hands and based on the circumstances it appeared it appeared he was about to turn it into paraphernalia. No probable cause who could be established and a consent to search was denied.

Dog attack At 8:45 a.m. Sept. 16, an officer responded to a report at a residence on Tannerwood Way Southeast of a pit bull looking dog that bit a black Lab around the neck. When the owner of the Lab pulled the attacking dog off, he sustained cuts on two fingers. A

neighbor stated that the dog may live on 453rd Avenue Southeast, which is where the reporting person said the attack took place. The officer attempted to contact the homeowner and locate the dog, but was unable to do either. Animal control was notified.

restaurant. Apparently, a refuse worker had inadvertently sheared off an exterior sprinkler head. The crew silenced the fire alarm, leaving it in “trouble mode,” then shut down and drained the sprinkler riser. After ensuring there was no water damage inside, they contacted the owner, telling him to have a sprinkler tech come out

and make a repair.

Tree fire At 1:27 p.m. Sept. 12, firefighters were dispatched to a brush fire at Southeast Douglas and Bracken Place Southeast. They arrived to find a fire inside a rotten tree about 30 feet high and flames were traveling up the tree as well as to surrounding

brush and stumps. The fire was knocked down and the crew helped dig a fire line around the area. The city arborist was called out to cut down the stump so it could be extinguished. Once on the ground, the stump was soaked with foam and wet line was completed around the area. Although no cause was found, nearby construction workers reported seeing

someone smoking walking out of the woods about two hours before they noticed the fire. They were unable to provide a description of the suspect. In addition to the above calls, Snoqualmie EMTs responded to eight medical aid incidents, bringing the total number of calls to date to 807. In 2015, there were 878 EMT calls.

Snoqualmie fire reports

False alarms n At 4:48 a.m. Sept. 8, firefighters responded to an automatic alarm at Kimball Creek Village. This alarm had been triggered by construction earlier in the week. The crew arrived to find no signs of fire throughout the building. It was determined the alarm was again activated by construction. It was reset and the crew left. n At 10:08 a.m. Sept. 9, firefighters were dispatched again to a fire alarm at Kimball Creek Village caused by workers who were covering smoke detector heads in a new office space. They were informed the heads could not be covered. If the alarm was to be placed in “test” mode, a fire watch would need to be posted.

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Legal campfire At 6:54 p.m. Sept. 10, firefighters were dispatched to the area of State Route 18 near the Raging River to investigate a report of bluish smoke coming from the area of power lines. The crew located the area and upgraded it to a brush fire. After hiking in about a half-mile, they found a fire near a stream bed being tended to by a group of campers. The fire was 3 feet by 3 feet in a controlled area and only clean wood was being burned. Because it met “recreational fire” requirements, they were allowed to continue.

Water geyser At 8:55 a.m. Sept. 12, firefighters were dispatched to an alarm at the Woodsman Lodge. Upon arrival they found water shooting out from the back wall of the

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Just out of reach BOTHELL 31, MOUNT SI 21

A late comeback falls just short as Wildcats drop KingCo 4A opener at home to Cougars

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Mount Si’s Jesiah Irish tracks a ball but the pass wound up incomplete in the first quarter of the Wildcats’ loss to Bothell on Sept. 16.

BY NEIL PIERSON npierson@snovalleystar.com Mount Si trailed by three scores at halftime and a third-quarter rally wasn’t enough as the Bothell Cougars beat the Wildcats, 31-21, in a Class 4A KingCo Conference football opener on Sept. 16 in Snoqualmie. Bothell (3-0, 1-0 KingCo) took a 24-6 lead to the half as highly touted junior quarterback Jacob Sirmon threw three of his four touchdown passes in the opening 24 minutes. Mount Si (1-2, 0-1) responded with a big third quarter as senior quarterback Zeke Barden, making his first career start, hit Jesiah Irish on a 55-yard TD pass and running back Max Bonda scored from 1 yard out, with a two-point conversion pass to Justin Lutz pulling the Wildcats within a field goal, 24-21. Sirmon, however, was responsible for the only

points of the fourth quarter when he connected with DaVicious Wilson on a 13-yard TD pass. Barden finished the game with two scoring passes, both to Irish, as the pair hooked up on an 18-yard play in the second period. Mount Si will try to even its KingCo record at 7 p.m. Friday when it hosts Issaquah (1-2, 1-0).

Mount Si’s Max Bonda (28) celebrates his 1-yard touchdown run that helped the Wildcats close Bothell’s lead to 24-21 with 1:22 left in the third quarter.

Volleyball Mount Si sustained its first loss of the young season on Sept. 15, dropping a 3-0 decision to the Kentwood Conquerors in Covington. The Wildcats opened their season with nonleague wins over Marysville-Pilchuck and Shorewood, but couldn’t get things going against the Conks, who controlled the action for a 25-14, 25-19, 25-19 win. SEE ROUNDUP, PAGE 11

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Katie McCreadie had eight kills for Mount Si. Courteney Carr finished with 14 assists, five digs, three kills and two aces. Sophie Click and Cameron Kendall chipped with a combined 15 digs. The Wildcats opened KingCo 4A play Sept. 20 against Bothell, results that came after press time. They’ll be back at Kentwood on Saturday, Sept. 24, for the annual Kent Classic tournament.

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Mount Si senior Jordan Lau tied Eastlake’s Tommy McCoy for medalist honors with a 1-over par 37.

8 and 9, strokes that were important to his team in the end. Warford, who has been Mount Si’s No. 1 player and took first place in a Sept. 6 win over Issaquah, had a somewhat rocky day against Eastlake but still finished at 38 (2 over). Warford started the day with a double-bogey six on the 353-yard No. 1 but recovered with birdies on Nos. 2 and 7, both par 5s.

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Mount Si’s top five are largely interchangeable as Gavin Gorrell, Cooper Neil, Mike Olson and Jake Brady have all had solid starts to the year. “There’s always a little part of you that wants to beat the other person every day in practice,” Lau said, “so that competitive drive just really pushes us

to beat each other and to be the best we can.” Lau said he’s looking into the possibilities of a collegiate career. He’s heard advice from Nelson and Dover, who’ve landed at Pacific Lutheran University, a Division III program. He wants to continue improving and hopefully

attract the attention of college coaches at some 18-hole tournaments over the winter and spring. “I would say distance is a solid part of my game,” he said of his strengths. “I don’t think I’m one of the biggest hitters out here, but it’s definitely one of the best parts of my game.”

Girls soccer Mount Si got its first win of the season on Sept. 17 as freshman Isabel Smith’s brace propelled the Wildcats past Cedarcrest in nonleague action. Smith opened the scoring in the 35th minute and broke a 1-1 deadlock in the 72nd when she pounced on a rebound of Natalie Weidenbach’s free kick. The Wildcats (1-3, 0-3 KingCo) were looking for their first conference win of the season Sept. 20 at Newport, results that came after press time. Next week, they’ll visit Inglemoor at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 27 and host Woodinville at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 30.

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The Sept. 15 meeting between the Mount Si and Eastlake boys golf teams had some buzz surrounding it as the two Class 4A KingCo Conference squads tried to show they belong on the short list of contenders for next spring’s state title. Eastlake, which finished second in 4A last season, features returning state qualifiers Tommy McCoy and Richard Halbert alongside several talented hopefuls. Mount Si lost its three state qualifiers – Alex Nelson, Jimmy Jacobson and Mitchell Dover – but has a wealth of experienced players who think they’ll be at the state tourney outside Spokane next May. And the Wildcats added freshman Drew Warford, who is already playing like a seasoned star. In the end, just two strokes separated the Wildcats and Wolves at Mount Si Golf Course. Mount Si won, 191-193, thanks in large part to the surprising round of No. 8 player Robert Nielson. He shot 39 (3-over par) as all of the Wildcats’ scorers broke 40. Mount Si senior Jordan Lau also had a good day, tying McCoy for medalist honors at 37 (1 over). Lau has been consistent in his first three KingCo outings, shooting rounds of 37, 35 and 37 as the Wildcats have started 2-1. “The greens were pretty tricky, kind of inconsistent with the sand in different places,” Lau said of his round. “Overall, it started out pretty strong but toward the end faded a little bit.” Lau’s lone birdie of the afternoon came on the 521-yard No. 2 hole, where he reached the green in two shots and two-putted. He stayed under par until No. 6, when his tee shot hooked to the left and he was forced to lay up to the green. Lau also bogeyed No. 7 when he missed a 5-foot par putt. But he avoided further damage with pars on Nos.

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compete with bigger players if you’re not getting the same distance off the tee? A: I think my long irons, my woods and my hybrids are really good, so going toward the green, others use 7-irons and I have 5-irons. I feel like my 5-iron can get closer to the hole than theirs. Q: You’re probably still getting to know your Mount Si teammates, but who has impressed you the most so far with their knowledge? A: Definitely the seniors, Jake (Brady) and Jordan (Lau). I haven’t played the Mount Si course a lot, so they helped me around this course in tryouts and in practice rounds. Q: Do you have any PGA players you like to emulate? A: Rory (McIlroy) and Tiger (Woods). They’re Nike guys. I like Nike. I like their swings, how they handle themselves on the golf course and their attitude toward the game. Q: What do you like to do when you’re not playing golf? A: I play competitive basketball. I’m hoping to play on the high-school team, the JV team.

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