Issaquah baseball team continues hot streak
April 19, 2011
The Issaquah High School baseball team continued its hot play of late as the Eagles captured two of three games last week.
Issaquah opened the week April 11 with an 8-3 victory against visiting Ballard.
Brandon Mahovlich’s pitching and hitting led Issaquah. Mahovlich tossed a complete game and had eight strikeouts to earn his second victory. He also had three hits, one a home run. Matt Gonn, Blake Miller, Jack Gellatly and Ben Rosellini each drove in runs for Issaquah.
The Eagles’ four-game winning streak came to an end April 13 when they were blanked by Bothell, 1-0. Issaquah’s Andrew Kemmerer had a solid game for the Eagles, holding the Crown Division leaders to just four hits.
However, one of those hits was a solo home run by Bothell pitcher Brian McAfee in the bottom of the second inning. McAfee was superb on the mound, tossing a one-hitter and striking out 10. Mahovlich ended McAfee’s no-hitter with a double in the top of the seventh inning.
Sports Calendar
April 19, 2011
Adult sports
Issaquah Alps Trail Club
April 21, 10 a.m., Echo Mountain, 4-5 miles, 500 gain. Call 432-7387.
Cascade Bicycle Club
April 21, 6:45 p.m., Eastside Tour, 20-30 miles from Marymoor Park east parking lot. Call 394-1347.
Shooting
The Issaquah Sportsmen’s Club holds hunter education classes from May to September. Call 206-940-5862 during the day or 557-9668 in the evening.
Rowing
Sammamish Rowing Association holds introductory courses in rowing for ages 13 or older. Register at www.sammamishrowing.org.
Press Editorial
April 19, 2011
Make a difference on Earth Day
A few decades ago, being called “green” was often meant to be derogatory. Today we hold high respect for those who live their life “green” — contributing to a healthier world.
Earth Day — celebrated April 22 around the globe — is a reminder that supporting a healthy environment depends on individuals. One person can seem pretty insignificant when it comes to things like species extinction and climate change, but individuals hold real power when it comes to the environment.
While many trees will be planted for Earth Day, that’s not really what it’s all about. It’s about individuals taking action to change their lifestyles, from unplugging unused appliances to fixing leaking faucets to bringing reusable bags when you shop.
In the coming decades, we face great environmental challenges — and great opportunities to improve the environment. It is time to turn American ingenuity onto the environment. People around us are already finding innovative solutions.
Eastlake uses home course advantage to beat Issaquah’s golfers
April 19, 2011
The conditions couldn’t have been much worse at Sahalee Country Club April 14. Not only did the chilly, low-40’s temperature cause tense muscles and stiff grips, but the driving rain even caused a player to lose her club during a swing.
Lauren Merdinyan, Issaquah High School junior, tees off on the fourth hole at Sahalee Country Club April 14 on the way to a nine-hole score of 51 against Eastlake. By Christopher Huber
Despite the lingering effects of a cold, wet and dark winter and early spring, the Issaquah and Eastlake high school girls golf teams completed the course without delay.
Eastlake, likely finding some comfort in its home-course advantage, came out on top, beating the Eagles, 277-302, in a 4A KingCo Conference match. Eastlake improved to 6-1 on the season. The young Issaquah team went to 3-2 overall.
Eastlake junior standout Megan Wotherspoon again led the way as the medalist, shooting a 46 on the par-36 course. She said the rain doesn’t bother her much because she is able to stay focused anyway.
Off the Press
April 19, 2011
You really should prepare for disaster
I’m sitting at my kitchen table, far from Japan and its earthquakes, tsunamis and radiation that have claimed the lives of thousands of people, and far away from the American South and its tornadoes that have killed more than 40 people in just a few days.
Kathleen R. Merrill Press Editor
But such things don’t happen here in the Pacific Northwest, right? Well, yes — until they happen to you. Those people never thought they would see the things they’re seeing now, or live through the things they just experienced.
More than a decade ago, a tornado ripped through the part of Tennessee where I lived and ran a newspaper. The winds ripped the roof straight off my house, turned it over and dropped it pretty as you please in my backyard.
If that wasn’t scary and damaging enough, torrential rain poured into my then roofless house, ruining prized possessions. Still, I occasionally find something with black mold on it — mold that started back then. It’s not as bad as in the first years after the tornado, when I would have to throw out numerous items every Christmas when I unpacked my decorations. Or I would open a box of something during a move to find more molded things that hadn’t gotten dried or cleaned properly.
Liberty High School netters whip Interlake
April 19, 2011
The Liberty High School girls tennis team took the No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles matches April 12 as the Patriots defeated Interlake, 5-2, in a 3A/2A KingCo Conference match.
Amber Eastham won the No. 1 singles with a 6-4, 6-3 victory against Interlake’s Isabelle Long. Veronica Granger and Audrey LaFraugh defeated Interlake’s Iryna Strinyska and Miyati Raghavan, 6-3, 7-5, in the No. 1 doubles match.
Skyline girls bounce Inglemoor in tennis
The Skyline High School girls tennis team swept all three doubles matches en route to a 6-2 victory April 12 against Inglemoor in a 4A KingCo Conference match.
Alison Opitz and Molly Knutson, of Skyline, won the No. 1 doubles with a 2-6, 6-3, 6-0 victory against Leanna Thim and Mckayla Dear.
On April 11, Garfield swept the four singles matches to defeat Skyline, 5-2.
Skyline’s victories came in the doubles. Opitz and Knutson won the No. 1 doubles match by beating Lauren Schlechter and Sherry Tran, 6-1, 6-4. Sanjana Galgalikar and Rachel Kim, of Skyline, won the No. 3 doubles match by beating Hiroko Nakahara and Anna Cia, 3-6, 6-2, 10-8.
Public Meetings
April 19, 2011
April 20
Development Commission
7-9 p.m.
Council Chambers, City Hall South
135 E. Sunset Way
Four Creeks Unincorporated Area Council
7 p.m.
May Valley Alliance Church
16431 S.E. Renton-Issaquah Road
Governor approves math bill to streamline testing
April 19, 2011
Graduating from high school with sufficient math credits just got easier. Gov. Chris Gregoire signed a bill to allow students in the 2013 and 2014 graduating classes to pass only one mathematics end-of-course exam, instead of two.
The state House of Representatives passed the legislation in a 96-1 vote on March 4. State senators passed a companion bill in a 47-0 vote on March 29. Gregoire signed it into law April 11.
State Superintendent Randy Dorn had championed the legislation.
“Plain and simple, this is a win for fairness,” Dorn said. “In a tough legislative year, this is one law that directly impacts the lives of students in a positive manner. I’m pleased that state legislators and the governor did the right thing for students.”
Eventually, the math section of the High School Proficiency Exam — which is administered to sophomores — will be phased out, and two end-of-course exams, in algebra and geometry, will take its place.
Most Washington sophomores take geometry, and will take the geometry end-of-course exam this spring. Under current law, they would also be required to take the algebra I exam — a course most students take during their freshman year.
The second end-of-course exam will no longer be needed for students in the classes of 2013 and 2014.
Current eighth-graders — the class of 2015 — will be the first students required to pass two end-of-state exams. Most of those students will take algebra I in ninth grade, meaning they take the end-of-course exam in the same year they took the course.
“This whole issue for me has been about fairness,” Dorn said in a statement. “End of course should mean end of course. This is a big win for students that we all worked together and found the right solution.”
Students in the classes of 2011 and 2012 are not affected by this bill. Those students can still pass one state math exam or earn two credits of math after their sophomore year to meet the math graduation requirement.
Street closes April 24 near Village Theatre
April 19, 2011
Prepare for downtown street closures as “Iron Curtain” comes down.
Motorists should plan for closures on First Place Northwest from Northwest Dogwood Street to Northwest Alder Place from 4:30-10:30 p.m. April 24, as crews load trucks for Village Theatre’s production of “Iron Curtain.”
The musical about hapless Broadway composers in the Soviet Union closes April 24 in Issaquah and moves to the Everett Performing Arts Center until late May.
City seeks Issaquah Hall of Fame nominees
April 19, 2011
Nominate outstanding citizens to join community leaders past and present in the Issaquah Hall of Fame.
The mayor and the City Council president recognize at least one person each year for his or her lasting contribution to the community.
Mayor Ava Frisinger and Council President John Traeger evaluate nominees based on things such as civic-mindedness, leadership and length of service. Past honorees all played a role in attracting positive attention to Issaquah and fundraising for the public good.
Send the name of a nominee and a brief summary of his or her contributions to the community to: Office of the Mayor, P.O. Box 1307, Issaquah, WA 98027-1307. Or email the nomination to mayor@ci.issaquah.wa.us.
The nominations must be received by May 2. Evaluators maintain confidentiality throughout the selection process.
The recipient or recipients is to be announced May 17 at the annual Community Awards Luncheon.
