Evergreen Mountain Bike Festival is June 8
June 4, 2013
The Jump-Off Huck Contest at the 2012 Evergreen Mountain Bike Festival gave riders the chance to catch air on some of the largest jumps at Duthie Hill Park.
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Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance’s all-day Evergreen Mountain Bike Festival runs from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. June 8 at Duthie Hill Park.
The event features more than 40 vendor and sponsor booths, bike demos from all the top brands, racing and jumping competitions for all skill levels, a poker ride, bike skills demonstrations, mini skills clinics, events for youth, food and beverage concessions, raffles, music in the evening and more. This event is free and open to the public, and families are encouraged to attend. Trails will be open to ride.
Girls tennis teams are double trouble at state
June 4, 2013
Jenny Adams (left) and Kristy Braunston, Liberty High School doubles tennis team, pose with their second-place medals, after losing to Mercer Island at the 3A state championships in Richland. Contributed
The top doubles tennis teams from Liberty and Issaquah high schools had a lot in common this season.
Both teams paired a senior with a junior. Issaquah’s girls team consisted of senior Sam Garrard and junior Kelsey Wilson, while Liberty had a similar duo of senior Kristy Braunston and junior Jenny Adams.
The teams each took second place at the KingCo championship. Garrard and Wilson finished second to Garfield in the 4A tournament, while Braunston and Adams fell to Mercer Island in the 3A competition.
Finally, in what was a rematch of the KingCo championship for both teams, each earned second-place medals in the state tournament.
Issaquah Indians baseball off to hot start
June 4, 2013
The Issaquah Indians 18-and-under baseball team began its 2013 summer season with nine straight wins.
The team will play a 50-game schedule in the American Senior Legion and Pony Palomino Baseball Leagues.
Many of the players have been playing together since T-ball with Issaquah Little League.
Local lacrosse athletes receive honors
June 4, 2013
The Washington High School Boys Lacrosse Association has announced its 2013 All-State and All-Conference teams for Boys Varsity Division I and Division II high school lacrosse.
Note: Only athletes from Issaquah, Liberty and Skyline are listed.
Division I
All-KingCo Conference
-Midfield Collin Ross, Fr., Liberty
Brielle Bray named pitcher of the year
June 4, 2013
Bellevue College freshman softball pitcher Brielle Bray has been selected as the 2013 NWAACC North Region Pitcher of the year.
The Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges consists of 27 colleges and community colleges with two-year athletic programs from Washington, Oregon and Canada.
Bray, a 2012 graduate of Issaquah High School, was one of only two pitchers in the league to have a 20-win season (20 wins, five losses). She lead NWAACC with four saves, was fourth in strikeouts with 155 and was sixth in ERA at 2.62. Bray also batted .394 for the season.
Bellevue College finished the season in fourth-place at 39-7.
Issaquah Indians baseball off to hot start
June 4, 2013
The Issaquah Indians 18-and-under baseball team began its 2013 summer season with nine straight wins.
The team will play a 50-game schedule in the American Senior Legion and Pony Palomino Baseball Leagues.
Many of the players have been playing together since T-ball with Issaquah Little League.
Local athletes win at state track championships
May 28, 2013
By Greg Farrar
Liberty High School teammates (from left) Ashby Brown, Hiron Redman, Romney Noel and Alex Olobia link arms and display their 4×400-meter relay medals after winning second place with a time of 3 minutes, 20.42 seconds during the 3A state track and field championships May 25 in Tacoma.
Immediately after Liberty High School track stars Alex Olobia and Hiron Redman competed in the last race of their high school careers, the seniors embraced as they shook off the disappointment of a second-place finish in the 4×400-meter relay at the state track and field championship.
“Bellevue had just that much more, just a little bit more,” Redman said. “He just got me by a 30th of a second. That’s it.”
Skyline’s Aman Manji places third in tennis
May 28, 2013
Skyline High School senior Aman Manji finished third in the state boys singles tennis tournament May 25 after defeating Oscar Burney, of Garfield, 7-6, 7-6.
Manji started his run with a 6-0, 6-2 victory over Aaron Park, of Stadium. He then defeated Derek Welch, of Kentlake, 6-2, 6-2. Manji then lost to eventual second-place finisher Alex Marcinkowski, of Gonzaga Prep, 6-1, 6-1.
The Skyline boys doubles team of Alex Wu and Brayden Hansen finished fifth after defeating Chase Hassig and Henry Wurst, of Bellarmine Prep, 6-2, 1-6, 7-5.
Issaquah, Liberty doubles tennis teams take second in state
May 28, 2013
Issaquah and Liberty high schools each sent doubles’ tennis teams to the state tournament this year, and each returned home with hardware.
The Liberty High School duo of Kristy Braunston and Jenny Adams took second place at the 3A state tournament in Kennewick. They are the first Patriots in school history to make state.
Braunston and Adams won three straight matches to reach the state finals in a rematch of the KingCo and District championships.
Skyline golf team comes in third in state
May 28, 2013
The Skyline High School boys golf team placed third at the 4A state golf championships May 21 and 22.
The team came in third 65.5 team points. Its leader, Brian Mogg, also took third, shooting 149.
Finishing the first round with a pair of birdies and coming back to birdie three of the four final holes on the second day, Skyline’s Kelley Sullivan ended in a six-way tie for 12th place with 154 strokes.
