Eagle dancers bust a move
March 26, 2013
For a young team, every advance in competition becomes a first, and so the Issaquah High School Dance Team celebrated its first win in district competition, to be followed by a trip to state at the Sun Dome in Yakima on March 23 in hopes of winning a trophy at state for the first time.
However, that trophy was not to be.
Team Captain Raché Strand said the team performs and competes in the hip-hop category. Hip-hop is a style of dancing that finds it roots in street dancing in the 1970s.
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The Issaquah High School Dance Team poses March 2 at Eastlake High School with their Sea-King District 4A trophy in the hip-hop/military category before heading to Yakima for state competition March 23.
“Hip-hop is like thug or gangsta,” Strand said. “It is more like street dancing or like dance crew, lots of getting low and kind of aggressive dancing. We dance to popular music, like stuff you would hear on the radio for dancing party music.”
Liberty lacrosse loses close one to Mount Si
March 22, 2013
NEW — 1:40 p.m. March 22, 2013
The Liberty High School lacrosse team dropped an early halftime lead to Mount Si on the way to its second loss of the season, a narrow 7-4 defeat at the hands of the Wildcats, on March 16.
Mount Si overcame a 3-2 Liberty lead at the half with a 2-1 third quarter and a 3-0 fourth to pull ahead for the win.
Nate Jarvis had a pair of goals, while Colin Larson and Colin Ross each scored once for Liberty. Roland Deex had a single save for the Patriots.
Issaquah defeats Bellarmine Prep in lacrosse
March 22, 2013
NEW — 1:40 p.m. March 22, 2013
Issaquah High School’s Zach Fritz led all scorers with six goals as Issaquah advanced to 2-0 with a 17-1 boys high school lacrosse win over Bellarmine Prep at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma on March 15.
The Eagles jumped out to at 4-0 lead in the first and poured on six more, interrupted only by Bellarmine Prep’s sole goal of the game in the second for a 10-1 halftime lead. The Eagles went right on scoring in the second half, netting four in the third quarter and three in the fourth to close out the game.
Eight Issaquah players scored in the game including Matt Thomas who had four goals.
Family is wrestling royalty
March 19, 2013
Skyline’s Steciw brothers have each won championships
Photos by Tammy Fullum
Tannor Steciw, gets his pin on Dalton Baunsgard, of Issaquah, for the KingCo 3A wrestling championship at 103 pounds during his sophomore year in 2007.
When asked how many boxes of Wheaties it took to raise three high school wrestling champions, Tammy Fullum just laughed and said, “A lot.”
Young Patriots team prepares for season
March 19, 2013
The sky was filled with ominous-looking gray clouds at the Maplewood Golf Course on March 14. The air had a decided chill to it, but the greens remained dry through most of the Liberty High School girls golf team’s practice jamboree against conference foes Mount Si, Interlake and Mercer Island.
Liberty captain Brandi Petryk, clad in a short-sleeved, neon green polo shirt, did not mind the gloomy weather at all.
By Greg Farrar
Taylor Woo, Liberty High School sophomore, hits a shot to the ninth-hole green after taking a penalty for landing in the tall grass beside a water hazard.
“I love today’s weather,” she said.”There’s no sun shining in your eyes, or rain. It’s perfect golfing weather.”
Skyline loses pre-season tennis match
March 19, 2013
With nearly all of its players new, the Skyline High School girls tennis team is starting fresh this year.
Mercer Island, on the other hand, is not. It beat the Skyline Spartans, 6-1, in a March 14 preseason match.
“Definitely, the skill set on Mercer Island is higher than ours,” said Bettina Gehle, head coach of the Spartans. “They are more aggressive. They are more demanding on the court.”
Liberty soccer goes undefeated in first week
March 19, 2013
NEW — 11:05 a.m. March 19, 2013
The Liberty boys soccer team began the 2013 season with two wins against nonconference opponents.
The Patriots defeated Everett, 4-1, March 12. Jared Bales put Liberty on the board first with a goal in the 23rd minute. Noah Anderson would go on to add another score, while Jake Ericksen would add two more.
Just three days later, the Liberty offense exploded for eight goals, soundly defeating Enumclaw, 8-1. Noah Anderson and Connor Noblat both scored twice. Josh Johnson, Sean Carlson, Antonio Lago and Ollie Janders each scored once.
In both games, Liberty goalkeepers Nate Mak and Quinn Magendanz combined to hold their opponents to just one score.
Eagles are all about the new in 2013
March 12, 2013
By Sebastian Moraga
Amelia Cunningham fires the ball home during drills at Issaquah High School’s softball practice. The Eagles have a new coach in Ron Hatlen and a new attitude this season, players said.
For this year’s Issaquah High School squad, the word is new.
New year, new coach and a new chance to leave last year’s campaign behind.
Last year’s squad lacked enthusiasm, senior catcher Heather Benjamin said. This year is different, she added.
Skyline turns out enough players for varsity team only
March 12, 2013
What the Skyline High School softball team lacks in numbers, it makes up for in returning key players.
With only 12 total girls turning out this year, there is not enough to field a junior varsity team. However, varsity is covered. Those returning include Skyline’s No. 1 pitcher from last year, sophomore Winter Ridgeway. Making up the other half of the battery is Tia Hedman, also a sophomore.
“Our catching is one of our strong points,” Ken Brooks, the new head coach for Skyline, said about Hedman. “She is just a very aggressive gal. She is just a pure athlete. I couldn’t have asked for a better kid back there.”
New Liberty coach returns to his alma mater
March 12, 2013
The Liberty High School softball team’s first-year coach, Zach Bartholomew, is rather comfortable donning the Patriots’ signature blue and green.
That’s because he wore it himself as a 2004 Liberty High School graduate and was a member of the 2003 baseball team that won a 3A state title.
Zach Bartholomew
“When I heard that this position was open, I said ‘I’ve got to get this job. I’ve got to get back in blue,’” he said.
