Issaquah girls nip Skyline in cross country meet
September 20, 2011
The Issaquah High School girls cross country team, sparked by freshmen Ellie Clawson and Ellie Hendrickson, beat Skyline for the first time in six years Sept. 14 in a KingCo Conference 4A meet at Issaquah.
Issaquah edged Skyline, 27-28, in the three-team meet. Bothell was a distance third with 83 points.
Clawson finished first in the 3-mile race in 19 minutes, 22 seconds. Hendrickson was third in 19:56. Three other Eagles cracked the top 10. Senior Rachel Osgood was sixth, and freshmen Abby Wilson and Emily Winterstein were eighth and ninth, respectively.
Sam Krahling was Skyline’s top finisher, placing third.
In the boys meet, Skyline clearly dominated Issaquah and Bothell. The Spartans, placing seven runners among the top 10 finishers, finished first with 18 points. Issaquah was second with 57 and Bothell came in third with 68.
Keegan Symmes, of Skyline, finished first in the 3-mile race in 16:14. Teammate Kevin Tidball was second in 16:31. Grant Uselman was fourth and was followed by Brandon Long, Joey Nakao, and Joseph DeMatteo, who went fifth, sixth and seventh, respectively. Jay Bowlby was ninth for Skyline.
Tom Howe was Issaquah’s top placer, taking eighth. Aidan Heninger, of Issaquah, was 10th.
On Sept. 17, the Skyline teams competed at the Sundodger Invitational, hosted by the University of Washington. The boys finished eighth and the girls were fourth.
Liberty cross country teams sweep 3A/2A meets
September 20, 2011
Both Liberty High School boys and girls cross country teams won their KingCo Conference 3A/2A meets Sept. 14 against visiting Sammamish and Juanita.
The Liberty boys took first with 34 points to beat Sammamish, which was second with 37, and Juanita, which took third with 59. Nick Knoblich finished second for Liberty in 17:01.
In the girls meet, Liberty easily won with 23 points. Juanita was second with 50 and Sammamish third with 65. Megan Chucka finished second for Liberty in 20:23.
On Sept. 17, the Liberty teams competed in the Fort Steilacoom Invitational. The girls finished second and the boys were 12th.
Issaquah High School girls nip Skyline team in cross country
September 15, 2011
NEW — 12:15 p.m. Sept. 15, 2011
The Issaquah High School girls cross country team, sparked by freshmen Ellie Clawson and Ellie Hendrickson, beat Skyline for the first time in six years Wednesday in a 4A KingCo Conference meet at Issaquah.
Issaquah edged Skyline 27-28 in the three-team meet. Bothell was a distance third with 83 points.
Clawson finished first in the 3-mile race in 19 minutes, 22 seconds. Hendrickson was third in 19:56. Three other Eagles cracked the top 10. Senior Rachel Osgood was sixth, and freshmen Abby Wilson and Emily Winterstein were eighth and ninth respectively.
Sam Krahling was Skyline’s top finisher, placing third.
Liberty runners earn first place at state park
September 13, 2011
Tyler Westenbroek and Amy Broska, both of Liberty High School, finished first in their respective age divisions Sept. 6 at the 3A/2A KingCo Conference Cross Country Jamboree at Lake Sammamish State Park.
Westenbroek won the senior boys 2-mile race with a time of 9 minutes, 56 seconds. Teammate Nick Knoblich was second in 10:13.
Hiron Redmon, of Liberty, finished second in the junior boys 2-mile race in 10:23, and Aaron Bowe, of Liberty, was second in the sophomore boys 2-mile race in 10:25.
Broska, who helped Liberty win the Sea-King District title last year, won the sophomore girls 2-mile race in 12:02. Teammate Megan Larson was second in 12:06. Megan Chucka, of Liberty, was second in the junior girls 2-mile race in 12:09.
Allie Wood, Rachel Shaw and Michaela Chucka, all of Liberty, went three, four and five respectively.
Sarah Bliesner, of Liberty, was third in the freshman girls 2-mile race.
In the 4A KingCo Jamboree on Sept. 8 at Seattle’s Jackson Park, Issaquah freshman Ellie Clawson took third in 19:32. In fact, Issaquah’s top four placers were all freshmen. Ellie Hendrickson was next for Issaquah, taking 14th.
In the boys race, Skyline’s Keegan Symmes finished third in 16:22.
