The Issaquah and Skyline High School girls basketball teams are moving on to the semifinals of the KingCo Conference 4A Tournament after both teams won their Wednesday first-round games.

Issaquah routed visiting Roosevelt 76-40 while Skyline topped visiting Garfield 55-47.

On Saturday, Issaquah plays Crown Division champion Woodinville at 6:30 p.m. at Juanita High School. Skyline plays rival Eastlake at 8:15 p.m. at Juanita. The semifinal winners earn berths to the Class 4A regionals.

Twelve players scored for Issaquah, which made quick work of Roosevelt, the No. 3 Crown Division entry. Issaquah’s Mackenzie Wieburg scored a game-high 22 points. Mandie Hill added 12 points. Monica Landdeck contributed nine points and Aimee Brakken had eight points as Issaquah, the Crest Division No. 2 team, went to 16-5 on the season.

Izzy Mason topped Roosevelt with 11 points.

Skyline, 15-6 and the Crest Division champion, broke open the game in the second quarter by outscoring Garfield, 17-9. The Spartans held a commanding 31-21 halftime lead.

Megan Wiedeman, of Skyline, led all players with 19 points. Morgan Farrar tossed in 15 points and Allie Wyszynski added 13 points. Cierra Levias and Shaunice Robinson each had 16 points to lead Garfield, the Crown Division No. 4 team.

Eastlake, the Crest Division’s No. 3 team, broke away in the third quarter by outscoring Inglemoor, the Crown Division No. 2 entry, 14-9. The Wolves then hung on in the final period to win the game. Kendra Morrison topped Eastlake with 16 points and Caleigh McCabe had 10 points. Inglemoor’s Tyler Peacocke led all players with 20 points.

Aspen Winegar and Sierra Carlson hit clutch fourth-quarter shots Tuesday as they led the Liberty High School girls basketball team to a 42-41 upset victory against second-seeded Lake Washington in the KingCo Conference 3A tournament semifinals at Bellevue College.

Liberty, 16-6, will meet Bellevue at 8:15 p.m. Thursday for the KingCo title at Bellevue College. Bellevue surprised Juanita, the regular-season league champion, 52-50 in overtime in the other semifinal.

The Patriots had lost twice to Lake Washington during the regular season. Although Liberty got off to a promising start in the third meeting by shooting to a 17-10 first-quarter lead, the Patriots had to battle from behind to pull out the upset.

Lake Washington led 23-22 at halftime and held 32-26 lead going into the final quarter. Liberty outscored Lake Washington 16-9 in the final period.

In the final minutes of the game, Winegar hit a key 3-point field goal and Carlson followed with the game-winning basket to cap Liberty’s rally.

Winegar finished with a game-high 13 points and Carlson had 11 points. Hunter Hopkins and Cassie Lively each had 11 points for Lake Washington.

Kate Holmes had 17 points to lead Bellevue in its victory against Juanita. Kate Cryderman, of Juanita, had a game-high 27 points. Juanita plays Lake Washington at 4:45 p.m. Thursday for third place in the tournament.

Liberty and Bellevue split two games during the regular season. The Patriots won in December 50-47 and Bellevue won the rematch 47-27 in January.

Issaquah boys upset Roosevelt, Skyline falls to Bothell

The Issaquah High School boys basketball team pulled off a mild upset Tuesday in the opening round of the KingCo Conference 4A Tournament when the Eagles downed host Roosevelt, 49-38.

Issaquah, 13-8 overall, plays Bothell at 8:15 p.m. Friday in the semifinals at Juanita High School. Bothell topped Skyline, the Crest Division champion, 63-60. Redmond plays Garfield at 6:30 p.m. in the other semifinal game.

Roosevelt, which defeated Issaquah 63-55 on Jan. 28, led 13-6 after the first quarter. However, Issaquah stormed back in the second quarter to hold a 22-18 halftime lead. After a tight third quarter, Issaquah wrapped up the contest in the final period by outscoring Roosevelt 15-9.

Nick Price led Issaquah with 12 points and Brian Watson contributed 11 points. Roosevelt’s Joe Knight led all players with 21 points.

In the only meeting between Issaquah and Bothell this season, the Eagles prevailed 79-68 on Jan. 10.

Zach LaVine, the conference’s scoring leader, tallied a game-high 27 points and teammate Perrian Callandret chipped in 19 points as Bothell avenged a loss to Skyline. On Feb. 3, Skyline defeated Bothell 65-61 in an overtime thriller at Skyline.

Will Parker scored 20 points to lead the Spartans and Lucas Shannon had 16 points.

Skyline plays Roosevelt at 4:45 p.m. Friday at Juanita in loser-out game.

Issaquah High School wrestlers, coaches and team managers howl as they pose for photos after winning the KingCo 4A Tournament team championship Feb. 4. Winning this title with these athletes during wrestling's 50th anniversary at Issaquah 'is something I'll always remember,' said coach Kirk Hyatt (kneeling second from left).By Greg Farrar

Issaquah High School wrestling coach Kirk Hyatt had a hunch entering this season that his team had championship talent.

The Eagles showed it Feb. 4 when they captured the KingCo Conference 4A Tournament title. Issaquah, the host team, racked up 238 points. Woodinville was second with 197.5 points and Inglemoor, the regular-season dual meet champion, was third with 189 points.

“After watching our kids progress the last two years, they had figured out a lot of things. They had learned how to win a tournament,” Hyatt said.

Not that the regular season isn’t important, but Hyatt always has his teams shooting for the KingCo Tournament.

“I always feel that the tournament is the one that really guarantees who is the league champion, because it takes the entire team to win it. It is not like the dual matches, where you can lose a match in the final seconds,” Hyatt said.

Actually, Issaquah had a strong dual meet season, losing just one match.

The tournament title was Issaquah’s first since 2008.

One of the first people to congratulate Hyatt, an Issaquah High graduate, was Roger Wilson, his high-school coach.

“Roger texted me and said ‘Good job. You made the old coach proud.’ To me, that was my recognition,” said Hyatt, who was also named the conference’s co-coach of the year.

In tournaments, the first-day competition often makes a big difference in the team standings. Issaquah won 22 of 24 matches Feb. 3.

“That pretty much sealed the deal,” Hyatt said.

The Eagles also had a tournament-high 24 pins.

“It’s kind of like baseball where you want to hit the home run. In wrestling, wrestlers like to get pins. We train for that,” Hyatt said.

Almen Thorpe accounted for four pins en route to winning the 132-pound division.

Thorpe pinned Woodinville’s Everett Bingisser in 4:27 in the title match. In the semifinals, Thorpe pinned Woodinville’s Garrett Foss in 48 seconds. However, his fastest pin came in the second round, when he got Ballard’s Austin Daffron in 28 seconds. Thorpe pinned Eastlake’s Jeremy Van Horn in 40 seconds in the first round.

“He is a pinner. When he first came out for the team it was usually a case of pin or be pinned,” Hyatt said of Thorpe. “He has really figured things out. He likes pinning guys. He is usually the smallest guy on the mat, but he uses his speed and agility to pin his opponents. He really had a good weekend.”

Issaquah had one other KingCo champion — Torre Eaton. He won the 106-pound class with a 6-3 decision against Skyline’s Griffin Howlett.

The Eagles had four second places.

Jerdon Helgeson was second at 137 after losing to Inglemoor’s Gabe Seward, 12-5.

Joseph Tonnemaker finished second at 145, losing a tough match to Roosevelt’s Willie Spurr, 6-5. Spurr, who competed at state last year, won the match in the final 15 seconds.

Matt Solusod was pinned by Woodinville’s Jake Hollister in the 220 finale. Jonathan Norris lost to Woodinville’s Jeff Burroughs, 5-2 in the 285 title match.

Norris, a junior, is one of the more improved wrestlers on the team.

“Last year, he did not win any matches at the tournament. He has worked hard. With a little more mat time, he will be real good,” Hyatt said.

Issaquah had three third-place finishers. Taylor Evans placed third at 152 with a 7-6 decision against Eastlake’s Ryan Wasserman. Jordan Hamilton took third in the 113-pound class when he defeated Matt Droker of Newport, 10-7. Andrew Ramirez was third at 170 by pinning Woodinville’s Lucas Blasdell in 1:56.

Louden Ivey (120), Spencer Tickman (106) and Max Tickman (126) had fourth places.

Issaquah will send 12 wrestlers in all, the most of any KingCo team, to the regionals Feb. 11 at Rogers High of Puyallup.

Skyline finished fourth in the team standings with 187 points.

Skyline teammates Justin Manipis and Joseph DeMatteo met in the championship round of the 113-pound weight class. Manipis defeated DeMatteo, 2-0, to win the title. DeMatteo defeated Hamilton, 8-3, in the semifinals.

Skyline’s Ian Crouch and Michael Mecham each finished second. Crouch took second at 152 when he lost to Bothell’s Brandon Davidson, 11-0. Michael Mecham was second at 160 after losing to Woodinville’s Ryan Christensen, 25-8.

Skyline’s Tristan Steciw was third at 120 pounds after pinning Ivey.

Joey Gurke (132) and Tyler White (138) both finished fourth.

Skyline’s Cyrus Sarkosh was fifth at 170 after pinning Inglemoor’s Blake Moody in 1:39.

Patriots fourth at KingCo 3A

Liberty placed fourth at the KingCo 3A Championships Feb. 4 at Liberty.

Mount Si won the team title with 214.5 points. Mercer Island, the regular-season champion, was second with 209 points. Bellevue was third with 203 points and Liberty was fourth with 151 points.

The Patriots had four champions.

Nate Sjoholm won the 132-pound title with a 6-3 decision against Lake Washington’s Benson Hull.

Conner Small took the 138-pound division when he pinned Mount Si’s Aaron Peterson in 4:47.

Shane Small scored a 7-2 decision against Bellevue’s Peter Ovens to win the 152-pound class. Romney Noel, of Liberty, finished third in the division when he pinned Mount Si’s David Glass in 2:24.

Hamilton Noel, who finished second at state last year, captured the 160-pound class when he pinned Mercer Island’s Blake Johnson in 47 seconds.

Luke Oman was third at 220 after he decisioned Mount Si’s Nate Whited, 9-5.

Jimmy Andrus placed fourth at 145 and Quinn Magendanz was fourth at 160.

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The Eagles shot to a 17-7 first quarter lead and steadily pulled away for the victory. Norton scored a game-high 13 points for the Eagles. Aimee Brakken and Mandie Hill each had nine points for Issaquah.

On Feb. 2, Issaquah cruised by Ballard, 60-30, in the Eagles’ home finale.

Issaquah went up by eight points in the first quarter and held a commanding 28-15 halftime advantage. Hill led all players with 11 points. Quincey Gibson and Monica Landdeck each had 10 points.

Issaquah finished league play with a 10-4 record, one game behind first-place Skyline and one game ahead of third-place Eastlake.

The Eagles, 15-5 overall, host Roosevelt at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 8 in the first round of the KingCo tournament.

The Spartans, who had been battling Issaquah and Eastlake for the top spot, needed a victory against Bothell to secure the division title. There was little doubt about the outcome when the Spartans raced off to a 25-4 first-quarter lead.

Allie Wyszynski topped Skyline with 12 points. Morgan Farrar, Shelby Kassuba and Megan Wiedeman each had 10 points for the Spartans.

The victory was the third of the week for Skyline, who defeated both Issaquah and Eastlake last week.

On Jan. 31, Skyline topped visiting Issaquah, 37-32, in a defensive battle. The teams were tied for first place entering the game.

Skyline held an 11-10 lead after the first quarter, but Issaquah rallied to grab a 17-15 halftime lead. Skyline pulled away in the third quarter by outscoring Issaquah, 13-8.

Wiedeman led all players with 12 points. Susie Tinker contributed eight points as Skyline avenged a loss to Issaquah last month.

Sabrina Norton led Issaquah with eight points.

On Feb. 1, Skyline defeated host Eastlake, 55-44. The Spartans broke open a tight game in the final quarter by outscoring the Wolves, 21-11.

Wiedeman led all players with 17 points. Teammate Lacey Nicholson added nine points. Maggie Douglas topped Eastlake with 10 points.

Once known as a defensive stopper only, Shannon has ratcheted up his offensive game.

The 6-foot-7 senior had a career-high 27 points, including six in overtime, and added 13 rebounds as third-ranked Skyline beat visiting Bothell, 65-61, Feb. 3 in a KingCo Conference 4A boys basketball game.

“It’s been a long journey here from sixth or seventh grade, when I wasn’t supposed to shoot the ball much,” said Shannon, who will play at Saint Martin’s next year.

“It used to be just, ‘Get the board, and don’t dribble, don’t shoot.’ I’ve always been the defensive stopper, and been really intense on defense,” he said. “I’ve tried to carry that intensity over to the offensive end. On offense, I used to be hesitant.”

Shannon also played the hero late in the game, sinking a pair of free throws with 10.1 seconds left in regulation to force the extra period on Senior Night. He drew the foul by driving aggressively to the basket.

Bothell’s Zach LaVine, one of the top junior recruits in the state, misfired at the buzzer on a 3-point attempt that would have won it in regulation.

“I don’t think there’s a weak team in our conference,” Shannon said. “We’re in a tough game every week. We’re not a team that blows people out and beats them by 30. We understand how to stay the course, and not get up and down.”

The Crest Division champion Spartans (18-3, 13-1) posted the best regular-season record in school history.

The wild victory was Skyline’s 10th in a row. The Spartans won despite blowing a 12-point, second-half lead and playing without point guard Will Parker in the fourth quarter because of foul trouble.

“We had a lot of emotion because it was Senior Night,” Shannon said. “Then, our point guard, Will Parker, gets in foul trouble. It was a tough situation to put our young guards in without Will.

“When he came back in with about two minutes, 30 seconds left, it kind of brought a calm back with our team,” Shannon said. “That really helped.”

LaVine led the Cougars (12-7, 8-6) with 25 points. The talented 6-foot-3 junior scored 18 points over the final 6:24 of regulation and four minutes of overtime, including 10 in the final 6:24 of regulation.

The Cougars went on a 20-4 flurry with Parker sitting, using full-court pressure to turn a 47-35 fourth-quarter hole into a 53-51 lead. LaVine scored on a breakaway layin after a steal, was fouled and completed the 3-point play for the two-point lead with 1:35 to go in regulation.

The game — and LaVine — drew the presence of University of Washington coach Lorenzo Romar.

“There should be 30 college coaches here,” said Skyline coach J. Jay Davis. “I don’t care what their schedule is. That kid is special.”

Bothell’s Perrion “Callandret is D-1 too,” he added. “That’s a very difficult backcourt to match up against, especially with them being 6-3 and 6-2 and us being diminutive.”

Skyline played without starter Bryan Cikatz (10 points per game), who bruised his hip against Eastlake in the team’s previous game.

Freshman Matisse Thybulle came into the game in overtime and immediately made an impact, drilling an 18-footer from the left corner for a 55-53 Skyline lead just 14 seconds into the extra session.

Parker, one of six seniors honored before their final home game, tallied 14 points. Callendret scored 12 for Bothell.

The Spartans and Bothell were scheduled to meet again Feb. 7 at Skyline in the opening round of the KingCo 4A tournament.

Skyline tops Eastlake

Nick Kassuba scored a game-high 20 points Feb. 1 as Skyline downed rival Eastlake, 66-47.

Skyline got a tough battle from Eastlake in the first half. The teams were knotted at 33-all at halftime. The Spartans broke open the game in the third quarter by outscoring Eastlake, 15-5.

Parker contributed 15 points and Shannon added 12 points for the Spartans.

Brandon Lester topped Eastlake with 14 points.

On Jan. 31, Skyline rallied in the second half to beat visiting Issaquah, 46-39. Shannon scored 16 points to share game-high honors with Issaquah’s Nick Price.

Issaquah led 21-16 at halftime, but Skyline overcame the Eagles in the third quarter by outscoring them 16-5.

Eagles claim third

Issaquah claimed third place in the Crest Division Feb. 4, when the Eagles defeated host Newport, 80-73. The Eagles pulled away in the final quarter by outscoring Newport 30-24.

Ty Gibson scored a career-high and season-high 23 points to lead the Eagles. Price added 22 points. Ryan Sexton contributed 11 points and Cory Nevin 10 points for the Eagles, who finished league play with a 6-8 record.

Issaquah, 12-8 overall, was scheduled to play at Roosevelt Feb. 7 in the opening round of the KingCo 4A Tournament.

On Feb. 2, the Eagles lost to visiting Ballard, 67-65. Price, in his final home game, scored 27 points. Fletcher Martin, another senior, added 11 points.

After never trailing during the contest, the Patriots clearly wanted to go out with a bang on Senior Night with their 57-46 win over the Wildcats.

Liberty took control of the game early, running up the score to 14-3 at one point during the first quarter. With senior center Aspen Winegar leading with the way with a game-high 17 points — as well as 11 rebounds, one block and two assists — they never looked back.

The co-captain had a standout regular season for the Patriots, averaging 13.1 points, 2.2 assists, 1.4 blocks and 7.1 rebounds per game.

Winegar’s fellow seniors, Stephanie Yea and Megan Tsutakawa, contributed nine points and seven points in the game, respectively.

Liberty coach Randy Leifer said he is proud of what the team has accomplished during the season. After Liberty dropped its previous two games against Juanita and Lake Washington, he said he wanted the Patriots to have a successful Senior Night to end on a strong note.

“I wanted them to just enjoy it,” he said. “I wanted the girls to play hard for them. They’ve been a really nice … really tight-knit group. The big thing for them has been to have fun, play hard and make it a memorable season.”

Leifer said the team developed a good rhythm and a sense of cohesiveness against the Wildcats — something he hopes will translate into the post season.

“Some days we do that, some days we don’t,” he said. “Unfortunately, that’s the way our year has been for us. When we play particularly well, we do well. In the few games where we haven’t been, we play poorly.”

Sophomore guard Sierra Carlson also had a big game for the Patriots, scoring 16 points, bringing in three rebounds and contributing four assists.

As the Patriots look toward KingCo 3A/2A post-season play, Leifer said Liberty’s playoff success will hinge on second-chance shot opportunities.

“We’ve got to do a better job of taking care of the basketball,” he said. “We need to fight hard and rebound better. They beat us on the boards tonight, and we need to do a better job of rebounding in the future.”

Christina Lords: 392-6434, ext. 239, or newcastle@isspress.com. Comment at www.issaquahpress.com.

The Liberty High School girls basketball team earned a berth in the Class 3A Sea-King District Tournament on Monday when the Patriots defeated visiting Mercer Island 60-40 in a first-round, loser-out KingCo Conference contest.

Liberty, which had close games with Mercer Island earlier this season, made sure this game would never be in doubt. The Patriots bolted to a 20-7 first-quarter lead and kept pulling away. The Patriots led 42-18 at halftime.

Aspen Winegar led the Patriots with 16 points. Sierra Carlson chipped in 13 points, and Morgan Safley and Megan Tsutakawa each had eight points.

Liberty, 15-6 on the season, plays Lake Washington at 4:45 p.m. Tuesday in the semifinals of the KingCo tournament at Bellevue College.

In the other Monday tournament game, Bellevue ousted Mount Si 58-43. Bellevue plays KingCo regular-season champion Juanita at 8:15 p.m. Tuesday at Bellevue College. All four semifinals are guaranteed of a berth in the Sea-King District Tournament, which starts Saturday.

The Liberty boys’ season came to an end Monday when the Patriots fell to Sammamish, 72-36. Tynan Gilmore led the Patriots with 11 points. Liberty finished the season at 10-11.

The Liberty High School girls basketball team bounced back from two tough losses earlier this week to defeat visiting Mount Si 57-46 Thursday in the Patriots’ final regular-season contest.

Liberty finished third in the KingCo Conference 3A/2A standings with a 10-4 record. The Patriots, 14-6 overall, host Mercer Island at 7 p.m. Feb. 6 in the opening round of the league tournament.

The Patriots, who lost to co-leaders Lake Washington and Juanita earlier in the week, shot to a 17-12 first-quarter lead against Mount Si and never looked back. Liberty held a commanding 27-17 halftime lead on Senior Night.

Appropriately for the Patriots, seniors played a major part in the victory. Senior Aspen Winegar scored a game-high 17 points. Seniors Stephanie Year, Megan Tsutakawa and Morgan Safley contributed nine, seven and three points respectively. Sophomore Sierra Carlson added 16 points.

Shelby Peerboom led Mount Si with 14 points.

Issaquah, Liberty host wrestling tournaments

Issaquah and Liberty high schools will host the KingCo Conference wrestling tournaments Friday and Saturday.

Issaquah holds the KingCo 4A tournament. This is the first time Issaquah has hosted the tournament. Competition on Friday begins at 3:30 p.m. Saturday matches start at 10 a.m. with the championship round set for 5:30 p.m..

Liberty will again host the KingCo 3A tournament. Friday action starts at 3 p.m. with Saturday competition set to begin at 10 a.m. The championship round will start at 5 p.m.

KingCo swim meet starts

The KingCo Conference swimming and diving championships are set for Friday and Saturday. Swimmers from all KingCo schools, including 4A, 3A and 2A will compete in the two-day event.

Swimming competition will be at the University of Washington. Session 1 begins at 2 p.m. Mercer Island, Bellevue, Ballard, Roosevelt, Woodinville, Juanita, Lake Washington, Inglemoor and Bothell will compete in this round. Session 2 starts at 6:30 p.m. Garfield, Newport, Issaquah, Interlake, Redmond, Skyline, Eastlake, Liberty and Sammamish will compete in this round.

The final round on Saturday is set for 3:45 p.m.

Diving competition begins at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Juanita.

KingCo gymnastics championships at Roosevelt

The Kingco Conference gymnastics championships are Saturday at Seattle’s Roosevelt High School. Gymnasts from all KingCo schools, 4A through 2A, will compete in the event.

KingCo 3A championships start at 10:15 a.m. Liberty will compete in the KingCo 3A competition.

The KingCo 4A championships have two sessions. Issaquah competes with Woodinville, Ballard, Bothell, Redmond and Inglemoor at 2:30 p.m. The final session of the day at 4:15 p.m. consists of Skyline, Eastlake, Newport, Garfield and Roosevelt.

Liberty boys place fifth in KingCo

The Liberty High School boys basketball team ended up fifth in the KingCo Conference 3A/2A standings Thursday when the Patriots defeated host Mount Si 53-42. After a 27-all halftime tie, Liberty grabbed a six-point lead in the third quarter and steadily pulled away in the fourth period.

The Patriots had one of their best all-around games in terms of balanced scoring as four players hit in double figures. Robbie Thomas paced the Patriots with 17 points. BJ Demps and Tynan Gilmore each had 11 points, and Jordan West contributed 10 points.

Ryan Atkinson topped Mount Si with 15 points.

Liberty finished league play with a 5-9 record. The Patriots, 10-10 overall, will play at either at Sammamish or Mercer Island Feb. 6 in the first round of the KingCo 3A Tournament.

Issaquah girls blow out Ballard

The Issaquah High School girls basketball team won its home finale Thursday by blowing out Ballard 60-30 in a KingCo Conference 4A contest.

Issaquah concludes its regular season Saturday at Newport.

The Eagles, 9-4 in the Crest Division, will likely finish second despite being a game behind first-place Skyline. The Spartans should win their Friday home game against winless Bothell to secure the Crest Division’s No. 1 spot.

Issaquah shot to a 13-5 first quarter lead and held a commanding 28-15 halftime advantage.

Sophomore Mandie Hill led the Eagles with 11 points. Quincey Gibson and Monica Landdeck each had 10 points for Issaquah.

Issaquah, 14-5 overall, enters the KingCo Tournament Feb. 8 and could host a first-round game at 7:30 p.m.

Issaquah boys fall short to Ballard

The Issaquah High School boys basketball team kept battling all night but ended up short Thursday when the Eagles lost to visiting Ballard 67-65 in a KingCo Conference 4A contest.

Ballard jumped to a 18-14 first-quarter lead and led by five points at halftime. Issaquah made a valiant charge in the fourth quarter but could not overcome Ballard.

Issaquah, 5-8 in league play, concludes its regular season Saturday at Newport.

Senior Nick Price, playing his final home game, led the Eagles and all players with 27 points. Fletcher Martin, also a senior, scored 11 points.

Ballard’s John Verduin had 22 points.

Issaquah, 11-8 overall, enters KingCo 4A tournament Feb. 7 and will play at Woodinville or Roosevelt.

The Skyline High School girls basketball team clinched at least a tie for the KingCo Conference 4A Crest Division title Wednesday when the Spartans defeated host Eastlake 55-44.

Skyline improved its division-leading record to 10-3. The Spartans can clinch the division title Friday with a victory against winless Bothell. Issaquah, which has two games left, is in second place with an 8-4 record.

Eastlake, third in the division with a 7-5 record, entertained hopes of getting a share of the division crown. However, Skyline put away the Wolves in the fourth quarter with a 21-11 run.

Skyline’s Megan Wiedeman scored a game-high 17 points. Lacey Nicholson added seven points as the Spartans knocked off their two toughest contenders on back-to-back nights. On Jan. 31, Skyline defeated Issaquah 37-32.

Maggie Douglas led Eastlake with 10 points.

In other KingCo 4A action, Crown Division champion Woodinville routed Bothell 70-23 and Inglemoor topped Garfield 69-47.

Skyline boys keep on rolling

The Skyline High School boys basketball team, which has already secured the KingCo Conference 4A Crest Division title, got its ninth straight victory Wednesday by downing rival Eastlake 66-47.

Skyline, 12-1 in league play, got a tough battle from Eastlake in the first half. The teams were knotted at 33-all at halftime. The Spartans broke open the game in the third quarter by outscoring Eastlake 15-5.

Nick Kassuba, of Skyline, scored a game-high 20 points. Will Parker contributed 15 points and Lucas Shannon added 12 points.

Brandon Lester topped Eastlake with 14 points.

In other KingCo 4A action, Garfield locked up the Crown Division title with a 93-60 victory against Inglemoor, and Bothell defeated Woodinville 52-42.