Issaquah, Skyline soccer teams dominate
September 20, 2011
Deanna Dakar scored two goals Sept. 14 as she led the Issaquah High School girls soccer team to a 5-1 nonleague victory against visiting Highline.
Annie Hoffman had a goal and an assist for Issaquah.
Jackie Wilson and Jordan Branch each scored two goals as Skyline routed visiting Kennedy Catholic, 7-1. Branch also had two assists for the Spartans, 3-0-1 on the season.
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.
Schools’ girls soccer teams outline big goals for season
September 13, 2011
Sarah Leland (left), Issaquah defender, and Liberty forward Cassidy Nangle battle for the ball during a 2009 nonleague soccer match. File
Not to put any pressure on the Skyline High School girls soccer team, but after ranking third in state and at one point being ranked No. 1 in the country in 2010, some teams in the balanced 4A KingCo Conference might be out to get the Spartans in 2011.
Having lost eight varsity members to graduation, Skyline returns 11 key starters this year to fill some gaps left around the field.
While the 2010 team had standouts like Brittanee Randle, who now plays at Missouri, and Madi Barney, now at Central Florida, Skyline won’t rely on a few stars, but on everyone doing an equal part, coach Don Braman said.
“I look at it like it’s a totally new puzzle,” Braman said. “I don’t look at it like there’s new holes in it.”
The Spartans will look to some of its top returnees for leadership. They include senior defender Jackie Wilson, senior midfielders Maddie Christ and Nicole Candioglos, senior goalkeeper Tina Vargas — considered one of the best keepers in the state.
Vargas, bound for the University of Denver, recorded 14 shutouts last season. Wilson, Christ and Vargas all earned first-team all-KingCo honors last fall.
Skyline High volleyball wins second straight match
September 8, 2011
NEW — 11:30 a.m. Sept. 8, 2011
The Skyline High School girls volleyball team won its second straight match of the season Wednesday when the Spartans blanked visiting Lake Washington 3-0 in nonleague play.
Skyline won the matches 25-17, 25-17, 25-18. Madison Stoa had 13 assists and three aces to lead Skyline. Molly Mounsey contributed three blocks.
Skyline also defeated host Liberty 3-1 in a nonleague match.
Skyline won 25-14, 25-15, 16-25, 25-15. Stoa had six kills and 24 assists. Halle Erdhal had 15 kills, 12 digs and four aces for the Spartans. Taylor Weik had a big match for Liberty with 10 kills, three blocks and eight digs.
Megan Tsutakawa contributed five kills, 27 assists and three aces for the Patriots. In addition, Lindsey Linden had eight kills, nine digs and six aces and Delane Agnew eight kills and six blocks for Liberty.
Soccer standout Kate Deines is in line for national award
August 23, 2011
University of Washington senior Kate Deines, a former Issaquah High School soccer standout, has been named a candidate for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS national award.
Kate Deines, a 2008 graduate of Issaquah High School, controls the ball during a University of Washington soccer match against Gonzaga. University of Washington
The award is given out each year to an outstanding senior student and one NCAA Division I senior is given the award in 10 different sports.
The acronym CLASS stands for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School. The award honors those seniors that excel in four different aspects: community, classroom, character and competition.
Deines, who earned state player of the year honors as a senior at Issaquah High, has produced on the field from the start of her career at Washington. As a freshman, she finished second on the team with seven goals, and was named to the Pac-10 All-Freshman First-Team. In her last two seasons, she played and started in every game the Huskies played.
Issaquah soccer standout is candidate for national honor
August 19, 2011
NEW — 3 p.m. Aug. 19, 2011
University of Washington senior Kate Deines, a former Issaquah High School soccer standout, has been named a candidate for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS national award.
The Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award is given out each year to an outstanding senior student and one Division I senior is given the award in 10 different sports. The acronym CLASS stands for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School. The award honors those seniors that excel in four different aspects: community, classroom, character and competition.
Deines has produced on the field from the start of her career at Washington. As a freshman she finished second on the team with seven goals, and was named to the Pac-10 All-Freshman First-Team. In her last two seasons, she played and started in every game the Huskies played.
Skyline High School soccer coach honored
December 7, 2010
Skyline High School girls soccer coach Don Braman has been selected as the Washington large school coach of the year for 2010 by the National Soccer Coaches Association.
The nominees will be honored at the annual National Soccer Coaches convention Jan. 12-16 in Baltimore.
Braman led the Spartans to the 4A KingCo Conference title and a third place at the state tournament. The Spartans were ranked No. 1 in the nation entering the semifinals. Read more
Skyline leads with seven all-league soccer honorees
November 23, 2010
It was a season when players from all three Issaquah School District girls soccer teams earned top honors.
Skyline High School’s soccer team, which was ranked No. 1 in the nation for part of the year, dominated the 4A KingCo Conference all-league team. The Spartans, who finished third in the 4A state tournament, had seven first-team selections.
Issaquah, which ranked among the state’s top 4A teams throughout the regular season, had one all-leaguer. Liberty, which had its best season in many years, had one of the co-MVPs in the 3A/2A KingCo Conference.
Representing Skyline on the all-4A KingCo first team were goalkeeper Tina Vargas, forward Michelle Bretl, midfielders Maddie Christ and Madi Barney, and defenders Jackie Wilson, Dom Randle and Brittanee Randle. Read more
Local graduates earn academic honors
November 11, 2010
NEW — 11 a.m. Nov. 11, 2010
Lauren Maris and Nick Rocco, two former standout athletes from the Issaquah School District, have received academic honors this fall.
Maris, an Issaquah High School soccer star who plays for the University of San Francisco, was selected to the COSIDA Academic All-America District III women’s soccer team. A senior, Maris has a 3.83 grade point average and is majoring in exercise and sports science.
San Francisco coach Mark Carr said Maris is a “great leader on the pitch and in the classroom.”
Skyline girls win the skirmish in Sammamish
November 9, 2010
Skyline girls win the skirmish in Sammamish
r Michelle Bretl (left), Skyline senior forward, keeps the ball ahead of an Eastlake defender during the first period of their Nov. 2 soccer match. By Christopher Hube
Skyline High School forward Michelle Bretl was ecstatic but somewhat surprised about her goal that put the Spartans ahead 2-1 Nov. 2 against the rival Eastlake Wolves.
The senior captain took the ball from 40 yards out in the 51st minute, dribbled past two Eastlake defenders and, with her left foot — the weaker one, fired a shot from 24 yards away that sailed into the net, past goalkeeper Emily Suter. Read more
