Lakeside Recovery team tops Titans in tourney
July 8, 2011
NEW — 3 p.m. July 8, 2011
The Lakeside Recovery Senior American Legion baseball team, for the second straight night had a big inning, and pounded out a 8-3 victory against the Twin City Titans on Thursday in the Brandy Pugh Memorial Tournament at Bannerwood Park.
The victory was the second straight for Lakeside Recovery, which plays the Bankers Baseball Club at 8 p.m. Friday at Bannerwood. Lakeside Recovery plays Chaffey, the defending tournament champion, at 8 p.m. Saturday at Bannerwood. On July 10, Lakeside Recovery plays Pacific Tech Construction at 2 p.m. at Bellevue College.
Issaquah High graduate Mike Paulson, who played at Walla Walla Community College last spring, had three hits to lead Lakeside Recovery against the Titans, a Senior American Legion team from the Richland area. Andrew Kemmerer, of Issaquah, had two hits, one a home run, and drove in three runs for Lakeside Recovery.
Lakeside Recovery baseball rocks Honda in tourney opener
July 7, 2011
NEW — 11 a.m. July 7, 2011
The Lakeside Recovery Senior American Legion baseball team exploded for seven runs in the bottom of the fifth inning Wednesday to break a 2-2 tie and pull away for a 9-2 victory against Honda Auto of Bellevue in the opening round of the Brandy Pugh Memorial Tournament at Bannerwood Park.
Jake Bakamus, of Issaquah High, had two hits and drove in three runs for Lakeside Recovery, the tournament host team. Brandon Mahovlich, also of Issaquah, and Aaron Sandefur, of Newport, each contributed two hits for Lakeside Recovery.
Winning pitcher Connor Lawhead, a Skyline graduate who played for Walla Walla Community College in the spring, went the distance. He struck out seven batters and did not allow an earned run.
Lakeside Recovery plays the Twin City Titans at 8 p.m. Thursday at Bannerwood Park. On Friday, Lakeside Recovery plays the Bankers Baseball Club at 8 p.m. at Bannerwood Park.
Lakeside baseball falls to late Bellingham rally
July 5, 2011
Brandon Mahovlich pops a bloop single to right field in the third inning in Lakeside Recovery's 4-2 loss to Bellingham Post 7 June 28 at Bannerwood Park in Bellevue June 28. Mahovlich went 3-for-3. By Christopher Huber
The Lakeside Recovery bats were largely silent when they needed to produce June 28 against the visiting Bellingham Post 7 Legion team.
Baseball’s Brandy Pugh Memorial Tournament starts
July 5, 2011
NEW — 2 p.m. July 5, 2011
The Brandy Pugh Memorial Tournament, one of the oldest invitational summer tournaments in the state, starts Wednesday with defending champion Chaffey playing the Bankers Baseball Club at 2 p.m. at Bellevue College.
The 12-team tournament, which is hosted again by Lakeside Recovery, runs through July 11. Lakeside Recovery meets Bellevue Honda at 8 p.m. July 6 at Bannnerwood Park in the final game of the opening round.
Tournament games will be played at Bellevue College and Bannerwood Park.
Chaffey, a select team composed of players from several schools, has won the last two tournaments and three of the last four.
There are two divisions in the tournament. The Grey Division is composed of Taylor Baseball, Kennewick Bandits, Seattle Stars, Vancouver Cardinals, Spokane Dodgers and the Baden Baseball Club. The Green Division is composed for Lakeside Recovery, Twin City Titans, Chaffey, Bankers, Pacific Tech Construction and Bellevue Honda.
Issaquah family bids bittersweet goodbye after decade in business
June 28, 2011
Goodfellas Sandwich Shop, a decade-old gathering spot for Issaquah High School sports teams and office workers on lunch breaks, closed June 24 after owners Steve and Melinda Sanelli stacked the last sandwiches.
Jessica Crites (back row, from left), Mario Sanelli, Julie Donate, Stephen Sanelli, Sicily Sanelli, Nolan Graham, Angelina Edwins and Tyler Edwins join Melinda Sanelli (front row, from left) Brody Edwins and Steve Sanelli for a last lunch at Goodfellas Sandwich Shop on June 21. Contributed
Steve Sanelli, a longtime South Cove resident and Issaquah High assistant baseball coach, said business was good, but the impending closure stems from a disagreement between the eatery and the building owner.
“It would be one thing if I was failing in business and we had to close,” he said. “This is something that’s not my choice.”
For Sanelli and other family members, the closure is about more than the bottom line.
“When you’re in business this long, it kind of becomes who you are,” Melinda Sanelli said. “In a way, you feel like you’re being stripped of your personality and how everyone sees you and what you stand for.”
The closure announcement came as a surprise to employees and customers.
Lakeside Recovery baseball goes 1-4 in tourney
June 28, 2011
The Lakeside Recovery Senior American Legion baseball team went 1-4 at the Palouse Summer Series last week.
The tournament was held at the home baseball fields of Washington State University and Lewis-Clark State University.
Lakeside’s lone victory came June 23 when the club played two games. Earlier in the day, Lakeside lost to the Rips Brewers, 11-6, in Lewiston, and then hustled to Pullman where the club defeated the Seattle Stars Gold team, 9-4.
In the contest with the Seattle Stars Gold, Newport’s Dan Altchech had four hits and Issaquah’s Brandon Mahovlich had two hits.
In the game with the Rips Brewers, Mahovlich had four hits, one a home run, and drove in three runs. Skyline’s Jimmy Sinatro had three hits.
Lakeside opened the tournament June 22 with a 3-2 loss to the Puget Sound Roxx. Skyline graduate Connor Lawhead pitched well for Lakeside, not allowing an earned run in six innings.
On June 24, Lakeside lost a slugfest to the Lewis-Clark Twins, 9-8. Altchech, Sinatro and Newport’s Kyle Goemmer each had two hits.
Lakeside played its final game June 25, falling to Taylor Baseball, 7-3. Goemmer had two hits to lead Lakeside.
Kasen Williams is named Gatorade’s top track athlete
June 24, 2011
NEW — 11:45 a.m. June 24, 2011
Hopefully recent Skyline High School graduate Kasen Williams will have enough room on his trophy case for yet another award. Williams earned another honor Thursday when he was selected as the Gatorade Washington Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year.
In its 26th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Co., in collaboration with ESPN RISE, said in a release that Williams is the first Gatorade Washington Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year to be chosen from Skyline.
The award recognizes not only outstanding athletic excellence, but also high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character demonstrated on and off the track. Williams is now a finalist for the prestigious Gatorade National Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year.
Lakeside Recovery baseball loses tournament opener
June 23, 2011
NEW — 11:30 a.m. June 23, 2011
The Lakeside Recovery Senior American Legion baseball team got solid pitching again Wednesday, but the club lost to the Puget Sound Roxx 3-2 in the opening round of the Palouse Summer Series in Pullman.
Lakeside Recovery, 13-7 on the season, took a 1-0 lead in the second inning. However, the Roxx scored three unearned runs in the fourth inning to take the lead for good. Lake Recovery’s second run came in the bottom of the sixth.
Pitcher Connor Lawhead, a Skyline High School graduate, worked the first six innings and had four strikeouts.
Lakeside Recovery had two games June 23, playing the Ripps Brewers in the morning and the Seattle Sars Gold in the afternoon.
Issaquah family bids bittersweet goodbye to business
June 22, 2011
NEW — 8 a.m. June 22, 2011
Goodfellas Sandwich Shop, a decade-old gathering spot for Issaquah High School sports teams and office workers on lunch breaks, is due to close Friday after owners Steve and Melinda Sanelli stack the last sandwiches.
Steve Sanelli, a longtime South Cove resident and Issaquah High assistant baseball coach, said business is good, but the impending closure stems from a disagreement between the eatery and the building owner.
“It would be one thing if I was failing in business and we had to close,” he said. “This is something that’s not my choice.”
For Sanelli and other family members, the closure is about more than the bottom line.
Lakeside Recovery wins fifth straight game
June 21, 2011
The Lakeside Recovery Senior American Legion baseball team entered this week riding a five-game win streak. The club got its fifth win June 19 by downing the Kirkland Merchants, 8-4, at Bannerwood Park in Bellevue.
Catcher Jimmy Sinatro, of Skyline High School, belted two home runs and drove in five runs in the victory against the Kirkland Merchants. Brandon Mahovlich, of Issaquah, and Travis Snider, of Skyline, each had two hits for Lakeside Recovery, which went to 13-5 on the season.
Lakeside Recovery trailed 4-3 entering the bottom of the fifth inning, but struck for five runs to overcome the Merchants.
