The Skyline girls track and field team claimed its fifth consecutive Sea-King crown last Friday, edging rival Issaquah 114-103.
It was a matter of experience vs. inexperience Saturday as Issaquah cruised past Hazen, 20-2, in the regional-round state baseball tournament at Bellevue’s Bannerwood Park.
Pads, helmets, sticks were launched into the air as the Issaquah High School club lacrosse team swarmed the 40-yard line of Seattle’s Memorial Stadium to form a massive human pile.
The Eagles explosive celebration was a much deserved one, as they nabbed their first ever Division I state championship Saturday afternoon by knocking off rival Bainbridge, 11-8.
More often than not, victory goes to the aggressor.
The Issaquah Tigers, a 9-10-year-old Coast League fastpitch team, brought their big bats out May 1 for a 14-3 win over the Sammamish Heat, following it up May 3 with a hard-fought 6-4 victory over the Eastlake Huskies.
Issaquah’s Brittany Tallman, who won medalist honors in every regular-season golf match and took the KingCo tournament title last week, continued her streak of victories Monday.
JUNIOR OLYMPIC
Tradition held strong for the Skyline track and field teams at last Friday’s KingCo 3A championships.
Jim Magnuson might have lost a bet, but he was all smiles last Friday — purple hair and all.
Andy Salmeri knows a thing or two about big hits.
Photos by Mark Lowry
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Issaquah defeated Newport 2-0 on May 1 to complete a perfect 16-0 regular season.
Issaquah senior Brittany Tallman continued her dominant season Tuesday afternoon, winning the KingCo 3A crown at Snohomish Golf Course. The defending 3A state champion shot a 72 on the par 73 course. Mount Si’s Katie Somers came in second with a 75.
A pair of Skyline and Issaquah doubles teams have lived to play another day.
One strike is all that separated the Eastlake baseball team from a KingCo 4A playoff berth last Friday.
Opportunity knocked time after time, but Eastlake was unable to answer during its winner-to-state game Tuesday night at Juanita.
Tyler Vanderboegh was forced to change his mindset in a matter of minutes Tuesday afternoon.
The Issaquah Softball 9-10 Tigers blanked the Eastlake Wildcats 17-0 on April 24. Ellie Hendrickson and Sydney Schultz had key kits and
The Skyline girls finished in second place out of 74 teams Saturday at the Lake Washington Invitational earning 45 points. Gig Harbor won the meet with 70, while West Valley of Yakima was third with 44.5.
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