Interlake senior Nikita Waghani finished her career as a prep for the Saints at the 3A state meet in Pasco.
The Wolverines and Knights face playoff games this week with spots in the state tournament on the line.
The Knights can wrap up a trip back to the 4A state tournament with a win against Bothell, while Bellevue is in the district tournament.
Bellevue and Newport each picked up wins, the Knights’ coming in a loser-out game, to move to next week’s district playoffs.
The 3A Sea-King Cross Country Meet saw the Wolverines earn a team spot in the state meet on the girls side, while Interlake barely missed taking a complete squad of boys.
One Bellevue area team begins the playoffs this week with another having already clinched a spot. Sammamish, with only a single win, can get back to the postseason for the first time since 1999 with a win over 2A foe Lake Washington.
Newport didn’t lose a match to a 4A KingCo team all year and is the top seed headed to this weekend’s tournament, with state playoff berths on the line.
Interlake won the team scoring title at the Sea-King district golf tournament at Snohomish, and will send three to the state tournament in spring.
The Knights took the championship in girls swim and the Saints were recognized for academic excellence on the volleyball court.
The Saints and Wolverines play in the first round of the tournament in loser-out games with district spots on the line for the winners.
Bellevue won its first three matches to reach the semi-finals before finishing in third place.
Sammamish beat Interlake for the first time in seven seasons, while Bellevue kept its now state-record winning streak alive.
Luke Beauchamp has found a new way to study his races and refine his stride, and the results have been solid for the Saints thus far.
The Saints won the championship with three runners in the top-eight while Bellevue’s girls squad finished second behind champion Liberty.
Ben Singleton could have walked away from the Interlake golf team many times during the past three years. Instead, he kept working on his game, and was rewarded this season with a spot on the KingCo title team.
The Knights look like strong favorites to make it three straight team titles, and could grab a singles or doubles championship in the process.
The Wolverines, still top-ranked in the state in Class 3A and unbeaten on the year, take their near-record winning streak to Liberty while Interlake and Sammamish clash looking for their first win.
Scores and highlights from Friday night’s prep football games in Bellevue.
The Wolverines and Wildcats meet for the third time in the past year, after two lopsided Bellevue wins in 2012.
The Saints, winners of three straight team state championships, look poised for another deep postseason run.
