Interlake bats stay hot in win over Totems
The Saints banged out ten hits and got a brilliant performance on the mound from sophomore Austin Strother to beat Sammamish by a final count of 9-6 on Friday.
Strother finished the game with seven strikeouts while picking up the victory.
The Totems tied the score at one on a Chris Strain single in the bottom of the third, but Interlake came back with three runs in both the fourth and fifth innings to build a seven run cushion heading into the bottom of the fifth.
Sammamish tacked on a run in their half of the fifth, but then watched as the Saints played add on with another run in their half of the sixth and seventh innings.
Aaron Lawrenson was a bright spot for Sammamish at the plate, going 4-4 with a double, triple and three runs scored.
Ryan Hashimoto took the loss for Sammamish, who have now dropped three straight and four of their last five games. Interlake now sits at 4-4 overall and 2-1 in 2A/3A KingCo.
Both teams are back in action Monday as Interlake travels to Mercer Island and the Totems play host to the Bellevue Wolverines.
Newport suffers power outage at plate, falls to Woodinville
The Knights fell into a 3-0 hole in the top of the first as the Falcons touched up starting Newport pitcher Billy Sahlinger on their way to a 7-2 win on Saturday afternoon.
Woodinville’s offense was powered by the home run and 5 RBI of Carl Svanevik, who had a 2-4 day at the plate. Max Carter went 3-4 while scoring two runs and also went yard for the Falcons.
Jared Fisher went 2-2 and plated both of the Newport runs.
Sahlinger took the loss for the Knights, who move to 8-3 overall and 4-2 in 4A KingCo play. They will face Garfield at home on Monday with first pitch scheduled for 4:30 p.m.
Wolverines lacrosse takes down Texas powerhouse
HIGHLAND PARK, Tex. – Freshman Nick Hutson scored the go-ahead goal with just under seven and a half minutes remaining in the second period to move Bellevue past defending Texas state champion Highland Park, 8 – 7 on Friday in Highland Park, Texas.
Hutson’s goal, his only of the night, came on an alley dodge from the right side to beat the Highland Park goaltender on the off hip.
Highland Park had their opportunities, but were turned away by Bellevue net-minder Austin Boyd, who saved multiple attempts on the goal in the waning moments to give his team the victory.
“This is a big win for our team – our program,” said Bellevue head coach John Baumann. “Our kids were pumped to play such a powerhouse in Texas. The win gives us huge confidence going into the second half of the season.”
Cole Johnson had 2 goals and Blake Samuel and Dakota Jones each had a solo shot for the Wolverines.
SCORING HIGHLIGHTS: Bellevue 8, Highland Park (Tex.) 7 (Hank Bethke, B, 3 goals, 4 ground balls; Cole Johnson, B, 2 goals; Blake Samuel, B, 1 goal; Dakota Jones, B, 1 goal; Nick Hutson, B, 1 goal; Austin Boyd, B, 11 saves; Campbell Sode, HP, 4 goals, 1 assist; Wills Manley, HP, 1 goal; Sam Delagi, HP, 1 goal
Bellevue leaves Texas with 2-1 mark after loss to Coppell
COPPELL, Tex. – Sam Leggett’s 10 ground balls were not enough to shut down the powerful offense of two-time defending Texas Division II state champions Coppell, as Bellevue fell to the Cowboys 13 – 6 on Saturday.
Despite struggling to clear into gusting winds, Bellevue defenseman Blake Backer netted his first varsity goal to knot the game at one before the Cowboys finished the quarter up 4 – 2. In the second half, the Cowboys finally broke loose scoring 3 in the third and another 3 in the fourth to cruise to the win.
Bellevue (7-2-0) next faces Lynnwood (0-6-0), Thursday, April 14 in a 7 p.m. start at Meadowdale High School.
SCORING HIGHLIGHTS: Coppell (Tex.) 13, Bellevue 6 (Blake Backer, B, 1 goal, 1 ground ball; Eric Haehl, B, 1 goal; Nick Hudson, B, 1 goal; Cole Johnson, B, 1 goal, 1 assist; Sam Leggett, B, 1 goal, 10 ground balls; Blake Samuel, B, 1 goal; Austin Boyd, B, 10 saves)
Bellevue Christian, Tacoma Baptist participate in annual Flynnvitational
BCS track athletes participated in their annual home meet last Thursday as they welcomed in Tacoma Baptist for the Flynnvitational.
The girls won 10 of the fourteen events hosted while the boys team won eight of fifteen.
With only three lanes as opposed to the standard eight, running events were held in heats of three while hurdle events were held in a showdown, one-on-one format.
BCS athletes each participated in four events, with coaches responsible for choosing two of the four, which led to some individuals moving from distance running to throwing events and everyone receiving an opportunity to experience something different on the track.
Mike McQuaid, US Lacrosse Washington Chapter contributed to this article.
