SWIMMING
Newport wins state title in the pool
The Newport Knights swim team captured first place at the Class 4A state swim and dive championships on Feb. 21 at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way. The Knights compiled a total of 199 points. Camas finished in second place with 185 points. Newport’s Dave Makhervaks captured first place in the 100-yard backstroke. The 400-yard relay team, consisting of Makhervaks, Michael Bondarenko, Will Dittig and Andrew Pana, earned first place with a time of 3:10.18 in the Class 4A competition.
Wolverines win state championship
The Bellevue Wolverines cruised to a first place showing at the Class 3A state swim and dive championships on Feb. 21 at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way. Bellevue tallied a total of 406 team points. Lakeside finished in a distant second place with 154 points. The Wolverines earned a multitude of first place finishes in a wide array of events. The 200-yard medley relay team, consisting of Marco Stanchi, Sabastian Steen, Andrew Lee and Zach Rossman, captured first place with a time of 1:36.47. The 200-yard free relay team of Thomas Eggenberger, Daniel Prang, Rossman and Sabastian collected first place with a time of 1:26.18. The 400-free relay squad of Nathan Shao, Andrew Boden, Stanchi and Prang clocked a first place time of 3:10.10 in the finals.
Tower wins two titles at state meet
Sammamish Totems senior swimmer Jacob Tower captured first-place titles in the 50 free (21.10) and 100 free (47.78) at the Class 2A state swim and dive championships on Feb. 21 at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way. Sammamish nabbed sixth place as a team at the meet with a total of 130 team points.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Totems topple Trojans
The Sammamish Totems defeated the Olympic Trojans 66-38 in Class 2A District II/III playoff game on Feb. 21 at Curtis High School in University Place. Sammamish, which is the No. 5 seed out of District II/III, will face Clarkston in a winner-to-state, loser-out regional playoff game at 2 p.m. on Feb. 28 at Cheney High School in Cheney.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Liberty tops Sammamish in district title gamne
The Liberty Patriots defeated the Sammamish Totems 54-44 in the Class 2A District II/III championship game on Feb. 21 at Foss High School in Tacoma. Sammamish, which is the No. 2 seed out of District II/III, will face Sehome in a winner-to-state, loser-out regional playoff game at 6 p.m. on Feb. 27 at Renton High School in Renton.
Bellevue Christian defeats Seattle Christian
The Bellevue Christian Bulldogs defeated Seattle Christian 34-26 in a loser-out Class 1A District III playoff game on Feb. 21 at Foss High School in Tacoma. Bellevue Christian, which is the No. 2 seed out of District III, will face Seattle Academy in a winner-to-state, loser-out regional playoff game at 4 p.m. on Feb. 28 at Renton High School in Renton.
