Another Issaquah-Newport softball match-up, another Issaquah win by the slimmest of margins.
It used to be that the only thing high school underclassmen athletes had to worry about was getting a ride home after practice from an older teammate.
Fresh off a two-game sweep over former-No.1 ranked Bishop Blanchet to end the regular season and a 21-2 victory over Chief Sealth in the opening game of the Metro Tournament, Eastside Catholic was knocked out with two-consecutive losses, including a 8-6 loss to West Seattle on Friday at Chief Sealth High School.
Baseball is a universal language.
The steam finally ran out of Bellevue’s baseball machine, as the Wolverines lost 3-2 to Liberty in the first round of the KingCo 3A tournament on May 6, ending Bellevue’s season.
Every team has its core, the players who are the unchallenged leaders that everyone looks to. For Bellevue Christian, that’s a quartet of seniors: Jeremy Bohnett, Jon Houck, Kyle Taylor and James King, the cogs who have helped the Vikings capture back-to-back-to-back Emerald City League titles.
At Bellevue High School
Nikole Novikova of Bellevue claimed the KingCo 3A singles title for the second time in her high school career, defeating Anissa Bryant-Swift of Sammamish 6-0, 6-3 in the championship match held at Skyline High School on May 5.
Everyone who plays golf has heard of club fitting and how important it is. However, most people have not known much about ball fitting. This is just as important as using the proper clubs.
Symetra Financial will present the 12th Annual Benefit for Hope fundraiser to benefit Esperanza, a foundation founded by former Mariners catcher Dave Valle to help those in need in the Dominican Republic.
Three Bellevue teams battled in the first round of the KingCo 3A soccer playoffs, with only Sammamish High School coming out unscathed after a rally that left Bellevue stunned and eliminated.
Jessica Parker, Gabe Barnow and McKenzie Ballod all finished in the top-10, helping Interlake finish in second place to Mercer Island at the 2008 KingCo golf championships at Snohomish Golf Course.
Aaron Iseman, the 2007 long jump state champion, won that event and the 100, headlining a fantastic day of performances for the Bellevue Christian Vikings at the MacGregor Twilight Special at West Seattle Stadium.
Level 9 and 10 Region II Championships 2008
Jeremy Taiwo swept all three jumping events at the Bellevue city meet on May 1, winning the high jump, long jump and triple jump.
Lara Sidhu and Eliza Cady each picked up hat tricks that helped Nathan Hale hold on for a wild 9-8 win over Eastside Catholic on May 2.
Mikenzie Voves pitched a four-hitter as Issaquah (16-0, 16-0 KingCo 3A) defeated Newport 1-0 on May 1 to finish off an undefeated regular season and claim the KingCo title.
Newport used a 2-1 win over Mount Si to finish in third place in KingCo 3A, one point ahead of Skyline and one point below Sammamish.
Thanks to solid contributions from a quartet of seniors, Bellevue Christian captured its third-straight Emerald City League title with a 6-1 win over Overlake on May 1.
By JOEL WILLITS
