The Sammamish Totems picked up their first 3A KingCo win of the season on Friday, 4-3 over Liberty and in the process snapped a five-game losing streak. Freshman pitcher Joe Giacchetti scattered seven hits and allowed only a single earned run (two unearned) to get the win.

The Totems are scheduled to face Mercer Island at home on Monday at

4 p.m. in the first match-up of the year between the two teams.

Saints fall in extras

Interlake, which was dropped 10-0 by Lake Washington on Wednesday, bounced back nicely in a Friday game against Juanita but ultimately came up a run short in a 2-1 loss in 11 innings. Austin Strother dazzled the Rebels for eight innings, allowing only one run and striking out five.

Being shutout for nine consecutive innings usually spells disaster, but the Rebels managed to make it work on Friday when they pushed across a run in the top of the first before getting the game-winner in the top of the 11th.

Griffin Sutich was tagged with the loss in relief for the Saints, who move to 3-2 in the conference. They will face league-leading Mt. Si on Monday at home with first pitch scheduled for 4:30 p.m.

Bellevue outlasts M-I, wins fourth straight

The Wolverines jumped on top 6-0 after two innings and weathered an offensive storm from the Islanders late to hang on for an 8-7 3A KingCo win on Friday at Island Crest Park. Connor Foreman earned the win for Bellevue by going four and two-thirds and Jeff Van Orman got the save.

Jack Meggs and Reid Wagner both belted triples in a five-run second inning and Kiernan Reynolds had a double in the frame to kick-start the offense.

Jack Carlson proved he is willing to take one (or more) for the team, getting on base three times by way of a hit by pitch. He scored each of the three times he reached, forcing the Islanders to foot the bill for his free passes.

Bellevue now sits alone in second place in 3A KingCo, behind only Mt. Si, who remains unbeaten in conference play. The Wolverines are scheduled to face Lake Washington on Monday at home with first pitch scheduled for 4:30 p.m.

Newport blanks Crest division leading Bothell

Crest division leader Bothell had no answer for the riddle of Newport senior pitcher Cole Wiper on Friday at Newport High School, as the Knights got back on track with an impressive 8-0 win. Wiper frustrated Cougar batters all afternoon, striking out nine in a three-hit performance.

Aaron Sandefur and Nate Anderson both went deep for Newport in the win while Billy Sahlinger scored three runs and checked-in with a double at the plate.

The Knights kept themselves out of a three-way tie for second (with Skyline and Issaquah) with the victory and are now 6-3 in 4A KingCo play with a Tuesday contest against struggling Roosevelt coming up at Lower Woodland.

Totems overwhelm Juanita on soccer pitch

Taylor Berg, Nick Rooney, Sammy Gonzalez and Miguel Hernandez each netted a goal as the Totems stayed unbeaten in boys soccer with a 4-0 win over Juanita on Friday.

Stuart Ellsworth held his third opponent of the season scoreless in goal for Sammamish, who will next face Mt. Si on Tuesday in Snoqualmie.

Beloff’s late goal gives Wolverines soccer win over Interlake

Reid Beloff scored on an assist from David Lovas in the 72nd minute of the Wolverines’ boys soccer game against cross-town foe Interlake to give his team a 3-2 win on Friday.

Lovas got his team on the board in the 44th minute and made their lead 2 to nil on another strike in the 52nd minute before Interlake’s Chad Shapard tried to take matters into his own hands.Shapard netted a pair of goals in five minutes to bring his team back before Beloff closed the door on the comeback effort.

Bellevue will be at home to face Liberty on Tuesday evening while the Saints will attempt to win for the first time in a month when they meet Lake Washington, also on Tuesday.

Bellevue boys drop Mukilteo for ninth lacrosse win

Drew Douglas netted five goals to help Bellevue to a 14 – 1 defeat of Mukilteo on Friday at Mariner High School in Everett. Cole Johnson put Bellevue on the board at 2:39 of the first with what would be the first of 14 unanswered Bellevue scores.

Bellevue (9-2-0) next faces Northshore (4-5-0), Wednesday, April 20 in an 8 p.m. start at Bellevue High School.

SCORING HIGHLIGHTS:  Bellevue 14, Mukilteo 1 (Drew Douglas, B, 5 goals, 2 assists, 3 ground balls; Cole Johnson, B, 4 goals, 1 assist, 2 ground balls; Hank Bethke, B, 2 goals, 4 assists, 5 ground balls; Austin Boyd, B, 4 saves; Bradley Medeiros, B, 1 save; Tyler Eli, M, 1 goal, 1 ground ball; Tyri Bethea, M, 5 ground balls; Paul Linari, M, 12 saves, 1 ground balls)

Mincin nets 8 goals to lead Issaquah girls past Bellevue 21 – 7 in lacrosse

Haley Mincin scored a season-high eight goals and handed-out five helpers to lead Issaquah to a 21 – 7 girls high school lacrosse win over Bellevue.

With the win, Issaquah evened its record at 2-2-1 and handed Bellevue its fifth consecutive loss.

Issaquah took a 15 – 5 advantage into the break and continued to pile on after the intermission, scoring another six goals to thwart any ideas of a Bellevue comeback.

For the Wolverines, Conley Nemyre was a one-woman band, scoring all seven Bellevue goals.

Winless Bellevue (0-5-0) will get their next shot at a victory on Wednesday against Eastside Catholic (3-4-0) in a 5:30 p.m. start on the Sammamish Plateau.

SCORING HIGHLIGHTS:  Issaquah 21, Bellevue 7 (Haley Mincin, IS, 8 goals, 5 assists; Sophie Schiefelbein, IS, 4 goals, 4 assists; Laura Voss, IS, 14 saves; Conley Nemyre, B, 7 goals; Ariel Haustveit, B, 11 saves)