Eastside Catholic students open eyes to career ideas
April 28, 2009
Hundreds of students buzzed through the halls of Eastside Catholic High School between sessions making sure they got their passports stamped and contemplating their future.
They weren’t traveling anywhere, but they were learning about the possibilities that await them in the real world of law, finance, aviation, media and medicine, among others.
“We’re getting them to really think about their passion and take it to the next level,” said Patti Finley, Eastside Catholic director of marketing and communications. Read more
Streaking Eastlake tennis downs Skyline
April 28, 2009
It came down to the battle of the Kristins April 23 at Eastlake High School. The three-set No. 3 singles match between Skyline’s Kristin Klein and Eastlake’s Kristin Dorr lasted more than two and a half hours and was the deciding match in what would be a 7-2 Eastlake victory.
After Eastlake went up 4-2 in the meet, the two girls battled through a second-set tiebreaker, which Klein won 7-6 (7-5). But Dorr eventually fought back in the third to win 6-1 and tip the scales for an Eastlake win.
Eastlake No. 1 singles player Chelsa Tsuji delivers a serve in the second set against Skyline’s Alisa VanGrunsven April 23 at Eastlake. Photo by Christopher Huber
Scoreboard April 29
April 28, 2009
Boys Soccer
Friday, April 24
Woodinville 3, Eastlake 0
Scoring: Axell Paco, Wood, (Tony North assist) 37:00; Gabe Gonzalez, Wood, (Wes Sagawa assist) 56:00; Spencer Hoggart, Wood, (Mike Smolkowski assist) 60:00.
Goalkeeping: Login Rochards shutout.
Garfield 2, Skyline 0
Scoring: Chris Perkins, Garf, (Oeyvind Worpvik assist), 51:00; Aaron Kovar, Garf, (Chris Perkins assist) 78:00.
Goalkeeping: Mevin March shutout; Jackson White shutout.
Thursday, April 23
Seattle Prep 4, Eastside Catholic 0
Scoring: Ryan Wheatley, SP, (Andres Beaudry assist) 43:00; Michael Rheaume, SP, (Bob Santucci assist) 60:00; Conner Corr, SP, (Kevin Grady assist) 75:00; Bennett Song, SP, 8:00.
Tuesday, April 21
Bothell 3, Eastlake 0
Scoring: Brandon Rise, Both, (Cole Correll assist) 19:00; Alex Gosselin, Both, penalty kick; Yordan Rivera, Both, (Alex Gosselin assist) 65:00.
Redmond 3, Skyline 2
Scoring: Fellipe Barros, Red, (Robert Handschin assist) 30:00; Fellipe Barros, Red, 50:00; Sean Myers, Red, (Jack Smith assist) 70:00; Own goal (for Sky); Braxton Griffin, Sky, (Ben Molyneaux-Elliot assist) 75:00.
Baseball
Friday, April 24
Bishop Blanchet 8, Eastside Catholic 7
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
East. Cath. 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 7 6 3
Blanchet 0 0 6 1 0 0 1 8 10 3
WP: Spencer Marquiss; LP: Bobby Schultz
Thursday, April 23
Skyline 11, Eastlake 3
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Skyline 0 3 0 4 1 3 0 11 14 0
Eastlake 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 9 1
WP: Blake Fulgham; LP: Nick Hooper
O’Dea 5, Eastside Catholic 4
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
East. Cath. 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 4 7 0
O’Dea 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 5 11 3
WP: Joe Flanagan; LP: Justin David
Wednesday, April 22
Eastside Catholic 9, Bishop Blanchet 8
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Blanchet 3 0 0 0 0 5 0 8 10 2
Easst. Cath. 1 0 4 2 0 1 1 9 11 4
WP: Sam Lindquist; LP: Max Engelbrakt
Monday, April 20
Eastside Catholic 14, Franklin 2
1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Franklin 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 3
East. Cath. 7 1 6 0 x 14 11 0
WP: Sam Lindquist; LP: Andrew Helgren
Tuesday, April 21
Eastlake 3, Bothell 2
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Bothell 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 1
Eastlake 2 0 0 0 1 0 x 3 8 4
WP: Brennan Menninger; LP: Evan Hudson
Fastpitch
Friday, April 24
Eastside Catholic 6, Bishop Blanchet 2
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
East. Cath. 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 6 7 3
Blanchet 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 0
WP: Kelly Lloid
Eastlake 9, Ballard 1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Ballard 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Eastlake 0 0 0 0 5 4 x 9
WP: Nicole Guptil; LP: Sophie Overlock-Pauley
Wednesday, April 22
Redmond 15, Skyline 2
1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Redmond 13 2 0 0 0 15 10 1
Skyline 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 4
WP: Erika Herndon; LP: Ashley Smiley
Bothell 14, Eastlake 2
1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
Eastlake 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 4 0
Bothell 0 1 1 0 4 8 14 14 1
WP: Ashleigh Carter; LP: Nicole Guptil
Monday, April 20
Eastlake 3, Inglemoor 1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Inglemoor: 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Eastlake: 2 0 1 0 0 0 x 3
WP: Guptil
Tuesday, April 21
Issaquah 1, Eastlake 0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Issaquah 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Eastlake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
WP: Voyess; LP: Guptil
Boys Track
Thursday, April 23
Eastlake 109, Sammamish 27
100 — 1, M. Harewood, Eastlake, 00:11.00; 200 — 1, M. Harewood, Eastlake, 00:22.70; 400 — 1, B Cole, Eastlake, 00:51.90; 800 — 1, P. Kupels, Eastlake, 02:02.90; 1,600 — 1, Frank Vitolo, Eastlake, 05:05.60; 400 relay — Eastlake, D. Jackstadt, Butler, Moore, M. Harewood, 00:44.00; 1,600 relay — Eastlake, 03:58.30; Shot Put — 1, Randall Louie, Sammamish, 40-11.75; Discus — 1, Randall, Sammamish, 108-04; Javelin — 1, Randall, Sammamish, 128-06; High Jump — 1, Wallinger, Eastlake, 6-02; Long Jump — 1, D. Bennett, Eastlake, 18-10; Triple Jump — 1, D. Bennett, Eastlake, 41-02; Pole Vault — 1, J. Brunner, Eastlake, 12-00; 110 hurdles — 1, Erick Lo, Eastlake, 00:17.90; 300 hurdles — J. Sloat, Eastlake, 00:39.90.
Girls Track
Thursday, April 23
Eastlake 108, Sammamish 33
100 — 1, A. Guches, Eastlake, 00:13.00; 200 — 1, Taylor Moravec, Sammamish, 00:26.80; 400 — 1, M Batty, Eastlake, 01:07.00; 800 — 1, Sarah Talbot, Eastlake, 02:35.10; 1,600 — 1, Katelyn Steen, Eastlake, 05:22.20; 400 relay — Eastlake, Beahan, Cooper, Magnuson, Guches, 00:52.80; 800 relay — Sammamish, Moravec, Gano, Newman, Stienberg, 04:46.00; Shot Put — 1, E. Kirsten, Eastlake, 32-01.50; Discus — 1, Kellyn McCann, Sammamish, 98-01; Javelin — C. Salmon, Eastlake, 82-05; High Jump — 1, J. Bicknell, Eastlake, 5-00; Long Jump — N. Lambert, Eastlake, 15-08; Triple Jump — 1, A. Heine, Eastlake, 31-05.75; Pole Vault — 1, A. Bettinger, Eastlake, 8-00; 100 hurdles — 1, C. Skinner, Eastlake, 00:17.30; 300 hurdles — 1, Vanessa Stienberg, Sammamish, 00:50.50.
Girls Tennis
Tuesday, April 21
Skyline 6, Liberty 3
Singles — Alisa VanGrunsven def. Amber Eastham 6-1, 6-1; Kelly Boudwin def. Kayli Stix 7-5, 6-3; Kristin Klein def. Alison Martin 6-4, 6-3; Molly Knutson def. Jaime Hitchcock 6-1, 6-4; Morganne Hatfield def. Emmie Kellog-Smith 3-6, 2-6; Kari Thompson def. Nicole Smith 6-7(2-7), 3-6.
Doubles — Alisa VanGrunsven/Molly Knutson def. Amber Eastham/Nicole Smith 6-1, 4-6, 4-6; Kelly Boudwin/Morganne Hatfield def. Alison Martin/Emmie Kellog-Smith 6-0, 4-6, 6-0; Kelsey Haas/Laura Bull def. Andrey LaFraugh/Amanda Morton 6-1, 6-1.
Eastlake golfers out-stroke Liberty at Sahalee North
April 28, 2009
Eastlake sophomore Dana Mydland called April 21 her “worst” performance at Sahalee this season, but it was good enough to win the match against Liberty High School.
The team’s No. 1 golfer shot a season-best 45 on the par-36 Sahalee North 9, to help the Lady Wolves to a 247-297 win over the Patriots on a hot Tuesday afternoon. Eastlake improved to 5-0 on the season.
Eastlake sophomore Dana Mydland watches her ball after teeing off from the eighth hole April 21. Photo by Christopher Huber
Sammamish student has candy-coated senior prom night
April 27, 2009
Last year, Emily Chen did the traditional dress thing for her junior prom. This time around, she wanted something a bit more unusual. So she sewed a few hundred Skittles wrappers to a piece of red cotton and, ta-da, prom dress.
Chen, of Sammamish, made the dress for her culminating project at the International Community School, a choice school in the Lake Washington School District.
Emily Chen, of Sammamish, (left) Stephanie Kim, of Sammamish, Surabhi Nirkhe, of Sammamish and Lorraine Johnston, of Redmond, head to the International Community School prom. Photo by Sun Kim
Property taxes due April 30
April 26, 2009
New: April 26 1:55 p.m.
The deadline is approaching for King County property tax payments.
Property owners face an April 30 deadline to pay first-half property taxes. If owners miss the deadline, state-mandated interest charges and penalties will be added to their tax bills.
County officials are touting ways for property owners to pay the bills more quickly and conveniently. Read more
John Curley running for Sammamish City Council
April 24, 2009
New April 24, 11:18 a.m.
Television personality John Curley has announced his candidacy for Sammamish City Council.
Curley, 47, said politics runs in the family. He remembers when his grandfather was a commissioner in Bala Cynwyd, Pa. and earned a reputation in town for his thriftiness. Read more
Issaquah schools could lay off 158 teachers
April 23, 2009
New — 11:01 a.m. April 23, 2009
Issaquah School Board members voted unanimously to lay off 158 of its 1,097 teachers Wednesday night, after district officials presented their reduction in force plan.
Teachers can expect to receive layoff notices by May 1.
Their contract stipulates that layoffs are based on seniority. Teachers who fall from No.1 to No. 902 on the seniority list are guaranteed positions next year. Teachers who are at or below No. 903 will receive layoff notices.
The positions of up to 195 — 17.8 percent — of the district’s teachers are likely to be eliminated. Thirty-seven teachers have already resigned or weren’t provided continuing contracts for next year. Read more
Sammamish City Hall replaces green driveway with standard asphalt
April 22, 2009
New: April 22 3:15 p.m.
An incorrectly built green building technique used at City Hall has proven more trouble than it’s worth, according to Pete Butkus, deputy city manager.
Butkus recommended to the City Council April 14 that the council approve a $16,057 construction contract with Sutter Paving to remove a portion of driveway beside City Hall and replace it with concrete curbs and standard asphalt.
The City Council voted 6-0 in favor of the driveway replacement.
The city’s 2009-2010 budget had set aside $75,000 for a City Hall parking lot repair project, including the driveway portion.
The city built the driveway using grasscrete, a mixed-use surface that combines bumps of concrete with pockets of grass and soil.
The concrete pockets were designed to have holes at the bottom to drain water. They did not have the holes and could not drain, Butkus said in a later interview. As a result, the water pools on the surface.
“When it rains, it turns to mud,” Butkus said, adding that the mud trickles into the storm drainage system.
Bayley Construction poured the concrete in 2006, and under Washington construction law, the company is not responsible for fixing the problem, Butkus said.
Butkus also pointed out that Bayley Construction poured grasscrete at another location on the City Hall site, which does function properly.
With the council’s approval, construction on the driveway would begin in about a month, Butkus said.
Reporter J.B. Wogan can be reached at 392-6434, ext. 247, or jbwogan@isspress.com.
Sammamish budget augers trouble
April 21, 2009
The city is making less money than expected in 2009, and a lack of private construction appears to be the cause, according to Finance Director Lyman Howard.
Howard gave his first quarterly report of 2009 to the City Council, saying early signs indicate the city will receive less revenue than anticipated.
The city had budgeted to receive $2.6 million from the real estate excise tax. Projections based on January-March show the city receiving 37 percent less than expected, or about $962,000 less. In fact, the city is on pace to make less in sales taxes, building permit revenues, building plan check fees, interest income revenues and impact fees. Read more
