Eastlake basketball beats Issaquah with late rally
December 21, 2010
Sophomore guard Brandon Lester drives toward the basket in the second quarter Dec. 17 at Issaquah. Photo by Christopher Huber
Skyline wrestlers top Eastlake
December 21, 2010
Eastlake’s Zach Levice tries to break away from Ian Crouch in their 152-pound match. Photo by Christopher Huber
Scoreboard Dec. 22
December 21, 2010
Boys basketball
Friday, Dec. 17
Newport 57, Skyline 52
1 2 3 4 OT1 Final
Skyline 10 9 15 14 4 52
Newport 7 12 13 16 9 57
Skyline scoring: Lucas Shannon, 16; Kasen Williams, 13; Bryan Cikatz and Will Parker, 9; Jordan Simone, 3.
Thursday, Dec. 16
Seattle Prep 67, Eastside Catholic 42
1 2 3 4 Final
S. Prep 18 16 20 13 67
E. Catholic 7 13 10 12 42
EC scoring: Chevy Walker, 16; Matt Callans and Joey Schreiber, 7; Skyler White, 6.
Tuesday, Dec. 14
Skyline 41, Redmond 37
1 2 3 4 Final
Redmond 14 5 11 7 37
Skyline 10 12 10 9 41
Skyline scoring: Lucas Shannon, 13; Bryan Cikatz, 8; Will Parker, 7; Kasen Williams, 5; Jonah Eastern, 4.
Monday, Dec. 13
Newport 76, Eastlake 50
1 2 3 4 Final
Newport 11 20 18 27 76
Eastlake 12 10 14 14 50
Eastlake scoring: Mike Miller, 14; Abdu Elkugia, 12; Brandon Lester, 11; Mike Hwang and Conner Iraola, 6.
Girls basketball
Saturday, Dec. 18
Skyline 74, Bishop Blanchet 38
1 2 3 4 Final
Blanchet 10 12 11 5 38
Skyline 16 20 21 17 74
Skyline scoring: Christy Cofano, 19; Lindsey Nicholson, 11; Michelle Bretl and Megan Weideman, 10; Haley Smith, 8.
Thursday, Dec. 16
Seattle Prep 63, Eastside Catholic 32
1 2 3 4 Final
Seattle Prep 16 17 19 11 63
E. Catholic 9 8 2 13 32
EC scoring: Michaella O’Rourke, 10; Emma Burnham and Alex Johnston, 8; Shannon Graves, 5; Sarah Hill, 1.
Wednesday, Dec. 15
Skyline 56, Redmond 36
1 2 3 4 Final
Redmond 8 9 9 10 36
Skyline 14 18 15 9 56
Skyline scoring: Megan Weideman, 13; Haley Smith, 12; Michelle Bretl, Morgan Farrar and Susie Tinker, 6;
Tuesday, Dec. 14
Eastside Catholic 46, Franklin 45
1 2 3 4 Final
Franklin 5 17 18 5 45
E. Catholic 13 8 14 11 46
EC scoring: Michaela O’Rourke, 13; Sarah Hill, 11; Colleen Nuss, 7; Shelby Newell, 5; Emma Burnham and Lauren Johnson, 4.
Monday, Dec. 13
Eastlake 66, Newport 50
1 2 3 4 Final
Newport 13 9 7 21 50
Eastlake 15 14 20 17 66
Eastlake scoring: Kendra Morrison, 29; Katy Ainslie, 14; Sam Naluai, 11; Abby Carlson, 6.
Wrestling
Tuesday, Dec. 14
Skyline 41, Bothell 27
103 — Joseph DeMatteo, S, won by forfeit. 112 — Chris Ungerecht, B, pinned Jo Tono 3:49. 119 — Tristan Steciew, S, dec. David Schormann 7-1. 125 — Justin Manipis, S, maj. dec. Andres Bird 9-1. 130 — Collin Ehret, S, won by forfeit. 135 — Tyler White, S, dec. Allen 6-4. 140 — Toby Brown, S, won by forfeit. 145 — Brandon Davidson, B, pinned Christian Caldwell 1:46. 152 — Ian Crouch, S, maj. dec. Dustin Rhode 12-4. 160 — Jordan McCaslin, S, dec. Zachary Alvis 5-0. 171 — Willein Gimaze, B, dec. Michael Mecham 11-8. 189 — Cyrus Sarkosh, S, pinned Magnus Leo 1:02. 215 — Tommy Forker, B, won by forfeit. 285 — JR Osblado, B, pinned Larry Liao 1:22
Boys swimming
Thursday, Dec. 16
Issaquah 107, Skyline 73; Issaquah 135, Bothell 39
200 medley relay — Skyline (Ryan Collins, Alex Marber, Paul Jett, David Jett), 1:45.34. 200 free — Willy Matsuda, I, 1:54.33. 200 IM — Skyler Kersten, I, 2:11.06. 50 free — Brian Ruggles, I, 23.62. Diving — Max Levy, S, 168.35. 100 fly — Matsuda, I, 54.85*. 100 free — Ruggles, I, 51.80. 500 free — Kersten, I, 5:25.86. 200 free relay — Issaquah (Ben Halter, Gentry Gevers, Ruggles, Matsuda), 1:35.38. 100 back — Collins, S, 57.72. 100 breast — Ben Nussbaum, I, 1:08.23. 400 free relay — Issaquah (Matsuda, Austin Melody, Kersten, Ruggles), 3:28.54.
Tuesday, Dec. 14
Skyline 108, Woodinville 77
200 medley relay — Skyline (Mitch Corson, Tucker Russell, Ryan Collins, David Jett) 1:50.58 200 free — Ashton Powell, S, 2:05.99. 200 IM — Alec Raines, S, 2:13.09. 50 free — David Jett, S, 24.14. Diving — Drew Rothe Carlson, W, 207.70. 100 fly — Paul Jett, S, 59.06. 100 free — Joshua Scheck, W, 54.25. 500 free — Alec Raines, S, 5:11.29 200 free relay — Skyline (Paul Jett, Alex Carey, Ashton Powell, David Jett) 1:37.99 . 100 back — Zachery Oropesa, W, 1:01.91. 100 breast — Michael Wagner, W, 1:12.20. 400 free relay — Skyline (Paul Jett, Ashton Powell, Alec Raines, Ryan Collins) 3:47.13.
Newport 101, Eastlake 82
200 medley relay — Eastlake (Edward Kim, Zach Alleva, Ryker Oldenburg, Jason Kroon) 1:44.95. 200 free — Lucas Ung, N, 2:01.70. 200 IM — Alleva, E, 2:13.69. 50 free — Sebastian Bury, N, 23.22. Diving — Antoine Signoretty, E, 147.65. 100 fly — Bury, N, 57.98. 100 free — Kim, E, 46.59*. 500 free — Ben Allen, N, 4:52.05*. 200 free relay — Newport (Bury, Nathan Burwell, Nicholas Weiss, Ben Allen) 1:35.87. 100 back — Kim, E, 55.53*. 100 breast — Alleva, E, 1:03.99. 400 free relay — Eastlake (Ryker Oldenburg, Alleva, Henry O’Neil, Kim) 3:38.00.
Gymnastics
Thursday, Dec. 16
Newport 166.45, Ballard 163.0, Bothell 162.05, Skyline 122.8
All-around — 1, Taylor Stern, Ba, 37.4; 2, Candace Ho, N, 35.95; 3, Kristine Wong, N, 35.5. Bars — 1, Stern, Ba, 9.2; 2, Wong, N, 8.8; 3, Ho, N, 8.35. Beam — 1, Stern, Ba, 9.25; 2, Carlie Bodine, Bo, 9.1; 3, Wong, N, 8.95. Floor — 1, Stern, Ba, 9.6; 2, Wong, N, 9.55; 3, Ho, N, 9.4. Vault — 1, Ho, N, 9.5; 2, Raynie Hultgren, Bo, 9.4; 3, Stern, Ba, 9.35.
King Conservation District offers native plants
December 21, 2010
King Conservation District leaders are offering native trees and shrubs for conservation purposes, such as wildlife habitat, windbreaks, hedgerows, reforestation and stream enhancement.
The bare root plants do not come in pots or burlap bags. Instead, teams harvest the plants in winter as they are dormant. The district said bare root plants can be a hardy solution, plus a simple to handle, transport and plant option.
Residents can order plants and then pick them up at the district office in March. Read more
Skyline students raise thousands for Invisible Children
December 20, 2010
New: Dec. 20, 2:10 p.m.
When the Mincin sisters and fellow Skyline DECA members planned the activities for their weeklong fundraising and awareness campaign, they expected to collect about $1,000, said senior Katie Mincin.
“The goal was $1,500, at most,” said her sister, sophomore Emily Mincin.
The drive was one among numerous gift and food drives throughout the holiday season. But the Skyline leaders wanted to do more to bring attention to the Invisible Children’s efforts to free child soldiers.
After a week of T-shirt sales, coin drives, promotional videos and a staff-versus-students soccer game, Skyline DECA brought in about $4,000, the Mincins said as they sold soccer-game tickets for $1 Dec. 17. Read more
State Supreme Court rules against increased funding for special education
December 19, 2010
New: Dec. 19, 2:23 p.m.
Washington’s school districts won’t be seeing any extra funding for special education programs anytime soon.
The state Supreme Court ruled on the School Districts’ Alliance for Adequate Funding of Special Education v. State on Thursday, deciding in an 8-1 vote that the alliance did not prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the state under funds special education.
Both the Issaquah and Lake Washington school districts backed the lawsuit in 2004, joining 10 other districts that also called into question how the state pays for special education. Read more
Sammamish Planning Commission rejects rooster ban
December 17, 2010
New: Dec. 17, 2:18 p.m.
The roosters will live to crow another day.
The Sammamish Planning Commission voted unanimously Dec. 16 to abandon language that would have directed the city to ban or greatly limit citizens’ rights to own roosters because of a handful of neighbor complaints over the years.
The commission heard from nine rooster or chicken owners, all of whom urged the commission to keep the city’s hands off their birds. Several told the commission that the rooster issue would be better handled through the city’s noise ordinance, similar to a barking dog or loud music. Read more
State cuts cost Lake Washington schools $1.7 million, Issaquah $1 million
December 16, 2010
New: Dec. 16, 10:46 a.m.
The axe fell during the state legislature’s budget-cutting special session Dec. 11 and schools in Sammamish were among the targets.
Faced with a $1.1 billion deficit following voter repeal and rejection of several taxes in November, the legislature cut tens of millions from social services, low-income health care, state employee pay and schools. Lake Washington School District saw a $1.7 million cut while Issaquah School District will lose about $1 million.
Elementary schools in particular are affected, with a majority of the cuts coming from funding designed keep K-4 class sizes low. Read more
Shoreline plan will cost city another $30,000, at least
December 15, 2010
New: December 15, 10:32 a.m.
The extra $30,000 that Sammamish will pay for consulting services to help rewrite its shoreline regulations to state standards doesn’t surprise some on the City Council.
On Dec. 7, the council approved extending the length and dollar amount of agreements with Rebecca Chaney and ESA Adolfson, two contractors doing the nitty gritty work on the city’s Shoreline Master Plan, which remains under review by the Washington State Department of Ecology. ESA Adolfson handles the scientific analysis for the project, while Chaney is in charge of the administrative end – organizing the public meetings and hundreds of pages of data on the project. Read more
Winds and rain knock out power, close roads
December 14, 2010
New: Dec. 14, 2:44 p.m.
A wet weekend followed by a blustery Monday evening has led to some power outages and flooded roads in Sammamish.
Approximately 300 homes are without power Dec. 14, most of which are west of Beaver Lake, Puget Sound Energy spokeswoman Meghan Fitzpatrick said. There are also scattered outages off East Lake Sammamish Parkway and Inglewood Hill Road.
Crews work to repair power lines along Southeast 24th Street after wind blew trees onto them. Photo by Christopher Huber
