Skyline basketball takes 8th at state

March 9, 2010

The 2009-2010 season was a season of firsts for the Skyline boys basketball team. The team brought home its first tournament trophy (Barlow Trails Classic), won its first KingCo 4A championship and placed at the state tournament for the first time.
And after placing eighth in state, the boys will get to hang their first banner on the wall in the gym, said coach J. Jay Davis.Miles Edwards, Skyline senior wing, aims a pass to a teammate as Jeremy Beck of Mead defends during the third quarter of the Spartans’ battle for 5th or 8th place in the state 4A tournament at the Tacoma Dome.  Photo by Don Borin/Stop Action Photography/www.donborin.com
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Wolves finish season fearless

March 9, 2010

Although it didn’t go as far in the state tournament as coaches and players would have liked, members of the Eastlake boys basketball team seem to be feeling good about how far they’ve come in just one year.
After winning its first-round match-up against Lake Stevens, the Eastlake boys basketball team struggled to pull off a win against eventual-state-champ Kentwood and powerhouse Walla Walla. Eastlake finished the season 18-10 overall and 10-6 in KingCo. Read more

Casey Fithian to play on first 16U All-American team

March 9, 2010

It’s not often a 16-year-old gets to spend his summer playing baseball tournaments across the country for a Major League Baseball manager. But Eastlake sophomore Casey Fithian gets to this June and July.Eastlake’s Casey Fithian (right) qualified to play on a national youth all-star team.  Contributed
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Skyline cheer places 16th at national competition

March 5, 2010

The Skyline High School cheer squad is the 16th best small varsity co-ed team in the country.

The Spartans placed 16th of 38 schools after entering its first-ever national competition Feb. 11-15 in Orlando, Fla. The school’s non-tumbling team did not make the finals. Approximately 485 schools from around the United States participated in 18 categories at the UCA High School National Cheerleading Championships, which is televised on ESPN.The Skyline small co-ed varsity cheer team competes in the finals at the Universal Cheerleading Association National Championships in February in Orlando, Fla.  Contributed
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Eastlake girls 5 points short of moving on

March 2, 2010

The Eastlake girls basketball team came within five points of advancing to the Sea-King district playoffs Feb. 25 at Juanita High School. It lost 52-48 to the peaking Issaquah Eagles.
Issaquah (20-4) beat Eastlake three of the four times they faced each other this season. Read more

Kevin Penner still on the links

March 2, 2010

Standout 2009 Eastlake graduate Kevin Penner is finding success on the golf course as a freshman at the University of Nevada Las Vegas.
The two-time Washington State Class 4A high school champion placed fifth overall and helped his team win the John A. Burns Intercollegiate tournament Feb. 19 in Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. Read more

Skyline boys win KingCo basketball title

February 26, 2010

Updated 10:27 a.m. March 2

Kasen Williams, one of the most sought-after football players in the country, continues to prove he’s not just good at catching a football or earning high-jump titles.
The junior is playing a huge part in Skyline’s basketball success, too.Skyline’s Kasen Williams pulls up for a jumper in the first quarter Feb. 26 against Lake Washington.  Photo by Christopher Huber
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Skyline beats Woodinville, advances to KingCo final

February 23, 2010

Before the second-round KingCo tournament match against Woodinville, Skyline Spartans head coach J. Jay Davis laid out his game plan: win.
That was all that mattered, he said, and the plan was for his players to do whatever they needed to do to fend off the 10-5 (conference) Falcons to advance to the KingCo 4A Championship against Lake Washington.Skyline’s Austin Weige flies past Woodinville’s Taylor Tarabochia in the third quarter.  Photo by Christopher Huber
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Eastlake tops Ballard, still alive in playoffs

February 23, 2010

The Eastlake boys basketball team likes to mix things up on defense, according to senior forward Michael Russo. Usually it works, but not always the way they’d like.
But when the Wolves needed it to work, it did just the trick against Ballard Feb. 19.Eastlake’s Connor Iraola, left, drives to the basket as Ballard guard Kyler Korsmo tries to block his shot Feb. 19 at Juanita.  Photo by Christopher Huber
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3 wrestle to top 10

February 23, 2010

The four Skyline and Eastlake grapplers who made it to the state tournament put on respectable matches Feb. 19-20 in Tacoma, and two came close to winning. Skyline placed 25th overall with 18 points. Eastlake placed 56th of 69 teams.Alexis Willcher (right), Skyline senior, wrestles for control against Sedro Woolley junior Alysia Pohren in the 145-pound state women's championship.  Photo by Greg Farrar
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