Bella Zennan half-court shot ignites Eastlake comeback
February 8, 2011
The shot almost never goes in. But when it does, it can lift a team out a rut.
Bella Zennan may have saved the final game of the regular season for the Eastlake Wolves when she hit a buzzer-beater from half court to end the third quarter Feb. 4 at Skyline.
With five seconds left, the junior guard drove the in-bounded ball down the court, stepped on the half-court line and lobbed up the hopeful shot. No backboard. Just the back of the rim, the net and in.
Eastlake post Katy Ainslie goes up for a shot with Skyline’s Morgan Farrar in her face in the second quarter Feb. 4 Photo by Christopher Huber
Spartan basketball stays in the running, Lady Wolves win 2
January 25, 2011
Skyline remains in contention for the 4A KingCo Conference Crest Division title. The Spartans split a pair of games last week to raise their league record to 6-3. Entering this week, Skyline is just one-half game behind first-place Redmond.
On Jan. 21, Skyline rallied from a 13-point deficit to overcome host Bothell 54-51. The Spartans outscored Bothell 17-7 in the final quarter to pull out the victory. Kasen Williams led Skyline with 16 points. Bryan Cikatz and Teran Togia each had 12 points, and Jonah Eastern contributed nine points. The Spartans couldn’t hold off Inglemoor in the final period Jan. 18 and lost to the visiting Vikings 47-45. Williams topped Skyline with 14 points and Lucas Shannon had 10 points.
Eastlake senior forward Matt Uhlar drives to the hoop against Redmond defenders Jan. 21. Photo by Scott Nelson
Eastlake girls battle to beat Skyline
January 18, 2011
As the clock ran out in the Eastlake gym, the Skyline defense tried to make something work. The Lady Spartans had pressed hard all game and fought for the team’s share of turnovers. But Eastlake sent junior guard Caleigh McCabe to the line three times in the final 1 minute, 39 seconds. She made four of six and put the score out of reach.
It was a physical battle Jan. 14, but the Lady Wolves won it with strong rebounding, while the shots just wouldn’t fall for Skyline.
A scrum of Eastlake and Skyline players wrestle for ball possession in the third quarter Jan. 14. As the game went on, both teams struggled to control the ball. Photo by Christopher Huber
Skyline girls lose to Issaquah in OT
January 12, 2011
Issaquah standout Maddie Pflaumer couldn’t have picked a better time to hit her shots. With 4 minutes, 12 seconds left in the fourth quarter against district rival Skyline, Pflaumer tied the ballgame at 38 after neither team had scored in three and a half minutes and the Eagles had trailed all game. Pflaumer had an off night until then.
But her free throws and a couple of clutch shots from teammates sent the game into overtime. The Lady Spartans, who led all game and seemed to control the tempo throughout, lost composure in the extra quarter.
Issaquah prevailed 47-44 after Pflaumer found her groove.
Haley Smith, Skyline sophomore guard, defends against Issaquah junior guard Taryn Holmes in the first quarter Jan. 7 at Skyline. Photo by Christopher Huber
3-pointer ends 12-game Skyline boys home win streak
January 4, 2011
Of the many things Skyline didn’t know about the visiting Bishop Manogue team was that senior guard Brennan Hogan could shoot threes in the clutch.
“He was a dark horse,” said Skyline junior forward Lucas Shannon, who was a defensive force for the Spartans.
The Bishop Manogue Miners (10-4), from Reno, Nev. ended Skyline’s 12-game home winning streak with a 55-53 final-seconds win Dec. 30.
Skyline sophomore forward Max Browne puts up a shot against Bishop Manogue’s Brice Hallam in the third quarter Dec. 30. 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.
Basketball season fires up
December 7, 2010
Boys basketball
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Amy Ziegler led with drive, focus and humility
June 15, 2010
Amy Ziegler played all 12 possible sports seasons during her four years at Skyline High School. In addition to her skill versatility, she helped the team lead her teams as a level-headed competitor. Photo by Christopher Huber
Skyline basketball takes 8th at state
March 9, 2010
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Skyline basketball King Co Championship
March 3, 2010
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