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Skyline, Eastlake wrestlers win KingCo titles

February 7, 2012

After battling each other in the wrestling room each day, it probably was predictable that Skyline High School’s Justin Manipis and Joseph DeMatteo would face each other in the KingCo Conference 4A Tournament sometime.

And that is what happened Feb. 4 when Manipis and DeMatteo met in the championship round of the 113-pound weight class. Manipis defeated DeMatteo 2-0 to win the title. Both cruised to the championship round.

Justin Manipis (bottom), Skyline High School junior, and Skyline sophomore Joseph DeMatteo wrestle each other at 113 pounds in an all-Spartan championship final at the KingCo 4A tournament. Manipis won the match, 2-0. Photo by Greg Farrar

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Sammamish grapplers have mixed results at season-opener

December 13, 2011

At the annual Clash of the Classes Tournament, Dec. 3 at Skyline High School, the Skyline Spartans and Eastlake Wolves squads began their season with mixed results.

While Mercer Island repeated as champion of the round-robin-style tournament that pits 3A against 4A KingCo schools, the Spartans wound up 2-2 and the Wolves were blanked 0-4 in four matches. Read more

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Plateau swimmers, wrestlers qualify for state meets

February 15, 2011

Feb. 12 was a big day for dozens of local athletes aiming to earn a spot in their sport’s respective state tournament.

Among the highlights for Sammamish schools was Eastlake freshman swimmer Edward Kim’s district- and school-record-setting performances in the 50-yard and 100-yard freestyle events at Husky Pool. He swam the 50 free in 21.97 seconds and the 100 free in 46.32 seconds. Kim, who was also part of the Wolves’ winning 200 medley and 200 freestyle relays, qualified for state in four events and his 100-free time earned him All-American status, according to coach Kate McCary. Read more

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Plateau wrestlers have good showing at Brian Hill meet

January 4, 2011

Eastlake wrestler Cole Neves had a good winter break. He easily won his way to a championship in the 145-pound bracket at the 2010 Brian Hill Invitational Wrestling Tournament Dec. 30 at Eastside Catholic High School.

Most notable for Neves was his 39-second pin of Bishop Blanchet’s Zach Weber in the second round of the daylong tournament.

“I’ve got it down to muscle memory,” Neves said after the speedy match. “It all comes natural.”

Cole Neves, of Eastlake, stays focused as he pins Zach Weber, of Blanchet, in the second-round 145-pound bout. Photo by Christopher Huber

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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.

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Sports move indoors as the winter season gets underway

December 14, 2010

With the winter sports season well underway, the various high school teams are gearing up to face an ever-competitive league. Many of the teams will spend much of the season building depth, but some look to be legitimate contenders for their respective KingCo title.

Boys swimming

Eastlake

The Eastlake boys swim and dive crew embarks on its first season without former coach Andy Hay since 2007. But new head coach Kate McCary took over from the assistant coach position and knows how the Wolves do things.

Eastlake brings back senior speedster Ryker Oldenburg, juniors Zach Alleva and Henry O’Neil, all with state experience, to lead the boys in 2010-2011. Freshman Edward Kim and seniors Dylan Jessum and Nick Howard will look to add points each meet for the Wolves as they seek a bit more representation at state.

Collin Ehret, Skyline sophomore, controls Issaquah’s Jerdon Helgeson during the second period of their 135-pound wrestling match Dec. 8, won by Ehret 11-4. Photo by Greg Farrar

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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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Wrestlers go to next level

February 17, 2010

Five wrestlers from Sammamish schools are headed to state after strong finishes at the regional meets Feb. 13. Skyline’s Danny Christianson (152 pounds) and Anthony DeMatteo (215 pounds) will vie for a top ranking Class 4A in Tacoma Feb. 19-20. Eastlake’s Trevor McKinnon (160 pounds) will join them and Eastside Catholic’s Jake Cowin (140 pounds) and Anthony Roy (152 pounds) will grapple at the Class 3A Mat Classic the same days. Read more

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Skyline wrestlers place second at Eastside Catholic

January 5, 2010

By Christopher Huber
Hundreds of grapplers from 19 schools congregated for a full day of wrestling Dec. 29 in the Eastside Catholic gym.
When it was all said and done, the Skyline Spartans earned a second-place finish with 141 points, behind Cedarcrest, which racked up 178 points, at the sixth annual Brian Hill Memorial Wrestling Tournament. Eastside Catholic scored enough (78) for eighth place.
“I think it went really well. The wrestlers did well,” said Eastside Catholic head coach Dennis Reddinger. “Obviously we want more champions out there, but we’re happy with the performance that kids showed us.”
Among the day’s top achievements were Anthony DeMatteo’s first-place finish in the 215-pound weight class.
He pinned Cedarcrest’s Evan Schreurs in 2 minutes, 39 seconds and also won the tournament’s outstanding wrestler award for the upper weights (145-289).
“He’s just been very dominant,” said Skyline coach Gus Kiss.
Eastside Catholic’s Ian Smith won the 135-pound championship when he pinned Kentridge’s Vince Motolla in two minutes.
In addition, he earned the outstanding wrestler distinction for the lower weights (102-140), according to Reddinger.
Reddinger said Smith was determined to win last week after losing a match to a Westlake wrestler earlier in the season.
Smith came back to win the Monroe tournament at 135 in late December and carried the momentum to the Brian Hill Tournament.
“He turned around and took first in this tournament,” Reddinger said.
In the 103-pound class, Skyline’s Justin Manipis fell to Cedarcrest’s Curtis Chittenden in the final 7-2. Collin Ehret lost 6-4 to Chief Sealth’s Brandon Rosario in the 125-pound final.
Ehret got to the final by beating Blanchet’s Jesse Marek by technical fall 19-2 in the first round, O’Dea’s Gage Anderson 8-6 in the second and Cedarcrest’s Gibson Lisk 5-4 in the third.
“It felt like a good first match. A little scrambley … but a win’s a win,” said Ehret after the first-round bout. “I’m feeling a lot more confident. I’m finally down to the weight I’m looking at.”
Ben Reh, of Skyline, took second at 140 after being pinned by Dalton Webb, of Cedarcrest in 39 seconds.
Eastside Catholic’s Drew Beggs tied for third with Juanita’s Slater Davis.
At the 145-pound weight class, senior Jake Cowin placed third after he pinned Kennedy’s Peter Guthrie in 1:45 in the fourth round.
Cowin, who broke his neck last season, pinned his way through the first two rounds, before losing his third-round bout to eventual tournament champion Cody Paxman, of Cedarcrest.
“Jake was disappointed that he lost that match that sent him down to consolation,” Reddinger said. “They always have an expectation to win. He really wants to make it all out.”
Skyline’s Danny Christianson took the 160-pound championship when he beat O’Dea’s Gino Clement 11-7. Christianson lost to Clement a few weeks ago at the Shelton tournament, so they considered the win progress, Skyline coach Gus Kiss said.
“Danny learned from his losses,” Kiss said. “I’m pleased that Danny was able to beat the kids from O’Dea.”
Eastside Catholic’s Mario Salazar (189 pounds) tied for third with Blanchet’s Peter Johnson. Salazar earned the top-three spot after beating Evergreen’s Maile Toufa 5-3 in the fourth round.
As DeMatteo won the 215-pound final, Crusader Joe Stout took third in the weight class.
Kiss and Reddinger said the tournament was an important way for wrestlers to stay fresh during the winter break.
“I think it’s good. It gives them something during their break to look forward to,” Reddinger said.
Skyline’s second-place finish also gives the grapplers some momentum and confidence heading into bouts against Redmond and Issaquah.
“It’s going to start getting tough right off the bat at the beginning of the year,” Kiss said.
Reporter Christopher Huber can be reached at 392-6434, ext. 242, or chuber@isspress.com. Comment on this story at www.SammamishReview.com.
Hundreds of grapplers from 19 schools congregated for a full day of wrestling Dec. 29 in the Eastside Catholic gym.
When it was all said and done, the Skyline Spartans earned a second-place finish with 141 points, behind Cedarcrest, which racked up 178 points, at the sixth annual Brian Hill Memorial Wrestling Tournament. Eastside Catholic scored enough (78) for eighth place.

Skyline’s Collin Ehret tries to pin Blanchet’s Jesse Marek in the first round of the 125-pound competition. Ehret won 19-2 in a technical fall. Photo by Christopher Huber

Skyline’s Collin Ehret tries to pin Blanchet’s Jesse Marek in the first round of the 125-pound competition. Ehret won 19-2 in a technical fall. Photo by Christopher Huber

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Wrestlers hit mats with eyes on state tournament

December 8, 2009

By Christopher Huber
As the fervor for fall sports on the Plateau settles down, wrestlers across the plateau are hitting the mats for the winter. Competition around the league will likely prove to be fierce, but coaches, on the whole, seem to be quite optimistic and confident about their teams’ chances in the race to make the tournaments.
The third time may be the charm for Skyline wrestler Alexis Wilcher this season. The senior has placed second for the past two years at the state tournament in the 145- and 140-pound levels and will make a bid for the title in 2010 in either the 135- or 140-pound category.
After going 12-13 overall and 5-4 in KingCo in 2008-2009, the Spartans will look to senior captains Anthony DeMatteo (189) and Danny Christianson (152) to lead by their experienced example, said coach Gus Kiss. Both were state participants in last year’s Mat Classic state wrestling tournament.
“The big thing is leading by example,” Kiss said. “That’s an important quality to have.”
Skyline graduated a handful of wrestlers, including standouts Nolan Richards and Larson Caldwell. With 34 turning out this year, Kiss said the group is young but enthusiastic for the season.
“They’re working extremely hard this year,” Kiss said.
The Spartans are still looking to fill the 189 and 171 spots, but Kiss said he hopes a couple of football players may decide to join, now that the season is finished.
He said senior Joey Lim may surprise opponents this year in the 112-pound category.
“He’s got a good shot,” Kiss said.
Skyline will have to look out for Woodinville, Inglemoor and Issaquah.
“We’ll be in the hunt this year,” he said.
Matches to watch: Skyline vs. Issaquah (Eastlake High School), 6 p.m. Jan. 7; Skyline at Brian Hill Invitational (Eastside Catholic High School), TBD Dec. 29; Skyline vs. Eastlake (Beaver Lake Middle School), 6 p.m. Jan. 21.
Coming off a 3-9 record last year, the Eastlake Wolves are looking to take advantage of returning most of their experienced grapplers in 2009-2010. It only graduated two seniors, although some athletes decided not to return, due to participation fees tripling, coach Riley Cornett said.
“We’ve got a few less guys this year than we had last year, but a lot of good attitudes in the room,” Cornett said. “We should have some surprising sophomores breaking through in the varsity line-up.”
Clay Monahan, Ryan Klein, Zach Leavitt, Jordan Wiley and heavyweight Brad Leinweber could help make Eastlake a prominent contender.
Captains Max Benjamin (119) and Trevor McKinnon (160/171) will lead the way for the Wolves as they try to make their way back to the state tournament — Benjamin went to state as a sophomore last year.
“Max is another great example of a guy that comes in and works hard every day,” Cornett said. “Al Charat’s (125) looking really good this year, too.”
The team will rely on more focused practices and workouts this season to make the difference in KingCo competition, he said. Eastlake is working harder on technique and focusing more on strength conditioning throughout the early part of the season as it prepares for a more difficult end-of-season, he said.
Matches to watch: – Mount Si and Issaquah at Eastlake, 6 p.m. Jan. 7; Newport at Eastlake, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 12; Liberty at Eastlake, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 14.
Reporter Christopher Huber can be reached at 392-6434, ext. 242, or chuber@isspress.com. Comment on this story at www.SammamishReview.com.
As the fervor for fall sports on the Plateau settles down, wrestlers across the plateau are hitting the mats for the winter. Competition around the league will likely prove to be fierce, but coaches, on the whole, seem to be quite optimistic and confident about their teams’ chances in the race to make the tournaments. Read more

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