Redmond boys buried early by Garfield | Prep report

A tough first quarter put the Mustangs in dire straits on Tuesday night in their Kingco semifinals matchup against No. 6 Garfield, with Redmond falling to the Bulldogs 65-46.

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10:32 AM February 11, 2012 0

Whitney's new match: Longtime Redmond coach to open new tennis facility on Saturday

It was a decision Marceil Whitney described as “bittersweet.” The 16-year boys’ and girls’ tennis coach at Redmond High School decided to step down from her position in December to realize her lifelong dream of opening up an indoor public tennis facility on the Eastside, with a focus on serving at-risk and low-income kids.

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3:16 PM February 9, 2012 0

Owls, Poplawski come through late against U. Prep: Overlake senior joins elite 1,000-point club

With their season on the line, the Overlake boys' basketball team (5-7, 10-11) staged a remarkable comeback victory against University Prep in a loser-out, winner-to-districts game at Seattle Academy Wednesday night. After a slow start on offense, the Owls were down five at the half, and were still down heading into the fourth quarter, when senior Dean Poplawski took over.

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updated 2:56 PM February 9, 2012 0

JJ Mahoney's to host St. Patrick's Day run

JJ Mahoney's, an Irish pub located at 8932 161st Ave. N.E. in Redmond, will be hosting its annual St. Patrick's Day Run on March 10 along the Sammamish River Trail. The event will be a 5K and begin at 1 p.m. at the pub, with all running and walking abilities welcomed.

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updated 1:12 PM February 8, 2012 0

Mustangs' comeback win punches ticket to Kingco semifinals

The Redmond High boys were down but not out on Tuesday night at home in their 4A Kingco Tournament opener against Ballard. After storming out to a 17-10 lead, the Mustangs' shooting turned ice-cold, but the Mustangs were able to right the ship in the fourth quarter to pull off a 55-51 comeback win, sending them to the tournament semifinals on Friday against Garfield at 6:30 p.m.

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updated 1:09 PM February 8, 2012 0

Redmond gymnasts battle injuries, advance to districts | Prep gymnastics report

The Redmond High gymnastics squad performed well at last Saturday's 4A Kingco Gymnastics Championships at Roosevelt High, placing eighth overall and qualifying a number of individuals for this weekend's District meet at Sammamish High. Starting out on the beam, Kaylee Borms (7.975) and Ally Garcia (7.475) both had a fall and major deduction, but both still qualified for districts, as did Rachel Lovitt with 7.25.

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12:07 PM February 7, 2012 0

Mustangs' Kodati qualifies for state at Kingco swim meet | Prep swimming report

At the 4A Kingco Swim and Dive Championships held last weekend at the University of Washington, Redmond High junior Nicholas Kodati had his best swim of the year in the preliminaries of the 100-yard butterfly, qualifying for state in a blistering 55.19 seconds, .31 ahead of the cut.

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12:05 PM February 7, 2012 0

Mustangs finish strong, open Kingco basketball tournament against Ballard Tuesday | Prep report

The Redmond High boys' basketball team had a big weekend of basketball, notching two key wins against Inglemoor (68-60) and Eastlake (84-66) to finish the regular season 10-4 and 15-5 overall. On Friday night, the Mustangs jumped out to a big lead against the Vikings, 35-22 at the half, and despite Inglemoor's 23-point effort in the fourth-quarter, the home team held them off to win by eight.

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updated 1:46 PM February 6, 2012 0

And the second season begins…

With the warming weather (hard to believe we’re barely into February, it feels like April!) comes the end of the regular season for all our Winter sports, and starting this weekend begins the league championships and tournaments for basketball, gymnastics, swimming and wrestling. The big story around these parts is basketball, however, as the Redmond Mustangs...

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Blogs 1:57 PM February 3, 2012 Red-Hot Sports, a Staff Blog

Mustangs hold off surging Newport | Prep basketball roundup

Playing in a big 4A Kingco game Tuesday night at home, the Mustangs finished with a flourish, scoring 30 fourth-quarter points, to hold off the surging Knights, 72-63. Redmond struggled in the first half and was trailing 27-22, before overtaking Newport in the third and answering the Knights shot-for-shot in the shootout fourth-quarter that saw a total of 55 points put on the board.

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2:45 PM February 2, 2012 0

Redmond REI to host Rainier climbing class

The REI store in Redmond Town Center invites new and experienced climbers alike to attend a free class, "The Basics of Climbing Mount Rainier," from 7-8 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 16. The class will be taught by members of the Climb to Fight Breast Cancer and will teach attendees how they can summit the Pacific Northwest's most famous mountain.

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1:08 PM February 1, 2012 0

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