Klassen places fourth at 4A state dive meet
Photo courtesy of Sini Fernandez
Redmond High sophomore Eric Klassen finishes off a dive at the 4A state swim and dive meet last weekend at the King County Aquatics Center in Federal Way. Klassen finished fourth overall, bettering his 12th-place finish from his freshman year.
February 21, 2012
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Bear Creek boys, girls win bi-district basketball championships
For the Bear Creek boys' basketball team, it was simply old hat.
On Saturday night at Chief Leschi School in Puyallup, the Grizzlies polished off their third straight 2B Bi-District Tournament title, and fourth in five years, with a 48-36 win over La Conner.
February 21, 2012
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The toughest loss of them all…
Is always the one that ends your season. In reality, very few teams will ever end their season on a win, the state champions (obviously) and maybe a couple others fortunate enough to play consolation trophy games like 3rd/4th, etc.
And in my four years of covering Redmond sports, there was no loss tougher than Redmond’s...
Heartbreaking overtime loss stuns Stangs: Team's 11 seniors play final Redmond game | Slideshow
After being ranked in the top 10 for much of the season and having visions of a state-tournament run, the Redmond High boys' basketball season ended far too soon on Tuesday night after a stunning 45-42 overtime loss to Roosevelt in the consolation semifinals of the 4A Kingco Tournament at Juanita High School.
Grizzlies thump Cedar Park, to play in district championship game | Prep basketball report
The No. 1 seeded Bear Creek boys, after routing Concrete 84-43 last Saturday, made quick work of Cedar Park Christian (Mountlake Terrace) last night at Mount Vernon Christian School, 74-51.
The team scored 24 points in the first quarter, led 39-17 at the half and never looked back.
February 16, 2012
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Redmond sending six athletes to state swim meet
The Redmond High boys' swim and dive team will be competing this weekend at the King County Aquatics Center in Federal Way for the 4A state swim and dive meet, with a total of six representatives.
At districts last weekend at UW's Husky Pool, freshman Xavier Graham had the highest individual finish in the pool, swimming the 200-yard IM in 2 minutes, 6.73 seconds for fifth place. Graham will be swimming that event at state, as will Nicholas Kodati in the 100 butterfly, who placed eighth at districts in 55.56.
February 14, 2012
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Overlake boys' basketball season ends in OT heartbreaker
The Overlake School boys' basketball team's run came to an end on Saturday night in their opening-round game of the Tri-District tournament, falling 76-71 to King's School in overtime.
February 13, 2012
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Mustangs' Garcia battles injury at district meet, falls just short of state berth | Prep gymnastics report
The injury-riddled Redmond High gymnastics team performed well at the Sea-King District meet at Sammamish High School last Saturday, but failed to advance anyone to the 4A state meet this weekend.
Team captain Ally Garcia, battling a foot injury she suffered last week during a vault, toughed it out to score a 9.025 in the floor, her best Districts performance in her prep career.
Unfortunately, Garcia placed ninth, just 0.025 of a point shy of her first state berth.
February 13, 2012
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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.
February 11, 2012
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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.
February 9, 2012
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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.
February 9, 2012
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