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.
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.
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.
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.