Head track and cross-country coach Denis Villeneuve and Jillian Jaccard, Lord’s close friend and fellow distance runner, share some of their most memorable moments with Sarah Lord from her years of running for Redmond High School.
Redmond High’s distance-running dynamo Sarah Lord is living proof that hard work and dedication pays off in the long run.
The accomplished senior who started running for the Cascade Striders of Bellevue in sixth grade, was known as one of the best in the state ever since she began running the trails and track as a sophomore.
Lord overcame a number of heartbreaks and close finishes to achieve every high school runner’s dream of winning a state championship last month at Star Track, the 4A State Championships held at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma.
Four Redmond-area youth soccer teams have advanced to the Region IV West Championships in Lancaster, Calif. from June 15-21 after winning the U.S. Youth Soccer Washington State Championships in their respective divisions last month.
Head baseball coach Mike Davidson and head basketball coach John Wiley share some of their most memorable moments involving Danny Poplawski from his years of playing sports at The Overlake School. Davidson was an assistant varsity basketball coach when Poplawski was a freshman.
The Overlake School senior Danny Poplawski has come a long way since his freshman year, when he was a scrappy 5-foot-10 kid with raw talent.
Since then, the accomplished student-athlete has worked year-round to get his physical ability on par with his God-given skills. To say that Poplawski, now 6-foot-3, peaked during his senior year would be an understatement.
The Bear Creek School’s track and field teams put together a strong showing at this year’s 2B Track & Field Championships with six podium finishes.
Q: How did playing fastpitch for Redmond high school prepare you for life and also playing in college? A: The…
The Overlake School boys’ lacrosse team capped off a season for the ages with a 17-11 victory over Eastside Catholic last Saturday at Memorial Stadium in Seattle to win the Division II Lacrosse Championship.
The Bear Creek School’s track and field teams put together a strong showing at this year’s 2B Track & Field…
REPORTER STAFF Jake Imam is now part of the Bear Creek School’s history books. The freshman dominated this year’s 1A/2B/1B…
The Overlake School’s premiere tennis duo of senior Ed Samson and sophomore Marcus Munoz took three out of four matches…
Going into the 3,200 meter race at last weekend’s Class 4A state track and field championships, Redmond senior Sarah Lord knew it could be her last shot at distance running glory.
The Redmond High fastpitch team fell short in its bid to better last year’s third-place finish at the Class 4A state fastpitch tournament last weekend at South End Recreation Area Fields in Tacoma.
The Redmond High girls’ golf team battled through a tough start and one of the most challenging state fields in recent years to place fourth in the the 4A state golf championships last Thursday at Sun Willows Golf course in Pasco.
Although the Redmond Mustangs aren’t sending quite the number of athletes to this year’s Class 4A state track and field championships as they did last May, nearly all of them are talented returners with invaluable experience.
Star Track, held at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma this weekend, will be the last shot at glory for six of the eight Redmond qualifiers as they look to end their prep careers by taking home some state hardware.
Last year, Redmond’s fastpitch team did not make it easy on itself in getting to the Class 4A state tournament in Tacoma.
After an early loss in the Kingco tournament, the hard-nosed ‘Stangs needed to win three straight loser-out games to earn a state spot.
This year, however, was quite the opposite, as the Mustangs won the 4A Kingco Crest Division and then beat Woodinville 5-2 in the league championship game to earn an automatic state berth.
Redmond senior Sarah Lord continued her distance-running dominance at last weekend’s 2/4 4A Bi-District track and field meet at Southwest…
Behind some strong pitching and timely hitting, the Redmond fastpitch team won the 4A Kingco title Wednesday night and punched a return ticket to next weekend’s Class 4A state tournament.
Senior pitcher Erika Hendron contained one of the state’s most potent offenses and right fielder Maria Reisinger hit a clutch home run as the Mustangs defeated Woodinville Wednesday night at Hartman Park, 5-2, to earn the league crown and a return trip to the state tournament.
The Overlake Owls’ baseball team couldn’t keep its late season dominance going during the playoffs.
The Mustangs put forth a strong showing at the 4A Kingco track and field meet at Eastlake High School on Wednesday, with the girls’ squad winning the league championship with 35 team points, and the boys placing fifth with 22.
Highlights included Redmond sweeping the javelin event as seniors Jimmy Brookman (176 feet, five inches) and Ally Mueller (129 feet, one inch) each emerged victorious with powerful tosses.