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Articles by Tim Watanabe
Bear Creek hitter Makena Schoene goes up for a kill while Redmond's Joy Zhang (No. 2) tries to block during the Grizzlies' 3-0 sweep at Redmond High School Tuesday night. Schoene and senior Nikki Peterson led the team with 10 kills each.
Bear Creek volleyball making big strides | Volleyball...
By Tim Watanabe • September 16, 2011 2:49 pm

Is this the year of the Grizzly on the volleyball court? Watching The Bear Creek School’s volleyball team progress over the last few seasons, one might think that 2011 just might be.

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The Overlake School girls’ soccer coach Sally Goodspeed addresses her team during a recent practice. Goodspeed has guided the Owls to two consecutive state finals berths. 'We’re already working really hard
Overlake School girls are set to strike |...
By Tim Watanabe • September 8, 2011 7:27 pm

For head coach Sally Goodspeed and the strong Overlake girls’ soccer program, the 2011 season represents one more chance at state glory. After coming off heartbreaking back-to-back losses in the 1A state finals to Seattle Academy (2-1 in 2009) and Bush (1-0 in 2010), the Owls have reloaded and are ready to start the long journey back to Sparks Stadium in Puyallup.

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AT A GLANCE: Redmond prep soccer
AT A GLANCE: Redmond prep soccer
By Tim Watanabe • September 8, 2011 7:15 pm

REDMOND MUSTANGS

• Head Coach: Patrick Scheibe, 17th season

• Last season: 4-6-0 (7th in 4A Kingco), 6-6-3 overall

• 2011 Turnout: 70

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Redmond golf coach Chris Zimmerman helps Daniel Bies line up a putt during a recent practice at Bear Creek Country Club. The Mustangs return four players that made the state tournament last year
Stangs swinging for state success | Boys’ golf...
By Tim Watanabe • September 1, 2011 6:21 pm

As more of a specialized sport than the other fall offerings for student-athletes at Redmond High School, golf has always been about quality over quantity for head coach Chris Zimmerman.

Although only 14 kids tried out for the boys’ golf team this year, 11 of them are returning from last season, and four of them played in the 4A state tournament just last spring.

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AT A GLANCE: Redmond Cross Country teams
AT A GLANCE: Redmond Cross Country teams
By Tim Watanabe • September 1, 2011 6:16 pm

REDMOND HIGH SCHOOL

Head Coach: Denis Villeneuve, 21st year

Last year: 6-3, 3rd in Kingco (boys); 8-1, 3rd in Kingco (girls)

2011 turnout numbers: 70

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The Redmond High cross country team warms up with some push-ups prior to practice at Redmond High last week. The girls' squad looks particularly strong this year
Mustangs ready to hit the trails with purpose,...
By Tim Watanabe • September 1, 2011 6:11 pm

Longtime cross country coach at Redmond High School (RHS), Denis Villeneuve, loves to share his passion for running with the young Mustangs heading through his program every year. In his 21st season, Villeneuve had another very strong turnout of 70 kids, with about a 2-1 ratio of boys to girls.

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The Redmond Mustangs’ team captains will lead the way on the field this season as they aim for a playoff berth in the tough 4A Kingco division. From left: Nikolaj La Cour
Mustangs to focus on the fundamentals | Fall...
By Tim Watanabe • August 25, 2011 5:14 pm

Redmond High School football head coach Jeff Chandler isn’t one to sugarcoat the situation at hand as his team prepares to play in arguably the state’s toughest and most talented football league — 4A Kingco.

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Seattle Sounders FC midfielder Steve Zakuani was a guest speaker at Redmond's Great Day of Play event last Friday at City Hall. Zakuani gave an inspirational speech
Seattle Sounders FC star Zakuani headlines first Redmond...
By Tim Watanabe • August 22, 2011 4:34 pm

Redmond’s first annual Great Day of Play turned out to be a smashing success, as thousands of Redmond residents got to enjoy a myriad of activities at the City Hall campus last Friday, Aug. 19. From a 3-on-3 youth basketball tournament to a 5K run, along with the high-flying trampoline acrobatic tricks from the Skyriders, the festival celebrated the importance of being active and having fun as part of a healthy lifestyle.

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Redmond’s three high school athletic directors are hard at work making sure things are set for the upcoming fall sports season. From left: John Wiley (Overlake School)
Q & A with Redmond’s prep athletic directors
By Tim Watanabe • August 18, 2011 6:47 pm

The Reporter recently posed the question ‘If you could change any one thing about high school athletics, what would it be?’ to our local prep athletic directors. Here are their responses:

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Redmond’s three high school athletic directors are hard at work making sure things are set for the upcoming fall sports season. From left: John Wiley (Overlake School)
On top of their game: Redmond ADs help...
By Tim Watanabe • August 18, 2011 6:45 pm

As much credit as coaches and athletes get for their successes and achievements on the field, there’s one piece of the high school sports puzzle that often goes unnoticed, and that is the crucial role of the Athletic Director (AD).

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Redmond-based Eastside Basketball Club turned a lot of heads at last month's Adidas Super 64 tournament in Las Vegas
Shooting stars: Redmond-based Eastside Basketball Club reaches top...
By Tim Watanabe • August 11, 2011 5:04 pm

With any new nonprofit organization, even one that has a good business model, nobody can be certain that it will be successful in the long run. Case in point is Redmond’s own Eastside Basketball Club (EBC), which opened in the summer of 2009 as a way kids looking to play competitive basketball could join an accredited Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) team.

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Redmond Ridge golf pro Tom Sovay is one of the great stories of this summer
The heat of summer sports | Red Hot...
By Tim Watanabe • August 4, 2011 7:13 pm

As a sports writer for a local community weekly like the Redmond Reporter, the summertime is often the most fun, yet unpredictable, part of my job. From September to mid-June, there’s always something to cover, from previews of all the local sports teams, to rivalry matchups featuring some of the top local high school athletes. Once school gets out, however, it gets a little difficult.

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Tom Sovay
Redmond Ridge’s Sovay qualifies for Senior Open: Local...
By Tim Watanabe • July 21, 2011 5:30 pm

Tom Sovay, the PGA Director of Instruction at The Golf Club at Redmond Ridge, has been a busy man as of late — but also a very happy one. In between a completely booked schedule of teaching golf lessons and playing weekend tournaments to sharpen his game, he took a shot at the big time back on June 29, attempting to earn one of just two spots for the U.S. Senior Open in a one-round sectional qualifier at Woodinville’s Bear Creek Country Club.

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Oliver Rudnicki unleashes a drive during the Nature Valley First Tee Open last weekend. He and pro playing partner Steve Lowery combined to shoot 11-under par for the event
Redmond High’s Rudnickis cherish memories of Pebble Beach
By Tim Watanabe • July 13, 2011 4:42 pm

Oliver and Lyle Rudnicki lived out a dream that very few amateur golfers will ever realize – playing the hallowed grounds at Pebble Beach Golf Links. The Redmond High School twin seniors were two of the 78 junior players in the Nature Valley First Tee Open, a unique Champions Tour event that paired juniors with touring professionals.

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OLE Committee members pose for a photo with a group of kids at a recent OLE soccer practice at Einstein Elementary in Redmond. Front row
OLE helps kids get on the soccer field:...
By Tim Watanabe • July 7, 2011 4:45 pm

About two years ago, community volunteers and local soccer moms began to notice a trend that needed to be addressed. Families in Redmond’s growing low-income population were itching to send their kids to play soccer, but simply couldn’t afford the fees and necessary equipment.

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Redmond High baseball coach Dan Pudwill
Redmond High’s Pudwill managed the Mustangs’ many talents...
By Tim Watanabe • June 30, 2011 3:30 pm

Over the course of the 2011 baseball season, Redmond High head coach Dan Pudwill gained a full understanding of the difference between the roles of manager and coach. With the Mustangs being unbelievably deep and talented this past season, having three players committed to playing D-I baseball and a number of contributing varsity returners, Pudwill’s role with the club was far different this year than in the past.

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The Bear Creek boys' basketball team
Overachieving Grizzlies came up big: Bear Creek’s third-place...
By Tim Watanabe • June 21, 2011 5:51 pm

For just about any basketball program – and particularly at a small school in the 2B classification – the graduation of two all-state basketball players usually means at least a year or two of rebuilding. The Bear Creek Grizzlies, however, turned out to be the exception rather than the rule.

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Redmond High senior James Boker speaks to the crowd after earning the  National Football Foundation's Scholar Athlete Award for the 2010 season at Qwest Field. Boker will play in the East-West All-Star game on July 1 at Eastern Washington University in Cheney and plans to walk on to the University of Washington football team this fall.
Mustangs’ Boker to play in all-star football game
By Tim Watanabe • June 21, 2011 5:48 pm

Redmond High’s James Boker, who graduated last Wednesday with the rest of the Mustang senior class, was recently selected to play in the renowned East-West All-Star game, a high school football showcase pitting the top players from the eastern and western halves of the state.

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Bear Creek junior Morgan Rial had a busy year
Bear Creek’s Rial: Three-sport star is one great...
By Tim Watanabe • June 16, 2011 7:41 pm

In this day of specialization when it comes to high school prep sports, the three-sport athlete has become an increasingly rare breed. But don’t tell that to Bear Creek School junior Morgan Rial.

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Memory Lane: Rial’s coaches share their favorite stories | Female Athlete of the Year
Memory Lane: Rial’s coaches share their favorite stories...
By Tim Watanabe • June 16, 2011 7:34 pm

Morgan Rial’s soccer, basketball and track coaches reminisce on their favorite memories involving our Female Athlete of the Year:

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