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Articles by Tim Watanabe
Redmond High senior Michael Conforto was a leader on the Mustangs' football and baseball teams this year as a starting quarterback and shortstop. The left-handed hitting slugger recently ended the baseball season with a .400 average
Conforto: Strong roots fuel talented leader | Male...
By Tim Watanabe • June 9, 2011 5:25 pm

For Redmond High’s Michael Conforto, one could say he was groomed for athletic success at a young age. His mother, Tracie-Ruiz Conforto, is a two-time Olympic gold medalist in synchronized swimming, and his father, Mike, is a former linebacker at Penn State having played under legendary coach Joe Paterno.

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Redmond High shortstop Michael Conforto
Memory Lane: Conforto’s coaches laud his leadership, ability...
By Tim Watanabe • June 9, 2011 5:12 pm

Michael Conforto’s two head coaches, Jeff Chandler and Dan Pudwill, take a trip down memory lane as they share stories from the sports seasons involving our Male Athlete of the Year.

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Redmond SP T.J. Whidbey (2) throws a pitch during WIAA 4A state baseball tournament play at Cheney Stadium in Tacoma on Saturday. The Mustangs lost 9-7 to Richland to place fourth.
Mustangs’ comeback against Richland falls short, team places...
By Tim Watanabe • May 28, 2011 7:26 pm

Playing in the 3rd/4th place consolation final at Cheney Stadium on a sunny Saturday afternoon, the Redmond High baseball team battled back from a early deficit to fall just short to the Richland Bombers, 9-7.

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The Bear Creek boys' golf team won the 1B/2B team championship on Wednesday at Meadow Park Golf Course in Lakewood. Seniors Gannon McCahill (165
Bear Creek boys win program’s first state golf...
By Tim Watanabe • May 26, 2011 2:55 pm

The Bear Creek School boys’ golf team completed their banner year by polishing off the program’s first 1B/2B boys’ golf team title at Meadow Park Golf Course in Lakewood on Wednesday, finishing with 111 team points to second-place DeSales’ 82.

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Redmond golf teams finish seventh at state
Redmond golf teams finish seventh at state
By Tim Watanabe • May 26, 2011 2:54 pm

Playing at the new Downriver Golf Course in Spokane, the Redmond Mustangs struggled to a seventh-place finish at the girls’ golf Class 4A state tournament on a blustery Wednesday afternoon after having five of six state-bound golfers make the 18-hole cut.

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Redmond senior Zach Abbruzza has been lights-out in the postseason
No. 1 Jackson stands between Redmond and state...
By Tim Watanabe • May 25, 2011 4:46 pm

So far in the state tournament, the Redmond High baseball team (20-7) really hasn’t been challenged in their two victories – a 15-2 thrashing of Olympia and a 6-0 shutout of defending state champion Kentwood.

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Redmond junior Peter Hendron blasts a two-run home run out of Hartman Park during the Mustangs 10-0 rout of Marysville-Pilchuck that earned them a state tournament berth on Monday. Hendron
Mustangs make a date with state: Offense, defense...
By Tim Watanabe • May 17, 2011 5:15 pm

With their entire season on the line every game since their opening round Kingco loss to Inglemoor back on May 7, the Redmond High School baseball responded every time, with lopsided loser-out victories over Issaquah and Skyline, as well as a 6-2 defeat of the Vikings in a pivotal rematch.

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The Redmond High girls' golf team won the District 2 Championships at Mount Si Golf Course on Wednesday and sent all six team entrants to the state tournament for the first time since 2008
Prep Report: Mustang golfers win Districts, send all...
By Tim Watanabe • May 13, 2011 3:06 pm

Behind some consistent shooting by the Mustangs’ top scorers and a tremendous second-round rally by seniors Stephanie Schoeppel and Carley Kalina, the Redmond High girls’ golf team won the 4A District Tournament at Mount Si with 87 team points to Newport’s 75.

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Redmond senior Zach Abbruzza has been lights-out in the postseason
Abbruzza shuts out Skyline: Mustangs two wins from...
By Tim Watanabe • May 11, 2011 4:10 pm

Redmond High senior Zach Abbruzza admitted that his team was “embarrassed” by their 8-1 loss to Inglemoor last Saturday in the opening round of the 4A Kingco baseball tournament. The Gonzaga-bound pitcher and the rest of the squad made amends for the early postseason defeat, routing the Skyline Spartans 7-0 at Woodinville High on Tuesday in a loser-out contest.

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Redmond starter Melissa White pitched a gem on Wednesday at home against Newport
Redmond fastpitch routs Newport: White pitches gem as...
By Tim Watanabe • May 5, 2011 5:49 pm

With Eastlake running away with the 4A Kingco Crest Division title, the Redmond Mustangs fastpitch team made a strong statement on Wednesday night that — for now — they are the second-best team in the division.

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Redmond High golfer Keira O'Hearn tees off on the first hole during a match against Newport at the Golf Club at Newcastle in Bellevue Wednesday afternoon. Match play was suspended due to inclement weather.
Rain, hail, snow halt Redmond-Newport golf showdown at...
By Tim Watanabe • April 28, 2011 6:56 pm

Playing in a blustery, torrential downpour, the Redmond High girls’ golf team was hoping for more ideal conditions for their…

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Senior twins Grant (left) and Marcus Munoz bump fists after winning a crucial point in their 6-3
Overlake tennis flying high: Munoz twins win tiebreaker...
By Tim Watanabe • April 20, 2011 5:35 pm

During Tuesday’s 1A Emerald City League tennis showdown against previously unbeaten University Prep, senior twins Grant and Marcus Munoz, playing No. 1 doubles, were thrown into the pressure cooker.

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Redmond shortstop Michael Conforto belted two home runs in the Mustangs' 11-9 win over Bothell on Monday night at Hartman Park. Conforto
Mustangs hold off Cougars in wild slugfest: Conforto...
By Tim Watanabe • April 12, 2011 6:12 pm

The No. 2-ranked Redmond High baseball team hasn’t made it easy on itself this season, but the homer-happy Mustangs always seem to find a way to get the job done.

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Mustang junior Keira O'Hearn watches her tee shot on the first hole of Redmond's annual Par 3 Championship at Willows Run on a rainy Monday afternoon. O'Hearn is the highest returning state placer
Confident Mustang golfers shooting for state title: Eight-year...
By Tim Watanabe • April 6, 2011 2:37 pm

Last year, the Redmond High girls’ golf team was considered relatively raw and inexperienced.

Having graduated four seniors that made the state cut the year before, the expectations were realistically lowered for a squad that needed unproven players to step up in order to contend.

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Overlake School boys' tennis co-captains Grant (left) and Marcus Munoz lead the team through a conditioning exercise at a recent practice. In their senior year
Overlake boys’ tennis hoping to slam home state...
By Tim Watanabe • March 31, 2011 7:12 pm

After butting heads a few too many times as freshmen doubles partners, twins Grant and Marcus Munoz decided to go their separate ways, at least on the tennis court. In his sophomore and junior years, Grant was a force to be reckoned with in singles action, narrowly missing out on a state berth last season, while Marcus has placed at state twice with two different doubles partners.

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Mustang players in white
Senior-laden Redmond boys’ soccer ready to shine
By Tim Watanabe • March 24, 2011 6:39 pm

After a couple of underachieving years in the Redmond High School boys’ soccer program, head coach Patrick Scheibe thinks this might be the year of the Mustang. And looking at his roster this year, there’s no reason to doubt him.

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Varsity senior co-captains Stephanie Gero (left) and Christine Ho lead the Mustangs fastpitch squad through a throwing drill during a recent indoor practice in the Redmond High School gym. Gero
High-octane Redmond fastpitch on the rise
By Tim Watanabe • March 24, 2011 6:36 pm

If the Redmond High fastpitch team’s preseason was any indication, opposing pitchers will need to be extra-sharp this season against…

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AT A GLANCE: Redmond baseball
AT A GLANCE: Redmond baseball
By Tim Watanabe • March 16, 2011 6:28 pm

REDMOND BASEBALL AT A GLANCE • Head coach: Dan Pudwill, 7th season • Last year: 12-4, 4A Kingco champions; 20-6…

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Mustang seniors
Loaded Stangs ready to rumble: Mustang baseball has...
By Tim Watanabe • March 16, 2011 5:16 pm

As solid as the Redmond High baseball program has looked in the past, the 2011 Mustangs are shaping up to have a banner year on the diamond.

At the helm of the club will be six returning seniors, with three of them – Dylan Davis, Zach Abbruzza and Michael Conforto – already having committed to playing Division I ball next year.

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Bear Creek senior Lucas Peterson drives the lane during the Grizzlies' 53-39 loss to Napavine on Friday night. Playing in his last game in a Bear Creek uniform
Bear Creek boys dream big, earn highest finish...
By Tim Watanabe • March 5, 2011 8:40 pm

Before the basketball season got underway for The Bear Creek School boys’ team, head coach Scott Moe encouraged his players to set their sights high.

On the first day of practice back in November, Moe passed out T-shirts to the team that contained one simple phrase, “SNM5,” which stood for Saturday Night March 5, the final day of the basketball season.

That day, nearly four months later, the Grizzlies beat Colfax, 54-43, at Spokane Arena to earn the Class 2B third-place trophy, the program’s highest finish in school history.

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