Once Overlake coach Bill Armstrong’s tennis players make it to the Class 1A state tournament, they generally do very well. Keith Wilkes, a 2008 graduate, is the perfect example. Wilkes advanced all the way to the championship match before being losing in the finals to Tyson McGuffin of Chelan.
But the problem in the past has been getting Owl players to state.
Overlake’s league, perhaps the toughest in the state, contains tennis juggernaut University Prep along with a number of other competitive schools vying for four state spots.

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To notch 58 consecutive league wins in any high school sport seems unfathomable.
But that’s until you realize just how good the Redmond girls’ golf team is.
With 38 athletes hitting the links at tryouts this year, the Class 4A defending champion Mustangs have a deeper talent pool than many schools have for their football or basketball teams. That is the culture that has been established for the program many call unbeatable in 4A Kingco.

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Redmond boys’ soccer coach Pat Scheibe lost a lot of senior talent last spring to graduation.
But for a program coming off a solid 11-2-1 season, including winning seven straight to close out the regular season before losing 2-0 to Bothell in the first round of the one-and-done 4A Kingco tournament, Scheibe relishes the challenge to start fresh.

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The Redmond High School (RHS) dance team is small but mighty.
Just eight members strong, the team placed first in Hip-Hop and third in Pom at the District 2 Dance and Drill competion on March 7.
Now Lisa Heard, Stacey Townsend, Haley Gusich, Kelly O’ Donnell, Maddie Ebi, Sarah Coburn, Rashmi Sathe and Imani Steiner are headed to the state competition, March 28 at the Sun Dome in Yakima.

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If there was a feel-good, Cinderella story last spring in Redmond High School sports, it would have had to be the fastpitch team’s unbelievable run at the Class 4A state tournament in Tacoma.
Last year’s team had to battle through a number of adversities, including losing its staff ace to an injury after just four starts before barely sneaking into the state tournament by winning three straight loser-out games.

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When talking about this year’s Redmond High School baseball team, one word you won’t hear fifth-year head coach Dan Pudwill use is “rebuilding.”

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With his senior season winding down, Chris Harrington made sure that it had a storybook ending.
Harrington delivered in the clutch on the biggest stage as the Redmond boys’ basketball team survived two overtimes in against Lake Stevens to win 70-64, securing fifth place at Saturday’s Class 4A state tournament at the Tacoma Dome.Redmond boys’ basketball team survived two overtimes in against Lake Stevens to win 70-64, securing fifth place at Saturday’s Class 4A state tournament at the Tacoma Dome.

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The Redmond boys basketball team got some redemption Thursday morning at the Tacoma Dome.
The Mustangs kept their season alive, beating state rookie Todd Beamer of Federal Way, 63-46, in a loser-out Class 4A state consolation game. Redmond opened the tournament with a 66-36 loss to Federal Way on Wednesday, but bounced back in a big way on Thursday.
“We did not want it to end,” said Chris Harrington, who led the Mustangs with 19 points and seven rebounds. “We felt like we were a better team (than against Federal Way).

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Thanks to the some home cookin’ and hot shootin’, the Mustangs extended their magnificent postseason run this week to the Tacoma Dome, the site of the Class 4A state tournament.
The Redmond boys’ basketball team beat Mountain View of Vancouver, 69-58, in a loser-out, winner-to-state pigtail playoff game Saturday night at Redmond High School, securing the Mustangs’ second state trip in the last three seasons.

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The Redmond boys’ basketball team took a step closer to its season-long goal with a convincing 66-54 win against Bothell in a loser-out 4A Kingco district playoff game Tuesday night at Inglemoor High.

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After a 48-46 buzzer-beater loss to Quilcene last Thursday night, the Bear Creek boys’ basketball team faltered late on Saturday against the Seattle Lutheran Saints, 44-42, at Chief Leschi School, bringing its incredible run to an abrupt end at the Class 1A Tri-District tournament.

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Max Klassen finally struck gold at Saturday’s Class 4A state swim and dive meet.

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The three Redmond High wrestlers at last weekend’s Mat Classic XXI found out that the competition was tough as ever.

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If there was any doubt about who deserves the Sea-Tac 2B Most Valuable Player Award, Bear Creek junior guard Jamie Meyer may have just settled the discussion once and for all.
The shooting phenom poured in 28 points during the Grizzlies’ 55-43 win in the league championship game over Tacoma Baptist at Chief Leschi school in Puyallup Monday night. It was the Grizzlies’ second straight Sea-Tac 2B title.

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