By BILL CHRISTIANSON
Redmond Reporter
Redmond High’s fourth loss of the football season featured a record-breaking performance by Cameron Sandquist and a heart-breaking injury for John Martino.
Being that his offensive hitters average about 5-foot-10, Redmond volleyball coach Ross Johnson thought he had a tall team.
Until the Issaquah Eagles stepped onto the court.
If there’s any good news for the Redmond Mustang football team, it’s that their 4A Kingco schedule doesn’t start until Friday against Eastlake, when the games really count.
Redmond resident Steven Toyoji, who is currently a senior attending Arizona State University, finished seventh in the men’s 400-meter final at the recent Beijing Paralympics (T52 division) with a time of 1 minute, 5.41 seconds.
The Bear Creek School’s star sophomore soccer player Ryan Strandin played a huge role in the Grizzlies’ 5-1 victory over Shoreline Christian at Paramount Park in Shoreline last Wednesday.
Redmond tennis head coach Marceil Whitney knows that the 2008 season won’t be like the glory days of Mustang tennis from 1998-2001, when the team won four consecutive Kingco championships.
• Head Coach: Marceil Whitney, 14th season
The visiting Bear Creek Grizzlies defeated Christian Faith in a Sea-Tac 2B volleyball match, 3-0, on Monday.
• Head Coach: Chris Zimmerman, third year
In the often uncertain world of high school sports, one team that seems assured of success this year is the Redmond High boys’ golf team. Since taking over in 2006, Redmond head golf coach Chris Zimmerman has compiled a record of 20-1 and has worked with many of this year’s players since they were sophomores.
It was not the 2008 homecoming that Redmond football coach Mike Pluschke had in mind.
Issaquah defeated Redmond at home, 7-2, last Thursday in a 4A Kingco tennis match.
What started out as a competition has turned into a partnership for Redmond High cross country teammates Sarah Lord and Devin McMahon.
On paper, the Redmond football team looks as good as it’s been in years.
They return an excellent QB and team leader in David Gilbertson, a line averaging 265 pounds, and receivers John Martino and Cameron Sandquist will run routes and be targets for Gilbertson’s strong arm.
The Overlake girls’ soccer team won its season opener against Forest Ridge last Tuesday by a score of 2-0 in a nonleague contest at Forest Ridge.
Success on the soccer field has become a tradition at The Overlake School as both the girls’ and boys’ teams look to continue their dominance this fall.
• Head Coach: Bob Bristol, 13th season
• Head Coach: Patrick Scheibe, 14th season
Maureen Cardwell, a talented, thrill-seeking swimmer from Redmond High School, hopes to strike more gold this fall.
Cardwell, who is battling shoulder injuries, hopes to overcome her pain and pin down another pair of Class 4A state gold medals.
