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SLIDESHOW: Tyee advances into soccer quarterfinals

cmenges — Sat, 18 May 2013 16:32:02 +0000

It's been a season of firsts for the Tyee High School boys soccer team.
The Totems made their first state playoff appearance since 1982 when they hosted Capital this past Tuesday, and they posted their first state victory ever when they won that game by a 4-1 score.

Now Tyee goes on to the state quarterfinals Saturday, May 18 for the first time when the Totems pay a 7 p.m. visit to Franklin Pierce High School of Tacoma.

The Totems are aiming to win that loser-out game and earn a berth into the May 24 state Class 2A semifinals to be played at Sunset Chevrolet Stadium in Sumner. The championship game follows for the winner the next day and the loser plays for the third place state trophy.

Tyee would love to add those firsts to its history, but first they had to win Tuesday's game against Capital played at Highline Memorial.

It was the Cougars who scored first in that game to put the pressure on the Totems, with Kellen O'Neill striking on a Riccio assist in the 20th minute of play.

Tyee tied it up again in the 39th minute. Osvaldo Lopez found the back of the net on an Aguiniga assist.

Liam Maginnas put Tyee on top in the 52nd minute of action, knocking in a penalty kick.

Hamidou Kante added to the lead on a Maginnas assist in the 53rd minute and Lopez scored another insurance goal in the 75th minute on an assist from Kante.

Bainbridge 1, Kennedy 0

Bainbridge Island dealt the Lancers of Kennedy out of the state 3A playoffs by shutting them out in the first game of a soccer double-header at Highline Memorial on Tuesday.

Frederickson earned the shutout on goal for Bainbridge and Fawley scored the game's only goal in the 77th minute -- with three minutes remaining. Hoonan recorded the assist.

Ferris 4, Mt. Rainier 2

Mount Rainier of Des Moines travelled all the way to Spokane for its state opener Tuesday and came back with only a 4-2 loss to show for it.
The Rams had been hoping for a win to give them a return trip to Eastern Washington on Saturday, when they would have visited Union or Davis in the Yakima area.

Softball teams eliminated at district

cmenges — Sat, 18 May 2013 16:34:49 +0000

Three fastpitch softball teams from the Highline Times/Des Moines News area journeyed to Sprinker Recreation Center in Spanaway for West Central District/Southwest Washington tournament action in three different classifications, and all three were quickly eliminated.

Of the three, Mount Rainier came the closest to winning.

The Rams lost to South Kitsap in their 10 a.m. Class 4A opener by a 9-4 score, then were dumped into a loser-out game against powerful Puyallup.

The Vikings dispatched Mount Rainier, 11-0, in a 2 p.m. contest.
Kennedy Catholic, on the other hand, started with a 2 p.m. game, but it was loser out.

The Lancers came up short of Timberline, 12-6, in a high scoring game.
Foster opened 2A action with a 12 p.m. game and also had a short stay. The Bulldogs took a 13-1 loss to Kingston to be ousted.

The teams were trying to break through to state tournament play next week.

Seattle Christian, on the other hand, was not set to start Tri-District action until Saturday at the Kent Service Fields. The Warriors play the winner of the Lynden Christian-University Prep game at 4 p.m.
The winner of that game advances to play a 6 p.m. game for the No. 3 and No. 4 seeds to state.

Lancers head into post season

cmenges — Wed, 15 May 2013 19:07:11 +0000

TACOMA - Darian Grimm's walk off home run in the bottom of the seventh inning delivered a 5-4 Class 3A non league fast pitch home softball win for defending Class 3A champion Wilson against current Seamount champion and undefeated Kennedy Catholic on Wednesday, May 8, as both squads built momentum for post season play.

"We try to schedule quality non league opponents," said Lancer head coach Dino Josie. "Wilson is always well coached. "This was a well played game. There was good defense, pitching and hitting. We have seven freshmen and three sophomores, so this bodes well for now and in the years to come. I feel very good about how the girls competed well. They showed lots of toughness and had quality at bats."

Kennedy Catholic wielded the hammer early. With one out in the top of the first inning, Miranda Goff drew a base on balls to bring Sierra Baines to the plate. Seeing a pitch to her liking on a 1-and-1 count, Baines turned on the ball and connected for home run that was gone on contact with the ball rising over the left field fence to send the Lancers into a 2-0 lead.

"I just wanted to start a rally," observed Baines. "I just tried to deliver. When I hit it, it just felt right. We're excited to see where we can go."

KC added to its lead in the third inning. Goff lined a one-out single to left field that was followed by a Baines double into the left center field gap. One out later, Delaney Knox flipped an RBI singles just over the left side of the infield to increase the Lancer lead to 3-0.

In the fourth inning, Haley Kormanik lashed a base hit and eventually scored on a throwing error by the Ram catcher and Kennedy Catholic's lead became 4-0.

Lancer pitcher Kate Lewis were strongly tested by Wilson threats in the second and third innings, but were able to hold the rams off the scoreboard.

Wilson showed how tough it is to keep a good team down by finally breaking through for a run in the bottom of the third inning when Carsen Stanley crushed a solo homer far over the left field fence.

A walk and a bad hop single in the infield opened the door for a pair of Ram runs in the fifth inning before Wilson tied the encounter at 4-4 on a Sinclair Gomes run-scoring single in the sixth to set the stage for Grimm's game winning blast.

"We hit really well," said an upbeat Lewis. "We hustled, competed and worked our butts off. This was excellent because it showed we can compete."

Maggie Gallagher helped the Kennedy Catholic offense by batting 3-for-4 with a double and triple while Baines was 3-for-4, including a double, triple and two RBI.

Wilson went on to capture the 3A sub-district title at Boise Creek Six-Plex in Enumclaw while Kennedy Catholic (18-3) lost a 9-0 game to Bonney Lake before being edged out, 7-6, by Peninsula. on Thursday, May 9.

SLIDESHOW: Sports Roundup 4-13-13

cmenges — Mon, 13 May 2013 22:26:41 +0000

Thursday, May 9
Fastpitch
SCS 21, Bellevue Christian 1
Seattle Christian concluded its regular Nisqually League season by blasting Bellevue Christian, 21-1, this past Thursday.
The Warriors will take part in the 1A Tri-District tournament at the Kent Service Fields on Saturday.

Friday, May 10
Boys soccer
SCS 4, Lynden Christian 1
Seattle Christian captured the 1A Tri-District championship with Friday's victory over Lynden Christian at Sammamish High School.
Grant Fremmerlid scored two goals and one assist to lead the way for the Warriors, who will host Cascade Christian for a 7 p.m. state opening match at French Field in Kent this Tuesday.
Fastpitch
Franklin Pierce 13, Foster 3
Foster opened the second day of 2A sub-district fastpitch softball tournament action at the Boise Creek Six-Plex in Enumclaw with a loss.
Fife 19, Evergreen 0
Evergreen was both blanked and clobbered by the Fife Trojans in its first game of the second day of the tournament.
Foster 12, Evergreen 6
Foster prevailed over the Wolverines as Friday's action continued, earning its way into this coming weekend's 2A West Central District tournament.
Orting 17, Evergreen 4
Evergreen lost for a third game in one day to Orting on Friday.
Mt. Rainier 21, TJ 18
Mount Rainier advanced out of the 4A sub-district tournament with Friday's high-scoring win over the Raiders of Thomas Jefferson.

Saturday, May 11
Boys soccer
Mt. Rainier 4, South Kitsap 0
Mount Rainier shut out South Kitsap last Saturday to advance into state 4A action Wednesday.
The Rams will travel to Spokane Falls Community College to play Ferris in a 6 p.m. game.
Kennedy 3, Columbia River 0
Kennedy knocked off Greater St. Helens League champion Columbia River at the Kiggins Bowl in Vancouver on Saturday.
The Lancers will now open state 3A action with a 5:30 p.m. home game at Highline Memorial Tuesday.
Tyee 3, White River 1
The Totems also kept their season alive with a West Central District 2A victory over the White River Hornets.
Tyee hosts Capital in its state opener at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Highline Memorial.
First round soccer survivors go on to the state quarterfinals this coming Friday and Saturday.
Sumner 3, Foster 2
Foster's season ended with Saturday's narrow 2A district loss to the Spartans.
Kingston 3, Evergreen 0
Evergreen was stopped one game short of the state playoffs with Saturday's loss at Silverdale Stadium.
Track and field
Qualifying track and field athletes from Evergreen, Foster and Tyee will compete in the 2A West Central District meet at Sunset Chevrolet Stadium in Sumner, while the Highline and Kennedy athletes will be at the 3A meet in Shelton.
The 2A meet runs from 3:30-7:30 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m.-3:10 p.m. Saturday.
Class 3A action lasts from 1:40-8:40 p.m. Friday and from 10 a.m.-5:10 p.m. Saturday.

Sports Roundup for 5-10-13

cmenges — Fri, 10 May 2013 23:05:42 +0000

Monday, May 6
Baseball
Life Christian 3, SCS 0
The Warriors were shut out by Life Christian in a Nisqually League game this past Monday.

Tuesday, May 7
Baseball
Olympic 14, Foster 4
Foster's season came to an end with a 10-run Seamount/South Puget Sound League 2A playoff loss to Olympic at the Kitsap County Fairgrounds Tuesday.
Fastpitch
SCS 9, Orting 6
Seattle Christian battled its way past Orting in Nisqually League action Tuesday.
TJ 6, Mount Rainier 5
Thomas Jefferson slipped past the Rams in an SPSL 4A North Division tiebreaker game on Tuesday.
Boys lacrosse
Nathan Hale 19, Highline 2
Nathan Hale outgunned the Pirates in boys lacrosse action Tuesday.
Kennedy 18, Seattle Prep 0
Maxwell Arrington scored five goals for Kennedy Catholic in its 18-0 victory over Seattle Prep this last Tuesday.

Wednesday, May 8
Boys soccer
Kennedy 4, Decatur 0
Kennedy Catholic shut out the Gators of Decatur High School in Federal Way in a Seamount/SPSL 3A playoff at Franklin Pierce High School in the Tacoma area on Wednesday.
Puyallup 2, Mt. Rainier 0
Mount Rainier took a road loss to the Puyallup Vikings in an SPSL 4A tournament game Wednesday.

Thursday, May 9
Fastpitch
Bonney Lake 9, Kennedy 0
Kennedy Catholic was blasted by Bonney Lake in Seamount/SPSL 3A playoff action Thursday. The Lancers will still advance into this coming week's West Central District 3A action.
Auburn-Riverside 8, Highline 2
Auburn-Riverside fended off the Pirates in an 8-2 game Thursday, ending Highline's season short of West Central District 3A play.
Peninsula 7, Kennedy 6
The Lancers were edged by the Peninsula Seahawks in a Seamount/SPSL 3A game Thursday.
SCS 21, Bellevue Chr. 1
Seattle Christian won by 20 runs in Nisqually League action Thursday.
Puyallup 1, Mt. Rainier 0
Puyallup edged the Lady Rams in SPSL 4A tournament opening play at the Kent Service Fields on Thursday.
Rogers 7, Mt. Rainier 6
Mount Rainier lost another one-run game, but more of the high scoring variety, in their second game Thursday.

Mount Rainier scores at sub-district

cmenges — Tue, 07 May 2013 22:23:06 +0000

AUBURN - On the heels of a fine SPSL 4A North 8-2 second place regular season, the Mount Rainier girls tennis team reiterated and in some ways empowered itself more at the 2013 SPSL 4A sub-district tournament held at Auburn Riverside High School.

Following Monday, May 6, action the Tim Lee-coached Rams held a clear second place total of 31 points behind sub-district champion Thomas Jefferson's 40 based on the strength of its singles players while also qualifying personnel to the West Central/Southwest Washington bi-district tournament scheduled for May 17-18 at the Capitol City Court in Olympia.

Beginning with the round of 16, the Rams brought the fire to the well warmed courts with junior Kristana Stevanovic, senior Tajana Vujic and sophomore Anya Bonner.

For beginnings, Stevanovic stroked by Mari Bolkvadze of Puyallup, 6-1, 6-0, but was then sent into the consolation round, 6-0, 6-0, by eventual champion Lauren Thornquist of Auburn. The top Ram player then rebounded to capture a 6-0, 6-3, two-set victory against the Puyallup Vikings' Anna Flury to reach the consolation semifinals where she earned the No. 4 seed to bi-district in a rugged three-set affair against Aly Siemion of Auburn.

Stevanovic annexed the first set, 6-3, before her opponent reversed the momentum in a 6-1 second set win. In the third set, Stevanovic once again shifted into high gear for a 6-3 triumph. Narrows No. 3 Mina Craig of Olympia will be her first bi-district opponent in a May 17 8:15 a.m. match.

Siemion gave Vujic a 6-2, 6-4, defeat before Vujic posted a 6-4, 6-3, decision against Coco hernandez-Tague of Thomas Jefferson. Jessica Lam of Kentridge defeated Vujic, 6-3, 6-1, but the Mount Rainier athlete overcame Bolkvadze, 6-0, 6-2, and earned the ninth SPSL seed into bi-district by eliminating Flury. No.1 Narrows seed Kaitlyn Skjonsby of South Kitsap awaits Vujic on Friday, May 17.

Bonner fell just short in her bid for bi-district placing. Thomas Jefferson's Michelle Lee dominated Bonner, 6-1, 6-0, to send the resilient Ram into treacherous waters. Chelsea Rueppell of Rogers (Puyallup) forced a struggling Bonner into the ropes after a 6-love first set pummeling. Bonner regrouped strategically and mentally to bring home the win in 6-1 and 6-3 set wins. Siemion allowed Bonner little breathing room in a 6-2, 6-0, defeat of the Ram athlete in the next match. Next came Flury to short-circuit Bonner's bid for bi-district, 6-1, 6-3, on the way to be eliminated by Vujic.

Two Mount Rainier tandems ventured into the super tough doubles competition.

Seniors Beverly Crock and Grace Hilsen initiated their round of 16 by defeating Bethel's Gunderson and Berner, 6-0, 6-2. Jenny Hoefel and Kiele Bowman of Todd Beamer stopped the Ram pair's progress, 6-2, 6-3. Nichelle Song and Gloria Oh of TJ went three pulsating sets before upending Mount Rainier, 6-3, 4-6, 6-1. Crock and Hilsen survived Abbie Clements and Ariana Bovenkamp of Puyallup, 6-4, 6-0, to earn a shot at the ninth and final seed to sub-district.

Madie Wright and Alex Boyle ran aground, 6-0, 6-0, against Hoefel and Bowman in their opener of the round of 16 before winning against Gundersen and Berner of Bethel. Eventual No. 4 bi-district seeds Toni Mullen and Rileigh Qualls defeated Wright and Boyle, 6-4, 6-4, but Wright and Boyle stayed in the hunt by pushing past Katie Simpson and Abby Kocks of Graham Kapowsin. 7-5, 7-6, setting up a seeding showdown with teammates Crock and Hilsen. It was Crock and Hilsen prevailing, 6-3, 6-2. This Mount Rainier duo opens bi-district at 9:45 a.m. on May 17 against Bautista and Robinson of Olympia.

SLIDESHOW: Evergreen holds off late rally by Foster to win 9-5 in softball

cmenges — Tue, 07 May 2013 22:50:32 +0000

Foster girls’ softball team played host to Evergreen on Friday, May 3rd for a Seamount Conference game played at Tukwila Community Center. This was the last regular season game for both teams. Foster came into the game with a 5-win, 8-loss conference record while Evergreen was at 3 wins and 10 losses. The first time these teams met, Foster won the contest over Evergreen, 11-6.

Evergreen was up to bat first. In that inning, they sent six batters to the plate and scored two runs.

In the bottom of the first inning Evergreen’s catcher and team captain, Pulemau Savusa threw out Foster’s Veronica Sun at second base and Alexia Barlow at third base for attempting to steal.

Coach Angeles commented on Foster’s speedster Alexia Barlow being thrown out. “I think when we threw her out it kind of set the tone. I don’t think they were quite as aggressive after that.” So if one play can change a team’s momentum, then that could have been it.

Evergreen would go on to score one run in the 2nd, two in the 5th, and four in the 6 th inning. Evergreen led by a score of 9-0 in the 6th before Foster even got on the board. Evergreen looked like they were in cruise control, doing the things they should, as Foster just didn’t seem to have an answer.

Well, it wasn’t until the bottom of the 6th inning that Foster got their momentum going. They were at the top of their batting order and things started clicking. They sent all nine of their players up to bat and scored 4 runs. Now this looked like a team that just would not go away quietly!

Evergreen did not score in the top of the 7th, but was Foster capable of a comeback win?

Again, Foster was at the top of their batting order, just where they wanted to be. But, to the dismay of the team and their fans, they were only able to score one run in that inning. Their comeback ended up being too little, too late as Evergreen defeated Foster by a score of 9-5.

Before the game, Coach Angeles told his pitcher Tori Mulitauopele, “If you throw strikes, we win!” Well, I guess he was spot on with that statement. He also told me, "Our team came out with some motivation because Foster is a little higher up in our league standings and they played well and I’m proud of them.”

It’s interesting to note that only one player on coach Angeles’ team has any real softball experience. That is left fielder Keiki Waiau, who has played at PacWest. That’s why it’s important for Evergreen to have a JV team, he said; it’s a good way to teach fundamentals before getting up to the varsity level.

“It’s been a fun year”, coach Angeles said. “This was our last league game and now we go to the sub-district tournament. I will be losing 5 or 6 seniors from this team so we’ll see what happens next year.”

Coach Angeles also had something to say about Foster's pitcher Veronica Sun. He knows her very well, because her family lived next door to him at one time. He remembers playing catch with Veronica and her sister Venseca when they were growing up. “She's a good pitcher and a good athlete”, added coach Angeles.

Foster’s coach Shauna Briggs has been with her team for five years. In the past, Foster has not had a winning record; last year they won only one game. They had to come up with other ways to have fun, so they focused on honoring the other teams, their opponents, and finding ways to focus on sportsmanship.

“At the beginning of the game, we all run over and give them snacks for coming,” coach Briggs said. “At the end of every home game, our girls have made ‘Player of the Game’ t-shirts for the other teams, just to honor them. They run over and call out whatever player our team voted on and give them the t-shirt.” No wonder the coaches from the other teams always say, you’re our favorite team to play. They feed them and honor them - nice!

Coach Briggs also commented on her center fielder, Alexia Barlow. “She's a cheerleader, with a big sparkly bow, who likes to roll around in the dirt. She is my only girl who can figure out the popup slide. Most of the time when the catcher throws down, she's already slid and popped up by the time the ball gets there.”

Thus ends another softball regular season with the playoffs about to begin. Both Foster and Evergreen qualified to play in the 2A Sub-District Softball Tournament to be held at Boise Creek Six-Plex in Enumclaw on Friday, May 10. Foster will play Franklin Pierce and Evergreen plays Fife, both games are scheduled at 4:00pm. Get out and support your team!

For more information, including a map and directions, go to the link below.
http://www.seamountathletics.com/tournament.php?tournament_id=889&sport=15

GREAT NEWS FOR FOSTER SOFTBALL! They have a brand new softball field. The first game to be played on their new field will be against Fife, on Wednesday, May 8th at 4pm. This game was scheduled so they could have a senior celebration on the new field, along with a BBQ following the game. Coach Briggs has been trying for five years to get a softball field, and now they finally have it.

SLIDESHOW: Sports Roundup for 5-6-13

cmenges — Mon, 06 May 2013 21:38:10 +0000

Friday, May 3
Boys soccer
TJ 2, Mt. Rainier 0
Mount Rainier fell into a tie with the Raiders with Friday's loss at Federal Way Memorial Field, with both teams winding up with 11-1-4 South Puget Sound League North Division records.
Since TJ went 1-0-1 against the Rams and Mount Rainier was 0-1-1 against the Raiders, Thomas Jefferson won the division title on a tiebreaker.
As the SPSL North No. 2 team, the Raiders play the SPSL South No. 2 team in an 8 p.m. playoff at Puyallup's Sparks Stadium on Wednesday, May 8.
TJ plays for the overall SPSL title at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Federal Way Memorial Field.
Mount Rainier held the lead through most of this past Friday's match against TJ after Isaac Gettis scored in the 24th minute on a Kalob Cofer-Doan assist.
The Raiders then rallied for two goals in the closing minutes.
Tyler Hamashima found the back of the net in the 72nd minute on a Jamie Prado-Huerta assist to tie it, and TJ teammate Rodrigo Robles scored what turned out to be the winning goal in the 77th minute on another Prado-Huerta assist.
SCS 6, Life Christian 0
The Warriors shut out Life Christian in a lopsided Nisqually League match this past Friday.
Fastpitch
Kennedy 17, Renton 2
The Lancers wrapped up an undefeated 14-0 Seamount League record with Friday's rout of Renton.
As a Class 3A team, the Lancers will play Thursday in the Seamount-SPSL tournament at the Boise Creek Six Plex in Enumclaw. Second place Highline (11-3) will also be there.
The Seamount League-SPSL 2A tournament is Friday at the same site.
Baseball
Bonney Lake 11, Kennedy 5
Kennedy Catholic's season ended with Friday's loss to Bonney Lake at Auburn-Mountainview High School. Bonney Lake claimed the No. 5 Seamount/SPSL berth into the 3A West Central District tournament and the loser was out.
Franklin Pierce 16, Tyee 2
Tyee took a loss in the game for the Seamount/SPSL 2A No. 7 and final berth to district Friday.
Foster, which beat the Totems by a 5-3 score Thursday, advances as the No. 6 seed.
SCS 11, Life Christian 6
The Warriors of Seattle Christian emerged victorious in Friday's Nisqually League game.
Track and field
Highline-Tyee-Evergreen
Highline picked up two victories on the girls side Friday, defeating Tyee by an 82-20 score and Evergreen by a 66-52 margin.
In boys action, Highline emerged as an 86-22 winner over Tyee but took a 67-55 loss to Evergreen.
The Seamount-SPSL 3A meet takes place at 3:30 p.m. Thursday at Sumner and the 2A meet is Friday at the same time and location. The final day for both classifications starts at 10 a.m. Saturday at Sumner.

Saturday, May 4
Boys lacrosse
Ballard 14, Kennedy 8
Kennedy Catholic fell to the Beavers of Ballard in Saturday's game.

Sports Roundup for 5-3-13

cmenges — Sat, 04 May 2013 00:08:48 +0000

Monday, April 29
Boys soccer
SCS 11. Chimacum 0
The Warriors clobbered Chimacum in a Nisqually League match Monday.
Interlake 14, Highline 3
Highline was hammered by the Saints this past Monday.
Baseball
Mt. Rainier 4, Highline 1
The Rams prevailed in a non-league game against a cross school district opponent under the lights at Moshier Field last Monday.
SCS 6, Charles Wright 5
Seattle Christian scored a close win over Charles Wright this past Monday.
Girls lacrosse
Holy Names 15, Kennedy 6
Holy Names got the best of the Lancers last Monday,

Tuesday, April 30
Fastpitch
Mt. Rainier 11, Auburn-Riverside 0
The Lady Rams routed the Ravens in a South Puget Sound League 4A victory this past Tuesday.
Kennedy 5, SCS 1
The Lancers were non-league winners against the Warriors on Tuesday.
Tyee 10, Foster 0
Tyee shut out its close rivals from Foster this last Tuesday.
Baseball
SCS 14, Life Christian 4
Seattle Christian scored a Nisqually League victory over Life Christian at the Des Moines Field House on Tuesday.
Tahoma 7, Mt. Rainier 1
Tahoma towered above Mount Rainier last Tuesday.
Boys soccer
Evergreen 4, Foster 3
Evergreen trimmed up Foster in a close game Tuesday.
Tyee 2, Hazen 2
The Totems played the Highlanders to a 2-2 tie Tuesday.
Kennedy 3, Renton 0
The Lancers posted a shutout win over the Indians last Tuesday.
Highline 5, Lindbergh 3
Highline landed a 5-3 victory over Lindbergh on Tuesday.
Mt. Rainier 0, Kentridge 0
The Rams and Chargers battled to a scoreless tie Tuesday.

Wednesday, May 1
Baseball
Sumner 13, Tyee 3
The Totems took a loss as they opened Class 2A West Central District action this past Wednesday.
Fife 11, Foster 1
Foster fell to Fife in another 2A District playoff Wednesday.
Fastpitch
Tyee 21, Evergreen 16
Tyee topped Evergreen in a slugfest Wednesday.
Kennedy 9, Hazen 2
Kennedy hammered the Highlanders in action at Chelsea Park on Wednesday.
Mt. Rainier 10, Kentlake 0
Jasmin Fulmore won on the mound with four strikeouts in five innings Wednesday and also hit 2-for-2 with a home run and five RBI.
Mariah Peterson also homered, hitting 1-for-2.

Thursday, May 2
Fastpitch
SCS 7, Highline 3
Seattle Christian defeated Highline in a non-league game Thursday, with Molli Ronish hitting 3-for-4 with a triple and one RBI.
Baseball
Todd Beamer 5, Mt. Rainier 4
The Titans took a one-run win over the Rams in a Class 4A South Puget Sound League playoff last Thursday.
Foster 5, Tyee 3
Foster won its second playoff game Thursday, beating the Totems by two. Tyee was still alive in a game against Franklin Pierce Friday.
Boys lacrosse
Kennedy 10, Nathan Hale 9
Anthony Parker scored four goals and Ashton Pieris three in Thursday's Lancer win.

Sports Roundup for 4-29-13

cmenges — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 22:47:53 +0000

Friday, April 26
Fastpitch
Mt. Rainier 8, TJ 5
Mount Rainier outscored Thomas Jefferson, 8-5, in a South Puget Sound League North Division battle this past Friday.
Kennedy 15, Tyee 0
Kennedy shut out the Totems and also brought out the big bats in Seamount League action Friday.
Foster 14, Renton 3
The Bulldogs decisively outslugged Renton in another Seamount game played Friday.
SCS 11, Cascade Christian 1
Seattle Christian clobbered Cascade Christian in Nisqually League action Friday.
Baseball
Lindbergh 12, Highline 1
The Pirates lost to Lindbergh in a Seamount League baseball battle on Friday.
Boys soccer
Hazen 1, Kennedy 0
The Highlanders edged the Lancers in a battle of Seamount boys soccer playoff-bound this last Friday. Tyee is also on its way to the postseason.
SCS 4, Charles Wright 1
Seattle Christian soundly defeated Charles Wright in a Nisqually League match played Friday.

Saturday, April 27
Boys soccer
Mt. Rainier 2, A-R 0
Mount Rainier blanked Auburn-Riverside in an SPSL North game Saturday.
Chais Casias earned the shutout on goal for the Rams and Garrett Weaver scored both goals, the last of which came with 4:00 remaining in the match.
Alex Castillo and Isaac Gettis recorded the assists.

Sports Roundup for 4-26-13

cmenges — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 04:40:06 +0000

Monday, April 22
Fastpitch
Mt. Rainier 5, Auburn 2
Mount Rainier outscored the Trojans in a South Puget Sound League game Monday.
Highline 11, Hazen 0
Highline hammered the Highanders in Monday's Seamount League action.
SCS 6, Cedar Pk. Christian 1
Seattle Christian crushed Cedar Park Christian in a Nisqually League game Monday.
Baseball
Tyee 18, Kennedy 2
A highly-improved Tyee team took it to the Lancers Monday.
Highline 14, Evergreen 0
The Pirates won a lopsided game against the Wolverines this past Monday.
Foster 15, Renton 1
Foster did its routing against Renton last Monday.
Mt. Rainier 8, Auburn 3
The Rams scored a win against the Trojans on Monday.
Cedar Pk. Christian 4, SCS 0
The Warriors were shut out by Cedar Park Christian last Monday.
Tennis
Mt. Rainier 3, Tahoma 2
Mount Rainier topped Tahoma in an SPSL game played Monday.
Girls lacrosse
Kennedy 12, Nathan Hale 8
The Lancers won over the Raiders in Monday's game.

Tuesday, April 23
Fastpitch
Kentridge 6, Mt. Rainier 1
The Rams were zapped by the Chargers this past Tuesday.
Kennedy 9, Lindbergh 5
Kennedy worked its way to a 9-5 win Tuesday.
Baseball
Kentridge 5, Mt. Rainier 3
Mount Rainier was tripped up by Kentridge on Tuesday.
Kennedy 6, Highline 5
The Lancers got past the Pirates in a close game Tuesday.
Lindbergh 15, Foster 5
Foster fell to the Eagles in a 10-run game Tuesday.
Hazen 10, Tyee 8
The Totems were topped by the Highlanders last Tuesday.
Boys soccer
Kennedy 1, Tyee 0
Kennedy Catholic survived a 1-0 game against the Totems this past Tuesday.
Highline 1, Evergreen 0
The Pirates also won a one-goal shutout game on Tuesday.
Foster 4, Renton 0
Foster routed Renton in a shutout game Tuesday.
Mt. Rainier 3, Kentwood 1
Mount Rainier found its way into the winner's circle against the Conquerors on Tuesday.
Tennis
Mt. Rainier 4, Kentwood 1
The Rams were convincing winners against the Conquerors this past Tuesday.
Boys lacrosse
Seattle Prep 16, Highlline 2
Highline fell to Seattle Prep in a 14-point game Tuesday.

Wednesday, April 24
Fastpitch
Kennedy 17, Evergreen 0
Evergreen was blanked and battered by the Lancers last Wednesday.
Hazen 13, Foster 1
Foster fell to Hazen in a lopsided game Wednesday.
Highline 11, Renton 1
The Pirates routed Renton on Wednesday.
Lindbergh 15, Tyee 0
Tyee lost a lopsided game to Lindbergh this past Wednesday.
SCS 10, Chimacum 2
Seattle Christian clobbered the Cowboys this last Wednesday.
Kentwood 2, Mt. Rainier 0
The Rams lost a close game to the Conquerors on Wednesday.
Tennis
Hazen 4, Kennedy 3
The Lancers fell to Hazen last Wednesday.
Baseball
Tyee 18, Evergreen 4
Tyee topped Evergreen in action this past Wednesday.
Hazen 9, Kennedy 5
Hazen came away as a winner against the Lancers last Wednesday.
Girls lacrosse
Kennedy 10, Ballard 9
The Lancers slipped past the Beavers on Wednesday.

Thursday, April 25
Baseball
Aub.-Riv. 10, Mt. Rainier 0
The Rams could not rally against the Ravens of Auburn-Riverside last Thursday.
Hazen 12, Foster 2
Hazen got the best of the Bulldogs on Thursday.
Highline 13, Renton 0
Highline had an easy time of it in Thursday's victory.
Kennedy 1, Evergreen 0
It was oh-so-close when the Lancers won by one against the Wolverines.
Lindbergh 6, Tyee 3
Lindbergh landed a win over the Totems last Thursday.
Fastpitch
Decatur 18, Evergreen 2
Decatur delivered an 18-2 win over the Wolverines in non-league action Thursday.
Tennis
Mt. Rainier 4, Kentwood 1
The Rams won decisively against the Conquerors on Thursday.
Boys soccer
Mt. Rainier 1, Tahoma 0
Mount Rainier topped Tahoma by one goal Thursday.
Track and field
Highline-JFK-Renton-Evergreen
Kennedy scored two wins on the boys side Thursday, outscoring Highline, 90-49, and Evergreen 102-38. Renton won, 71-57, compared to Highline
In girls action the Lancers also won twice. They defeated Highline, 102-46, and Evergreen, 113-25. Renton defeated Highline, 100-38.
Foster-Lindbergh-Hazen
Foster fell twice in both the boys and girls meets on Thursday.
Lindbergh emerged as a 109-34 winner over the Bulldogs in boys action and Foster lost, 98.5-40.5, to Hazen.
On the girls side, Lindbergh won, 110-30, over Foster and Hazen outscored the Bulldogs, 94-45.

SLIDESHOW: Sports Roundup for 4-22-13

cmenges — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:27:45 +0000

Friday, April 19
Boys soccer
Highline 1, Renton 1
Highline and Renton battled to a 1-1 tie in Seamount League action Friday.
Kennedy 4, Evergreen 0
Kennedy shut out Evergreen by a 4-0 margin Friday.
Hazen 7, Foster 0
The Bulldogs took a lopsided loss against the Seamount League-leading Highlanders this last Friday.
Girls lacrosse
Seattle Prep 18, Kennedy 8
Kennedy Catholic absorbed a loss at the hands of Seattle Prep this past Friday.

SLIDESHOW: Totems trounce Lindbergh

cmenges — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 23:14:22 +0000

Tyee is excelling in soccer.

The Totem boys team has jumped out to a 9-2 record in the Seamount League for second place behind only Hazen, including a decisive 5-1 victory over Lindbergh this past Friday.

"We play an A-level game every time we put it on the field," said Tyee head coach Allen Rider. "We work a lot on ball control and conditioning."

The Totems jumped out to a commanding 5-0 lead by halftime Friday, then scaled back its attack in the second half.

Tyee went out of the locker room and played only nine players instead of the normal 11, and Lindbergh scored its only goal during the second half. The Eagles of Renton played with only 10 on the field the entire game because of a player shortage, not on purpose like the Totems.

"We were way up, and it was a chance to get the guys in," Rider said. "They only played with 10 the whole game. It didn't make sense rushing our guys in."

Tyee took the lead with only 1 minute, 15 seconds elapsed in the first half and never looked back.

Jose Aguiniga, a senior captain, drilled the ball into the left corner of the net to already make it 1-0.

Junior forward Ibrahima Sow struck for the second goal with 21:54 to play in the first half, also finding the left side of the net.

Senior forward/midfielder Liam Maginnis then nailled a hard shot to the back of the net at the 14:26 mark to pad the lead to 3-0, then sophomore midfielder Adama Kante struck just to the right of the middle of the net to make it 4-0 with 12:21 to go until halftime.

Maginnis scored the Totems' final goal with 2:50 left in the first half to make it 5-0.

"They know how to work the ball," said Rider of his players' success.
The suddenly short-handed Totems gave up Lindbergh's only goal of the game with 35:25 remaining in the second half.

Efrain Velasco did the honors for the Eagles, who remained behind the Totems by a 5-1 score the rest of the way.

Tyee is set to return to action Tuesday, when it visits Kennedy for a 6 p.m. game at the Starfire complex in Tukwila. The Totems visit Evergreen Friday before finishing up the regular Seamount League season at home against Hazen at 5:30 p.m. next Tuesday, April 30, at Highline Memorial.

Mt. Rainier 1, Auburn 0

Mount Rainier prevailed, 1-0, over the Auburn Trojans in the first game of a double-header at Highline Memorial last Friday.

The victory upped the Rams' record to 7-1-3, putting them second in the South Puget Sound League North Division. The top five teams in each division advance into the SPSL playoffs at the end of the season.

The Rams got off to a slow start in Friday's game, not scoring until 35:48 remained in the second half.

"It was a little frustrating," said Mount Rainier head coach Steve Mohn. "We did not have a great first half. We were lucky it was 0-0 at halftime"

The second half was a different story, however, as the Rams put the only goal they needed in with only 4:12 elapsed.

"We came out and played a pretty good second half," said Mohn. "I thought we deserved to win."

Isaac Gettis scored for the Rams, taking a penalty kick and drilling it on to the back of the net. It struck so hard that it bounced back out off the net about 10 yards from the goal mouth.

Mount Rainier went on to dominate the second half, but did not find the net again.

The Rams did not need to, as goalie Chase Casias and the Mount Rainier defense put together the sixth shutout of the year for the team.

Casias had to leave briefly in the second half because of an injury.
Mount Rainier will be at home at Highline Memorial playing Kentwood Tuesday, April 23 before going to Tahoma on Thursday, April 25. The Rams are at home against Auburn-Riverside Saturday, April 27.
All three matches are scheduled for 7:30 p.m.

The Rams close out their season with a 3:30 p.m. visit to Thomas Jefferson at Federal Way Memorial Field Friday, May 3. The SPSL playoffs take place Wednesday, May 8.

Sports Roundup for 4-19-13

cmenges — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 21:04:49 +0000

Monday, April 15
Baseball
Kennedy 11, Foster 1
Foster fell to the Lancers in a lopsided Seamount League game Monday.
Tyee 9, Renton 8
Tyee won a high-scoring game against the Indians this last Monday.
Lindbergh 6, Highline 4
The Piratres came up just short in Monday's game against the Eagles of Lindbergh.
SCS 7, Eatonville 1
The Warriors waltzed over the Cruisers this past Monday.
Fastpitch
Kennedy 15, Renton 0
The Lancers shut down Renton and clobbered its with their bats Monday.
Highline 5, Bellevue 1
The Pirates beat Bellevue in a non--league game this past Monday.
Eatonville 5, SCS 4
Seattle Christian was edged by Eatonville last Monday.

Tuesday, April 16
Boys soccer
Tyee 6, Foster 1
The Tyee Totems trounced the nearby Bulldogs in Seamount League action Tuesday.
Kennedy 3, Lindbergh 0
Kennedy posted a shutout victory over the Eagles this past Tuesday.
Renton 2, Evergreen 0
Evergreen was blanked by Renton on Tuesday.
Hazen 5, Highline 1
The Highlanders beat Highline Tuesday, but the Pirates avoided the shutout.
Fastpitch
Tahoma 11, Mt. Rainier 1
Mount Rainier lost in road action Tuesday.
Baseball
Mt. Rainier 11, K-M 1
The Rams clobbered Kent-Meridian in a South Puget Sound League game played Tuesday.
Kennedy 15, Renton 1
Kennedy routed Renton in a Tuesday game.

Wednesday, April 17
Baseball
Tyee 15, Foster 4
Tyee outslugged the Bulldogs, 15-4, in Wednesday's game.
Kennedy 18, Lindbergh 1
Kennedy exploded for a big win against the Eagles Wednesday.
Highline 5, Hazen 3
Highline held off the Highlanders for a victory Wednesday.
Renton 20, Evergreen 7
The Wolverines were routed by Renton Wednesday.
TJ 2, Mt. Rainier 1
The Raiders won a close one against the Rams on Wednesday.
Fastpitch
SCS 14, Vashon 2
The Warriors won decisively in a game played at the Des Moines Fieldhouse this past Wednesday.
Kennedy 11, Foster 1
Kennedy won big against the Bulldogs on Wednesday.
Lindbergh 15, Evergreen 0
Evergreen was blanked by the Eagles Wednesday.
Girls tennis
Mt. Rainier 5, K-M 0
The Rams swept the Royals aside Wednesday.
Boys soccer
SCS 2, Bellevue Chr. 1
Seattle Christian edged out Bellevue Christian in Wednesday's game.

Thursday, April 18
Fastpitch
Lindbergh 5, Highline 3
The Pirates lost to Lindbergh in Seamount League action Thursday.
Baseball
Lindbergh 24, Evergreen 1
Lindbergh got the best of the Wolverines in Thursday's game.
SCS 3, Vashon 2
Seattle Christian survived a close game against Vashon Island this last Thursday.
Boys lacrosse
Overlake 10, Highline 2
The Pirates took a loss to Overlake this past Thursday.
Track and field
Highline-Foster
The Pirates took three losses in both boys and girls action Thursday.
Lindbergh outscored them, 107-28, in the boys point totals and lost, 94-40, to Hazen to go with a 62-50 loss to Foster.
On the girls side, Lindbergh topped the Pirates, 121-22, and Highline lost to Hazen, 110-27.
Foster defeated the Highline girls, 70-47.
Tyee-Kennedy-Evergreen
The Kennedy Catholic boys posted three wins Thursday as Evergreen and Tyee both took two losses.
JFK went 2-1 in girls action, on the other hands, and Tyee and Evergreen both lost twice.
The Lancers boys won, 131-3, over Tyee and 104-34 over Evergreen while also outscoring Renton, 86-58.
Evergreen was also defeated by Renton, 86-40, and Tyee also lost to the Indians, 120-10.
Renton won against JFK in girls action, 93-57, but Kennedy won, 124-12, over Tyee and 100-36 over Evergreen.
Renton defeated Tyee, 128-3, and Evergreen, 115-28.

SLIDESHOW: Sports Roundup for 4-15-13

cmenges — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 19:33:37 +0000

Friday, April 12
Baseball
Tyee 5, Highline 5
It's a time of suspense for the Tyee and Highline baseball teams.
The two teams fought bravely through the rain at Moshier Field this past Friday, only to have the score left in a 5-5 tie through seven innings of play after the rain and puddles became too much to continue.
For now the game will be left in a tie, although it may be finished at a later date.
"Hopefully we can finish the game," said Highline head coach David Johnson, whose team stands at 3-3-1 including the tie.
Johnson was impressed with the game's action on the field so far.
"It was a hard fought game," Johnson said. "The guys played solid defense. I have a lot of kudos for Jermaine, their coach. Tyee has come a long way."
Johnson, who is assisted by Ed Sullivan, is in his first year as the Highline coach.
"Hopefully things will pick up the last part of the season," he said.
Leading the way for the Pirates was Jordan Sagmoen, who struck out nine on the mound, while teammate Dave Erickson hit 3-for-4 with two doubles, two runs scored and one RBI batting in the leadoff position.
Tyee had four doubles.
Highline got the early jump on the Totems, scoring one run in the bottom of the third. Tyee answered with one in the top of the fourth before the Pirates erupted for four runs in the bottom of the fourth.
Tyee was not phased by the rally, answering with its own four-run rally in the top of the fifth.
The 5-5 score remained until the rain brought the action to a premature end.
Next up, Tyee hosts Foster for a 3:30 p.m. game Wednesday and Highline is on the road at Hazen. Renton visits Highline at the same time Friday and Tyee goes to Lindbergh.
Boys soccer
Foster 0, Kennedy 0
Foster and Kennedy played each other to a 0-0 tie in the rain at the Starfire complex in Tukwila on Friday.

West Seattle lands women's soccer

cmenges — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 19:46:22 +0000

Women's Premier Soccer League, the largest women's league in the world, has a franchise coming to play its home games in West Seattle this summer.

The team -- called AC Seattle -- will be calling both Delridge Playfield and Chief Sealth High School its home territory.

Other franchised in the league include the Spokane Shine, Emerald City FC, Eugene Metro FC, Oregon Rush SC and the Issaquah Soccer Club.

The season will run June though July, with the home schedule launched with a match against the Spokane Shine at 7:45 p.m. Sunday, June 9.

Emerald City FC goes crosstown for a 7 p.m. game Thursday, June 13 and Eugene FC invades for 7 p.m. action Friday, June 21. The Oregon Rush comes to town at 6 p.m. Saturday, June 22 and the Issaquah Soccer Club will be here at 6 p.m. Sunday, June 30.

Ticket packages are being sold for $50 adults and $25 kids under 12 prices on the team's www.acseattle.com, website. They include entrance to home games, t-shirt and hat, access to a special ACS event and a soccer clinic for kids under ACS coaches and players. Shipping is free.

The team blends American and Italian talent, with at least eight more host families needed for Italian players.

Sports Roundup for 4-12-13

cmenges — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 22:21:00 +0000

Monday, April 8
Baseball
Mt. Rainier 5, Kennedy 2
Ryan Macri had a big game for the Rams in Monday's win, hitting 2-for-3 with one RBI and also winning on the mound. He struck out two in six innings of work.
Fastpitch
Foster 11, Evergreen 7
Foster finished with the win in Monday's action.
Hazen 20, Tyee 2
Tyee went down to a loss in Monday's game.
Boys soccer
Hazen 2, Evergreen 0
Evergreen was blanked by the Highlanders last Monday.
Kennedy 2, Highline 0
Kennedy Catholic shut down the Pirates this past Monday.
Foster 3, Lindbergh 0
The Bulldogs buried the Eagles, 3-0, on Monday.
Tyee 3, Renton 0
The Totems also won by a 3-0 score this last Monday.
Mt. Rainier 2, Kentlake 0
Mount Rainier posted a shutout win over the Falcons on Monday.

Tuesday, April 9
Fastpitch
Kennedy 6, Highline 3
Kennedy Catholic outdistanced the Pirates in Tuesday's action.
Tyee 21, Renton 13
The Totems trounced the Indians in a high-scoring game Tuesday.
Hazen 22, Evergreen 0
The Wolverines were hammered by the Highlanders this past Tuesday.
Lindbergh 12, Foster 0
The Bulldogs also lost a decisive game Tuesday.
Mixed tennis
Hazen 6, Highline 1
The Pirates won only one match on Tuesday against Hazen.
Girls lacrosse
Mercer Island 19, Kennedy 3
Kennedy Catholic came up shy against Mercer Island on Tuesday.

Wednesday, April 10
Boys soccer
Tyee 4, Highline 2
Tyee triumphed over the Pirates this past Wednesday.
Evergreen 4, Lindbergh 1
The Wolverines enjoyed a decisive win Wednesday.
Mt. Rainier 2, K-M 1
The Rams rallied for a one goal win on Wednesday.

Thursday, April 11
Fastpitch
Kennedy 18, Foster 1
Sierra Baines won on the mound after striking out six in two innings of work, and she also hit 3-for-3 with three runs, five RBI, a double and a triple.
Baseball
Mt. Rainier 9, Kentlake 6
Mount Rainier outslugged the Falcons, 9-6, this past Thursday.
Drew Nelson hit 2-for-4 with a run scored, a double and a home run, while Robert Jones won on the hill after striking out three in seven innings of work.
Boys lacrosse
Kennedy 18, Highline 1
Kennedy won big over the Pirates in Thursday's action.
Girls lacrosse
Garfield 14, Kennedy 7
The Lancers lost to the Bulldogs of the Garfield variety Thursday.

SLIDESHOW: Sports Roundup for 4-8-13

cmenges — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 19:12:49 +0000

Friday, April 5
Boys soccer
Evergreen 2, Northwest Christian 1
The Wolverines won their non-league game against Northwest Christian on Friday.
Hazen 3, Tyee 0
The Highlanders got the best of the Totems this past Friday.
Mt. Rainier 1, TJ 1
Thomas Jefferson scored with only 4:08 to play Friday to forge a tie against the Rams.
Baseball
Foster 20, Evergreen 1
Foster posted a lopsided win against Evergreen last Friday.

Saturday, April 6
Auburn Mountainview 13, Highline 0
Auburn Mountainview jumped out front early against the Pirates in a game played under the Safeco Field roof, scoring three runs in the first and eight in the second.
The visiting Auburn team outhit Highline, 15-1, in the non-league game.
Boys lacrosse
Ballard d. Highline
Ballard won by forfeit against the Pirates Saturday night.

Sports Briefs for 4-5-13

cmenges — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 21:15:34 +0000

Burien's Knopp set to fight April 27
Halquist Productions will be returning to the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, WA for CageSport XXIV, which has quickly become the hottest MMA ticket in the Northwest. At the top of the card will be Burien's Brent Knopp (4-0) defending his middleweight title for the first time against CJ Marsh (2-2). In the co-main event, current bantamweight champion, Brandon Hempleman, will also be defending his title for the first time when he takes on Cory Vom Baur (6-2).

Tickets for CageSport XXIV, set for Saturday, April 27th, are still available and can be purchased through Ticketmaster or at the Emerald Queen Casino box office. Doors will open at 6:00 PM with the first fight scheduled for 7:00 PM. Fans are encouraged to buy tickets early as tickets for CageSport XXIII in February were sold out a week in advance for the 2000 seat showroom.

“We’re really excited about presenting two CageSport title fights in one night. This show is building off momentum from previous shows and it’s very exciting to see CageSport growing the way it’s growing. I really encourage fans to purchase tickets early as we are experiencing extremely fast ticket sales,” said promoter, Brian Halquist, about upcoming CageSport XXIV.

Middleweight champion Brent “Mankill” Knopp has quickly established himself as the top middleweight in the region. Knopp won the vacant title in February when he defeated Darrio Mobley for the second time in a rematch from when they first faced each other at CageSport XX last year. None of the opponents that Knopp has come across in his professional career have lasted more than two rounds in the ring with the former University of Washington reserve defensive lineman; all going down via TKO/KO.

It’s been no surprise that the Burien native, Knopp, has been as successful as he has been. He trains out of Matt Hume’s AMC Pankration, one of the most respected MMA gyms and coaches in the Northwest located in Kirkland, WA. Along with the undefeated professional record of 4-0, Knopp also went 24-2 in the amateurs.
Highline offers spring soccer

Registration for Highline youth spring soccer is open to players from 5-12 years old (U6 – U13) and the cost is $85 for all players. Player registrations will be accepted based on available space.
Players are asked to register in the age group they would play in fall 2013.An age chart is available on the website for further clarity,www.highlinesoccerclub.com. The registration system will require you to register on age based on birthdate. If a child wishes to “play up”, please notify us atinfo.highlinesc@gmail.com and we’ll make the adjustment.
Registration includes a Highline Soccer Club training jersey for each player to keep. Pinnies will be used for training sessions and games.
The 6-game season will begin on Sunday, April 21 and conclude on Sunday, June 2. (No games will be played on Memorial Day weekend, May 26). All Games will be played on Sunday afternoons (noon -5pm). The spring soccer program also includes technical training once a week through our relationship with Highline Premier FC. Training sessions begin the week before games, week of April 15, and end the week of May 20 (no training the week including Memorial Day).
If you have further questions or suggestions concerning any aspect of our soccer programs please visit our website,www.highlinesoccerclub.com, or email our team at info.highlinesc@gmail.com.
T-Birds ousted in overtime

The Kelowna Rockets defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds, 3-2, in overtime of Game 7 Wednesday night in Kelowna to win the first round Western Hockey League playoff series four game to three.

Luke Lockhart scored with seven seconds left in the third period to tie the game and send it to overtime. Lockhart got the puck in the low slot and beat Kelowna goalie Jordon Cooke high for the goal. Seth Swenson and Roberts Lipsbergs had the assists on the tying goal. Goalie Brandon Glover was on the bench for an extra attacker when the goal was scored.

Tyson Baillie won it at 5:10 of overtime to give the Rockets the win. It was Baillie's third goal of the game. Madison Bowey and Justin Kirkland had the assists on the game-winning goal.

This was the fifth game of the series that went to overtime. The T-Birds won the first three games of the series in overtime. Kelowna won Game 6 and Game 7 in overtime.

Kelowna advances to the second round of the playoffs and will face the Kamloops Blazers. The T-Birds season is over.

Kelowna outshot Seattle 12-6 in a scoreless first period.

Seattle (3-4) struck first at 9:04 of the second period. The puck came to Evan Wardley at the right point. Wardley put a wrist shot on goal with traffic in front of Kelowna goalie Jordon Cooke. Wardley's shot beat Cooke to give the T-Birds a 1-0 lead.

Kelowna (4-3) tied the game 13 seconds after Seattle's goal. Baillie got the goal from the low right circle. Cody Fowlie and Riley Stadel had the assists.

The Rockets outshot the T-Birds 12-9 in the second period and led 24-15 in total shots after two periods.

Ballie scored at 13:09 of the third period just after a Rockets power play ended to put his team in front 2-1. Ryan Olsen and Damon Severson had the assists.

Kelowna outshot Seattle 35-26 in the game.

Glover stopped 32 of 35 shots in the loss and his playoff record was 3-4.

Cooke made 24 of 26 saves in the win and his playoff record is 4-3.

Baseball teams set to open

The Seattle Mariners and their Class AAA farm team, the Tacoma Rainiers, will be opening their home seasons this week.

Seattle hosts the Houston Astros for a 7:10 p.m. home opener at Safeco Field on Monday, April 8 and the Rainiers' home opener at Cheney Stadium opens at 7 p.m. Friday, April 12 against the Salt Lake Çity Bees.

Sports Roundup for 4-5-13

cmenges — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 23:07:05 +0000

Monday, April 1
Fastpitch
Kennedy 7, Tyee 0
Kennedy shut out the Totems in a Seamount League game played last Monday.
Foster 17, Renton 2
The Bulldogs' bats burst into action in a big way Monday.
Boys soccer
Foster 0, Highline 0
Highline and Foster played to a scoreless tie this past Monday.
Tyee 5, Evergreen 1
Tyee trounced the Wolverines in Monday's game.
Kennedy 1, Hazen 1
Kennedy played the Highlanders to a tie Monday.
Baseball
Mt. Rainier 9, Auburn 7
The Rams outslugged the Trojans in Monday action.

Tuesday, April 2
Baseball
Todd Beamer 5, Highline 3
Highline was edged by the Titans in a non-league ballgame Tuesday.
Fastpitch
Highline 15, Foster 0
The Pirates got the bats and the pitching going in Seamount League action Tuesday.
Kennedy 19, Hazen 6
The Lancers racked up 19 runs for a win Tuesday.
Kentridge 9, Mt. Rainier 8
Kentridge edged out the Rams in a slugfest Tuesday.
Boys soccer
Mt. Rainier 1, Kentridge 0
Mount Rainier scored a win over the Chargers in Tuesday's shutout game.
Boys lacrosse
Vashon 17, Highline 7
The Pirates went down to defeat against Vashon Island last Tuesday.

Wednesday, April 3
Baseball
Highline 4, Foster 2
The Pirates put together a win against Foster this past Wednesday.
Tyee 8, Evergreen 3
Tyee toppled Evergreen in Wednesday afternoon action.
Hazen 4, Kennedy 2
The Lancers absorbed their first loss of the Seamount League season Wednesday.
Fastpitch
Mt. Rainier 30, Aub.-Riv. 5
Auburn-Riverside became cannon fodder for the Rams on Wednesday.
Boys soccer
Kennedy 0, Renton 0
The Lancers took a tie for the second day in the same week Wednesday.

Thursday, April 4
Boys lacrosse
Nathan Hale 16, Highline 1
Highline left with a loss in lacrosse Thursday.
Boys track and field
Renton 82, Highline 41
Hazen 77, Renton 63
Hazen 98, Highline 40
Dominique Perry of Highline threw the discus 101 feet, 7 inches for a win Thursday and teammate Eddie Cervates took the discus at 132-9.
Samuel Gustafson of the Pirates posted a win in the 800-meter run with a time of 2 minutes, 3.14 seconds with teammate Kelvin Harbruger taking the 3,200 in 10:47.85.
Lindbergh 112, Evergreen 22
Lindbergh 121, Tyee 13
Lindbergh ruled the day Thursday, but Evergreen won three events.
Steven Dang won the shout put at 41-3.5 and Marques Chacon won the 1,600 in 4:41.5. Evergreen's 1,600-meter relay won in a time of 4:00.47.
Girls track and field
Renton 102, Highline 22
Renton 76, Hazen 65
Hazen 95, Highline 33
Sophia Cassam cleared 8-6 to win the pole vault for the Pirates on Thursday.
Lindbergh 124, Tyee 15
Lindbergh 115, Evergreen 25
Alexis Sata of Tyee was the only athlete from outside of Lindbergh to post a win in Thursday's meet, taking the 1,600 in 5:54.49.

SLIDESHOW: Tyee Scores 6 Runs in Bottom of 7th for Comeback Win

cmenges — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 20:19:27 +0000

The location was Valley Ridge Park, the game was baseball. Seattle Christian, which actually overlooks the park and Tyee High School, played their neighbor on Saturday, March 30th.

This was a non-league game. Seattle Christian, who plays in the Nisqually 1A Conference, came into the game with a record of 3 wins and 5 losses, while Tyee plays in the Seamount Conference and has a 5 wins and 2 losses record.

As to the weather, well, what a difference a week makes! A week ago I was freezing at a track meet, but on this day, I actually got a sunburn. The sun was totally out, not a cloud in the sky, but there was a bit of a breeze. It was so nice I felt I could have burst out in a chorus of, “Take me out to the ball game”, but luckily for everyone I didn’t!

Both teams are young: Tyee has three freshmen who start for them, and three of their four pitchers are freshman. SC also has three freshmen starters.

Both teams played their share of games during the week. Including this game, Seattle Christian played four games in six days and Tyee played four games in five days.

With that many games being played in a short period of time, pitching does become an issue for teams who have innings left to pitch. It is a statistic closely watched by teams and it needs to be. WIAA rules limit how many innings a pitcher can throw.

[ From The WIAA Handbook, Specific Sport Rules and Regulations.
51.5.0 PITCHER LIMITATION
When a pitcher pitches four (4) innings or more in a contest which began and ended on the same day or in a day, the pitcher shall not pitch again until two (2) calendar days have elapsed.
51.5.1 One (1) pitch constitutes an inning.]

Well that sums it up - the WIAA wants to protect a pitcher, as they should, from an overuse injury.

As the game began, you could see that Seattle Christian took control, and Tyee struggled. SC was able to take advantage of Tyee’s starting pitcher Ryu Ito. SC scored two runs in the first inning and three in the second inning. SC starting pitcher Tyler Ridings was able to shut Tyee down. In the first five innings they were only able to score one run in the second.

Several times Tyee had the bases loaded but never got that clutch hit they needed because SC would stop the rally. Two times Tyee had SC runners caught in a rundown, which should have been an easy out, only to have a fielder make a bad ball toss and let the base runner get back to the bag.

In the sixth inning, SC put two more runs on the board but this time Tyee did the same, making it an 8-3 game. And now, as the commercial says, “But wait, there’s more!”

SC started having some pitching problems - they were giving up walks. In the bottom of the 7th inning, Tyee put together a late rally so SC made a pitching change. SC Coach Chris Fox took out Kyle Hefferen and replaced him with Nate Wollam. That didn’t seem to stop Tyee from continuing their burst of scoring runs.

I don’t know what you would call it, a second wind, energy burst, restored strength, second energy burst? Whatever you call it, it just worked! Tyee was able to conjure up six – yes, I said six - runs in the bottom of the seventh inning. “ Holy scoring, Batman!” It was all SC could do to try and stop the bleeding, but sadly for the SC team and fans, it was to no avail. It is important to note that all nine players got up to bat for Tyee in the 7th inning.

That ninth batter, Tyee’s Jar Yourglitch, only a freshman, had the hit that brought teammate Kyle Howell home for the win. He was also the pitcher who got the win for Tyee.

After the game, Coach Mack said, “It was a great day to play baseball. It almost looked like we were burned-out and didn't want to be out here. Our pitchers were sore and burned-out. The kids came through and didn't give up and played hard and that's the way these kids have been. They’ve been fighting hard, won't give up and they do things the right way.”

Coach Mack added, “Overall I'm proud of the kids. It's a big win for our program because now they see that no matter what the situation is, you just never give up fighting till the very end. Today was a collective win for us, everybody played a part. Everybody's playing as a team and we never give up. Be positive and positive things will happen. I believe in them and need to keep them believing in themselves.”

The game statistics would lead you to believe it should have been a Seattle Christian win, but again, statistics can be misleading. Tyee had a total of 3 errors in the game while SC had 0. Now this next statistic is hard to believe: Seattle Christian had 12 hits to only 6 for Tyee, and Tyee won the game, 9-8. That obviously had to do with all the walks SC gave up.

Seattle Christian game highlights: Shawn Abe and Shane Pierotti scored 3 runs apiece.
Tyee game highlights : Brock O'Brien and Isaak Wiebe scored 2 runs apiece.

Kudos to Seattle Christian, as they consistently have a good baseball team. I can’t say that for Tyee, though, as they have had problems in the past. With the help of Coach Mack, Tyee has been working on rebuilding their baseball program. It is nice to know that Tyee, only halfway into the season, has already won more games than all of last year. Now that is a good start on rebuilding a program!

SLIDESHOW: Slow rollers send Pirates on their way

cmenges — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 21:23:39 +0000

Two slow rollers made the difference as the Highline High School boys soccer team scored a 3-1 Seamount League victory over the Lindbergh Eagles this past Friday.

The first soft grounder that found its way to the back of the net came eight minutes into the match played at Highline Memorial and was actually scored by Lindbergh.

Senior midfielder Joel Hernandez was the last Pirates player to touch the ball, which was then rolled back by a Lindbergh defender with it slipping past the goalie.

It then crept over into the left back corner of the net.

The next goal for Highline was scored with 26 minutes, 27 seconds left in the first half and almost looked like an instant replay of the first goal.

This ball was sent on its way by Highline junior midfielder Alexandru Muresan, however, and this time it went past the Eagles' goalie on its own. It then dribbled into the left back corner.

The Pirates' third goal was more of the conventional variety, only the weather provided an assist.

Sophomore forward Eduardo Valdovinos sent a longer and harder shot into the middle of the net. The score came with 24:38 to play in the first half as the Lindbergh goalie battled the wind and a driving rain and held up through halftime.

Lindbergh did not put a crooked number on the scoreboard until 25:11 remained in the second half.

It came on a penalty kick that was called well inside the box and to the left and was drilled past a row of Pirates defenders and the goalie and in for a score.

Efrain Velasco, a junior forward, did the scoring honors.

Highline came close to scoring again in the closing minutes.

One apparent Pirates goal was called back on an offsides ruling, then time ran out after a penalty kick was called in the closing seconds. A strong wind made the ball tough to settle in front of the goal box, but Highline already had the victory in hand.

Next up for the Pirates is a 7:30 p.m. visit to the Tyee Totems on Wednesday, April 10.

Mount Rainier wins at Auburn

cmenges — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 21:49:33 +0000

AUBURN- Brianna Pighin's deep, two-run single in a five-run Mount Rainier fourth inning snapped a 4-4 standoff in a 7-4 come from behind SPSL 4A North Division fastpitch softball win against Auburn at the Gsa Fields.

With the win, the talented Rams solidified their fourth place standing at 4-2 league and 5-3 overall as the Trojans fell to 2-4 in the North.

"Our team batting average is 100 points higher than last year," observed Ram head coach Ben Reindel. "Today, it was a little shaky, at first because we arrived late and only had 15 minutes to warm up. Jasmin has taken the role of our everyday big game pitcher. Our captains Tristen and Jasmin have taken the effort to lead by example and uplift the others. Six of our starting players are in their first or second year of playing here. On defense we're really making an effort to shore up every spot. According to some coaches, Jasmin may be the best pitcher in the league, We're definitely looking to make the playoffs and see what can happen, then."

Auburn grabbed the lead with a two-run first inning before Mount Rainier countered in the top of the third. Ciana Defore drew a base on balls with one out and eventually moved up to second base on a wild pitch. One out later Mariah Peterson singled to set up runners on first and third before scoring on a wild pitch to close the gap to 2-1.

In the home half of the inning, the Trojans rebounded to notch a pair of runs on a walk, double and and wild pitch to stream ahead 4-1.

Then came the furious fourth inning broadside from Mount Rainier. Consecutive singles by Jasmin Fulmore and Tristen Yong set up scoring opportunities. Left handed hitting Orion Schade belted a two-run double and Nise' Liusamoa followed with an RBI single to knot the score at 4-4. Up stepped Pighin to deliver the go ahead runs.

"I took an inside straight ball," said Pighin who finished with a 2-for-4 batting day, including a triple two RBI. "We can accomplish going to district and going to state."

Mount Rainier added a final tally in the seventh on Pighin's deep blast triple and Mariah Peterson's run-scoring ground out.

By then, starting pitcher Fulmore had taken control after a shaky first three innings. Over the course of the final four innings, Fulmore closed out Auburn on no hits and no runs on the way to a complete game four-hit win and 16 strikeouts.

"It took awhile to warm up, but I was seeing the batters again and becoming more familiar with them," she said. "We work together as team and make sure we play our game."

Schade had a nice day at the plate, batting 3-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a stolen base. Yong was 2-for-4 with a double and a single. Rylee Lewis batted 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles and an RBI for Auburn.

Sports Briefs for 4-1-13

cmenges — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:08:07 +0000

Pirates to play at Safeco

The Highline High School baseball team has a special game ahead for Saturday, when the Pirates are scheduled to play Auburn Mountainview in a non-league game at Safeco Field.
Action is slated to begin at 12:30 p.m. with free admission and only $5 parking at the Safeco parking garage on the south side of the Seattle Mariners' home stadium.

T-Bird tickets are 2-for-1

It's no April Fools joke. Tickets to the Seattle Thunderbirds' Game 6 vs. the Kelowna Rockets on Tuesday, April 2, are 2-for-1! The T-Birds have a 3-2 series lead over the Rockets and are looking to win the series on Tuesday. Game 6 is also a Directors Mortgage 2-for-Tuesday game featuring $2 beers, $2 hot dogs, $2 popcorn and $2 soda.

First Round Schedule
Game 1 - Seattle 5, at Kelowna 4, OT
Game 2 - Seattle 2, at Kelowna 1, OT
Game 3 - At Seattle 3, Kelowna 2, OT
Game 4 - Kelowna 4, at Seattle 0
Game 5 - At Kelowna 4, Seattle 3
Game 6 - Tuesday, April 2 vs. Kelowna at ShoWare Center at 7:05 p.m. BUY TICKETS
Game 7 - Wednesday, April 3 at Kelowna at Prospera Place at 7:05 p.m.*
* If necessary

Conger stays with Angels

Federal Way native Hank Conger found a home with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim from day one of the season this year.

Conger, a catcher who has only been with the Angels for parts of seasons only, made the Angels' opening day roster after hitting .359 (14-for-39) in spring training with two doubles, one triple and four home runs while driving in 16 runs and scoring eight.

Ishikawa sent to Norfolk

Travis Ishikawa, a product of Federal Way High School, was assigned to the Baltimore Orioles' minor league camp after spending spring training with the Major League Baseball team.

Ishikawa is expected to start at first base for the Orioles' Class AAA team in Norfolk.

He hit .257 (9-for-35) this spring after signing a minor league contract with the Orioles over the winter. He has previous experience with the San Francisco Giants -- including their 2010 World Series championship team -- and last year was with the Milwaukee Brewers.