Eagles achieve goal of winning wrestling KingCo Conference 4A tournament title
Issaquah High School wrestlers, coaches and team managers howl as they pose for photos after winning the KingCo 4A Tournament team championship Feb. 4. Winning this title with these athletes during...
View ArticleLiberty wrestler Hamilton Noel finishes sixth at Mat Classic
When the last chapter closed on the 2012 Mat Classic, all it said about Hamilton Noel’s performance was that the Liberty High School senior finished sixth in the 160-pound division at the Class 3A...
View ArticleSkyline High School sophomore wrestles her way to state
Skyline High School sophomore Kara Alden wrestles Dec. 1, 2011, in a match against a wrestler from Issaquah High School. By Debbie Alden For Skyline High School sophomore Kara Alden, it’s not that...
View ArticleSkyline High School wrestling struggles to fill top of roster
With 32 athletes already signed up and several returning state qualifiers, the Skyline High School wrestling team is hopeful as it continues to hunt for a heavyweight competitor to complete the lineup....
View ArticleSkyline High School wrestlers win Sammamish Plateau faceoff
In a match Dec. 6 where there were just as many pins as decision wins and even more forfeits, the Skyline High School Spartans beat the Eastlake Wolves, 40-30. “We brought some intensity. Eastlake...
View ArticleSkyline High School wrestlers grapple with perfection
Boden Longmore, Skyline High School freshman, keeps Ballard’s Kristjan Sigmar in trouble throughout their 152-pound match Jan. 17, collecting 16 points to win by technical fall. By Lillian O’Rorke...
View ArticleSkyline Spartans crowned wrestling champs
Not only are the Skyline High School Spartans the KingCo 4A champions but seven of their wrestlers are individual district champions as well. At the KingCo 4A Championships Feb. 2, the Spartans won...
View ArticlePinning down a title
Issaquah, Skyline grapplers heading for Mat Classic By Greg FarrarTorre Eaton (top), Issaquah High School senior, proceeds to take down Isaiah Av, Evergreen sophomore, for the only points scored in...
View ArticleLiberty takes KingCo Crest title with wins over Issaquah, Skyline
Hamilton Noel, of Liberty (top), grimaces while pushing Issaquah’s Sean Novak down to the mat during their 145-pound bout, which Noel won by a pin. By Greg Farrar Liberty, Issaquah and Skyline high...
View ArticlePatriots finish in third place in conference tourney
Wright Noel (right), Liberty senior, and Mount Si senior Trey Botten upend each other during their 140-pound KingCo 3A championship bout Feb. 6, won by Noel 14-2. By Tim Pfarr The Liberty High School...
View ArticlePatriots sending six to state tourney, Skyline grappler wins regional title
Brandon Studer, of Liberty, shown beating Tyler Volk of Issaquah Jan. 28, captured the 171-pound Class 3A Region I Tournament title Feb. 13 with two pins and a 7-0 decision in his three matches. By...
View ArticleLiberty, Skyline wrestlers take second at state
Liberty’s Hamilton Noel faces off against Olympic’s Brandon Yeik in the 3A 145-pound finals. Noel lost the match 13-7 and took second place in the weight class. By Tim Pfarr Wrestlers Hamilton Noel, of...
View ArticleTastin’ N Racin returns to Lake Sammamish June 12-14
The roar of unlimiteds racing on Lake Sammamish is music to the ears of many people who are fans of the sport of hyrdoplane racing. And fans will get their ear full June 12-14 at Lake Sammamish State...
View ArticleLakeside takes doubleheader from Bellevue Legion
The Lakeside Recovery Senior American Legion baseball team capped a busy week June 19, when it swept a doubleheader from the Bellevue Legion team at Bannerwood Park. Lakeside won the opener 3-1 and...
View ArticleSkyline High School soccer coach honored
Skyline High School girls soccer coach Don Braman has been selected as the Washington large school coach of the year for 2010 by the National Soccer Coaches Association. The nominees will be honored at...
View ArticleIssaquah girls overcome Woodinville in league opener
NEW — 2:45 p.m. Dec. 9, 2010 The veteran Issaquah High School girls basketball team, which has seven seniors on it, seemed to have some uncharacteristic jitters in the Eagles’ Wednesday 4A KingCo...
View ArticleIssaquah grapplers showing promise
Max Tickman (right), an Issaquah High School junior, keeps Skyline junior Jo Tono from getting out of a hold during the third period of their 112-pound match Dec. 8, won by Tickman 10-1. By Greg Farrar...
View ArticleLiberty swimmers sprint past Lake Washington team
NEW — 3 p.m. Dec. 15, 2010 Logan Briggs and Kevin Hays each won two individual races and swam on two winning relays as the Liberty High School boys swimming team cruised by Lake Washington 130-49...
View ArticleIssaquah High School swimmers clinch events
NEW — 2 p.m. Dec. 17, 2010 The Issaquah High School boys swimming team picked up two 4A KingCo Conference victories Thursday when the Eagles defeated Skyline and Bothell in Julius Boehm Pool. Issaquah...
View ArticleSpartans wrestle win from Eastlake
Ian Crouch, of Skyline High School (right), has Eastlake’s Zach Levice in trouble throughout their 152-pound bout Dec. 16, eventually earning a pin and helping the Spartans to their 46-25 win. By...
View ArticleGrapplers stay fresh at Brian Hill memorial tournament
The Skyline Spartans wrestling team stayed fresh over the winter break by taking third place in the 2010 Brian Hill Invitational Wrestling Tournament Dec. 30 at Eastside Catholic High School. Two...
View ArticleFormer Spartan helps Eastern win national title
Tyler Washburn, a former Skyline High School football standout, started at middle linebacker for Eastern Washington University on Jan. 7 and helped the Eagles defeat Delaware 20-19 in the NCAA Football...
View ArticleEagles swim past Ballard
Brian Ruggles won two events in state-qualifying times and anchored a winning relay that had a state-qualifying time Jan. 20 as the Issaquah High School boys swimming team trounced Ballard 123-57 in a...
View ArticleSkyline boys top Redmond, move into first place
NEW — 10 a.m. Jan. 27, 2011 The Skyline High School boys basketball team battled back from an early deficit Tuesday and defeated host Redmond 49-42 in a 4A KingCo Conference game. With the victory,...
View ArticleLiberty High School girls basketball team stuns Juanita
NEW — 10:30 a.m. Feb. 9, 2011 The Liberty High School girls basketball team got one of its biggest victories of the season Tuesday when the Patriots topped Juanita 53-44 in the semifinals of the 3A...
View ArticleTwo local wrestlers grab regional titles
David White, of Issaquah High School, and Hamilton Noel, of Liberty High School, each won individual titles Feb. 12 in their respective regional wrestling tournaments. White captured the 145-pound...
View ArticlePatriot repeats as state’s No. 2
Hamilton Noel reached the finals at the Mat Classic for the second straight year. This time, the Liberty High wrestler reached the 152-pound finals of the 3A state competition Feb. 19 in the Tacoma...
View ArticleSkyline, Issaquah wrestling teams open season with wins
NEW — 12:05 p.m. Dec. 9, 2011 The Skyline and Issaquah High School wrestling teams opened their KingCo Conference 4A seasons Thursday with victories. Skyline hosted Ballard and Roosevelt in a double...
View ArticleLiberty girls basketball team rallies by Mercer Island
NEW — 3 p.m. Dec. 16, 2011 The Liberty High School girls basketball team staged a tremendous fourth-quarter rally Thursday as the Patriots overcome visiting Mercer Island 45-41 in a KingCo Conference...
View ArticleSkyline wrestlers whip Eastlake
The Skyline High School wrestling team trounced rival Eastlake, 72-5, Dec. 15 in a KingCo Conference 4A match. Tristan Steciw, a 120-pounder, and Christian Caldwell, a 145-pounder, each had pins for...
View ArticleSkyline, Issaquah wrestling teams open season with wins
The Skyline and Issaquah high school wrestling teams opened their KingCo Conference 4A seasons Dec. 8 with victories. Skyline hosted Ballard and Roosevelt in a double dual. The Spartans crushed...
View ArticleSkyline wrestlers whip Eastlake
The Skyline High School wrestling team trounced rival Eastlake, 72-5, Dec. 15 in a KingCo Conference 4A match. Tristan Steciw, a 120-pounder, and Christian Caldwell, a 145-pounder, each had pins for...
View ArticleSkyline High School wrestlers take down two opponents
NEW — 3:10 p.m. Jan. 6, 2012 The Skyline High School wrestling team took down two KingCo Conference 4A opponents Thursday when the Spartans overwhelmed Garfield 72-6 and walloped Redmond 64-9. In the...
View ArticleSpartans rack up wrestling wins
Conner Small, Liberty High School freshman, puts the shoulders of Redmond's Bryan Lapierre on the mat for a pin during the Liberty Wrestling Invitational Jan. 7. Small went on to win the 138-pound...
View ArticleIssaquah wrestlers entertain alumni with two wins
NEW — 3:10 p.m. Jan. 12, 2012 The Issaquah High School wrestling program, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, gave its alumni a lot to cheer about Jan. 11 when the Eagles defeated two...
View ArticleSkyline High School wrestlers pound Newport
Skyline was too powerful for Newport Jan. 11 as the Spartans recorded a 71-9 KingCo Conference 4A victory. Nathan Swanson (106), Justin Manipis (113), Tristan Steciw (120), Jo Tono (126), Joey Gurke...
View ArticleSkyline wrestlers split dual-meet matches with Bothell, Eastlake
NEW – 12:45 p.m., Dec. 11, 2015 For Skyline High School wrestling coach Gus Kiss, the 2015-16 season is filled with questions as the Spartans try to integrate lots of young, raw talent. By Greg Farrar...
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