State Preps Report

A four-year starter and the leading scorer for East Valley's boys soccer team, Jordan Troutt has helped his team to a perfect 14-0 record this spring that has already clinched the CWAC's South Division title for the Red Devils.

Track: E-burg Downs EV, Prosser to Stay Unbeaten
With a three-event sweep by Kyle Eaton leading the way, Ellensburg's boys flexed their field-event muscle on Thursday and defeated West Valley and Prosser in a Mid-Valley League double dual at Clasen Field.

The Bulldogs remained unbeaten in league meets at 5-0 and will have a showdown at Hanford, which is also 5-0, next Thursday.

Ellensburg's boys topped West Valley 87-71 but the Rams avenged the setback in the girls meet, 89-63.

Prep roundup: Lick Ties for Medalist, Leads Grizzlies
SUNNYSIDE — With three players shooting rounds of 80 or better, Sunnyside's boys knocked off West Valley and Ellensburg in a Mid-Valley League golf match Thursday at Black Rock Creek.

Sunnyside's Kevin Lick and West Valley's Bobby Elder tied for medalist honors at even-par 72.

The coach who helped launch the football career of Rien Long, the Outland Trophy winner from Washington State, is the new head football coach at Mountain View High School.

Ted Beyer, the head coach at Anacortes High School the past seven years, has been hired to replace Mike Woodward, who left Mountain View to be the head coach at Hudson's Bay.

Seahawk softball pitcher fans three in Northwest 3A win over Burlington-Edison

ANACORTES -- For three years, Randi Harvey and Ashley Portis have comprised the battery for the bulk of the Anacortes softball team's games. On Thursday, Harvey spun a no-hitter in the new Daniels Field, a 3-1 victory over Burlington-Edison.

Prep roundup: Bulldogs knot standings
Mount Vernon boys' golf team upends Oak Harbor in Western Conference 4A North tournament.

Prep Track: Tigers win NW 3A League crown
Burlington-Edison girls' track team beats Sehome to earn title.

Invitational draws 642 preps
Raise the standards, and they'll come.
Over the past few years, that's been the approach directors of the Shelton Invitational have taken, reviving a track meet that had lost its luster.

Prep roundup: Crain's hat trick lifts surging Tumwater to triumph
TUMWATER -- Thursday proved to be a good day for Tumwater's Josh Crain as the Thunderbirds rolled to a 3-1 victory over Chehalis in Pac-9 soccer action.

Leapin' Lonnie
Lonnie Brown won four events and was the difference-maker in the R.A. Long track team's victory over Skyview on Thursday in a nonleague dual meet at Longview Memorial Stadium.

Prep roundup: Crawford, Pruitt, Benson lead Columbians
RAINIER ---- Sarah Crawford had seven hits for the day, and Megan Pruitt and Megan Benson turned in strong pitching performances as the Rainier softball team swept Astoria 8-5 and 12-0 in a Cowapa League doubleheader Thursday.

New state prep classifications, which will shift four West Sound schools, go into effect in 2006.
Olympic and Port Angeles, provided their enrollment doesn't spike before 2006, will drop from Class 4A to 3A. Sequim and North Mason will drop from 3A to 2A.

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LOS ANGELES -- Stanford sisters and Olympic hopefuls Tara and Dana Kirk will head back to the pool this weekend in the three-day Grand Prix swim meet at USC's McDonald's Swim Stadium.
Tara, a 2000 Bremerton High graduate, is coming off her first world record, set in the 100-meter breaststroke at the NCAA meet last month at Texas A&M. She ended California's Natalie Coughlin's three-year reign as the country's leading female swimmer when she captured two titles at the collegiate meet.

Port Angeles has a record-setting day while defending its Higgins Memorial title.
The late Payne Stewart used to be the most recognizable player in professional golf because of his unusual style of dress -- including a tam-o'-shanter and knickers.
The golf team at Port Angeles High School is making a similar fashion statement this season -- wearing black knickers tucked into green and black argyle socks.

Prep roundup: Bellingham routs Sedro in baseball; Blaine golfers roll.

LYNDEN - Bellingham's Megan Aucutt struck out eight and walked three Thursday as she pitched the second no-hitter of her career at Lynden in an 11-1 Northwest League fastpitch victory.

WWU standout dies in crash
Sheri Fritz, a two-time All-American in women's golf at Western Washington University in the mid-1990s, died in a car accident on April 19 in Kirkland. Fritz, 29, was a 1997 graduate of Western and a 1992 graduate of Shorewood High School.

Lance Den Boer, who became the state's prep career scoring leader during a four-year career at Sunnyside Christian, has ended his days as a Washington State Cougar and will become a Central Washington Wildcat.

Prep roundup: Alvarez Carries Wapato Past 'Hounds
WAPATO — Pedro Cesar Alvarez scored the first three goals on Saturday and added a fourth on Wednesday as Grandview defeated Wapato 5-2 in a Mid-Valley League boys soccer match that was suspended due to an injury.

River baseball wins wild one
Bryan Baird delivered base-loaded single over a drawn-in infield to score Matt Bannister with one out in the eighth to give Columbia River an 18-17 victory over Kelso in a Class 3A Greater St. Helens League baseball game.

Prairie slips one past Skyview in softball
Last spring, Prairie beat Skyview for the district softball title. A week later, Skyview beat Prairie for the regional championship.

One year later, and still nothing is settled.

Brooke Woodward pitched a shutout Wednesday and also drove in the only run on a suicide squeeze to lead the Falcons to a 1-0 victory over Skyview.

Mount Vernon pitcher strikes out 10 in win over Cascade
EVERETT — Meagan Gordon entered the seventh inning of Mount Vernon's softball game against Cascade on Wednesday with not only her no-hitter but also a victory very much in doubt.

She got both. Gordon threw a no-hitter against the Bruins, getting the offensive support she needed with two out in the seventh inning of the Bulldogs' 2-0 win in Western Conference 4A North Division play.

Spartans slam Mount Vernon
Stanwood baseball team blasts 10 hits and two home runs in WesCo 4A North game
STANWOOD — Mount Vernon pitcher Brandon Gates usually lulls hitters to sleep with his curveball, but on Wednesday the Stanwood Spartans stayed wide awake.

Prep roundup: Burlington-Edison nets league win over Lynden
LYNDEN — The Burlington-Edison girls' tennis team put another notch in the win column Wednesday with a 6-1 win over Lynden in a Northwest 3A league match.

Prep roundup: Concrete wins baseball game
CONCRETE — The Concrete High School baseball team used balanced hitting and a strong effort by pitcher Kyle Wilson to overcome a league rival on Wednesday.

The Lions beat Coupeville 11-4 in a game postponed from Tuesday because of rain.

WIAA's new classification system could shrink Pac-9 when it takes effect in 2006
In two years, the Pacific-9 League could be the Pac-5. Tumwater and Black Hills high schools likely will be among four schools to leave the Pac-9 when the state's high school classifications are adjusted in two years.

Cougars claim Bay title
TACOMA -- John Velazquez and Mike McIver combined for a four-hit shutout Wednesday, leading Capital to a 13-inning, 3-0 victory at Stadium to clinch the Narrows League Bay Division championship.

R.A. Long didn't do itself any favors when it finally pushed home a run against Kelso pitcher Carri O'Neil in the bottom of the fourth inning, making it 10-1 and delaying a loss under the mercy rule.

Clutch hit, pitching carries LCC
It takes a lot to impress Lower Columbia College baseball coach Kelly Smith, but two of his players received rave reviews from the veteran coach following Wednesday's 6-1 nonleague victory over Skagit Valley at David Story Field.

Prep roundup: Mules edge White Pass, 7-6
CATHLAMET --- Roger Tover's clutch hitting and the stellar mound work of Aaron Colby and Randy Hoven carried third-ranked Wahkiakum to a 7-6, eight-inning victory over White Pass here Wednesday in a SWW 1A/B South Division baseball game.

With the school band providing the appropriate fanfare, Aberdeen notched its first girls tennis victory of the season, edging Black Hills, 3-2, in a Pac-Nine League contest Wednesday at the Sam Benn Courts.

Prep roundup
The North Kitsap Vikings clinched the Bridge Division baseball title Wednesday after routing the Olympic Trojans.

Fastpitch roundup: Johnson, Clark lift Meridian
BLAINE - Playing catcher for the first time, Meridian's Chelsey Clark drove in what was the game-winning run in the Trojans' 1-0 North Cascades Conference victory Wednesday over Blaine.

Baseball roundup: Visser leads Lions; Baker wins
BASEBALL: Sehome falls despite strong performance by Walton.
FERNDALE - Cody Visser led Lynden to a 5-2 baseball victory over Ferndale Wednesday with his arm and bat.

Blaine's Green resigns as girls basketball coach
After six years and five state tournament appearances, Blaine girls' basketball coach Patrick Green has resigned from his post.

Western signs two recruits
Two standout high school seniors, middle blocker Tiana Roma from Edmonds-Woodway and libero Courtney Schneider of Snohomish, have signed national letters of intent to play volleyball at Western Washington University.

2A or 3A? Lynden faces tough decision
After having a few days to digest the reclassification amendment passed last week at the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association Representative Assembly, local athletic directors are thankful for having plenty of time before they'll have to make big decisions.

MM ends Hilanders' 86-meet win streak
The Mark Morris boys track team will be hard-pressed to top itself after what the Monarchs accomplished Tuesday at Memorial Stadium.

On a record-setting day by pole vaulter Loren DuVall and behind three victories from Richard Wilson, Mark Morris ended the Kelso boys' state-record dual-meet winning streak at 86, beating the Hilanders 78-67.

It was the Hilanders' first loss in a dual meet since 1991.

Prep roundup: Lingenfelder sparks MM win
Two Daniel Lingenfelder goals powered visiting Mark Morris to a 4-0 win over Kelso on Tuesday in Greater St. Helens 3A League boys soccer action.

Beavers, Rockets split
WOODLAND ---- The starting pitchers for Castle Rock and Woodland combined to throw four complete-game gems Tuesday as the teams split a Southwest Washington 2A Trico Division doubleheader with identical 3-2 victories.

On a day better suited for flying kites, DeSales gets two more baseball wins against the big schools.

Tennis: Wa-Hi boys roll to tennis win over Lions
Wa-Hi's nine senior boys played key roles in the a 7-0 Big Nine Conference tennis victory over Kennewick at the Walla Walla Country Club courts on Tuesday.

In girls action, the Lions defeated the Blue Devils 5-2.

Prep roundup
SUNNYSIDE — A runaway turned into a thriller as Sunnyside, which jumped out to a 9-0 lead, held on to beat Ellensburg 14-12 in Mid-Valley League play Tuesday.

Softball roundup: Falcons Sweep West Valley in MVL Showdown
RICHLAND — Hanford escaped in the opener and then cruised in the second game as the Falcons swept a showdown of unbeaten Mid-Valley League softball teams Tuesday.

Hanford improved to 8-0 in league (13-1 overall), while West Valley suffered its first two league losses.

Boys soccer roundup: East Valley Stays Unbeaten
MATTAWA — Nino Cardenas and Isaiah Mata had a goal and an assist each as unbeaten East Valley (14-0) downed Wahluke 3-1 in a CWAC/SCAC soccer match Tuesday on the Warriors' field.

Prep roundup: Wagar's 6-0, 6-0 VictoryLeads Rams Past Hanford
Eric Wagar's 6-0, 6-0 win in No. 1 singles and a doubles sweep led West Valley's boys to a 4-1 victory over Hanford in Mid-Valley League play Tuesday at West Valley.

The Rams improved to 10-1 in league.

Even if they couldn't play the sport that they both love, Van and Viland Gewargis would be happy living where they do now.

Being able to play soccer, though, is a bonus. A big bonus.

Born in Iraq, Van, a varsity member of Fort Vancouver's soccer team, and Viland, who plays junior varsity, are thrilled to be in a new nation.

With eight foreign-born players, one first-generation American and a set of twins with dual citizenship from Canada and the United States, the Fort Vancouver boys soccer players are the United Nations of the Class 4A Greater St. Helens League.

Prep Notebook: Sisters help each other win races as sibling rivalry goes the distance at Mountain View.

Senior Casey Stepan and her sophomore sister Lynsey are two of the state's top distance runners, and they have each other to thank.

Game of day and Tuesday's stars
Monson sparks late rally for La Center
Lead off singles by Alyssa Monson started a five-run rally as the Wildcats beat Castle Rock 5-4 in eight innings in first game of a Class 2A Trico League doubleheader.

On further review: The week in prep sports

Vancouver area boys track leaders

It hasn't been all easy for Bay
Oh, OK, you can believe Hudson's Bay is very good in baseball, but don't believe it's been easy.

Archbishop Murphy capitalizes on early La Conner errors in 11-2 Northwest 1A baseball victory.

Prep notebook

Prep roundup

Tenino completes sweep
TENINO -- Tenino beat rival Rochester in fastpitch for the third time this season, sweeping the season series and improving to 5-3 in league play with a 3-1 win over the Warriors.

Both at the plate and in the pitching circle, Katriina Reime came through in the clutch to give Hoquiam the undisputed Evergreen League softball lead.

Reime collected the win with four innings of effective relief and helped her own cause with three hits and three RBIs as the Grizzlies nipped Elma, 5-4, in a battle of league co-leaders Monday at John Gable Park.

Prep roundup
Tides win protest
Gig Harbor's protest over the use of an ineligible pitcher by Shelton was unanimoulsy upheld by Narrows League Bridge Division athletic directors in a vote held Tuesday.

Prep roundup
Bellingham's Stephanie Ellis pitched a shutout and hit a grand slam in her first career start for the Red Raiders in a 17-0 Northwest League victory over Squalicum Tuesday.

Rugby tourney this weekend
The Washington and Oregon high school rugby championships will be played this weekend at the Bellingham Polo Club in Custer.

Prep roundup
Laura Siegel went a combined 8-for-8 and Holly Morris went 2-for-4 with a double in the first game to lead Richland in a sweep over Eisenhower, 7-0 and 3-0.

Kelsey Lee had a combined three hits including a double and Abby Gargett had two hits for the Cadets who are now 7-7.

Sunday baseball story: Selah remains unbeaten
Selah swept Sunnyside 6-4 and 5-0 in a Mid-Valley League doubleheader at Carlon Park that kept the No. 1-ranked Vikings unbeaten.

New System Means the End for MVL
The Mid-Valley League, with its 40 years of rich high school athletic history, will be a thing of the past in two years.

That's the major fallout for local schools following Friday's surprise vote by the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association's Representative Assembly to revamp the state's classification format starting in 2006.

Based on current enrollment figures, Ellensburg, Prosser and Wapato — nearly half of the soon-to-be-seven team Mid-Valley — will all be dropping from Class 3A to 2A.

Baseball
The Hudson's Bay Eagles haven't clinched the Class 4A Greater St. Helens League regular-season title yet, but it's just about a formality.

The Eagles beat second-place Evergreen by one run for the second time this season, topping the Plainsmen 3-2 on Monday to all but wrap up the league championship.

Hudson's Bay improved to 10-0 in league play, while Evergreen fell to 7-3.

Gonzaga Prep is looking for a new boys basketball coach after the school decided not to renew Ken Anderson's contract for next year.

Anderson had been the Bullpups head coach for the past two years, posting a 12-33 overall record.

Source: Spokesman Review

Bulldogs' bats get cooled
Lake Stevens pitcher is sharp in WesCo game
MOUNT VERNON — Lake Stevens softball pitcher Krista Crosson knows the feeling of being close to no-hitters. She has several one-hitters to her credit this season, but has yet to hold a team hitless.

She got within three outs against Mount Vernon on Monday, but once again had to settle for a one-hitter. Her consolation was a 2-0 victory over the Bulldogs in a key Western Conference 4A North Division contest.

Youth roundup: Area trio claims state wrestling titles - wins come in the freestyle discipline
TUMWATER — Derek Garcia, Kevin O'Neil and Zach Zwiefel won titles Saturday at the USA Wrestling Washington State Freestyle Championships.

The state Greco-Roman tournament is this weekend in Sedro-Woolley.

Prep roundup: Switch serves Cubs well
New lineup helps out in girls' tennis victory
BELLINGHAM — A Sedro-Woolley lineup shift paid big dividends Monday with a 4-3 victory over Sehome in Northwest 3A League girls' tennis action.

Prep roundup
YELM -- Zach Miller was a one-man wrecking crew for Yelm on Monday as the Tornados defeated North Thurston 3-1 in a Pacific-9 League baseball game.
Miller pitched five innings of three-hit ball, allowing no walks while striking out five, to pick up the win.

Hodge's turn
Olympic sprinter Jonell Hodge has emerged as a top-flight sprinter.
Olympic High School is becoming a sprinter factory.
Again, a Trojan should be contending at state in the short, fast events.

Last year, it was Jarrell Nelson, who won the Class 4A state 200 meters title and was second in the 100.

Now meet Jonell Hodge, who has one of the best 100 meters time in the state in the 4A classification this season.

NOOKSACK VALLEY - On the bus to Nooksack Valley Middle School for Blaine's North Cascades Conference contest against Nooksack Valley on Monday, Borderites coach Rob Adams was having trouble filling out the lineup card.

Sehome's White shoots 68
Sehome's Martin White had a hole in one and shot a 4-under-par 68 Monday to earn medalist honors at the fifth Northwest League boys' golf tournament at Sudden Valley Golf Course.

Yost's triple lifts Baker fastpitch team
LAUREL - Mount Baker's Terri Yost hit a bases-loaded triple in the first inning to lead the Mountaineers to a 11-1 win over Meridian in North Cascades Conference fastpitch play

David Ridenour jumps into Wa-Hi's record book for second time in week.
It has been less than a week since Wa-Hi track and field athlete David Ridenour broke a 29-year-old school record in the long jump at last Saturday's Pasco Invitational. Ridenour was at it again Thursday afternoon, shattering the Walla Walla High School standard in the triple jump with a mark of 46-1.75 on his final attempt of the day.

Track & field roundup
MOSES LAKE — Doria Holbrook soared to a state lead in the pole vault and won two other events as Eisenhower's girls defeated Moses Lake and Southridge in a Big Nine Conference double dual on Thursday.

Holbrook's clearance of 12 feet, 6 inches is tied for sixth best in the nation. She also won the long jump and triple jump and placed second in the 100-meter hurdles as the Cadets extended their conference win streak to 49.

Tennis and golf roundup: West Valley Tennis Teams Sweep Selah
SELAH — One match was a runaway and one was a nail-biter, but West Valley's boys and girls both came away from Selah with victories in Mid-Valley League play Thursday.

WV's boys prevailed 5-0 while the girls escaped with a 3-2 win. Both squads improved to 8-1 in league.

Softball and baseball roundup: EV Jumps Out to Lead, Hangs On to Beat Dogs
Jennifer Wyss was 2-for-3 and drove in three runs as East Valley knocked off Ellensburg 5-3 in non-league play Thursday.

In an ill-fated football game against Highland last fall, Kittitas' all-state defensive back and starting quarterback, Mac McGrath was tackled on a kickoff return, breaking his fibula.

Now McGrath has returned to a track and field career that had garnered 10 state medals.

Prep notebook: Dominant Pitching Leads Selah to Undefeated Start
Through their 15-0 start, the top-ranked Vikings have a team earned-run average of 1.33. Not only have they outscored opponents 174-20 but take away a 29-12 slugfest doubleheader with Hanford and the margin for 13 games is a nasty 145-8.

Boys soccer roundup: Licea, Trout Lead EV Past Naches
NACHES — Abe Licea and Jordan Troutt punched in two goals apiece and undefeated East Valley rolled to a 7-0 win over Naches in CWAC South play on Thursday.

Central Valley's boys track team, bolstered by the return of Derek Nesbitt, beat the Eagles 75-70. Nesbitt anchored the 400-relay victory that proved pivotal to the final outcome.

Source: Spokesman Review

Track & field roundup
CONCRETE — Track teams from the Northwest 1A League clashed at Concrete on Tuesday with the Friday Harbor boys and La Conner girls emerging victorious.

Prep roundup: Cubs' softball downs Anacortes
ANACORTES — The Cubs cracked nine hits in the Northwest 3A League game against Anacortes and as it turned out, they needed every one of them in a 6-5 win.

Strategy pays off for Burlington-Edison
Tiger baseball team benefits from strong pitching and big inning in Northwest 3A League win over Lynden

BURLINGTON — The Burlington-Edison Tigers used a fine performance from starting pitcher Mike Hegwood and a one-hit, three-run fifth inning to separate themselves from Lynden 5-2.

For the first time in 28 years, Tumwater will host the Washington State Kids Freestyle Wrestling Championships on Saturday, drawing 500-plus youngsters ages 12 and younger from across Washington.

MONTESANO - Hoquiam's Kayla King was battling a sore arm Thursday. There was nothing, however, wrong with her bat.

King blasted three-run home runs in each game to lead the Grizzlies to a sweep of Montesano, 7-4 in nine innings and 10-6, in an Evergreen League softball doubleheader at Crait Field.

OJAI, Calif. -- Southern California's No. 1 singles Jamil Al-Agba came close to pulling off the upset of the day in the Pac-10 Tennis Championships Thursday.

Washington junior All-American Alex Vlaski staged a three-set comeback against the Bremerton native in second round action, 5-7, 7-5, 7-6(2), to move into today's quarterfinals.

Homecoming will come early for the next football coach at Davis High. It'll take place long before he steps onto the field for the Pirates' first practice at Kumler Field, much less Zaepfel Stadium.

For Andy Bush, simply returning to Yakima will be a homecoming.

Bush, who was offered the job by Davis administrators and accepted it Monday night, is a 1977 graduate of Carroll High whose introduction to teaching was at Davis and whose parents are still active in the church he grew up attending.

Yakima area prep roundup: La Salle Pitches Past Lyle for Sweep
La Salle pitchers Michael Pleger and Scott Wall tried to outdo each other on Wednesday and that was bad news for Lyle.

Pleger fired a three-hitter with 12 strikeouts in the opener and Wall followed with an 11-strikeout two-hitter as the Lightning swept Lyle 10-2, 19-1 in Greater Columbia B League play.

College notebook
Bryan Freshwater, a sophomore on the men's basketball team at Lower Columbia College in Longview and a 2002 Columbia River graduate, signed last week with the University of Alaska-Anchorage.

Thorp, Baker deliver in clutch for Skyview in win over B.G.
Skyview's ace pitcher Whitney Baker really wasn't happy about the situation Wednesday when the first three Battle Ground batters she faced in the second inning recorded singles.

Mount Vernon pitcher Brandon Gates throws a complete-game shutout in win over Monroe

MOUNT VERNON -- The Bulldogs topped Monroe for the second straight day Wednesday, this time a 3-0 victory behind a complete-game shutout from Brandon Gates.

Prep roundup: Stanwood splits WesCo baseball series with Lake Stevens
LAKE STEVENS -- The Stanwood baseball team earned a much needed split with Lake Stevens on Wednesday, but not without a few white-knuckle moments.

Lake Stevens scored six runs in the bottom of the seventh inning, but it wasn't enough in a 13-11 Western Conference 4A North Division victory for the Spartans.

Scoring four runs apiece in each of the final two innings, the Black Hills Wolves outslugged the Aberdeen Bobcats, 11-7, in a Pac-Nine League baseball game Wednesday at Pioneer Park.

Prep roundup

West Sounders college closeup
Anderson hitting .420 for Jimmies
Jamestown College's Kyle Anderson, junior transfer from Olympic High and Olympic College, is the fourth-leading hitter in the DAC-10 Athletic Conference.
Others making headlines:
Clary Carlsen, a North Kitsap grad; Whitman's Simon Pollack, a Bainbridge grad and teammate and South Kitsap graduate Brandon Nickerson.

WIAA to vote on proposed amendment
A big step toward creating, or killing, an all-Whatcom County league will take place Friday at the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association Representative Assembly.

Softball roundup: Postlewait, Yost lift Baker fastpitch
Nooksack rolls past Granite Falls; Bellingham remains unbeaten in girls' tennis.
LAKEWOOD - Lexy Postlewait struck out 13 and Terri Yost drove in four runs as the Mount Baker fastpitch team routed Lakewood 10-0 Wednesday in a North Cascades Conference game.

Baker takes applications for basketball job
Mount Baker High School is accepting applications for the girls' varsity basketball coach position.

Interested parties may contact athletic director Brenda Terpstra at (360) 383-2015 or apply online at .

Sehome gymnastics team in WIAA Hall
When the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association inducted the inaugural class into the organization's Hall of Fame Wednesday at Seahawks Stadium in Seattle, 10 individuals and one team were honored.

Prep event of the week: Boys' soccer Squalicum at Sedro-Woolley

Baseball clinics set
The Ferndale Boys & Girls Club is sponsoring baseball coaches' and players' clinics.

The coaches' clinic is scheduled for 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on May 1 and the players' clinic will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on May 2. The "Pitch, hit & run" competition for kids ages 7-14 will begin at 3 p.m. on May 2, and winners will advance to the sectionals competition in Mount Vernon.

The cost to attend a clinic is $25 and the "Pitch, hit & run" competition is free. To register, contact the Ferndale club by April 30 at (360) 920-1222.

Wa-Hi's baseball team takes two games from Pasco, 9-4 and 5-4
PASCO - Two road wins Tuesday enabled Wa-Hi to leapfrog Pasco in the Big Nine Conference baseball standings and pull into a tie with Kamiakin for third place.

Pasco drops Wa-Hi in softball
Wa-Hi ran into a hard-hitting Pasco squad at the Murr Sports Complex on Tuesday and dropped a 12-0 decision in the first game of a scheduled Big Nine Conference softball doubleheader.

Rain erased the second game with the Bulldogs leading 2-0 in the third inning. A makeup date for that game has not been set.

Baseball roundup
Travis Pendleton and the Selah Vikings both had to work hard to keep their perfect records intact.

Pendleton allowed just five hits and did not walk a batter in leading top-ranked Selah to a 5-1 victory over Ellensburg in a Mid-Valley League baseball game Tuesday at Carlon Park.

Prep roundup: Pirates Shut Out, Miss Chance to Move to First
EAST WENATCHEE — Mauricio Sanchez made three saves for the shutout, leading Eastmont to a 2-0 Big Nine Conference victory over Davis on Tuesday.

Softball rounup: Selah stayed perfect in the Mid-Valley League — but it wasn't easy.

Rallying in the final two innings of the opener, Selah won 6-3, and then held off Ellensburg 11-7 in the nightcap as April Jonas recorded two-hitters in both games for the Vikings.

Selah improved to 6-0 in league and 9-4 overall.

Selah High School boys basketball coach Perry McCormick has resigned after leading the Vikings to the state basketball tournament for the first time since 1997.

McCormick led the Vikings to a 20-7 record in 2003-04 and was 78-45 with the Vikings. He will remain the boys golf coach.

Commentary
Serving up an ace in a tennis match is worth celebrating. But the aces coming from the Prairie Falcons are not only on the courts. They are in the classroom.

Prep notebook: Twilight meet hopes to evolve into county championship
Columbia River boys track coach Sean McDonald hopes a new theme will bring the J. Ingram Twilight Invitational track and field meet back to prominence in the high school sports scene.

Local players seek looks from colleges
A team of local basketball players went 3-0 over the weekend at a Washington Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Association/ WIAA basketball combine for current high school players.

Playing for the team from Clark County were Clenton Jenkins and Michael White of Heritage, Orlando Westbrooks and Jordan Ard from Prairie, Nik Raivio and Kasey Bennett from Mountain View, Michael Rush of Skyview, and Trent Kite of Battle Ground.

On further review: The week in prep sports

Prairie tennis star would like to be an astronaut some day

4A GSHL softball season heats up

Area girls track and field bests

Sedro-Woolley scores six runs in seventh to top Burlington-Edison

SEDRO-WOOLLEY - Mollie Burton capped a comeback with a game-tying RBI single on Tuesday. When she came home on a wild pitch, the Sedro-Woolley softball players had a 7-6 victory over Burlington-Edison and held onto a 36-game winning streak.

Burlington-Edison rallies for win over Lynden
LYNDEN -- The Burlington-Edison baseball team rallied for two runs in the seventh inning Tuesday for a 10-8 victory over Lynden in Northwest 3A League play.

Anacortes ends skid with tie against Sehome
ANACORTES -- A late goal Tuesday meant a 1-1 tie instead of a win for the Anacortes soccer team against Sehome, but the Seahawks still got their first point of the season in the Northwest 3A League standings.

Prep roundup: Duo leads Burlington-Edison golf team to first place
MOUNT VERNON -- The duo of Brian Baltzer and Xavier Dailly of Burlington-Edison High School produced the low score at the Triple Six Tournament at Eaglemont Tuesday afternoon, leading the Tigers to a first-place finish in the 10-team event.

Prep roundup
LACEY -- North Thurston rallied in the seventh inning to tie, and then scored in the eighth to win a 2-1 decision over visiting Aberdeen on Tuesday in Pacific-9 League fastpitch.

Local athletes in the minor leagues: Hanson now a second baseman
Former South Kitsap High star Travis Hanson, an all-star third baseman in the Class A Midwest League a year ago, has been moved to second base by the St. Louis Cardinals' organization...

Trygg wins invite
Western's Katja Trygg, a sophomore from Bainbrigde, took medalist honors at the WWU Invitational Women's Golf Tournament which ended Tuesday at the par 73 Bellingham Golf and Country Club.

Game photo: Squalicum's John Buckley kicks the ball out of the corner during the Storm's Northwest League match Tuesday against Bellingham at Civic Stadium. Squalicum defeated the Red Raiders 8-0.

Prep roundup: Nooksack rallies to catch Lyncs
NOOKSACK - After trailing 6-0 in the fourth inning, host Nooksack Valley rallied to defeat Lynden Christian 11-7 in a North Cascades Conference game Tuesday.

Karin Rohde of Mount Baker High School has signed a national letter of intent to compete in cross country and track at Seattle Pacific.

Mary Martineau of Redmond and Stacie Matz of Tacoma's Wilson High signed to play volleyball at Western Oregon.

SIGNINGS

Courtney Clapp, a graduate of Juanita High School, has signed a letter of intent to play women's basketball at Western Washington.

John Fishbaugher of Redmond High School and Cameron Mertens of Southridge High School in Kennewick signed letters of intent with the Seattle University soccer team.

WEST RICHLAND - Wa-Hi's boys golf team finished a solid third Monday in a Big Nine Conference golf tournament at Horn Rapids.

The Blue Devils, led by a trio of players who all shot 3-over-par 75, finished with a 303 team total, nine strokes in front of fourth place Southridge. Richland turned in another under-par team total, shooting 287 to take first place, and Eastmont claimed second with a 291 score.

Commentary: All-Region team gets late add
Heritage wrestler Anthony Hayes left off list, now on.

Runaway winners at tourney
BURLINGTON - Renee Skidmore removed much of the early drama Monday from the individual competition at the Burlington-Edison Girls' Invitational golf tournament. The Bellingham Red Raiders did the same for the team battle.

Skidmore, from Cascade High School, blistered the Skagit Golf & Country Club course for a 3-under-par 70, winning the tournament by eight strokes. She was a narrow miss on the final hole away from shooting in the 60s...

Prep notebook: Area pair Shearer, Cullen will suit up for the West

Two area football players have been selected to play for the West squad in the 3A/4A East West All-Star Game this summer.

Burlington-Edison running back/defensive back Saxton Shearer was named to the squad, as was Anacortes tight end/defensive end Logan Cullen. Anacortes coach Ted Beyer is one of the assistants for the West squad...

TACOMA -- Ryanne Horton pitched a one-hitter and helped her own cause at the plate as Olympia defeated Bellarmine 6-0 in a Narrows League Bay Division fastpitch game on Monday.

Kelly Monthie tripled home one run and Nicole Grosey added a two-run double as the Bears took a 3-0 lead in the top of the second inning...

CORVALLIS, Ore. - Montesano eighth-grader Elizabeth Hartman captured the Level Nine girls floor exercise title at a Regional Gymnastics Championship earlier this month at Corvallis.

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KC BAR: Sixkiller coming tomorrow
Former Washington Husky quarterback Sonny Sixkiller will be the guest speaker at Wednesday's meeting of the Kitsap County Bremerton Athletic Roundtable at Kitsap Golf & Country Club...

Golf: Trygg out front in Bellingham
Sophomore Katja Trygg of Bainbridge is the leader at 3-over 149 and her Western Washington University team has a 25-stroke team lead entering today's final round of the WWU Invitational Women's Golf...

Motorsports: Barcelon makes it to Sunday rounds
Bremerton's Dave Barcelon drove his 2000 Chevy Cavalier to the final day of racing in last weekend's Competition Eliminator class at the NHRA Division 6 season opener in Boise...

Prep roundup: Mount Baker's Yost pitches no-hitter; nearly earns perfect game.
LAUREL - Meridian's Karla Johnson struck out 13 batters and walked two in a complete-game 5-2 victory over Sultan in a North Cascades Conference game on Monday.

Holdridge brothers take titles in junior golf tourney
The Holdridge brothers of Lynden each won their division in a tournament held over the weekend by the Junior Golf Tour of the Pacific Northwest.

The two-day tour stop was played at Sudden Valley and Avalon golf courses.

Spencer Holdridge, 15, won the Grade 9-10 division in a playoff after shooting 76 at Avalon and 69 at Sudden Valley for a 145 total. William Holdridge, 13, took the Grade 7-8 division with rounds of 75 at each course for 150.

Softball: Richland sweeps two Big Nine Conference games with solid hitters that are too much for Wa-Hi's good pitchers.
RICHLAND - Richland's softball team showed why it's undefeated this season as the Bombers handed Wa-Hi two Big Nine Conference losses here Thursday, 3-0 and 11-1.

West Valley Improves to 5-1
WAPATO — With No. 1 singles players Eric Wagar and Brooke Foster leading the way with straight-set wins, West Valley's boys and girls both clipped Wapato 3-2 in Mid-Valley League play on Thursday.

Baseball/softball roundup: Davis Splits Pair with ML

MOSES LAKE — Andrew Clauson and Josh Murillo sparked Davis to a 5-1 victory over Moses Lake in the first game of a Big Nine Conference baseball doubleheader on Thursday.

Track and field rounup: West Valley Sweeps MVL Opener
West Valley's boys and girls picked up where they left off last year, sweeping Grandview and Wapato to open the Mid-Valley League track and field season Thursday at Clasen Field.

Boys soccer: Ritter Lifts EV Over Othello
Sean Ritter's goal eight minutes into the second half broke a tie game and propelled unbeaten East Valley to a 2-1 win over Othello in CWAC 2A/1A boys soccer on Thursday.

Track roundup: Burlington-Edison beats Anacortes, Sedro-Woolley

SEDRO-WOOLLEY - Burlington-Edison slogged its way and outdistanced both Anacortes and the home-team Cubs in what was a soggy Northwest 3A League track and field meet.

Sedro-Woolley softball team beats previously unbeaten Bellingham

SEDRO-WOOLLEY - The Sedro-Woolley softball team kept its Northwest 3A League winning streak alive with a 4-3 victory over previously unbeaten Bellingham on Thursday.

Amaya heading to Western Washington
Mount Vernon grad transfers from Dixie College

BELLINGHAM -- Tyler Amaya, who was the MVP of the 2001 Class 3A State Tournament as a senior at Mount Vernon High School, has signed a national letter of intent with Western Washington University.

Mount Vernon bounces back with win
MOUNT VERNON -- After a poor hitting game against Stanwood earlier this week, the Mount Vernon Bulldogs pieced together a solid hitting performance to down the Marysville-Pilchuck Tomahawks 12-2 in five innings Thursday afternoon.

Prep roundup: Burlington-Edison baseball scores 12 runs in the seventh for the win.

Prep roundup
LACEY - River Ridge scored in the beginning, and then found an unlikely hero in the end in claiming a 3-2 Pacific-9 League triumph over visiting Aberdeen on Thursday.

Starting the day tied for the lead, Hoquiam and Montesano could have inched away from the other in the crowded Evergreen League baseball standings, but didn't on Thursday.

Nic Flink won a pitchers' duel against Josh Tomlin as Montesano took advantage of Hoquiam's mistakes for a 5-3 win in the first game of a doubleheader at Olympic Stadium

Marvin Williams maintained that he was 90 percent certain he would choose college basketball at North Carolina over the NBA...

Brooks makes Sacred choice
Central Kitsap's Brice Brooks flew under the radar of the college basketball scouting scene as a junior. Over last summer and into his senior year, he became one of the better players in a very talent...

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Sehome pitcher Matt Walton struck out eight and gave up five hits, while throwing a complete game, and led the Mariners to a 3-1 Northwest League victory over Sedro-Woolley Thursday at Joe Martin Field.

South Whidbey sweeps track meet
LANGLEY - South Whidbey's Kyle McGillen placed first in the 100-meter dash (11.4), high jump (6 feet, 4 inches) and long jump (20-3/4) Thursday as the Falcons won both ends of a track meet.

The Big Nine Conference baseball doubleheader between Wa-Hi and Richland scheduled at Murr Field today at 2 p.m. has been postponed by rain until Friday at 2 p.m. at Murr Field.

Source: Union-Bulletin

College notebook: Former Mountain View High School graduate, Erin Stokey earns weekly Pacific Coast Softball Conference's player of the week.

Last year's Class 4A runner up, Lewis & Clark, is 42-2 since the 2002 season and just won its 31st consecutive Greater Spokane League match Wednesday with a 3-1 win over Cheney.

Source: Spokesman Review

Last year's Class 4A runner up, Lewis & Clark, is 42-2 since the 2002 season and just won its 31st consecutive Greater Spokane League match Wednesday with a 3-1 win over Cheney.

Source: Spokesman Review

Together again, Klein and Twedt lead Sedro-Woolley to a victory
ANACORTES — When asked Wednesday afternoon if they enjoyed playing singles, Sedro-Woolley's Michelle Klein and Kristin Twedt answered in stereo.

Prep roundup: Stanwood baseball drops first game
MARYSVILLE — The Stanwood High School baseball team took its first loss of the season in a Western Conference 4A North game Wednesday afternoon, thanks to one bad inning and lots of errors.

Woodmansee leads way for Cardinals
MOUNT VERNON — Tim Woodmansee's doubles in the fifth and sixth innings proved to be the catalysts for the Skagit Valley College baseball team's fourth consecutive win, a 5-4 triumph over Pierce on Wednesday at Skagit Valley Dream Field.

Wolves rout Hoquiam
LACEY -- In a non-league game on Wednesday, Black Hills destroyed Hoquiam with an impressive 10-0 victory.
The Wolves scored two runs in the third inning and poured it on with an eight-run burst in the fifth. They also used three different pitchers to shut out the Grizzlies. The game was stopped early because of the mandatory 10-run rule.

By Ray Ryan
A heavy preponderance in the girls' field events enabled Aberdeen to sweep both boys' and girls' ends of their annual dual track meet with Hoquiam on Wednesday at Sea Breeze Oval.

The Bobcat boys prevailed, 98-47, while the Cat Ladies were 81-59 winners.

Both Harbor schools were double winners against Forks, which was on hand to make it a round robin of dual meets. Aberdeen's boys and girls downed Forks, 84-51 and 94-39, respectively.

Hoquiam's boys were 74-69 winners over Forks and the Lady Grizzlies prevailed, 78-53.

Hoquiam's girls actually had a 46-40 bulge on the track against Aberdeen, thanks largely to their freshman distance star, Tess Grannemann.

Tess smashed her own school record with a scorching 11 minutes, 36 seconds to pace a Grizzly sweep of the 3200 meters. She also copped the 800 and anchored her team's win of the 4x400 relay.

Source: The Daily World

Prep roundup: Vikings blank PA, stay perfect in league
In a matchup of unbeaten prep fastpitch teams in Poulsbo, the North Kitsap Vikings were able to manufacture just enough runs to stay unbeaten in the Bridge Division with a 3-0 win over Port Angeles...

Runner-up at state tournament returns to links early.
LAUREL - Evan Needham wasn't supposed to be golfing right now.

The Meridian sophomore fractured his elbow two months ago and wasn't expected back on the links until late in the regular season, Trojans coach Sean Shook said. But Needham returned five weeks after suffering the injury and last year's Class 2A runner-up has already won three matches.

Vis' overtime goal lifts LC over Blaine
Baseball/softball roundup: Mount Baker baseball team rallies to catch Granite Falls.
LYNDEN - Bennet Vis scored four minutes into the first overtime to give Lynden Christian a 2-1 North Cascades Conference boys' soccer victory Wednesday afternoon.

State champion pole vaulter Alli Moore says that she hopes to return to competition next week. Moore has been nursing a stress fracture in her pelvis since last summer.

"It's still healing, but it's getting better," said Moore, a Sehome senior who injured her hip while jogging last summer. "I've only practiced three days in the last two weeks."

Moore's winning vault at the Class 3A state meet last year was 12 feet, 2 inches, three inches better than the runner-up.
Source: Bellingham Herald

Dudley leads Blaine golf team to win
Blaine's John Dudley shot a 2-over 74 to take the medalist honors and help lead Blaine to the team victory in a four-team prep golf match at Shuksan Golf Course Wednesday

Runner-up at state tournament returns to links early.
LAUREL - Evan Needham wasn't supposed to be golfing right now.

The Meridian sophomore fractured his elbow two months ago and wasn't expected back on the links until late in the regular season, Trojans coach Sean Shook said. But Needham returned five weeks after suffering the injury and last year's Class 2A runner-up has already won three matches.

From Today's Seattle Times, as reported by staff writer Craig Smith:

Lyndale Burleson, the Franklin High School point guard who was instrumental in the Quakers' 2003 Class 4A state championship and past two KingCo 4A Conference titles, will sign a letter-of-intent today to play at the University of Nevada.

Indians still unbeaten in BMC
Touchet shuts out DeSales, 10-0 and 17-0, in a BMC softball twin bill Tuesday to improve to 6-0 in league.
Pitchers Amy Gerla and Katrina Plucker threw one-hit shutouts and struck out five apiece as Touchet kept its unblemished Blue Mountain League record intact with 10-0 and 17-0 victories over DeSales Tuesday afternoon.

Baseball: Pitching sparks Irish to sweep of Touchet
Starters Michael and Nick Richard strike out eight Indians each as DeSales wins the twin bill, 8-3 and 10-0.

DeSales starting pitchers Michael and Nick Richard each recorded eight strikeouts Tuesday as the Irish swept a Blue Mountain League baseball doubleheader from Touchet, 8-3 and 10-0, at Ray Lane Field.

The Irish improved to 4-0 in league and 8-1 overall. The Indians are now 2-2 in the conference and 6-4 overall.

Notebook: Heron Qualifies for NCAA Regionals
Heather Heron, a former Eisenhower standout now at San Diego State University, has qualified for the NCAA track and field Regionals in the 100- and 400-meter hurdles.

Heron, an NCAA meet qualifier in 2002 while at Cal State-Northridge, clocked a wind-aided 13.39 in the preliminaries at the Cal-Nevada Championshipa at San Luis Obispo, to qualify in the 100 and ran a 59.92 in the 400 prelims at the same meet.

With eight seniors gone from last year's team and a freshman minding the net, Davis' boys soccer team could be forgiven if this turned out to be a tough spring.

But instead of struggling the Pirates have been surging.

With junior forward Jose Garcia breaking loose for his first career hat trick, Davis defeated Southridge 4-1 in Big Nine Conference play Tuesday night at Davis Field.

The Pirates, who rebounded from a 2-1 loss to Kamiakin on Saturday, improved to 5-2 in conference and 10-3 overall.

Baseball roundup: Big 7th Inning Carries Rams Past Mustangs
PROSSER — West Valley scored seven runs in the top of the seventh inning to break the game open and beat the Mustangs 13-7 in Mid-Valley League baseball Tuesday.

Kevin Walkenhauer was 3-for-4 with six RBI and teammates Jordan Jaeger and Sean Worley added three hits apiece for the Rams (5-1, 9-3).

Tyler Leighty was 3-for-4 with two doubles and five RBI for the Mustangs.

Boys soccer roundup: Valencia Lifts Viks
GRANDVIEW — Selah's Al Valencia booted in a goal in regulation and later nailed his shootout kick as the Vikings outlasted Grandview 2-1 in Mid-Valley League boys soccer Tuesday.

Valencia was one of five Selah players to make their shootout kicks as the Vikings improved to 4-3 in league.

Softball roundup: Jonas Pitches Selah to Sweep of Prosser
SELAH — Tireless April Jonas pitched a four-hitter in the first game and a two-hitter in the second to lead Selah to a 6-2, 5-1 sweep over Prosser in Mid-Valley League softball Tuesday.

The Vikings improved to 4-0 in league.

Prep roundup: Collins' Three Wins Lead Zillah
WHITE SWAN — Three-event winner Nick Collins led Zillah's boys to a big win Tuesday in a five-team meet with Class 1A and B teams.

Collins won the discus, high jump and long jump for the Leopards, who tallied 219 points.

Commentary: Work before play

Notebook: Soccer goals continue to pile up at Camas, Ridgefield
As their big guns continue to pile up records, the boys soccer teams at Camas and Ridgefield continue to control things in their respective leagues.

At Camas, Daniel Carlson has scored 18 goals this season to become the Papermakers' all-time goal-scoring leader. A fourth-year starter, Carlson has 89 career goals. He took the top spot from Shaun Anderson (79 goals, 1998-2001) with four goals in a 9-0 win over of Washougal on March 31.

On further review: The week in prep sports

3A Greater St. Helens league opener: Columbia River opens with W
Class 3A GSHL champion Columbia River beat Mark Morris 9-8 to open its season.

Back-to-back run-scoring base hits by Joel Johnson and Justin Andrews in the sixth inning helped Columbia River overcome a 7-6 deficit.

Brad Mady pitched the final inning to pick up the save. He also went 3 for 4 with a double.

Area track and field bests

Commentary: Rainy weather in Southwest Washington backs up spring sports schedules.

Lewis and Clark ended Gonzaga Prep's eight-year unbeaten streak in Greater Spokane League girls tennis with a 5-2 win over the host Bullpups at Mission Park on Tuesday.

Source: Spokesman Review

Baseball: Lynden's Vissler spreads out four Anacortes hits in NWL game
ANACORTES — The Anacortes baseball team was on the wrong end of a solid pitching performance Tuesday afternoon.

Baseball roundup: Burlington-Edison burns Bellingham
BURLINGTON — Ty Binschus' power is closing in on record proportions for the Burlington-Edison Tigers.

Prep roundup: MV soccer crushes Arlington; Bulldogs net goal in first minute
ARLINGTON — The Mount Vernon boys' soccer team put on a scoring clinic against Arlington in a Western Conference 4A North Division match on Tuesday, winning 7-1.

Softball roundup: Stanwood shuts out Mount Vernon
STANWOOD — Sometimes having two pitchers works better than one.

Amanda Shiflet and Emily Gray combined on a three-hit shutout as the Stanwood Spartans beat Mount Vernon 2-0 in Western Conference 4A North Division softball play.

Notebook: MV grad Kendrick throwing in New Jersey
Former Mount Vernon pitcher Kyle Kendrick is starting his first full year of professional baseball in New Jersey.

Kendrick is the No. 2 starting pitcher for the Lakewood BlueClaws of the South Atlantic League, a full-season Class A League.

Prep roundup
SHELTON - Cesar Cifuentes scored three goals Tuesday as Shelton upset first-place South Kitsap 4-2 in a Narrows League Bridge Division boys soccer game.

South Kitsap drew first blood, scoring in the 31st minute, but Cifuentes forced a 1-1 halftime draw with a goal off an assist from Robbie Fairbrother in the 39th minute.

Even on the baseball diamond, Hoquiam basketball standout Justin Reed has the knack of hitting a key shot.

Reed drove in the go-ahead runs with a bases-loaded triple in the sixth inning as the Grizzlies beat Aberdeen, 10-6, in a non-league baseball game Tuesday night at Olympic Stadium.

The Grizzlies (5-2) completed a season sweep of the Bobcats (3-6) in what was one of the less artistic contests in the ancient rivalry.

While each team was charged with only two errors apiece, the game included 10 walks, five hit batters and two balks. The Bobcats mustered only four hits, just one of which figured in the scoring.

Still, Aberdeen forged a short-lived 6-6 standoff with two runs in the top of the sixth.

Source: The Daily World

Prep roundup, schedules and standings

Baseball roundup: Squalicum edges Ferndale in 31-run game; Visser pitches Lynden to third NWL win.
SEDRO-WOOLLEY - A late Sedro-Woolley rally propelled the Northwest League-leading Cubs over Sehome 2-1 Tuesday in baseball.
Trailing 1-0 in the sixth inning, Sedro's No. 9 hitter, Jessie Farrar, blooped a single to right field. Logan Rasar followed with a walk and then both runners advanced on a wild pitch. A fielding error allowed Farrar to score and Anthony Wade hit a sacrifice fly that scored Rasar, putting the Cubs up 2-1.

Softball roundup:
South Whidbey deals Baker 1st loss in fastpitch; Sehome, Lynden, Bellingham and Blaine win; Ferndale loses 2-0 to unbeaten Sedro.
LANGLEY - In a showdown between the North Cascades Conference's only unbeatens, South Whidbey topped Mount Baker 2-0 Tuesday afternoon in fastpitch play.
Falcons pitcher Christie Robinson was the difference, as she struck out 15 batters and allowed one hit.

Baseball roundup: Squalicum edges Ferndale in 31-run game; Visser pitches Lynden to third NWL win.
SEDRO-WOOLLEY - A late Sedro-Woolley rally propelled the Northwest League-leading Cubs over Sehome 2-1 Tuesday in baseball.

Trailing 1-0 in the sixth inning, Sedro's No. 9 hitter, Jessie Farrar, blooped a single to right field. Logan Rasar followed with a walk and then both runners advanced on a wild pitch. A fielding error allowed Farrar to score and Anthony Wade hit a sacrifice fly that scored Rasar, putting the Cubs up 2-1.

Softball roundup:
South Whidbey deals Baker 1st loss in fastpitch; Sehome, Lynden, Bellingham and Blaine win; Ferndale loses 2-0 to unbeaten Sedro.
LANGLEY - In a showdown between the North Cascades Conference's only unbeatens, South Whidbey topped Mount Baker 2-0 Tuesday afternoon in fastpitch play.

Falcons pitcher Christie Robinson was the difference, as she struck out 15 batters and allowed one hit.

Baseball roundup
Squalicum edges Ferndale in 31-run game; Visser pitches Lynden to third NWL win.
SEDRO-WOOLLEY - A late Sedro-Woolley rally propelled the Northwest League-leading Cubs over Sehome 2-1 Tuesday in baseball.

Trailing 1-0 in the sixth inning, Sedro's No. 9 hitter, Jessie Farrar, blooped a single to right field. Logan Rasar followed with a walk and then both runners advanced on a wild pitch. A fielding error allowed Farrar to score and Anthony Wade hit a sacrifice fly that scored Rasar, putting the Cubs up 2-1.

Softball roundup: South Whidbey deals Baker 1st loss in fastpitch
Sehome, Lynden, Bellingham and Blaine win; Ferndale loses 2-0 to unbeaten Sedro.LANGLEY - In a showdown between the North Cascades Conference's only unbeatens, South Whidbey topped Mount Baker 2-0 Tuesday afternoon in fastpitch play.

Falcons pitcher Christie Robinson was the difference, as she struck out 15 batters and allowed one hit.

BURLINGTON — Peter Janicki was quick to admit that as far as game-winning goals go they don't come much easier than his winning strike against Burlington-Edison.

A perfect set-up from Jesse Frechette left the Cubs' midfielder with a wide-open shot, which he knocked home to send Sedro-Woolley to a 2-1 victory over the Tigers in the finale of the Northwest 3A League's first half.

Prep roundup: Sedro-Woolley tennis team stays hot
With win over Burlington-Edison, Cubs are 6-1 in league
BURLINGTON — The Sedro-Woolley girls' tennis team finished the first half of the Northwest 3A League season with a 6-1 record after beating rival Burlington-Edison 6-1 on Monday.

The Cubs' Michelle Klein and Kristin Twedt, who had been playing singles, teamed up for a 6-1, 6-0 victory at No. 1 doubles, leading a Cubs sweep of doubles.

Two different perspectives
Opposing coaches see game differently
BURLINGTON — The only thing you need to know about the following impressions of Sedro-Woolley's 2-1 boys' soccer victory over Burlington-Edison on Monday is that Cubs coach Gary Warman and Tigers coach Jay Powers were watching the same match.

TUMWATER -- A $1.4 million refurbishing project of the 20-year old Tumwater Stadium is two weeks ahead of schedule and expected to be completed by early August, a month before high school football begins.

The stadium that was built in 1984 is getting a major facelift. The grass field is being replaced with FieldTurf.

The stadium work, part of a $37 million bond issue approved by Tumwater voters, includes replacing the track with a brick-red rubberized surface, removal and replacement of the stadium seats, a new press box, reconditioning portions of the concrete and installing an elevator.

Ingersoll Stadium renovation on target
Renovation work also is planned for Ingersoll Stadium at Olympia High School and that project could begin next month.

Construction bids might be ready to bring before the school board next week.

The target date for completion of work at Ingersoll is Aug. 20, Wolpert said.

Olympia School District voters approved $2.2 million in renovation money for the stadium which is shared by Olympia and Capital high schools.

Prep roundup: Oakville beats Navigators to continue hot start
LACEY -- A young Oakville team took advantage of its speed and host Northwest Christian's wildness to upend the Navigators 5-2 Monday in a Pacific B League baseball game.

A new boxing gym could be opening in Aberdeen in the near future.

Taholah Boxing Club coach Larry "Bear" Bradley has announced plans to open a gym on the site of Alfie's Hobby House at 108 South K Street.

Called Alfie's Boxing Academy, it will be affiliated with the Taholah Boxing Club and be open five days a week. Alfie's owner Alfie Bensinger is supplying the property, while Bradley and Polo Sanchez Sr. will operate the gym and double as coaches.

"We're trying to get it going as soon as we can," Bradley said Monday. "We've been trying to get this going for a long time."

Bradley said a small ring and gear are among the items needed to operate the facility. He said sponsors are also being sought.

Those interested in sponsorships or donating items may contact Bradley at 276-4328.

Source: The Daily World

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Boys soccer roundup

Lacrosse results

Boys soccer: Unbeaten Storm rally for 4-2 win after trailing 2-0 at the half.
Northwest League-leading Squalicum scored four goals in the second half to secure a 4-2 come-from-behind victory over Lynden in an NWL match Monday.

Parsons' HR keys LC victory
Prep roundup: Bellingham remains unbeaten in girls' tennis.
LYNDEN - Zach Parsons three-run home run capped Lynden Christian's nine-run fourth inning, helping propel the Lyncs to a 10-6 North Cascades Conference victory over South Whidbey Monday.

South Whidbey pitcher Dustin Sidhu did not allow a hit until the fourth inning, when LC tallied nine consecutive base hits.

Lynden Christian freshman Zach DeBoer went 2-for-4 with a double and a triple.

Boys soccer roundup: Manthey's 4 goals lift Ferndale to first win
ANACORTES - Grant Manthey scored four goals to lead Ferndale to a 7-0 Northwest League rout of Anacortes, the Golden Eagles' first victory of the season.

Ferndale (1-8 overall, 1-6 in the NWL) led 2-0 at halftime.

Manthey, assisted by Garrett Turner, scored the first goal in the 15th minute. Twelve minutes later, Colby Robertson scored, off an assist by Aiden Brehan.

Ferndale's Sean Morrison has signed a letter of intent to play football at Whitworth College, a Northwest Conference school (NCAA Div. III) in Spokane.

A fullback, Morrison rushed for 1,403 yards on 257 carries, averaging 5.5 yards per carry, and 19 touchdowns last fall. The 6-foot-1, 205-pound senior helped the Golden Eagles to the Northwest League title and the second round of the Class 3A playoffs. He earned second team all-league honors at running back and defensive line.

A trio of Davis senior girls — Stephanie Lenihan, Christina Rainey and Marcella Ford — will defend titles today in the 78th annual Davis Invitational, which will draw 18 teams from around the state to Zaepfel Stadium.

Prep roundup
Spartan baseball team registers 18 runs on 16 hits in just four innings of play in win over Arlington

STANWOOD — The Stanwood baseball team continues to pound the ball, though Friday's display against Arlington surpassed even the Spartans' usual expectations.

Stanwood needed just four innings to pound out 16 hits and 18 runs in an 18-6 victory over Arlington in Western Conference 4A North Division play.

Clearing all hurdles
Yelm's Jake Hanson has made the transition from sprinting to hurdling with ease, becoming one of the best in the state.

Prep roundup: Yelm Invite features fast times
Timberline's Jonathan Stewart blew out of the starting blocks in the 100 and pulled away from Yelm's Jake Hanson, winning in 10.58 seconds. Hanson was second in 10.60.

"I was in a zone," Stewart said. "It was a hot day and I felt loose."

Stewart - just missing a school record - and Hanson finished with two of the top times in the state this spring.

Shelton trio headed to L.A.
Shelton's Alex and Andrew McClary and teammate Bill Richardson will compete today at the Arcadia Invitational, an elite high school track and field meet in the Los Angeles area.
The McClarys, who have accepted a track scholarship to the University of California, will compete in the 800 meters.

Richardson, who placed second at the 4A state meet last spring in the high jump, will compete in that event.

A much-anticipated renovation of Aberdeen High School's weight room is now complete.

The expansion and reconfiguration of the weight room, located in the basement of the 5th Street Gym, took nearly a year to finish. It was financed through a $30,000 grant from the Bishop Foundation and approximately $7,000 in matching funds from the Aberdeen School District.

The weightroom now covers some 3,500 square feet. In addition to providing weight training classes at the high school, it will be utilized for individual training programs. And the Aberdeen Parks and Recreation Department will sponsor an open gym program for the community during the summer.

Source: The Daily World

Prep roundup: Wauters, Boling throwing at Arcadia today
Bainbridge's Matt Wauters is the top seeded shot putter at today's Arcadia (Calif.) Invitational. Wauter's best of 64 feet, 8.5 inches could very well win the elite meet, considered the best meet on the west coast.

West Sounders
TRACK
WSU'S Peterson second in steeplechase
BERKELEY, Calif. -- Washington State University's Kayle Peterson, freshman from South Kitsap, placed second in the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase Friday during the first day of the Brutus Hamilton Invitational Track & Field Meet at Edwards Stadium.
Peterson finished in a time of 11:03.41.
BASEBALL
Siler hitting .298 for Saints
Adam Siler, freshman first baseman from South Kitsap, is hitting .298 for the struggling St. Martin's Saints.
TENNIS
Al-Agba wins match against UW
USC's Jamil Al-Agba, freshman who grew up in Bremerton, defeated Daniel Chu of Washington 6-2, 6-1 in Pac-10 tennis action Friday in Seattle.

Prep roundup
LAUREL - Meridian scored six runs off five hits against four Mount Baker pitchers in the fifth inning, winning the North Cascades Conference baseball game 8-0 Friday.

Pitcher Jordan Slesk improved to 3-0, striking out nine and walking none.

Mac VanDiest was 2-for-4 with a double, home run and three RBIs, and Bryan Black hit had a double and triple for the Trojans (5-3 NCC, 6-4 overall).

Redmond senior Stephen Ishmael, the KingCo 4A Conference’s most valuable player, has decided to continue his basketball career next season at Northwest College in Kirkland.
Ishmael, a 6-foot-8 forward, chose the Eagles after also considering Biola University in La Mirada, Calif., Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego, and Seattle Pacific University.
He left Thursday afternoon for Kenya, where he will spend the next three weeks doing missionary work, and could not be reached. This is the fourth such trip he has made to Africa.
“He was very relieved (to make the decision),” said Greg Ishmael, Stephen’s father. “He said, ‘Dad, I just want to go where I can have fun and where I can be prepared for what I feel I’m called to do (missionary work).’”
Ishmael averaged 18 points and eight rebounds last season, leading Redmond to its first state-tournament berth since 2001.

Source: Seattle Times staff

Thirty-six roster slots are open for area baseball players.
Walla Walla American Legion is having tryouts for baseball players ages 16 to 19 April 18 and 25 at 1 p.m. at the Walla Walla Community College field.

Any player born in 1985 to 1988, and from the Walla Walla, College Place, Waitsburg, Dayton, Prescott and Touchet areas, is eligible to play. Thirty-six slots are open between the Bears and junior Legion Bruins squads.

Prep roundup
WAPATO — Junior Garcia scored four goals and assisted on four others Thursday as Sunnyside downed Wapato 11-0 in Mid-Valley League soccer action.

The win improved the Grizzlies to 5-2 in league play. Wapato fell to 0-6.

Seahawks rally pulls decisive win over Burlington-Edison
BURLINGTON — Thursday afternoon Burlington-Edison and Anacortes met for the second time this baseball season.

The Tigers assembled a four-run fourth inning to take a lead, but the Seahawks answered with a decisive eight-run fifth on their way to an 11-5 victory.

Storm crush Cubs
Squalicum hands Sedro-Woolley its first Northwest 3A League loss
SEDRO-WOOLLEY — Without knowing the Northwest 3A League baseball standings, one could have easily mistaken Squalicum as the first-place team and Sedro-Woolley as the team still looking for its first victory.

Softball roundup: Cubs put up big numbers in victory over Sehome
BELLINGHAM — The bats of the Sedro-Woolley Cubs may be waking from their slumber.

The Cubs pieced together a seven-run sixth inning on their way to a 13-0 win over Sehome on Thursday in Northwest 3A League play.

Prep roundup
LACEY -- River Ridge scored a pair of second-half goals to beat North Thurston 2-1 for the Hawks' first-ever boys soccer victory over the Rams.

SOUTH BEND - South Bend's boys and Valley's girls came off winners in the annual Tri-District track meet, contested in near-perfect weather Thursday at Millam Field.

The Tribe boys nabbed firsts in 13 of the 17 events and rolled up 108 points to 50 for the runner-up Vikings. Raymond's short-handed crew collected 16 beans.

Valley's girls used supremacy in the vertical jumps to edge South Bend, 77-65, with the Gulls third at 23.

Source: The Daily World

"We've got only six boys and eight girls,'' Raymond coach Mark Miller noted.

Miller himself had just recently taken over the Gull coaching duties from Jim Henrie, who underwent heart surgery last week and is recuperating at home.

Baseball roundup: Squalicum, Bellingham roll to Northwest League wins.
Sehome's Matt Walton allowed two hits and struck out 14 in tossing a shutout as the Mariners defeated Ferndale 8-0 in a Northwest League baseball game Thursday at Joe Martin Field.

Softball/fastpitch roundup: Johnson, Smith lead Meridian past Nooksack
Bellingham, Ferndale win big in Northwest League.
NOOKSACK - Meridian's Karla Johnson struck out seven in as many innings as the Trojans beat Nooksack Valley 5-2 Thursday in North Cascades Conference fastpitch play.

Prep roundup
Squalicum beats Ferndale in track; Meridian rallies to edge Blaine in soccer.
Meridian sophomore Evan Needham shot a 38 Thursday, beating Mount Baker's Travis Gunderson by four strokes in a North Cascades Conference match at Shuksan Golf Course.

Prep roundup
SELAH — Home or road, league or non-league. It hasn't mattered much this season to Selah's baseball Vikings.

A day after crushing Ellensburg 18-1 in a Mid-Valley League game on the Bulldogs' diamond, Selah swept Washougal 11-1 and 7-1 in non-league play Wednesday at Carlon Park.

The victories improved the Vikings, ranked No. 2 in this week's Seattle Times Class 3A state poll, to 9-0. They resume league play Saturday at Hanford.

College notebook
Clark College women's track and field athlete Kate Burton goes from never before throwing the hammer to shattering records - all in a span of nine months.

Burton, an Evergreen graduate, recorded a distance of 177 feet, 8 inches with a throw last Saturday against Lane College.

SEATTLE — Ryan Appleby is coming back to the Northwest.

The former Stanwood High School standout has announced he will resume his basketball career at the University of Washington.

Boys soccer
BURLINGTON — The Burlington-Edison Tigers bounced back from a lackluster performance against Lynden early in the week to top Sehome 1-0 on Wednesday.

Prep roundup: Stanwood stays unbeaten
Spartan baseball team improves to 4-0 in WesCo 4A North play
STANWOOD — Bobby Lowe and Mike Bliss provided the offense and Darrel Emnott the pitching as the Stanwood baseball team remained undefeated this season.

Lowe had three hits and scored two runs, while Bliss drove him in twice and scored the other two runs in a 4-3 victory over Snohomish.

Tara Curtis of Black Hills fastpitch and Capital baseball player Brett Linnenkohl are this week's stars.

Prep roundup: Cougars win despite lackluster effort
TACOMA -- After a week in which the Capital Cougars did little wrong in winning four baseball games, they did three things poorly Tuesday -- and still won.
It was pretty wild, though, as the Cougars broke a 6-6 tie with nine runs in the top of the sixth, gave five back and the bottom of the inning and answered that with a five-spot of their own for a 20-11 win over Foss.

Prep roundup
Dan Peck helped his own cause, going 2-for-4 at the plate and striking out 7 batters in a complete game shut out Wednesday for the Vikings.

West Sounders
Baseball: Hawaii's Carlsen improves streak to four
Clary Carlsen, a North Kitsap graduate playing for the University of Hawaii, won his fourth straight game Sunday with a 6-1 win against San Jose State University and was recently named the Western Athletic Conference pitcher.

DEMING - The familiar voice boomed across the fastpitch diamond at Mount Baker.

"Go for a run, ladies," bellowed first-year Mountaineers coach Ron Lepper.

Student-athlete spotlight: Sara Thon, Squalicum track & field.

Roundup: Meridian tips Baker in baseball on late rally
DEMING - Meridian rallied late to edge Mount Baker 2-1 in eight innings Wednesday in North Cascades Conference baseball.

Bellingham area prep event of the week
Track & Field: Bellingham, Lynden and Sehome
Sehome edged Bellingham by .46 seconds for the 4x100 Class 3A crown at the state meet last year.

Tennis coach Mark Frisby has returned to Seattle Prep this spring and yesterday he collected his 300th high-school dual-meet victory.

Frisby is back in the league where he won nine Metro coed championships and nine Class 3A state titles (six boys, three girls) in a 10-year span. His all-time dual-meet record at Seattle Prep to 153-3.

Frisby, a Seattle Prep alum who is in the school's athletic hall of fame, left in the 2000-01 school year to coach Issaquah High School's boys in the fall and girls in the spring. He will continue to coach the Issaquah boys in the fall because Metro League tennis is a coed spring sport.

Source: The Seattle Times staff

Bob MacIntosh may have stepped down as the Mount Baker girls' coach, but he hasn't coached his last basketball game this season. MacIntosh will guide the 2A West girls team in the Washington All-State girls' basketball game on June 19 at Mead High School in Spokane.

Matt Tuiasosopo of Woodinville, Gary Rogers of Kamiak and Darin Harris of Decatur are the West quarterbacks for the East-West All-Star football game to be played June 26 at Everett Memorial Stadium.

The game, featuring graduating high-school seniors from Class 4A and 3A school, will have a 1 p.m. kickoff.

Kyle Miller of Evergreen of Vancouver, Brett Gordon of Eisenhower of Yakima are the East quarterbacks.

Among the running backs for the West are Keauntea Bankhead of Ballard, Johnie Kirton of Jackson, Quinton Jackson of Renton, Zach Cooper of Kennedy, Andre Geraghty of O'Dea, DeSean Brooks of Mount Rainier, Kyle Bressler of Decatur and Blake Ward of Oak Harbor.

Dick Nicholl of Mercer Island will coach the West team. Doug Preston of Wenatchee is the East coach.

Commentary
It seemed too good to be real.

Breanne McClellan didn't know a place like this existed, a place where her passion for science and math was matched by those around her.

Oh sure, she's smart enough to know there are colleges out there that fit this bill, but still, it seemed so far away, growing up as a bookworm in Washougal.

The week in prep sports
Sitton headed to Nevada

Andrea Sitton, who led the Prairie Falcons to a third-place finish at the Class 4A state girls basketball tournament in March, has made a verbal commitment to the University of Nevada.

Sitton was named The Columbian's All-Region player of the year after averaging close to 18 points per game in the postseason. She was a first-team 4A all-state selection, as well as an 4A all-tournament pick.

Seahawks softball team scores six late runs against Burlington-Edison
BURLINGTON — The bases can only hold so many runners before someone has to reach home, or so the Anacortes softball team had to believe.

After stranding 12 runners in the first five innings of their Northwest 3A League game against Burlington-Edison, the Seahawks scored six times in the final two frames for an 8-4 victory Tuesday.

Prep Notebook: Is the rivalry losing steam?
BURLINGTON — This is the fourth year Mount Vernon has played in the Western Conference 4A North Division, which means the current group of Mount Vernon and Burlington-Edison athletes have never been in the same league.

Baseball Roundup: Tigers tame Seahawks
Brothers lead B-E baseball team past Anacortes
ANACORTES — The Binschus brothers and the Burlington-Edison bats kept chugging along Tuesday against Anacortes.

Prep roundup: Mount Vernon softball team defeats Oak Harbor
MOUNT VERNON — Mount Vernon jumped on Oak Harbor early and the visitors never recovered as Mount Vernon cruised to the 8-1 Western Conference 4A softball victory on Tuesday.

Prep roundup
OLYMPIA -- Errors opened the door for two late Wilson rallies as Olympia lost 4-3 in nine innings to the Rams on Tuesday in a battle of unbeaten Narrows League Bay Division fastpitch teams.
Olympia pitcher Ryanne Horton allowed just one hit through six innings, and the Bears entered the seventh ahead 1-0.

Prep roundup

Prep roundup: Mounties' fastpitch team stays unbeaten; Ferndale thumps Sehome.
LYNDEN - Cody Visser threw a complete game and didn't allow an earned run, helping Lynden topple Northwest League-leading Bellingham 2-1 Tuesday.

Visser (2-1) struck out nine, walked none and gave up six hits, while his Red Raiders counterpart, Casey Baker, tossed six innings, striking out six and walking two.

Wa-Hi wins the opener, 8-1, but Eastmont turns the table in the nightcap for an 8-0 victory.
Christa Fouts tossed a complete-game, six-hitter to lead Wa-Hi to an 8-1 victory over Eastmont in the first game of a Big Nine Conference softball doubleheader Monday afternoon at Murr Field.

Wa-Hi heads to break on high note
The Blue Devil baseball team sweeps Eastmont to head into spring break at 5-3.
EAST WENATCHEE - Jeremy Teal's complete-game shutout and long balls off the bats of Matt Thomas and David Cerna got Wa-Hi off to a good start here Monday.

And foot speed on the bases and timely hitting got the job done later in the day as the Blue Devils swept a Big Nine Conference baseball doubleheader from East Wenatchee, 5-0 and 4-3.

Roundup

Canadian Clears Seven Feet
To the growing gathering surrounding the high jump area at the east end of Zaepfel Stadium, the height of the bar and its significance was clearly understood.

Seven feet.

Canadian Michael Mason stood on the grass in front of the jumping apron and regarded that height a bit differently but with no less importance.

Smith Jumps into Ike's Record Book
Eisenhower senior Aaron Smith triple jumps 47 feet, two inches at the Ray Cockrum Relays in Wenatchee.

PORTLAND - The outcome of most all-star games isn't important. However, players wouldn't mind at least having a little influence on whether or not their team wins.

Andrea Sitton and Kelly Hughes never had that chance at the 11th annual Les Schwab Northwest Shootout on Sunday.

Anacortes High grad will play in San Antonio
Rick Guttormson is happy and healthy.
The 1995 graduate of Anacortes High School, who for the last two summers kicked around baseball's independent leagues while recovering from shoulder surgery, has earned a spot in the Seattle Mariners farm system.

Prep roundup
Bulldogs fall to Oak Harbor
Wildcats win tennis match 5-2
MOUNT VERNON — The Mount Vernon High girls' tennis team let too many matches get away Monday afternoon

Prep roundup
Potent Capital offense lights up Bellarmine
TACOMA -- Capital continued its domination of all comers Monday with a 13-2 victory over Bellarmine in Narrows League Bay Division baseball.

WESTPORT - Jesse Miller's two-run triple in the bottom of the seventh inning capped a wild 7-5 victory for Ocosta over Pe Ell in Southwest Washington 1A League baseball play on Monday.

Baseball roundup

Softball roundup

Prep roundup
Squalicum scored three goals in the first 10 minutes Monday and went on to defeat Sehome 9-0 in a Northwest League boys' soccer match at Civic Stadium.

Borderites hold off late Mountaineers rally for conference win
Baseball roundup: Pioneers' errors keep Lakewood unbeaten; Blackhawks split doubleheader.
DEMING - Blaine fended off a late Mount Baker rally on Monday, holding on for a 6-5 victory in a North Cascades Conference baseball game.

KENNEWICK - Wa-Hi senior David Ridenour added the high jump to his repertoire here Thursday as the Blue Devils opened the Big Nine Conference dual-meet track and field season with a trio of victories.

Ridenour, Wa-Hi's standout in the long jump and triple jump, cleared 6 feet, 2 inches in the high jump for his third victory of the meet, breaking up Richland's strength in that event and powering the Blue Devils to an 87-58 victory over the Bombers. Wa-Hi also defeated Davis 118-27 and host Southridge 96-49.

Prep roundup: Irish Sweep Pirates

With two-thirds of the prep sports activity concluded, two-thirds of the nominees for Team and Coach of the Year have been selected.

Boys swimming: Trying different things

Chris Spriggs doesn't mind being called "the resistance."

He wears the nickname proudly on the back of his Evergreen swim team sweatshirt. And it says a lot about what Spriggs brings to his team.

College Notebook: Ferrante returns to school following recovery from accident
Jill Ferrante's calamitous freshman year at Oregon State may finally start resembling that of a typical first-year college student. Which, of course, just means she will begin attending classes next week in Corvallis instead of at her house in Battle Ground.

"I'm looking forward to it. Hopefully, everything works out all right," Ferrante said. "I've been taking my classes online because of all this."

When Ferrante refers to "this," she means the complications following a car accident she was in last August. While returning from a fishing trip near Astoria, Ore., the Volkswagen Jetta Ferrante and her boyfriend were traveling in was struck by another vehicle. Ferrante, who was in the passenger seat, was admittedly shaken, but figured that was it.

Thursday's game of the day and prep stars

The Columbian's All-Region teams: Boys Basketball - Bond of Versatility
When assessing the high school basketball career of Jon Bond, it's easy to focus on the points.

He did, after all, pour in 1,173 points in a Skyview uniform, averaging 18.3 points over the 64 games he played for the Storm.

Burlington-Edison soccer player Juan Ortiz scores two goals and an assist in a league win

BURLINGTON — By the time Burlington-Edison forward Juan Ortiz was through having his best game of the season Thursday night, the Tigers had clinched their third win in the Northwest 3A League.

Ortiz had two goals, an assist and a handful of highlight-reel moves during the Tigers' 3-0 win over Bellingham.

Soccer roundup: Sedro-Woolley beats Sehome
SEDRO-WOOLLEY — For the first time in school history, the Sedro-Woolley boys' soccer team defeated Sehome in a Northwest 3A League game Thursday.

"For us to beat Sehome, it's big," Cubs coach Gary Warman said. "Even bigger, it's a great win going into spring break."

Jesse Frechette scored two minutes into the first overtime for the 1-0 win. Frechette took a flick pass from Semir Iljazovic off a throw-in from Peter Janicki.

Baseball roundup: Cubs remain undefeated in league
Sedro-Woolley downs Lynden, improves to 4-0 in Northwest 3A
SEDRO-WOOLLEY — The Sedro-Woolley Cubs surpassed their league win total of a year ago, improving to 4-0 on the season with a 6-1 victory over Lynden on Thursday.

Prep roundup: Seahawk softball sinks Sehome
ANACORTES — The Anacortes softball team broke out of a four-game offensive slump in a big way on Thursday.

The Seahawks blanked Sehome 10-0 in a Northwest 3A League contest that was shortened to five innings by the 10-run rule.

Prep roundup:
OLYMPIA --The Olympia girls track team pulled off a huge victory Thursday, knocking off two-time defending state champion Bellarmine 86-64 in a double-dual meet. The Bears also routed Wilson 118-34.

And for the always predictable April Fool's lead-in, here's a story by Rob Burns from the Daily World.

No one would call this boys soccer match an April Fool's joke, especially Montesano.

The Bulldogs were surprised by an aggressive Hoquiam team, but Montesano took advantage of a late opportunity to upend the Grizzlies, 3-2, in Southwest Washington 2A League play on Thursday at Hoquiam's Sea Breeze Oval...

Looking for King's West coach Dan Dittmer? He's probably busy coaching something.

Prep roundup: The Trojans took advantage of mistakes by the Abes to rack up 12 runs in the third inning and cruised to a win in five innings on Thursday.

West Sounders
Todd Linden and Jason Ellison may have won over the fans in San Francisco.
Not an easy feat by any means.

Linden, a Central Kitsap High graduate, leads an online poll on the Giants' Web site asking fans who they want to see as the team's fifth outfielder while veteran newcomer Jeffrey Hammonds is out with an injury.

Fifty percent have voted for Linden, followed by Tony Torcato and Ellison, a South Kitsap High product.

Stanford senior Tara Kirk, fresh off her world record in the 100 breaststroke at the NCAA women's swimming championships, will participate in the Counsilman Classic in Indianapolis today.
Kirk, a 2000 Bremerton High graduate, will swim the 100 today and the 200 breast on Saturday.

Athlete spotlight
Veronica Ivey, senior, Bainbridge H.S. - track & field
This sprinter is a living testament to the value of a strong work ethic. Ivey is the defending Class 3A state champion in the no-man's land of track and field -- the 800 meter run.

Hot tickets

Bellingham baseball coach Darin Nolan had just seen his team snuff out a Squalicum rally and win its fifth straight game, but Nolan wasn't all smiles and laughs.

Perhaps that scowl had something to do with Bellingham's five errors in the 8-4 Northwest League victory against the Storm Thursday at Joe Martin Field.

Webb's 3 goals help Storm stay unbeaten in NWL
Soccer roundup: Lynden shuts out Anacortes for second consecutive victory.
Nick Webb had his second hat trick of the season as Squalicum defeated Ferndale 4-0 in a Northwest League boys' soccer match Thursday at Civic Stadium.

Roundup: Ferndale strikes late to beat B-E in fastpitch
BURLINGTON - Late errors helped Ferndale rally to beat Burlington-Edison 6-1 Thursday in a Northwest League fastpitch game.

Roundup: Ferndale falls to B-E in baseball; Sehome routs Anacortes
BURLINGTON - One day after routing Burlington and giving the Tigers their first league loss, Ferndale's baseball team couldn't hang on to a four-run lead. The Golden Eagles lost 9-4 Thursday.

Roundup: Bellingham girls go 1-2-3 in Northwest League golf victory
MOUNT VERNON - Bellingham's Jessi Gebhardt, Paige Rachor and Blair Ressler placed 1-2-3 at the Skagit Valley Golf Course during the first Northwest League tournament, helping the Red Raiders to victory.

The Red Raiders placed first with 142 Stableford points in the team competition, finishing 51 points ahead of Burlington-Edison.

Prep roundup:
OLYMPIA -- The matchup between city rivals Capital and Olympia is usually one of the better games of the season, given both teams' histories of playing solid baseball.
Wednesday, however, the Cougars made sure this clash was over right after it started.

Capital scored 11 runs in the first three innings on its way to a 16-2 drubbing of the Bears in a game called after five innings due to the 10-run rule...

LACEY - Timely hitting and much-improved defense has produced a rapid Aberdeen baseball turnaround.

Drew Hicks' run-scoring double in the eighth inning gave the Bobcats a 5-4 victory over Timberline in a Pac-Nine League baseball game Wednesday at Lacey.

The Bobcats (2-1 in league, 2-2 overall) erased a 4-2 deficit with a two-run sixth. James Lundgren's double drove in Daniel Isaacson, who had singled. Reserve Jamie Evans then tied it with an RBI single.

Lundgren singled two innings later and moved up on Brian Ford's infield out. Hicks' double knocked in what proved to be the winning run...

Source: The Daily World

Prep roundup

From Bulgaria to Bremerton
Bremerton High's Iliana Petrova wants to make her mark in her final tennis season.
Iliana Petrova had only been in Bremerton, let alone the United States, a few months when she learned there was an athletic club with indoor tennis courts.

Tennis roundup: Red Raiders lose just one set against Burlington; Squalicum tops Ferndale.
Bellingham's girls' tennis team swept undermanned Burlington-Edison on Wednesday. The Red Raiders, 7-0 victors, lost just one set...

MacIntosh resigns post at Baker
Bob MacIntosh has resigned as coach of the Mount Baker girls' basketball team...

Wolffis, Summers at Northwest Shootout
Vic Wolffis has coached some talented basketball teams over the years at Lynden Chrisitian but none of those squads come close to comparing to the one Wolffis will lead this weekend.

Wolffis was named the head coach of the Washington boys' team that will face Oregon's boys' team on Sunday at the Les Schwab Northwest Shootout in Portland...

Baker fastpitch stays perfect
Roundup: Falcons one-hit Blaine, give Borderites first loss of season.
DEMING - Teri Yost won her first game in her first start of the season and Mount Baker kept its perfect record intact, beating Sultan 8-1 on Wednesday...

Sehome's Mathews tosses 6-hitter, drives in winning run over Anacortes
Roundup: Ferndale gives Burlington first NWL loss; Blaine edges LC.
A.J. Mathews pitched a six-hitter and knocked in the go-ahead run Wednesday to spark Sehome to a 2-1 Northwest League baseball victory over Anacortes at Joe Martin Field...

Killmer tops at first NWL boys' golf meet
CUSTER - Bellingham junior Chris Killmer shot 3-under par and won medallist honors at the first Northwest League meet of the season Wednesday at Grandview Golf & Country Club...

Storm sweep track meet
Squalicum's boys' and girls' squads each beat Lynden and Sedro-Woolley in a Northwest League track and field meet on Wednesday...