Issaquah sewed up the KingCo 4A regular season crown Wednesday night with a 69-57 home victory over Newport.
The scenario was cut and dry: Win and keep playoff hope alive, lose and start thinking about next season.
Eastlake nabbed the highest finish of area schools at Saturday’s KingCo championships. The
A fast start to the second half provided Eastlake enough cushion to hold off Issaquah for a 48-45 victory Friday night.
Issaquah finished third at Saturday’s KingCo 4A championship meet at Ballard, grabbing the third and final District 1/2 team seed. The Eagles earned 172.7 points, behind Woodinville (181.625) and Bothell (177.025). Ballard (167.025) and Newport (166.75) rounded out the top five.
Through a conspicuous side door of a Preston industrial complex building and down a short, cold hallway that smells faintly of a wet dog, the Issaquah gymnastics team gathers four times a week for practice.
Issaquah produced three league champions and finished third as a team at the KingCo 4A meet Saturday at Juanita High School.
The Eagles earned 188 points, finishing behind Woodinville (254) and Inglemoor (195).
Issaquah suffered a tough loss Thursday night when Redmond’s Chris Harrington sunk a three-pointer in overtime for a 53-51 victory.
Lexi Willcher circled the Skyline mat room. She slid in a sideways motion, weaving between teammates with speed and precision.
Several local high school athletes prepared to take their next step on Wednesday, inking with future colleges on National Letter of Intent signing day.
Eastside Catholic had the defending 3A state champions against the ropes for one quarter Tuesday night, but couldn’t keep the pace.
Issaquah swept all first-place finishes against Liberty Jan. 29, beating the Patriots 175.15-144.4.
Skyline High School cheerleaders have already rooted on their football and girls soccer teams to state championships this year, now they have a title to call their own.
Fatigue might have finally caught the Skyline wrestling team Monday night in its home gym.
Sporting blank stares and walking single file, the Skyline boys exited their home gym and headed to the locker room after Tuesday night’s 76-62 loss to Inglemoor — nobody spoke a word.
ssaquah, which finished second to Newport the last two years at the state gymnastics meet, got over the hump Jan. 21, beating the Knights and four other teams at Eastside Gymnastics.
Eastside Catholic had the No. 1 ranked 3A team in the state, Franklin, against the ropes Tuesday, but came up just shy, 65-57.
Skyline edged rival Issaquah 95-90 in a KingCo 4A swim meet Tuesday afternoon at Boehm Pool.
Hostile crowd. Controversial calls. The absence of their top rebounder.
Megan Mills meticulously jots down the evening workout routine on a whiteboard, her smile illuminating the lobby of the Klahanie Mountainview Pool. The scene is one that has played out every practice before the Eastside Catholic swimmers hit the water.
