Skyline continues to receive national recognition through polls, and now the Spartans are ready to make their national TV debut.
Susie Miller hoped for a strong finish to the regular season Tuesday afternoon, and that’s just what she got from her Skyline swimmers.
“We didn’t come out on top, but to lose by only 16 points to the team that won the (2007) state title is pretty good,” she said.
The Spartans dropped only their second meet of the season, falling 93-77 to undefeated Garfield at Boehm Pool. The loss dropped Skyline’s dual meet record to 7-2 record in the KingCo 4A, behind Garfield and Newport.
Skyline knew it would have to limit mistakes when it faced fellow undefeated foe and natural rival Issaquah on Friday night. So in response, the Spartans put together a flawless performance.
Issaquah kept its record flawless Friday night, beating Redmond 35-23 at home.
Golf; cross country; volleyball
Issaquah knew if it was going to make a run at the KingCo 4A soccer title, it would have to conquer one very large obstacle.
Skyline’s offense is arguably one of the most dynamic in the state.
But the top-ranked Spartans on Friday proved, yet again, that they also have one of the state’s toughest defenses.
Baseball
Another week has passed, bringing one more dominating victory for the Skyline football team.
The Crossfire ‘94 Lombard Premier Girls U-14 team will make a trip Nov. 21-25 to Tampa Bay, Fla. to compete…
Spartans win
More than 1,600 athletes participated in Sunday’s annual 5K and 10K Rotary Run at Salmon Days.
Don Braman stood at midfield of Skyline Stadium, letting out a deep sigh into the cold fall night — part relief, part frustration.
Not much has fazed Issaquah junior Grant Gellatly this season.
Not opposing defenders. Not opposing coaches’ defensive schemes. Not even the oversized apparatus that engulfed his right hand Friday night.
Jessica Pixler, who finished sixth overall and was the first NCAA Division II runner across the finish line in last week’s Stanford Invitational for Seattle Pacific, has been named the Great Northwest Athletic Conference women’s cross country Athlete of the Week.
DRAGON 12U BASEBALL CLUB TRYOUTS
Swimming, cross country, golf
Things are starting to gel for the Issaquah volleyball team, and with one of the tallest front lines in the state, that could spell trouble for the rest of the KingCo 4A.
It only took seconds for Eastside Catholic to send nearly 3,000 fans into a frenzy Saturday during the inaugural game at its new field on the Plateau.
Stephen Nasca ended what he called a scoring curse, and Cameron Hunt uncorked a jaw-dropping, highlight-reel touchdown run as Eastlake put its offense on full display Friday night.
