Well gang, my time has come.
After 16 years in the journalism industry, a journey that began in La Grande Ore. in 1995, my days as a sports reporter have come to a close. On Aug. 29, just two months after graduating from City University of Seattle with a Masters in Teaching Special Education degree, I accepted a position at Kent Mountain View Academy, where I will have the opportunity to make a positive impact on today’s youth on a daily basis.
Olympic Lights rallied from last place and scored a 1-¼-length victory over Ugottabcatty in Friday’s $11,900 American Horse Transportation Purse at Emerald Downs.
The Kent-based Seattle Thunderbirds scheduled Friday, Sept. 16 preseason game in Portland has been cancelled because so many Winterhawks players were invited to National Hockey League training camps.
Burke Gallimore had two goals and Connor Sanvido had three assists Saturday afternoon to lead the Seattle Thunderbirds to a 5-3 victory over the Everett Silvertips in a preseason game at the Toyota Center in the Red Lion Hotels Preseason Tournament in Kennewick.
Over and Under was resilient in the stretch and scored a neck victory Saturday over 3-to-5 betting favorite Berry Ledo in the feature race for 3-year-olds and up at Emerald Downs.
After spending the past two years in northern California, Leslie Mawing returned to Emerald Downs in 2011 with one goal in mind: to win a riding title.
Steffin Church felt the jitters more than a day in advance of his varsity debut at quarterback.
Those jitters, however, quickly disappeared for the Kentlake High junior Friday night at French Field. Church, who was filling in for the ill Caleb Saulo, completed 8 of 9 passes for 203 yards and a touchdown — all in the first 18 minutes of play — sparking the Falcons past Kentridge 30-22 in a South Puget Sound League North Division game.
"I always have my jitters," admitted Church. "I was worrying about it all day long and last night (Thursday)."
Church got the start for Saulo, a second-team all-leaguer a year ago and one of the league's top-returning quarterbacks. Church dazzled well into the second quarter, when he was drilled in the ribs by a pair of Kentridge defenders en route to completing a 62-yard bomb to wide receiver Andre Marticio with 6:02 left in the half. The big completion led to a 30-yard field goal by kicker Mitchell Habryle, which gave the Falcons a 17-16 lead they would not relinquish.
Church's night, however, was done.
Win Photos Will Do staged a furious stretch rally and scored a half-length victory over Ontheshadyside in Friday’s $10,900 feature race for 3-year-olds at Emerald Downs.
The Kentlake take on Kentridge at 7 p.m. at French Field.
Erick Walker will be sending live updates from the South Puget Sound League 4A North Division game.
The speedy Harbor Wind led all the way and scored a nine-length victory Monday over stable mate Eileen Is a Saint in the $20,000 Pepsi Purse for 2-year-olds at Emerald Downs.
