They were on the brink last year.
So close they could see the pinnacle.
Good. At times, even great.
But when the season ended, the Kentwood High girls basketball team still wasn’t where it wanted to be.
SPSL NORTH: AT A GLANCE• FAVORITE: Auburn Riverside.• CONTENDER: Kentwood.• SLEEPERS: Tahoma, Auburn, Mount Rainier.• LEAGUE OUTLOOK: By all accounts, it appears to be a… Continue reading
Eight games in one day will highlight the 2010 Les Schwab Preview, a high school basketball event set for Highline Community College in Des Moines Dec. 11.
And along the way, some of the state’s best basketball players will be on display.
Daniel Landram is keeping it simple this winter.
The Kentlake High guard doesn’t care how many points he scores this basketball season. Nor does he care about how many rebounds he collects or assists he dishes out.
Landram has just one goal in mind.
They have a new home.
And the Kent-Meridian High boys basketball team is hoping new results follow.
Due to gym renovations at the high school, Kent-Meridian will be playing the majority of its home games this winter at Mill Creek Middle School, a venue that will seat roughly 300 fans.
The Royals also will play a pair of “home” games at Green River Community College, when it hosts Kentridge on Dec. 9 and Kentwood on Jan. 4.
A change is taking place on the South Puget Sound League North Division boys basketball scene this winter. A change that very well could play into the hands of Kentridge High coach Dave Jamison.
“There’s definitely a change (happening),” he said. “There really aren’t that many big guys (in the league).”
Nerves. Excitement. Passion.
First-year Kentwood High boys basketball coach Brian Davis is feeling it all these days.
• FAVORITE: Auburn.
• CONTENDERS: Kentridge, Kentwood.
• SLEEPERS: Kent-Meridian, Tahoma, Kentlake, Mount Rainier.
• LEAGUE OUTLOOK: The SPSL North is taking on a drastically different
• FAVORITE: Auburn.
• CONTENDERS: Kentridge, Kentwood.
• SLEEPERS: Kent-Meridian, Tahoma, Kentlake, Mount Rainier.
• LEAGUE OUTLOOK: The SPSL North is taking on a drastically different
Eight Puget Sound area high school basketball teams will kick off the season at the 2010 Les Schwab Tipoff Classic at Kentwood High School Dec. 2 and 4.
The Kootenay Ice defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds 6-2 Nov. 27 at the ShoWare Center.
The Ice were led by a two-goal effort from Steele Boomer, and a solid showing by Ice netminder Nathan Lieuwen who made 23 saves on 25 shots.
Luke Lockhart picked up the game's first goal on a wrist shot at 8:44 of the first period. Kootenay was unable to clear on the penalty kill and Brenden Dillon fed Lockhart for his 11th of the season to give the T-Birds the 1-0 lead.
Burke Gallimore scored two goals Nov. 26 at Comcast Arena in Everett to help lead the Seattle Thunderbirds to a 4-1 victory over the Everett Silvertips.
The T-Birds improve their record to 11-5-3-4 with the win.
The Tri-City Americans defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds 5-4 in a shootout Nov. 24 at ShoWare Center.
Adam Hughesman was the only shooter to score in the shootout to give the Americans the win. Colin Jacobs and Marcel Noebels were stopped by Tri-City goalie Drew Owsley and Burke Gallimore shot wide. Seattle goalie Calvin Pickard stopped Patrick Holland.
I hate shootouts.
Can’t stand ’em. In fact, I can’t think of a more ridiculous way to end a game, particularly a state championship game. However, I am able to come up with several alternatives in other sports that would be the equivalent.
Baseball? Have a home run derby.
Seattle Thunderbirds goalie Calvin Pickard made 48 saves Nov. 19 at ShoWare Center to lead the T-Birds to a 2-1 shootout victory over the Spokane Chiefs.
Pickard arrived in Seattle on Friday afternoon from Prince George, British Columbia, where he was participating in the Subway Super Series Nov. 17 and 18.
The Everett Silvertips defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds 3-2 Nov. 20 at the ShoWare Center.
Everett (10-8-1-3) opened the scoring at 3:42 of the first period on Josh Winquist's third goal of the season. Tyler Maxwell had the only assist.
The Silvertips stretched their lead to 2-0 at 12:31 of the first period on Maxwell's 15th goal of the season. Kellan Tochkin and Brennan Yadlowski registered assists on the goal.
Seattle Thunderbirds center Justin Hickman was named to Hockey Canada's Team Pacific Nov. 17.
Team Pacific is one of five Canadian teams that will skate at the 2011 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, December 29 to January 4, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Team Pacific is comprised of 11 players from British Columbia and 11 players from Alberta.
First came the kick, and then came the block.
What followed on a frigid Saturday night at Harry E. Lang Stadium in Lakewood was a historic, long-awaited celebration for the Kentwood High girls soccer team.
The Class 4A girls soccer championship will have a decidedly local feel Saturday afternoon.
South Puget Sound League North Division powers Tahoma (20-1) and Kentwood (17-3-1) both won their respective semifinal games Friday night and will meet for the state title at 4 p.m. on Saturday at Harry E. Lang Stadium in Lakewood.
Brendan Rouse is the Seattle Thunderbirds Player of the Week.
