The Seattle Thunderbirds were special guests at an assembly to congratulate Crestwood Elementary for winning the 2010 Cruzin' Passport Summer Challenge.
Consistency has been its hallmark throughout the past decade.
The Kentwood High volleyball team showed off some of that consistency on Nov. 11-12 during the Class 4A state volleyball tournament at the Toyota Center in Kennewick.
School records were falling left and right at the Class 4A state swim meet Nov. 12-13 at the King County Aquatic Center.
Emily Tanasse from Kentlake broke her own record in the 100-yard butterfly three times over the weekend.
Joanna Wu continued to rise through the ranks last weekend.
Yet, Kent-Meridian High’s star swimmer, the one who has quickly become the program’s finest at her craft in more than a decade, still wants more.
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The pieces of the puzzle are falling in place nicely for the Kentwood High girls soccer team.
Behind a pair of goals by Mykala Benjamin along with one each by Mariah Lee and Kiana Kraft, the fourth-ranked Conquerors turned back No. 5 Lewis & Clark Saturday afternoon 4-0 in a Class 4A state quarterfinal game.
First came the “scoop and score” for a touchdown off of a blocked field-goal attempt.
Then came the 88-yard kickoff return for a touchdown.
Behind big play after big play Friday night at French Field in Kent, No. 5 Bothell throttled fourth-ranked Kentwood 49-14 in a Class 4A state tournament opener.
Kentridge basketball star Gary Bell made it official Wednesday morning, signing a letter-of-intent to play next year at Gonzaga University. Bell announced his intentions to sign with the Bulldogs in April. He averaged 22.6 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game last year.
Travis Bobbee is the Seattle Thunderbirds Player of the Week
The Seattle Thunderbirds came back from a two-goal deficit in the third period Nov. 9 to beat the Saskatoon Blades 5-4 in a shootout at the Credit Union Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
Luke Lockhart and Colin Jacobs each had a goal and two assists to help lead the Seattle Thunderbirds to a 5-2 victory over the Prince Albert Raiders Nov. 10 at the Art Hauser Centre in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.
Personal records proved to be the name of the game Saturday afternoon during the Class 4A state cross country meet at Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco.
The Tahoma High girls, behind an entire roster of personal bests, brought home the area’s top overall finish, tying Eastlake for second with 110 points. Eisenhower managed to have just enough to win the team title, doing so with 110 points.
“We were right there,” said Tahoma coach Gary Conner. “It was amazing.”
There's something about this time of year that brings out the best in Reilly Retz.
In last year's Class 4A state soccer playoffs, it was Retz who scored game-winning goals in Kentwood High's final two wins of the season, which led to a school-best third-place finish.
Tuesday afternoon at Joe Albi Stadium in Spokane, Retz was up to her game-winning heroics once again.
The Kentwood High volleyball team split its matches at the West Central District 4A volleyball tournament last Friday and Saturday, but still managed to punch its ticket to a seventh straight Class 4A state berth.
The girls Class 4A state soccer tournament will have a distinctively South Puget Sound League North Division feel this season.
Especially from a local perspective.
Kentlake, Kentwood and Tahoma all earned berths to the tournament by winning their respective West Central District games on Saturday, Nov. 6.
The Moose Jaw Warriors defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds 2-1 in a shootout Sunday night at the Civic Centre in Moose Jaw.
The game was tied 1-1 after 65 minutes of play to send the game to a shootout. Moose Jaw elected to shoot first in the shootout.
The Brandon Wheat Kings defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds 3-2 Nov. 6 at Westman Place in Brandon, Manitoba.
This was the first game of a six-game road trip for the T-Birds. They faced the Moose Jaw Warriors Sundayl losing to them in a shootout.
The Kamloops Blazers defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds 3-2 in overtime Saturday night at the Interior Savings Centre in Kamloops, British Columbia.
Seattle goalie Calvin Pickard stopped a season-high 49 shots. His record with the overtime loss is now 5-3-2-2.
The Western Hockey League and FSN Northwest have announced the 10-game broadcast schedule that will bring LIVE WHL action into 3.4 million homes across five U.S. states during the 2010-11 WHL Regular Season.
The offense couldn’t get going and the defense couldn’t get off the field.
Making its first playoff appearance on Saturday night since 2003, the Kentlake High football team found itself as the deer caught in the headlights.
