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BOYS BASKETBALL: KW’s Smith scores career-high in win over KR
BOYS BASKETBALL: KW’s Smith scores career-high in win...
By Erick Walker • January 31, 2009 3:23 am

A cape couldn’t have lifted Kentwood star Joshua Smith any higher Friday night at the ShoWare Center in Kent. Because…

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BOYS BASKETBALL: Smith saves day for Kentlake
BOYS BASKETBALL: Smith saves day for Kentlake
By Erick Walker • January 31, 2009 3:22 am

Ron Charrier has believed in Eric Smith all season long, often praising his 5-foot-10 guard for bringing a calming influence…

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GIRLS BASKETBALL: KL clinches playoff berth; No. 2 KW continues to cruise
GIRLS BASKETBALL: KL clinches playoff berth; No. 2...
By Erick Walker • January 31, 2009 3:19 am

Morganne Comstock continued to deliver the goods for the Kentlake High girls basketball team Friday afternoon at the ShoWare Center…

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SPSL BASKETBALL REPORT: KL boys win fourth straight; KW’s Smith scores 40; KL girls inch toward playoff berth
SPSL BASKETBALL REPORT: KL boys win fourth straight;...
By Erick Walker • January 28, 2009 1:27 am

At 6-foot-9, there isn’t an inch of the basketball floor that Kentlake’s Jeff Budinich doesn’t see. And right now, Kentlake’s…

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VOLLEYBALL: Tahoma’s Zorn steps down
VOLLEYBALL: Tahoma’s Zorn steps down
By Erick Walker • January 26, 2009 5:50 pm

She helped helped guide the Tahoma High volleyball program from the bottom to near the top in just a handful…

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WRESTLING: Gone, but not forgotten — K-M’s Pruett left a legacy that is still felt throughout the Valley
WRESTLING: Gone, but not forgotten — K-M’s Pruett...
By Erick Walker • January 23, 2009 7:20 pm

He left an impression. For some, it was the trademark, stiff-legged limp that is remembered most — the result of…

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SPSL NORTH BASKETBALL REPORT: KW takes over top spot; KL’s Comstock continues torrid spell
SPSL NORTH BASKETBALL REPORT: KW takes over top...
By Erick Walker • January 18, 2009 11:55 pm

There’s still plenty of basketball left to play. But even Kentwood boys basketball coach Michael Angelidis had trouble keeping his…

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WRESTLING: Tahoma edges KW, takes control of North
WRESTLING: Tahoma edges KW, takes control of North
By Erick Walker • January 15, 2009 2:02 am

John Buban is usually too focused on the match at hand to hear anything, particularly the crowd. That changed Wednesday…

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WRESTLING: Kentlake’s Eley shines at Panther Classic
WRESTLING: Kentlake’s Eley shines at Panther Classic
By Erick Walker • January 14, 2009 8:00 pm

Greg Eley didn’t feel like wasting time Saturday afternoon.

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SPSL NORTH GIRLS BASKETBALL: Moore delivers in front of friends
SPSL NORTH GIRLS BASKETBALL: Moore delivers in front...
By Erick Walker • January 10, 2009 1:41 am

With eye black striped along the sides of many of their faces, it was clear, these elderly folks came to…

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WRESTLING: Tahoma crowns two, KW one at Pac Coast
WRESTLING: Tahoma crowns two, KW one at Pac...
By Erick Walker • January 8, 2009 3:18 pm

Kentwood’s Ruben Navejas avenged an early-season loss and pinned down a title. Tahoma’s Tyler Lamb and Nick Bayer continued to…

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BOYS SWIMMING: Knee surgery hasn’t slowed KW’s Douglass
BOYS SWIMMING: Knee surgery hasn’t slowed KW’s Douglass
By Erick Walker • January 1, 2009 1:00 am

He came into the school year on crutches.

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Tahoma delivers goods at Tri-State
Tahoma delivers goods at Tri-State
By Erick Walker • December 24, 2008 2:25 pm

All the blustery, snowy weather in the world couldn’t stop the Tahoma High wrestling team last weekend.

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Kentwood High School’s Cody Quinn (top) takes control of Tahoma’s John Buban during last January’s dual meet between the two rival schools. Quinn went on to win the match
WRESTLING: Quinn’s mission
By Erick Walker • December 17, 2008 8:39 pm

The affirmation keeps running through Cody Quinn’s mind.
It was bad luck, he tells himself. A cheap move when he was simply out of position.
Either way, driven by last year’s first-round loss at the state tournament, Kentwood’s 145-pound standout enters this season with a decent-sized chip on his shoulder.
And a little something to prove.

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Corinne Welch
Tahoma High’s Welch steps down after 10-year ride
By Erick Walker • December 11, 2008 1:00 am

Corinne Welch felt it was time.

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Kentwood junior Josh Smith (left) and Tahoma sophomore Christian Behrens (right) are two of the South Puget Sound League North Division’s top-returning players.
SPSL NORTH BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Tahoma goes young; KW’s...
By Erick Walker • December 3, 2008 8:37 pm

The excitement in Rob Morrow’s voice is evident.

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Hannah Mittelstaedt
Cross country: Tahoma’s Mittelstaedt disqualified; boys, girls take...
By Erick Walker • November 13, 2008 1:00 am

They ran at or near the top of every race they competed in this season.
Unbeaten in the South Puget Sound League. District champions.
A state title seemed like a plausible goal for the Tahoma boys and girls cross country teams last weekend in the Class 4A state meet at Pasco’s Sun Willows Golf Course.

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Kentwood wins pair, secures state berth
Kentwood wins pair, secures state berth
By Erick Walker • November 12, 2008 8:42 pm

They got off to a fast start, then hit a slight bump along the way. But the Kentwood High volleyball team still found itself in familiar territory last Friday evening in the Class 4A West Central District tournament at the Kitsap Sun Dome in Silverdale.

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Kentwood’s Kiana Kraft gets a hug from teammate Shannon McNally after scoring last week against Beamer. The Conks opened state on Wednesday against Shorewood.
Shutouts galore: Kentwood, Tahoma snag state berths
By Erick Walker • November 12, 2008 8:41 pm

A pair of shutouts — and a pair of state girls soccer playoff berths.

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KL’s Kozy delivers historic match, win over Puyallup
KL’s Kozy delivers historic match, win over Puyallup
By Erick Walker • November 6, 2008 1:00 am

Before Kentwood put the clamps on its third straight SPSL title, Kentlake’s Melissa Kozy delivered the performance Saturday’s volleyball tournament.

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