Kentwood’s Logan Ryan was fast during last week’s Class 4A swim and dive meet at the King County Aquatic Center.
Fast enough to establish a new school record in the 100-yard breaststroke. Fast enough to feel good about the numbers he put up.
The Kentwood High girls basketball team may have a new coach this season, but the results have remained largely the same.
Courtney Johnson scored a team-high 20 points and Liz Mills added 17, leading the Conquerors past Rogers of Puyallup on Saturday at Auburn High, 65-55 in a West Central District III game.
They didn’t quite achieve what they set out to do Saturday night during Mat Classic XXII at the Tacoma Dome.
But the Tahoma High wrestling team certainly put on a show worthy of high praise.
He started the season in pain, but finished it on the podium.
Kentlake’s Sean Cavanagh has endured a gauntlet of emotions this winter, the last of which was joy on Saturday night at the Tacoma Dome, when he accepted a medal for taking sixth place at Mat Classic XXII.
They’ve been at the top of the 103-pound state rankings all season long and have taken turns beating one another the last two weeks.
Last week, Kentwood’s Ruben Navejas avenged one of the few losses of his prep career, outlasting Tahoma’s Steven Hopkins 7-4 for the regional title.
On Saturday night during the 103-pound championship match of Mat Classic XXII at the Tacoma Dome, Hopkins turned the tables on Navejas in one of the most anticipated showdowns of the tournament.
They didn’t quite achieve what they set out to do Saturday night during Mat Classic XXII at the Tacoma Dome.
But the Tahoma High wrestling team certainly put on a show worthy of high praise.
A state berth was on the line Friday night, but the Kentwood High boys basketball team was nowhere to be found.
Josh Smith of Kentwood High School joined the ranks of basketball’s elite last Thursday with his selection to the prestigious 2010 McDonald’s All American high school boys basketball team. Smith’s participation in the games will help raise funds for Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Ohio, which supports local children and families in need.
A big weekend is ahead of us, gang.
In fact, on a yearly basis, this particular weekend — when district basketball collides with state wrestling gymnastics and swimming — has traditionally been the busiest in the prep sports world. Before we go forward, however, I need to quickly touch on a few items regarding the local prep scene that has been rattling around in my empty head of late.
Kentlake gymnast Katie Steckler had a simple goal established before entering this past weekend’s Class 4A West Central District meet – earn a berth to state in at least one event.
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The Tahoma High wrestling team continued its dominance Friday and Saturday during the Class 4A Region I tournament at Auburn High.
Meanwhile, Kentwood standout Ruben Navejas bounced back in a big way after a stunning loss a week before.
The Reporter preps of the week
Plenty of the expected was joined by one big surprise Saturday at Kent-Meridian High during the South Puget Sound League North Division sub-district wrestling tournament.
With an ear-to-ear grin, Kentwood’s Alec Wilson happily gave out his autograph to a youngster Friday night at Kentlake High.
On the eve of National Letter of Intent day Tuesday night, some student-athletes were still mulling over their choices.
Kentlake soccer standout Frederike Dubeau, however, wasn’t among those still debating.
Brooks Abel, who graduated from Kentwood High in 2008, recently signed on to play football at Utah State University in Logan.
Abel, a 6-foot-6 300-pound lineman, spent this past season playing at College of the Siskiyous in Northern California.
The Reporter preps of the week
Some of high school’s biggest names in the local prep basketball circuit will be under the spotlight at the ShoWare Center on Friday for the second annual Les Schwab Shootout.
Like last year, the Shootout will feature five games, four of which will be all-Kent matchups.
Local wrestlers grappled in a number of tournaments this past weekend with Tahoma hosting its own event while Kentwood was at the Jaguar Invitational and Kentlake went to the South Kitsap Invitational.
For the Bears, four wrestlers were crowned champions in their respective weight classes at the Tahoma Mat Classic on Saturday.
