Another Tahoma baseball product has signed on the dotted line.
Jerad Casper, a 2010 Tahoma High graduate, signed with Oregon State University on Nov. 17, according to a press release from the school’s athletic department.
South Puget Sound League North All-League Volleyball selections included a number of Tahoma and Kent school district athletes.
A little music, a little wine and a chance to support Dace’s Rock ‘n’ More were on the menu Wednesday night at DaVine in Maple Valley.
Dace Anderson, president of the Maple Valley-based non-profit music school, explained in an email that the event was a great partnership.
Work is moving along nicely at Maple Valley Town Square, the future home of Fred Meyer, restaurants, shops and a 10,500 square MultiCare facility that will offer a variety of medical services.
Lisa Powell, director of leasing for Bellevue-based Powell Development, said quite a few new tenants have signed on the dotted line since the developer broke ground in April.
Piggy banks at Rock Creek Elementary are filling with coins.
It was a simple idea which came out of a development team meeting at Vine Maple Place.
Tina McDonough just volunteered to try and get it going.
There was a defensive wall known as the Skyline back line between Tahoma and a return to the 4A girls soccer title match.
Skyline, which knocked off Kentwood in the quarterfinals on Nov. 12, beat Tahoma 2-0 in the semi-final on Nov. 18 en route to the Spartans’ third girls soccer championship while denying the Bears a shot at their third crown.
Tahoma High graduate Taylor Smart signed a letter of intent to play baseball at the University of Tennesse on Tuesday, Nov. 15.Smart, a sophomore at Western Nevada College, plays second base.
During the coming weeks the Tahoma School Board has some tough decisions to make and that’s exactly what the ad hoc student housing committee was aiming for with its recommendations.
Today, Friday, Nov. 18, marks a significant milestone in my life: my daughter, Lyla, turns 2 years old.
Kentlake’s third place finish at the 4A state swim and dive championship meet at the King County Aquatic Center Nov. 11-12 was no small feat.
A pair of football teams from southwestern Washington that are just 15 miles apart ended the seasons of Kentwood and Kentlake — which are located seven miles from each other — on Nov. 11.
Kentwood lost 34-7 to Skyview on the road in Vancouver, Wash., while Union traveled to French Field to defeat Kentlake 31-7.
Kentwood was within a few points of a 4A state volleyball title but fell just short Nov. 12 against Olympia at Saint Martin’s University.
Tahoma gets back to the semi-final again this year thanks to a 2-1 overtime win over Central Valley at home on Saturday night, with both goals coming off the boot of senior Becca Velasco, who scored her first goal with 18 minutes, 30 seconds left in the first half. She put in the decisive goal in overtime.
James Manning wanted to offer some direction to young men at Kentwood High School.
He wasn’t sure exactly how he was going to do it or which students he would work with, but, Manning was determined to find a way.
What started out as a desire to be a mentor on Manning’s part has developed into a self-sustaining mentorship program for boys and girls at Kentwood known as CHOICES.
A trio of Tahoma High students signed their athletic national letters of intent this week.
Kentwood continued its defense of its girls soccer crown with a 2-0 victory over Jackson Wednesday night at French Field.
While retailers are working hard to get you into their stores — the commercials started before kids had even shucked off their Halloween costumes — the staff at Maple Valley Food Bank and Emergency Services were working on feeding the hungry this holiday season.
Erica Schweitzer wasn’t sure what she wanted to do when she grew up.
A senior at Tahoma High, she arrived as a 10th grader, searching for direction.
“I didn’t have any role models outside of my family until I met Mr. Haag,” Schweitzer said. “Now I want to be a video editor.”
A trio of South Puget Sound League North teams are headed to state, including a surprise, out of the West Central District tournament held at Kentwood High Nov. 4-5.
On Nov. 1 there were four teams from the Tahoma and Kent school districts in the playoff picture — Kentridge, Kentwood, Kentlake and Tahoma.
At the end of the week only two were left standing: the Conquerors and the Falcons.
Kentwood won in dramatic fashion in overtime while Kentlake won in a blowout.
