Tahoma High hoops standout Christian Behrens verbally committed to play basketball at the University of California on Monday.
What started out as a routine traffic stop led to an on-again, off-again pursuit from Covington to Tukwila Tuesday afternoon and ended in the arrest of a 25-year-old Maple Valley man at Claim Jumper in Southcenter.
David’s mom tried to warn him about drugs and alcohol, but he had to learn the hard way.
His mother, Andrea, was concerned because of a family history of alcoholism.
“I had told them not to get into drugs or drinking because they were just addicts waiting to happen,” Andrea recalled.
Mark Fisher is a mountain climber.
He’s also a teacher, a father of three, a husband and associate pastor at Maple Valley Presbyterian Church.
And he’s found a way to bring all those things together with his love of climbing mountains.
This time last year, Kentwood diver Jesse Dehnert wasn’t even competing at the 4A state boys swim and dive championships.
What a difference a year makes.
At the end of Saturday he was wearing a seventh place medal having tallied 314 points.
Megan Hoy found inspiration in a rooster.
Hoy, a sophomore at Tahoma High, designed a poster that was selected as the 2011 Maple Valley Farmers Market promotional poster for the season.
Starting in April, residents will have the chance to learn the ins and outs of being a police officer through the Maple Valley Police Department’s Citizens Academy.
Tahoma High’s fastpitch boasts a talented crop of seniors this year and two more have signed to play ball in college.
On Thursday afternoon Kiley Dunn and Shelby Carter celebrated signing their letters of intent at the school with friends, family and coaches.
Steve Griffith was a bit intimidated by Seth Vallejos.
Griffith first met Vallejos in 2009 at the start of swim and dive season at the Covington Aquatic Center. Both had turned out for the Tahoma boys swim and dive team.
Fourth-ranked Federal Way had its way with Tahoma winning the first round of the West Central District playoffs 75-40.
The Bears kept up with the Eagles much of the first quarter and were down 18-14 when the period ended.
Not long after Jason and I moved to Las Vegas in 2000 did I discover what it’s like to be the victim of a “smash and grab.”
We grew up in Bellevue. I never drove a nice car — my first was a pre-dented 1968 Dodge Dart with a backseat that wasn’t bolted down — and never left anything of worth in my cars to inspire someone to break into them.
Tahoma just couldn’t seem to hang onto a big lead.
Not being able to hang onto the lead stung Tahoma as it lost to Todd Beamer 66-63 in overtime in a South Puget Sound League playoff game Saturday at Auburn High.
As more walkers continue to sign up for the Valley Girls and Guys team, the group’s fundraising efforts ramp up, as well.
On Tuesday representatives from Sherwin-Williams paint company gave a check for $1,646 to Valley Girls and Guys. This was part of a partnership with Brad and J. Johnson, owners of Johnson’s Home and Garden in Four Corners, which was the site of the check presentation.
Nearly a year ago Mark Koch, principal at Cedar River Middle School, got a call asking him if the staff would be interested in participating in a new program.
Koch, who has been at Cedar River for six years, talked to an assistant superintendent from the state Office of the Superintendent for Public Instruction.
Kentlake had another strong postseason showing at the West Central District meet last weekend at Rogers High.
Tanner Keeling-Garcia led the Falcons, who finished seventh as a team, with a second place finish in the 100-yard butterfly in 54.25 seconds and a district title in the 100 breaststroke with a winning time of 1:1.87 seconds.
Tahoma snapped a three game losing streak with a 53-44 win over Kentlake in the final regular season game to clinch a playoff berth.
It was a balanced offensive attack that helped the Bears stop the Falcons.
For some time now I’ve been trying to put my finger on why I feel out of place at the Kentlake Site Council meetings.
We met on Jan. 26 and the next morning I realized exactly what it is: I’m the youngest person in the room.
Tucked away in an industrial building on Covington Way is Urban Kids, a place for parents on a budget, which is most moms and dads, to pick up much needed items for their youngsters.
Doug Reynolds, owner of the store, knows this business well as he owned and operated The Little People Store in downtown Kent from 1999-2004.
Half a world away money raised by the Maple Valley Rotary club has been helping provide education and health care for families in Cameroon.
In a one week period in January, three students were suspended from Tahoma Junior High for possession of marijuana.
Surprised?
Teens, law enforcement officers and a drug prevention specialist don’t think you should be surprised.
