Jockey Gallyn Mitchell from Enumclaw is the 2010 winner of the Lindy Award and will be honored in a special ceremony Sunday in the winner’s circle at Emerald Downs.
Jockey Gallyn Mitchell from Enumclaw is the 2010 winner of the Lindy Award and will be honored in a special ceremony Sunday in the winner’s circle at Emerald Downs.
Tahoma, Kentlake, Kentwood preps of the week
Some might think losing eight seniors from a team that went to state for the first time since 1977 might be a problem in a wide open division.
Tahoma, however, proved that it’s not in a 3-2 win over Kentwood at home to open South Puget Sound League North play on Wednesday night.
More than at any point during the past decade, the race for the South Puget Sound League North Division title on the volleyball court appears to be up in the air.
“It really will be wide open,” said Kent-Meridian coach Michael Christiansen. “I think for a team to win our league, it has to go undefeated.”
Kentwood’s girls golf team expected to take center stage during the fall league season.
Blame the Jockey wore down the leaders and posted a half-length victory over Cat On Base in the $15,100 feature race for 3-year-olds in the special Wednesday matinee card at Emerald Downs.
With Francisco Duran aboard, Blame the Jockey zipped six furlongs in 1 minute, 8 1/5 seconds and paid $12.60, $4.20 and $2.60. Frank Lucarelli is the trainer for owners Chris Randall of Bellevue, Wash. and Nick Rossi of Las Vegas.
District qualifying times were had left and right on Sept. 16 at the Covington Aquatic Center when Kentlake faced off against South Puget Sound League North division rival Kentwood.
The Conquerors won the dual meet, 103-83, but before the diving portion of the program began the Falcons had several district qualifying times in the books.
The Tahoma girls soccer team are riding a bullet to the top of the South Puget Sound League, 4A North Division with an undefeated record.
Coach Jason Johnson reported the Bears defeated Kent-Meridian 6-0 Tuesday at French Field, which gives the Bears a 4-0 record. It’s hard to beat perfect.
The Maple Valley Touchdown Booster’s third annual auction and pasta dinner is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 16 at the Tahoma High School commons.
Assessment, the only horse to defeat Noose Beach this season at Emerald Downs, asserted his class Sunday with a three-length victory over Taif in the featured $21,500 Next point IS Purse.
With regular rider Gallyn Mitchell aboard, Assessment ran the fastest mile of the meeting, 1 minute, 34 3/5 seconds and paid $3.20, $2.40 and $2.10. Howard Belvoir is the trainer for owners Lou and Diane Tice of Seattle.
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The classy 9-year-old Starbird Road, in the final race of his career, held off Bijou Barrister for a half-length victory Saturday in the $10,000 feature race for older horses at Emerald Downs.
With Ricky Frazier riding his third winner of the day, Starbird Road ran one mile in 1 minute 35 4/5 seconds on a good track and paid $6.40, $3.60 and $3.80. Larry Ross is the trainer for owners Rick Beal and assistant trainer Sharon Ross.
Ballerina’s Beau rallied from far back to catch even-money favorite Mobius in the final strides Friday for a half-length victory in the Damon Carriger Bachelor Party Purse for 3-year-olds at Emerald Downs.
Benefiting from a perfectly-timed ride by Juan Gutierrez, Ballerina’s Beau splashed six furlongs in 1:09 4/5 on a wet-fast track and paid $13, $4.20 and $2.80. Brian Ramerman is the trainer for owners Walter Bell, E.C. Racing Stable and Mike Strickland.
The Tahoma Bears are hosting the Kentwood Conks tonight. The Bears come into the game with a 1-1 record and Kentwood is undefeated with a 2-0 record.
Noosa Beach, who captured his record fifth stakes race of the season in last weekend’s Muckleshoot Tribal Classic, arrived at trainer Doris Harwood’s Auburn farm Thursday for some well-deserved time off during the winter months. Harwood said the 4-year-old Harbor the Gold gelding would be geared toward an encore in 2011.
Change can be a good thing.
That was never more evident than Friday, Sept. 10 at French Field, where the new-look Kentlake High football team delivered its most convincing win in years.
She grew up in a soccer household.
But when push came to shove two years ago, Kailey Ulland chose cross country.
“It’s kind of a joke with my family that I chose cross country instead of soccer because we’re a soccer family,” laughed Ulland, a Kentwood senior.
It was a matter of proving everybody wrong.
That being the case, the Kentlake High girls soccer team certainly got it done Thursday, Sept. 9 at Wilson Playfield in Kent.
Jeff Harwood’s Noosa Beach capped the most spectacular season in Emerald Downs’ history Sunday with a 2 ¾-length victory in the $50,000 Mucklshoot Tribal Classic for older Washington-breds Sunday at Emerald Downs.
