The amazing Polo Bender ($5.80) won his 20th career race and his 10th at Emerald Downs with a one-length triumph under Juan Gutierrez in the sixth race. The 9-year-old joined Classielyte as the only horses with three victories at the 24-day-old meeting. Rigoberto Velasquez, trainer of Polo Bender, also conditions West Seattle Boy, the 11-year-old gelding who recently tied the track record with his 16th win at Emerald Downs.
Has Been University completed an undefeated season and back-to-back championship runs by defeating the highly talented, second seeded Old Guys 80-50 May 21.
The 4A state track and field meet wrapped up today, May 29, at Mount Tahoma High with Tahoma and Kentlake athletes bringing home medals.
Derek Eager won his second state gold on the final day in the javelin event. He threw for 207-10 to take the top spot.
Saturday was about missed opportunities for Kentlake in a rain-shortened 4A state fastpitch tournament at SERA Fields in Tacoma.
The Falcons stranded 19 runners including leaving the bases loaded in both games and found themselves out of the running for a trophy after a 4-3 loss to defending champion Kelso and a 5-3 defeat at the hands of Richland.
Washington-bred Atta Boy Roy finished second Saturday to Riley Tucker in the $107,900 Aristides Handicap, Grade 3, for older sprinters at Churchill Downs. Ridden by Shaun Bridgmohan, Riley Tucker rallied inside to collar Atta Boy Roy in deep stretch, and scored by two lengths in 1 minute, 8.33 seconds on a fast track.
Blame the Jockey ran down the leaders in the stretch run and notched a 1 ½-length victory over Bogachiel in the $18,000 feature race for 3-year-olds Saturday at Emerald Downs.
With the hot-riding Francisco Duran aboard for leading trainer Frank Lucarelli, Blame the Jockey ran six furlongs in 1 minute, 8 3/5 seconds on wet-fast track and paid $7.40, $4.60 and $3.
The 4A state track and field tournament wraps up today at Mount Tahoma High. Kentwood plays Richland 7 p.m. at…
Derek Eager captured the gold medal in the discus with a throw of 179-10 Friday, May 28 at the 4A state meet. Despite a ferocious wind and rain storm, Eager took the event by more than 10 feet.
It was Eager second medal of the 4A state meet at Mount Tahoma. He took the silver in the shot put Thursday. The Tahoma senior will go for his second gold in the javelin Saturday.
Taif forged to the lead past mid-stretch and then held off Zagreus for a neck victory in the $15,100 feature race Friday night at Emerald Downs.
Tahoma, Kentwood, Kentlake, Kent-Meridian and Kentridge track and field athletes are competing at the 4A state meet today, May 28, at Mount Tahoma.
Kentwood is playing Federal Way at 4 p.m. at Safeco Field in the semifinals.
Bianca Walton was beaming Thursday, May 27, after winning her first state gold medal in the triple jump at Mount Tahoma High.
The Tahoma High senior not only picked up her first state victory, it was the first one for Tahoma as the 4A state track and field meet got underway
The Kent Crusaders girls rugby team stumbled briefly at this past weekend’s national tournament in Salt Lake City, Utah, but finished with a bang.
Surprises?
The Class 4A West Central District track and field meet last Friday and Saturday was filled with more than its share of eye-openers.
In a matter of seconds, Kent Hagen’s foot and heart were broken during a pick-up basketball game in January.
After sputtering somewhat toward the end of the season, the Kentwood High baseball team needed an offensive lift.
The Conquerors got one on Saturday at Everett Memorial Stadium in the first two rounds of the Class 4A state tournament.
It’s not how Kentlake envisioned winning a district title but when rain washed out the semi-final games two innings into them the West Central District tournament directors canceled the rest of the tournament.
Kentlake earns state berth thanks to extra innings heroics by senior Brooke Evans while Kentwood and Tahoma split their games today and Kentridge was bounced in the first day of the West Central District tournament which was postponed from Friday and Saturday at Sprinker Recreation Center in Spanaway to Monday and Tuesday. Play is slated to continue Tuesday is weather permits.
Tahoma High wrestler Nick Bayer, three time state wrestling champion, signed a letter of intent with the University of
Northern Colorado.
Bayer won the 189 title this year, the 171 crown as a junior and 160
as a sophomore.
Defending champion Gadget Queen and the No Flies On Doodle head a list of eight fillies and mares nominated to the $50,000 Washington State Legislators Stakes on Monday, May 31.
Enumclaw trainer Frank Lucarelli did lot of winning this weekend, both at the race track and on a baseball field.
Sunday Lucarelli’s 3-year-old colt, Posse Power made a successful Northwest debut with a 1 ¾-length victory in the $50,000 Auburn Handicap at Emerald Downs.
