Tahoma built on its lead in the South Puget Sound League North division with a pair of one-run wins over…
Two of last year’s top juveniles will make their 3-year-old debuts Saturday in the $18,000 feature race at 5 ½ furlongs.
Forener and Gottstein Futurity winner Koala Beach head a six-horse field that features Boundtogetbusy, Saintly I Ain’t, Rescue Plan and Clear to Canada.
Brother and sister Nick and Emily Huber of Maple Valley recently earned Tae Kwon Do black belts. Nick and Emily, honor roll students at Cedar River Middle School, have been participating in the Tahoma Learning Community program for more
than three years.
As it was last season, this is an extremely balanced league, though Auburn, Kentridge and Kentwood are clearly at the head of the class. Flip a coin and on any given day any one of Auburn, Kentridge and Kentwood could beat one another. Kentridge picked up the first match against Auburn on March 25, so the Chargers may have an edge. Auburn rallied late last year to secure its first SPSL North title since 2003.
She showed last spring what she’s capable of accomplishing on the tennis court in No. 1 singles, advancing to state in her first season of high school competition.
And for an encore?
Kentwood’s Tess Manthou might just be turning her attention to the doubles side this spring.
Jadie Cahill out ran Snooty Gal for a neck victory Sunday in the featured Kingsport Thoroughbreds Purse for fillies and mares at Emerald Downs.
Heavily favored Destinys Roar chalked up another victory for the red-hot Gallyn Mitchell/Vann Belvoir combination Saturday at Emerald Downs.
Kentwood basketball star Joshua Smith scored 10 points last Wednesday night in helping the West defeat the East 107-104 in the McDonald’s All-American boys basketball game.
Smith, who led the Conquerors to the Class 4A state championship last month, connected on 4 of 5 shots from the field and drained a pair of free throws.
Maple Valley Pony Baseball and Fastpitch (MVPBA) is offering an opportunity for graduating seniors from the class of 2010 to receive a scholarship of up to $500. The purpose of the scholarship is to contribute toward the graduate’s continuing education at college or technical school.
Kentlake’s Erika Smyth hits a single to drive in two runs to lift the squad over Thomas Jefferson in a key SPSL North match up Friday.
The classy No Flies On Doodle and jockey Gallyn Mitchell held on for a neck victory as Emerald Downs opened its 15th season of Thoroughbred racing before a packed house Friday evening.
The Tahoma baseball team took an 8-5 win at home over Kent-Meridian Thursday after falling behind early.
On a cold afternoon, the Bears went down 4-2 after the first inning, but the boys kept swinging the bat, running the bases and throwing until taking the lead in the fourth.
Luck certainly helps, but being a front-runner in the thoroughbred racing game takes nerve.
With horses, Auburn’s Keith Swagerty has called and hit some difficult shots, just as he did throughout his heralded hoops career.
Swagerty, a former All-American inside force in his college days, who went on to play in the ABA and coach at Seattle Pacific University, has hit his stride as a horse owner and breeder.
Kentlake played at Kent-Meridian in an SPSL North fastpitch game Tuesday.
The thunder of hooves and the roar of the crowd return Friday, April 9, as Emerald Downs opens for its 15th season.
The Auburn track will feature 89 days of thoroughbred racing, with 31 stakes races, including the Northwest’s richest prize, the 75th running of the $250,000 Longacres Mile on Aug. 22.
A reshuffling of the South Puget Sound League in track and field has left the North with six teams: Auburn, Kentlake, Kent-Meridian, Kentridge, Kentwood and Tahoma. Federal Way won the North last year followed closely by Kent-Meridian. K-M would have given the Eagles a stiff challenge for the North crown this spring. Federal Way’s shift makes K-M the heavy favorite to win the team title this season. It’s not that the rest of the North isn’t talented, but the Royals have returned almost all of their point scorers from state a year ago, when they finished second overall. Kentwood and Kentridge both have above-average talent, neither however has the depth of K-M. If the Royals don’t run into any health or grade issues, a state title is a legitimate possibility.
The Tahoma track and field team is a month into the season and the medals are piling up.
Leading the way for the Bears in field events is senior Derek Eager. According to the Athletic.net Web site, Eager is ranked No. 1 in the nation throwing the 800-gram javelin. He pegged 218 feet, 7 inches at the Kent Invitational March 27, giving him the top distance in the country.
Consider Maddi Varela a quick learner.
Varela, a Kentlake High sophomore and track standout, blistered the oval on March 27 in the 400-meter dash at the Kent-Meridian Invitational. Varela won the event with a time of 59.79 seconds.
What has turned heads, however, is the fact that Varela was attempting the 400-meter dash for the first time in her prep career. Normally a sprinter, one who excels in the 100 and 200, the 400 just might be the perfect fit.
They opened the season with a bang. If the Kentwood High girls track and field team can finish it that way, the Conquerors very likely will have made school history.
“The girls track team is the only team at Kentwood that has never won a league title,” said coach Steve Roche. “I have pointed that out to them.”
Tahoma ran its win streak to six with a 4-3 victory at home over Auburn. It was a back and…
