Maple Valley teen discovered the sport in elementary school and will play at University of Maryland
With Auburn School District’s recent declaration that two of its high schools will drop from 4A to 3A in the South Puget Sound League, officials who run the SPSL 4A are considering options.
At Tahoma, Lefferts will lead the JV team while assisting second-year head coach Brian Johnson, whose varsity squad tied for third in the Division I South Sound Conference last spring finishing the 2013 season with an 8-10-0 record.
Kentwood’s Ashley Rolsma will trade soccer for rugby at the college level
Kentwood senior outside hitter Lauren Hackett was named co-MVP of the SPSL North volleyball all league teams.
Delaney Tiernan, a Tahoma junior, was named girls athlete of the year while senior Riley Campbell was named boys athlete of the year and Bears coach Gary Conner was named coach of the year.
Kentlake’s Derek Welch was the South Puget Sound League North division’s singles player of the year as announced in the boys tennis all league honors.
Tahoma sophomore forward Mia Corbin shared MVP honors in the South Puget Sound League North All League teams with Kentridge senior midfielder Lexi Klinkenberg.
Football players from Tahoma, Kentwood, and Kentlake among those recognized.
Girls swim team members from Kentlake, Tahoma and Kentwood finished the 2013 season by placing in the top 16 at the state championship meet and breaking school records at King County Aquatic Center on Nov. 15 and 16.
Kentwood brought home the fifth place trophy at the 4A state volleyball tournament Nov. 15-16 at St. Martin’s University near Lacey.
Taylor Smart is back from the University of Tennessee to put on the Holiday Infield Camp and the Rock Creek Staff is excited to put on another Off Speed Hitting Camp this December.
Kentlake’s Kyndal Phillips is the No. 2 seed in the 100 backstroke and the No. 3 seed in the 100 butterfly going into tomorrow’s finals of the girls swim and dive state meet at King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way.
Kentwood volleyball started a new state tournament appearance streak Nov. 8 thanks to wins over Skyview and Kentridge in the opening rounds of the district tournament.
Tahoma’s girls cross country team added another trophy to the case with a third place finish at the state championships in Pasco Nov. 9.
Brothers Carter and Davis Galgano, senior and sophomore at Tahoma High School, are the only South Puget Sound League North team to qualify for the tennis state tournament after the district tournament.
Kentwood and Tahoma football were both knocked out of the playoffs in their respective games Nov. 8.
Tahoma’s girls soccer won two straight loser-out district playoff games to earn a spot in the 4A state championship tournament.
Smith, a 6-foot-10, 350-pound junior center, scored a team-high 25 points in a 82-75 loss to Oregon Nov. 8 in the Armed Forces Classic in South Korea.
Kentwood and Tahoma volleyball are playing in the district tournament this afternoon. Kentwood is playing Eastlake tonight in the first round of the playoffs at French Field. Kick off is at 7 p.m.
