October 2009

Federal Way, embroiled in a heated battle with Auburn-Riverside in a girls soccer match Thursday, Oct. 8, the Eagles and Ravens ended the match in a 2-2 tie, at Federal Way Memorial's soccer pitch.

The Eagles record changed to 3-5-2 while the Ravens went to 4-2-4.

These two teams seemed to share no love for each other, however. Anything but.

The Ravens were guilty of taking out several FW players in this game while none of their own players walked off the field with even a limp it looked.

No Eagles players got cards and the Ravens earned two.

And some of the fans thought they should have earned at least one more of those cards.

"I wouldn't call it dirty play," said Adam Lasage, the coach of the Eagles, adding, "They were just playing really hard. They wanted this game bad, too. They are sitting in fourth place in the league."

There are only four teams that go on from this season to the playoffs from the South Puget Sound League North Division and currently the Eagles are in sixth place.

So, they have some ground to make up.

How much ground?

"We have to win our final five games," said Ladage.

No ties?

Thomas Jefferson turned loose a triple threat group of links players to turn asunder home team Federal Way, 85-75, in regular season ending South Puget Sound League boys golf on Thursday at North Shore Golf Course.

With October 21-22 district action coming up at Gold Mountain, Raider head coach Dave Hunter was pleased with the proceedings that featured the best SPSL score of the season at the North Shore course.

"We're playing our best golf at the end of the year," he said about his team that finished at 4-6. "We had three guys that played great today. Erik Jarvey has been amazing. He recorded the best season of any golfer in Jefferson history. For 10 rounds he played this season, he finished at 4-under par."

Jarvey carded a 2-under 34 on the 3,058-yard front nine to earn medalist honors. The Raider senior nestled a 70-yard wedge shot within five feet of the cup on the 301-yard par 4 hole No. 7 to set up a birdie and also canned a 4-foot putt for birdie on the 497-yard par 5 ninth.

"I played consistently and didn't have any really bad shots," he attested. Jarvey scored 20 points to lead in that category as well.

The minute I met Doris I knew she could dance circles around me. For the last 16 years she was an irrepressible Ballard resident, whether baking in the wee hours or making new friends at the bus stop.

She was a grandmother who told her granddaughter, “If you’ve got ‘em, flaunt ‘em,” and claimed to be praying to meet just one good man. When she awakened once to five firefighters surrounding her bed she didn’t miss a beat before saying, “I prayed for one but you sent me five.”

Finally, it was her heart that could not keep pace with Doris.

She may have been joking about dying in the arms of a firefighter, but she essentially got her wish after a final 911 call early on Sept. 22.

Doris Carolyn Parker was no stranger to the firefighters and medics of Station 18 on Market Street. Originally from a farm in Idaho, Doris moved to Seattle about 16 years ago to be closer to her daughter and the medical support in Seattle.

Diagnosed with diabetes in her 30’s Doris had a kidney transplant 15 years ago, thriving well beyond the 10-year post-transplant average survival.

Todd Beamer tore out of the gates quickly Thursday, taking a 28-0 lead on the Emerald Ridge Panthers of Puyallup's South Hill.

From there it was not so pretty, as Emerald Ridge chipped the lead down to a final score of 28-13.

"It was a good start," said Todd Beamer Titans head coach David Sundheim. "We expected to come out and take it to them early."

The Titans scored the first points of the game on their first possession, and with only 2 minutes, 3 seconds off the first quarter clock.

Senior quarterback Ben Draeger found sophomore wide receiver Nick Bod open on the right sideline and threw a 42-yard connection.

Draeger remained on the Field Turf at Federal Way Memorial Stadium to tack on the extra point kick and make it 7-0.

The touchdown came on only the fourth play from scrimmage, and the Titans turned around to force the Panthers to punt on their fourth play from scrimmage.

Beamer took over possession at the Emerald Ridge 47-yard line, then scored on a 2-yard run by TJ Esekielu followed by a fake and 23-yard keeper by Draeger and a 22-yard touchdown run by Esekielu.

Boys tennis

TJ 5, Aub.-Riv. 0

Thomas Jefferson swept Auburn-Riverside away in Wednesday' s match.

Joe Lee won the No. 1 singles match by a 6-0, 6-3 score and Branden Muraki posted a 6-4, 6-3 win in the No. 2 singles match.

Makoa Rosa and Kainoa Rosa combined for a 6-4, 6-0 victory in No. 1 doubles, and No. 2 doubles was won by Kyle Creek and Brandyn Gomez, 6-1, 6-1. Eric Kim and Michael Suh combined for a 6-4, 1-6, 7-5 No. 3 doubles victory.

The Raiders remain undefeated at 10-0.

One bad stretch ruined the whole game for the Federal Way High School girls soccer team in South Puget Sound League North Division action Tuesday, Oct. 6.

The Eagles were battling Kentwood in a scoreless tie through the first half and most of the second half before the Conquerors exploded for three goals in a time span of a little less than five minutes.

"It was going well," said Federal Way head coach Adam Ladage. "I was real pleased with the girls, then one mistake in the back and the flood gates open up. Everything fell apart at once."

Kentwood got on the scoreboard with 16 minutes, 6 seconds to play in the second half of the action at Federal Way Memorial Stadium.

A free kick was taken by the Conquerors, and the ball went right to a wall of players in front of the goal. It went out to Reilly Retz and she kicked it into the net for the score and a 1-0 lead.

Alex White of Kentwood then scored on a similar play for a 2-0 lead with 14:41 to go.

She took a free kick from the right side that also went into a group of players in front of the net, only she headed the ball in.

A crowd in excess of 200 filled the Masonic Hall on Sunday, Oct. 11 to enjoy local food, all of which was prepared and supplied by well known chefs and cooks from West Seattle and the Northwest at Eat Local Now.

This, the sixth annual staging of the event, saw local exhibitors, and heard speakers all focused on the ideas of sustainability and eating locally grown food.

The menu included salmon and catfish sushi rolls prepared by Chef Hajime Sato of Mashiko's Sushi Bar, roasted winter squash and carrot soup from Spud.com prepared by Chef Bill Taylor of Talaris Conference Center, several salads and miso-glazed salmon from Chef Dalis Chea of Fresh Bistro Cafe.

Several other main courses and dessert were served including chocolate bread pudding with mint creme by Chef Toby Matasar of Eats Market Cafe.

Speakers at the event included Hajime Sato, talking about sustainable sushi, John Garfunkel for Global Source Network and Betsey Wittick of Bainbridge Island Vineyards who explored "Bridging Classrooms and Communities through food, farming, culture and education."

The Whole Foods in the new Interbay Urban Center will open tomorrow, Oct. 13, with a grand opening bread-breaking ceremony at 8 a.m., according to Vicki Foley, a spokesperson for Whole Foods in the Northwest region.

To see pictures of the new store and read exclusive Ballard News-Tribune coverage, click here.

In January, developers of the new Interbay Urban Center announced that Whole Foods, 2001 15th Ave. W., would be the anchor tenant in the 80,000 square foot retail center.



The new Whole Foods Market, which will employ about 150 people, will be the fifth Whole Foods in the Seattle area and the sixth in the state.



"Each store is individually designed and operated for the needs of the specific community it serves," said John Clougher, the company's president for the Pacific Northwest region, in January. "The Interbay Whole Foods Market will have an interactive healthy eating center with chefs, a new Whole Values section, an expanded bulk foods section and a new sandwich bar that is unlike anything we have in our other stores."

A male patron at The Matador, 2221 N.W. Market St., reportedly stabbed the manager of the business following a "verbal disturbance" between the two on Saturday, Oct. 10, according to Seattle Police.

During the altercation, the patron pulled out a knife and stabbed the manager in the back. The patron/suspect then fled from the scene and was not located.

The victim was treated and released from Harborview Medical Center. The suspect is described as a Hispanic male.

Instructors Bruce Scott and Jessie Murphy taught the fundamentals with some novice motorcycle riders during motorcycle training classes on Saturday, Oct. 10 in the north parking lot of South Seattle Community College.

The training was conducted by Evergreen Safety Council, who holds a contract with the state to offer rider courses as part of the Washington Motorcyle Safety program. This was a two-day novice rider course, teaching people how to ride and enabling them to get a waiver for skills testing with the Department of Licensing.

Twelve students attended the Saturday class.

"This class involves learning the basics, riding 40 feet and stopping, just to get familiar with basic operation," said, Jessie Murphy a second instructor.

To learn more about the program you can visit www.esc.org where you can also register. Additional information can also be found at the Motorcycle Safety Foundation Web site www.msf.usa.org.