June 2016

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

Little League

District 7 All-Stars
District 7 All-Star Little League action continues this week, with the Juniors provisional championship scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday at the PacWest fields located between Burien and SeaTac. The if necessary game is at 9 a.m. Thursday.

Winners bracket finals for the age 9-10 and 10-11 groups are also at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the same location, with loser's bracket games at 6 p.m. Thursday and loser's bracket finals at 6 p.m. Friday. The first championships are at 9 a.m. Saturday with the 10-11 if necessary game at 9 a.m. Sunday and the 9-10 if necessary game at 10 a.m. Sunday.

The Seniors tournament starts at 6 p.m. Friday between host PacWest and South Highline National, with the same two teams tangling at 9 a.m. Saturday for the championship with the if necessary game at 9 a.m. Sunday.

Majors tournament action will be held at the Bar-S complex in West Seattle starting at 1 p.m. Saturday with South Highline National playing West Seattle and PacWest playing Seattle Central.

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

South Highline National made quick work of Seattle Central for the District 7 Intermediate title for 13 year olds between Majors and Juniors.

National scored a 19-4 victory over Seattle to open the two-team double-elimination tournament Saturday, then wrapped up the title with a 17-7 win Sunday.

The win in the action held at the PacWest complex advances National to the state tournament, which District 7 will host at the Underwood complex at 11 a.m. Sunday, July 10 against the District 9 vs. District 4 winner from the day before.

Age 10-11

PacWest and South Highline National will play in Wednesday's 6 p.m. age 10-11 winner's bracket final for District 7 after posting wins over the weekend.

PacWest opened the action at its home complex with a 15-1 win over West Seattle on Saturday before defeating Southwest of White Center on Sunday, 21-1.

National, meanwhile, opened with a 12-1 victory over Seattle Central on Saturday and dealt Renton a 10-6 defeat Sunday.

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

Evergreen, Foster, Highline and Tyee will be going from a close knit Seamount League into a traveling league when they join the 2A/3A South Puget Sound League starting this fall.

The Seamount consisted of those four area schools plus Kennedy and the three Renton schools, but the SPSL is widespread and will even divide the foursome into two different divisions.

Evergreen and Foster find themselves going into the Mountain Division, while Highline and Tyee will be in the Sound Division.

Other Mountain Division schools are Fife, Foss of Tacoma, Franklin Pierce of Parkland, Lindbergh of Renton, Washington of Parkland and White River of Buckley.

Other Sound Division schools are Clover Park of Lakewood, plus Eatonville, Orting, Renton, River Ridge and Steilacoom.

Kennedy, Mount Rainier and Hazen, meanwhile, will be jumping into the new North Puget Sound League -- which is a 4A only league.

All three will be in the NPSL's Cascade Division along with Kent-Meridian, Kentlake, Kentridge, Kentwood and Tahoma.

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

Evergreen, Foster, Highline and Tyee will be going from a close knit Seamount League into a traveling league when they join the 2A/3A South Puget Sound League starting this fall.

The Seamount consisted of those four area schools plus Kennedy and the three Renton schools, but the SPSL is widespread and will even divide the foursome into two different divisions.

Evergreen and Foster find themselves going into the Mountain Division, while Highline and Tyee will be in the Sound Division.

Other Mountain Division schools are Fife, Foss of Tacoma, Franklin Pierce of Parkland, Lindbergh of Renton, Washington of Parkland and White River of Buckley.

Other Sound Division schools are Clover Park of Lakewood, plus Eatonville, Orting, Renton, River Ridge and Steilacoom.

Kennedy, Mount Rainier and Hazen, meanwhile, will be jumping into the new North Puget Sound League -- which is a 4A only league.

All three will be in the NPSL's Cascade Division along with Kent-Meridian, Kentlake, Kentridge, Kentwood and Tahoma.

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

Marques Chacon of Evergreen High School in White Center has been named as the Athlete of the Year on this year's Seamount All-League Boys Track and Field team.

Chacon earned the award as a senior after also making the Seamount first team in the 800-meter run, the 1,600 and the 3,200.

Chacon's coach Chuck Cushman, who also led the Tyee athletes on a combined team with Evergreen, was honored as the Coach of the Year.

This year Renton won the Team Sportsmanship award and Lindbergh took the team title.

Also making the first team from Evergreen was Ryan Thol in the triple jump and 110-meter high hurdles.
Foster had three athletes break onto the first team in Isaiah Ferrer in the 100-meter dash, Eric Teng in the discus and Zane Jacobson in the javelin.

Kennedy's 400-meter relay team of Ben Xu, Kendell Oakes, EJ Chrisanto and Chris Petralia also earned a first team position.

Petralia also made the second team in the 100 and 200, and Teng took second team positions in the javelin and shot put.

In addition to the bank robber highlighted earlier this week, the FBI continues to seek many others across Washington state, and nationwide. If you’re not already familiar with the site bankrobbers.fbi.gov, you may find it an interesting resource. The FBI is hoping that it can make it easier for the public to help us capture these wanted subjects.

The bank robbers site allows users to view wanted individuals across the United States, and filter by criteria like location. Each entry links to a downloadable Wanted poster.

The FBI populates this site with current bank robbery information when we need the public’s assistance, as well as still-unsolved robberies when investigators want to re-energize public awareness. The FBI’s Seattle Division recently added nine previous bank robberies to this site, including the November 1, 2012, Sunnyside bank robbery following an increase of the reward offered by Bank of America up to $20,000. During this robbery, the subject drove a green mini-van through the drive-through section of the bank and handed the teller a note demanding money.

In addition to the bank robber highlighted earlier this week, the FBI continues to seek many others across Washington state, and nationwide. If you’re not already familiar with the site bankrobbers.fbi.gov, you may find it an interesting resource. The FBI is hoping that it can make it easier for the public to help us capture these wanted subjects.

The bank robbers site allows users to view wanted individuals across the United States, and filter by criteria like location. Each entry links to a downloadable Wanted poster.

The FBI populates this site with current bank robbery information when we need the public’s assistance, as well as still-unsolved robberies when investigators want to re-energize public awareness. The FBI’s Seattle Division recently added nine previous bank robberies to this site, including the November 1, 2012, Sunnyside bank robbery following an increase of the reward offered by Bank of America up to $20,000. During this robbery, the subject drove a green mini-van through the drive-through section of the bank and handed the teller a note demanding money.

Woman found stabbed in Burien
According to the King County Sheriff’s Department, a woman was found stabbed in Burien. The stabbing took place around 5 p.m. on Sat., June 25. Police say that the woman was found near the intersection of S. 120th Street and Des Moines Memorial Drive. Emergency responders rushed the woman, who they believe to be around the age of 18 years old, to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle in serious condition. A second woman on the scene was taken into custody by police but details around her identity and involvement have yet to be released. The victim is expected to survive the stabbing. 

Police investigate possible attempted car-jacking in Burien

In June 2016, Sound Generations – a nonprofit serving 83,000 seniors and adults with disabilities throughout King County – recognized five people for its 2016 Inspire Positive Aging Awards. The award was created in 2006 to recognize older adults in King County whose lives inspire us about how to age with grace, enthusiasm, creativity, hope and energy. This year, the award included five categories: Community Service, Intergenerational Impact, Health & Wellness, Advocacy & Activism and Lifelong Learning.
 
Richard (“Dick”) Body (82) was granted the award in the category of Community Service. Dick’s volunteer experience has included three Sound Generations programs, Hyde Shuttle, Volunteer Transportation and Meals on Wheels, South King Fire and Rescue, and Des Moines/Normandy Park Senior Activity Center.
 

Olympia, Washington – From June 28 to June 30, 2016, the Washington State Patrol (WSP) is running extra patrol’s to crack down on distracted drivers. This is part of the statewide “Talk, Text, Ticket” campaign led by the Washington Traffic Safety Commission.

On July 1, 2008, Washington State made the use of hand-held wireless devices a primary traffic offense (RCW 46.61.667).

In Washington State, talking or sending text messages while holding a wireless device carries a minimum $136 fine.

Analysis of distracted driving research in the Journal of the American Medical Association showed that “young drivers who text spend up to 400% more time with their eyes off the road than drivers who do not text, have 6-fold greater odds of a collision.”

According to the Washington State Department of Licensing (DOL), a driver who is texting has an impairment level equal to a driver with a .16 blood-alcohol level. That’s double the legal limit. Additionally, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that drivers in their 20s make up 27% of distracted drivers in fatal crashes.