February 2017

The Highline High School Pirates had four of their five wrestlers place in the top eight at the Washington State Wrestling tournament .

• Junior Kevin Plenh-Romero placed 3rd in the 106 weight class.
• Junior Kyle Herbruger placed 7th in the 126 weight class.
• Sophmore Caylee Collins placed 4th in the 170 weight class.
• Junior Jonavan Omar placed 8th in the 195 weight class.

Junior Ty Shanklin did not make the final eight after wrestling on Friday.

There were two alternates from Highline, Junior Eli Warner and Senior Carson Torres.

Information provided by the City of Seattle

Today, Mayor Ed Murray along with Councilmembers Mike O’Brien and Rob Johnson, Ballard business owners, and bicycle and pedestrian advocates, announced that a framework agreement has been reached to move forward on completing the “missing link” of the Burke-Gilman Trail.

“After years of disagreement, we have a path forward to finally complete the ‘missing link’ of the Burke-Gilman Trail,” said Mayor Murray. “Bicyclists and pedestrians will no longer need to weave, dodge, or hold their breath while navigating through Ballard and maritime businesses along the water will maintain access to the roads they depend on. Today’s announcement highlights our collaborative effort to complete the trail, making the Burke-Gilman safer and more accessible for all.”

Coming up March 6 is the first White Center Small Business Resource Fair. The event will run from 8am to 12Noon at 9988 15th Ave SW, Ste. E - White Center Square.

Seven different not-for-profit organizations specializing in small business advising and lending will be on hand to answer questions, provide help on starting or growing a business, provide business plan feedback and advice, information on licensing, loans, financial projections, marketing and social media plans..

• Business Impact NW

Serves underbanked entrepreneurs with comprehensive business assistance and access to capital. Our loan range is from $5,000-$250,000 and includes start-up and Islamic-compliant financing. businessimpactnw.org

• Mercy Corps

Provides consulting, microloans up to $50,000, or just a shoulder to lean on for
entrepreneurs looking to start or grow their business. mercycorpsnw.org

• Greater Seattle SCORE

If you've got someone in your family who loves hunting for eggs (and who doesn't?) you are going to have a lot of options coming up soon. The Seattle Parks and Recreation Department, West Seattle Thriftway and Eastridge Chuch have a number of ways to join the fun.

Spring Egg Hunt
What: Breakfast snacks and egg hunt.
Ages: 11 and under
Location: Alki Community Center
Time: 9-10:30 a.m. (Egg hunt begins at 10 a.m. sharp). Saturday, April 15

Spring Egg Hunt
What: Come gather eggs treats and fun prizes,
Ages: 12 and under
Location: Delridge Community Center
Time: 10 a.m. sharp. Saturday, April 15

Spring Egg Hunt
What: Easter egg hunt
Ages: All ages
Location: High Point Community Center
Time: 10 a.m. sharp. Saturday, April 15

West Seattle Thriftway is also sponsoring their annual MASSIVE egg hunt in store with a likely visit from the Easter Bunny and thousands of eggs all over the store. The event starts at 9am but arrive early to get the best eggs! At Morgan Street and California Ave SW.

By Gerardo Bolong
Contributing Sports Correspondent

PASCO - State title ambitions were dashed for the 15th-seeded Seattle Christian girls basketball team in a Sat., Feb. 24, winner-to-final 12 of the Hardwood Classic, loser out, 2017 Washington state1A regional 65-58 overtime loss to 10th-seeded Columbia-Burbank on the court of Chiawana High School.

For the Warriors (17-3), all hands on board underwent emotionally exhausting as well as physically draining experiences after fighting through injuries to reach the brink of a trip to the Yakima Sun Dome. The Coyotes (23-1) advance to a loser-out match up Wed., March 1, against seventh-seeded La Center.

With sophomore guard/forward Seri Anderson emulating an exploding super nova by bursting a quartet of 3-pointers as part of her 16 first quarter points, the Seattle Christian athletes accelerated away from a 6-5 deficit triggered by Anderson's initial 3-pointer and capped by her trey just ahead of the buzzer to roll into a 22-15 lead going into the second quarter. For the quarter, Anderson shot 4-of-5 on treys.

Article Courtesy of Gerardo Bolong

PASCO - State title ambitions were dashed for the 15th-seeded Seattle Christian girls basketball team in a Sat., Feb. 24, winner-to-final 12 of the Hardwood Classic, loser out, 2017 Washington state1A regional 65-58 overtime loss to 10th-seeded Columbia-Burbank on the court of Chiawana High School.

For the Warriors (17-3), all hands on board underwent emotionally exhausting as well as physically draining experiences after fighting through injuries to reach the brink of a trip to the Yakima Sun Dome.

The Coyotes (23-1) advance to a loser-out match up Wed., March 1, against seventh-seeded La Center.

With sophomore guard/forward Seri Anderson emulating an exploding super nova by bursting a quartet of 3-pointers as part of her 16 first quarter points, the Seattle Christian athletes accelerated away from a 6-5 deficit triggered by Anderson's initial 3-pointer and capped by her trey just ahead of the buzzer to roll into a 22-15 lead going into the second quarter. For the quarter, Anderson shot 4-of-5 on treys.

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

Friday, Feb. 17

Boys basketball
Kennedy 63, Bellarmine 59
Next up for the Lancers is state regional Class 4A action following Friday's West Central District victory over the Lions at the Stadium High School gymnasium.

Wednesday, Feb. 15

Boys basketball
Kennedy 60, Emerald Ridge 42
The Lancers kept their season alive with Wednesday's West Central District win over Emerald Ridge at Mount Tahoma.
Kentridge 49, Mt. Rainier 44
Mount Rainier was edged out of West Central District 4A tournament action with Wednesday's defeat at the hands of Kentridge at Rogers.

Tuesday, Feb. 14

Boys basketball
River Ridge 56, Highline 42
River Ridge bumped the Pirates from West Central District 2A tournament play on Tuesday in a game that took place at Curtis High School.

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

Highline High School junior Tyler Goodspeed raced to second place in two events to highlight the area finishes at the state swimming and diving meet that concluded Saturday at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way.

Goodspeed took second in the 50-yard freestyle at the Class 2A level with a time of 21.53 seconds and also took second in the 100 butterfly with a 51.52 clocking.

He also helped Highline take 23rd in the 400 free relay with a time of 4:04.90.

Andy Pham of Tyee also competed in 2A at state and finished 13th in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:04.21.
Highline took 19th place as a team with 34 points and Tyee came in 37th with four.

West Seattle, meanwhile, took 21st in the 3A competition with 20 points on the strength of two strong finishes by Segei Dahl.

Dahl finished fifth in the 200 free in 1:45.96 and also took 11th in the 500 free in 4:50.84.

Kennedy took 12th place as a team in the 4A competition with 60 points and Mount Rainier came in 35th with four.

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

They are playing up a classification from last year, but the Kennedy Catholic Lancers boys basketball team is still making a return trip to the Tacoma Dome for state tournament action.

Kennedy went to the Class 3A tournament last year, but this year the Lancers will be going to the Class 4A tournament after earning a berth with a 55-49 win over Kentridge at Rogers High School on Friday.

That game was a loser-out, winner-to-state affair.

Kennedy opens state action Wednesday with another loser-out game.

The Lancers will do battle with Glacier Peak at 10:30 a.m.

The winner goes on to play at least two more games in a tournament that runs through placement action Saturday.

The state championship game will be played at 9 p.m. Saturday.

Article Courtesy of Gerardo Bolong

PUYALLUP - For lack of consistently good shot making a trip to Yakima was lost.

Despite a huge advantage in shots taken and rebounding, the Seattle Christian boys basketball team fell to Cascade Christian, 50-46, in a Class 1A winner-to-state at the Yakima Sun Dome, loser-out regional game held at Puyallup High School on Fri., Feb. 24.

"It's tough to lose a game when you do almost everything the way you wanted," said a subdued Warrior head coach Micheal Watts. "We had more shots than they did, but we also missed more shots. Even though we hit the boards like no other, we had lots of misses within three feet of the basket. It was a matter of executing everything well, except for making shots."

Statistics bore out the observations of Watts.

Seattle Christian shot 13-of-45 from standard field goal range and 3-of-14 from beyond the 3-point arc compared to Cascade Christian's 10-of- 34 and 7-of-14 respectively. Rebounding went to SC, 45-36, with a 17-7 preponderance on the offensive glass.