April 2017

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

Highline Pirate players took turns pounding the net in a 7-0 Friday night boys soccer rout of River Ridge.
The Pirates improved their record to 8-3-0 on the year with the win at Highline Memorial -- good for second place behind Tyee in the South Puget Sound League 2A divisional standings.

"So far so good," said Highline head coach Eduardo Millan. "It's our best season in the last four of five years. But we have a large target on our backs. Everyone is trying to chase us."

Six different players scored for the Pirates in the first half against the Hawks, and one added his second goal in the second half.

Leandro Anaya opened the scoring with 34:45 showing on the first half clock and Mario Simmons drilled the ball in from up close at the 26:50 mark.

Tommie McNeal struck from close in on the left side at 22:25 and Pedro Castro scored at 18:00 to make it a 4-0 game.
Guillermo Iraheta hit the back of the net at the 17:04 mark and Moises Guillen nailed a hard shot at 11:10 for the 6-0 halftime advantage.

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

Lindbergh flew over Evergreen, 3-0, in a South Puget Sound League 2A boys soccer match Friday.
The Wolverines of White Center fell to 4-7-2 with the loss at Highline Memorial, still in the running for a postseason berth.

"We need to win the next couple of games for sure," said Evergreen assistant coach Jordan Bedinger, who led the team Friday in the absence of head coach Nana Yeboah Appiah-Agyekum.

Aside from having their head coach gone, the Wolverines were also without seven varsity players.
"We were missing a lot of our starters today because of a school field trip," Bedinger said. "A couple of JV players came up and played for us."

Evergreen still put pressure on the Eagles, and had their near misses that might have turned the game around.
"We still had a few chances that we should have made," Bedinger said.

By Lindsay Peyton

Soccer players rarely stand still on the field. They bob and buzz back and forth, traversing the green in constant motion, anticipating the next move of the soccer ball.

Similarly, chef Michael Vujovich spins around his kitchen, grilling fresh meats and tossing sauté pans full of pasta, vegetables and risotto at his restaurant Bistro Baffi in Burien. Always on the move, he pops out from behind the stove, between cooking dishes, to greet diners.

A former professional soccer player, Vujovich brings the same energy to cooking as he would to a match.

“The busier it gets, the more it’s a game to me,” he said. “I don’t get stressed. I just synchronize my moves.”

And he keeps his eye on the prize. “I just want to make other people happy,” he said.

His larger-than-life personality is the star of the restaurant, which is named for his neatly twisted and precisely curled mustache. “Baffi” is Italian for mustache.

By Lindsay Peyton

PCC Natural Markets is about to set up shop in Burien.

The community-owned market, which was founded in Seattle in 1953, has found a spot for a new store in the Five Corners Shopping Center, 15840 1 Ave S – where Albertson’s and Haggen Food and Pharmacy once operated.

“It was serendipity – a great location in a great community,” CEO Cate Hardy said.

She explained that PCC keeps an eye out for ideal neighborhoods where it can expand its reach.

“It’s a very organic process,” she said. “Sometimes we go out and really want to be in a certain neighborhood – and sometimes property owners call us.”

Hardy added that she has received a number of requests for a PCC in the area from shoppers in Burien, Normandy Park and Des Moines.

“Those neighborhoods are thriving,” she said.

A number of PCC members have moved from central Seattle to the southern part of King County, she added.

“They’re looking for the same amenities they had in Seattle,’ she said. “We’re always excited when we hear that we are wanted somewhere. We want to go where we are welcomed.”

The local semi-pro Highline Bears baseball team announced that its opening game for the 2017 season will be Friday, June 2 in White Center, with first pitch set for 7:05 p.m.

The Bears – who were established in the fall of 2014 – are a summer collegiate baseball team that plays their games locally at Mel Olson Stadium, inside of Steve Cox Memorial Park, in White Center. The Highline Bears are part of the Pacific International League (PIL) that features nationally recognized teams such as the Seattle Studs and Everett Merchants. In the Bears’ inaugural season, they successfully met their goal of bringing a high level of baseball back to our community. In doing so they broke every league attendance record, and co-founder/manager Todd Coughlin led the team to a winning record. Going into their third season, the Bears have some things planned for fans.

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

Kela contributing at Round Rock

Chief Sealth graduate Keone Kela has appeared in six games for the Class AAA Round Rock Express of the Texas Rangers' organization, posting an 0-0 record with a 2.25 earned run average. The hard-throwing right-handed reliever has eight strikeouts in four innings pitched, walking only one.
Round Rock is a member of the Pacific Coast League.

Barnette makes seven appearances

Thomas Jefferson graduate Tony Barnette has made seven appearances so far for the Texas Rangers' Major League Baseball club.
Barnette has work seven innings out of the bullpen, striking out seven, walking one and posting an 0-0 record with a 4.05 ERA.

Brett back on disabled list

Highline graduate Ryan Brett finds himself back on the disabled list for the AAA Durham Bulls of the Tampa Bay Rays organization after spending the entire season there last year.
The second baseman was placed on the seven-day DL on April 4.

Conger off to slow start

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

Thursday, April 20
Boys soccer
Kennedy 3, Kentridge 0
The Lancers shut down Kentridge in a North Puget Sound League match Thursday.

Boys track
Eatonville 81, Highline 58
The Cruisers outpaced the Pirates on Thursday in a South Puget Sound League 2A meet.

Girls track
Eatonville 76, Highline 67
Eatonville also prevailed on the girls side.

Girls tennis
Mt. Rainier 5, Kent-Meridian 0
The Rams swept the Royals aside in Thursday action.
Foster 5, Washington 0
Foster was a winner against Washington.

Boys golf
Vashon 213, Seattle Christian 201
Vashon Island swung its way past the Warriors in Nisqually League action.

Baseball
Chief Sealth 11, Evergreen Lutheran 6
Chief Sealth outslugged the Eagles in a Thursday non-league game.
Seattle Lutheran 7, Evergreen Lutheran 6
Seattle Lutheran also defeated Evergreen Lutheran in a mixed double-header Thursday.

Fastpitch softball
Clover Park 16, Tyee 2
Tyee was topped in an SPSL 2A clash Thursday.
Washington 19, Foster 2

The Daily Journal of Commerce published a story on April 20, noting that Sound Transit, acting on the authority approved by voters in November to go ahead with the development of light rail for West Seattle and Ballard among other routes, is now seeking a consultant to develop alternatives to extend light rail to West Seattle and Ballard.

The RFQ or Request for Qualifications is due May 17. The DJC reports that a pre-proposal meeting is scheduled for 9am, May 1 in the Ruth Fisher board room at Union Station in downtown Seattle.

Three people were taken to Harborview Medical Center following a two car motor vehicle incident that took place near 35th and Morgan Street on Thursday afternoon around 2pm.

According to eyewitnesses, a late model four door Dodge was heading northbound on 35th but struck a Seattle Housing Authority van parked on 35th SW. The van was spun around and pushed up on the sidewalk. The Dodge continued north, striking a small tree then a second larger tree near the West Seattle Food Bank and spun, losing its front end and catching fire. At least one of the occupants was thrown out of the car.

Seattle Fire fighters arrived and put out the fire with fire extinguishers.

Four people were apparently in the Dodge and three of them suffered injuries serious enough to be taken to the hospital. One more was disoriented and seated on the curb where he was given attention. Another attempted to flee the scene but was stopped by Seattle Police and treated, placed on a stretcher and taken to the hospital.

The cause of the crash was not known.

A Streamlined design review has been set by Seattle's Department of Planning and development for a three-story, five-unit townhouse structure at 4810 Delridge Way SW. Surface parking for five vehicles would be provided. The existing structures would be demolished.

OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMENT
SDCI will accept written comments to assist in the preparation of the early design guidance through May 3, 2017. You are invited to offer comments regarding important site planning and design issues, which you believe, should be addressed in the design for this project. Please note that this is the only opportunity to comment on this proposal.

Submit all comments and requests to be made party of record to PRC@seattle.gov or City of Seattle – SDCI – PRC, 700 5th Avenue, Suite 2000, PO Box 34019, Seattle, WA 98124-4019.

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