July 2018

West Seattle captures state title in all star tournament

By Tim Clinton

SPORTS EDITOR

SEDRO WOOLLY--West Seattle reigns as state Major Little League baseball all-star tournament champions after dealing Pacific an 8-4 defeat Sunday.

The Westsiders beat Pacific in the if-necessary game after also downing the team from Edmonds in the provisional final on Saturday.

West Seattle lost to Pacific in Thursday's winner's bracket final to put it in a situation where it had to win twice.

The Westsiders will now travel to San Bernardino, Calif. to play in the Western Regional tournament for a berth in the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Penn.

West Seattle won state at age 9-11 last year but the champion does not advance at that level.

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West Seattle to play for it all

By Tim Clinton

SPORTS EDITOR

SEDRO WOOLLY--West Seattle will live for another day -- at least.

The Westsiders topped Pacific of Edmonds by a 7-6 score in Sedro Woolley on Saturday to earn the right to play the same team again at 12 p.m. Sunday back at Tesarik Field.

To the winner goes the state Major Little League baseball all-star tournament title -- and a trip to San Bernardino, Calif. for Western Regional tournament action.

Miles Gosztola won on the mound for West Seattle on Saturday, striking out 11 in four innings of work.

Eli Parker struck out one in throwing the final frame.

Gosztola also racked up three hits offensively, while TJ Buehring had two hits and Caden Fahy contributed two RBI.

West Seattle was coming off a 5-3 win over Sammamish in the loser's bracket final Friday.

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Murder near Highland Park; Vehicle seen speeding away

information from Seattle Police Blotter

Detectives are investigating after a body was found in the 8400 block of 1 Avenue South just before 3:30 p.m. Saturday.

Witnesses told detectives there was a disturbance at the address just before an unknown make and model of car sped away. The witnesses went on to say that a man who had died, was lying on the ground where the car had been.

Detectives will now work with the medical examiner’s office to determine the cause of death. This remains an active investigation and anyone with information is asked to call the homicide/assault tip line at (206) 233-5000.

The address listed is for Lion Trucking but no association with that firm has been announced.

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Admiral Way Bridge will undergo structural testing this week

Next week the 1927 vintage Admiral Way Bridge, over West Seattle’s Fairmount Ravine, will undergo structural testing

What you can expect.

Single lane closures with brief full bridge closures on August 1 and August 4, to accommodate equipment and support staff. The work is divided into four phases.

 

Phase I – South bridge below deck equipment setup.

Monday, July 30 & Tuesday, July 31 (7 AM – 4 PM)

We will close the outer EB lane. Pedestrian and bicycle traffic will not be restricted.

 

Phase II – South bridge live load testing.

Wednesday, August 1 (7 AM – ~4 PM)

We fully close the bridge for multiple 5-minute time periods. When testing is complete, the outer EB lane will be closed for crews to remove sensors.

 

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Man shot and left at Delridge apartments

information from Seattle Police Blotter

Detectives are investigating after a man who had been shot was dropped off at a Delridge Apartment complex early Friday morning.

Residents of the 5000 block of Delridge Way Southwest called 911 Friday at 2:45 a.m. reporting a man who had been shot.

Police arrived and found the man who had clearly been shot twice in the back. Seattle Fire Department medics took the 28-year-old victim to Harborview Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries.

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West Seattle makes state final

By Tim Clinton

SPORTS EDITOR

SEDRO WOOLLY--West Seattle bounced back to win the loser's bracket final at the state Major Little League baseball all-star tournament Friday by a 5-3 score over Sammamish.

The win advances the Westsiders into a provisional championship rematch with Pacific of Edmonds at 12 p.m. Saturday in Sedro Woolley.

West Seattle needs to win that game and then beat Pacific again in an if-necessary game Sunday.

Pacific dealt West Seattle an 8-4 loss in Thursday's winner's bracket final.

It was the West Seattle contingent"s only loss in its past two years of all-star play. It won the age 9-11 state title last year.

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Westsiders fall to Pacific in state tournament

By Tim Clinton

SPORTS EDITOR

SEDRO WOOLLY--Pacific of Edmonds pulled out an 8-4 victory over West Seattle in the winner's bracket final of the state Major Little League baseball all-star tournament Thursday.

The loss dropped the team into a 5 p.m. loser's bracket final at Janicki Fields in Sedro Woolley on Friday.

The Westsiders must win that game and then beat Pacific twice to win state starting with a 12 p.m. game Saturday.

The same West Seattle contingent won the age 9-11 state title last year and had never lost since it was formed at districts in 2017.

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Donna Lawson is reinventing herself; Stuffed Cakes shop will close
Stuffed Studio will be her new venture leveraging her knowledge and experience

Donna Lawson, who founded popular custom cake shop Stuffed Cakes on 35th SW in 2011 is about to reinvent herself.

It's not the first time. She worked for 18 years as a graphic designer. Then she took her passion for art, design, and decorating and combined them with a love of baking and quickly developed a loyal following for her custom cakes and cupcakes. Multiple awards followed and her business grew. She achieved national fame on the show Cake Wars three years ago.

But like many founders, it meant 12 and 14 hour days sometimes working into the early hours of the morning six days a week. All that took time away from her family, gave her no time to recharge, no time to take care of her health.

Last February she finally took some time. She went on a trip to Paris. The effect was transformative. 

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