Nichols, Kinssies lead Mustangs girls’ track and field past Skyline | Prep report

Redmond High School senors Allie Nichols and Jessica Kinssies were both double winners as the Mustangs knocked off the Skyline girls' track and field team, 96-54, in a Kingco 4A meet Thursday at Skyline.

Redmond High School senors Allie Nichols and Jessica Kinssies were both double winners as the Mustangs knocked off the Skyline girls’ track and field team, 96-54, in a Kingco 4A meet Thursday at Skyline.

The Redmond boys’ team didn’t fare as well as the Mustangs fell to the Spartans, 85.4-55.5Nichols won the 3,200-meter race in 12 minutes, 12.30 seconds and also claimed victory in the 1,600 with a time of 5:20.70.

Kinssies, who broke the school’s 25-year-old shot put record last weekend, won the shot put (35 feet, 8 inches) and the discus (103-08).

In the boys’ meet, junior Johnathan Stevens ran a league-best 9:37.20 on the way to winning the 3,200. Redmond sprinter Nikolaj la Cour crossed the finish line first in the 100 with a time of 11.30 and also ran to a second-place finish in the 200 in 23.90. Redmond hurdler claimed victory in the 300 hurdles in 43.80 and placed second in the 110s with a time of 17.20.

The Redmond girls’ team improved to 4-1 in league meets and the boys fell to 3-2.

Growls roar past Bellevue Christian

Senior Jackson Umberger hit a walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the sixth inning as the Overlake-Bear Creek beat Bellevue Christian 14-3 in an Emerald City League contest at Marymoor Park Thursday.

Umberger finished 3 for 4 with six RBI. Growl sophomore pitcher Matt Kaiser improved to 3-0 on the season, allowing one run on two hits over five innings, striking out seven.

The Growls improve to 6-1 in league play and 7-2 overall.