Usually when playing sports at the collegiate level, it takes at least a couple years of experience to be able to reach the pinnacle of a sport.
If you’re a member of the University of Washington’s Freshman Eight crew boat, however, like Redmond resident and 2008 Redmond High School graduate Rob Munn, you’d be an exception to the rule.
It may be hard to believe, but everything was not smooth-sailing for the Redmond Mustangs boys’ basketball team, which capped an unbelievable season with a fifth-place trophy at the Class 4A state tournament in March.
As exciting as Redmond’s improbable run at the 4A State Tournament was, in particular the 70-64 double-overtime win against Lake Stevens to clinch the fifth-place trophy, Coach Larson and his players were all in agreement that the Mustangs’ Senior Night victory over rival Eastlake was their favorite memory of the 2008-09 basketball season.
Thomas Crosley, a 15-year-old Redmond resident who is about to enter Redmond High School, enjoyed a three-year sports career at Redmond Junior High unlike any other.
Crosley was able to play all six sports offered by the school: Football, baseball, tennis, wrestling, basketball and track and field, at the varsity level.
“I think my best memory from the season was when we became outright winners of the Crest Division after beating…
It’s pretty safe to say that the Redmond Mustangs baseball team, which graduated 14 seniors off 2008’s 18-2 league-championship squad, did the unexpected this season.
The Mustangs were merely an afterthought in many preseason lists concerning the top teams in the state, much less the league.
Head track and cross-country coach Denis Villeneuve and Jillian Jaccard, Lord’s close friend and fellow distance runner, share some of their most memorable moments with Sarah Lord from her years of running for Redmond High School.
Redmond High’s distance-running dynamo Sarah Lord is living proof that hard work and dedication pays off in the long run.
The accomplished senior who started running for the Cascade Striders of Bellevue in sixth grade, was known as one of the best in the state ever since she began running the trails and track as a sophomore.
Lord overcame a number of heartbreaks and close finishes to achieve every high school runner’s dream of winning a state championship last month at Star Track, the 4A State Championships held at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma.
Four Redmond-area youth soccer teams have advanced to the Region IV West Championships in Lancaster, Calif. from June 15-21 after winning the U.S. Youth Soccer Washington State Championships in their respective divisions last month.
Head baseball coach Mike Davidson and head basketball coach John Wiley share some of their most memorable moments involving Danny Poplawski from his years of playing sports at The Overlake School. Davidson was an assistant varsity basketball coach when Poplawski was a freshman.
The Overlake School senior Danny Poplawski has come a long way since his freshman year, when he was a scrappy 5-foot-10 kid with raw talent.
Since then, the accomplished student-athlete has worked year-round to get his physical ability on par with his God-given skills. To say that Poplawski, now 6-foot-3, peaked during his senior year would be an understatement.
The Bear Creek School’s track and field teams put together a strong showing at this year’s 2B Track & Field Championships with six podium finishes.
Q: How did playing fastpitch for Redmond high school prepare you for life and also playing in college? A: The…
The Overlake School boys’ lacrosse team capped off a season for the ages with a 17-11 victory over Eastside Catholic last Saturday at Memorial Stadium in Seattle to win the Division II Lacrosse Championship.
The Bear Creek School’s track and field teams put together a strong showing at this year’s 2B Track & Field…
REPORTER STAFF Jake Imam is now part of the Bear Creek School’s history books. The freshman dominated this year’s 1A/2B/1B…
The Overlake School’s premiere tennis duo of senior Ed Samson and sophomore Marcus Munoz took three out of four matches…
Going into the 3,200 meter race at last weekend’s Class 4A state track and field championships, Redmond senior Sarah Lord knew it could be her last shot at distance running glory.
The Redmond High fastpitch team fell short in its bid to better last year’s third-place finish at the Class 4A state fastpitch tournament last weekend at South End Recreation Area Fields in Tacoma.
The Redmond High girls’ golf team battled through a tough start and one of the most challenging state fields in recent years to place fourth in the the 4A state golf championships last Thursday at Sun Willows Golf course in Pasco.
