Sava Trifunovic and Kevin Carpenter had the hot hands for Redmond’s boys in their 50-39 victory over Inglemoor on Dec. 15. Trifunovic led the way with 18 points and Carpenter added 13 to raise the Mustangs’ 4A Kingco record to 3-1 (4-2 overall) at press time.
Bear Creek’s boys defeated Eastside Prep, 62-9, on Dec. 11 behind high scorers Micah Tardy and John Lee, with 16 and 11 points, respectively.
LT Cosmos poured in 18 points to lead Overlake’s boys to a 60-37 victory over Bellevue Christian on Dec. 10. Tellier Lundquist and Katon Minhas added 17 and 10 points, respectively.
The Lightning FC of Juanita beat the Dragons of Vancouver, 3-2, to take home the 2015 Washington State Recreational Cup on Dec. 13 at the Starfire Sports Complex in Tukwila.
Redmond’s Harley Kirsch and Ricky Medeiros knew it could be done. The Eastside Catholic football players and their teammates just had to keep plowing ahead, remaining confident all the while that it would eventually happen.
The Overlake School’s varsity boys basketball team was crowned champions of the Friday Harbor High School “Tip Off” Classic Tournament last weekend, defending its title from a season ago.
Redmond’s Sweet Peas, a girls U16 recreational soccer team that is part of the Washington State Youth Soccer Association, District 2, will play in the state semifinals this Sunday at the Starfire Sports complex in Tukwila. The team finished first in the recent district cup. Many of the Sweet Peas players have been playing together since they were 7 and 8 years old.
Jesse Klug, Overlake’s second all-time goal scorer and member of the 2012 boys state championship soccer team, added another award to his impressive resume recently.
The Redmond Lacrosse Club will hold a free stick clinic from 10 a.m. to noon Dec. 5 at Perrigo Park in Redmond (9011 196th Ave. N.E. — Field 2). There will be cookies and hot chocolate on tap, as well.
It was all about the University of Washington purple and gold on Tuesday afternoon in the Redmond High School (RHS) Career Center.
4A Kingco Conference
All-league (Redmond players)
Volleyball
MVP: Elise Petit, junior outside hitter
Second team
Allison Ford, junior setter; Kaitlin Williamson, senior libero
Honorable mention
Katie Pangborn, sophomore middle blocker; Danielle King, senior outside hitter
1A Emerald City League
All-league (Bear Creek and Overlake players)
Redmond High senior Bethany Harper notched fifth and seventh in individual events and eighth and 11th in a pair of relays at last weekend’s 4A state swimming championships at the Weyerhaeuser King Country Aquatic Center in Federal Way.
In 1A state cross country action on Nov. 7 at Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco, Bear Creek’s Olivia Markezich finished in eighth place in 19:32.
Overlake and Bear Creek’s teams are finished for the season.
Redmond will send a handful of swimmers to this weekend’s 4A state championships at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way. The team took fourth at districts last weekend.
Jeff Fairbanks just wanted to survive his first sprint triathlon.
Issaquah defeated Redmond, 40-7, last Friday in 4A Kingco football action.
Redmond’s Elise Petit shattered the school volleyball record of 355 kills in a season with 27 kills in the Mustangs’ five-game win over Newport on Tuesday in the 4A Kingco tournament. The league most valuable player has 375 kills this season.
Overlake’s boys cross country team earned a trip to Saturday’s 1A state meet for just the third time as a team in school history. They punched their ticket to the meet at Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco with a fourth-place finish at bi-districts at South Whidbey.
