KENTLAKE GYMNASTICS: AT A GLANCE• COACH: Marla Boyd, fifth year.• LAST YEAR: Third in the SPSL North.• TOP RETURNERS: Lynnsey Thielman, sr., all-around; Katie Steckler,… Continue reading
K-M GYMNASTICS: AT A GLANCE• COACH: Rachel Hopkins, 6th year• LAST YEAR: 8th in the SPSL North• TOP RETURNERS: Juliana Adams, so., bars/beam; Jenna Crain,… Continue reading
She was burned out. Tired of hour upon hour of tumbling, flipping, twirling. Gymnastics had gotten stale.
Juliana Adams needed a break.
Seattle Thunderbirds center Colin Jacobs has been selected to play in the 2011 Home Hardware CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game Jan. 19 in Toronto, Ontario.
It was a total team effort Dec. 18 at the ShoWare Center for the Seattle Thunderbirds. Goalie Calvin Pickard stopped 50 of 52 shots and three players had multi-point games to help the T-Birds defeat the Portland Winterhawks 4-2.
Seattle Thunderbirds right wing Burke Gallimore had a hat trick Dec. 15 at the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena to help lead the T-Birds to a 5-4 overtime victory over the Spokane Chiefs.
Seattle goalie Calvin Pickard returned from the Canadian National Junior Team Selection Camp in Toronto on Wednesday afternoon. Pickard made 40 saves on 44 shots and improved his record to 14-9-2-4.
Charles Wells is the Seattle Thunderbirds Player of the Week
CAMERON WHITING, KentridgeGrade: Senior.Sport: Swimming.Favorite class: AP Statistics.Accomplishment: Whiting, who attends The Overlake School but swims at Kentridge, qualified for state in the 200 IM… Continue reading
Tanner Keeling-Garcia likes to fly in the water and in the skies.
Keeling-Garcia, a junior on the Kentlake boys swim and dive team, is on the verge of getting his private pilot’s license but is also one of the Falcons’ strongest swimmers.
He’s healthier than ever.
And hungrier then ever, too.
As much was evident for Kentridge High swim star Cameron Whiting on Thursday, Dec. 16 in a pivotal South Puget Sound League North Division meet against rival Kentlake.
SPSL NORTH BOYS SWIMMING: AT A GLANCE• FAVORITE: Kentridge• CONTENDERS: Kentlake, Mount Rainier• ON THE CUSP: Kentwood, Tahoma• LEAGUE OUTLOOK: The South Puget Sound League… Continue reading
The Spokane Chiefs defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds 8-2 Dec. 14 at the ShoWare Center.
The Tri-City Americans defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds 4-1 Dec. 10 at the Toyota Center in Kennewick in the first game of a home-and-home series between the two teams.
The Seattle Thunderbirds came back from a three-goal deficit Dec. 4 at the CN Centre to defeat the Prince George Cougars 5-4 in a five-round shootout.
JESSICA BARNES, KentlakeGrade: Senior.Sport: Basketball.Accomplishment: Barnes scored nine points in helping the Falcons pick up their first victory of the season on Dec. 9, a… Continue reading
The pillars of the Kent-Meridian High wrestling program graduated last spring.
Jesus Valdez, Nick Lemmon, Andrew Smith and Thomas Reinhart — four of the South Puget Sound League North Division’s top wrestlers last season — have moved on.
“You have four outstanding kids. They were so exceptional, natural leaders,” said Kent-Meridian coach Todd Owens.
What if?
That thought has gone through the mind of Kentwood High senior Ruben Navejas more than a handful of times since last year’s Class 4A state wrestling tournament, and understandably so.
Navejas, competing at 103 pounds, entered the title match against Tahoma’s Steven Hopkins as the weight class’ top-ranked wrestler and sporting an impressive 39-2 record. He was the defending state champion and was a favorite to repeat.
They have the potential and plenty of talent, too.
Now, second-year Kentlake High wrestling coach Jeremy Williams wants to see it all come together for the Falcons on the mat.
“We definitely want to be in the top three in dual (meets) in the league,” Williams said. “We know Tahoma and Auburn have tough teams, and Kentwood does as well. But we have a lot of guys who have potential and aspirations to make it to state.”
He wants to put the Kentridge High wrestling program back on the map.
But first-year coach Todd Lantz knows it’s never easy in the South Puget Sound League North Division, which produces multiple state champions on an annual basis.
“I want to get these guys revved up,” said Lantz, who is Kentridge’s fourth coach in the last six years. “I want to be middle of the road or above (in the SPSL North). I want to be at least .500 or above in our dual meets. This division is pretty tough with Tahoma, Auburn and Kentwood ... they’ve all have a long tradition of winning.
“I want to get Kentridge in that mix.”
Editor's Note: This is the first of a five-part series previewing the local high school wrestling season. In the coming days, the Reporter will also… Continue reading
