They got off to a fast start, then hit a slight bump along the way. But the Kentwood High volleyball team still found itself in… Continue reading
A pair of shutouts — and a pair of state girls soccer playoff berths.For top-ranked Kentwood and upset-minded Tahoma, it was as clear as that… Continue reading
Edmonds-Woodway had the biggest name last Friday night.Kentwood, however, had the biggest performance.Darrius Coleman rushed for 193 yards on 26 carries, including a 40-yard touchdown… Continue reading
It has been a long time since a Royal jersey has graced the field at the state 4A cross country championships.
Not since 2002 – when the Kent-Meridian boys led by Joe Timeus took sixth-place – have Royal runners qualified for state.
Mono forced the hand of Aaron Radford.
But Kentwood’s girls soccer coach certainly had a nice deck from which to choose at the beginning of the season, when he learned starting goalkeeper Courtney Johnson would miss some time with mononucleosis.
It was a 5-7-8 finish for the Tahoma boys cross country team this past Saturday, as the Bears ran to the Westside Classic 4A boys district meet title at American Lake Golf Course in Lakewood.
The look changed.
But the results remained the same for the Kentwood High volleyball team on Saturday in the South Puget Sound League championship match against Rogers.
The Kentwood football team was in need of an offensive spark last Friday night at French Field.
Down 7-6 in the third quarter against Kentlake in what amounted to a survival game for a South Puget Sound League playoff berth, the Conquerors needed something — anything.
Chelsea Bailey hasn’t even gotten to this year’s state girls swim meet yet, since it’s not until next weekend.
But the Kentlake High sophomore already has swum faster than one state record — and darn near did it in two events during last Saturday’s Class 4A West Central District meet.
Plenty of new faces have graced the Kentwood volleyball court during the last four years. The program’s unmatched success, however, has continued.
Another week, another hero.
That proved to be the case again Friday night at French Field for the Kentwood football team.
Perfection eluded the Kentwood girls soccer team last Thursday night.
Another top-notch defensive performance and a league championship did not.
Courtney Johnson and Megan Walburn combined for their 12th consecutive shutout, but it was in a 0-0 South Puget Sound League North Division tie against rival Tahoma at French Field.
Kent-Meridian’s Alexia Martin may just be a freshman.
But last Thursday at Fort Steilacoom Park in the South Puget Sound League 4A sub-district meet, she ran like a veteran.
Root beer has mostly given way to orange soda for Michael Christiansen.
But the Kent-Meridian volleyball coach couldn’t be any happier with the change in soft drinks. It simply means the Royals are winning. Drinking an orange soda after victories has become tradition for Christiansen. And root beer?
Well, that comes after defeat.
This year, the recipe for success for the Kentridge tennis team was a simple one: Combine a strong core of talented players in a program with a long-standing tradition of excellence and spice it up with a heaping helping of team unity and spirit – and voilá, an SPSL North team title and a perfect 16-0 season record.
In dire need of another win, Kentridge delivered on Friday night at Auburn Memorial Stadium.
Behind a stout defensive performance and a pair of early touchdown runs from junior running back Alex Tyson, the Chargers turned back Auburn Riverside 28-6 in a South Puget Sound League North Division game
She had plenty of choices.
But when it came down to it for Kentwood High basketball star Lindsey Moore, the University of Nebraska just seemed like the right decision.
“I went out there, I checked it out twice and found it was the right fit for me,” admitted Moore, who recently made a verbal committment to the Big 12 university.
The rain couldn’t do it.
Nor could hail, wind or a highly-talented Kentridge team.
Such has been the case this year — and last — for the Kentwood boys golf team.
The Conquerors, behind their usual blend of talent and depth, continued to deliver last week, coming from behind to beat Kentridge in a South Puget Sound League North Division match, 83-73, at Fairwood Golf and Country Club.
The trifecta didn’t quite happen for the Auburn High football team on Friday night at French Field.
But win No. 50 for seventh-year coach Gordon Elliott did.
Behind the three-pronged rushing attack of Chris Young, Austin Embody and Jeff Gouveia, the Trojans steamrolled to 449 yards and six touchdowns on the ground in a 42-7 South Puget Sound League North Division victory against Kentlake.
