Following three full weeks of nothing but drills and scrimmages, the Enumclaw High girls return to action this week with a flurry of games.
The White River High girls quickly established themselves as the hottest team in the South Puget Sound League 3A ranks and will be looking to continue their winning ways during a crucial Friday night showdown.
While the White River High boys basketball squad had to wait until almost the end of 2008 for its first sweet sip from the chalice of conquest, the season’s initial win finally came when the Hornets traveled to Washington for a nonleague challenge Dec. 30 and throttled the Patriots 72-53.
Enumclaw High graduate leading South Puget Sound
Led by Alec Williams’ 140-pound title and Gino Russell’s runner-up finish at 171 pounds, the White River High wrestling team came away with a third-place finish behind Ellensburg and Davis of Yakima Saturday at the 15-team Eastmont Cats Classic in Wenatchee, Wash.
Enumclaw High basketball fans made the northward pilgrimage to support their team when the Hornets took on Mount Rainier in the championship tilt at the Bellevue Community College Christmas Classic Dec. 30.
Bonney Lake High wrestling coach Anthony Clarke took a dozen grapplers to the prestigious Pacific Coast Championships in Vancouver, Wash., Friday and Saturday and his Panthers placed 12th in the team standings with 80 points.
Boosted by two champions and a runner-up finisher, Enumclaw High started off the new year with a fourth-place finish at the prestigious Pacific Coast Wrestling Championships Friday and Saturday in Vancouver, Wash.
Gallant Son is back on the track at Golden Gate Fields in Berkley, Calif., preparing for the 2009 racing campaign, which could mean a run for the roses in the Kentucky Derby.
Levig named state Player of the Year
At the last minute, White River High sent seven Hornet wrestlers to the Mount Rainier tournament in Des Moines Saturday and placed six in the top four.
Although the Sumner High grapplers didn’t quite get the tournament format they were anticipating, they still fared well at the annual Foss High holiday wrestling tournament Saturday with a fifth-place finish.
White River High wrestling coach Joe Klein couldn’t think of a better way to capitalize on a week of frustration then by finishing a strong second with two champions and a pair of runners-up at the Bothell High tournament Saturday.
