Mount Si’s Tabitha Dorn golfing at state

Mount Si junior Tabitha Dorn, competing in a league match, plays this week at the state golf tournament. - Seth Truscott/Staff Photo
Seth Truscott/Staff Photo
Mount Si junior Tabitha Dorn, competing in a league match, plays this week at the state golf tournament.
Mount Si junior Tabitha Dorn competed starting Monday, May 21, at the state girls golf championships in Spokane. State is Monday through Wednesday at the Esmerelda Golf Course in Spokane. Dorn qualified for state at districts, held May 14 at Riverbend Golf Course. She came in 21st with her best round of nine this season in the first part of the tournament, a 43, one stroke better than her previous personal best. On the back nine, she shot a 49.

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12:21 PM May 22, 2012 0

Mount Si's high-flying Dana Pecora heads to Montana

High-flying cheerleader Dana Pecora —she’s the one at the top of the pyramid—is more spirited than ever these days. The Mount Si High School senior, oldest daughter of Peter and Patty Pecora, auditioned recently for the competitive cheer squad at the University of Montana at Missoula, and made the team. “I absolutely loved my experience cheering here, and really wanted to continue that in college,” she said, after the April 28-29 audition.

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4:44 PM May 21, 2012 0

Wildcat baseball's benefit M's game is coming up

Attention, baseball fans who bought Seattle Mariners tickets to support the 2012 Wildcat team: Your game is here. The Thursday, May 24 M's game against the Los Angeles Angles, the first time that Albert Pujols visits Seattle, had tickets sold by local Wildcat players. Boosters hope to fill an all-Valley section at the Safe'

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4:43 PM May 21, 2012 0

Snoqualmie Chamber Golf tourney coming to Falls course

The Snoqualmie Valley Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament is 2 p.m. Friday, June 8, at Snoqualmie Falls Golf Course in Fall City. The four-person scramble is $99 per player. Prizes include a night’s stay at LaConner, a rally ride at DirtFish Rally School, and rounds of golf at local and regional courses. The tournament is presented by Snoqualmie Casino with a dinner provided by Nintendo.

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9:07 AM May 18, 2012 0

North Bend Grange hosts national band Frank Solivan and Dirty Kitchen

One of the hottest new bands in the American roots/bluegrass scene, Frank Solivan and Dirty Kitchen, will perform a concert at the Sallal Grange, 12912 432nd Ave SE in North Bend, 7 p.m. Friday, May 18. The Washington, D.C.-based band has been getting rave reviews wherever they’ve performed. “I can’t believe how lucky we are to have Frank Solivan and Dirty Kitchen perform in North Bend! They’re amazing musicians and very entertaining!” said Valley resident Trisha Tubbs, an active member of the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) and co-producer of IBMA’s 2010 Annual Awards Show in Nashville.

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2:30 PM May 16, 2012 0

CHS girls end month-long winning streak

The Cedarcrest Red Wolves girls' softball team added a loss to their record Tuesday, May 1, when they hosted Granite Falls in a conference match. The 7-2 loss is their second for the season, and their first since March 23. Granite Falls took a commanding lead early in the game, scoring two unanswered runs in both the first and third innings, and another three in the fifth. The Red Wolves defense shut them down in the sixth, and the girls started scoring, but too late to make up the deficit.

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2:28 PM May 16, 2012 0

Ready to peak: Mount Si softball chemistry, defense building for postseason push | Photo gallery

Facing down a tough Juanita team, Mount Si senior pitcher Kendra Lee left it all on the field Tuesday, May 8. The game irrevocably turned the Rebels’ way in the final inning when the Rebels’ Aliah Sweere knocked a homer to bring in a runner and make the rounds herself. Notre Dame-bound ace Allie Rhodes kept Mount Si scoreless; the Rebels won 3-0. But Lee, who struck out two, and the rest of the Mount Si defense left the senior night challenge, a warm-up for the postseason, in good spirits. “This game is the game I wanted for my senior night,” Lee said. “This is the team I wanted to play. This fight was the one I wanted. There’s nothing more I could ask for.”

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2:42 PM May 15, 2012 0

A growing fire: Valley's Flame Fastpitch club starts season with Icebreaker wins

The Flame Fastpitch girls softball club sent four teams to the Tri-Cities April 26 to 27 to compete in one of the largest fastpitch softball tournaments in the state. The non-traditional Icebreaker draws top teams from Washington, Oregon and Idaho for a round-robin tournament with no designated champion. The newly expanded Flame Fastpitch program had a good showing, although three of the teams had just formed this year. Combined, the four Flame teams racked up 12 wins over the two-day event with one team scoring 57 runs in their six games.

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1:18 PM May 15, 2012 0

On the line: Mount Si defenders link up in push for league glory

They may not make all the goals, but they do their part to ensure glory for the whole team. They're the line: Mount Si soccer team's defenders, and they face a major test with the rest of the team as the Wildcats face Mercer Island in the quest for the league crown. Mount Si's keeper, Hunter Malberg, and defensive core, helmed by sweeper Johnny Cramer and stopper Aaron Baumgardner, look to step up their game, especially their critical role as the all-seeing eyes and strategic voice of the team.

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9:03 AM May 4, 2012 0

Bringing the heat: Mount Si baseball claims KingCo crown, players breaking into record books

Mount Si on Tuesday downed Lake Washington with Reece Karalus' smooth, confident pitching and some powerful hits by what is becoming the Wildcat's definite line-up. On Wednesday, the team handled the visiting Interlake Saints, 4-2, to claim the Kingco title for 2012, led by senior Trevor Lane's lightning strikeouts on the mound. Lane struck out 17 Saints, and Mount Si again brought the hits. Reece Karalus was Mount Si's heavy hitter, with a double that brought home Lane in the fourth. He had a run of his own off a Connor Swift at-bat.

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updated 9:01 AM May 4, 2012 0

Coach Brown's Soccer Attack Camps for youth return

The eighth season of Wildcat Soccer Attack Camps are in the works. Held in three sessions in June and July, camps give beginning and advanced soccer skills to local youth, and are aimed at boys and girls ages 5 to 13. Head coach Darren Brown runs the program. Cost is $95.

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8:01 AM May 4, 2012 0