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.
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.”
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.
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.
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.