Middle School Sports
Published 10:27 pm Thursday, October 2, 2008
Hawks blank Orting
The Chief Kanim Middle School varsity football team traveled to Orting last week and put on an impressive performance, defeating Orting 22-0.
The Hawks forced Orting to punt after their first drive and immediately drove down the field. Justin Bridges scored the first touchdown on a 24-yard pass reception from Ian Ilgenfritz. The extra point was added by Ryan Herman to make it 8-0.
Chief Kanim’s defense held Orting again to force another punt. This time, Matt Bankston ran 65 yards for a touchdown and Herman again booted the extra point for a 16-0 lead.
In the second half the Hawks’ defense was outstanding as Orting was stuffed. In the fourth quarter, Robert Sharps got into the act with a nice 5-yard touchdown run. Caleb Huerta also had a nice run of 18 yards in the fourth quarter. The Hawks only had one penalty the entire game. Bankston rushed for 116 yards on 13 carries. Defensively, Chief Kanim was led by Zach Storm’s six tackles, followed by Ilgenfritz’ five tackles. Herman also had an interception. Zach Miller played well on offense and defense.
Hawks pound Pine Lake
The eighth-grade Chief Kanim varsity volleyball team defeated Pine Lake last week 21-14 and 21-15. In game one, Shayna Bach was on fire serving nine points in a row. The team had several impressive three hits on a side with Bach named Most Valuable Player. In game two, both teams had great rallies that kept the players on their toes. Chief Kanim proved to be the stronger of the two teams, though, with Anna Moetuluie and Amanda Gates totaling four kills each in the match.
The seventh-grade varsity also came out as winners. The girls worked together as a team and showed great support to Celine Breton, who had injured her ankle. Lauren Wood made several strong serves, which gave the team a win in the second game.
Seventh-grade defeats Orting
The Chief Kanim Middle School Hawks’ seventh-grade football team defeated Orting last week 26-6. The offense was lead by Aaron Peterson with seven carries for 90 yards and two touchdowns. Ross Tassara had three carries for 50 yards and one touchdown. Spencer Anderson went 6-for-6 passing for 70 yards and one touchdown. Miles Zupan had four receptions for 55 yards and one touchdown. Connor Deutsch had 12 carries for 56 yards.
The defense was incredible with every Hawk having at least one tackle. Ross Tassara and Miles Zupan each had six tackles, followed by Connor Deutsch with five.
Chief Kanim cross country does well
The Chief Kanim cross country team had a host of strong runners last week against Snoqualmie Middle School. The sixth-grade boys had the first seven finishers in the race. The first three were within 10 seconds of each other. Devin Sharps was first followed by Alex Censulo and Dane Raymond. Finishing off the top seven were Sam Calvert, Cameron Van Winkle and Jeremy Knight. Behind Knight was Connor Perry, Torin Weatherbee and Rigel Knight followed by Methus Weldon, Nat Whited, Christian Brintall, Will Doward and Celeb Brothers.
The order of finish for the sixth-grade girls was Cassie Harvey, Brianna Helton, Lexi Johnson, Logan Mahoney, Terra Hauser, Celia Green, Jessica Lovell, Shannon Fisher, Emilee Whitford, Lydia Lofgren, Katy Black, Ashley Jackson, Daniele Curly and Molly “Never Stop” Boord.
In the third race, the seventh- and eighth-grade boys were combined. The Chief Kanim boys’ team was led by Stephan Hannan, who placed third, then came Brandon McComb followed by Kea Roberts and Brian Gunn.
The Chief Kanim girls’ were led by Kaylee Galloway, who placed second followed by Krista Galloway, Kendall Maddax, Lisa Eytel and Anna Piekarczyk.
There were an amazing 32 personal records set, but more amazing was the fact that 11 of these athletes cut more than one minute off their previous times. On Oct. 11, the Chief Kanim cross country team will run against Issaquah Middle School in Issaquah.
