Sports Briefs

Published 9:41 pm Thursday, October 2, 2008

Local runners compete

Four Snoqualmie Valley youth runners who are members of

the Issaquah Gliders cross-country team participated in the South Hill

Striders Invitational Meet Sept. 30 in Graham.

The 7-8 boys team and the 9-10 boys team each received

second-place ribbons. Individual honors were awarded to the top eight

finishers. Drake daPonte received the first-place trophy in the 9-10 division with a

time of 9:34 for 1 1/2 miles.

Running in their first-ever cross-country meets were Ben Luna in

the 7-8 boys division; Katie Luna in the 9-10 girls; and Shawn Paskey in

the 9-10 boys.

Valley Baseball looking for players

Valley Baseball Association is looking for players for the 2001

season. Interested league-age 14-year-olds should call Steve Brouillette

at (425) 333-6503 for more information.

Travel basketball tryouts coming

Girls in grades six through eight and boys in grades five through

eight _ all living in the Snoqualmie Valley School District — are invited to

try out for a traveling basketball team. There is a fee of $10

(non-refundable) for the tryouts. For more

information, contact Warren Sheldon at (425) 888-2748, Debi Byerlin at (425)

888-0247, Brad Knowles at (425) 822-3758 or Andy Williams at (425) 888-1473.

Tryout schedules are as follows:

Sixth-grade girls, Sunday, Oct. 8, 3-4 p.m. at Mount Si High School,

and Wednesday, Oct 11, 6-7 p.m. at North Bend Elementary.

Seventh-grade girls, Sunday, Oct. 8, 4-5 p.m. at MSHS, and

Wednesday, Oct. 11, 7-8 p.m. at NBE.

Eighth-grade girls, Sunday, Oct. 8, 5-6 p.m. at MSHS, and

Wednesday, Oct. 11, 8-9 p.m. at NBE.

Fifth-grade boys, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2-3 p.m., at MSHS, and Tuesday,

Oct. 10, 5-6 p.m. at NBE.

Sixth-grade boys, Sunday, Oct. 8, 3-4 p.m. at MSHS, and Tuesday,

Oct 10, 6-7 p.m. at NBE.

Seventh-grade boys, Sunday, Oct. 8, 4-5 p.m. at MSHS, and

Tuesday, Oct. 10, 7-8 p.m. at NBE.

Eighth-grade boys, Sunday, Oct. 8, 5-6 p.m. at MSHS, and Tuesday,

Oct. 10, 8-9 p.m. at NBE.

Players should attend both tryouts for their specific grade level.

Punt, Pass and Kick results announced

The final punt, pass and kick results for the competition held last

week at Mount Si High School are as follows:

For girls ages 8 and 9, Abby Grimstad, from Snoqualmie, took

first with a total distance of 68 feet 7 inches. For girls ages 10 and 11,

Trisha Hodges, of North Bend, took first with a total distance of 97 feet 3 inches.

For boys, ages 8 and 9, Garrett Rohan, of North Bend, took first

with a total distance of 159 feet. For boys, ages 10 and 11, Frank

McLaughlin, of Snoqualmie, took first with a distance of 187 feet 7 inches.

These four winners will move to the sectional competition, to be

held Oct. 8, in Kent.

Cedarcrest announces schedule changes

Cedarcrest High School announced several changes to its

fall sports schedule. The reason for the changes are poor and unsafe

playing conditions.

Oct. 4 _ “C” football at Bellevue High School, start time is 6:30

p.m. Oct. 10 _ JV soccer at Interlake, cancelled. Oct. 10 _ Varsity girl’s

soccer vs. Interlake at Tolt, 6 p.m. start time. Oct. 11_ Girl’s soccer “C” team,

cancelled. Oct. 16 _ JV football vs. Interlake, cancelled. Oct. 18 _

“C” football at Interlake, 6 p.m. start

time. Oct. 19 _ “C” girl’s soccer vs.

Eastlake will be at Cedarcrest High School practice field at 4 p.m. Oct. 23 _

JV football at Liberty, 6 p.m. start time. Oct. 25 _ “C” football at Liberty,

6 p.m. start time.