The week in sports
Published 9:13 pm Thursday, October 2, 2008
Cheerleaders take first for routine
Mount Si High School seniors, Jada Duthu, Gentry Fowler, Brooke Nicholson and sophomore Kristin Heath have raised the bar for future Wildcat cheerleaders.
On Saturday, Jan. 26, after polishing their routine from their fourth-place finish at the Oak Harbor Spirit Fest, these same cheerleaders entered the Emerald Cup at Juanita High School, one of the 2002 Regional Tournaments hosted by the Universal Cheerleading Association. Duthu, Fowler, Nicholson and Heath gave a stellar performance filled with lifts, throws and winning smiles. Their one-minute routine was flawless with the judges awarding them enough points to bring home a first-place finish in the four-person stunt division.
Wildcats defeat Interlake
Jeremy Johnston scored two baskets in the second overtime and Chris Lyle added a clutch 3-pointer off the glass as the Wildcats outlasted the Saints, winning 79-75. Johnston finished with 24 points, Logan Ratcliffe had 16 and Lyle scored 14 for Mount Si.
The Wildcats trailed by as many as 10 points late in the third quarter before they rallied. Ratcliffe buried two key 3-pointers in the fourth quarter as Mount Si forced overtime. Others scoring points were Hank Kennedy with four, Scott Johnson with eight, Eric Tierney with three, Jacob Waggoner with five and Bryan Gabriel with three.
Mount Si finished the season at the bottom of the Sky Division with four wins and eight losses.
Red Wolves lose to Issaquah
Chris Kracht scored 13 points to lead Cedarcrest in scoring, but it wasn’t enough as the Indians of Issaquah defeated the Red Wolves 74-48. Others scoring for Cedarcrest were Kyle Eldred with 3, Russell McGinnis with 8, Brett DeVries with 12, Pat Conrick with 8 and Brian Stephenson with 4. The Red Wolves finish at the bottom of the Valley Division with two league wins and nine losses.
“C” girls drop game to Skyline
The “C” Mount Si girls’ basketball team finished last weekwith a loss to Skyline last week, 22-17. Maggie Kujath led the effort with 8 points, followed by Amy Trenkamp with 4. Their league record was 9-2 and season record was 10-3.
JV girls beat Patriots
The Mount Si JV girls’ basketball team beat Skyline last week in a very physical game with the final score, 42-37.
Shannon Posey led the way with 9 points and 11 rebounds. Sabrina Porterfield also contributed 9 points, followed by Rachel Perrel’s 7.
Islanders dump Red Wolves
Showing a league-leading effort, the Mercer Island Islanders blew out the Cedarcrest Red Wolves 90-73. Pat Conrick and Chris Kracht each scored 13 points to lead Cedarcrest. Others scoring were Zack Taylor with 2, Kyle Eldred with 10, Russell McGinnis with 10, Brett DeVries with 8, Brian Stephenson with 14 and Isaac Sprague with 3.
Bellevue blasts ‘Cats
Bellevue’s defense was especially stingy, holding Mount Si to 9 points in the first half for a 47-28 win in girls’ basketball. The Wildcats shot just 8-for-50 from the field.
Scoring for Mount Si were Lizzie Finnegan with 2, Nicci Landdeck with 5, Kristen Berndt with 4, Karin Brevik with 1, Whitney Beyerlin with 6, and Rachel Travis with 10.
Red Wolves fall to Islanders
Marcie McCoy and Kimi Drew each scored 7 points to lead the Red Wolves but it wasn’t enough as they lost to Mercer Island last week, 60-34. Others scoring for the Red Wolves were Betsy Westermann with 4, Jenine Drew with 3, Nikki Neilson with 6, Rachel Salz with 4, Dianne McKenney with 1, Jenny Hamilton and Katy Dern with 2 each.
Postseason dreams live on
The Mount Si Wildcat girls ‘basketball team had to wait an extra day to play, but it didn’t matter as the they clinched at least a tie for a berth in the KingCo Conference tournament with a hard-fought 58-43 win over Interlake. It was the final regular season 3A KingCo Conference home game of the year for the Mount Si girls.
“We’re really excited that we won this game. This is one we needed to get and we got it,” said Mount Si coach Dirk Hansen.
Nicci Landdeck scored a game-high 19 points to lead Mount Si, while freshman Rachel Travis scored 16, including two critical three-pointers in the fourth quarter, to pace the Wildcats. Fellow freshman Whitney Beyerlin also hit an important three-pointer in the final quarter and finished with 5 points. The outside shooting, according to Beyerlin, “really kept us going in the end, (and) kept our lead up.”
Erin Gibson led Interlake with 13 points, and Dana Allen pitched in 12 for the Saints, but the loss of their 6-foot center, Erika Kanikkeberg, likely hurt the Saints in the end. Kanikkeberg injured her right ankle late in the first half, and sat on the bench with ice on the ankle the rest of the game.
The Wildcats were scheduled to finish the regular season Friday at Bellevue, then the team is scheduled to play a loser out tie-breaker with Newport on Tuesday.
