Mount Si grad vaults to sixth
Jared Drake, a 1999 Mount Si graduate and freshman at
UCLA, earned a sixth-place finish in the pole vault at the Pac 10 Track and
Field Championships held at the University of Oregon recently.
Drake jumped 16-10 in a tough competition that included
qualifying vaulters from all of the Pac 10
schools. The five vaulters that placed higher than Drake were all college seniors.
While at Mount Si, Drake was an honors student and a standout in
golf and track and field. His 16-foot vault as a senior broke the Mount Si
record by more than a foot. As a freshman at UCLA, Drake was on the Dean’s
List for academics and earned a Bruin varsity letter by placing and
scoring points in numerous meets. The highlight of his season was qualifying
for and then placing in the Pac 10 Championships.
Wildcats head to World Series
The Snoqualmie Wildcats 13-year-old baseball team has qualified for
the USSSA World Series to be held in Tulsa, Okla. from July 16 through
23. In a qualifying tournament at Oliver, British Columbia, the Wildcats
advanced to the championship round against the Dream Team from
Victoria. The Dream Team was the Canadian representative to the Little
League World Series in Williamsport, Pa., in 1999.
The Wildcats’ injury-riddled pitching staff rode the arm of
lefthander Adam Dentz. Dentz started with a two-hit shutout against Anvil, British
Columbia, striking out 19 of the 21 batters faced. He returned a game
later stopping the powerful Kirkland Heat then went on to pitch in relief
against the Victoria Dream Team. Dentz had 40 strikeouts in 20 innings of
pitching.
Offensive spark was provided by Joe Orrico, Bryce Andrews,
Zach Bowen and Brandon Sales. Outfielder Bowen and catcher Sales
provided defensive gems through the tournament. Andrews played the entire
tournament with a broken bone in his foot.
Besides completing Sandy Koufax league play, the team will be
conducting a fund raiser to help defray the costs of the upcoming
tournament. Anyone interested in assisting the team can pledge their donation to
the Snoqualmie Wildcats Baseball Club at (425) 888-3134.
Gymnastics coming to Mount Si
Mount Si will be the location for two gymnastics classes in July.
The first class is for grades K-5 and runs from 8 to 10 a.m. on July 10
through 13 and from July 17 through 30. The second class is for grades 6-12 and
is also available for boys and girls from 10 a.m. to noon.
Students in both classes will have a chance to learn new skills on
each event and routines. Both beginning and advanced classes are available
for $80. For more information or to sign up, call Carol Monsos at (425)
831-8018.
Wildcat boosters holding fund raiser
Play golf, win prizes and support the Mount Si Wildcats boys
basketball and golf teams. If this sounds interesting, the Mount Si Booster
Club will be holding a golf tournament at Mount Si Golf Course on Aug. 19.
The cost is $60 per person, which includes 18 holes of golf and lunch
provided by Adair’s on the Green. For more information or to sign up, call
Kevin Fallows at (425) 831-5166.
Powerlifting team takes third
The Mount Si Wildcat power lifting team took third place at the
state tournament recently with James Cha taking first in the 114-pound
division. Cha had a combined lift of 695 pounds.
Paul Bartholomew took second in the 181-pound division with a total
lift of 1,090 pounds while teammate T.J. Johnson took fifth in the
181-pound division with 1,045 pounds.
Geoff Hise finished third in the state in the 220-pound division with
a total of 1,205 pounds while Bobby Taylor finished fourth in the
165-pound division with a total of 1,085 pounds. Jesse Bauman finished
seventh in the 165-pound division with a total of 1,035 pounds and the big
man, Brad Connor, took fourth in the unlimited division with a total lift
of 1,180 pounds.
