Hawks play tough against Eagles
The Chief Kanim eighth-grade boys basketball team, the
Hawks, knew it would be a battle in their game against the Snoqualmie Eagles
on March 2.
The game see-sawed as the Eagles took an early lead and the Hawks
came back to take a 14-11, first-quarter lead. Several Hawk players got in
foul trouble in the second quarter, but they battled through it and went into
halftime with a 30-24 lead.
In the second half, the Hawks led by as much as 13. Jeremy
Johnston on the inside, and Hank Kennedy and Kris Bostic on the outside, did
much of the damage.
The Eagles made a late run, but the Hawks played ball control which
preserved the victory, 58-50. Johnston led the Hawks with 21 points and 14
rebounds. Kennedy had 12 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and two crucial
steals that led to lay-ins. Bostic had 10 points and 6 rebounds. Others scorers for
the team were Mike Lindor 5, Nick Sheldon 3, Jimmy Fleming, Jay
Lewis and Brad Trombley 2 each and Corey Roe added 1.
Coach Fowler was pleased with all of his players, but was especially
impressed with the effort of Sheldon and Trombley.
Coach Fowler stated, “These guys do the things that it takes to win
the games, like playing tough defense, taking care of the ball and
making everyone around them better.”
The Hawks are now 4-0. Their next game will be at home against
Pine Lake on Thursday, March 9.
Chief Kanim
keeps Tolt at bay
The Chief Kanim eighth-grade boys basketball team traveled to
Tolt on Feb. 29. The Hawks wasted no time in taking a big lead and led 22-4 at
the end of the first quarter.
The story was pretty much the same throughout the game and
everyone enjoyed lots of playing time. The final score was Chief Kanim 67,
Tolt 32.
Jeremy Johnston scored 19 points, grabbed 13 rebounds and blocked
5 shots. Others scoring were Kris Bostic 12, Hank Kennedy 10, Mike
Lindor 7, Jimmy Fleming 6, Brad Trombley 5, Matty Secord 4, Corey Roe 3
and Jay Lewis 1. Nick Sheldon and Kennedy led the team in assists
with 4 each.
Eagles dominate Enumclaw
The mighty Eagle soccer team of Snoqualmie Middle School traveled
to Enumclaw Junior High on March 1.
The opening rally proved the Eagle offense was planning to challenge
the Enumclaw defense. The Eagles maintained possession of the ball
throughout most of the first half, delivering many shots on goal. Midway
through the first half, Kristen Berndt set up Robin Trombley to put the Eagles
on the scoreboard.
During the second half, Enumclaw fought hard to penetrate the goal
but struggled with the strong defensive efforts of the Caitlin Braun – Liana
Felt duo. Jeanie Franz, Kayla Jayne, and Ariel Waddell again held midfield
to support the tight Eagle defense and offensive drives. Berndt booted
a rocket shot to put the Eagles ahead by two.
Enumclaw answered with a toughly fought come-back goal,
but the Eagles maintained their dominant pressure to register another Eagle
victory, 2-1.
Eagles shut out Hudtloff
On Feb. 28, Snoqualmie Middle School’s Eagles challenged
another opponent from the Clover Park School District, Hudtloff Middle School.
The Eagles began the game with a dynamic kickoff and dominated
the first half of the game. Most of those 30 minutes were spent
with Snoqualmie’s forwards possessing the ball and making shots on the
goal. Mid-fielder Ariel Waddell was exceptional and balanced her game
with both crafty defensive play and scrappy offensive maneuvering.
Hudtloff’s goalkeeper and defenders were busy preventing the Eagles from scoring.
As the second half of the game began, the Eagles stripped
away Hudtloff’s kickoff and drove directly to the goal. Kristen Berndt
recorded the first Eagle goal.
Energetic midfield work by Vikki Campbell shone through the
mud-soaked day and assisted Whitney Chelgren to her first Eagle goal of
the season. Campbell punched in her own score just a few minutes later.
Continual midfield pressure kept the Eagles in the dominant position
and allowed a score from a corner kick just seconds before the end of the
game. The Eagles won their second shutout with four goals.
White Hawks take away a win
The Chief Kanim eighth-grade junior varsity White Hawks came
out firing on Feb. 28 against Tolt, and came away the upset winner.
The first quarter ended 10-6 in favor of the Hawks and the half
ended in their favor, too, 24-16. In the third quarter, Tolt continued to hang in
32-22, but behind some good shooting, passing and rebounding, the
Hawks stopped Tolt’s run and ended the game 47-36.
Scoring for the White Hawks were Eric McCammon 4, Patrick Davis
2, Zach Kramer 3, Matt Marshall 15, Brian Gross 6, Tom Schultz 2
and Andrew Conway 15. Alex VanOveren and Kevin Chaffee also saw action.
Marshall led the team in assists with three and McCammon
and Kramer each had four steals. McCammon and Conway each
had eight rebounds and Kramer had five blocked shots.
Offensive players of the game were Conway and Marshall.
Defensive players of the game were McCammon and Davis. Best off
the bench was Kramer.
“For not having practiced for a week, I thought we played fairly
well. Matt Marshall was outstanding as a playmaker setting up our
offense. Patrick Davis took their playmaker out of the game with some exceptional
defense,” said Coach Kirby after the game. “We need to sharpen our
plays and pick up our press and specialty plays before I feel comfortable. We
do have some outstanding athletes that work very hard.”
