Eighth-grade

girls basketball

Hawks fall to Pine Lake, rebound against Maywood

The Pine Lake 8th-grade team overpowered their counterparts

from Chief Kanim on Monday, Dec. 13. The Wolverines took the lead early

and were pulling away when the game ended. The final score was Pine

Lake 37, Chief Kanim 14.

Landa Pastrana led the scoring for the Lady Hawks, with six points.

Erin Hart and Rachel Perrel notched three points each while Christie Leatiota

put away two. Crystal Hunter, Martina Lynch, Amanda Lyons, Kate

Rempfer and Britannie Anderberg also saw action in the game.

Pastrana led the team in assists with two, Lynch had four steals

and Laitota led in rebounds and blocked shots with five and four

respectively. Hunter led in jump balls with five. Pastrana received the offensive

player of the game honors, while Hart and Lynch were named defensive

players of the game. Lyons was selected best off the bench.

Last Wednesday night the team rebounded, taking on the much

taller team from Maywood. In a tough fought 35-30 Chief Kanim

victory, Rose Sypher, Lyons and Rempfer saved the day after Hunter

and Leatiota ran into early foul trouble. The home team led 14-4 after

one quarter, went into the half tied 17-17, and finally pulled away over the

second half, outscoring the Maywood squad 18-13.

The Hawks’ scorers were Hart, 14; Lynch, nine; Hunter, six;

Pastrana, four; and Rempfer, two. Pastrana led the team with five assists while

Hart recorded six steals. Leatiota led in rebounds with six and had two

blocked shots, while Hunter took seven jump balls.

Hart, Pastrana and Lynch were selected offensive player of the

game, with Hunter and Pastrana taking the defensive accolades. Rempfer

and Lyons were selected best off the bench.

“This was a good win for us,” said coach Dick Kirby afterwards.

“We pressed well, we ran our offense, our press breaker and our plays. We

put the ball in the air a lot and continue to improve.”

Tolt girls defeat Snoqualmie

The Tolt Thunderbirds won in convincing fashion against

the hardworking Eagles from the Upper Valley on Thursday, Dec. 16. The

T-Birds had lost to undefeated Beaver Lake the night before and were

hungry for a victory.

Snoqualmie hustled their way to a late first quarter lead of 15-6.

After calling a time out, the Tolt Girls apparently decided they wanted

this game in a big way. They confidently turned the momentum with some

solid defense and balanced, patient offensive execution. Tolt

ultimately outscored the Eagles 43-19 through the remainder of the game,

bringing home an impressive 49-34 victory.

The offensive output was especially impressive, as Tolt scored all

of its points without the benefit of a single free throw. The 23 field

goals tied the school record, while the 49 points narrowly missed a tie for

the school record of 50, set by the Sarah Gustat/Lindsey Peterson team

of 1996-1997.

Eight players scored four or more points, while Kaitlin Worden,

Marcie McCoy and Jenny Hamilton each drained three-pointers. Katy

Dern showed her talent and hard work ethic by leading the team with 10 points

and nine rebounds. Jenny Hamilton recorded nine points, Jayme Busser

and Sofia Foster six, while Worden and McCoy both scored five points.

Jenna Jennings, Alit Hull, Missy Adams and Jessica Sode all added to the

victory with some timely defense, rebounding, steals and great ball handling.

White Hawks dominate Red Hawks

The Chief Kanim 8th-grade program has two junior varsity teams

and on Thursday, Dec. 16, the two squared off. The White Hawks took an

early 4-0 lead and then pulled away, eventually winning 18-10.

Scoring for the Red Hawks were Rose Sypher, eight, and

Morgan Durman, two. Others playing for the red team were Amanda

Dance, Salenna Welsh, Lauren Paulus, Austin Cockman and Ashley Henry.

Scoring for the White Hawks were Brittanie Anderberg, six;

Jenna Maloney and Aubrey Lequia, four; and Emily Kim, two. Jenny

Baldoz, Lindsey Joslin and Nikki Rossiter-French also got court time.

“Both teams played well yesterday,” said coach Christina

Williams. “We haven’t had a lot of time to

practice together because of illnesses and homework, but we continue to

improve. Some girls will be working toward varsity positions after the

holiday break.”

Wrestling

Chief Kanim dominates

Beaver Lake, Tolt

Several forfeitures colored the wrestling meet between Chief

Kanim and Beaver Lake middle schools, held Wednesday, Dec. 8, but the

outcome proved positive for the home squad. The Hawks left the Bulldogs black

and blue, taking five weight classes outright and four more by forfeit

while rolling up 53 points to Beaver Lake’s 33.

The individual winners were Andy Lund, who scored a technical fall

in the 100-pound class; Brad Trombley, 105, who won by pin at 0.37;

Aaron Barquist, 110, pin at 1:01; Jordan Marquis, 120, pin at 4:00; and

Grant Nelson, 137, with a pin at 3:36. David Mittleberg (85-pound),

Steven Johnson (115), Curtis Dorr (130) and Eric McCammon (heavyweight)

all took their matches by forfeit.

The Beaver Lake wrestlers took seven weight categories, one by

forfeit. The Hawks’ Jeff Lewis (90-pound), Cody Turcotte (95),

Chase Robinson (125), Phil Collins (145), Ben Hendrix (145) were on the

losing end of their respective matches. The Bulldogs also took the

164-pound class by forfeit; the 78- and 175-pound matches were both double forfeits.

In last week’s match Chief Kanim took on Tolt in what turned out to

be the closest meet of the season. The Hawks were down 37 to 38 with

one match left when Tyler Stranjord stepped up and pinned

opponent James Murray, sealing the 43-38 victory for Chief Kanim.

Stranjord won the heavyweight division with a remarkable

25-second pin. Other outstanding efforts were turned in by Mittleberg,

85-pound, win by 10-2 decision; Barquist, 110, pin at 1:10; Robinson, 125, win

by disqualification; Dorr, 130, pin; and Nelson, 137, win by 5-3 decision.

Lewis and Lund won their respective weight classes by forfeit, while

the T-Birds took two classes _ 78- and 120-pound _ by forfeit. The Tolt

squad also took the 95-, 105-, 115-, 145- and 154-pound matches.

With the holidays looming, the school record stands at 3-1.

The Hawks next host Pine Lake on Jan. 6 at 3:30 p.m., and invite everyone

to come out and support their wrestling team.