It’s pretty darn solid: 17-year-old Nick Mitchell will join his older brother Josh on the gridiron at Corvallis, Ore.
Mitchell, Mount Si’s all-Kingco-ranked quarterback last fall, made a verbal commitment to play football with Oregon State University after high school graduation in 2014.
OSU was the right fit, says Nick.
Mount Si baseball is battling hard for a shot at league glory, using a team dynamic of all-for-one.
Fresh off pitching a shut-out last Monday against Sammamish, pitcher Connor Swift shared his thoughts on where this season is going.
“To have a good team, everybody has to be equal,” Swift said. “Everyone has everyone’s back. We’ll pick up anyone who needs to be picked up.”
Mount Si is closing out a regular season that saw a very strong start, but also a few speedbumps lately.
Mount Si Fish and Game Club’s 72nd annual Kids Fishing Derby is dawn to 10 a.m. Saturday, May 4, at the Snoqualmie Police station ponds, off Douglas Avenue on Snoqualmie Ridge. Participation is free for youngsters ages 5 to 15. Children can catch fish and weigh them in, with the biggest catches netting prizes.
North Bend Theatre plays host to a Mount Si High School softball team benefit, “Dinner and a Movie,” this Sunday, April 28.
Dinner is served at 5 p.m. at the theater, with a showing of “A League of Their Own” starring Geena Davis and Tom Hanks, at 6 p.m.
Admission is $20 for adults, $10 for children age 13 and younger.
Tamarra Crowe’s biggest fan—her little niece Mia—jumps into her arms following the big game.
Mia and her parents, Ryan and Jamie Hildebrand, camp out on the other side of the fence at every Mount Si girls softball game, rain or shine, though a downpour may send them back to the car for a dashboard box seat.
Now raking the field, shortstop Crowe had just had a big game, contributing a homer to help Mount Si keep its dreams of glory alive for her senior year.
“This puts us in a good spot,” says Crowe. “We have a lot more energy. We’re batting more and we’re getting a lot of hits. Fielding is good.”
The Ridge Valley U14 Black Volleyball team won the Domino’s Pizza Volleyball Invite tournament last month at Franklin Pierce High School.
The team was undefeated in pool play, beating each of the other three teams in the pool in two games. In the quarterfinals, the Ridge Valley team beat Power Surge in two straight games. This is the first tournament win for any Ridge Valley team. The team is coached by Lani Beadle and Larry Carr.
Mount Si Gymnastics and Dance proudly announced that 15 team members qualified for the Washington State Championship at the Central Sectionals Qualifying meet, held April 6 and 7 at Newport High School.
The 2013 Mount Si Baseball Texas Hold’em card tournament is right around the corner, 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. Saturday, April 27, at Four Gables Farm Fall City.
Competitive young snowboarder Isabella Gomez, 11, who rides for the Snoqualmie Team, earned first place in the USA Snowboard Association’s 24th annual Nationals Tournament, held March 30 through April 4 in Copper Mountain, Colo.
Gomez competes in the Menehune Girls (10-11) division.
On Thursday April 11, the Cedarcrest track and field squad competed at Sultan High School with King’s and Coupeville also in attendance. Both Red Wolf squads finished third in the team points.
Individual winners were Luke Driscoll in the 100- and 200-meter races, Colton Green in the 800-meter race, Cody Wanichek in the 1,600-meter race, Bailey Parish in the long jump and pole vault, Olivia Waterman in the 800-meter race and the four-by-one relay squad of Bennett Minnie, Ryan McGinnis, Josh Zimmerman and Luke Driscoll. It was a good time for personal records and season bests, said head coach Bruce McClellan.
Rain comes off Tom Kirby’s nose and chin in rivulets.
The Mount Si senior was soaked, but still in high spirits, after winning the mile race in a downpour during the Wildcats’ home track meet, Thursday, April 4, with the Juanita Rebels.
Kirby, who also placed fifth in the 800-meter race on this cold day, is one of a big group of Mount Si teens totally immersed in motion. They won’t stop moving, despite rain or setbacks.
Kirby loves the adrenaline that comes in a race, as well as the broad team-oriented mindset.
“You set all these goals,” Kirby said. “You prove you can do it.”
Valley-based Cowgirl Spirit Drill Team hosts its third annual benefit Poker Ride and Walk on Saturday, April 13, at Bridle Trails State Park in Kirkland.
Aside from the ride, the event will also include a tack sale, lunch for $5, a raffle with horse-related and non-horse-related prizes ($1 per ticket, 6 tickets for $5 – winners need not be present at time of drawing), and fun and exciting entertainment throughout the day.
Cowgirl Spirit’s mission is to rescue, rehabilitate and retrain horses in need; and educate the community to prevent cruelty, neglect, and inhumane slaughter of horses.
Snoqualmie 17-year-old Anna Mounsey is among the top skiers of her age group in the nation.
Mounsey took her fourth national championship title by winning the Super G, Downhill and Overall titles at the 2013 Marriot U18 National Championships in Mammoth, Calif. Along with the 2012 Slalom title, Anna becomes one of the most decorated U18 (16- and 17-year-old) champions of all time. Anna competes with Team Alpental Snoqualmie.
“Anna is an all around skier, champion and ambassador for the quality of our local team. Her skills were sharpened on Alpental’s world class terrain and it is satisfying to see her execute her skills on the national level,” says Evan Weiss, director of Team Alpental Snoqualmie.
