Alex Hiebert, a 2009 graduate from Mount Si High School, is now contracted to play professional football in Eastern Europe.
Hiebert recently signed with the Belgrade Blue Dragons, part of the Serbian European Football League, and will play at wide receiver.
The league season begins February 24 and runs through July 16.
Cedarcrest’s varsity girls basketball team continues to find success, with two big wins last week, including a nailbiter in which leaders played hard.
On Tuesday, Jan. 22, number-seven state-ranked Cedarcrest hosted sixth–ranked Archbishop Murphy, with a 10-0 record, in a Cascade Conference matchup. At halftime, it was Archbishop Murphy leading 28-26. Cedarcrest got into foul trouble in the third quarter, and Murphy took a 12 point lead going into the start of the fourth quarter. But pressure defense by the Lady Red Wolves and nine points (including two three-point shots) by senior Kailyn Campbell ignited a Cedarcrest come back. With 26 seconds remaining and down by one, the Red Wolves ran a play and got the ball to their leading scorer, Susan Kenney. She took a jump shot in the key with four seconds remaining and drained it for the win, 50-49. Both teams are now tied for first place in the Cascade Conference. Kenney scored 19, Campbell added 13 and Sarah Stauffer had 11.
Snoqualmie Middle School’s eighth grade girls varsity basketball team finished their season in December with an undefeated 16-0 record for the past two seasons.
“The girls were an awesome group of student athletes with a strong desire to compete and excel at the highest level,” says head coach Brad Hillard. The team showed great basketball sense, he says, and were very skilled and athletic.
“She’s dancing out there!”
Jenn Rogers watched Hailey Johnson’s bouncy, upbeat routine. Like Rogers, Johnson’s sophomore year has been marked with great strides.
It all came together, out on the floor, where confident moves and calm, smiling faces showed Mount Si gymnasts are hitting their stride this season.
Collegiate Baseball Newspaper has named Texas Tech University sophomore shortstop Tim Proudfoot a “Top Player to Watch” in its 2013 College Baseball Preview.
Proudfoot grew up in North Bend and graduated from Mount Si High School in 2011. He made the list of top returning players after becoming the first Texas Tech freshman in school history to start at least 50 games at shortstop in 2012.
Mercer Island managed to beat Mount Si wrestlers, 42 to 28, on the road Thursday, Jan. 17.
High points included Tim Corrie, at 182 pounds, getting a 9-7 decision in overtime over Mercer’s Daniel Stanke. Mitch Rorem (195) got a major decision over Evan Condon, 12-4. Nate Whited (220) pinned his man, Andrew Picton, in 27 seconds. At 132, Ryley Absher won a decision over Mercer’s Luke Wilson.
Mercer heavyweight Benjamin O’Connell pinned Kelly Klupar in 1:16. Other losses included Max Kenaghy (160), Cole Palmer (170), Griffin Armour (113), Gunnar Harrison (126), Tanner Stahl (138), Tye Rodne (145) and Justin Edens (152).
Cedarcrest High School’s girls basketball continues its string of wins, beating South Whidbey on Tuesday, Jan. 15, by a final score of 76-27.
Susan Kenney led with 22 points—one three pointer, paced by Kalee Fowler, who also sank a three, with 20.
Kailyn Campbell added 18, Lacey Deming had 10, Kathryn Smith had three points, Sarah Stauffer had two and Courtney McKinney, one point.
Abigail McLaughlin, a senior at Mount Si High School, signed a national letter of intent to row at the University of San Diego this fall.
McLauchlin was part of the Sammamish Rowing Association boat team in the The Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston, Mass., last October. Rowing with fellow Mount Si senior Matt Essig, they took second out of 85 entries in the 5K race.
McLauchlin decided on USD after visiting other schools, San Diego State, Southern Methodist, Oklahoma and Texas.
New skills were in evidence as first one, then another Mount Si wrestler deployed recently-honed moves against a league foe to lethal effect.
Mount Si handily won over Bellevue on Thursday, Jan. 10, but faces a better test this coming Thursday, Jan. 17, on the road at Mercer Island.
The Wildcats bettered Bellevue at home last week, 58-21, with pins by wrestlers who are honing both physical and mental technique as this season moves toward a climax.
Elan Skis and The Summit at Snoqualmie announced today that world famous ski personality Glen Plake will visit the resort this Thursday, January 17.
Glen is inviting all skiers to come and ski with him at the Summit West base area where he’ll show participants some freestyle tricks as well as generally improving their freeskiing skills. Additionally, there will be an Elan ski demo evening in conjunction with Glen Plake’s visit to The Summit, also at the Summit West base area.
On Tuesday, Jan. 8, the Cedarcrest Girls Basketball team beat Lakewood, 61-19.
Kailyn Campbell had a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds, Sarah Stauffer added 14 of her own, Kathryn Smith had four points and 14 rebounds.
Courtney McKinney added five points, which included the sole three-pointer of the game.
Mount Si wrestlers finished fifth at the Everett Classic as a team last Saturday, Jan. 5.
Finishing with third place spots were Mitch Rorem, at 195, Eli Clure, at 120 pounds, Ryley Absher at 132.
Nate Whited, at 220, Cole Palmer, at 170, and Justin Edens at 145, filling in for Bruce Stuart, each took fifth place.
Mount Si is getting ready for an important match against Bellevue at 7 p.m. this Thursday, Jan. 10, at home.
The clock was in continuous mode, the Red Wolves enjoying a 50 point lead over the Tigers, but neither team was easing up.
Both the Cedarcrest and Granite Falls girls squads battled for the ball down to the bell. It rang on a lopsided 72-16 win for Cedarcrest, now 9-2 and positioned for a strong run into the second half of the winter season.
Pressing defensively and keeping the ball on the run are the strengths for this team, and while head coach Brad Knowles called off the press, with a huge lead, at the half, “We can’t stop running.”
