DaPonte races

in South Carolina

Drake daPonte ran to a 61st place finish at the USA Track and

Field Cross Country Championships in Spartanburg, S.C., on Saturday,

Dec. 1. He finished the 3,000-meter (two mile) course with a personal best

time of 11:55.

A total of 275 boys entered the 9/10 boys division. DaPonte

achieved his personal goal of breaking the 12-minute barrier. After running the

first mile in 6:12, he realized he needed to run faster to achieve his goal, and

subsequently ran the second mile in 5:43.

Golf tournament winners announced

Mount Si Golf Course held its 1999 Holiday Classic Golf

Tournament on Saturday, Dec. 11. The winners were as follows:

Team

First place team: Brandon Roberts, Scott Barter, Rod Weasea,

Dan Andrick.

Second place team: Dean Pratt, Dale Rupley, JK Moore, Todd Rupley.

Individual

First Division: Low gross, Brandon Roberts, 70. Low net: Scott

Barter, 68.

Second Division: Low gross, Dale Rupley, 79. Low net, Mike

Hastings, 71.

Third Division: Low gross, Todd Rupley, 85. Tie net: Mike Peabody

and Barry Brennan, 70.

Within the flag: Larry Scanzon.

Deuce pot: Tony Berger.

Cedarcrest’s Smith named

All-state

Cedarcrest receiver Mike Smith was named to the Associated Press

3A All-state football team last week. He was among five KingCo players

to receive the honor; the group also included Bellevue offensive

lineman Dan Dicks; Bellevue running back Lane Johnson; Sammamish

linebacker Jake Gardner; and Newport’s Tripper Johnson, who was named

all-state defensive back, kick returner and punt returner.

Smith, a 6-4 senior wide receiver, anchored the Red Wolves’

offense during the tough 1999 campaign. He is currently a starting forward

on Cedarcrest’s basketball team.

Scott Storms of state 3A champ Prosser was named Player of the Year.

YMCA youth- basketball leagues forming

The YMCA is now accepting registration for the 2000 Youth

Basketball season at the Northshore YMCA. The leagues are open to boys and

girls between age five and eighth grade.

In YMCA Youth Sports, “winners” are defined as players who feel

good about themselves, set personal goals and achieve them, help others

succeed, give their best effort, learn new skills and have fun.

“The YMCA Youth Sports program doesn’t remove the

competition from this sport, it just puts it in

proper perspective,” says program coordinator Chris Bellecourt. “Competing

is important, but so is having a good time, participating, learning new

skills and learning to respect officials, coaches and the other teams.”

Parents are encouraged to participate as coaches, officials,

committee members and in other capacities, in addition to lending support to

their child. For information, contact Bellecourt at (425) 485-9797 or

drop by the Northshore YMCA, 11811 N.E. 195th Street in Bothell.