Wildcats down Sammamish

The Mount Si JV softball team played their best game ever last week, shutting out the Sammamish Totems 13-0. Rachel Nyberg twirled a two-hit complete game, striking out seven. The team blasted four hits in the first inning including two doubles (one by Cortney Tubbs and the other by April Saffell) to post a 5-0 lead. Hannah Mortenson and Krystal Stewart each had perfect sacrifice bunts. The ‘Cats had their first errorless game.

Wildcats pull out win against Liberty

In a soggy game, the Wildcat JV softball team took on visiting Liberty last week and pulled out a 7-4 win. Late rains caused the contest to begin in a mist and the ‘Cats came out flat, giving up two runs in the first inning. Hannah Mortenson made an amazing catch in right field in the second to save a run and end the inning.

Liberty tallied two more in the third and the girls took their turn at the plate, down 0-4. Rachel Nyberg blasted her first extra base hit of the year, a stand-up triple, scoring Kayla Stewart, who had walked. Nyberg scored on a wild pitch to make it 2-4.

As rains got stronger in the fourth, the “D” held as Nyberg struck out two. With two outs in the bottom of the inning and Lindsey Bertram on second, the bats came alive. Cortney Tubbs singled, driving in two runs to tie the game. Stewart followed with a single, giving the girls their first lead. Nyberg beat out an infield dribbler to put two runners on base and April Saffell’s long fly was misplayed, scoring two more and putting the ‘Cats ahead 7-4. With increasingly slippery conditions, the umpire called the game and the girls celebrated a come-from-behind victory.

Boys’ track team falls to Bellevue

The young Mount Si Wildcat boys’ track team battled the Wolverines of Bellevue in perfect weather conditions last week. Despite great effort with many tracksters battling injury, the ‘Cats succumbed to the Wolverines 88-59. Notable performances included: Josh Davis with a discus throw of 132 feet, 11 inches for first place and a shot throw of 41 feet, nine inches for second place. He is undefeated in the discus so far this season and is the current league leader; Zach Sumner took second in the pole vault with a height of 12 feet and first in the javeling with a throw of 151 feet, seven inches.

Sumner is undefeated in the javelin so far this season and ranked second in the league; Frank McLaughlin took first in the 200 meter with a time of 23.5 seconds and third in the long jump with a distance of 17 feet, nine inches. McLaughlin is undefeated in the 200 meter so far this season; Owen Strom took first in the 3,200 meter in a personal best time of 10:48; Thomas Golbe took first in the 800 meter with a time of 2:08 and had a personal best time of 4:50 in the 1,600 meter, good enough for second; Sean Bothell had a personal best in the pole vault of 12 feet to win that event. He also placed third in the triple jump with distance of 35 feet; Keith Keller took first in the high jump with a height of five feet, four inches and third in the javelin with a distance of 131 feet, 10 inches; Kyle Stanton-Wyman took third in the 800 meter with a time of 2:16; Jake Tweten took second in the discus with a distance of 116 feet, 10 inches; Dan Floyd took first in the triple jump with a distance of 36 feet, one inch and Joe Taklo took second in the 400 meter with a time of 55.5 seconds. He also had a personal best of 10 feet, six inches in the pole vault, good enough for fourth place.

Other notable performances were Brad Wilbert, who ran a personal best time in both the 100 and 200 meter; and Tom Perry, who had a personal best of 132 feet, 11 inches in the javelin, for fourth place.

Girls’ team defeats Bellevue

The Mount Si girls’ track team defeated Bellevue last week 86-64 behind some stellar performances. The 4 x 100 relay team of Nicole Remish, Jessie Oliver, Symone Shaw and Madison Yakaboski set a new school record with a time of 50.9 seconds. Oliver won the 300-meter hurdles in 49.2 seconds and placed third in the 100 meter.

Remish won the 400 meter in 1:02 and placed third in the 200 meter. Yakaboski won the 100 in 13 seconds and the triple jump with a leap of 31 feet, eight inches. Shaw won the long jump with a distance of 15 feet, nine inches.

Diane Keller won the 100-meter hurdles in a time of 17.5 seconds. Tephra Brune won the javelin with a distance of 77 feet, three inches and the shot put with a distance of 29 feet, eight 1/2 inches. Bethany Barrus tossed the discus 92 feet, seven inches to win that event.

The 4 x 200 relay team of Remish, Oliver, Shaw and Yakaboski won that event in a time of 1:49.8.

Wildcats do well at Liberty

Both the boys and girls’ track teams did well at the Liberty Invitational last week. The girls placed fourth behind Steilacoom, Liberty and Kentridge. The boys also placed fourth behind Kentridge, Liberty and Interlake.

Leading the effort for the boys was Frank McLaughlin who won the 200 meter in a scorching 23.6 seconds and Zach Sumner who won the pole vault, clearing 11 feet. McLaughlin also took sixth in the long jump and started the 4 x 100 relay team that took fourth.

Several other Wildcat boys placed. Brad Wilbert took fourth in the 100 meter, seventh in the 200 meter and was on the 4 x 100 relay team that took fourth. Owen Strom took sixth in the 3200 meter. Teammate Dan Floyd took third in the 400 meter as well as running the third leg of the 4 x 100 relay team that took fourth. He also placed fifth in the triple jump with a distance of 36 feet, 11.25 inches.

Robbie Pekara took fifth in the 800 meter. Josh Smith placed in two events, taking second in the discus with a distance of 124 feet, eight inches and seventh in the shot put with a distance of 39 feet 10 3/4 inches. Kyle Meyers took eighth in the shot.

Jake Tweten placed eighth in the discus and sixth in the javelin. Zach Whetsel placed seventh in the 800 meter and finally, for the boys, Sean Bothell took sixth in the triple jump and anchored the 4 x 100 relay team that took fourth.

For the girls, Jessica Oliver won the 300 meter hurdles as well as placed seventh in the 100 meter and ran the third leg on both the 4 x 100 and 4 x 200 relay teams. The 4 x 100 relay team along with Nicole Remish, Madison Yakaboski and Katie Woolsey took first and the same team took second in the 4 x 200.

Remish also placed fourth in the 200 meter with teammate Woolsey placing seventh. Woolsey also took fourth in the 100 meter. Diane Keller took second in the 100 meter hurdles and sixth in the high jump. Wendy Hecker took eighth in the 800 meter to wrap up the running events. Teammate Stephanie Burk took fifth in the high jump and seventh in the triple jump.

In the throwing events, Tephra Brune took third in the discus, eighth in the javelin and third in the shot put. Bethany Barrus placed fifth in the discus and fourth in the shot put. For the pole vault, Tove Garhart took second and Devan Paulus took seventh.

JV falls to Skyline

Despite some strong matches from Mount Si, the JV girls’ tennis team fell to Skyline last week 6-8. Mariana Zanella was the only singles winner. The teams of Brittany Whims/Zanella won their doubles match as did Tana Thompson/Kendra Kinghorn. The team of Rachel Brun/Ayana Hara won their match and Heather Dalke/Amy Hamerly won their match.

JV girls pull out win

The Mount Si JV girls’ tennis team improved their record to 6-1 with a 12-1 blasting of Liberty last week. Singles winners were Dana Christenson, Mariana Zanella, Brittany Whims, Linnea Olson and Ayana Hara. Doubles winners were the teams of Tana Thompson/Kendra Kinghorn, Rachel Ulrich/Lauren King, Rachel Brun/Zanella, Nicole Stanton/Meagan Welcome, Heather Dalke/Amy Hamerly, Tamara Hoerth/Amanda Nelson and Mckell Cloward/Terra Miller.

Another win for JV

The Mount Si girls’ JV soccer team continued their winning ways with a huge 7-6 win over Issaquah. Singles winners were Dana Christenson, Sarah Swamey, Brittany Whims, Mariana Zanella and Linnea Olson. Doubles winners