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December 5, 2012

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By Caleb Heeringa

Wally Pereyra is used to see-ing the red backs of Kokanee salmon working their way up the stretch of Ebright Creek that runs through his property, but nothing like this.

“I’m ecstatic,” Pererya said. “When I see so many fish going through here, it reminds me of Alaska.”

While it will take sev-eral months to determine offi-cial numbers, King County Department of Natural Resources government relations administra-tor David St. John said this year’s Lake Sammamish Koaknee run is a bumper crop – well over 1,000 fish compared to fewer than 100 in recent years.

That’s still nothing compared to the 10,000 or more that made the journey before development

of the area brought road projects that channeled the lake’s streams into narrow culverts that were impassible to fish. But it’s a prom-ising sign for salmon advocates who have been monitoring the fish populations and working to restore streams and salmon habi-tat.

It’s especially welcome news to Pereyra, who spent $175,000 to replace a large culvert on his property, giving the fish better access to more than a quarter mile of pristine breeding waters upstream.

For Pereyra, a former fisher-ies biologist, it’s an investment that will have a lasting effect on Kokanee populations and, hope-fully, the community’s apprecia-tion of the fish.

“At this point in my life, giv-ing back is a wonderful thing,” Pereyra said.

Biologists won’t know for sure until they complete an analysis on fish carcasses recovered from local streams, but the higher numbers could also be the first tangible sign of success for the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery’s Kokanee pro-gram. The hatchery has been planting fry for the last three years

Kokanee salmon make their return in greater numbers

Photo by Greg FarrarA handful of kokanee made the trip up Ebright Creek to spawning grounds.

See FISH, Page 2

By Caleb Heeringa

Sammamish Mayor Tom Odell suggested Nov. 19 that Councilman John Curley might want to consider his commitment to being on the City Council.

“We all take the oath of office knowing that we’re chosen for a reason,” Odell said before the council unanimously voted to excuse Curley for his absence at the Nov. 19 meeting. “If circum-stances dictate that we can’t be here, we need to let people know well ahead of time and also need to make every effort to be here as much as possible … As we go through our tenure, if our cir-cumstances change, we need to be in a position to evaluate that and act accordingly.”

In an interview, Curley blamed the absences on a combi-

nation of a bad flu, prior commit-ments to his auction business and a new job that requires he be an early riser.

Curley, a radio host on 97.3 KIRO radio, recently took over the morning show. Curley said he’s been waking up at 1:50 a.m. to leave the house at 2:30 a.m. so that he can be at KIRO’s Seattle headquarters in time to prepare for the 5 a.m. show.

That early start time can be a problem when Sammamish’s council meetings go until 10 p.m. or later, as they regularly do.

Despite the schedule crunch, Curley said he has no plans to step down from his seat on the council and is confident that he can balance his work with his responsibilities as an elected offi-

Some on council question attendance

See ATTEND, Page 3

Photo by Greg FarrarSharing a delirious hug at the Tacoma Dome (from left), Skyline High School seniors Chase Premone, Tristan Miller, Austin Bui and Peyton Pelluer celebrate as the Spartans win the state 4A football champion-ship Dec. 1 against Bellarmine Prep, 49-24. See 2 for more.

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and, given the three-year lifecycle of the fish, the first year’s worth of farm-raised fry should be show-ing up full-grown in local streams this fall.

St. John said identify-ing the hatchery fish from natives is similar to telling the age of a fallen tree. The hatchery moves fry from warmer to colder water at various points in their growth, hurrying or slowing their development

at different rates. Those changes are reflected in the rings inside the ear bone of the fish, which biologists can then analyze under a microscope.

In addition to the healthy returns in Ebright Creek, Kokanee have been sighted in Laughing Jacobs, Lewis, George Davis and Tibbetts creeks. Pine Lake Creek is also seeing returns — a first, St. John said.

Despite the promising signs, St. John said there’s much work to be done as far as habitat restoration.

“We’re not doing well, but we’re doing better than

we have been doing in the recent past,” St. John said. “We’re at a fraction of what the historical numbers are.”

Restoration work

Continuing the gains that have been made will require collaboration between private landown-ers, non-profits, the county and cities like Sammamish. Sammamish has $2.5 mil-lion worth of salmon pas-sage projects on its long term plan, though only $100,000 worth of that money is currently sched-uled to be spent — and not

until 2018. Eric LaFrance, senior stormwater program engineer, said the city is keeping the projects on the plan, but on the back-burner, because they are hopeful that much of the work can be funded by grant money from nonprof-its. Crews are currently doing habitat restoration just downstream from Pereyra’s new culvert thanks to a $75,000 grant from Forterra.

Pereyra has lofty goals for another stream on his property — Zaccuse Creek. The creek was historically salmon-bearing and has prime spawning habitat, except for three culverts in the way – under East Lake Sammamish Shore Lane and East Lake Sammamish Parkway, which are owned by Sammamish, and East Lake Sammamish Trail, which is owned by the county.

St. John said the county is hoping to replace the Zaccuse culvert under the trail at the same time it paves the trail — likely in 2014 or 2015.

Doug Williams, spokes-man for the county Department of Natural Resources and Parks, said the trail paving project — for the entire stretch between Redmond and Issaquah — is likely depen-dent on a countywide parks levy next year.

LaFrance said he’d also like to see Zaccuse Creek restored to prime salmon habitat. However, he said continuing to improve habitat in streams that are

already producing fish — by removing invasive spe-cies and adding large logs and other nesting habitat, for example — is a priority. Work remains to be done on Ebright, George Davis and Pine Lake creeks.

Sammamish Councilman Don Gerend said this year’s fish returns are a sign that regional efforts are making a differ-ence.

“It’s delightful,” he said. “We’re starting to see them coming back in Pine Lake Creek, Laughing Jacobs Creek, Tibbets Creek – places they’ve never been in in the past. It’s exciting.”

Reporter Caleb Heeringa can be reached at 392-6434. ext. 247, or [email protected]. To comment on this story, visit www.SammamishReview.com.

FishContinued from Page 1

Photo by Greg FarrarWally Pereyra spent thousands to help improve salmon habitat on his property.

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cial. He said he is working with his superiors at KIRO to get an assistant to come in before the show and help put together mate-rial, potentially affording him an additional hour of sleep.

“I can’t burn the candle at both ends and do both jobs effectively,” Curley said.

Curley said November was also a busy month for auctions that he runs for charity and corporate events — many of which he said are booked a year or more ahead of time. Curley pointed out that some of the rest of the council is either retired or no longer work-ing full time.

Councilmember Nancy Whitten, who was second to Curley in absences this year, sug-gested Nov. 19 that the council draft more specific rules for atten-dance. The council’s current rules do not contain any attendance requirements, only a requirement that councilmembers contact the mayor, city manager or city clerk beforehand if they are not going to attend a meeting.

Whitten noted that absences had recently proven to be a prob-lem on the council, since some actions require four votes. In October, the council had to wait a week to approve a contract for a dock at Sammamish Landing Park because two councilmembers were absent and the remaining councilmembers were split 3-2 on the issue.

“If we have some disagree-ments … it could mean the city’s budget won’t get passed,” she said. “Being here is important for more than just having quorum, it’s for getting our work to pass.”

An analysis of council meet-ing minutes and video record-ings shows that Curley has the most absences thus far this year, missing six of the 32 meet-ings and study sessions through November. Whitten was second, missing four. Odell and James each missed three. Councilman Ramiro Valderrama was absent for two, while Don Gerend and Tom Vance missed one meeting thus far.


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By Caleb Heeringa

Sammamish’s proposed YMCA-run community and aquatic center widened its lead since election night, accord-ing to certified election results released by King County Nov. 27.

Sammamish Proposition 1, an advisory vote on a proposed $30 million, 60,000 square foot facility behind the library, passed by a 53.65 to 46.35 mar-gin, with 1,729 votes separat-ing supporters and opponents. Initial results showed the vote at a much closer 51 to 49 mar-gin.

Sammamish’s incumbent legislators all won reelection. In the 45th District, Rep. Roger Goodman (D) won 56.4 to 43.5 over challenger Joel Hussey.

Rep. Larry Springer (D) defeat-ed challenger Jim Thatcher 57.7 to 42.1.

In the 41st District, Sen. Steve Litzow (R) was reelected by a 53.9 to 45.9 margin over challenger Maureen Judge. Rep. Marcie Maxwell (D) defeated Tim Eaves 58.4 to 41.3, while Rep. Judy Clibborn (D) ran unopposed.

In the race for King County Sheriff, former office spokes-man John Urquhart defeated Steve Strachan by a 56.1 to 43.2 percent margin.

Countywide, voter turnout didn’t meet the lofty, 87-per-cent prediction of county elec-tions, but did match the 84 percent turnout seen during the 2008 presidential election. Voters did seem to vote early, as the county set a record

for the number of ballots tal-lied on election night – about 556,000 out of 1,170,638 reg-istered voters, according to a King County Elections press release.

“Voters responded to our messaging this year and returned their ballots early,” Elections Director Sherril Huff said in a statement. “We count-ed a record high of 556,000 ballots on election night and the number of ballots received too late to process was down 76 percent.”

The election is due to be cer-tified statewide by Dec. 6.


County releases finalized November election results

By Caleb Heeringa

With temperatures dropping, it’s only a matter of time before Sammamish sees some of the white stuff.

Public Works Director Laura Philpot said city crews are mindful of this as well and are more prepared now than they were two years ago, when the city briefly ran out of deicer during a late-November snow-storm.

During that pre-Thanks-giving storm, the city had to switch to laying down sand to give vehicles extra traction, since a delivery of deicer from a company in Spokane was six

hours late due to traffic near Snoqualmie Pass.

The sand was too little too late as heavy snow fell during the evening rush hour, leaving many two-wheel drive vehicles stuck on some of the larger hills on 228th Avenue.

Since then, Philpot said the city has nearly doubled its storage capacity for deicer

– adding a 6,500-gallon stor-age tank next to its original 7,500-gallon tank.

“Before we had two tanks we could not order another truck load – around 6,000 gal-lons – until we were sure we used enough out of the tank to be able to accept the new load,” Philpot said.

Last winter’s major ice storm cut power to more than three-quarters of the city and cancelled schools for several days. But the extra storage capacity prevented the city from running out, and the city’s major arterials remained

Plow routesTo see a map showing which streets will be plowed first in the event of major snow, visit www.ci.sammamish.wa.us/winter

City preps for winter weather

See WINTER, Page 5

Sammamish Forum

OPINIONReview editorial

Athletic efforts createSammamish pride

Skyline High School’s football and soccer teams just keep on bringing home the honors to Sammamish. Eastlake High teams have also added to the virtual city trophy case, and now Eastside Catholic High School is in on the game.

Skyline girls soccer took first in state for the fourth time in five years. And Saturday’s state play-off football game gave Skyline the gridiron title again for the fifth time in eight years. Skyline’s 200-medley relay team won the state swim title last month.

The Eastlake boys golf team was undefeated this fall, and the girls volleyball and soccer teams won state academic titles.

Eastside Catholic doesn’t have too many stu-dents from Sammamish, but it is nonetheless a Sammamish high school. This past weekend, the Crusader’s football team went all the way to the state finals for the first time, giving up its only sea-son loss to defending champion Bellevue.

Athletes from all Sammamish schools have gone on to snag scholarships and further educational opportunities, earned with a lot of practice, strain and sweat. It’s not just a credit to Sammamish, but to the school districts, the coaches, the teachers, cer-tainly the parents, friends and fans who support the teams. As the saying goes, “it takes a village….”

With that many champions, there could be a sense of complacency, a la “Oh, boy, just another trophy.” Don’t let it happen!

Each year brings a new round of girls and boys who take their youthful love of sports to a new level when they first turn out for a freshman squad. Coaches are professional here, not just volunteers. They push as muscles grow, but also instill lifelong values, teaching the rewards of hard work, the vir-tues of teamwork and the thrill of a victory ground-ed in commitment.

The new players each season deserve a fresh round of encouragement. They deserve fans who appreciate the effort as much as the win. In the end, it’s not just the trophies that matter, but the pride we all share in the achievements of our youth.

It’s a pride that goes citywide, well beyond the school gates.

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Watch the water districtIn the Nov. 7, 2012 Sammamish

Review, we learned about a salary review done at Sammamish Plateau Water and Sewer District. Earlier this year, we learned about the high rate increases every year since 2007. Now we learn about overpaid man-agers and underpaid staff.

The Board of Commissioners’ action of freezing the salary of the overpaid managers, while admira-ble, does not solve the problem in a timely manner. What it does is allow the overpayment to continue, at a diminishing rate, for the next five or six years until cost of living increas-es or market factors catch up.

I believe we, the ratepayers, need to pay closer attention to the business of our water district. They are now working on the 2013 bud-get and may ask for another rate increase next year.

A draft budget for 2013 is on the district’s website, www.sammplat.wa.org, and may have been approved by the board Dec. 3. I urge you to take a close look at it and give the Board your feedback. Keep in mind the budget will drive the rates.

To learn more you can attend a Board of Commissioners meeting, held at the water district building (next to the water tower at 1510 228th Ave. S.E.) on the first three Mondays of each month at 3 p.m., go to the website, or call them at 392-6256 and ask for more informa-tion .

Remember, it’s your water and sewer district and it’s your money.

Tom ShullSammamish

Support local businessesI am deeply saddened by

this news (Petco coming to Sammamish). Although I like Petco, I support small, local business over national chains. Rancho Grande and Ika Sushi seemed to disappear overnight. Through Facebook and conversations with Civilized Nature staff, I understand that business will be moving out. Sadly, there is nowhere in Sammamish for them to go, so we will lose another small

business.It is my understanding that

local leases include a clause which allows any national chain who is interested in retail space first pri-ority – including priority over an existing retail store. The only way to show the managers of our shop-ping centers that we do not desire national chains, is to support the local businesses we prefer.

We are done with the “voting season,” but there is still voting to do. When you go to buy your pet supplies, your running supplies, your breakfast, lunch, and dinner, your ski/snowboard and bicycle supplies, and all your other wants and needs, buy local and vote with your checkbook!

Paula SandigeSammamish

Why not start counting early?

They were still counting bal-lots in the state of Washington as of Nov. 18! King County had an estimated 39,000 and the state had 74,511 yet to count. What is the problem in getting them counted in a timely fashion?

Since we voted by mail and can send our ballots in the day we receive them, why can’t the ballots be counted as they are received, in lieu of long after the voting dead-line has passed?

Seems that we may have the wrong people in charge of this important function of our free country.

Ken SesslerIssaquah

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The city also has an additional 3,000-gallon storage tank for salt brine, which serves as a backup in case they run low on deicer.

Philpot said the city also has the capacity to have seven snowplows on the roads at once, up from six in 2010.

The plows are affixed to

trucks that are used year-round for other parks and public works projects.

Philpot said the city also has a contract with Best Parking Lot Sweeping to provide additional plows if more than four inches of snow has fallen.

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By Ari Cetron

One of Sammamish’s holiday traditions, the Holiday Pops concert by the Sammamish Symphony, will have a new twist this year.

John Patrick Lowrie, known for work at the Village Theatre and voice acting in a host of popu-lar video games, will be reading “’Twas the Night Before Christmas,” to the accompaniment of the symphony.

“We try to make it inter-esting,” said R. Joseph Scott, conductor of the symphony.

The show will feature a host of popular holiday songs, Scott said, including

Christmas and Chanukah songs.

“It includes all sorts of fun works,” Scott said.

He said that some will be songs people will recog-

nize, while others may not be famil-iar as holi-day songs, such as the final scene from “Swan Lake,” but may spark an inter-est in the music.

“It’s a family show,” Scott said. “It’s to come and enjoy the season.”

The sym-phony also likes to connect with a local school choir, Scott said, and this year students from Beaver Lake Middle School will be sing-ing along.

“We’re going to be great,” said Tina Worthington, director of

If you goSammamish Symphony Holiday Pops concert with Beaver Lake Middle School Choir7:30 p.m. Dec. 7 at the Meydenbauer Theater in Bellevue2 p.m. Dec. 9 at Eastlake High SchoolTickets from $12-$16Visit www.SammamishSymphony.org for information and advance tickets.

Symphony ready for pops concertthe Beaver Lake choir.

Worthington said the students have been working on the songs, an arrangement of some familiar Christmas carols and some likely unfa-miliar carols, since the beginning of the school year.

Worthington said the students in her choir are excited and are not intim-idated at the thought of performing in a venue

like the Meydenbauer Center.

The group frequently performs in unfamiliar venues, including the Seattle Center and shows in Leavenworth.

“Our goal is to get them singing in front of the public as often as possible,” she said. “I think the audience will be pleasantly surprised at their skill level as sing-ers.”

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Identity theftA Sammamish resident

reported Nov. 23 that someone had used her social security number to open a credit card account.

The resident had attempted to open a credit card at Home Depot, but when the clerk went to set up the account they discov-ered that someone with the same social security num-ber had set up an account in California.

The resident is unsure how her information was compromised. The case remains under investiga-tion.

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picion of possession of stolen property Nov. 20 after being found with a Kubota Excavator that had been reported stolen in Redmond. Police received a tip at around 3 p.m. that a white truck was tow-ing an excavator that had recently gone missing.

Police found the suspi-cious vehicle in the Taco Time parking lot. The driver first told police that he owned the excavator but gave fraudulent infor-mation about the construc-tion company he worked for. He then told police he was renting the excavator but provided information about a non-existent rental company.

Police checked the VIN number on the excava-tor and determined it was the same one that had been stolen in Redmond recently.

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of stolen property and the excavator was returned to an insurance company that had already paid for a replacement excavator for the original owner.

Drugs at schoolPolice, who were doing a

routine narcotics search at Eastlake High School, dis-covered what they believe to be a synthetic form of marijuana in the backpack of a student Nov. 19.

The officer’s drug-sniff-ing dog was drawn to the student’s backpack. When police searched it, they discovered two capsules containing an unknown substance. Police have sent the substance to the State Crime Lab for analyzing, but believe it may be a type of synthetic marijuana. The case remains under inves-tigation.

Car prowlA resident on the 21000

block of Northeast 42nd Street reported that some-one had broken into their car between Nov. 18 and Nov. 20.

The resident found a window smashed out and signs that someone had rummaged through the contents of the vehicle, but no signs that anything was taken. Police have no suspects.

DUIA 29-year-old

Sammamish man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence

after driving his vehicle into a ditch on the 21700 block of Sahalee Way Northeast at around 5 a.m. Nov. 18. An officer came upon the man’s pickup and found the highly intoxi-cated man nearby and an open can of Budweiser in the center console of the vehicle.

The man originally told police that a friend had been driving and had run away after the wreck, but that he didn’t know the man’s phone number or address.

After further question-ing the man admitted to having been behind the wheel and estimated that he had consumed approximately 40 beers in the prior 10 hours, includ-ing nearly 30 beers as he drove home to Sammamish from Eatonville, in Pierce County.

The man, who already has a pending DUI charge, predicted to the officer that he would blow a .15 on breath test, but actually underestimated his level of intoxication and blew a .17.

The man’s pickup was impounded and he was released at his home.

Jewelry theftAn elderly Sammamish

resident reported Nov. 24 that jewelry had gone miss-

ing from her home and that she suspected one of two professional caregivers that had been in her home recently.

The woman told police that two gold rings and a gold necklace and pendant had gone missing from the home between Nov. 3 and Nov. 20. The woman pro-vided police with a photo-graph of the jewelry. Police contacted the caregiving company and followed up with local pawn shops to see if any similar items had shown up recently.

The case remains under investigation.

Deck chair theftA resident on the 2700

block of 222nd Avenue Southeast reported that four Adirondack chairs had gone missing from their dock on Pine Lake Nov. 19 or 20. Police have no sus-pects.

Bank fraudA Sammamish resident

reported Nov. 19 that

someone had used her for-eign credit card to make fraudulent charges.

The charges, total-ing more than 150 euros, were made in July and September on a card that the woman had opened when she was travelling in France.

The resident is unsure how her card could have been compromised. The case remains under inves-tigation.

Messy vandalismA resident on the

2000 block of 211th Place Southeast had pizza thrown at their garage and front door between 11 p.m. Nov. 16 and 12:30 a.m. the next morning. Police have no suspects.

Park vandalismNine light poles in

Lower Commons Park were vandalized between Nov. 16 and Nov. 19. A city worker discovered the metal covers on the poles’ electrical outlets were torn off.

A glass cover and light-bulb had also been broken, possibly by a large rock. The damage is estimated to cost the city $850. Police have no suspects.

Packages stolenAt least three residents

in and around the 4700 block of 225th Avenue had packages that had been delivered to their front porches stolen or opened between 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Nov. 16.

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Among the items taken were a pair of black suede boots, books and a trophy. The case remains under investigation.

Sammamish welcoming committee

Police responded to a report of two men tearing down a

“Welcome to Sammamish” sign near the corner of Southeast Issaquah-Beaver Lake Road and East Beaver Lake Drive at around 1 a.m. Nov. 25.

The caller told police that a man in a black coat and another man wearing a stocking cap had torn down the sign, but that the caller hadn’t gotten a good enough look to identify the sus-pects.

Police found a group of people on foot about 300 yards away, but all three denied having been involved and said they were

walking home from a bar in Klahanie.

One was wearing a black coat, but without more identifying information police did not have enough evidence to cite them for the crime and let the group con-tinue on their merry way.

DUI collisionA 21-year-old Sammamish

man could face reckless driving and driving under the influence charges after colliding with a tree in the front yard of a home on

the 26600 block of Southeast 22nd Way at around 4:30 a.m. Nov. 15. Officers responded to the home after the resident reported that someone had crashed into a tree in her yard and appeared to be intoxicated.

Police arrived and found that the man’s car had travelled off the road, over a sidewalk, through a lawn and into the tree. The vehicle was travelling fast enough to push the engine block into the passenger compartment of the vehicle by a foot and a half.

Police could find no signs that the man had applied the brakes before slamming into the tree.

The man performed poorly on field sobriety tests and blew a .30 on a portable breath test, nearly four times the legal limit and high enough to cause uncon-sciousness in some people.

The man admitted to drinking vodka that night but declined to tell officers how much. The man was released to his parents.

Items in the Police Blotter come from Sammamish Police reports.

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Who turned on the lights?

The Blackwell Elementary School fourth- and fifth-grade choir sings some Christmas, Hanukkah and winter songs in a packed Sammamish City Hall council chambers Nov. 28 for the annual holi-day lighting ceremony.

Emily Taylor, a Blackwell Elementary fourth-grader, sports a lit Rudolph the Reindeer nose as she sings.

Andra Sipos, Anya Bullen (back row from left), Hannah Olynyk and Heather Maletta (front row) wear reindeer ant-lers, Santa cap and snowflake accessories as they sing.

Wyatt Kaely, 1, sits under the Christmas tree as his brother Liam looks up toward the top at all the lights and ornaments.

Rowena McClary, 4, wears bobblehead Rudolph antlers as she makes a luminaria candle bag at the Relay for Life craft table set up by the Sammamish Youth Board and student relay teams from Eastlake High and Inglewood Junior High schools.

Diana Danforth, of Sammamish, holds her son Jacob, 2, as he reaches for a holiday cookie at the refreshment table.

The city of Sammamish Christmas tree is lit after a countdown from 10 to zero in the City Hall lobby.

The Hanukkah menorah blazes to life to mark the festival of lights, which begins at sundown Dec. 8 for the Jewish faith.

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By Lillian O’Rorke

Walking into Skyline High School last week the message “Pause Before You Post” was painted in giant letters across the school’s front windows. Inside, streamers and posters hung above the commons. Signs like “Just Be Nice” were hard to miss.

The week of Nov. 26 through Dec. 1 marked Skyline’s cam-paign against cyberbullying and “Pause Before You Post” creator, senior Macey Knecht, hopes the stand against online harass-ment and cruelty will last long after her encouraging posters are taken down.

“People just keep bashing each other on the Internet,” said Knecht. Stories hung on a nearby pole in the commons include the tale of how one girl repeat-edly received emails from her classmates questioning why she even contin-ues to live. “I’m not saying that I’m perfect. I’ve never been nice all the time. I’m a contributor to this as much as anyone else. But, the difference between me and anyone else here is that I’m try-ing to make a difference about it.”

Knecht first thought about launching an anti-cyberbullying campaign earlier this year, when she was a victim of cyber harass-ment. An anonymous Twitter account called SHS Bullshit was frequently slandering students and staff at the school, including tweeting that Knecht was plan-ning a school shooting on the

first day of school this year. The possible threat was immediately reported to the school and police. Knecht was facing some serious questions before finally being vindicated. The Twitter account was eventually deleted and who-ever was behind it wasnever found.

Then, on Sept. 19, a threat was made on an online bulletin board that someone was going to launch a Columbine-style attack on Skyline students. Eventually, an ex-student was named as a suspect.

That’s when Knecht realized cyberbullying wasn’t just going to go away.

“There is just no stopping it until you stop being negative,

and you just start being positive. And, whether you do that in per-son or on the Internet, that much more is going to make a difference,”

she said. So Knecht is challenging her

peers to just be nice and think critically about what they put on the Internet.

“She is a real communicator. Macey has the ability to come up to you, grab your attention and kind of draw you into whatever her project is,” said B.J. Sherman, a Skyline teacher.

The anti-cyberbullying cam-paign is Knecht’s project in Sherman’s DECA class. “She is an influencer. She has a very, very powerful personality. She is able to move mountains.”

Knecht kicked off the week by forming human tunnels to greet

students as they entered the school; Tuesday she hung up all the stories her peers sent to her about their own incidences and feelings on cyber harassment; the following day she hung up giant sheets of paper where people could pledge to stop cyberbully-ing and Thursday, she arranged for health instructors to give pre-sentations about the topic to their classes.

Wrapping up the week, senior TV production student Colton Kline made a two-minute video on the subject, which will be shown on the school’s SPTV.

“I thought it was a cool idea, considering that I know there is a lot of cyberbullying that goes on around here,” said Kline. His friend in Arizona killed himself last year because of bullying — online and off — he explained.

“I’ve noticed people talking about it and saying that it shouldn’t be happening.”

The biggest part of Knecht’s campaign is online.

“That thing about cyberbully-ing is that there isn’t much that you can do in person, other than raise awareness about it,” she said. “You have to go through the Internet to stop the problem.”

With the help of a few class-mates, she created the Twitter account called SHS Nice Tweets or @NiceTweets101. It tweets encouraging messages about Skyline students throughout the day and three days after it was opened, Nov. 25, it already had more than 400 followers.

The Twittersphere reacted with tweets like “If you are having a bad day just read @NiceTweets101 and you’ll be

smiling like a monkey with a banana” by Jonah Eastern and “Thanks for the giant smile on my face, @NiceTweets101. Keep doing your thing” by Eric Shim.

“I’ve noticed it; all this nice stuff has started to come through twitter,” said Skyline student Elliot Roberts. “It’s like you look at your twitter page and it’s everyone just giving everyone compliments; everyone being nice.”

Knecht said she hopes the momentum of kindness won’t stop, and to keep it going, she plans to bring it up again later in the school year.

“Cyberbullying is actually something that happens a lot and goes unnoticed and nothing is done about it,” said Roberts. “The fact that she is doing something about it is great.”

Skyline student fights back against cyberbullying

Photo by Lillian O’RorkeMacey Knecht asked fellow students at Skyline to make a pledge to not be a cyberbully.

“Cyberbullying is actually something that

happens a lot.”– Elliott Roberts,

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Dennis (Denny) Strickland

The family of Dennis Patrick Strickland lost an imaginative and beautiful husband, father, grandfa-ther and friend on Nov. 12, 2012. Denny was the family patriarch who provided love and entertain-ment to those who had the privilege of being in his life.

He was born on April 21, 1939, to Jack and Phyllis Strickland in Bremerton, but would tell everyone to the last day that he was con-ceived at Twanoh State Park. Raised in Bremerton by his mother Phyllis and his stepfather Barney Kahn, he developed a love for basketball and golf, and excelled at basketball at Bremerton High School (1956). He attended the University of Oregon, on a full basketball scholarship, where he studied art and walked on to the golf team.

After college, he began teach-

ing at the Art Institute of Seattle and had a suc-cessful career as a graphic designer. His notable work includes the original Seattle Supersonics logo, the origi-

nal Seattle Sounders logo and his involvement in Nike’s first success-ful advertising campaigns.

Denny is survived by his wife Nancy, sons Jack and Christopher, daughters Stacy and Shawn, siblings Lance and Nancy, and six grand-children.

He enjoyed golf, basketball, painting, cooking and being with his loved ones, whom he has left with many great sayings, stories and memories. He will be truly missed.

Memorial donations can be made to the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, First Tee of Greater Seattle or MMRF — Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation.

Obituary

Dennis Patrick Strickland

Student musicians selected to top performing groups

Dozens of local students are among the state’s top performers that have been chosen to participate in one of the Washington Music Educators Association’s 2013 All-State Honor or one of the National Association for Music Education’s All-Northwest per-forming groups.

The group of school musi-cians from throughout the state and region will rehearse and perform in concert under the direction of world-renowned conductors. The All-State high school honor groups and the All-Northwest groups will meet in Portland, Ore., Feb. 14-17, 2013. Junior All-State groups, grades 5-8, will meet in Vancouver Feb. 16.

The participants were selected through auditions sponsored by the Washington Music Educators Association.

WMEA received more than 3,800 applications for all groups combined.

This year’s group includes students from around the pla-teau.

From Beaver Lake Middle School: Chloe Blume, alto voice; Tommy DuBeau, bari-tone voice; Emi Estalilla, soprano voice; Sara Isaacson, alto voice; Gemma Morris, soprano voice; Natalie Stender, alto voice; Spencer Young, baritone voice; Brandon Lin, violin; Beverly Shih, viola; Stuart Harper, trumpet; Emily Angell, soprano voice; Tara Davenport, soprano voice; Emma Fritton, soprano voice; Brooklyn Lee, alto voice; Claire Thomason, alto voice; Grace Wu, alto voice; Kaitlin Biscocho, alto voice; Irelin Hainsworth, soprano voice; Juliana Hrncirik, soprano voice; Kimi Locke, alto voice; Danielle Miller, alto voice; Rhiannon Rooney, soprano voice and Rachel Young, sopra-no voice

From Inglewood Middle School: Ivar Sanders, trom-bone and William Ronneburg, trombone

From Pine Lake Middle School: Ethan Howard, bari-tone voice; Carolina Delgado, viola; Alicia Seidel, cello; Kelsey Zhong, viola; Alaka Rao, soprano voice; Jane Li, soprano voice; Carys McCloskey, alto voice and Naomi O’Neil, alto voice

From Redmond Middle School: Erica Li, violin

From Eastlake High School: Jacob Berg, bass 2; Emily Suter, baritone horn and Alexander Wictor, baritone horn

Skyline High School: Emily Licholai, flute; Niyathi Chakrapani, alto 2; Courtney Cohen, alto 1; Emma Kurtenbach, soprano 2; Josie Larsen, soprano 1; Andrea Yi, violin; Hannah Rosenbaum, alto 1; Quinton Cook, string bass; Mattias Tung, French

See MUSIC, Page 15

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A headache support group meets at 6:30 p.m. the sec-ond Monday of each month at Swedish Issaquah in the second floor conference center leader-ship room. Call 313-5406.

The Sammamish Heritage Society meets from 7:30-9 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month at the Pine Lake Community Club, 21333 S.E. 20th St. in Sammamish.

Sammamish Plateau Amateur Radio Club meets at 7 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month at Fire Station 83. The club is open to amateur radio operators and those interested in the hobby.

Rotaract, a community ser-vice for young adults ages 18-30

State Health Insurance Benefits Advisors are available to discuss health insurance options dur-

ing Medicare open enrollment through Dec. 7. The free service is offered by the state to provide unbiased advice about insurance needs. To make an appointment, call 577-1666.

Cut and print your own bookmarks and ex libris bookplates, which could then be given as

gifts, for children ages 11-18 from 10 a.m.-noon Dec. 8 at the Sammamish Library.

Breakfast with Santa, the annual event hosted by the Sammamish Kiwanis, including pancakes and Douglas the Talking Fir will feature two seatings, one at 8:45 a.m. the other at 10 a.m. Dec. 8 at the Sammamish Teen center. To register, visit http://sammamishkiwanis.org/UserFiles/Forms/2012SantaFlyer.pdf.

The Sammamish Book Group will meet and discuss books, this month is a free

read, at 12:30 p.m. Dec. 20 at the Sammamish Library.

A children’s jewelry making gift work-shop, for children 6 and up (6-8 year olds

need an adult present) is at 1 p.m. Dec. 21 at the Sammamish Library.

The city is sponsoring a blood drive from 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Dec. 19 at City Hall. For questions about donating and eligibility, call 800-398-7888.

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Visit residents in nurs-ing homes. Friend to Friend matches volunteers with resi-dents in Sammamish nursing homes and assisted living facil-ities. Volunteers are asked to visit residents a couple times a month for a year. Orientation will be provided. Background check required. Call 1-888-383-7818.

Evergreen Healthcare is seeking volunteers to help serve patients throughout King

County. Volunteers, who will be assigned to help people in their own neighborhoods, provide companionship, run errands, do light household work, or give a break to pri-mary caregivers. Volunteers will be supported by hospital staff. Call 899-1040 or visit www.evergreenhealthcare.org/hospice.

The King County Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program needs certified

long-term care ombudsman volunteers. After completing a four-day training program, visit with residents, take and resolve complaints and advo-cate for residents. Volunteers are asked to donate four hours a week and attend selected monthly meetings. Call Cheryl Kakalia at 206-694-6827.

Eastside Bluebills is a Boeing retiree volunteer orga-

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To submit items for the Community Calendar, email to [email protected]. Items will be edited and must be received by the Wednesday before publica-tion.

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sponsored by the Sammamish Rotary, meets twice a month. Email [email protected].

The La Leche League is committed to helping mothers breastfeed. They plan to meet on the second Wednesday of each month from 10 a.m.-noon at the Sammamish EX3 Teen Center, 825 228th Ave. N.E. Visit www.lllusa.org/web/SammamishWA.

Block Party Quilters meets at 7 p.m. the first Thursday of the month at Mary, Queen of Peace Church. Visit www.bpquil-ters.org.

The Sammamish Citizen Corps, a volunteer group affiliated with the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, meets the first Wednesday of each month at Fire Station 82. Visit

www.sammamishcitizen-corps.org.

The Social Justice Book Group meets at 10 a.m. the third Monday of each month in Sammamish. Email [email protected].

A support group for caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s is where care-givers gain emotional sup-port, learn and share their experiences 6:30-8 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at Faith United Methodist Church.

The Rotary Club of Sammamish meets every Thursday at 7:15 a.m. at the Bellewood, 3710 Providence Point Drive S.E. Visit www.sammamishro-tary.org.

The Sammamish Fit Club, a club looking to improve the health of the community, meets from 7:30-8 p.m. Wednesdays. Call Trish at 206-605-0679 or email [email protected].

Cascade Republican Women’s Club meets at 11:30 a.m. the third Wednesday of the month at the Plateau Club. Call 861-7910.

Redmond Toddler Group, a parent-child pro-gram with art, music, play and parent education has openings in pre-toddler, toddler and family classes. Call 869-5605 or visit www.redmondtoddler.org.

Moms Club of the Sammamish Plateau has activities including weekly, age specific playgroups and monthly meetings, coffee mornings, mom’s nights out, craft club and local area outings. Visit www.momsclubsammamish.org.

Foster Parent Support Group meets the last Thursday of each month from 6-8 p.m. at Mary, Queen of Peace. Earn your training/foster parent hours. Refreshments and child care are provided. Call 206-719-8764.

nization that strives to pro-vide opportunities for retir-ees to help others in need and to assist charitable and nonprofit organizations. 10 a.m.-noon, the third Wednesday of the month at the Bellevue Regional Library. Call 235-3847.

LINKS, Looking Into the Needs of Kids in Schools, places com-munity volunteers in the schools of the Lake

Washington School District. Opportunities include tutor-ing, classroom assistance and lunch buddy. Email [email protected] or visit www.linksvolunteer.org.

Eastside Baby Corner needs volunteers to sort incoming donations of clothing and toys and pre-pare items for distribution. Visit www.babycorner.org.

Volunteers are needed to visit homebound patrons with the King County Library System’s Traveling Library Center program. Volunteers must be at least 18 years old

and have reliable transporta-tion. Call Susan LaFantasie at 369-3235.

Sammamish Citizen Corps Council needs vol-unteers to help support the Community Emergency Response Team and other groups. Visit www.sam-mamishcitizencorps.org or attend the meeting from 7-8 p.m. first Wednesday of every month at Fire Station 82.

Volunteer driv-ers are needed for the Senior Services Volunteer Transportation Program.

Flexible hours, mileage, parking reimbursement and supplemental liability insurance are offered. Call 206-448-5740.

Guide Dogs for the Blind Eager Eye Guide Pups Club needs volun-teers to raise puppies for use as guide dogs for the blind. Email [email protected].

Volunteer Chore Services links volunteers with seniors or individuals who are disabled and are living on a limited income. Call 425-284-2240.

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Jubilant only begins to describe Skyline and its fans Dec. 1 at the Tacoma Dome, where the Spartans grabbed their fifth state title in eight years. Skyline beat Bellarmine Prep 49-24 to win the 4A football state champi-onship.

“This is the most special…I’ve grown up with all these guys,” said Max Browne, who completed 21 of 28 passing attempts for 384 yards and four touchdowns. “Nic Sblendorio has been my best friend, Andrew Giese, Matt Sinatro, Peyton Pelluer - all those guys. This is what we dreamed of when we were 5 years old. We worked. We worked hard, and it’s awesome to sit here and know that we got the state title our senior year and are going out the right way.”

Within Skyline’s first drive of the night, Browne became the state record holder in career passing. By the time Browne had thrown his last pass as a high school quarterback, he had bro-ken Brian Lindgren’s (DeSales) 14-year-old record of 12,575 pass-ing yards. Browne now holds the record at 12,951.

“That is the type of record you can’t win unless you play a

lot of games and you can’t play a lot of games unless you’ve got a great team. I’ve got to credit my line and my receivers for getting that record. That’s a huge accomplishment for them,” said Browne. “My four years here at Skyline has been more than I ever expected, to suit up for 56 games at Skyline, 14 all four years.”

The Spartan defense also shined in the championship game, consistently shutting down the Bellarmine Prep Lions’ drives and forcing punts. While the Lions had possession of the ball for more than two-thirds of the first quarter, Skyline had possession of the score-board, leading 14-3.

“We knew they were going to try to establish a line of scrimmage, and our kids really owned the line of scrimmage. That was one of our strengths and we really shut them down that way,” said Skyline Coach Mat Taylor. “I feel awesome. This is the very

best. It continues to get better every year.”

Sinatro scored the first touch-down of the night on a 23-yard pass from Browne. The senior

scored again late in the third quarter after Browne shook off a defender to fire the ball at Sinatro for 55-yard touchdown. Earlier in the third, Sinatro intercepted

Bellarmines Prep’s ball for a 48-yard return.

“They prepare us week in and

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Forfeits had Eastlake pinned before its Nov. 29 season opener even started.

On the mat, the Eastlake Wolves out-grappled the Roosevelt Roughriders 30-25 with five pins, all within three minutes each. But once the 24 points-worth of forfeits were added in, the score tipped to 49-30 in Roosevelt’s favor.

Unlike last year, the Wolves have a full roster. However, athletes without the required 12 practices under their belts can-not compete. With four spots vacant, it was up to the remain-ing 10 varsity wrestlers.

It took Ryan Wasserman one minute and five seconds to make the Wolves the first on the board. The Eastlake junior was quick with his takedown and finished the first match of the evening by pinning Roosevelt’s Quillan Robinson.

Next up was senior Eric Harper. The Eastlake captain shot in for the takedown, near-ing Alex Benson’s back closer and closer to the mat for a two-point near fall. Harper let

Benson go and immediately struck for another takedown, this time straddling his oppo-nent for a 1:44 pin.

“I just wanted to keep wres-tling and just make sure I get the win,” said Harper. “I was having trouble turning him at first so I just wanted to make sure I could get up and secure the win.”

A senior at Eastlake this year, Harper returns for his final sea-son as the 2012 KingCo champ and said he hopes to cap it off with the 4A 170-pound state title. Winning the Mat Classic has been Harper’s dream since he started wrestling in second grade. He’s made it to the state tournament twice, where he took sixth both as a sophomore and a junior.

Eastlake’s three other wins against Roosevelt came from pins. At 220, Brandon Kaufman overpowered his opponent in 1:24; Mark Smith scored six points for the Wolves when he pinned his guy in 2:52, and James Jensen marked his first varsity wrestling match with a 2:51 fall.

“I wanted to work hard,” said Jensen. “I’ve got good coaches and good teachers.”

Jensen, a sophomore, is one of the 20 younger athletes on the team, and that’s a good thing. Last year, the Wolves struggled with only 11 wrestlers; this year that number is up to 32. With interest up, said Coach Dexter

Beckstead, the team is turning a corner.

“When I came on board last year, I was the fourth coach in five years, so it kind of washes things out,” he said. “You can’t have any continuity when you

have four coaches in five years.”Beckstead started coaching in

1972 and does not intend to quit anytime soon.

“There is a lot of stuff that we

Eastlake wrestling wins on the mat, loses meet

Photo by Lillia O’RorkeRyan Wasserman takes control of his opponent in the 160-pound match.

See WRESTLE, Page 16

Spartans cap off perfect season as state champs

Photo by Greg FarrarMatt Sinatro, Skyline High School senior wide receiver, stretches the football over the goal line on a 23-yard pass play from quarterback Max Browne, giving the Spartans the lead 90 seconds into the game.

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It’s been a season to remem-ber. A season of firsts.

Eastside Catholic won more games this sea-son than any other football team in school history.

But, the Crusaders wanted anoth-er one. And as improbable as it sounds, playing against a Bellevue team ranked No. 2 in the nation, they believed they could get it.

“We were expecting to win,” said coach Jeremy Thielbahr, in his second year directing the Crusaders. “We weren’t trying to play for second.”

Yet, there would be no fairy-tale ending to this Cinderella season.

No David taking down Goliath. The Crusaders (13-1) fell one victory short of a perfect season, falling 35-3 in game that most times felt much closer.

But, they played like champions, especially on defense.

“I’m very proud of the boys, they fought hard,” Thielbahr said. “I don’t think

the score really shows how hard-fought it was.”

Senior quarterback Trey

Reynolds slowly walked off the field as though he carried the weight of the world on his shoul-ders, lamenting the lack of pro-duction on offense.

He completed 13 of 25 passes for 133 yards and rushed for 41 yards on 23 carries.

“I’ve got to hand it to our defense, they worked their butts off,” he said, with tears in his eyes. “We should have scored more on offense. I’ll take that one.”

Championship games are old

hat to Bellevue. It was uncharted territory for

the Crusaders. A reason for pride, but also

the root of a few improbable mis-takes early on.

“It’s the greatest season in the history of Eastside Catholic,” Thielbahr said. “We’ve never come this far. We’ve never been in the Dome, and I think it showed. We’ve never been in a state championship game. I think we had some nerves.”

The first thing he told his play-

ers after the game was he still believed they could have won.

“The positive you take from this,” he later told reporters, “is that if this is the No. 2 team in the nation, which I think it is — they’ve got a strong team, they’ve got a strong history — I think we can compete with them. We just didn’t make the plays we needed to make down the stretch.”

Sandy Ringer: 206-718-1512 or [email protected]

Photo by Colin Diltz/The Seattle Times Eastside Catholic’s Peter Kimble scoops up a fumble by Bellevue in the 3A football state champi-onship Friday, Nov. 30, 2012 at the Tacoma Dome. Bellevue beat Eastside Catholic, 35-3.

Eastside Catholic loses to Bellevue in title game

Photo by Colin Diltz/The Seattle Times Eastside Catholic fans cheer after their team scores a field goal in the second quarter of the 3A football state championship game.

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Girls BasketballMonday, Nov.26Non-league Eastside Catholic 69, Bothell 64 1 2 3 4 FinalE.Catholic17 21 16 15 69Bothell 9 24 12 19 64EC scoreing – L. Johnson, 18 points;

A. Blanton, 15; S. Hill 14; E. Burnham, 8; A. Anderson, 7; A. Menz, 5; M. Callans, 2.

Tuesday, Nov. 27Non-leagueMount Rainier 68, Eastlake 62 1 2 3 4 FinalEastlake 11 16 13 22 62Mt.Rainier 17 17 20 14 68Eastlake’s scoring – Maggie Douglas,

17 points; Marijka Vanderschaaf, 17; Ellie Warner, 7; Rachel Ainslie, 6; Ellie Mortenson, 6; Courtney Davis, 4; Lauren Greenheck, 3; Elizabeth Tracey, 2.

Thursday, Nov. 29Metro 3ABishop Blanchet 49, Eastside Catholic 35E. Catholic 3 10 10 12 35B. Blanchet 11 18 12 8 49EC’s scoring – L. Johnson, 15 points;

A. Blanton, 6; E. Burnham, 4; A. Menz, 4; A. Anderson, 2; K. Spiers, 2; A. Wu, 2.

Friday, Nov. 30Non-leagueEastlake 37, Liberty 27Liberty 9 4 4 10 27Eastlake 9 7 7 14 37Eastlake’s scoring – Rachel Ainslie,

9 points; Marijka Vanderschaaf, 8; Ellie Warner, 6; Maggie Douglas, 5; Lauren Greenheck, 4; Lauren Mittenthal, 2; Elizabeth Tracey, 2; Courtney Davis, 1.

Saturday, Dec.1 Non-leagueRenton 42, Eastlake 39Eastlake 9 8 8 14 39Renton 12 9 8 13 42Eastlake’s scoring – Maggie Douglas,

15 points; Rachel Ainslie, 6; Marijka Vanderschaaf, 6; Lauren Greenheck, 4; Ellie Warner, 4; Haleigh Boe, 2; Courtney, 2.

Boys basketballTuesday, Nov. 27Non-leagueKentwood 65, Eastlake 55Eastlake 17 12 9 17 55Kentwood 8 25 14 18 65Eastlake’s scoring – Alex Vilarino, 13

points; Caleb Perkins, 11; Jake Davison, 10; Mike Hwang, 7; Brandon Lester, 5; Connor Perry, 4; Kyle Laubscher, 3; Mike Staudinger, 2.

Wednesday, Nov. 28Non-leagueCleveland 55, Skyline 51Details not availableThursday, Nov. 29Non-leagueMountlake Terrace 52, Eastlake 47Eastlake 13 14 9 11 47M. Terrace 15 4 17 16 52 Eastlake’s scoring – Brandon Lester, 18

points; Caleb Perkins, 9; Kyle Laubscher, 8; Mike Hwang, 6; Mason Pierzchalski, 6.

Friday, Nov. 30Metro 3AEastside Catholic 50, Bishop

Blanchet 38E. Catholic 8 9 16 17 50B. Blanchet 2 14 8 14 38Scoring not availableSaturday, Dec. 1Non-leagueEastlake 67, Central Kitsap 62Central Kitsap10 17 18 17 62Eastlake 12 14 23 18 67Eastlake’s scoring – Brandon Lester, 18

points; Mike Hwang, 13; Alex Vilarino, 13; Kyle Laubscher, 8; Caleb Perkins, 7; Mike Staudinger, 3; Jake Davidson, 2; Mason Pierzchalski, 2.

WrestlingThursday, Nov. 29

KingCo 4ASkyline 45, Bothell 32106 — Henri Kunold, S, won by for-

feit. 113 — Griffin Howlett, S, won by forfeit. 120 — Justin Manipis, S, won by forfeit. 126 — Jacob Gehrett, S, won by forfeit. 132 — Joseph DeMatteo, S, won by forfeit. 138 — Tristan Steciw, S, won by forfeit.145 — Joseph Gurke, S, dec. Virgil Smith, 7-0.152 — Rene Arriola, B, maj. dec. Alex Smith, 12-3.160 — Jacques Leblanc, B, won by forfeit. 170 — Brandon Davidson, B, maj. dec. Michael Mecham, 16-5. 182 — Cyrus Sarkosh, S, pinned Blaine Hoogerwerf, 1:37. 195 — Vivek Patel, B, won by forfeit. 220 — Josh Friedli, B, won by forfeit. 285— Thompson Forker, B, won by forfeit.

Saturday, Dec. 1Non-leagueSkyline 39, Mercer Island 35106 — Henri Kunold, S, won by for-

feit. 113 — Taylan Yuasa, M, dec. Griffin Howlett, 6-4. 120 — Justin Manipis, S, won by forfeit. 126 — Luke Wilson, M, tech. fall Jacob Gehrett, 18-3. 132 — Jacob Pruchno, M, dec. Joseph DeMatteo, 7-1. 138 — Tristan Steciw, S, pinned Mike Ong, 1:27. 145 — Joseph Gurke, S, pinned Kenji Walker, 1:26. 152 — Alex Smith, S, pinned Nicholas Richards, 1:47.160 — Tyler Aguirre, S, pinned Jack Vassau, 4:01. 170 — Michael Mecham, S, dec. Christopher Richards, 10-7. 182 — Nicholas Chandler, M, won by forfeit.195 — Evan Condon, M won by forfeit.220 — Andrew Picton, M won by forfeit. 285 — Benjamin O’Connell, M won by forfeit.

Mount Si 48, Skyline 28106 — Hunter Conway, M, won by

forfeit. 113 — Griffin Howlett, S, pinned Griffin Armour 1:43. 120 — Justin Manipis, S, dec. Eli Clure 6-2. 126 — Wilkins Melgard, M, pinned Jacob Gehrett 1:00. 132— Joseph DeMatteo. 138 — Tristan Steciw, S, pinned Ryley Absher 4:18. 145 — Bruce Stuart, M, pinned Joseph Gurke :37. 152 — Tye rodne, M, pinned Alex Smith 3:39. 160 — Tyler Aguirre, S, pinned Max Kenagy 4:56. 170 — Michael Mecham, S, dec. Cole Palmer 8-3. 182 — Timothy Corrie, M, won by forfeit.195 — Mitch Rorem, M, won by forfeit. 220 — Kelly Klupar, M, won by forfeit. 285— Nate Whited, M, won by forfeit.

Mount Si 58, Eastlake 21106 — Hunter Conway, M, won by

forfeit. 113 — Griffin Armour, M, won by forfeit. 120 — Eli Clure, M, pinned Konrad Peterson. 126 — Wilkins Melgard, M, pinned Teddy Hung. 132 — Gunnar Harrison, M, pinned William Galarpe. 138 — Tanner Stahl, M, won by fall. 145 — Mark Smith, E, pinned Ryley Absher. 152 — Tye Rodne, M, pinned Jacob Kaufman. 160 — Ryan Wasserman, E, dec. Max Kenagy, 10-9. 170 — Eric Harper, E, pinned Cole Palmer. 182 — Timothy Corrie, M, pinned Kevin Mason. 195 — Mitch Rorem, M, maj. dec. Jonnie Estrada, 10-1. 220 — Peter Holmes, E, pinned Kelly Klupar. 285 — Nate Whited, M, pinned James Bradley.

Boys SwimmingThursday, Nov. 29Non-leagueEastlake v. Sammamish200 medley relay – Eastlake

(Edward Kim, Kuroshe Mahak, Markus Zimmerman, Chris Koehler), 1:45.22. 200 Free – Jackson Berman, E, 1:55.39. 200 IM – Zimmerman, E, 2:14.24. 50 Free – Tyler Spencer, Sammamish, 23.44. Diving – Gabe Wattenbarger, E, 126.45. 100 Fly – Zimmerman, E, 59.99. 100 Free – Kim, E, 48.78. 500 Free – Berman, E, 4:59.92. 200 Free Relay – Eastlake (Berman, Caleb Alleva, Koehler, Mahak), 1:38.73. 100 Back – Kim, E, 56.90. 100 Breast – Mahak, E, 1:05.02. 400 Free Relay – Eastlake (Zimmerman, Ryan Caraway, Berman, Kim), 3:37.50.

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the sideline gates, waiting to congratulate the team on its perfect season of 14-0.

“It’s a great atmosphere. It’s a packed house. Everyone is screaming and hollering for you. You just have to do your part for your team and help

them out. And, at the end of the day, it’s just a lot of fun,” said Sblendorio. “We deserve to celebrate after a great season. We are going

to have a very fun time tonight, so it should be exciting.”

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horn; Jenna Bellavia, soprano 2; Wesley Gibson, bass 1; Isabella Hanreiter, soprano 2; Marie Hansen, soprano 2; Elyse Holsinger, soprano 2; Elyse Kaczmarek, alto 2; Andrew

Millett, tenor 1; Rio Sano, tenor 2; Jake Sullivan, tenor 1; Sona Uradnik, alto 2 and Mikenna Whatley, soprano 1

From International Community School: Sharon Heung, violin

From Redmond High School: Alexander Ronneburg, bassoon and Conor Spear, tenor 1

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week out for games like this,” said Sinatro. “He [the Lions’ quarterback] threw that a little low and then Jack Valencia made a great hit on the receiver he was targeting, and luckily I came up with the intercep-tion.”

Trevor Barney racked up two touchdowns as well, including one where he slipped undetected between two of his team-mates to make a 34-yard touchdown. Barney led the team in receiving with 182 yards. He also notched eight tackles.

“I’m dead tired. I gave it my all out there, but I couldn’t be happier than I am right now,” he said. “It’s also 95 per-cent of the team’s last game. So it’s the last game, and we won it, and we killed them.”

Cedric Cooper rushed

for 60 yards and scored two touchdowns. Senior kicker

Sean McDonald also shined, making two field goals at 49 and 35 yards each.

As the Spartans left the field that night, a sea of Skyline fans dressed in white convulsed behind

Photo by Greg FarrarCedric Cooper, Skyline High School senior running back, eludes a Bellarmine Prep tackler on a five yard carry in the fourth quarter. His run on the next play gave the Spartans their final touchdown of the game.

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Photo by Greg FarrarSkyline coach Mat Taylor hoists the championship trophy in front of Skyline’s cheering football team.

“We deserve to celebrate after a great season.”– Nic Sblendorio, Skyline senior –

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technique involved in wrestling,” he said. “By the end of the year we will be a much more improved team.”

Technique wins, the coach explained, which is why that’s what he devotes practice time to. It’s also why you will not see – or hear – Dexter yelling dur-ing a match.

“If they don’t know it when they get out there, they are not going to learn it by me yelling it at them,” he said. “As we progress, they will start learning that we only have two hours for mat time, and I’m not going to spend it for getting in shape. They can run on their own on the weekend or run hills at night.”

Reporter Lillian O’Rorke can be reached at 392-6434, ext. 242 or [email protected]. To comment on this story visit www.sammamishreview.com.

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Students and athletes get $176,000 boost from community

The Issaquah School District approved more than 176,000 worth of donations during its Nov. 28 meeting.

The Issaquah Schools Foundation donated $88,597.55 to support vari-ous programs around the district.

From that, $12,500 is for the Middle School After School Homework program while another $7,500 is for similar high school pro-grams.

As well, $35,600 is for Science Tech; $25,000 goes to Humanities Plus; $3,500 is earmarked for Financial Literacy and Targeted Academic Interventions gets $3,797.55.

The Skyline Booster Club donated $87,963 to their school’s basketball and baseball programs. The majority of the money, $79,683, is to build a new batting cage facility at the high school.

The other $8,280 is to help pay for the Skyline girls basketball team’s travel expenses to Palo Alto, Calif. for the Dec.27-29 Eastside Prep Coaches v. Cancer Classic Tournament.

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