Tour de Peaks ready for 22nd year of 20-mile ride
June 30, 2010
Two-wheeled bicycles are not the only ones in the Tour de Peaks. File photo
In the 22 years since Tour de Peaks’ inaugural bike ride, co-chairwoman Sue Beauvais has met thousands of cyclists. One, a unicyclist from Mexico City, rode a full 20 miles to the finish line.
Joe Farmer gets three scholarship offers
June 30, 2010
As spring football practice got under way in early June, Wildcats tight end Joe Farmer already had offers to play at three universities. Other schools are rumored to be interested in him, but have not given him any offers yet.
The three offers came from the United States Air Force Academy, New Mexico State University and Illinois State University. All are Division I schools.
Fordham University has also given him an offer, according to Rivals.com, but that could not be confirmed with Farmer before the Star’s deadline.
Four other schools are rumored to be interested in the senior, according to Scout.com. They are Northwestern University, the University of California, Los Angeles; Vanderbilt University and Washington State University. They are also Division I schools.
Rivals.com lists several other Division I schools that are interested, including the University of Washington.
Local summer events
June 30, 2010
Brielle Buhner named All-KingCo 3A/2A MVP
June 30, 2010
After coming back from numerous surgeries and months of physical therapy, Mount Si’s Brielle Buhner unleashed a torrent of hitting for the school’s softball team this spring.
The senior’s effort was enough to earn her the title of All-KingCo 3A/2A MVP.
Several of her teammates were named to the all-league team.
Junior Danielle Massengill, Buhner and freshman Lauren Smith were named to the all-league first team.
Massengill plays catcher, and Smith is an outfielder.
Shortstop Maura Murphy, a sophomore, was named to the second team.
Pitcher Alex Johnson earned honorable mention.
Lefty Trevor Lane still flashing power after baseball season
June 30, 2010
High school baseball might be over for the year, but Mount Si’s Trevor Lane isn’t finished. The patient and powerful hitter is showing off his stuff for the Washington Brewers in the Seattle Premier League.
The sophomore had an impressive season for the Wildcats this year, posting a .453 batting average and .559 on-base percentage.
Lane had a productive day June 23, when the Brewers played a doubleheader against the Puget Sound Roxx. The Brewers won the first game 5-2 and the second 13-2.
In the first game, Lane went 2-4, with a double and one run batted in.
In the second game, he went 2-3, scored three runs and had two RBIs.
The sophomore is playing with some of the country’s top talent.
The Tampa Bay Rays selected Lane’s teammate Josh Sales, of Bishop Blanchet High School in Seattle, in the baseball draft’s first round with the 17th overall pick.
Wildcats earn top honors on All-KingCo 3A/2A boys soccer team
June 30, 2010
After winning its first-ever league championship, Mount Si’s boys soccer team is well represented on the All-KingCo 3A/2A team.
Goalkeeper Ryan Herman, who has drawn national attention for his high-caliber play, was named the league’s Player of the Year, and Darren Brown was named Coach of the Year by his fellow coaches.
Several Mount Si players were named to the all-league first team, including Herman, who just finished his junior year of school.
Sam Evans, who just graduated, represented the Wildcats on defense.
Joining Evans are two classmates, midfielder Doug Silvius and striker Dyson Fowler. Midfielder Eric Baumgardner, a junior, was also on the team.
Silvius and Fowler were among the team’s top scorers. Baumgardner played a critical role in controlling the ball and moving it down the field.
Behind him, Evans led a talented defensive section, which was often overshadowed by the exploits of Herman but never lacked in quality of play.
Wildcats also peppered the second team.
It included sophomore Dane Aldrich on defense and junior Kyle Baumen in midfield.
Jonathan Cramer and Sam Joselyn earned honorable mention.
National outdoors program comes to Snoqualmie to spotlight Mountains to Sound Greenway
June 30, 2010
NEW — 6 a.m. June 30, 2010
America’s Great Outdoors Initiative — a national program spearheaded by President Obama — has chosen to highlight the Mountains to Sound Greenway as a success.
The national initiative supports community efforts to conserve outdoor spaces and to reconnect people and the outdoors.
The greenway has been selected for field visit from 8:30-10:30 a.m. Thursday. Greenway leaders — joined by representatives from Cascade Land Conservancy, state Department of Natural Resources, U.S. Forest Service and other stakeholders — plan to discuss land acquisition, working farms and forests, recreation and stewardship at Snoqualmie Point Park, 37580 S.E. Winery Road.
The greenway, a greenbelt strung along Interstate 90, stretches from the Seattle waterfront to Central Washington.
“We are very excited to have the opportunity to share our past successes and vision for the future,” Doug Schindler, deputy director of Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust, said in a news release. “Findings from these sessions will be compiled into a report for the president this fall and be used to develop strategies for the federal government to assist communities with conservation efforts. The greenway blends a rich history of conservation, stewardship and collaboration.”
Two killed, two injured in I-90 crash
June 29, 2010
UPDATED — 2:49 p.m. June 29, 2010
A 30-year-old man and his 26-year old wife were killed in a one-car rollover accident just after 6:45 a.m. June 29 at Interstate 90’s milepost 34, near North Bend.
Three other passengers in the car — the couple’s 4-year-old son, and two family friends from Spanaway, a 15-year-old man and a 22-year-old man — were taken to Harborview Medical Center by ambulance.
The Tacoma couple, Sean and Lindsey Mitchell, were returning westbound on Interstate 90 from a camping trip in Eastern Washington when Sean Mitchell fell asleep at the wheel, Washington State Patrol Trooper Christina Martin said.
Two Boy Scouts reported missing in Snoqualmie National Forest
June 26, 2010
NEW — 1:25 p.m. June 26, 2010
A search plane has reportedly spotted two Boy Scouts missing in Snoqualmie National Forest since Friday night, according to KOMO News. The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office told KOMO that the boys had been in the High Rock Lookout area with their troop.
Gas station in downtown Snoqualmie robbed at gunpoint
June 24, 2010
NEW — 12:01 p.m. June 24, 2010
A 76 gas station in downtown Snoqualmie was robbed at gunpoint early Wednesday morning. Police were unable to track the suspect and are investigating the incident.
