Mount Si Wildcats take state 3A baseball title with late rally
May 28, 2011
 Members of the Mount Si Wildcats celebrate their comeback win to take the state 3A baseball championship. (Photo by Dan Catchpole) |
Down to their last out in the 3A state baseball championship and trailing 4-2, the Mount Si Wildcats pounced on fielding lapses to score three runs and clinch the state title.
Shorewood took the lead on a two-run home run by third baseman Max Jacobs. The Thunderbirds looked to be on their way to a state title behind Henry McAree’s pitching.
But with two outs in the seventh, the Wildcats’ Dustin Breshears reached first with two outs on a fielder’s choice. Robb Lane singled to right field, where a fielding mishap let the runners advance to second and third.
Mount Si to play Shorewood in 3A state baseball championship
May 27, 2011
 Mount Si catcher Robb Lane blocks the plate from Kamiakin's Jonny Allen in the Wildcats' 3-2 win over the Braves. (Photo by Sandy Horvath) |
[An earlier version of this story incorrectly identified the Mount Si left fielder.]
Mount Si’s 3-2 win over Kamiakin to advance to the 3A state baseball championship game came down to a play at the plate.
With one out and a runner on third, Kamiakin’s Joey Jansen hit a fly ball to left fielder Daniel Besmer, who made the catch. At third, Jonny Allen tagged the base and took off for home, hoping to tie the game at Cheney Stadium in Tacoma.
Sinner fired the ball to catcher Robb Lane, who was blocking home plate. Allen barreled into Lane, knocking him over — and knocking the ball loose.
SOFTBALL | Mount Si beats Wilson in extra innings to advance in state playoffs
May 27, 2011
UPDATED — 12:53 p.m. May 27, 2011
Mount Si’s softball squad upset Wilson High School in an extra innings duel Friday morning to advance in the state 3A playoffs. The Wildcats beat Wilson 8-7 in nine innings.
A misstep cost Wilson the game. Trailing by one run and with two outs, Wilson’s Taylor Clark hit a double, but as she stood up, she took her foot off the bag. The Mount Si player applied the tag to close the game.
BASEBALL | Preview of Mount Si vs. Kamiakin game in state semifinals: Pitching and baserunning could be keys to game
May 27, 2011
State semifinal game
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The Mount Si Wildcats will face a tough opponent when they take the field at 1 p.m. Friday against the Kamiakin Braves in the state semifinals. The game could turn on pitching and baserunning.
Kamiakin (22-5) has a potent lineup that proved itself in the tough CBBN 3A conference. The team has six players hitting .400 or above. Junior Drew Oord is the Braves’ top hitter, with a .541 avg. He rarely swings and misses, and has only three strikeouts this season. He can also hit to all fields.
The Braves ace, Garrett Anderson, has dominated opponents this season. He holds a 2.24 ERA and has racked up 11 wins in his 13 starts. The 6-foot-4 senior has 82 strikeouts and 25 walks.
Four bedrooms and greenhouse for growing pot: Craigslist ad highlights marijuana growing for North Bend house
May 27, 2011
Looking for a large home on a quiet street with a greenhouse for growing marijuana?
Well, one house in North Bend has everything you’re looking for, according to its listing on Craigslist.
The ad highlights traditional the selling points of real estate — four bedrooms, three and a half bathrooms, 3,500 square feet — and some less traditional attractions, like growing marijuana.
Omak educator is new MSHS principal
May 26, 2011
John Belcher, principal at Omak High School in central Washington, has been tapped as the next principal at Mount Si High School.
“We got ourselves an outstanding new principal,” said Dan Popp, head of the Snoqualmie Valley School Board.
Belcher will be officially introduced to the community tonight at the school board meeting, Popp said.
Belcher, a former resident of the Seattle area and a graduate of Nathan Hale High School in Seattle, has led Omak High School for the past seven years.
Memorial Day events planned
May 25, 2011
The Snoqualmie Valley chapter of the American Legion is scheduled to participate in several events on Memorial Day.
Renton-Pickering Post 79’s Honor Guard will begin the day by presenting the colors at 9 a.m. at Preston Cemetery. Then, at 10 a.m., the guard will take part in a ceremony at Fall City Cemetery.
At 11 a.m., the guard will present the colors in North Bend. Finally, at noon, the guard will participate in a memorial service at Mount Si High School in Snoqualmie.
Redistricting proposition leave some disappointed
May 25, 2011
The redrawing of director seats for the Snoqualmie Valley School Board continues to leave people incensed.
While accusations of gerrymandering the district’s first attempt have dissipated, the new proposal has some folks still feeling ignored.
The second proposal would divide the board into five districts — two in North Bend, one in Snoqualmie, one in Fall City and one shared between Snoqualmie and a fragment of Fall City. Each spot would have about 7,000 people living in each.
“This is the closest we will get to a 2-2-1,” school board member Craig Husa said, referring to the desire of a citizens group to have the districts redrawn into two seats in North Bend, two seats in Snoqualmie and one in Fall City.
Board president Dan Popp called the 2-2-1 idea, “brilliant.”
Fall City resident Bill Blakely commended the board on being responsive to citizens, although not all were as enamored with the plan.
Carolyn Simpson, who presented a plan to the board that included the 2-2-1, said the second proposal was better than the first but she was still disappointed.
“There was no time spent on the citizens’ plan,” she said, adding that Snoqualmie Ridge is still underrepresented.
“District 3 is still represented by an incumbent from Fall City and District 1 can’t go up for re-election in two years,” she said. “It’s not fair.”
Simpson said she did not believe the board actually considered public comment.
Sheriff’s office seeks help in nabbing burglar
May 25, 2011
The King County Sheriff’s Office is looking for help with a string of burglaries that include two robberies from the Coach store at the North Bend Premium Stores.
In each case a man wearing a knit hat broke the store’s glass front door and made off with thousands of dollars worth of expensive purses.
The sheriff’s office is working with police in Burlington and Woodburn, Ore. Police believe that the same people are behind four late night burglaries at Coach stores in those towns and North Bend, where the sheriff’s office provides police services.
A man wearing a knitted wool hat and gloves is suspected of robbing four Coach stores in Washington and Oregon. Police believe he has twice robbed the Coach location at North Bend Premium Outlets. King County Sheriff’s deputies are looking for information about the suspect. Contributed
The suspect is an adult black male who wears gloves and a knit hat with a unique pattern, according to Crime Stoppers of Puget Sound.
The suspect is believed to have had an accomplice.
Police say he has made off with thousands of dollars in merchandise.
“We’re looking for help in identifying this guy,” said Sgt. Mark Toner, a sheriff’s deputy and head of North Bend police.
Crime Stoppers of Puget Sound is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information that leads to an arrest and conviction. Call 800-222-TIPS toll free or send a text message to 27437.
Coach is offering a separate reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction.
Valley police net 135 pounds of pills in drug take-back day
May 25, 2011
Police in the upper Snoqualmie Valley netted about 135 pounds of discarded pills while participating in National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on April 30.
It was the second year local police have joined in the national effort.
Snoqualmie police collected nearly 60 pounds of drugs, while North Bend police took in more than 75 pounds.
People could anonymously dispose of unwanted, unused and expired medications, which could otherwise be misused or pollute groundwater.
Across the country, nearly 377,000 pounds of medications were collected this year.
The medications are passed on to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, which disposes of them following strict guidelines.
The event could turn into a twice-annual event, according to a news release from the Snoqualmie Police Department.
