Mount Si ready to run into 2008-09 basketball season
December 3, 2008
The bumps and bruises on the Mount Si boys basketball team of 2008 could turn into trophies and celebrations in 2009.
Riddled with young players, the Wildcats finished 10-12 and short of a district tournament a year ago. Nine months later, Mount Si finds itself more grown up and confident in its expectations, primarily because of last year’s experience.
Zander Nelson makes a play during a game last season.
Former NFL star to highlight casino charity auction
December 3, 2008
NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Warren Moon has been selected to emcee the Rock and Jock Charity Auction at the Snoqualmie Casino Ballroom Dec. 6. Read more
Wildcats nab league football honors
November 26, 2008
A winning season that included a trip to the Class 3A state playoffs has culminated in some postseason hardware for individuals on the Mount Si football team.
Mount Si’s Sean Snead celebrates a touchdown against Liberty during a game this season.
Boxing coming to Snoqualmie Casino
November 26, 2008
Fight Night has come to the Valley.
For its first-ever scheduled boxing match, Snoqualmie Casino announced last week that it will welcome undisputed junior middleweight world champion Winky Wright Dec. 4 at the casino’s ballroom. Wright will face Michi Munoz in a 10-round super middleweight bout, which is scheduled to air live on VERSUS at 5 p.m. A televised co-feature and under card are to be announced at a later date.
Volleyball team ousted at state tournament
November 26, 2008
Star Staff
The Mount Si volleyball team won one and lost two in taking an early exit at the Class 3A state volleyball tournament Nov. 20 in Kennewick.
The Wildcats, who were making their second consecutive state appearance, started off the tournament with a grueling 3-2 loss to Lakes. Twice in the match, Mount Si fell down a set, but bounced back to even it up. Finally, Lakes was able to take the match by winning 15-9 in the fifth.
Robyn Schirmer recorded 45 assists and 12 digs in the defeat, while Bethany Frieler had 28 digs and Miranda Pratt 31 kills and 14 digs.
The Wildcats came back and staved off elimination with a 3-1 victory against Auburn Mountainview. Mount Si won the first set 28-26, then captured wins in the second and fourth sets to advance. Pratt again had a huge match, notching 31 kills, 13 digs and six aces, while Zoe Gogan had eight kills and six blocks and Frieler 24 digs and four aces.
A win away from being able to place, the Wildcats then lost to Kennedy, 3-1. Pratt had 18 kills and 10 digs, while Schirmer finished with 28 assists and Gogan added 15 kills. Read more
Volleyball team advances to state again
November 19, 2008
When teams arrive for the Class 3A state volleyball tournament this weekend, they’ll see a familiar face among them.
That face will be the Mount Si Wildcats. But they could just as easily be called the comeback kids.
As Mount Si head coach Bonnie Foote gets a congratulatory hug in the background, the Wildcat volleyball team celebrates qualifying for the state tournament Nov. 15 at West Seattle High School.
Soccer ousted by Kennedy
November 19, 2008
Two days after scoring a dramatic state playoff win, the Mount Si girls soccer team was eliminated from the postseason with a 2-1 loss to Kennedy Saturday in the Class 3A state quarterfinals.
It was just the third time in school history for the Wildcats to compete in the state quarterfinals. Read more
Mount Si stunned in final seconds of playoff game
November 14, 2008
The Mount Si sideline was in a frenzy, the opponent was hanging its collective head and the Wildcat football fans were already making plans to watch their team in the Class 3A state quarterfinals.
There was just one problem – a measly 58 seconds.
Matthew Bankston dives at Eastside Catholic
Wildcats storm from behind to win soccer playoff game
November 14, 2008
After waiting two years, then an extra 24 hours, then 71 minutes, it began to seem as if fate simply wasn’t on the side of the Mount Si girls soccer team.
In a matter of nine minutes, however, all of that changed.
The Mount Si soccer team celebrates its first-round Class 3A state playoff victory against Bonney Lake Thursday night.
Soccer comes first for Mount Si standout
November 10, 2008
This is how much Nikki Stanton loves soccer.
The Mount Si senior accomplished the dream of many young girls Oct. 24 when she was named queen during the football team’s annual homecoming game. She was presented with flowers, had a crown placed on her head and immediately became the focal point of a crop of photographers.
And it wasn’t even the highlight of Stanton’s weekend.
