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boys and girls club enrolling for 2013 fall basketball league The Federal Way Boys and Girls Club is currently enrolling for the 2013 Fall Basketball League. The deadline for early registration is Nov. 3. Teams are formed by local school and/or area. The divisions are divided into co-ed leagues. Leagues consist of kindergarten/1st grades, 2/3 grades, 4/5 grades and 6/7 grades. Hoops and courts are modified for specific grades. The season runs from Nov. 5-Dec. 21 and games are played at the Boys and Girls Club. The program costs $50 (plus a $36 Club membership fee). Practices are at local elementary and middle schools set up by the volunteer coaches. For more information, contact Dolan Holt, Athletic Director at (253) 681-6514 or email dholt@positiveplace.org.
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Football: Raiders shut out Rams Longtime
UW coach Don James dead at 80
TJ right in the playoff mix in SPSL after 41-0 win; Eagles continue to impress By CASEY OLSON sports@fedwaymirror.com
The Thomas Jefferson football team gave their fans an impressive homecoming gift Friday night at Federal Way Memorial Stadium. The Raiders shut out the Mount Rainier Rams, 41-0, to remain right in the playoff mix in the South Puget Sound League North Division. The win over the Rams puts TJ in a tie for fourth place in the SPSL North with the Tahoma Bears. Both teams sit 4-2 in league play. Auburn Riverside leads at 6-0, followed by Kentwood (5-1) and Auburn (5-2). The top-four finishers in the SPSL North advance into the postseason. The Raiders scored six touchdowns against Mount Rainier and they all came from different players. Senior quarterback Niko DelaCruz led things off with a 26-yard run and Tyrell Williams added an 18-yard touchdown run to give TJ a 14-0 lead after the first quarter. In the second quarter, DelaCruz connected on a pair of touchdown passes to Lonyay Jones and Phillip Cuadros to put the Raiders up 28-0. Zach Grayson and Shane Seaume added second-half touchdown runs to finalize the 41-0 win. Jefferson will travel to Kentridge Friday night to take on the 0-6 Chargers and will end the regular season with a trip to Maple Valley to play Tahoma. Wins in both games will guarantee the Raiders a
By CASEY OLSON sports@fedwaymirror.com
Jefferson senior quarterback Niko DelaCruz finished with a 26-yard touchdown run and two touchdown passes Friday in a 41-0 win over Mount Rainier. casey olson, The Mirror berth in the postseason. Federal Way 44, Spanaway Lake 13 — After leading just 14-13 in the Chico McClatcher second quarter, the Eagles tallied 30-straight points to down the Sentinels Friday at Art Crate Stadium. The win moved fourth-ranked Federal Way to 6-1 on
the season. The Eagles got three touchdowns from junior Chico McClatcher, including an 80-yard run and 73-yard catch. Senior fullback Eric Ah Fua added two touchdown runs and Eric Auelua scored from 1-yard out. Sam Han added a 36-yard field goal. The Eagles host Auburn Saturday night in a non-league game. Auburn is 5-2 on the season. [ more football page 23 ]
Seattle lost a legitimate sports icon Sunday when Don James died at his home in Kirkland. The former University of Washington football coach was 80 years old and had pancreatic cancer. “The Dawgfather,” as James was known, was Seattle sports during his 18-year career at the helm of the Husky program. During his tenure from 1975 through 1992, James established Washington as Don James not only the class of the Pac-10, but also a national power. The Huskies won 10 bowl games and had a 153-58-2 record during James’ 18 years. At the time, only Bear Bryant, Joe Paterno and Bobby Bowden had won more. James is currently seventh on the all-time Division-I coaching victory list. James’ teams won four Rose Bowl titles (1978, 1982, 1991 and 1992), six conference championships and finished in the Top-20 in the national rankings 11 times. He had 109 players that were selected in the NFL Draft, including 10 in the first round. But the highlight of James’ coaching career came during the 1991 season when a loaded Washington team finished unbeaten and shared the National Championship with Miami. James won various coach-of-the[ more james page 23 ]
Wrap up: Decatur’s Beyke dominates SPSL 3A golf Sophomore birdies three in a six-hole stretch to win title by seven strokes; Four other golfers qualify for state By CASEY OLSON sports@fedwaymirror.com
Decatur High School’s Celia Beyke dominated the South Puget Sound League 3A Division Girls Golf Medalist Tournament Monday and Tuesday at the Gold Mountain Golf Course in Bremerton. Beyke, a sophomore, shot a two-round total of 14-over par to beat Maddie Pilo by
seven strokes and earn the automatic berth nament with a 148. to the Class 3A Girls State Golf TournaOn the boys’ side, Decatur junior Spenment in the spring. cer Clapp is headed to state. Clapp finished Beyke took control on the back in fifth-place overall at the Gold nine during Monday’s opening Mountain Olympic Course Monday round at Gold Mountain. The and Tuesday. This will be Clapp’s sophomore fired-in three birdies second appearance at state. He during a six-hole stretch. Beyke finished 17th at the 3A State Boys finished with a 4-over par, 75, durGolf Tournament a season ago in ing the first round. She followed it Vancouver. up with an 81 Tuesday. Gator senior Carsten Olufson’s Celia Beyke In the 4A portion of the SPSL chance at qualifying for the state Medalist Tournament, Jefferson’s tournament will have to wait until Hanna Yi also snagged an automaticthe spring. Olufson finished in a tie for qualifying spot to the state tournament. 14th place during the SPSL Medalist TourYi finished in a tie for third place at Gold nament, but won a sudden-death playoff Mountain. Yi fired rounds of 77 and 76. to earn the SPSL’s final berth into West Kentridge’s Stephanie Sewell won the tourCentral Districts.
The top-six finishers at the SPSL 3A Tournament automatically qualified for state, while the next eight get another chance at qualifications at districts. Clapp and Olufson were also part of the Decatur team that was awarded the SPSL 3A Golf Academic Team Championship. The Gators finished the season with a team grade-point average of 3.67. Other players include Nick Brainard, Nick Zellerhoff, Devin Martinez and Danny Klein. A pair of TJ boys also automatically qualified for the 4A state tournament after impressive finishes at the SPSL 4A Tournament Monday and Tuesday. Sean Yi shot an impressive six-over par, 150, during the two matching rounds of 75 to finish in third [ more wrap up page 22 ]