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Snoqualmie Valley Record • January 15, 2014 • 13
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Left, Castagno family members with Carissa, center: From left, sister Carina, mom Karina, older sister Corianne, and dad Bill, congratulate her on Senior Night. Right, parents Colin and Desiree Brown join Mackenzie Brown.
GYMNASTS FROM 8 In the beam event, Mount Si’s Hailey Johnson took second with an 8.7. Castagno, Kenow and Brown followed. Holmes was 10th. Castagno was right behind Rogers on the floor, with a 9.55 that was good for second. Holmes was fourth with a 9.25, Kenow had fifth with a 9.1, and Johnson was at sixth with 8.9. In combined scores, it was Rogers, Johnson, Kenow, Castagno and Brown in a top five sweep. Holmes was eighth. Thursday was senior night, and Mount Si honored seniors Castago and Brown, and their families, after the meet. Castagno has helped foster the connection with younger athletes—“they’re so cheerful, always full of energy. I really love them,” she says. “She has an undying love for the sport,” Easthope praised the senior. “I don’t have to push her. She pushes herself. As a coach, it’s a blessing to have that kind of athlete and person.”
Brown, a three-year varsity competitor, is a role model who practices hard, Easthope said. “She is a gymnast of extreme grace and beauty,” she added. Watching her compete, “there’s nothing like it.” “Both these girls have led our team beautifully this year,” Easthope said. “You have captured my heart.”
Sisterhood Year in and year out, there’s a closeness to this team. The sisterhood effect is helping newcomers like Holmes succeed. “Since there’s such a small number of us, we’re our own little family,” she said. Holmes benefits from sibling Elizabeth’s tips. “They all just stick, and it comes together at meets,” she said. Other knowledge comes from teammates, and “everyone on the team contributes a little bit every day.” Kenow was third in all-around scores. She says her sophomore year has brought new confidence.
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Tournament win for North Bend Fusion
The North Bend Fusion recreational soccer team, made up of girls mostly from Mount Si High School, played in the statewide Recreational Cup during the fall season. Fusion plays in District 2, and won the District 2 finals in late November, earning the opportunity to play in the final tournament weekend at Starfire in Tukwila. The weekend of Dec. 15 and 16 the team moved on to the semi-finals and finals. First, Fusion played a team from Gig Harbor, winning 1-0, then played a team from Vancouver the following day, winning 4-0. Fusion is coached by Chris Young. Players include Madi Ashby, Carly Goodspeed, Brittany Hower, Kaiti Howland, Olivia Howland, Rachel Mallasch, Aubrey McMichael, Cami Nicolino, Lauren Padilla, Emma Panciroli, Stormy Possert, Rachel Prior, Kelsey Seiser, Melanie Templin, Jalenica Troutman-Watson, Velvet Weber, Elizabeth Young, Maile Young. Learn more at www.washingtonyouthsoccer.org. That experience and openness has helped “with everything, becoming friends with people, and skill-wise.” “We have room to grow,” said head coach Jessica Easthope. The team doesn’t yet have full rosters
of 10 for each event. Beyond the veteran top six, Mount Si’s challenge now is to push its younger athletes to compete. “It’s about getting out there, getting them past the fear that ‘I’m not good enough,’” the coach said.
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