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The Cedarcrest High School track team opened its season Thursday, March 20, with a jamboree meet at Bothell High School. “We have quite a bunch of rookies, freshmen and others, this season,” said coach Bruce McDowell in an e-mail. “First meets are always a good opportunity to see what we got. For today’s meet, they certainly didn’t disappoint.” Dave Boak tied the frosh record in the 100-meter and broke the freshman record in the 200-meter race. His 200 time put him tied for sixth on the Red Wolves’ top 10 list. Ryder Withrow, a senior high jumping for the first time ever, had a great debut, going six-foot-2, good for fourth in the top 10 list, and making him the fourth Cedarcrest athlete to go over six feet. On the girls side, Kathryn Smith, another senior rookie, is now sitting tied for eighth on the new javelin list. There were also strong freshman marks by Ian Fay, who ran the 1,600-meter race in 4:59, Madi Shinn, 1,600 in 5:50, and Briana Devereaux, who ran the 400 in 65 seconds. Since it is early in the season, it is difficult for the returners to hit personal records (PRs) or improve their top 10 list marks, explained McDowell. That is usually something that occurs mid-season. But, veterans with nice early season marks were Alex Zuvich (discus and javelin), Bailey Parish (pole vault), Logan Orndorf (1,600-meter race), Colton Green (1,600-meters) and Josh Zimmerman (400 meters).
Letter of intent for Snoqualmie’s Racine
Eastside Catholic High School student and Snoqualmie resident Maddie Racine signed her national letter of intent in February to play soccer at Seattle University. Racine played and started all four years at Eastside Catholic, as a defender, midfielder and forward. “She was a huge part of our success for four years,” said EC head coach Scott Brayton. Racine was part of the first team at Eastside Catholic girls’ soccer to qualify for state her freshman year. In her sophomore year, she moved from an outside defender to a midfielder and helped Eastside Catholic finish third in state—the best finish in school history. “Her senior year, she was team captain while again playing wherever we needed her,” said Brayton. She led the team in scoring her senior year, and was voted All-Metro League all four
Stepping it up
Early-season promise, high energy for Mount Si soccer BY SETH TRUSCOTT Editor
Photos by Richard Dolewski
Above, Mount Si goalie Bruce Corrie, center, celebrates his game-saving reaction with teammates. Left, Alex Dolewski powers the ball downfield. He had an assist against Bothell. Below, Connor Williams uses his head to make an attempt on the goal. Williams, a junior, scored both goals against the Cougars last Thursday, March 20.
Cedarcrest newcomers show good marks at track jamboree
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A beaming Bruce Corrie was cheered off the field by teammates after making the key save at the net for Mount Si’s boys soccer team. With seconds left in the contest with 4A Bothell, it was all down to Corrie, the Wildcats’ junior goalkeeper, to prevent the tie. Facing him, Bothell was about to take a penalty kick. “I’ve got used to reading the kicker,” said Corrie, a club player experienced in facing PK’s. He did just that, watching subtle signs of face and body. “It seemed like he used the inside of his foot to curl it around. There was no way I was going to be able to catch it. So I just pushed it away,” saving the day. Mount Si won 2-1 against Bothell on a chilly Thursday night, March 20, thanks to the key play. “He’s clutch,” head coach Darren Brown said of Corrie. “I have a lot of faith in him. He’s a quality keeper.” Corrie didn’t get overworked that evening, besides a lategame Bothell goal, thanks to Mount Si’s defenders. “I love our defense,” Corrie said. “We’ve played together for three years. We all play on the same club team, with the exception of Cameron” Dwight, a freshman. “He’s been a huge star and a big addition to our defense.”
Two goals for Williams Junior team captain Connor Williams scored both goals on the night for Mount Si, his first this season. “It felt so good,” Williams said. The first score happened at the 52nd minute of play. Mount Si sophomore Reid Howland launched a shot that bounced off a Bothell defender, and Williams was there to follow up. His second happened on a fast drive down the field from the Mount Si goal, with about eight minutes to go. “The pass was supposed to go to someone else,” Williams said. “I was just running through, felt it on my foot, and put it away.” Alex Dolewski and Aaron Baumgardner were credited with assists to Williams. Mount Si kept possession over Bothell for most of the game, though the Cougars brought some real pressure in the tail of the second half. Bothell’s Johan Muliadi scored to tie the game at the 67th minute. “It was a playoff-atmosphere game,” Brown described the match. Going into it 3-0, 4A Bothell, “that’s a good team we played. I was telling them, this is going to be a tough match. They stepped up.” Against Interlake on March 18, Mount Si won, 2-1. Down 1-0, Dwight used a feed from Williams to score his first varsity goal. Dolewski, who is Mount Si’s extremely physical senior outside flanker, penetrated inside 18 yards to pass to junior midfielder Evan Betz, who scored. “He’s lightning,” Brown said of Dolewski, who was everywhere, energetic throughout Thursday’s game. Now, it’s on the Wildcats to keep it up. They host Interlake on Tuesday and Sammamish on Friday. Game time is 7:30 p.m.
years and first team All-Metro League her junior and senior years. “Maddie is an amazing young lady who loves to compete,” Brayton said. “She will be a great addition to Julie Woodworth’s Seattle University program next fall.”
Cedarcrest senior Chris Cole to play NCAA Div II soccer For Cedarcrest High School senior Chris Cole, 14 years of hard work and a passion for soccer paid off in the most gratifying way Feb. 5, National Letter of Intent day. Cole has committed to play men’s soccer at Lenoir-Rhyne University, an NCAA Division II school in Hickory, N.C. He joins the Lenoir-Rhyne Bears, along with players from all over the United States and Europe. Cole’s soccer career began at the age of 4, when he was simply following in the footsteps of his older brother.
“He always wanted to do what his older brother wanted to do,” said Cole’s mother, Susie. He had an instant love of the game. A quietly confident but dedicated leader, Cole started on the varsity Cedarcrest team in his freshman year. He was named a Cascade Athletic Conference All-Conference Midfielder in both his sophomore and junior years and helped lead Cedarcrest to a 15-3 record last season. Cole has also achieved success with the Western College Development Association All-Stars, a club comprised of the best soccer players from several western states. Last May and June, the club went 3-0-1 in the Showcase of Champions tournament in Seattle. This exposure led him to a sports camp, where he first met coaches from Lenoir-Rhyne University. Founded in 1891, Lenoir-Rhyne University was recently named North Carolina’s finest college by America’s Best College report. Cole visited the 2,200-student school in October and was convinced it was the right fit for him.