Knights shake off sluggish 1st half, score two 2nd-half goals

by DAVID PAN

Kamiak took a hard look in the mirror at halftime of its game against archrival Mariner.

The Knights trailed 1-0 but could have been down by more as two shots bounced off the crossbar and one of the goalposts.

A stern talk by Kamiak coach Kosta Pitharoulis provided some added motivation.

The difference between the first and second half became apparent, with a much higher energy level from the Knights.

“I would say it was the flip of a switch,” Pitharoulis said.

Senior Cade Weatherbie tied the score at 1 with a goal in the 64th minute and three minutes later junior Koll Pehlivanian produced the game-winner to lead Kamiak to a 2-1 victory over the Marauders in a Wesco 4A boys soccer game April 19 at Goddard Stadium.

“I think we just realized that we needed to pick it up against our rival team,” Weatherbie said. “This usually happens. We start out slow against this team, and we come back with energy in the second half.”

The Knights (3-1-1 in the league, 6-4-3 overall) trailed 2-1 against the Marauders (2-4-0, 4-8-1) in the first meeting between the Mukilteo District schools. Kamiak responded with three unanswered second-half goals to secure a 4-2 victory.

Pitharoulis said the Knights drew some motivation from some calls that they felt weren’t going the right way.

“Sometimes you have to find a common opponent,” Pitharoulis said. “Apparently, we didn’t feel like it was Mariner. I think some of the calls that didn’t go our way gave the guys the fuel to come together. … It’s kind of a weird scenario. But

Kamiak rallies to beat archrival Mariner again

those connections and positive relationships with my teammates that I will be able to take with me beyond Kamiak High School, and even beyond my athletic career. For these lifelong friendships and the second family that I have been blessed to be with, I will forever be thankful for my opportunity to be a Kamiak student-athlete.

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Mariner took a 1-0 lead on a goal by Alhagie Jammeh at the 17-minute mark.

“We really weren’t giving it as much energy and effort as we needed,” Pitharoulis said.

Marauders coach Henry Busch liked how his team played in the first half.

“We were playing exactly how we should have been playing – just controlling the game,” he said. “We put two off the posts. We had a couple of close calls. So yeah, it could have been a higher score at halftime for sure.”

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But a problem that has reared its head before – a lack of focus – came back to haunt Mariner in the second half.

Despite Busch’s constant admonishment to focus, focus, the Marauders seemed to lose it in the second half.

“I just think we kind of lost focus there in the second half,” he said. “They’re high school boys. I don’t know. I couldn’t tell you why. It’s been happening all year.”

Kamiak was coming off a 3-2 loss to Lake Stevens and a 3-3 tie with Jackson. Pitharoulis saw some similarities between the first half against Mariner and the loss to the Vikings.

“We just lacked a little energy against Lake Stevens,” he said. “It’s not that we’re a bad team. It’s just we’ve got to make sure that we get up for these games since they all count. We were kind of scoreboard watching a little bit with Lake Stevens.”

The Vikings, who sit at the bottom of the Wesco 4A standings, are 1-4-1 in league play and 4-6-1 overall.

“They haven’t had the best record so far,” Pitharoulis said. “When the boys start looking at that stuff, they get ahead of themselves.”

Pitharoulis challenged the Knights at halftime, and he was glad to see the players tential in what I do.

Cade Weatherbie (Soccer, California State University)

What it means to be a Kamiak student-athlete: Kamiak has strong athletic traditions. I am proud to represent my school at athletic events. I’ll remember all the big wins and being with my teammates.

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Thanks to all my coaches since I started playing soccer, and to my parents.

“We rallied and that was, I think, the most important part – showing some true character as a team,” he said.

Pitharoulis encouraged the Knights to play for one another and to get it done for each other as a team and as teammates.

“At halftime, he just said we were on a downhill slide,” Weatherbie added.

Trailing by only one goal gave the Knights hope in the second half.

“It was just enough for us to feel like we can still get back in the game and gave us the hope we needed,” Weatherbie said.

Senior goalkeeper Weston Joyner also made several key saves to keep his team in the game.

“Weston is a very good goalkeeper, and I wouldn’t expect anything but him rising to the occasion,” Pitharoulis said.

“We’re lucky to have him,” Weatherbie added. “We can’t really do anything without him.”

The slow starts to games is an issue Kamiak has to fix, Pitharoulis said. “We need to start faster.”

What Busch wants to see from the Marauders is a full effort for 80 minutes.

“We’ve got three games left, and we just need to finish the season strong.”

Cayden Wotipka (Baseball, Lower Columbia College)

What it means to be a Kamiak student-athlete: Being a Kamiak student-athlete to me means playing and representing my community on the field, off the field, and in the classroom.

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My Mom and Dad, Chuck and Jackie, for supporting me throughout my athletic journey and being my inspiration to keep pushing myself every day.

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When soil and air temperatures starte d to warm up, after Memorial Day, the tomatoes could be planted. In addition to Marina’s own 8 by 8 bed, three food bank beds were devoted to her experiment. She immediately put stakes next to each one to help keep them tied up as they grew. And as a bonus for the food bank, basil, a good companion plant to tomatoes, was planted throughout those beds as well.

Last summer’s intense heat was unwelcome to many, but the tomato plants loved it. Regular watering ensured healthy plants, and the yield was very rewarding. All together, Marina grew 38 plants and harvested 350 pounds, most of which went to food banks in Mukilteo and Lynnwood, to the delight of local food bank customers.

The tomatoes Marina grows are started from seeds she selects and orders online from different tomato growers. Last year her focus was tomatoes that would do well in a cooler climate and would mature mid-season. This year she’s going to try the Green Zebra mentioned above, as well as other midseason tomatoes grown for slicing.

There are too many varieties to enumerate here, but Marina does have a favorite: “Jaune Flamme was the first tomato I ever grew. I obviously bought it for the sexy name (“flame yellow”) and it didn’t disappoint. I’ve loved the pretty orange medium,

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perfectly round and tasty fruit, and hope to keep it on rotation for years to come.”

Other favorites include Azoychka, a yellow medium beefsteak that’s early to ripen, Paul Robeson, a medium brown tomato with a complex sweet and smoky flavor, and Bull’s Heart, a large heart-shaped pink fruit with excellent sweet flavor.

When asked why she is so crazy about tomatoes, Marina explained: “There is almost nothing that beats a hearty tomato sandwich on a tasty slice of grande boule bread, or a caprese salad with mozzarella, the good kind, and freshly picked basil, or for the adventurous kind, the tomato base bortsch as my family makes it, or even cold gazpacho soup. It does take the perfect tomato fruit, though, to achieve those gastro wonders.”

At the end of the 2021 season, Marina pondered: “As any farmer and determined gardener would attest, October is the season for gardening fatigue. I’m dreading the Post Tomato Stress Disorder, as Tim Stark calls it. Was it worth it? Am I doing this again? Should I just quit, move into a highrise and only look at vegetables on Instagram? I could, but I won’t.” hues are meant to represent summer and winter. These seasons were agriculturally significant to the Kalapuyan.

Marina’s 2022 tomato season is in full swing, with seedlings almost ready to pot up. Visit the Mukilteo Community Garden later this summer for a look at the latest batch of tomato dreams. To schedule a tour and meet Marina, send a message to p-patch@mukilteogarden.org.

Water is also a main focal point in “Tualatin Lifeblood,” by Jennifer Kuhns. Blue mosaic inlays run through stones in a rippling pattern suggest the importance of waterways to the area.

Jeremy Nichols’ “A Walk Through Time” is an eye-popping piece of aerosol-sprayed wall art. You can see images from the city’s history, including native flora and fauna, as well as indigenous inhabitants.

It’s hard to miss “Corylus,” a marker for one end of Main Street. Commissioned by the City of Tigard, Brian Borello’s giant, painted steel form was inspired by the agricultural roots of the region, particularly the hazelnut orchards that once graced the landscape.

The last piece on the route is “Musical Bench” by Jill Torberson. This popular and colorful cubed bench installation entices visitors to make music via several alumi- the prestigious Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan in 2014 after serving as the acting associate principal and second clarinet of the Kansas City Symphony. Born in Turkmenistan, Khudyev began his musical training under the auspices of the Moscow Conservatory, and at age 7 was admitted to the Special Music School of Turkmenistan.

The Cascade Symphony will open the concert performing Spanish composer Manuel de Falla’s Suite No. 2 from “The Three-Cornered Hat.”

“This ballet premiered 100 years ago, and immediately put de Falla on the map as a leading European composer of the time,” Miropolsky said. “The suite is full of vigor and beauty.”

The concert will close with Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s “Fifth Symphony.”

“That work is Tchaikovsky’s masterpiece,” num chimes that can be pushed to activate sound.

When you sit down, you can feel the vibrations of the soundwaves resonate through your body.

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Miropolsky said. “It’s often called ‘Fate Symphony’ and it reflects the composer’s turbulent emotional life. Unfortunately, the musical piece’s triumphant ending did not reflect that of Tchaikovsky’s personal life.” u from ARPA FUNDS page 1 from Vice President Elisabeth Crawford, and Councilmembers Tom Jordal, Richard Emery, Riaz Khan, and Louis Harris. Emery and Khan said they would like to see 70% of the remaining ARPA funds spent on capital projects. The rest indicated support for at least 50%.

Ticket are: $27 for adults; $22 for seniors (60-plus); $15 for students with an ID; and $10 for youth (12 and younger).

Tickets can be purchased online through the ECA website (https://www.edmondscenterforthearts.org/events/category/13/ cascade-symphony-orchestra) and by telephone (425-275-9595). The ECA Box Office may be reached by email at boxoffice@ ec4arts.org. The ECA Box Office is currently open 12-5 p.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, and extended hours during performances.

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Emery strongly was in favor of funding capital projects.

“This is again one-time money, and I think ... the most prudent thing to do is spend it on things that are doable, that we don’t have to keep paying for over time,” Emery said. “So I’d like to see that be maybe 70%, 75%.”

Harris wants to make sure the City spends the ARPA funding wisely.

“I’m more interested in like, how do we get the most bang for the buck?” Harris said. “What’s going to be the most impactful to residents, and I think that’s a broader discussion.”

Councilmember Jason Moon agreed with Harris, and expressed concerns about funding capital projects.

“I’m open, but at the same time I want to make sure that our ARPA funds are going to the majority of the people in Mukilteo,” Moon said. “And I feel like some of these capital projects will only support a small percentage of our community. Although some of them more than the others. I’m just afraid that the whole community won’t benefit. It’ll just be a small pocket. … Who is going to benefit? Is it just going to be a few hundred people? A few thousand people? So I think that’s a question we should ask ourselves.”

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American educational project that they shared with elementary and middle school students.

“Mukilteo is on native land,” Lee said.

The outreach committee engages with students and offers ways for them to volunteer or log service hours.

The mental health committee created a podcast called “Mental Massage,” and MYAC also held an art contest.

MYAC also advocates for issues that are important for youth.

“Our outreach committee this year is really focusing on trying to voice for student and youth concerns because that is our main priority,” Lee said.

This is Lee’s second year with MYAC, and she encourages others to find out more about the committee.

“This is a fun group of people, who are really passionate about helping Mukilteo.”