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Fall 2011 Mount Si Sports Preview The Wildcat show Senior players psyched for Kinnune’s 20th season BY SETH TRUSCOTT Editor
“Run through, run through! Bam!” Defensive Coordinator Wayne Lewis was emphatic about what he wanted in the tackling drill, and Connor Deutsch was only too happy to comply. The 175-pound running and defensive back stepped and charged with the rest of the Mount Si team. “The team is looking good,” said Deutsch, who was psyched about a preseason rating of second in KingCo in a Seattle Times 3A coaches’ poll. “I want to live up to that,” he said.
Deutsch joins four other seniors as team captains: Sherman Hutcherson, Josh Mitchell, Kolton Auxier and Ryan Atkinson. “I think we’re ready,” said starting quarterback Atkinson. “I’m excited... real excited to see what happens.” Starting his 20th September as head coach, Charlie Kinnune said the team, while a mite young with only 15 seniors, is still strong and well-respected. “What I’m most proud of is that I’m as excited in year 20 as year one,” he said. “I really like the families, the kids, here.” “I want to see us get to the Dome,” said senior linebacker Caymon Granillo. “That’s what everybody wants.” Mount Si visits Bothell at Pop Keeney Stadium, 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10.
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Above, senior Ryan Atkinson is a team captain and starting quarterback for the 2011 Mount Si football team. Left, senior Connor Deutsch powers into a teammate during tackling drills. “We really want to work hard,” the running back says.
Hungry for goals Mount Si girls soccer returners aggressive, conditioned BY SETH TRUSCOTT Editor
Cheers go up as Laura Barnes nears the net, then fires a ball over the keeper’s head and right under the crossbar for a goal. “We just had to win,” the senior explained her shot, which drew cheers from teammates on both sides of the drill. “I had to get something done.” Getting things done should come easy to Barnes, a team captain and likely standout player for the Mount Si women’s soccer team this fall. “She’s a very aggressive forward,” said assistant coach Ben Tomlisson, who expects
Barnes, “a real go-to player,” to put plenty of balls away over the next few months. Barnes isn’t the only deeply experienced player on the women’s team. Twin sisters Brittany and Taylor Duncan, both seniors, bring depth and a family feel— their older brother Sean helped the boys team get to the quarterfinals in 2009. The Duncans say hard work and team play will get them back to the playoffs, where Mount Si reached the first round last year. They played on the same Issaquah club this summer. “You always have someone with you; you always have each other’s back,” Taylor said of the twin approach. Young, but more experienced than her years, sophomore Sophia Rouches brings
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