Kirkland Reporter, May 25, 2012

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Coker’s historic performance fuels Rebels’ title

came out to compete and had the best day in Juanita history,” said Juanita head The Juanita High School coach Neil Kells. “Combined, girls track and field team won we won eight events … These the district title May 18 at the athletes have been working Southwest Complex in West hard all season to reach state Seattle. The girls competitions and now we are taking 21 of were dominated by Rebel sethem.” nior Alanna Coker, who won The Lake Washington boys four individual district titles finished 11th and the for Juanita. Overall, girls finished 13th. Kirkland female For Coker it was athletes finished first a big step forward in in seven of the 16 her goals for state. events during the But her performance district championwill go down as one ship. of the greatest in The Juanita girls school history for a Alanna Coker team won the meet district meet. with 104.5 points Coker began – 27.5 points better than districts with a win in the the second place team Holy long jump, an event she Names. The Juanita boys finished second in at the finished fifth overall with 59 KingCo championship meet. points. Coker leaped to 18 feet - 11 “The boys and girls really [ more TRACK page 10 ]

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BY MATT PHELPS

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Rebels beat Kangs for district softball title BY MATT PHELPS mphelps@kirklandreporter.com

The Rebel softball team is now 4-0 against cross-town rival Lake Washington after a 5-2 victory May 17 for the district title at Lower Woodland Park in Seattle. The win comes on the heels of Juanita defeating the Kangs for the KingCo title last week. But Lake Washington keeps getting closer to beating the defending state champions. Both teams qualified for the state tournament on Friday. “I am just so proud of

our girls. They have really played as a team and are never selfish,” said Juanita coach Kristian Dahl, whose team won the state title last year. “We expected to go in and have some tough games. It has been a different focus this year because we have that target. They just do a good job of taking one game at a time. Every team gives us their absolute best.” The win for the Rebels (21-1) came despite only one of their runs being earned. The Rebels jumped on top of the Kangs during the first inning, scoring [ more SOFTBALL page 11 ]

Josh Guempel, 17, and his sister, Nicole, at their parent’s Kirkland home. Josh was struck by a car in a crosswalk near Juanita High School on May 15, while his sister looked on. It was the same dangerous crosswalk his mother complained about to the city in March. CARRIE WOOD, Kirkland Reporter

Mom outraged at city’s response to dangerous crosswalk her son was struck in near Juanita High School BY CARRIE WOOD cwood@kirklandreporter.com

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t’s a typical after-school scenario: dozens of Juanita High School and

Kamiakin Junior High students walk home and cross Northeast 132nd Street on a Tuesday afternoon. But some students wait

Who’s running? BY MATT PHELPS

mphelps@kirklandreporter.com

The filing deadline to run for elected positions came and went on Friday and the races are now set in the 45th and 48th districts that represent Kirkland in Olympia. All but one incumbent representative will be seeking re-election and only one incumbent is running unopposed, according to the state Public Disclosure

Commission. State Rep. Roger Goodman, D-Kirkland, flirted with running for the 1st Congressional District seat towards the end of 2011 but dropped his bid in April. Goodman has decided to seek re-election for the 45th District Pos. 1. Goodman, who has already raised more than $13,000, according to the PDC, is running for his fourth term in Olympia. Goodman will be chal-

more than five minutes to go through the crosswalk in the busy arterial’s 10400 block, just west of Juanita High School. Cars don’t stop. Many whip by, going faster than the 20 mph school zone, despite the white crosswalk lines that mark the street and yellow crossing signs.

When the coast is clear, some students dart across. Others wait to make eye contact with a vigilant driver, who stops to let them cross. Kirkland resident Jenny Guempel called the City of Kirkland in March to complain about this dangerous [ more CROSSWALK page 3 ]

Local candidates file for political races lenged by two Eastside residents. The first is Republican Joel Hussey of Redmond. Hussey touts himself as a businessman and has worked in the aviation sector during his 20-year career. His company Tailwind Capital manages and markets aircraft for airlines around the world. Hussey’s campaign has raised close to $18,000, according to the PDC. Goodman will also be challenged by a fellow Kirk-

land resident and Democrat, Jacob Bond. Bond is a political newcomer, who served in Iraq with the United States Marine Corps. He is currently pursuing a business degree from Bellevue College, according to his website. Bond has raised nearly $3,000, according to the PDC. All three candidates will face each other in a top-two primary in August. [ more ELECTION page 6 ]


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