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Snoqualmie Valley Record • March 13, 2013 • 11
Mount Si High School SPORTS Eyes and ears of the team
Tamarra Crowe, Lauren Smith, Courtney Wilhelm
Mount Si baseball Saturday, March 16 • Double header, Mount Si at Kamiakin, 10 a.m. and vs. Walla Walla at Kennewick High School, 2 p.m. Monday, March 18 • Mount Si at Bothell, 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 20 • Mount Si hosts Peninsula, 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 26 • Mount Si at Lynnwood, 4 p.m. Saturday, March 30 • Mount Si at Safeco Field vs. Issaquah, 4 p.m. Monday, April 1 • Mount Si hosts Juanita, 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 3 • Mount Si at Interlake, 4:30 p.m. Friday, April 5 • Mount Si at Sammamish, 4:30 p.m.
Monday, April 8 • Mount Si hosts Lake Washington, 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 10 • Mount Si hosts Bellevue, 4:30 p.m. Friday, April 12 • Mount Si at Mercer Island (Island Crest Park), 4:30 p.m. Monday, April 15 • Mount Si at Liberty, 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 17 •Mount Si at Juanita, 7 p.m. Friday, April 19 • Mount Si hosts Interlake, 4:30 p.m. Monday, April 22 • Mount Si hosts Sammamish, 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 24 • Mount Si at Lake Washington, 7 p.m. Friday, April 26 • Mount Si at Bellevue, 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 30 • Mount Si hosts Mercer Island, 4:30 p.m. Thursday, May 2 • Mount Si hosts Liberty, 4:30 p.m.
Most of the big names are back as the Mount Si softball team reloads this spring. Familiar leaders, like seniors Mickey Blad, Lauren Smith and Tamarra Crowe, and experienced younger players like Celine Fowler, Paige Weatherbee, Nikki and Jenny Carroll, Rachael Picchena and Britney Stevens, bring strong potential. Smith, at centerfield the communicator of the team, has been a varsity player all four years of high school. She works hard: “I like to push myself on the field, and academically,” says Smith. She wants to push that hard-working philosophy to the whole Wildcat gang. “I want to see us grow athletically, and as people,” says Smith. “This team’s chemistry just keeps getting better.” Crowe, at shortstop, wants to achieve, wants her own batting skills to grow, and most of all, wants that state title. “I want to make sure everyone knows what they’re doing, help everyone out, and be a leader on the infield.” A newcomer to the team is senior Courtney Wilhelm, experienced from the Woodinville Reign club team. Head coach Larry White, back for his 13th season, found a spot for her, for which Wilhelm is grateful. She plays softball because it’s fun, and different. “Of all the sports I’ve played, softball has the best sense of humor and the best attitude toward the game,” Wilhelm says.
Mount Si softball Tuesday, March 19 • Mount Si hosts Juanita, 4:30 p.m. Thursday, March 21 • Mount Si at Interlake, 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 26 • Mount Si at Sammamish, 4:30 p.m. Thursday, March 28 • Mount Si hosts Lake Washington, 4:30 p.m. Friday, March 29 • Mount Si at Inglemoor, 6 p.m. Monday, April 1 • Mount Si hosts Bellevue, 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 2 • Mount Si at Mercer Island, 4:30 p.m.
Monday, April 8 • Mount Si at Liberty, 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 9 • Mount Si at Juanita, 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 16 • Mount Si hosts Interlake, 4:30 p.m. Thursday, April 18 • Mount Si hosts Sammamish, 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 23 • Mount Si at Lake Washington, 4 p.m. Thursday, April 25 • Mount Si at Bellevue, 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 30 • Mount Si hosts Mercer Island, 4:30 p.m. Thursday, May 2 • Mount Si hosts Liberty, 4:30 p.m.
Core of the Wildcats The new team coalescing on the Mount Si baseball team looks to make its mark with solid defense and hitting. Ten seniors make for a well-rounded team that includes Wildcat baseball vets. “We’ve got a good core,” says senior Brian Woolley, who, with Griffin McLain, was part of the unforgettable state championship program in 2011. “I want the same thing as two years ago,” says McLain. “We have the talent to do it.” New head coach Zach Habben can’t rely on the lopsided, two-to-one victories of past teams. “We’ll have the guys who go out and
Joe Done, Griffin McLain, Nick Adams, Connor Swift, Gunnar Buhner, Austin Hall, Connor Jensen, Joey Cotto, Bryan Woolley, Chase Kairis compete,” said Habben. “Defense, we’re going to be solid. As far as pitching, it’s up in the air. We’re going to see who is going to step up and fill those shoes.” While the battery is still being configured, junior Zach Usselman returns for his second varsity year as catcher.
Woolley promises the hits. If there’s another strength, “it’s going to be how close we are as a team,” he says. There’s a lot of club experience, and these players go back a long way together. “Outside of baseball, we’ve been friends for a long time,” Woolley said.
“We’re all close,” added McLain. This big crop of seniors and returners including Joey Cotto, Evan Johnson, Woolley, Connor Jensen, Gunnar Buhner and Joe Done, will leaven a new group including seniors Nick Adams and Chace Kairis. Next up, Mount Si visits Kamiakin and Walla Walla on March 16.
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