West Seattle, Washington
06 Tuesday
Just a few days left to sign up for the spring season of West Seattle Soccer Club. Tim McMonigle shares the basics:
The 6-Game season will begin on Sunday, April 11 and conclude on Sunday, May 23. (No games will be played on Mother’s Day, May 9.). All Games will be played on Sunday afternoons with game start times beginning at 1pm, 2:30pm, 4pm, and (if necessary) 5:15pm.
Registration is open to players from 5-11 years old (Coed U-6 to U-12). (This year, we have separated the Coed U-7 division into Coed U-6 and Coed U-7 divisions.) The cost is $45/player and includes a “World Cup” jersey.
Monday’s the deadline; here’s the registration page.
From Seattle Pacific University, where we covered the game via Twitter (@wsblive), the boys’ varsity basketball Metro League title game final score: Rainier Beach 51, Chief Sealth 34. But the Seahawks are still in the district playoffs, which start next week. We’ll add the recap and video here soon.
SUMMARY AND VIDEO ADDED 8:55 PM: Friday night, Chief Sealth found out that it’s not easy to hang onto the ball when you play Rainier Beach. Beach pulled away from Sealth early on in the second quarter and never looked back as the Vikings beat Sealth 51-34 to take the Metro League championship.
While the Seahawks managed to rebound the ball fairly well in the first half, they had a great deal of trouble shooting throughout the game. None of their players managed to make it into double digits on the night. The only player who got close was Tomas Ogbaslassie, with nine points. Also the teams’ foul-shooting percentage, which had been a strong point for them against Prep last Wednesday, fell off dramatically against Rainier Beach. Sealth converted fewer than half their free throws.
One of the high points for Sealth came in the second Quarter when senior Daniel Davis put up a three-point shot.
We’re checking for word on Sealth’s first game in the district playoffs. SATURDAY MORNING UPDATE: Sealth athletic director Sam Reed says that since the Seahawks have a first-round bye at districts, they’re scheduled to play at 4:45 pm next Friday at Bellevue Community College – vs. either Sammamish, Bainbridge, or O’Dea (depending on the outcome of two games between now and then).
Tonight at 6, Chief Sealth High School‘s boys’ varsity basketball team plays Rainier Beach for the Metro League title. After Sealth’s Thursday afternoon practice, we talked with coach Colin Slingsby:
Sealth has a challenge tonight – they lost to Rainier Beach twice this year, once by 9 points, once by 10, and RB is undefeated in the Metro League, #2 statewide in 3A. No matter what happens tonight though, Sealth still moves on to the district playoffs next week. You can cheer them on tonight at 6 at Seattle Pacific University (map); we’ll tweet live from the game on our “live events” Twitter account (which you can check on the Web even if you are not a Twitter member), @wsblive (twitter.com/wsblive).
ORIGINAL 8:52 PM REPORT: We’ve been covering it via Twitter at our live-events account, @wsblive – and now the game’s over. The Chief Sealth High School boys’ varsity basketball team beat Seattle Prep – 66-61, the scoreboard read, when the buzzer sounded. Friday night, they’ll play Rainier Beach, which beat Franklin in the other Metro League semifinal game, 73-63.
DETAILS/VIDEO ADDED 10:47 PM: Seattle Prep made a game of it in the last 90 seconds, but Chief Sealth’s big night at the free-throw line helped them to pull out a 66-61 win. Prep pulled within three points with less than a minute to go, but this foul by Prep’s Julian Mason sent junior Keon Lewis to the free-throw line, where he converted both shots to put the Seahawks up by five with less than 20 seconds to go:
Lewis was roughed up three times on the night, leaving the game in the third quarter after he went down clutching his knee just after the second half started. He returned a few minutes later and managed to put up 14 points. He was only outscored on the night by teammate Tomas Ogbaslassie, who had 18 points, 10 of those from foul shots.
Sealth managed to keep Prep from moving the ball inside for the better part of the night while controlling the rebound for all but the last quarter. The Seahawks two big scoring runs came when they forced Prep into playing a game of run and shoot which made Prep routinely lose control of the ball. It was Sealth’s own foul trouble in the fourth that managed to get Prep within striking distance of a win. Prep’s top scorer was sophomore Mitch Brewe, who had 21 points. Sealth moves on to play Rainier Beach on Friday night at 6 pm at SPU.
DELRIDGE NEIGHBORHOODS DISTRICT COUNCIL: Reps from community councils and organizations in eastern West Seattle gather monthly to talk about what’s new and what’s ahead, and you’re invited to join them. When they meet tonight at 7 in the theater at Youngstown Arts Center, the agenda also includes an update on Camp Long‘s renovation project and local proposals for the Neighborhood Projects Fund.
CHIEF SEALTH PLAYOFF GAME: The boys’ varsity basketball team plays Seattle Prep in the league semifinals, 7 pm at Prep (2400 11th Ave. E).
FREE WOMEN’S-SELF-DEFENSE CLASS: Sima Martial Arts (WSB sponsor) is presenting this free class at 7:15 tonight at the Sima studio in The Junction, 4711 42nd SW (across from the north end of Jefferson Square). Call 935-4531 to sign up.
FINAL WEEK FOR “LOVE SONG”: Tonight marks the start of the final five-performance week for ArtsWest‘s current production. 7:30 pm, tickets available online.
What else is up? Here’s the frequently updated WSB Events calendar.
More info this morning about West Seattle student athletes in tournament play starting this week: We mentioned Seattle Lutheran High School over the weekend; this morning, an update on Chief Sealth High School‘s boys’ varsity team from athletic director Sam Reed:
The Chief Sealth boys’ basketball team will begin league play with a semi-final game Wednesday evening, February 17th, versus Seattle Prep High School. Sealth (13-7 overall, 12-3 league) earned the 3rd seed into the tournament and will play Seattle Prep (16-4 overall, 14-2 league) for the right to play for the Metro League title. Rainier Beach and Franklin face off in the other semi-final game. All four teams have already earned a guaranteed berth into next week’s district tournament.
The game will start at 7:00 p.m. at Seattle Prep High School (2400 11th Avenue East) [map]. Tickets are $7 for adults, $5 students. The Metro League championship will be determined Friday, February 19th at 6:45 p.m. at Seattle Pacific University.
A few more notes from high-school basketball last night: Chief Sealth High School‘s boys’ varsity team solidified its 2nd-place ranking in the Metro Conference by beating Bainbridge last night, 72-56 (stats here). In girls’ varsity, Bainbridge defeated Sealth, 57-35 (stats here). Meantime, there’s more to report from WSHS’s games besides the melee we mentioned last night – ceremonies honoring senior players, and game highlights – read on:Read More
You might recall, Hotwire Online Coffeehouse (WSB sponsor) was running an informal Super Bowl poll – offering two special drinks, either of which you could buy to cast a vote for one of the Super Bowl teams. We took the photo above while visiting Hotwire late this morning; proprietor Lora Lewis says the Saints kept the lead even before the game – so Hotwire customers called it! (Saints 31-Colts 17 was the final, in case you’re checking in from a football-free zone.) P.S. One other Super Bowl note if you haven’t seen this a zillion places already – you can find The Commercials in this special YouTube collection.
Scores now, video and details to be added to this story later: In high-school varsity basketball at Chief Sealth High School tonight, both Sealth teams beat West Seattle High School – girls CSHS 40, WSHS 31; boys (just completed) CSHS 50, WSHS 39.
(Added 12:36 am Saturday, the details) GIRLS’ VARSITY: Chief Sealth’s Lady Seahawks combined a near perfect night of free throw shooting and a big defensive outing to beat West Seattle 40-31. The game was largely decided in the third quarter when Sealth managed to keep the Wildcats from moving the ball upcourt. Between effective rebounding and sharp passes, the Lady Wildcats found themselves spending most of their evening under Sealth’s basket. At times, both teams tried to shoot the ball from the perimeter, but neither had any success.
Longtime WSB sponsor Hotwire Online Coffeehouse usually offers seasonal beverages (right now a Valentine’s group is among the offerings) – and in the short run, there are two Super Bowl drinks, accompanying a prediction contest – just in from Hotwire proprietor Lora Lewis:
Is it possible to predict the Super Bowl just by a coffee beverage? The customers of Hotwire Online Coffeehouse think so. Starting today customers will begin purchasing the coffee shop’s two Super Bowl beverages in an attempt to predict the outcome of this Sundays game between the New Orleans Saints and the Indianapolis Colts. The staff will keep track of the beverages purchased and tally up the sales as each drink is sold.
Customers can also leave their name and e-mail address along with their vote. If they pick the winning team Hotwire will give them a free 12 oz Americano and a free hour of Internet surfing. Says Lora Lewis, owner of Hotwire Coffee, “We were able to predict the outcome of the Presidential election with our ‘Barackacanno’ and our ‘Average Joe Biden’ (vote was 65 to 11) why not the Super Bowl?”
The Super Bowl drinks will be available through the third quarter of the Super Bowl Sunday then will be removed for final tally. Winning Customers can pick up their free beverages starting Monday.
The Super Bowl drinks are the New Orleans Saints ‘who-dat?’ special (dark chocolate/cinnamon mocha) and Indianapolis Colts special (blueberry/white chocolate mocha). They’ll be available through the third quarter on Sunday. Hotwire’s at 4410 California, just north of the Junction post office. As for watching the game – no big screen at Hotwire but here’s our list of where you can see it on TV in West Seattle (with food and beverage specials listed as well as TV-screen sizes).
Several people asked if we would put together a list of where you can watch the Super Bowl in West Seattle this Sunday, so we found some research help (thanks, Jennifer!) and kicked off the search. Here’s version 1.0. (Looks like the “Jaeger Girls” will be making the rounds!) If you know of something we missed, please let us know so we can add it (there are a few we’re still checking with, but didn’t want to wait any longer with the bulk of the list). Thanks! (11:40 PM NOTE: We’ve added several to the list, so it’s now 1.1! P.S. Please see the comments for a great idea about the Bus Trip Planner, if you don’t have a designated driver – we’ll be adding addresses to the list) SATURDAY 1:28 PM: Added three more spots. It’s now version 1.2.
Super Bowl viewing in West Seattle (Kickoff 3:30 p.m. PT Sunday)
ADMIRAL PUB (206) 933-9500
Over 18 TVs various sizes (52 inches)
Drink/Food Specials:
Bottles – $3 Bud & Bud Light
Free Apps
Happy Hour Menu – Everything under $5
Jaeger Girls starting at 4:30 pm
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ALKI TAVERN (206) 932-9970
3 TVs – 52-inch, 42-inch, 32-inch
Drink/Food Specials:
Pints – $2 Rolling Rock
Potluck
Raffle – Backpack coolers, T-shirts, etc
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ANGELINA’S (206) 932-4550
4 TVs 50 inches
Drink/Food Specials
Pint – $2.75 Bud Light
Happy Hour pricing all day
Barbecuing in the front of restaurant including Italian sausage, hot dogs, wings, hamburgers, flat steak, fried pickles, stuffed jalapeños, potato salad, polenta cakes
1 pm – Man vs. Food 7-pound Lasagna Challenge
Raffle – t-shirts, hats, gift certificates, promo footballs, beer signs
Jaeger Girls 3pm-4pm
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BAMBOO BAR AND GRILL (206) 937-3023
8 HD Plasma TV’s
Happy Hour starts at 3pm
Food/drink specials:
$5.99 Burgers
½ Price Nachos
wing Specials
12 for $8.00
24 for $14.00
36 for $18.00
$2.00 Bud Light
$2.00 Coors
$3.00 ESB
$3.00 Alaskan White Ale
$2.00 on Selected Wines
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BRICKYARD BBQ (206) 933-3109
TV: 50 inches
Drink/Food Specials:
Happy Hour All Day
$4.99 Apps
$5 for 8 Wings
$8 for a Bud and a shot, you pick your shot
$2.25 Bottle Bud
$2.00 Bottle PBR
$2.00 Bottle Hamms
$4.00 Jose Cuervo Shots
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CELTIC SWELL (206) 932-7935
2 TVs, 50 inch, one wall projection
Drink/Food Specials:
50 cent Hot wings
$6 Brats
Shot specials at every score – Pricing to be determined
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CHELAN CAFE (206) 932-7383
4 TVs, 40 inch, 36 inches
Drink/Food Specials TBA
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CIRCA (206) 923-1102
2 TVs, 36 inches
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CORNER POCKET (206) 933-0320
8 TVs, 30 inches to 50 inches
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ELLIOTT BAY BREWING (206) 932-8695
5 TVs, from 30inches-50inches
Drink/Food Specials
Normal Happy Hour – 3 pm-6 pm, 10 pm-Close
$9 Beer pitchers
When you buy a pitcher, get complimentary E Elliott Bay Brewery & Pub glass (while supplies last)
$12.95 Wings
$11 Foot long Cuban sandwich
$11 Foot long club sandwich
$3 Double double burgers
$4 Banana split
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MATADOR (206) 932-9988
2 TVs, 40 inches
Drink/Food Specials:
Normal Happy Hour 4 pm-6 pm
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MISSION LATIN RESTAURANT AND LOUNGE (206) 937-8220
3 TVs, 40inches
Drink/Food Specials
Normal Happy Hour – 4pm to 6pm & 10pm to Midnight
$5 Dollar Food Menu and Drink Specials
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PUERTO VALLARTA (206) 937-7335
4 TVs, 42 inches
Drink/Food Specials
Happy hour prices domestic beers and well drinks
2 Tacos for $1
Half-price apps
Potluck
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REDLINE MUSIC AND SPORTS (206) 938-3598
9 TVs, 32 inch, 51 inch, 55 inch, 60 inch, etc.
Drink/Food Specials
1st half – $2 Touchdown Shot, $1 & $2 Jello Shots
2nd Half – $6 Jaeger Bombs, $3 Jaeger Tube Shots, $5 “Keep The Shot Glass” shots
BBQ Feast – Under $10 Pulled pork, wings, ribs, chipotle butter corn
Jaeger Girls starting around second half
Raffle – Secret Prizes
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ROCKSPORT BAR AND GRILL (206) 935-5838
24 TVs various 40 inches to 16 ft
Drink/Food Specials
Featuring discounts on Bud & Bud Light
Everyone who walks in the door will get a door prize
Raffle – Contest to win a bike
Jaeger Girls 6pm-7pm
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SALTY’S ON ALKI (206) 923-5456
(from comments) 5 TVs in the lounge
Happy hour 3-6 pm (details here)
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SHADOWLAND (206) 420-3817
2 TVs, 50inch
Drink/Food Specials
$5 Jaeger shot
$3 for two Jello shots
$1 off drafts
$6 Wings, bacon wrapped chilidogs, lamb sliders, Hawaiian sliders, pork sliders, mini hamburger sliders, clams
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SHIPWRECK TAVERN (206) 420-4718
2 TVs, 50 inches
Drink/Food Specials
Free Apps
Heartland Café (future restaurant next door) will be giving free sausage
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TALARICO’S PIZZERIA (206) 937-3463
3 TVs, one is a wall sized projector, 2 60-inch
Drink/Food Specials
Regular Happy Hour 3pm-6pm
Bloody Mary special all day until 6pm
Contest for a 46-inch TV sponsored by Bud Light
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TRIANGLE PUB (206) 763-0714
3 TVs, 40 inches, and 50 inches
Drink/Food Specials starting 1 pm
Pitcher Specials $7 – Bud, Budlight
Hurricane Cocktails
Jambalaya and cornbread for the Saints
Beer boiled brats for the Colts
Raffles for free stuff during game – Calendars, t-shirts, hats, key chains, etc
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TUG INN (206)768-8852
5 TVs up to 54 inches
Happy hour prices all day
$2.25 Miller Lite draft pints all day
Free pool all day
$3 touchdowns (usually a $7 drink) every time there’s a touchdown during the game
Free spaghetti & hamburgers & fried shrimp while they last
And of course a very energetic crowd of football fans! It won’t be the place to go if you want it quiet.
Prize giveaways during the game (t-shirts and a bunch of other misc. goodies)
And to top it off, Christopher Mychael karaoke that night!
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YEN WOR (206) 932-1455
4 TVs 40 inch-50 inches
Drink/Food Specials:
$2 Coors bottles
$1 off bar food and drink
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ZEEKS PIZZA (206) 285-8646
1 40-inch TV
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ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMMING
Beveridge Place Pub (from Facebook): “This Sunday afternoon BPP will host a SUPER potluck in the game room, so feel free to bring a BOWL [of food] to share. The TV will be on whatever station shows the best commercials starting at 3:30 or so. No TV in the front room this year, just fine conversation and ample choice of beverages.”
Skylark Cafe & Club (WSB sponsor) (206) 935-2111
No TVs – come here if you do NOT want to watch the Super Bowl! (And remember, open for brunch @ 9 am)
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CLOSED ON SUNDAY
Feedback Lounge (WSB sponsor) – Closed for Employee Appreciation Day
Porterhouse – Closed for employee party
West 5
JaK’s Grill
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Like we said … we may have missed someone … not too late to add, the game is still three days away, let us know! Thanks!
From Tim McMonigle on the West Seattle Soccer Club board, here’s news that spring registration is open – and there’s something new this time around:
As soccer fans around the world eagerly await the start of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa , the West Seattle Soccer Club (WSSC) is excited to announce registration for our 2010 Spring Soccer Season.
Founded in 1968, the West Seattle Soccer Club is committed to creating the best possible youth sports experience for our players and their families. To build on the excitement of the 2010 World Cup – the greatest sporting event on the planet – and to help educate our young players about the rich diversity of peoples and nations that are brought together by a common love for the world’s greatest game, the WSSC is proud to feature our first ever WORLD CUP SPRING SOCCER SEASON. Participating players will be placed on teams with colorful jerseys representing many of the 32 teams that will be competing in this summer’s 2010 World Cup.
Read on for the rest of the announcement – plus an update on two teams in competition right now:Read More
From West Seattle Girls’ Softball president Shawn Herrera:
Spring is just around the corner — that means West Seattle Girls Softball registration has begun. Through February 21st you can sign your daughter up for this year’s season. More details can be found at westseattlegirlssoftball.com The cost of registration includes one ticket for the player to the UW Huskies Softball game on May 2nd, a uniform for your daughter to keep and a trophy at the end of the season. For scholarship details please contact Shawn Herrera at wssshawnp@yahoo.com. See you on the field!
(Photo by Cliff DesPeaux, used by permission of our partners at the Seattle Times)
Ready to roar onto the floor at KeyArena – those are the Throttle Rockets – one of the four Rat City Rollergirls teams who skated into 2010 with their first 2010 bout today (along with Grave Danger, Derby Liberation Front, and Sockit Wenches). Though their name hails from White Center (“Rat City”) and their home rink is downtown (KeyArena), there’s so much West Seattle presence on the RCRG, they’re practically a peninsula story. The teams battled each other to raise money for charities today – Lambert House for SW, Pinup Girls for DLF, Old Dog Haven for GD, Fisher House for TR. Next home appearance: March 6; info and ticket links for that date and the rest of the season are here. (Awaiting today’s bout stats, which should appear here.)
At South Seattle Community College (WSB sponsor) Saturday night, hundreds of people savored a full night of delights from appetizers and wine to chef-prepared culinary treats, during the annual “Gifts from the Earth” gala benefiting the SSCC Foundation. The all-star chef lineup included Dalis Chea from Fresh Bistro in The Junction and Jeremy McLachlan from Salty’s on Alki – each chef prepared dinner for two 10-person tables. Proceeds go to SSCC programs such as scholarships and tutoring. Meantime, West Seattle Bowl was also the scene of a fun benefit Saturday afternoon/evening:
That’s Judy Vann and Jason Vann – whose WS basketball roots go deep — at the sign-up table for the West Seattle Pride AAU Basketball fundraising bowl-a-thon. WS Pride is a new youth-athletics organization planning to start play in March, with basketball for ages 10-17, and supporters bowled today to help build up the coffers for teams to travel to tournaments. Lots more details about West Seattle Pride, including what AAU Basketball is about, can be found on the group’s official website – you can find them on Facebook too.
An emotional Friday night at the Seattle Lutheran High School gym, for several reasons. This ceremony was one of them: A new board was dedicated to honor the school’s track-record holders, and it’s named after the man who holds four long-distance records for SLHS: Eric Engelstone, a 1983 SLHS alum who died in 2004. The ceremony was held last night while Bear Creek was visiting – and that’s who Engelstone’s daughter Kendall plays for:
With her – sister Christine, mom Shelley, and the man who coached Eric Engelstone in his recordsetting days, Bob Matthews. The rest of the night was one for the Kleenex, too, since it was Senior Night – photos and game highlights ahead:Read More
Those are just some of the highlights — shot by Captive Eye Media for WSB — from last night’s Chief Sealth High School boys’ varsity basketball victory over Franklin High School at Sealth/Boren, 72-58. It was considered one of the biggest games in the city last night, with Sealth #2 in its division (behind Rainier Beach), Franklin #1 in its own (and last year’s state 3A champion). Sealth’s Keon Lewis led the scoring with 28 points; here’s a full game wrapup from our partners at the Seattle Times. The girls’ varsity game (stats here): Franklin 63, Sealth 44. Also last night – at West Seattle High School, Bainbridge was the visitor; boys’ varsity score (game stats here) WSHS 39, Bainbridge 35; girls’ varsity (stats here), Bainbridge 43, WSHS 34.
By Scott Eisen
UW News Lab
Reporting for West Seattle Blog
A unique public-private partnership between Seattle Parks and Recreation and West Seattle Little League was on display during tonight’s public meeting at Alki Community Center discussing plans for building new concession stands, a restaurant and storage facilities at Bar-S Playfield.
Using funding from a $100,000 Mariners/Boeing grant announced in 2007, the new facilities will require no government funding and will be maintained by West Seattle Little League. In the works for decades, the Bar-S improvements are still awaiting final approval from several government agencies, but the hope is to finish the project by the start of Little League season.
“Baseball season for us starts in a couple months,” said Mark Terao, WSLL president. “My goal was to have it done by the opening jamboree, but it’s not realistic as to if that is going to happen.”
The designs for the new facilities were created by Rich Murakami, an architect who lives right next to the fields and donated his services.
The peninsula hooped it up Friday night, as all three high schools in West Seattle played host to visiting basketball challengers. Outside the gym at Chief Sealth/Boren, the hallway was home to a Haiti-relief fundraiser, as student volunteers (all from the junior class, the group above told us) held a bake sale to raise money for post-quake help. Back in the gym, the Sealth boys won – as did the peninsula’s other two boys-varsity teams – and the Sealth girls lost, as did the other two girls-varsity teams. Ahead, notes short and not-so-short from the three of us who covered the games (and video too) *ADDED 12:10 PM – story and photo from WSHS girls’ game*:Read More
Story, video and photos by Randall G. Hauk
Reporting for West Seattle Blog
Brianne Goulet and Anna Hobby combined for 39 of the Wildcats’ 51 points to lead their team to victory over the rival Chief Sealth Seahawks, earning West Seattle (1-7, 3-10) their first Metro Conference victory of the season Wednesday night at West Seattle High School.
(Sealth’s Natalie Mackey guards Anna Hobby)
More highlights – with video – ahead:
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Tonight, the boys – Chief Sealth High School edged West Seattle High School in varsity basketball, 37-36. (We tweeted it as-it-happened at @wsblive.) ADDED 10:35 PM: In our video clip, that’s the Seahawks’ Keon Lewis who picked up the shooting foul off West Seattle’s LeTrey Newsome with only one second on the clock. Lewis, who was perfect at the free-throw line all night, sank his first shot to tie the game up, and then put Sealth ahead with his second shot. Read More
(May 2009 photo by John Loftus)
Last year, more than 1,000 people turned out to run, walk and raise money for West Seattle schools in the first-ever West Seattle 5K on Alki. Registration has just opened for this year’s second annual West Seattle 5K – May 23, organized again this year by, and benefiting, the West Seattle High School PTSA – and WSB has joined the team as a co-sponsor. There’s a 25% discount for early registration – you can start from this page.
All four Seattle Lutheran High School basketball teams played host to their rival Sea-Tac League opponents, the Evergreen Lutheran Eagles, on Saturday. Highlights, including video, ahead:Read More
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