February 2008

I had a history lesson last week, and the catalyst was a badly damaged Mercedes Benz lying in state on our block while caught in insurance settlement limbo. I walk past the remains every day but have avoided asking questions. In turns out the eggshell blue vintage car, rusting at the point of impact, was the beginning of a history lesson on Ballard and Seattle, leading me to the woman born in 1892 who built a broadcasting empire.

Dorothy Stimson Bullitt was the daughter of C.D. Stimson who owned two of the earliest lumber mills in Ballard.

The sound of a heart beat. One beat. Buh-duh. That is it. That much time-buh-duh- separated Decatur senior swimmer, Tommy Cunningham, from a first place finish in the 100 yard freestyle state final of the 4A boys swimming and diving championships at the Weyerhaueser King County Acquatics Center pool in Federal Way Feb. 16. "I couldn't quite see him the last 25 yards," said Cunningham. "I just stuck my head in the water and tried to touch the wall first. It wasn't the result I wanted." Cunningham was beat by Seth Parker of Central Kitsap, 46.90 to 47.03.

Outside the weather was unpredictable, inside it was the same.

The 2008 Washington State Wrestling Championships were hosted once again by

the Tacoma Dome. Over 900 wrestlers qualified for this year's

tournament by finishing in the top five at regionals. This was the 20th

year of this Mat Classic which always has its surprises.

Again this year we were able to witness the irony of a wrestler losing in his first

Turnovers and missed shots on close looks at the basket cost the

Federal Way girls basketball team dearly in a Saturday, February 16,

winner-to-state matchup at Puyallup High School.

Erasing a 39-33 deficit with 2:06 remaining in the third quarter,

Bellarmine Prep rode a 12-0 scoring strike in the span of seven minutes

en route to a 56-49 WCD win against the Lady Eagles.

TACOMA--Thomas Jefferson's girls basketball team fought furiously from

all angles before falling, 57-53, to Rogers of Puyallup on

loser-go-home night last Wednesday in the Class 4A West Central

District tournament.

Kiara Martinez scored from inside with 43.7 seconds in regulation gave

the Rams a 54-53 lead and added two free throws 19 seconds later.

Federal Way boys basketball coach Jerome Collins put it as succinctly

as you can get:

"See you at state," he grinned.

The Eagles qualified for this week's state action in the Tacoma Dome

with a loser-out, winner No. 5 to state game win over Kentwood at

Auburn High School Thursday.

AUBURN - With their season and the No.

Outside the weather was unpredictable, inside it was the same.

The 2008 Washington State Wrestling Championships were hosted once again by

the Tacoma Dome. Over 900 wrestlers qualified for this year's

tournament by finishing in the top five at regionals. This was the 20th

year of this Mat Classic which always has its surprises.

Again this year we were able to witness the irony of a wrestler losing in his first

TACOMA-For Kaylyn Borden, the 2008 WIAA/Dairy Farmers of Washington Les Schwab Tires Class 4A gymnastics meet held on February 15-16, provided a fitting conclusion to her four-year high school career.

Supported by consistent scoring from all her teammates on Friday night, the Titan senior led Todd Beamer to third place hardware in the team competition with 171.075 points at the Tacoma Dome Exhibition Hall.

Woodinville secured its second consecutive 4A title at 180.450 points, and West Central District champion Puyallup finished second with 172.925.

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