March 2008

The Des Moines City Council approved last week the final layout of the Graceview housing development located at the intersection of Kent/Des Moines Road and South 234th Street.

James W. Grace applied for the development March 4, 2004, signed an environmental mitigation agreement with the city on May 6 to protect an adjacent wetland, and the council accepted the proposed preliminary plat on June 24.

One environmental consideration is the presence of Chinook salmon, a threatened species, in Massey Creek. The creek extends onto the property.

The Port of Seattle is moving ahead with construction of a $413 million rental car facility at South 160th Street and International Boulevard, near State Route 518.

For nearby residents, the biggest impact for the next few years may be increased traffic congestion around the site.

Port commissioners had placed a moratorium on new capital projects following a sharply critical state audit in December.

Sitting by a roaring fire in the fireplace, drinking hot chocolate, taking a hot bath or taking a hot shower.

Those were the activities people were talking about at Thursday's Federal Way home track meet against Kentwood.

But there was something to be said about the meet itself.

The Eagle boys posted a 100-35 victory over the Conquerors, while the girls took a 90-49 loss in the action at Federal Way Memorial Field.

"The kids performed well under bad conditions," said Federal Way boys head coach Sam Beesley.

Thomas Jefferson's boys team lost but the girls won in running, throwing, jumping, hurdling action, hosting Kent-Meridian in a track and field opening South Puget Sound League North regular season dual meet Thursday

The girls team was good last year, and, so was the boys for that matter, at 4-3.

Bressler wins Pac-10 crown

Junior Kyle Bressler, a Decatur graduate, secured his second consecutive NCAA bid after winning two straight matches at 197 pounds, securing a championshp match against No. 1 Jason Trulson of Arizona State.

Bressler earned a 16-5 major decision in his first match over No. 6 Jake Johnson before earning a close 2-1 decision over No.

Friday, March 7

Baseball

Auburn 5, Federal Way 2

Jarred Lee hit 2-for-3 with a double and one RBI as Eagles teammate Brandon Robbins hit 1-for-1 with a double.

Boys soccer

Bellarmine 5, TJ 0

The Raiders were blanked by Bellarmine in Friday, March 7 action.

Saturday, March 8

Boys soccer

Kentwood 2, Todd Beamer 0

Mount Rainier's foe ran out on an 8-2 run to start the game but the Rams came charging back, two, three times, from big deficits and won an important game in the history of the school, 59-57, over West Valley of Yakima to joyfully take home the fourth place trophy in the WIAA 3A state tournament at Hec Ed Pavillion in Seattle Saturday, March 8.

It is the Rams' best finish since 1971 when they took third place.

Bubble, bubble, toil, and trouble.

That's how things flowed for teams playing the Kennedy girls basketball team at the Class 3A state tournament. The Lancers took home the second place trophy.

And how did the Lancers do it?

When the scoreboard clock at the Bank of America Arena on the University of Washington campus showed all zeros on Saturday, March 8, it signaled the end of John F. Kennedy's Cinderella-like season in a toughly fought 48-40 Class 3A state girls championship game loss to Auburn Riverside.

"I told them to remember how it feels, because next year we're going to be back," declared first year Kennedy head coach Tom Mummert.

SEATTLE - Desire and determination nearly detoured domination on Saturday, March 8, at the Bank of America Arena in Hec Edmundson Pavilion.

Reaching back into their reservoir of resolve, the John F.