May 2012

BELLINGHAM, Wash. --- Kiana Gandy, who earned first-team South Puget Sound League North Division all-star honors as a senior at Mount Rainier High School in Des Moines, has signed a national letter of intent to play women’s basketball at Western Washington University. Making that announcement was Viking coach Carmen Dolfo.

“She’s got great athleticism, great potential and she’s a great student,” said Dolfo. “That combination makes her a wonderful addition to our team.”

As a senior, the 5-foot-10 Gandy helped the Rams to a 27-2 record, league and district titles, and third place at the Class 4A state tournament. She averaged 14.2 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.2 blocks.

Mount Rainier’s team captain her last two seasons, Gandy scored 27 points in a game against Kentlake. She averaged 12.1 points and 7.4 rebounds as a junior on a 22-7 squad that finished seventh at state. That year she grabbed 19 rebounds in one contest.

Gandy lettered four years and started three for the Rams. She also earned three letters in track and field.

Sports Roundup

Monday, May 7
Fastpitch
Kennedy 15, Tyee 0
Kennedy Catholic clobbered Tyee, 15-0, in a Seamount League season ending game at Chelsea Park this past Monday.
Sierra Baines enjoyed a big game for the Lancers, throwing a one-hitter with four strikeouts over three innings and hitting 2-for-2 with a home run and three RBI.
The West Central District sub-district tournament takes place at the Puyallup Valley fields Saturday, May 12. JFK opens with a 10:45 a.m. game against Auburn Mountainview and Highline plays Franklin Pierce in a 9:30 a.m. opener.
Lindbergh 23, Foster 2
Foster fell to the Eagles in the first game of Monday's Seamount League regular season ending double-header.
Lindbergh 13, Foster 3
The Lady Bulldogs lost to Lindbergh by 10 runs in Monday's second game.
SCS 2, Cedar Park Christian 1
Benita Beale threw a two-hitter with nine strikeouts in Monday's victory for Seattle Christian.
Boys lacrosse
Vashon 15, Kennedy 11

Summertime equals more crime
As of late, car thefts in North Highline are up, according to White Center Storefront Deputy BJ Myers.

“Don’t expect summer to help that,” he added while speaking at the North Highline Public Safety Forum on May 10, sponsored by the North Highline Unincorporated Area Council.

As thefts rise, he said auto recoveries uptick as well.

Here are some tips from Myers on how to avoid theft and help police out:

In the DON’T category
-Don’t leave your car running, even if you are just running into the store for a brief moment
-Don’t leave valuables out in the open, advertising your vehicle as a good candidate for theft
-Don’t leave your windows open

As for the DO’S
-Do have your vehicle’s license number, make and model written down somewhere (not stored in your car) or memorized so you can quickly give police vital information when reporting the theft
-Do park your car in well lit, highly traveled areas

Helping police out with vehicle recovery

Tuesday, May 8
Seattle Lutheran 10, LaConner 0
Seattle Lutheran High School of West Seattle posted a 10-0 win over LaConner in a Class 2B bi-district tournament game this past Tuesday.
Keegan White threw a two-hit shutout over the five inning game, striking out eight. Nick Savas and Jordan Webb both hit 2-for-4 with a triple and two RBI for the twice defending state championship squad.
Seattle Lutheran goes on to play Concrete in a 2 p.m. Saturday, May 12 game at Stanwood.

Wednesday, May 9
Boys soccer
White River 2, Evergreen 1
The Wolverines' season ended with Wednesday's sub-district tournament loss to the White River Hornets of Buckley.
Bainbridge 1, Chief Sealth 0
Chief Sealth's Seahawks were edged by Bainbridge in Metro League championship tournament action Wednesday.

Fastpitch
Chief Sealth 11, Seattle Prep 4
Chief Sealth posted a win over Seattle Prep in Metro League action Wednesday.
Holy Names 8, West Seattle 7
West Seattle battled through a 10-inning game Wednesday, only to lose by one run.

Thursday, May 10
Boys soccer

The Seattle Police is investigating a suspicious package found at the Ballard Wells Fargo early Friday afternoon. Staff inside the bank have been evacuated and parts of N.W. Market Street are blocked off. This is an ongoing investigation.

The Ballard High School football team will be kicking off the 2012 Football Program by having a Spaghetti Dinner May 18th.

Spring football practice starts at the end of the month and this an opportunity for the BHS community to learn about the current program, and meet the coaches and players.

Coach Joey Thomas has high hopes for the upcoming season and wants to share his enthusiasm with the community.

"The expectations are simple: the final destination is the Tacome Dome," said Thomas. "We are a playoff team. But, we'll go as far as our senior leadership takes us. 2012 is going to be different because it's year two. The culture has changed around here at Ballard High School." 

"I don't know if you've noticed but it's a "New Era." I feel the kids have a better idea of what's expected and how you have to push yourself and work to acheive a certain level of success-on and off of the field."

Thomas said that as a new coach, he felt a lot of pressure last season, and his goals weren't met.

Meet your 36th District legislators this Saturday at a Town Hall meeting hosted by Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles, Rep. Mary Lou Dickerson, and Rep. Reuven Carlyle.

The event is an opportunity for 36th District voters to meet their legislators and discuss the 2012 legislative session.

The 36th District represents Magnolia, Queen Anne, Phinney Ridge and parts of Ballard, Crown Hill, Denny Regrade, Fremont, Greenwood, Lake Union, Loyal Heights, and Sunset Hill.

The Town Hall meeting will include a question and answer period, and coffee will be provided.

The event will take place Saturday, May 12, from 10:00 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. at the Greenwood Senior Center, 525 N. 85th St.

The Highline School Board will most likely seek outside help in dealing with a formal complaint by one member against a colleague.

Board president Angelica Alvarez said at a special work study session May 7 that she would look into seeking a Washington State School Director Association (WSSDA) staffer to facilitate handling the complaint by Michael Spear against Susan Goding.

Alvarez’ statement came after Goding abruptly walked out of the session declaring, “I’ve heard enough.”

The May 7 public meeting had been rescheduled from an April 26 executive session to discuss the complaint in private. Goding insisted on a public meeting.

Spear’s official complaint against Goding was submitted early this year. But president Alvarez said she delayed dealing with it because the board was in the middle of its search for a permanent superintendent.

Interim Seattle Superintendent Susan Enfield, who didn’t seek the permanent position in Seattle in part because of a fractious board, was hired by the Highline board and will begin July 1.

Alvarez apologized to Goding and the other board members for not communicating well enough.

It's been an incredible week for the Ballard baseball team, winning three Playoff games in a row. Last night the Beavers faced Inglemoor and won with a definite score of 14 to 2.

Senior Caleb Jaegar was on the mound for the Beavers and gave a great performance. He gave up six hits and two runs, struck out two and gave up no walks.
The beavers were strong offensively, scoring 14 runs on 13 hits, and hitting five doubles, and one three-run homerun.

The Beavers will now go on to play the WesCo #3 seed, Jackson High School, at Everett Memorial Stadium at 7 p.m. on Monday, May 14. The winner of this game will play in the state game.

Softball:

Despite a few recent tough losses, the Ballard softball team will go on to play in the KingCo Playoffs.

The Lady Beavers ended their regular league season with a record of 10-5 and are tied for third place with Inglemoor. The Beavers won the coin flip and took the third seed in the KingCo Tournament. They will most likely face Issaquah on Tuesday, May 15th at Lower Woodland #3.

Track and Field:

Press release

***NICKELSVILLE MARKS 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY AT WEST SEATTLE SITE***

HISTORIC PRECEDENT SET - COMMUNITY CELEBRATION - AND A DOUBLE WEDDING!

Join us for shared memories and good times
Festivities begin this Sunday, May 13th at noon
Nickelsville is located at
7116 W. Marginal Way SW, SEATTLE
between 2nd Ave SW and Highland Park Way SW

This Sunday, the 13th of May, marks the one year anniversary of Nickelsville at its current site.

On Friday the 13th last year we set out on a secret mission - "The Black Cat Caravan." Over 20 vehicles and 120 Nickelodeons and supporters left old Firestation #39 in Lake City City, supposedly to talk to Seattle City Hall politicians. But we'd already concluded they weren't ready to help, and kept on going toward The Duwamish, back to our first site where Nickelsville started in September of 2008. Slowly but surely,things have been getting better for Nickelsville ever since.