January 2013

13 student musicians who call West Seattle home are part of the renowned Garfield Jazz Band for this year and will take part in the first concert of the season as Garfield Jazz Bands I, II and III take the stage together for the band's Winter Concert:

Sunday, January 13
7:00 pm
Quincy Jones Performance Center
Garfield High School
400 23rd Avenue, Seattle

Garfield Jazz highlights Seattle’s citywide talent, featuring students from Beacon Hill to Ballard, Lake City to Leschi, Madison Valley to Magnolia, Wallingford to West Seattle. Thirteen Garfield Jazz students call West Seattle home.

Band I features Derek Billey (alto saxophone), Kellen Bryan (drums), Calvin Foucault (guitar), Charlie Sawyer (tenor saxophone), Nihkil Wadhwa (guitar).

Band II area musicians are Edward Batchelder (trumpet), Julien LaPierre (piano), Talia Lawrence (trumpet), Elliot Reid (guitar), Connor Steen (trombone).

Band III debuts with West Seattle’s Conor Gormally (bass), Morgan Higgins (piano), Liya LaPierre (bass), Connor Steen (trombone)

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The Seattle Seahawks players were cheered on with screams and high spirits Friday, Jan. 4, by hundreds of fans in blue and green giving them a send off. Four airport-bound team buses with the players drove west along 188th St. in SeaTac just off of I-5 across from Valley Ridge Park. The team was off to our nation's capital for their playoff game against the Washington Redskins Sunday, Jan.6., at FedExField.

The fans wore plenty of gear, including jerseys, helmets, and pins, many waving #12 signs to honor the boisterous 12th man that seemed to help the team make it to the playoffs with audience-induced adrenaline, while their ruckus often caused the opposing teams to have trouble hearing their own plays called. Mayor Mike McGinn declared January 4 "Blue Friday", although Seattle fans hoped it would be the Redskins who get the blues.

The Chief Sealth Seahawks come out flat in their post- holiday opener against Nathan Hale and lost in the closing moments 38-43.

The normally scrappy Seahawks looked off their game offensively and defensively. A lack of a fast break and poor shooting doomed them in the closing moments of a closely fought contest.

The Seahawks were well rested and ready for a new year after the Christmas break. But as any sports fan knows taking a break can sometimes stifle momentum, take the edge off, or create rust.

The Hawks energy was apparent Friday night when the Nathan Hale Raiders came into the Hawks Nest at Chief Sealth High School for the first game of 2013.

The speed was there but something wasn’t right.

While the Seahawks held the Raiders scoreless in the first three minutes of the contest they were only able to generate one point of offense. That came from a foul to point guard Trey Brown.

Both teams struggled in the first period and at the buzzer the score was tied at seven all.

UPDATE: SLIDESHOW. Click on photo for more, or click on any photo in gallery below.

A string of young comedians delivered punchlines, some naughty, some nice to a seated crowd. Near the entrance, supporters bid on silent auction items, all at the Burien C.A.R.E.S. fundraiser Saturday night at the Production Shop.

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The Burien Community Animal Resource & Education Society, or C.A.R.E.S., will hold a fundraiser Saturday night, January 26, 8:30 p.m. to midnight, at the Production Shop, 14634 9th Ave SW.

Debra George, who heads C.A.R.E., invites the public and merchants to donate items for their auction at the fundraiser. To donate, call them at (206) 812-2737 or email: debrageorgemi@aol.com. Also, you can drop off items at C.A.R.E.S., 909 SW 151st Street, Burien.

The event's name, "Open Bite Nite" is a play on words as at least nine young standup comedians will perform open mic.

"It's going to be fun," said George. "We'll have a no-host bar, and appetizers. We will have a VIP section and are looking for a sponsor. Our goal is to raise $5,000 to help offset day to day costs.

Friday, Dec. 28
Girls basketball
Chief Sealth 55, Cedar Pk. Chr. 54
Haywood hit 21 points as the Seahawks scored a one-point victory over Cedar Park Christian in the second day of the King's tournament Friday, Dec. 28.

Saturday, Dec. 29
Girls basketball
King's 73, Chief Sealth 30
Chief Sealth played the King's tournament host on the third day and took a lopsided loss.

Thursday, Jan. 3
Boys basketball
Olympic 57, Evergreen 38
Evergreen came back from Christmas break to play Olympic this past Thursday -- and took a 57-38 loss.

Press release
The southern portion of Delridge Way SW is an important West Seattle arterial that has deteriorated over time. Beginning next week, the Seattle Department of Transportation will rebuild Delridge Way SW between SW Orchard and SW Roxbury streets to improve travel conditions and promote safety.

SDOT’s paving contractor expects to begin work on Jan. 10 and to substantially complete the project by the end of this year. Normal work hours will be 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, with some weekend work and possible night work.

The work will be done in phases to minimize the construction impacts to the nearby community. Each phase is expected to last two to three months.

• Phase 1: SW Henderson St to SW Trenton St (work will begin in the southbound direction)
• Phase 2: SW Trenton St to SW Thistle St
• Phase 3: SW Thistle St to SW Holden St
• Phase 4: SW Holden St to SW Orchard St
• Phase 5: SW Roxbury St to SW Henderson St

A December 2010 arrest at Westwood Village in West Seattle turned physical and resulted in a bloodied detainee. A Seattle Police Department review of Southwest Precinct officers' use of force found it "reasonable, necessary, and within department policy," according to an SPD press release.

On Jan. 4, a little over two years after the incident, the detainee in that arrest filed a complaint with SPD's Office of Professional Accountability, who will reopen the case for review.

Seattle Weekly's Nina Shapiro covered the unfolding case in detail on Jan. 4, including an SPD dashcam video of the arrest posted to YouTube by the complainant's lawyer (Heads up: the video contains vulgar language and physical violence). Shapiro's coverage can be found here.

Here is SPD's statement on the arrest and OPA investigation:

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The Seattle Seahawks players were cheered on with screams and high spirits this afternoon by hundreds of fans in blue and green giving them a send-off when four, airport-bound, team buses drove west along 188th St. in SeaTac just off of I-5 across from Valley Ridge Park.

The Seahawks were off to our nation's capital for their playoff game against the Washington Redskins this Sunday, Jan.6., at FedExField. Kickoff is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. PT.

The fans wore gear, including jerseys, helmets, and pins, many waving #12 signs to honor the boisterous 12th man that seemed to help the team make it to the playoffs with audience-induced adrenaline, and the opposing teams who couldn't always hear their own plays called. Mayor Mike McGinn declared January 4 "Blue Friday", although Seattle fans hope it will be the Redskins who get the blues.

By Greg McCorkle

Sometimes schools with smaller teams must pool their resources to compete at an event.

That’s what went on at the Evergreen Pool when Evergreen, Highline, and Tyee joined together to face the always tough Kennedy High School Swim Team.

On this day it was the Kennedy Lancers that showed why they’re so dominant, defeating the other three teams by a combined score of 414-41.

The Lancers could be renamed the Sharks because of their relentless pursuit of every other swimmer in the pool, winning all but one event of the day.

Lancers senior Thane Maudslien is attempting something this year that has never been done in Washington State history by winning a fourth straight state title in the 100 meter butterfly this February at the King County Aquatic Center. Maudslien has won the event in his three previous years for Kennedy.

Highline standout Nate Williams was the only non-Kennedy swimmer to win his event, taking the longest race of the day, the 500 meter freestyle, with a time of 5:17.

Friday, Dec. 28
Boys basketball
Fife 61, Tyee 40
The Totems took a non-league loss to the Trojans in action played at Tyee Friday, Dec. 28.
Kamiak 81, Highline 55
Anderson swished in 16 points to pace the Pirates in a non-league loss.
Mark Morris 69, Foster 64
Foster lost a close one to the Monarchs in Friday, Dec. 28 action. Suta led the Bulldogs with 22 points.
SCS 52, Ridgefield 45
Seattle Christian dealt Ridgefield a decisive defeat led by the 15 points of Miller.

Saturday, Dec. 29
Boys basketball
Ingraham 67, Highline 62
Highline lost in overtime in Saturday, Dec. 29 action despite 24 points from Anderson.
NW Christian 73,SCS 50
Miller hit 18 points for Seattle Christian in a loss to Northwest Christian at a tournament played in the Yakima Sun Dome.

Thursday, Jan. 3
Boys basketball
Olympic 57, Evergreen 38
Evergreen returned from Christmas vacation to play Olympic in a non-league game Thursday and lost, 57-38.