February 2016

Article Courtesy of Gerardo Bolong

PUYALLUP - When you have an opponent down, it can be difficult to keep them down.
In a game fraught with fervor, thrills and side tours, the Seattle Christian Warriors let a 10-point lead escape midway through the fourth quarter en route to a 62-57 Nisqually 1A League boys basketball loss at Cascade Christian High School on Fri., Jan. 29.

The loss enabled the Cougars to slip by the Warriors into second place at 4-2 ahead of SC's 4-3. CCHS is 7-8 overall while SC is 9-7.

Leading only 44-43 in the fourth quarter with 4:06 showing on the scoreboard clock, the Warriors blew out what appeared to be the winds of winning.

Ryan Gifford notched a short baseline basket followed by Taggart Anderson's 13-foot jumper. Next came two free throw conversions from Gunhus as Seattle Christian tried to write the final chapter of victory. Anderson angled home a 3-point basket to put the Warriors in command at 53-47 with 2:12 in regulation.
But the final chapter of four quarters strongly favored CCHS.

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

Friday, Jan. 29

Boys basketball
Seattle Lutheran 73, Quilcene 11
Seattle Lutheran of West Seattle ran its overall record to 16-0 and its SeaTac League mark to 8-0 with Friday's decisive win.
Shorewood Christian 68, Rainier Christian 53
Shorewood Christian also emerged victorious in Friday action.
Kennedy 57, Hazen 34
Kennedy Catholic nailed down the Seamount League championship with Friday's victory over the Highlanders.
Roosevelt 54, Chief Sealth 41
Roosevelt roughed up the Seahawks on Friday.Garfield 86, West Seattle 32
Garfield cruised past the Wildcats in Friday action.
Highline 57, Foster 51
The Pirates edged out the Bulldogs on Friday.
Lindbergh 56, Tyee 35
The Eagles soared past the Totems Friday.
Renton 69, Evergreen 58
Evergreen took a loss Friday.
Todd Beamer 80, Mt. Rainier 52
Todd Beamer trounced the Rams on Friday.

Girls basketball
West Seattle 62. Garfield 40
West Seattle cruised out to 13-0 in Metro League action and to 18-0 overall.
Roosevelt 54, Chief Sealth 39

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

High schools

Boys basketball
Evergreen hosts Kennedy Catholic for a 7 p.m. game Wednesday as Foster entertains Renton, Highline hosts Lindbergh and Tyee travels to Hazen.
Seattle Christian goes on the road to Northwest School for a 7:30 p.m. game Thursday and Tyee hosts Liberty for a 7 p.m. game Friday.
At 7:30 p.m. Friday Seattle Lutheran is at Evergreen Lutheran and Shorewood Christian at Mount Rainier Lutheran, while at 8 p.m. Chief Sealth is at Eastside Catholic and West Seattle at Franklin.
Shorewood Christian plays an 8:45 p.m. home game against Northwest Yeshiva on Saturday and Seattle Christian entertains Bellevue Christian at 7 p.m. Monday.

Girls basketball
West Seattle continues its quest for an undefeated season when it hosts Seattle Prep for a 7:30 p.m. game Wednesday as Chief Sealth entertains Holy Names.
At 7 p.m. Wednesday Kennedy hosts Evergreen and Tyee hosts Hazen as Foster travels to Renton and Highline to Lindbergh.

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

Penner named Player of the Week

Kennedy Catholic graduate Mitch Penner was named as the Greater Northwest Athletic Conference Player of the Week after averaging 26.5 points in back-to-back wins in Alaska last week.
Penner also totaled 10 rebounds and nine assists for the two games.

Gandy strikes for Western

Mount Rainier graduate Kiana Gandy scored a game-high 18 points for the Western Washington University women's basketball team in its 68-43 win over Concordia on Saturday, after hitting a team-high 15 in a 53-47 victory over Montana State Billings Thursday, Jan. 21. She also had five rebounds in that game.

Jordan McPhee averaging 12.8

Mount Rainier graduate Jordan McPhee is averaging a team-high 12.8 points per game for the Seattle Pacific University women.

Brittany sinking 6.2 average

Brittany McPhee, another Mount Rainier graduate, is averaging 6.2 points per game at Stanford University.

Ishikawa deal falls through

Two people were arrested and a stolen gun was recovered on Jan. 28 in a bust of a Burien illegal pot grow said Seattle Police. The bust took place in the 13000 block of 15th Avenue SW.

An investigation led police to a a Burien home where they found the basement filled with 11 pounds of packaged pot and 28 illegally grown marijuana plants, all being grown under lights fed with stolen electricity.
While searching the home detectives found the residents had been tending 28 pot plants in their basement, and were powering 18 large grow lamps with electricity stolen from the Seattle City Light grid. Police also found 11 pounds of bagged marijuana and two guns–one of which was reported stolen–in the home. Police were unable to find any indications the residents had obtained the permits necessary to legally cultivate marijuana in Washington State.

Detectives identified and released the female suspect at the scene and booked a 36-year-old man into the King County Jail for narcotics manufacturing, defrauding a public utility and possession of a stolen firearm.

Two people were arrested and a stolen gun was recovered on Jan. 28 in a bust of a Burien illegal pot grow said Seattle Police. The bust took place in the 13000 block of 15th Avenue SW.

An investigation led police to a a Burien home where they found the basement filled with 11 pounds of packaged pot and 28 illegally grown marijuana plants, all being grown under lights fed with stolen electricity.

While searching the home detectives found the residents had been tending 28 pot plants in their basement, and were powering 18 large grow lamps with electricity stolen from the Seattle City Light grid. Police also found 11 pounds of bagged marijuana and two guns–one of which was reported stolen–in the home. Police were unable to find any indications the residents had obtained the permits necessary to legally cultivate marijuana in Washington State.

Detectives identified and released the female suspect at the scene and booked a 36-year-old man into the King County Jail for narcotics manufacturing, defrauding a public utility and possession of a stolen firearm.

by Chef Jeremy McLachlan

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by Chef Jeremy McLachlan

Hey, you're thinking that once "New Year's Resolution Month" is over, it's back to deep-fried goodness and red meat. Well, why don't you keep your January post-holiday diet going? I have some easy and delicious heart-healthy tips for you and hope you'll check out GoRedForWomen.org for other important advice.

By Kathryn Kingen

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