March 2016

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

Ariell Garnett of Kennedy Catholic was named as this year's Athlete of the Year for Seamount League girls basketball.

Garnett was a senior guard for the Lancers.

Tyee, meanwhile, took home the Team Sportsmanship award, while Jeff Bernhardt of Hazen won Coach of the Year honors after leading the Highlanders to the league title.

Joining Garnett on the first team from Kennedy was junior guard Miyu Miyashita, while Tyee senior guard Keyara Brooks was named along with Foster freshman guard Makanalani Montoya, Hazen freshman post Sharaya Coe and Lindbergh freshman forward Elle Watts.

Senior point guard Jackie Barker of Evergreen was named to the second team along with Tyee senior guard Mary Rose Cadelina.

Also making the second team were Renton freshman guard Sean Benning, Hazen junior guard Brenna Hairston and Renton junior center/forward LeAujharae Vasser.

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

Kennedy Catholic junior guard Emilio Mancol was named as the Seamount League boys basketball Athlete of the Year, while Tyee's Brandon Horstman was selected as the Coach of the Year.

Tyee also took the team sportsmanship award, while Kennedy won the league title and went on to a fifth place state finish.

Named to the first team along with Mancol were Highline senior forward Matt Horejsi, Renton senior guard Shanden Powell, Lindbergh junior guard Kelton Williams, Hazen senior guard Connor O'Hearn and Lindbergh sophomore forward Jalen Green.

Making the second team were Tyee sophomore guard Sejdo Kaharevic, Evergreen junior guard Richard Nguyen, Kennedy junior guard Keannu Royster, Foster junior guard Camet Soe and Renton junior guard Dabreon Waters-Mitchell.

The honorable mention list consists of Evergreen's Abdi Hussein and Ellique Satchell, Foster's Ericsson Leasure and Musa Leigh, Highline's Amir Shahzaad and Gernaro Castaneda, Kennedy's James Jolly, Tyee's Deion Williams and Austin Wiebe, Renton's Brandon Barnes, Lindbergh's Darrien Sawyer-Lamb and Hazen's Tarren Sumler and Julian Christian.

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

Three members of the Highline wrestling team landed positions on this year's Seamount League first team.
Brian Womac made the squad selected by member coaches as a senior, while Highline teammates Kevin Plenh-Romero and Ty Shanklin were named as sophomores.

Foster, meanwhile, won the Team Sportsmanship award.

Lindbergh junior Diego Gallegos was named as the wrestling Athlete of the Year and Mark Robuck of Renton as the Coach of the Year after leading the Indians to the league title.

Bowen McConville of Kennedy made the first team along with Gallegos and the Highline trio as a sophomore.

Other first team choices were Hazen junior Mario Wesa, Hazen junior Tyson Mowrey, Lindbergh junior Deven Maddy, Renton senior Leroy Rowe and Renton senior Kendrick Untalan.

Three Foster athletes made the second team in senior Luis Cuellar, senior Mark Schenck and junior Frank Leuga.

Kirby Bui of Evergreen made the second team as a sophomore, while Highline's Jacob Jones was so honored as a senior and Tyee's Conrado Barrera as a junior.

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

Two Kennedy Lancers and one Tyee Totem were named to this year's Seamount League gymnastics first team.
Junior Emily Hargett and freshman Clair Hendricks were both selected by member coaches from Kennedy along with Tyee senior Alexis Sata.

Hazen junior Kirsten Timm was named as the gymnastics Athlete of the Year after leading the Highlanders to the league title. Allen Lee of Renton was the Coach of the Year and the Team Sportsmanship award went to Lindbergh.

Other first team choices were Renton senior Jache Roxas and Lindbergh senior Maricielo Tamayo.

Second team selections included Highline senior Lydia Mebrahtom, Evergreen senior Crystal Bailey and Evergreen junior Kimberly Meraz.

Also making the second team were Lindbergh senior Melinda Phommachack, Renton junior Sandy Nguyen and Hazen senior Minhna Le.

Among those making honorable mention were Molly Randall and Brittany Schaff of Highline and Kennedy's Delaney Ochs.

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

Lindbergh High School of Renton landed all four of the top awards for Seamount League boys swimming this year.

Aside from winning the team title, junior James Buchanan of the Eagles was named as the Athlete of the Year, Roger Miron of Lindbergh as the Coach of the Year and the Eagles as the Team Sportsmanship award winner.
But three Kennedy Catholic swimmers and one from Highline made the first team along with Buchanan.
Honored from Kennedy were senior Jeff Kasahara, junior Ian Olufson and sophomore Jack Fenster, while Highline's Tyler Goodspeed earned a first team position as a sophomore.

Also on the first team were Hazen senior Derek Wei, Hazen senior Licea Montes, Lindbergh senior Ben Pogue and Lindbergh junior Derek Anderson.

Four Lancers made the second team in junior New Poshyananda, sophomore Aidan Kormanik, freshman Ty Lindblom of freshman Den Kinerk.

Five Lindbergh swimmers made the second team in senior Andrew Pogue, sophomore Anthony Vogeler, freshman Cris Midrigan, sophomore Myles Malphrus and freshman Minh Pham.

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

Saturday, March 12

Boys soccer
Kennedy 1, Shorecrest 0
Kennedy Catholic opened its spring boys soccer season by posting a 1-0 victory over Shorecrest at Shoreline Stadium on Saturday.

Baseball
Chief Sealth 4, Eisenhower 3
Saturday's game was cancelled in the top of the fourth inning with Chief Sealth leading Eisenhower in Yakima, 4-3, because of poor field conditions.
The game will not be completed or rescheduled.

Every year, King County updates its plan to manage stormwater runoff, drainage issues and water pollution problems. That Stormwater Management Program (SWMP) Plan is now available for review and comment.
 
The Washington State Department of Ecology considers stormwater runoff as the No. 1 water pollution problem in the state’s urban areas, with significant impacts to Puget Sound water quality.
 
To review this year’s plan, go to kingcounty.gov/stormwater. Comments on the plan are welcome through March 31. King County responds to and includes all public comments and shares them in the final plan submitted to the state Department of Ecology.
 
County stormwater employees review their work every year based on new science or practices as they learn more about water pollution and flows. Programs include how old pipes and treatment systems can be modernized and replaced, how impacts from stormwater flows can be reduced, and about water pollution sources.
 
This year’s focus includes addressing the effects of stormwater flows on natural water systems, and determining what data are needed as part of watershed-scale stormwater planning.
 

SeaTac, WA (March 10, 2016) - The SeaTac City Council passed a Resolution to adjust its meeting times later in the evening to better accommodate and encourage public attendance. The Resolution was proposed by Councilmember Erin Sitterley on March 8th, during the Regular City Council Meeting and passed unanimously. Study Sessions and Regular Council Meetings are sequentially held on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month in Council Chambers. Study Sessions will now start at 5:30 PM and Regular Council Meetings will start at 7:00 PM, starting March 22, 2016.

Mayor Rick Forschler stated that: “Allowing the greatest number of the public who are interested in our work to attend the meetings is important to the entire Council. By beginning at slightly later times, we are able to match our schedules to that of our constituents, and provide a more open government.” He added that: “Gaining input from the community is important to the City’s plans and policies and we welcome attendance and participation in the City’s business.”

About the City of SeaTac:

OLYMPIA – Razor clam diggers can return to Mocrocks and Copalis beaches for a three-day dig beginning March 18, state shellfish managers said today.
 
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) approved the opening at Mocrocks and Copalis after marine toxin tests showed the clams are safe to eat.
 
The dig, which is on evening tides, will coincide with the annual Ocean Shores razor clam festival, said Dan Ayres, WDFW coastal shellfish manager.
 
The upcoming dig is scheduled on the following beaches, dates and low tides:
 
• March 18, Friday, 4:15 p.m.; 0.7 feet; Mocrocks, Copalis
• March 19, Saturday, 5:07 p.m.; 0.5 feet; Mocrocks, Copalis
• March 20, Sunday, 5:50 p.m.; 0.4 feet; Mocrocks, Copalis
 
Last month, state shellfish managers approved a razor clam dig that runs through March 31 at Long Beach. Although Long Beach is open daily, optimal digging conditions occur when the low tide is one foot or lower, Ayres said.
 
Ayres advises diggers at Long Beach to check WDFW’s webpage at http://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/shellfish/razorclams/current.html for a list of low tides in March.
 

The Southcenter Mall in Tukwila was evacuated Friday morning after a security guard dialed 911 to report a potential natural gas leak. Emergency responders arrived to the mall just before 5:00 a.m. and began to evacuate store and mall employees who had arrived to prepare for opening. Investigators searched for the source of the natural gas present around the second floor food court. An open pilot light valve was eventually found in one of the food court’s restaurants and was shut off before the building was ventilated to remove the gas. Employees were allowed to return to their work by 6:30 a.m. and firefighters reported that there was no lasting danger. The evacuation came just two days after a massive explosion in Seattle’s Greenwood neighborhood, believed to have been caused by a natural gas leak, which destroyed three neighborhood businesses and damaged several more. According to emergency responders, Sourthcenter’s gas leak was likely the result of human error. Mall business operated normally through the day. 

Crimes reported between 2/21/16 and 3/6/16

Home and Business Break-in/Burglary: