By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

After Chief Sealth got stung with a 28-6 loss by the White River Hornets in a non-league football season finale Friday the Seahawks finished with a 3-7 record in full games played this year.

They wound up at 4-8 overall including a split of two mini games in a three-way Metro League tiebreaker playoff.

Simon Iniguez was happy with the finish after he took over as head coach when Luther Carr stepped down right before the season.

"I thought it was a very inspirational season for what this team has gone through," Iniguez said. "The adversity of losing your leader at the beginning of the season has an impact psychologically. I thought considering the conditions they played great."

Iniguez plans on returning next fall.

"Hopefully I'll get done with my Masters Degree and be ready to go," he said.
Iniguez was impressed with a turnout of 80 players this year and feels that bodes well for the future.
"The program is growing," he said.

The down side is that Chief Sealth will lose 25 seniors to graduation.

"At the end of the day you can't replace 25 seniors," said Iniguez. "But our future is bright. We have a good group of freshmen coming in."