By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

Tyee grad took talents to Alaska

Tyee graduate Arinesha Smith is a Nanook of the North.
Smith is in her senior season playing for the Nanook women's basketball team at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Smith tallied 12 points for Fairbanks in its 57-49 loss to Western Washington University Thursday, Feb. 16, and is averaging 8.3 points per game.

She also has a 2.8 rebounding average and a 3.0 assist average for the Nanooks.
Smith made the Greater Northwest Athletic Conference all-academic team recently with her 3.37 grade point average in Business Administration.

Saling wrestling for Pacific

White Center's Wyatt Saling is now a college wrestler for the women's team at Pacific of Oregon.

Penner pummels net for 23

Kennedy graduate Mitch Penner scored 19 of his 23 points in the first half of a 93-67 Seattle Pacific University win over Montana State Billings on Saturday and added four assist.
Penner hit 12 points with six rebounds in a 58-51 win over Western Washington University on Thursday.

Gandy enjoys a big week

Mount Rainier graduate Kiana Gandy had a big individual week for the Western Washington University women's basketball team.
Gandy threw in 13 points for the Vikings in a 79-53 loss to Alaska Anchorage on Thursday to go with three rebounds, five assists, three steals and one block and hit 11 points to go with five rebounds, three assists and one steal in a 48-46 loss to Montana State Billings on Saturday.
She had five points, five rebounds, seven assists and three steals in a 73-66 victory over Simon Fraseron Thursday, Feb. 16.

Ishikawa signs with White Sox

Federal Way graduate Travis Ishikawa has signed a minor league deal to play first base and the outfield for the Chicago White Sox organization.
Ishikawa also has an invitation to attend the Major League Baseball camp for the White Sox with a chance to make the team.

McPhee finishes with 15

Mount Rainier graduate Jordan McPhee finished with 15 points on Thursday to help the Seattle Pacific University women's basketball team to a 64-49 win over Concordia.
McPhee also scored seven in a 70-47 loss to Alaska Anchorage on Saturday after scoring eight in a 57-49 victory over Alaska Fairbanks two days earlier.

Brittany playing for Stanford

McPhee's sister Brittany is playing for Stanford University and scored five points with six rebounds in a 72-54 victory over Utah on Sunday.
She also had three points, three rebounds and one block in an 80-49 victory over Colorado.

If you have information on area graduates playing college or professional sports, contact us at sports@robinsonnews.com.