Good Sunday morning. We lead off with a little track and field for you this morning. Mount Si High School’s track and field team made the short drive down to Issaquah for the Issaquah Icebreaker Invitational yesterday. It was again a meet dominated by success from the girls’ squad, as they finished fourth overall in the meet.
Mount Si’s ladies pocketed three event wins. Beliya Tidd took the 100m sprint in a time of 12.53 seconds, and she was followed by Hailey Weir taking the 200m for the Wildcats in a time of 25.56. Of note, there was also a freshman division in the meet yesterday, and frosh Morgan Ruffin pocketed second in that division’s 100m race with a time of 13.53. Those three then teamed with Sophia Kono to bring home a win in the 4×100 relay for Mount Si with a time of 49.35 seconds. Also, the Cossey twins made their season debuts, with Hailey and Aleeya taking third and fourth respectively in the girls’ 1600m. Hailey clocked 5:07.75 followed by Aleeya with a time of 5:11.59.
Of note on the boys’ side, Sawyer Shelton took third in the 200m clocking 23.53 seconds, and he also landed a fifth in the 100m with a time of 11.55.
The Wildcats open their home schedule on Thursday with a meet against Skyline. It begins at 4:00 and runs until sundown at Mount Si High School in Snoqualmie, 8651 Meadowbrook Way SE. Park in the lot to the north of the freshman campus building and you will be able to access the track from that parking lot after a short walk.
From the colleges yesterday:
Buc Scoring Meet, Spokane: Valley athletes made noise at this weekend’s meet hosted by Whitworth University. First, Pirate freshman London Haley, from Duvall and a 2023 Cedarcrest HS grad, took 15th in the men’s 800m but got a career-best time of just over two minutes. He also landed a career-best in the 1500m, clocking 4:01.78 and taking 20th. Gonzaga University junior Paul Talens, from the Ames Lake area outside Carnation, finished fourth in the men’s 5000m with a career-best time of 14:46.68. Also, Haley ran the 4×400 relay for the Pirates and his team finished fifth in that race clocking 3:39.21.
Mangrum Invite, San Marcos, CA: Seattle Pacific University senior Brennan LeBlanc made his way down to southern California to compete in the men’s 3000m steeplechase at this meet hosted by Cal State San Marcos, taking 15th clocking 9:40.88. LeBlanc, from Duvall, is a Cedarcrest HS grad.
Westmont meet, Santa Barbara, CA: A pair of Valleyites repped George Fox University in this southern California meet yesterday. Mount Si HS alums Andrew Ross and Austin Gappa both raced the men’s 1500m for the Bruins, with Ross taking sixth clocking 4:00.19 and Gappa in 11th, with a time of 4:03.50. Both men are from North Bend, and the two also ran together the men’s 800m, with Gappa taking 10th clocking 2:02.10 and Ross finishing 19th with a time of 2:07.47.
Also on this Sunday morning:
Lacrosse
Whitworth women 16, Puget Sound 5: The Pirates cruised at home in Spokane yesterday over the visiting Loggers. Freshman Campbell Vincent scored two goals for Whitworth; the 2023 Mount Si HS grad from North Bend now has 20 on the season for the Pirates, one of the top freshman totals in the country we’d assume. Good stuff.
St. Vincent 11, Lebanon Valley men 10: The visitors from western Pennsylvania stunned the host Dutchmen scoring what turned out to be the game-winner with about 90 seconds left in regulation as Lebanon Valley fell in a heartbreaker last night at home in Annville, PA. Freshman Kellen Markley, he of Snoqualmie and a Mount Si HS alum, recorded two ground balls on defense for LVC in the game.
Stanford 18, Oregon women 8: The Cardinal cruised past the Ducks yesterday at home in Palo Alto, CA. Sophomore Anna Simmons, from North Bend and a 2022 Mount Si HS alum, had an assist in the game for Oregon.
Basketball
WSU men fall in March Madness: Washington State University’s men’s basketball team saw its season end last night with a 67-56 loss in the second round of the NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament to Iowa State University in Omaha, NE. Senior Jabe Mullins, he of Snoqualmie and a 2020 Mount Si HS grad, did not play in the game for WSU. They finished 25-10 on the season.
Snoqualmie Valley Sports Journal 