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Bainbridge FC GU17 midfielder Hannah Trageser (at left) gives a ride to forward Alex Mynatt during a break in practice. The GU17 team is currently ranked ninth in the state and qualified for the third division of the Washington State Youth Soccer Association Premier League in June. The league starts their season next February.
Select soccer on the rise
August 11, 2007 8:00 am

Four different teams make the top league in the state next year. Members of the Bainbridge FC girls U17 soccer team – those that were not on vacation or participating in other activities – got back on the practice fields at the high school last Wednesday after a two week break.
As they performed drills in the waning moments of the sun under the constant direction of coach Phil Avison, coach Peter Kepler talked about how quickly everything came together for them as a team after their formation.
“They’ve just jelled really well together,” he said.

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The British invaded North Kitsap last week as they challenged Bainbridge Lacrosse. The visiting team was in town for the week.
Bainbridge girls lacrosse is taking on the world
July 25, 2007 8:00 pm

Spartans host players, face lacrosse teams from England. POULSBO – If there was any indication that the girls lacrosse game between Bainbridge and Lady Eleanor Holles was a simple exhibition game, it wasn’t apparent to the Spartans.
There was plenty of pushing and shoving going on between both teams, with one of the Holles players carried off the field with a knee injury late in the game.
Afterwards, many of the girls talked to head coach Tami Tommila about the physical play of the British girls on the field.

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Jason Taylor is making the trek up Mount Rainier this weekend to help raise money for the American Lung Association.
Sports Roundup – Man ready to conquer mountain...
July 18, 2007 8:00 am

Jason Taylor will climb Mt. Rainier to help people breathe. The snow capped peak of Mount Rainier is always in sight for Bainbridge resident Jason Taylor.
It’s visible from his home on Murden Cove where he lives with his wife Penny and two young children, it’s in the background when he goes for his daily run and it’s in sight when he drives to his job in Gig Harbor where he works for the Threshold Group as a investment advisor for foundations and wealthy families.
The mountain can even be seen from his office, as the building is located right next to the water and has a dock where he can get an even closer look if he so desires. “You just walk on that dock and it’s right there,” he said. “It beckons you.
“You can’t escape it. It’s everywhere you look. It dominates.”

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