Davis leads the way with 16 points and three big free throws in overtime.
BELLEVUE – All Caleb Davis needed to do was hit his free throws, and the Bainbridge boys basketball team was off to the 3A Sea-King District 2 championship.
With a sizable crowd roaring to distract him, the junior guard stepped up, took a deep breath, made a few dribbles, and knocked down both freebies with ease with 30.9 seconds left.
Four players score in double figures as BHS makes it to State after 9 years.
Bainbridge bounces back from a loss to Mount Si, downing Nathan Hale by 9.
The gymnast hits the trifecta, bringing home gold in vault, bars and all-around.
The senior wins another dive title while Hallett takes two bronzes.
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BHS controls the boards, play Rainier Beach tonight at SPU.
The number one Bainbridge boys basketball team dominated on the glass and held off a strong run by the seventh ranked Chief Sealth Seahawks in the fourth quarter to win 61-50 Tuesday at Paski Gymnasium in a Metro League tournament semifinal game.
Gymnastics, wrestling and swimming ready to bring home gold.
After the team meeting before gymnastics practice Tuesday, head coach Cindy Guy handed out a bag of peanut M&Ms to the girls that scored at least a 9.0.
The tradition dates back to when Guy started at Bainbridge High School as the gymnastics coach in 1979 and Guy’s husband handed out bags of the popular candy to gymnasts who scored a nine, which was rare in those days because many gymnasts on the team were still learning about the sport.
Two relay teams make it to state while Cheyne Clark places second in diving. UNVERSITY OF WASHINGTON – Even though he took home a district title, Austin Hallett knows he should have won another one.
“I was a lot more nervous for the 100 free than I was for the 100 back because I knew that guy (Mercer Island’s Ian Fisk) was a freshman,” he said. “I just kinda lost focus on that last wall and caught it a little wide. I gave him a little edge, I think.”
Marie Welsh wins four titles, including the all-around with a record score of 38.0.
Spartans host West Seattle at 7 p.m. Monday for the playoffs.Caitlyn Salo and the Bainbridge girls basketball team have had a frustrating season.
The team has gone through the ups and downs of losing close games to ranked teams all year while Salo has been out the past few games with an ulcer.
“I’m not sure what it was (from),” she said. “I don’t think it was stress (related) but it could have been.”
The senior guard pours in 35 points as Bainbridge defeats arch-rival O’Dea. SEATTLE – Who would win in a matchup between Bainbridge and O’Dea?
That’s been debated by high school basketball fans all season as both teams have posted sterling records.
The two could meet several more times in the postseason and with titles on the line, but Game One goes to the Spartans.
Steven Gray scored 35 points in one of his best performances of the season as Bainbridge defeated O’Dea 59-58 at O’Dea High School in downtown Seattle Saturday afternoon.
