Island sports briefs
Island sports briefs.
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.
Record breakers want to bestow the mantle to whoever is interested. It’s been one long, crazy trip for the crew of OAR Northwest.
Greg Spooner, a Bainbridge native, and Jordan Hanssen were at Woodward Middle School Jan. 27 to make a presentation about their journey as part of the second annual Healthy Living Expo.
The crew had been on a whirlwind tour, appearing on Good Morning America and CNN, were feted with days dedicated to them by Seattle and Pierce County and were even honored at a Seahawks’ game.
And even after 18 months of living, eating, sleeping and breathing their dream of rowing across the Atlantic Ocean, the OAR Northwest co-founders sometimes think they’re still dreaming when they see the footage of their transatlantic voyage.
Welsh finishes second in the all-around to West Seattle’s Fogle. WEST SEATTLE – The Bainbridge gymnastics team didn’t need much more motivation in the Metro League championship meet than remembering last year’s two-point loss to arch-rival West Seattle.
They used their depth to put on strong performances on the vault and the beam to stave off the Wildcats 162.925-156.7 to win the Metro League championship Friday night at West Seattle High School.
It’s their fifth league title in the six years that they’ve been in the league.
Without their top two players, Spartans score early for big win. No Caitlyn Salo? No Brittany Gray?
No problem.
The Bainbridge girls basketball team came out and scored on their first five possessions en route to a 53-25 pasting of the Bishop Blanchet Braves Wednesday night at Paski Gymnasium.
The win puts them back at .500 and leaves them two games behind Holy Names for third place in the Metro League Mountain Division.
The defending dive champ enjoys solving a problem when it comes up. It’s a practice like any other practice that’s occurred in the past.
Olaf Olson gets on the board, does a one and a half backflip into the water, receives some instruction from Bainbridge Island Diving Club coach Chris Miller, watches the replay on the television, then gets back on the board and does the same thing again.
But there’s no feeling that Olson is just going through the motions of another practice.
Welsh goes undefeated in the all-around for first time in several years; Bainbridge hangs onto the ball, win three straight away games in four days. Katherine Samstag was understandably nervous as she sat with her teammates waiting for the final scores of the meet between Bainbridge and North Kitsap.
The senior co-captain wasn’t sure if they had scored well enough in the four events to earn a win.
But despite a bad showing on the bars, the Spartans performed well on the vault and floor to get the win – albeit a close one – in their regular season finale over the Vikings 157.75-155.35 Friday night at BHS.
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