“The BHS boys’ lacrosse team defeated Eastside on Wednesday to qualify for tonight’s state championship game against Mercer Island.But there was some anxious fourth-quarter quivering among the home crowd before Bainbridge hung on for an 11-8 win. I was surprised at how close the game was, said coach Ryan Painter. I think we got a little complacent in the second half.It would have been nice to ride some momentum into Saturday. But I’m not too worried. I think we match up well. “
“Jacob Hayashi scored a hat trick in each half to finish with six goals as the boys lacrosse team defeated Lakeside 15-8 on Friday to finish the regular season with a 15-0 record.The team begins the pursuit of its eighth straight state championship with a home game at 6 p.m. tonight against Eastside. A win puts Bainbridge into Saturday night’s title game at Mercer Island Stadium against Lakeside or Mercer Island.Of the Lakeside game, coach Ryan Painter said that I expected us to win, but not by this margin. Our depth really helps us in games like this, because Lakeside isn’t nearly as deep. “
“If BHS senior Joe Lanza lined up among a dozen or so Spartan athletes, and an outside observer was asked to pick out the scratch golfer from among the group, chances are that Lanza wouldn’t be among the top choices.He stands just 5-7 and weighs 155 pounds, hardly the dimensions that you’d associate with Wing Point’s co-course record holder of 64. In fact, given Lanza’s polished, articulate manner of speaking and careful, reasoned responses to questions, the team you’d initially be inclined to identify him with would be the debate squad.But put that same group on the 17th tee at Wing Point and there wouldn’t be any doubt. “
“The BHS soccer team defeated Lakes 4-3 on Thursday, to advance to the state playoffs as the No. 1 seed from District 3. The Spartans will play the loser of tomorrow’s Jackson/Stanwood game at Silverdale Stadium on Tuesday, with a probable start time of 6 p.m.Mitka von Reis Crooks notched his second hat trick in as many games for the Spartans, and Jed Ballou added the fourth goal in the win.Coach Alex von Reis Crooks credited super freshman defender Jeff Oldenkamp with the play of the game, poking away a shot that had beaten the goalie with 10 minutes remaining to maintain the then 4-2 Spartan lead. “
“The girls’ track team finished second at last weekend’s Olympic League Championships, scoring 118 points to Port Angeles’ 150. The team of Becca Ivey, Veronica Ivey, Kari Jensen and Sarah Grue set a new school record of 4:10.0 in the 4×400 relay. The Spartans swept the relays as they also won the 4×100 (51.3) and 4×200 (1:50.8).The boys were third, as Central Kitsap won with 126, Port Angeles had 109 and the Spartans recorded 92. “
“Sometime later this month, BHS senior Chris Shaffer will throw his final pitch in a Spartan baseball uniform. It might also mark his final mound appearance in organized baseball, as he’s discussed the college baseball experience with last year’s standout pitchers Jamie Hawkins and Thomas Henshaw.They’re doing a lot more than they ever did here, he says. They spend a lot of time in the weight room and conditioning. It’s really a big step up. And Taylor Childress (BHS ’99) pitched a year or two for Vanderbilt, then he gave it up.So it might be time to focus on studying and my career, says Shaffer. “
“The high hurdles, the opening event of Friday’s three-way track meet with visiting Central Kitsap and Port Angeles, set the tone for what would follow. CK swept the boys hurdles en route to scoring 68 points to Port Angeles’ 61 and Bainbridge’s 52.Melissa Borgen ran 17.0 into a headwind to win the event for Bainbridge, but Port Angeles’ superior depth – the Roughriders took third and fourth – foreshadowed the team outcome. Both the Spartans and Roughriders won nine events, but Port Angeles scored more of the crucial seconds, thirds and fourths to top the Spartans 98.5 to 71. The Cougars were far in arrears with 19.5. The exception was the 400 and 800. Becca Ivey won both races (60.5 and 2:33.2) with her sister Veronica third in the 400 (62.5) and Kari Jensen fourth (65.4). In the 800, Veronica moved from fifth at 500 meters to finish second (2:35.1). Becca Ivey also anchored the winning 4×400 relay (4:28.7).Other Spartan highlights: “
“The Spartan tennis team bounced back from Monday’s narrow loss at Port Angeles to defeat Bremerton, its other primary Olympic League rival, 5-2 on Wednesday.P.A. wasn’t the end of the world, coach Mike Anderson said. The kids all have great attitudes, very positive and mature. They can accept losing, but they still want to compete.All three doubles teams played well today. I’m very happy with them.Jessica Antilla and Kristen Carmel set the tone with a 6-0, 6-1 triumph in girls’ doubles. They’re going to make a run at state, so they’ll be playing together as much as possible, Anderson said, particularly with the remaining schedule consisting of teams whom the Spartans have already beaten.Trenton Gibbons and Pat Bradshaw had little difficulty in winning boys’ doubles, 6-1, 6-1. And with the spectators sometimes sounding more like a football crowd with its loud chants, Will Storch and Anna-Lisa Breiland won mixed doubles, 6-1, 6-0.Sam Marshall easily won No. 2 boys’ singles 6-0, 6-1, and Maggie Vick came from behind to win No. 2 girls’ singles 7-5, 6-3.Maggie’s been playing well, Anderson said, noting that she has also won several junior tournaments. “
“Spartan errors on three ground balls that could have ended the sixth inning led to five North Kitsap runs, and a 7-2 loss that ended the BHS baseball team’s seven-game league winning streak Friday.The Spartan nine played Olympic League-leading Vikings even for five innings on the strength of Chris Shaffer’s pitching and Simon Pollack’s clutch two-out, two-strike single in the second inning to drive in two runs. But in the bottom of the sixth, with the score knotted at 2-2, the Vikings opened with two singles, tallying five runs on the string of field miscues. “
“Island residents Roy Manuel and Maureen Bydalek each won Best Overall at Saturday’s Vancouver (Wash.) Natural Classic bodybuilding competition, topping a field of 130. They also qualified for two national championships in July.The day began early for Manuel, 29, the Bainbridge Human Performance Center’s physiology manager, and Bydalek, 38, a contract personal trainer who normally works with her clients at the HPC.First we have a morning prep time, Manuel said. We pump up, warm up, and oil up. That readies them for pre-judging, a series of quarter turns and mandatory poses which take muscle mass, symmetry, shape, definition and presentation into consideration. Competitors are scored against everyone else in their division. “
“An article in last week’s Seattle Times evaluated Bainbridge’s entry into the Metro League next fall:If any Bainbridge kid wins a sprint championship in track this spring, take a picture. It could be years before it happens again.This dose of dis was a tough pill for Spartan senior track co-captain Luke Preble to swallow.If I had been in Metro, I would have made it to state in at least one event every year since I was a freshman, based on district qualifying times, Preble says. I have been surprised at how easy it is to get to state in Metro compared to the West Central District, which we are in now. “
“When Elizabeth Bailey, a BHS junior, launched herself off a trampoline last summer at a swim team get-together, she had no idea she was about to launch a new island club. She landed awkwardly, broke her thumb, and had to bypass the season because her cast prevented her from entering the water.So she began hanging around the Lake Washington Rowing Club. Pulling an oar put no strain on her thumb or the cast.She enjoyed it so much that she and Kacy Hamilton – who had previous experience with Lakeside School’s summer program at Pocock Rowing Center – put a notice in the school paper to see if any of their fellow students might be interested in starting a similar group. “
“Brooke Hilton will make one college fastpitch coach’s day. And disappoint at least three others.Friday is the first day that high school seniors can sign with colleges. And Hilton has narrowed the field to the University of San Diego, University of Southern Virginia, New Jersey’s Rider University, and Towson College (Maryland).While all would involve considerable travel, that’s nothing new to the peripatetic Hilton, who has lived in 10 different states.Most recent was Utah before her family moved here during her junior year so her father could take a job with clothing maker Cutter and Buck.During the myriad changes in locales, fastpitch has been a constant in her life. “
