Hazen, Liberty athletes earn all-league honors
May 21, 2013
UPDATED — 3:30 p.m. May 22, 2013
As the spring sports season comes to a close, local athletes are being honored for their athletic achievements with the unveiling of the all-league teams. Players and coaches select all-league teams annually. Email additional all-league honors to newcastle@isspress.com.
Note: Only athletes from Hazen and Liberty are listed.
Soccer
Seamount
Coach of the Year — Ken Matthews, Hazen
Athlete of the Year — Sam Bunnell, Hazen Read more
Hazen soccer advances in state tournament
May 16, 2013
NEW — 2:10 p.m. May 16, 2013
The Hazen High School soccer team did not have their best stuff as state tournament play opened on May 15, but it was just good enough to defeat Mountain View, 3-2.
Senior midfielder Casey Guay put Hazen on the board first, scoring a quick goal, just four minutes into the game.
The lead would be short-lived, because just three minutes later, Mountain View responded with a goal of their own.
The Highlanders took the lead back in the 17th minute, when junior midfielder Luis Puga scored what would be the first of his two goals. Read more
Liberty, Hazen soccer teams begin state competition
May 14, 2013
NEW — 3:10 p.m. May 14, 2013
The 2013 regular season was nothing but a success for the Liberty and Hazen high school boys soccer teams.
The Highlanders clinched their second straight Seamount League title. Led by the league’s athlete of the year Sam Bunnell, Hazen lost only one game this season.
Hazen was well represented on the all-league team, including Bunnell and coach Ken Matthews, who was named coach of the year.
Liberty matched the Highlanders, clinching the league title in a tough KingCo 3A/2A Conference. The Patriots lost only one game on the season. Coach Darren Tremblay was named the league’s coach of the year. Read more
Liberty soccer wins KingCo title
May 7, 2013
NEW — 11:50 a.m. May 7, 2013
The Liberty High School boys soccer team clinched the KingCo title with a 2-1 victory against Mount Si on May 2.
Connor Noblat and Josh Johnson scored the two goals for the Patriots.
The win means that Liberty now goes directly to the state tournament, where it will host the No. 3 team from the WesCo 3A tournament at 7 p.m. May 15.
Liberty has had a dominant season so far, posting a 10-1-3 conference record. The team’s only loss this season was against Bellevue.
Liberty nets another draw with Mercer Island
May 1, 2013
By Greg Farrar
Jake Ericksen (left), Liberty High School senior defender, and Mercer Island senior midfielder Jamie Lungmus share a collision, while trying to gain control of the ball from each other in the first period during a hard-fought 90 minutes of soccer which ended in a scoreless draw.
UPDATED: The Liberty High School boys soccer team clinched the KingCo title with a 2-1 victory against Mount Si on May 2.
Connor Noblat and Josh Johnson scored the two goals for the Patriots.
The win means that Liberty now goes directly to the state tournament, where it will host the No. 3 team from the WesCo 3A tournament at 7 p.m. May 15.
Liberty has had a dominant season so far, posting a 10-1-3 conference record. The team’s only loss this season was against Bellevue. Read more
Liberty Lacrosse Club forms new Eastside youth program
May 1, 2013
By Greg Farrar
Max Batali (20), Liberty freshman defender, and Wyatt Johnson (14), junior defender, go after the ball against Tahoma attacker Blake Lucky (left) and midfielder Dakoda Barger in a lacrosse match April 24 at Maywood Middle School.
The Liberty Lacrosse Club has garnered enough interest to expand its program to include players younger than high school on the Eastside. Read more
Hazen soccer clinches Seamount League championship
May 1, 2013
Contributed
The Hazen High School soccer team poses for a group shot after it clinched the Seamount League championship with a 1-0 victory against Kennedy Catholic on April 26.
After about 75 minutes of scoreless play in the Hazen High School soccer team’s April 26 contest against Kennedy Catholic, senior Devin Sando was sitting on the bench with a bloody nose. Just a few spots next to him sat freshman Reyes Garcia, on the sidelines because of a yellow card. Read more
Hoo-ray for Hazen
April 4, 2013
Drill team wins repeat state title
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The Hazen High School drill team poses with its state championship trophies at the Yakima SunDome March 22. Hazen placed first in 3A pom and second in 3A military.
Hazen High School is home to a burgeoning dynasty, even if its leader, drill team coach Kristin Sargent, may be too humble to admit it.
That’s what it’s called when a team wins back-to-back state championships and has placed at the state competition every year since 2008.
Liberty rugby player represents the USA
April 4, 2013
Ian Wright has Olympic dreams
Liberty rugby player Ian Wright is used to donning the blue-and-green uniform of the Liberty Rugby Football Club.
The Liberty High School senior temporarily traded in the Patriots’ colors, though, for the familiar red, white and blue of USA Rugby, when he represented the country at an international competition in February.
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Liberty Rugby Football Club player Ian Wright attempts to evade a defender as he runs across the pitch. Wright was selected from a pool of more than 120 elite athletes to join the USA Rugby High School All-Americans.
Wright was selected from a pool of more than 120 elite athletes to join the USA Rugby High School All-Americans. Only 24 athletes were chosen to fill two teams that competed at the Las Vegas Invitational Sevens Tournament, going up against squads from Canada.
Patriots unsatisfied with 3-1 win over Thunderbirds
April 4, 2013
If the Liberty High School scoreboard was functioning during the softball team’s matchup against Sammamish, it would have shown a 3-1 victory for the Patriots.
The March 28 win against the Totems didn’t feel like much of an achievement for the Liberty coaches and players, though.
By Greg Farrar
Miranda Bukantz, Liberty High School catcher, grins as she prepares to put out Haley Newton, of Sammamish, on a double play, to retire the side March 28 during the third inning of the Patriots’ 3-1 win over the Totems.
“We won, but we really didn’t win,” first-year Liberty coach Zach Bartholomew said. “Mentally, it was a disaster and to play in this league, you’ve got to be better than that.”
