Fast-pitch tryouts coming
The Northwest Buzz 18U Girls fast-pitch team will be holding
tryouts on Aug. 20 and Aug. 27. The team will be playing the “Gold” schedule
this fall and in 2001. For more information call Mike at (425) 486-6794,
or email mnr@foxinternet.net.
Track Club does well at Hershey qualifier
Several members of the Snoqualmie Valley Track Club
participated in the Hershey State Track and Field meet held at Clover Park
High School several weeks ago. The meet brings in participants from all over
the state, ages 9 to 14. It is sponsored by the Hershey Chocolate Co. in
Hershey, Penn., with the possibility for the state winners to be chosen to participate
in the National Hershey Track & Field meet.
9- and 10-year-old boys:
Drake DaPonte; first place, 400 meters 1:09.01, third place, 200
meter 31.72 and third place, standing long jump, 6 feet 2 ¼ inches.
Chad Hennig; second place, 50 meter, 8.07 and seventh place,
100 meter, 15.87.
11- and 12-year-old girls:
Tonya Divers; third place, 400 meter, 1:10.43, sixth place, 200
meter, 30.4 and eighth place, softball throw, 117 feet.
Lisa Cushing; ninth place, 400 meter, 1:11.82, (a personal record).
11- and 12-year-old boys:
Frank McLaughlin; 200 meter (time not posted), sixth place,
softball throw, 146 feet and fourth place, 100 meter, 14.71.
Robby Pekara; 400 meter, 1:24 and 800 meter, 3:05.
13- and 14-year-old girls:
Leah Coffey: 800 meter, 3:08.31.
13- and 14-year-old boys:
Tom Peterson: tenth place, 1600 meter, 5:40.13.
DaPonte was invited to Pennsylvania to run in the 400 meter.
Results for the national meet will be posted after he returns.
Hole in one
Mount Si Golf Course announced a recent hole-in-one. The shot
was made by Lee Geary on hole No. 8 using a 3 wood. The hole is measured
at 125 yards.
Sounders win home opener
The Seattle Select Women’s team continued its unbeaten streak as
forward Tami Bennett scored a natural hat trick and led the team to a 4-0 win
over the Vancouver Lady Sixers in a provisional W-League game played
Saturday afternoon at Seattle Memorial Stadium.
More than 2,100 people came to witness the Select’s first-ever
home game. The fans watched as Seattle dominated, outshooting
Vancouver 16-2 and not allowing the Lady Sixers a good scoring chance.
The Select had its first goal in the fourth minute when
midfielder Theresa Wagner passed the ball to Bennett, who received it 5 yards
out and scored with a shot to the right side of the goal. Twelve minutes later,
the pair connected again to score the second goal of the afternoon
when Wagner received the ball on the 30-yard line and dribbled all the way
to the goal line. She passed the ball to Bennett, who was 5 yards out,
and Bennett sent the ball straight into the back of the net.
Bennett scored her third goal in the 38th minute with a pass from
defender Dana Kimble in the right corner. Bennett pounded the ball into the
net from 5 yards out.
The Select scored its final goal of the afternoon in the 87th minute
with a shot by forward Erin Otagaki with Karen Hardy assisting. Hardy
passed the ball near the goal line to the left of the goal. Otagaki received it about
10 yards from the right side of the goal.
The team is undefeated and holds a 5-0-2 record. The Lady Sixers
are the only team to score a goal against Seattle.
“This game was a repeat of the game last week in Vancouver
where we dominated the game,” said Coach Chance Fry. “But this time, we
finished our scoring chances. The team played great tonight. What can you
say about Tami Bennett? She finished all of her chances and put the game
out of reach before halftime.”
Mount Si’s Lindsey Jorgensen did the majority of the goal-keeping
duties to assist in the shutout.
