You can read all of the amendments on the link, but one of the big ones this year is creation of a 10-day dead period after the spring state tournament and prior to the start of the football season. Each school would designate the 10-day period and during that time athletes and coaches would not be allowed to use school equipment or facilities, including the weight room or exercise facility, and coaches would not have any contact with athletes on or off school campus.

Another proposed amendment would add football helmets and should pads to the school uniforms rule, which means that gear could only be worn/used during WIAA season or during Washington State Coaches Association feeder or state contests. The rule also would make it a violation to use football helmets or shoulder pads during the summer, unless used during a WSCA event or state contest.

The rational behind the amendment, which was proposed by Everett, Cascade, Marysville Getchell and Marysville Pilchuck high schools, would decrease the number of hits a student can take during the season, which would hopefully prevent concussions.

There are 16 amendments in all, which will be discussed and voted on by the WIAA representative assembly, usually later in the spring.

In the 3A team rankings, Mercer Island is ranked No. 6, while KingCo opponent Bellevue was ranked No. 15.

Individually, freshman Luke Wilson was ranked No. 11 in the 106 weight class, while Jake Pruchno is ranked No. 8 in the 113 class.

Blake Johnson holds the top spot in the 160 class, with Nick Chandler at No. 10 in the 170 class. Phil Frazier also is in the No. 1 spot in the 182 class.

Next weekend marks the beginning of the postseason push, with the various KingCo tournaments. Here’s a quick look at where teams stand.

Boys basketball

The Islanders (as of Tuesday, Jan. 24) are in fourth place in KingCo, tied in league with Lake Washington.

Because of the snow last week the team missed several very important games against the other top teams in the league.

The standings are (again as of Tuesday, Jan. 24)

1. Bellevue 7-1 (12-2)

2. Sammamish 7-1 (11-3)

3. Lake Washington 6-2 (10-4)

4. Mercer Island 6-2 (11-4)

5. Mount Si 3-5 (4-10)

6. Liberty 2-6 (7-7)

The top six teams make the KingCo tournament which begins on Monday, Feb. 6 (pushed back because of the snow schedule).

The Islanders will face each of the teams ahead of it in the final week before KingCo, which will decide seeding into the tournament.

Between now and then the Islanders will play Sammamish on Saturday, Jan. 28 at 7:30 p.m. at Sammamish; Interlake on Monday, Jan. 20 at 6:15 p.m. then at Lake Washington on Wednesday, Feb. 1 at 7 p.m. and against Bellevue on Friday, Feb. 3 at 8 p.m.

The KingCo tournament is held at higher seed schools for the first round and then at Bellevue College beginning on Tuesday, Feb. 7.

I’ll update brackets and seeding as it become clear.

Girls basketball

For the first time in several years the Mercer Island girls are on the edge of not making the post season.

As of Tuesday, Jan. 24 the team is tied for sixth place with Interlake. The top six teams move into the KingCo tournament.

The Islanders are 2-6, as is Interlake, but the Saints are 6-8 overall, while Mercer Island is 2-11. The two teams will face off on Monday, Jan. 20 at Interlake starting at 6:15 p.m.

Before the end of the regular season the team will face the league’s No. 1 Juanita on Friday, Jan. 27, Sammamish, the last place team on Saturday, Jan. 28, then Interlake, followed by Interlake again on Wednesday, Feb. 1 and Bellevue on Friday, Feb. 3.

Wrestling

The KingCo wrestling tournament begins on Friday, Feb. 3 and continues on Saturday, Feb. 4 at Liberty High School.

The following weekend the team will head to Skyline for the Regional meet.

The Islanders are hoping to win their third straight KingCo title.

Gymnastics

The Mercer Island gymnastics final home meet, which was supposed to be held last Thursday, is still waiting to be rescheduled. It was going to be senior night.

The team will begin the postseason with the KingCo meet at Roosevelt High School on Feb. 4 at 8 a.m.

Swimming

The Mercer Island boys have continued their success this season in the pool. They begin the push for state on Saturday, Feb. 4 with the KingCo finals at Mary Wayte Pool. The district meet will be held the weekend after that.

As the season continues and things clear up on seedings, locations, dates and times I’ll update this.

WEDNESDAY, JANAURY 25

Starting Thursday Jan. 26, there become changes in the game schedule, due to rescheduling snowed-out Varsity events for all Winter Sports.  Sub-Varsity Basketball will have games bumped off dates and I will work to try to reschedule those games, extending into the week of Mon 2/6-Fri 2/10.

The classifications will remain in place until the 2014 school year. Schools with 513 to 1085 students were in the 2A classifications, while schools with between 1086 and 1303 were grouped as 3A. All schools with more than 1304 students will compete in 4A.

Mercer Island easily remains in 3A with 1,114.75 students. The decimal points come from the FTE (full time equivalent) counting, so schools can accurately reflect running start and part time students.

Juanita High School was the second to smallest 3A school with 1096.27 students. Only Shorecrest was smaller with 1096.16 students.

Lake Washington will compete for the next two school years as 2A with 1064.91 students. The school dropped from 4A to 3A in the previously reclassification.

Interlake, which previously had competed in the 2A classification moved up to 3A, while Sammamish moved down to 2A with 902.95 students.

Skykomish High School is listed as the smallest high school in the state with 10 students, competing in the 1B classification. South Kitsap was the largest with 2,447.63 students.

It’s the 34th season in the state for teams, and this year welcomes 10 new boys and girls teams to the leagues.

The spring season begins March 9 and ends with the boys state title game on May. 26.

The Mercer Island boys will begin their season as defending state champs against Bainbridge on March 10, a Saturday, in the annual Island Wars.

The Mercer Island girls will get underway on Monday, March 12 with a home game against Overlake.

Games are typically rescheduled once schools are back in session and schedules can be sorted out as to who can play where and when. Currently there have been 12 sports games that have been cancelled for Mercer Island (through Thursday, but Friday’s could very well be cancelled as well).

It gets a little trickier for teams when the cancellations affect multiple schools and multiple teams. Since there has been no school for most of the KingCo schools, meaning no games for winter sports since Tuesday, that means a lot of make up games to schedule and figure out in the next several weeks, along with trying to play the regularly scheduled games.

Once those games begin to be rescheduled I will update with locations and times.

Keller, who recently finished his final season with the Sounders, started playing the Under-7 Woodlawn Cemetery Diggers Booster soccer club, a member of the Washington State Youth Soccer. He played for several clubs in Washington, as well as the U.S. Youth Soccer regional team and national team.

He played internationally with teams in Germany and Spain and in the English Premier League, before returning back to Washington to play with the Sounders.

Keller was named to the U.S. World Cup teams in 1990, 1998, 2002 and 2006, and in 2006 was one of only two players to be named to four World Cup rosters. He’s earned three Gold Cups, three U.S. Open Cups and three U.S. Soccer athlete of the year awards.

It was recently announced he’ll be returning to the Sounders next season, this time in the broadcasting booth with Ross Fletcher.

The Hall of Fame inductees will be honored at the U.S. Soccer Awards gala on Feb. 17 in Boston.

Lindquist was also selected as the MVP of the game by Scout.com. Lindquist will play for the University of Washington next fall.

Here’s a release about the game:

Inaugural All-American Bowl Proves Why It Belongs
Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl displayed talent, pageantry rivaling established bowls

The inaugural Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl had as much enthusiasm and intensity on the sidelines as the players and coaches did on the field. The Marine Corps pageantry was on exhibit inside and outside of Chase Field in Phoenix from the time the players took the field to the time the West squad hoisted the championship trophy at midfield. From Master Sargent’s giving locker room speeches and an F-16 flyover during the national anthem, there was no question which branch of the armed forces was behind the game.

•  The East squad took the early lead when Phillip Nelson connected with JaQuay Williams for a 47 yard touchdown pass after Williams got behind prolific Notre Dame bound wide receiver Deontay Greenberry, who was playing both ways for the West.

• With 8:40 remaining in the second quarter, Washington Husky commit Jeff Lindquist hooked up with Jaydon Mickens on a 14 yard TD pass to tie things up at 7.

• The West was able take the lead when Jeff Lindquist once again was able to find an open receiver down the field. This time Lindquist connected on a 26 yard TD pass to Corey Batey which put the West up 14-7.

• Nick Patti, a versatile QB from Dr. Phillips High School in Orlando hooked up with Maxx Williams for a nine yard TD leaving the score tied 14-14 heading into the half.

•  Set up by a 53 yard kickoff return by Virginia Tech commit Donaldven Manning

•  The score remained tied until Marshall Morgan trotted onto the field with five minutes remaining in the fourth. Morgan hit a 46 yard field goal which in the end gave the West a 17-14 victory over the East.

I just got this press release from the Mercer Island Boys and Girls Basketball Booster Club:

Islanders Fans, see you at tip-off at the first Friday night home games of 2012 on Jan. 13.

The Islanders girls’ and boys’ basketball teams plan to use their home court advantage to secure a win against the Mt. Si Wildcats with fans filling the stands wearing white to show support. 

So, put on a white T-Shirt or purchase an Islanders “White Out” Graphic T-Shirt (while supplies last) and see you at the game(s)! “White Out” Graphic T-Shirts ($5) will be available for purchase Thursday, Jan. 12 and Friday, Jan. 13 in the MIHS Commons during lunch and Jan. 13 at game time.

Game times are as follows:

        • 3:30 pm JV Girls @ MIHS

        • 5:00 pm JV Boys @ MIHS

        • 6:30 pm Varsity Girls @ MIHS

        • 8:00 pm Varstiy Boys @ MIHS

Its hard, especially in the early season before everyone consistently plays league games, to really pin things down across the board, but here’s where we stand for week three. The Lake Washington boys dropped out of the 3A rankings after losing to Sammamish last week. The Juanita girls also slipped out of the rankings, despite their win over Mount Si last week.

We’ll be back in the new year when we should start to get a better idea of where teams will spend the season. Happy Holidays!

Boys 4A

1. Davis
2. Snohomish
3. Bellarmine Prep
4. Skyline
5. Curtis
6. Lewis & Clark
7. Mount Rainier
8. Union
9. Garfield
10. Evergreen

Boys 3A

1. University
2. Rainier Beach
3. Lincoln
4. O’Dea
5. Foss
6. Kamiakin
7. Franklin
8. Sammamish
9. Seattle Prep
10. Lakes

 Girls 4A

1. Mount Rainier
2. Emerald Ridge
3. Central Valley
4. Skyview
5. Lake Stevens
6. Woodinville
7. Stanwood
8. Bellarmine Prep
9. Central Kitsap
10. Jackson

Girls 3A

1. Prairie
2. Auburn Mountainview
3. Kamiakin
4. Holy Names
5. Lakes
6. Liberty
7. Wilson
8. Shorecrest
9. University
10. Seattle Prep

You can follow along with the boys action on the radio here.

Monday, Dec. 19

C/JV/Varsity Girls Basketball @ Prairie:  Prarie HS Gym; C 3:30 PM, JV 5:00 PM, Varsity 7:00 PM

Tuesday, Dec. 20

Varsity Boys Basketball @ Jared Cook Classic in Atlanta GA

Soph Boys Basketball @ Garfield:  Garfield HS Gym; 1:45 PM

Wednesday, Dec. 21

Varsity Boys Basketball @ Jared Cook Classic in Atlanta GA

JV/Varsity Wrestling @ O’Dea Double Dual with Marysville-Pilchuck & Stanwood O’Dea HS Gym; 11:00 AM

Thursday, Dec. 22

Varsity Boys Basketball @ Jared Cook Classic in Atlanta GA

 Thursday, Dec. 29

JV/Varsity Boys Basketball vs. Australian Team:  MIHS Main Gym; JV 3:30 PM, Varsity 7:30 PM

also, here at MIHS, Calvin College vs. Whitworth College:  MIHS Main Gym, 5:30 PM

Washington Wrestling Report list of team and individual rankings for high schools in the state. The current No. 1 3A team is Yelm, followed closely by Enumclaw.

Individually, at 106 freshman Luke Wilson was ranked No. 5, while Jake Pruncho was ranked in the 120 class at No. 8.

Blake Johnson is currently No. 5 in the 160 class, while teammate Phil Frazier ranks No. 1 in the 182 weight class.

The rankings are updated each week.

Baseball, specifically 3A and 4A, will move from Safeco Field and Cheney Stadium in Tacoma because of availability issues. During the tournaments at the end of May, both the Mariners and Rainiers are scheduled to be playing at home.

The tournament will instead be held at Gesa Stadium in Pasco. The stadium can hold 3,700 people and is where the Tri-City Dust Devils, a short season single A minor league team, play.

The state’s volleyball tournaments are also likely to be changing, but nothing has yet been decided.

According to the WIAA, the tournament sites this fall had scheduling issues, as well as limited seating and bathrooms. But the larger classification tournaments did see a good turnout in ticket sales.

The girls 4A and 3A tournaments were held at St. Martin’s College while the 2A tournament was played at the Evergreen State College. Several matches ran hours behind schedule, with the title game goes late into the night on Saturday. The 1A, 2B and 1B tournament were all held at the SunDome in Yakima.

The WIAA will likely discuss the tournaments during the next executive board meeting in January.

After being named the KingCo 3A coach of the year this fall, he was also named the Seahawks Coach of the Week and was honored on Dec. 12 at the Seahawks Monday Night Football game against the Rams.

He was also named the District II head football coach of the year by the Washington State Football Coaches Association of the year. He will be honored by the coaches association on Jan. 27 at the Hilton Hotel in Bellevue.

Monday, Dec. 12

JV/Varsity Boys Basketball vs. Liberty:  MIHS Main Gym; JV 5:45 PM, Varsity 7:30 PM

Soph Boys Basketball @ Roosevelt:  Roosevelt HS Gym; 7:00 PM

Frosh Boys Basketball vs. Liberty:  North Mercer Gym; 3:45 PM

JV/Varsity Girls Basketball @ Redmond:   Redmond HS Gym; JV 5:45 PM, Varsity 7:30 PM

Tuesday, Dec. 13

No Games/Meets/Matches Today

Wednesday, Dec. 14

No Games/Meets/Matches Today

Thursday, Dec. 15

JV/Varsity Girls Basketball @ Liberty:  Liberty HS Gym; JV 5:45 PM, Varsity 7:30 PM

JV/Varsity Wrestling vs. Interlake:  MIHS Main Gym; JV 6:00 PM, Varsity  7:30 PM

Boys Swim & Dive @ Juanita:  Juanita Pool; 3:30 PM

JV Boys Basketball @ Garfield:  Garfield HS Main Gym; 7:00 PM

Frosh Boys Basketball @ Kentwood:  Kentwood HS; 4:30PM

Friday, Dec. 16

Varsity Wrestling @ Hammerhead Classic: Kitsap Sun Pavilion; 9:00 AM

Soph Boys Basketball @ Garfield:  Garfield HS Gym; 3:45 PM

JV Gymnastics @ Bainbridge Island:  Bainbridge Island HS Gym; 6:00 PM

Saturday, Dec. 17

Varsity Wrestling @ Hammerhead Classic:  Kitsap Sun Pavilion; 9:00 AM

C/JV/VarsityGirls Basketball @ Newburg, OR:  Newburg HS Gym; JV & C 3:30 PM, Varsity 5:00 PM

Varsity Gymnastics vs. Mt. Si, Liberty & Sammamish:  MIHS Main Gym; 5:00 PM

In football, senior offensive lineman James Lambert, who is from Mercer Island and graduated from Lakeside School, recently was named a first team Capital ONE/CoSIDA Academic All-American.

He has been a two-time All-SCIAC team member and team captain, as well as a four-year starter for Pomona-PItzer. Lambert has a 3.93 GPA and is an economics major.

On the field, Lambert was part of the offensive line that allowed just 13 quarterback sacks this season.

Lambert plans to join the Marine Corps as an officer after graduating before pursing a career in business.

Another Mercer Island grad, Evan Zahniser is a senior captain of the basketball team. The team has started the season with a 4-2 record.

If you know of a former Mercer Island resident or athlete doing good things, please contact sports reporter Megan Managan at mmanagan@mi-reporter.com.

In light of that, this season I’ll be posting my picks for the 4A and 3A boys and girls. As it’s just me, take the picks with whatever size grain of salt that you wish. I currently do not cover any 4A teams, and likely haven’t seen many (if any) of the 3A teams play. Let me know what you think!

Boys

4A

1. Davis
2. Bellarmine Prep
3. Evergreen
4. Skyline
5. Mount Rainier
6. Union
7. Curtis
8. Central Valley
9. Bothell
10. Lake Stevens

3A

1. Lakes
2. Seattle Prep
3. Rainier Beach
4. Kamiakin
5. O’Dea
6. Foss
7. Franklin
8. Lincoln
9. University
10. Lake Washington

Girls 

4A

1. Lewis and Clark
2. Mount Rainier
3. Central Valley
4. Lake Stevens
5. Stanwood
6. Woodinville
7. Eastlake
8. Federal Way
9. Skyview
10. Jackson

3A

1. Prairie
2. Auburn Mountainview
3. Lakes
4. Wilson
5. Kamiakin
6. Holy Names
7. Juanita
8. Shadle Park
9. Lakeside
10. Camas

Here’s the weekly sports schedule for MIHS winter sports.

Monday, Dec. 5

JV/Varsity Girls Basketball @ River Ridge:  River Ridge HS Main Gym, Lacey, WA

JV 5:15 PM, Varsity 7:00 PM

Soph Boys Basketball vs. Redmond:  MIHS Main Gym; 7:00 PM

C Girls Basketball vs. Holy Names:  North Mercer Gym; 3:45 PM

Tuesday, Dec. 6

JV/Varsity Boys Basketball vs. Sammamish:  MIHS Main Gym; JV 5:45 PM, Varsity 7:30 PM

Frosh Boys Basketball vs. Sammamish: North Mercer Gym; 3:45 PM

Boys Swim & Dive @ Liberty:  Boehm Pool; 3:30 PM

Wednesday, Dec. 7

JV/Varsity Girls Basketball @ Sammamish:  Sammamish HS Main Gym; JV 5:45 PM, Varsity 7:30 PM

Frosh Boys Basketball vs. Eastside Catholic:  North Mercer Gym; 3:45 PM

C Girls Basketball @ Sammamish:  Sammamish HS Gym; 3:45 PM

Thursday, Dec. 8

JV/Varsity Wrestling @ Sammamish:  Sammamish HS Main Gym; JV 6:00 PM, Varsity 7:30 PM

Boys Swim & Dive vs. Seattle Prep:  Mary Wayte Pool; 3:30 PM

Varsity Gymnastics vs. Interlake, Liberty & Lk. Wash:  MIHS Main Gym; 7:00 PM

Soph Boys Basketball @ Christ Church Academy:  Overlake Christian Church; 5:00 PM

Friday, Dec. 9

JV/Varsity Girls Basketball @ Bellevue: Bellevue HS Main Gym; JV 5:45 PM, Varsity 7:30 PM

JV/Varsity Boys Basketball @ Bellevue POSTPONED to Sat 1/14

C Girls Basketball vs. Bellevue:  North Mercer Gym; 3:45 PM

Soph Boys Basketball vs. Ballard: MIHS Main Gym; 3:45 PM

Frosh Boys Basketball vs. Bellevue: North Mercer Gym; 5:15 PM

Saturday, Dec. 10

Varsity Boys Basketball vs. Benson Tech @ Les Schwab Classic: Highline Community College; 8:30 PM

JV/Varsity Wrestling @ Panther Invite:  Bonney Lake HS: time TBA

The Washington Stealth, the two-time defending National Lacrosse League Western Division Champions, has announced that single game tickets for the 2012 season are now on sale. Single game tickets for each of the Stealth’s eight home games start at just $15 and are available now by calling 877-MY-75-TIX or at www.stealthlax.com.

“It’s going to be another exciting year of Stealth lacrosse,” said Stealth President David Takata. “Having competed in the last two NLL Championship Games and still bitter from a one goal loss to the Toronto Rock last year, our players are hungry to hit the floor and bring the Champion’s Cup back to Washington. We have one of the best products in all of sports and off the floor, and we have a number of great events planned for the season that we know our growing fan base will love.”

One of those events will take place on Opening Night, when the Stealth hosts the Calgary Roughnecks on Saturday, January 14 at the Comcast Arena. The Stealth will be raising their 2011 Western Division Championship banner and hosting a special fundraiser for the American Red Cross. The home opener is always one the team’s best attended games and fans are urged to purchase tickets early to get the best seats.

Fans have an opportunity to receive a great giveaway item at a number of home games throughout the season. January 28 is sure to please with a fan favorite team poster giveaway, which will include a post-game autograph session with the full team. On February 24, “Bobblehead Night” will feature Stealth All-Pro forward Lewis Ratcliff being replicated on his very own bobblehead, which will be given away to the first 1,000 fans through the doors. The season will end with a fan designed t-shirt giveaway to the first 1,000 fans entering the arena.

Takata noted, “We open the season facing one of our toughest western rivals, the Calgary Roughnecks, and finish at home against two eastern teams sporting a combined 10 winner’s plates on the Champion’s Cup. Fans can expect a special year in 2012 and we’re making it easy to catch several games for those unable to purchase a full season package.”

The Stealth will be offering a number of great single game ticket packages for its fans. Holiday shoppers will enjoy the “Fan Four Pack” includes four tickets, four drinks and four hotdogs for just $88. Fans will have an exclusive opportunity to get a t-shirt jersey featuring two of the Stealth’s biggest stars, Lewis Ratcliff and Jeff Zywicki, through the “Two Tickets, Two T-Shirts” package, which starts at just $42.

For more information on all the Stealth’s ticket offers, promotions and giveaways, call 877-MY-75-TIX or visitwww.stealthlax.com.

Somehow already there are winter sports games to list and schedules to examine. Here’s a look at the first week of contests for MIHS winter sports teams. As the boys basketball season kicks off with a non-league game Wednesday against Eastlake, it will also mark the return of radio broadcasts of the game. The girls basketball team also gets their first game of the season on Wednesday, traveling across the lake to Newport.

Thursday, wrestling takes on Everett, Mount Si and Shorewood at home in a double dual meet, while the gymnastics team will travel to Bothell on Thursday.

Enjoy!

Monday, Nov. 28

Varsity Boys Jamboree with Skyline & Nathan Hale:  MIHS Main Gym; 7:00 pm

Tuesday, Nov. 29

Soph Boys Basketball @ O’Dea:  O’Dea HS Main Gym; 4:00 PM

Frosh Boys Basketball vs. Bellarmine Prep:  North Mercer Gym; 3:45 PM

Wednesday, Nov. 30

JV/Varsity Boys Basketball vs. Eastlake:  MIHS Main Gym; JV 5:45 PM, Varsity 7:30 PM

JV/Varsity Girls Basketball @ Newport:  Newport HS Main Gym; JV 5:45 PM,  Varsity 7:30 PM

Thursday, Dec. 1

JV/Varsity Wrestling Double Dual with Everett, Mt Si & Shorewood:  MIHS Main Gym;  6:00 PM

Varsity Gymnastics @ Bothell with Inglemoor & Woodinville:  Bothell HS Main Gym; 7:00 PM

Friday, Dec. 2

JV/Varsity Boys/Girls Basketball Quad @ Mount Si:  Mount Si HS Main Gym

C Girls Basketball vs. Mount Si:  North mercer Gym; 3:45 PM

Frosh Boys Basketball vs. Mount Si:  North Mercer Gym; 5:15 PM

Saturday, Dec. 3

JV/Varsity Boys Basketball vs. Renton: MIHS Main Gym; JV 5:45 PM, Varsity 7:30 PM

Varsity Girls Basketball vs. Kentwood @ Auburn-Riverside Tourney: Auburn-Riverside HS Main Gym; 9:30 AM

JV/Varsity Wrestling @ Clash of Classes:  Skyline HS; time TBA

Doug Pacey, with the Tacoma News Tribune, explains on his blog how this plays out.

This season KingCo and Metro get 5 seeds into the state tournament, for both boys and girls. With the new draw criteria the brackets won’t be set up ahead of time, and it means districts with more than three teams are less likely to play teams from the same district in the regional round. The top teams from the regional brackets will also not meet in the first round of the state tournament.

Another change from last year is that the regional rounds will be single elimination.

Check it out here:

The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association’s (WIAA) Executive Board approved the following draw criteria for the 2011-2012 state basketball tournament for all classifications during a conference call on Nov. 21.

Draw Criteria:
The two teams that qualify from each regional will be drawn into opposite halves of the bracket.

Possible Example:
In most classifications the #1 and #2 teams from each district are playing at the same regional site although they are not playing each other. If both teams win and advance to the state championships, they would not play each other in the first round.

For districts with three or more allocations, the additional teams are being sent to one, two or all three other regional sites. If any of those teams win and advance to the state championships, they could be drawn to play against their District #1 or #2 teams in the first round.

Process for Draws:
The draw for the boys’ tournament will be conducted first and the boys’ championship game will be scheduled first during the school years beginning with an odd number. The draw for the girls’ tournament will be conducted first and the girls’ championship game will be scheduled first during the school years beginning with an even number.

The 1B, 1A and 3A draws will be conducted first during the school years beginning with an odd number. The 2B, 2A and 4A draws will be conducted first during the school years beginning with an even number.

Bracket Definitions:
The total tournament first round bracket includes games 1 through 4. The top half bracket includes games 1 and 2, while the bottom half bracket includes games 3 and 4.

1. All eight teams will be available for the first draw.

2. The home teams for games 1 through 4 will be drawn first.

3. As the first team from a regional is drawn, the second team from that regional will be placed into the opposite half bracket.

4. Visiting teams for games 4 through 1 will then be drawn.

Draw Schedule:
Sunday, February 26, 2012, at the WIAA office
11 a.m. –  1B and 2B Boys and Girls
1 p.m. –  1A and 2A Boys and Girls
3 p.m. – 3A and 4A Boys and Girls

The camp will take place Dec. 27-29 at Comcast Arena in Everett, where the Stealth play. The camp is an immersion training camp for youth and high school lacrosse players of all skill levels.

The camp will be led by Stealth forward and Academy Field Director Lewis Ratcliff, and includes all aspects of the game, such as skills, tactics, physical training and nutrition. Ratcliff will be joined by his teammates Rhys Duch, Chris McElroy, Chris O’Doughtery and Kyle Ross.

“The Holiday Camp will provide another great opportunity for lacrosse players in the region to get a stick in their hands and hone their skills,” said Ratcliff in a press release. “Box lacrosse provides these young athletes with a different skill set that will benefit them when they return to their field lacrosse club teams in the spring. The also get the unique opportunity to learn from some of the best lacrosse players in the world.”

The camp also include a three-on-three tournament on Dec. 29. Teams of four players will have rotating goalies throughout the tournament. Games will be 15 minutes each and prizes will be given to the winning teams.

Players 12 years and younger will be at the camp from 9 a.m. until noon, with players from 13 and up will play from 1 to 4 p.m. each day.

To learn more and how to register for the camp, the US Box Lacrosse website.

The Stealth Lacrosse Academy began in the fall of 2010 to help teach local youth about the game of box lacrosse, which varies from field lacrosse.

The prelim swim heat sheets have been posted on the WIAA site. Click the event to see who and where teams are swimming in the pool.

More information can also be found at the WIAA swim page.

The Mavericks, 10-0 this season, were the No. 1 team out of the WesCo conference and beat Prairie last weekend 33-7.

If the Islanders beat the Mavs they will move ahead to play next weekend against the winner of the Camas vs. Kennedy Catholic game. That game takes place on Friday, Nov. 11 down in Camas.

Click below for a full sized version of the bracket.

The team’s first game is against West Valley, a school in Yakima. The Rams are the top ranked team in the state with a 31-0 record.

If Mercer Island wins over West Valley the next game would be at 6:45 p.m. on Friday against the winner of the Auburn Mountainview vs. Glacier Peak game. A loss to the Rams would move the Islanders to play the loser of the AM vs. GP game at 2:15 p.m.

The tournament is double elimination.

Ticket information and more about the tournament can be found at the WIAA site.

Click below for a full sized version of the 3A bracket.

It’s been a while since the Islanders football team was in the playoffs and now that they are, everyone is gearing up for Friday’s game. I had an email this afternoon from David Evans, a former MI Football Booster Club president, who wanted to pass along some trivia about the 1988 team, the last one to win a playoff game.

1. They played three playoff games in 10 days to make to the Tacoma Dome for the State semi finals

2. The second and deciding game was played at Snohomish, a team rated in the top tie of the State  4A ( MI was a bigger school then)

3. The much smaller team MI was like David meeting Goliath, Snohomish thought they could wipe the field with the Islander but were they surprised when the scrappy Islanders kicked their butts and moved on to the semi finals

4. Robbie Afflek and Jeff Evans were the team captains. Jeff Evans was named to the state’s first time All State squad representing the Islanders in the prestigious East/West Game. He was the second first teamer since Mark Jarue and is only the second first team  MI All State in the history of the team up until that date

5. The team that Coach Nichols coached to this great success, never lost a game in  seven years of Junior Football and Bellevue never beat MI

6. MI played Kentwood in the State Semi Finals Tacoma Dome. They lost by one TD. The sad part of this story is two Kentwood players were disqualified on marijuana charges the Monday after the game, the win taken away and MI playing in the finals the next week. The winning TD came after a fumble. Ironically, this team never fumbled during the regular season, but the turf in the Tacoma Dome was much different that the MI filed

7. Indeed a very special team of dedicated players all contributing to success story that as you noted has not happened since 1988

8. Those wonderful little street side folding signs announcing the game were started in 1988, based on an idea by Larry and Bobbie Morris, the parents of quarterback Nick Morris, who led the team and threw to current head coach Brett Ogata

Here’s the press release:

The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA), When We Were Young Productions (WWWYP), and PlayON! Sports recently announced the launch of the WIAA Network, a new cross-platform endeavor that will deliver television and web coverage of WIAA/Dairy Farmers of Washington/Les Schwab Tires State Championships.

WWWYP/PlayON! Sports will produce and distribute content for the WIAA Network, which when fully implemented, will feature over 200 state tournament and championship events each year. Beginning this fall, the WIAA Network will bring highlight coverage of the boys and girls cross country championships along with live coverage of 3A/4A girls’ soccer, girls swimming and diving, and semifinal and championship football. All of these events will be available for viewing, live and archival, free of charge on the WIAANetwork.com broadband portal.

“This is a very exciting time for the Association and its member schools,” WIAA Executive Director Mike Colbrese said. “We recognize the necessity to offer live video webcasts to gain more exposure for our events, the member schools and the student-athletes. This agreement keeps the Association at the edge of the technology movement.”

The WIAANetwork.com online portal is schedule to launch in late October and future announcements on television coverage are forthcoming. In addition to airing live events, the portal will also be host to numerous “classic” state championship events and highlight packages from previous years. There will be no subscription fee to view any content on the portal.

“We are very excited to enter into this new partnership with the WIAA. Our goal is to deliver broader levels of coverage and exposure to all WIAA activities within the framework, mission, and values of the Association and its members,” When We Were Young President Tim Eichorst said.

For more information on which contests will be broadcasted during the 2011-12 academic school year, please check back to www.WIAA.com.

Mercer Island’s first game will be against the winner of the Nathan Hale/Holy Names game on Thursday. So far this season, Nathan Hale, part of the Metro league, is 7-9 overall, while Holy Names is 11-9 overall.

If the Islanders win their first game they will advance to play the winner of the Seattle Prep vs. Chief Sealth/Lake Washington on Saturday. After the first round of games at West Seattle, games move on Saturday to Sammamish High School.

The top five teams from the district tournament move on to the 3A state competition, which begins Nov. 11 in Lacey at St. Martin’s University.

Click on the brackets below to see the full size images.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4

There is a new No. 1 in the 4A poll after Woodinville knocked off Eastlake last Thursday.
Bellarmine Prep now enjoys their spot as No. 1 going into the first week of the playoffs.

4A
1. Bellarmine Prep (9-0)
2. Chiawana (8-0)
3. Woodinville (9-0)
4. Eastlake (8-1)
5. Federal Way (9-0)
6. Ferris (8-1)
7. Mead (8-1)
8. Lake Stevens (9-0)
9. Kentlake (9-0)
10. Skyline (6-3)
Others receiving votes: Olympia, Eisenhower

3A
1. Bellevue (9-0)
2. Lakes (9-0)
3. O'Dea (9-0)
4. Kamiakin (9-0)
5. Meadowdale (9-0)
6. Camas (8-1)
7. Peninsula (8-1)
8. Seattle Prep (8-1)
9. Kennewick (8-1)
10. Oak Harbor (8-1)
Others receiving votes: Mercer Island

2A
1. Lynden (9-0)
2. Prosser (8-1)
3. Tumwater (7-1)
4. North Thurston (8-1)
5. Lakewood (8-1)
6. Archbishop Murphy (8-1)
7. Othello (7-2)
8. Deer Park (8-1)
9. Sequim (8-1)
10. Cheney (7-1)

4A
1. Eastlake (8-0)
2. Bellarmine Prep (8-0)
3. Chiawana (7-0)
4. Woodinville (8-0)
5. Ferris (7-1)
6. Federal Way (8-0)
7. Mead (7-1)
8. Kentlake (8-0)
9. Olympia (7-1)
10. Skyline (5-3)
Others receiving votes: Lake Stevens

3A
1. Bellevue (8-0)
2. Lakes (8-0)
3. O'Dea (8-0)
4. Kamiakin (8-0)
5. Meadowdale (8-0)
6. Camas (7-1)
7. Oak Harbor (8-0)
8. Peninsula (7-1)
9. Seattle Prep (7-1)
10. Kennewick (7-1)

2A
1. Lynden (8-0)
2. Tumwater (6-1)
3. Prosser (7-1)
4. North Thurston (7-1)
5. Archbishop Murphy (7-1)
6. Lakewood (7-1)
7. Deer Park (7-1)
8. Othello (6-2)
9. W.F. West (7-1)
10. Cheney (7-1)
Others receiving votes: Sequim, North Kitsap

Mercer Island will play the winner of the Bellevue/Interlake game on Thursday, Oct. 27 at 7:30
p.m. at Sammamish HS.

The KingCo volleyball tournament will take place Oct. 27 and Oct. 29 at Sammamish High School.
While the placings won't be decided until the final regular season games are played Monday, Oct.
24, here's a look at the match ups and times.

Thursday, Oct 27th - Round 1 – Coaches Meeting at 4:45 PM – Gym Opens at 4:30 PM

   1 KingCo #3 (Juanita) vs. KingCo #6 (Liberty)  @ 5:30pm  CT. 1 (Loser Out)
   2 KingCo #4 (Lake Washington) vs. KingCo #5 (Bellevue)  @ 5:30pm  CT. 2 (Loser Out)
   3 Winner Match 1   vs. KingCo #2 (Mercer Island)   @ 7:30pm  CT. 2
   4 Winner Match 2   vs. KingCo #1 (Mount Si)   @ 7:30pm  CT. 1
Saturday Oct 29th  – Round 2 – Coaches Meeting at 2:15 PM - Gym Opens at 2:00 PM

5 Loser Match 3  vs.  Loser Match 4  @ 3:00pm CT. 1 (3rd  & 4th)
6 Winner Match 3 vs.  Winner Match 4  @ 5:30pm  CT. 1 (1st & 2nd) Championship Match

4A
1. Eastlake (7-0)
2. Bellarmine Prep (7-0)
3. Skyline (5-2)
4. Chiawana (7-0)
5. Kentlake (7-0)
6. Olympia (7-0)
7. Ferris (6-1)
8. Federal Way (7-0)
9. Woodinville (7-0)
10. Lake Stevens (7-0)

3A
1. Bellevue (7-0)
2. Lakes (7-0)
3. O'Dea (7-0)
4. Kamiakin (7-0)
5. Meadowdale (7-0)
6. Oak Harbor (7-0)
7. Camas (6-1)
8. Peninsula (6-1)
9. Seattle Prep (7-0)
10. Kennewick (6-1)
Others receiving votes: Mercer Island, Kennedy Catholic

2A
1. Lynden (7-0)
2. Tumwater (5-1)
3. Prosser (6-1)
4. Sequim (7-0)
5. North Thurston (6-1)
6. Archbishop Murphy (6-1)
7. Lakewood (6-1)
8. W.F. West (6-1)
9. Othello (5-2)
10. Cheney (6-1)
Others receiving votes: Deer Park

You can find playoff information here on the blog in the coming weeks, and already posted is a look at each sports playoff format.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 17

Varsity Boys Golf @ Sea-King District Tournament:  Willows Run Golf Course; 8:00 AM

Varsity/JV/C Teams Volleyball @ Sammamish:  Sammamish HS Gyms

JV & C Maroon 5:30 PM, Varsity & C White 7:00 PM

Varsity Boys Water Polo @ Bellevue:  Woodridge Pool; 3:30 PM

JV Football vs. Liberty:  MIHS Stadium; 6:00 PM

C Girls Soccer @ Sammamish:  Sammamish HS Stadium; 6:30 PM

JV3 Boys Tennis @ Skyline:  Skyline HS Tennis Courts; 5:00 PM (make-up match from Tues 10/11 rain-out)

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18

Girls Swim & Dive vs. Sammamish:  Mary Wayte Pool; 3:30 PM

Varsity/JV Girls Soccer vs. Bellevue:  MIHS Stadium; JV 5:30 PM, Varsity 7:30 PM

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19

Varsity Boys Tennis @ KingCo League Tourney: Skyline HS & Eastlake HS Courts; time TBA

Varsity/JV/C White Volleyball vs. Liberty:  MIHS Main Gym; JV/C 5:30 PM, Var 7:00 PM

C Girls Soccer @ Roosevelt:  Magnuson Field #6; 3:30 PM

Frosh Football vs. Liberty: MIHS Stadium; 6:00 PM

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20

Cross Country @ KingCo Meet:  Lake Sammamish State Park; 2:00 PM

Varsity Boys Tennis @ KingCo League Tourney: Skyline & Eastlake HS Courts; time TBA

Varsity/JV Girls Soccer @ Sammamish:  Sammamish HS Stadium; JV 5:30PM, Var 7:30 PM

Volleyball @ Newport: CANCELED

Soph Football vs. Eastlake:  MIHS Stadium; 3:45 PM

Frosh Girls Soccer @ Newport:  Newport HS Stadium; 6:00 PM

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21

Varsity Football vs. Sammamish:  MIHS Stadium; 7:30 PM

Senior Night at 6:50 PM

Homecoming and All Island Band Night at halftime

Varsity Boys Tennis @ KingCo League Tourney: Skyline & Eastlake HS Courts; time TBA

Girls Swim KingCo Invitational: UW; 3:30 PM

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22

Girls Dive Qualifier:  Juanita Pool; 3:30 PM

Boys JV Water Polo @ Bainbridge Island:  Bainbridge Island Pool; 10:10 AM

In lieu of the game today, the Islanders will play Bellevue on Wed. Oct. 12 at Newport Hills and make up another match (that was already rescheduled once) against Newport on Friday, Oct. 14.

I’ll pass along any other changes should there be any.

Cross Country

The KingCo cross country meet will take place Thursday, Oct. 20 at Lake Sammamish State Park. The girls race begins at 2:45 p.m., while the boys race will start at 3:15 p.m. and awards will be presented at 4:45 p.m.

The SeaKing 3A district meet will take place a week later, also at Lake Sammamish State Park on Thursday, Oct. 27.

The state meet will be run on Nov. 5 at Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco. The top five boys and girls from the district meet on Oct. 27 will race in the state meet.

Football

The beginning of the football post season starts the week after the last regular season game, which is Oct. 28. The top three KingCo teams and the top seven Metro teams move forward. Placement at the end of the league schedule determines which day, Friday Nov. 4 or Saturday, Nov. 5, teams will play, and who they play.

The No. 1 KingCo team will place Wesco’s No. 3 teams, while KingCo No. 2 takes on NW No. 1 and KingCo No. 3 plays SPSL’s No. 2.

The winners of that week’s games move on to the first week of the state playoffs the following weekend.

As of Tuesday, Oct. 11 Mercer Island is the No. 3 football team in KingCo, tied with Liberty and Mount Si.

Boys golf

The 3A KingCo golf tournament took place on Tuesday, Oct. 11 at Willows Run Golf Course. The district competition takes place Oct. 17, also at the course in Redmond. From there teams wait until May to play in the state tournament. The top 24 boys from the district tournament earn playing spots at the state tournament.

Girls soccer

The girls soccer post season will begin the first week of November, after the regular season wraps on Oct. 27. In KingCo, the top teams will face off in the KingCo tournament, with the tournament champions earning a guaranteed spot at state, representing SeaKing District 2 as the No. 1 team. The second KingCo team will play a win-to-get-in game against the No. 3 Metro team for a shot at state.

The state tournament begins Nov. 9.

Girls swimming

The KingCo girls swim meet takes place on Friday Oct. 28 and Saturday, Oct. 29.

The preliminary round is at the University of Washington pool on that Friday, with the finals at Mary Wayte Pool on Oct. 29. The diving qualifications took place last week.

Mercer Island will swim in the second round on Friday at UW, beginning at 6:30 p.m. The diving finals, held at the Juanita pool, begin at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, while the swimming finals at Mary Wayte begin at 3:45 p.m.

The SeaKing district meet will take place the week after, also at the pool on Mercer Island.

Mercer Island is currently undefeated and looking to defend both their KingCo and SeaKing titles.

The state meet starts on Friday, Nov. 11 at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way. The 3A girls finals start at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 12.

Volleyball

The volleyball post season begins with the KingCo tournament on Thursday, Oct. 27 at Sammamish High School.

The top six teams in the KingCo regular season, move forward to the tournament. The first games begin at 5:30 p.m. at Sammamish, and are followed by games at 7:30 p.m. The second round of games will be played on Saturday, Oct. 29 at 5:30 p.m. The top four teams move on to the district tournament.

As of, Oct. 11 Mercer Island is the No. 2 team in KingCo, with three games left to play.

The SeaKing district tournament begins the week after, with games starting on Thursday, Nov. 3. District games are played at Sammamish and at West Seattle High School, with the championship held on Saturday, Nov. 5. The top four teams from the district tournament will take move on to the state tournament. The 3A state tournament will take place at St. Martin’s University in Lacey beginning on Nov. 11.

Boys tennis

The boys tennis post season includes both the KingCo and district tournaments with the state tournament played in May with the girls.

No information on dates or locations was available at this time for either tournament, but it will be updated once those are listed.

4A
1. Eastlake (6-0)
2. Ferris (6-0)
3. Bellarmine Prep (6-0)
4. Chiawana (6-0)
5. Skyline (4-2)
6. Kentlake (6-0)
7. Olympia (6-0)
8. Federal Way (6-0)
9. Woodinville (6-0)
10. Lake Stevens (6-0)
Others receiving votes: Issaquah

3A
1. Bellevue (6-0)
2. Lakes (6-0)
3. O'Dea (6-0)
4. Kamiakin (6-0)
5. Meadowdale (6-0)
6. Camas (5-1)
7. Oak Harbor (6-0)
8. Peninsula (5-1)
9. Seattle Prep (6-0)
10. Kennewick (6-0)
Others receiving votes: Kennedy, Auburn Mountainview

2A
1. Lynden (6-0)
2. Tumwater (4-1)
3. Prosser (5-1)
4. Sequim (6-0)
5. North Thurston (5-1)
6. Lakewood (5-1)
7. W.F. West (5-1)
8. Archbishop Murphy (5-1)
9. Spokane West Valley (5-1)
10. Port Angeles (6-0)
Others receiving votes: Othello, Cheney, Mount Baker

Also the boys golf tournament, schedule for Monday, Oct. 10 at Willows Run was moved to Tuesday, Oct. 11.

Busy week for MIHS this week, with regular season starting to wind down, and games becoming important for the playoff picture. Today is the KingCo tournament for boys golf, held at Willows Run all day. This Friday’s football game will be at Liberty.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 10

Varsity Boys @ KingCo Medalists:  Willows Run Golf Course; 8:00 AM

Varsity Boys Tennis vs. Newport:  MIHS Tennis Courts; 3:45 PM

JV1, JV2 & C Boys Tennis @ Newport:  Newport HS Tennis Courts; 3:45 PM

Varsity/JV/C White Volleyball @ Interlake:  Interlake Main Gym: JV/C 5:30 PM, Var 7:00 PM

C Maroon Volleyball vs. Bellevue:  CANCELED

Varsity Boys Water Polo vs. Roosevelt:  MICC; 7:30 PM

JV & Soph Football @ Mount Si; Mt. Si HS: 6:00 PM

Frosh Girls Soccer vs. Eastlake:  MIHS Upper North Field; 3:45 PM

C Girls Soccer @ Bellevue:  Bellevue HS Stadium; 6:00 PM

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11

Varsity/JV Girls Soccer vs. Juanita:  MIHS Stadium; JV 5:30 PM, Varsity 7:30 PM

Girls Swim & Dive @ Bellevue:  Mary Wayte Pool; 3:30 PM

Varsity Boys Tennis @ Bellevue:  Bellevue HS Courts: 3:45 PM

JV1, JV2 & C Team Boys Tennis vs. Bellevue:  MIHS Courts; 3:45 PM

JV1, JV2 & C Team Boys Tennis @ Skyline:  Skyline HS Courts; NEW TIME 5:00 PM

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12

Cross Country Meet @ Mount Si with Liberty:  Mt. Si HS; 4:00 PM

Varsity/JV/C White Volleyball vs. Bellevue:  MIHS Main Gym; JV/C 5:30 PM, Varsity 7:00 PM

C Maroon Volleyball @ Mount Si:  Mt. Si SH Gym; 5:30 PM

Varsity Boys Water Polo @ Bainbridge Island:  Bainbridge Pool; 8:00 PM

C Girls Soccer @ Roosevelt:  Magnuson Field # 6; 3:30 PM

Frosh Girls Soccer vs. Juanita:  MIHS Upper North Field; 3:45 PM

Frosh Football @ Mount Si:  Mt. Si HS Stadium; 6:00 PM

Soph Football vs. Mt Si:  CANCELED

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13

Varsity/JV Girls Soccer vs. Interlake:  MIHS Stadium; JV 5:30 PM, Varsity 7:30 PM

Girls Swim & Dive vs. Interlake:  Mary Wayte Pool; 3:30 PM

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14

Varsity Football @ Liberty:  Liberty HS Stadium; 7:00 PM

C Girls Soccer vs. Holy Names:  MIHS Upper North Field; 3:45 PM

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15

JV Boys Water Polo vs. United:  Newport Hills Swim/Tennis Club; 10:10 AM

Empey finished the 2011 Twin Cities Marathon in 2:45.27 to qualify for the trials a second time. Runners who finish under a certain mark are automatically qualified for the trials race. The 2012 trial cutoff time was 2:46:00.

Empey’s time allowed her to finish 90 overall out of 8,540 runners, with a 6:19 minute per mile time.

The 2012 Olympic trials will be held in January 2012 in Houston, Texas to see which three men and women earn spots on the U.S. Olympic team headed to London for the Summer Games.

4A
1. Eastlake (5-0)
2. Ferris (5-0)
3. Chiawana (5-0)
4. Bellarmine Prep (5-0)
5. Skyline (3-2)
6. Kentlake (5-0)
7. Olympia (5-0)
8. Federal Way (5-0)
9. Lake Stevens (5-0)
10. Woodinville (5-0)
Others receiving votes: Issaquah

3A
1. Bellevue (5-0)
2. Lakes (5-0)
3. O'Dea (5-0)
4. Kamiakin (5-0)
5. Meadowdale (5-0)
6. Camas (4-1)
7. Oak Harbor (5-0)
8. Mount Si (4-1)
9. Peninsula (4-1)
10. Bonney Lake (4-1)
Others receiving votes: Seattle Prep, Kennewick

2A
1. Lynden (5-0)
2. Tumwater (3-1)
3. Prosser (4-1)
4. Lakewood (5-0)
5. North Thurston (4-1)
6. Sequim (5-0)
7. W.F. West (4-1)
8. Spokane West Valley (4-1)
9. Othello (3-2)
10. Port Angeles (5-0)
Others receiving votes: Cheney, Mount Baker

Here is the MIHS fall sports schedule from Monday, Oct. 3 through Saturday, Oct. 8. Note this week the Islanders home football game will be on Thursday (because of Yom Kippur) rather than Friday evening. The game against Mount Si will begin at 7 p.m. It’s also Hall of Fame evening during the football game.

I’m starting to get post season brackets as we edge closer to the end of the regular season. I’ll pass those along once things become more clear.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 3

Varsity Boys Golf @ Interlake:  Tam O’Shanter Golf Course; 3:30 pm (rescheduled from Thurs 9/29)

Varsity/JV & C White Volleyball vs. Lake Washington:  MIHS Main Gym; JV/C 5:30 pm, Var 7:00 PM

Varsity Boys Tennis vs. Eastlake:  CANCELED (attempted reschedule from Mon 9/26 rain-out)

JV Boys Tennis @ Eastlake:  CANCELED  (attempted reschedule from Mon 9/26 rain-out)

Varsity Boys Water Polo vs. CPA:  KCAC; 8:00 PM

JV Football @ Bellevue:  CANCELED

Frosh Girls Soccer vs. Bellevue:  MIHS Upper North Field; 3:45 PM

C Girls Soccer vs. Lake Washington:  MIHS Stadium; 6:30 PM

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4

Varsity/JV Girls Soccer @ Mount Si:  Mt. Si HS Stadium; JV 5:30 PM, Varsity 7:30 PM

Girls Swim & Dive @ Bainbridge Island:  Bainbridge Island HS Pool; 3:30 PM

Varsity Boys Tennis @ Juanita:  Juanita HS Courts; 3:45 PM

JV Boys Tennis vs. Juanita:  MIHS Tennis Courts: 3:45 PM

Varsity Boys Golf vs. Mount Si:  Twin Rivers Golf Course; 3:30 PM

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6

Varsity Football vs. Mount Si:  MIHS Stadium; 7:00 PM Hall of Fame Night

Varsity/JV Girls Soccer @ Lake Washington:  Lk. Wash. HS Stadium; JV 5:30 PM, Varsity 7:30 PM

Varsity Boys Golf vs. Seattle Prep:  West Seattle Golf Course; 2:30 PM

Varsity Boys Tennis vs. Liberty:  MIHS Tennis Courts; 3:45 PM (rescheduled from Thurs 9/29)

JV Boys Tennis @ Liberty:  Tibbets Park Tennis Courts; 3:45 PM (rescheduled from Thurs 9/29)

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7

Varsity & JV Boys Golf Scramble & BBQ: Twin Rivers Golf Course; 3:45 PM

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8

Girls Dive KingCo Qualifiers:  Juanita Pool; 1:00 PM

JV Boys Water Polo @ Bellevue: Newport Hills Swim/Tennis Club;  8:30 AM

In 4A, Skyline slid down a spot to No. 5 with a 2-2 record, while Woodinville moved into the count at No. 10.

In 2A, a little shout out to my alma mater, Mount Baker as the Mounties won last weekend over Burlington Edison, ranked last week at No. 8. Mount Baker is now 3-1 on the season.

4A.
1. Ferris (4-0)
2. Eastlake (4-0)
3. Chiawana (4-0)
4. Bellarmine Prep (4-0)
5. Skyline (2-2)
6. Kentlake (4-0)
7. Olympia (4-0)
8. Federal Way (4-0)
9. Central Valley (4-0)
10. Woodinville (4-0)
Others receiving votes: Lake Stevens, Bethel

3A
1. Bellevue (4-0)
2. Lakes (4-0)
3. O'Dea (4-0)
4. Kamiakin (4-0)
5. Peninsula (4-0)
6. Meadowdale (4-0)
7. Mount Si (3-1)
8. Oak Harbor (4-0)
9. Camas (3-1)
10. Seattle Prep (4-0)
Others receiving votes: Bonney Lake, Kennedy

2A
1. Lynden (4-0)
2. Archbishop Murphy (4-0)
3. Tumwater (3-1)
4. Prosser (3-1)
5. Sequim (4-0)
6. North Thurston (3-1)
7. West Valley Spokane (3-1)
8. Lakewood (4-0)
9. W.F. West (3-1)
10. Othello (2-2)
Others receiving votes: Franklin-Pierce, Cheney, Port Angeles, Mount Baker