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KingCo swim out-takes

Megan Managan — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:56:02 +0000

I chatted with MIHS girls swim coach Chauntelle Johnson this morning just ahead of our deadline to get some of her thoughts on Saturday’s win for the team. The team won the competition and heads into the district meet on Saturday evening with 22 girls competing. Johnson said more than that qualified, but schools are allowed to take a maximum of four swimmers perevent, and if the swimmer has already qualifed for state they have to swim at districts.

Overall she said it was a great meet and that she is looking forward to seeing some of the other local schools MI doesn’t usually compete against at districts before the state meet.

Individually Johnson said Danielle Deiparine had a great 200 freestyle event and a great weekend overall. She finished seventh overall with a time of 2:03.36. Johnson also talked about Kira Godfred, the younger sister of Rachel Godfred, an MIHS grad with a lot of swimmer medals and records attached to her name at Mary Wayte. Kira Godfred, a freshman, finished fifth in the 200 freestyle and took 10th in the 100 freestyle event.

“She had a great weekend,” said Johnson. Others earning a nod for their performances from the coach were Vee Vee Wang and Alyssa Hatsukami for their finishes in the 500 freestyle.

“They both did very, very well,” said Johnson.

The district meet begins on Friday, Nov. 6 at Mary Wayte Pool with the prelims starting at 4:30 p.m. The finals will take place the next day starting at 5:30 p.m. Doors will open at 3:15 p.m. For a full list of last week’s swim results see my story MIHS girls swim and dive captures KingCo title.

Cross country rankings

Megan Managan — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:56:47 +0000

Below is the top 10 3A cross country teams as voted on by the Cross Country Coaches Association. The Mercer Island girls team has held onto the No. 6 spot for several weeks and the boys team makes their first appearance in the rankings at No. 10.

Boys 3A — 1, North Central (Spokane); 2, Bellevue; 3, Mount Spokane; 4, Peninsula (Gig Harbor); 5, North Kitsap (Poulsbo); 6, Bishop Blanchet (Seattle); 7, Seattle Prep; 8, Lindbergh (Renton); 9, Columbia River (Vancouver); 10, Mercer Island

Girls 3A — 1, Glacier Peak (Snohomish); 2, Shadle Park (Spokane); 3, Mount Spokane; 4, North Kitsap (Poulsbo); 5, Columbia River (Vancouver); 6, Mercer Island; 7, Capital (Olympia); 8, Seattle Prep; 9, Bellevue; 10, Enumclaw

The teams will be running tomorrow afternoon in the Sea-King District meet at Lake Sammamish State Park in Issaquah. The girls race will kick the afternoon off beginning at 2:30 p.m. while the boys event will follow at 3:15.

On the line is a chance to qualify for the state meet in Pasco on Nov. 7. In the boys race the KingCo league is alloted four team qualifications and 20 individuals, which includes any runner who finishes in the top 30 overall, but whose team does not qualify. The KingCo girls have five team allocations and places for 25 individual runners. The Mercer Island girls are looking to repeat their state championship from last season.

A quick look at Mercer Island in the KingCo 3A standings

Megan Managan — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:33:20 +0000

Next week marks the last week of the regular season for many of Mercer Island’s fall sports. For some the post season hunt has already begun, like cross country and boys golf.
The cross country teams will head to Issaquah for the KingCo league meet on Thursday afternoon and the boys golf team is looking to score a win at the district tournament to complete their season in undefeated fashion. Swimming is also undefeated, looking to take down Bothell this afternoon before Bainbridge on Tuesday. The KingCo Championships will be held Thursday, Oct. 29 at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way. The boys tennis team also remains undefeated this season, putting an 8-0 dent on the season thus far.
As the season winds down and the wins become so much more important for playoff potential here is a quick look at where the KingCo 3A league is in volleyball, girls soccer and football.

Volleyball
Mount Si     9-0 (10-1)
Mercer Island 7-2 (8-4)
Interlake    4-4 (6-5)
Juanita    4 -5 (4-7)
Bellevue    3-5 (3-7)
Liberty    3-5 (5-6)
Sammamish    0-9

Girls soccer
Mercer Island 8-1-0 (10-2-1)
Sammamish    4-2-2 (5-3-3)
Mount Si    3-3-3 (4-6-3)
Juanita    3-3-2 (3-3-6)
Liberty    2-2-4 (2-6-4)
Bellevue    2-5-1 (5-6-1)
Interlake    1-7-0 (4-8-0)

Football
Bellevue     3-0 (4-2)
Liberty    3-0 (6-0)
Interlake    3-1 (5-1)
Juanita    2-1 (5-1)
Mount Si    1-2 (3-3)
Mercer Island 0-4 (1-5)
Sammamish    0-4 (1-5)

In other news, in the Cross Country Coaches Association weekly team rankings the Mercer Island girls team was ranked sixth overall. Glacier Peak of Snohomish was first, Shadle Park of Spokane second, Mount Spokane third, North Kitsap fourth, Columbia River of Vancouver, fifth, Capital of Olympica seventh, Seattle Prep eighth, Bellevue ninth and Enumclaw 10th.