Prep report: Harper leads Mustangs at 4A Kingco swim meet

Heather Harper, a home-schooled junior who swims for Redmond High, swam her way to two top-eight finishes at the 4A Kingco swim meet at Juanita High last Saturday.

Harper finished third in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2 minutes, 11.72 seconds. Ballard standout Annemarie Thayer won by nearly five seconds in 2:05.33 seconds and Juanita senior Kelly Tannhauser was second.

Harper finished eighth in the 100 freestyle with a time of 55.68.

The Mustangs were disqualified from the meet's final event, the 400-yard free relay, due to an early takeoff.

Harper, the 4A state defending champion in the 100 breaststroke, plans to compete in the 100 breaststroke and the 100 butterfly at the upcoming district and state meets, according to Redmond coach Julie Barashkoff.

Harper finished eighth in the 100 freestyle with a time of 55.68.

The Mustangs were disqualified from the meet's final event, the 400-yard free relay, due to an early takeoff.

OVERLAKE VOLLEYBALL LOCKS UP TRI-DISTRICT BERTH

The Overlake School volleyball team won an epic battle against University Prep on Halloween, beating the Pumas, 3-2, in a loser-out match at the 1A Emerald City League tournament and locking up a berth to the Tri-District tournament.

With the win, Overlake takes on a The Owls and Pumas traded 25-22 victories in games one and two, and game three was another tight-knit affair as Overlake came through in the clutch and notched a 25-23 victory.

The Pumas clawed back to take game four 25-19 to set up a first-to-15 tiebreaker. The Owls were 2-0 in tiebreakers going into the match against the Pumas.

The two evenly-matched teams went back and forth until they were locked up at 15-15, with one team needing to win by two points. Answering the call, Overlake put away two straight points for the hard-fought win, 17-15.

The Owls combined for a diverse offensive attack, led by Claire Bazely with 10 kills, while Lauren Ambielli (9), Jessica Elliot (7) and Jessica Weisbly (5) all contributed to the win. Bazely and setter Alex Weaver shared setting duties with 16 and 15 assists, respectively, with Weaver leading the team with six service aces.

The Owls then played Bellevue Christian in a seeding game Tuesday night and lost 3-2 on the Vikings’ home court.

Playing for the No. 3 seed to tri-districts, the Owls traded 25-21 wins with Bellevue Christian before getting blown out in the third game 25-14. Needing to rebound quickly, the Owls came back to claim game four 25-20 to force another first-to-15 tiebreaker, which the Owls fell just short of winning, 15-13.

For Overlake, Claire Bazely and Jessica Elliot led the offense with 11 kills each, with Elliot and Alex Weaver each notching four service aces.

In the end, the Viking standout Courney Stabingas was just too much to handle, as she recorded 17 kills and a season-high 13 blocks.

The loss gave Bellevue Christian the No. 3 seed and Overlake the No. 4 for Tri-Districts.

The Owls opened up the tournament with a loser-out battle against Seattle Christian on Thursday night at Seattle Christian after the Reporter’s deadline.

Grizzlies fall to Rainier Christian

The Grizzlies were down, but not out. During their second match of the Sea-Tac 2B League Tournament on Halloween at Chief Leschi School in Puyallup, the Bear Creek volleyball team had just suffered two narrow losses to a tough Rainier Christian team, 25-23 and 27-25, to crawl into a 2-0 hole.

Bear Creek dug deep and fought back with 25-18 and 25-19 wins to force a tiebreaker, and in the end the Mustangs' powerful hitters provided just enough to outlast the Grizzlies, 17-15.

For the Grizzlies, outside hitter Maddie Easley had 15 kills, followed by Dominique DuBois with 11 to go along with three aces.

Setter Michele Brown recorded 30 assists and led the team with four service aces.

With the loss, Bear Creek (10-5) will take the fourth seed to the Tri-District Tournament this Saturday at Edmonds-Woodway High School against an opponent to be determined. The top four teams from the tri-district tournament earn state berths.

In the Grizzlies' league-tournament opener, Easley and DuBois combined for 24 kills and Elizabeth Fernandez notched six aces as the Grizzlies took care of Tacoma Baptist 25-11, 25-21, 21-25, 26-24 for a 3-1 victory.

MUSTANG FOOTBALL VICTORIOUS IN WEEK 9

In a battle of the two-win teams of the 4A Kingco Crown and Crest divisions, the Redmond High football team defeated the Lake Washington Kangaroos, 16-7, last Friday night at Lake Washington.

Senior running back Clement Signoretty scored for the Mustangs in the first quarter on a 6-yard run, and LW's Joe Pitzler evened up the score in the third on a thrilling 84-yard kickoff return.

In the fourth, Redmond re-took the lead with a rare 2-point safety after a tackle in the LW end zone. Redmond junior quarterback Michael Conforto sealed the deal with a 5-yard run late in the fourth quarter.

With the win, the Mustangs finished the season with a 3-6 record, including a 2-3 division record.

MUSTANG SOCCER KNOCKED OUT BY WOODINVILLE

The Redmond girls' soccer team were eliminated from the 4A Kingco playoffs after falling to the Woodinville Falcons, 2-0, last Saturday at Woodinville.

Falcon senior midfielder Brianna Sweeney opened up the scoring with a goal in the 28th minute, and fellow senior Heidi Greenback also scored unassisted early in the second half while the Redmond was unable to mount a charge.

With the loss, Redmond ends the season at 7-6-2, including a 5-4-2 mark in league play.

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