Eastlake claims 4A crown; Girls state cross country; The No. 2 Wolves utilize great depth.Byline: Darren Fessenden; Special to The Seattle Times PASCO -- In a sport as lonesome lone·some adj. 1. a. Dejected because of a lack of companionship. See Synonyms at alone. b. Producing such dejection: a lonesome hour at the bar. 2. , at times, as there is in high-school athletics athletics or track and field also track-and-field games Variety of sport competitions held on a running track and on the adjacent field. It is the oldest form of organized sports, having been a part of the ancient Olympic Games from c. , having several equally matched teammates sometimes is better than a pair or trio of superstars This article is about the televised sports competition. For other uses, see Superstar. Superstars is an all-around sports competition that pits elite athletes from different sports against one another in a series of athletic challenges resembling a decathlon. . The Eastlake girls cross country team exemplifies this "greater-than-the-sum-of-their-parts" mantra mantra (măn`trə, mŭn–), in Hinduism and Buddhism, mystic words used in ritual and meditation. A mantra is believed to be the sound form of reality, having the power to bring into being the reality it represents. , and it showed Saturday afternoon at the state championships at Sun Willows Golf Course. The second-ranked Wolves wolves n. Plural of wolf. wolves Noun the plural of wolf Wolves See also animals. lycanthrope 1. a person suffering from lycanthropy. captured their second straight 4A title with 100 points, despite not placing a runner in the top 10. Third-ranked Tahoma was second with 124, followed by No. 6 Stanwood (126) and top-ranked Gig Harbor (136). Senior Chelsea Orr (15th overall), junior Katelyn Steen (17th), sophomore Morgan O'Connor (26th), senior Erin Blodnick (50th), and senior Alie Dorsey (54th) averaged 19 minutes, 21 seconds and were only separated by 45 seconds. "Cross country is a sport unlike any other -- it is all about team," Eastlake coach Troy Anderson said. "But you can win one of two ways -- by having some high finishers, or by doing what we've done the past two years." Garfield senior Anna Dailey (17:58) posted the fastest time of the day in all classifications, beating Stanwood junior Minna Fields by 19 seconds. "I just can't believe it, it's a lot to comprehend right now," Dailey said. In the 3A race, No. 1 Glacier Peak Glacier Peak A mountain, 3,215 m (10,541 ft) high, of northwest-central Washington in the Cascade Mountains east-northeast of Everett. was upset by second-ranked Shadle Park (three runners in the top six), 59-67. But the second-year Snohomish school boasted the top individual, Amy-Eloise Neale (18:08), who pulled away from fellow freshman Katie Knight of North Central in the final 100 meters to win by a second. Juanita junior Tansey Lystad (18:13), the Sea-King District champion, was third. Notes * In 2A, second-ranked Sehome (57 points) upset No. 1 Cedarcrest (third). * Sehome and top-ranked King's of 1A tied the state record (East Valley-Spokane, 1994-97, 3A) for consecutive titles as they each won their fourth straight. King's (Shoreline) seniors Adele Eslinger, Makenzie Taylor and Morgan Hamm Morgan Carl Hamm (born September 24, 1982 in Waukesha, Wisconsin) is a US gymnast. He competed at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney while aged 17, and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, alongside his twin brother Paul, helping the American team win the silver medal in the team , the team's top three finishers Saturday, have been on all four championships. * Sophomore Maddie Meyers (18:01) of Northwest School “Northwest School” redirects here. For other uses, see Northwest School (disambiguation). The Northwest School (originally The Northwest School of the Arts, Humanities and Environment in Seattle defended her title in the 1A race. She won by more than 11/2 minutes in the second-fastest time of the day. CAPTION(S): Kai-Huei Yau/Tri-City Herald : Garfield's Anna Dailey, facing camera, hugs Roosevelt's Lucy Cheadle after winning the girls 4A competition at the state championships in Pasco. (0410412977) Copyright (c) 2009 Seattle Times Company, All Rights Reserved. |
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