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Monday, August 11, 2003 - Page updated at 05:31 p.m.
Even those who have known him longest had trouble remembering a better game. Aaron Brooks was spectacular last night, ending his high-school career in the most memorable fashion. The Franklin star scored a game-high 38 points and led the Quakers to a 67-55 victory over previously unbeaten Mead in the Class 4A state boys tournament championship at the Tacoma Dome... [07:44 p.m. Mar. 16, 2003] Prairie fire: CV's three-peat hopes go up in smoke Jessica Menkens' eyes welled up, just like last year. But these were tears of joy after Menkens sparked Prairie to a 44-39 victory last night, preventing a Central Valley three-peat... [12:00 a.m. Mar. 16, 2003] Class 4A boys tournament: Franklin finally back in title game After two days spent huddling with his assistants, scratching his head and wondering what was wrong with his Franklin boys basketball team, Coach Jason Kerr decided to let it go... [07:51 p.m. Mar. 15, 2003] Class 4A girls tournament: Prairie ends Redmond's perfect ride Second-ranked Redmond's ride to perfection ran amiss last night. And straight into a train known as the Prairie Falcons. The previously unbeaten Mustangs missed 41 of 56 shots... [12:00 a.m. Mar. 15, 2003] Class 2A boys tournament: Pullman in final If Cashmere has the most storied history in small-school boys state basketball, here's the title of the latest chapter: "Man, is Fred Peete good or what?" Peete, Pullman's high-flying, 6-foot-4... [12:00 a.m. Mar. 15, 2003] Class 4A boys tournament: Franklin survives Pasco's upset bid The situation screamed upset. Opposing coaches have said it almost to a man this season, that to beat Franklin, a team must slow the tempo, execute a half-court offense and hope... [12:20 a.m. Mar. 14, 2003] Class 4A girls tournament: Garfield grabs Central Valley matchup The sassy Bulldogs against the seasoned Bears. Garfield will put its youthful exuberance against Central Valley's unyielding experience tonight when the two meet at 7 p.m. in the semifinals of... [12:00 a.m. Mar. 14, 2003] Class 2A boys tournament: Nooksack stops Hoquiam streak Kyle Vermeulen scored 19 points on 8-of-13 shooting to lead No. 2-ranked Nooksack Valley over top-ranked Hoquiam 59-40 last night in the quarterfinals of the Class 2A boys state... [12:14 a.m. Mar. 14, 2003] Class 4A girls tournament: Redmond girls survive OT upset bid from Puyallup They consider themselves fearless. But the unbeaten, second-ranked Redmond Mustangs seemed skittish last night as they opened their quest for their first Class... [12:28 a.m. Mar. 13, 2003] Class 4A boys tournament: Favorites Franklin, Mead avoid upsets One huge exhale later, the favorites are moving on. Franklin and Mead, the popular picks to play for this year's big-school state title, both started slowly yesterday but survived... [12:00 a.m. Mar. 13, 2003] Blaine Newnham / Times associate editor Franklin's Brooks wakes up with time to spare The first game of the Class 4A state high-school boys basketball tournament, 9 a.m., the syrup settling, the fans filing in, nothing much happening as Franklin and Bethel miss... [12:00 a.m. Mar. 13, 2003] Girls 2A tournament: No. 3 East Valley wins in OT Angie Ibach scored 15 points, including a three-pointer to put third-ranked East Valley ahead to stay, as the Yakima school rallied to beat fifth-ranked Lakeside of Nine Mile Falls... [12:00 a.m. Mar. 13, 2003] Girls 4A tournament: Redmond guards have on-court chemistry Losing is not a word associated with the Redmond girls basketball team in any form. They have not lost this season. They do not plan to lose any time soon... [12:00 a.m. Mar. 12, 2003] Boys 4A tournament: Super seniors could lead Franklin, Mead to final 4A showdown The wins kept piling up, one blowout victory on top of another, yet Glenn Williams never gave in to the talk. All of it was about the future. And Williams, the fifth-year boys... [12:00 a.m. Mar. 12, 2003] Girls 4A tournament: No breathers for girls contenders Al Aldridge is not easily wowed. But the veteran coach from Prairie admits the field in this week's Class 4A state girls basketball tournament at the Tacoma Dome is almost breathtaking... [09:58 a.m. Mar. 12, 2003] Franklin boys basketball: Young coach, old school Jason Kerr is only 30 years old, but his top-ranked Franklin boys basketball team arrives at the Class 4A state tournament this week in Tacoma with as much discipline as talent... [02:09 p.m. Mar. 11, 2003] Class 4A girls tournament: Championship showdown on Day 1? Chris Carr knows there is no easy trail to a state championship. But the Kentlake girls basketball coach was hoping the trek wouldn't start quite so treacherously. The fourth-ranked Falcons... [12:00 a.m. Mar. 10, 2003] Class 4A boys tournament: Quakers get breakfast opener The quest for a state title will begin bright and early for the top-ranked Franklin boys basketball team, which yesterday suffered the unenviable fate of drawing a spot in the... [12:00 a.m. Mar. 10, 2003] 3A boys tournament wrapup: Beach the state's all-time best? So, let the debate begin. Where does this year's Rainier Beach boys basketball team belong in the pantheon of the state's greatest teams? The Vikings finished a 25-3 season Saturday... [12:00 a.m. Mar. 10, 2003] Metro League mastery! Lakeside girls fend off Prep for fifth state title The Lakeside Lions had one final game together, and they wanted to make it memorable. This one, they'll never forget. Eleanor Miller made sure of that, leading Lakeside to a 55-48... [12:37 a.m. Mar. 09, 2003] Rainier Beach earns 2nd straight boys championship It was expected to be easy, but Rainier Beach had to work hard and come from behind last night to win its second straight Class 3A state boys basketball title at the Tacoma Dome... [12:09 p.m. Mar. 09, 2003] Lakeside takes fifth state title Lakeside's Double Trouble meant no double titles for the Seattle Prep girls basketball team. Eleanor Miller and Mikaela Cowles led Lakeside to a 55-48 victory over the Panthers... [12:56 a.m. Mar. 09, 2003] Rainier Beach shooting for repeats Rainier Beach showed there is more than one route toward a title by using its quickness and defense to beat Meadowdale 50-34 on a night when the Beach offense never was in synch... [01:00 a.m. Mar. 08, 2003] Lakeside beats Issaquah in Lion-hearted victory Eleanor Miller made this semi sweet. After Lakeside's season went sour in the semifinals of the Class 3A state girls basketball tournament the previous two years, Miller was determined... [12:00 a.m. Mar. 08, 2003] Mavs knocked out by Black Hills in OT Meadowdale finally ran out of magic. The Lynnwood team survived a season of injuries to storm into the Class 3A state girls basketball tournament unbeaten, but last night the Mavericks couldn't escape a Black Hills team bent on an upset, falling 58-56 in overtime... [08:01 a.m. Mar. 07, 2003] Rainier Beach twins set aside sorrow in win A kindly grandmother in Mississippi nicknamed "Blue Granny" by the twins who adored her died Tuesday and the repercussions were felt yesterday at the Class 3A boys... [08:04 a.m. Mar. 07, 2003] Seattle Christian advances to semis Seattle Christian's second-ranked Warriors set a simple goal going into their quarterfinal game with third-ranked Freeman... [08:10 a.m. Mar. 07, 2003] Steve Kelley / Times staff columnist Beach head, shoulders above the competition Jim Berndt was standing in back of Rainier Beach Coach Mike Bethea when his West Valley of Yakima team drew Beach for the first round of the state tournament. Berndt and Bethea have... [12:00 a.m. Mar. 06, 2003] Boys Class 3A state basketball tournament: Beach shows its Love Call it the Tale of Two Halves. First half struggle. Second half walkover. The Rainier Beach Express took 16 minutes to get rolling, then cruised to a 66-43 victory... [12:55 a.m. Mar. 06, 2003] Girls Class 3A state basketball tournament: Sea-King puts on show Sea-King teams are creating a tidal wave in the Class 3A state girls basketball tournament. All five Sea-King District qualifiers won their opening-round games yesterday at the... [12:59 a.m. Mar. 06, 2003] Girls Class 1A state basketball tournament: King's tops River View Top-ranked King's raced to a 18-point halftime lead and coasted the rest of the way to dump River View 62-42 in the first round of the Class 1A girls state tournament at the SunDome... [12:00 a.m. Mar. 06, 2003] 3A girls basketball: Meadowdale has the magic For fleeting moments, they marvel at the journey. The injuries that never cease, the lineup that never stays the same, the up-and-down affair that marks this season... [12:00 a.m. Mar. 05, 2003] 3A boys state tournament: Can Rainier Beach repeat? The coach's wife couldn't resist a wisecrack. When the telephone rang for Cleveland Coach Calvin Johnson, he repeated the caller's question out loud... [12:39 a.m. Mar. 05, 2003] 3A girls state tournament: Mavs have what it takes Unbeaten Meadowdale girls, with injured star Quinn Brewe back in the lineup, are the class of the Class 3A tournament field in Tacoma... [10:18 a.m. Mar. 05, 2003] For Rainier Beach, basketball's bonds weave them closely together Basketball and family. At Rainier Beach High School, people sometimes say the two are one and the same. And on this crisp afternoon in February, you almost have to believe it. The shoot-around started 20 minutes... [02:26 p.m. Mar. 04, 2003] Class 3A girls basketball: All out, all the time at Skyline First-year coach Jodi Sackville's demanding style has led her gutty Spartans to state and her body to the brink of collapse... [11:50 a.m. Mar. 04, 2003] Class 3A state basketball tournament: Twins find incentive for Beach The nationally ranked Rainier Beach boys basketball team will try to win back-to-back Class 3A state basketball championships this week and the headliner Stewart twins are on a... [12:00 a.m. Mar. 03, 2003] |
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