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OCTOBER 12 RECAP

SLOWPITCH:
Bothell blue continued their winning ways in dominant fashion over Inglemoor by a score of 16 - 1.  The Cougars scored 16 runs on 19 hits in 4 innings of at bats.  The batting was lead by the 2 for 2 for Evie Cornwell, 3 - 3 Akemi Ozoa, and 3-3 Ava Gasca. 

Behind what seems to be the normal exceptional pitching, Olivia Lassiter and Bella Branscomb pitched 5 innings without issuing a walk. 

The team plays Thursday evening 5pm at Woodinville high school for a share of the regular season championship.  

SOCCER:
It was a great battle between two Northshore giants. 

Game started off with Inglemoor pressing us into our own half without creating any real goal scoring chances. The players did fantastic of absorbing the pressure and playing out and around it. Last 20 minutes of the first half was dominated by us, creating multiple chances going forward. Half ends tied 0-0. 

More control from BOSO in the second half, however Inglemoor managed to slip in a ball behind our defense and were able to finish their chance. It was a cold and rainy night and the game was a scrap fest from the jump. It made sense that the only goal of the game was an awkward one. The ladies battled until the final whistle, but were unable to get a goal and equalize.

VOLLEYBALL: 
Blue Train still rollin'

VARSITY:  Varsity Volleyball Team battled some sickness and inconsistencies, but still manage to pull off a 3-1 victory over Newport last night. Jenna Legault led the way with 25 kills, 13 digs and great passing. Haedyn Bambolo had another strong performance with 16 kills and 10 digs. BB Anitei had a lot of great touches at the net, finishing with 1 block and 6 kills. Jordan Hayden had a great serving run to start the second set, helping us go up 11-0. She ended with 5 aces and 24 assists. 

 Andrews also set a great ball last night, finishing with 20 assists. 

Next up Woodinville at home on Thursday.

JV: Another great competitive match with your JV Volleyball team walking away with another W vs Newport (2-1).  Another night of 90+ % serving, competitive swings and fun play from these girls helped secure the win. 14 strong -- these ladies went to work last night. 

 Mary Purefoy, Elise Yuhan and Kendal Monsef 

100% serving crew                          Hitting Efficiency Leaders

Kea Skinner +2 Aces                        Alana Baron 1 Kill .333

Kendal Monsef + 1 Ace                   Elise Yuhan 5 kills .556

Rachel Zehm                                     Kea Skinner 3 Kills  .167

Stella Grekof                                      Kendal Monsef 7 Kills  .263

Victoria Paslavsky                             Rachel Zehm 1 Kill 1.000

Monsef, Yuhan and Mary Purefoy put up some great sets to help these hitters do work!!
Monsef, Grekof and Sydney Wasteney led the team with some great serve receive and our BLOCKTOBER continues with Alana Baron , Jenna Minneman and Stella Grekof all finding the ball at the net.  
Come join us on Thurs for our Pink Out match.  5:15 and 7:00

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OCT 11

JV FOOTBALL:  JV football beat Jackson HS Jv 35-0.
Solid game by the Cougars lead by a fumble scoop and score from Cameron Frane and a 65 yard TD run by Trent Anderson filling in at RB for a series.
Fun night at home with a great effort from the defense on the shutout.

OCTOBER 8

FOOTBALL: The Bothell Cougars played their best game of the year Friday night in a 42-0 Homecoming win over Inglemoor.  
Logan Lacio completed all 8 of his passes for 177 yards and 3 TD's.  Bryce Kooy, Amani Hopoi and Simon Freed scored rushing TD's, while Kyree Percival and Sam Stewart (2) had TD receptions.
The Defense was led by the outstanding play of Safety Marcus Heffernan, Linebacker Adam Smith and Defensive Lineman Connor Tompkins-Delacerda.
 

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Sept 7:

SOCCER:
Varsity:  Girls held the Eastlake team from scoring through the 10th minute of the second half.  Kaitlin Baldwin-McCurdy was kept busy and successful for much of the game in keeping the pesky Eastlake balls from getting past her.   A deflection finally gave Eastlake their first goal with just 20 minutes left in the second half.  

BOSO played hard just got outscored.

SLOWPITCH: 
Congrats to Bothell White for defeating Redmond 9 to 8 on Thursday at IHS! 
It was a nail biter from the very beginning. Bothell White was down 5-2 after the first inning and fought hard in the third inning to regain the lead. Our top of the batting order consecutively hit back-to-back allowing us to score 5 runs.
By the seventh inning, Redmond had the bases loaded with no outs. Our pitcher, Evie Cornwell, managed to hold them off with solid pitching and was backed by a strong infield and outfield to end the game. 
Every player successfully hit throughout the game. Highlights were a double by Senior Julia Garcia and Junior Zoe Brown, with multiple singles between Junior Ava Huff, our exchange students (whom are new to the sport this year!) Anna Grueter & Lana Rajkovic, Sophomore Sydney Kuhn, and last but certainly not least, our Freshman players, Megan Luke & Natalie Garcia. 

Overall, it was an amazing game and a great victory for Bothell White! Go Cougs!

VOLLEYBALL:
VARSITY:  The Team was up to the task last night of taking on long-time rival Issaquah, earning a 3-0 sweep for the second match in a row. 
Jenna Legault had a huge night earning 5 aces, 15 kills, and 2 blocks. Haedyn Bambolo was close behind again with another 13 kills and 11 digs. BB Anitei and Eva Winter were also huge at the net, ending with 8 kills a piece. BB also added 2 blocks on the night. Leading with blocks on the night was Amalie Onener with 4, another great performance. Josie Milner had a huge night in the back row! 100% serving on 11 attempts, highest passing rating on the night and led in digs with 12. Jordan Hayden and Maleah Andrews were solid again, mixing up their sets all night. Kili Hoke was steady coming off the bench, earning 2 aces and 2 kills. 2 home matches next week. Come check out this team, it’s getting exciting!
 

C Team:  Unfortunately for C volleyball squad, Issaquah out dug us last night and took the win due to beating ourselves in our own game. That didn't stop individual players breaking through some of their own goals and numbers though! 
100% serving for the night were Saanvi Subramanian, Prisha Kuberan and Anna Lunde (with 3 aces). Great hitting efficiency from Caroline Giesbrecht (4 kills), Ash Nakata (4 kills), Sydney Dwinell and Cam O'Neal with 3 kills each. Great passing from Caroline Giesbrecht (2.5), Jazmin Cole (2) and Prisha Kuberan (3). Digging it up was Cam O'Neal (9 digs), Anna Lunde (8 digs) and Ash Nakata (7 digs). 
No doubt that this Bothell C volleyball team will bounce back. We will get a whole lot of time for that with 2 matches and a weekend tournament next week 

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CONGRATULATIONS TO JENNA LEGAULT: 

MaxPreps/AVCA Players of the Week: September 27-October 3

Forty-eight athletes recognized by America's source for high school sports and the leading volleyball organization
Bothell’s Jenna Legault was the volleyball player who represented Washington last week

OCT 6 SCORES:

Freshman Football:  The Freshman Team traveled to MT Si to take on the undefeated Wildcats last night.  This was an exciting game from start to finish.  Both teams played hard and it was a very physical game.  Mt Si started off the game with a quick score.  Bothell responded with the ground game and patiently marched the ball down the field with a Jayden Donald TD.  Mt Si responded with another quick TD on a long pass.  Bothell got the ball back and scored again on a “Jailbreak” receiver screen by Eliandry Olmo Ozuna.  After that the teams exchanged punts and then the young Cougars were able to get the ground game going again.  Wyatt Mickelberry finished the drive with a run play up the middle to put Bothell up 21-14 at the half.  Wyatt has only played football for 13 days.  The second half became even more physical with both defenses playing well.  After the Cougars Defense came up big with a 4th and inches stop-  Bothell was able to score again after Coach Messner dug into his bag of tricks on a deep pass from Blake Skinner to Eliandry Olmo Ozuna a few plays later.  Mt Si battled back and drove down the field to Bothell’s 5 yard line.  Soren Block put an end to that drive with a clutch Interception in the back of the end zone.  Final Score Bothell 28 Mt Si 14. 

The coaches and Parents were very proud of our young Cougars last night.  Even Linda the Bus driver was excited for us after the big win!  The Offensive Line came up big battling all night up front; Caden Price, Joshua Kinross, Jayden King, Nolan Le Doux, Braden Bokath, Henry Daley and Jeremey Davis.  Running back Jayden Donald rushed well over 100 yards last night and caught 1 pass.  Defensively the Cougars played well as a team after a shaky first quarter.  Trace Jones was flying all over the field leading the team in tackles.  Cole Brooke, Westin Narancic, Kingston Fleming, Soren Block and Elinadry all played well in the secondary defending Mt Si’s passing attack.  Arvin Aujla was perfect on all Field Goal (PAT) attempts.

        The Freshman team is now 4-1 and is improving every day.

TENNIS:
The boys tennis team lost a heart breaker to Inglemoor 3-4 yesterday. The boys played one of their best matches of the year. The effort was outstanding. 
In Singles action we won 3 of 4 matches.
Amil George continued his dominant play at #1 singles with a 6-0, 6-1 victory improving to 5-1 in league play 
Sai Praneth won 6-4, 6-2 at #2 singles 
Colby Weller won his first singles match of the year at # 3 singles 6-2, 6-3
Henry Crumbaugh played for almost 3 hours in A marathon match. Final score was 1-6, 6-4, 2-6
In doubles action Soren Rowles and Spencer Hogge played a great match but came up short 6-4, 4-6, 3-6

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OCT 5

SLOWPITCH:
This afternoon's match up between the two Bothell teams was all about honoring the seniors.  Senior night is an important tradition for the girls, and the seniors were emotional from the beginning as many of them have played together since 4th grade.  Seeing an end to 9 years as teammates was a lot to process, even with a full week of games left in this season, plus the hope of the playoffs and the chance at a place in the state tournament.

There was not a dry eye among the seniors (and many of the underclassmen as well) as the following players were honored in a post-game ceremony put together by parent volunteers and their teammates:

Bella Branscomb

Amber Galloway

Julia Garcia

Olivia Lassiter

Baylee Mittendorf

Ryann Osborn

Akemi Ozoa

Ellie Prindle

Kolby Zaha

This afternoon it was about teamwork and togetherness.  A few of the seniors commented that they hope they have helped lay the groundwork for the underclassmen to see success in the coming years.  Based on the reactions of both benches, the role this group of seniors have played in building this program over the last three seasons is evident.   
The senior girls are ready to continue leading their team to the state tournament.   

SOCCER:  
VARSITY: The players came out with great energy and composure to start the game. Managed to snag a nice goal by Kiara Headlee with the assist going to Rachel Traxler via free kick. We managed to control the game really well and limited their opportunities to score with the help of big saves from Kaitlin Baldwin - McCurdy. 

Second half was similar to the first with us keeping possession very well throughout the game, as well as keeping the intensity going forward. Mt Si managed to snag a goal halfway through the second half to send the game into overtime. 
As we were pushing forward and trying to find the late winner, we got caught out and they managed to sneak a ball past our defense for the second goal. 
Extremely proud of how well Bothell played together and individually. We keep our heads high and look forward to the next challenge on Thursday vs Eastlake!

JV:  Mount Si was the perfect competition for girls JV soccer. The high pace and intensity continued throughout all of the game as the score 0-0 stayed consistent through the first half. 

Cougars stayed aggressive through the second half, looking for opportunities to move the ball down the field. Zobe Murray made a perfect free-kick at goal bumping the score to 1-0. The team is lucky to have Lilly Adkinson back in goal, she protected our side of the field in and out of the box throughout the night. 

VOLLEYBALL:
Varsity: Volleyball Team got back on track last night with a 3-0 sweep of Skyline. 

Our big hitters, Haedyn Bambolo & Jenna Legault, continue to dominate at the net, racking up a total of 26 kills. Racking up another 4 kills a piece were Amalie Onener, BB Anitei & Eva Winter. Though our passing was a little off last night, Jenna Legault was steady and Leanna Sayavong had a great performance coming off the bench.
Amalie Onener is starting to come alive at the net, adding 3 more blocks to her total. Great serving kept Skyline off balance. The team had a total of 12 aces, 5 by Jenna Legault and 2 a piece from Jordan Hayden and Maleah Andrews.
JV: Skyline tried to spoil the JV vballers winning streak but were unsuccessful!  After dropping the first set to the Spartans--your Cougars prevailed - winning the match 2-1.
The team's consistency behind the serving line created opportunities to score points.  Kea Skinner, Mary Purefoy, Ocea Rietz and Victoria Paslavsky were PERFECT ( 100%) behind the line while Stella Grekof, Izzy Johnson and Elise Yuhan served a slough of aces!  
Alana Baron(4), Skinner(3), Grekof(4) and Kendall Monsef(7) were Killin it!!! - literally!l 

BLOCKTOBER has arrived and our added focus on blocking in practice turned into great blocks from Jenna Minneman (2) Grekof ( 2)  and Skinner (1) ****team high for the season​​​*****

Annissa Macdonald, Rachel Zehm and Jordan Rankins came off the bench to help contribute to the W.

C team: We took a loss on the road against Skyline, and it was a tough one to swallow. Unfortunately, after a bus ride and lack of resources during warmups, the lady Cougs fought a good fight yet fell short in this match. However, they did not let up and snagged a win the last set against this scrappy Skyline team.

In the 100% serving club for the night were Kait Stam, Jazmine Cole, and Leah Rankins. Standout servers for the match was Ashley Nakata, jump serving at 100% with 4 aces and Sidney Dwinell serving 91.7% and 4 aces of her own. Our kill contributions go to Leah Rankins (4 kills and 1 block) and Emma Conklin (3 kills). Libero Caroline Giesbrecht had some steady passing (1.5) and 5 digs. Sidney Dwinell earned 7 digs and Prisha Kuberan contributed 6 of her own. Setter Anna Lunde per usual works hard to control or improve the second contact and recorded 8 assists for the night. 

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OCT 4 SPORTS -- 

GOLF:  
Boys fell to Inglemoor in an exciting match 209-225. 

A few highlights included Camden Eggers (11) ricocheting a ball off a brick wall back out into the fairway to help save par. 
Oliver Kemper (10), determined as always, hit some beautiful approach shots to greens, particularly on the difficult 14th hole where he stuck it 10 feet from the pin from 160 yards out and sunk the birdie putt! 
Connor Kim (11) battled through his round and his putter saved the day! He had three one-putts and earn a new nickname (Connor I-got-this Kim) while posting a 43. 
Walker Lamb (10), had one tough hole and still posted a top score and kept a positive attitude and a great sense of humor throughout the round. 
Sam Winkelman rounded out the day with a 47, which was a great score!

TENNIS:
The Boys Varsity Tennis team played a very good match on Monday. Though we came up a little short, the boys played a smart and hard-fought match.
In singles action, Amil George continued to play well with a 6-3, 6-2 victory. Henry Crumbaugh played a very savvy and smart match. He used all of his skills and though he lost 2-6, 6-4, 2-6 he learned a ton.
In doubles action, the newly formed team of Jun Bruttemesso and Tobias Jensen won 6-4, 6-4. They played steady and with plenty of determination and grit.
The match of the day had to be our 6th double exhibition team. Jong Lee and Brennen O'donnell. Down 1-7 in the match, they rallied for a 9-7 victory. It truly left the team stunned. Our boys just took one point at a time and were truly focused on the process over the outcome. Final team score, Redmond 5 Bothell 2

SLOWPITCH: 
Bothell Blue started the week off with a come from behind win at Lake Washington winning 11-6. Trailing 5-2 going into the 5th Bothell answered with 4 runs, the Cougars would put the game away for the night scoring 5 more in the top of the 7th.  

The hitting stars for the night were Baylee Mittendorf 4-4 with 6 RBI Grace Tanferani 3-4 and Akemi Ozoa 2-3.  

Left fielder Hannah Thorsheim kept the team in the game with a couple tough catches.  Freshman Megan Luke helped solidify the infield defense.  

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SEPT 30:

CONGRATULATIONS HAEDYN BAMBOLO -- Named WEEK 3 WIAA/Gesa Credit Union Athlete of the Week!  This award is designed to honor student-athletes across the state for their outstanding performances and impactful contributions in their communities.

GOLF:
On a surprisingly nice afternoon, the Boys Golf team took on a tough Redmond squad. Here's a few highlights.
Spencer Makanui had a tough lie on the third hole in knee high grass and made an unbelievable shot onto the green. 
While putting on the 3rd green, Lyle Racho was standing over his putt and had to wait until a deer played through before hitting his put. Yes, a deer walked through his line.
Walker Lamb paced the Cougars with a 1 over par 37 and had the second-best round of the day! 
Connor Kim, Cole Herrick, Spencer Dunn, and Jack DeForest had the top 5 scores for Bothell yesterday with Will Robson missing the top 5 by one stroke. 
All in all, it was a difficult course and the Cougs went down 196-256. After posting our best round of the year on Wednesday, amazing how things can change in a day.

SLOWPITCH:
Bothell Blue returned to their winning ways with a 14-3 win over Eastlake.   The runs were scored on 12 hits led by the 3 for 3 batting of Baylee Mittendorf and the 2 for 2 with a sacrifice fly of Hannah Thorsheim.   
Bothell returns to the field Monday for a game at Lake Washington. 

SOCCER:
It was a tie at halftime but Skyline came back with all their cylinders on high for a come back win.

SWIMMING/DIVING:
The girls swim team swam against Redmond this week and continued to drop times from their PR. 
Some highlights included: 
Maggie Dempsey took first place and Josie Suckut took second place in diving!
Katy Kamikawa swam a district qualifying time of  27.8 seconds in the 50 free event. 
Ayzlyn Moriarty placed second in the 100 breaststroke event. 
Alexandra Fisher dropped 7 seconds off her 100 Fly time!
Ayesha Andini dropped 9 seconds off her 100 free time!

VOLLEYBALL: 
Whole lotta great volleyball going on at Mt Si last night!!  

VARSITY:  Volleyball traveled to Mount Si and put up a great fight to the other division leader, but ended up losing in 4 sets. It was a back and forth battle as the last 2 sets were decided by 2 points each. 
Senior Jenna Legault stepped up and contributed in a big way, earning 30 kills on the night! Haedyn Bambolo was strong, putting up 15 kills. BB Anitei was tough at the net, ending with 3 blocks. Maleah Andrews had a season high 29 assists. 
Great defense by all, as we battled some tough hitters. Eva Winter, Haedyn Bambolo, Jenna Legault, Jordan Hayden, Josie Milner & Maleah Andrews each ended with double digit digs. 
Will enjoy a good weekend off, then back at it next week versus Skyline on Tuesday. 

JV: girls lost the first set but took care of business and won the last 2!  Nothing like a big W on the (Long)road!
Statistically we should not have won the match. Negative hitting efficiency and poor serve receive statistics could not hold us down due to the relentless positive energy these girls brought to the court last night.  Season high serving 96.8% kept us in the match!  100% crew includes Elise Yuhan, Jenna Minneman, Kea Skinner, Mary Purefoy and Sydney Wasteney.  Yuhan rallied with 6 aces as well.
Stella Grekof, Elise Yuhan and Kea Skinner were the only hitters that earned kills in the match.  Alana Baron and Rachel Zehm started our BLocktober run early by each blocking some Mt Si hitters and defensive specialist Izzy Johnson racked up 15 digs.

C Team:  Volleyball team redeemed themselves last night on the road against Mt. Si. The cougars were on fire! Proud to say everyone had great plays to contribute to last night's 2-1 win. 
Behind the end line the team had their best serving night, serving with an 89.5% efficiency. Over half the team served 100% the night which includes : Anna Lunde (3 aces), Kait Stam, Jazmine Cole, Saanvi Subramanian (2 aces), Ash Nakata, Saylah Rivera, Emma Conklin, and Camdyn O'Neal (1 ace). 
We produced some great attacks and were aggressive at the net. Collecting kills for the night were, Anna Lunde (3), Caroline Giesbrecht (4), Leah Rankins (4), Prisha Kuberan (3), Zoey Hauanio (2), and Cam O'Neal (4) and Emma Conklin with her usual 1 timely block for the night! 
Steady passing from Anna Lunde (2.33), Ash Nakata (2.0) and Camdyn O'Neal (2.33). The girls played awesome defense in good old Bothell fashion with long rallies and amazing pursuit. Leading the team in digs was Cam O'Neal (9), Prisha Kuberan (8), Caroline Giesbrecht (7) and Anna Lunde (7) and Leah Rankins (6). 
 

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SEPT 29:
GOLF: Boys played an exciting game against Issaquah High School yesterday at our home course, The Golf Club at Redmond Ridge. While we came in second with a 211 to Issaquah's 188, it was our best round yet.
Our scores just keep going down with all the hard work the boys are putting in! Some highlights were Walker Lamb's (10) even par 35 and Oliver Kemper's (10) 40. Camden Eggers (11) hit a personal best 42! A great score! Connor Kim (11) and Jack DeForest contributed to our top five scores with a 45 and 49 respectively. Way to go, Cougs! 

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SEPT 28:
SLOWPITCH: vs Inglemoor Bothell White team 
Bothell White brought the bats Tuesday, gaining an 8-5 win over Inglemoor. Zoe Brown started the first 3-run rally with a leadoff triple. Natalie Garcia batted her in with a single to the right-side. Julia Garcia came up with another single, getting both sisters on the bases. Then Bailey Mulhern drove them in with a 2-out double! 
It was a team effort, as the Lady Cougs did it again the next inning. Katie Prindle started it off, Megan Luke singled to get on base, Anna Grueter put them in scoring position, then Evie Cornwell drove them in with a 2-run triple! Zoe Brown had a sac fly, scoring Evie, for another 3-run inning. 
Solid pitching with Bailey Mulhern and Evie Cornwell backed by strong defense held Inglemoor to 5 runs, finding a way out of three nail biting, bases loaded situations.

Bothell Blue lost a close game (6-5), their first loss of the season, after Woodinville came back to score 2 runs in the top of the 7th inning after trailing 5-1.
Bothell’s offense was lead by Amber Galloway, Ava Gasca and Grace Tanferani who were all 2 for 3 on the night.   With 3 more game this week, including a non-league double header vs. Chief Sealth on Wednesday, Bothell Blue will fine tune their defense and get back to their winning ways.
 

SOCCER:
Best game of the season for BOSO hands down. We did not get the result we wanted, but from the perspective of someone who loves the game it was a great one to watch. 
We came out playing fantastic possession based footy, something the team has been working towards all year. Despite that they were able to counter and find a goal early on. The players fought back and created numerous chances, as well as a penalty kick save from none other than Kaitlin Baldwin-McCurdy (which is her 3rd pk save this SEASON 👀). We end the half dominating possession and with our heads high. 
The girls came out with fire and a gameplan for the second half. Despite us playing brilliant football and Kaitlin Baldwin-McCurdy making numerous clutch saves, we were unable to find the equalizing goal and went down 1-0 to finish the game. 

VOLLEYBALL:
It was a great night yesterday for our Varsity Volleyball Team. Having the support of many BHS students helped them take down Woodinville 3-1.
It was a rough serving night for our team, but Haedyn Bambolo & Maleah Andrews were able to keep pressure on the Falcons, each finishing with 4 aces a piece. Maleah was also 100% on the night! Our 1-2 punch of Jenna Legault & Haedyn Bambolo dropped heavy bombs on Woodinville, finishing with 18 & 12 kills respectively. BB Anitei was thrilled to be back on the court as she totaled 7 kills and 2 blocks. Our setters, Maleah Andrews & Jordan Hayden, worked hard last night to distribute the ball to their hitters, each finishing with 20 assists.
We get 1 day of practice, then a match with Mount Si on Thursday.

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SEPT 27:
FOOTBALL:
Bothell JV beat North Creek 19-13 in what I believe is the first JV OT victory in my 12 years coaching (we don’t typically play OT). 
Bothell’s defense stopped NC on 4th and 5 on their turn opening OT drive on offense. Maliki Walker pounded a perfectly blocked sweep in from the 10 yard line on first down of our possession in OT for the win. 
Bothell’s defense was solid all night with several 4th downs stops. Danny Sirmon paced the offense with two nice touchdown passes to Tyson Hoke who was able to overcome being double covered most of the night. 
As always, another great night to be a Bothell Cougar!

GOLF:  Rain out

SLOWPITCH:

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Sept 25
CROSS COUNTRY:
Saturday marked the first day in a long time where Bothell Cross Country saw true competition. Facing 66 other teams of all different division--the Lady Cougars came out showing that they are a team not to take lightly. After this weekend it is clear that Kingco Cross Country is one of the more competitive leagues in the entire state. With 4 of the top 5 places from the Bellevue invite all being out of Kingco. The Lady Cougars will have to keep their positive momentum over the next few weeks to keep their state bound opportunities alive. Many of the Bothell Harriers showed their motivations by running faster than they ever have over 5 kilometers. With a lot of Bothell Cougars who ran 2-3 minutes faster than they have ever run. Here are some of the major stand outs. 
Freshman - Rachel Macmahon placed 14^th out of 244 runners out of all the freshman and sophomores with a time of 23:57 making her a new top prospective for the already competitive women’s varsity team.  
Senior Alex Vuyisich ran to an 11^th place finish with a PR of 17:24 in his varsity race. Other notable senior finishes include Taylor Zundel looking like her true dominating self with a time of 21:57 for 5k.  
Sophomore Anders Nieminen stepped up for the first time running in the varsity race running a time of 19:09 making that a personal best. Also, Freshman Matthew McAllister and  Freshman Rayhan Sathiq also stepped up running personal bests in their first varsity races

FOOTBALL:  
After a close first half the Bothell Cougars made critical interceptions and came away with another win.  
Just before the half Sam Stewart made an interception on the 2 yard line to stop a NC score. 
Score was stuck at 28 all at the end of the third quarter but Bothell turned up the heat. 
Scores made by Cody Petrin, Logan Lacio and Amani Hopoi got us to the winning score:   49  35.

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Sept 23:
GOLF:
Varsity: Lynnwood vs North Creek. 
Jack DeForest led the team with 4 fans in attendance. Playing under the pressure was not an issue as Jack posted his best round of the year!  Spencer Dunn dissected the fairway with a great drive on the first hole and Will Robson got a par on one of the more difficult par 4's. 
Heavy hitters, Sam Winkelman and Camden Eggers went against the norm and decided to hit drivers on a narrow and short par 4, successfully driving close to 300 yards and landing right next to the green! 
Overall, the team enjoyed the comradery of the competition and both squads shared some laughs together after the round, which was the biggest highlight of the day. 
Sir Oliver Kemper led the Cougars with a 38, which placed him tied for second on the day. Oh, and we had more strokes than they did.
Next up is Juanita on Monday at Redmond Ridge.

JV Golf had a wonderful day at Crossroads Par 3 course.
We fielded 7 players against our host Lake Washington and visiting Mt. Si. How'd we do, you may ask. Well, we got the highest score, but we had a great time in the sun.
On a wager against their coach, Ryan McGrew and Wes Batholomew posted respectable scores of 35 and 36, causing their overconfident coach to perform some much needed push-ups. Drew Felton scored a 41 and Kaden Adams came in with the next lowest score at 48. 9th graders Gage Wedin and Brandon Matthews rolled in with 49s, while BHS 9th grader Nathan Winsky, playing for us from Innovation Lab, scored a 53. A fun day in the sun that ended with pizza and pop and plenty of camaraderie between the teams.  

SLOWPITCH:   Bothell White. 
Great energy, strong bats, and solid defense led Bothell White to a 15-11 victory over Juanita. 
The tone for the game was set in the first inning when defense shut down Juanita’s top hitters then followed up with the bats, scoring 4 runs to take the lead. Megan Luke and Ava Hauff kicked it off with a single and a walk. Evie Cornwell brought them in with a 2 RBI triple.
The Cougars’ energy was humming every inning, defense halting Juanita 3 out of 6 innings with two double plays. They kept it going at the plate with 11 hits and 17 walks. Everyone found a way to get on base. Evie Cornwell went 3/3 with 2 RBIs, Zoe Brown 1/1 with 1 RBI and 2 walks, Julia Garcia 2/3, and Lana Rajkovik 2/3 with 2 RBIs. 
The Cougs are at it again on Monday!

SOCCER:
VARSITY: Tough loss for BOSO against a scrappy Newport team who came out the gate firing. First half ends with us down 2, but with Bothell starting to find possession of the ball. The girls came out strong in the second half, with an early chance by freshman Dalanie Varden. We managed to control the second half very well, but were unable to find the back of the net despite our best efforts. 

JV:  Zobe Murray had free kick goal from 25 yards out! Finished the first half up 1-0. The girls came out flying in the second half with 2 goals from Brynn Hoyt, and a header goal from Kaitlyn Miller! 
Newport was able to scrape a goal back, but we were not worried for a second and we finish out the game with a 4-1 victory!

SWIM: 
by race --
First place finishes : 1 Mtr - Maggie Dempsey
Second place finishes:  100 fly: Katy Kamikawa
Third place finishes: 200 Mr:  Purdey Norton,  Ayzlyn Moriarty, Julia Radvick, Anna Erickson;   
200 Free: Katy Kamikawa.  
500 Free: Anna Erickson.  
200 relay: Ayzlyn Moriarty; Kay Kamikawa, Purdey Norton, Genavieve Elli; 
100 breast: Ayzlyn Moriarty; 
400 relay: Anna Erickson, Julia Radvick, Katy Kamikawa, Ariana Berrios;

TENNIS:
The Boys Varsity tennis team lost 0-7 to Northcreek on Thursday. Northcreek is very good and very deep. Our boys gave great effort but were outmatched.

Top performances of the day were Amil George who lost 4-6 in the second set to the top player in our division and Henry Crumbaugh who after losing the first set 1-6, fought his way to a tie breaker in the second set. The boys will learn from this experience and will improve.

VOLLEYBALL:
VARSITY:  Traveled to Redmond last night and came away with a 3-1 win, improving their record to 12-1. Battling some sickness and injuries, the team fought hard to regain the same chemistry and energy that has helped them so far this season. 

Great serving kept the pressure on Redmond. Kili Hoke rattled off 5 aces on the night. Haedyn Bambolo added 3 more. 
Redmond showed some great defense against our hitters, but they were still able to rack up a number of kills and hit at a high efficiency. Haedyn Bambolo (17 kills), Jenna Legault (11 kills), Eva Winter (7 kills) and Amalie Onener (7 kills) all did a great job. Amalie was also dominating at the net, adding 5 blocks. Jenna was close behind with 3. 
We will enjoy the weekend off and get ready to face Woodinville on Tuesday at Woodinville.

JV: Vball takes care of business at Redmond.  Chalk another W up for your JV Vballers!!!
Challenged by a tough serving Redmond JV, our Cougars responded in decisive fashion winning the match 3-0.  We had some great serving runs from Kea Skinner ( 100% with 6 aces) Izzy Johnson ( 100% with 4 aces) Jordan Rankins 100% as well.  Mary Purefoy 5 aces and Stella Grekof had 2.
We stayed in rhythm thanks to some great digs from Anissa Macdonald, Grekof and Johnson to create opportunities for a lot of attacking swings to help secure the W.  Skinner at 5 kills.  Elise Yuhand and Jordan Rankins had 3 kills each, Alan Baron and Rachel Zehm each had 2.  Although our middle hitters (Ocea Rietz/Alana Baron/Jenna M and Victoria Paslavsky) did not get the opportunity to attack that often last night -- their footwork patterns and transition work has improved!!!  

C Team: Fun match for the C team volleyball squad last night. On the road, they had the luxury of playing 5 sets, against the Redmond Mustangs since Redmond gave the chance to both of their C teams to play. Happy to announce that the lady Cougs came out on top in a 4-1 victory!  
Behind the end line with 100% serving was Jazmine Cole plus 4 aces. Saanvi Subramanian and Kait Stam also had 100% serving for the night. Anna Lunde and Leah Rankins had an aggressive serving night, Lunde with 88.5% and 6 aces and Rankins with 87.5% and 8 aces. Jazmine Cole, Leah Rankins, and Cam O'Neal all recorded 4 kills each, while Prisha Kuberan and Emma Conklin earned 3 each of their own. 
We serve/received decently last night with a team avg of 1.6. However, we had solid serve/receive passing from Anna Lunde (2.5), Caroline Giesbrecht (2.25), and Prisha Kuberan (2.2). 
Great defensive digs by Anna Lunde (9), Ash Nakata (8), Sydney Dwinell (7), Zoey Hauanio (5) and Emma Conklin per usual snagged a block for the night and Caroline Giesbrecht had amazing pursuit on some great defensive digs.

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Sept 22:
Cross Country at Beaver Lake 
The Bothell girls fought hard through trail and turmoil against the top schools in the league. 
Lauren Hoyt finished 5th at her opening race of the season with a solid performance. Ainsley Herron sprinted the start and the finish to land her 7th place. The next wave of blue was our core pack of girls. For 3.1 miles Emma, Gabby, Taylor, and Macey ran as a team and finished within seconds of each other! 
On the boys side, it was a bit of a challenge to find our blue jerseys due to the vastness of the field. But after a fast start, mighty Bothell came with mighty runners. Alex Vuyisich finished 9th in his race. Meanwhile, Elliot Van Andel began his running career in his first race of the season! Thankfully all other members on the boys team came back unscathed! The course took out a good number on the other teams. 

TENNIS:
Bothell lost a close match with Inglemoor on Wednesday. The Match score was 3-4.
We continue to learn and grow as a team. One of the best things about this team is that they play and practice for each other. They are very fun to coach. And here are your scores:
Singles
Amil George won 6-0,6-3 at #1 singles
Sai Praneth won at #2 singles 6-0,6-0
Henry Crumbaugh won at #4 singles 6-2,6-2
In doubles action, the most exciting match was Spencer Hogge and Soren Rowles at #3 doubles.  They had a marathon match. Lots of great points by both teams. The final score was, 6-7, 7-5, 5-7
We travel to North Creek on Thursday to take on the division-leading Jags. The Best Is Ahead

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Sept 21:
SOCCER:
Varsity:  The players came out and played with a lot of heart and grit. We went up against a tough opponent in Issaquah and were unable to get the victory away from home. The girls heads are high and ready to take on our next opponent Newport on Thursday. Work starts tomorrow! Go BOSO

JV:  Our strong defensive line with Zobe Murray, Brend Zamorano Salmoran, Jayda Peach and Lyla Wood held the Eagles off all of the second half allowing only one shot in goal. Eloise Poppenhagen and Lillian Adkinson's endurance to protect the net prevented multiple shots on goal. Cougars are using their first loss of the season to build from and prepare for Thursday's game. 

SLOWPITCH:
Strong hitting and solid defense led Bothell Blue to a 25-5 win over Juanita.  
The offense started strong in the 1st inning with two RBI doubles by Grace Tanferandi and Akemi Ozoa. Landon Zaha set the defensive tone getting the final out in the bottom of the 1st by snagging a hard fly to right field.
The bats were on fire with a total of 18 hits. Ryann Osborne was 2/2 with a walk. Ellie Prindle was 2/2 with a walk. Amber Galloway was 3/3 with a walk.
The Blue team gets a rest tomorrow before their next home game on Thursday afternoon.

TENNIS:
Varsity boys team defeated Woodinville on a beautiful last day of summer. The boys played smart and fought for every point. Relentless effort was the theme of the day. Here are the results.

Singles

Amil George improved to 5-1 on the season with a 7-5, 6-1 win at #1 singles

Sai Praneth won 6-4, 6-0 at #2 singles

Doubles

Jun Bruttemesso and Colby Weller improved to 4-2 at 1st doubles with a 6-0, 6-2 victory

Sathvik Chilakala and Lucas Wong notched their first victory of the season with a 7-6, 6-3 win at #2 doubles.

Shout out to Henry Crumbaugh and Tobias Jensen for playing incredible matches at # 3 and 4 singles. They both played long 3 set matches. 

We continue to improve every match. The Best Is Ahead

VOLLEYBALL:
Varsity team battled injuries, sickness and inconsistencies, but still came away with a 3-0 win over Eastlake last night. 

It was an incredible start, as Maleah Andrews rattled off 11 straight points on her serve! Haedyn Bambolo had a big night, keeping the offense going with 10 kills. She also finished with 4 aces. Jenna Legault was right behind with 9 kills. Amalie Onener is starting to catch fire. She had 6 kills last night. Our hitters were able to be kept in rhythm with great setting from Maleah Andrews and Jordan Hayden who finished with 16 & 10 assists, respectively. 

JV: 94.5% serving helps JV send the Eastlake Wolves home without a W in our three game match (3-0).  

Although we were not as crisp in our overall play -- the girls stuck to our game plan and earned another win.  6 players served at 100% last night with some dominate serving runs behind the line.

Jenna Minneman served 100% with 2 aces

Kea Skinner served 100% with 2 aces

Mary Purefoy served 100% with 4 aces
Stella Grekof served 100% with 4 aces
Rachel Zehm and Sydney Wasteney also served 100% 
Kea Skinner and Sydney Wasteney tallied 6 kills on the night followed by Stella Grekof with 4.

Elise Yuhan made the hitters look good with some fantastic sets (15 assists).  

C Team: Squad redeemed themselves last night taking the win from Eastlake since they met last, at a weekend tournament at Jackson HS, a few weeks ago. A tough practice Monday prepared the girls to keep up with this scrappy Eastlake team pushing them to make more errors on their side of the net. 

To start us off, Jazmine Cole had a great serving night with 100% and 2 aces. Camdyn O'Neal led the team in kills with 4 and Jazmine Cole with 3 of her own. Emma Conklin made some great blocks and continues to get stronger at the net. Anna Lunde was a solid passer with 1.67 average and led the team in digs with 7, Prisha Kuberan with 6 digs while Kait Stam and Leah Rankins recorded 5 of their own. Some great standout saves by Saanvi Subramanian, Anna Lunde, Caroline Giesbrecht and Jazmine Cole. 

Their fight last night was a true testimony to those long days of school and hard work in practice when we say, "We're not tired, we're tough". 
Hope to continue our domination on Thurs at Redmond HS.
 

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Sept 20:
GOLF:
Boys Golf hosted their first home match of the season to a well-seasoned Skyline team. While we lost this match 190 (Skyline) to 227 (BHS), we had some wonderful moments. 

Walker Lamb (10) was the medalist with a 3 under par 33. The best Skyline score was an even par 36. 

Lyle Racho an errant shot on the par three second hole with a finessed flop shot over a bunker to a tight pin that impressed the Skyline coach. 

Spencer Makanui chipped a one in a million shot out of a hazard on the par four 5th hole, and Oliver Kemper and Connor Kim both had beautiful tee shots to within 30 feet of the pin on the par three 7th hole playing directly into the sun.

All in all, a fair round for our team against a tough bunch of Spartans. 

TENNIS:
Boys varsity tennis lost a very competitive match against Kamiak. Final score was 2-5. Our boys played hard and were very focused.

In singles action Amil George won at #1 singles, 6-3, 6-4. Henry Crumbaugh lost a match that lasted almost 3 hours. His scores were, 7-5, 2-6, 4-6

In doubles action Jun Bruttomesso and Colby Weller won at #1 doubles, 7-5, 6-7, 6-4

We welcome Woodinville to the den on Tuesday. The Best Is Ahead 

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Sept 18:

FOOTBALL:
The Bothell Cougar football team improved its record to 3-0 with a 21-7 victory or Kentwood Saturday night.

Kyree Percival had a monster game on both sides of the ball.  He caught three passes, two for touch downs!  Logan Lacio was very steady at quarterback completing 14 of 20 passes for 151 yards and two touchdowns.  He also ran for a third.  Sam Stewart played very well, catching three passes, and playing great pass defense.  

The defense was stingy all night, led by a strong front line of Saivon Seuom, Parker James, Luka Vincic and Noah Ochoa. Cody Petrin played very well in the secondary with sure tackling and great pass defense.  The Cougars host North Creek on Saturday night at the Pop!

VOLLEYBALL:
The Varsity Volleyball Team traveled down to Kent on Saturday for the annual Kent Classic Tournament. The did not disappoint, finishing 6-1 on the day! A tough loss to a powerful squad from Camas knocked them out of the Gold Bracket - by 3 points on the tiebreaker! The girls were disappointed, but continued through the next pool and bracket, like they were on a mission - not dropping a single set and destroying a good team from White River in the Silver Bracket Finals. All of our hitters were on fire throughout the day, as we hit at a .372 percentage as a team! Highlights from each player:

• Alaina Lemley - 100% serving and solid passing and hitting
• Amalie Onener - 14 kills & 5 blocks
• BB Anitei - 31 kills & 11 blocks
• Eva Winter - 5 aces, 15 kills, 28 digs & great passing!
• Haedyn Bambolo - 9 aces, 54 kills, 4 blocks & 47 digs
• Jenna Legault - 8 aces, 65 kills, 4 blocks & 58 digs
• Jordan Hayden - 12 aces, 76 assists & 23 digs
• Josie Milner - 8 kills, 25 digs & solid passing
• Leanna Sayavong - great passing & 14 digs
• Maleah Andrews - 6 aces, 100 assists & 33 digs
• Sienna Bell - 5 aces on 100% serving, 7 kills & 3 blocks
• Next up, Eastlake at home on Tuesday!

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Sept 16:
SLOWPITCH:
(Blue Team v. Lake Washington)
Bothell Blue moved to 2-0 with a come from behind win (6-5) in the bottom of the 7th. The rally started in the top of the inning with a great defensive play by Bothell’s Akemi Ozoa at 1st base, saving two runs. 
Kolby Zaha led off the bottom of the 7th with a single, followed by triple to the right center field fence by Bella Branscomb. Olivia Lassiter drove in the winning run with a hard hit ball to 2nd base. 
Other highlights include Grace Tanferani going two for three with two triples and an RBI. Bothell Blue also pulled out the win thanks to a two for three night by Ava Gasca. 

SOCCER:
Varsity: The ladies came out ready to win, and win they did. With a final score of 9-0, the Bothell sideline had a night to remember. With goals from Anna Fowler, Dalanie Varden, Kendal Graves, Daphne Vostral Schauer, Amelia McNiel, 2 from Sydney Lipkin, and 2 from Ella Stroup. There was not a moment in the game we did not dominate. 
A very special shoutout to birthday girl Kiara Headlee, who helped facilitate the goalfest with 4 assists! 
BOSO plans to build off of this win as we take on Kamiak on Saturday on another away trip. Go BOSO!
 

VOLLEYBALL:
Cougars Spike again!!!
JV defeats Inglemoor 25-9, 25-12, 25-15 with 89% serving and 23 kills.  Although we statistically took control of the match our system play/flow was an impressive improvement and every player contributed to the W.
 

Girls serving 100% 
Anissa Macdonald w/ 1 ace
Izzy Johnson w/1 ace
Jenna Minneman
Kea Skinner w/ 6 aces
Rachel Zehm
Stella Grekof w/ 2 aces
Sydney Wasteney
Victoria Paslavski w/ 1 ace
SpikeFest!!
Kendal Monsef - 13 Kills
Stella G - 4 Kills
Jordan Rankins - 3 Kills!!
Mary Purefoy and Victoria had 2 each
Alana Baron, Elise Yuhan, Jenna M, Ocea Reitz,Rachel Z, Sydney W and Victoria P added 1 Kill each

C: C team volleyball pulled a win against Inglemoor winning 2 out of the 3 sets. It wasn't the prettiest win, but it's a win, nonetheless. 😄  
Starting with our top performing servers for the night, serving 100% were Anna Lunde, Prisha Kuberan, and Kait Stam. Tough serving came from Camdyn O'Neal with 91.% serving and 4 aces, and Leah Rankins contributing 5 aces of her own. 
We didn't have much opportunity to attack last night since Inglemoor was not able to receive well and play the ball over. However, setter, Jazmine Cole seized the opportunity when she could and earned 3 kills of her own. 
We did take the opportunity to make sure we passed well, passing at 2.0 averages were, Anna Lunde, Saanvi Subramanian, Sydney Dwinnell and Zoey Hauanio. Leah Rankins had a perfect passing night with a 3-pass average. Kait Stam didn't back down and led the team in digs with 8 of her own, and Emma Conklin once again, held a strong presence at the net, got her 1 block for the night. 

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Sept 14
SLOWPITCH:
Varsity Slow Pitch softball team opened its season yesterday with a shut-out win over an excellent Eastlake softball team.  The final score was 7-0.  

Defense was huge with both teams but Bothell had excellent plays from Baylee Mittendorf, Akemi Ozoa, Amber Galloway, Kolby Zaha, and Landyn Zaha.  With many hard-hit balls off the Eastlake bats, Bothell only had one error and we completed the 7-inning game in under 1 ½ hours.  Bella Branscomb picks up the first win of the season and Olivia Lassiter completed the save.  

The team played unbelievably well, and it was fun to watch them play.  We play our next game at Inglemoor High School against Lake Washington on Thursday. 

SOCCER:  Varsity faced a tough Jackson team -- and scored first! Unfortunately, the Jackson team scored more often. 

JV girls soccer took home a W 3-2 over Jackson. Sydney Hamaker started the game off by scoring within the first minute! Our Defensive Mid Jayda Peach made it up the field to score the remaining 2 goals. Zobe Murray's ability to see the field held our defensive line throughout the game. 

JV girls are excited for the momentum to continue tonight against Mariner HS!

TENNIS:  Varsity -- rained out.  Make up match today...weather permitting!

VOLLEYBALL:
Varsity Volleyball Team got off to a good start in league play by defeating North Creek 3-1. The defending KingCo champs put up a good fight, but the Cougs were too much to handle. Though our serving was off as a team, there were some highlight performances. Jordan Hayden had 3 aces, while serving at 100%. Leanna Sayavong and Haedyn Bambolo each had an ace while serving at 90%. 

All of our hitters were on fire last night, hitting at high percentages. Jenna Legault & Haedyn Bambolo combined for 29 kills (15 & 14, respectively). Eva Winter had 7 kills and BB Anitei added 6 more. Josie Milner had the highest percentage (.308) and finished with 4 kills. 

Our defense started at the net. The bigs (middle blockers), Amalie Onener & BB Anitei had 3 blocks a piece. Jenna Legault added a couple more. 

What didn’t get stopped at the net, was dug up by our back row. Haedyn Bambolo led with 22 digs. Maleah Andrews finished with 11 and Jenna Legault with 10. 

C Team squad pulled their first conference win and cleaned the floor in a 3-set sweep, against our cross-town rival, North Creek! 

The depth on our team allows everyone to get in the game and contribute to this big win. Beginning with our serve game, we had great serving performances by Anna Lunde (95% including 5 aces), Prisha Kuberan (90% including 4 aces), Camdyn O'Neal (90% including 4 aces) and Ash Nakata trying her jump serve for the first time and successfully making it in with 85.7% efficiency. 

Leah Rankins had an awesome hitting night with 7 kills and .211 hitting efficiency, while Sydney Dwinell also had a great hitting night with .182 efficiency and 4 kills of her own. Kait Stam had a great passing night with a 2.5 average. Staying strong and tall at the net was Emma Conklin with a well-timed block! Keeping the ball alive and digging it up were Anna Lunde with 10 and contributing 7 each of their own were, Caroline Giesbrecht, Ash Nakata and Camdyn O'Neal. Setter Anna Lunde also helped her team produce kills with 10 assists. 

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SEPT 13 
FOOTBALL:
Jv football lost to Eastlake 26-34.
Good game.  After going down early by 14 points we came back and made it a game but failed to make a first down on the Eastlake 5 yard line with 20 seconds left in the game for the attempt to tie the score.
The offense was lead by a strong passing attack from Myles Anderson and Danny Sirmon.

Cameron Frane made some big catches and Izaih Tabobo ran the ball well all night.

Our defense was lead by Peter Cecil and Mingo Lemley.

TENNIS:
Bothell Boys varsity tennis team fought and clawed their way to a 5-2 victory over the Panthers of Snohomish. Outstanding effort and focus from the boys. In singles action, Amil George won 6-3, 6-3 at #1 singles, Tobias Jensen won at #3 singles 6-3, 6-3, Henry Crumbaugh won at #4 singles 6-2, 6-0
In doubles action, Jun Bruttemesso and Colby Weller won at #1 Doubles, 6-0, 4-6, 6-2, Spencer Hogge and Soren Rowles won 6-1, 6-2 at #3 doubles.

Also, Jack Tyler and Yashwant Datti won at # 4 doubles. We welcome The Mustangs of Redmond on Tuesday.

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Sept 11:
FOOTBALL:
Another decisive win for the FB team as they traveled to Mt Tahoma on Saturday.  Beautiful weather -- Cheer team had on their American flag face masks.   Adam Dunn led the team on to the field with an American flag.  This is a team who is GOOD.  Bryce Kooy - unstoppable;  Sam Stewart - interception;   Ahmani Hopoi - great runs; Defense was a force to be contended with facing a strong Tahoma QB; Fans showed up in fine form!   It was a great day to be a Cougar (WSU Cougar too!!)

VOLLEYBALL:
Blue Train Keeps Rolling!!    This weekend your JV Vb team WON the Bothell JV Kickoff Tournament in a decisive manner!! 
Despite some key players taking the ACT and arriving late and leaving for family events, the girls went 6-0 in their pool play to earn their place in the Gold Bracket -- then proceeded to dominate in bracket play, beating Woodinville 2-0 for the championship!  Instead of highlighting all the stats I am highlighting the entire roster !!  
 

Jordan Rankins

Stella Grekof

Rachel Zehm

Izzy Johnson

Alana  Baron

Kendal Monsef

Jenna Minneman

Elise Yuhan

Mary Purefoy

Ocea Rietz

Sydney Wasteney

Anissa Macdonald

Kea Skinner

Victoria Paslavsky

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Sept 9:

CROSS COUNTRY:
A Tale of Two Races - A really short story 
By Bothell XC

The girls won.
The boys went the wrong way. 

The end. 

Girls XC:     The Lady Cougars ran a very conservative first 5k of the year to a solid victory over Woodinville and Mt. Si. With Junior Ainsley Herron leading the field to a victory. Other notable finishes on the girl's side were Macey Thomas (Fr), Taylor Zundal (Sr), and Paulina King (So). 

Boys XC
After Woodinville's crushing defeat on the girls' side the Woodinville’s boys team seemed disheveled. In turn, they led the entire field the wrong way on their 3 looped course for a “Not quite a 5k” 5k in the hopes of trying to get at least one victory. However, Bothell’s Alex Vuyisch (Sr) put the kibosh on that and went on as the “unofficial” champion with a time of 16:47 over slightly less the 3.1 miles. Other notable finishes on the guy side were Dalton Rietzer (Jr) and Kaden Allen (Sr).

VOLLEYBALL:
Varsity Volleyball Team capped off their preseason with an amazing 3-2 win at Kentwood last night. It was back and forth all night, but they pushed ahead in the 5th set and never looked back. Get ready for some amazing stats… Amalie Onener: 3 timely kills & 2 blocks. BB Anitei: 11 kills & 1 block, Eva Winter: 2 aces, 8 kills, 14 digs & the highest passing percentage on the team. Haedyn Bambolo: 17 kills, 1 block, 14 digs & great passing! Jenna Legault: 7aces, 20 kills & 22 digs. Jordan Hayden: 2 aces, 28 assists & 11 digs. Josie Milner: 9 digs & great passes all night in her 1st turn at libero. Kili Hoke: 3 aces, 2 kills & 5 digs. Maleah Andrews: 1 ace, 29 assists & 14 digs. 1st regular season match @ North Creek Tuesday!

JV VBALL battled with Kentwood last night winning the match in the 3^rd set 15-10.   
Kentwood’s scrappy play put our girls to the test but we responded with some great rallies and a great night for serve receive.  Kea Skinner, Izzy Johnson, Kendall Monsef, Stella Grekof and Sydney Wasteney all passed above our team average allowing our hitters to do work!! 

Yuhan, Monsef and Stella Grekof led the offensive charge putting together 15 kills 

Kea Skinner, Izzy johnson and Kendall Monsef served 100% for the night.  Kendall and Elise Yuhan added 4 aces each.  Izzy Johnson absolutely OWNED the court defensively, keeping the ball alive with 27 digs!! 
Good work ladies!!! 

C Team volleyball squad played a great match last night pulling a win on the road against Kentwood last night. 
100% serving for the night goes to Anna Lunde and Camdyn O’Neal. Stellar serving performance, making her Bothell volleyball debut by Ashley Nakata with 4 aces out of 14 attempts and Leah Rankins with an 87.5% efficiency including 4 aces. We had a strong serve receive night by Leah Rankins (3.0), Anna Lunde (2.5) and Kaitlyn Stam (2.1). Camdyn O’Neal led the team in kills with 7, Leah Rankins with 3 and contributing 2 each of their own were Caroline Giesbrecht, Emma Conklin, and Saylah Rivera. Caroline Giesbrecht led the team in digs once again with 8 while Ash Nakata contributed 7 of her own. 

We will continue to hit the road with tons of playing time this Saturday at the C Team Jackson Tournament and our first league match at North Creek next Tuesday! Thanks for all your support! 

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SEPT 8:

GOLF:
Boys Golf enjoyed a beautiful day at Newcastle on Wednesday. It was an early tee time and we were rushed to the first tee box with no time for warm up, but they gave it their best on a tough course. In the end, we lost the match, but the team garnered kudos from the opposing coach for their flexibility in jumping into the match, their great pace of play, and their sportsmanship. Well done, Boys Golf!

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SEPT 7:
VOLLEYBALL:
VARSITY:  The Varsity Volleyball Team learned the meaning of grit in a gusty 3-set sweep over visiting Holy Names last night. Tough serves caused our passing game to be off last night,  but smart hits around a very good defense and great serves gave us the edge we needed. 

Jenna Legault and Haedyn Bambolo kept us in the match by registering a total of 23 kills last night. BB Anitei and Eva Winter combined for 9 more. BB & Jenna also had 2 blocks a piece. Maleah Andrews and Jordan Hayden worked hard to distribute the ball to all their hitters. Maleah ended with 17 assists and Jordan with 14. Leanna Sayavong & Sienna Bell stepped in and contributed in their limited roles last night. Leanna with great passing and timely digs. Sienna making use of her only set, registered a big kill. 

After a day of practice on Wednesday, the team will make a long trip down to Kentwood on Thursday for their last pre-season match.

The C Team Volleyball squad had an impressive 3-0 win against Holy Names last night. They worked hard on executing the "little things" and everyone had a great contribution to the win. 
Behind the end line we had a stellar performance from Leah Rankins with a 90.9% serving efficiency including 6 aces and Saylah Rivera jump-serving 100% out of 13 attempts. Racking up the kills were Caroline Giesbrecht, Leah Rankins and Saylah Rivera with 2 kills each. An impressive serve/receive night from Anna Lunde earning a 2.33 passing average. Great at-the-net plays by Emma Conklin and Saylah Rivera earning 1 block each of their own. Caroline Giesbrecht had tough defensive night leading the team in digs with 10 of her own. While Camdyn O'Neal brought amazing energy and steady passing with a 1.71 passing average and 8 digs of her own as well. 

Really looking forward to our away match against Kentwood tomorrow with more to add to our line up!  

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SEPT 4:
FOOTBALL:
BHS Varsity Cougars opened the season with 56-21 win over Moses Lake.  Edwin Zamorano had vicious blocks and scored a TD on a short run to start the scoring.  Logan Lacio threw for 246 yards and 2 TD in his Bothell debut.  Bryce Kooy had 10 carries for 90 yards and  2 TDs.  Ahmani Hopoi also scored twice. 
Defense was led by the stellar play of inside linebacker Luke Olsen who led the team in tackles.  
Mingo Lemley and Cody Petrin recorded interceptions. Charlie Shulkin was 8 for 8 in extra points and had 3 kick off touch backs. 
AND -- this game was Coach Bainter's 200 career win!  Congratulations on all those V's Coach.  Looking forward to having the 200th win for BHS!!

VOLLEYBALL:
JV Volleyball wins opener in dramatic style in the 3rd set 26-24.
With so many new players to the JV program playing multiple positions...was a great baseline W for this team!!  
Our serving (87.3%) kept us in the match!  Stella Grekof, Kendall Monsef, Elise Yuhan
and Kea Skinner were on fire behind the serving line.  
Kea and Stella also led with 9 and 4 kills respectively.  Despite our struggles with server receive our setting crew of Yuhan, Monsef, and Mary Purefoy rallied off 21 assists.  
Izzy Johnson kept the ball alive in the back court with 12 digs in her debut as a libero!
Looking forward to improving the quality of play on TUES against Holy Names at BHS !   5:15 game time for JV -- Varsity at 7!  See you in the stands (with your mask on!!)

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 SEPT 2
TENNIS:
The Varsity Boys tennis team kicked off their season with a 4 team doubles Jamboree at Snohomish High School. Each doubles team played 3 rounds of doubles against the other schools.

Our participants were:

Amil George

Sai Praneth

Jun Bruttemesso

Colby Weller

Tobias Jensen

Sathvik Chilakala

Spencer Hogge

Pherell Layanto

Lucas Wong

Ben Berger

Jack Tyler

Yashwant Datti

Trevor Fritzler

Varad Mudviker

Brennan O'Donnell

Jong Lee

The boys finished 2nd in the Jamboree. The Jamboree started at 5 pm and ended at 10:30. Improvement and fun were the ingredients for the night. And we enjoyed them both.
The team welcomes Lake Washington to the Den on Tuesday. 

 

June 1 results:

BASEBALL:  VARSITY

• The pitchers dueled In this low scoring affair as the Cougs fell to Inglemoor 3-0.   Max Paterson and Jackson Tyler - in his first varsity action - combined to throw a three hitter.  However, the team could not manage to scratch out a single hit as Inglemoor's pitcher was dominant on this no hit night.  Anthony Senejas played well at 1st base with seven putouts, but the Cougs let runners advance too often on the bases to hold the Vikings without scoring. 
• The Cougs go back to work tomorrow to prepare for Friday's Senior night.  Setback - Comeback.

GOLF:
   Scorching was the sun on a hot, Lynnwood, Tuesday afternoon. The Bothell girls arrived at the course ready to win and ready to take on their final opponent of the season; the Inglemoor Vikings. 
   It was a close match as the team wound their way through the tall trees and up the hills. Shooting a very respectable 42 was Sophomore Reigan Dunkle, giving the Cougars a comfortable lead. Seniors Claire Balee and Christina Parmelee finished their nine-holes with a 53 and a 59, respectively. Hitting some monster drives down the fairway, so far the ball became difficult to see, Heidi Bergstrom helped the Cougars round out their victory. 
   With one more match at Redmond Ridge, the Cougars look to bolster their record and finish the season with a W!

TENNIS:
HOT, HOT, HOT day on the court. 
    Girls tennis battled the Vikes from Inglemoor yesterday. Inglemoor has a very experienced and deep team. The Cougs had some great points and each player improved throughout the match. The scores were clearly in favor of the Vikes on this day.
     Esther Nguyen, Claudia Han, Avery Gerard, and Lauren Culp represented Bothell in singles action. While the doubles teams consisted of Julia Zhu/Amy Bian, Ananya Kumar/Claire Li, and Sophia Hill/Yurina Tamura.
    We will battle the Vikes again on Thursday. 

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May 27 - 29
BASEBALL: VARSITY

The Cougar varsity baseball team split a doubleheader with North Creek on Friday night to win the series 2-1 and move their overall record to 4-2.  The Cougs lost the first game 8-4. 

• Jonah Shull continued his hot hitting in this game with a two run home run high into the left net.  The team tallied seven hits in total.  Peyton Kim and Parker Haney each had multiple hits with Kim going 3 for 4.  Quentin O’Connor pitched three and a third innings, allowing five runs on five hits and striking out five and Charlie Meyer pitched the rest of the way. 
• The Cougs outran North Creek in the nightcap for a 14-4 win.   The game was tied at three with Bothell Cougars Varsity batting in the top of the fifth when Jonah Shull singled to score two runs.  The team racked up 13 hits for the game and did an excellent job running the bases. Asher DeLeo, Parker Haney, and Charlie Meyer each collected multiple hits with Haney and DeLeo collecting three hits apiece.  Trenton Jones showed off his speed on the bases, scoring a run with a beautiful squeeze bunt and stealing second and third.  Anthony Senejas started the game on the hill and allowed four hits and three runs over three innings, striking out four and walking one.  Jonah Shull pitched the last four innings and got the win, allowing two hits and one run while striking out seven. 
   

  Baseball C Team- Played North Creek Saturday and picked up a 5-3 WIN!  Avory Smith started on the mound and pitched 4 solid innings.  He had 3 strike outs, 3 walks, allowed 3 runs and only gave up 1 hit.  The defense made a few errors behind him but Avory seemed to pitch better when we needed him the most.  Logan Booth came in to pitch his first game of the season.  Logan did a great job pitching the final 3 innings and allowed 0 runs and 1 hit.  The Bothell D really played well behind him- web gems from Jude Roy, Patrick Hopkins and the Outfield (Tyson Hoke, Kyle Iorg and Avory Smith). 

          Offensively the Cougars hit the ball well and collected 10 hits and 5 walks.  We had to deal with a very unusual strike zone but the young Cougars always managed to put the ball in play when we got behind in the count.  Avory Smith led off for the first time in his baseball career and smacked the first pitch for a Triple deep to left field.  Avory went 2 for 3 for the day; Big Rex Radvik also had 2 nice hits going 2 for 3; Austin Sturgeon got hit by the pitch in his first 2 at bats and then crushed a ball deep to right (Austin’s a Lefty) for an easy double- that probably could of easily been a triple but lost his shoe rounding first.  Patrick Hopkins also went 2 for 3 with 2 singles.  Cully Switzer came off the bench for his first at bat of the season and made it look easy hitting a ball down the left field line.  Tyson Hoke, Jude Roy and Kyle Iorg all had 1 hit each. 

          The young Cougars did well but still have some work to do.  A few too many errors and we left 11 runners on base.  It just seemed we were a few hits away from scoring a bunch more runs after leaving the bases loaded twice.  We were really proud of how  well we played overall.  The Pitchers made North Creek earn their runs and the defense tightened up after a few early errors.  Big Rex will start next on the mound and will throw Gas against an undefeated Inglemoor team 7pm Wed at BHS. Rex will be the 10^th pitcher we used in this short C season.

  
  LACROSSE:
  A tough defense, a fast action offense and a heart-breaking sudden death loss in overtime. Thursday night's Varsity Lacrosse game against Inglemoor had it all and then some. In the first half of this battle in Bothell, the defense led by Reed Morgan, Cristian Gallardo, Ethan Fadlovich and our determined goalie Bryce McAuliffe clamped down hard on the Vikings. The Cougars held the Vikings to only 2 goals at halftime, while the Cougars scored 6. Kaden Allen got us started with the first goal, followed by attacks from Sean Johnson, Bryce Johnson, Trevor Pierce and Adam Smith with 2.
       In the second half, the Cougars were cohesive in setting up plays and had very few penalties. Face-offs were dominated by Kaden Allen, who went on to score the first goal of the second half. Peter Cecil and Ryan Palmer aggressively fired up the next two. Despite all our best efforts, Inglemoor turned up the heat with strong shooting. This ended the second half in a 9 to 9 tie, sending us into a sudden-death overtime.
       Bothell continued to put the pressure on Inglemoor while the clock wound down. In a stunning turn of events, as the final buzzer rang, the Vikings scored. Knowing this could be called either way, a silent crowd waited while the umpire held his hands up indicating a goal. The final score was Bothell- 9, Inglemoor- 10. There's no doubt the mighty Cougs will be ready for a re-match with their rival Vikings on Friday night at 7:30pm at Inglemoor. Go Cougs!

Northshore All League Soccer teams and awards were announced:  CONGRATULATIONS Hannah Cecil was named Offensive Player the Year!  

Other congratulations to --  

First team: Defenders:  Lilla Tillo; Forwards: Devon Lipkin, Hannah Cecil

Second team:  Salyna Woods (keeper), Defenders: Erin Snyder, Maddie Barker, Taryn Bennet;  Midfielders: Ashley Weller, Rachel Traxler, Sydney Lipkin; Forwards: Ella Stroup
 

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May 26

Fastest Home Meet (MAY 26) in Bothell History! Girls with their second Victory! 
    First let’s start with the PLU commented soccer player Hannah Cecil (Sr). With no fear after running the 100m for the first time, Hannah took that speed into an aggressive start in the 400m to finally break the 60 second barrier! With a time of 59.81 that officially moves Hannah to being the 8^th fastest women in Bothell History. 
     Now moving from the track to the field with Haedyn Bambolo (So) beating her own school from last week by a foot with a throw of 48 ft 08.5 in. That moves Haedyn to being ranked 5^th overall in the state for all classifications and 1^st in the state for 4a! If there was a state meet this year she would be fighting for that state title! With two meets to go how much farther will she throw? Come watch next week at our last home meet! 
    This is the women’s second dual meet win this season and this is a very young team. Sydney Lipkin (Fr) being the leading point scorer for the women getting 2^nd place in the 100, 3^rd in the 200, 2^nd in the long jump and anchored the 4x100m to a victory, This freshman has a lot of potential, and we can’t wait to see how she will perform in a full-length season! Let’s not forget about the highest point scorer for the guys with Garrett Lowe (Sr) running getting 2^nd in the 100m, 1^st in the 200m, and 1^st in the 400m and Cameron Gliege (Sr) with a close second. However, even both their efforts wasn’t enough to compete with the depth of Inglemoor.   
    Now, maybe it wasn’t the fastest times on the track for the athletes--However, let’s give a shout out to all the Bothell staff volunteers making it a quick and efficient meet! With the meet being timed at roughly 2 hours and 36 minutes, I wouldn't doubt that was one of the FASTEST RAN meet at Bothell.  If you have been to track meet you know how long they can last. We appreciate all the help and support! Thank you! Let’s do it again next week! 
Other notable finishes: 
100m 
 Garrett Lowe (Sr) – 2^nd 
Jasper Patneaude( Sr) – 3^rd 
Cameron Gliege (Sr) – 4^th  
Johnny Schuller (Jr) – 5^th
 
Sydney Lipkin (Fr) – 2^nd  
Hannah Cecil (Sr) – 3^rd 

200m: 
Garrett Lowe (Sr) – 1^st – 24.07 
Jasper Patnueadue (Sr) – 4^th  
Johnny Schuller (Sr) – 5^th  

Hannah Cecil (Sr) – 2^nd  
Sydney Lipkin (Fr)– 3^rd 
Devon Lipkin (Sr) – 5^th  

400m: 
Garrett Lowe (Sr) – 1^st – 52.03 
Cameron Gliege (Sr) – 2^nd  
Sol Badeaux (Sr) – 4^th  
Max Streufert (Fr)– 5^th  

Hannah Cecil (Sr)– 1^st – 59.81 *8^th Bothell All Time* 
Taylor Zundel (Jr) – 2^nd 
Madison Cohnhiem (So) – 4^th  

800m:
Gabby Jonart – 1^st place - 2:50 

1600m: 
Sol Badeaux (Sr) – 4^th 

Monserrat Lopez – 1^st 5:46 
Kasey Ly – 2^nd 

3200m: 
Sol Badeaux (Sr) – 1^st 10:57 
Alex Vuyisich (Jr) – 2^nd  

Ainsley Herron – 1^st -- 11:38.86 
Monserrat Lopez – 2^nd  
Kasey Ly (Sr) – 3^rd  

100m/110m: 
Henry Fackrell (Jr) 1^st - 17.87 

Jenna Milner (Sr)– 1^st – 17.16 
Ashley Marino (So) – 2^nd  

300m: 
Zachary Giesey (Fr) – 4^th  

Emma Harmon (Fr) – 1^st 53.18  

Shot put: 
Luka Vincic (Jr) – 1^st – 45-00.5 
Conner Tompkins-delecerda (So) - 2^nd  
Noah Ochoa (Jr) – 3^rd 

Haedyn Bambolo – 1^st – 42-08.5 * SCHOOL RECORD* 

Discus: 
Luka Vincic  (Jr) – 1^st 120-05 
Simon Freed (Fr) -  3^rd 

Haedyn Bambolo (So) – 1^st – 111-07 

Javelin: 
Mercer Nafe (Sr) – 2^nd 
Levi Freed – (Fr) – 3^rd 

Taylor Zundel (Jr) – 1^st – 70-01 
Lily Aasan (Jr) – 2^nd 
Jenna Milner (Sr)  – 3^rd 

Long jump: 
Cameron Gliege (Sr) – 3^rd 
Sydney Lipkin (Fr) – 2nd 

Triple Jump: 
Lily Aasan (Jr) – 11th
 

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May 25:

BASEBALL - VARSITY:
The Cougars fought through a night of adversity to get a nice, 8-6, team win last night against North Creek. 

• Jonah Shull continued to lead the team with two more hits, an rbi, and three runs scored.  He also came in to close the game out, pitching the 7th inning.   After four games Jonah is hitting .750 (9 for 12) and has three saves as a pitcher.
• Trevor Young was the starting pitcher, but had to exit the game after the first inning, trailing 3-0.  Charlie Meyer, Max Paterson, and Quentin O'Connor all came on to hold down the North Creek offense and give our team the opportunity to recover.  Max Paterson was particularly impressive coming back from a tough outing against Woodinville to face six batters in two innings and record four strikeouts.
• Max Paterson, Simon Ransom, and Parker Haney continued the team's clutch hitting with rbi in this game.   Another impressive element of the early season has been the team's aggressive and well executed base running.  Charlie Meyer, Max Patterson, Jonah Shull, and Parker Haney have led the way on the bases.

FASTPITCH: VARSITY
   Brooke Baker broke out in a big way in Bothell's 14-0 win against North Creek last night. Brooke hit a 2 run homerun in the 3rd inning and then followed that up with a 3 run homerun in the 6th inning. She finished 2-3 with 2 homeruns and 6 RBI's. 
    Maleah Andrews also homered in the first inning and Maleah scored 4 runs on the night. 
   Sienna Bell and Jill Parrish added RBI hits in the 6th inning as well. Sienna (Junior) and Jill's (Freshman) hits were their first Varsity hit of their High School career and also their first RBI at the Varsity level. Congratulations to both of them. 
   Julianne Rose pitched 5 innings of no-hit ball and Taryn Bennett pitched the last inning to complete the shutout. North Creek's 1 hit on the night came on a bunt single in the last inning. 

SOCCER:  VARSITY
    The thought of victory was on every player's mind as we arrived at Pop Keeney -- Senior Night being the main motivator for the team, the other playing against long time rival Inglemoor. 
    The boys were focused from the minute warm ups started to the kickoff whistle. I had implemented a new formation the day before the game and was a tad bit nervous how the lads would adapt. My worries were wasted energy as the boys came out flying from the jump. Moving the ball smoothly between the defensive lines of the opposing team. Every pass with intention. Every tackle strong. Communication concise and positive. 
    First half ended 0-0 with us dominating possession and creating numerous chances to score, while allowing one shot for Inglemoor that had a better chance of scoring at the turf field at the school.
    Second half begins and Inglemoor came out fast and intense as we knew they would to try to sway the tide of confidence we had gained from the first half. The boys had a "bend don't break" mentality and had to fight, scrap, and battle to keep things even, with us on our backfoot for the first 5 minutes of the second half.  That toughness on defense allowed us to create the first goal of the game. 
    Leif Mathews was cool and composed on the ball gliding up the right side of the field before laying an absolute dime over the top of Inglemoor's frustrated defense. Abraham Gonzalez made an intelligent run in between the two Inglemoor center halves and was able to beat the rampaging  keeper over the top with a deft touch of the right boot. Class build up to an even classier finish. 1-0 Bothell. 
    From there the game opened up as there with 20 minutes left and Inglemoor getting an odd chance here or there. However, the quality of Bothell soccer was able to shine no matter how much pressure the boys were under. 
    Our dominance of possession and field control from the first half was only amplified in the second half. Leading us into our 2nd and final goal of the game. Angel Rodriguez was able to receive the ball between defensive lines and slipped in an absolute peach of a pass to Riley Lathrop's eager and awaiting foot. Riley easily outpacing the Inglemoor defender into the box and slamming home the ball into the top corner. They could have put their whole team in net and that ball would have gone in --- an absolute banger of a goal. 
    The mental and physical toughness from the lads was put on display for the last 15 minutes of the game. Never faltering and always supporting one another, we cruise to the end of the match in confident fashion to secure 3 points in a 2-0 victory over our rivals.
       What a senior night.

SOCCER: JV
Last night Bothell JV boys took on Inglemoor. Heading into the game, the boys knew they needed just one victory over the next two games to finish top of the table. We came out of the gates pinning Inglemoor deep into their own half for the first 20 minutes, but were unable to finish off some excellent chances. Michael Gibson and Myles Nafe came close opening up the scoring. Inglemoor, however, finally breaking into our half capitalized on a goalkeeping error to take an early lead. We finished the half on the back foot heading into halftime 1-0 down. 
    The second half produced more of the same. Excellent possession and movement of the ball in a really back and forth game. Jackson Brown came up with a few vital saves to keep us in the game as we pushed for an equalizer. Rory Stobie and Samuel Winkleman were denied brilliantly by the Inglemoor keeper. Unfortunately, they doubled their lead off a well worked counterattack and proceeded to ice the game from that point with about 7 minutes to play. 
    It was a good, fun, physical game with standout play from Trey Mitchell and Dylan Varden. We were unlucky to find the back of the net. We have Inglemoor away on Thursday with the same opportunity again, win and finish at the top of the table! 

TENNIS:
     Well, the rain held off and it turned into a nice afternoon as we celebrated our Seniors on Senior Day.
     This year's seniors are also our three captains and they are the true definition of what a Bothell Cougar is all about. Hard-working, classy and selfless are just a few of the characteristics that define Esther Nguyen, Lauren Culp, and Ananya Kumar. What an honor it has been to coach such extraordinary young ladies who will make a huge impact on our society. They will be missed deeply.
    As for the match, we played a very tough Inglemoor team. They had much more experience than our girls, but we fought for each and every point and learned a ton. Final score was 0-7.

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May 24: 

GOLF:
     On a very grey Monday afternoon, the Bothell Cougars met the North Creek Jaguars for the first time this week. 
     Facing off at Lynnwood Municipal Golf Course, these two teams had a very evenly matched battle through all nine holes. In the first group were Seniors Christina Parmelee and Claire Balee, both of whom kept themselves in contention on several holes. The low scorer of the day for the Cougs was Reigan Dunkle, who posted a very modest 41, only being edged out by one stroke from one of the Jaguars. 
     The remainder of the field helped to keep the Cougars within ten points by the end of the match. Bothell drops a match by a score of 254-234.

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Fri/Saturday recaps: (May 21, 22)

BASEBALL: VARSITY
      The varsity baseball team split a doubleheader with Woodinville on Friday night to raise their record to 2-1.   The Cougs were nearly flawless while winning the first game 8-1.  Senior Quentin O'Connor pitched five innings allowing just two hits and one run and Jonah Shull closed the game with six straight outs including two strikeouts.   Max Paterson, Henry Crumbaugh, and Simon Ransom each had two hits and Ransom had his second three rbi day of the season.   The team was excellent running the bases and executing team offense as well.  There were perfect bunts, stolen bases, and beautiful hit run plays.   Carlos Leder led the errorless defensive effort with two gorgeous running catches in right field. 
       After an extended delay waiting for umpires, the young Coug team seemed to lose a bit of focus coming into game 2.  Coug pitchers gave up 11 hits and 6 walks in the series finale, while the defense made three errors.  Jonah Shull, Max Paterson, and Henry Crumbaugh continued their hot hitting with five hits between them, and Asher DeLeo saw his first action of the season and had a two rbi double.  
       Overall, Bothell won the three game series with Woodinville 2 games to 1 and sits in second place in the four team Northshore league.   The team plays three games this week against North Creek and will need to play up to the capability shown in the first game Friday night.   Sophomore Trevor Young will have the hill in game 1 at Bothell HS on Tuesday night.  We hope a lot of you can make it out to watch.

BASEBALL:  JV
JV lost the first game on Friday night 6-5 on a 7th inning walk off.   Marcus Davies led things off on the mound pitching five innings, allowing five hits and two runs while striking out two. Jackson Tyler threw one and two-thirds innings in relief out of the bullpen. Tyler led Bothell HS JV with three hits in three at bats and Brennen O'Donnell had an rbi sac fly.
JV won the second game 12-3.   They got things moving in the first inning. Marcus Davies singled on a 2-1 count, scoring one run.  They followed up with three more runs in the third inning on a triple by Spencer Hogge, a single by Brennan O’Donnell, and a fielder's choice by Mason McLaren.  Josh Hogge pitched for the Cougs and surrendered one run on two hits over three innings, striking out five.  The team had 16 hits. O’Donnell, Davies, Jackson Tyler, Logan Egge, Hogge, and Cole Herrick each collected multiple hits.  Davies and O’Donnell each had three hits.  The team also stole nine bases during the game as two players stole more than one.

BASEBALL JVC:  
     The young Cougars lost their second game of the season to North Creek on Saturday 10-3.  We had plenty of opportunities to earn more runs but couldn’t get the hits with runners in scoring position.  The offense left runners on in every inning but one.  Jude Roy lead the team in hits going 3-4.  Mingo Lemley was a few football workouts away from his first home run- crushing a ball deep left and ending up with a triple.  Logan Booth, Josh Hogge and Tollian Nyhus all got one hit each.  In all the Cougars got 7 hits but had too many strike outs with 7. 
        On the mound the Cougars improved giving up 6 walks vs 14 the last game we played.  The Defense struggled a little today committing 6 costly errors- plays that we easily make in practice.   Andrew Olsen started on the hill followed by Rohan Trivedi and Walker lamb.  All three showed a lot of promise and took control of the game when it was their time to work.  We are very proud of how these guys didn’t give up and stayed in the fight until the very end.  Unfortunately we don’t play again until next Saturday vs North Creek. 

LACROSSE: 
The Cougars traveled to North Creek for their Friday night match.  The blue team took an early lead and never looked back.  The offense had a hot start, highlighted by four goals from Bryce Johnson and three more from Kaden Allen.  The defense was solid, anchored by the stellar goalie play of Bryce McAuliffe.  Peter Cecil’s many ground balls were key to keeping the Cougars in the lead.  Final score: BHS 9, NCHS 4.  

SOFTBALL:  FROM May 21-- Double header recap
1st game
   Taryn Bennett, a sophomore pitching her first High School game ever, pitched a complete game and only allowed 3 hits and 1 run as Bothell Varsity won 10-1 in the first game of the doubleheader against Woodinville. 

   Offensively, Rachel Traxler, Brooke Baker, and Maleah Andrews all hit the first home run of their High School careers. Rachel's was a huge 3 run home run in the 2nd inning to break the game open and give us a 5-0 lead. Maleah, Rachel, and Brooke also had 2 hits apiece to lead the offense. Rachel and Brooke both had 3 RBI's. But the story of the game was Taryn's pitching performance. She kept Woodinville off balance all day with a mixture of pitches. She also only allowed 1 walk.

2nd game
Bothell lost 1-11 in the second game of the doubleheader. But that wasn't the story. 

    We were down 9-0 going into the 5th inning. We did not even have a hit yet. But we fought hard scoring 7 runs in the 5th inning and 4 more in the 6th inning to take a 11-9 lead. 
    The big hit was Senior Katie Fodge's bases loaded double scoring 3 runs. 
   We couldn't hold on in the last couple innings losing on a walk off hit in the 8th inning but that didn't take away the grit and effort from the team. Down 9-0 a lot of teams just "pack it in" but this team continues to impress with its effort and energy.

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LATE BREAKING UPDATE ALL ABOUT MAY 19 TRACK MEET followed by a recap of some JVC Soccer so out of order dates but newest updates follow here:

TRACK: May 19 One meet down – One 30 year old School Record absolutely destroyed

If you haven’t seen anyone throw the rock before then you will definitely want to make plans to see Haedyn Bambolo (SO) throw the shot put! In her first High School Track meet she absolutely destroyed the previous school record by more than 5 ft with a throw of 41 ft and 9 inches. There was a lot left in the tank as she also broke into the top 3 all time for discus. Watch out for Haedyn as she will surely become a national presence! With Bothell Track and Field’s next two meets being at home you could definitely witness Bothell history as she has a great opportunity this year to break the school record in the discus!
Haedyn wasn’t the only student-athlete to break into Bothell’s top 10 of all time. Hannah Cecil (Senior) blazed into the 9^th fastest 400m ever by a Bothell Cougar with a time of 61.04 seconds. Don’t be surprised in this short of a season if you see this PLU committed soccer player move up the list even more!
Bothell Cougars were not dismayed by the increase of distance either with Ainsley Herron (SO) coasting to an easy 5:21.33 in the 1600m run which placed her 7^th for Bothell’s all-time top performances.
 Freshman Emma Harmon wanted a piece of the action just like her teammates. Emma stunned everyone with a time of 51.27 seconds in the 300m hurdles. Making that the 9^th fast time in Bothell History; placing Emma to be the fastest freshman in Kingco, and the 5^th fastest freshman in 4A for state after her first meet. The sky is the limit for Emma and don’t be stunned again if you see another Bothell state champion in the future.
 Don’t forget the men! Luka Vincic (Jr) in his first time throwing in a real meet, his shot landed him 6^th in Bothell history for the all-time top performances with a throw of 46-00.5 ft. He also landed 9^th all time for the discus with a throw of 123-11ft.
Other notable performances:
100m
Jasper Patneaude (SR) 2^nd place
Cameron Giliege (SR) – 5^th place

Sydney Lipkin (FR) – 2^nd place
Annabelle Eckel (SO) – 4^th place
Isabel Jimenez (Fr) – 5^th place

200m
Jasper Patneaude (SR) – 1^st place 24.22
Tommy Cecil (SR) – 3^rd place
Max Streufert (FR)– 4^th place
Spencer Makanui (SO) – 5^th place

Hannah Cecil (SR) – 1^st place - 27.44
Sydney Lipkin (FR)– 3^rd place
Ashley Marino (SO) – 4^th place

400m
Garrett Lowe (SR) - 1^st place - 52.3

Hannah Cecil (SR) – 1^st place -61.04 -- 9^th Bothell fastest all time

800m
Sol Badeaux (SR) – 1^st place -- 2:10

Ainsley Herron (SO) – 1^st place – 2:34

1600m
Ainsley Herron (S0) – 1^st place - 5:20 – 6^th Bothell fastest all time

3200m
Monserrat Lopez (SR) – 1^st place 12:59

100m/110m hurdles:
Jenna Milner (SR) – 2^nd place
Josilin Milner (SO) – 3^rd place
Ashley Marino (SO) – 5^th place

Jenna Milner (SR) – 2^nd place
Josilin Milner (SO) – 3^rd place
Ashley Marino (SO) – 5^th place

300m hurdles:
Emma Harmon (FR) – 1^st place – 51.27 – 9^th Bothell Fastest all time
Josilin Milner (SO) – 2^nd place

Shot Put:
**Headyn Bambolo (SO) – 1^st place – 41-09 ft - SCHOOL RECORD**

Luka Vincic  (JR) – 1^st place 46-00.5 ft – 6^th Bothell farthest all time
Noah Ochoa (JR) – 2^nd place

Discus:
Haedyn Bambolo – 1^st place – 109-11 ft – 3^rd farthest throw all time

Luka Vincic (JR)  -- 1^st place – 123-11 ft – 9^th farthest throw all time
Skylar McDavid (SR) – 3^rd place

Javelin:
Levi Freed (FR) - 2^nd place
Mercer Nafe (SR) -- 3^rd place.

Taylor Zundel (JR) – 1^st place – 69-09 ft

Long Jump:
Sydney Lipkin (FR) – 2^nd place
Devon Lipkin (SR) – 3^rd place
Rithikka Souresh (SO) – 4^th place

SOCCER - JVC GAMES
   After our first game against Woodinville, we lost 3-1 however, we competed with finesse and brilliance. Especially in the second half as we worked to correct defensive breakdowns that led to two breakaway goals with gaps left unfilled in the channels. We learned, competed and then worked harder to improve in our quest to be our best version of ourselves.
NEXT GAME:   In an effort to claim redemption, we valiantly descended the pitch at Pop Kenny last Wednesday; ready to showcase our new found strength. We competed at new levels, finding space offensively and tightening up on our defensive breakdowns from the previous outing. With a "bend, do not break" mentality on defense, our quest became a promise to ourselves and teammates. We surprised our opponents with our tactical changes and defensive awareness. This time, we didn't give up the breakaways that we had the game before. With every defensive stop, our opponents grew frustrated and we became stronger. 
   But what's most beautiful about this game is that none of that sometimes matters and in the 71st minute of play we conceded a free kick just outside the 30 yard line. Our opponent struck the ball with such aggressive power, the metal on the apartment balconies overlooking the pitch gasp with admiration. There was less than a 1 inch margin of error between the crossbar and the outstretched hand of our keeper; and he crushed it. 
   With no time to hang our heads, we picked ourselves up and gathered a deeper, stronger intrinsic toughness. We worked perilously to gain the momentum back. We adjusted our tactics and moved two of our defenders higher up the pitch and into a 3-4-3 formation with five minutes to play. With the seconds ticking away, doubt came to reveal its hideous presence. Our opponent withstood barrage after barrage of our offensive will. As my watch buzzed that time had expired Junior Jacob Wittkamp, fueled with sure grit and determination, made a brilliant cut into the penalty box where he was met by three Woodinville opponents. As he kept his balance and broke into an open space to take his shot, he was clipped from behind. The ref blew his whistle and pointed to the spot. Penalty. 
     Muscles tensed and joints locked as these moments are always daunting. Who takes it? The players must always decide on the pitch. With no one yet ready, Sophomore Sammy Baroud confidently grabbed the ball and gently placed it on the penalty spot. The players all lined the 18 yard box as the referee asked if Sammy was ready and then the Woodinville keeper. 
    The ref then blew his whistle and Sammy, with a little stutter step and shake, as if playing for the Champions League title, buried it into the side netting for the equalizer. Keeper never stood a chance. The players united around Sammy as he raised both arms to the sky with cheers and elation. 
      It was the final play of the game, Draw 1-1. So proud -- we never quit, leaving everything out there. "All we want is all you got; nothing less". 
Well done team and on to the next.

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May 20:

GOLF:
"From the tops of Redmond Ridge, to the basin of the Woodinville valley," the BHS Girls Golf Team once again faced off against the Woodinville Falcons. 
On what turned out to be a beautiful day for golf, the first group of Cougars to tee off were Seniors Christina Parmelee and Claire Balee. Both of whom posted 58 and a 59, respectively. Joining the first group was Sophomore Reigan Dunkle, who performed quite well, shooting a modest 55. 
The remainder of the team moved through the course swiftly and with intention; sinking crucial putts and placing themselves in great positions to score. The Cougars ended the evening with a combined score of 356 and won the match with a score of 10-5.   (quiet clapping...it is golf after all!!))  

LACROSSE:
JV Lacrosse took a trip up north to take on North Creek under the lights. Although they were not victorious, the future of Bothell Lacrosse is in good hands with the strong efforts of all players. The first half showcased the fast wheels of midfielders Logan Bell and Wyatt Jensen. The long poles on defense were led by Griffin Ginsberg, Reed Morgan, Ethan Fadlovich, and Peter Cecil, who's spins and jukes kept North Creek on their toes.
Penalties were an issue throughout the game causing us to play with a man down at times. It didn't stop Kaden Allen from scoring our first goal with an assist from Griffin Ginsberg. Our forward attack positions were fueled by Tate Raynor, Ryan Palmer and William Alexander. Christian Gallardo had a great long drive that unfortunately didn't result in a goal but brought us to the end of the first half with a score of Bothell - 1, North Creek - 4.
The highly physical second half showcased the Cougars successfully setting up plays with great passing and shots on goal. Adam Smith scored our second goal of the night with an assist from Sean Johnson. Our final goal was scored by speedy Tate Raynor. Freshman goalkeeper Alistair Hennessey was stellar in goal fending off a tough North Creek attack for the entire game.
The final score of the night was Bothell - 3, North Creek - 9. The next match for the Cougars will be Varsity at North Creek tomorrow night at 7:30pm. Go Cougs!
 

SOCCER: VARSITY
Game started off intense following Tuesday's narrow defeat. Both teams working to establish control of the game, as well as each team creating their own chances. North Creek managed to get on the board first to make it 1-0 going into the second half. 
Bothell comes out in the second half with renewed energy and composure on the ball. North Creek got a questionable pk call and after an initial save from keeper Jackson Barry, the North Creek forward follows up and game is now 2-0. 
We start throwing numbers forward and create chance after chance until finally Angel Rodriguez managed to bang in a goal making it 2-1. 
We fight, scrap, and battle keeping the pressure on North Creek's defense for the remainder of the game. With the help of some more questionable calls from the ref-ing crew the game ends 2-1 for the Jaguars. Bothell boys put up a great fight in the second half, but unfortunately were not able to get the equalizing goal.

TENNIS:
Another beautiful day for tennis. Today was a learning day for our girls. We competed against the Jags from Northcreek and even though we were on the short end of the team score, we had some great matches and learned some things. Here are the highlights:
Khushi Singh lost her first match of the season at # 1 singles, 4-6, 3-6
Bean Lowe continued to play well with a 6-0, 6-1 at #2 singles
Esther Nguyen played another 3 set marathon match at #3 singles. She played some great points but fell a little short, 6-4, 2-6, 4-6
Claudia Han won her match of the year at #4 singles, 6-4, 6-1

In doubles action we were swept but not without a fight.
Avery Gerard and Julia Zhu played a very good match. Some great net play and all-around hustle. The score was, 6-7, 4-6
Anaya Kumar and Claire Li playing together for the first time lost, 4-6, 0-6
Abby Park and Amy Bian lost another very close match at #3 Doubles, 4-6, 6-7

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May 19

Track is a BIG numbers group and a bit of a three ring circus so tabulation and "shout outs" is a more lengthy process...but every runner, jumper, thrower needs their moment in the sun. Thanks Coach for taking time to let us hear about so many of those determined athletes results from May 19; we will wait patiently for Monday news.
Baseball C team:  The C team lost the season opener to the Vikings last night 14-4.  Bothell out hit the Vikings 7 to 6 but the young Cougars pitching staff gave up way too many walks (14) and stolen bases (10).  Walker Lamb started on the hill for Bothell and did a great job pitching only 2 innings with 3 strike outs.  A sore arm ended his night early.  Avory Smith, Jude Roy, Mingo Lemley and Tollian Nyhus all got opportunities to pitch last night and showed some bright spots.  A few of these guys had to come in early with little warm up.  Defensively the Cougars made a few errors early but cleaned things up as the game moved on.  Avory Smith made a nice diving catch in Right Field that saved 2 runs from scoring.  Josh Hogge did a nice job filling in at third.  Logan Booth did well behind the plate catching his first full game.
        Offensively the Cougars did really well.  For the most part we had really good at bats and put the ball in play.  We ended the night with 3 strike outs and hit the ball hard against a really good pitcher.  Jude Roy went 2-2 with 2 singles; Josh Hogge crushed one for a double; Rohan Trivedi was 1-2 with 2 RBI’s. 
Overall the Young Cougars did a lot of great things and showed a lot of heart.  We still have a lot of work to do but this young group has the work ethic to get better and show its true potential. 

LACROSSE:
Varsity Lacrosse continues to heat up with Wednesday night's victory against cross-town rivals North Creek. The first half was action packed. Two goals were scored within the first five minutes by Ryan Palmer and Bryce Johnson, with assists by Sean Johnson, and Kaden Allen respectively. Goals followed by Peter Cecil, another two for the unstoppable Ryan Palmer, Sean Johnson, and add another for Bryce Johnson.

Defense was intimidating and impressive led by the strengths of Reed Morgan, Cristian Gallardo, and Ethan Fadlovich. The Cougars finished the first half with a score 7 to 6.

The team continued to battle in the second half led by the aggressive play of Bryce Johnson, who honorably spent some time in the penalty box when not scoring his two additional goals for the Cougars. Ryan Palmer also scored his fourth goal of the evening.

Kaden Allen expertly handled most of the face-offs for Team Bothell He was accompanied by the powerful midfielders Sean Johnson and Tate Rayner. Our goal was strongly defended by the efforts of Bryce McAuliffe.

The final score of this exciting game was Bothell 10, North Creek 8. Next, our mighty JV team will take on North Creek this Thursday at 7:30pm on their turf. Go Cougs!

TENNIS:
The lady Cougs team traveled to North Creek on Wednesday to compete against the Jags. It was a battle of the cats. And what a battle it was. Our girls even though playing out of position competed for every point. The matches started at 3:30 and ended at 6:45. And here are your highlights:

Khushi Singh won 6-2, 6-4 to push her record to 3-0 at # 1 singles

Bean Lowe won 6-4, 6-2 at #2 singles

Esther Nguyen lost a very close match, 6-2, 4-6, 6-10 at #3 singles

Claudia Han played a great match with many great points. Her scores were 3-6, 4-6 

In doubles action, our girls were playing with different partners and really played some exciting tennis. Though we did not win a doubles match, they were competitive.

Julia Zhu and Avery Gerard lost to a tough Jag team at #1 doubles 0-6, 3-6

Lauren Culp and Claire Li playing together for the first time at #2 doubles played a very close match. The score was 4-6, 5-7

Amy Bian and Abby Park also playing together for the first time had the match of the day. 1-6, 6-4, 4-10

We are right back at it today with the Jags coming to our "Den" Go Cougs 

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May 18 events:

BASEBALL - VARSITY:
The Bothell baseball team beat Woodinville 11-7 last night  in a very competitive game that showed that rust developed for both teams after missing last season.

• Jonah Shull was the star of the game for the Cougs going five for five at the plate and coming in to close the game out on the hill.  Shull singled in the first, singled in the third, doubled in the fourth, singled in the fifth, and singled in the sixth collecting 5 rbi.
• Overall the team collected 12 hits.  Simon Ransom had three rbi with a hard hit sac fly in the first and a single as the Cougs retook the lead for good with three runs in the fifth inning. Carlos Leder had a double and two rbi in the 6th and freshman Henry Crumbaugh had two hits and an rbi in his first high school baseball action. 
• Trever Young started the game at pitcher for Bothell and was solid in his first varsity action.  He allowed five hits and six runs over four innings, striking out three and walking one while staying focused to overcome a number of errors in the field behind him. Senior Quentin O’Connor pitched scoreless innings in the 5th and 6th with three strike outs and no walks, before Shull came on to close the game out in the 7th.
• The Cougs did commit seven errors in the field, which is usually not a good recipe for success.  The team will need to improve in this area in future games.

FASTPITCH:
Julianne Rose, a Freshman playing in her first High School game ever, pitched all 7 innings in a 5-3 win over Woodinville. This was the first win against Woodinville for Fastpitch Softball in over 7 years. Julianne only allowed 2 hits and struck out 13 batters. 

Tatum Powers hit a 3 run home run in the 2nd inning that powered the offense. Brooklyn Harrel added an RBI single in the 2nd inning. Maleah Andrews added an RBI double in the 5th inning scoring Rachel Traxler, who had doubled right before Maleah, just missing a home run. 

Defensively, Anna Fowler, also a Freshman, caught a great game behind the plate. This was her first game as a catcher at any level. Not sure if we have ever started a season with a Freshman pitcher and a Freshman catcher, but it will be fun to watch the next 4 years. 

It got a little "dicey" in the 7th inning when Woodinville scored a run and had 2 others on base. But Julianne struck out the final batter to secure the victory.

We play a doubleheader against Woodinville on Friday night. 

SOCCER:  JV
JV Boys Soccer played at North Creek yesterday. We controlled the game, creating chances throughout the first half with North Creek crossing into our defensive half of the field twice. They managed to score on their second attempt of the night. We found a late first half equalizer from a set piece, scored by Brock Larsen. 

We continued to put them under pressure in the second half, creating 4 different 1 versus 1 opportunities with the keeper but could not capitalize. 

Going into halftime the score was tied 1-1. After a few halftime adjustments, we managed to blitz North Creek and dominate the game. We held them to 1 attempt on frame in the second half and keep them under pressure with a ton of offense. We found the back of the next 4 more times finishing the game 5-1. 

Michael Gibson completed his hat trick just before the final whistle. While Michael contributed the goals, Brock Larsen and Beck Meschke put in "Man of the Match" performances.

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May 17: 

GOLF:As the clouds rolled up onto Redmond Ridge this past Monday afternoon, so did the mighty Bothell Cougars Girls Golf Team. Led by Senior Captains Claire Balee and Christina Parmelee, the golfers of Bothell High began their inaugural match against a balanced Woodinville Falcons team. 

Coming out of the match with the top score of the tournament was Woodinville's number one, shooting a 45. Close behind her was Claire Balee, posting an honorable 51. In the same group were Christina Parmelee and Katherine Choi. Both of whom scored very well, posting a 58 and a 56, respectively. Unfortunately, the remainder of the field didn't finish all nine holes, but with a rematch on the horizon and our sights set on victory, we can only improve! Our next match-up will be at Woodinville's home course, Willows Run. Go Cougars!

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May 15:
LACROSSE: Saturday was a great night for lacrosse!  Bothell showed impressive hustle, picking up more ground balls and winning more face offs than Woodinville. Many of our new players had the opportunity to take the field. Peter Cecil and Reed Morgan took face offs for the Cougars.  Adam Smith scored two goals and set up Will Alexander for a beautiful goal. Cristian Gallardo scored the final goal. Allistair Hennessey played his first high school game as goalie. There was a lot of positive energy on the field. Final score was Woodinville 11, Bothell 4.  

May 14:
LACROSSE: On Friday night, Bothell lacrosse traveled to Woodinville for a rematch of Wednesday’s contest.  With limited numbers, the Cougars fought hard and displayed hustle, determination, and grit throughout the whole game.  In the end, the Falcons won 0-16.  One of the best plays of the night, was a coast-to-coast play by Peter Cecil. 

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May 13:
 JV SOCCER
In the second game of the season we came out strong and firing on all cylinders. Moving the ball around the boys created multiple chances and finally got a break through, for the first goal of the season, off a penalty kick. It was cooly slotted home by Nathan McKenzie. 

In the second half, both teams upped the tempo. Challenges and tackles came flying in from both teams while Woodinville pushed for the equalizer. Jackson Brown won man of the match by denying the Falcons 3 times from point blank range. With us on our heels we managed to put together a beautiful counterattack with a through ball from Michael Gibson to Myles Nafe who finished wonderfully to the back post. The Falcons found a late consolation goal to make the score 2-1 but we held on to secure the victory. 

TENNIS:
Bothell Girls tennis played a match for the ages against Woodinville. 

Going into the match the girls had the mindset of just improving from the last match. They accomplished this goal.  It was a battle on every court. Here are the scores

Khushi Singh played 3 hard sets at #1 singles and won 6-3, 4-6, 10-3.
Esther Nguyen played an even longer match at #2 singles and won, 3-6, 6-4, 14-12.
Bean Lowe playing in her first match of the season won in straight sets, 6-2,6-2
Claudia Han fought hard at 4th singles but came up a little short 2-6,3-6

In doubles action, Julia Zhu and Avery Gerard playing together for the first time at #1 came away with a 4-6, 7-5, 12-10 victory to win the match
Lauren Culp and Ananya Kumar lost the first set 1-6, but made some adjustments to make it close but eventually lost the second set 5-7. 
And at 3rd doubles, the team of Amy Bian and Claire Li lost a heart breaker 6-2, 4-6, 6-10

Great day for the lady Cougs with a 4-3 win

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May 12:
LACROSSE
Bothell lacrosse battled a very good Woodinville Falcons team Wednesday Night at the BHS field for our first game of the season.  Goalie Bryce McAuliffe had an amazing 18 saves and came up clutch for the Cougars.  Ryan Palmer scored 2 goals and Adam Smith scored one.  Kaden Allen was our face off specialist and Christian Gallardo anchored our defense.  Final score:  3-14.  Next game is Friday night at 8PM at Woodinville.

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MAY 11
SOCCER: VARSITY
Game started off even, both teams feeling out the other team as it is the first of the season. Bothell boys started picking up the pace of the game as Abraham Gonzalez splits Woodinville's defense with a brilliant through ball to Sam Cooke who managed to tuck away the goal into the bottom corner of the goal. Finished the half up 1-0. 

Woodinville came out in the second half with a ton of energy and had us on the backfoot for the first 5 minutes, but we managed to grab a second goal from Abraham Gonzalez after he capitalized on a Woodinville defenders mistake.  Abe managed to roll the ball around the goalie for a baller finish. Woodinville scraped a goal back making it 2-1 with less than 20 minutes left. 

In the dying minutes of the game, with Woodinville pressing us onto our backfoot, Riley Lathrop decides to put the burners on and decimates Woodinville's defense. He lays a dime across the box for Andrew Gabriyelyan to tap in and kill the game. 3-1 Cougs baby!  Sheeeesh.

JV SOCCER: May 11 vs Woodinville
In the first game of the season, the boys came out excited and ready to play. Controlling play and tempo, they moved the ball around and created several chances in the first half. They were unfortunate to give up a goal before half time as they had dominated possession. 

In the second half, it was more of the same. Pressing high defensively and putting the Falcons under pressure. Opportunities were there to score, but we could not find the back of the net. In what was a good first game, with dominating possession, Cougars JV fell 1-0. 

TENNIS:
The girls tennis team had their first match and they played well. Even with a make shift line-up they competed all throughout the match.

Khushi Singh won 6-2, 3-6, 10-7 at #1 singles.   Amy Bian and her partner Yurina Tamura won a very exciting match at #3 doubles 6-1, 7-6

The match was 2-5 to Woodinville but all our girls played hard. 

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Last week of winter sports:

May 8 - finale

BASKETBALL:  
Boys:
The Cougars finished the season with another close hard-fought game to North Creek. The Cougars were once again led by Myles Phillips and Jaiden Bernstein on offense and  Cody Petrin on defense. Unfortunately, the Cougars came up on the wrong side of the scoreboard.

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GYMNASTICS:
We had an action-packed final gymnastics meet and could not be prouder of these amazing athletes.  This was a quad meet, so all four Northshore Schools were represented.  

On Vault, Bella Wooley took 10th place, Cora Taylor took 9th place and Melia Flores took 8th place.

On Bars, Emma Dennison took 10th place, Melia Flores took 9th place and Cora Taylor took 1st place.

On Beam, Cora Taylor took 2nd place.

On Floor, Angelina Fogliato took 10th place, Emma Dennison took 8th place, Bella Wooly took 6th place and Cora tied for 1st place.

All Around - Cora Taylor took 2nd place!
We as a team ended in 3rd place, just 1 point away from 2nd place, but did achieve our highest score as a team this season!  
Even though we had a short season, these girls achieved an incredible amount.  They competed with strength, their sportsmanship was outstanding, and their team bond was a wonderful thing to see.   Congratulations to these fine young athletes!

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BASKETBALL:
The Bothell JV-C Boys Basketball Team went into Inglemoor and dominated the game from the second quarter on to defeat--and sweep--the Inglemoor Vikings.  With a 23-point victory, the BHS "Cs" finished the season 4-2. What a crazy, challenging, and interesting month of hoops in this COVID driven season.  Rather than highlight individual players from Saturday's game, let's say it was a total team effort to get to this point. Thank you to all the people who made playing basketball possible this year.

Outstanding efforts ---and patience---this whole season by BHS "Cs":Mason McLaren, Andrew Peter, Jarell Fermon, Mingo Lemley, Toby Johnson, Saivon Soeum, Jackie Flamer III, Rico Clark, Jaspar Francis, Ezra Giesbrecht, and George West.

GYMNASTICS:
The Bothell Gymnastics team had a successful meet this weekend against NorthCreek.  
Vault - Emma Dennison took 10th, Angelina Fogliato took 7th, Erin Benefiel took 6th, Melia Flores and Josie Suckut tied for 3rd and Bella Wooley placed 1st.
Bars - Angelina Fogliato took 10th, Katie Kaleta took 8th, Melia Flores took 7th, Bella Wooley took 5th, Josie Suckut took 4th, Emma Dennison took 3rd and Cora Taylor placed 1st with a 9.7!
Beam - Emma Dennison took 10th, Josie Suckut took 8th, Bella Wooley took 5th and Cora Taylor took 4th place.
Floor - Josie Suckut took 10th, Bella Wooley took 9th, Melia Flores took 7th, Emma Dennison and Angelina Fogliato tied for 5th and Cora Taylor placed 1st with a 9.5!
In the All Around - Katie Kalete placed 9th, Angelina Fogliato placed 8th, Melia Flores placed 5th, Josie Suckut placed 4th, Emma Dennison placed 3rd and Bella Wooley placed 2nd!

Bothell came away with the win with a score of 162.3!  Way to go lady Cougs!!!

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Week of April 26 - May 1

BASKETBALL:  First game of the season April 27

Lost a close one to Inglemoor. Jaiden Bernstein led with 11 rebounds, Myles Phillips led with 30 points.  The game was tied at half after a 15 point comeback.   
THIS IS THE EXCITING PART: Bothell was down 8 points with 58 seconds; 
48 seconds left 58 - 53; 
5.9 seconds left 61 - 59.  
BHS had a chance to tie at the buzzer. . . .  Final score 62 - 59!   The crowd (probably) went wild...   

WRESTLING:  Double Dual -- which means all four schools were in the same place and faced off on each other.
BHS vs WHS first -- 
First match Conner Tompkins Delacerda pinned his guy; Rudy Podany pins his guy;  Adrian Naranjo wins with a major decision; Brenda Zamorano Salmoran pins her opponent!  There were more wins/losses but those are my highlights.  Unfortunately we have some missing weight classes and WHS takes the match but only by 7 points so well wrestled!

BHS vs North Creek:  
Rudy and Adrian are both victorious; Cody Wright pinned his opponent; Conner pins his "victim" in the first minute! 
Fast and Furious has nothing on BHS Wrestling team!

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BASKETBALL: April 26
The BHS "Cs" had a close one against Inglemoor Monday night.  Despite a noticeable off-shooting night, BHS got the win 48-39.  Jarell Fermon and Mason McLaren were calm and cool as they methodically advanced the ball up court in the fourth quarter despite desperate pressure by Inglemoor.  Both guards were clutch when it mattered making a combined 6 free throws in the final two minutes to seal the victory.  
With a few players out, others stepped up.  George West came off the bench to drain a huge 3-pointer and make several key shots.  George ended up leading Bothell's balanced scoring with 11pts.  Andrew Peter used his speed and smarts to chase down all the Inglemoor guards ---and was the key to Bothell's fourth quarter zone pressure D. 

The BHS "Cs" will wrap up the season on Saturday at 1PM @ IHS. The game should be streamed for those not able make it.

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Week of April 19

BASKETBALL:
During the last 12 months, if one ever missed the atmosphere/ intensity, you only get when your present at a sporting event---you got it Saturday afternoon.  Despite falling short 51-59, the BHS "Cs" battled the North Creek "Cs" in a physical head-to-head game that was much closer than the final score. Jarell Fermon proved he could literally shoot from another zip code with deep 3-pt shots from Mill Creek, Lynnwood, and a few from Ellensburg.  He ended with a clutch 17 pts on 6/7 shooting.  Mason McLaren, despite a sore foot/knee, delivered the ball up-court under heavy and unrelenting physical pressure by NCHS. Mingo Lemley ignited a Cougar comeback by taking a rebound coast-coast for a physical three-point play--- that almost put a North Creek player through the hoop with the basketball.  The all-around hustle-and put-back-plays of Ezra Giesbrecht almost ended social distancing in the NSD--- by bringing all the Bothell parents together for high-fives and fist bumps....A very fun--and intense--game to watch.  The "Cs" will take on IHS Monday (4/26) @ 730 at BHS.

GYMNASTICS:
The Bothell Gymnastics Team had our first meet of the season and did an amazing job!
On Vault, Bella Wooley got 3rd, Josie Suckut got 7th, Angelina Fogliato, Melia Flores and Katie Kaleta all tied for 9th place.  

On Bars, Josie Suckut got 7th, Bella Wooley got 8th, Melia Flores got 9th and Angelina Fogliato got 10th place.  

On Beam, Angelina Fogliato got 2nd with an impressive 9.4, Katie Kaleta got 6th, Josie Suckut got 7th, Salima Mayanja got 8th and Melia Flores got 10th place.  

On Floor, Salima Mayanja got 4th with a 9.3, Angelina Fogliato and Melia Flores tied for 7th with a 9.2 and Katie Kaleta got 10th place.  All Around - Angelina Fogliato was in 5th Place, Melia Flores was in 7th Place, Josie Suckut was in 9th place and Bella Wooley was in 10th place. 
We ended the meet with a loss but an impressive score of 164.65!  We are so proud of these girls and know that we can improve next week.  We will be back at it again next Saturday at Bothell Gymnastics Center against North Creek High School.

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BASKETBALL:
Bothell Saturday night as the "Cs" lost one to NCHS.  In a game everyone just wished they could have a "do-over", Bothell missed the efforts of few players who just weren't able to participate Monday.  Mingo Lemley continued to power the ball down low and draw fouls on his opponents while Jarrell Fermon stepped up to handle pressure defense the whole game. The "Cs" will look forward to getting healthy and taking a better crack at the Jaguars Saturday (4/24).

 

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Beyond ridiculously proud of the Georgia Bulldogs for winning the national championship this weekend in Waco TX - battling SMU in a nail biter to win their first title since 2014! 

Kaitlin and her fellow Dawgs are proud to wrap up the incredibly challenging pandemic year taking home the trophy to Athens GA. 

 April 12 - April 17:

April 17

BASKETBALL:
Yes, in these strange seasons of Covid high school sports you're gonna have a few frustrations....and lows.... BUT----how often do you ever have the opportunity to beat your biggest rival twice in six days??

Outmanned 7 to 12, The Bothell "C's" invaded Woodinville High School Saturday and immediately fought their way to 11-5 early lead.  Mingo Lemley proved the game's most dominate force powering in 22 points in the paint and grabbing (at least) a dozen rebounds. Ezra Giesbrecht outhustled every player on the court! Six man and academic all-star, Andrew Peter, provided solid minutes and steady defense at several key moments in the game.
The "Cs" grinded out a 48-36 second win against the Falcons to go 2-0 on the year.  Next stop North Creek on Monday night.

BASKETBALL:  April 13
JV Boys open their season against Woodinville.  Bothell came out strong in the first quarter but fell behind in the second. Woodinville's size proved to be a tough match up for Bothell and we were trailing by 10 at the half. 

Bothell came out with strong defensive effort in the second half cutting into the lead, to have Woodinville come back.  For most of the fourth quarter both teams traded baskets. In the end Woodinville took the win.  Proud of the effort Bothell displayed and looking to take one back on Saturday at home.

BASKETBALL:  April 12
In their season opener, the Bothell C's got off to furious start outscoring Woodinville 13-0 to start the game.  Woodinville tried to climb back, but ultimately fell short 50-32.  Mingo Lemley was a physical force on both the offensive and defensive boards--proving too much for Woodinville.  Jarell Fermon and Mason McLaren handled the ball under pressure and provided a nice 1-2 scoring punch with 14 pts each. Timely hustle defense and rebounding by Ezra Giesbrecht gave Woodinville fits the whole game.  Jackie Flamer III was "as cool as the other side of the pillow", stepping up and draining a few jumpers to get Bothell off to a fast start.