Posted January 1, 2019 by Lida Buckner (LT)

BOOSTERBUZZ

Happy New Year Booster Club Members! After taking a little break we are bringing you this is a 2-week Buzz updated. 

 • THIS WEEK at ISSAQUAH HIGH  •

  • Wed, January 2nd ~ Back to school
  • No home events this week.  

~ EAGLE SPORTS ~ 

IN THE NEWS:  2018: The year in sports in Issaquah-  Issaquah athletes/teams display their talents

BOYS BASKETBALL

Varsity (Kingco 3-2 / Overall 4-7)

    • 12/18: Issaquah vs Mount Si – Mt Si set an immediate tone in the 1stQtr with a 14pt advantage – which Issaquah simply couldn’t overcome.  The remainder of the game was mostly balanced. Individual scoring was not tracked for this away game.  Loss 39-65
    • 12/20: Issaquah vs Eastlake – This win put Issaquah 2-2 in KingCo conference play. Highlighted by Bryan Yoon w/ 6 rebounds, 3 steals and 2 assists.  Issaquah played cohesively and scoring was spread out among multiple players. Scoring: Asa Taylor (15), Brian Yoon (11), Charlie Dietiker (13)
    • 12/21: Issaquah vs Newport – Friday night was a great team win against Newport. Issaquah outscored Newport in each of the first three quarters, and seemingly spent the fourth quarter shooting foul shots. Newport seemed focused on stopping inside play.  Accordingly, Issy put on a 3-point clinic with 39 pts from outside the arc [Asa Taylor (3), Jonathan Lo (3) and Saxon Cullimore (4); Jameson, Danny  & Brian (1 each)]. Saxon became the fifth player to lead scoring this season with 20 points.  Saxon Cullimore (20); Jonathan Lo (18); Asa Taylor (17); Danny Howe (8); Jameson Pastor (7).  
    • 12/27:  Issy lost to Arlington, 72-86  and then lost to Lakes in a close game on 12/29, 54-58

IN THE NEWS:  A powerful presence in the post 

JV (Kingco 3-3 / Overall 6-6)

    • 12/18: Issaquah vs Mount Si: JV got off to a slow first quarter with an 8 point deficit.  The team fought back with some terrific outside shooting in the third quarter. But, early fouls and multiple turnovers became the story of the game.  Some key highlights included a dominant showing by Rowan Dillon. Zach Eastern plunked in 3 from behind the arc.  It just wasn’t enough for a very focused full-court press by Mount Si, which led to at least 12 points on fast break.  Scoring: Rowan Dillon (15); Zach Eastern (11); Adam Liske (6) and 4 points each for Mason Muir, Charlie Suh and Eli Connor.   Loss: 54-70
    • 12/21: Issaquah vs Newport: Issaquah JV set the tone early in the game.  Lots of good ball movement which simply dissipated Newports early attempt at full-court coverage. Fast break points were the differentiator for Issy.  Scoring was well-distributed.  And, were outscored just one quarter whenNewport launched a 3 pointer to go into halftime.  One of the team’s best defensive efforts of the year. Individual Scoring not available.  Win: 69-55 

CTeam  (Kingco 2-2 / Overall 5-2)  

    • 12/28: Issy beat Lakes in a close game, 47-46.
    • Final scores for game played on 12/27 and 12/29 not reported yet. 

BOYS SWIM & DIVE   (3-1)

Week 12/17:  Eagles Lose to Mercer Island in First Defeat of the Season.  Mercer Island beat the Issy boys swim and dive team on Thursday, 12/20 by a score of 108-78, bringing the Eagles' record to 4-1 in dual meets this season. Despite the loss, there were several highlights:

      • Diver Robert Gref remains undefeated this season;
      • Blake Ueda won the 200 Individual Medley; Chris Harig won the 100 Breaststroke and placed third in the 100 Butterfly; 
      • Other individual top three finishers were: Chris Leu (2nd - 200IM, 3rd - 100Free); Adam Hansen (3rd - 200Free, 3rd - 500 Free); Jacob Hansen (3rd - Diving); William Paxton (3rd - 50 Free); Weston Crewe (3rd - 100 Backstroke); Owen Zablocki (3rd - 100 Breaststroke);
      • To date 21 swimmers and 1 diver have qualified for District champs and an additional 17 swimmers have qualified for KingCo champs, way to go boys!

Next up: the Swim & Dive team's next meet is scheduled for Thursday, January 10 against Interlake.   

IN THE NEWS:  Freshman Phenom is a diving guru

WRESTLING  (3-0)

IN THE NEWS:  Seizing control on the wrestling mat

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Varsity  (Kingco 5-0 / Overall 8-1):  During break the ladies played in 2 games and a tournament.  Friday, 12/21 they lost to Eastlake, 55-55, but came back on top on Thursday, 12/27, beating Auburn Riverside, 58-52.   No Kingco report on their 12/28 Riverside holiday tournament.  

JV  (Kingco 2-3 / Overall 6-3):  Friday, 12/21 the ladies beat Newport, 46-30.  

GYMNASTICS   (1-3)

BASEBALL  

Attention baseball families – the IHS Baseball Logo Wear store is NOW OPEN. This optional IHS baseball logo wear, not required or part of the team uniform. Don't miss out - this is the only opportunity to buy logo-wear this season.  DEADLINE to buy: January 30th.     http://bit.ly/2AgSQQK        Want more information about trying out for IHS Baseball?  Contact Lida Buckner    

~ EAGLE CLUBS ~ 

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~ HELPFUL EAGLE LINKS ~ 

~ EAGLE NEEDS ~ 

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~ MARK YOUR CALENDAR ~ 

  • January  

8 …....... Booster Club Meeting, IHS Library at 6:30pm

  • February

1 .........  ASB Blood Drive
12 ........ Booster Club Meeting, IHS Library at 6:30pm
18-22 ... Mid-Winter Break

  • March

4 …....... Spring Parent / Player Spring Sports Night, 6:30p
12 ........ Booster Club Meeting, IHS Library at 6:30pm
30 ........ TOLO Dance

SPONSOR:  Thank you to Don Borin with Stop Action Photography for taking amazing pictures of our Eagles and then giving 20% IHS proceeds back to the IHS Booster Club.  Contact Don Borin if you would like pictures taken at your next event.  

Thank you Donors!

Go Eagles!

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