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Sammamish grads, siblings take on Boston Marathon | Community sports feature

Melissa Croshaw doesn't consider herself a runner, although she has a unique way of shedding the label.

AmyJae Springer is the owner of Extreme Fitness Studios

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Emerald Cup puts community fitness on display | Sports and recreation feature

AmyJae Springer and Danena McCants may not be the first image of bodybuilding that comes to mind. But…

Sports

Track and field district leaders | Prep sports news

Bellevue, Sammamish, Interlake and Newport each have several athletes at or near the top of the district and…

U.S. Soccer's ruling on development academy players during the prep season has left many youngsters in the area caught in the middle.

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Picking sides | New USSF ruling forces players to choose between academy and prep squads

Players with ties to development academy soccer teams as well as prep squads find themselves in the middle…

Carlos Willcuts

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Winning the game of life | Jubilee Reach using sports to motivate in Bellevue middle schools

Jubilee Reach extended its programming into sports in 2010 and in the nearly two years since, has begun…

Nunes

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Ground-up giving | Community recreation feature

Newport alum Perry Nunes is only a freshman in college. But next month he will be making an…

Youngsters look on as Pinewood Derby cars run in a heat.

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Factoria draws Cub Scouts from across Bellevue for Pinewood Derby

The derby came to Factoria Mall on Saturday. Pinewood Derby, that is, as Cub Scouts and their families…

Richard Woodworth battles for a loose ball during his team's title game win over Montevallo.

Sports

Newport alum helps WWU to D-II hoops title | Reporter Q and A

Richard Woodworth helped his team to the D-II men's basketball title last weekend. He took some time to…

Hegyvary and United Healthcare participate in races throughout the world.

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Reading and riding the world over | Community sports feature

Like most, Adrian Hegyvary remembers when he learned to ride a two-wheel bike. But the rest of his…

Ebrima Jatta was the first player from his village in The Gambia to make the country's men's national soccer team.

Sports

Former BC player goes from Africa to the pros | Reporter Q and A

It was a long journey from The Gambia, West Africa, to the USL's Los Angeles Blues, but for…

Sports

Sammamish’s West one win from NCAA Final Four | Prep sports news

Jacob West only needs to advance past one more opponent in the American Family Insurance 3-point shootout vote…

Zach Kosanke will return for another run at the 3A state singles title this spring

Sports

Five questions heading into spring | Prep sports preview

With the spring sports season underway at high schools around the state, the Reporter takes a look at…

Yachts filled Meydenbauer Bay for the 51st Annual Boomerang Race

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Meydenbauer Yacht Club hosts 51st Boomerang Race | Community recreation

Over 40 yachts from as far as Bremerton and valued at upwards of $3 million gathered at Bellevue's…

Bellevue's Tyler Hasty prepares to take on a block during a spring scrimmage with Lincoln before the 2011 season. Hasty

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WIAA Amendement could prohibit helmets, shoulder pads during spring and summer | Prep football news

An amendment going to the WIAA Representative Assembly this month could drastically alter the landscape of off-season activities…

Opinion

Facing up to Facebook | Josh Suman | Reporter’s Notebook

At first, I was daringly skeptical of Facebook. The whole idea of “social media” seemed, at the time,…

Sports

Vikings, Wolverines still scrapping for state berths | Prep basketball news

Bellevue and Bellevue Christian both have boys and girls basketball teams still playing in the postseason

Raineri spends an hour on his treadmill each day and encourages visitors

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Sightless potential | Community recreation feature

Joseph Raineri's doctor told him at a young age to prepare for an unfulfilling life of solitude. But…

Butch Goncharoff speaks to his team after a semi-final win over Lakes.

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Goncharoff applies at Orange Lutheran | Prep sports news

Bellevue head football coach Butch Goncharoff has applied for the same position at Orange Lutheran High School in…

Sports

Bellevue assistant football coach headed to UW | Prep sports news

Bellevue defensive backs coach Danny Razore has accepted a position with the University of Washington football staff and…

Newport assistant coach Jeff Hansen looks on during a recent practice.

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Knights leaving mark off court | Prep sports feature

Coach Steve Haizlip has made sure his lessons extend beyond the hardwood for the Newport boys basketball program