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Issaquah to host Sports Medicine Combine

Lake Sammamish State Park will be the site of an exciting extravaganza.

Sammamish Totems head football coach Rylen Akana said middle linebacker Hikaru Aoyagi (pictured) will anchor his team’s defense on the gridiron during the 2019 season. Shaun Scott/staff photo

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Manning the middle for the Totems

Sammamish middle linebacker Hikaru Aoyagi runs the show on the defensive side of the ball.

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FirstSwing Foundation is hosting annual baseball/softball camps

Summer baseball camp on the Eastside is on the horizon.

Ethan Paul. Courtesy of the Vanderbilt University website

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Paul wins College World Series title with Vanderbilt

Newport grad reaches the pinnacle of college baseball.

Interlake Saints football players participate in a tackling drill during a spring football practice session on June 19 in Bellevue. Shaun Scott/staff photo

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Building for a promising future on the football field

Saints are striving for improvement in all facets of the game.

An engraved bench sits on the banks of the Sammamish River around the corner from the Sammamish Rowing Association boathouse in Redmond. Andy Nystrom/ staff photo

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Eastside rowers etch their mark at national regatta

Sammamish Rowing Association boat wins C final, takes 13th overall.

Newport Knights head football coach Drew Oliver gives his players advice on the importance of proper technique during a spring football practice session on June 10 in Factoria. Shaun Scott/staff photo

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Knights football program focuses on the fundamentals

Drew Oliver is an old-school kind of coach on gridiron.

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Wolverines girls golf team wins 3A state title

Bellevue dominates on the links this past May.

Sammamish Totems running back Benja Cook (pictured) goes through a set of drills during a spring practice session on June 5 at Sammamish High School in Bellevue. Shaun Scott/staff photo

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Totems are focusing on the fundamentals during spring sessions

Sammamish football program will continue to build in Rylen Akana’s third season on sidelines.

The Newport Knights girls water polo squad captured fifth place at the state tournament on May 25 in University Place. Photo courtesy of Melissa Golan

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Knights girls water polo team earns fifth place at state tournament

Newport brings home hardware from final tourney of 2019.

Newport Knights senior Ashleigh Helms (pictured) earned first place in the pole vault at the 4A state track meet on May 24 at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma. Photo courtesy of Kerste Helms

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Helms earns first place in pole vault at 4A state track meet

Newport senior captures an individual title.

Seattle Mariners legend Edgar Martinez, left, and Seattle Times columnist Larry Stone, right, collaborated on a book titled, “Edgar: An Autobiography.” Martinez and Stone attended a book signing on June 12 at Barnes Noble in Bellevue. Shaun Scott/staff photo

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Legendary Mariner meets a plethora of fans

Edgar Martinez visits Bellevue Barnes & Noble to promote his book.

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Two Eastside baseball players are selected in the Major League Baseball draft

Newport High School alumnus AJ Block, who currently is a pitcher on the Washington State University baseball team,…

Bellevue Christian Vikings senior offensive lineman Sam Tefft runs full speed ahead before destroying a tackling dummy during a spring football practice session on June 4. Shaun Scott/staff photo

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Vikings are striving for excellence on the gridiron

Sophomore Samuel Cornett will be the Vikings’ new signal caller this fall.

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Goucher to host summer baseball camp

Baseball camps will take place at Hidden Valley Park.

The Bellevue Wolverines boys golf team earned first place at the 3A state golf tournament on May 22 in Lacey. Pictured from left to right: Christian Lee, Dylan Bear, Ian Siebers, Saum Sabetian and coach Erik Monahan. (Missing from photo: Thomas Huang.) Photo courtesy of Don Siebers

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Wolverines boys golf team wins 3A state championship

Bellevue dominates on the links.

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Tillman to lead the Totems boys basketball program

Familiar face returns to the bench for Sammamish basketball program.

Newport Knights senior pitcher Hanako Hirai (pictured) earned first-team, all-league honors for her dominating performances in the pitching circle throughout the 2019 season. Andy Nystrom/staff photo

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Knights softball players garner recognition for stellar 2019 season

Newport ace pitcher Hanako Hirai earns first-team, all-league honors.

Sammamish Totems sprinter Antoinette Stubbfield (No. 3) leaps into the air after crossing the finish line in first place in the 100 at the 2A state track meet on May 25 at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma. Photo courtesy of Don Borin/Stop Action Photography

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Stubbfield sprints to first-place finish in the 100

Sophomore sprinter earns an individual title.

The Interlake Saints girls tennis team consisting of Charlize Yeh, Sylvia Eklund, Olivia Sun, Addie Eklund, Angel Le and Abby Nash won the 3A state tennis championship, tallying 35 team points on May 25 at the Tri-City Court Club in Kamiakin. Seattle Prep finished in second place with a total of 19 points. The Saints girls tennis squad was coached by Matthew Perlman and Michael Fritz. Photo courtesy of Matthew Perlman

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Saints win 3A state tennis championship

Interlake dominates the competition at state tournament.