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Enumclaw wrestlers shoot for another title; two champs return to squad
Enumclaw’s Jason Gray won the Class 3A state 125-pound title in February. - Courier-Herald file photo Dec 02 2008, 9:11 AM The buzz in high school wrestling circles involves whether perennial power Enumclaw High will repeat as Class 3A state champions.

Young, experienced squad will take the floor for White River
The Hornets will again be scrambling for every loose ball, a trademark that has led to numerous postseason appearances. - Courier-Herald file photo Dec 01 2008, 7:40 PM Defense will be the key for Hornets’ successful attack

Solid group of veterans leads Panthers into 2008-09 season
Kelsi Potterf leads a veteran group of Bonney Lake gymnasts. - Courier-Herald file photo Dec 01 2008, 7:40 PM The gymnasts at Bonney Lake High are back and the tumbling turns are looking very good for these girls.

State veteran Tracy returns
Dec 01 2008, 7:41 PM There’s good news for the rest of the 140-pound wrestlers in the newly reconfigured South Puget Sound League 3A – in his senior campaign, Bonney Lake’s Addison Tracy has at last elected to move up a weight or two.

First-year coach Ostrander will lead young squad on the court
Dec 01 2008, 7:41 PM The Bonney Lake Panther girls have been hitting the hardwood this fall and the team is ready for the start of the South Puget Sound League 3A season.

First-year coach Tom Ostrander said the girls are “playing great right now. I’m pretty lucky to get this group. They are working extraordinarily hard.”

Ostrander has a young team with two seniors, six juniors and three sophomores.

Former EHS coach takes over BLHS hoop helm
Bonney Lake’s Chad Purdue goes up for an uncontested bucket during a game last season. - Courier-Herald file photo Dec 01 2008, 7:41 PM John Hofstrand took over the coaching reins of Bonney Lake High boys basketball program and is having the time of his life.

“This is a tremendous group of kids,” Hofstrand said. “I wasn’t expecting to (be head) coach again, but I coached these kids when they were freshman.”

Hofstrand took over as Panther coach when Brett McDaniel accepted the Sumner High basketball coaching job.

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Juniors provide Enumclaw spark
Dec 01 2008, 7:41 PM When fans last saw the Enumclaw High boys basketball squad, the Hornets were playing Renton on the final day of the Class 3A state basketball tournament.

Graduation takes bite out of state tourney team
Dec 01 2008, 7:41 PM If a girl’s basketball team ever reached the Class 3A state tournament exclusively on aggressiveness, heart and true grit, it was last season’s Enumclaw High’s ladies, who battled their way through loser-out affairs to the hoop extravaganza and ended the season with an overall mark of 18-10.

When the Hornet girls finally made it to the promised land they did not see any easy path, as they were pulverized by a hot-shooting Kamiakin High and Lakeside.

But that was last year, and Enumclaw will not be enjoying the services of the eight seniors it lost to graduation. It will not have the inspirational defensive play and aggressive offense of Katya Case, the 3-point bombs by Caitlin Clyde or the savage rebounding of Mileka Grager.

Hornets look to defend league title
Dec 01 2008, 7:42 PM It won’t be easy for the Enumclaw High boys swim team to defend its South Puget Sound League 3A title and go undefeated again, but coach Ann Bettencourt believes she has the personnel to get the job done.

“We did well last year,” said Bettencourt, who as a last-minute replacement and first-year coach last season took the Hornets to their second straight undefeated season, team title and a repeat as the league meet champions. “We have a lot of experienced swimmers on the team that should do very well.”

If she has any concern it’s the league realignment. During the fall, the South Puget Sound League 3A lost Auburn and Auburn Riverside, but gained formidable Peninsula, which earned an 18th-place team finish at state, and Lakes. Toss in those teams that stayed like Sumner, Bonney Lake and Auburn Mountainview, and the Hornets will need to be on their toes.