All sports represented in selections to all-league teams.
CARDS USED: A citizen told police Nov. 28 a wallet containing three credit cards and a checkbook had been stolen. It was determined the cards had already been used in Bonney Lake and Federal Way.
The Hornet-Hornet hoop tussle went the way of the White River girls Wednesday night.
With the start of another basketball season just around the corner, White River High girls coach Chris Gibson offers a traditional refrain.
“We’re just hoping to win a game,” he says.
That’s a huge understatement, of course, coming from a coach who has led the Lady Hornets to 11 trips to the state hoop tournament in the past 13 seasons.
NO DUMPING: Someone dumped personal garbage in the trash bin of a Stevenson Avenue business, prompting a call to police Nov. 27. The illegal dumper left behind items containing her name, so police were able to track her down. She admitted to the illegal dumping and agreed to return to the scene and collect her garbage.
MAIL THEFT: The theft of mail and damage to a locking mailbox was reported the morning of Nov. 18. The incident occurred at a Loraine Street address.
White River High standout Cole Johnson will pack his bags for Pullman and lend his baseball talents to Washington State University.
Enumclaw High’s Katie Larrea has signed a national letter-of-intent to play water polo at Long Beach State in California.
Longtime White River High coach Mike Williams will be among the honorees during a Saturday evening ceremony hosted by the Washington State Baseball Coaches Association.
ATTEMPTED BURGLARY: Police responded to an attempted burglary the afternoon of Nov. 14 at a Wallace Avenue residence. An unknown subject entered the caller’s backyard and tried to enter the home by pulling a screen from a window. The suspect fled then the homeowner responded to the noise. Police searched the area with assistance from a Kent Police Department K-9 unit and Guardian One. A suspect was not located.
During a routine inspection, rust and general deterioration were discovered, according to Rochelle Ogershok, spokeswoman with the King County Road Department.
Faced with heavy snowfall, avalanche risk and the subsequent hazardous driving conditions, authorities decided to close Chinook and Cayuse passes for the season the morning of Nov. 12.
SCAM ALERT: A city man told police Nov. 12 his mother was a victim of an Internet scam and had already wired a large sum of money to a suspect. A report was taken.
Looking around the expansive space she has turned into Creekside of Enumclaw, owner Penny Larsen says she was attempting to create “a real resort-y, Aspen kind of feel.”