Hazen, Renton girls share early lead in Seamount basketball

With the girls basketball season just underway, both Hazen and Renton have opened with three Seamount League wins for a share of the top spot and are headed to an early-season battle this weekend.

With the girls basketball season just underway, both Hazen and Renton have opened with three Seamount League wins for a share of the top spot and are headed to an early-season battle this weekend.

Hazen

The Hazen Highlanders dropped their opening game to Cedarcrest, but have bounced back to beat Auburn, Lindbergh, Evergreen and Foster in their next four games.

Hazen looked to keep its streak alive Wednesday at Highline and will head to Renton for a showdown with the Indians on Friday.

Renton

The Renton Indians dropped their first two games of the season to Ballard and then Liberty, but have wracked up three straight league wins to take over a share of first place.

In their past three games, Renton rolled to a 71-33 win over Highline and then bested Lindbergh and Kennedy Catholic by 13 and 4 points, respectively.

Renton was scheduled to play Tyee on Wednesday before heading to Hazen for a Friday matchup with the hot-shooting Highlanders.

Lindbergh

The Lindbergh Eagles are off to a bumpy start this year, beginning 3-3 overall and 1-2 in the Seamount.

The Eagles jumped all over Clover Park in their opener, winning 55-18 and then holding Nathan Hale to less than 10 points in a 32-9 victory.

After that, Lindbergh dropped three straight games to Hazen, Liberty and Renton before bouncing back with a big win over Evergreen.

The Eagles were scheduled to play at Kennedy Catholic on Wednesday and host Foster on Friday before heading to Seattle Christian on Saturday and Ingraham on Tuesday.

Liberty

The Liberty patriots girls team has opened with a 2-2 overall record, opening with wins over both Renton and Lindbergh, before falling to Juanita 70-34 and Mercer Island 77-44.

The Lady Patriots were scheduled to play Interlake on Wednesday, Sammamish today, Friday and head to White River on Saturday.