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Hazen baseball going to state
Hazen baseball going to state
By Adam McFadden • May 8, 2008 4:22 pm

After a 4-2 win over Columbia River that clinched a state tournament appearance, the mood of the Hazen baseball team was a little different on the 160-mile bus ride from Vancouver back to Renton.

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Hazen’s Raymundo Pelayo winces after missing a shot on goal in the first half of Hazen’s 1-1 tie with Mount Rainier Friday at Highline Stadium.
Down to the wire
By Adam McFadden • May 5, 2008 6:36 pm

The Renton High soccer team is in the playoffs. Let that sink in for a minute. The best evidence for how big of a deal the playoff appearance is: No one at the school is sure exactly how long it has been since the Indians boys soccer team last made the postseason.

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Hazen’s Andrey Levkiv throws discus Friday at Highline.
Track stars prepare to shine
April 29, 2008 1:39 am

Spring sports are winding down, or up depending on how you look at it, and track is no exception. Seamount teams finish the regular season on May 2, then prepare for the postseason.

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Renton High School’s Justin Gunn will play shortstop and pitch for the Indians baseball team this spring. Twenty-eight players turned out to this year
Strength in numbers
April 26, 2008 8:06 pm

When Michael Johnson took over the Renton High baseball team two weeks before the 2007 season, the program had 12 players and a negative figure in the budget. Just one year later, the Indians’ turnaround is already in full swing.

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Renton goalie Luis Martinez tangles with teammate Brandon Schaefer and an Evergreen player in a play that was a close call but did not result in a goal in Renton’s 5-0 loss at Highline Memorial Stadium on Tuesday.
Indians fall to Wolverines
April 24, 2008 8:38 pm

After a 5-0 loss to Evergreen on Tuesday, it was easy for Renton High soccer coach Duane Nakamura to question the consistency of his rebuilding team.

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Hazen’s Nick Sharp allowed just three hits and struck out nine in over four innings of shutout pitching in Hazen’s 11-0 win over Evergreen Wednesday.
Heading down the stretch
April 24, 2008 8:38 pm

Hazen baseball coach Chris Chiechi knew he had a legitimate ace and a couple of strong role players on the pitching staff. What he didn’t know is that in a late-season game, he would get great innings from a sophomore and a senior that hadn’t pitched in 2008.

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Hazen goalie Drey Hicks does a pull-up on the goal before the start of the second half of a game Friday against Lindbergh at Renton Memorial Stadium. Hicks
Playing for both sides
April 22, 2008 1:38 am

As high school and club soccer start to cross paths more, players who choose to play for both teams are often caught in the middle of a fight for their skills and time on the field.

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