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<< Previous   of   Next >> Elizabeth Armstrong / The Herald  (click to enlarge) Back in 2008, Jackson’s Kristi Kingma (center) drives past Meadowdale’s Eryn Jones (right) on the way to the hoop. Kingma, now playing for the University of Washington, faces Jones, now with Portland State, when their college teams meet today. The game also features another old prep rivalry: the Huskies’ Sarah Morton, who played for Monroe High, on opposite sides of the court again from the Vikings’ Karly Lampman, who played for Snohomish High.   ADVERTISEMENT   CONTACT THE HERALD Report scores and results to 425-339-3470 or 1-866-6-SCORES (Call after 4:30 p.m.) E-mail information including items for Tuesday's Communities Sports Roundup and Thursday's Outdoor Calendar, to sports@heraldnet.com Kevin Brown, Sports Editor kbrown@heraldnet.com   Published: Saturday, November 14, 2009 Seems like old times for some Huskies Today’s UW-Portland State game has a definite Snohomish County flavor with former Wesco rivals suiting up for each side By Scott M. Johnson Herald Writer You again? When the University of Washington women’s basketball team officially opens its season today at Portland State, those two words are likely to pop into the heads of at least four players on the court. When four stars from Snohomish County come together again, two long-standing rivalries will re-ignite. Portland State freshman Karly Lampman feels like she spent most of her career at Snohomish High School preparing to face Monroe point guard Sarah Morton, and this week she’s been doing the same. “When we played them, our coach emphasized her strengths and weaknesses,” Lampman said of the former Monroe star who now plays at UW. “She was the main player, and she got them into the offense, so we knew we had to stop her to stop them.” But that’s not even the longest-standing rivalry that will be renewed in Portland this afternoon. UW reserve Kristi Kingma, a former Jackson star, has been battling with Portland State point guard Eryn Jones for about a decade. Kingma remembers the first time she ever saw Jones on a basketball court, way back when they were both playing on fourth-grade feeder teams for Jackson and Meadowdale high schools. “That’s when kids were just learning to dribble with their left hand or shoot a layup,” Kingma said this week. “And here comes this girl shooting reverse layups and doing crossover dribbles between her legs. I was like: who is this girl? She’s always been good.” The rivalry extended beyond the basketball court. Kingma and Jones competed in various events as track athletes, often flip-flopping spots as first- and second-place finishers. Through it all, there was always a level of competitive respect. Kingma convinced Jones to play on some of her youth teams, helping foster the relationship. The rivalry peaked in high school, when Kingma’s Jackson teams and Jones’s Meadowdale squads often went to battle three times in a single season. “I feel like it was always such a big game,” Jones said, adding that the Mavericks and Timberwolves were about even in head-to-head matchups during that era. “We were always hyped up for that game.” Because they’ve matched up so many times, the longtime point guards know each other’s games pretty well. “We knew each other’s moves,” Jones said. Jones and Kingma have stayed friends over the years, often talking on the phone or texting each other from their respective campuses. The correspondence has picked up lately, as the duo prepares to go head-to-head. But the friendly chatter will stop this afternoon. “I know Eryn, and she’s as competitive as they come,” Kingma said. “Once the game starts, there won’t be so many smiles and so much friendliness. She’s such a competitor.” Lampman and Morton weren’t quite as attached throughout their careers, due in part to a difference in age. Morton is a junior at UW, while Lampman just started her first year of college. “She’s a little younger than me, but I always knew about her,” said Morton, who probably played against Lampman four or five times in high school. All four Snohomish County players have gone against each other at some point in their playing careers, so today’s game will be like a trip down memory lane — except your old rivals won’t be giving you the open layup at the end. Said UW’s Morton: “There’s always competition when you go up against someone you know.” READER COMMENTS Be the first to comment. You must be a registered user and verify your e-mail address to post comments to blogs or articles on HeraldNet. To register, click here. To read other terms and conditions, click here. Log out

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