Lake Stevens grad named GNAC track and field top freshman
Published 11:40 pm Monday, March 31, 2008
Western Oregon sprinter Ashtin Mott was honored on March 27 as the track and field male freshman of the year by the Great Northwest Athletic Conference.
Mott, a Lake Stevens High School alum, received four of eight first-place votes by conference coaches and edged Jordan Welling of Western Washington 19-16.
“Ashtin is just beginning to mature as a sprinter,” Western Oregon male track coach Mike Johnson said in a school press release. “He is working on his strength and durability, and has the potential to be a very quality sprinter for us in this conference. He brings a good work ethic to the team.”
Mott won both the 60 meters (7.02) and 200 meters (22.16), setting a meet record in the shorter distance, in the conference meet.
Basketball
Arlington AAU team wins third straight title: A group of Arlington Middle School hoopsters won their third straight Wesco League title in convincing fashion during the league championship tournament held Feb. 29-March 2 at Jackson High School in Mill Creek.
For the third year in a row, Arlington and Jackson squared off in the title game, which was a 60-55 victory for Arlington.
The team from Arlington went undefeated in the tournament and recorded a 20.5 point average margin of victory over four games
The championship game proved to be the closest for Arlington, which recorded earlier victories over Oak Harbor 72-52, Mount Vernon 72-52 and Mountlake Terrace 77-51.
Members of the Arlington team, all seventh graders, were Skyler Elgarico, Brandon Kennedy, Adam Langjsoen, Jack Murrin, Cory Haas, Terry Dawn, Dan Boyden, Zach Kurtz and A.J. Passalacqua.
They were coached by Guy Kennedy, who was assisted by John Boyden and Jack Murrin.
Hockey
Seattle Junior Totems advance to nationals: A Seattle Junior Hockey Association team featuring several local players advanced to the U.S.A. Hockey Junior Nationals held March 25-29 at the New England Sports Center in Marlboro, Mass.
The Seattle Junior Totems started the tournament strong with a 4-2 victory over the New Jersey Rockets, but lost their next two games and did not advance to the playoff round.
A championship season is still within the grasp of the Junior Totems, however. The team faces Helena, Mont., in the championship series of the Northern Pacific League this weekend.
The NORPAC championship series had been delayed because it conflicted with nationals.
Members of the Seattle Totem team, with their ages and hometimes, were: Kevin Maile, 17, Snohomish; Ryan Maul, 16, Shoreline; James Gabriel, 19, Everett; Sam Ballenger, 18, Marysville; Chris Beede, 18, Lynnwood; Taylor Perkins, 19, Edmonds; Kyle Farrell, 19, Bothell; Tanner Schulze, 20, Bothell; Zach Wegener, 19, Kirkland; Kevin Quinn, 20, West Linn, Ore.; Ryno Linder, 20, Seattle; Jon Carpenter, 20, Seattle; Jack Ward, 19, Anchorage, Alaska; Kjell Sherman, 18, Kirkland; Thomas Stumpfig, 19, Bend, Ore.; Kyle Stoumbaugh, 20, Puyallup; Ian Beckstrom, 17, Maple Valley; Quinn Snider, 19, Bend, Ore.; Chip Petrino, 18, Vancouver, Wash., Kristian Armstrong, 20, Kirkland; Damir Alic, 20, Kent; Michael Shattuck, 18, Seattle; Spencer Galvin, 18, Anchorage, Alaska; Brad Frank, 18, Chandler, Ariz.; and Ryan Hicks, 20, Anchorage, Alaska.
Softball
Viking alum named pitcher of the week: Loyola University-Chicago junior Krista Crosson was named pitcher of the week by the Horizon League on March 25.
It was the first time Crosson, a 2007 first team all-league select, had earned the weekly distinction.
Crosson, a Lake Stevens High School alum, went 11 innings and gave up three hits while striking out a career-high 12 batters in Loyola’s 1-0 victory over Butler on March 21.
For the season Crosson is 2-5 with a 4.01 earned run average and 35 strikeouts in 432/3 innings.
Baseball
Stilly Valley LL opening new field: The Stilly Valley Little League has planned an opening day ceremony at 9 a.m. on April 19 for its new reconstructed Quake Field located at the southeast quadrant of the intersection of 59th Ave. NE and 188th Street NE in Arlington.
The ceremony will honor two of the league’s girls all star teams, one of which won a state title and just missed a berth in the Little League World Series.
Two long-time league volunteers, Meryl Colter and Roy Strotz, will also be honored. Combined, Colter and Strotz have put in 97 years of service coaching and umpiring.
The ceremony will start at 9 a.m.
