Amy-Eloise (Neale) Markovc is headed back to the world stage.
The Glacier Peak High School graduate was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2023 World Athletics Championships, which take place Aug. 19-27 in Budapest, Hungary. Markovc will compete in the women’s 5,000 meters.
Markov, who qualifies to represent Great Britain because she was born in England, placed second in the 5,000 at the British Athletics Outdoor Championships on July 8-9 in Manchester, United Kingdom, finishing in a time of 15 minutes, 58.87 seconds. She then booked her spot in Budapest when Great Britain announced its team last Friday, as she was one of two athletes picked for the 5,000.
This is Markovc’s second time qualifying for the World Championships, as she placed 25th in her heat at last year’s meet in Eugene, Oregon, with a time of 15:31.62. She also represented Great Britain in the event at the 2021 Olympics. She is currently ranked 21st in the world at that distance.
Strickland takes top honors at Snohomish Summer Smash
Snohomish High School’s Cade Strickland came home with the biggest prize from the Snohomish Summer Smash high school tennis tournament, winning the mammoth Gold Boys Singles division at the tournament that took place July 20-23 at Snohomish High School.
In a bracket that contained a whopping 40 entrants, Strickland won the Red bracket, then defeated Black bracket champion Xander Gordon of Shorewood 6-2, 7-6 (3) in the championship match.
A total of 185 players from schools between Bellingham and Seattle took part in the tournament. The other champions were: Shorewood’s Rylie Gettmann in Girls Gold Singles; Edmonds-Woodway’s Nalu Akiona and Archbishop Murphy’s Cole Balen in Boys Gold Doubles; Lakeside’s Addie Streidl and Mariella Porcarelli in Girls Gold Doubles; Akiona and Holy Names’ MK Fuller in Mixed Doubles; North Creek’s Elango Pandiarajan in Boys Silver Singles; Shorewood’s Mari Brittle in Girls Silver Singles; Shorewood’s Eli Sheffield and Riley Boyd in Boys Silver Doubles; Archbishop Murphy’s Meiweya Amazona and Arlington’s Elle Aalbu in Girls Silver Doubles; Bishop Blanchet’s Nick Bifone in Boys Bronze Singles; Ingraham’s Meryl Padua in Girls Bronze Singles; Snohomish’s Everett Woolley and Colton Moores in Boys Bronze Doubles; and Snohomish’s Reagan Davis and Frankie Bronske in Girls Bronze Doubles.
Mill Creek 10-year-old softball claims state title
The Mill Creek Little League 10-year-old softball all-star team was as close to perfect as possible, rolling through the competition to claim the championship at the state tournament on July 15-22 in Woodinville.
Mill Creek went through the whole tournament without surrendering a run as it defeated Issaquah 5-0, North Kitsap of Poulsbo 16-0 and Magnolia of Seattle 4-0 before beating South Hill of Puyallup 13-0 to clinch the championship.
Mill Creek’s team is comprised of Mila Bailey, Harlow Barkema. Camryn Brown, Reese Caskey, Liliana Delgado, Penelope Gahan, Grace McGee, Anya Miller, Molly Joe Sewell, Kaitlyn Stetich, Mollie Stevens and Autumn Talley. It is coached by Courtney Brown, Sarah Barkema and Cammie Stevens.
The state tournament is the last one for the 10-year-old age bracket.
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