The Silver Lake Blasters U-12 boys soccer team won the State Recreational Cup on Dec. 10 in Tukwila.
The Blasters, made up of players from south Everett and Mill Creek, defeated the Fireballs from Redmond 1-0 in the title contest. Nicholas Mullineux-Perrault scored the game’s only goal on a cross from Taylor Merwin with about three minutes to play in the first half. Goalkeeper Tyler Elsemore made some key saves to preserve the shutout.
Silver Lake advanced to the championship game with a shootout victory over the North Tacoma Colts in the semifinals. The game was tied 1-1 after regulation and two overtimes. The Blasters won the shootout 4-3.
Other team members included Kenji Anderson, AJ Balestreri, Addison Beckmann, Mason Coe, Connor Flynn, Caleb Hayes, Nich Klemp, Dezmon Liddell, Jeremy Lucas, Sean Lucas, Chase Mathews, Alec Schuldt and Drew Swartz.
The team was coached by Tom Elsemore. He was assisted by Chris Merwin, Adam Hayes and Deanne Merwin.
Wallace 4th at nationals
Noah Wallace of Lake Stevens, a seventh-grader at North Lake Middle School, placed fourth in the boys midget age group (for youngsters born in 1999 and 2000) at the USA Track and Field National Junior Olympics Cross Country Championships on Dec. 10.
The event was held at the Whispering Pines Golf Course in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
In a field of 277 runners, Wallace used a strong kick over the final 300 meters to surge from eighth place to fourth. He covered the 3,000-meter course in 10 minutes, 5 seconds, a little over 13 seconds behind the winner.
On Nov. 19, Wallace won the Region 13 (Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Alaska) Junior Olympics Cross Country Championship at Seattle’s Lower Woodland Park, covering the 3,000-meter course in 10:46.45 to win by more than 11 seconds.
Grossman earns black belt
Scotty Grossman of Everett, who achieved his black belt in taekwondo two years ago despite having Down syndrome, took his sporting accomplishments a step further earlier this month when he received his second-degree black belt.
The 13-year-old Grossman went through two testing sessions — one in Octobor and one on Dec. 3 — and received his new belt at a graduation ceremony on Dec. 9.
To earn a second-degree black belt, Grossman had to pass the same tests as other students, which includes memorizing multiple sequences of movements and breaking several boards with hand and foot techniques.
Grossman studies at the U.S. Taekwondo Academy in Marysville under master Thad Ekle.
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