Panthers’ track star set to run for Gators

The transformation from soccer player to distance runner is now complete.

As a freshman, Lucy Miller eagerly pointed out that running wasn’t one of her favorite things. She tolerated track season at Snohomish High School only because it helped her be a better soccer player. In the three years since, she’s grown to – gasp! – enjoy running, and college coaches took notice. Miller recently accepted a scholarship offer from San Francisco State University, where she will run both track and cross country.

“I’m excited to live in San Francisco and to be a part of the program,” said Miller, who plans to enroll in the business school at USF. “We can say that I like running now.”

Miller played soccer at Snohomish up through her junior year before switching to cross country last fall. She led Snohomish to the most dominant team finish in the history of Class 3A or 4A state meets when the Panthers won the Class 4A competition Nov. 8 in Pasco. She placed seventh overall at her first-ever state cross country meet.

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Miller has won every district track race she’s ever run. She’s won six state medals in six attempts, including a second and two fourths in the 3,200-meter run and fourth-, sixth- and eighth-place finishes in the 1,600. She’s considered one of the contenders for both races this spring.

Lake Stevens ranked fourth: The Lake Stevens baseball team is the No. 4 team in the greater Seattle area according to the Champion/School Sports preseason rankings. Garfield is ranked No. 1, followed by Woodinville and Issaquah. Bothell is No. 5.

Gatorade players of the year: Bremerton’s Marvin Williams and Garfield’s Malia O’Neal have been named the Gatorade Washington basketball players of the year. Williams averaged 28 points, 16 rebounds and seven assists a game. O’Neal led Garfield to a second-place finish in the Class 4A state tournament. She averaged 18.9 points, 7.1 assists and 5.1 steals per game.

Officials’ awards: The Snohomish County Women’s Basketball Officials Association has issued its annual awards. Arlington’s Randi Richardson was named the player of the year. Kamiak’s Doug Montzingo was named the coach of the year. Stanwood was tabbed as the best host school.

WIAA Scholastic Cup: Following the winter sports season, Capital (4A), West Valley-Yakima (3A), Pullman (2A), Friday Harbor (1A) and Evergreen Lutheran (B) lead their respective classifications in the Washington Interscholatic Activities Association Scholastic Cup competition. Points are awarded for academics, sportsmanship and athletic performances throughout the school year. Local leaders include King’s (Chinook League), Friday Harbor (Northwest 1A), Shoreline Christian (Northwest B), Snohomish (Wesco North) and Meadowdale (Wesco South).

Snohomish’s Parker honored: Snohomish girls cross country coach Dan Parker has been selected the Northwest Section (Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming) coach of the year by the National Federation of High School Coaches Association. Parker is a finalist for the national coach-of-the-year award to be announced Thursday. Parker’s Panthers won their second straight Class 4A state championship in November with a dominating performance, They had five top-13 placers and finished 54 points ahead of second-place Bellarmine Prep.

Kamiak reunion: They went a long way to do it, but four former Kamiak softball players were together on the same softball complex recently in a college tournament at Rock Hill, S.C. Brianna Lindner of Towson University, Heather Hoeschen of Eastern Illinois, and Kelli and Kjersti Johnson of Winthrop University all competed in the Winthrop/Ringor Invitational. All four are juniors and all but Kjersti Johnson, who is an outfielder, are pitchers.

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