Under Armour and Baseball Factory will be hosting an open tryout for high school baseball players on Sunday at Bellevue High School at 1 p.m.

All baseball players ages 13-18 are welcome to attend. Baseball Factory’s staff of scouts, former professional players and former college coaches will evaluate players on the field and lead a college recruiting question and answer session in which players will learn about the process and the steps to take in order to increase their chances of playing college baseball.

Top players from the tryout may be selected for one of the following national teams or events: Under Armour Southwest Regional Tournament, Omaha Pro Select Training and Tournament, USA Baseball 16U Championships and the Under Armour All-America Game, held at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois.

Registration begins at noon. The fee is $99.

…for the next few days. I’ll be heading out of town on vacation beginning tomorrow morning. But fear not, as we still have you covered as far as state championship action.

Before I dive in to that, let’s take a look at some pre-state stuff.

Here’s a story I wrote on Sammamish doubles pair Anissa Bryant-Swift and Malia Lum. The fun-loving duo looks to defend their 3A state championship this weekend. I wish every subject was as fun to interview as these two were – plus I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone have more fun at a photo shoot than these two.

The state golf tournaments wrapped up today with local golfers faring quite well.

Bellevue softball heads to state for the first time since 1988. The Wolverines play Bonney Lake at 11 a.m. on Friday in the opening round. Coach Heather Tracy, who won a state title as an assistant at Shorecrest in 2001, said the Wolverines are ready and raring to go.

Finally, here’s a full list of the area’s state track and field competitors.

Since it will be quiet here in the next few days, at least on the blog front, any news or submissions can be sent to editor Craig Groshart at cgroshart@bellevuereporter.com. He’ll be trying to make sure everything is kept up to date online for you all in my absence.

As the season winds down, as do our highlights. Here’s a look at what stood out in the last week of area sports.

Girls Tennis
Anissa Bryant-Swift and Malia Lum of Sammamish beat Kate Jameson and Grace Porter of Bainbridge 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 on Wednesday to capture the SeaKing District doubles championship. Bryant-Swift and Lum, the defending 3A state champions, qualified to return to the state tournament next weekend.

Boys Tennis
Dragos Puscalau of Sammamish beat Jordan Smith of Mercer Island 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 to finish third at the boys SeaKing District championships Wednesday.

Baseball
Eric Wollebek went 3 for 3 with a leadoff triple and scored the only run for Sammamish in a 6-1 loss to O’Dea Tuesday in a state play-in game.

Rugby
Gabe Eiger (Bellevue Christian), Alex Cannon (Interlake) and Tomas Narvaja (Sammamish) all scored tries in the Eastside Lions 58-10 victory over the Shelton Savages Saturday.

Softball
Katie Savard knocked in three runs and Taylor Cooke fell a home run short of the cycle in Bellevue’s 12-0 win over Eastside Catholic in the first round of the Sea-King 3A District Tournament Thursday. Emily Fleischman improved to 16-6 with a five innings of one-hit ball in the circle. The Wolverines kept rolling in game two, beating Nathan Hale 9-0. Fleischman pitched again, allowing just one hit and striking out eight in seven innings. Kelly Meggs and Savard both went 3 for 4 for Bellevue

Sammamish’s Malia Lum and Anissa Bryant-Swift won the girls tennis doubles district title yesterday with a three-set win over Grace Porter and Kate Jameson of Bainbridge.

Lum and Bryant-Swift, the defending 3A state doubles champions, won the first set 6-4 but lost the second set. The third frame went back-and-forth before Lum and Bryant-Swift secured the win.

Both doubles teams qualified for the state tournament, held May 27-28 in Vancouver, Wash.

I’m meeting with Lum and Bryant-Swift Tuesday for a feature on the pair for next week’s paper. Check back at the blog for more, as I always post extra tidbits from interviews that don’t make the paper.

Here is the All-KingCo 4A girls golf team

First Team All-KingCo
Kelly Kennewick, Jr., Redmond
Nicole Lomax, Jr., Newport
Isabel Chien, Fr., Newport
Stephanie Schoeppal, Jr., Redmond
Megan Wotherspoon, Soph., Eastlake

Second Team All-KingCo
Jamie Kirsila, Sr., Newport
Keira O’Hearn, Soph., Redmond
Marit Swanson, Sr., Redmond
Dana Mydland, Jr., Eastlake
Diane Shyue, Soph., Ballard

Honorable Mention
Carley Kalina, Jr., Redmond
Katie O’Neill, Sr., Newport
Emmie Schwartz, Sr., Eastlake
Ashley Young, Sr., Skyline
Jenna Harken, Sr., Inglemoor
Jessica Kent, Fr., Newport
Tera Stenhouse, Jr., Eastlake

The Seattle Seahawks announced today that they have signed former Interlake tight end Michael Allan. Allan, a Whitworth graduate, was a 2007 draft choice of the Kansas City Chiefs. Allan spent the 2009 season with the UFL’s California Redwoods.

Allan was a record-setting tight end at Whitworth and helped lead the Pirates to the first 10-0 season in the school’s history. He ended his Whitworth career with school records for single- season touchdown receptions (15), career touchdown receptions (29), and career yards per catch (18.7).

Here’s how the tournament ended up:

KingCo 3A softball tournament

Thursday, May 13
Game 1 – Bellevue 19, Sammamish 2
Game 2 - Mount Si wins over Liberty

Friday, May 14
Game 3 – Mount Si 6, Bellevue 5
Game 4 - Liberty 9, Sammamish 5
Game 5 – Juanita 8, Mount Si 4 (KingCo championship game)

Juanita (17-4) is KingCo No.1 seed to district tournament
Mount Si is KingCo No.2 seed to district tournament
Bellevue (15-6) is KingCo No.3 seed to district tournament
Liberty (7-12) is KingCo No.4 seed to district tournament
Sammamish (7-12) is eliminated from postseason play

Here’s a roundup of the KingCo 3A baseball tournament. Sammamish was definitely the surprise of the tournament, going 3-1 and eliminating Liberty, Mount Si and Bellevue to earn the right to play O’Dea tomorrow for a state berth. If they win tomorrow, they’ll clinch a state appearance – with a record of 10 games under .500.

Sammamish on the verge of a state berth
The Sammamish Totems are on the verge of clinching a state berth after finishing the regular season with just three conference victories.

After knocking off Liberty in the opening round of the KingCo 3A tournament, the Totems (6-17) lost to eventual-champion Mercer Island in the semifinals – then won two-straight games to reach Tuesday’s state play-in game against O’Dea of the Metro League.

After a 10-0 loss to the Islanders Sammamish rallied to beat Mount Si (17-6) 2-1 in a nail-biter on Saturday. Rick Teegarden pitched seven superb innings, allowing just three hits and no runs with six strikeouts. Brett Berkey and Aaron Lawrenson each drove in runs to eliminate the Wildcats, who finished the regular season tied for the conference lead.

In Saturday’s second game, Berkey and Chris Strain each provided five RBI as the Totems thumped Bellevue 15-6.

Berkey hit a triple and had two stolen bases while Strain added a triple and a home run. Paul Heywood picked up the win for the Totems. With the victory, Sammamish plays O’Dea Tuesday for a state berth. The Irish (16-8) creamed Nathan Hale 18-1 Saturday to reach Tuesday’s play-in game.

KingCo Championship (Friday)
Mercer Island 4, Bellevue 3
Mike Potoshnik scored on a passed ball in the eighth inning to give Mercer Island a 4-3 win over Bellevue in the KingCo 3A championship game.

Potoshnik hit a leadoff double in the eighth and Cameron Ogard moved Potoshnik over to third with a bunt single to set up the winning run.

Bellevue led the game until the bottom of the fifth. After Mercer Island tied it up, the Islanders brought in pitcher Willy Reel in relief. Reel retired all nine batters he faced to get the win.

Mercer Island (17-6) clinched a state berth with the win.

FINAL TOURNAMENT RESULTS
Tuesday, May 11
Game 1 – Sammamish 4, Liberty 1
Game 2 – Bellevue 5, Juanita 4

Thursday, May 13
Game 3 – Mercer Island 10, Sammamish 0
Game 4 – Bellevue 12, Mount Si 5

Friday, May 14
Game 5 – 7 p.m. – Mercer Island 4, Bellevue 3 (Mercer Island is KingCo champion at 17-6, heads to state)

Saturday, May 15
Game 6 – 4 p.m. – Sammamish 2, Mount Si 1
(Mount Si eliminated, finishes season 17-6)
Game 7 – 7 p.m. – Sammamish 15, Bellevue 6 (Bellevue finishes season 7-13; Sammamish plays O’Dea Tuesday in winner-to-state game)

Conley Nemyre of Bellevue was named to the All-State Second Team for Girls Division I lacrosse today. Nemyre, a junior attacker, was the only area player named to an All-State team. Forest Ridge’s junior varsity team earned the sportsmanship award.

Here’s the complete All-State Team

2010 Washington Schoolgirls Lacrosse Association All-State Honors & Awards

(As selected by Division I and II coaches in eastern and western Washington)

Girls Division I First Team
Position        Name                                     Year   School (Team – if different from school)
Goal                Madeline Stevenson           Fr.       Bainbridge High School
Defense         Jahmie Day                           Jr.        Glacier Peak High School (Snohomish)
Defense         Ellen Zocher                         Sr.       Lakeside School
Defense         Sarah Clevenger                 Jr.        Roosevelt High School
Defense         Joanna  Shea                       Sr.       Bainbridge High School
Midfield          Sylvia Warren                       Sr.       Lakeside School
Midfield          Jaclyn Biggers                      Jr.        Bainbridge High School
Midfield          Eline Cove                            Sr.       Stadium High School (Tacoma)
Midfield          Ellen Haas                            Sr.       Mercer Island High School
Midfield          Monique Villanueva                        Sr.       Holy Names Academy
Midfield          Angie Anderson                   Sr.       Roosevelt High School
Midfield          Taylor Cone                          Sr.       Seattle Prep
Attack             Sarah Pollnow                     Sr.       Lakeside School
Attack             Emmy Armintrout                 Sr.       Lakeside School
Attack             Meaghan Hess                     Jr.        Lake Stevens High School (Snohomish)
Attack             Sydney Whitaker                 Sr.       Bainbridge High School

Girls Division I Second Team
Position        Name                                     Year   School (Team – if different from school)
Goal                Morgan Miller                        Fr.       Snohomish High School (Snohomish)
Defense         Kristin Moore                                    Sr.       Skyline High School (Lake Sammamish)
Defense         Chase McMahon                 So.      Bainbridge High School
Defense         Catherine Laplant                Sr.       Mercer Island High School
Defense         Madeline Barnes                 Sr.       Lakeside School
Midfield          Emma Dorland                     Jr.        Lakeside School
Midfield          Kelsey Mackin                      So.      Bainbridge High School
Midfield          Grace Deery-Schmitt           So.      Bainbridge High School
Midfield          Talia Homchick                    Sr.       Mercer Island High School
Midfield          Nicole Nevin                         Sr.       Roosevelt High School
Midfield          Claire Monsaas                    Fr.       Redmond Junior High (Lake Sammamish)
Midfield          Linnea Whisman                 Jr.        Garfield High School
Attack             Conley Nemyre                    Jr.        Bellevue High School
Attack             Mary Sesler                           So.      Seattle Prep
Attack             Hannah Bahn                      Sr.       Mercer Island High School
Attack             Delaney Larkin                     Sr.       Bainbridge High School

Girls Division II First Team
Position        Name                                     Year   School (Team – if different from school)
Goal                Teagan Cameron                 Sr.       Issaquah High School (Issaquah)
Defense         Callie Gionet                         Jr.        Snohomish High School (Snohomish)
Defense         Kate Slyngstad                     Jr.        Eastside Catholic School
Defense         Megan Jemley                      So.      Mercer Island High School
Defense         Katie Jovanovich                 Sr.       Kennedy High School
Midfield          Brittany Hogan                     Jr.        Skyline (Issaquah)
Midfield          Emily Mincin                         Fr.       Skyline (Issaquah)
Midfield          Melanie Hughes                  Sr.       Kennedy High School
Midfield          Alex Foreman                       Jr.        Eastside Catholic School
Midfield          Allie Willson                          Sr.       Tahoma High School (Bellevue East)
Midfield          Claire Krueger                      Sr.       Overlake School
Midfield          Hannah Morse                     Sr.       Auburn Mountainview High School
Attack             Natalie Merrill                       Sr.       Kennedy High School
Attack             Katie Mincin                          Jr.        Skyline (Issaquah)
Attack             Alison Havran                      Sr.       Overlake School
Attack             Haley Mincin                                    Fr.       Skyline (Issaquah)

Girls Division II Second Team
Position        Name                                     Year   School (Team – if different from school)
Goal                Sofie Morales                       Sr.       Kennedy High School
Defense         Kelsey Barta                         Jr.        Ballard High School
Defense         Jo Canino                             Fr.       Lakeside School
Defense         Malia Bachesta                    So.      Eastside Catholic School
Midfield          Alyssa Overton                     Sr.       Kamiak High School (Mukilteo)
Midfield          Kerri Smith                            So.      Overlake School
Midfield          Lauren Breynaert                 So.      Eastside Catholic School
Midfield          Dulce Moll                             Fr.       Mercer Island High School
Midfield          Dana Jensen                                    So.      Kamiak High School (Mukilteo)
Midfield          Maddie Soukup                    Jr.        Ballard High School
Midfield          Sale Rhodes                         So.      Lakeside School
Attack             Kaya Reilly                            Jr.        Snohomish High School (Snohomish)
Attack             Jayne Barnes                       Jr.        Ballard High School
Attack             Alex Corrado                         So.      Eastside Catholic School
Attack             Sierra Shaw                          So.      Kamiak High School (Mukilteo)

Coach of the Year
Division I:  Jamie Asaka, Lakeside School
Division II: Lise Martin, Ballard High School

Team Sportsmanship Award
Division I:                  Curtis High School
Division II:                 Mercer Island High School
Junior Varsity:          Forest Ridge School

Team Scholastic Achievement Award
Holy Names Academy

2010 All-KingCo Teams
Player of the Year: Ryan Herman, Mount Si
Coach of the Year: Darren Brown, Mount Si
Team of the Year: Sammamish

All-KingCo First Team
Midfielders – Brett Hightower, Jr., Bellvue; Mike Kunz, Sr., Mount Si; Garrett Lee, Sr., Juanita; Doug Silvius, Sr., Mount Si; Eric Baumgardner, Jr., Mount Si; Taylor Backous, Sr., Sammamish. Forwards – Race Sciabica, Sr., Bellevue; Andy Fordyce, Sr., Interlake; Tyler Ybarra, Sr., Mercer Island; Danny Strome, Sr., Mercer Island; Dyson Fowler, Sr., Mount Si. Defenders – Dean Byron, Sr., Liberty; Matt Johnson, Sr., Mercer Island; Taylor Ward, Sr., Mercer Island; Sam Evans, Sr., Mount Si; Nick Rooney, Jr., Sammamish. Keepers – Ryan Herman, Jr., Mount Si; Stuart Ellsworth, Jr., Sammamish.

All-KingCo Second Team
Midfielders – Miguel Castillo, Soph., Interlake; Kevin Baretto, Sr., Liberty; Jene-Wook Shin, Sr., Mercer Island; James Kashima, Sr., Mercer Island; Kyle Bauman, Jr., Mount Si; Taylor Berg, Jr., Sammamish. Forwards – Niccolo Piancentini, Sr., Bellevue; Nick Ward, Sr., Mercer Island; Sammy Gonzalez, Soph., Sammamish; Duncan Dickerson, Sr., Sammamish. Defenders – Max Lyon, Jr., Bellevue; Christian Schultz, Sr., Interlake; Austin Tran, Sr., Juanita; Tanner Klein, Sr., Juanita; Jay Haberman, Sr., Liberty; Dane Aldrich, Soph., Mount Si; Beau Blanchard, Fr., Sammamish; Chris Lider, Jr., Sammamish. Keepers – Alex Quintana, Jr., Interlake; Seth Kuhns, Sr., Juanita.

Honorable Mention
Bellevue – Ahmed Namrouti, Will Rattigan. Interlake – Erik Fergerstrom, Matt Grinnell. Juanita – Nick Horne. Liberty – Blake Kessler, Riley Mackey. Mercer Island – David Yount, CT Crow. Mount Si – Jonathan Cramer, Sam Joselyn. Sammamish – Isaac Velarde, Kittredge Hawkins.