From the Sidelines
The Bellevue sports blog
The Bellevue sports blog
Here’s a quick look at this weekend’s highlights
Baseball
Sammamish beat Interlake 6-3 on Friday. Brett Berkey hit two doubles and a triple for the Totems in the win. Chris Strain had two RBI for Sammamish. Paul Heywood picked up the win.
Highline squeezed out a 10-9 win over Newport on Saturday. Ryan Brett went 2 for 3 with four RBI, a triple and three stolen bases for Highline. Victor King and Trace Tam Sing both went 3 for 3 for Newport in the loss. King picked up a double and three RBI and Tam Sing scored three runs.
Softball
Mount Si shutout Bellevue 3-0 Saturday in Snoqualmie. Brielle Buhner, daughter of Mariner’s great Jay Buhner, picked up two RBI. Alex Johnson got the win for the Wildcats, allowing just four hits in seven innings.
Inglemoor got the best of Newport, 10-running the Knights 18-8 in five innings. The Vikings jumped all over Newport early, scoring seven runs in the first inning. Bridget Raftery hit a grand slam for the Knights in the loss. Jessica Barry also homered.
Bellevue Christian slipped past Forest Ridge 7-6 Friday at Hidden Valley Sports Park. Laura Burnett and Amanda Friemel each knocked in two runs for the Vikings. Friemel also had it going on the mound, striking out 11 Ravens to pick up the win. Bellevue Christian won in walk-off fashion with two runs in the bottom of the seventh.
Soccer
Vlad Strava Sirbu scored twice and Kyle Savette and Corneliu Leremie added goals as Newport knocked off Redmond 4-1 Friday.
Track and Field
The Bellevue boys finished third at the Bellevue Invitational, scoring 52.2 points and coming up short to Bellarmine Prep (53 points) and winner Peninsula, who scored 72 points. Bellevue winners were Willie Gervais, who won the shot put with a heave of 49-11, and Michael Williams, who took the 800 with a time of 1:55.50. Interlake finished with 14 team points. The Bellevue girls scored 23 points, finishing just behind Interlake, who scored 23.5.
The Bellevue Christian girls scored 55 points to finish sixth at the King’s Invitational on Saturday. Bellevue Christian’s Bree Oldham won the 300 hurdles with a time of 47.55.
Lacrosse
Alex Cornell scored five goals and had three assists as Sammamish beat Gig Harbor 16-2 in Division II boys lacrosse action on Saturday. IT was the fifth-straight win for Sammamish (9-1).
Forest Ridge suffered a 16-9 Division I loss to Tacoma on Saturday at Robinswood Park. Nicole Durham scored four goals and Malena Harrang had three in the loss.
The Bellevue East girls picked up a Division II win as North Kitsap was forced to forfeit due to multiple player injuries.
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