John Rundle has a knack for being in the right place at the right time. The big defensive lineman pounced on three Granite Falls fumbles in leading Lakewood to a 28-20 victory. Rundle and the Cougar defense did an admirable job of stopping the run and forcing turnovers as Lakewood held on for a 28-20 victory on Oct. 5.
MARYSVILLE Despite a mid-September loss to Stanwood, the M-P volleyball team won when it counted, defeating the Spartans in four games Oct. 4 and staying perfect in conference play.
MUKILTEO By the end of the first quarter, M-P had all the security of a 10-point lead.
MARYSVILLE After fighting a high-intesity battle for a chance at the postseason in the last three weeks of the regular season, a playoff opener at home against Jackson was just another game for the Tomahawks.
FEDERAL WAY M-P junior Trevor LeValley broke two of his own school records in the state swim meet prelimiaries Feb. 15.
TACOMA If you play your cards right, it takes just three wins to be named state champ.
MARYSVILLE After watching the junior varsity Tomahawks dispatch of the visiting Cascade Bruins 64-48 behind the 15 points of junior Blake Lovell, the varsity Tommies kept the goose egg in the league win column for their opponents.
MARYSVILLE If the M-P swim and dive team was tired after tough Christmas break workouts, they did a great job of not showing it against league foe Lake Stevens.
Kally Behens fastball popped, her change up bit and her riser rose past one Granite Falls batter after another.
A physical matchup of two quick teams ended with Lakewood on top. Despite a comfortable margin of victory, 3-0, Lakewoods lead never felt safe against a hard charging and harder tackling Sultan Turks. The March 19 game was scrappy, with a number of uncalled challenges resulting in near injury to the players.
In a match much closer than the final result, the Lakewood girls tennis team fell 1-6 to Anacortes on March 21. Many of the matches were in Lakewoods favor at crucial moments, only to turn sour.
Marysville-Pilchuck junior Sayer Torkkola tries to kick the ball up field past his Monroe opponent in the Tomahawks 1-0 home win March 24
Recently several local groups took part in the Washington State Special Olympics, held in Wenatchee, March 3-4.