Highlights:
 
Amy Yeung: Qualified to State as an All Around (For the second year in a row she will compete all events at State). No fall beam routine.  Place at Districts: Beam 9th, Floor 3rd, All Around 9th
Frankie Paszkeicz:  Injured during Beam warmup before the meet - did not finish warmups.  Competed bars and modified beam before scratching floor and vault due to injury.  Place at Districts: Bars 9th. For the third year in a row she qualified to compete bars at state.
Brayden Chin:  Competed all events at Districts - No fall beam routine!
Bethany Bellay: Competed Bars and Beam at Districts - No fall beam routine!
 

Subject: Gymnastics State meet results 2.19.16 - Academic State Champions
This has been a very busy weekend (starting on Wednesday) for the gymnastics team.  As a team fundraiser the team is helping set up and take down the practice and competition gyms at the Tacoma Dome exhibition arena.  In addition to that, the team spent ALL DAY Friday setting the bars for the 3 meets that took place before taking down the practice gym and unloading at Sammamish.  
 
The girls were also rewarded for their hard work academically, the girls were presented with the 3A Gymnastics Academic State Champion plaque and medals during the awards ceremony.  Way to go Saints!
 
Here are the state meet gymnastics results:
Congratulations to Amy and Frankie on their State meet Friday!  You can see ALL the results here:  http://www.wiaa.com/ardisplay.aspx?ID=1577  Top 16 girls from each event move on to Saturday for event finals.
Amy placed as follows:
Vault: 53 out of 98
Bars: 59 out of 97
Beam: 35 out of 93
Floor: 22 out of 95
All Around: 30 out of 76
Frankie placed 37th at state on bars (out of a field of 97).

Go Saints!

Interlake beat Juanita.
Interlake: 140.4
Juanita: 130.6

Highlights:  The girls had a solid performance overall. Many girls performed new skills on floor and had strong vaults.

Francesca Paszkeicz took first on all around, vault, bars beam and floor vs Juanita.

by JOE LIVARCHIK,  Mercer Island Reporter Staff Reporter 
Oct 10, 2015 After giving up 27 first-half points to the Mercer Island offense Friday night, Interlake quarterback Duncan Varela knew his team’s offense would have to step up if the Saints wanted to end their three-game losing skid.
“Our defense wasn’t stopping them, so we needed to keep going down the field and scoring,” he said.
Varela certainly did his part, throwing for four touchdowns and rushing for two more. The Saints used a 16-point third quarter to overcome an early deficit and beat the Islanders 48-41 Friday night at Interlake High School.
It was the kind of complete-game performance the Saints hadn't seen since their week 2 victory over Ingraham on Sept. 11.
“We kind of just gave up in the second half of the last three games,” Varela said. “We needed this game to bring our spirits back up.”
Mercer Island appeared to be in control in the first half, finding the end zone on the game’s opening drive and scoring three unanswered touchdowns before the Saints began a 24-point swing that spanned just over a quarter of play.
A 14-yard touchdown pass from Mercer Island QB Griffin Kane to Michael Litzow gave the Islanders a 27-18 advantage with 1:02 left in the second quarter. But that was enough time for Varela to march the Saints from their own 35-yard line into Mercer Island territory. With 14 seconds left in the half, Varela found De’Jhion Parrish on a 38-yard touchdown bomb. The Interlake QB kept the ball on the ensuing 2-point conversion to cut the deficit to 27-26 at the half.
Mercer Island was unsuccessful with an onside kick attempt to open the second half, and three plays later, Varela made them pay with a 48-yard touchdown run. Varela once again ran for the 2-point conversion to put the Saints up 34-27.
Interlake ended Mercer Island’s next drive when Parrish intercepted Kane on third-and-long in Saints territory. The Islanders forced the Saints to punt from their own end zone, but couldn’t hold on to the reception, as Interlake recovered and took over at their own 26-yard line.
“There were a lot of chances to win this game tonight and it just comes down to us having to execute. As coaches, we’ve got to do a better job of getting our guys ready,” Mercer Island coach Brett Ogata said. “This one stings a little bit. This was a very winnable game for us, and we let it slip away.”
Varela led the Saints on an 11-play drive, culminating with Parrish breaking into the end zone from 12 yards out. On the ensuing 2-point conversion attempt, Varela shook off tacklers in the backfield to rush for his third 2-point conversion of the game, giving the Saints a 42-27 lead.
“Duncan is just incredible. For him to be doing what he’s doing right now is flat out unbelievable,” Interlake coach David Myers said. “We’ve really asked a lot of him and he’s come through the whole year. He’s been absolutely outstanding.”
Mercer Island would get a rushing touchdown from Kane and a 9-yard touchdown from Jordano Mark in the final period, but Varela’s 13-yard rushing touchdown with 6:28 to go, giving the Saints a 48-34 advantage, effectively put the game out of reach.
Varela finished the game completing 19 of 23 passes, throwing for 224 yards along with his 4 touchdowns. On the ground, he accumulated 191 yards on 22 carries, reaching the end zone twice. Varela’s night overshadowed a similarly impressive outing by his Mercer Island counterpart. Kane finished with four rushing touchdowns for the Islanders and threw for one more.
Friday’s game marked the first of the season for Parrish, a fifth-year senior who became eligible for Interlake the day before the game. He accounted for two touchdowns, one rushing and one receiving, as well as an interception while playing safety.
“I was just trying to help all around and fill the key parts that we were missing,” he said. “We needed a safety because everyone was out, so being the freshest guy, I was like, ‘I’ll fill in.’ I just wanted to help the team win.”
“We got a big boost getting De’Jhion,” Myers said. “He’s lightning, he’s a game-changer. We’re all kinds of thrilled that he’s back.”

Interlake sweeps Juanita
Marie McHenry had 12 assists and Courtney Johnson added 12 digs in Interlake’s 3-0 (25-11, 25-13, 25-21) victory against the Juanita Bulldogs on Sept. 21. Interlake improved their overall record to 4-1 with the win. Nicole Kramer had nine aces, six kills and two blocks in the win as well.

Bellevue Reporter ​

 Interlake Booster Club Fundraiser at the NEW Potbelly Sandwich Shop – (near IHS)

MONDAY June 22nd

 

What:   Support the Interlake Booster club and get a delicious Potbelly Sandwich, chips and a drink. The meals are donated by Potbelly and a suggested donation at the door of $5.00 to $10.00 per meal will go directly to the Booster Club.

When: Monday June 22nd  5-7 pm

Where: Potbelly Sandwich Shop – next to Trader Joe’s on 24th (15585 NE 24th Street)

A special thanks to Potbelly Sandwich shops for opening their store and opening their arms to the Interlake community. Let’s all come out and celebrate all the sports teams wonderful accomplishments in 2014-2015.

Hope to see you there!