More recognition for
a Valley high school football star Posted by Rhett Workman on January
5, 2012 - SVSJ Mount Si’s star football
placekicker has grabbed another national honor.
MaxPreps.com named Cameron Vanwinkle
to their 2011 U.S. Air Force Junior All American
first team offense. Vanwinkle is one of two KingCo
players named to the team, which was announced
Tuesday; the other was Skyline High School QB Max
Browne.
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See entire team on the MaxPreps.com Site Here.
Long-reaching legacy
for 'Jimmy Mac': Scholarship, sports award recall
James McKiernan's spirit By SETH TRUSCOTT -
Snoqualmie Valley Record Editor
December 23, 2011 · Updated 10:30 AM
James Michael McKiernan's legacy lives on in other
ways. Mount Si High School has started a memorial
football scholarship in his name, meant to help
deserving players with the cost of competition.
In an additional tribute, Mount Si head football
coach Charlie Kinnune announced the James McKiernan
Best Teammate award, which will go annually to the
player who best characterizes 'Jimmy Mac.' The first
recipient is senior and 2011 co-captain Sherman
Hutcherson.
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Associated Press
All-State Football Team The 2011 AP all-state team, after voting by
writers and editors around the state.
Mitchell and Vanwinkle voted onto 2011 All-Star
Football Team -
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Seattle Times
All-State Offense, Defense Mason Kelley's 2011 Seattle Times
All-State football team.
More Top Honors for Mitchell and Vanwinkle
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Two Mount Si football
players received a big honor from the Seattle Times. Posted By: Rhett Workman -
Snoqualmie Valley Sports Journal
Senior lineman Josh Mitchell and
junior kicker Cameron Vanwinkle both were named to
the newspaper’s “StarTimes” all-area football team,
covering schools in King and Snohomish counties.
Mitchell and Vanwinkle were among several players
from KingCo 3A schools which earned this
distinction.
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2011 Star Times
football offensive team
The Star Times all-area football offense, selected
from schools in King and Snohomish counties, or in
the Metro League and WesCo conferences.
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Major honor possible
for Vanwinkle, plus the college news, 11-27
Posted by Rhett Workman on November
27, 2011 Snoqualmie Valley Sports Journal
We start with news from Mount Si’s
football program and a potential major national
honor for its star kicker/punter. Junior Cameron
Vanwinkle was named as a finalist for the Herbalife
24 Chris Sailer kicking award, which goes to the
high school kicker who they feel is the best in the
nation.
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Wildcat defense
shines, but offense struggles in season-ending
playoff loss to O’Dea, 11-11-11 Posted by Rhett Workman on
November 12, 2011 - Snoqualmie Valley Sports Journal
Mount Si went into last night’s 3A state football
round of 16 playoff game against a tough O’Dea squad
looking to pull off their second straight upset
against a top 10-ranked team, and their defense did
their best to help make that happen. But the offense
could not capitalize on that strong defensive
performance, and Mount Si’s season came to an end.
The Wildcats fell 17-3 to the Irish at Memorial
Stadium, with the only Mount Si points being a
37-yard field goal from junior Cameron Vanwinkle in
the fourth quarter. But it was the defense which was
the story, whether it was the line for the most part
shutting down the top two runners from O’Dea
(neither Jomari Brooks nor Tatum Taylor scored TD’s
in the contest; they had been the big touchdown
producers in the Irish’s opening-round win over
Mount Vernon) or the key interceptions from junior
Hunter Malberg which allowed Mount Si’s offense
extra chances to score.
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Mount Si falls to
O’Dea in state football tournament
November 11, 2011 By Dan Catchpole -
SnoValleyStar.com
Two times. O’Dea High School’s fearsome running
backs broke loose of Mount Si’s defensive line two
times. But that was all they needed to end the
Wildcats season in a 17-3 loss in the first round of
the 3A football state tournament on an icy night at
Memorial Stadium in Seattle.
The teams went into halftime separated by a single
field goal by the Fighting Irish. O’Dea’s first
touchdown came in the third quarter on a 70-yard
run. Mount Si managed a field goal to make it 10-3.
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Final thoughts on
Friday night football Posted by Mason Kelley -
Seattle Times
I was at O'Dea's 17-3 win over Mount Si at Memorial
Stadium. Todd might have had more yards by himself
that both of those teams combined. It was a
defensive battle. It was a lot of fun watching the
Irish and the Wildcats go back-and-forth along the
lines. It wasn't great for offense, but the
competition in the trenches was great. O'Dea has the
right combination of size and speed to make a run in
the playoffs. The Irish have certainly proven
capable of winning close games, which is important
the deeper teams get in the postseason.
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O'Dea defense
stops Mount Si, 17-3 | 3A Football Jayshawn Jordan ripped off
a 70-yard touchdown run and the third-ranked Irish
held the Wildcats to 128 total yards and four first
downs. By Mason Kelley - Seattle
Times staff reporter
With the other O'Dea linebackers gathered around him
before Friday night's Class 3A first-round playoff
game, Jomari Brooks started shouting. The senior was
so loud he could be heard outside Memorial Stadium.
He knew what was at stake. "I told them this is
smash-mouth football," Brooks said. "This is what
O'Dea is about. We've just got to play hard and play
our hearts out, leave it all out on the field." He
knew the Irish couldn't take Mount Si lightly. They
didn't.
In a game that showcased two very good defenses, the
Irish produced just enough big plays to move on,
knocking off the 10th-ranked Wildcats, 17-3. "It was
a game like we expected," O'Dea coach Monte Kohler
said. "They (Mount Si) play hard. They've got a good
football team. They don't make mistakes." The Irish
advance to the quarterfinals against the winner of
Saturday's game between Capital and Hazen.
Friday night, the game's first seven possessions
produced six punts and a fumble. O'Dea (11-0) struck
first when Bart Hardwick hit a 32-yard field goal
with 54 seconds left in the first half. It was set
up by a 30-yard, play-action pass from quarterback
Pierre LeDorze to tight end Spencer Ramquist on
fourth-and-three.
It was 3-0 at halftime. Mount Si (7-4) didn't go
quietly against the state's third-ranked team.
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Your first look at
the Round of 16 for Mount Si football….. Posted by Rhett Workman on
November 9, 2011 - Snoqualmie Valley Sports Journal
Mount Si’s football team invades Memorial Stadium in
Seattle Friday night at 7:00 for the round-of-16
state 3A football playoff matchup between them and
the SeaKing’s #1 seed, and Metro League champion,
O’Dea Fighting Irish. Here is your first look at
what to expect.
O’Dea is ranked #3 in the Seattle Times 3A poll, and
is one of several teams currently undefeated at
10-0. The Irish are coached by a man widely
considered to be among the most successful high
school football coaches in the state, Monte Kohler.
According to the school’s website, in his over
quarter-century at the school (Kohler first came on
board as head coach there in 1985), Kohler has led
his Irish teams to 22 Metro League crowns and 17
straight appearances at state, three of which ended
with state championships. And his team is loaded to
bear.
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There will be a
gathering of fans at SPORT Restaurant pre-game on
Friday. Come into town
early, beat the traffic, have a great time with
friends and enjoy some incredible food.
The festivities will start at 4:00 and will continue
until about 6:30, come when you want, leave when you
want. We will have an area of the restaurant set
aside for us. We will order off the menu, and be
provided separate checks. This is a kid-friendly
restaurant.
It’s a time to enjoy where these boys have gotten
themselves to through hard work and determination–
it’s a truly wonderful feat and we should celebrate
their success! We’d love to have all of North Bend
at the restaurant and game – invite one and all!
TIME TO GET READY FOR
FRIDAY
1) Team Breakfast for team - Friday morning,
9:30 am at the Snoqualmie Valley Moose Lodge, 108
Sydney Ave N. in North Bend (just off North Bend
Way) - Free provided by the booster club 2) Volunteers Needed - We need parent
volunteers to help with the breakfast - we will meet
at the lodge at 8 am - let your class rep know that
you are volunteering 3) Game of the Week - Mount Si's football
game is up for King 5's "Big Game of the Week" - go
vote by
CLICKING HERE 4) Rally Wildcat Fans - spread the word about
Friday's game; get those fans to Memorial Stadium!
FYI - there will be rooter buses for students again
this week, cost is $10 - buy tickets through the
high school office - bus departs at 5:15 pm on
Friday 5) Pre-Game Get Together - Sport Restaurant
in Seattle is going to hold tables in a section of
the restaurant just for Mount Si fans. Located at
140 Fourth Ave across from the Space Needle - if you
would like a table held for your group, email Angi
Davis at:
angid@nsco.com - early birds will arrive at
4:30.
6) PARKING IS $10-$13 AT AND AROUND MEMORIAL STADIUM
- Car Pooling is suggested.
PLAYOFF
TICKET PRICES:
General Admission
(Adults & Students without ASB
cards) - $7.00
Students with
ASB* (Sr. & Jr. High) - $4.00
Senior Citizens -
$4.00
Elementary -
$4.00
Pre-school
children - Free *NOTE:
Students From Both Schools Must
Pay Admission. No Free Entry for
Home ASB Students.
MOUNT
SI WINS IT!DEFEAT
PENINSULA 17-14
OPENING ROUND, WIAA 3A
PLAYOFFS
Quick stat for all
from last night's game: From: Rhett Workman - Snoqualmie
Valley Sports Journal
With last night's win, Mount Si makes
it fourth year in a row to make state 3A
round-of-16. With that, the seniors on this football
team become the first group of seniors in Wildcat
football history to advance to this round of state
playoffs during all of their four years in the
program. Congratulations to the class of 2012 on
this historic achievement.
Wildcat football
earns hard-fought win against Peninsula to keep
state round-of-16 streak intact
From: Rhett Workman - Snoqualmie Valley Sports
Journal
A
player who hasn’t found himself that often this
season on the score sheet found himself on it twice
last night, and that helped Mount Si make the 3A
round of 16 playoffs for the fourth straight year
and the fifth in the past six. With this
accomplishment, Mount Si’s seniors become the first
group of seniors in school history to make this
round of the playoffs during all four years in the
program.
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Mount Si stuffs
Peninsula on final drive BRIAN MCLEAN; OF THE
GATEWAY
Published: 11/05/11 10:04 pm | Updated: 11/06/11
8:40 am
Everyone at Roy Anderson Field knew who the
seventh-ranked Peninsula Seahawks would turn to
Saturday night when they faced a fourth-and-1 at the
Mount Si 30-yard line. Trouble is, the Wildcats knew
it, too. Peninsula senior Danny Welstad rushed 22
times for 170 yards and a touchdown Saturday night,
but the Seahawks were stopped on fourth down on
their final possession and were eliminated from
postseason play by the Mount Si Wildcats, 17-14.
Peninsula, which trailed by three with less than a
minute to go, called senior Danny Welstad’s number
on an isolation play up the middle. But Mount Si
senior Josh Mitchell broke through the line and
hauled Welstad to his back to preserve the Wildcats’
17-14 win over Peninsula in a Class 3A state
preliminary round game.
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Mount Si football
denies Peninsula trip to state
BRIAN MCLEAN; Staff writer The News Tribune
Published: 11/05/11 11:05 pm | Updated: 11/06/11
3:14 am The
Wildcats (7-3) will return to the state round of 16
for the fourth season in a row and face No. 3 O’Dea,
which beat Mount Vernon, 50-25, on Saturday. Mount
Si hasn’t won a game in the state tournament since
2006. Peninsula, which was attempting to make its
first state appearance since 1996, was limited to 42
first-half yards.
What little success Mount Si had came on the ground.
Senior Conner Deutsch pounded out 63 yards on 16
carries, and Elijah Mayfield added 51 yards.
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Wildcat Football
Boosters,
Wow! What an exciting game and we are privileged to
get to do it again this coming week! What an
incredible showing by the Mount Si fans! It was an
awesome to see our stands and sidelines filled with
so many supporters. I love seeing so many former
players' parents in the stands. The bond and
connection to this program are ones that last a
lifetime.Our
next game vs O'Dea will be played at Memorial
Stadium in Seattle. That is on the grounds of the
Seattle Center, right near the Space Needle. Dave
Snead will have lots of information on the website
about the venue
(click here for the history of the stadium), but
here's what I can tell you. It's a big stadium and
both sets of stands are covered. The players who
have played there can tell you it gets loud. So
every fan that we have present can help make a HUGE
difference in the game. It gets very cold down on
the field.
Please keep checking back in here for updates
throughout the week regarding fan buses, team
breakfast and any other activities leading up to
this game. We will be playing on Veteran's Day at
Seattle Veteran's Memorial Stadium. Doesn't get much
better than that.
Let's be "ALL IN" for Mount Si Football! Get the
word out, it's State Playoff time! I will see you in
Seattle! Go Wildcats! Jeff
Mitchell - President Wildcat Football Booster Club
HIGHLIGHT PHOTOS FROM
PENINSULA GAME
Taken By: Curt Carlson - Calder Productions
Peninsula preps
for showdown with Mount Si Neil Pierson; of the
Gateway Neil Pierson The News Tribune Published:
11/01/11 11:40 am
With the results of last Thursday’s South Puget
Sound League football finale mostly inconsequential,
the Peninsula Seahawks had the luxury of resting
some talented players who were a bit dinged up.
Peninsula clinched the SPSL’s No. 2 seed to the
round-of-32 Class 3A state playoffs with its win
over Decatur on Oct. 21, but the Seahawks sustained
some injuries that made head coach Ross Filkins take
a cautious approach into the team’s matchup with the
Enumclaw Hornets.
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Previewing and
picking tonight’s football night in the Valley, even
though you have to drive a ways to see it... Posted by Rhett Workman on
November 5, 2011 Snoqualmie Valley Sports Journal
KINGCO 3A FOOTBALL
OPENING ROUND, WIAA 3A PLAYOFFS
MOUNT SI WILDCATS VS. PENINSULA SEAHAWKS, TONIGHT,
7:00, ROY ANDERSON FIELD (PENINSULA HS), PURDY
We told you earlier this week about Peninsula’s star
RB, Danny Welstad, and his penchant for TD’s, as
he’s scored 10 of them in the last two weeks. But
Mount Si has its own strong running attack, and
senior Connor Deutsch will be looking to perform the
same feat a predecessor of his did the last time
these two teams met in the playoffs back in 2008.
If you remember from back then, or have seen the
Mount Si football website this week, you know that
in that game, a 33-9 Mount Si win, then-Wildcat RB
Sean Snead literally took the game over and made it
his personal coming-out party, scoring a
school-record 5 TD’s. Deutsch will probably need to
have that kind of night for the Wildcats to have a
chance against a Seahawk team that is 8-1, ranked #7
in the state and whose only loss is to a Lakes team
that rivals Bellevue for being best in the state at
the 3A level.
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MOUNT SI WILDCATS
MAKE DISTRICT PLAYOFFS 4th YEAR IN A ROW
For the fourth consecutive year, Mount Si High
School is in the district football playoffs! On
Saturday November 5th, the 6-3 Wildcats travel to
Gig Harbor to take on the 7th ranked Peninsula High
School Seahawks (8-1). The game starts at 7 pm. This
is an ideal match-up of two run oriented and
physical football teams. The circumstances of this
year's game are very similar to the last time these
two teams played back in the 2008 district playoffs.
The Wildcats traveled to Gig Harbor and defeated the
heavily favored, 10th ranked Seahawks by a score of
33-9 off Mount Si's Sean Snead's (our webmaster,
Dave Snead's son) FIVE touchdown effort!!!
Peninsula High School is just over an hour drive
away. That year, we had a large group of vocal and
enthusiastic fans present and we need the same at
this year's game!!!
****
TAILGATE PRE-GAME FUNCTION ****
The Wildcat Football Booster Club is throwing a
tailgate party in the north parking lot of Peninsula
High School before the game from 5 to 6:30 pm. There
will be free hot dogs, drinks, desert, and music
provided for everyone. Come out and support the
Wildcats as they seek to make it to the Tacoma Dome
in 2011!
School address: 14105 Purdy LN NW, Gig Harbor, WA
98332-8658 - The north parking lot of Peninsula High
School is off 144th St NW. The visitor's stands are
on the north side of the stadium, so this is most
convenient parking lot for visiting fans. Once you
exit off Hwy 16 onto Purdy Drive NW (WA-302) go
north 1.5 miles, then turn right on 144th St NW just
past the Purdy Chevron station. Parking lot is just
up the hill on the right. Note
- the booster club is having red "Mount Si Football
2011 Playoffs" t-shirts printed this week. Nancy
Thomas will put out more information later on how to
get yours, so be watching your email.
SPREAD THE WORD - It's PLAYOFF TIME and there's a
party in Gig Harbor on Nov 5th! Let's Go Wildcats!!!
Jeff Mitchell - Wildcat Football Booster Club
President
Here is a
quick first look at Mount Si’s opening-round playoff opponent Saturday, the
Peninsula Seahawks. By: Rhett Workman - 11.01.11 Snoqualmie Valley
Sports Journal
The Seahawks are ranked #7 in this week’s Seattle Times 3A poll, and unlike
2008, the last time Mount Si and the Seahawks met, this Peninsula team looks
quite formidable. They have an 8-1 record, with their only loss being to
Lakes, who next to Bellevue may be the best in the state at the 3A level.
Peninsula earned home field for this matchup with their second-place finish
in the South Puget Sound League.
The main weapon on offense for the Seahawks is their senior running back,
Danny Welstad. Welstad scored four TD’s last week in Peninsula’s 48-6 win
over Enumclaw to close out the regular season, and he has 10 touchdowns in
the last two weeks. Welstad has the ability to score against good and bad
teams; case in point, he had four TD’s in a win earlier this season against
Eastside Catholic, who like Mount Si is in the playoffs this week with a 6-3
record. So Mount Si’s defense will have to pay a lot of attention to this
guy, that’s for sure.
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Athletes of the Week
for 11-2 By: Rhett Workman - 11.01.11
Snoqualmie Valley Sports Journal
MOUNT SI – Junior Tyler Button gets this week’s nod,
after scoring two touchdowns, one on offense, the
other on special teams, to help the Wildcats roll
over Sammamish 41-6 last Friday and into the
playoffs on a strong note. Button has been one of a
couple of deep threats on offense this season, but
his play has also been strong on defense and special
teams as well, helping Mount Si to a 6-3 record. The
Wildcats play Peninsula Saturday night in Gig Harbor
to open the playoffs.
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Wildcat football
rebounds from slow start to blast Sammamish Posted by Rhett Workman on October
29, 2011- Snoqualmie Valley Sports Journal
Mount Si’s football team started out slow, but once
they got things going, it was all Wildcats.
Tyler Button scored two TD’s and three
others added touchdowns of their own as Mount Si
rebounded from an early deficit and scored 41
unanswered points in a 41-6 blowout of Sammamish
last night at Sammamish High School in the final
KingCo regular-season game for both teams in 2011.
The Wildcats will meet Peninsula next week in the
first round of the playoffs while Sammamish will
wrap up their season against an opponent to be
determined from the Metro League.
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Mount Si vs
Sammamish
At Sammamish
Friday October 28, 2011
Scoring
Summary -
REVISED
SUMMARY FROM RHETT WORKMAN
1st
SAM - Austin Lee TD 56
yds run
MS - Tyler Button TD rec 13 yds from
Ryan Atkinson
MS - Kailund Willams TD run 5 yds2nd
MS - Ryan Atkinson TD run 4 yds
MS - Button punt return TD 54 yds
MS - Cameron Vanwinkle 45 FG4th
MS - Nick Mitchell 1 yd TD run
MS - Cameron Vanwinkle 47 FG
Wildcats can't slow down the Bellevue Attack
It was not to be for the Wildcats
tonight losing to Bellevue 35-3 and more will be
posted later. Wildcat fans were out in force to
watch Mount Si face Bellevue who happens to be
ranked in the top 25 high school football teams in
the nation. They were at one time this season in the
top 10. To be ranked in the NATIONAL TOP 10 is truly
amazing since there are over 16,500 high schools in
the country. We certainly looked better tonight than
the score reflects. It was a great game to watch.
Mount Si football may
have lost on the field to tough Bellevue team, but
Wildcats still clinch playoff berth and recognize
their 15 seniors’ accomplishments over four years in
program, 10-21 Posted by Rhett Workman on October
22, 2011 - SVSJ
Mount Si’s football program
celebrated the accomplishments over four years of
their senior class last night, and did so in front
of a large crowd, including many recent grads who
came back for Homecoming. But the opponent,
Bellevue, was expected to be a tall order, and the
Wolverines, after a slow start, proved that to be
the case. Still, though, the end result on the field
did not take away from what was a special
celebration for 15 seniors, a celebration which
ended with the official clinching of their fourth
straight playoff berth.
QB Tyler Hasty threw three touchdown passes, two to
Joey Moore, as Bellevue scored 35 unanswered points
over the final three quarters to defeat the Wildcats
35-3, knocking Mount Si into third place in league,
which earns the final playoff berth. The Wildcats
officially locked up that berth with Liberty’s loss,
also last night, to Interlake.
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SIMON FRASER
UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL TEAM
PRACTICE at MSHS
STADIUM 09.30.2011
Simon Fraser University Football Team used MSHS
Stadium for practice today on their way to their
game tomorrow against Central Washington University.
Good to see Sean Snead and Eric Murphy enter the
field one more time. SFU is in their 2nd season as
the first foreign school admitted to the NCAA. They
are members of the GNAC Conference.
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Mount Si vs.
Juanita
At Juanita
Friday October 14,
2011 7:00pm
MS - Connor Deutsch
18 run ( Cameron
Vanwinkle kick )
Jua - Ty Griffith
36 pass from Landyn
Milburn ( Colton
Blaisdell kick )
Crucial mistakes hurt Rebels
in loss to Mount Si By
Megan Managan - Kirkland
Reporter Sports Writer Oct 14
2011
Close to tying the game in the
fourth quarter, the Juanita
football team faced a series of
setbacks that eventually ended
the game with a loss to Mount
Si. The final score was 28-21
for the Wildcats.
Juanita head coach Shaun
Tarantola said his team was in
the game, but every time they
got momentum, the Rebels made
mistakes to hold themselves
back. Despite the mistakes, he
said the team has made great
progress in the areas they have
been working on, specifically
their passing game.
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Wildcat football
beats Juanita, playoff berth now within sight, 10-14 Posted by Rhett Workman on
October 15, 2011 SVSJ
Mount Si’s football team can talk postseason again,
thanks to their well-earned victory last night over
Juanita. Connor Deutsch scored two touchdowns to
lead the Wildcats to the big 28-21 win which spoiled
the Rebels’ homecoming festivities and put Mount Si
in line for the third and final playoff berth out of
the KingCo Conference. The Wildcats and Islanders
(who also won last night, over Liberty) are
currently tied for second in the league at 4-1, but
with Mercer Island’s win last week over Mount Si,
they hold the tiebreaker advantage for the second
place position.
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HIGHLIGHT PHOTOS:
Mount Si vs Juanita 10.14.2011
Mount Si Wildcats
vs. Juanita Rebels, Juanita HS, Kirkland, kickoff
7:00
By: Rhett Workman - Snoqualmie Valley Sports Journal
10.14.11
Both teams come in off blowout losses last week,
Mount Si last Thursday to Mercer Island and Juanita
last Friday to Bellevue. Which sets up a homecoming
week showdown with the postseason very much on the
line. Granted, the game between Mercer Island and
Liberty tonight also will have a huge say to this,
but the bottom line for the Wildcats is simple. Win
and you pretty much are in good shape to go, lose
and you likely after all is said and done will
probably not go. Why? If Mount Si loses to the
Rebels tonight and then the rest of the schedule
goes as expected, both teams will end up with three
league losses, and that will be likely the border
line for the third and final playoff spot. Juanita
would take that by way of the head-to-head victory,
leaving Mount Si out in the cold. There’s a lot of
variables in this, we know, but the simple reality
for the Wildcats is the famous line of the late Al
Davis: “Just win baby!”
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2011 KingCo 3A/2A
Conference Stats Through Week 6Now
Posted For Download Here. This section will move to
our
STATS PAGE starting next week
FOOTBALL | Mount Si
suffers loss to Mercer Island October 7, 2011 By Dan
Catchpole - SnoValleyStar.com
Two fumbles by Mount Si highlighted the team’s
frustrating Thursday night against Mercer Island.
The Islanders recovered two key fumbles in the first
half that could have shifted the momentum. Instead,
they routed the Wildcats 42-14 in the 3A/2A KingCo
Conference contest at Mercer Island High School.
The first fumble ended a strong Mount Si drive that
put them only a few yards away from scoring, and
tying the game 7-7 in the first quarter. Wildcats
running back Connor Deutsch looked to have found a
hole through the Islanders’ defensive line when
linebacker Sam Porter stripped the ball from him on
Mercer Island’s 9 yard line. The Islanders recovered
and held onto their slim lead.
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Wildcat football
suffers loss Posted by Rhett Workman on October
7, 2011 SVSJ
Mercer Island QB Jeff Lindquist, bound for the UW
next fall, performed in front of a large number of
reporters and his future college coach, the Huskies’
Steve Sarkisian, in last night’s game against Mount
Si. (Photo courtesy Calder Productions) Lindquist,
on big stage, delivers, hurting Mount Si’s
postseason dreams. Well, he came as advertised, and
for Mount Si’s football team, that meant a rough
night at the office last night, especially in the
second half. Mercer Island senior star QB Jeff
Lindquist was up for the challenge of playing in
front of a lot of media – and his future college
coach, as the Islanders broke open a close game in
the third quarter and handed the Wildcats a stinging
42-14 defeat which did some huge damage to Mount
Si’s postseason dreams. More on what Lindquist did
from the Seattle Times.
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Mercer Island routs
Mount Si, 42-14 Quarterback Jeff Lindquist goes
15-of-25 passing for 228 yards and three touchdowns, and
runs for two more scores for Islanders.By Matt Massey - Special to The
Seattle Times
MERCER ISLAND - With its playoff destiny
on the line, Mercer Island wouldn't have wanted anyone
else in control other than quarterback Jeff Lindquist.
But with the Islanders clinging to a 14-7 lead early in
the third quarter, Lindquist made a rare mistake as his
team was going in for a score.
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MOUNT SI FANS ROCK
THE HOUSE AT MERCER ISLANDWe
would like to thank our fans at the Mercer Island
game for traveling to Mercer Island High School
Stadium to support our Wildcat Football Team. A HUGE
thank you to all the students, parents and fans that
turned out for the game. We had more fans there than
Mercer Island did. To Quote Scout.com recruiting
analyst Brandon Huffman, "Mt.
Si, student section is extremely loud, and larger
than MI tonight. Congrats Wildcats. Nice spirit."
VARSITY HIGHLIGHT
PHOTOS Mount Si vs Mercer Island
A look at this week's
football Top Ten
Seattle Times Mason Kelley's Class 4A
and 3A Top Ten and their opponents this week.
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This week's Top
Ticket football games Seattle Times High School Sports
10.06.11 A
look at four top high-school football games in the
Seattle area this weekend.
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Mount Si Moves up to
6th in Associated Press Football Rankings
Voting by a panel of sports
writers, with won-lost records through Oct. 1 and
total points.
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Previewing and
picking the huge gridiron clash on the island
between Mount Si and MI Posted by Rhett Workman on October 6, 2011
Snoqualmie Valley Sport Journal
Week six of the high school football season gets an
early start tonight, with a huge KingCo 3A game for
Mount Si’s football team. As you have seen over the
past five weeks, we’ve had both the Wildcats and
Cedarcrest previews and picks for their games in one
write-up. This week, though, is a bit different, so
let’s get to it. Mount Si against UW-bound Jeff
Lindquist and the Mercer Island Islanders.
KINGCO 3A FOOTBALL
MOUNT SI WILDCATS VS. MERCER ISLAND ISLANDERS
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2011 – MERCER ISLAND HS STADIUM
KICKOFF 7:00 PM – AVAILABLE ON COMCAST XFINITY ON
DEMAND (CHECK LISTINGS) *The Comcast broadcast
of this game has been scheduled for an airing next
week on CSN Northwest, Xfinity digital channel 179,
check your listings for more info.
Tonight’s game has generated a ton of media
interest. According to Mount Si’s football website,
a couple of local TV stations and the Seattle Times
are expected to be there covering the contest, and
no wonder. This game is a battle between two clubs,
both with Pac-12 recruits, fighting for postseason
spots. Mount Si is 3-0 league, 4-1 overall after
last week’s win over Interlake, while Mercer Island
is 2-1 league, 3-2 overall after their loss last
week to Bellevue.
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Mount Si takes to the
air in win at Interlake September 30, 2011 - By Dan
Catchpole - SnoValleyStar.com
Mount Si started strong, wavered and refocused to
win 26-14 at Interlake. The Wildcats dominated the
first half, taking a 17-0 lead into halftime. The
offense faltered in the second half, but still
managed to tack on another 9 points. Despite the
school’s reputation for smash-mouth football, the
team wasn’t afraid of putting the ball in the air.
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Mount Si vs Interlake Box Score:
Submitted by Rhett Workman SVSJ
1st Quarter:
MS - Connor Deutsch 1
TD run, (Cameron Vanwinkle PAT) 7-0 6:29
MS - Cameron Vanwinkle
42 FG, 10-0 1:14 2nd Quarter
MS - Button 28 TD
reception from Ryan Atkinson, (Cameron Vanwinkle
PAT) 17-0 7:25 3rd Quarter
No scoring 4th Quarter
INT - Jordan Todd TD (Rigel Kuhn PAT) 17-7 8:15
MS - Jimbo Davis 28 TD
reception from Atkinson (CVW miss), 23-7 4:50
MS - Cameron Vanwinkle
39 FG, 26-7 2:00
INT - Ryan Turman TD reception from Kamana Adriano
(Kuhn) 26-14 :37
Wildcats football
scores win against Saints, 9-30 Posted by Rhett Workman on
October 1, 2011 SVSJ
Mount Si’s football team continued its hot start to
2011 last night, grabbing its fourth straight win
with a 26-14 victory over the Interlake Saints at
Interlake High School in Bellevue. Wildcat QB Ryan
Atkinson threw two TD passes to lead Mount Si, whose
victory kept them in a first-place tie within KingCo
3A with the Bellevue Wolverines, both of whom are
undefeated in league at 3-0. The victory was also
Mount Si’s fourth straight, putting their overall
mark at 4-1 on the season.
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Previewing and
picking week 5 of Valley high school football
Posted by Rhett Workman on September 30, 2011 Mount Si Wildcats at Interlake
Saints, tonight, Interlake HS, Bellevue, 7:00
kickoff
The Wildcats come in off a historic
victory for their coach, Charlie Kinnune, in last
week’s win over Liberty, but boy, was that not easy.
Mount Si had to rally from a 13-0 halftime hole and
only tied the game with seconds left in regulation
before Cameron Vanwinkle kicked what turned out to
be the game-winning field goal in overtime for the
16-13 stunner over the Patriots.
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A
look at this week's football Top Ten
Seattle Times Mason
Kelley's Class 4A and 3A Top Ten and
their opponents this week.
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Mount Si Wildcats
move up to 7# in AP 3A State Poll
Associated Press state football rankings - Posted By
Seattle Times
Voting by a panel of sports writers, with won-lost
records through Sept. 24 and total points
(first-place votes in parentheses):
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Athletes of the Week
for 9-28 Posted by Rhett Workman on
September 28, 2011SVSJ
Time now for the Athlete of the Week
for this week, and we roll back over to the girls,
but before we do, we want to take the time to
recognize a tremendous achievement for a local high
school coach.
As we noted in our game story from
last Friday night’s football game, Mount Si’s
longtime football coach, Charlie Kinnune, recorded
his 100th win as Wildcat coach, and it came in
dramatic fashion, as the Wildcats rallied from a
13-0 hole to beat rival Liberty in overtime 16-13.
The win pushed Mount Si’s record to 3-1, keeping
them #10 in this week’s Seattle Times high school 3A
football poll.
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Mount Si football
overcomes woeful first half to stun Liberty in
overtime and give coach historic win Posted by Rhett Workman on
September 24, 2011 SVSJ
The Mount Si Wildcat football team went into
halftime against Liberty last night feeling very
bleak. They were down 13-0, with a number of
mistakes costing them in that first half. But the
second half was a much different story, and the
Wildcats found a way to get it done in dramatic
fashion and give their coach a historic achievement.
Cameron Vanwinkle kicked both the game-tying field
goal with less than a minute left in regulation, and
what turned out to be the winner in overtime, as
Mount Si rallied from their halftime hole to score a
huge 16-13 overtime victory over a Liberty Patriots
team that had ended the Wildcats’ season last year
in the playoffs. The win was longtime Wildcat head
coach Charlie Kinnune’s 100th in his storied Mount
Si career.
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No. 10 Mount Si
escapes Liberty in OT, 16-13. Cameron Vanwinkle
kicked a tying 43-yard field goal in the fourth
quarter and the winning 36-yarder in overtime as
10th-ranked Mount Si...
By Seattle Times Staff
SNOQUALMIE — Cameron Vanwinkle kicked a tying
43-yard field goal in the fourth quarter and the
winning 36-yarder in overtime as 10th-ranked Mount
Si rallied for a 16-13 victory over visiting Liberty
Friday night. The Wildcats (3-1, 2-0 KingCo 3A/2A)
trailed 13-0 at halftime before the first of
Vanwinkle's three field goals, in the third quarter.
They still trailed 13-3 going into the fourth, but
Ryan Atkinson found Tyler Button with a 7-yard
touchdown.
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Mount Si forgets
shaky start to beat Liberty in OT September 24, 2011 By Sebastian Moraga -
SnoValleyStar.com
The Mount Si Wildcats endured three
first-half turnovers to defeat the Patriots 16-13 in
overtime. The win was the Wildcats’ third of the
season and head coach Charlie Kinnune’s 100th in his
career. “The kids gutted it out,” Kinnune said of
his team. A field goal with 33 seconds left in the
game tied the game at 13, bringing the Wildcats back
from a 13-0 halftime deficit. Then, in overtime,
Wildcat kicker Cameron Vanwinkle nailed a 35-yard
field.
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Previewing and picking
Week 4 of Valley high school football Posted by Rhett Workman on September
23, 2011 SVSJ
The Wildcats and Patriots meet for the
first time since last season’s state playoff game, which
saw Liberty escape with a 17-14 win ending Mount Si’s
season. The man who made the game-deciding pick,
Chandler Jenkins, and his fellow stars Trey Wheeler and
Jake Bainton, all have moved on now, having graduated
last spring, so that leaves the Patriots looking to find
some new stars. And they have a couple. QB Jordan West
threw two TD passes in last week’s Liberty blowout of
Sammamish and RB Hamilton Noel scored three TD’s in that
54-7 pasting of the Totems, which was Liberty’s first
win of the season after falling in their two nonleague
games against neighborhood rivals Issaquah and Skyline.
These two will be worth watching tonight.
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AP POLL HAS MOUNT SI
RANKED 8th IN STATE FOR 3A FOOTBALL
First 2011 Associated
Press high-school football rankings Posted by Mason Kelley - Seattle
Times - 09.21.11
Here is the first Associated Press
high-school football media poll of the 2011 season.
Two things struck me when I first saw this.
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Mount Si football junior kicker Cameron Van Winkle
is ranked in the top ten of a high profile national
ranking service for high school kickers. Posted by Rhett Workman on
September 20, 2011 SVSJ
Mount Si football junior kicker Cameron Van Winkle
is ranked in the top ten of a high profile national
ranking service for high school kickers. Van Winkle
is rated #8 overall by the
Kohl’s ratings,
open only to those who have attended a Kohl’s
kicking camp. The Wildcat player is the top at his
position in the junior class in Washington State,
and the camp, in its assessment of him, was pretty
complimentary. “Cameron is becoming one of the best
combo K/P in the country,” stated the website.
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Class 4A and 3A
high-school football rankings - Week 3 Posted by Mason Kelley - Seattle
Times - 09.19.11
In 3A, Ferndale dropped its second
straight game to a good team, falling against
Arlington, 44-27. The Golden Eagles were the only
team to lose this week and fall out of the rankings,
replaced by Mount Si, which seems to be back on
track after a season-opening loss to Woodinville.
The Wildcats, who are No. 10 this week, get another
test this week in Liberty, which is 1-2, but those
losses came against ranked 4A teams.
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Mount Si too much for
Kangaroos in 42-0 romp September 17, 2011 - By Sebastian
Moraga - SnoValleyStar.com
The Mount Si Wildcats dominated the Lake Washington
Kangaroos 42-0 Sept. 16 in a game where the visiting
Kangs did not make it past the 50-yard line. Mount Si
(1-0 in league, 2-1 overall) overwhelmed a team that
arrived in Snoqualmie undefeated after wins over
Garfield and Redmond. “We’re continuing to get better
right now,” Mount Si head coach Charlie Kinnune said,
later adding, “We’re concentrating in all parts of the
game, the little things that you have to deal with,
especially with a young team, and we’re young.”
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Van Winkle stays
humble despite recent success, but future looks
bright for him because of it Posted by Rhett Workman on
September 19, 2011 SVSJ
We have a little more for you from
Mount Si kicker Cameron Van Winkle as we promised
for you last week during our game preview from last
Friday’s game against Lake Washington. It has been a
tremendous last two weeks for Van Winkle, with
arguably the two greatest kicking performances by a
Wildcat kicker in school history. First was the four
field goals against Bothell which helped him break
the career field goal mark and single game field
goal mark, and tie the one for longest kick and put
him on pace to break the season field goal record.
Then last week, he broke the longest kick record
with a 49-yarder and that field goal, the last of
three against Lake Washington, also helped him break
the season mark.
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A historic night for
kicker and three teammates propels Wildcat football to
blowout win over LW Posted by Rhett Workman on September
17, 2011 SVSJ
Mount Si’s kicker, Cameron Van Winkle,
has been the big story around the program this past
week, after his record-setting performance last Saturday
in the Wildcats’ football team’s win over Bothell. Last
night, Van Winkle continued to make history, and that,
combined with a little history for three of Mount Si’s
budding young offensive stars, helped the Wildcats get
their second straight win.
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Your first look and
our picks for Valley high school football, week 3 Posted by Rhett Workman on September
16, 2011 SVSJ
Mount Si Wildcats vs. Lake Washington
Kangaroos, tonight, Mount Si HS, Snoqualmie, 7:00
kickoff. The Wildcats come in at a bit surprising 1-1
after a stunning upset over perennial 4A power Bothell
last Saturday night that was largely courtesy of the
foot of junior Cameron Van Winkle, who as we told you
earlier this week had in our view the greatest
performance by a kicker in Mount Si school history in
last week’s game, breaking two school records, tying a
third and putting him on pace for a fourth out of his
efforts. We interviewed him last night and will have
that for you sometime this weekend so look for it here
on SVSJ.
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The
Mount Si vs. Mercer Island game on Thursday Oct 6 will
have the Comcast “On Demand” film crew there to capture
the game.
Seattle Times
Stars of the Week for games of Sept. 5-10. Cameron Vanwinkle - Mount Si football.
Vanwinkle, a junior, kicked four field goals to help
the Wildcats knock off Bothell, which was ranked No.
9 in Class 4A, 26-14. His 47-yarder tied a school
record, and he followed with kicks of 25, 36 and 37
yards. He has 10 career field goals, tying another
school record.
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Mount Si rallies after
Bothell loses starting center to injury Cameron Vanwinkle kicked four field
goals as Class 3A Mount Si rallied to defeat perennial
Class 4A powerhouse Bothell 26-14 Saturday night... By Brian Lewis - Special to The
Seattle Times
BOTHELL — Cameron Vanwinkle kicked four
field goals as Class 3A Mount Si rallied to defeat
perennial Class 4A powerhouse Bothell 26-14 Saturday
night at Pop Keeney Stadium.
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UPDATED: Van Winkle’s
career night helps Mount Si football stun Bothell Posted by Rhett Workman on September 11, 2011 in
Football
Mount Si’s football team came
in as huge underdogs last night on the road at
Bothell’s Pop Keeney Stadium against a very good
Bothell Cougars squad. But a gritty performance
which included the greatest performance ever by a
Wildcat kicker helped Mount Si escape with a huge
win.
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Mount Si defeats
Bothell on record-setting night September 11, 2011 - By Sebastian
Moraga - SnoValleyStar.com
The Mount Si Wildcats turned in a
promising performance Sept. 10, defeating 4A school
Bothell 26-14 on the road. The Wildcats (1-1)
avenged a home loss to Bothell last year and erased
much of the sour taste from last week’s home loss to
Woodinville. “It was a total team effort,” head
coach Charlie Kinnune said. Bothell struck first,
with a 13-yard strike from quarterback Austen Dahl
to wide receiver Trent Sewell in the end zone. Mount
Si punted on its next drive and left Bothell
starting at the 50 yard line.
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RECORDS FALL AS MOUNT
SI DEFEATS BOTHELL in upset victory.
Supplied by Curt Carlson - Special to
MtSiHSFootball.com
Cameron Vanwinkle tied the longest field goal record
for Mt Si, 47 yards. Prior field goal was back in
1981 by Brett Evetts vs Gig Harbor. He beat the Mt
Si single game record by kicking 4 the prior record
was 3 set by Dale Ottopal in 1986. He tied the
career record for number of field goals. After
Friday's game Cameron has 12 career field goals. He
broke the record of Jason McGregor who set his over the
89-90 seasons. The season record for field goals is
7 set in 1986 by Dale Ottopal and 7 set in 1990 by
Jason McGregor. After 2 games Cameronhas 5 field
goals this year and thus is easily on track to break
that record.
Wildcats go
into tonight's game ranked 5th in the Times 3A Top
10
Seattle Times preseason rankings
Mason Kelley's preseason
rankings for Class 4A and 3A teams.
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Previewing and
picking Valley high school football
Week 1: Woodinville @
MSHS Posted by Rhett Workman
SVSJ on September 2, 2011
Woodinville Falcons @ Mount Si Wildcats, Mount Si
HS, Snoqualmie, 7:00 kickoff
Mount Si comes into tonight’s game looking to show
fans they are worthy of the high praise given to
them by the Seattle Times this week. The newspaper
ranked them #5 in their preseason high school 3A
football poll, and this opener will be an excellent
test to see whether that ranking will hold up
throughout the season ahead.
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Wildcat football gets
ready for a historic season for their coach, his
20th By: Rhett Workman - Snoqualmie
Valley Sports Journal - 08.31.11
Mount Si’s football team is looking
to make some noise once again in 2011, coach Charlie
Kinnune’s 20th season with the program.The
dean of KingCo 3A coaches is back after a 6-5
campaign in 2010 which saw Mount Si make the state
playoffs for the fourth time in five years after
maybe one of the top five greatest games in the
Kinnune era, that stunning overtime road victory
last November 5 over Glacier Peak in their
qualifying round game. Kinnune is looking forward to
the season ahead. “It’s very, very exciting,
actually, to be as excited about my 20th year as I
was my first year,” he said.
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Ten games to watch in
2011- Seattle Times Mason
Kelley picks the 10 must-see football games this season.
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KingCo 3A/2A at a glance -
A look at the KingCo
3A/2A Conference, including coaches'
predicted order of finish and team
capsules.
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Seattle Times - 08.31.11 Staff
VARSITY, JV, SOPH
and C-Team Schedules can be
viewed here. Or visit their individual team
pages through the links in the left column.
Mount Si Adds Sophomore
Team for 2011. Learn all about the
new team and view their
new page here. C-Team page has been renamed
to
Freshman Team.
Mount Si High School Football offers our
Academic Assistance Program to all players.
Learn more about this great program by visiting
the
AAP program page here.
MSHS Football sets NEW SPONSORSHIP RECORD for
2011 Season. Please visit our sponsors and view
this years list
here.
Josh Mitchell was named to the Seattle Times
preseason All State Team, one of 12 players,
9 of which are lineman.
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Talented group
of in-state offensive linemen.
Even talent-rich states like
Florida and Texas can't match
the depth and talent of this
state's group of top high school
offensive linemen.
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Mount Si Football
2011 Team Breakaway
2011 Senior Josh
Mitchell Commits to Oregon State
Pictured here with Oregon State Head Coach Mike
Riley
Online Team Store
- The Mount Si Football online team store is open!
All We recently held our first sizing event and we
are now set for you to order cleats, gloves,
undergarments, and other items in advance of the
Spring Camp. An item that we had sold in the past
and have brought back by request is team sweats.
This is a customized hooded sweatshirt and/or sweat
pants with the player’s jersey # & last name and an
embroidered Mount Si logo on the shirt; pants has
just player #. This is a Player Only item, something
that is unique and distinct for Mount Si Football
players to wear. Here is the link to
the team store:
Cloud9 Sports Click Here
The first group order cutoff is April 29th and we
expect delivery around May 24th just in time for
Spring Camp. There will be two more order dates in
the future (dates still to be determined).
MOUNT SI
COACH JOHN ZANAS SPEAKS AT 2011 NFL COMBINE
Recently, Mt Si coach John
Zanas was a guest speaker at the NFL Combine in
Indianapolis, Indiana. He was invited by the NFL Players
Association to speak on the rehab of overuse and post
surgical issues in athletes. John addressed a group of
current players, team physicians, sports agents and some
prospective NFL players. While in attendance, he also
had the opportunity to work with 10 current NFL players
coming off surgery. Additionally, John got to watch some
of the invited athletes work out in preparation for
their combine testing.
Congratulations to John on
all his accomplishments and his recognition by the NFL
PA as a leader in the Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation
fields. The Mount Si Wildcat Football Program is honored
and proud to have John's expertise on staff. As a
licensed Physical Therapist, a Certified Strength &
Conditioning Specialist and a Certified Performance
Enhancement Specialist, Mount Si's athletes are in the
capable hands of a leader in both the training and rehab
fields.
Despite the allure of
speaking at the NFL combine, John has assured us that he
loves coaching and working with young student athletes.
That is great news for the Wildcat Program!
Congratulations John!
