Sports - Bellevue Reporter

U.S. lacrosse team stomps Northwest college all-stars

The popularity of lacrosse in the Northwest has led to more and more high school players going on to play in college. That popularity brought Team USA’s U-19 national team to Mercer Island Sunday for a clinic and an exhibition game against the Northwest college All-Stars.

Seafair Marathon’s start leaves 400 runners stranded

The sun was shining, the runners were trained and ready, but due to a organizational snafu, some participants in the Virginia Mason Team Medicine Seafair Marathon were left out of the race.

Bellevue grad plans basketball camp in tribute to fallen UW classmate

Alexa Linger wanted to do more. The Bellevue High grad and UW freshman had been volunteering with the Seattle Union Gospel Mission since November of 2007, and was looking for a way to do something bigger for the Mission, but struggled to figure out what that might be. After tragedy rocked both the Bellevue and University of Washington communities, Linger realized she could wait no longer. When Chase Anderson, an ex-boyfriend and friend of Linger’s from Bellevue High School, was tragically killed April 25 while longboarding on the university’s campus, it changed the way Linger approached life.

Nate Robinson to host Mercer Island basketball camp

New York Knicks guard and former University of Washington star Nate Robinson will host his first-ever “Nate Robinson Basketball Camp” from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., July 29-Aug. 1 at Mercer Island’s Community Center at Mercer View.

Bellevue parks programs begin

Registration is under way for the Bellevue summer parks programs.

All-State softball squad includes 2 from Holy Names

Emily Nordhoff, an Eastside resident and Holy Names Academy graduate, was named to the Class 3A All-State softball team as an infielder. Nordhoff’s teammate Candy Button, a junior, earned honorable mention honors as an outfielder.

Newport little league squad takes tourney

Mariners clean house, hard part will be replenishing it | Column

A lot of boxes were packed in a three-day span at Safeco Field last week. With the Mariners sitting dead-last in the majors, the powers-that-be announced General Manager Bill Bavasi had been relieved of his duties early in the week. On Thursday, Seattle canned manager John McLaren, who had led the club to a lackluster 68-84 record since taking over for Mike Hargrove last season.

Bellevue Blue lacrosse sticks it to East Coast competition

When the Bellevue Blue 7/8 lacrosse team traveled to Philadelphia last week, they were able to taste some authentic Philadelphia cuisine in addition to the competition of a large East Coast lacrosse tournament.

Parks lists sports, fitness programs

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