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3 days ago
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After delay, Lake Washington ends Puyallup's perfect season in 4A state semifinal
A night's sleep, the bright morning sunshine in Yakima and a change of uniforms from black to gold couldn't change one thing: Puyallup was still in an 8-0 hole in the fifth inning of the 4A state semifinal game against Lake Washington. After Friday night's game was postponed and moved to Saturday due to issues with the lighting at Parker Faller Field, Lake Washington's big lead proved too much to overcome. A solo home run from third baseman Gage Thompson put Puyallup on the board in the sixth inning, but Lake Washington comfortably won, 8-1, to advance to the 4A state championship game later in the day. 'It's a great feeling, man,' said Lake Washington pitcher and Oregon commit Shane Johnson, who started the game on Friday and pitched four shutout innings. 'We worked our tails off, battled adversity a lot this year. Just excited, man.' The game was billed as a potential pitcher's duel between two of the state's best in Johnson and Puyallup's Mason Pike, but Lake Washington jumped on Pike early Friday, piling up all eight of its runs in the first three innings of the game. 'I honestly felt pretty good,' Pike said on Saturday. 'They just put the barrel on the ball, so they did a good job.' Pike walked two of the first three Lake Washington batters, which was uncharacteristic. 'Just didn't get some pitches,' Puyallup coach Marc Wiese said. 'That's what happens sometimes. We ran into an extremely hot Lake Washington team. … He had walked 14 guys all year, something like that, and he's a good command guy. He just didn't get ahead. 'Again, you've just got to 100 percent tip your cap to Lake Washington and their hitters and what they did. It was explosive.' Puyallup came into the game with a perfect 28-0 record and is the No. 2 ranked team in the country by MaxPreps. Lake Washington, meanwhile, entered the game with an 18-11 record. Considered by many a title contender prior to the season, Lake Washington was up and down all year, but the Kangs are peaking at the right time, clearly. 'I think it's just the culture, man,' Johnson said. 'You never wanna play the Kangs in May.' Lake Washington will face Eastlake in the Class 4A state championship game, moved to 4 p.m. on Saturday. The third/fourth place consolation games for both 3A and 4A were cancelled by the WIAA to make room for the completion of the Puyallup-Lake Washington game and to avoid another night game on Saturday. The 3A state championship game between Kennewick and Mount Vernon will be played at 1 p.m. Puyallup has been knocking on the door in recent years, reaching the state semifinal game twice and the state championship game twice in the past four seasons, but the Vikings have fallen short each time. 'This team has won as many games as any team has in state history,' Wiese said. 'This game doesn't dictate, not winning a state championship, their legacy. I'm proud of them. 28-1 and you know, it was bad timing to lose.'
Daily Mail
4 days ago
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- Daily Mail
Flight passenger branded a 'diva' after giving cabin crew a bizarre note with list of demands
A flight attendant has shared a ridiculous list of demands she received from a passenger as they boarded the flight. The cabin crew member, believed to be from the US, took to Reddit to reveal the extensive list of 'allergies' printed on a sheet of A4 paper that was handed to her as the passenger boarded the flight. The traveller, who revealed they were seated in seat 4A, requested a ban on the smell of coffee, perfume, and 'airplane fuel' as they were 'highly allergic' to these items. They asked the cabin crew member to ensure they weren't exposed to any related odors for the entire duration of the flight. Sharing the full list on the r/flightattendants subreddit, she captioned her post: 'Time to take the bus.' The note read: 'No coffee (highly allergic even to smell) No cashews. No fragrances or chemical smells. No gasoline or airplane fuel. 'I have a cashew allergy so if you could refrain from serving nuts I would appreciate it.' The passenger also mentioned that they were on 'several medications' and would, therefore, need to drink a lot of water. The note continued: 'If you could spare a large bottle of water from the onset of the flight, that would be greatly appreciated, this way I don't have to constantly ask you for more water. 'Thank you for your patience and understanding in trying to make this flight as enjoyable as possible for me I appreciate you.' Many quickly took to the comments to share their reactions to the unusual request. One person said: 'So they expect y'all just to not brew coffee for the whole flight? How are y'all supposed to control the smell of the gasoline? Another added: 'If you drink a lot of water, bring an empty water bottle or two and fill them after security. Even if everything else is true, this one makes us clear they want others to accommodate them, while doing little mitigation on their end.' Someone else added: 'Guess you should drive? I mean come on. I get severe life-threatening allergies. But you cannot dictate to everyone. It just doesn't work like that. I hate perfumes and get massive migraines from them but I'm certainly not going to make it someone else's issue.' A fourth added: 'I wonder how she got through the airport. I mean really in all honesty, the FA is supposed to deny the whole plane coffee because of 1 person? What a joke!' Meanwhile, other flight attendants chimed in with their own stories of bizarre in-flight requests. One crew member wrote: 'New flight attendant - already ready to get fired for telling off one more person that asks me to refill their water bottle and then acts pained when I give them two cups.' Another said: 'I had a passenger at boarding tell me she was allergic to everything. 'I spoke to the Captain, who said she could not fly with us. I went to relay this information and to have her deplane, and suddenly she changed the story. 'I asked "Which is it? Are you or are you not allergic to everything?" Finally, she stated "No, just peanuts." I said "Fine! We don't serve them!"' Someone else said: 'I had a passenger who was apparently deathly allergic to dogs but didn't bring an EpiPen. 'She was told that the owners of the dogs on board would be using the business class toilets as to not have any cross contamination. She still made a stink. When she was told that she could take the next flight if she was uncomfortable, she was suddenly fine to travel.' It comes after an American Airlines flight attendant revealed she had received a handwritten note from Meghan Markle in a now-viral TikTok video. Nina Vida, who lives in New York and is a flight attendant with AA, gushed about her recent experience with the Duchess of Sussex, who had boarded the plane she was working on. Dressed in her uniform, she shared her experience with her followers in a video on TikTok: 'You guys will not believe who I just had on my flight, who I had the pleasure of serving!' 'The Queen, the princess, the Duchess of Sussex! THE Meghan Markle was on my flight and she is so beautiful in person, she was so sweet. She wrote us a little handwritten note back,' she revealed, in her widely viewed TikTok video. Nina explained in the video that the cabin crew had written Meghan a note when she got on the flight, saying: 'It's a pleasure serving you, we love you real bad', signing it off from the 'AA girlies'. Meghan, who is known to love sending personalised messages and recently sent one to a podcaster who criticised her Netflix show, delighted the girls by responding in her own calligraphic scrawl with a message on a napkin. However, she apparently couldn't resist adding a little plug to her lifestyle brand, As Ever, which she has begun using as her signature sign-off in recent months. The video captures Nina showing off the note to the camera, which read: 'Dear AA girlies, thank you for the love, hospitality and handwritten note - you know me well. All love right back to you. As ever, Meghan.'
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4 days ago
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‘I'm proud': Curtis' Altheimer races to 4A 100M final at state track and field
Nicholas 'Nico' Altheimer wants to be 'that guy' in Washington — the state's top sprinter and fastest man. He's still one race short of the gold medal, but Thursday's 4A Boys 100-meter dash preliminaries certainly proved the Curtis star right. Altheimer put on a show from the sixth and final heat, bolting to the finish line faster than any sprinter in any classification (10.52) at Mount Tahoma Stadium. He took down a 4A field of 41 total runners and outlasted Kentridge's Berry Crosby (10.59) for Thursday's top time, now locked into Saturday's 4A 100-meter final with a chance to win it all. Altheimer said he felt shaky near the halfway point of his sprint. By watching, you never would've known. 'I felt like I messed up, but it is what it is,' Altheimer said, smiling ear-to-ear. 'I had a nice time. 'The final's going to be something nice.' The Curtis senior owns the state's fastest 100-meter (10.35) and 200-meter (21.02) dashes this spring. He's the final leg of the Vikings 4x100 relay, which set a state record at last week's district meet as the only group to break the 41-second mark, and should contend in the 4A Boys 300-meter hurdles. 'At the beginning of the season, I didn't want to run a relay,' he said. 'We slowly started getting better. And now, we're the only team to ever go under 41 (seconds). 'We feel like we're going to break our record and take this thing all the way.' And he's part of a Curtis track and field program that took home both West Central District III titles, boys and girls. There's talent everywhere, from sprinters and distance specialists to throwers and jumpers alike. 'We've grown so much,' Altheimer said. 'We're basically like a big old family. I love my team. They're the reason I am who I am, too.' Curtis junior Shelby Duah won her preliminary heat in Thursday's 4A Girls 100-meter hurdles (15.23), battling headwinds to finish third in a field of 20. She joins Altheimer in a quest for the gold medal. 'Every single (Viking) here has a chance to win state,' Duah said. 'They're very inclusive and super fun to be around.' Owen Brown let the suspense build. Mount Rainier's senior triple-jumper was last to fly in Thursday's 4A Boys triple jump final at Mount Tahoma Stadium, needing to eclipse 45-8 for the gold. The problem? Brown had never eclipsed 45-7 in his high school career. He'd need a new personal record despite swirling winds on a sunny Tacoma day. 'I just knew I had to run faster,' Brown said. 'I put all my phases together and got a big jump.' We're not sure you can script the final triple jump of his Mount Rainier career any better. On his sixth and last attempt of the afternoon, Brown flew 46 feet and one inch — clearing Gonzaga Prep's Feso Ogbozor by five inches. Class 4A had a new triple jump champion in the unlikeliest of ways. 'It feels good,' he said. 'I've put in the work all season and was able to PR on my last jump.' Lake Washington's Yevhen Zhmailo, the state leader in triple jump this season (50-9.5) and favorite to win Thursday's 4A title, was unable to compete due to an arm injury suffered Tuesday. Puyallup's Justin Temple Jr., the defending 4A champion, grabbed the bronze medal in his repeat bid (45-5.75). 'I just found out today,' Brown said of Zhmailo's absence. 'I would've loved to compete against him, so I just hope he gets better.' Brown, meanwhile, took up triple jumping only a year ago — clearing just 36 feet in his first weeks of training. By this time last spring, he improved six feet, to 42. Make it 46-1 for the new state champ. 'Last high school meet, and I get to PR,' he said. 'It's nice.' Remember the name: Mount Tahoma's Kanai Kennedy has arrived. The T-Birds freshman crushed an overall field of 32 runners by 0.15 seconds in Thursday's 3A Boys 100-meter preliminaries (10.79), a treat for the home crowd at Mount Tahoma Stadium that locks him into Saturday's final race. 'A lot of headwinds, but I came through,' Kennedy said. 'I feel strong.' Kennedy won last week's West Central District III championships in a personal-record 10.61 seconds, the seventh-fastest recorded time in the state this spring. And with three state meets still to come, it's difficult to project a ceiling for the Mount Tahoma freshman. 'It's fun (here at state),' Kennedy said. 'There's a lot of new people I get to meet. I just get out here, make good memories, and have fun. 'Every time I line up at the blocks, I want to win. I just want to win every time.' – Curtis' Kellen McInelly ran a 4:11.09 mile to finish third in the 4A Boys 1600-meter run. Tahoma's Cooper Boyle finished fourth (4:11.19). – Olympia distance runner Sydney Kosa finished second in the 4A Girls 1600-meter run (4:47.45) and Bonney Lake's Latham West took fifth (4:53.05). – Kentridge's Berry Crosby (10.59) and Jordan Miller (10.62) won their preliminary heats in the 4A Boys 100-meter dash to qualify for Saturday's final. Only Curtis' Altheimer was faster among a total field of 41. – He doesn't hail from the South Sound, but Mercer Island's Owen Powell won Thursday's 3A Boys 1600-meter run (4:03.68) — breaking the state meet record held by Lakes' Izaic Yorks from 2012 (4:04.77). 'I was really decisive with my moves today,' Powell said. 'I had a plan going around 800 (meters) to go, and I stuck with that plan. Because I was so decisive and went hard at that moment, that really helped me today.' – Kent-Meridian's Marcella Jones took home silver in the 3A Girls Long Jump (18-11.5) and finished runner-up to Mercer Island's Aaliyah Khan (19-4.5), who set a new meet record. – It's a tie! Olympia's Lydia Bailey and Mariner's Drea Harris shared the leaderboard's top spot in the 4A Girls Shot Put at Mount Tahoma Stadium (41-10.5). – Lincoln's Dre Sio-Fetaui, a three-star football recruit, finished seventh in the 3A Boys Discus Throw (161-7). – Tumwater's Aaron Paul finished runner-up in the 2A Boys High Jump (6-6), and T-Birds senior McKayla Clary grabbed fifth in the 2A Girls Javelin Throw (122-1).
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5 days ago
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State track and field preview: What to watch for at Mount Tahoma this weekend
The WIAA's State Track and Field meet is on the horizon at Mount Tahoma Stadium in Tacoma. Here's what to watch, events to follow and schedules for the three-day championship from May 29-31. Don't blink, or you just might miss a slew of South Sound runners in this year's 100-meter dash. Locals make up five of the state's 10 fastest-recorded sprints this spring, including each of the top three. Curtis senior Nicholas 'Nico' Altheimer (10.35) and Kentridge teammates Berry Crosby (10.43) and Jordan Miller (10.48) are chasing the gold medal this weekend from the 4A ranks — a race projected to feature all three seniors on the podium. They'll run in Thursday's preliminary heats at 3:10 p.m. for their chance to race in Saturday's 100-meter 4A final at 11:40 a.m. Altheimer continues his quest to be crowned Washington's top sprinter, the Vikings standout with the state's best 100-meter (10.35) and 200-meter (21.02) times this season. He runs the final leg of Curtis' state-record 4x100 relay and will contend in the 4A Boys 300-meter hurdles (39.34). Can he bring multiple gold medals back to University Place? 'He's a really special athlete,' Curtis head coach Ben Mangrum said of Altheimer. 'They don't come around very often like him. Just really natural, but also has worked really hard for a long time at this. 'His talent is remarkable, but his work ethic is pretty excellent as well. He's like 6-foot-4, probably 200 pounds, but just eats up the track every step.' When Curtis' 4x100 relay team dashed to victory at the West Central District III championships at Kent-Meridian High School May 21, it became the first in state history to break the 41-second mark (40.97). Now, they've arrived at the state's biggest stage. Jayden Rice-Claiborne, Isaac Brooks, Kamil Ross, and Altheimer are the favorites in Saturday's final, should they advance through Friday's preliminaries. 'Those guys have been working hard for a long time, so it's no accident that they're running really well right now,' Mangrum said. 'They've put in the time to do that.' And who's right on their tails? Kentridge's Crosby-Miller sprinting duo join Jacob Satchell and Josiah Brown to comprise the Chargers' 4x100 relay, whose 41.18-second race at the NPSL Championships on May 14 stood as the state's best time for a week (before Curtis stole the top of the leaderboard for themselves). The South Sound remains rich with 4x100 relay talent, including 4A's Curtis and Kentridge quartets. Lincoln will contend in 3A with Ramon Jones, Eddie Bruner Jr., Kasey Williams, and JoMierre Askew-Poirier. The Abes claimed last week's district relay title with a personal-record 41.59 — second-fastest among 3A programs in 2025. And look for Tumwater's speedy 4x100 relay, tops in 2A so far this spring. Xavier Bunn, Cash Short, David Malroy, and Blake Kirkpatrick ran a 41.99-second race on May 9, the classification's best time statewide. Kanai Kennedy just took the West Central District III championships by storm. Will he save his best run for last on his home track? Mount Tahoma's budding freshman stole the show in the 3A 100-meter run at Kent-Meridian last Wednesday, notching a personal-record (10.61) that cleared the field by nearly a quarter-second (10.85). It's the seventh-fastest 100-meter time spanning all classifications in Washington this season, placing Kennedy directly in contention at home this weekend. He'll run in three events at Mount Tahoma Stadium: The 3A Boys 100-meter, 200-meter, and 4x100 relay as the final leg. ▪ Curtis features a trio of contending distance runners: Kellen McInelly (1600m, 3200m), Dima Serafimovici (3200m) and junior Owen Mangrum (1600m, 3200m). McInelly broke three-decade-old Curtis records in both events and is 'one of the more dangerous guys in the state right now,' Mangrum said. Owen Mangrum, Ben's son, makes 'everything fun' for Curtis' head coach. 'When I was about 10 or 12 years into coaching, my kids were growing up and they were starting to get into activities, and I saw that I was missing out on what they were doing,' Ben Mangrum said. 'I actually coached Owen in baseball for a number of years. ... I've never had to be the coach that comes down hard on his own son. He's always been a great example for everybody else. 'He took on running a couple of years ago, and it was kind of a blessing for me because I didn't want it to be something that was mine. It was something that he chose, that he wanted to do, and then it totally snowballed into something that he cared more about than I could have imagined.' ▪ Bonney Lake distance specialist Latham West goes for gold in this weekend's 4A Girls 1600- and 3200-meter runs. The Panthers junior is the state's reigning 3A Girls 1600-meter fourth-place finisher and grabbed the state's top seed in the 3200 with a dominant, 16-second win at last week's district championships at Kent-Meridian (10:31.58). ▪ Federal Way's Geron White is a heavy favorite to claim repeat titles in the boys high jump at Mount Tahoma. White battled unrelenting wind and rain to win last year's 4A Boys title (6-6) and competes from 3A with the Eagles this spring. White has already cleared the 6-10.25 mark, the event's top seed by more than a six-inch margin. ▪ Emerald Ridge sophomore Iren Derricks burst onto the local track scene by capturing last year's 4A Girls 100-meter title (12.23) as a freshman last spring and enters this year's meet with a personal-best 11.90. Can she bring home gold once again? ▪ Lincoln's Eddie Bruner Jr. sports the state's fastest 400-meter dash this spring (47.38) and defends his title at Mount Tahoma this weekend. The Abes star claimed last year's 3A Boys 400-meter title (48.53) over Liberty's Jackson Moffitt (48.95). Mount Tahoma Stadium — Tacoma, WA (May 29-31) Thursday: Events begin at 1 p.m. Field events are held from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., and running events begin at 2 p.m. Final awards and team scores are announced at 8 p.m. Friday: Events begin at 9:50 a.m. Field events are held from 9:50 a.m. to 3 p.m., and running events begin at 11 a.m. WIAA Academic Awards are announced at 1:40 p.m. and final awards are revealed at 6:25 p.m. Saturday: Events begin at 10:20 a.m. Field events are held from 10:20 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., and running events begin at 10:30 a.m. Final team scores and awards begin at 4:35 p.m. Here's a full, detailed schedule of this weekend's state meet provided by the WIAA.
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7 days ago
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Vote now for The News Tribune's Girls Athlete of the Week (May 19 to 24)
Vote now for The News Tribune's Girls Athlete of the Week for contests played between May 19-24. Voting will remain open until noon Thursday. The poll is located below. You can read about all of the candidates and their accomplishments below. Note: If you are not seeing the poll at the bottom of the story, try opening the story in a different browser, such as Chrome or Safari. Votes emailed will not be counted. Want to nominate a South Sound high school athlete in the future? Email reporter Jon Manley ( or Tyler Wicke (twicke@ or send a direct message on Twitter/X (@manley_tnt or @WickeTyler) with the athlete's first and last name, school, year, position and a stat line from game(s) during the past week. Nominations must be submitted by 5 p.m. Sunday. Ella Ferguson, Tumwater softball — Senior threw a complete-game one-hitter with 14 strikeouts in Friday's 2A state quarterfinals (0 ER, 1 BB) and went 1-for-3 with a double at the plate to silence Lynden, 6-0. In Friday's state-opening 17-1 win over Nathan Hale, Ferguson threw three perfect innings (7 K) and doubled at the plate (1-for-4, RBI). Carly Ikei, Gig Harbor golf — Shot a two-day 149 (75-74), finishing in third place at the 3A girls state golf tournament at Indian Canyon Golf Course in Spokane. Jessika Jennings, Graham-Kapowsin softball — Senior pitcher struck out 11 and homered at the plate in Friday's 8-5 state win over Glacier Peak, then threw a five-inning one-hitter (0 ER, 3 BB, 8 K) in Saturday's 8-0 state win over North Creek. The Eagles raced to a third-place finish at the 4A state tournament in Richland. Paige Jones, Peninsula softball — Seahawks shortstop went 3-for-3 with a walk and two RBI in Thursday's state-opening win over Southridge, 11-10. Leila Kennach, Franklin Pierce softball — Senior SS/P homered in Friday's 9-4 state win over Nathan Hale, going 2-for-3 with a walk, two runs, and three RBI. In the circle, threw a pair of shutout relief innings (2 H) with no walks and four strikeouts. Ella Lee, Charles Wright golf — Shot a two-day 159 (81-78), finishing in fifth place at the 1A state girls golf tournament at Liberty Lake Golf Course. Sierra Murray, Rogers softball — Rams freshman carried Rogers to the 4A state championship with consistently-dominant pitching, going 3-1 in four combined tournament starts (27 IP) with a 1.00 ERA (3 ER), 32 strikeouts and 11 walks. At the plate, went a combined 4-for-12 (.333 AVG) with a home run and two RBI. Sofia Nguyen, Fife golf — Shot a two-day 154 (77-77), finishing in second place at the 2A state girls golf tournament at the Tumwater Valley Golf Club. Avery Peterson, Kentwood golf — Shot a two-day 155 (80-75), tying for third place at the 4A girls state golf tournament at Eagles Pride Golf Course in DuPont. Brooklyn Pettit, Graham-Kapowsin softball — Freshman P/OF homered in Friday's 15-2 state win over Tahoma and threw a shutout relief inning (2 K), finishing 3-for-5 with two runs and three RBI. Sarah Stevens, Tumwater softball — T-Birds 1B/P homered in Friday's 17-1 state win over Nathan Hale and threw two relief innings (1 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 K) to shut the door. Kenzie Stolmeier, Emerald Ridge softball — Senior catcher homered twice in Saturday's 9-8 state win over Skyline, finishing 2-for-2 with a walk, two homers, and four RBI. Alanna Wirtala, Emerald Ridge softball — Senior ace defused one of the area's strongest lineups in Friday's 3-1 state win over Tahoma, throwing a complete-game two-hitter with one run (0 ER), no walks, and 15 strikeouts. In Emerald Ridge's 7-1 win over Glacier Peak later Friday, Wirtala threw a complete game (6 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K) and went 3-for-4 at the plate with a walk, home run, two doubles, and three RBI.
