Kamiak

Prep Sports Weekly, Thursday, May 30, 2019; THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION. Jackson Softball: Macy Tarbox, Iyanla DeJesus, Jessica Asantor & Coach Kyle Peacocke. Kamiak Boys Golf: Alvin Kwak, Alex Kim, Josh Clogston, Devin Kim, Daniel Kim & Coach Vic Alinen. Lake Stevens Boys 4x100 Relay Team: Sergio Pelayo, Skyler Reyna, Cameron Mefford, Matt Zehrung & Coach Nick Page. Individual winners: Taylor Roe (Lake Stevens Distance); Ethan Willems (Glacier Peak Sprinter) & Brandon Bach (Mountlake Terrace Javelin).

Congratulations to Alvin Kwak; he's the April 2019 KRKO Radio Russell & Hill Male Student Athlete of the Month. Alvin is only two-time Tom Dolan Invitational Golf Tournament Champion (played at Everett Golf & Country Club). His has also been in the top 10 places at the 4A State Golf Tournament three times. Kwak will be taking his talents to The Ivy League and will attend and play golf at Columbia University in the fall.

Prep Sports Weekly, Thursday, May 2, 2019. One of our most diverse editions of Prep Sports Weekly. Our KRKO Radio Russell & Hill Male Student of the Month for April 2019 is Alvin Kwak, golfer for Kamiak High School. We hear from him, also his teammate Devin Kim, and head golf coach Vic Alinen. Also nationally-ranked skiers Teegan Lowe from Monroe High School and Tyler Larson from Snohomish High School. And we end with a member of the Seattle Seawolves Professional Rugby team, Kellen Gordon, graduate of Inglemoor High School.

Congratulations to our Russell & Hill Male February Student Athlete of the Month Vlad Gilszmer of the Kamiak Knights Swim Team. Vlad and his Knights teammates: Slava Gilszmer (his twin brother), Maxwell Fang and Alex Kirby won the State 4A Championship in the 400 Freestyle Relay at the Weyerhaueser King County Aquatic Center in late February. Vlad won an individual state title in the 500 Freestyle and brother Slava placed 2nd in the same race. The team placed 5th overall, the 8th time in 12 years that Kamiak has placed in the Top 5.Vlad is a sophomore at Kamiak High School.

Prep Sports Weekly, Thursday, March 21, 2019. We begin with Lake Stevens Softball, head coach Sarah Hirsch, along with players Rachael Eichenberger, Kaylie Hoskins and Avery Henderson. Paisley Johnson; she's leading her BYU Cougars into the NCAA Women's Tournament first round game against the Auburn. Kamiak Boys Swimming with head coach Chris Erickson and his swimmers Slava Gilszmer, Maxwell Fang, Alex Kirby and our Russell & Hill Male Athlete of the Month for February 2019 Vlad Gilszmer. Nalin Sood, he's the president of the Washington Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Association, and their All-State basketball games are this weekend at Curtis High School.

The Steve Willits Podcast for February 13, 2019. We hear from Snohomish Girls Head Coach Ken Roberts; Kamiak Boys Coach Brandon Corsi; Marysville Pilchuck Boys Coach Bary Gould; Shorecrest Boys Coach Eddie George; Meadowdale Girls Players Alicia Morrison, Kaisha Stark & Fatoumuta Jaiteh and six (count 'em six) Mountlake Terrace Basketball players and coach Nalin Sood.

Prep Sports Weekly, Thursday, January 10, 2019. We hear from Snohomish Girls Basketball Coach Ken Roberts and Shorewood Girls Basketball Coach Carlos Humphrey. Then it's CasJack Girls Wrestling with wrestlers Nadia Diaz-Luna, Alethea Valenzuela, Emma Ryan, Maggie Telford and coach Bill Meyers of the combined Cascade and Jackson Girls Wrestling team. Finally, a visit with Kamiak Boys Basketball Coach Brandon Corsi.

Western Conference Girls Basketball for Wednesday, December 26, 2018 featuring the Kamiak Knights and the Stanwood Spartans. Mark Aucutt and Mike Buckholz on the call.

Swimmer Elli Straume of Kamiak High School is our November 2018 Russell & Hill Female Student Athlete of the Month. At this year’s state 4A swim meet, she took 2nd place in the 200 freestyle (6th fastest in 4A state meet history); 3rd place in the 500 freestyle and her relay teams took 2nd in the 200 freestyle and 7th in the 200 medley. Elli has 12 state podiums in her 3 years at the state meet, with one year to go. (If you’re doing the math, that’s placing everytime she swims at state).

Prep Sports Weekly for Thursday, December 13, 2018. We feature our Russell & Hill Female Athlete of the Month for November 2018, Elli Straume, state finisher at the State 4A Girls Swim Meet from Kamiak High School, she's joined by her coach Chris Erickson. We also hear from Mike Colbrese, Executive Director of the WIAA; we conclude with two boys basketball coaches from the Wesco 3A, Zach Ward of Stanwood and Roger O'Neill of Meadowdale.