Lake Stevens Vikings

Congratulations to our KRKO Radio Russell & Hill Female Athlete of the Month for February 2020. Lake Stevens wrestler Kiley Hubby. Kiley won her second career wrestling state championship when she pinned her opponent in the 2nd round of the 170 lb title match in the Tacoma Dome in February. Hubby is also a two-time national runner-up (2018 and 2019) at the Junior and Cadet National Championships held in Fargo, North Dakota. An outstanding overall athlete; Kiley was named 4A Second Team All-State softball catcher while helping to lead Lake Stevens to a 2nd place finish in the 2019 state tournament. Lake Stevens Girls Wrestling Coach is Al Soler.

Prep Sports Weekly, February 27, 2020. Our Winter Sports State Championship Edition. We hear from Shorewood Diver Isaac Poole, Jackson swimmer Justin Limberg and Glacier Peak Swimmer Matthew King, Kamiak Head Coach Chris Erickson and swimmers Maxwell Fang, Ryan Fang and Brian Park. We meet the White Family of Marysville Pilchuck: Girls Head Coach Andie White and her kids Cayden and Alivia who both won wrestling state championships. Stanwood Girls Wrestler Chanel Siva and her coach Todd Freeman. And, Lake Stevens Wrestling Girls State Champion Wrestler Kiley Hubby.

Steve Willits Podcast, Wednesday, February 26, 2020. Steve talks with 6 girls basketball coaches that are headed to this weekend's regionals (time stamps included). Randy Edens, Lake Stevens (1:25); Brian Hill, Glacier Peak (14:00); Joe Marsh, Arlington (31:00); Carlos Humphrey, Shorecrest (39:15); Arie Mahler, Meadowdale (48:15); Dan Taylor, King's (1:00:15).

Prep Sports Weekly, Thursday, February 13, 2020. We meet the Lake Stevens Vikings Girls Basketball team with Coach Randy Edens, along with players Raigan Reed, Camille Jentzsch and Baylor Thomas. Our basketball coaches carousel includes: Marysville Getchell Boys Head Coach Corby Schuh; Snohomish Girls Basketball Head Coach Ken Roberts and Edmonds Woodway Boys & Girls Head Coaches Robert Brown and Jon Rasmussen.

The Steve Willits Podcast, Friday, January 10, 2020. Steve talks with Marysville Getchell Girls Basketball player Maddy Grandbois; Lake Stevens High School Athletic Director Jason Pearson; Snohomish County Basketball Official Riaz Kanji and Arlington Boys Basketball player Ryan Brown.

Prep Sports Weekly, Thursday, December 26, 2019. The Top of the Peak Girls Basketball Tournament happens this weekend at Glacier Peak High School, we'll get a preview from GP head coach Brian Hill. The Lake Stevens Boys Basketball Team is heading to Cactus Jam Tournament in Arizona, we'll hear from LS head coach Mark Hein. Then we talk officials with Tornado Ted Buehner, Baseball Umpire in NW Baseball Umpires Assn. Steve Landro; Snohomish County Football and Basketball official; he also referees college women’s basketball. Jack Johnson; senior at Glacier Peak HS; Snohomish Co. Basketball, he was our Allstate Player of the Game as LB for GP football team in the fall; and Dean Corcoran; Snohomish Co. Football Officials referee; president of Washington Officials Association.

Prep Sports Weekly, Thursday, December 19, 2019. We hear from the Everett Herald's Offensive Football Player of the Year Dallas Landeros of the Lake Stevens Vikings, along with his head coach Tom Tri; and the Defensive Player of the Year Josh McCarron of the Archbishop Murphy Wildcats, along with his head coach Mark Leone. We meet the Mountlake Terrace Boys Basketball team with head coach Nalin Sood and players Bradey Blackmer and Mason Christianson. And we wrap-up with an Edmonds-Woodway vs. Marysville Pilchuck boys basketball game preview with Tomahawks head coach Bary Gould.

A very full show on the Thursday, December 5, 2019 edition of Prep Sports Weekly. We meet the Cascade Bruins Girls Basketball team Taylor Maynard, Yaritza Pelayo and Shynenitha Pich, plus assistant coach Alex Zitnik. Announcing our KRKO Radio Sports Russell & Hill Female Athlete of the Month for November 2019 MIa Chang of the Jackson Girls Swim Team, plus her relay teammates Caitlyn Anderson, Emily Mun and Heidi Ly. Our Russell & Hill Male Athlete of Month is Riley Krueger of the Lakewood Cougars Football team, we are also joined by Lakewood Head Football Coach Dan Teeter. But there's more: Riley is also a member of the band at Lakewood High School and we hear from Lakewood Director of Music Katy Trapp. Wrestling season is also starting and we talk with Brian Alfi, head coach at Edmonds-Woodway High School.

It’s our Annual Thanksgiving Fall Sports State Championship Show on the Thursday, November 28, 2019 edition of Prep Sports Weekly. We meet the Lake Stevens Vikings Volleyball team that took second at the Volleyball State Tournament in Yakima’s Sundome; Head Coach Kyle Hoglund and players Samaya Morin, Michelle Fast and Maddie Iseminger. The Western Conference had great success this year at the State Swim Meet at the Weyerhaueser King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way with state champion swimmers Jetlynn Hau of Stanwood and Elli Straume of Kamiak and diver Kayli Kersavage of Snohomish, along with diving coach Marc Hughes. Plus, we’ll hear about next week’s Snohomish County Football Officials Association’s Scholar Athlete Banquet with long-time football officials Tom Freal and Steve Landro.

High School Football, Saturday, November 23, 2019. Class 4A Quarterfinals: Mount Si Wildcats at Lake Stevens Vikings. Tom Lafferty, Joel Vincent and Steve Willits on the call, live from Lake Stevens Stadium.