Stanwood Spartans

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.

Jetlynn Hau of the Stanwood High School Swim & Dive Team is our KRKO Radio Russell & Hill Female Athlete of the Month for October 2019.

Prep Sports Weekly, Thursday, October 31, 2019. Our Halloween Edition and we announce our KRKO Radio Sports Russell & Hill Student Athletes of the Month. Our female athlete is Jetlynn Hau of the Stanwood Swim Team; and our male athlete is Brady Thomas of Jackson Tennis. Then our football coach's carousel includes visits with Brandon Christensen of Shorecrest; Jim Shapiro of King's and Joey Hammer of Snohomish.

Prep Sports Weekly 9/12/19. We talk about the Snohomish County Sports Hall of Fame with associate director Rich Haldi; plus a two-time member of the Hall of Fame Karen Bryant (she's in as a sports contributor in 2012, and this year as a member of Woodway High School's girls basketball state championship team in 1984). We wrap up the show with our coach's carousel with Sultan's Rick Rudd and Stanwood's Eric Keizer.

For more than a half century, KRKO Radio has broadcast the finest in Snohomish County High School Football. The tradition continues in 2019 with Tom Lafferty and Steve Willits anchoring the coverage under The Friday Night Lights. Former Kamiak Coach Dan Mack; former Jackson Coach Joel Vincent and former Jackson & Washington Husky Craig Chambers will rotate into the analysts chair each week. Tune into AM 1380; FM 95.3 and streaming live at www.krko.com. Click the above title to get the full schedule.

Congratulations to our KRKO Russell & Hill Female Student Athlete of the Month for February 2019, Chanel Siva of Stanwood High School. Chanel had the distinction of being the only wrestler from Snohomish County to win a state championship at this year’s Mat Classic (Male or Female) at The Tacoma Dome. Siva is a junior at Stanwood and wrestles at the 235 pound weight class.

Prep Sports Weekly. March 14, 2019. Talking All-State Girls Basketball Games at King's High School with King's Coach Dan Taylor, Jackson player Olivia Skibiel and Haley Grambo of Glacier Peak. Our February Russell & Hill Female Athlete of the Month is 3A State Champion Wrestler Chanel Siva of Stanwood and her Coach Todd Freeman. Plus, Everett Baseballs Tyler Bates, Nick Mardesich and Ryan Tebatebai. And The Everett Herald's Cameron Van Til, talking about the All Area Basketball Awards.

Steve Willits Podcast, Thursday, February 21, 2019. Eight head basketball coaches that are heading to the regionals this weekend (you can hear 8 more coaches on Prep Sports Weekly podcast). Featured here are: Zach Ward (Stanwood Boys); Bary Gould (Marysville Pilchuck Boys); Steve Johnson (Jackson Boys); Nick Brown (Arlington Boys); Ken Roberts (Snohomish Girls); Brian Hill (Glacier Peak Girls); Joe Marsh (Arlington Girls) and Jon Rasmussen (Edmonds Woodway Girls).

Prep Sports Weekly, Thursday, January 24, 2019. We hear from Lynnwood Basketball Legend Mikayla Pivec, fresh off her flight from Corvallis to Seattle, for the Oregon State Beavers game against the Washington Huskies in PAC-12 Womens Basketball action. Also Nick Amrine, head girls basketball coach at Stanwood High School. Our in-studio guests are Mariner boys basketball coach Tevin Dillon and players Edwin Bouah and Christopher Hendrickson.

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.