KRKO Russell & Hill Male Student Athlete of the Month-April 2025-Jeshua Singletary-King’s High School Track & Field

Our KRKO Russell & Hill Male Student Athlete of the Month for April 2025 is junior Jeshua Singletary of the King’s High School Track & Field team. Singletary recently won the Class 1A State 100-meter Dash Championship with a time of 10.81 (His personal best is 10.54). He finished second in the 200. As a freshman and sophomore, he went back-to-back with state titles in the Long Jump (while competing for Cedar Park Christian-Bothell). Carrying a 3.50 GPA, and while only a junior, Jeshua is pursuing several opportunities to continue his track career at the collegiate level, and is... Read More.

KRKO Russell & Hill Female Student Athlete of the Month-March 2025-Saide Dorr-Cascade High School.

Our KRKO Russell & Hill Female Student Athlete of the Month for March 2025 is senior Saide Dorr of Cascade High School. Saide’s list of accomplishments is as varied as it is lengthy. On the athletics side, she played soccer, basketball and ran track & field (captain) for the Bruins all four years of high school. Academically, Dorr carried a 4.0 GPA while taking all Advance Placement courses; she was an outstanding student award winner from both the English and Spanish language departments. Musically, Saide was a member of the symphonic and jazz choirs at Cascade; plus, she wrote... Read More.

KRKO Russell & Hill Male Student Athlete of the Month-March 2025-Torsten Hokanson-Snohomish High School Boys Swim & Dive

Congratulations to our KRKO Russell & Hill Male Student Athlete of the Month for March 2025; from the Snohomish High School Boys Swim & Dive Team, senior Torsten Hokanson. Torsten returned to Snohomish High School after the State Swim & Dive Meet at the Weyerhaueser King County Aquatic Center with three state 3A championships. He captured the 50 Free (20.4; holds the school and district records); the 200 Free Relay (1:24.19; holds the school and district records with teammates Ryson Tuomisto, Connor Culloton and Owen Collins) and the 400 Free Relay (3:05.99; holds the school and district records with... Read More.

Prep Sports Weekly Podcast 6/16/25

The final Prep Sports Weekly of the 2024-25 season; Monday, June 16, 2025. We start with the Saide Dorr, a three-sports athlete and 4.0 student from Cascade High School. Then, also from Cascade, the Everett Public Schools Male Athlete of the Year Andi Cosme. Followed by Jackson Timberwolves softball player, and Washington commit, Allie Thomsen. And finally, three athletes from Shorewood: 3A Girls Pole State Champion Ava Enriquez and decathletes brothers Jaden & Tyler Marlow.

KRKO Russell & Hill Male Student Athlete of the Month-February 2025-Connor Aney-Glacier Peak Wrestling

Our KRKO Russell & Hill Male Student Athlete of the Month for February 2025 is senior wrestler for the Glacier Peak Grizzlies Wrestling team, Connor Aney. A four-year state finalist at the Mat Classic Wrestling Meet at the Tacoma Dome; Connor won three-straight 285-pound 4A titles. He finished his senior year at 32-2 overall. Aney has been named a USA All-American two times in wrestling at the USA Tournament, held in Fargo ND. This year he was also an All-State Offensive Lineman for the Grizzlies football team. Connor carries a 3.3 GPA and will further his athletic endeavors, playing... Read More.

KRKO Russell & Hill Female Student Athlete of the Month-February 2025-Kim Beard-King’s High School Track & Field

Congratulations to our KRKO Russell & Hill Female Student Athlete of the Month for February 2025; from the King’s High School Girls Track & Field Team, junior Kim Beard. Already a two-time 1A state champion in the discus; this year she threw 152’ 5” at the state track meet in Yakima. Kim also competes in the shot put (2nd) and javelin (7th). She is also state champion in the non-WIAA sanctioned hammer throw. Beard has four national titles; three national records; 11 All-Americans; is a four-time state champion and is a member of the Nike Elite Track & Field... Read More.

Prep Sports Weekly Podcast 6/9/25

  Part One of our Spring Sports State Championships for Monday, June 9, 2025. We start with the 1A State Boys Pole Vault State Champion, senior Erick Diaz, along with his head coach Mark Neuman. Then it's the 1A State Girls Champion in the hammer and discus Kim Beard; along with 1A State Boys Champion in 100m Jeshua Singletary. Their head coach Rod Wilcox joined us on the phone. Finally, we hear from the long-time, and now retired head track & field coach Jeff Page of Lake Stevens.        

Prep Sports Weekly Podcast 6-2-25

EDITOR'S NOTE: It's a "Best Of" edition of Prep Sports Weekly for Monday, June 2, 2025. We'll be back with two more shows, celebrating the Snohomish County accomplishments at the Spring Sports Championships. Three basketball teams that all placed at this year's state tournament visit Prep Sports Weekly for Monday, March 10, 2025. We start with the 4A Boys third place team, the Glacier Peak Grizzlies with head coach Brian Hunter and players Josiah Lee, Zachary Albright and Reed Nagel. Then it's the Glacier Peak girls team with head coach Brian Hill and players Brynna Pukis, Rikki Miller and Samantha... Read More.

Prep Sports Weekly Podcast 5/26/25

  A Memorial Day Edition of Prep Sports Weekly on Monday, May 26, 2025. We start with the former Athletic Director at Snohomish High School Mark Perry, he tells us about the First Annual Panther Run, raising funds for athletic scholarships at SHS. Then we review and preview spring sports championships involving our local Wesco teams; first, with Shorewood Stormrays head boys soccer coach Shaun Warner; then with Jackson head baseball coach Joe Fleury along with two-sport athlete Ashton Bergman with his dad, Mark Bergman.        

Prep Sports Weekly Podcast 5/19/25

It's a Spring Sports State Championship Weekend Preview Show for Monday, May 19, 2025. We start with the head tennis coach at Snohomish High School, Joel Boyer previews the upcoming boys and girls state tennis tournaments. Then we hear from the head baseball coach at Cedar Park Christian, Matt Stevens previews his team's opening round 1A regional game, to be played at Funko Field at Everett Memorial Stadium on Saturday. Then, it's softball with the head coach at Stanwood, Patrick Ryan previews his squad's opening round 3A tournament match-up in Lacey. Finally, it's the head baseball coach at Lake... Read More.

KRKO Russell & Hill Male Student Athlete of the Month-January 2025-Tre Haines-Arlington Boys Wrestling

Congratulations to our KRKO Russell & Hill Male Student Athlete of the Month for January 2025; from the Arlington High School Boys Wrestling Team, senior Tre Haines. Tre ended his junior season at Arlington with a 51-0 record and a third straight state championship at 157 pounds at the 2025 Mat Classic at the Tacoma Dome. He has the distinction of winning two titles in Class 3A; and then moving up one classification to 4A this year. For his career Haines is a three-time state champion; two-time U.S. Junior Nationals All-American (Fargo ND); three-time U.S. Open Champion; and ranked... Read More.

KRKO Russell & Hill Female Student Athlete of the Month-January 2025-Elisabeth Norton-Shorewood Girls Wrestling

Our KRKO Russell & Hill Female Student Athlete of the Month for January 2025 is senior wrestler for the Shorewood Stormrays Girls Wrestling  team, Elisabeth (Libby) Norton. A four-year state participant at the Mat Classic Wrestling Meet; Libby finished third place in 2024, and in 2025 won the State 3A 105 pound championship. She ended the season with a 41-5 record after storming through the Tacoma Dome championship bracket with five straight pins. Norton will pursue wrestling at the collegiate level and will attend Indian Hills Community College in Ottumwa, Iowa in the fall. She will graduate from Shorewood... Read More.