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Shorewood Select 7th grade basketball team wins 2023 WESCO league tournament

Sunday, March 19, 2023


The Shorewood Select 7th grade team won the WESCO Tourney Championship on Sunday, March 12, 2023.

Led by Head Coach Craig McKinney and Assistant Coach Kai Aki (Shorewood '16), the team beat the top seed Lake Stevens in the championship game with a final score of 52-47. 

Shorewood Select 7th ended the season with a 14-2 record. This is the team's second year in a row to be WESCO Champions.

The WESCO league is a select feeder team comprised of youth basketball teams in the north Puget Sound region ranging from Stanwood down to Shoreline.

Shorewood Select Hoops is a developmental select feeder program for boys who will attend Shorewood High School. Established in 2007, Shorewood Select Hoops is a non-profit, volunteer-based organization that provides an opportunity for boys in grades 4-8 to develop basketball skills and to play in a competitive environment. 

Tryouts for the program are in the fall and spring. More information here 

--Theresa Blaine


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Shorewood Varsity Girls Basketball Team honored as State Academic Champions

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

Shorewood girls varsity basketball team are State Academic Champions 2023
Photo courtesy Shorewood Athletics

For the second straight year, the Shorewood Varsity Girls Basketball Team was awarded the 3A Girls Basketball Academic State Championship with an overall team grade point average of 3.90.  (4.0 is straights As)

The team was honored during halftime of the 3A Girls championship game at the Tacoma dome last Saturday March 4, 2023.



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Shorecrest boys basketball team delivers stunning loss to 8th ranked Rainier Beach then loses to 2nd ranked Garfield

Friday, March 3, 2023

Shorecrest boys basketball team photo 2023

Shorecrest 69, Rainier Beach 44

TACOMA — Sixteenth-seeded Shorecrest used a 25-6 run in the third quarter to pull away and stunned No. 8 Rainier Beach in a 3A state tournament loser-out game late Wednesday night, March 1, 2023 at the Tacoma Dome.

Alan Bruns, Shorecrest Athletics Director reported:

"Last night at the Tacoma Dome Shorecrest put together a masterful all-around performance en route to a convincing 69-44 victory over Rainier Beach. The Scots took a 7 point lead into the half and then blew open the game in the second half with numerous forced turnovers and terrific outside shooting. Parker Baumann led the way with 20 points and 15 rebounds, while Keaine Silimon  poured in 15 points.  The Shorecrest students turned out in force and at the end of the game were chanting “We want Garfield!” 

Garfield 71, Shorecrest 60

Shorecrest (19-6) advanced to face No. 2 Garfield in the quarterfinals at 9pm on Thursday in a non-elimination game where they lost 71-60.

Other local teams also advanced to the quarterfinals Thursday:
  • 3A: No. 6 Mountlake Terrace lost to No. 5 O’Dea by two points 54-52. 
In the 1A state tournament at the Yakima Valley Sundome,
  • No. 5 Kings boys knocked off No. 3 Annie Wright 66-63 and advanced to the semifinals of the 1A state tournament.
  • In girls' basketball, 1A No. 5 Kings faced No. 6 Deer Park and won by one point 35-34.

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Shorecrest boys basketball rally from 10 point deficit to clinch a berth to the 3A Hardwood Classic tournament

Sunday, February 26, 2023

16th ranked Shorecrest boys basketball win against 9th ranked team
Photo by Alan Bruns, courtesy Shoreline Athletics 

The sixteenth-seeded Shorecrest High School Boys basketball team, coached my Eddie George, rallied from a 10-point deficit entering the fourth quarter in the second round of the state tournament on Saturday, February 25, 2023 and stunned No. 9 Gig Harbor to clinch a berth to the 3A Hardwood Classic at the Tacoma Dome.

No. 16 Shorecrest (18-6) will face No. 8 Rainier Beach (14-8) in a loser-out, round-of-12 game at 9pm Wednesday March 1, 2023 at the Tacoma Dome.

The Scots will be making their first trip to the Hardwood Classic since finishing second in Class 2A in 2016.

A variety of ticket options are available on the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association website. 

Scroll down to 3A/4A State Basketball (Tacoma Dome). To avoid lines, advance purchase is recommended. https://www.wiaa.com/subcontent.aspx?SecID=332

--Shoreline Athletics



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Shorecrest boys basketball win first game in playoffs and advance to the second round in state tournament

Thursday, February 23, 2023

Shorecrest boys basketball advance to second round in State playoffs
Photo courtesy Shoreline Athletics


Shorecrest boys basketball, coached by Eddie George, won Tuesday night, February 21, 2023, 48-45 over Stadium High School in the opening round of the WIAA 3A State Basketball Tournament.

The Scots, ranked 16th, will play 9th ranked Gig Harbor on Saturday, February 25, 8pm, in a loser-out game in the second round of the Washington State Interscholastic Activities Association 3A state championships.

The game will be played at Tacoma Community College 6501 S 19th Street, Tacoma, WA 98466

Tickets may only be purchased via GOFAN electronically. Purchase tickets ahead of time to ensure quick access to the game:

Ticketing link:
https://gofan.co/app/events/915982?schoolId=WIAA



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Home game for Shorecrest basketball in opening round of WIAA 3A State Championship

Monday, February 20, 2023

Shorecrest boys basketball team 2023
Photo courtesy Shorecrest Athletics

The Shorecrest High School boys basketball team coached by Eddie George, advances to the opening round of the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) 3A State Championships.

They host Stadium high school of Tacoma on Tuesday February 21, 2023 with a 7pm tip off here at Shorecrest High School.

Losing team is eliminated, and the winner advances to play at Gig Harbor on either 2/24 or 2/25.

If you want to attend the game to support our local team, the tickets are $12 adults and $9 for students. The school is located at 15343 25th Ave NE, Shoreline, WA 98155



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Shorecrest boys basketball is still in competition after win over Marysville-Getchell Friday

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

The student section was out in force for the final home game of the season. Photo courtesy Shorecrest

With a standout performance Friday night, February 10, 2023 by Parker Baumann (32 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, 1 block), and 32 minutes of lock-down team defense, the #3 seeded Shorecrest boys basketball ran away with the victory over Marysville-Getchell, 65-42. 

Next up in the tournament looms a showdown with #2 seed Arlington on Wednesday at 6:00pm, at Jackson HS. With a win, the team would earn a spot in the district championship game on Saturday night, and a berth into the State tournament.


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Hoop-a-Palooza 2023 tips off this Saturday, January 28, 2023

Tuesday, January 24, 2023

Hoop-a-Palooza 2023 tips off this Saturday, January 28, 2023

Come for part of all of this day full of fun, cross-town rivalry games between Shorecrest and Shorewood boys and girls high school basketball teams, in the Shorewood gym 17300 Fremont Ave N.

Game schedule:
  • Girls C Team @ 10:30 am
  • Boys C Team @ noon
  • Girls JV @ 1:30 pm
  • Boys JV @ 3:00 p,
  • Girls Varsity @ 5:00 pm
  • Boys Varsity @ 7:00 pm
Tickets can be purchased with cash or check at the door. Prices:
  • Adults $7.00
  • Students without ASB $5.00
  • Seniors and Children $5.00
Bring non-perishable food 4:30-7:30pm to benefit North Helpline!



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Shorewood Girls Basketball earns third straight league win with a victory over Edmonds Woodway

Sunday, January 15, 2023

Shorewood basketball team Photo by Lori Trull
Shorewood Girls Basketball
Shorewood 54 - Edmonds Woodway 50
@ Shorewood High School 1/13

Point guard Joy Brandenstein scored 10 points
Photo by Lori Trull
The Shorewood Girls Basketball team (4-4 league, 6-6 overall) got out to a 10 point halftime lead and held off a late rally by the Warriors to earn their 3rd straight league victory.

Senior point guard Joy Brandenstein (10 points) led a balanced Stormray attack, in which 9 players scored. 

Edmonds Woodway (2-7 league, 4-10 overall) was led by freshman point guard Kylie Richards with 11 points.

Next home game is Tuesday, 1/17 vs. Cascade High School

Forward Ella Emanuel Photo by Lori Trull
Shorewood Scoring:
  • Joy Brandenstein 10, 
  • Maya Glasser 6, 
  • Rachel Te 6, 
  • Izze Peijs 5, 
  • Kate Evans 7, 
  • Rylie Gettmann 6, 
  • Vanessa Spadafora 3, 
  • Addi Trull 7, 
  • Ella Emanuel 4.

Stormray Guard Rylie Gettmann Photo by Lori Trull


Edmonds Woodway Scoring:

Nyakueth Deng 9,
Sydney Stumpf 7,
Indira Carey-Boxley 9,
Jade Fararillo 6,
Kylie Richards 11,
Halle Waram 8.
Shorewood coaching staff (L-R) Assistant John Bennett, Assistant Karen Hogan, Assistant Davi Borromeo, Head Coach Brandon Glasser. Photos by Lori Trull.



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Shorecrest Athletics pays its respects to the memory of Dori Monson

Sunday, January 8, 2023

Coach Dori Monson (center) and the 2015-16 2A State Champion Shorecrest team
Photo courtesy Shorecrest Athletics

From Shorecrest Athletic Director Alan Bruns:

Shorecrest High School would like to pay its respects to the memory of Dori Monson (1961-2022).  Dori was our girls varsity basketball coach for 7 seasons -- from 2010-2017 -- during which time his teams won 105 games.

Most notably the 2015-16 team was crowned as the 2A State Champion -- the first and only such feat in program history. 

We will always appreciate Coach Monson's love for teaching the game of basketball.



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Winter break basketball clinic for 3rd-5th grade youth and 6th-8th graders

Tuesday, December 27, 2022

Finesse Inferno Basketball training has been serving youth in the Wesco and north Seattle area for over two years now. We are a program that specializes in breaking down the skills of the game and how to move in the most efficient way possible for ingame results. 

December 30th at Edmonds Frances Anderson Center 700 Main St, Edmonds, WA 98020 I will be running a basketball clinic for 3rd-5th grade youth and 6th-8th graders. Our last clinic at Archbishop Murphy High School was a success with a large turn out, we are hoping to see many faces again!

Topics that will be covered: 
  • Man on man defense: teaching the details of how to move your feet and stay in front of your defender.
  • Shooting: the proper shooting mechanics to get your shot off quick. Moves off the triple threat to get by your defender.  


Please give me a call, email, or contact me on one of my social media accounts if you have any questions. 

I have informational videos on my style of training and about my program on my social media sites.

Dante Lewis 425-210-7875
FINESSE INFERNO BASKETBALL TRAINING LLC 



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Shorewood Feeder Basketball program for westside girls

Wednesday, September 21, 2022

Do you know a girl in 5th-8th grade who plays basketball? 

Is she zoned to attend Shorewood High School in the future? 

If so, she may be interested in trying out for Shorewood Feeder Basketball!

7th/8th Grades: 
10/5 @ 6-7:30pm

5th/6th Grades: 
10/6 @ 4:30-6pm

What is Feeder Basketball?

The Shorewood Feeder Basketball program helps girls zoned for Shorewood reach their full potential in preparation for their high school basketball careers. 

From 5th-8th grade, players and parents are able to build relationships with each other, strengthening the basketball culture in our community. 

Girls have the opportunity to connect and build relationships with the current players on the Varsity and JV team in order to have role models as they aspire to represent the blue and green themselves.

The feeder program plays in the North Puget Sound Travel League from December to March, mirroring the length of the high school season. Our coaches are invested in the basketball community in Shoreline and are dedicated to giving girls the tools they need to be successful on and off the court.

What to expect?
  • Teams will practice twice a week
  • Teams will play 1-2 games a weekend that are held at various high school locations
  • Tryouts are held annually in the Fall
Link to more information: https://www.shorelinesportsfoundation.org/sw

Link to tryout register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScoOlQ2BvkhmqTb6lyKVLVxTpXWNuM_NUhoaTBnrWaE-AznKg/viewform



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Shorewood Select Boys Basketball Tryouts - Week of September 12th

Wednesday, September 7, 2022

Tryout registration is open for the 2022-23 Shorewood Select boys feeder basketball teams! This is a boys basketball development program which feeds into our Shorewood High School basketball teams. 

Tryouts are the week of September 12th for our 4th through 8th grade teams. New and returning players are welcome! Tryouts are no commitment, and you can ask questions of the volunteer board members and see if the program is a good fit for your family. 

Practices are held locally while games and tournaments are around the Puget Sound area. 

In 2022, all of our teams qualified for the Washington State tournament! Contact the Shorewood Select Hoops board with any questions at thunderbirdselecthoops@gmail.com




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Shorecrest grad retires after 24 years as head basketball coach for Florida State University women's basketball team

Wednesday, March 23, 2022

Sue Semrau retires after coaching college ball
1980 Shorecrest High School grad, Sue Semrau, announced her retirement this week as head basketball coach for the Florida State University women’s basketball team.

She retires after 24 years as FSU’s all-time winningest coach with a record of 470-271. 

Her teams went to the NCAA Tournament 16 times, made it to the Sweet 16 five times, and advanced to the Elite 8 three times.

Semrau played for the Scots in the early years of their basketball program for Coach Bruce Langley. Her sister, Pam Simpson, has been a long-time teacher at Kellogg Middle School.

She played her college ball at University of Puget Sound for two years before she transferred to UC San Diego.

‘Coach Sue’ garnered many honors while patrolling the sidelines for the garnet and gold Seminoles.
  • Four-time ACC Coach of the Year.
  • 2015 Associated Press and ESPNW National Coach of the Year.
  • 2013 Kay Yow Heart of a Coach recipient.
  • 2018 Barefoot Coach of the Year.

Her greatest accomplishments, though, don’t appear on the scoreboard or in the record books. They are found in the moments, big and small, private and in the spotlight, and in the relationships she has created with her players, assistant (and opposing) coaches, and countless other members of the FSU family.

“I walk away eternally blessed by the life I lived while being the head coach of Florida State. I am Seminole Blooded and I am proud to be a Seminole forever.”

--Sports Desk



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Julia Strand sets scoring mark at Chapman

Monday, March 21, 2022

Photo by Larry Newman courtesy Chapman University Women's Basketball

Julia Strand (Shorecrest ’18) set the Chapman University women’s basketball single-season record by averaging 22.7 points this season. The senior also gobbled up 11.2 rebounds per game, the first female player in school history to achieve a ‘double-double’. Her 22.7 points per game ranked her fifth on this year’s NCAA Division-3 scoring list.

She was named to the first team All-SCIAC (the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) as well as making the NCAA’s All Region-10 team (encompassing schools from Washington, Oregon, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Colorado, and California).

But what makes her story so remarkable is the three (3!) knee surgeries she worked through and overcame along the way.

Strand was a match-up nightmare for most teams. A lanky six-footer, she frequently was matched up against taller (and slower) players. Her lightning-fast first step to the hoop created many driving layups, and when defenders would back off, she possessed a silky-smooth jumper. Pick your poison. She ran the court as gracefully as a gazelle, her long legs inhaling ground as she was frequently the first one down the court, able to score on a layup.

More importantly, she was an ideal leader. When the team broke huddles, it was her arm to be raised first to bring her team together. On the occasions when she wasn’t in the game, she was the first to cheer on a teammate who’d just made a good play. When the Panthers were eliminated in the conference semifinals, all the young players came to her in tears, thanking her for her kindness and all she had done for them.

After being the leading scorer for the Scots' only State Championship team as a sophomore in 2016, Strand tore her ACL in the second game of her junior year, missing the remainder of the season. Through hard work and determination (a theme that would be repeated all too often), she was able to return to action her senior year, first for Coach Mindy Dalziel’s soccer Scots in the fall, and then that winter Strand led the Scots’ basketball team back to the State Tournament in the Tacoma Dome.

Her freshman season at Chapman saw her start 8 games and average 10.5 ppg, and she was scoring 15.1 a game when she tore her ACL once again, midway through her sophomore season.

Quitting was an option.

But after much soul-searching, she decided to inflict upon herself the many lonely and painful hours, days, and weeks of rehab required for her to play again in the 2020-2021 season…..a season that never happened due to COVID.

As preparations began in the gym for this season, that same left knee was barking at her pretty badly. After x-rays and an MRI showed the cause of the pain, she underwent her third knee operation in November, mere days before the start of the season.

Once, again, quitting was an option. But then again, it wasn’t, really.

“After my injury my sophomore year and our season being canceled last year, it’s made me realize just how much I love playing and how much I want to be out there my last year,” Strand said at the time. 

Photo courtesy Chapman University
Women's Basketball
Strand missed the first eight games this season. When she was able to return, the game plan was to ease her back, to limit her playing time to 5-7 minutes. In her first game back, she played 20 minutes and scored 18 points coming off the bench. She played one more game as a substitute before Coach Carol Jue was able to unleash the beast who wound up etching her name into the Chapman record books.

She earned the respect of teammates and opponents alike.

Her teammates named her captain before the season began, not knowing for sure if she’d even be able to play.

In one game, she scored 12 first quarter points against a fellow first-team all-SCIAC foe, causing that player to grudgingly observe as they ran down the court together, “I can’t guard you for (bleep).”

After the season was over and she had time to reflect on her four years at Chapman, Strand shared her thoughts.

“When I stepped into the Chapman gym for the first time, I was excited to continue playing basketball and I was excited to make new friends at the beginning of a new chapter in life. I would have never guessed what would happen next. I never had an expectation that I was going to get awards, or score the most points, or any of that. I just wanted to simply have fun with my teammates.
"I would have never in a million years thought that my college basketball career would be like this. A second ACL surgery, a year canceled due to a global pandemic, then another knee surgery days before the first game of my senior year, and then all of this? It’s crazy to think about.
“This game has given me more heartache and more joy than anything else in life. It’s hard to believe that through all of the tears and anguish that I’ve experienced playing this sport, that I got this far.

"And even through everything I’ve been through while playing… I still wouldn’t change a thing. I’ve learned some of life’s most valuable lessons through the process, and have met some of the best people on the planet.

"You can’t replicate or describe the feeling of being out there on the court. It’s something that will forever hold a very special piece of my heart.”
Julia will graduate from Chapman in May with a degree in Business Administration. Whoever hires her straight out of college will get a tireless worker, a team player, and a real winner.

Chapman is located in the city of Orange, smack dab in the heart of Orange County, California.

--Sports desk



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Shorewood Select Basketball 6th Grade Team wins WESCO Middle School Championship Tournament

Tuesday, March 15, 2022

6th Grade WESCO Tournament Champions
Shorewood Select Basketball 6th Grade Team wins WESCO Middle School Championship Tournament

The boys feeder basketball program for Shorewood High School just finished the 2021-22 WESCO Season.
  • 8th Grade: 3rd Place in WESCO-South, Final Four at WESCO Tournament
  • 7th Grade: 7th Place in WESCO-South
  • 6th Grade: 2nd Place in WESCO-South, WESCO Tournament Champions
  • 5th Grade: 6th Place in WESCO-South
All four teams qualified for the State Middle School Basketball Tournament in Spokane this weekend where they will face the best of the best in middle school basketball teams from across the state.

Have a basketball player interested in playing with us? We'll have tryouts for our 4th through 8th grade teams in August/September. Watch our website for details: www.thunderbirdselecthoops.org



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Shorewood girls varsity basketball team are state 3A Academic Champions with a 3.94 grade point average

Thursday, March 10, 2022

Shorewood girls varsity basketball team
Academic Champions
Photo courtesy Shoreline Schools

Shorewood High School's Girls Basketball varsity team was awarded the 3A Academic Championship by the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association on Saturday, March 5, 2022 during the 3A Girls Basketball Championship game at the Tacoma Dome. 

The 11-person squad averaged a 3.94 grade point average to earn this prestigious award for the 2021-2022 winter season. 
Congratulations to our stellar student athletes!


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Shorecrest boys basketball win District 1 title and will go to State

Tuesday, February 22, 2022

Shorecrest was behind ten points at the beginning of the fourth quarter. They fought their way back, with the lead going back and forth between the two teams. They made the winning shots in the last 40 seconds of the game.

EVERETT — Elijah Johnson and Parker Baumann were not going to let Shorecrest’s season come to an end prematurely.

Johnson and Baumann combined to score 20 fourth-quarter points, and the Scots overcame a double-digit fourth-quarter deficit to defeat the Stanwood Spartans 59-56 in a Class 3A District 1 boys basketball tournament winner-to-state, loser-out game Saturday at Everett Community College.



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Shorewood girls' hoops storm back to win in overtime against Edmonds-Woodway

Friday, January 28, 2022

Shorewood girls' basketball team - Shorewood Varsity and Junior Varsity 2022

Shorewood 38 - Edmonds Woodway 36 (OT)

After trailing by 11 points mid-way through the third quarter in Wednesday night’s league battle with Edmonds-Woodway, the Shorewood Girls Basketball team stormed back to tie the game and force overtime. 

In the overtime, the Stormrays opened up a four point lead and held on for the victory 38-36. 

Junior point guard Joy Brandenstein led Shorewood (6-8, 3-5) with 11 points and Freshman guard Rylie Gettman added 9 points in the win. 

Hallle Waram had a game high 14 points for Edmonds Woodway (4-10, 3-5). 

Shorewood closes the regular season with two road games at Everett (1/28) and Snohomish (2/3) before beginning the WESCO District Playoffs during the week of 2/7.

Coach Brandon Glasser



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Shoreline Elks 2022 Kids Hoop Shoot competition

Monday, January 17, 2022

The Shoreline Elks are holding their 2022 Lodge Hoop Shoot competition on Saturday, February 5, 2022.

It will be held at the Seattle Pacific University gym located at 3rd and Nickerson on north Queen Anne in Seattle.

Categories are
  • 10:00am 8-9-year-old Boys/Girls
  • 11:30am 10-11-year-old Boys/Girls
  • 1:00pm 12-13-year-old Boys/Girls

Cost: FREE

Proof of birthdate required (passport or birth certificate) 
Proof of vaccination or negative test within 72 hours

If you know a boy or girl aged 9-13 that would be interested email events@ShorelineElks.org

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