Shorecrest girls’ soccer team tops Shorewood 3-1 Saturday

Monday, September 26, 2011

The Shorecrest girls’ soccer team topped Shorewood 3-1 Saturday at Shoreline Stadium in the first meeting of the season between the two teams.

The Scots and Thunderbirds meet again October 20.

Nicole Harris and Maya Garber-Yonts scored unassisted goals for Shorecrest, and teammate Jessica Gratix scored with an assist from Bri Lasconia. Siena Helland scored an unassisted goal for Shorewood.

Shorecrest now takes a 5-1-1 record into a Tuesday home game with Glacier Peak (5-1-0). The Scots and Grizzlies meet at 7:30 p.m. at Shoreline Stadium.

Shorewood plays Tuesday at 7:30 at Oak Harbor.

Prior to its victory over Shorewood, Shorecrest played a 0-0 home tie with Everett. Thursday, Sept. 22. Scot goalkeeper Frida Swensen shut out the Seagulls, who are now tied with Shorecrest for the Wesco 3A lead. Earlier, the Scots had defeated Marysville Getchell in overtime, 2-1, Tuesday, Sept. 20, at Shoreline Stadium. Kate Hildahl scored the winning goal in overtime with an assist from Nicole Harris. Nicole Sharratt scored Shorecrest’s first goal with an assist from Sophia Flohr.

Prior to the loss to Shorecrest, Shorewood had lost to Everett, 8-0, Tuesday, September 20, at Everett.


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Troop 325 painting project at the Sunset Park pARTy

Photo by Suzanne Gugger

Scouts from Boy Scout troop 325 volunteered at the Sunset School property repainting the US Map, pressure-washing and doing site cleanup, 

Photo by Suzanne Gugger
and grilling hots dogs at the Sunset Park "pARTy" on September 17, 2011.

Photo by Suzanne Gugger
Is your son 11-18 years of age and looking for adventure? 
Does he want to make new friends and learn lifelong skills? 
Photo by Suzanne Gugger
Contact Suzanne at 206-533-6439 for more information or just drop by any Monday evening 7:15-8:30 p.m. at First Lutheran of Richmond Beach church, located at 18354 - 8th Avenue NW, 1 block south of Richmond Beach Road.



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Happy endings: Chewy the Shih Tzu reunited with his family

The details are lacking but the message was clear. Chewy the Shih Tzu has been found and reunited with his family. Thanks to all the SAN readers who watched out for him.

Here's the original story.

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Four Shorecrest students are National Merit Semifinalists

Back row from left: Isabelle Edwards, Shorecrest Principal Pat Hegarty, Skylar Shibayama. Front row: Christopher Hughes, Kelsey Josund. Photo courtesy Shoreline Schools


Four Shorecrest High School seniors have qualified as 2012 National Merit Semifinalists. They are Isabelle Edwards, Christopher Hughes, Kelsey Josund and Skylar Shibayama.

These students have the opportunity to compete for Merit Scholarship awards by qualifying as a National Merit Finalist. About 16,000 seniors nationwide will be competing for some 8,300 Merit Scholarships worth more than $34 million that will be awarded next spring.

More than 1.5 million juniors in nearly 21,000 high schools entered the 2012 National Merit Program by taking the 2010 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT), which served as an initial screen of program entrants. The nationwide pool of Semifinalists, which represents less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors, includes the highest scoring entrants in each state. The number of Semifinalists in a state is proportional to the state's percentage of the national total of graduating seniors.

To become a Finalist, a Semifinalist must have an outstanding academic record throughout high school, be endorsed and recommended by the school principal, and earn SAT scores that confirm the student's earlier qualifying test performance. Merit Scholar designees are selected on the basis of their skills, accomplishments, and potential for success in rigorous college studies.


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House explosion heard in Shoreline and LFP

ShorelineAreaNews readers from Echo Lake to Kenmore are reporting that they heard the explosion that shredded a house in the Pinehurst neighborhood of north Seattle, just north of Northgate, this morning around 6 am.

Our readers all say that they thought a huge tree branch had landed on their roof.


The couple who lived in the home smelled gas the night before. Apparently there was a gas leak in their home and the next morning, the simple act of flipping a light switch created a spark that ignited the gas in their home.

The wife has life-threatening injuries, both have 2nd degree burns, but they did get out of the house before it exploded into small pieces.

If you smell gas in or around your home, call PSE. Here's their safety page.  They say, 


"If anyone suspects a natural gas leak, leave the area and call Puget Sound Energy at 1-888-225-5773. A PSE technician will come on-site to investigate."

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Ten Years After: SCC Global Symposium October 5-26, 2011

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Ten Years After: SCC Global Symposium October 5-26, 2011, 7-8:30pm, SCC PUB Room 9208.
Wednesdays: October 5, 12, 19, 26.  
Free and open to the public.

October 5:    Thinking about security in a post 9/11 world
October 12:  Responding to terrorism
October 19:  Religious tolerance and cooperation
October 26:  Veterans' services and support


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Ribbon cutting dedicates second section of Aurora to be completed


Mayor Keith McGlashan cuts the ribbon to officially dedicate the second completed section of Aurora, from N 165th to N 185th, at a ceremony held on the Park at Town Center between Midvale and Aurora. Members of current and past city councils, WSDOT, business community, Aurora citizens' group, and City Manager Julie Underwood flank him.  Photo by Steven H. Robinson.


The dedication placque is mounted on a rock on the park site.  Photo by Steven H. Robinson


Dignitaries and community members braved wind and rain to attend the ceremony.
Photo by Steven H. Robinson


City Manager Julie Underwood.  Photo by Steven H. Robinson


US Representative Jay Inslee spoke.  Aurora has been funded by a combination of Federal, State, County, and WSDOT grants.  Shoreline paid 10% of the cost of the renovation.  
Photo by Steven H. Robinson



Dale Wright, leader of citizens group Vision Aurora, was the last speaker.
Photo by Steven H. Robinson


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Gardening with Jennifer: Part 1: Duck Tales

Sunday, September 25, 2011

Duck Tales, or The Dangers Faced by Urban Wildlife and How They Bring People Together
By Jennifer Rotermund

I'm a professional gardener and an NPR geek. If I happen to be working alone on a client's property, I typically use my ipod to keep me company, tuned to the local NPR station. It was on one of these days that I was passing my time pulling English Ivy by listening to a panel discussion on Animal Rights. I was fascinated by one panelist's definition of the term "sentient being" - an animal that has a Central Nervous System and can experience pain and suffering. Working through the garden, I mused over the obvious connections this term drew between us humans and most animals we commonly think of around the world. This connection has particular meaning and depth for me because my business focuses on creating gardens that bring people and wildlife into a closer relationship with one another - I create backyard wildlife habitats.

I was deep in thought about all things related to animal rights, wildlife gardening, and sentient beings when I was suddenly aware that a man had approached me from down the street, on the sidewalk. Noticing immediately that my deep thoughts coupled with the continued conversation being piped through my ipod's ear buds had completely drowned out something this man had just said to me, I turned his way, shut off my ipod and had the following interaction:

Me: What was that? (for some reason, this is the thing I automatically say when I've missed what some one has said to me. I can't explain and I can't change it.)

Man on the Sidewalk: (cautiously standing about 20 feet from me) Have you seen any baby ducks around?

(...an awkward silence passes between us...)

Me: Um, no (as I looked around me on the sidewalk just to make sure I hadn't suddenly gained an entourage of ducklings).

(...another awkward silence passes as this man and I continue to look at each other...)

Me: Did you lose some baby ducks? (given Seattle's eclectic urban farming culture, I knew this was real possibility and I needed to ask.)

This man went on to tell me that there was a very distressed female duck a little further down the road from him waddling around in circles, quacking loudly and repeatedly in front of his house. Whether it was the part-bird-part-person image featured on the logo on the side of my truck or if it was just simply the fact that I was the only other person around, it was clear that this man was hoping I could do something about this distressed duck situation. As I turned and began walking in the direction that this man's out-stretched arm and pointer finger indicated, I saw the female Mallard duck in question turn several quick circles and sit down on a storm drain grate as if it were her nest and I instantly knew the source of her distress - or at least I hoped I was wrong about what I suspected. 

I carefully approached the duck - who looked directly up at me and quacked repeatedly as if trying desperately to communicate something (personification, I know, but you weren't there) - then looked past her, through the grate, down about 5 feet into the remaining cesspool of collected street run-off and saw eight little, fuzzy yellow lumps swimming frantically in tiny circles and peeping wildly.

(to be continued)

Jennifer Rotermund is the owner of Gaiaceous Gardens (an urban farming & wildlife gardening business with a teaching garden/urban farm and certified wildlife habitat/ sanctuary located in Shoreline). She is certified by the National Wildlife Federation as a Habitat Steward and is a Docent with the Krukeberg Garden.

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Shorecrest volleyball team plays at Shorewood Monday after 3-1 home loss to Mountlake Terrace

The Shorecrest volleyball team takes a 1-2 Wesco 3A record into a match at Shorewood after a 3-1 home loss to Mountlake Terrace Thursday.

Shorewood takes a 1-1, Wesco 3A record (2-2 overall) into the cross-town match. The Thunderbirds have been idle since defeating Mountlake Terrace 3-0 Monday, Sept. 19.

In Shorecrest’s 3-1 loss to Mountlake Terrace, the Scots won the first game, 25-20, but lost the next three, 25-17, 25-14 and 25-17. Diana Conwell led the Scots with eight kills, four blocks and 22 digs; Stephanie Taylor had 12 assists and nine digs; Aiko Canfield had seven kills, 10 assists and nine digs; and Ivy Boad had nine digs,


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WeatherWatcher: another storm on the way Monday

The past 3 days, until Sunday morning, we have been having unusually warm and humid weather. The warm and humid weather was generated by the remains of typhoons. The mini-windstorm we had Sunday was also generated by the remains of the typhoons originating from the western Pacific. On Monday the remains of a new typhoon, Typhoon Roke, will be blowing through, generating rains and more wind.

Today's winds for late fall and winter standards were only really breezy conditions, which is why a high wind watch or warning was never issued. National Weather Service of Seattle did however issue an advisory later in the day. The strongest wind gust today recorded at the Home Education Exchange (formerly known as North City Elementary) Station was 36mph.

Roads were covered with tree debris from the winds
Photo by Diane Hettrick
Winds peaked at about 1pm and slowly diminished through the remainder of the day. Power outages were only so extensive because it is unusual to receive moderate winds this early in the fall. All of the trees still have their summer foliage, acting as wind sails. As a result many trees that normally no longer have leaves on them were damaged, and lost limbs to the wind.

A new storm is on the way Monday. It is the remnants of Typhoon Roke and will strike at about noon time. We will see a surge of rain, followed by more winds. The strength of the winds will depend on how close the center of the storm passes by Washington state.

National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory for the Puget Sound Lowlands Monday from 8AM PTD - 8PM PTD. This includes the Shoreline and Lake Forest Park area. Winds will increase southwest to about 25-35MPH, with gusts up to 55MPH. Winds are expected to peak in the early afternoon. Trees weakened by today's storm may fall during tomorrows winds with more local power outages possible.

A wind advisory is issued when sustained winds of 30-39mph or gusts of 45-57mph are likely. Winds this strong can snap small tree branches, topple small or shallow rooted trees, and cause local power outages.


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SCC Men’s Soccer falls to defending NWAACC Champions 5-0

The Pirates of Peninsula College, the defending NWAACC Champions, scored four goals in the first 21 minutes of the match in route to a 5-0 victory on Saturday over the Shoreline Dolphins in Port Angeles, WA. PC scored the final goal in the 88th minute.

SCC falls to 0-8-1 on the year and 0-3-0 in the region, but still only trail by 3 points first place in the Northern Region as only Edmonds Community College has a victory in the region. SCC plays Highline Community College on Wednesday at home at 4:00 PM in a rematch of the NWAACC Semi-finals last year where SCC's 8 game winning streak came to an end in a 3-1 loss.

NWAACC Northern Region Men’s Soccer Standings:
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SCC Women’s Soccer falls to Peninsula 2-0

The Lady Dolphins gave up goals in the 9th and 19th minute of match and could never recover in their 2-0 loss to Peninsula College on Saturday in Port Angeles, WA. The SCC squad also showed its frustration by getting 3 yellow cards on Saturday while PC had none. 

SCC is now 3-2-3 on the season and in second place in the NWAACC Northern Division with a 3-1-0 region mark. SCC plays Highline Community College (2-4-0 record) on Wednesday at Dolphin Field at 2:00 PM.

NWAACC Northern Region Women’s Standings

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Ribbon cutting for gift of sculpture to Lake Forest Park

The crowd assembles for the dedication of 5x5 by Rodger Squirrell
Photo by Jerry Pickard

At 1pm on Sunday, September 25, the Lake Forest Park Garden Tour formally gifted a major piece of art to the City of Lake Forest Park, in honor of the City's 50th anniversary.

"The Garden Tour committee decided to ensure that the tour was a community-building event and some proceeds from the tour have been spent locally by the four producing organizations. Thanks to generous sponsors and thousands of ticket buyers over the past nine years, the Tour is now also able to make a contribution of a significant piece of public art to the City.”

Members of the sponsoring organizations watch the ribbon cutting.
Photo by Jerry Pickard

Current Garden Tour Chair Ros Bird made the presentation to Mayor Dave Hutchinson, who accepted on behalf of the City.  Mayor Hutchinson, Bird, and the artist cut the ribbon.

The piece was created by Lake Forest Park resident Rodger Squirrell, who designed a metal sculpture of five columns with sine waves on each side. They are intersected by a dry river rock streambed.

5 x 5.  Photo courtesy LFP Garden Club
The sides of the sculpture reflect the surrounding trees and sky, appearing to change color and texture. All sides of the columns are identical but from even a short distance some appear to be dark, some green, and some very bright silver.

Rodger Squirrel is a local resident who recently retired from teaching at South Seattle Community College and is now following his artistic passion full-time. (See previous article).

Pam Brown and Candy Richards,
founding members of the Garden Tour
Photo by Jerry Pickard
Background of Garden Tour Gift

The Secret Gardens of Lake Forest Park Garden Tour and Garden Market was created nine years ago when the City invited the Garden Club to talk about the possibility of creating a community event. The Garden Club members were intrigued and suggested a committee made up of additional community-based groups to volunteer to pull the event together. Over the course of the nine tours there have been hundreds of volunteers helping to make the tours a success.

The tour of local gardens is a peek behind the gates of the lovely homes and gardens in Lake Forest Park. It is an opportunity for visitors to learn about good and sustainable garden practices. Visitors can examine the impacts of landscapes on the land and to relish the beauty of our neighborhoods.

The proceeds from the event were divided in two. Half of the funds were distributed to the four producing organizations, the LFP Garden Club, the Friends of Third Place Commons, the Lake Forest Park Stewardship Foundation and the Arts Council. Proceeds distributed to these non-profit organizations have been used to support programs in the community.

From the beginning of the tours, the remainder of the proceeds was reserved in order to make a gift of a significant piece of art to the City of Lake Forest Park. The Committee donated $5,000 to the Blue Heron Pedestrian Bridge artwork and then commissioned this piece of sculpture for the City’s 50th Anniversary celebration.


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97 homes in LFP still without power

Power to red areas has been out since early Sunday morning and will not be restored until 1am Monday

As of 8:30 pm on Sunday, 97 City Light customers in Lake Forest Park on five separate lines were still without power. City Light estimates that it will be 1am before power is restored to everyone.

If you know anyone in Shoreline or Lake Forest Park who is without power and not in the area marked on the map, call the Outage Hot Line 206-684-7400 and report the address.

And if you know someone who lives in the area marked in red, you might want to call to see if they need anything.


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Lost Shih Tzu from Echo Lake neighborhood near Shoreline Pool

Chewy is lost
Lost September 23, 2011 somewhere between 12:30 and about 2 pm, a little white /creamy shih tzu named Chewy went missing out of his backyard.

His family lives close to the Shoreline Pool on NE 192nd St.

He is micro-chipped but not wearing a collar.

If you have any information, call or text 206-669-5236 any time, day or night.


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Power in North City and LFP to be restored by 6pm Sunday


A downed line, probably caused by a tree or tree branch, left 6,000 City Light customers without power this morning. By 2pm, it was down to about 2,474 customers in North City and Lake Forest Park near the county line.


By 2:25pm the North City lines had been brought back and 1,212 customers in LFP remain without power.


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Our News Partner King 5.com

Saturday, September 24, 2011

The ShorelineAreaNews has been a News Partner of The Seattle Times for almost two years. This is a partnership arrangement where we use them as a resource and they have a page which lists all the Community Blogs with our most recent story. In addition, they feature five stories a day on their main page and we have been pleased to have our SAN stories featured frequently.

As part of the Seattle Times partnership group, we have access to and conversations with the other 30 Local News Sites, occasionally sharing stories. The most valuable connection for the SAN has been with the nearby Snohomish County sites. From the beginning, we formed a local partnership, sharing resources and information.

And now we have a new partner: KING 5 online. King 5 and The Seattle Times have been news partners for several years.

King 5 just adopted all The Seattle Times Neighborhood News Sites. They use a similar method to The Times, where a few stories are featured on the main page, with a link that goes to all the King 5 Neighborhood News sites. They are apparently choosing which stories to list, as several of us have more than one story in the list.

The SAN story on the proposed redistricting plan for the King County Council has been on the front page for several days. We are pleased to have the new readers who find us through the King 5 site.

And we are pleased to be partnered with major news outlets like The Times and King 5.



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Shoreline's sidewalk and tree maintenance program

The wrong variety of street trees were planted in Shoreline.  Their roots crack the sidewalks and make it dangerous for wheelchairs, strollers, and older citizens to walk safely.  The sidewalk in the foreground has been repaired after the trees were removed.  15th NE last year. Photo by Diane Hettrick.


A reader was disturbed to see the mature maple trees on the N 155th planting strip being cut down. There was an outcry last year when residents were shocked that trees on 15th NE were cut, apparently without notice. 

After that incident, City staff met with Ridgecrest and Parkwood residents about a large number of street trees scheduled for removal in their neighborhood. Neighbors and the neighborhood associations were informed, and the trees were tagged far in advance. 

Obviously the communication improved. However that doesn't help residents who regularly drive through an area without living there. It's still a shock to see mature, beautiful, healthy trees being cut to the ground. I asked Shoreline city staff to provide information on the 155th trees and the tree policy. - DKH

“Trees impacted by summer maintenance projectsCity must weigh tree removal with public safety“
From the City of Shoreline

Shoreline is known for its beautiful trees, and the City’s Tree Code regulates the removal, retention and replacement of trees on private property. This summer, maintenance projects may impact the removal and replacement of trees in various locations on property owned by the City.

The annual ongoing Curb Ramp, Gutter and Sidewalk Maintenance Program includes designing and constructing curb ramps in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards. To be in compliance, the City is repairing and updating existing concrete gutters and sidewalks damaged by tree roots that have cracked the concrete or caused settling.

On occasion, trees must be removed due to their size and the damage they cause to gutters and sidewalks. The City takes every precaution to save a tree, but in some cases a tree must be removed to make curbs and sidewalks safe for pedestrians. The City takes great care in deciding if a tree requires removal and has a plan in place to replace each tree that is removed with a different type of tree that will not cause long-term damage.

If a tree requires removal or replacement, City staff sends out a notification letter two weeks in advance to residents whose properties are near the trees and visits homes to talk with homeowners. Residents are encouraged to call with questions and concerns. The City has added another step by meeting with local neighborhood associations to discuss the removal or replacement of trees months in advance and installing signage on the selected trees, with a number to call for more information. This year the Public Works Department met with Ridgecrest and Parkwood residents at Parkwood Elementary School in February 2011.

The 2011 Curb and Gutter and Sidewalk Maintenance Program begins in June and continues through July. For more information about tree removal and replacement, contact Brian Breeden, 206-801-2441  and for information about Shoreline’s Tree Code, contact Project Manager Paul Cohen, 206-801-2551. 


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Shorecrest tops Shorewood football team 42-21

Shorecrest won the annual Rotary Cup football game over Shorewood, 42--21 Friday night at Shoreline Stadium.
Shorecrest takes a 2-2 record into a home game against Everett (2-1 Wesco 3A, 3-1 overall) Friday, Sept. 30 at 7 p.m. at Shoreline Stadium.

Shorewood takes a 1-3 record into a game at Marysville Getchell (0-3, 0-4) Friday.

In Shorecrest’s 42-21 victory over Shorewood, Keegan Lockler led the Scots to the Wesco 3A win with three touchdowns, including a 19-yard reception from quarterback Ted Hammond, a 97-yard kickoff return and an 11-yard run. Hammond was 11-for-19 for 151 yards and rushed for a second touchdown to lead the Scots.

At Shoreline Stadium

Shorewood   0 14 7 0 -- 21
Shorecrest     7 21 7 7 -- 42


Shcr --  Keegan Lockler 19 pass from Ted Hammond (Ted Hammond kick)
Shcr --  Ted Hammond 1 run (Ted Hammond kick)
Shwo -- Chris Namba 73 pass from Aaron Miller (Gage Carroll kick)
Shcr --  Troy Phillips 20 run (Ted Hammond kick)
Shwo -- Eugene Holley 1 run (Gage Carroll kick)
Shcr --  Keegan Lockler 97 kickoff return (Ted Hammond kick)
Shwo -- Gage Carroll 55 pass from Aaron Miller (Gage Carroll kick)
Shcr --  Keegan Lockler 11 run (Ted Hammond kick)
Shcr --  Keegan Small 7 run (Ted Hammond kick)
Wesco 3A Standings

Through Sept. 23

Conference
Overall
Team
W
L
Win %

W
L
Win %

Oak Harbor
4
0
1.000

4
0
1.000

Meadowdale
3
0
1.000

4
0
1.000

Glacier Peak
3
1
.750

3
1
.750

Everett
2
1
.667

3
1
.750

Shorecrest
2
2
.500

2
2
.500

Mountlake Terrace
1
3
.250

1
3
.250

Shorewood
1
3
.250

1
3
.250

Lynnwood
0
3
.000

0
4
.000

Marysville Getchell
0
3
.000

0
4
.000


Top three teams to quad-district playoffs No. 4 team to Northwest District playoff game. 


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Game photos: Shorewood vs Shorecrest football

Friday night football - Rotary Cup - Shorewood vs Shorecrest - September 23, 2011
Shoreline Stadium. Shorecrest wins 42 to 21

Photos and captions by Wayne Pridemore


Shorecrest's game captains are on the left and Shorewood's captains are on the right at the coin flip.


Shorecrest's Troy Philips #21 breaks to an opening as teammate, John Daniels #55, shields off Shorewood linebacker Julian Hosn #55.


Shorewood quarterback Aaron Miller fakes a handoff to running back Dylan Quigley.


Shorecrest quarterback Hunter Gardlin looks downfield for a receiver as Shorewood's #52, Sam Smith, and #51, Konnor Carpenter, apply pressure.


Thunderbird receiver, Gage Carroll, is brought down after a catch for a nice gain.


Shorecrest wide receiver makes a try for the ball as Shorewood linebacker Sam Smith defends.




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