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Athletics News
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Athletics
Athletics News
List of 10 news stories.
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Quinn C. ’22 and Cal J. ’24 Claim Bi-District Doubles Title
Read MoreThe Bush School boys tennis double teams of Quinn C. ’22 and Cal J. ’24 can now call themselves champions. On Monday, October 18 at the Amy Yee Tennis Center, Quinn and Cal claimed the 2021 Emerald Sound Conference Bi-District Doubles title, defeating the #1 seeded-pair from Overlake in two straight sets, 6-4, 6-4.With the victory, the duo punched their ticket to the state tournament, which is held in the spring of 2022. -
Cross Country: Consistency, Hard Work Has Ethan Widlansky ’18 Thriving At Next Level
Read MoreEthan Widlansky ’18 never set out to run a record-setting time. The plan, according to Pomona-Pitzer College (Claremont, California) Head Cross Country Coach Kyle Flores, was to hit a personal-best come the month of November. Not September 18.“I told these guys the goal is to run a personal record (PR) by Nationals, but he had to go against my orders,” Kyle jokingly said. “I was shocked, but not entirely surprised. Ethan has been putting in the work.”But that day at the UC Riverside Invitational, Ethan clocked a personal-best time of 24 minutes, 10.8 seconds to break the school record held by Will Leer, who is now a professional distance runner. Ethan’s time, which placed him eighth overall, was the fastest amongst Division III runners in the race. -
Blazers Win Inaugural Emerald Sound Conference Boys Soccer Championship
Read MoreLed by Seniors Brennan K., Pablo Z., Riley N., and Sam S. the Blazers claimed the Emerald Sound Conference Boys Soccer Championship with Aiden C. ’23 scoring the golden goal in overtime against the Overlake Owls. -
Lisa McCullough Recognized as a Certified Master Athletic Administrator
The National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA) is pleased to announce that Lisa McCullough, Assistant Athletics Director at The Bush School, has been recognized by this association as a Certified Master Athletic Administrator.Read More -
Blazer Athletes Take the Field
The re-launch of Upper School athletics activities has been successful, with over 125 students signed up to participate in the first regular season, Season 1, which will include the traditional fall sports: Cross Country, Boys Golf, Girls Soccer, Boys Tennis, Girls Volleyball, and Boys Ultimate. Pre-season workouts started last week, and Season 1, including competitions against other schools, will officially begin on February 15.Read More -
Blazer Bash Recap
Read MoreThe Athletics Department thanks all Blazers community members who actively participated in the Blazer Bash Week fitness challenges and spirit activities. It was exciting to see our K-12 community come together to be active, celebrate and unite, and to have some fun during these challenging times. Students from all divisions, parents/guardians, faculty, staff, and some young alums chose to engage with our activities. It truly felt like the whole school community participated. -
Blazers Volleyball Standout Commits to the University of Illinois
Read MoreCongratulations to Sophie S. 22’ on her verbal commitment to play volleyball at theUniversity of Illinois! A first team ECL all-league selection for both the 2018-2019 and 2019-2020seasons for the Emerald City League, she is excited for the next chapter! -
Athletics Department Intern - Welcome
Sam Paul-Barrette recently joined the Athletics Department as the Athletic Intern for the 2020-2021 school year. Most recently, Sam was an Assistant Men’s Soccer Coach for Friday Harbor High School.Read More -
Annual Faculty/Staff Volleyball Game
Game on! The Upper School Faculty challenged the Girls Varsity Volleyball team in the annual Faculty vs. Student Game on Monday, November 18. Thank you to everyone who participated in the fun event! For photographs of the game, click here.Read More -
Fall Season Playoff Updates
Read MoreIt has been an exciting stretch for the Blazers Athletics Program, with more to come! Girls Varsity Soccer, Varsity Cross Country, and Girls Varsity Volleyball have represented The Bush School at the highest competitive level in the district and state in the past weeks. Thank you to the many Blazers fans who have come out to celebrate the Blazer athletes and coaches.Varsity Girls Soccer
The Girls Soccer Program is having an incredible run this year—one of the most successful seasons in the program’s history. After completing an outstanding regular season, which included two rare wins over U Prep, the Blazers Soccer team hosted Cedar Park Christian in the first round of the Bi-District Tournament. The team showed up to compete and celebrated a convincing 4-1 win. In the second round, the Blazers faced a tough Lynden Christian team and advanced to the State Tournament after winning an incredibly exciting PK shootout following a scoreless golden goal overtime. The team advanced to the State Tournament Quarter-Finals after winning 2-1 against Montesano High School. The Quarter-Final matchup will take place on Saturday, November 16 at 1:00 p.m. at King’s School. The coaches are so proud of their players’ efforts. “The recent wins are some of the best performances I have ever seen from our girls soccer program. Everyone is on the same page and the players’ willingness to give it their all in every 50-50 situation is remarkable,” said Athletics Director Jo Ito. For photographs from this season, click here.Varsity Cross Country
A huge shoutout to our Girls Cross Country Team and Amare Fields ’23 for qualifying for this past weekend’s State Championships in Pasco, WA. The girls had a strong showing at the strenuous, hilly Sun Willows Golf Course, finishing 11th overall, two ranks higher compared to the previous year. A total of 149 runners participated in the race. Junior Liya Miksovsky and sophomore Abby Goodfried showed incredible determination and were the first Blazers runners to cross the finish line in 31st place and 42nd place respectively. Senior Captain Lolo Dederer (45th) was just a few seconds behind, capping off her incredible high school career with her fourth consecutive appearance at the State Championships. Our three freshmen Ava Ferreira (63rd), Addie Nyhan (70th) (running in place of Ruby Shapiro who was out sick), and Elise Lombardi (73rd) ran a well balanced, controlled race, and sophomore Dylan Cundiff (81st) rounded out a great overall performance by the Blazers team. Our star freshman runner on the boys side, freshman Amare Fields, was sick leading up to the race and was unfortunately not able to participate. However, he traveled with the team and was able to make important observations which will help him when he competes in future State Championship races. All runners on the Cross Country team can be extremely proud of themselves for completing a hugely successful season. For photographs from this season, click here. Congratulations to the Cross Country team for earning the following All-League honors:Team Sportsmanship Award- Girls Team
Girls Coaches’ of the Year- James Batey & Alban Howe
All-League First Team- Ruby Shapiro ‘23
- Abby Goodfried ‘22
- Liya Miksovsky ‘21
- Lolo Dederer ‘20
- Amare Fields ’23
Girls Varsity Volleyball
The playoff run for Girls Volleyball Program began a 3-1 win over the Forest Ridge Ravens in the first round of the ECL Tournament which secured them a spot in the Bi-District Tournament. The team then went on to battle hard and play some of their best volleyball despite losing to Overlake in the league semi-finals. The players quickly bounced back and celebrated an impressive 3-1 win over U Prep in the game for 3rd and 4th place, putting together a well-balanced overall performance. “The team peaked at the perfect time. Our serving was more consistent and we picked it up on both defense and offense. The girls had some amazing saves deserved the win over U Prep,” said Assistant Athletics Director and Assistant Coach Lisa McCullough. In their third straight appearance in the Bi-District Tournament, the Blazers faced Meridian High School. It was a very close matchup and the girls left everything on the court, winning the first set 25-23, but eventually lost the match 3-1. “We had a great season and the girls should be proud of their accomplishments.” The coaches’ and players’ hard work paid off as the Blazers completed one of the program’s most successful runs in recent years. The team’s spectacular play throughout the season was recognized with two of our players earning All-League Honors. Sophie Stephenson ’22 and Lousie Puchalla ’22 were named All-League 1st Team and 2nd team respectively. For photographs from this season, click here.
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