Good morning baseball fans! Baseball season is only 4 months away and this season Klahowya Eagle Baseball is trying something a bit new. Our first fundraiser will be through FlipGive, and what a great time with the holiday’s approaching…..
If you are not familiar with FlipGive, like me, here's how it works. We earn cash back on every purchase made during our open time period! All you do is shop anytime on FlipGive using the brands you already love like Home Depot, Under Armour, Safeway, Albertson’s, Walmart, Old Navy, Apple, Mobil, Dick's Sporting Goods, CVS, Nike, etc. It’s completely virtual, contactless and most of us already shop online so why not make it worth a little bit more!
Join our team now, Klahowya Eagle Baseball, click on your favorite player or join as an individual who would like to support or donate to the team. It’s that easy. Your options for joining are: Going online and using the URL - https://flipgive.app.link/teams/join?joincode=6F6ZH6 - And/or - enter code 6F6ZH6 after downloading the FlipGive app to your phone from your favorite app store.
Here’s the cool part, share the code with anyone! Copy and paste this email to anyone! The more folks who join and spend on FlipGive under the KSS Baseball umbrella the more our team will make. Share the URL or download the app, plug in the code, pick a player to support or just click donate/support the team and you are helping KSS Baseball buy equipment, uniforms, etc. So, spend away.... :)
Want to learn more if you are not getting how this works? Check out this 2 minute video before joining: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vTO_Qg4n80
Our holiday window for this fundraiser began on 10/25 and will end January 8. Shop till you drop between those dates!! Thanks everyone! If you have any questions please let me know!
Coach Beloate
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High School Fall Season Wrap-up
Eagle Volleyball lost a 1st round playoff game against Cascade Christian ending their season on November 2nd. Senior Charlize Katz was given the District Playoff Sportsmanship award after the game for the Eagles. Coach Kraft led the Eagles to the Postseason game despite numerous injuries and challenges throughout the Fall season. We are thankful to our Eagle Volleyball program for a great season and look forward to next year!
Eagle Cross Country showed out in a major way at the WIAA State Cross Country Championships last week on Saturday the 6th of November! The Girls Cross Country group competed in the team competition and took 5th in state in a remarkable ending to an incredible season! The Girls team was represented by Seniors Olivia Wildes, Kylie Franklin, Hannah Nelson, Sophomores Jordan Clark, Allison Fletcher, Hannah Bench, and Freshman Natalie Oathout. Freshman phenom Oathout placed 9th overall in the state individually and represented Klahowya on the podium for the top 12 girls competitors in the state! On the Boys Cross Country side, Cody Kuss and Kelton Gagnon qualified individually as well for the State Championships on the 6th. Kelton Gagnon finished 2nd overall in State in what was an amazing finish as he dove across the finish line to capture 2nd.
Eagle Boys Tennis battled hard in the District Playoffs ultimately losing out in their 4 matches to
qualify for state. It was an incredible season for the boys tennis program competing in the Nisqually League for the first time and finishing with a 8 and 3 record overall. Sophomore Eli Kraft had a great season as the Eagles #1 singles player, while Freshman Carson Langutth also had an amazing season as the Eagles #3 singles player. Alex Isaccs battled all season long as the #2 Eagles Singles player also losing in the District playoffs in some tough matchups. In Doubles Robie Slater and Zach Schweitzer made it to Districts losing some tough matches and had a great season. Dylan Michael and Casey Bergman represented the other Eagle Doubles tennis team all season long as well. Looking forward to next year and even more from our tennis athletes!
Eagle Swimming has qualified for state in 4 categories. Loren Swaney took 4th and 7th respretively in the 500 and 200 free swims earning her a spot in Saturday November 13th's WIAA State Championships! In our Relay event, Loren Swaney, Addy Leaf, Maggie Keenan and Caley Haydu qualified for the state championship on Saturday as well in the 200 free. Coach Danielle Hanson in her 1st year as Eagles Girls Swimming Hed Coach has done an amazing job leading the team to the State Championships! The State Finals will be broadcasted on the NFHS Network for a small fee, the link can be located at www.nfhsnetwork.com.
Eagle Football finished their season losing a tough game on Senior night to the Cascade Christian team from the Nisqually League. Despite the loss Coach Witte and Coach Beloate led the Eagles to a 4 and 4 overall record in a challenging season that included schedule changes, game cancellations and many other roadblocks. It was a welcome sight to be back for Friday Night Lights and seeing the stands full of Eagle Students, family and friends was very rewarding, and we cannot wait to see what Eagle Football does next year!
Eagle Girls Soccer has continued their amazing season finishing as the Nisqually League and West Central District Champions as well as the #1 overall seed in the WIAA State Championships. The Eagles led by coaches Krista Oschalger, Troy Oschlager and Jeff Quinn have continued the magical season by defeating Wahluke in the 1st round of the State Playoffs on Tuesday November 9th. Senior Kyla Radford, and Sophomore Ali Divano led the Eagles in the game with 2 goals a piece while Junior Tori Peters knocked in the other goal. The Eagles will host the final home game of the season Friday night at 6:00 pm against league rival Bellevue Christian with the winner heading to the SemiFinals next Friday the 19th at Shoreline High School.