WSU recruit has surgery as team heads to state; Top-ranked Auburn upset, while defending champs Jackson eliminated; Snohomish looks for soccer repeat.
By Nathan Joyce
MaxPreps.com
Katelan Redmon hasn't even arrived at the University of Washington, but she's finding it hard to leave.
Redmon, who led Lewis and Clark of Spokane to the Class 4A state girls basketball title in March, has been trying to get released from her letter of intent to Washington.
Redmon signed in the fall when June Daughtery was coach, and she's since been fired and hired at Washington State. Redmond doesn't want to play for the new coaching staff at UW.
She received word from Washington athletic director Todd Turner on Thursday that she wouldn't be released.
"He declined the release," Chuck Redmon, Katelan's father, told the Spokesman-Review. "And it reads simply that he was disappointed. He kind of apologized for the circumstance of what transpired. But he said he needs to protect (his program) and he doesn't want to set a precedent."
The Redmon family said they will appeal the decision and are optimistic it will work out in their favor.
"She's not going to the University of Washington," Chuck Redmon said. "No matter what."
The speculation is that Redmon, a 6-foot wing who received offers from 20 colleges, wants to follow Daughtery to Washington State.
Baseball: State Tournament Begins Saturday
The Central Kitsap Cougars qualified for the Class 4A state tournament for the first time since 1996, but they'll have to continue with out their ace.
David Stilley, rated as one of the Northwest's top pitching prospects, will have Tommy John surgery Wednesday to repair a torn ligament in his left elbow. Stilley is hoping to be rehabbed in time for his sophomore season at Washington State.
"It's tough," said Stilley, who tore his left elbow tendon playing summer baseball in July. "I want to keep going and going, but injury calls."
CK (17-5) beat Kentridge 5-1 for its 14th straight win. Stilley gave up just four hits, struck out nine and walked none.
The state baseball tournaments will begin Saturday with regional play. Four teams advance to one of four regionals in each classification. The state semifinals are May 25.
Baseball Notes
Bonney Lake (17-6) stunned top-ranked Auburn (22-2) in the Class 3A West Central/Southwest district championship game, 6-5.The loss snapped Auburn's 12-game winning streak. Bonney Lake High is in just its second year of existence.In the Class 4A Northwest District tournament, second-ranked Jackson, the defending state champs were eliminated by No. 5 Lake Stevens, 9-4, despite six errors. Jackson (18-3) was nationally-ranked and undefeated last season. Snohomish beat Lake Stevens, 14-3, for the district title Saturday.Top-ranked Tahoma (20-2) of Maple Valley took the Class 4A West Central District's top seed into state by beating Stadium, 4-1.
Soccer: State Tournament Starts Tuesday
The Snohomish Panthers looked poised for a repeat. The Panthers, ranked eighth nationally, beat Kamiak 4-0 to claim the Class 4A Northwest District's top seed.
The Panthers (16-1-0) beat South Kitsap last year for the state title.
The first round of the state tournaments start Tuesday and Wednesday with the quarterfinals Saturday. The semifinals and finals are May 25-26.
Fastpitch: Coach Resigns Mid-Tourney
Kentridge fastpitch coach Mark Marshall led his team to a 1-1 showing in the first day of the Class 4A South Puget Sound League tournament Friday. Saturday, he was no longer coaching the team.
Marshall met with athletic director Eric Anderson before the game on Saturday morning to talk about plans for the team.
"Mark and I met this morning to discuss the program and following that discussion, he chose to resign, effective immediately," Anderson told the Tacoma News Tribune, and didn't elaborate on the conversation.
The Chargers (13-7) will head to the West Central District tournament this weekend.
