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Doin’ It On The Dailey
Garfield track succeeds at district meet
By Sonia Giebel
As most seniors and a few lucky underclassmen readied themselves for a Friday night of pictures and partying, other bulldogs were lacing up their track shoes for the district meet – and they certainly impressed. Although the Garfield boys placed tenth out of the 12 teams at the 4A district tournament, beating out just Ballard and Lake Washington, individual athletes have placed themselves in prime position to continue on to the state tournament.
Published May 21, 2010 - Sports
A Bitter End To a Sweet Season
Garfield boys soccer advances to state tournament
By Sonia Giebel
The jerseys lay forgotten on the pitch and the tears began to flow; the boys soccer team lay dejected, disappointed after a first round 1 – 0 loss to Stadium High School. Their disappointment can only be expected – no one expected a first round loss for the bulldogs – not after an 11 – 3-3 record, a KingCo Championship and league, and a top ten state ranking. But this loss does in no way define this team; their season, the most successful in Garfield history, was simply remarkable.
Published May 21, 2010 - Sports
Serenot
Professional athletes should be held to a higher standard
By Sonia Giebel
I can’t excuse professional athletes for extreme showings of unsporting behavior.
Published October 2, 2009 - Sports
Player of the Issue: Øyvind Worpvik
By Sonia Giebel
Øyvind Worpvik is one of the few among us who truly deserves to be called a multi-sport athlete.
Published April 24, 2009 - Sports
Managing Success
The faces behind Garfield’s favorite sports teams
By Sonia Giebel
A team manager is basically responsible for whatever a coach isn’t. They keep things running smoothly, keep scores, get equipment ready, and as boys basketball manager Crystal Holloway puts it, are a “personal support system.”
Published March 27, 2009 - Sports
Still First in Our Hearts
Boys basketball wins second at state
By Sonia Giebel
On March 7, 2009, the Garfield Bulldogs reached the 4A state championship final for the first time since 1987 after a scintillating ride through the post season. Unfortunately, they fell to the Federal Way Eagles 62 – 54.
Published March 13, 2009 - Sports
Home Boys
Seattle sports are better than one might think
By Sonia Giebel
I, along with other Seattle sports fans, have anguished in the sorry excuse the city has produced for professional sports. But lately, my pride for the city has grown.
Published February 27, 2009 - Sports
Here’s Johnnie
The life and times of Garfield's girls track coach
By Sonia Giebel
Tragedy is difficult to fully comprehend. It lingers in opposite ends of the societal spectrum, overdramatized in the news, or swept under the rug and ignored.
Published February 13, 2009 - Sports
The Speedsters in Speedos
The boys swim team looks prime for a state title
By Sonia Giebel
The music was bumpin’, and the class of ‘012 stared bewildered, wide-eyed, while the experienced upperclassmen giggled and reveled in the amusement. The boys swim team had made their famous entrance to the winter sports assembly.
Published January 16, 2009 - Sports
A Worldly Conundrum
Why is the beautiful game ugly to Americans?
By Sonia Giebel
I don’t understand America sometimes. Don’t go labeling me as an anti-patriot; I appreciate this country just as much as the next person, but sometimes America just seems a bit odd. Why is it so difficult to embrace a game that the rest of the world is enamored with?
