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Prep notebook: King's rules the state

By Craig Smith

Seattle Times staff reporter


The news was so good and so unexpected that vice-principal Bob Ruhlman was suspicious.

"We thought someone was playing a trick," he said.

No trick. King's High School, a private Christian school in Shoreline, yesterday was named by Sports Illustrated as having the best athletic program in the state.

It was a competition that the school didn't know existed. The school is named in this week's issue, which features a list of top 25 national programs and then a "best" program in each state.

Long Beach Poly in California, which will send its football team to play Bellevue at Qwest Field on Sept. 16, was named No. 1 nationally.

"This is one of those things beyond our wildest dreams â€â€

rainbowgirl28 wrote:Notable athletes from King's during the past 10 years have been golfer Jimin Kang, now on the LPGA Tour; Mike Shelford, Washington State football center; and Heather Reichmann, Washington javelin thrower.

And of course Pole Vault Power webmaster Becca Gillespy haha

"There are hundreds of excellent athletic programs throughout the state," King's athletic director Dan Blackmer said. "To somehow be picked as the No. 1 school is very humbling."

Coach Blackmer was the head track coach from the 1970s until a few years ago. He still helps coach the hurdlers. He is largely responsible for building the powerhouse track program that King's has today.

I, like your guy's track. It's red

shaman wrote:I, like your guy's track. It's red

What color did they make your track? I don't think I have been by since they resurfaced a few years ago.

No offense Becca, because King's does have a great athletic program, but why did they pick a small school? King's can't match up to most of the 4A schools. I think Mead or Rainier Beach would have been a better choice.

I don't know what their criteria were.

Our track is black. I like how it's just Becca, Zack, and I commenting on this.