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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€
My High School Rules the State!!
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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.
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"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.
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