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FEDERAL WAY – Hansi Willoughby was ready to face her first state swim meet head-on.
VANCOUVER - Two catches. Two impact plays.
OLYMPIA – It was a lopsided win with a warning.
Capital's boys and girls cross country teams aren't only good at running.
OLYMPIA - Capital girls soccer coach Anna Boatright gave her team some encouraging words when they were behind at halftime of a Class 3A subdistrict girls soccer game Tuesday night against the North Kitsap Vikings. But one phrase she also stressed was a simple one: Follow the ball.
• Gallery: Capital vs. North Kitsap Girls Soccer Playoffs
Forget about being beaten. North Kitsap's volleyball team hadn't even been tested this season, steamrolling through the opposition en route to earning a No. 2 state ranking.
The Capital volleyball team wrapped up the Class 3A Western Cascade Conference's top seed with a 25-9, 25-11, 25-16 sweep of North Thurston late Monday night in Lacey.
In high school, Tony Davis was rated as one of the top running backs in the state.
To remain in first place, Capital and Timberline will rely tonight on quarterbacks who were understudies a year ago.
OLYMPIA - Even their defense scored.