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The British invaded North Kitsap last week as they challenged Bainbridge Lacrosse. The visiting team was in town for the week.
Bainbridge girls lacrosse is taking on the world
July 25, 2007 8:00 pm

Spartans host players, face lacrosse teams from England. POULSBO – If there was any indication that the girls lacrosse game between Bainbridge and Lady Eleanor Holles was a simple exhibition game, it wasn’t apparent to the Spartans.
There was plenty of pushing and shoving going on between both teams, with one of the Holles players carried off the field with a knee injury late in the game.
Afterwards, many of the girls talked to head coach Tami Tommila about the physical play of the British girls on the field.

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Jason Taylor is making the trek up Mount Rainier this weekend to help raise money for the American Lung Association.
Sports Roundup – Man ready to conquer mountain...
July 18, 2007 8:00 am

Jason Taylor will climb Mt. Rainier to help people breathe. The snow capped peak of Mount Rainier is always in sight for Bainbridge resident Jason Taylor.
It’s visible from his home on Murden Cove where he lives with his wife Penny and two young children, it’s in the background when he goes for his daily run and it’s in sight when he drives to his job in Gig Harbor where he works for the Threshold Group as a investment advisor for foundations and wealthy families.
The mountain can even be seen from his office, as the building is located right next to the water and has a dock where he can get an even closer look if he so desires. “You just walk on that dock and it’s right there,” he said. “It beckons you.
“You can’t escape it. It’s everywhere you look. It dominates.”

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Thanks to his strong play over the season
Three Spartans make AKC boys soccer team
July 4, 2007 10:00 am

Team earns spots on All-Metro team as well. With a new coach in tow in George Vukic, the Bainbridge boys soccer team finished with a winning record and finished the season one game short of state against their arch-rival in Mercer Island.
For their efforts this season, five Spartans made the All-Metro Mountain Division team.
Zach Connor was a second-team selection while Will O’Donnell was an honorable mention.
Three Spartans also made the All-Kitsap News Group team, as voted on by the sports writers of the Bainbridge Review, the North Kitsap Herald, the Central Kitsap Reporter, the Bremerton Patriot and the Port Orchard Independent:

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(Top to bottom) Chelsie Kakela
Spartans earn spots on AKC team
June 27, 2007 4:00 pm

Several more make the All-Metro team for their success. The Bainbridge fastpitch team had one of their most successful seasons in years. They got big wins over Central Kitsap, Holy Names and West Seattle en route to a tie for second place in the Metro League Mountain Division. From there, the Spartans overcame a heartbreaking defeat to Holy Names to take third at the Metro tournament, then defeated Ingraham and Issaquah on the first day of the district tournament to make their first trip to state since 2002.
Bainbridge also won a game at state, the first since 1989 when slowpitch softball was still played.

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(Top) Tigers pitcher Jake Shimmin throws a pitch in their 8-3 win over the Diamondbacks in the BILL Majors championship game Friday (bottom) as fans packed Rotary Field to cheer on both teams.
LITTLE LEAGUE MAJORS BASEBALL – Tigers burn bright,...
June 23, 2007 8:00 am

They make a Cinderella run through the playoffs to win it all. A Cinderella run through the playoffs led to a Little League Championship for the Tigers.
Unlike their prior playoff games in which they rallied from deficits to win, the survivors of the American League playoffs jumped out to an early lead in the championship game.
They never let their National League counterparts in the Diamondbacks, back in the hunt, winning the Bainbridge Island Little League baseball title game 8-3 last Friday.

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