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The SCDS Middle School Boy's Teams finish up the season with winning records:

The 8th grade team (pictured above) went an impressive 8-2 in the Cascade Middle School League this year, and a tenacious 4-3 in the CYO League. The team proceeds to the CYO playoffs this weekend. Congratulations on your great effort, and good luck in the playoffs!

The 6/7 grade boys finished out the season with a spectacular 11-0 record in the Cascade Middle School League. High fives to everyone for a job well done!

Middle school girls basketball teams are on fire! The 8th grade girls (pictured below) continue their incredible undefeated streak of 12 games spanning two seasons. The 6th graders are on a hot streak having won three games in a row, including a tough road game at Evergreen in early February.

On Saturday, January 28th, eighteen members of the SCDS Chess Club traveled to Medina to compete in the All-City Chess Tournament. Over 200 area students from Kindergarten through 6th Grade participated in this tournament.

SCDS students won the First Place Team Trophy in the 1st-3rd Grade Division! Our team edged out Open Window, Medina, Evergreen, Bear Creek, Lowell, Bush, Lakeridge and West Mercer to win this prestigious Chess Cup.

 

Our MS 6-7 boys had another strong performance Thursday, as they defeated Eastside Prep 43-13. We were led by the hot shooting of Walker Frankenberg and Matthew Zinn, and dominant interior play by Noah Etzioni and Ryan Ressmeyer. A strong team defensive effort and a controlled offensive approach set the tone for the game. Matthew and John Randolph also contributed impressive 3-point shots. After starting the season strong, we are now looking forward to a short break as we prepare to finish equally as strong in the second half of the season.

MS 8th Grade Boys had a resounding win over Eastside Prep 38-18 with superior defense and shooting. They showed that great hustle and teamwork pays off!

After their 1st place success at the 4th grade Math is Cool competition in April, the SCDS team comprised of 3rd and 4th graders was not only invited to participate in the Masters level completion, but also moved up to the Elite division.

The Masters competition was on May 21st. Once again our team made us proud. The boys placed 2nd in the team competition. In the individual competition David Sharkansky placed 8th, Grady Short placed 7th, JP Reddy placed 6th and Carl Schildkraut placed 1st. We were the only team in the competition where every member placed.

David, Grady, JP, and Carl made the decision on their own to compete. They self-organized with no coach or advisor. Way to go, team!

Three SCDS students traveled to Dallas, Texas to compete in the National Elementary K-6 Chess Championships held May 5th through 8th. Sixth grader Noah Franklin and partner Cameron Cummings (former SCDS student) won second place in the National Bughouse event!

Noah Franklin also competed in the K-6 Championship section at Nationals, scoring 4.5 points overall and winning a first place award in the 1200-1299 ratings category. Third grader Joshua Lewis-Sandy competed in the K-3 U800 section, scoring 4 points overall . First grader Dylan Tessin competed in the K-1 Championship section, scoring 3 points overall. Congratulations, Wildcats!


Cameron Cummings & Noah Franklin

Spring Reign is the largest Youth Ultimate tournament in the world. Held this year on the April 30-May1 weekend, over 90 teams from 4th grade through high school competed, with teams coming from all over the Northwest, and as far away as Manitoba!

Below are the Spring Reign Tournament Champions, including the SCDS 6th Grade team!

• High School A: St George's / York House
• High School B: Sentinel
• High School C: Charles Wright Academy
• Middle School A: Seattle Waldorf / Bright Water Waldorf
• Middle School B: Salmon Bay
• Middle School C: Seattle Country Day School
• Elementary School: Wallingford

Our 7/8 grade "Green" Mastadons took 6th place out of 16 teams, with the "Blue" Mastadons taking 8th.

Congratulations to all our players who always exhibit the "spirit of the game" and thanks to the 14 SCDS families who hosted Canadian teams.

On Saturday, March 19 five members of the SCDS Chess Club traveled to Medina to compete in the Queens Quest All Girls Tournament. Our team was awarded the 1st Place Team Trophy in the Kindergarten Division! Two of the students also placed in the top five at this tournament. Congratulations girls!

Pictured at right with Michael Murphy, Head of School, and 1st Place Trophy:  Poppy Honeybone, Kyleene Filimaua, Elliott Chalcraft. Seated, Rebecca Yeung, Sophia Rascoff

For the first time in SCDS history, two of our teams have emerged with undefeated seasons!

It was a packed house on Monday, February 28, for the final basketball games of the year. Parents squeezed into the gym to witness the resounding victories of the SCDS 7th and 8th grade girls teams over Seattle Hebrew Academy. The final scores were, respectively, 34 -18, and 39-14.

Led by inspired coaching from Shiloh Greehaw (8th grade) and John Shepherd (7th grade), the teams had truly amazing seasons. Congratulations, girls! You're awesome!


7th Grade Team
Anna Beshlian, Corinne Burger, Avery Frankenberg, Emma Gautier, Lindsey Gibbons, Sophia Jung, Erika Kiem, Annika Kouhia, Sophie True, Greta Zorn


8th Grade Team
Monica Firmani, Milou Haskin, Sydney Koh, Caroline Motzer, Rose Soiffer-Kosins, Anna Thompson, Alyssa Van Arsdale, Anna White

On Saturday, January 22nd eight members of the SCDS Chess Club traveled to Medina to compete in the All-City Tournament. Our team was awarded the 3rd Place Team Trophy in the Grades 1-3 Division! Several students also received individual trophies at this tournament. Congratulations everyone!

Pictured with the team trophy: Levi Bauck, Henry Bauck,  Joshua Lewis-Sandy, Thomas Short, and Dylan Tessin, (and Dylan's little brother Brady!) Not pictured: Malcolm Certain, Noah Franklin, Sophia Rascoff