Kangs Place 2nd in State Championship!
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Garfield 58, Kangs 49
The #3-seeded Kangs were defeated by #1 Garfield in the 3rd straight state championship for both teams. Senior Sydney Hani led the Kangs in scoring with 15 points on 2 for 3 (75%) 2FG and 3 of 5 (60%) 3FG. The Kangs jumped out to an early lead in the first quarter forcing the Bulldogs to call a timeout. Garfield regrouped to tie the score 27-27 at the end of the quarter. The game featured a number of runs from both teams before Garfield came away the the state champions. Sydney Hani - 15 points, 12 rebounds Rae Butler-Wu - 8 points Angie Helf - 8 points |
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Kangs 70, Arlington 64
The #3 seeded Kangs beat #2 Arlington 70-64 behind 20 points for Senior Jolie Sim. Arlington had an 8-point lead at halftime before the girls locked down defensively, moved the ball well and started chipping away at the lead eventually tying it at the end of the 3rd quarter. The Kangs had a 10-point lead with several minutes to go before two fouls behind the arch allowed Arlington to get within 5. Arlington's strategy of putting the Kangs at the line failed as the team hit crucial free throws none bigger than Senior Angie Helf sealing the win with 2 straight. With 10 3-point field goals made, the team tied the top 10 all-time record.
Jolie Sim - 20 points, 8 rebounds
Sydney Hani - 12 points, 8 rebounds
Paige Citron - 12 points, 6 rebounds
The #3 seeded Kangs beat #2 Arlington 70-64 behind 20 points for Senior Jolie Sim. Arlington had an 8-point lead at halftime before the girls locked down defensively, moved the ball well and started chipping away at the lead eventually tying it at the end of the 3rd quarter. The Kangs had a 10-point lead with several minutes to go before two fouls behind the arch allowed Arlington to get within 5. Arlington's strategy of putting the Kangs at the line failed as the team hit crucial free throws none bigger than Senior Angie Helf sealing the win with 2 straight. With 10 3-point field goals made, the team tied the top 10 all-time record.
Jolie Sim - 20 points, 8 rebounds
Sydney Hani - 12 points, 8 rebounds
Paige Citron - 12 points, 6 rebounds
Kangs 57, Lincoln (Tacoma) 52
The #3 seeded Kangs beat #5 seeded Lincoln (Tacoma) 57-52 in the WIAA Quarterfinals on Thursday. The Kangs were down 8 with 2 min left in the 3rd quarter before senior Sydney Hani went on her own personal 12-0 run to give the Kangs the lead. The 4th quarter went back & fourth before senior Jolie Sim had 2 clutch layin's in the final 1:30 of the game.
Sydney Hani - 19 points
Jolie Sim - 10 points
Rae Butler Wu - 9 points
Ashley Uusitalo - 9 points
The #3 seeded Kangs beat #5 seeded Lincoln (Tacoma) 57-52 in the WIAA Quarterfinals on Thursday. The Kangs were down 8 with 2 min left in the 3rd quarter before senior Sydney Hani went on her own personal 12-0 run to give the Kangs the lead. The 4th quarter went back & fourth before senior Jolie Sim had 2 clutch layin's in the final 1:30 of the game.
Sydney Hani - 19 points
Jolie Sim - 10 points
Rae Butler Wu - 9 points
Ashley Uusitalo - 9 points
3A State Bracket.
Regional Win over #6 Stanwood!
Sydney Hani
Kangs 70, Stanwood 52
On Saturday, the Kangs beat 19-5 Stanwood with distributed scoring including hitting a school record 14 3-point shots. Senior Sydney Hani, who was named tournament MVP, led the Kangs with 16 points including 4 3-pointers in the 3rd quarter. With the win, LW gets a bye, advances to the Quarterfinals in the WIAA state tournament, and improves their record to 24-2.
Sydney Hani - 16 points
Jolie Sim - 10 points
Ava Uusitalo - 10 points
Ashley Uusitalo - 10 points
Paige Citron - 9 points
On Saturday, the Kangs beat 19-5 Stanwood with distributed scoring including hitting a school record 14 3-point shots. Senior Sydney Hani, who was named tournament MVP, led the Kangs with 16 points including 4 3-pointers in the 3rd quarter. With the win, LW gets a bye, advances to the Quarterfinals in the WIAA state tournament, and improves their record to 24-2.
Sydney Hani - 16 points
Jolie Sim - 10 points
Ava Uusitalo - 10 points
Ashley Uusitalo - 10 points
Paige Citron - 9 points
2nd Place in Sea-King District Tournament!
Kangs 55, Garfield 66
The #2 seeded Kangs got 2nd place in the SeaKing District tournament after losing to #1 seeded Garfield. The Kangs finish 2nd in Sea-King for the 1st time.
Sydney Hani - 23 points (career high)
Ashley Uusitalo - 10 points
Jolie Sim - 9 points
The #2 seeded Kangs got 2nd place in the SeaKing District tournament after losing to #1 seeded Garfield. The Kangs finish 2nd in Sea-King for the 1st time.
Sydney Hani - 23 points (career high)
Ashley Uusitalo - 10 points
Jolie Sim - 9 points
Freshman Ashley Uusitalo
Kangs 47, Lakeside 42
After trailing for three quarters, the Kangs scored 19 points in the fourth in a dramatic come-from-behind victory over a disciplined Lakeside team 47-42. Senior Sydney Hani sealed the deal with free throws with a few seconds remaining, after contributing 3 for 3 from 3-point range during the first three quarters.
Sydney Hani - 15 points
Rae Butler Wu - 9 points
Ashley Uusitalo - 9 points
After trailing for three quarters, the Kangs scored 19 points in the fourth in a dramatic come-from-behind victory over a disciplined Lakeside team 47-42. Senior Sydney Hani sealed the deal with free throws with a few seconds remaining, after contributing 3 for 3 from 3-point range during the first three quarters.
Sydney Hani - 15 points
Rae Butler Wu - 9 points
Ashley Uusitalo - 9 points
Senior Angie Helf
Kangs 64, Eastside Catholic 54
The Kangs beat #7 Eastside Catholic on Tuesday night with a balanced attack and great ball movement.
Sydney Hani - 15 points
Paige Citron - 15 points
Ava Uusitalo - 13 points
The Kangs beat #7 Eastside Catholic on Tuesday night with a balanced attack and great ball movement.
Sydney Hani - 15 points
Paige Citron - 15 points
Ava Uusitalo - 13 points
Photographs from all three SeaKing games.
Kangs Win 4th Straight KingCo Championship!
Senior Ava Uusitalo
LWHS 66, Juanita 45
The Lady Kangs defeated #2 seeded Juanita 66-45 in the King County 3A Championship game on Wednesday night. This is the girls fourth straight conference tournament championship. With the win the team secured the #1 KingCo seed in the District 2 3A Playoffs (aka SeaKing). Our defense, ball movement and success at the free throw line were excellent.
Jolie Sim - 19 points (career high), 11 rebounds
Rae Butler Wu - 11 points
Ashley Uusitalo - 10 points
Sydney Hani - 9 points
LWHS 70, Mercer Island 45
The Varsity won their first postseason game Monday night by defeating Mercer Island 70-45. The team's scoring was very balanced and the defense was outstanding:
Angie Helf - 14pts
Rae Butler Wu - 14pts
Ashley Uusitalo - 12pts
Sydney Hani - 11pts
Ava Uusitalo - 11pts
Photographs from the KingCo tournament games.
The Lady Kangs defeated #2 seeded Juanita 66-45 in the King County 3A Championship game on Wednesday night. This is the girls fourth straight conference tournament championship. With the win the team secured the #1 KingCo seed in the District 2 3A Playoffs (aka SeaKing). Our defense, ball movement and success at the free throw line were excellent.
Jolie Sim - 19 points (career high), 11 rebounds
Rae Butler Wu - 11 points
Ashley Uusitalo - 10 points
Sydney Hani - 9 points
LWHS 70, Mercer Island 45
The Varsity won their first postseason game Monday night by defeating Mercer Island 70-45. The team's scoring was very balanced and the defense was outstanding:
Angie Helf - 14pts
Rae Butler Wu - 14pts
Ashley Uusitalo - 12pts
Sydney Hani - 11pts
Ava Uusitalo - 11pts
Photographs from the KingCo tournament games.
Kangs 3-peat as KingCo 3A Regular Season Champions!
By going undefeated (12-0 ) in the KingCo 3A conference, the Girls team four-peated as regular season champions! They have won 36 conference games in a row spanning back to the 2019-2020 season!
3 Players named KingCo All-Conference,
Paige Citron is Defensive PotY
Left to Right: Jolie Sim, Sydney Hani, Rae Butler Wu, Paige Citron, Ashley Uusitalo, Angie Helf
Several Kang players were named to the KingCo 3A All-Conference teams.
Sydney Hani
The senior guard, who wasn't able to play last year do to a torn ACL, was named to the 1st team. Sydney played in all 21 games this year (so far) averaging 42% from 2-point and 41% from 3-point range. Additionally, she the team's leading rebounder at 6.9 and blocks at 1.4 per contest. Being the "center" of attention (get it?), she also dished out 2.7 assists per game.
Senior Rae Butler Wu, Sophomore Paige Citron and Freshman Ashley Uusitalo were all named to the second team. Rae shot 44% from the field, Ashley shot 41% from behind the arc. Both she and Rae averaged 1.5 made 3-pointers per game. In addition to second team, Paige was named Defensive Player of the Year. In addition to a second team best 61 steals, she's a do everything guard who is second on the team for FG% (51%), rebounds (5.3) and assists (2.8). She also gets to the free throw line more than any other player at a remarkable 49% free throw rate.
Seniors Jolie Sim and Angie Helf were honorable mention. Jolie is tied for the most steals per game (2.1) along with Angie who also leads the teams in at 3.5 per game.
Sydney Hani
The senior guard, who wasn't able to play last year do to a torn ACL, was named to the 1st team. Sydney played in all 21 games this year (so far) averaging 42% from 2-point and 41% from 3-point range. Additionally, she the team's leading rebounder at 6.9 and blocks at 1.4 per contest. Being the "center" of attention (get it?), she also dished out 2.7 assists per game.
Senior Rae Butler Wu, Sophomore Paige Citron and Freshman Ashley Uusitalo were all named to the second team. Rae shot 44% from the field, Ashley shot 41% from behind the arc. Both she and Rae averaged 1.5 made 3-pointers per game. In addition to second team, Paige was named Defensive Player of the Year. In addition to a second team best 61 steals, she's a do everything guard who is second on the team for FG% (51%), rebounds (5.3) and assists (2.8). She also gets to the free throw line more than any other player at a remarkable 49% free throw rate.
Seniors Jolie Sim and Angie Helf were honorable mention. Jolie is tied for the most steals per game (2.1) along with Angie who also leads the teams in at 3.5 per game.
6 Seniors Honored in a Senior Night Win!
Seniors (L to R) Riley Burke, Jolie Sim, Angie Helf, Rae Butler Wu, Ava Uusitalo, Sydney Hani
Kangs win 4 Consecutive KingCo 3A Regular Season!
JV wins KingCo for 3rd Straight Year
By going undefeated (12-0 ) in the KingCo 3A conference, the Varsity team 4-peated as regular season champions extending their streak from 2018-19 season (due to the shortened pandemic season there wasn't a champion for 2020-21). Winning the regular season title a 4th time consecutively is great accomplishment, especially for our Seniors who've never not won the 3A KingCo! By winning the regular season, we earned the #1 seed during the KingCo Conference Tournament Championship.
The Junior Varsity team also won the KingCo 3A conference for an amazing third consecutive year! They finished 11-1 in the conference and 14-4 overall. Congratulations JV! Well deserved.
The Junior Varsity team also won the KingCo 3A conference for an amazing third consecutive year! They finished 11-1 in the conference and 14-4 overall. Congratulations JV! Well deserved.
Coach Jeff Wilson wins 2021-2022 Coach Ambassador award!
Congrats to head coach Jeff Wilson for winning 2021-2022 Coach Ambassador award! The award is voted on by all referees in the Puget Sound Area for the coach that shows outstanding service & sportsmanship!
A great recognition for the entire staff & players!
A great recognition for the entire staff & players!
Varsity Wins Cactus Jam Tournament in Arizona!
The Varsity won all 3 games in Phoenix, Arizona to win the Cactus Jam Tournament's Girls Cactus Division! On December 27, the girls beat Riverside (Canada) 59-53 in what would be their closest game during the tournament. They defeated Sunnyslope (Arizona) the next day 58-38 and won their final game against 6A Grants Pass (Oregon) 60-35 on Friday, December 30th.
Sydney Hani was named the Tournament Division MVP and was selected to the All Tourney Team along with Paige Citron!
Sydney Hani was named the Tournament Division MVP and was selected to the All Tourney Team along with Paige Citron!
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Varsity Wins Fall League Playoff Championship!
LWHS GBB Booster Club sponsored the Fall League again this year. The Varsity beat a tough Stanwood to team to take the championship in the single elimination bracket while the JV finished second after falling to Bothell. See Photos for photographs for a number of the games. It was a great year and another successful fund raising event that we hope to continue doing every year.
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