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	TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2009 BLOG NEWS & NOTES PHOTO: 2009 Mt. Rainier Lutheran High School athletics - Volleyball (Click on the image to see more MRLH volleyball photographs) VOLLEYBALL: MRLH FALLS TO NORTHWEST YESHIVA
	The MRLH volleyball team hosted Northwest Yeshiva tonight and, although they played hard and fought for every point, they came up short on the scoreboard, falling 3-0 (22-25, 19-25, 11-25). Mt. Rainier Lutheran is now 4-3 on the season. Next up on the schedule for the Hawks is a road game at Auburn Adventist on this coming Thursday, October 1st. GO HAWKS! - MRLH Sports Photo Blog staff
	TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2009 BLOG NEWS & NOTES PHOTO: 2009 Mt. Rainier Lutheran High School athletics - Cross Country (Click on the image to see more MRLH cross country photographs) CROSS COUNTRY: HAWKS RUN PAST COMPETITION AT RCHS/CHIEF LESCHI MEET
	With eight 1B/2B teams competing at the Lake Wilderness Park in Maple Valley, Mt. Rainier Lutheran High School cross country runners ran away from the competition in impressive fashion in every race. MRLH runners took 1st, 2nd, 5th, 13th and 19th in the 5,000 meter junior varsity race, 1st, 2nd, 6th, 9th and 13th in the girl's 5,000 meter varsity race and 1st, 2nd, 4th, 8th, 11th, 12th and 14th in the boy's 5,000 meter varsity race. Next up for the cross country team is the King's West Invite at Earlands Point Park in Bremerton, on Saturday, October 3rd. GO HAWKS! - MRLH Sports Photo Blog staff
	SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2009 BLOG NEWS & NOTES PHOTO: 2009 Mt. Rainier Lutheran High School athletics - Soccer (Click on the image to see more MRLH soccer photographs) SOCCER: MT. RAINIER LUTHERAN DEFEATS LACONNER
	The Mt. Rainier Lutheran High School soccer team took the ranked LaConner soccer team today at Concordia and came away with a hard fought 4-2 victory! With the win, the team improves to 2-4 on the season. The offense was in high gear, scoring 4 goals for the first time this season, and coming close on several other scoring attempts. The defense also played well, keeping LaConner from mounting any comeback attempts in the second half. Next up on the schedule is a trip to Kirkland to take on the Puget Sound Adventist Academy Sharks on Tuesday, September 29th. GO HAWKS! - MRLH Sports Photo Blog staff
	SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2009 BLOG NEWS & NOTES PHOTO: 2009 Mt. Rainier Lutheran High School athletics - Cross Country (Click on the image to see more MRLH cross country photographs) CROSS COUNTRY: HAWKS COMPETE AT NIKE PRE-NATIONALS
	Continuing to prepare for this year's state championships at the end of the season, the MRLH cross country team headed to Portland, Oregon, to compete at the Nike Pre-Nationals at the Portland Meadows Race Track. 64 teams from Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Arizona, Missouri, Kentucky, Idaho and British Columbia took part in the high-level competition. Hawk runners fared well, with both the boy's top finishers coming in 25th and 37th, while the girl's top finishers came in 25th and 29th in the 5,000 meters Division 2 Varsity races. The boy's race had over 150 competitors entered and the girl's race had over 130. Next up for the cross country team is the RCHS/Chief Leschi meet at Lake Wilderness Park in Maple Valley on Tuesday, September 29th. GO HAWKS! - MRLH Sports Photo Blog staff
	THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2009 BLOG NEWS & NOTES PHOTO: 2009 Mt. Rainier Lutheran High School athletics - Volleyball (Click on the image to see more MRLH volleyball photographs) VOLLEYBALL: HAWKS FALL TO PUGET SOUND ADVENTIST ACADEMY
	Going on the road to Kirkland to take on Puget Sound Adventist Academy, the MRLH volleyball team played hard but ultimately lost, 3-0 (13-25, 21-25, 19-25), to a very good Shark volleyball team. With the loss, the Hawks fell to 4-2 on the season thus far. The Hawks entertain Northwest Yeshiva at Meyer Gymnasium on Tuesday, September 29th, in their next match. Come out to support the volleyball program! GO HAWKS! - MRLH Sports Photo Blog staff
	THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2009 BLOG NEWS & NOTES PHOTO: 2009 Mt. Rainier Lutheran High School athletics - Soccer (Click on the image to see more MRLH soccer photographs) SOCCER: EVERGREEN LUTHERAN DEFEATS MT. RAINIER LUTHERAN
	The Hawks soccer squad returned to action on their home field today but fell to rival Evergreen Lutheran, 4-1. With the loss, MRLH fell to 1-4 on the season. The soccer team returns to action again this Saturday against LaConner at the Concordia Lutheran School soccer field. Come out to support the team and watch as they continue to improve! GO HAWKS! - MRLH Sports Photo Blog staff
	TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2009 BLOG NEWS & NOTES PHOTO: 2009 Mt. Rainier Lutheran High School athletics - Cross Country (Click on the image to see more MRLH cross country photographs) CROSS COUNTRY: HAWKS WIN EMERALD CITY LEAGUE / SEATAC LEAGUE MEET
	The MRLH boy's cross country team came in first place (out of 17 teams) in the combined Emerald City League / SeaTac League meet at Kelsey Creek Park in Bellevue. Top finishers for the Hawks on the boy's side came in 3rd, 5th, 11th, 18th, 37th, 38th and 73rd, while the lone competitor for Mt. Rainier Lutheran in the girl's race came in 4th. In the junior varsity race, the Hawks took the top 3 places to let everyone know we are primed for the future as well. GO HAWKS! - MRLH Sports Photo Blog staff
	TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2009 BLOG NEWS & NOTES PHOTO: 2009 Mt. Rainier Lutheran High School athletics - Volleyball (Click on the image to see more MRLH volleyball photographs) VOLLEYBALL: MRLH UPENDS CHIEF LESCHI IN FIVE SETS
	In their third five set match in five total matches thus far this season, the MRLH Hawks won their fourth match of the season by dispatching Chief Leschi at Meyer Gymnasium, 3-2 (25-18, 26-28, 25-18, 18-25, 15-7). At 4-1 on the young season, the volleyball team is off to the best start in school history. The Hawks hit the road this Thursday to take on the Puget Sound Adventist Academy Sharks in Kirkland. GO HAWKS! - MRLH Sports Photo Blog staff
	TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2009 BLOG NEWS & NOTES PHOTO: 2009 Mt. Rainier Lutheran High School athletics - Soccer (Click on the image to see more MRLH soccer photographs) SOCCER: BEAR CREEK SHUTS OUT THE HAWKS
	The Mt. Rainier Lutheran High School soccer squad traveled to Redmond to take on Bear Creek today and came out on short end on the scoreboard, losing 8-0. Bear Creek has a veteran team and they took advantage of their experience in winning the match. Hawk rival, Evergreen Lutheran, is next up on the schedule on Thursday, September 24th, at the Concordia Lutheran School soccer field. GO HAWKS! - MRLH Sports Photo Blog staff
	SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2009 BLOG NEWS & NOTES PHOTO: 2009 Mt. Rainier Lutheran High School athletics - Cross Country (Click on the image to see more MRLH cross country photographs) CROSS COUNTRY: MRLH COMPETES AT PRESTIGIOUS FT. STEILACOOM INVITATIONAL
	In a continued effort to compete against the best competition possible to prepare for the Sea-Tac League Championships and the State Championships at the end of the season, the MRLH cross country team competed at the Ft. Steilacoom Invitational against the top 4A, 3A, 2A, 1A and 1B/2B competition on the west side of the state. The Hawks top finisher in the boy's varsity 5,000 meter race came in 92nd out of 326 runners, while the top Hawk finisher in the girl's varsity 5,000 meter race came in 43rd out of 266 runners. The Hawk boy's team finished 27th out of 50 teams entered, which is no small feat considering the fact that Mt. Rainier Lutheran was probably the smallest school invited to the meet that was dominated by all of the larger public 4A and 3A schools from the west side of the state (there was even a 6A team from Oregon competing). Next on the agenda for the Hawk cross country team is the Emerald City League & SeaTac League Meet at Kelsey Creek Park in Bellevue on Tuesday, September 22nd. GO HAWKS! - MRLH Sports Photo Blog staff
	FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2009 BLOG NEWS & NOTES PHOTO: 2009 Mt. Rainier Lutheran High School athletics - Volleyball (Click on the image to see more MRLH volleyball photographs) VOLLEYBALL: MT. RAINIER LUTHERAN DEFEATS QUILCENE
	The MRLH volleyball team improved to 3-1 on the season by dispatching the visitors to Meyer Gymnasium from Quilcene. To gain experience for Hawk junior varsity squad, the varsity played the 1st and 3rd games and the junior varsity competed against Quilcene's varsity in the 2nd game. Chief Leschi visits Meyer Gymnasium on Tuesday, September 22nd, in the Hawks next match. GO HAWKS! - MRLH Sports Photo Blog staff
	THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2009 BLOG NEWS & NOTES PHOTO: 2009 Mt. Rainier Lutheran High School athletics - Soccer (Click on the image to see more MRLH soccer photographs) SOCCER: HAWKS DROP 3-1 DECISION TO RAINIER CHRISTIAN
	The Mt. Rainier Lutheran High School soccer team dropped a 3-1 decision to Rainier Christian today to fall to 1-2 on the young season. MRLH continues to improve from last season and are playing much better on both offense and defense. This coming Tuesday, September 22nd, the Hawks go on the road to take on Bear Creek at their home field in Redmond. GO HAWKS! - MRLH Sports Photo Blog staff
	THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2009 BLOG NEWS & NOTES PHOTO: 2009 Mt. Rainier Lutheran High School athletics - Cross Country (Click on the image to see more MRLH cross country photographs) CROSS COUNTRY: WINS FIRST SEA-TAC LEAGUE MEET OF THE SEASON
	With the top Hawk boy's finishers coming in 1st, 2nd, 4th, 9th, 11th and 12th, and the top girl's finishers coming in 1st, 3rd and 10th, the Mt. Rainier Lutheran High cross country teams got off to a great start in league this season at the first Sea-Tac League meet at Seward Park in Seattle. The boy's brought home 1st place as a team, in addition to the individual championships they garnered in both the boy's and girl's varsity races. Unfortunately, there's not much time for the athletes to rest, as next up is the Ft. Steilacoom Invitational on Saturday, September 19th. GO HAWKS! - MRLH Sports Photo Blog staff
	TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2009 BLOG NEWS & NOTES PHOTO: 2009 Mt. Rainier Lutheran High School athletics - Soccer (Click on the image to see more MRLH soccer photographs) SOCCER: SUFFERS FIRST SETBACK OF THE SEASON
	After starting out the season on a winning note, the Mt. Rainier Lutheran High School soccer team suffered their first loss of the season, losing 4-0 at Tacoma Baptist. With the loss, the team falls to 1-1 on the season. Next on the agenda for the soccer team is this Thursday at home (Concordia) against Rainier Christian. GO HAWKS! - MRLH Sports Photo Blog staff
	MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2009 BLOG NEWS & NOTES PHOTO: 2009 Mt. Rainier Lutheran High School athletics - Volleyball (Click on the image to see more MRLH volleyball photographs) VOLLEYBALL: ANOTHER 5 SET MARATHON VICTORY!
	The Mt. Rainier Lutheran High School volleyball team took to the court in the friendly confines of Meyer Gymnasium tonight and won another thrilling five set match, this time coming from behind to defeat Mary M. Knight, 3-2 (25-23, 23-25, 11-25, 25-20, 15-10). After struggling in their third set loss to fall behind 2-1, the Hawks stormed back to take sets four and five and secure their second victory of the young season. With the win, MRLH improves to 2-1. Next up for the MRLH volleyball team is a home matchup with Quilcene. GO HAWKS! - MRLH Sports Photo Blog staff
	SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2009 BLOG NEWS & NOTES PHOTO: 2009 Mt. Rainier Lutheran High School athletics - Cross Country (Click on the image to see more MRLH cross country photographs) CROSS COUNTRY: MRLH COMPETES AGAINST SOME OF THE BEST TEAMS IN WASHINGTON AND OREGON AT CAPITAL INVITE
	Against competition from the top Washington 4A, 3A and 2A teams, as well as top 6A and 5A teams from Oregon, the Mt. Rainier Lutheran High School cross country team held their own and used the Capital Invite as a great training ground for their upcoming Sea-Tac League meets. The top MRLH finishers in the junior boy's 2.3 mile race came in 14th and 17th (out of 127 competitors), while the top MRLH finisher in the girl's junior 2.3 mile race came in 21st (out of 100 competitors). The Hawks have their first Sea-Tac League meet coming up on Thursday, September 17th, at Seward Park in Seattle. GO HAWKS! - MRLH Sports Photo Blog staff
	SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2009 BLOG NEWS & NOTES PHOTO: 2009 Mt. Rainier Lutheran High School athletics - Volleyball (Click on the image to see more MRLH volleyball photographs) VOLLEYBALL: SUFFERS FIRST LOSS OF THE SEASON
	The Mt. Rainier Lutheran High School volleyball team suffered their first loss of the season at the hands of Crosspoint (formerly Kings West) of Bremerton, 3-0 (17-25, 19-25, 20-25). Each set was closely contested early, but in each, Crosspoint was able to take control near the end and finish out the set on top. The Hawks have their first home match of the season this coming Monday, taking on Mary M. Knight at Meyer Gymnasium. GO HAWKS! - MRLH Sports Photo Blog staff
	THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2009 BLOG NEWS & NOTES PHOTO: 2009 Mt. Rainier Lutheran High School athletics - Cross Country (Click on the image to see more MRLH cross country photographs) CROSS COUNTRY: HAWKS WIN BOTH VARSITY RACES IN SEASON OPENER
	Mt. Rainier Lutheran cross country athletes won both the boy's and girl's 1.5 mile varsity races in the season opening Sea-Tac Jamboree at Earlands Point Park in Bremerton. In the boy's varsity race, MRLH runners took 1st, 4th, 7th, 10th, 11th, 15th, 17th, 18th, 20th, 24th, 36th, 43rd and 45th, and in the girl's varsity race, MRLH runners took home 1st and 7th place. Next up for Coach Syverson and his cross country competitors is the Capital Invite on Saturday, September 12th. GO HAWKS! - MRLH Sports Photo Blog staff
	THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2009 BLOG NEWS & NOTES PHOTO: 2009 Mt. Rainier Lutheran High School athletics - Volleyball (Click on the image to see more MRLH volleyball photographs) VOLLEYBALL: WINS SEASON OPENER IN 5 SET NAIL-BITER!
	In what has become a reoccuring theme of the opening day of the Fall sports schedule, the girl's volleyball team won their opening match of the season in dramatic fashion, defeating Grace Academy in a hard-fought five set match, 3-2 (25-22, 23-25, 27-25, 21-25, 15-11). Every set was a closely fought battle, with neither team being able to pull away, until Mt. Rainier finally control in the fifth and final set. Next up for the Hawks is another road test, this time at Crosspoint in Bremerton on Saturday, September 12th. GO COUGS! - MRLH Sports Photo Blog staff
	THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2009 BLOG NEWS & NOTES PHOTO: 2009 Mt. Rainier Lutheran High School athletics - Soccer (Click on the image to see more MRLH soccer photographs) SOCCER: WINS OPENER IN OVERTIME THRILLER!
	The Mt. Rainier Lutheran High School soccer team won their season opener today in thrilling fashion, going on the road and defeating Grace Academy 3-2 in overtime! The Hawks fought back twice from one goal deficits, forcing OT with a goal in the 71st minute. Finally, a second unassisted goal in the 82nd minute gave MRLH the victory. Next up for MRLH is a match with perennial power,Tacoma Baptist, on Tuesday, September 15th. GO HAWKS! - MRLH Sports Photo Blog staff
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