Willits Wednesdays: A Lady Hawks team that will not be soon forgotten
By Steve Willits
March 11, 2014
A very special season came to a sudden end at Mt. Tahoma High School in Tacoma on February 28th. Lincoln defeated Mountlake Terrace 61-59 and with that the Hawks' women's basketball team just barely missed becoming the first team in the school’s history to make it to the state quarterfinals in the Ta...
Hawks fall short in regional playoffs to Wilson Rams
By Luke Thurber, Sports Co-Editor
March 1, 2014
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/1"][vc_column_text] The Hawks season ended Saturday night, losing 58-38 to Wilson High School in the first round of the WIAA 3A State Basketball Tourney. The Hawks kept it close, but Wilson pulled away in the 4th quarter before a packed crowd at Mount Tahoma High School ...
Willits’ Wednesdays: MTHS is a true basketball school this season with both teams just one game away from Tacoma Dome
By Steve Willits
February 26, 2014
Congratulations to the Mountlake Terrace Hawks boys and girls basketball teams! Of the 64 schools that play basketball at the 3A classification in Washington, there are only 16 boys’ teams and 16 girls’ teams remaining in the state playoffs. Terrace is one of only seven schools to have two teams s...
Hawks come up just short of Grizzlies for District 1 3A title
By Austin McDermott, Sports Co-Editor
February 22, 2014
Failing to press one little button. That's all that it took to end the Hawks' women's basketball team from earning the District 1 3A title as they came up just short of the Glacier Peak Grizzlies on Saturday night, 53-52. With the Hawks trailing 53-50, senior post Maddy Kristjanson hit a baseline...
Hawks dismantle Everett Seagulls 67-38, advance in postseason
By TK Johnson
February 18, 2014
On Tuesday night, the Mountlake Terrace Hawks crushed the Everett Seagulls, 67-38 in the Terraceum. After losing in heartbreaking game last Friday to Stanwood, the Hawks looked like a totally different team back at the Terraceum, only turning the ball over twice and holding the Seagulls to just three points in ...
Hawks finish strong against Stanwood Spartans with 57-52 victory
By Austin McDermott, Sports Co-Editor
February 12, 2014
Despite the playoff atmosphere that was clearly felt in the Terraceum on Wednesday night against the Stanwood Spartans, the women's Hawks basketball team stayed true to themselves and played the same type of game which they had all year long. That meant a stifling, physical defense and a high tempo offense. It...
Second half push lifts Hawks over Ferndale 70-46
By Austin McDermott, Sports Co-Editor
February 11, 2014
Apparently two different Mountlake Terrace teams showed up to Tuesday's first round 3A district matchup against the Ferndale Golden Eagles. While the final score of 70-46 showed a dominant Terrace team just simply outplaying a talented but young Ferndale squad, at the end of the first half the H...
MTHS Football Boosters-the group behind the team’s success
By Steve Willits
November 13, 2013
It is hard not to sing the praises of the Mountlake Terrace football team these days. The Hawks finished out the season by making the playoffs for the third time in the past five seasons. Not bad for a school that had never made the playoffs during its first 48 years of existence. Coach Tony Umayam,...
Hawks’ football season comes to a close, fall to Thunder 31-21
By TK Johnson
November 10, 2013
The Hawks' football season came to a end Saturday night, as they came up short 31-21 against the Mountainview Thunder at Mckenzie Stadium in Vancouver. The Hawks struggled early to get a rhythm going and going 3-and-out on the first drive. Mountainview would score early after the pu...
Game, set, season for Hawks as they fall 3-1 against Meadowdale
By Austin McDermott, Sports Co-Editor
November 9, 2013
Playing Meadowdale (14-4) for the third time this season the Hawks (12-6) knew exactly what kind of challenge they were in for. The Mavericks came out aggressive early on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 9, as they jumped all over the Hawks for a quick 25-16 victory in game one. The Hawks were forced to play...
Ferndale plays Golden, Terrace not so much
By Austin McDermott, Sports Co-Editor
November 7, 2013
Mountlake Terrace entered Thursday night's volleyball game with an impressive 12-4 record. Make that 12-5 after their 3-1 defeat to the Ferndale Golden Hawks in a District 1 playoff game. After losing the first set, 25-16, the Hawks came out playing on their heels, but were able to recover and play...
Weekend postseason roundup: Hawks fly through early postseason competition
By Austin McDermott, Sports Co-Editor
November 4, 2013
Football: On Friday the Hawks held a rematch against the Stanwood Spartans against whom they fell 29-13 to in the first week of the season. The first half was dominated by the Hawks run game behind Chance Ragsdale and Malcolm Johnson, leading 24-10 going into the locker room. Johnson would have several...