Notebook: KingCo tie yanks coach back home

Inglemoor's 12-6 victory over Bothell shook the KingCo 4A football playoff picture enough to be felt on the other side of the state.

At least it did for Woodinville Coach Terry Agnew, who was in Pullman when Inglemoor's victory Friday night prolonged his team's season.

Woodinville beat Juanita on Thursday, and Agnew went to the Palouse to visit daughter Laura, a junior at Washington State, for Dad's Weekend. So Agnew was in Pullman when Bothell played Inglemoor at Pop Keeney Stadium, and his wife called every quarter with an update of the score.

Inglemoor's victory created a three-way tie for second place that will be decided by tonight's tiebreaker playoff. Woodinville plays Bothell at 6:30 p.m. at Pop Keeney Stadium in a mini-game with two 12-minute halves. The winner advances to play Inglemoor in another mini-game that will begin 30 minutes after the first game ends.

Inglemoor's victory cut Agnew's weekend short. He drove home from Pullman Saturday, leaving before Washington State's victory over UCLA, and his team practiced that evening about the same time fans in Pullman tried to bring down the goalposts after the upset.

Tonight, his Falcons play in a two-part playoff for the second state-playoff berth from KingCo 4A. Bothell, Woodinville and Inglemoor are from the same school district, all play home games at Pop Keeney Stadium and all finished 6-3 to force the league's first playoff since 1997.

"We're pretty familiar with one another," Agnew said. "It's not like someone's not going to have time to prepare for another team. You pretty much dust off the scouting report from the first time you played."

The Falcons have been stung by injuries. Four starters were out at one point during the season. Aaron Shonecker, a defensive tackle and tight end, missed three games in the middle of the season, and lineman Andy Griggs was also out. David Ronning, fullback and linebacker, was injured in the season opener and returned in the Week 8 loss to Eastlake, playing only defense.

Sumner coach resigns

Andy Haynie gave his five-year plan six years.

Now he thinks it's time to give someone else's plan a try. Haynie has resigned as head football coach at Sumner after six seasons. The Spartans won their final three games to finish 5-4, but failed to make the playoffs for the second straight year.

Haynie hoped for more after a disappointing 2-7 record in 2000, a tumultuous season that included several suspensions of players.

"I felt after last year, with the kind of season we had and all the problems we had, we had to get back on track this year in a big way," said Haynie, 47, whose six-year record was 27-29. "I came here with a five-year plan and high expectations. I decided I had to get it done this year, or not. I just feel like it's time for a fresh start, and for me, too."

Seamount 'King' flexes muscle

The King Division proved to be king in Seamount League girls soccer.

King teams won three of four crossover matches against Pierce Division opponents last week, earning three spots in the opening round of the Class 3A state playoffs. Most noteworthy was Highline's 1-0 victory over Fife in overtime. Highline was the No. 4 seed out of the King Division. Fife was the Pierce champion. The Pirates' lone goal came from sophomore Raeven Prgomet, who has a team-leading 16.

This is the Pirates' first trip to state since 1998, when they lost the title game to Lakeside, 2-0. Their 10-5-2 record includes two losses and a tie against Kennedy, the league's No. 1 seed. They play Bellingham's Squalicum, the No. 3 team out of WesCo, at 6 p.m. tonight at Highline Stadium. Kennedy (17-0-1) then takes the field at 8 p.m. to play Seattle Prep.

Mount Rainier (15-3-0) is the third King Division team still in the hunt. The Rams are in the playoffs for the fifth straight year and are at Hanford today for a 2 p.m. match.

Notes

• The Washington State Baseball Coaches Association will induct three coaches into its Hall of Fame on Nov. 17: Bob Smithson, who coached at Cascade of Everett for 14 years (207-108 record); Lou Stevenson, who coached at Everett for 14 years (148-132-2) and was a Cascade assistant from 1994-2000; and Jim Waller, who has been Oak Harbor's coach since 1979 (256-198). The induction luncheon and Best of the West clinic will be at the Sea-Tac Doubletree Inn.

• Phil Taylor, 47, a member of the fastpitch coaching staff the past two years at Metro League champion Ballard, has been named head coach at Roosevelt. Taylor, a Nathan Hale graduate, said he has made a long-term commitment to the Roughrider program.

Times staff reporters Sandy Ringer and Craig Smith contributed to this report.