An even 100 of this year's 143 teams competed at State in 2006, a
repeat rate of 70%. Of those 100, 37 also qualified in 2004 and 2005.
15 of the 143 have appeared in at least 20 State meets.
FIRST STATE APPEARANCES:
Six teams -- three from each sex -- have qualified for State for the
very first time. On the boys' side: Eastlake, Southridge and
Tri-Cities Prep. First-time girls' teams include Fife, Kingston, and
River Ridge.
LONGEST GAP SINCE LAST STATE APPEARANCE:
The Mark Morris boys return to State for the first time since 1973, a
33-year gap that eclipses the previous record of 30 set by the Medical
Lake boys (1972-2003).
Both the Ellensburg and Lake Stevens girls will compete at State for
the first time since 1980, a 26-year break between appearances.
LONGEST STATE STREAKS EXTENDED:
The Blanchet boys will make their 30th consecutive State appearance
and 41st overall, both Washington state records. The Lakewood boys
will compete in their 24th consecutive State meet, the second-longest
streak in Washington history.
The Newport (Bellevue) girls extend their string to 14 consecutive
State appearances. Among girls' teams, only Seattle's Lakeside (21,
1977-1997), South Kitsap (16, 1989-2004), Gig Harbor (15, 1987-2001)
and Mount Baker (15, 1977-1991) have had longer streaks.
LONGEST STATE STREAK ENDING:
The King's boys failed to qualify for the first time since 1990,
ending a 16-year State streak.
The Ferris boys, four-time defending 4A champions, end their 7 year
streak of State qualifications.
The longest streak for a girls' team ending is a mere 4 years by Cedar
Park Christian.
MOST ACCOMPLISHED PROGRAMS NOT TO QUALIFY:
Ferris boys. In addition to titles the last 4 years, the Saxons have
won State on 3 other occasions and have 12 additional top-4 finishes.
But they finished a distant 6th at the Eastern Regional, 3 places and
54 points from qualifying.
Omak boys. The Pioneers haven't qualified for State since 2000, but
won 7 titles in the 20th century and finished in the top-4 a total of
16 times. In 2007 they finished 8th at District, 4 places and 97
points from a State qualifier.
Mount Baker girls. The Lady Mountaineers have won 5 State titles and
finished in the top-4 12 other times. Their 26 State appearances rank
second to Bellarmine Prep among girls' programs. In a strong
Northwest District, they finished 6th, 2 places and 34 points from
qualifying.
Eisenhower girls. The Lady Cadets have finished in the top-3 at State
12 times in the last two decades, including 4 titles. Their 7th place
finish at the Eastern Regional put them 4 places and 74 points from a
State berth.
MOST ACCOMPLISHED 2007 TEAMS NOT TO QUALIFY:
These aren't necessarily the BEST teams not in the Pasco field, but
those whose record during the season was most impressive.
4A boys: Oak Harbor. The Wildcats placed 6th of 14 at South Whidbey,
3rd of 21 at Seaside, and 5th of 40 at Mt Baker. They missed
qualifying for State by 32 points.
4A girls: Mead. The Lady Panthers finished 2nd of 18 at Highlander,
4th of 39 at Mountain West, 1st of 32 at Sunfair, and 4th of 16 at
Richland. But the Davis girls avenged their Sunfair loss and edged
out Mead for the final State qualifier by 30 points.
3A boys: Liberty (Issaquah). The Patriots placed 2nd of 51 at Fort
Steilacoom, 6th of 40 at Sunfair, and 2nd of 12 at Fort Worden. In a
tough Sea-King District meet they came up 7 points short of qualifying
for their first-ever State berth.
3A girls: Blanchet. The Lady Braves finished 8th of 22 at Bellarmine
and 9th of 22 at Hole in the Wall. They missed State qualifying by
all of 6 points.
2A boys: Riverside. The Rams finished 2nd of 16 at Farragut, 15th of
40 at Sunfair, and 2nd of 11 at Can-Am. They failed to qualify by 10
points.
2A girls: Murphy. The Lady Wildcats won Vashon Island and finished 6th
of 22 at Hole in the Wall. 4A Monroe and 2A Lakewood are the only
non-qualifiers Murphy lost to all season. At District they fell 22
points short of a berth.
1A boys: Lake Roosevelt. The Raiders were 5th of 13 at Moses Lake
Basin, 9th of 26 at Connell, and won their own invitational. They
missed a State qualifier by 2 places and 22 points.
1A girls: Cashmere. From the toughest classification to identify, the
Lady Bulldogs probably deserve the nod with their 4th of 14 finish at
Ellensburg and 3rd of 13 placing at Moses Lake Basin. At District, 2
places and 29 points kept them out of State qualification.
B boys: Valley Christian. The Panthers placed 15th of 25 at Runner's
Soul and missed a State qualifer by 21 points.
B girls: Tri-Cities Prep. The Lady Jaguars placed 6th of 12 at Big
Cross and were runners-up in the Blue Mountain League and District
meets.
ALL QUALIFIERS:
Here are all 143 qualifying schools, listed in order of the number of
times they have competed at the State championships.
STATE APPEARANCES, 2007 QUALIFYING SCHOOLS
41 Blanchet boys, 30th consecutive
29 Snohomish boys, 1st since 2005
28 Bellarmine Prep girls, 11th consecutive
28 Mead boys, 20th consecutive
25 Renton boys, 2nd consecutive
24 Puyallup boys, 1st since 2001
24 South Whidbey girls, 2nd consecutive
24 Gig Harbor boys, 3rd consecutive
24 Gig Harbor girls, 5th consecutive
24 Lakewood boys, 24th consecutive
23 Lakeside (Seattle) girls, 1st since 1999
23 Riverside girls, 3rd consecutive
23 Seattle Prep boys, 6th consecutive
23 Kelso girls, 10th consecutive
21 West Valley (Spokane) boys, 3rd consecutive
20 Bellevue boys, 2nd consecutive
20 Capital boys, 3rd consecutive
20 Burlington-Edison boys, 4th consecutive
20 Snohomish girls, 9th consecutive
19 Chelan girls, 7th consecutive
18 Tumwater boys, 1st since 1991
18 West Valley (Spokane) girls, 1st since 2003
18 Omak girls, 2nd consecutive
18 Shorecrest boys, 3rd consecutive
18 North Central boys, 4th consecutive
18 Columbia River girls, 5th consecutive
18 Newport (Bellevue) girls, 14th consecutive
17 Port Townsend boys, 1st since 2005
17 Mercer Island girls, 2nd consecutive
17 Saint George's boys, 4th consecutive
17 Capital girls, 8th consecutive
16 Ephrata girls, 5th consecutive
15 Seattle Lutheran boys, 1st since 2000
15 Redmond boys, 2nd consecutive
15 Selah boys, 2nd consecutive
15 Redmond girls, 7th consecutive
14 Mount Rainier girls, 1st since 2005
14 Cheney boys, 2nd consecutive
14 Issaquah boys, 2nd consecutive
14 Tahoma boys, 5th consecutive
14 Tahoma girls, 5th consecutive
14 Saint George's girls, 6th consecutive
13 Port Angeles boys, 1st since 2004
13 Bellingham boys, 2nd consecutive
13 Renton girls, 2nd consecutive
13 Elma boys, 3rd consecutive
12 Central Kitsap boys, 1st since 1998
12 Hanford girls, 1st since 2000
12 Eisenhower boys, 1st since 2004
12 Lynden Christian girls, 1st since 2004
12 Curtis girls, 2nd consecutive
12 Enumclaw girls, 2nd consecutive
12 Newport boys, 2nd consecutive
12 LaCenter boys, 4th consecutive
12 Sehome boys, 6th consecutive
12 Bellevue Christian boys, 7th consecutive
12 King's girls, 8th consecutive
11 Ellensburg boys, 2nd consecutive
11 Lindbergh boys, 3rd consecutive
11 West Valley (Yakima) girls, 6th consecutive
10 Cedarcrest girls, 1st since 1985
10 Seattle Prep girls, 1st since 1999
10 Ballard boys, 1st since 2003
10 Freeman boys, 1st since 2005
10 North Kitsap girls, 1st since 2005
10 Everett boys, 2nd consecutive
10 Bothell boys, 4th consecutive
10 Lakeside (Nine Mile Falls) boys, 4th consecutive
10 Sehome girls, 7th consecutive
9 Decatur boys, 1st since 1993
9 Colville boys, 1st since 2005
9 Jackson boys, 2nd consecutive
9 Richland girls, 3rd consecutive
8 Lynden Christian boys, 1st since 1999
8 Freeman girls, 1st since 2005
8 LaCenter girls, 2nd consecutive
8 White Pass boys, 2nd consecutive
8 White Pass girls, 2nd consecutive
8 Camas boys, 5th consecutive
8 Northwest Christian (Lacey) boys, 8th consecutive
7 Charles Wright boys, 1st since 2005
7 Central Valley boys, 2nd consecutive
7 Chewelah boys, 2nd consecutive
7 Mount Spokane boys, 2nd consecutive
7 Washougal girls, 2nd consecutive
7 Central Valley girls, 3rd consecutive
7 Lake Stevens boys, 3rd consecutive
7 Marysville-Pilchuck girls, 3rd consecutive
7 Zillah girls, 4th consecutive
7 Sequim girls, 6th consecutive
7 Jefferson girls, 7th consecutive
7 Squalicum girls, 7th consecutive
6 Centralia boys, 2nd consecutive
6 Woodinville girls, 2nd consecutive
6 Auburn Riverside boys, 6th consecutive
5 Meridian girls, 1st since 1993
5 Peninsula boys, 1st since 2005
5 Aberdeen girls, 2nd consecutive
5 Lakeside (Nine Mile Falls) girls, 2nd consecutive
5 Nooksack Valley boys, 2nd consecutive
5 Sequim boys, 2nd consecutive
5 Bellingham girls, 3rd consecutive
5 North Kitsap boys, 3rd consecutive
5 Northwest Christian (Lacey) girls, 3rd consecutive
5 Reardan boys, 5th consecutive
4 Morris boys, 1st since 1973
4 University Prep boys, 1st since 1992
4 Ocosta girls, 1st since 1995
4 Arlington girls, 1st since 1998
4 Highland girls, 1st since 2000
4 Deer Park girls, 1st since 2002
4 Bush boys, 2nd consecutive
4 Eastlake girls, 2nd consecutive
4 Kiona-Benton girls, 2nd consecutive
4 Onalaska boys, 2nd consecutive
4 Rainier girls, 2nd consecutive
4 Foster boys, 3rd consecutive
4 Mount Spokane girls, 3rd consecutive
4 Nooksack Valley girls, 3rd consecutive
4 Royal boys, 3rd consecutive
4 Asotin girls, 4th consecutive
3 Ellensburg girls, 1st since 1980
3 Forks boys, 1st since 2002
3 King's West, 2nd consecutive
3 Kiona-Benton boys, 2nd consecutive
3 Onalaska girls, 2nd consecutive
3 Saint John-Endicott boys, 2nd consecutive
3 University Prep girls, 2nd consecutive
3 Bear Creek boys, 3rd consecutive
3 Reardan girls, 3rd consecutive
2 Lake Stevens girls, 1st since 1980
2 Roosevelt girls, 1st since 1993
2 Davis girls, 1st since 1999
2 Zillah boys, 1st since 2003
2 Bush girls, 2nd consecutive
2 Sumner girls, 2nd consecutive
2 West girls, 2nd consecutive
1 Eastlake boys
1 Fife girls
1 Kingston girls
1 River Ridge girls
1 Southridge boys
1 Tri-Cities Prep boys