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  • Congratulations to the WV8 and WV4 boats for placing 1st at NW Regionals and qualifying to Nationals!
  • Congratulations to Girls Softball for placing 5th and Boys Baseball top 8 at State!
  • Shout out to Lauren Vesely for placing fourth in triple jump at the track and field state competition
  • Happy graduation seniors!
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The student news site of Inglemoor High School

Nordic News

The student news site of Inglemoor High School

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Jones vaults into the air at Lake Washington High School during
a meet.

Athletes’ next frontier: blazing the trail to college

Raising the bar to D1 State champion pole vaulter and senior Jacqueline Jones (she/her) will take her talents to California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo. Coming from a long line of distance...

Freshmen Anya Rajyaguru and Sophie Oprea warm up before their game.

Girls tennis finds their swing

Rishi Gala (he/him), Co-Design Editor Jun 4, 2025

On May 1, girls tennis competed against Interlake and concurrently held their senior night to honor their sole senior member, captain Ishita Kansal (she/her). Head coach Jane Demerath (she/her) reminisced...

Confetti rains down from the ceiling for the Gators after Florida wins their third National Championship.

An end to the madness (in May)

The annual conclusion of the NCAA men’s basketball season is a tournament of the top 64 teams in the nation selected by a committee of basketball experts. This single-game elimination tournament...

Seniors Grant Wotherspoon, Gabe Schutt and Jaxon Coburn jog down the track in their
team rain jackets.

Track boosters support largest sports team

Danny Hughes (he/him), Reporter Apr 21, 2025

With 155 students on this year’s track and field team, adequate funding is paramount. After district budget cuts in 2024 caused a major loss in funding for extracurriculars, the need for external funding...

After consuming the entire gallon of milk and completing his mile run, Piper triumphantly holds up his puke bag, marking the end of his punishment.

Fantasy football and its real life punishments

Nordic News does not endorse or encourage the participation of any dangerous or illegal activities.   Fantasy football is an online game in which the players act as owners and general managers...

Budden juggles a soccer ball. Soccer players use juggles to improve focus, ball control and foot-eye coordination.

Vikings take no off days this off-season

Off-season training allows athletes to stay in shape and active when not competitively playing their sport. Crew co-captain and senior Neve Gelatt (she/her) said that she has to work out immediately afterschool...

Vince deadlifts while working out with the crew team in the Inglemoor weight room.

Female athletes uplift themselves with weightlifting

Despite the stereotype that weightlifting is a masculine sport, more women and girls are getting involved in the gym and lifting weights. According to the International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub...

Senior guard Aman Sterling pulls up from midrange during the first quarter of a game against Tyee. The Vikings won 83-45, moving their record to 8-6. "I've grown more confident over the years, especially in my shooting abilities," Sterling said

Boys basketball rebounds to new heights

Charlie Haug (he/him), Sports Editor Feb 11, 2025

Boys varsity basketball has rewritten its story. Over the past three years, the program struggled with a combined record of 8-51, including losing streaks of 14 and 20 games in a row. This year, the...

Malu Touras dribbles the ball up the court for the Vikings on Dec. 14 in the third quarter. The team beat Ferris High School 58-36 on Alumni Night while celebrating former athletes who have played for the team.

Undersized athletes don’t come up short

Charlie Haug (he/him), Sports Editor Jan 30, 2025

Across most sports, size and height are important factors. Basketball players, for example, often use their height to shoot over opponents or their long arms to defend. While being undersized can limit...

Lundberg practices her split jump on beam. “It’s not super difficult to do, but it’s kind of difficult to get good amplitude for the split,” Lundberg said. “I try to think about jumping really high.”

Setting the bar high: Gymnasts flip into a new season

For almost three hours each evening, the gymnastics team meets at Northshore Gymnastics Center. Led by captains junior Florence Sambisa (she/her) and sophomore Chloe Doan (she/her), the team is working...

The team honored their late coach on Oct. 17 with a Nelke Night game against Skyline. Players, fans and coaches sported purple ribbons and headbands for pancreatic cancer awareness. Although the team lost, head coach Roland Peekel said the journey has been about more than just wins and losses. He recognized the importance of honoring the foundation that Nelke built for the team.

Girls soccer enters a new era

Charlie Haug (he/him), Sports Editor Dec 4, 2024

After longtime coach Kent Nelke passed away from pancreatic cancer last May, varsity girls soccer rallied together and honored his memory with a successful season. Led by new head coach Roland Peekel...

Stewart leads a group of runners at the cross country state championships on Nov. 9.

Fall sports foresee a fantastic future

Cross country This fall, the girls varsity cross country team and sophomore Sammy Connell qualified for the state championship; last year, only a couple athletes made it to state. This was the first time...

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