Thursday, January 7, 2010

Roster 2007-2008

Click on a player's name to see their bio.
NoNameHeightPosYear
 3 Kailan Kalina 5' 7" G 10
 11 Alicia Valentine 5' 4" G 11
 12 Chandler Jones 5' 9" G 10
 22 Stephanie Egeberg 5' 6'' F 12
 23 Courtney Martin 5' 11" F 11
 30 Mary Petrie* 5' 8" G 12
 32 Katie Kruger 6' 0'' C 12
 33 Kaitlyn Parrott 5' 7" G 11
 34 Krista Simonson 5' 4" G 12
 35 Lindsey Smith 5' 8" F 10
 44 Marissa Pratt 6' 3" C 10

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Meet the Players:


3    Kailan Kalina
Kailan started playing basketball in the 4th grade with Redmond Parks and Recreation and she played in the program for three years. From 6th through 9th grade, she played for Redmond Select. Kailan also tried out for Puget Sound Flight in the 6th grade, where she played until 8th grade. In 9th grade, she played for Northwest Heat. She also played basketball at Evergreen Junior High for three years. In 7th grade, she was voted MVP by her teammates. As an 8th grader, she made varsity and in 9th grade she was named captain and later won the MVP award. Kailan loves playing basketball and is looking forward to her first season of Redmond High basketball.




11    Alicia Valentine
Alicia started playing basketball in 1st grade for Redmond Parks and Recreation and it has been her life ever since.   She played for The Boys and Girls Club and Parks and Recreation up until 4th grade.  Soccer was also a part of her life from the 2nd to 5th grade until she chose to dedicate herself full time to basketball. At the age of 9 she had to undergo laser eye surgery because of a tumor connected to her eye, part of which is still there today.  This road block in her life really jump started her more serious career in basketball.  She made the Redmond Select 6th grade team as a 5th grader and played for the program ever since.  She also played spring ball for Seattle Magic, Puget Sound Flight, and Emerald City. While attending Redmond Junior High, she played JV as a 7th grader and varsity for 8th and 9th. In 9th grade she was captain and was voted MVP by her teammates. Last year as a sophomore, she was given the coaches award for JV; she also "swung" for the varsity, which was a great experience for her. Besides basketball, she loves to sew and knit. She also enjoys working out, shopping, and reading. 

12    Chandler Jones
Chandler began AAU basketball for the Puget Sound Flight program and the Redmond Select 6th grade team in the 5th grade. She also played select softball for five years but gave it up for basketball. Chandler has had a great time competing at all different levels of basketball. In 2004 her ECBA team won the 12U NW AAU Championships, then went on to the 12U National Championships in Amarillo, Texas. In 2005 she attended the Elite Adidas Junior Phenom Camp and was ranked third best player out of 98 girls from all over the United States at the 2010 age level. In the summer of 2006, she attended the UW Basketball Camp and was named to their "High School All Star team". Chandler was a three year varsity player, MVP and co-captain on RJH's undefeated basketball team. She was also the MVP for the 9th grade Select team and this past spring and summer, Chandler traveled with her Puget Sound Flight team to Arizona, Oregon, Tennessee, and San Diego. Chandler is a National Honor Society member and served as an Ignite mentor at RJH. During the last two years, she has helped coach the 6th grade Redmond Select team. Chandler is excited to be part of the Mustangs Girls basketball team this year and is looking forward to having a great time with her teammates.


22    Stephanie Egeberg
Stephanie has been playing basketball since she was in the 7th grade. She has been involved in the Redmond Basketball program since then. Stephanie participated in Evergreen Junior High basketball all three years playing two years on junior varsity and one year on varsity. Outside of basketball she also loves to play soccer. During the summer she likes to wake board and spend time out on the water. She also enjoys playing the piano, reading, and spending time with her family and friends. Stephanie's first year at Redmond High School she played on the Junior Varsity team and had a great experience. Her junior year she was a swing player playing for both JV and varsity. However, last year she tore ligaments in her ankle during a game and was out for a couple of months. Now fully recovered, she is excited to learn, improve and be a part of the basketball team for senior year.


  23   Courtney Martin 
Courtney began playing competitive basketball four years ago.  She played the past three seasons for the Puget Sound Flight AAU program and was the leading scorer for the elite level gold team this past season.  Courtney is an aggressive, tireless, extremely well conditioned, high energy player.  Last year in her first year of varsity eligibility, she was the second leading scorer, 10.8 ppg, and leading rebounder, 7.5 ppg, for the Mustangs. Courtney was awarded the Redmond Varsity's MVP award. She led all first year eligible players in scoring average in the Kingco 4A Conference where she was the 12th leading scorer and 7th leading rebounder overall. She looks forward to the team having a winning season and hopes they can get to the state tournament.  Courtney is also a member of the National Honors Society, the Girl Scouts and does volunteer work with autistic children. When she isn't playing basketball, Courtney enjoys spending time with her friends, family and working out with Mike Lawson at the RAC.

 30    Mary Petrie 
Mary started playing soccer and basketball at eight years old with the local Boys and Girls Club and as a fifth grader, she made the sixth grade Redmond Select team. She continued four more years with the Redmond High School Select program as their starting point guard, averaging 15.4 points per game. She started AAU in the fifth grade as well, with the Seattle Magic and joined Puget Sound Flight in the seventh grade where she has continued to play. Her ninth grade team was the Oregon City-End of the Trail Champions and Mary was named Oregon City All Tournament and MVP in Reno, Nevada. She was top scorer of her team, for the 2005 season, with an average of 8.5 points per game. She is captain of the varsity RHS girls basketball team for the second year and has earned the coach's award, a scholastic award in 2006/2007 and most inspirational in 2007/2008. Mary also plays the violin with the Redmond High School Orchestra and has participated in Honors violin for three years. She is a member of the National Honor Society with a 3.85 GPA and has participated in leadership since 6th grade holding various positions including President, Historian, and this year's Public Relations officer. She plans to play basketball in college and continue her leadership training.

32    Katie Kruger
Katie has been playing basketball since 2nd grade. She began playing Select in 5th grade continuing through 9th grade. She played varsity for three years on her junior high team earning MVP. At Redmond High, Katie is a three year varsity letterman and started every game her junior year. She was the first in the Kingco Conference with a 58% field goal percentage from the floor and which was also an individual Mustang season record. She was 13th in Kingco last year and led the team in blocked shots. Katie has played AAU basketball for Puget Sound Flight for the past six years. "My highlights with PSF are not shown on the scoreboards or in the stats or even with awards received. My highlights will be held with me forever. Playing along side my four teammates. Jenika Swanson, Joey Brazen, Mary Petrie and Monica Nevi, for the past six years has meant more to me than any title, award, or record set. It is my single highlight. We spent our summers in the gym, playing some great games and grew up with basketball as our bond. I learned how to be a loyal teammate, how to show grace under pressure and what true sportsmanship really means." Katie looks forward to a successful season as a senior and playing great team basketball.

33    Kaitlyn Parrott
Kaitlyn earned two varsity letters as a sophomore: basketball and track. She has played basketball since 3rd grade, playing in the Boys and Girls Club, the Redmond Select Program and for Evergreen Junior High. She played AAU for the Seattle Magic and five years for Puget Sound Flight. Her basketball highlights include winning several prominent tournaments from Seattle to Maui, and traveling to compete in national tournaments in Oregon City, Phoenix, and Memphis.  Individual honors include being named Best Defensive Player on several teams, and often being called on to defend the opponent's top playmaker. For the RHS track team last season, Kaitlyn won every individual Kingco 100M and 200M sprint in which she competed. She placed in both her events in the Kent Meridian Regional Invitational and her times also qualified her to compete at State and the prestigious Pasco Invitational Meet. In junior high, she was undefeated in 21 individual races and the District Champ in three events: the 100, 400, and 4X400. Kaitlyn enjoys hanging out with her friends and making anything she is part of FUN. This season, she's looking forward to doing whatever she can to help the team succeed and exceed their goals.


34   Krista Simonson
Krista started playing basketball in the 3rd grade in the Redmond Parks and Recreation program. In 6th grade she began to play Redmond Select basketball which she continued through 9th grade. She played AAU basketball for the Seattle Magic in 6th grade, moved to Puget Sound Flight in 7th grade and she has been a part of the Flight program through this past summer. She played softball and basketball all 3 years at Redmond Junior High and as a 9th grader was awarded MVP of the Varsity basketball team and Female Athlete of the Year. As a sophomore, she was a "swing" player spending time with both the JV and Varsity teams and received awards for her academics and hustle; last year she played varsity full time and again received an academic award.  She enjoys her studies and continues to carry a 4.0 GPA. In her time away from basketball she loves skiing when there is snow, wakeboarding and boating when there is sun and spending time with family and friends.

  35   Lindsey Smith
Lindsey began playing basketball in the 2nd grade for the Boys and Girls Club. She played Redmond Select basketball from the 6th through 9th grade. In her 9th grade year, Lindsey was chosen by her team as the MVP Defender. She also played in the AAU spring league for Puget Sound Flight and Heat for three years. At Evergreen Junior High, Lindsey played one year of JV basketball and two years on the varsity. She also participated on the school's varsity volleyball team for three years. She was elected as the MVP and chosen to be captain in the 9th grade. Lindsey has also been playing soccer since the age of four and has now been on the Crossfire Premier and Select team for the last five years. On the RHS soccer team, she was selected as the sophomore MVP Defender by her teammates. Lindsey is excited to participate in the Redmond High School basketball program and is looking forward to playing for the team for the next three years.

  44   Marissa Pratt
Marissa learned to play basketball in 7th grade at Evergreen Junior High School shortly after moving from New Zealand in 2004. Growing up in New Zealand, she was involved in multiple sports including three years of competitive swimming and netball, a variation of basketball played in Commonwealth countries. For her 8th and 9th grade years, she immersed herself in basketball, playing on her varsity junior high team, Redmond Select teams, and in the Puget Sound Flight program. In 9th grade, her Redmond Select team went 51-11 and her Puget Sound Flight team (15U) took second place in the MSN tournament in San Diego. Now in her sophomore year at Redmond High, she is on the varsity team and is super excited for a fun and exciting journey this season.