April 30, 2008 - 03:29 PM
Bryan Alexander has been selected as the new Sedro-Woolley High School football coach, athletic director Todd Torgeson said Wednesday. His hiring must be approved by the Sedro-Woolley School Board before it becomes official.
Alexander served as the team's co-head coach along with Dan Teeter for one season in 2004. After that season, Doug Preston was hired and coached for three seasons before resigning to spend more time with his family.
See Thursday's Skagit Valley Herald…
April 22, 2008 - 05:22 PM
Oak Harbor baseball coach Jim Waller has announced that this season, his 30th with the program, will be his last. Waller, 55, retired from teaching last year.
In 1990, Waller's Wildcats reached the state championship game, where they lost to Fort Vancouver 1-0 in the title game. His teams have reached the state tournament six times, most recently in 1993.
Waller is the second high-profile coach to resign this season. Football coach Dave Ward stepped down after 17 years…
April 18, 2008 - 07:29 PM
The Western Conference will split into three divisions for football only beginning this fall.
Two of the divisions will encompass Class 4A schools, divided into North and South Divisions. Both Oak Harbor and Stanwood will remain in the North Division, joined by Arlington, Snohomish, Marysville-Pilchuck, Lake Stevens and Monroe. Arlington is the only school changing classifications for this cycle, moving up to 4A. Cascade will move to the South Division.
The South Division…
April 08, 2008 - 03:06 PM
Four area volleyball players have been selected to play in the All-State Volleyball Games.
Three come from the two-time state champion La Conner Braves — middle hitter Cora Kellerman, outside hitter Sabrina Schwindler and setter Shelby Zanoni. They will play in the Class 1B/2B game.
Also making the squad for the Class 1A/2A team is Burlington-Edison's Ariel Erlenbach.
The games will be played July 19 at Fife High School.
March 26, 2008 - 04:53 PM
Two area basketball players have been named to the Associated Press Washington All-State Basketball Teams.
Burlington-Edison senior Jake Anderson was selected to the Class 2A boys’ squad and Anacortes’ Brittany Janz was selected for the girls’ squad.
Anderson averaged 18.9 points per game and led the Tigers to the state championship game, where they lost by two points to Ephrata. Ephrata’s Daniel Simon was named the Class 2A player of the year, while younger brother…
March 23, 2008 - 02:07 PM
SEDRO-WOOLLEY — Sedro-Woolley High School hopes to have a new head football coach soon — maybe as soon as this week.
Athletic director Todd Torgeson said the Cubs are hoping to name a new coach by Friday to replace Doug Preston, who stepped down after three seasons at the helm.
Torgeson praised Preston for the job he did coaching.
“He’s been in the game an awfully long time and has done a great job coaching. He just decided it was time to spend more…
March 20, 2008 - 09:43 PM
Several media outlets, including the Seattle Times, are reporting that former Oak Harbor High School football coach Dave Ward has been hired to be the head coach for Archbishop Murphy High School's football program.
Ward’s 17-year career as the Wildcats’ head coach included the team’s first state tournament win, a 28-14 victory over Gig Harbor in 2005, and a Class 4A state title in 2006. Oak Harbor also opened a $8.2 million stadium.
Last season, Ward’s last with…
March 20, 2008 - 04:18 PM
Oak Harbor seniors Rodrick Rumble and Jake Rouser have been selected to the West squad for the 2008 Class 4A/3A East-West All Star Football game, which will be played July 3 at Central Valley Stadium in Spokane.
Rumble was a first-team all Western Conference receiver after finishing the season with 57 catches for 764 yards and 10 touchdowns. Rouser, an Idaho State recruit, caught 27 passes for 379 yards and scored five touchdowns. He was first-team all-conference as a tight end and defensive…
March 20, 2008 - 04:11 PM
Mount Vernon wrestler Kyle Hoagland has been named to the Class 3A Academic State Champions team by the Washington State Wrestling Coaches Association.
Hoagland, an alternate to the state tournament at 140 pounds, has a 3.95 grade point average. He placed third in the Northwest District and fifth at the Region 1 tournaments.
March 13, 2008 - 04:03 PM
Burlington-Edison High graduate Cash Stone will be inducted into the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association Hall of Fame next month, the WIAA announced Thursday.
Stone, who lost just one wrestling match in four years at Burlington-Edison from 1951-54 and went on to wrestle at Skagit Valley College, is being honored for his 38-year coaching career at Mead High School. During his tenure from 1959-1997, his teams won two state championships, eight regional, 13 league and 15 district…
March 11, 2008 - 12:37 PM
Burlington-Edison boys’ basketball players Jake Anderson and Kolby Arendse have earned first-team all-Northwest Conference honors.
The seniors led the Tigers to a runner-up finish at the Class 2A state tournament.
Also making the first team was Sedro-Woolley senior Ethan Brown.
Mount Vernon’s Michael Caswell and Eric Jensen were named to the second team.
On the all-NWC girls’ team, Anacortes’ Brittany Janz and Burlington-Edison’s Keri…
March 08, 2008 - 07:37 PM
Burlington-Edison leads Ephrata 41-40 after three quarters of the Class 2A state championship game at the Tacoma Dome.
Sparked by the 1-3-1 trapping defense that has been so successful here, Burlington-Edison went on a 14-0 run to take a 38-35 lead, holding Ephrata scoreless for 4 1/2 minutes. Jake Anderson scored six and Kolby Arendse five during the burst.
Anderson has 18 points thus far for Burlington-Edison. Daniel Simon has 12 and Patrick Simon 11 for Ephrata.
March 08, 2008 - 11:42 AM
As quickly as the Seahawks got hot, they cold again, then hot again. Anacortes went scoreless most of the third quarter, then scored eight quick points at the end of the quarter to tie Black Hills at 39-39 going into the final quarter of their season.
Alyssa Averill still leads Anacortes with 15 points.
March 07, 2008 - 08:42 PM
The Burlington-Edison boys' basketball team will play for the Class 2A state championship at 7 p.m. Saturday.
Jake Anderson scored 89 points, Evan Coulter scored 15 and the Tigers pulled away from Port Townsend for a 58-33 victory in the semifinals Friday night.
Colin Stewart added 13 points and hit three 3-pointers for the Tigers, who held Port Townsend to 26.7 percent field-goal shooting in the second half.
The Tigers will face a physical Ephrata team that…
March 07, 2008 - 10:57 AM
TACOMA — The Anacortes’ girls’ basketball team has a chance at the highest place in school history.
The Seahawks held off Burlington-Edison 51-45 Friday in the consolation semifinals at the Class 2A State Tournament. Anacortes (23-4) will play either Eatonville or Black Hills for fifth place at noon Saturday.
Anacortes has finished sixth twice in school history, most recently in Class 3A in 2006.
The Tigers’ season ends at 18-8. Burlington-Edison erased…
March 06, 2008 - 07:33 PM
The Burlington-Edison boys' basketball team used a second-half surge to power past Cheney in the Class 2A state semifinals on Thursday 62-51, good for a spot in Friday's state semifinals.
Jake Anderson scored 17 points in the second half and 20 overall, Kolby Arendse notched 14, and a pair of sophomores came up big for the Tigers, with Colin Stewrt scoring 11 and Evan Coulter adding nine.
Arendse added six steals to help lead the Tigers' defensive effort.
Burlington-Edison…
March 06, 2008 - 10:57 AM
Skagit Valley Herald staff
TACOMA — It took a while, but the Burlington-Edison girls’ basketball team finally broke away from Kingston.
Trailing by one heading into the fourth quarter, the Tigers went on an 18-3 run on the way to a 53-41 victory over the Buccaneers in a loser-out contest Thursday in the Class 2A state basketball tournament.
The Tigers will face Northwest Conference rival Anacortes at 11 a.m. Friday with a state trophy, either fifth or eighth, on the line. Anacortes…
March 06, 2008 - 09:11 AM
Skagit Valley Herald staff
TACOMA — In danger of seeing their season come to an end, the Anacortes’ girls’ basketball team came out on fire in the second half of it’s game against Clarkston on Thursday in the consolation bracket of the Class 2A girls’ state basketball tournament.
After scoring just 19 points in the first half, the Seahawks matched that total in the first four minutes of the second half to blow out Bantams. The Seahawks turned a one-point halftime lead into a…
March 05, 2008 - 03:46 PM
TACOMA — The Burlington-Edison boys’ basketball team opened its quest for a Class 2A state title with a 63-44 victory over R.A. Long in the first round of the tournament at the Tacoma Dome.
The Tigers never trailed after the opening minutes, building a double-digit lead in the third quarter they never relinquished
Burlington-Edison will play at 7 p.m. today against the winner of the game between Cheney and Prosser.
Kolby Arendse scored 18 points to lead…
March 05, 2008 - 12:37 PM
Down by 15 points at the half, the Burlington-Edison girls' basketball team got within one point —but no closer — in their first-round game at the state Class 2A tournament Wednesday against Tumwater.
Tumwater stopped the Burlington-Edison comeback and the Tigers went through a four-minute scoreless stretch in the 40-29 loss.
Burlington-Edison will play at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow.
Morgan Schwegler led Tumwater with 11 points and Ashley Andrews added 11. Katelynn…
March 05, 2008 - 11:28 AM
The Anacortes girls' basketball team's dream of a Class 2A state basketball championship ended Wednesday when the Seahawks lost 57-51 to the Pullman Greyhounds in the first round of the state tournament at the Tacoma Dome.
The Seahawks will play Clarkston in a loser-out game at 9 a.m. Thursday. Anacortes (21-4) can still place as high as fifth.
Brittany Janz led Anacortes with 15 points, with Alyssa Averill adding 10 in the game, which matched the state's two top-ranked…
February 27, 2008 - 05:31 PM
Three Oak Harbor athletes and two from Stanwood have made the Western Conference North Division's first teams in their respective sports.
Oak Harbor's Rodrick Rumble and Stanwood's Zach Johnson were selected to the first team for boys' basketball. Rumble led all area scorers this year at 21.9 points per game, while Johnson, just a sophomore, led the Spartans within one game of the Class 4A State Tournament. His teammate and fellow sophomore Kale Schmidt earned second team honors.
February 27, 2008 - 03:10 PM
The La Conner boys' basketball team won its opening round game at the Class 2B State Tournament 81-68 over Wellpinit today, while the girls lost to Napavine 39-19, having scored just three points in the first half. Look for complete coverage of these games in Thursday's Skagit Valley Herald sports section.
February 21, 2008 - 05:26 PM
A pair of local soccer standouts will continue their playing careers at Western Washington University.
Mount Vernon’s Oscar Jimenez and Sedro-Woolley’s Emily Warman have signed letters of intent to play for the Vikings, head coach Travis Connell announced.
Jimenez was the Skagit Valley Herald Player of the Year his junior year, scoring 14 goals to help the Bulldogs to a 13-1-3 record.
Warman was a second-team All-State selection by the Associated Press,…
February 15, 2008 - 07:10 PM
Five Sedro-Woolley wrestlers have made it to tomorrow’s semifinals at Mat Classic XX.
• Shane Hunt reached the semis of the 130-pound weight class, where he will face Olympic’s Brandon Yeick tomorrow morning. Hunt pinned Port Angeles’ Adam Raemer in his first-round match (3:36), then got a 16-0 technical fall over Franklin Pierce’s David Kuich in his second-round match.
• Kevin O’Neil is in the semis at 135, having earned a 19-2 technical fall over Auburn-Riverside’s…
February 07, 2008 - 03:32 PM
Oak Harbor football player Jake Rouser has signed a national letter of intent to play at Idaho State University.
The 6-4, 225-pound Rouser, a defensive lineman and tight end in high school, was recruited to play on the defensive line for the Bengals.
He helped Oak Harbor to a state Class 4A title in 2006 and a state quarterfinal-round appearance in 2007.
Rouser was a three-sport letterman — football, basketball, track and field — at Oak Harbor.
He was one of 26 players…
January 25, 2008 - 05:57 PM
Oak Harbor High School football players Jake Rouser and Rodrick Rumble recently landed on an exclusive list.
Rouser and Rumble, who helped power the Wildcats to the state Class 4A quarterfinals this year after their state-championship season in 2006, have been named as Seattle Times “white chip” recruits.
The Times annually lists the top football recruits in the state, dividing them into elite blue-chip prospects, then red- and white-chip prospects.
Rumble,…
January 24, 2008 - 05:16 PM
1) It’s never too early to start thinking about the NFL draft, especially since all but two NFL teams are already thinking about the offseason. Check out an early mock draft first round by cnnsi’s Don Banks here:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/don_banks/01/23/mock.draft1.part1/index.html?eref=T1 2) A lot of baseball fans have an…
January 23, 2008 - 05:32 PM
The new Associated Press prep basketball polls are out, and some local teams can again be found at or near the top of their respective classifications.
Among the highlights: The Anacortes girls are No. 1 among state Class 2A teams — the listed record does not include the Seahawks’ loss Tuesday night to Lynden Christian — and the Burlington-Edison boys are No. 2 in 2A behind Mark Morris.
Here are the polls:
Washington prep boys basketball poll
January 23, 2008 - 04:05 PM
The sports Web site CBS Sportsline is offering a few interesting tidbits on Mount Vernon graduate Kyle Kendrick, who was called up by the Phillies last season and responded with a sparkling rookie season.
The article touches on what Kendrick will need to do to build on his success. It also reveals he’s getting lessons from former Mariner Jamie Moyer.
The article can be found at:
http://www.sportsline.com/mlb/teams/report/PHI…
January 22, 2008 - 12:14 PM
Mount Vernon High School athletic director Eric Monson has been recognized as a certified master athletic adminstrator by the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association.
To earn this distinction, Monson had to demonstrate knowledge, contributions and on-going professional development in interscholastic athletic adminstration.
January 22, 2008 - 11:57 AM
Burlington-Edison High School will inducted 25 athletes and three coaches on Saturday into its hall of fame.
The group will be inducted at the boys' basketball game against Blaine.
Bud Ovenell (class of 1947, football, basketball) will be the oldest athlete inducted.
Joining him from the class of 1962 will be Bob Kutzer (football), Lance Aamot (football), Dennis Kloke (football), Joe Montgomery (football), Bob Fulton (wrestling), Tom Marriott (wrestling), Roger Wills (football)…
January 17, 2008 - 10:59 PM
The Lake Stevens wrestling team has finally been beaten in a Western Conference North Division dual meet.
The Vikings lost to Snohomish 34-18 on Thursday, ending a streak that began in 1993 and covered 117 dual meets. Snohomish won nine of the 14 matches.
In an odd twist, Snohomish coach Kevin Judkins was the head coach at Lynnwood in 1993 when the Royals beat the Vikings, the last time Lake Stevens lost a league dual meet.
January 16, 2008 - 04:14 PM
The first Associated Press prep basketball polls of the season are out, and several area teams are ranked.
The Burlington-Edison boys are No. 1 among Class 2A teams and the Anacortes girls are No. 1 in Class 2A. Several other local teams landed in the Top 10.
In Class 2B, the La Conner boys sit at No. 3, and the girls are No. 10.
The Mount Vernon boys, and Oak Harbor, Burlington-Edison and Concrete girls didn’t crack the Top 10, but did receive votes.
January 16, 2008 - 02:10 PM
Shawmonee Holm and Stephanie Wenke both played for the Anacortes High School girls’ basketball team in recent years.
Last month, fate brought them to the same location again as their college teams faced off.
Wenke and Holm each got playing time — and points — as Hope International and Point Loma Nazarene met in an NAIA basketball game on Dec. 1.
Holm scored eight points and grabbed 10 rebounds as her Point Loma team came away the 96-60 winner.
…
January 11, 2008 - 04:06 PM
The Oak Harbor Wildcats have a new football coach.
Assistant coach Jay Turner has been promoted to the head slot, replacing Dave Ward, who stepped down at the end of last season.
Turner has been an assistant coach for 12 years, most recently as the team's defensive coordinator. Turner told the Seattle Times he was expecting the promotion.
Turner played collegiately on the defensive line for the University of Montana.
Ward resigned after the Wildcats…
January 10, 2008 - 11:24 AM
The Burlington-Edison boys’ basketball team recently found itself playing a whole new ballgame.
The Tigers traveled to Canada for a three-game stint in the Edmonton Tournament. While the Tigers found success, winning all three games, they had to adjust to international rules, including a 24-second shot clock, a trapezoid-shaped lane and several small differences that made the game different.
“It was a neat experience, playing in a different style,” Burlington-Edison…
January 10, 2008 - 11:22 AM
Burlington-Edison’s Kolby Arendse has been nominated as an Old Spice red Zone Player of the Year for his prowess on the football field this season.
Arendse, who helped the Tigers to the Class 2A championship game, was nominated to be one of 50 national players of the year. They will be named in February.
Previous winners in the program, which began in 2001, include Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow of the University of Florida and former Louisiana State University quarterback…
December 07, 2007 - 05:12 PM
By the WIAA's preliminary count, Mount Vernon has remained under the student population threshold to remain a Class 3A school.
The WIAA count lists Mount Vernon at an average count over the first three months of the school year at 1,272.5 students in grades 10-12. The maximum number to stay in Class 3A is 1,280.
Oak Harbor is just over that number, at 1,287.5. All other area schools are staying at the same classification.
More details in Saturday's Skagit Valley…
December 03, 2007 - 02:26 PM
Burlington-Edison senior Katie Griffith has been named the Northwest Conference girls’ soccer MVP.
Griffith, a midfielder, led the Tigers to a Class 2A state runner-up finish.
Four of her teammates were named to the all-conference first-team — defenders Candace Mohler and Mette Rousseau, midfielder Sarah Berentson and forward Keri Arendse.
Burlington-Edison coach Jay Powers shared conference coach of the year honors with Mount Baker’s Kelly Grayum.
December 01, 2007 - 10:08 AM
The Tigers got on the scoreboard late on a Kolby Arendse touchdown run, but the Tigers' dream of a state title is officially over. Some tears and a few smiles among the BE players. Most said the turnovers proved to be the undoing, as morale sank further each time they gave the ball to the potent Prosser offense.
For a few plays, the Tigers' offense looked like itself again, but the drive stalled. Prosser has the ball at the Tiger 48, 4:52 left
Prosser 42-0, 8:18 left. Durbin…
November 29, 2007 - 03:26 PM
Six Burlington-Edison football players and five from Mount Vernon earned first-team Northwest Conference honors.
Burlington-Edison placed three players — quarterback Kolby Arendse, tight end Jake Anderson and lineman Josh Lott — on the offense. Two others, lineman Steve Berghuis and linebacker Travis Hofkamp, made the first team defense. Sophomore kicker Andrew Furney is the sixth Tiger.
Running back Jess Miller, receiver Cory Kendrick and lineman Chris Fredlund all…
November 23, 2007 - 08:40 PM
Burlington-Edison 23, Othello 20, FINAL Tigers win.
Othello went for it on 4th-and-4. Luke Thomas intercepted Garza’s pass and returned it 100 yards.
The touchdown was wiped out by a flag, but the Tigers will escape with the 23-20 and move to the state title game for the first time since 1986
Burlington-Edison 23, Othello 20, late fourth quarter. Long pass play down to Tiger 18. Fourth-and-4 at the 12.…
November 23, 2007 - 05:18 PM
La Conner midfielder Eron Macartney led four Braves on the Northwest 2B League boys’ soccer first team, capturing the Most Valuable Player award.
The Brothers McKnight also made the first team — senior defender Chris, junior midfielder Galen and freshman forward Kyle.
Mount Vernon Christian placed three on the first team — forward David Riley and defenders Jeremy Schloemer and Jeffrey McClelland.
The complete teams will run in next Tuesday’s Skagit Valley…
November 23, 2007 - 05:16 PM
Local players comprised nine of the 14 members of the Northwest 2B/1A League girls’ soccer first team, led by La Conner’s Anna Raymond, the league MVP.
Joining Raymond on the first team were five other Braves — forward Kristin Cook, midfielders Carly Hartwick and Megan Raymond, and defenders Robin Coe and Hana Van Pelt.
Also making the first team from Concrete were midfielder Kassy Taylor and goalkeeper Brandi Dellinger. Defender Chloe Dye represented Mount Vernon…
November 21, 2007 - 04:05 PM
The Concrete football team placed four players on the Northwest 2B League offense and three on the defense, led by Chris Smith, who earned first-team honors on both sides of the ball and was a co-offensive player of the year
Smith made the squad as both a quarterback and defensive back. On offense he was joined by running back Derek Rice, receiver Trent Kitchen and lineman Tyler Massingale. All four players are juniors.
Joining Smith on the defense from Concrete were seniors…
November 20, 2007 - 08:59 PM
Anacortes’ Kassie Beseau made the Northwest Conference first team in two events, one of three area swimmers on the squad.
Beseau, who won the Class 2A state butterfly title, won league honors in that event and the 100 backstroke. Teammate Kellie Huff was the top honoree in the 200 individual medley, and Sedro-Woolley’s Andrea Emde got the nod in the 50 freestyle just ahead of Mount Vernon’s Kristen LeGro.
The complete teams will run in next Tuesday’s Skagit Valley…
November 20, 2007 - 08:58 PM
On the heels of their second straight Class 2B state volleyball title, the La Conner Braves rolled up the individual honors as well.
Braves middle hitter Cora Kellerman was named the Northwest 2B/1A League’s MVP, one of four Braves to earn first-team honors. Coach Suzanne Marble won Coach of the Year.
Outside hitters Kait Powell and Sabrina Schwinder also made the first team, as did hitter-turned-setter Shelby Zanoni. All four are seniors.
La Conner and Darrington,…
November 18, 2007 - 03:29 PM
Carly Feiro, an outfielder on last year’s state tournament Mount Vernon softball team, will continue her career at Lafayette College.
Feiro will play for the Leopards, a Division I program in Easton, Pa. Lafayette plays in the Patriot League and faces opponents such as Army, St. Joseph’s and Delaware State.
Last year’s squad went 21-25 and 10-10 in conference. The Leopards coach, Jeanine Gunther, was named Patriot League Coach of the Year in 2006 for guiding the team…
November 17, 2007 - 05:32 PM
Maybe the Burlington-Edison girls’ soccer team should change its nickname to the Road Warriors.
The Tigers turned in a pair of long-distance treks last week in the first two rounds of the Class 2A state tournament.
For their first-round game Nov. 6, they drove to Washougal to face Hockinson. After winning 1-0, they drew another long trip, this time heading east of the mountains to face Pullman on Nov. 9.
MapQuest puts that at 1,176 miles, although Burlington-Edison…
November 16, 2007 - 04:20 PM
Several more area athletes were honored by the Western Conference this week
Stanwood defender Caitlin Voehl was the lone area soccer player named to the Western Conference North Division soccer team. Her teammate, goalie Bradie Blankenbaker, earned second-team honors, as did Oak Harbor striker Carson McKole.
Spartan singles player Kyle Koetje earned a spot on the WesCo first-team boys’ tennis squad, as did the doubles team of Jason Schonberg and Jordan Beauchamp.
…
November 15, 2007 - 08:30 PM
The last time the Burlington-Edison football team stood on the FieldTurf at Mount Vernon High School, it was at the end of a 10-6 victory in a hard-fought Battle of the Bridge.
Thursday afternoon the Tigers were back, this time practicing for their quarterfinal playoff game Saturday. Mount Vernon, which was eliminated from the playoffs last Friday, let its rivals prepare on a field similar to the one at Albi Stadium.
“It’s a little weird, but it’s nice,” Tiger junior…
November 15, 2007 - 08:28 PM
Two Oak Harbor Wildcats made the Western Conference North Division’s first team.
Outside hitter Jennifer Jansen and setter Becca Wheeler received first-team honors after helping the Wildcats finish third in the North Division and return to the district playoffs.
The first team was comprised entirely of players from Monroe, Marysville-Pilchuck and Oak Harbor.
Stanwood, which finished fourth and made the playoffs, landed a pair on the second team — senior outside…
November 14, 2007 - 04:29 PM
The Oak Harbor football team landed three defensive and four offensive players on the Western Conference North Division all-conference team, led by Jake Rouser, who made the squad on both sides of the ball.
Rouser, the team’s 6-foot-3, 210-pound senior, made the team as a tight end and a defensive end. He was joined on the offense by quarterback Johnny Encinas, wide receiver Rodrick Rumble and lineman Tyler Elliot.
Oak Harbor defensive back Jordan Young and linebacker…
November 13, 2007 - 04:46 PM
Did the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association compound a tragedy by denying the Archbishop Murphy football team a potential run in the state playoffs?
Many people believe it did.
For those readers who don’t know, Archbishop Murphy suffered earlier this year from the death of coach Terry Ennis, one of the most respected prep football coaches in the state. Ennis died of cancer Sept. 12.
Recently, it was discovered one of the Wildcats’ players had…
November 13, 2007 - 03:44 PM
A former colleague of mine who works for an organization in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area recently put together this collection of videos of the most gruesome ACL injuries of all time.
Trust me — they’re gruesome, really gruesome. Like, horror-movie gruesome.
But if you’re interested, you can find the presentation at
http://blogs.citypages.com/sports/2007/11/worlds_worst_ac.php
November 12, 2007 - 01:50 PM
State volleyball tournament qualifiers Burlington-Edison and Mount Vernon were well represented on the all-Northwest Conference first team.
Burlington-Edison placed Anna Fohn, Kinsey Davis and Ariel Erlenbach on the team, while Mount Vernon had Amber Johnson and Catilin Gusa honored.
Anacortes was represented on the second team by Tyler Calles.
Among those receiving honorable mention were Burlington-Edison’s Danielle Nordlund, Mount Vernon’s Nicole Cruse…
November 10, 2007 - 09:07 PM
The Braves topped Manson 25-11, 25-17, 14-25, 25-20 Saturday night in Yakima to claim their second straight Class 2B state volleyball title.
November 10, 2007 - 03:05 PM
Anacortes Kassie Beseau won the Class 2A 100-yard butterfly state title on Saturday, clocking in with a time of 1 minute, 0.50 seconds. She finished first by 4/100ths of a second.
Beseau was also third in the 100 backstroke (1:03.51) and joined Hayley Rieger, Rosie Jenssen and Kellie Huff in a second place finish in the 200 medley relay. The Seahawks also took fourth in the 200 freestyle relay and fifth in the 400 freestyle relay.
Anacortes freshman Mallorie Estenson finished…
November 10, 2007 - 02:35 PM
The Mount Vernon volleyball team saw its season come to an end Saturday with a four-game loss to Auburn Mountainview.
The Bulldogs recovered from 25-9 loss in the first game to win the second game 25-20. The third and fourth games were closer, but Mount Vernon came out on the short end 26-24 and 25-22.
The Bulldogs finish the season 15-5
November 09, 2007 - 08:10 PM
The La Conner Braves advanced to the quarterfinals of the Class 2B State Volleyball Tournament this morning with a 25-14, 25-15, 25-9 victory over Adna at the Yakima SunDome.
In their quarterfinal match, the Braves won a nail-biter, beating Riverside Christian 19-25, 25-7, 22-25, 25-20, 15-7 to advance to the semifinals. The Braves will play Lind-Ritzville at 3:30 p.m. Saturday with the winner advancing to face the winner of the Wilbur-Creston/Manson match for the state title at 6:30…
November 08, 2007 - 09:15 PM
The Burlington-Edison volleyball team won its first match at the Class 2A state volleyball tournament today, but lost a tough five-game match to Selah in the quarterfinals.
The Tigers opened with a victory over Mark Morris 25-14, 16-25, 25-23, 25-20, avenging a five-game loss to the Monarchs in the first round of the 2006 state tournament.
Burlington-Edison also took the first two games against Selah before losing 21-25, 22-25, 25-23, 25-23, 15-7.
The Tigers…
November 08, 2007 - 10:57 AM
Saturday was a memorable day for the Burlington-Edison senior cross country runners as they helped the Tigers sprint to their second consecutive state title.
But it wasn’t the only impressive finish in their time together
The Tigers’ four seniors — Josh Simpson, Milan Drake, Patrick Spilsbury and Frank Sosa — have helped Burlington-Edison place in the top five every year of their career.
Only one other school in Burlington-Edison’s classification,…
November 07, 2007 - 08:39 PM
The state cross country meet may have ended last weekend, but the competition isn’t over for some area runners.
Several locals qualified for the BorderClash, which pits the top prep runners from Washington and Oregon in a race on Nike’s Beaverton, Ore. campus.
Runners had to pace in the top 20 in the Class 4A race, top 10 in 3A, top seven in 2A, top-two in 1A and first in 1B/2B to qualify for this year’s BorderClash, which will be held Nov. 17.
The locals…
November 07, 2007 - 08:35 PM
La Conner senior volleyball player Cora Kellerman was one of 20 athletes from around the state selected as finalists for the Wendy’s High School Heisman Award program.
The program began in 1994 as a way to honor scholar-athletes. This year 32,000 seniors around the country applied.
Molly Field of Prosser and Matt Cronrath of Odessa were selected as the state’s winners and will move on to regional competition.
November 06, 2007 - 06:55 PM
It looks as if Shawmonee Holm, who had successful careers for two Skagit County teams, has started a stint with a third team that’s a little farther from home.
Holm, a former basketball standout for Anacortes High School and the Skagit Valley College Cardinals, made her debut for Point Loma Nazarene Saturday, scoring 11 points off the bench in an exhibition loss to Cal-State Fullerton.
Holm went 5-of-6 from the free-throw line and added nine rebounds for the Sea Lions,…
October 29, 2007 - 10:50 PM
We’ll be running previews of this weekend’s football games later in the week, but here’s a sneak preview on the upcoming games.
• In playoff action, Concrete will play Christian Faith at noon on Thursday in Federal Way; Mount Vernon will play Renton at 7:30 p.m. Friday in Renton; Burlington-Edison will host Granite Falls at 7 p.m. Friday; and Oak Harbor will host Bellarmine Prep at 7 p.m. Saturday.
• In finales for teams not going to the postseason, Anacortes will…
October 27, 2007 - 08:10 PM
When it came time to pick a college, Mount Vernon softball standout Jill Barnett traveled the country to look for the best fit.
When it came time to decide, she decided that fit was at the University of Toledo.
Barnett, a senior catcher who helped lead the Bulldogs to the Class 3A state tournament last year as a junior, has committed to play at for the Division-I Rockets, selecting them over programs such as Georgia State, Fairfield and Youngstown State.
Barnett…
October 23, 2007 - 08:44 PM
The La Conner boys’ soccer team is hoping to establish a winning tradition at this year’s state soccer tournament.
At the same time, another one may be ending.
Elke Macartney, whose son Eron is one of the Braves’ leading scorer, has baked cookies for the Braves’ opponents for the past four years. When he graduates, she said, she won’t be on the sidelines with the baked treats any more.
She first thought of the idea in Eron’s freshman year, when…
October 21, 2007 - 02:03 PM
With one week of games left before crossover games, here’s what local teams are looking at, as well as possible crossover opponents:
Oak Harbor: The Wildcats are in the playoffs with the No. 1 seed out of the Western Conference North Division, and will host a first-round playoff game against the No. 5 team out of the Narrows League, which will either be Lincoln (2-2, 5-3) or Bellarmine Prep (3-2, 5-3). Oddly enough, the Wildcats won’t be a No. 1 seed if they reach the state…
October 20, 2007 - 12:13 AM
LYNDEN — Trailing Lynden by 33 points with the clock winding down, the Anacortes football team had a little fun with the last few seconds.
Anacortes coach Charlie Bell put several of his starting offensive linemen in the backfield and let them carry the ball.
“It was just a fun thing,” Bell said. “Every lineman likes to carry the ball. We wanted them to have some fun. This was probably the only chance they would have to do that.”
Carlos Pagan ran the…
October 17, 2007 - 08:29 PM
The Northwest Conference volleyball match of the year is set to go Thursday night when Burlington-Edison and Lynden, both ranked in the top five in the state among Class 2A teams, tangle at Burlington-Edison High School.
Local volleyball fans are not the only ones who are aware of the showdown between undefeated teams. The match is being videotaped by Comcast and will be shown as part of the prep events on its On Demand service several days later.
The Tigers tried out an…
October 17, 2007 - 05:00 PM
LA CONNER — The La Conner boys’ soccer team has found a way to prepare for upcoming games on artificial turf.
The Braves have spent two days practicing in a parking lot at the Port of La Conner to ready themselves for the harder surfaces they are bound to face in the playoffs.
“It’s a huge disadvantage for grass players to go to turf. We’re looking for ways to play on a harder surfaces,” coach John Connell said.
Players say the hard surface took…
October 15, 2007 - 11:18 AM
The La Conner and Concrete high school football teams have each gotten an extra win.
Coupeville notified the schools that it had to forfeit its games against the Braves and Lions because a player was found to be ineligible.
On back-to-back weeks to start the season, Coupeville beat La Conner 49-14 and Concrete 34-0.
Now, because of the forfeits, Concrete is 5-2 and La Conner 2-5.
October 14, 2007 - 03:57 PM
With two weeks remaining in the regular season, here’s how area high school football teams stand with regard to the playoffs.
Oak Harbor: Technically, the Wildcats are not in the playoffs yet, but with a win against winless Monroe on Friday, they will not only clinch a berth but the Western Conference North Division’s No. 1 seed.
Stanwood: Eliminated.
Mount Vernon: The Bulldogs can clinch a playoff berth this week with a win over Sedro-Woolley and a Ferndale…
October 13, 2007 - 08:35 PM
La Conner’s Anna Raymond could reach a milestone before the end of the regular season.
Raymond, a high-scoring senior forward for the Braves, is within two goals of 100 for her career with three regular-season games remaining.
“I think it’s great,” La Conner coach Amy Freeto said. “What’s really cool to me is every goal has been art. Every one of them has a different flair. There’s been a few fluke goals, but with most of them, something pretty amazing has…
October 11, 2007 - 09:13 PM
A year after going to the Class 4A title game, the Stanwood girls’ soccer team is having an interesting season.
The Spartans remain a tenaciously defensive team, but are having trouble finding the net — and keep having to play extra time because of it. Thursday’s 0-0 tie with Arlington was the Spartans’ fourth tie by that score this season, and their seventh overtime game.
More than half their 13 games that have gone to extra time.
Coach Lori Stunz…
October 10, 2007 - 06:36 PM
The Mount Vernon football team plays its biggest game of the season, at least from a playoff perspective, Thursday night at Civic Stadium.
Though it might be a disadvantage normally to play such an important game on the road, the Bulldogs in essence haven’t had a home this season. Civic Stadium will be the seventh location in seven games this year for Mount Vernon.
The Bulldogs have already played road games against Bishop Blanchet, Lynden, Blaine, Fife and Anacortes.…
October 06, 2007 - 02:31 PM
Here's the latest scoring numbers for the area girls' soccer teams.
Through games of Saturday, Oct. 6
Player, school total
A. Raymond, LC 14
Griffith, BE 11
Loera, MV 9
Arendse, BE 8
Bruscas, SW 7
Freeman, MVC 7
Cook, LC 6
C. Hartwick, LC 6
Janz, Ana 6
Berentson, BE 5
Toepfer, MV 5
Brogna, MV 4
Gardner, MV 4
Gates, BE 4
Geertsma, MVC 4
S. Hartwick, LC 4
Morrison, MV 4
Taylor,…
October 04, 2007 - 05:46 PM
The Northwest Board of Basketball Officials is looking for referees for girls’ basketball, both at the high school and middle school levels, in Skagit, Whatcom and Island counties.
Training classes for new members begin Oct. 15 in Mount Vernon. For more information, call 360-734-2807 or visit
http://www.northwestboard.com
October 04, 2007 - 02:42 PM
Mount Vernon’s Kyle Kendrick will be at the center of what is sure to be the biggest topic of discussion in Philadelphia over the next two days — should Phillies manager Charlie Manuel have pulled Kendrick in the fourth inning of the second game of the Phillies-Rockies playoff series?
For those arm-chair managers who have real jobs and weren’t able to watch the game, here’s the situation: Kendrick had allowed two runs and five hits in 3 2/3 innings. The Rockies had loaded the…
October 02, 2007 - 04:06 PM
Road races aren’t the only sporting events drawing attention to breast cancer this week.
The Western Conference North Division volleyball match between Cascade and Everett is being called “Dig for the Cure.” The teams will use pink-and-white volleyballs, sell pink T-shirts and wear pink uniforms for the match. T-shirts will cost $10, with proceeds benefiting the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.
The match begins at 7 p.m. Thursday at Cascade High School in Everett.…
