Youth Wrestling 2012-12-30

Sunday the Whidbey Wildcat Wrestling Club finished the year with a daylong tournament at Burlington-Edison HS.  Numbers were a bit on the light side, with only 9 wrestlers making the trip to the mainland.

Complete Wildcat results are below.

Photos from the days' action are posted HERE.


Skagit Valley Yellowjackets Folkstyle Results for Whidbey Wildcat Wrestling Club
Bantam 45 - Trenton Force's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Quarterfinal - Madeline Repp (Puyallup Wrestling Club) won in sudden victory - 1 over Trenton Force (Whidbey Wildcat Wrestling Club) (SV-1 17-15)
Cons. Round 1 - Braedon Requa (Bad Draw Wrestling Club) won by pin over Trenton Force (Whidbey Wildcat Wrestling Club) (Pin 0:14)

Bantam 50 - Justin Burks's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Keaton Mayernik (Team Scorpion) won by major decision over Justin Burks (Whidbey Wildcat Wrestling Club) (Maj 14-1)
Cons. Round 1 - Justin Burks (Whidbey Wildcat Wrestling Club) won by pin over Danny Shook (Sedro Woolley Steelclaw Wrestling) (Pin 1:22)
Cons. Round 2 - Tyler Rhue (Team Scorpion) won by tech fall over Justin Burks (Whidbey Wildcat Wrestling Club) (TF 18-3)

Bantam 55 - Brody Snyder's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Brody Snyder (Whidbey Wildcat Wrestling Club) won by decision over Timothy Newman (UP Vikings) (Dec 4-0)
Quarterfinal - Brody Snyder (Whidbey Wildcat Wrestling Club) won by decision over Kael Anderson (Pin City Wrestling Club) (Dec 6-4)
Semifinal - Kazuya Sandoval (Bad Draw Wrestling Club) won by forfeit over Brody Snyder (Whidbey Wildcat Wrestling Club) (FF)
Cons. Semi - Lars Michaelson (NWWC) won by pin over Brody Snyder (Whidbey Wildcat Wrestling Club) (Pin 0:39)

Bantam 60 - Isaac Hoth's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Tyler Kinney (Bad Draw Wrestling Club) won by pin over Isaac Hoth (Whidbey Wildcat Wrestling Club) (Pin 2:44)
Cons. Round 1 - Isaac Hoth (Whidbey Wildcat Wrestling Club) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Isaac Hoth (Whidbey Wildcat Wrestling Club) won by decision over Cole Beeman (Oly Mountain Wrestling Club) (Dec 11-6)
Cons. Round 3 - Cooper Field (Cruiser Wrestling Club) won by pin over Isaac Hoth (Whidbey Wildcat Wrestling Club) (Pin 2:27)

Intermediate 50 - Dylan Estes's place is 5th and has scored 0.00 team points.
Round 2 - Jason Good (Extreme Takedown) won by pin over Dylan Estes (Whidbey Wildcat Wrestling Club) (Pin 0:39)
Round 3 - Riley Hoople (Arlington Youth Wrestling Club) won by pin over Dylan Estes (Whidbey Wildcat Wrestling Club) (Pin 0:22)
Round 4 - Jace Ashton (Sedro Woolley Steelclaw Wrestling) won by decision over Dylan Estes (Whidbey Wildcat Wrestling Club) (Dec 9-5)
Round 5 - Ryan Wilson (Vandit Wrestling Academy) won by decision over Dylan Estes (Whidbey Wildcat Wrestling Club) (Dec 7-1)

Intermediate 60 - Ben Servatius's place is 3rd and has scored 1.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Ben Servatius (Whidbey Wildcat Wrestling Club) received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Ben Servatius (Whidbey Wildcat Wrestling Club) won by pin over Joe Sands (Snoqualmie Valley Wrestling Club ) (Pin 0:15)
Semifinal - Ben Servatius (Whidbey Wildcat Wrestling Club) won in sudden victory - 1 over Alexander Rapelje (Wrestling Rhinos) (SV-1 2-0)
1st Place Match - Terryl Smith (UP Vikings) won by major decision over Ben Servatius (Whidbey Wildcat Wrestling Club) (Maj 11-0)
2nd Place Match - Tryon Kaess (Snoqualmie Valley Wrestling Club ) won by pin over Ben Servatius (Whidbey Wildcat Wrestling Club) (Pin 1:49)

Novice 65 - Natasha Estes's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Brandon Romnlo (Everett Wrestling Club) won by major decision over Natasha Estes (Whidbey Wildcat Wrestling Club) (Maj 14-0)
Cons. Round 1 - Natasha Estes (Whidbey Wildcat Wrestling Club) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Josh Allred (Everett Wrestling Club) won by pin over Natasha Estes (Whidbey Wildcat Wrestling Club) (Pin 0:00)

Schoolboy/girl 91 - Joey VanGorder's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Cohen Cleek (Unattached) won by pin over Joey VanGorder (Whidbey Wildcat Wrestling Club) (Pin 0:21)
Cons. Round 1 - Joey VanGorder (Whidbey Wildcat Wrestling Club) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Duncan Harrison (Snoqualmie Valley Wrestling Club ) won by pin over Joey VanGorder (Whidbey Wildcat Wrestling Club) (Pin 2:42)

Schoolboy/girl 91 - Aaron Fletcher's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Aaron Fletcher (Whidbey Wildcat Wrestling Club) received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Aaron Fletcher (Whidbey Wildcat Wrestling Club) won by major decision over Prit Paul Johal (Miri Piri (Canada)) (Maj 14-4)
Semifinal - Cody Anderson (Oly Mountain Wrestling Club) won by pin over Aaron Fletcher (Whidbey Wildcat Wrestling Club) (Pin 0:42)
Cons. Semi - Cole Anderson (Bad Draw Wrestling Club) won by pin over Aaron Fletcher (Whidbey Wildcat Wrestling Club) (Pin 0:00)

 

Basketball 2012-12-28

Friday was not a good day for Oak Harbor basketball.  With 5 teams in action, only one came away with a win.

Down in Bellevue in the annual Holiday Tournament, the boys varsity squad avenged a Thursday loss to Kentwood, 57-45 with a 60-53 victory over Monroe.  Saturday the varsity boys wrap up the tournament with a game against Nathan Hale of Seattle.

In Bellingham, the varsity girls fell 58-46 to host Bellingham on Thursday and 57-41 to Tahoma on Friday.

Friday afternoon, the boys JV and freshman team and the girls JV squad competed in a rematch against Anacortes.

The Freshman boys fell 54-38 in the dome, the boys JV 63-44 in the main gym and the girls JV lost by an unreported, but significant score.

All of Friday's photos are posted only at WESCOAthletics.com

Boys JV photos are HERE.

Boys Freshmen photos are HERE.

Girls JV pics are HERE.


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AAU GBB 2012-12-22

The Oak Harbor Catz, a grade 5-8 AAU team coached by Gary Brundidge, finished the winter S.W.I.S.H. season with their tournament held at Skagit Valley College last Saturday.  The team ended the regular season with a 3-5 record.

Their first game was against ProStock Basketball, a team that had beaten the Catz soundly earlier in the season.  In this game, the two teams were neck-and-neck right to the end, but unfortunately, the Catz were on the wrong end of a 30-28 score.  ProStock went on to capture the tournament title.

In their second, loser-out game, the Catz fell to the B-E Sting 35-30, ending the season.

Photos from the game against ProStock are posted HERE.

Video highlights from the 2nd half of the ProStock game are posted HERE.


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GBB 2012-12-21 vs Ferndale

Last Friday night the Oak Harbor girls basketball team faced off against the Ferndale at OHHS with the Golden Eagles winning all 3 games.

The freshman game was very close early, even having lost Rosie Mooki, who recently moved up to the JV team.  Annabelle Whitefoot scored 7 in the first quarter and OH was down only 3 points, 18-15, at the first buzzer.  Ferndale took a firmer lead in the second, outscoring the 'Cats 13-8 to take a 31-23 lead into the locker room.  In the final two periods, both teams scored only single digits and the Wildcat girls were not able to cut into the Ferndale lead and lost 46-39.  Keisha Watts paced the team with 12 points with Taylor Deconzo, Janae Payne and Whitefoot each scoring 9.

In the JV game the Ferndale defense was aggressive and tight, allowing only 2 points by Oak Harbor in the first period, and by halftime the Golden Eagles were up 28-10.  Things didn't get better in the second half as the 'Cats fell 53-27.  Jinai Guzman and Brook Peplinski each finished with 6 to lead the team.  Kyla Bernardo and Irene Gribble scored 4 each, Rosie Mooki 3, and Hayley Lundstrom and Jamie Estrella 2 each.

The varsity nightcap was a study in contrast.  In the first quarter, Oak Harbor played even with Ferndale, and led 15-12 at the first horn.  In the second and third period, though, the Wildcats were outscored 17-8 and 18-6 as Ferndale built a 47-29 lead going into the final 8 minutes.  Ferndale saved the best for last, scoring 23 points to the Wildcats' 19 to win the game 70-48.  Jalani Bobo scored 19 points for the 'Cats, 9 of them from the free throw line, and Annie Leete also scored 15 points, all of them off of 3-pointers.  Ciera Wiser finished with 10, Natalie Fiallos 4, and Hayley Lundstrom and Liz Lym 2 each.

Video highlights from the Freshman and Varsity games are posted HERE.

Photos are posted HERE.


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GBB 2012-12-20 vs Getchell

Last Thursday the lady Wildcats finished up the first half of the season and got their first league win against the visiting Marysville Getchell Chargers.

In varsity action the girls jumped on Getchell early, racing to a 21-6 first quarter lead and led 33-23 at the half.  Getchell made a comeback in the 3rd, closing to within 3 points, 38-35, with 3:03 left in the 3rd.  But, in the final period, the Wildcats turned up the heat on their defense, holding the Chargers to just 2 points while scoring 14 of their own to take the game 57-39.  Jalani Bobo and Annie Leete each scored 19 for the 'Cats and Ciera Wiser added 10 more.  Kelsey Rankin finished with 5 while freshmen Deja Bunch and Jinai Guzman each scored 2.

After the first half of the season, the varsity girls stand at 1-3 in league and 3-5 overall.

Oak Harbor also won the JV game, 38-31.  A stiff defense held Getchell to single digits in each of the first 3 quarters, but slipped a bit in the 4th, allowing 13, but the 38 points scored by the JV 'Cats was topped the Chargers and gave the JV team their 2nd league win of the season. Irene Gribble and Jinai Guzman shared the high score with 11 each.  Hayley Lundstrom finished with 5, Brook Peplinski 4, Kenna Prosch 3, , and Rosie Mooki and Jessica Hollins 2 each.  The JV squad is now 5-3 overall.

Finally, the freshmen.  The girls came into the game undefeated in league play and left it the same way.  Getchell rolled a donut in the first period and Oak Harbor scored 12.  The freshman girls allowed 6 points in the second period but led 24-6 at halftime and essentially went on autopilot for the rest of the game to win 58-9.  Taylor Deconzo and Matti Miesle scored 18 each to lead the team, Keisha Watts finished with 6, Annabelle Whitefoot 4 and Suzanne Kaltenbach 2.

Video highlights from the JV and varsity games are HERE.

Photos from all 3 games are posted HERE.


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Middle School boys basketball 2012-12-20

Thursday afternoon the OHMS and NWMS boys basketball teams met at OHMS for a pair of games.

First up was the 7th grade teams.  Jordan Bell from OHMS scored the first points of the game, but NWMS came back to take the lead, but OHMS scored late to make it 10-8 in favor of the Cougars at the first buzzer.  The Panthers were able to score only 6 points in the second period while NW pumped in 12 to lead 22-14 at halftime.  In the second half, the Cougars put the game away with two big periods, scoring 18 in the 3rd and 16 in the 4th while holding the Panthers to just 14 points total for the half.  The final score was 56-28 for North Whidbey.

Only 3 players scored points for Oak Harbor Middle - Jordan Bell with 8, Joseph Arinaza with 9 and Hoah Herrara with 11.  On the NWMS side, eleven players got on the board, led by Marcus Carr with 16.  Caleb scored 8, TJ 7 and Jerome 6.  Scoring 4 points each were Chris, Mac N. and Paul.  Matt, Weston and Daran finished with 2 points each and Andrew M scored 1.

7th grade game photos are posted HERE.

Click HERE for some video highlights. Included with the action photos are some group photos taken after the game.

As close as the 7th grade game was in the 1st period, the 8th grade game was a blowout.  Tyler Jackson score 8 of his game-high 18 points in the first period and Dylan Bailey added 6 more as the Panthers raced to a 20-0 first-quarter lead.  NWMS got on the board in the 2nd when Dominic S scored, but it was 29-3 at the half.  OH came out hard to start the 2nd half, with Jackson scoring his other 10 points and at the end of three the score now stood at OHMS 50, NWMS 7.  The Cougars outscored the Panthers 7-2 in the final frame, making the final 52-14 for OHMS.

In addition to Jackson's 18 points, Bailey finished with 13, D'Andre Bellamy with 6 and Josh McKenzie 3.  Scoring 2 points each for the Panthers were Trent Benson, Josh Coe, Chaz Purdy, Jomar Perez, Isaiah Brown and Kenneth Morrow.  For North Whidbey it was Dominic finishing wtih 7, Alex H., Kory S. and Sam Z. with 2 each and Nate M. sinking one free throw.

8th grade video clips are posted HERE

8th grade pics are posted HERE. Included are group photos taken before the game.


The Cougars host LaVenture on January 8th while the Panther host Cascade MS on the 10th.  Admission to all middle school games is free.


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Wrestling 2012-12-20 at Anacortes

Thursday morning the OH wrestling team traveled up highway 20 to Anacortes HS for their annual Anacortes Duals tournament.  The school hosted mostly local teams - Oak Harbor, South Whidbey, Mt. Vernon, LaConner as well as Sehome, Shorewood, Concrete and Archbishop Murphy.

Oak Harbor won it all.

First they demolished South Whidbey 60-18 and won 7 of the 12 matches by pinfall and lost only 3 total.

OH winners were Garrett Stahl and Christian Bertram (forfeit); Jeremy Vester, Cody Fakkema, Mark Johnston, Josh Crebbin, CJ Shavers, Jon Lanningham and Jeremy Alonzo (pin); Jacob Fitzgerald (7-0) and Kekai Tarrant (7-6)

Next the Wildcats scored even more points against LaConner, winning 65-18. Four of the wins were by forfeit and 3 Wildcats got pinned. Earning wins via forfeit were Bertram, Desiree Dillaman, Jeremy Vester and Fakkema.  Earning wins by fall were Fitzgerald, Johnston, Crebbin, Shavers, Lanningham and Jacob Dugin.  Alonzo won by tech fall 16-0.

Finishing pool play, OH defeated Anacortes 57-24.  Jeremy Vester, Johnston, Tarrant, Crebbin, Dugin and Peter Case-Smith each won by pin, Jahleel Vester, Fakkema and Bertram won by forfeit. Shavers won 12-7.

In the championship final, Oak Harbor faced Mt. Vernon - their second meeting of the young season - and won again, this time by a 51-24 margin.

Earning pins for the Wildcats were Bertram, Jahleel Vester, Fitzgerald, Johnston, Crebbin, Shavers, Lanningham and Dugin.  Winning by decision was Fakkema (4-2).

Video highlights are posted HERE.

Click HERE for some photos.


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Boys Swim 2012-12-19 vs Lake Stevens

It was another win for the boys swim team, although closer than some earlier meets, as Oak Harbor defeated the Lake Stevens Vikings 93-77.

Although the Wildcats won 8 of 11 events, Lake Stevens depth kept them in the meet.

Josh Jepsen and Kevin Levy each won two events each, with Jepson in the 100 fly and 200IM, and Levy in the 50 and 100 freestyle.  Both of them were also members of winning relay times - the 200 free relay and 200 medley relay.

The Wildcats jump back into action after the Christmas break, hosting the two Marysville schools - Pilchuck and Getchell - at Vanderzicht Pool.

All photos from this meet are posted only at WESCOAthletics.com.


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BBB 2012-12-18

The Marysville-Pilchuck Tomahawks came to town last Tuesday in the last home game for the boys until the new year.

The Freshman team struggled a bit but held on for a 44-39 win.

In the main gym, the JV team fell behind early, 12-2 with Isaiah Rennes scoring the only bucket of the first quarter, but the team regrouped and scored 13 in the second to close the gap to 20-15 at halftime.  MP surged ahead in the 3rd, taking a 10-point lead and exploded for 22 points in the final 8 minutes to take a way a 60-40 win.  Zach Jones again led the JV team with 12 points.  Rennes finished with 9, Donavan Sellgren with 7, Connor Parmenter 6, Ben Fikse 4 and Jacob Sturdevant 2.

The varsity game was all Oak Harbor from start to finish.  The 0-8 Tommies are having a down year and the Wildcats had a good night on offense.  Five different Wildcats finished in double figures, led by freshman Dyllan Harris with 16.  Leading 14-8 at the end of the first, the Wildcats turned up the heat in the 2nd and 3rd, scoring 23 points in each quarter to cruise to a 77-53 victory.  The other Wildcats in double figures were Jojo Webster with 15, Dayne Herron with 14 and Chris Hailer and Drew Washington with 10 each.  Cortez Ridley and Gabe Groenig each scored 5 and Anfernee Angkaw scored 2.

Photos from all 3 games are posted HERE.

HERE are some video highlights from just the varsity game.


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Middle School Volleyball 2012-12-18 NWMS at OHMS

The volleyball season wound down with a final meeting between crosstown rivals.  North Whidbey Middle School crossed highway 20 to take on the Panthers of Oak Harbor Middle School.

Final scores aren't available, but OHMS won both varsity matches handily.

Below are links to some video highlights from the varsity matches and photos from both varsity and JV.

7th grade JV photos

7th grade varsity photos

8th grade JV photos

8th grade varsity photos

7th grade video highlights

8th grade video highlights.

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BBB 2012-12-15 JV and Freshmen at Cascade

Saturday the Freshman and JV squads traveled to Cascade HS for a pair of game.

The freshmen opened and played an excellent first quarter.  OH got on the board first with a nice layup by Savion Passmore, then Sean Erskine sank 3 straight to boost the Wildcat lead to 8-0.  Cascade got into the game with 5:47 left in the quarter by dropping a three-pointer, then crawled back into the game but trailed 11-10 at the first break.

The Wildcat defense stumbled a bit in the 2nd and 3rd quarters, allowing a total of 30 points while scoring 25, and the Bruins led 45-36 to start the 4th period.  A Passmore free throw with 4:43 left put the lead back on the OH side, 46-45 and for the rest of the game it was a back-and-forth affair, and came down to the final seconds.  Another Passmore free throw put the Wildcats up 50-49, but a second shot was waved off by the officials, who called a lane violation on OH.  Cascade was fouled while going for a shot with 7.3 seconds left and sank both shots to regain the lead 51-50 and the 'Cats were unable to score in the final seconds and left the floor with a 51-50 loss.

Erskine finished with 16 points to lead the team, Passmore and Shane Huttula each finished with 15, and Tyler Snavely scored 4.

As close as the Freshman game was, the JV game was a blowout from the beginning.  Oak Harbor just could not get any flow going in the game against a stout Bruin defense and fell 73-40.  Zach Jones scored 18 for the 'Cats, Gage Eccleston 9, JJ Johnson 4, Connor Parmenter 4, and Elijah Smith and Isaiah Rennes 2 each.

The boys return to action with a set of 3 games Tuesday night against Pilchuck and on Thursday travel to Getchell.  Over the break they will play in a 3-day tournament in Bellevue before returning to the Wildcat court on January 2nd vs Sedro Woolley.

Video highlights from both the JV and Freshman games are HERE

Sorry, no photos from these games.

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Wrestling 2012-12-13 vs Meadowdale and Glacier Peak

Last Thursday evening the Mt. Vernon wrestling team came to town again, this time helping Oak Harbor host a double-dual meet vs Glacier Peak and Meadowdale.

First up was MV vs Glacier Peak and OH vs Meadowdale.

Oak Harbor got off to a fast start, winning 6 of the first 7 matches and 8 of 14 overall to win 46-30.

Among the wins were Desiree Dillaman who pinned Andrew Rios in the 2nd period and CJ Shavers and Cody Fakkema who both got first-round pins.

Other OH winners were Christian Bertram (2nd round pin), Jeremy Vester (2nd round pin), Jacob Fitzgerald (2nd round pin), Mark Johnston (10-2) and Jackson Constant (2nd round pin)

Photos from this portion of the meet are posted HERE

Video clips are HERE.

The 2nd half of the meet, vs Glacier Peak was much closer.  Oak Harbor forfeited at 106 lbs and of the remaining 13 matches, won 7, but Glacier Peak got some big points by earning pins in 3 of the final 4 matches, plus the forfeit at the end to push them to a 36-27 victory.

Winning for the Wildcats were Christian Bertram (7-1), Jahleel Vester (19-4), Cody Fakkema (11-2), Jacob Fitzgerald (5-1), Mark Johnston (12-8), CJ Shavers (1st round pin) and Josh Crebbin (13-7).

GP meet photos are HERE

Click HERE for a few video highlights.

Saturday, the varsity squad went up to Squalicum HS for the annual Graham Morin Tournament and came away with 2 individual champions, and with only 9 wrestlers at the tournament, 4th place in the team standings.  Jeremy Vester and CJ Shavers finished in 5th place, Mark Johnston and Jahleel Vester in 3rd and Josh Crebbin and Cody Fakkema 1st.

Over the break the JV and Varsity teams will be participating in various tournaments, and the team is home on January 10th vs Pilchuck.

GBB 2012-12-12 vs Everett

Wednesday evening the OHHS girls basketball team hosted the Everett Seagulls and came away with 2 wins and one loss.

In the dome, the Wildcats got 4 points each in the first quarter from Rosie Mooki, Janae Payne and Keisha Watts to take an early 14-8 lead, then outscored the visitors 12-4 in the second to lead 26-12 at the half.  Another 18 points in the 3rd period - 8 each by Mooki and Taylor Deconzo - put the game out of reach.  Things slowed down in the final quarter an OH won 49-25.  Mooki finished with 16 points and Deconzo 10.  Annabelle Whitefoot added 9, Watts 8, Payne 4 and Trisha Sablan 2.

It was another big win for the JV team in the main gym as they came back from a poor first quarter to win 40-29.  Nearly five minutes into the game, Oak Harbor scored their first point, a Jinai Guzman free throw.  At that point it was Everett 9, OH 1, but the Wildcats scored 5 more points in the final 3 minutes while allowing only 2 points to make it 11-6 in favor of Everett at the first horn.  In the second quarter the JV defense stepped up, allowing only 2 points by the Seagulls and tied the game 13-13 at halftime.  In the 3rd period, while the 'Cats scored 11 points, the Seagulls had their best quarter of the game, scoring 14 and taking a 27-24 lead into the final period.  Again, the JV defense stepped up their game, again holding the visitors to just 2 points while scoring more points in the final period - 16 - than they did in the entire first half.  As is becoming her signature, Hayley Lundstrom scored all 6 of her points in the closing minutes of the game.  Guzman led the team with 12 points while Brook Peplinski dropped 11.  Kenna Prosch and Sierra Southwick each scored 3, Deja Bunch and Melanie Callaway 2 each and Jessica Hollins 1.

As long as it took the JV team to score their first point in their game, the varsity squad took even longer.  Ciera Wiser hit a shot with 2:45 left in the first quarter to make the score 10-2.  Once the door was broken, the team quickly scored another 6 points to end the first quarter down 12-8.  However, Everett opened the 2nd quarter with a 9-1 run to make their lead 21-9, but Oak Harbor fought back over the final 4 minutes of the first half to close the gap to 22-17 with 40 second left.  However, a quick 5 points by Everett in those final seconds gave them a 10-point lead at halftime.

As the second period began, so did the 3rd, with Everett increasing their lead to 50-24 by the end of the 3rd period.  In the final period, Oak Harbor nearly doubled their point total, with Annie Leete scoring 13 of the team's 17 4th quarter points, but it wasn't enough as the varsity team fell 67-41 to Everett.  Leete finished with 28 points, Wiser with 9 and Kelsey Rankin 4.

The girls travel to Marysville Pilchuck Tuesday night then host Getchell Thursday night, then non-league Ferndale on Friday.


Video highlights are HERE.

Photos are posted HERE.

GBB 2012-12-08 vs Squalicum

The OHHS Girls Basketball team hosted an admittedly struggling Squalicum team Saturday afternoon in the Wildcat gym and totally dominated in two of the 3 games.

Over in the dome, the Freshmen sprinted to a 24-0 first period lead, led 43-2 at the half and finished with a 63-6 victory.  Three Wildcat freshmen finished with double figures - Rosie Mooki with 20, Taylor Deconzo with 14 and Matti Miesle 11.  Janae Payne scored 8 as did Kiesha Watts, and Annabelle Whitefoot finished with 2 points.

The JV game wasn't quite the blowout, especially early.  At the first horn, Oak Harbor led 8-4, but went on a 12-2 run in the second to take a 20-6 halftime lead, then outscored the Storm 20-4 in the final period to win 54-23.  Hayley Lundstrom (13) and Brook Peplinski (11) were in double figures for Oak Harbor, while Jinai Guzman and Kenna Prosch each scored 7, Melanie Callaway and Jessica Hollins each scored 6 and Jamie Estrella scored 4.

In the nightcap, Oak Harbor led 10-9 at the end of the first, but Annie Leete sat most of the 2nd quarter with 3 fouls, and the Storm took advantage of that, going on a 15-6 run to take a 24-16 lead at halftime.

Leete came back in the game after halftime and scored over half of her 20 points in the 3rd period and Oak Harbor went on a 17-1 run to take a 33-25 lead and went on to win 50-43.  In addition to Leete's 20 points, Jalani Bobo and Kelsey Rankin scored 8 points each, Ciera Wiser scored 6 as did Natalie Fiallos, with all of Fiallos' points coming from free throws in the 4th period.  Her sharp shooting from the line late in the game proved the difference in the game.  Jinai Guzman played limited time and scored 2 points.


Video highlights are posted HERE.

Photos are posted HERE.

BBB 2012-12-07 vs Stanwood

The Stanwood Spartans came to town Friday evening and showed why they are one of the top teams in the area, as all 3 teams beat the Wildcats soundly.

The freshman game wasn't too bad at first, with the Wildcats trailing 9-4 at the end of the first quarter, then Stanwood went on a 15-4 run in the second to take a 24-8 halftime lead and held on to win 53-27.  Sean Erskine led the team with 11 points and Savion Passmore was also in double digits with 10.  Shane Huttula put up 4 points and Fred Miller 2.

The JV game was a blowout from beginning to end.  The Oak Harbor boys just couldn't find any rhythm and fell 68-20.  Dyllan Harris scored 6, Connor Parmenter  and Elijah Smith 4 each, Zach Jones 3, Gage Eccleston 2 and JJ Johnson 1.

The varsity game didn't look good at first, as the Spartans led 9-3 at the first horn, but the Wildcats fought back to take a 12-9 lead.  Stanwood then went on a run of their own and although the Spartans led 23-16 at the half, the Wildcats were very much in the game.

Until the 3rd quarter.  The Wildcats scored 13 points, but Stanwood more than doubled that with 29 and led 52-29 going into the final period and coasted to a 66-43 win.

There were some good plays in both the JV and varsity games, and some of them are in the video clips posted HERE.

Photos from all 3 teams are posted HERE.


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MS VB 2012-12-06 OHMS vs Cascade

While complete scores aren't available at this time, the Panther volleyball squads were well on their way to a sweep of visiting Cascade Middle School.  In the early matches, the 7th grade varsity team won 2-1, by scores of 25-9, 25-7, 21-25.  At the same time, the 8th grade JV team won their games 3-0.  The late, 8th grade varsity and 7th grade JV scores are not yet available.

8th grade varsity photos are HERE

7th grade varsity photos are HERE.

HERE are the 8th grade JV pictures

HERE are the 7th grade JV pictures.

There will be matchup between the NWMS Cougars and OHMS Panthers on Tuesday, December 18th at NWMS.  Admission is FREE, and there is now a concession stand available.

Wrestling 2012-12-06 vs Mt. Vernon

The Wildcat varsity wrestlers improved to 2-0 for the season Thursday night at OHHS with a 46-24 victory over the visiting Mt. Vernon Bulldogs

The Bulldogs brought a large JV contingent.  So many, in fact, that some of the matches had to be eliminated so the varsity meet could start.

Seventeen JV matches were wrestled, with the Wildcats winning 10, 4 by pinfall.

OH JV winners were Kylene Ayer, Alexia Mobley, Nina Manning (twice), Nathan Larsen (twice), Sebastian Ceasar, Gage Perner-Runkle, Brody Dedobbelaere and Montana Black.

In the varsity meet, the first two weights were forfeits - one to MV, one to OH.  Oak Harbor lost the first two wrestled matches and found themselves behind in team scoring 15-6.

Then the Wildcats got to business.  Cody Fakkema needed only 1 minute to pin his opponent, the Jahleel Vester won 10-6 to tie the match at 15 and Jacob Fitzgerald won 16-11 to put the 'Cats up 18-15.  Then, in the highlight match of the evening, Mark Johnston needed only 13 seconds to get a pin.  Josh Crebbin, CJ Shavers and Jon Lanningham all won by pin to put the match out of reach for the Bulldogs.

Oak Harbor lost two of the final 3 matches, with Ray Quinday getting a first-round pin.

The wrestlers are at home yet again next week, hosting Mt. Vernon again, along with Meadowdale and Glacier Peak in a double dual meet.  The JV start time that night is scheduled for 5:30pm.


JV and varsity Photos are posted HERE

Video highlights are HERE.


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BBB 2012-12-04 at Snohomish

At Snohomish High School Tuesday night, only one of the 3 Wildcat teams left with a win.

The freshman team, playing in Snohomish's new aux gym struggled against a strong Panther team.  The Panthers led 5-1 after the first minute and finished the first quarter leading 15-8.  The second quarter really hurt the Wildcats as Snohomish went on a 17-2 run to take a commanding 32-10 halftime lead.  The remainder of the game was all Snohomish and the Panthers won 59-20.

In the newly remodeled main gym, the JV team played with the Panthers, but just couldn't quite catch up.  The Panthers led 21-15 after the first period and 34-26 at halftime.  Still behind in the 4th quarter, but not way down, the Wildcats resorted to fouling to stop the clock, but the Panthers were shooting sharp from the line and finished with a 66-49 win.  Dyllan Harris led the Wildcats with 20 points, Zach Jones and Isaiah Rennes each added 10, Elijah Smith 6 and JJ Johnson 3.

Oak Harbor jumped out early in the varsity game, leading 16-9 at the first buzzer, with 12 of those points coming off 3-point bombs by Jojo Webster and Drew Washington, with Drew's 2nd shot from about 10 feet above the key at the buzzer.

Snohomish closed to 16-12 early in the 2nd quarter, but OH pulled away and led 30-19 at halftime.  Again, Snohomish crept back into the game, down 45-38 at the end of the 3rd, but the Wildcats held on to win 58-49.  Washington led the OH scoring with 26 points and Jojo Webster was also in double figures with 12.  Dayne Herron and Chris Hailer both scored 8 and Donavan Sellgren 4.

Photos from the game are posted HERE

Video highights from the freshman and varsity games are posted HERE.


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Boys Swim 2012-12-03 vs Monroe

Opening the 2012-2013 season at home Monday night, the OHHS boys swim team had little problem demolishing a small Monroe team at Vanderzicht Pool 137-27.

OH swimmers finished first and second in all 11 races, and swept 6 of the events.

Kevin Levy and Josh Jepsen were 4-time winners for OH, with Jepsen earning state-qualifying times with each win.

The swim team goes to Kamiak on Thursday the 6th, then is at home on Thursday the 13th, hosting Glacier Peak and Snohomish.

Photos are posted HERE


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BBB 2012-12-01 vs Lake Stevens

Since the varsity team will be playing in a tournament in Bellevue over the Christmas break, the JV and freshman teams had open dates, and filled one of them with a game at home against the Lake Stevens Vikings/Cavalero Mid-High Mustangs.  Both games were played in the main gym.

In the Freshman game, the Wildcats struggled throughout as the Cavalero Mid-High Mustangs rolled to a 64-18 win.  Scoring was evenly spread throughout the Wildcat team with 9 players scoring points and no player getting more than 7.  Leading the 'Cats was Elijah Smith with 7.  Shane Huttula scored 5 and Diangelo McKinney 4.  Alex Harrison, Savon Passmore, Preston Rankin, Sean Erskine, Tanner Walker and Dante Mitchell each scored 2 points.

The JV game was much closer, with Oak Harbor winning 65-51.  Donavan Sellgren led the scoring with 19 points, Dyllan Harris right behind with 18.  Zach Jones contributed 10, Jake Sturdevant 7, JJ Johnson 6, Isaiah Rennes and Conner Parmenter 2 each and Gage Eccleston 1.

The boys are all at Snohomish next Tuesday the 4th, then open league play at home on Friday the 7th against a powerful Stanwood team.

The JV/Freshman teams will play Saturday the 15th at Cascade.

Video clips from the freshman game are posted HERE.

Sorry, no photos this time.


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GBB 2012-11-30 at Mt. Baker

For their first road game of the hear, the Wildcats traveled to Deming to take on the 1A Mt. Baker Mountaineers.  Mt. Baker does not have a freshman team so it was a JV/Varsity contest only.

The JV team was a little shaky in the beginning of the game and trailed 13-8 at the end of the first period, but started bringing it together in the second to tie the game at 21 at halftime.

Oak Harbor fell behind in the third, scoring only 5 points and allowed the Mountaineers to build a 34-26 lead.  Then, Hayley Lundstrom came alive.  Scoring only 3 points for the first 24 minutes, she scored 14 in the 4th period, 6 in the final minute and 4 in the final seconds to tie the game at 48 and force overtime.  In the extra period, 5 girls scored points while the defense held Mt. baker to just 6 points.  The final was Oak Harbor 62, Mt. Baker 54.

Lundstrom finished with 19 points, Brook Peplinski with 13 and Deja Bunch 11.  Taylor Deconzo had 7, Irene Gribble 5, Jessica Hollins 3 and Annabelle Whitefoot and Melanie Callaway scored 2 points each.

Things looked bleak for the varsity squad as Mt. Baker built an 8-0 lead.  Oak Harbor didn't score until the 2:45 mark in the first period when Annie Leete sank a free throw.  The team recovered a bit but still trailed 18-6 at the end of the first.

The girls got their act together in the second period, holding the Mountaineers to just 7 points and closing the gap to 2 points, 22-20 after Leete shot a 3-pointer with 1:39 left in the half.  Mt. Baker led 25-22 at halftime.

OH spotted Mt. Baker a 10-point lead halfway through the 3rd period and with just over a minute left in the period, Mt. Baker led 37-28.  A flurry of OH points cut into the lead and the 'Cats trailed 39-36 after 3 periods.

In the final quarter, with 7:15 left, Oak Harbor took their first lead of the game, 40-39 and built it up a bit to 45-41, but Mt. Baker came back and regained their lead 54-53 with one minute left and held on to win 57-53.

Leete scored 24 to lead the team and Jalani Bobo again was in double figures with 10, thanks to an outstanding 75% effort from the free throw line.  Ciera Wiser scored 9, Liz Lym 5, Jinai Guzman 3 and Kelsey Rankin 2.

The varsity game was full of fouls, with two Wildcats and two Mountaineers fouling out and four others played to the end of the game with four fouls.  Overall the Wildcats were called for 25 fouls and the Mountaineers for 27.

Next up for the girls is a trip to Stanwood next Friday night to open league play, then play Squalicum at home the following day, December 8th.

Video highlights are posted HERE.

Click HERE for photos.



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Wrestling 2012-11-29 vs Arlington

Thursday evening the OHHS wrestling team started their season with a big 51-27 over the visiting 4A Arlington Eagles, ranked 19th in the pre-season rankings.

Oak Harbor entered the meet with a #14 ranking.

In the JV portion of the meet, 15 matches were wrestled with the Wildcats picking up 6 wins.  Winning by pin were Sebastian Ceasar, Oliva Hunt, Noel Cheeseboro and Austin Figueroa.  Austin was losing 15-11 when he was able to take his opponent to his back and get the win.  The other two OH JV winners were Brandon Casteneda (12-3) and Aimee Oliver (13-2).

Three matches were won by forfeit in the varsity meet, two won by Arlington and one by OH.  Of the remaining 12 matches, Oak Harbor won 7 by pinfall and one by a 14-10 score.  The Wildcats lost one match by injury default, one by pin, and one by a 13-7 score.

Ray Quinday won by pin in 3:06 over Henderson
Jackson Constant won by pin in 1:29 over Ries
Jeremy Vester won by pin in 40 seconds over Hunter
Cody Fakkema won by pin in 29 seconds over Brock-Anderson
Jahleel Vester won by pin in 27 seconds over Bayer
Jacob Fitzgerald won 14-10 over Barney
Josh Crebbin won by pin in 57 seconds over Gardoski
CJ Shavers won by pin in 36 seconds over Cover
Jon Lanningham won by forfeit.

The Wildcats are at home again this coming Thursday, December 13th vs Mt. Vernon.

Video clips of Hunt, Cheesebor, Casteneda, Constant, Fitzgerald and Shavers are posted HERE.

Photos are posted HERE.



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GBB 2012-11-27 vs Anacortes

Tuesday evening the Oak Harbor girls basketball team kicked off the 2012-2013 season with a trio of games against the Anacortes Seahawks in the OHHS gym.

Starting in the dome with the freshman team, the girls opened big on defense, ending the first period holding an 8-1 lead, behind 6 Rosie Mooki points, but slipped in the second period, allowing the Seahawks to score 10, but the 'Cats held a 13-10 halftime lead.  The Wildcat offense went cold in the 3rd, scoring only 4 points, and Anacortes was able to take a 19-17 lead after three.  Annabelle Whitefoot scored 5 in the 4th period to help the team close the gap and forced overtime as regulation ended in a 25-25 tie.  In OT, the Wildcats were able to score only 2 points while Anacortes hit for 6 to win the game 31-27.  Mooki led the scoring with 14 points, Whitefoot finished with 8, Taylor DeConzo 3 and Janae Payne 1.

At the same time the freshmen were in the dome, the JV squad was in the main gym.  After a slow start, the girls played a good first quarter, which ended with the Wildcats on top 9-7.  At that point the offense seemed to vanish as Anacortes went on a 12-0 run to build a 21-11 lead.  The first OH score in the 2nd period came with just 3 minutes left and at halftime the Seahawks were up 26-14.  The offense recovered after halftime, scoring 11 points in the 3rd, but the defense allowed 19, giving Anacortes a commanding 45-25 lead to start the final period.  Anacortes turned down the heat in the 4th, scoring only 4 points, but still won 49-36.

On the plus side, two experienced players who were not eligible for the game due to lack of required practices will return for the next game, and Oak Harbor scoring was well distributed, with 8 of 9 players getting on the board.  Deja Bunch scored 8 points, Irene Gribble, Kenna Prosch and Brook Peplinski each scored 6, Jessica Hollins and Jamie Estrella 3 each, and Kyla Bernardo and Melanie Callaway 2 each.

In the varsity game, Kelsey Rankin scored the first points of the season on an assist by Ciera Wiser, but it took nearly 3 minutes to do so and at the end of the first quarter it was Anacortes 14, OH 8.  OH improved a bit in the 2nd quarter, scoring 14 points, but Anacortes still led 29-22 at halftime.

In the 3rd quarter, the Wildcat defense stiffened, allowing only 9 points as the team crawled to within 1 point at the end of the 3rd quarter, trailing 38-37 after having led 35-34 with 1:45 remaining.

The Wildcats grabbed a 45-44 lead on a pair of Liz Lym free throws halfway through the 4th, building the lead to 50-46 with 1:30 remaining, then held off a late Anacortes charge to win 54-51.

Annie Leete led the scoring with 23 points and Jalani Bobo was also in double figures with 11.  Kelsey Rankin and Ciera Wiser each finished with 7 points and Lym scored 6.

Friday the girls travel to Mt. Baker HS then get a week off, returning the next Friday for a game at Stanwood. Their next home game is December 12th against Everett.

Video highlights from the JV and varsity games are posted HERE

Photos from all 3 games are posted HERE. These photos include preseason team photos and individual photos of most of the players.  The remainder will be taken soon.

Some photos from last Saturday's intersquad srimmage are posted HERE.


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OH wrestlers in pre-season rankings

Oak Harbor is shaping up to be a strong team this year, with 5 wrestlers ranked in the top 10 in the first rankings of the season.

These rankings will change quickly, as they are based on anticipated weight class.

113 - Jeremy Vester 8th
126 - Jahleel Vester 4th
132 - Cody Fakkema 2nd
138 - Mark Johnston 7th
160 - Josh Crebbin 9th.

As a team, the Wildcats placed 14th in the preseason poll, behind Glacier Peak (5) and Stanwood (12).

WESCO 3A will be a tough league this year, with 5 teams in the preseason top 20.  In addition to the two teams ranked ahead of OH, Everett is right behind at 15th and Pilchuck at 17th.

The Wildcats host the first match of the year this coming Thursday in the OHHS gym vs Arlington.

MS VB 2012-11-20 OHMS vs NWMS

Tuesday afternoon the OHMS and NWMS volleyball teams got together at NWMS for an off-the-book, non-counting volleyball match.

The 7th grade varsity match was won by OHMS 3-0, but the first two games were quite close.  OH won game 1 by a 25-23 score and game 2 by an almost as close 25-22 score.  Game 3, though, was all Panthers as OHMS rolled to a 25-10 victory.

In 8th grade action, NWMS took the first game 25-18, but OHMS came back to win game 2, 25-23, tying the match at one game each.  In the 3rd and deciding game, OHMS grabbed a large lead, but the Cougars fought back to close the gap, but the Panther lead was too big and OHMS won the 3rd game 25-21 to win the match 2-1.

Both teams meet up again for a league match on December 18th at NWMS.

7th grade JV photos are posted HERE

7th grade varsity photos are HERE

8th grade JV pics are HERE

8th grade varsity photos are HERE

Boys Basketball 2012-2013 schedule

Note that some dates have non-traditional start times.

DATE	OPPONENT	SITE	9th	JV	Varsity
Nov. 27	Anacortes	Anacortes	5:40	5:40	7:15
Dec. 1	Lake Stevens	OHHS	12:00	1:30	none
Dec. 4	Snohomish	Snohomish	5:40	5:40	7:15
Dec. 7	Stanwood	OHHS	5:40	5:40	7:15
Dec. 11	Everett	Everett	5:40	5:40	7:15
Dec. 15	Cascade	Cascade	12:00	1:30	none
Dec. 18	Marysville Pilchuck	OHHS	5:40	5:40	7:15
Dec. 20	Marysville Getchell	Marysville Getchell/ 9th @Cedarcrest	5:40	5:40	7:15
Dec. 21	Ferndale	Ferndale	5:40	5:40	7:15
Dec. 27-28	Tournament	Bellevue College	none	none	TBD
Dec. 28	Anacortes	OHHS	3:00	3:00	none
Dec. 29	Tournament	Bellevue College	none	none	TBD

Jan. 2	Sedro Woolley	OHHS	5:40	5:40	7:15
Jan. 4	Mountlake Terrace	Mountlake Terrace	5:40	5:40	7:15
Jan. 8	Shorewood	OHHS	5:40	5:40	7:15
Jan. 11	Meadowdale	OHHS	5:40	5:40	7:15
Jan. 15	Glacier Peak	Glacier Peak	5:40	5:40	7:15
Jan. 18	Stanwood	Stanwood	5:40	5:40	7:15
Jan. 22	Everett	OHHS	5:40	5:40	7:15
Jan. 25	Shorecrest	OHHS	5:40	5:40	7:15
Jan. 29	Marysville Pilchuck	Marysville Pilchuck/ 9th @ Cedarcrest	5:40	5:40	7:15