BBB 2012-01-27 and 28 vs Mountlake Terrace and Shorewood

It was a long week for the OHHS boys basketball team as they played 4 games in 5 days, including 3 in a row, making up for snowed out games.

Thursday the boys were at home against #3 ranked Mountlake Terrace. The Hawks held the Wildcats to just two points, both free throws, in the first quarter. Oak Harbor didn't score a field goal until the 6:15 mark in the 2nd period and ended up falling to the visitors 64-27. On the plus side, senior Michael Washington scored his 1,429th career point, breaking the school record.

Washington finished with just 6 points for the game. Brother Drew was the team's leading scorer with 10 points. Jojo Webster scored 5 and Zach Gibbs, Kevawn Brooks and Chris Hailer each had 2.

The JV team had a decent offensive night, but was still no match for the very talented Terrace squad. The final score in that game was 72-42 in favor of the Hawks. Diamonte Ridley scored 9 for the 'Cats, Gabe Groenig 7, Andre Cumberbatch 6, Rhys Mattila and Zach Jones 5 each, Isaiah Rennes and Andre Grey 4 each and Atienza Casiano 2.

In the freshman game, Gage Eccleston score 10, Chris Humphries 9, Tre Bobo 5, and Jonathon Bright and Jacob Sturdevant 2 each in the 71-28 loss.

Photos from the Mountlake Terrace game are posted HERE.

Terrace video clips are HERE.

Saturday's game vs Shorewood was the makeup game from almost two weeks ago.

Over in the dome Chris Humphries scored 25 points for the Wildcats, accounting for nearly half the team's points, but it wasn't enough as the 'Cats fell 74-54. Other Wildcats getting points were Ben Fikse with 8, Jacob Sturdevant with 6, Brad Nehring and Hunter Adams with 5 each, Jonathon Brith with 3 and Gage Eccleston with 2.

The JV team also spread out the scoring in a 44-35 loss. Zach Jones, recently moved up from the freshman team, scored 10 to lead the team. Diamonte Ridley and Gabe Groenig scored 7 each, Andre Cumberbatch 5, Rhys Mattila 3, Isaiah Rennes 2 and Atienza Casiano 1.

At the end of the first quarter in the varsity game, the Wildcats were down 14-7 but crawled back and with 1:32 to go in the half were down by just one point, 23-22 and when the horn sounded it was 27-24 for Shorewood. In the third, the Thunderbirds exploded for 23 points and built a 50-37 lead and increased it to a 67-50 final.

Mike Washington, Jr. finished with 19 points and Jojo Webster and Kevawn Brooks scored 9 each. Drew Washington scored 3 and Matt Burgoyne, Zach Gibbs, Elias Whitefoot, Chris Hailer and Paul Johannsen had 2 points each.

The Wildcats finish their regular season this week with two games. First is Senior Night on Monday against Glacier Peak, and the boys travel to Getchell on Feb 1st for their final game before prepping for the league tournament.

Click HERE for Shorewood game photos

Shorewood video clips are HERE.

Wrestling 2012-01-26 vs Marysville-Getchell

The Wildcats finished their regular season Thursday at OHHS by honoring the graduating seniors before the match, then went on the mat and pounded the visiting Getchell Chargers 56-15.

For their first year in sports, Getchell had a large team, which led to a total of 18 JV matches. Oak Harbor won 10 of them, all by pin. JV winners were Bertram, Zaiha Sams, Pralle, Charlesworth, Cheeseboro, Dedobbelaere, Shavers, Carter, Wotring and Adamson.

Bertram, Sams, Cheeseboro and Shavers all took less than a minute to pin their opponent.

In varsity action, Jahleel Vester and Cody Fakkema both won by pin, Mark Johnston won 12-0, Nate Stanford and Josh Crebbin both pinned their opponent, David Payne won 13-5 and Collin Higingbotham 8-4. Josh Orritt was down 5-9 in the third period when he scored a takedown then pinned his opponent.

Jeremy Alonzo won a very close 6-5 match, Jacob Dugin won by pin and Christian Bertram won by forfeit to finish the night's wrestling.

Next for the wrestlers is the sub-regional tournament, which this year is being held at OHHS on Feb 3rd and 4th.

Volunteers are still needed to help with concessions and at the scoretables. If you can help go to the team website at LeagueLineup.com for more information.

Varsity photos are posted HERE.

JV pics are HERE.

Video highlights are HERE.

GBB 2012-01-25 vs Meadowdale

It was another rough night for the OHHS girls basketball teams as they went up against the Meadowdale Mavericks.

On the "C" team, the Wildcats were down by 5 at the first horn and a manageable 7 at halftime, 21-14, then closed the gap to just 6 points at the end of the third, but the Mavs finished the game by holding OH to just 4 points in the final period, winning 36-14. Kenna Prosch was the lead scorer with 9 points. Irene Gribble finished with 6, KC Winfield and Tierra White 4 each and Kaitlyn Haley 1.

In the JV game, the Wildcats didn't score until the 4:48 mark in the first quarter when Danielle Teasley sank a pair of free throws. By game's end, the 'Cats had scored only 14 points against an aggressive Meadowdale press while the Mavericks finished with 59 points.

Teasley led the Wildcat scoring with 6 pints, Liz Lym scored 4 and Brook Peplinski and Cassidy Gurich 2 each.

Free throws kept the varsity team alive in the first half. Oak Harbor was 10-for-12 in the first half from the line and a buzzer-beating shot by Annie Leete made the score 21-18 in favor of Meadowdale at halftime.

Meadowdale came out of the locker room on fire and scored 18 points in third to Oak Harbor's 10 and finished the game with a 48-33 win.

Leete topped Oak Harbor with 12 points - three 3-pointers and three free throws. Ciera Wiser scored 7, and Dominique Jackson and Marissa Lewis had 3 each. Jalani Bobo, Lia Pantoleon, Rayan Russell and Morgan Young scored 2 each, all from 100% free throw shooting.


JV, Varsity and C team photos are posted HERE.

Video highlights are posted HERE.

Wrestling 2012-01-24 at Meadowdale vs Meadowdale and Mountlake Terrace

Due to a missed date due to the snow last week, the OHHS wrestling team wrestled in two meets last Tuesday night at Meadowdale. The first was the make up, against Mountlake Terrace. The Hawks did not field a JV team, so there are only varsity results.

Out of the 14 weight classes, Terrace forfeited five to the Wildcats. Of the 9 matches wrestled, Oak Harbor won 8, 6 by pin. The final score was 72-3 in favor of OH.

MLT video highlights are posted HERE

MLT photos are HERE.

In the Meadowdale matchup, there were 12 JV matches. Oak Harbor won 9 of them, with Ben Pralle, Chris Carter, CJ Shavers, Jen Fremd, Kekai Tarrant all winning their matches by pin. Shavers and Carter wrestled twice and won by pin both times.

While Oak Harbor dominated the varsity event, Meadowdale was still able to score team points against the Wildcats.

Jahleel Vester, Mark Johnston, Josh Crebbin and Jacob Dugin all won by pin. Johnston's pin was probably the fastest of the year - he needed just 14 seconds.

Other OH varsity winners were Cody Fakkema (tech fall), David Payne (6-5) and Collin Higingbotham (10-7)

The final score in the Meadowdale meet was 47-24 in favor of OHHS.

HERE are the Meadowdale video clips

Click HERE for Meadowdale photos.

The Wildcats are in action again tonight, hosting Marysville-Getchell for Senior Night. Tonight's meet ends the regular season. This weekend, Oak Harbor is hosting the sub-regional tournament. Wrestling starts Friday afternoon then continues all day Saturday.

GBB 2012-01-23 vs Everett

It was not a good night for the OHHS girls basketball teams Monday night against the visiting Everett Seagulls.

The "C" team did not score any points in the first quarter while allowing 16 and never got on track offensively. In the end it was Everett 45, OH 22. Tierra White scored 8, Irene Gribble and KC Winfield 5 each and Jessica Hollins 4.

In the JV game, OH lead 8-6 at the first horn, but scored only a single free throw in the 2nd and only 4 points in the 3rd. Everett won 31-20. Liz Lym scored 8 for the 'Cats, Hayley Lundstrom 4, and Melanie Callaway, Brook Peplinski, Sierra Southwick and Danielle Teasley scored 2 each.

Annie Leete scored 11 of 17 Oak Harbor points in the first quarter and drained six 3-pointers in the game, but OH could not keep up with the Everett offense, falling 72-37. Leete finished with 22 points, Ciera Wiser 7, Dominique Jackson 3, Jalani Bobo and Marissa Lewis 2 each and Rayan Russell 1.

The girls are at home again Wednesday against Meadowdale, then hit the road Friday at Mountlake Terrace, then Saturday in a makeup game at Shorewood. Next week, on Feb 2nd, the girls have senior night against Marysville-Getchell.

Photos are posted HERE

Video clips are posted HERE.

GBB 2012-01-21 vs Lynnwood

After a long, unexpected layoff, the Wildcat girls basketball team returned to action on Saturday in a makeup game against Lynnwood.

The C game in the dome was a foulfest from beginning to end. Oak Harbor ended the game shooting 42 free throws and Lynnwood made 19 attempts. Both teams' FT shooting percentage was right around 25%. Oak Harbor led 10-4 at the first horn and held on to the 6-point lead into the half, 21-15. The second half belonged to the Wildcats as they bumped their lead to 36-20 in the third and won 46-24. Jessica Hollins and Tierra White were both in double figures in scoring, Hollins with 15 and White with 11. KC Winfield finished with 9, Carmen Riveiro-Moreno and Kenna Prosch both with 4 and Angelica Brown with 2.

A missed free throw with just 4 seconds left in overtime was the difference in the JV game. After taking nearly 3 minutes off the clock before either team scored, Oak Harbor led 9-8 at the end of the first period. The Lynnwood defense held OH scoreless in the second, but the Royals scored only 4 points of their own and led 12-9 at halftime. The Wildcats crawled back and were down 23-22 at the end of the 3rd, and a late score tied the game 30-30 at the end of regulation.

In the Overtime period, Oak Harbor scored early and led 35-33 late when a Royal player was fouled on a shot attempt. The Lynnwood player sank the first free throw but missed the second. The ball was rebouned by Hayley Lundstrom who was able to hold on until the buzzer sounded. The Wildcats scored 2 field goals and made one of two free throws in the extra session, while Lynnwood made 1 field goal and missed on 3 of 5 free throw attempts.

Lundstrom led the JV scoring with 13 points. Liz Lym scored 6, Brook Peplinski and Sierra Southwick 5 each, and Danielle Teasley, Melanie Callaway and Natalie Fiallos finished with 2 each.

The varsity game was all Lynnwood from the start. The Royals jumped to an early 14-4 lead and never looked back, winning 44-26. Ciera Wiser and Annie Leete both finished with 8 points, Kelsey Rankin 6, Rayan Russell and Marissa Lewis 2 each.

The girls play next Monday night at OHHS against 7-4 Everett.

Photos from all 3 games are posted HERE.

JV and varsity video highlights are posted HERE.

Wrestling 2012-01-12 vs Everett

Thursday night at OHHS two unbeated teams matched up for what was likely to be the WESCO 3A championship on the line.

Everett was ranked #7 in 3A and #16 in the state across all classifications and had two wrestlers currently ranked as #1 in 3A.

Oak Harbor came into the meet with a #8 and #9 ranked wrestlers, but missing their 3rd ranked wrestler and 3 other varsity men due to medical issues.

The night started with #9 ranked Mark Johnston vs #1 ranked Jessie Lopez, and that match ended with Lopez ahead 11-3. Everett also won the next match by major decision to take an 8-0 lead. Sheyenne Sams and Josh Crebbin then both pinned their opponents, putting OH ahead 12-8.

Following 4 straight losses, the Wildcats were down 30-12, but a pair of forfeits to the Wildcat heavyweights closed the gap to 30-24.

Dropping to the 106 weight class, Everett fielded Justine Palabrica, currently #3 in state against Tricia Desquitado. Tricia wrestled well but was pinned, putting Everett up 36-24.

At 113 lbs, Jeremy Vester hit the mat against Bagdadi. Bagadadi took a 5-0 lead into the 3rd round, but an escape by Vester, a penalty point for stalling, then a takedown made it 5-4. With time running out, Jeremy needed a takedown for the win, but the match was stopped with 3 seconds left due to Everett blood, and it turned out to be 2 seconds too little, as Jeremy took down his opponent just after the buzzer ending the match.

Brother Jahleel (ranked #8) made up for the loss by pinning his opponent in just 54 seconds, but Everett still led 39-30 with just one match left.

Ben Pralle wrestled one of his best matches this year, but also came up just seconds short of winning, as opponent Norton won 9-8.

The JV matches were exciting, with two matches standing out. Ewing took on Everett's Walkley, and it was a back and forth battle all the way. With time running out, Ewing was on top but down by one point, 13-14. He tried his best to turn his opponent and get near-fall points, but the buzzer sounded before the official started his count. As the wrestlers shook hands, even the referee applauded their efforts.

The other match was Holloman vs Turner. It was Holloman's second match of the day, having been pinned in the first match of the day. She wasted no time at all getting Turner on his back and getting back points, but Turner held her off until the end of the period. In the second, Hollman needed just 30 seconds to turn her opponent and record an emotional pin.

Other JV winners Thursday night were Scrum (12-7), King (pin), Adamson, Tarrant and B. Johnston.

The wrestlers travel to Renton Friday night for a double-dual fundraiser for Pancreatic Cancer, and on Saturday the varsity squad goes to Mercer Island and the JV team to Everett for tournaments.

The Wildcats return home on Thursday, Jan 26th for senior night against Marysville-Getchell.

Video clips from the meet are posted HERE.

Photos are posted HERE.

MSBBB 2012-01-10 OHMS vs LaVenture

At OHMS on Tuesday, the Panthers hosted LaVenture and left the gym with a sweep.

In the 7th grade game, OHMS led 12-7 at the first buzzer, but LaVenture came back, taking a 19-17 lead at halftime. Opening the 2nd half, the Panthers went on an 11-2 run to retake the lead 28-21, and added more in the 4th, winning 48-28.

The Panthers led throughout the 8th grade game, but liberal substituting by coach Nuqui made the game closer that it otherwise would have been. OHMS led 16-10 at the end if the 1st period and 26-16 at halftime before finishing with a 57-50 win.

The Panthers finish the season with a game at home vs Cascade on Jan 17th then travel to Cascade the next day for their final game.

The Cougars of North Whidbey finish their season on the road, traveling to Anacortes on the 17th and to to LaVenture on the 19th.

8th grade highlights from the 1st half are posted HERE.

7th grade highlights from the 2nd half are posted HERE.

7th grade photos are HERE

8th grade photos are HERE.

BBB 2012-01-10 vs Shorecrest

Just a few more seconds is all they needed. In the first league game of the season the Oak Harbor boys basketball team lost to Shorecrest 68-51 at Shorecrest.

In the rematch at OHHS Tuesday night, the Wildcats came back from 8 points down at the beginning of the 3rd quarter and outscored the Scots 21-16, but came just 3 points short as time expired, 63-60.

It was a great game and close through the entire first half. At the buzzer in both the first and second quarter, the score was tied. 12-12 in the first and 24-24 in the second. Shorecrest pulled ahead in the 3rd and held on for the win.

Mike Washington led the scoring with 28 points and Jojo Webster had 13. Dayne Herron and Kevawn Brooks scored 6 each, Matt Burgoyne 4, Elias Whitefoot 2 and Chris Hailer 1.

The JV team also improved starting the second half. In the first matchup with the Scots they lost by 37 points but cut that margin in the rematch to just 24 points, 52-28. Diamonte Ridley scored 16 for the 'cats, Gabe Groenig 4, Andre Cumberbatch, Matt Zafra and Casiano Atienza 2 each and Isaiah Rennes and Rhys Mattila 1 each.

It was a nail-biter in the dome. After falling behind 20-8 in the first quarter and 34-16 at the half, the Freshman team chipped away at the Shorecrest lead, closing the gap to just 2 points with 1:34 remaining, but that's as close as it would get as the 'Cats fell 43-49. Zach Jones scored 22 for Oak Harbor and James Clay was also in double figures with 10. Chris Humphries finished with 4, Gage Eccleston with 3 and Jacob Sturdevant and Ben Fikse with 2 each.

Photos from all 3 games are posted HERE. Also posted are varsity team and individual photos.

Video highlights from the varsity game, including a dunk by Mike Washington, are posted HERE.

Next up for the boys is a trip to Lynnwood on Tuesday the 17th then play at home on the 19th against Shorewood.

Changes to WESCO for 2012-2013 season

Oak Harbor travel should reduce a bit next year due to changes in the WESCO alignment caused by school size shifts.

Oak Harbor will remain a 3A school. Stanwood and Marysville-Pilchuck are moving down to 3A, Lynnwood to 4A, and Mt. Vernon will move to 4A and rejoin WESCO.

With the additonal 3A teams, WESCO will now be split into 4 divisions:

WESCO 3A North: Everett, Pilchuck, Getchell, Oak Harbor, Stanwood

WESCO 3A South: Glacier Peak, Meadowdale, Shorecrest, Shorewood, Mountlake Terrace

WESCO 4A North: Arlington, Lake Stevens, Monroe, Mt. Vernon, Snohomish

WESCO 4A South: Cascade, Edmonds-Woodway, Jackson, Kamiak, Lynnwood, Mariner.

GBB 2012-01-09 - Coupeville Edition

Monday night the Coupeville Wolves girls basketball team hosted the Sultan Turks. The Wolves' varsity squad came into the game with a 0-6 conference record and the Turks were at 1-4. On the JV side Coupeville was 0-5 and Sultan 4-5

The JV team, behind 4 points each by Bree Messner and Madi Strasburg jumped to a 12-6 first-quarter lead and held off a Turk comeback to lead 16-11 at the half. Dismal shooting in the 3rd doomed the Wolves as Sultan went on a 12-3 run to regain the lead 23-19 and held on to win 34-26. Messner led the team with 10 points, Strasburg and Amanda Fabrizi finished with 4 each, and Kacie Kiel, Camilla Rische, Katie Kiel and Monica Vidoni each scored 2.

In varsity action, Coupeville played well, leading 9-8 in the first and down only 4, 19-15 at the half after a last-second shot by Sultan went in. Coupeville went cold in the 3rd, scoring only 5 points while allowing 17, but started chipping away at the Sultan lead in the 4th. The Coupeville girls scored 21 4th quarter points, but fell 4 points short as Sultan won 45-41. Jai' Lysa Hoskins scored 12 for the Wolves, Cassidi Rosenkrance 9, Katie Smith and Haley Marx 6 each, Lauren Escalle 3, Taya Boonstra and Bessie Walstad 2 each and Haley Hammer 1.

JV game photos are posted HERE.

Varsity photos are posted HERE.

Wrestling 2012-01-07 - Edmond Tournament

The Oak Harbor varsity wrestling team went to Edmonds on Saturday and came out winners, earning 212.5 points, ahead of 2nd place Edmonds Woodway with 207.

Here are OH wrestlers who were in the top 8:

106 - Jeremy Vester - t-3rd
126 - Cody Fakkema - 1st
132 - Mark Johnston - 2nd
138 - Ryuta Meany - 4th
145 - Nate Stanford - 4th
145 - Sheyenne Sams - t-5th
152 - Josh Crebbin - 2nd
160 - David Payne - 6th
170 - Collin Higingbotham - 3rd
182 - Josh Orritt - 4th
195 - Jeremy Alonzo - 4th
220 - Hunter Vail - 1st
285 - Ray Quinday - 2nd
285 - Jackson Constant - 3rd

Youth basketball 2012-01-07

The S.W.I.S.H. league in Mt. Vernon started their winter season with seeding games at various locations in and around Mt. Vernon. This year, Oak Harbor is fielding a 5th grade team, two 6th grade teams, a 7th grade team and two 8th grade teams.

Three of the games were covered Saturday afternoon/evening.

The 7th grade team was first, playing the Celtics from Granite Falls at Skagit Valley College. The 'Cats played close for 3 quarters, but GFalls used the 4th quarter to put the game away 34-25.

Photos from the 7th grade game are HERE

Some video highlights are HERE.

Next was the 5th grade team playing at Mt. Baker Middle School vs UBA from Bellingham. The boys led 20-12 at halftime then poured it on in the second half to win 46-28.

5th grade game photos are HERE

5th grade video highlights are HERE.

In the final game of the day, the 8th grade Gold team played Meridian and things looked good early, as the Wildcats jumped to a 10-1 lead and led 13-6 at the first horn. Meridian's defense held Oak Harbor to just 2 points in the second half, which ended in a 15-15 tie, and late in the game some key free throws proved the difference as Meridian won 37-34.

Video highlights from the first half of the 8th grade game are HERE.

Photos from the 8th grade game are HERE.

Results from the two 6th grade games and the other 8th grade game were not immediately available.

The teams all start league play next Saturday. Check HERE at the Skagit Parks and Rec site for schedules.

BBB 2012-01-06 vs Marysville - Getchell

The Oak Harbor boys basketball teams recorded their first 3-game sweep of an opponent by beating Marysville-Getchell in varsity, JV and Freshman action Friday night at OHHS.

In Freshman action, the two teams played fairly evenly in the first half, which ended with Oak Harbor ahead 25-19, but the Wildcats opened up the game in the second half, outscoring the Chargers 28-17 on the way to a 53-36 victory. Zach Jones led the team with 18 points and Chris Humphries was also in double figures with 11 points. James Clay scored 8, Tre Bobo and Jonathon Bright 3 each, and Brad Nehring, Hunter Adams, Gage Eccleston, Jacob Sturdevant and Ben Fikse 2 points each.

The JV team sprinted to a 13-6 first quarter lead and increased it to 35-20 to begin the 4th period. While the JV boys scored 19 points, they allowed M-G to score 22, but held on for a 54-42 win. Free throws proved the difference, as the Wildcats sank 19 of 28 attempts from the line. Three players finished in double figures - Gabriel Groenig with 17, Anfernee Angkaw and Rhys Mattila getting 10 each. Diamonte Ridley finished with 9 points and Matt Zafra 8.

Oak Harbor and Getchell played tight ball in the varsity matchup. The first quarter ended 15-12 in favor of Oak Harbor and the Wildcats led 29-27 at halftime. Starting the 4th quarter, though, the Chargers held a 45-44 lead. No matter, as the Wildcat offense took off in the final period, pouring in 29 points to win 73-60. Mike Washington scored 24 points, including going 6-for-7 from the free throw line in the final quarter. Chris Hailer had a big game, scoring 12 points, many on acrobatic plays. Jojo Webster scored 11. Elias Whitefoot scored 8, Matt Burgoyne and Dayne Herron 6 each, Kevawn Brooks 4 and Paul Johannsen 2.

At the close of the first half of league play, the varsity team has a firm hold on 5th place with a 4-4 record. The JV and Freshman teams are both 2-6 and in 8th place.

The boys play at home Tuesday, Jan 10th against Shorecrest in their only game of the week.

Video Highlights are posted HERE.

Photos are HERE.

Special Coupeville Edition, BBB 2012-01-05 vs Granite Falls

Granite Falls traveled to Coupeville Thursday for varsity and JV matchups against the Wolves.

In the JV game, things were close in the first quarter, which ended in an 8-8 tie, but in the second, the Tigers took advantage of the short-handed Wolves and went on a 21-9 run to take a 29-17 lead into the locker room at the half and never looked back, winning 67-36.

Freshman Joel Walstad led the team with 12 points, Caleb Valko added 7 and Morgan Payned 6. Carl Caidic finished with 4 and Drew Chan and Joshua Wilsey 2 each.

The varsity team was also dominated by GF, who led 22-10 at the first break and won 70-28.

Freshman Taylor Ebersole and Sophomore Nick Streubel led the Wolves with 6 points each. Aaron Curtin and Gavin O'Keefe added 4 each and Drew Chan, Mitch Pelroy, Carson Risner and Caleb Valko had 2 each.

JV and Varsity photos are posted HERE.

GBB 2012-01-04 vs Glacier Peak

The Glacier Peak Grizzlies came to Oak Harbor Wednesday night undefeated in league play - for all three teams. Their Freshman/C team, JV team and Varsity teams were all 6-0 in league play. They all ended the night 7-0 at the expense of the Wildcats.

In the dome, Tierra White led the Wildcats with 5 points and Irene Gribble added 4. Kenna Prosch, Jessica Hollins and KC Winfield scored 2 each in the 53-15 loss.

For a while, it looked like the JV team might keep up with GP. Morgan Young scored 6 in the first quarter which ended 15-6, but the floodgates opened in the second when the Grizzlies scored 24 to take a commanding 39-8 halftime lead and won 58-14. Young's 6 points led the team. Liz Lym scored 4 and Brook Peplinski and Sierra Southwick 2 each.

It was all Glacier Peak from start to finish. Although DJ scored the first points of the game, GP dominated, winning 61-20. Jackson finished with 8 points, scoring in each quarter. Jalani Bobo and Annie Leete scored 3 each and Tatiana Cumming, Kelsey Rankin and Ciera Wiser had 2 each.

The first half of the season ends Friday when the girls travel to Marysville-Getchell to take on the Chargers. The Getchell varsity and JV squads are winless in league play while the "C" team won a single game.

Photos of C, JV and varsity teams are posted HERE.

Video highlights are HERE.

Wrestling 2012-01-03 vs Glacier Peak

The Oak Harbor Wildcat wrestling team hit the mat against Glacier Peak Tuesday night with much success.

Starting with JV, Ben Pralle, Keikai Tarrant, Alex Rutter, CJ Shavers each earned pins, with Pralle, Shavers and Rutter getting first-round pins.

Other JV winners were Sheyenne Sams, Brody Dedobbelaere and Chris Carter, who won a close 15-14 decision.

The varsity match started with Nate Stanford going up against #11 ranked Jacob Elledge. Nate wrestled hard but Elledge got the decision 12-4.

The next 3 bouts all went to Oak Harbor. Josh Crebbin won 14-5, David Payne by pin in 1:19 and Collin Higingbotham 10-8 in OT.

At 182 lbs, Josh Orritt faced #3 ranked Sean Elledge and was pinned in the first round.

Oak Harbor then reeled off 8 straight wins. Jeremy Alonzo won 11-7, Hunter Vail by pin, Ray Quinday 4-1, Tricia Desquitado by forfeit, Jeremy Vester by forfeit, Jahleel Vester by pin, Cody Fakkema 14-2 and Mark Johnston by pin.

In the final match of the day, Glacier Peak's Douglass, ranked 11th, pinned Ryuta Meany.

The final score was 53-16 in favor of the Wildcats.

Next for the wrestlers is a trip to King County where they will take on Shorecrest and Shorewood, the face Everett on Thursday, Jan 12th at home on Alumni Night. If you are a former Oak Harbor Wrestler, come to the meet and be recognized.

Video highlights are posted HERE.

Click HERE for photos.

Middle school boys basketball 2012-01-03 NWMS at OHMS

The first middle school boys basketball game of the year was North Whidbey visiting Oak Harbor.

The 7th grade game started slow, but Oak Harbor warmed up quickly and won 40-20.

In the 8th grade game it was closer, but OHMS dominated, winning 52-39.

7th grade video clips are posted HERE

8th grade videos are HERE

Click HERE for 7th grade photos

HERE are the 8th grade pics.

Included with the photos are various group pics of the OHMS 7th and 8th grade teams.

New wrestling rankings

Four Oak Harbor wrestlers are now ranked in the top 10 in the state.

At 120 lbs, Sophomore Jahleel Vester is #8
At 126 lbs, junior Cody Fakkema is #3
At 132 lbs and new to the rankings is freshman Mark Johnston at #9

Jennifer Fremd is currently ranked #5 for girls in all classes at 137 lbs.

See them all in action on Tuesday when the wrestling team hosts Glacier Peak. JV starts at 5:40, Varsity at 7pm.