MSGBB 2012-02-28 NWMS vs Anacortes

The North Whidbey Middle School teams played at home Tuesday afternoon against the Anacortes Seahawks, and although the Cougars played well at times, Anacortes won both games.

In the 7th grade game, the Seahawks grabbed an early 5-0 lead, but the Cougars fought back and with 4:22 to go in the first quarter took the lead 6-5 and led 12-5 at the first buzzer. With 1:12 left in the half the game was tied 12-12, but a last second shot (and the only NWMS field goal in the period) put the Cougars up 14-12 at halftime.

Anacortes opened up their offense in the second half, scoring 12 points in the 3rd and another 13 in the 4th to win 37-23. Only 3 Cougars got on the board, according to the scorebook - Rahsahna with 12, Michaela with 6 and Bryn with 4. The scoreboard showed 3 more points that weren't credited in the book.

7th grade video highlights are HERE

7th grade photos are HERE


The Anacortes 8th grade team is very good this year, beating the OHMS team earlier in the season. In this game, the Seahawks started their subs, and NW took advantage of that to take an early 6-0 lead, and led 6-2 at the end of the first period. Anacortes put their regular starters in the game in the 2nd period, and after a few minutes to get warmed up, showed their dominance, tying the game with 2:20 left in the half. After scoring just 2 in the first quarter, Anacortes scored 14 in the second.

In the second half, Anacortes outscored the Cougars nearly 3-to-1 to win the game 46-21. Rosie scored 9, Annabelle 8 and Katie hit a pair of free throws late. Two points were not accounted for in the book.

Video highlights from the 8th grade game are posted HERE

Photos from the 8th grade game are posted HERE.





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Rec Basketball 2012

The local Oak Harbor recreational basketball league just finished their season. Every Saturday from 9am until well after noon, hundreds of young basketball players were on the court at either OHMS or NWMS, learning basketball skills, teamworks, and making new friends.

A big thanks to Bryan Schulle at the high school for organizing the league and to the boys and girls basketball players who took time out of their weekends to officiate the games. Finally, the volunteer coaches deserve a big thanks for donating their time to help the kids and make the future of Oak Harbor basketball bright.

Below are a series of links to action photos taken during the games. All teams are represented, but not necessarily every child. Due to the nature of sports photography and the amount of time that the photographer could give to each game, some children were probably missed. It was not intentional.

Kindergarten photos are HERE

1st/2nd Grade Grey vs Maroon

1st/2nd Grade Yellow vs Blue

1st/2nd Grade Green vs Red

3rd/4th Grade Girls Green vs Blue

3rd/4th Grade Girls Red vs Maroon

3rd/4th Grade Boys Green vs Maroon

3rd/4th Grade Boys Blue vs Grey

3rd/4th Grade Boys Red vs Orange

5th/6th Grade Girls

5th/6th Grade Boys Blue vs Maroon

5th/6th Grade Boys Red vs Green

5th/6th Grade Boys Blue vs Green

5th/6th Grade Boys Red vs Maroon

MSGBB 2012-02-23 OH @ NW

The first of at least two OHMS vs NWMS girls basketball games was held Thursday afternoon at NWMS.

In the 7th grade game, the first quarter ended with NW leading by 1 point, 5-4, and the Cougars increased their lead to 13-9 at halftime.

Oak Harbor cut that lead to just 2 at the end of the third, 17-15, but the Panthers couldn't keep it going and fell to the home Cougars 27-21.

For the visitors, Ally scored 7 to lead her team. Virginia and Julie hit for 4 each, and Kyanna, Aujuna and Sydney scored 2 each.

Bryn scored 8 to lead the Cougars and led all scorers. Rahsanna and Jaden finished with 6 each, and Lauryn M, Lauren, and Mikala had 2 points each.

Photos from the 7th grade game are posted HERE. Included in the photos are several group photos of the NWMS team.

Video clips are posted HERE.

In the nightcap, it was all Panthers as the Cougars didn't have an answer for the OHMS speed. OH led 9-6 at the first horn and 19-8 at the half on their way to a 42-20 victory.

Jinai led the Panthers and all scorers with 15 points. Deja scored 8 and Taylor D 7. Rickell and Lexus each finished with 4 points, Matti with 3 and Taylor H with 1.

The Cougars' lead scorer was Rosie with 10 points. Hannah scored 6 and Annabelle 4.

8th grade photos are HERE

8th grade video clips are HERE.

Both teams are at home next week, with the Cougars hosting Anacortes and LaVenture at OHMS. On Thursday at 3:30pm, OH and NW play again. Right now the game is scheduled for OHMS, but shifting the game to the high school gym is being looked at, details to be announced.




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Powderpuff Football 2012-02-24

Friday evening the Junior and Senior girls got together for the annual Powder Puff football game.

The juniors got on the board first and built a 13-0 halftime lead. With less than two minutes left in the game it was looking like the juniors would nap the shutout, but the Seniors were able to punch it in from a few yards out to make the final score 26-6.

Over 100 photos from the game are posted HERE.

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MSGBB 2012-02-21 - OHMS vs Mt. Baker

The OHMS girls basketball team played at home Tuesday night against Mt. Baker MS from Mt. Vernon, with the Panthers winning both games.

In the 7th grade game, OHMS scored first, with 5:10 to go in the the first and Mt. Baker didn't score until almost halfway through the period. With 4:10 left, OHMS led 6-2, with all Panther scoring by Julie Jansen. At that point the Panther offense stopped, and at the horn for the first quarter, the score was tied 6-6.

Mt. Baker came out on fire in the 2nd, torching the Panthers for 14 points. OHMS scored another 6, but the Grizzlies held a 20-12 halftime lead.

In the 3rd, the Panther defense stepped up and held Mt. Baker to only 5 points total. The OH girls chipped away at the Grizzly lead, tying the score at 22 at the end of the third. With just 4 seconds left, Oak Harbor held a 28-27 lead, but Mt. Baker was going to get the ball under their own basket. They got the shot off, but it did not go in, leaving OHMS with the victory. Julie led the Panther scoring with 10 pints and Lydia was close behind with 8. Virginia, Kyanna, Ally, Kristen and Sidney each scored 2 points.

Click HERE to see some video highlights from the 7th grade game.

Get to the photos by clicking HERE.


In the 8th grade game, Oak Harbor needed a stifling defense and blazing team speed to win, and they delivered. At the end of the first period, Oak Harbor led 26-4, allowing just 4 free throws. Mt. Baker didn't score a field goal until late in the second period and trailed 47-17 at the half. The Panthers continued to play tough defense and went on to win 64-30. Due to the aggressive Panther defense, there were numerous fouls against Oak Harbor. Of the 30 points scored by Mt. Baker, half came from free throws.

Jinai Ekberg led the OHMS scoring with 20 points. Rickell Piloneo and TaylorDeconzo were also in double figures with 17 and 10 points respectively. Taylor Heidt scored 6, Matti Miesle 3, and Hannah Faught, Suzanne Kaltenbach, Lexus Jones and Deja Bunch scored 2 each.

OHMS travels to NWMS today, Feb 23, for the first of a pair of meetings. 7th grade starts around 3:30 and 8th around 5pm.

8th grade video highlights are posted HERE.

Click HERE for photos from the 8th grade game




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Wrestling - Mat Classic Day 2

Day 2 was nicer to the Wildcats as day one.

First an update on the girls 170 lb class. Brittany Johnston lost her second consolation bracket match and did not place.


Jennifer Fremd lost in an overtime 7-5 decision in her semifinal match then pinned two opponents to stand on the podium at the end of the day in 3rd place.

After losing his first match on Friday, Cody Fakkema also rebounded well, winning all but one of his consolation matches by pin, and the one that wasn't a pin was an 11-6 decision. Cody also ended the day on the podium in 3rd place.

In team scoring, the girls finished with 23 points and was in 27th place out of 104 teams. 31 teams scored no points at all. The girls team champion was Sedro Woolley with 83 points. Stanwood and Mt. Vernon were also in the top 10. The only WESCO 3A team to finish higher than the Wildcats was Everett, in 21st place with 27 points.

For the boys, the Wildcats earned 28.5 points and finished in 26th of 61 3A schools. The team champion was Enumclaw with 126 points. The top local team was Sedro in 6th place with 69 points. Glacier Peak (12), Shorecrest (15), and Everett (16) were WESCO 3A teams that finished ahead of Oak Harbor in the team standings.

AAU BBB 2012-02-18

We were able to get coverage of two more teams from Oak Harbor in the 2012 SWISH league.

The 8th grade Purple team took on TCYBA, a team from Vancouver, Canada at Sedro-Woolley High School. The Wildcats spotted the Canadians a 10-0 lead, but closed the gap to 17-23 at the half. Late in the 3rd Oak Harbor had cut the lead down to just 4 points, but a late flurry of scoring allowed TCYBA to hold a 37-29 lead going into the 4th, and they were able to maintain to win 46-39.

Photos from the 8th grade Purple game are posted HERE.

A few video highlights are posted HERE.

Later that afternoon, the 6th grade Purple team was at Mt. Baker Middle School in Mt. Vernon to take on Arlington White. This game was close early, but the Wildcats were able to lead 11-6 at the first horn. Arlington got back into the game, closing to within one point at halftime, but OH still held the lead, 19-18. The 3rd quarter ended in a 28-28 tie, but then the Wildcat offense got going. The Wildcats outscored the Eagles 14-3 in the final period to win 43-31.

6th grade photos are HERE

6th grade video clips are HERE.



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Wrestling - Mat Classic Day 1

After the first day of wrestling, only 3 Oak Harbor wrestlers are still alive in the tournament.

Jennifer Fremd, at 145 lbs, got a pin in her first round match then won 7-2 to put herself in the semi-finals.

Brittany Johnston got pinned in her first round match but rebounded to pin her opponent in just 24 seconds. Her third match results are not posted yet.

For the guys, Cody Fakkema got pinned in the 3rd round of his first match, then pinned his next two opponents in 1:44 and 2:44 to stay alive in the consolation bracket.

Mark Johnston, Jahleel Vester, Jeremy Vester and Josh Crebbin are all eliminated.

BBB 2012-02-14 Playoff at Ferndale

Continuing their run in the postseason, the Wildcat boys basketball team traveled to Ferndale to take on the Eagles, minus some key players. Paul Johannsen was still out due to illness while Jojo Webster and Chris Hailer were not able to play.

Ferndale took quick advantage of the gaps in the Wildcat lineup and took a 16-5 first quarter lead and extended it to 31-19 at the half.

Ferndale maintained through the second half to win the game 57-45, ending the Wildcat's season.

Drew Washington topped the 'Cats with 15 and brother Mike scored 13. Kevawn Brooks finished with 6, Diamonte Ridley, Elias Whitefoot and Matt Burgoyne 3 each and Zach Jones 2.

Video highlights are posted HERE

Photos are posted HERE




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Wrestling 2012-02-11 - Regional Tournaments

Eight Oak Harbor wrestlers started the 3A Region 1 tournament at Skyline HS on Saturday and five of them are going on to state with one more going as an alternate.

Freshman Jeremy Vester and brother Jahleel Vester, a sophomore, both finished 4th to move on to State.

At 126 lbs, Junior Cody Fakkema was the regional champion, winning by pin, 4-0, and 4-1.

Mark Johnston, another freshman, will go to state at 132 pounds after finishing 3rd.

In what many were calling the match of the day, junior Josh Crebbin lost in the championship match by one point, 15-14, but will go to state as the 2nd place finisher.

The final OH state competitor is yet another freshman, Jackson Constant, at 285 pounds, who finished in 5th place and will go to state as an alternate.

Senior Colling Higinbotham and sophomore Ray Quinday both wrestled in the regional tournament but will not advance.

In Bellingham, Oak Harbor had 3 girls on the mat - Kylene Ayer at 106 lbs, Jennifer Fremd at 145 and Brittany Johnston at 170.

Kylene won the district title and was seeded 1st in the regional tournament, but a nagging back injury affected her wrestling and she finished in 6th place and will not advance.

Senior Johnston had a first round bye, and although she lost her first match against eventual winner Allen of Mt. Vernon, she won her first consolation match by fall to guarantee a trip to the state tournament. She finished the regional tournament in 4th place.

Fremd, also a senior, only wrestled 3 times in the tournament, winning each of her matches by pin. She is seeded 2nd in the state tournament next weekend at the Tacoma Dome.

Video highlights from the girls tournament are posted HERE.

Photos from the girls tournament are HERE.

BBB 2012-02-10 Playoff at Glacier Peak

In their 3rd meeting this year, the Glacier Peak Grizzlies had the Wildcats figured out.

Their defense held Mike Washington to just 15 points and brother Drew to just 3 points. Both scored over 20 points in Tuesday's win over Shorewood.

After taking an early 4-1 lead, Oak Harbor gave up ground to the Grizzlies, trailing 15-8 at the first break and 22-13 at the half,

Glacier Peak broke the game open in the 3rd, boosting their lead to 20 points, 43-23.

Late in the game the Oak Harbor subs made the game closer, but Glacier Peak won the game 54-37.

The Wildcats play next Tuesday night, Feb 14th, at Ferndale against the Eagles.

Photos from the GP game are posted HERE.

Video highlights are HERE.

BBB 2012-02-08 playoff at Shorewood

The Oak Harbor Wildcat boys basketball team lost twice to Shorewood during the regular season, 61-44 at Shorewood and 67-50 at home.

Wednesday night the two teams faced each other in the opening round of the District 1 tournament, and it looked like the third game was going to go the way of the other two, as Shorewood grabbed an early 11-2 lead and led 47-37 starting the 4th period.

In that 2nd half, Mike Washington picked up where his brother left off. Drew scored 15 points in the first half then Mike scored 15 in the 2nd and the 'Cats went on a 15-5 run in the 4th period to tie the game late, then Jojo Webster scored on a steal to give OH the lead, 54-52. A final 3-pointer by Drew ensure a Widlcat win, 57-52.

The 'Cats go to Glacier Peak friday night to take on the Grizzlies. The winner of that game goes on to play the winner of the Mountlake Terrace/Shorecrest game for the district title. If OH loses, they will play the loser of the Ferndale/Everett game.

Drew Washington finished the game with 24 points to lead all scorers while Mike ended with 22. Matt Burgoyne scored 5 and Zach Gibbs, Kevawn Brooks and Webster each netted 2 points.

Wrestling 2012-02-03 and 04 Sub-regional tournament

Oak Harbor did well at the 3A District 1 tournament held at OHHS last weekend, with 7 wrestlers placing in the top 5 and moving on to the regional tournament. In addition, the future looks good for the Wildcat wrestling team as all of the placers are underclassmen, and 3 are Freshmen!

District champions are juniors Cody Fakkema, currently ranked 2nd in state at the 3A level at 126 lbs and Josh Crebbin, currently ranked 11th at 152 lbs.

Sophomore Ray Quinday finished 2nd at 220 lbs.

Brothers Jeremy and Jahleel Vester both finished 3rd in their weight brackets. Freshman Jeremy at 106 lbs and Sophomore Jahleel at 120 lbs.

Finishing in 4th place were freshmen Mark Johnston at 132 lbs and Jackson Constant at 285 lbs.

Senior Collin Higingbotham (170)and Freshman Carl Meders (195) both finished in 6th place and will go to the regional tournament as 1st alternates.

Also, in the girls tournament at Squalicum, Senior Jennifer Fremd and Junior Kylene Ayers both placed first and will compete in the regional tournament this weekend at Bellingham HS.

Video highlights are HERE.

Day 1 photos are posted HERE.

Day 2 photos are posted HERE.

GBB 2012-01-31 at Glacier Peak and 2012-02-02 vs Getchell

The Oak Harbor girls basketball teams finished their season with games at Glacier Peak and then at home for Senior Night against Marysville-Getchell

In the Glacier Peak games, the Grizzlies showed why they were one of the top teams in WESCO 3a, beating all three OH teams easily. In the C team game, GP jumped to an early 14-5 leand then set it on cruise control to the 51-23 final. KC Winfield and Tierra White each scored 6 points for the Wildcats, Irene Gribble 5, and Jessica Hollins, Kenna Prosch and Kaitlyn Haley 2 each.

The final in the JV game was 55-24 for the Grizzlies. Individual OH scores were not available.

Things started well in the varsity games. Two long passes from Morgan Young to Dominique Jackson ended in 4 points for the Wildcats, then Annie Leete made it 6-5 for Oak Harbor. Glacier Peak woke up about that time and went on a 16-3 run to end the first period 21-9. The two teams went back and forth in the second, which ended with GP ahead 35-24, but in the 3rd extended the lead to 50-28 on the way toa 72-36 win.

Leete finished the game with 14 pints, DJ had 8, Kelsey Rankin 6, Jalani Bobo and Morgan Young 3 each and Ciera Wiser 2.

Glacier Peak video clips are here

GP photos are HERE

On Feb 2nd, the OH "C" team had their highest scoring game of the year, destroying the visiting Chargers 66-28. The Wildcats held their opponents to just 2 points in the first quarter then exploded for 22 points of their own in the final period to set the final score. Three Wildcats finished in double figures - Tierra White with 18, Angelica Brown with 12 and Jessica Hollins with 10. Kenna Prosch and KC Winfield each added 9 points and Irene Gribble 8.

Offense again proved the Achilles Heel of the JV squad as they scored only 26 points while allowing Getchell 35. Down by 5 at halftime, the Wildcats rallied and took an 18-17 lead with 3:35 left in the third, but Getchell scored 13 to Oak Harbor's 7 in the final period to win the game 35-26. Liz Lym scored 9 to lead the 'Cats, Brook Peplinski and Danielle Teasley 6 each, Melanie Callaway3 and Haley Lundstrom 2.

The varsity game started with Senior Night activities and the introduction of the 6 graduating seniors and their parents. Playing their last game in a Oak Harbor uniform were Erika Flores, Lia Pantoleon, Tatiana Cumming, Kaileen Burleson, Rayan Russell and Dominique Jackson (DJ). After the intros, Rayan Russell went up in the bleachers to get the microphone from announcer Jay Long and sang a stirring rendition of the National Anthem.

When the game got underway, the 'Cats grabbed an early 13-6 lead and extended it to 28-15 at halftime. Getchell hung with Oak Harbor in the third, which ended 34-23 in favor of OH, but the Wildcats went on to beat Getchell for the second time this year, by a 45-33 score. None of the Wildcats scored in double figures, but 10 players got on the board. Russell and junior Morgan Young each finished with 7 points, DJ had 5 and Lia Pantoleon 4. Scoring 2 points each were Jalani Bobo, Tatiana Cumming, Kaileen Burleson, Marissa Lewis, Kelsey Rankin and Ciera Wiser.

Click HERE for Getchell video highlights

HERE are photos from the Getchell game

BBB 2012-01-30 vs Glacier Peak - Senior NighT

Before Monday night's varsity game, the team took time to recognize the five graduating seniors and their parents. Kevawn Brooks, Matt Burgoyne, Paul Johannsen, Michael Washington and Elias Whitefoot all escorted their parents to center court where they all received a round of applause from the spectators.

While Oak Harbor took an early 6-4 lead, the Grizzlies came back and built a 16-10 first quarter lead and outscored the Wildcats in every quarter except the last. Jojo Webster scored 16 to lead Oak Harbor, while Mike Washington and Matt Burgoyne were both in double figures as well with 13 and 11 points respectively. Kevawn Brooks finished with 4, Drew Washington with 3 and Paul Johannsen with 2 points in the 61-49 loss.

In the early game in the main gym, Glacier Peak jumped to a 25-8 first quarter lead and led 47-19 at the half on the way to a 70-32 win. Gabe Groenig scored 9 for Oak Harbor, Zach Jones 8, Andre Grey 5, Diamonte Ridley 4, and Anfernee Angkaw, Matt Zafra and Casiano Atienza each finished with 2 points.

Glacier Peak also took control early in the dome, building a 22-3 first-period lead and won 65-33. Brad Nehring scored 14 to lead the team, Gage Eccleston scored 9, Chris Humphries 8, Ben Fikse 2 and Jacob Sturdevant 1.

The boys finish the regular season Wednesday night at Marysville-Getchell then on Feb 8th the varsity team travels to the WECO #2, which looks to be either Shorecrest or Shorewood for the first round of the WESCO 3A tournament.

Video highlights are HERE.

Freshman, JV and varsity photos are posted HERE.