State Track 2012

The results are in, and Oak Harbor was able to place one competitor on the podium.  Josh Schrum ran the 1600m run in 4:21, good enough to finish 8th in State.

Josiah Miller finished in 11th place in both the 100 and 200m dash, Matt Reith was 12th in the 3200, teammate John Rodeheffer was 16th, and Cody Hernkind was 14th in the long jump.

Christina Wicker was 16th in the 400m dash, Dominique Jackson 14th in the discus, and the girls 4x200m relay team (Sierra Seabolt, Christina Alexander, Maura McKole, Jessica Hollins) finished in 16th place.

Rodeheffer was one of only 4 male freshmen at the state meet and the only freshman in the 3200m run and Reith set a new PR in the race at 9:37.

Down in Coupeville, senior Mitch Pelroy competed in 3 events and place in one at the state 1A meet in eastern Washington.

He was 15th in the 100m dash, 8th in the 200m dash and 10th in the 300m hurdles.

Teammate Larry Hurlburt was 11th in the 400m dash.

No Coupeville ladies were at the state meet this year.


That's it for high school sports for the 2011-2012 school year.  Keep tuning in for youth sports and fall high school schedules when they become available.

NWLL 2012-05-21 Senior As vs Pirates

Braving some really nasty weather, the Senior A's were able to sneak a game in between storms on Monday evening.

There was some doubt if the game would go on due to an earlier heavy rain, but the rain stopped and the field playable before the scheduled start time of 6pm.

Unfortunately, the local As team just couldn't find much offense and the visiting Pirates from Mt. Vernon were able to win their 2nd in a row against OH teams.

Pictures from the game are posted HERE.


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Boys Golf update

On Thursday, May 10th, the Oak Harbor boys golf team hosted the WESCO 3A league tournament at the Whidbey Golf & Country Club.

Unfortunately, the Wildcats did not have a good day on the course, finishing 8th out of 9 teams with a combined score of 491.  First place Everett scored 425.

On top for the Wildcats was senior Elias Whitefoot with a 91.  Right behind him was Caleb Knaack with a 92 and Hunter Adams at 94.  Jake Nelson finished with 101, Steven Timm with 113 and Raiden Poe at 116.

Four days later, the top 4 from the league meet competed at the Legion Golf Course in Everett for a chance to go to State.  Again, it wasn't our best day on the course and all four missed the first-day cut of 90.  Knaack shot a 92 to lead the 'Cats, Adams shot 93, Whitefoot 94 and Nelson 98.

Photos from the League meet are posted HERE.


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NWLL 2012-05-12 Minor AA D-Backs vs Rockies

From earlier this month, these photos are of the Minor AA Rockies vs Diamondbacks.

Click HERE to see the photos.

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Youth soccer 2012-05-19

While the U-6 and U-8 teams have one more week of games left, U-10 and above completed their season this past Saturday at Ft. Nugent Park and are now looking forward to the 8th annual Rock On! 3v3 tournament at the Ft. Nugent Fields on 26 and 27 May 2012.

Although the U-6 and U-8 teams all play on either the 30th or 31st of May, we won't be taking any more photos of soccer, but moving on to finish getting all the little league baseball photos.

Below are the photos from May 19th

BU-6 Red Pirates vs Green Lanterns

GU-8 Pink Soccer Rockers vs Orange Cleats on Fire

GU-8 Blue Fireflies vs Blue Bandits

GU-10 Blue Smurfettes vs Red Sister Sounders

BU-12 White Falcons vs Blue Bruisers

BU-6 Gold Soccer Dudes vs Blue Sharks

BU-10 Red Rebels vs South Whidbey

BU-12 Green Gladiators vs South Whidbey

All previous photos can be found by following this link


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Track 2012-05-18 District Finals at OHHS

They did it!  For the first time since 1978, the OHHS boys track team won both the league and district titles, and did it with variety and depth.

Finishing in the top 3 and moving on to the state tournament this weekend at Mt. Tahoma HS in Tacoma are
Josiah Miller - 100 and 200m dash
Josh Schrum - 1600m run
Matt Reith - 3200m run
John Rodeheffer - 3200m run
Cody Hernkind - Long Jump

Everyone that qualified for state set new personal records at the district meet.

The girls also did well, moving up from 5th at the league meet to 4th at the district meet, and are sending 2 individuals and a relay team to Tacoma next weekend.

Dominique Jackson - Discus
Christina Wicker - 400m dash
Sierra Seabolt, Christina Alexander, Maura McKole and Jessica Hollins - 4x200m relay

Others earning points for the teams were:

Boys
Josh Schrum - 800m
Connor Meyer - 800m
Clayton Richardson - 800m
Matt Reith - 1600m
Patrick Mayer - 300m hurdles
4x100 relay
4x400 relay
Jeremy Foster - Shot Put
Dayne Herron - Shot Put
Keon Crumpton - Discus
Jackson Constant - Discus
Chris Hailer - High Jump
James Harrison - Pole Vault
Tucker Lundstrom - Triple Jump

Girls

Jessica Hollins - 100 and 200m dash
Sierra Seabolt - 100m dash
Maura McKole - 200m dash
Heather Dale - 800m
Christina Wicker - 400m
Marisa Sligh - 1600m
Alex Laiblin - 1600m, 3200m
Rae Wynne - 100m hurdles, Triple Jump
4x100m relay
4x400m relay
Dominique Jackson - Shot Put, Javelin
Ciera Wiser - Javelin, High Jump




Photos from Friday's action are posted HERE.


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NWLL 2012-05-17 Major Dbacks vs Red Sox

When the game started it was warm and sunny, but by the time it ended with the Dbacks on top, a chilly wind had sprung up and clouds were starting to form.

129 photos from the game are posted HERE.


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Track 2012-05-16 District meet @ OHHS

After the first day of events in the District Championship meet at OHHS, the Oak Harbor boys track team is in first place with 39 points, Shorecrest 2nd with 29.  The OH girls are 4th with 18 and Glacier Peak is first with 40.

In the prelim events, the top 8 move on to the finals.  In finals, the top two go to the State meet at Mt. Tahoma HS, May 24-26th.

On the boys side, two athletes have already qualified for next weekend's state meet.  Josh Shrum won the 1600m run, setting another PR with a time of 4:17.00.  Also qualifying was Cody Hernkind who finished 2nd in the long jump.

Chris Hailer was 3rd in the high jump and James Harrison was 3rd in the pole vault.  Harrison cleared 12-0 for the first time this year, a 1.5 foot improvement on his previous best.

Qualifying for Friday's finals are:

Josiah Miller - 100 (t-1st) and 200m (2nd) dash
Dejohn Devroe - 400m dash (3rd)
Josh Schrum - 800m run (4th)
Connor Meyer - 800m run (5th)
Clayton Richardson - 800m run (7th)
Boys 4x100m relay (2nd) - Hernkind, Miller, Carlton Johnson and Sheyenne Sams
Boys 4x400m relay (6th) - Johnson, Devroe, Miller and Chris Opdyke

For the girls, Dominique Jackson finished 3rd in the discus with a 121-0 PR.  Her previous best was 106-7.  Ciera Wiser was 3rd in the javelin, throwing 106-10, her first throw over 100 feet this year.

Even though Jackson finished 3rd, she still qualified for the state meet by bettering the minimum qualifying mark of 120-3.5.

Qualifying for Friday's finals are:
Jessica Hollins - 100 (5th) and 200m (3rd) dash
Sierra Seabolt - 100m dash (6th)
Maura McKole - 200m dash (4th)
Christina Wicker - 400m dash (1st) and 800m run (5th)
Heather Dale - 800m run (7th)
Marisa Sligh - 1600m run (7th)
Alex Laiblin - 1600m run (8th)
Rae Wynne - 100m hurdles (4th)
Girls 4x100m relay (7th) - Seabolt, Hollins, Christina Alexander and Nalani Gabbert
Girls 4x400m relay (5th) - Alexander, McKole, Wicker and Dale

Day 1 photos are posted HERE

NWLL 2012-05-15 Major SB Marlins vs Mariners

Just one game Tuesday afternoon.  The first inning saw a few runs by each team, but the Marlins opened things up in the 2nd by batting around, then continued to score until they had a 10-run lead.

Photos from the game are posted HERE.


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NWLL 2012-05-14

The baseball season is in full swing and we got to two games on Monday - a T-Ball game at Koetje Park and a Seniors game at Ft. Nugent.

T-Ball Owls vs Mud Cats photos are posted HERE

The senior game featured the Mariners vs the Pirates from Mt. Vernon.  Oak Harbor did not have a good first inning, giving up 8 runs, but settled down for the rest of the game, but could not get enough offense to overcome that first inning.

Photos of the Mariners game are posted HERE.


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Youth Soccer 2012-05-12

With the season winding down - only one more weekend of soccer, we finally completed all the U-6 and U-8 teams.

This past weekend we covered the following teams


BU-6 Green Lanterns vs Lime Green Firebolts

GU-10 Purple Pounders vs Blue Tsunami

GU-12 NW1 Blue vs Central Whidbey Wicked Witches The Wicked Witches are sponsored by Oak Harbor Pediatric Dentistry.

GU-8 Orange Cleats on Fire vs Purple Leopards

GU-8 Red Hot Chili Peppers vs White/Blue Maple Dolphins The Chili Peppers are sponsored by GO Realty.

Previous soccer photos are all HERE.


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Track 2012-05-11 League Championships at Shoreline Stadium

This year the WESCO 3A league championship meet was held at Shoreline Stadium, and for the first time in 20 years an Oak Harbor team finished #1.

With only two individual champions, the OH boys track team used depth - placing 25 competitors in the top 8 - to capture the WESCO 3A crown.

On Wednesday, senior Josh Schrum cut nearly 13 seconds off his previous best in the 1600m run, finishing first in a time of 4:20.84.  Josh went on to set another PR in the 800m run on Friday, finishing 3rd in 1:57.52.

Senior Matt Reith ran the 3200m race on Friday and ran a very strategic race.  He bided his time, hanging back until about halfway through the race, then with 3 laps to go took the lead and built on it to the end,  finishing with a 9 second lead.  His time was a PR 9:41.58

Sprinter Josiah Miller, running injured, finished 2nd in both the 100 and 200m dash, but qualified for the District Meet.  Other top 3 boys finishers were Dejon Devroe, 3rd in the 400, Chris Hailer 3rd in the high jump and Miller 3rd in the triple jump.  The boys 4x400 relay team finished in 3rd place.

The boys team amassed 135 points.  GP, in second, had 116 and Shorecrest 115.

The girls meet was won by Glacier Peak.  The Grizzlies totalled 204 points behind a string of victories by their distance runners. Shorecrest was 2nd with 143 points and Oak Harbor was 5th with 99 points.

This year, the girls team had no event champions, but put 21 girls into the top 8.  The team produced four 2nd place finishers: Maura McKole in the 200m dash, Christina Wicker in the 400m dash, Raeanna Wynne in the 100m hurdles and the 4x200 relay team.

In field events, Dominique Jackson finished 3rd in the shot put to round out the top 3 finishers for the girls.

Wednesday and Friday of this week, May 16th and 18th, OHHS is hosting the District 1 track meet, with the top 2 finishers in the running events moving on to the state meet.


Photos from Friday's action at Shoreline Stadium are posted HERE.


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NWLL 2012-05-10

Two games were covered Thursday afternoon.

The first was the Mud Hens and Grasshoppers playing T-Ball at Hillcrest Elementary.

The other was a Minor A game between the Bulls and Bats that was originally scheduled for the Windjammer complex, but was moved to the Pool field to make room for games that were rained out earlier.


Mud Hens vs Grasshopper photos are HERE

Bulls vs Bats photos are HERE.


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Girls Golf 2012-05-07 WESCO 3A Championships

In the 9-team WESCO 3A championships held Tuesday at Whidbey Golf & Country Club, the Oak Harbor Wildcats finished in 4th place with 168 modified Stableford points, behind Shorewood (209), Glacier Peak and Shorecrest.

Shorewood's Cassie McKinley was the medalist with 61 points, and Oak Harbor sophomore Annie Leete was second with 57 points.  Following Leete for Oak Harbor were Bree Roderos (37), Katie Brockway (27), Hannah Crouse (24) and KC Winfield (23).


Photos of the golfers in action are posted HERE.


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Softball 2012-05-07

The Wildcat softball team ended their 2012 home season Monday afternoon at Hillcrest Elementary against the Shorewood Thunderbirds.

To start off, the two team had to finish a rain and darkness delayed game from April.  When the game resumed, the score was tied 7-7 in the bottom of the 8th.  Oak Harbor held in the 8th, but Shorewood was able to push a run across in the bottom of the 9th for a 8-7 win.

In the scheduled game, Oak Harbor's bats came alive, and the Wildcats won 4-1.


A combination of photos are posted HERE.


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Youth Soccer 2012-05-05

Finally, a nice day for outdoor sports!

As usual, there were hundreds of kids running around the fields at Ft. Nugent Park on Saturday morning having a good time.

10 games were covered, with links to each posted below

BU-6 Gold Soccer Dudes vs White/Blue Wildcats

BU-6 Yellow Cheetahs vs Orange Tigers

BU-8 Gold Strikers vs Blue Piranhas


BU-8 Green Lightning Runners vs Blue Shredders The Lightning Runners are sponsored by Angelo's Caffe

BU-8 White/Red Dragons vs Blue Sharks

BU-12 Red Dynamite vs Blue Bruisers


GU-8 Green Panthers vs White/Blue Maple Dolphins


GU-8 Pink Soccer Rockers vs Blue Fireflies


GU-8 Purple Leopards vs Blue Bandits

GU-10 Green Colorful Cobras vs Orange Crush The Colorful Cobras are sponsored by the Whidbey Party Store

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NWLL for the week ending 5/5/12

Headache.  That's the best way to describe this week as NWLL officials scrambled to try to make fields playable and reschedule games that were rained out.  Coaches are getting headaches trying to manage pitchers, since Little League rules are very strict on the amount of pitches a player can throw and the rest period between outings.

Even with all that, we were able to get to 11 games this week, including 2 on Friday and 5 on Saturday, including 3 softball games.

Links to the photos from each game are below.

Minor A
Bees vs Mud Cats
Grasshoppers vs Bees

Minor AA
Angels vs Rockies
Dodgers vs Red Sox
As vs Mariners
Dodgers vs Angels
Red Sox vs Dodgers

Major
Angels vs Red Sox

SB Major
Marlins vs Angels - I didn't get many, so will get more of each team later

SB Minor
Grasshoppers vs Central Whidbey

SB Junior
Mariners vs Concrete



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Boys Soccer 2012-05-02 vs Everett

Senior Night.  In most team sports it brings thoughts of 4-5 seniors and their parents stepping onto the field to be recognized by teammates and spectators.

Even though last Wednesday was the final some soccer game of the season, it's wasn't senior night.  Instead, it was Vance Night.  With only one senior this year, Vance Freitas went onto the field with his parents and received a round of applause.

Then, in the final minute of overtime, in his final game in a Wildcat uniform, Vance made it his night by kicking in the winning goal as the Wildcats defeated the visiting Everett Seagulls 2-1. 

Even though the Wildcats finished with a 3-12 record, the last-minute win in the final game made the season a success.

Not only did the varsity win, but the JV won by an identical 2-1 score, giving the Wildcats their first double-win of the season.

Photos from both games are posted HERE.



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Girls Tennis 2012-05-02 JV vs Lynnwood

The Oak Harbor JV girls tennis team has been having a decent year.  Entering Wednesday's match sporting a 9-2 record, they looked to notch another win against visiting Lynnwood, but the Royals had other ideas.

After a few tiebreakers in various matches, Lynnwood was able to pull out a 4-3 win.

The JV team finished their season with a trip to Glacier Peak on Monday.


Photos from Wednesday's match, which include pictures of every single JV player that took to the court, are posted HERE.

Baseball 2012-05-01 varsity vs Glacier Peak

They did it.

Needing to win this one game against Glacier Peak to make it into the playoffs, our boys came up with an 8-2 win to go to the postseason.

The Wildcats dominated throughout the game, leading 7-0 in the fourth. 

Jack Richter was on the mound and went the distance.

The team was supposed to open the playoffs on Saturday with a trip to Meadowdale, but one of the tournament games was rained out, so all the games were postponed.  The Wildcats now travel to Meadowdale on Monday.


Photos from Tuesday's game are posted HERE.


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Girls Golf 2012-04-30 at Whidbey Golf & Country Club

With the regular season winding down, the Oak Harbor girls golf team hosted a non-league event at the Whidbey Golf and Country Club Monday afternoon, with the Kamiak varsity and Everett JV visiting.

Oak Harbor earned 87 Stableford points, Kamiak 64 and the Everett girls 35.

Annie Leete earned 28 points for the 'Cats, Katie Brockway 18, Cassidy Gurich 15, Bree Roderos 14, KC Winfield 12, Hannah Crouse 3 and Kitana Hernandez 1.

Photos of the Oak Harbor golfers are posted HERE.

The girls play again on May 1st in a league match then host the league championships on May 8th at WG&CC.


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Baseball 2012-04-30 JV vs Glacier Peak

The Oak Harbor JV baseball team ended their home season Monday night with a 5-8 loss to Glacier Peak.

The Grizzlies got off to a hot start, leading 10-0 going into the bottom of the 5th inning, but the Wildcats put up 4 runs to stay alive, but scored only one more after that.

The two teams play again Tuesday afternoon at Glacier Peak to end the JV season.

Not counting Tuesday's result, the JV squad finished the season with an 8-11 overall record, 6-9 in league play.

Photos from Monday's game are posted HERE.


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