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

Competitive Cheer schedule 2012-2013

DATE	OPPONENT	SITE	TIME
Dec. 15	Holiday Invitational	Kentwood HS	TBD
Jan. 12	Harbor CheerFest	Gig Harbor HS	TBD
Jan. 19	Wintercheer Classic	Skyline HS	TBD
Jan. 26	State Cheer Championship	Everett	TBD

Boys Swim schedule 2012-2013

DATE	OPPONENT	SITE	TIME
Dec. 3	Monroe	Oak Harbor, Vanderzicht Pool	6:00
Dec. 6	Kamiak	Kamiak HS	3:15
Dec. 12	Snohomish/Glacier Peak	Oak Harbor, Vanderzicht Pool	6:00
Dec. 19	Lake Stevens	Oak Harbor, Vanderzicht Pool	6:00
Jan. 5	District Dive	Kamiak	10:00
Jan. 7	Marysville Pilchuck & Getchell	Oak Harbor, Vanderzicht Pool	6:00
Jan. 10	Cascade	Cascade @ Forest Park Pool	2:30
Jan. 14	Stanwood	Oak Harbor, Vanderzicht Pool	6:00
Jan. 17	Everett	Everett @ Forest Park Pool	2:30
Jan. 19	District Dive	Marysville Pilchuck HS	10:00
Jan. 23	Mount Vernon	OHHS, Vanderzicht Pool	6:00
Jan. 26	District Dive	Mariner HS	10:00
Jan. 31	JV Championships	Marysville Pilchuck	3:30