GBB 2014-01-29 vs Everett

It was a rough night for the freshmen and varsity squads against Everett, as both were held scoreless for an entire quarter during their games.

The Freshman final was OH 23, Everett 46, with Kyanna Prosch scoring 7 and Katelyn Jandreau dropping a pair of threes for her 6 points. Morgan Kenaly scored 4, Kayla Roy 3, Maria Bernal-Chantaca 2 and Jaden Jesus 1.

In the varsity game, Joanna Leete led the team with 16 points, 10 in the second quarter.  Julie Jansen and Bryn Langrock scored 3 each and Jinai Guzman and Brook Peplinski 2 each in the 26-70 loss.

The bright spot in the night was the JV team.  Behind 13 points by Rahsanna Graham, the JV girls won 34-17.  In addition to RG, Rosie Mooki scored 7, Janae Payne 4, Sierra Southwick and Lexi Jones 3 each, and Michaela Dasch and Brook Peplinski 2 each.

Freshman photos are posted HERE

Click HERE for JV pics

Varsity pics are HERE

Click HERE for freshman and varsity video highlights.


The girls play again this Friday, JV and varsity only, at home against Shorecrest.


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Wrestling 2014-01-28 vs Everett

If you weren't in the OHHS gym Tuesday night, you missed one of the most exciting wrestling meets ever held!

Trailing most of the match, the Wildcats were down 35-19 with just 3 matches to go.  Needing at least two pins to get the win, the Wildcats went to work.

At 195 lbs it was Dugin vs Hawkins.  Hawkins got an early takedown, but Dugin escaped, but was taken down again.  Now down 4-1, Dugin got a quick reversal, then put Hawkins on his back and got the pin.  The score was now Everett 35, OH 25.

Next up was Ray Quinday vs Monar.  Ray has struggled at times this year, but last night, when the team needed him the most, he stepped up, got in a nice throw, and pinned Monar in 1:14.  Team scores are now Everett 35, OH 31.

Ending the night with the heavyweights, Jackson Constant needed a major decision to tie the meet, and a technical fall or pin for OH to win.

Thirty-two seconds later, Oak Harbor was the meet winner by a final score of Oak Harbor 37, Everett 35.

The win gives OH the league championship.

JV action was not so even, with Garcia, Dixon and Burdick the only OH winners in 11 matches.

Thursday Getchell comes to town for senior night.

JV photos are posted HERE

Varsity photos are HERE

Video highlights, including the Dugin, Quinday and Constant pins, are HERE.


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Wrestling 2014-01-25 - Lynden Tournament

Last Saturday, the Wildcat wrestling team traveled north to the Lynden Annual Invitational tournament and in the 17-team tournament left with a 2nd place team standing and 3 individual champions.

106 - Garrett Stahl tied for 5th
113 - Christian Bertram won with wins of 12-6, Fall and 9-6
132 - Jeremy Vester won with wins of 14-2, 11-1, Fall and 9-1
138 - Jahleel Vester finished 2nd, winning by fall, 7-1 and Fall before losing the final 5-2.
152 - Mark Johnston won with wins of 16-2, Fall, Fall and Fall.
160 - Kekai Tarrant tied for 3rd
182 - Mike Laningham tied for 5th
220 - Kenny King tied for 5th
285 - Jackson Constant finished 2nd, winning 11-7, Fall and 13-7 before being pinned in the final.
185 - Tyler Adamson tied for 5th

The overall team winner was Glacier Peak with 162 points.  Oak Harbor was 2nd wiht 145 and Mt. Baker HS 3rd with 124.

The wrestlers finally get to show off at home this week, with their first home meet tonight at OHHS vs Everett, with the conference championship on the line.

Two days later the team ends the dual season with Senior Night on Thursday against Marysville Getchell.

BBB for the week ending 2014-01-23, vs Glacier Peak and Stanwood

Last week was not a good one for Oak Harbor boys basketball.

Tuesday evening the guys took on the Glacier Peak Grizzlies and fell in all 3 games.

The freshman team sputtered on offense, scoring in double digits only in the 3rd quarter in their 56-25 loss.  Individually, Joshua Cote scored 8, Princeton Lollar 5, Kurtis Zylstra 4, Ty Baker 3,  Cody McKenna and Eli Loera 2 each and James Lage 1.

At the same time, the JV squad was in the main gym, and after leading 16-12 at the end of the first quarter, scored only 2 points in the 2nd quarter and trailed at halftime 24-18.  While the 3rd and 4th quarter were better, the Grizzlies prevailed 53-36. DiAngelo McKinney scored 10 for the JV 'Cats, Alex Waner and Savion Passmore scored 5 each, Sean Erskine 4, JJ Johnson and Paul Quinday 3 each, and Ben Fikse and Tanner Walker finished with 2 each.

In the varsity game, like the JV game, the first quarter was close, with the 'Cats trailing 14-12, and at halftime 30-23.  The 3rd quarter was the team's downfall, as GP went on a 14-5 run to take a commanding lead at the end of the 3rd.  Although OH outscored Glacier Peak 22-19 in the final quarter, the Wildcats fell 63-50.  Drew Washington scored 16 to pace the team, with Dyllan Harris also in double-digits with 10.  Zach Gibbs finished with 7 points, Zach Jones and Elijah Smith 6 each, Gabe Groening 3 and Shane Huttula 2.

JV and Varsity video clips are posted HERE.

Freshman photos are HERE

JV photos are HERE

Varsity photos are HERE.

Two days later it was league-leading and undefeated Stanwood in the OHHS gym.

The freshman team struggled early, but a brilliant 2nd quarter, led by 10 points from Joshua Cote made it a 5-point game at the half, with the Wildcats trailing 31-26.  While the OH defense held Stanwood to just 9 points in the 3rd quarter, the offense produced only 6 points, and Stanwood prevailed with a 50-37 win.  Cote again led the team, adding another 9 to his 10-point 2nd period outburst to finish with 19.  Lollar scored 5 and  Zylstra 3, with Adam Nelson, JJ Mitchell, Ellison and Loera ending with 2 points each.

Just as they did two days prior, the JV squad had an outstanding 1st quarter, scoring 17 points and trailing by only 5 at the first buzzer, but never got back on track and scored just 15 points for the remainder of the game, losing 78-32.  Scoring in this game was spread fairly evenly, with Preston Rankin leading the team in this game with 7 points.  Johnson scored 6, Fikse 5, McKinney 4, Passmore and Erskine 3, D'Andre Bellamy 2, and Quinday and Waner with 1 point each.

The varsity game was also close in the first quarter, with stellar Wildcat defense holding the visitors to just 10 points, but Stanwood adjusted well to the Wildcats and won 70-38.  Washington again was the scoring leader with 15.  Harris scored 9, Groening, Gibbs and Jones 4 each and freshman Jordan Davenport scoring 2 points.

Stanwood video highlights from all 3 games - Freshman, JV and Varsity - are posted HERE.

Click HERE for freshman photos

HERE for JV photos, 

and

HERE for varsity pics.

The boys have only two more games.  Saturday, Feb 1st at home in a makeup game against Ferndale, then on Monday, Feb 3rd against Pilchuck.
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Middle School Boys Basketball 2013-2014 Season

As it normally happens, each year one of the two middle schools has a much better basketball team.  This year it was the OHMS 7th grade team, who just completed an undefeated season!

This year, JV teams saw their return to the hardcourt, with OHMS with enough players for both 7th and 8th grade JV teams, while NWMS could field only a combined JV squad.

Of course, even though there were 8 games played throughout the season, there's only one that really counts, and that's the annual OHMS/NWMS game, held this year on the Panthers' home court at OHMS.  The JV teams played over at NWMS.

The JV game was dominated by Oak Harbor middle, as the Panthers scored 36 points over 5 quarters while allowing the Cougars only 9.  For the Cougars, Servatius scored 4, Hartley 3 and Mansikko 2.  On the Panther's side, it was Mebane with 9, Ledgerwood 6, Hunter and Besaw 4 each, Matro 3, and Johnson, Hucko, Justin, Fisken and Cruz 2 each.

The 7th grade varsity game was also all Panthers, as they cruised to a 57-18 win.  Marchand had most of the Cougar scoring with 12, with Kesgard, Rowe and Anderson scoring 2 each.  Dylan R. was the lead Panther with 19 points. Dorian H. finished with 9, Haven B. 7, Kule W. and Andrew B. 6 each, Manik V. and Gavin A. 4 each, Terrel 3, with Austin B., Brandon M. and Evan scoring 2 each.

The 8th grade game was a nailbiter.  OHMS led 14-12 at the end of the first, and the game was tied at 25 at the half.  The 3rd period ended with the Panthers holding onto a 1-point lead, 33-32, but the Cougars exploded for 14 4th-quarter points to win the game 46-42.  Taeson H. led the Panthers with 17.  Justin Z., Nate C. and Michael L. scored 5 each, Jordan B., Noah H., and Joseph A. 3 each, and Gabe S. with a 1-point free throw.  For the Cougars it was Cullins with 18 to lead all scoreers. Jones finished with 10, Fletcher with 6, Hagney and Whitefoot 4 each, and Jackson and Johnson 2 apiece.

Below are direct links to various game photos taken throughout the year.  Unfortunately, none are of the NWMS JV squad.  Sorry.

OHMS Combined JV @ Anacortes

OHMS 7th JV at Mt. Baker

OHMS 7th Varsity at Mt. Baker

OHMS 8th JV at Mt. Baker

OHMS 8th Varsity at Mt. Baker

NWMS 7th Varsity vs LaVenture

NWMS 8th Varsity vs LaVenture

OHMS and NWMS 2013-2014 group photos.


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New wrestling rankings

In the new washingtonwrestlingreport.net 3A rankings, the Wildcats jumped up to 14th, leapfrogging over Shorewood and Meadowdale.  Even though the Wildcats beat Pilchuck 33-30, they are still ranked ahead of the Wildcats at #10.

New individual rankings:

Christian Bertram - 10
Jeremy Vester - 7
Jahleel Vester - 3
Mark Johnston - 5
Jackson Constant - 9

Wrestling recap - through Jan 19th

As of Jan 13th, the Wildcats are ranked #17 in 3A for wrestling.

What's missing, is that on Jan 7th the Wildcats beat Shorewood 47-18.  In those same Jan 13th rankings, Shorewood was placed 15th.  On Jan 16th, the Wildcats beat #11 Pilchuck 33-30. I think there may be some changes when the next ranking comes out.

At the top of the 3A ranking is Sunnyside HS from the Yakima area.  Then, out of 10 teams in WESCO 3A, 6 of them were in the top 20 statewide.  The 1/13 rankings also include: Stanwood (10), Meadowdale (16), and Glacier Peak (19)

The Wildcats face Stanwood at Stanwood this coming Friday, January 24th.

There are only two home meets for Oak Harbor this year, the final two meets of the year.  On January 28th the Wildcats host Everett, then on January 30th Getchell, then move onto the post-season tournaments.

In those same rankings that have Oak Harbor as #17 as a team, 5 individuals are ranked.  At #11 statewide in 3A are Christian Bertram (113lbs), Jeremy Vester (132lbs) and Jackson Constant (285lbs)  Ranked #3 in the state are Jahleel Vester (138lbs) and Mark Johnston (152lbs).  In addition to these five men, expect to see many others in the post-season.

Below are results from the one meet I've been to this year - vs Mt. Vernon and Meadowdale at Mt. Vernon.

Some JV winners:  Meredith Bain pinned Devoni Davis (3:32), Amber Cramsey-Behnke pinned Olga Valdez-Sauceda (0:36), Caitlin Woodworth pinned Ruby Diaz (4:58), Meredith Bain pinned Leigh Lamay (5:12), Deasha O'Brien beat Nyla Lee, Trevor Vaugh pinned Jaiden Meritt (0:55), Corey Snodgrass pinned Gabe Walker (3:29), Nick Dugin beat Chris Rodriquez 18-15, Cooper Stone pinned Zach Cleave (3:11), John Long beat Ullyses Zavaleta 14-9, Snodgrass pinned Jerry Fernandez (4:37) and Josh McKenzie beat Katrina Cortazar 11-7.

In the varsity match vs Meadowdale, there were many Meadowdale forfeits, as a number of their top wrestlers were out of town for a large tournament, so it was an easy 58-12 Oak Harbor win.  Bertram beat Guzman 9-0, Jeremy Vester pinned Keith in 26 seconds, and Constant pinned Colegrove in 43 seconds.

The Mt. Vernon match was tough and close, but when Jackson Constant pinned Dario in just 7 seconds, it gave Oak Harbor a 37-31 win.

In addition, Bertram pinned Justin (0:55), Jeremy Vester beat Leger 7-1), Jahleel Vester beat Reyna 7-2, Eccleston pinned Lazaro (1:53), Dugin pinned Edwards (3:25).  To begin the match, Nickelson won by forfeit.

Click HERE for some video highlights of the Mt. Vernon match.

Photos from the Mt. Vernon meet are HERE at WescoAthletics.com.


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BBB recap through Jan 19

Since school returned to session after the Christmas break, the Oak Harbor boys have played 5 games, only two at home.

On Jan 7th the Wildcat men's basketball team hosted the Getchell Chargers, winning 2 of the 3 games played that day.

The freshman team wasted no time jumping all over their opponents, leading 18-7 at the first horn and 34-15 at halftime.  The final score closer than it should have been as the Wildcat freshmen eased up in the 2nd half.  Oak Harbor 59, Getchell 28 was the final.  Joshua Cote scored 17, Jordan Davenport 14 and JJ Mitchell 11 to lead the team.  Ty Baker finished with 7, Kurtis Zylstra 4, and Adam Nelson and James Lage 3 each.

A big 4th quarter by Getchell proved the difference in the JV game.  Up by only 4 at halftime and 6 at the end of the 3rd, the Chargers exploded for 18 4th-quarter points to win the JV team 49-32.  Diangelo McKinney led the JV squad with 11 pints, Savion Passmore and D'Andre Bellamy scored 5 each, Alex Waner, JJ Johson and Preson Rankin 3 each and Sean Erskine 2.

Regulation time in the varsity game ended the same way the girls game against Sedro-Woolley ended just the day prior - in a 41-41 tie.  Drew Washington was the difference in the extra period, scoring 11 of his 22 points as the team won 55-49.  In addition to Washington, Zach Gibbs was in double figures with 13.  Dyllan Harris finished with 8 points and Elijah Smith and Gabe Groenig scored 6 each.

JV and varsity video highlights are HERE

Click HERE for freshman photos

HERE are JV pictures

Varsity game photos are HERE.

The following Friday the Wildcats took on the visiting Mountlake Terrace Hawks, at the time leading in the WESCO 3A South.

Both the Freshman and JV teams, while playing hard, were outmatched.  The Freshman team lost 62-42 and the JV team 66-35.

In the Freshman game, Cote led the team with 12 points.  Princeton Lollar scored 9, Kurtis Zylstra 7, Adam Nelson, Ty Baker and Eli Loera 4 points each and Justin Ellison 2 points.

For the JV team it was Sean Erskine with 8, Paul Quinday and D'Andre Bellamy with 6 each, McKinney and Rankin 5 each, Passmore 2 and Waner 1.

Terrace controlled the varsity game early, leading 33-22 at halftime, but Dyllan Harris came out of the locker room, scoring 15 points in the 3rd quarter alone to close the score to just 2 points, but the magic did not continue and the Hawks won the game 69-57.  Harris finished with 22 points, Washington with 17 and Zach Jones with 10.  Zach Gibbs scored 6 and Shane Huttula 2.

Video highlights are HERE


JV game photos are HERE.

HERE are Freshmen pictures

Click HERE for varsity photos

The boys basketball teams have 4 home games remaining.  On Jan 21st they host Glacier Peak, on Jan 23rd Stanwood.  Feb 1st is a makeup game vs Ferndale from earlier in the season, and the final home game is Feb 3rd against Pilchuck.


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GBB recap through Jan 19th

Sorry it took so long, but finally, here are the girls basketball results through January 19th.

Way back on January 6th, the Wildcat girls hosted Sedro Woolley.

In the dome, the Freshman squad got a nice 72-37 win, as Jaden Jesus poured in 19 pints.  Michaela Dasch also finished in double-digits with 10 points.  Kayla Roy scored 5, Kyanna Prosch and Morgan Kenaley scored 3 points each and Lydia Peplinski finished with 2.

The JV game was close throughout, with the Cubs leading 14-12 at the end of the first, and 20-18 at the half, and the Wildcats leading 28-27 after 3, but some hot shooting by Woolley in the 4th gave the visitors a 43-39 win.  Janae Payne (JP) led the team with 10 points.  Bryn Langrock ended with 9, Rosie Mooki 8, Rahsanna Graham (RG) 6, Brook Peplinski 3 and Kiesha Watts 2.

In the nightcap, Oak Harbor fell into a 14-9 hole in the first, but reversed things in the 2nd to take a 24-20 halftime lead.  Oak Harbor led 36-29 going into the 4th period and were outscored 12-6 to end regulation in a 41-41 tie.  In the overtime period, free throws proved the difference.  Oak Harbor scored only one field goal (a 3-pointer) and 4 FTs, while Sedro scored twice, but drained 11 FTs to win the game 56-48.  Joanna Leete finished with 21 points to lead the Wildcats.  Jinai Guzman and Deja Bunch each scored 7, Julie Jansen 4 and Natalie Fiallos 3.  Kenna Prosch, AnnaBelle Whitefoot and Hayley Lundstrom scored 2 points each.

JV and Varsity video highlights from the Sedro game are HERE.

Freshman photos are HERE

Click HERE for JV pics

HERE are varsity photos.

After a week on the road, the girls returned home on Jan 15th for a pair of games against Shorewood.  There was no Freshman game that night, so several of the C-team players were brought up to the JV team.

While the JV team played solid basketball for 3 quarters, a letdown in the final period allowed the visitors to leave with a 44-32 win.  Rosie Mooki paced the 'Cats with 12 points.  Watts scored 8, Payne 5, RG 4, Jones 2 and Dasch 1.

Shorewood's varsity squad, while young (only two seniors, and featuring 4 sophomores and 2 freshmen), was very good.  They jumped out to a large early lead and maintained throughout, winning 81-47.  For Oak Harbor, Leete scored 18, Langrock 11, Guzman 9, Jansen 6, Lundstrom 2 and Whitefoot 1.

Click HERE for some JV and Varsity video highlights.

Click HERE for JV pics

Varsity pics are HERE.

Two days later, on Jan 17th, the girls were at home again, this time against Meadowdale.  The freshman team led until the final eight seconds, when a pair of free throws by the Mavericks tied the game at 27.  Oak Harbor was able to get the ball upcourt and with just 1 second left, Michaela Dasch grabbed a rebound and put it back up for the 29-27 win.  Dasch finished with 8 points, Jesus 7 Kyanna Prosch 6, Roy 4 and Aelizah Espirtu 2.

Meadowdale grabbed an 18-10 first-quarter lead and while the Wildcats got close, they could not close the gap, falling 53-39.  Mooki (14) and Graham (10) topped the Wildcat scoring.  Watts and Payne scored 5 each, Peplinski 3 and Jones 2.

While the first quarter of the varsity game was close, with the Wildcats down by just 2 points at the first buzzer, 15-13, the visiting Mavericks led 34-22 at the half.  In the 3rd, the Wildcats came out on fire, doubling their first-half score and trailed by only 4 points, 48-44, to start the final period.  In the end, though, the 'Cats had to foul to stop the clock and Meadowdale left the gym with a 61-53 win.  Leete scored 16, Fiallos 9, Jansen 7, Langrock and Whitefoot 6 each, Lundstrom and Kenna Prosch 4 each, and Jinai Guzman 1.  Deja Bunch missed the game with a foot injury.

No video from this game, sorry.

Freshman photos are HERE

Click HERE for JV pics

Action photos of the varsity team are HERE.

With 7 games remaining on the schedule, only 3 are at home.  The girls play in the OHHS gym on Jan 29th (Everett), 31st (Shorecrest) and Feb 6th (Getchell).