MS GBB 2014-02-20 NWMS vs Mt. Baker

Thursday afternoon the North Whidbey Cougars took on the Mt. Baker Grizzlies in a series of 4 games split between NWMS and Oak Harbor Middle.

The 7th and 8th grade varsity squads were in their home gym while the JV 'A' and JV 'B' squads went across the highway to OHMS.

The 7th grade varsity struggled early, but found themselves and came away with a 35-23 victory.

The 8th grade game was a virtual stalemate, with NWMS leading 1-0 at the end of the first quarter.  There was a little more offense in the second, with NW taking a 7-2 lead into halftime.

Sorry, no 8th grade final score nor individual results for this game, and no JV results either.

Below are links to photos.  There are group photos included as well as action pics.

7th grade varsity photos are posted HERE

8th grade varsity photos are HERE

If you played in the JV 'A' game, your photos are HERE.

Click HERE for photos if you were in the JV 'B' game.


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State Swimming - day 1

Team-wise, it was not a good day for the Oak Harbor boys swimmers.  None of the 5 OH swimmers, competing in 5 individual and 2 relay events, qualified for the 2nd day of competition.

The top 8 of Friday's preliminary heats move on to Saturday's finals.

Senior Caley Powers competed in a total of four events - the 50 free, 100 fly, 200 Medley Relay and 200 Free relay.  He was 17th in both his individual events, the medley relay was 20th and free relay 23rd.  Joining Powers in the relay events were brother Dakota, Micah Geist and Cedric Cabigting.

Cabigting also swam the 100 backstroke, finishing 22nd overall in 1:00.07

Geist swam the 200 Individual Medley, also finishing 22nd.  His time was 2:15.84

Joe Gorman was 22nd in the 500 freestyle, posting a time of 5:17.52.

State Wrestling tournament - Day 1

At the end of the first day of wrestling at the 2014 Mat Classic, the boys team of 7 wrestlers is in 22nd place out of 53 schools with 19 points.  The current leader is Decatur with 62 points.

Stanwood is 12th with 29 points and Wesco North and Region 1 champion Ferndale is 16th with 24 points.  Pilchuck 18th with 22 points, Everett 35th.  Of the 12 Metro schools that Oak Harbor faced in the Region 1 meet, only Bainbridge (7) and Eastside Catholic (6) have scored any points at all.  Blanchet, O'Dea, Franklin, Nathan Hale and Lakeside have 0, while West Seattle, Ingraham, Rainier Beach and Cleveland did not qualify any wrestlers for the state meet.

Individual results:

113 lbs - Christian Bertram lost his first match to Almaguer of Kamiakin by fall in 2:55, then won his 2nd match 8-2 over Miles of Timberline. In his 3rd match, Christian lost 5-4 of Llarenas of Hanford. 

132 lbs - Jeremy Vester won his first match 9-2 over McPherson of Peninsula, the lost 10-7 to Gooldy of Kamiakin. Jeremy won his 3rd match 8-1 over Daurie of Pilchuck to stay alive.  His next match is tomorrow at 10:20am.

138 lbs - Jahleel Vester beat Larsen of Kennedy Catholic by pin in 2:59 in the first round, then beat Bondurant of Mt. Spokane 9-0 in the 2nd.  His next match is tomorrow at 10:30am.

152 lbs - Mark Johnston won by pin in 4:16 in the first round, beating Oliferovskiy of Mountlake Terrace, then lost to top see Metzger of Hudson's Bay by pin.  In round 3, Mark lost 12-3 to Fend from Enumclaw.

195lbs - Jacob Dugin lost his first match, getting pinned by Condon of Mercer Island with just 30 seconds remaining in the match.  In his second match, he was pinned by Stolz of Peninsula.

220lbs - Ray Quinday lost his opener, pinned by Calvert of Kennewick, then beat Lesar from Kennedy Catholic 5-1. Ray lost his 3rd match to Surita of Southridge by pin.

285lbs - Jackson Constant got pinned early by Fifita of Glacier Peak in his first match, then lost to Starks of Peninsula by injury default.

For the girls, Amber Cramsey-Behnke got pinned by Contreras of Warden late in the first match, but came back to pin Fruh of North Beach in just 23 seconds.  In her 3rd match, Amber beat #5 ranked Munoz of Highline 4-0.  Her next match is tomorrow at 11:50.

MS Wrestling 2014-02-19 vs Anacortes and Burlington

Wildcat United, the combined OHMS and NWMS wrestling team held their first meet of the season at NWMS Wednesday night.

No team or individual results were recorded, but with two mats in use there was plenty of action.

There were plenty of cheers and tears as each individual wrestler went out and gave his or her best effort.

Since admission is free, there's no reason to not come and cheer on our local wrestlers.

Over the next three weeks the team travels to Burlington, Concrete, Mt. Baker and Cascade before returning home on March 18th for the final meet of the year.  March 22nd sees the middle school finals tournament, time and location to be announced.

Nearly 100 photos from today's action are posted HERE.


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Middle School Girls Basketball 2014-02-18 - NWMS at OHMS

The middle school girls basketball season kicked off with the annual crosstown game between Oak Harbor Middle School and North Whidbey Middle School and OHMS.

This year there are both JV and Varsity squads at both the 7th and 8th grade level.  JV results were not provided.

In the 7th grade varsity game, OHMS took an early lead, ahead 11-4 at halftime, but the Cougars came back after the break and scored 10 in each of the final two periods to win the game 24-16.

For OHMS, Bristow scored 8 points, Wilson 6 and Coker 2.  For NWMS it was Ambers with 12, Utley with 6, and Morris, Presto and Brown scoring 2 apiece.

There was no reversal between halves in the 8th grade game.  The OHMS Panthers came out and held the visitors scoreless in the first quarter on their way to a 35-10 win.  For the Panthers, Jaelene and Brianna scored 4 points each and Tiffani scored 2.  Ruben finished with 12 for the Cougars, Cooley 7, Wilson 5, Miesele and Christian 4 each and Nuttell 1.

NWMS plays at home Thursday the 20th against Mt. Baker.

Photos from the 7th grade game are posted HERE.  In addition to the action photos, there are some group photos of the OHMS 7th grade varsity and JV squads.

8th grade photos are HERE. Group photos of both 8th grade varsity teams are included.

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Wrestling 2014-02-15 - Regional tournaments

Saturday was very successful for Oak Harbor wrestlers, as all 7 boys and 1 girl wrestler are moving on to this weekend's State Tournament at the Tacoma Dome.

In Bellingham at the girls Region 1 tournament, there were highs and lows.  On the high side, sophomore Amber Cramsey-Behnke won by pin in two of her matches and will be going on to state as the #4 seed from Region 1.

On the low side, freshman Meredith Bain, who won her first match 8-4, seriously injured her arm in the 2nd match, resulting in a pin and she had to injury default the remainder of the day.  Another Freshman, Caitlynn Woodworth injured a knee and had to default her 5th/6th place match.

Senior Desquitado and Freshman O'Brien both lost their first two matches.

Some video highlights from the girls tournament are posted HERE.

Photos from the girls tournament are HERE.

On the boys side, Christian Bertram won by pin, and won 7-1 and 16-0 to become the Region 1 champion at 113 lbs.

Both Jeremey and Jahleel Vester are also Regional champions.  Jeremy beat #1 ranked and defending state champion Matt Iwicki from Eastside Catholic 7-3 to win in the finals.  Brother Jahleel won with 2 pins and a 11-3 final match.

Junior Mark Johnston will be the #2 seed, falling 13-6 in the finals.

At 195 lbs Jacob Dugin is the #4 seed, winning twice by pin and losing twice.

Ray Quinday finished 3rd at 220 lbs, with his only loss coming to the eventual regional champion.

Finally, Jackson Constant was 2nd, losing 2-1 in the championship round.

Track this weekend's results at the WIAA website.

Need a letter jacket?

Oak Harbor and Coupeville High School athletes no longer have to leave Whidbey Island to get fitted for their letter jacket.

Ashley’s Design, owned by Oak Harbor High School teacher and Coach Eric Peterson, opened shop in the Log Cabin (Trader’s Village) on Midway Boulevard this summer. Along with screen printing, they offer high quality letterman jackets that come standard with a zip-out lining to make adding patches and letter bars easy for athletes.  All of the jackets are made with 100% Virgin Wool and 100% Genuine Leather.

Ashley’s Design is open from 3 to 6 daily so athletes can look at sample jackets and get fitted after school hours. They offer hundreds of color and style combinations making each jacket unique. You can see samples of jackets that have been delivered for Whidbey athletes on the Ashley’s Design Google+ page.

Come check out the superior stitching, quality, and pricing options Ashley’s Design offers. For more information on letterman jackets check out their website at www.ashleysdesign.com

Girls Wrestling 2014-02-08 - Sub-Regional at Mt. Vernon HS

Friday and Saturday the Oak Harbor girls wrestling team was in Mt. Vernon for their sub-regional tournament and came away with several historical firsts for Oak Harbor HS.

First, as a team, the girls won the first-ever girls wrestling trophy for OHHS, coming in 2nd place.

Lakewood and OH were close towards the end of the tournament, but Diesha O'Brien and Tricia Desquitado at 112 lbs each scored wins over Lakewood opponents to secure 2nd place team trophy.

Individually, Amber Cramsey-Behnke was sub-regional champion in her weight class winning the championship by pinfall.

Caitlynn Woodworth went to the championship match but fell in the final by pinfall.

Tricia Desquitado finished in 3rd and O'Brien 4th, with O'Brien defaulting by injury to Desquitado.

Also 3rd in her bracket was freshman Meredith Bain who won her 3rd place match by injury default.

Finally Isabel Garcia finished 5th and although not guaranteed a place in the regional tournament, will travel with the team as an alternate.







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