Track 2014-03-27

Oak Harbor track had a good day last Thursday in Stanwood, picking up a number of individual wins.

Boys winners:

Carlton Johnson - 100m dash
Dejon Devroe - 200m and 400m dash
John Rodeheffer - 1600m and 3200m run
4x400m relay - Rodeheffer, Johnson, Josiah Welch, Miguel Guzman


Girls winners:
Sierra Seabolt - 100m dash
Alex Laiblin - 800m and 3200m run
Jonalynn Horn - 1600m run
4x400m relay - Horn, Laiblin, Jackie Dejesus, Suzanne Kaltenbach
Taylor Deconzo - Shot put and Javelin

Oak Harbor hosts Shorewood in a dual meet on April 10th, and Shorecrest in another dual on April 17th.

Tennis - Week ending 3-30

Not a whole lot of tennis this week, as most matches were rained out.

On March 26th, the JV team went to Getchell and swept the host Chargers 7-0, and as a bonus, won both exhibition matches.

Hope Drager won 6-3, 6-3
Tamia Rios won 6-1, 6-2
Emma Lerch won 6-1, 7-6(7-2)
Noelle Gasper won 6-3, 6-2

Julia Smith & Taylor Edwards won 6-4, 6-2
Aelizah Espirtu and Brianne Deguzman won 6-2, 6-1
Emily Black and Emily Brown won 6-0, 6-2

Sarah Smith and Natalie Merrill won 8-1
Noelle Gasper won 6-3, 6-2

On March 27th, the varsity team hosted Stanwood and fell 5-2

Wins were picked up by 4th singles AnnaBelle Whitefoot (5-7, 6-3, 6-3) and 2nd Doubles Kiki Dillon and Shayla Allen (2-6, 6-3, 6-3)

The netters will take the week of from play, resuming April 9th with the varsity hosting Everett and JV on the road.

Softball - week ending 3/30

As pre-season action ends, the Wildcat JV softball team has a pair of wins, beating visiting Squalicum 15-4, then coming from behind to squeak out a 14-13 win on Saturday morning over Burlington.

The varsity squad also picked up a win this past week, thumping Squalicum 13-8.

League play starts next week, with the teams traveling to Getchell on Monday, then hosting Everett on April Fool's Day.


JV vs Squalicum photos are HERE

Varsity vs Squalicum are HERE

JV vs Burlington are HERE

Varsity vs Burlington photos are HERE.

Baseball - week ending 3-28

Oak Harbor JV baseball has had an OK start to the season, ending pre-season play with a 2-3 record, beating Shorecrest 10-0 and Mountlake Terrace 6-4.  Losses were 5-9 to Arlington, 7-8 to Sehome and 4-9 to Bellingham.

The varsity squad was having some problems getting runs across the plate early, scoring just 3 runs in their first 3 games, but the bats came alive against visiting Shorecrest Wednesday afternoon.  A big inning pushed the score to 10-1 in the 5th inning, then, with bases loaded, the the OH batter was hit by a pitch, forcing the winning run across the plate.

The varsity squad went 1-4 in pre-season.

Monday the teams start regular season play, with the varsity team traveling twice to Pilchuck, and hosting the Tommies on April 2nd.

The JV squad plays at home on the 1st and 4th.


Varsity photos vs Shorecrest are posted HERE.


JV vs Bellingham photos are HERE.

JV photos vs Mountlake Terrace are posted HERE

Boys Soccer 2014-03-28 vs Everett

Friday was dry but windy, and there was exciting soccer on the field at Wildcat Memorial Stadium as the 'Cats took on the Everett Seagulls.

The JV game ended in a 1-1 tie, with Everett scoring late to avoid the loss.With the tie, the JV Wildcat soccer team is now 0-3-1 and Everett JV is 0-4-1.

JV photos are posted HERE.

The varsity game was a lot different.  The Wildcats controlled the game from start.  While the ball spent most of the first half in Seagull territory, and despite multiple shots on the Everett goal, the Wildcats just couldn't get the ball in the net.

In the 2nd half, Everett was able to get past the Oak Harbor defense and get a goal.  With the pressure on, the 'Cats responded, scoring with under 5 minutes left to make it 1-1.  The defense held and regulation time ended with the same 1-1 score.

In the first 5-minute overtime period, Oak Harbor rushed the Everett goal and got the ball in for the sudden victory score.  Final 2-1 Oak Harbor.

As sweet as the win was, it was marred by two red cards against Wildcat players and one against Everett.

The win allows the Wildcats to maintain 1st place in the WESCO 3A North with a 3-0-1 record.  The tie was a 0-0 non league contest against Bellingham.

Varsity photos are posted HERE.

 The Wildcats travel to Stanwood on March 31st, then take the rest of the week off from games, resuming at home on April 7th vs Pilchuck.
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Girls Tennis update

A busy week for the girls with matches against Burlington-Edison and South Whidbey

Thursday were the Burlington matches, with the varsity squad at home and JV on the road.

The JV squad fought hard, but lost 6-1, with 1st singles Hope Drager a 7-6 winner.  2nd doubles Aelizah Espirtu and Emily Black, along with 4th doubles Emly Brown and Brianne Deguzman had very close 9-7 losses.

At home, the Wildcats squeaked out a 4-3 victory.  McKenzie Perry at 1st singles, Jamie Estrella at 3rd and Faith Franssen at 4th were all winners, and combined with 3rd doubles AnnaBelle Whitefoot and Hannah Gluth's straight-set victory gave OH the win.

Friday the teams reversed, with varsity down at South Whidbey and JV at home.

Varsity got a solid 5-2 win, with all four singles players - Perry, Zena Husler, Estrella and Whitefoot - earning wins, and Cat Amsler and Hannah Gluth winning at 2nd singles.

The JV match against South Whidbey was close, but the 'Cats were on the short side of a 4-3 score.  Tamia Rios won a long, nail-biting 6-7, 6-4, 10-6 win at 2nd singles and Emma Lerch won at 3rd singles.

The other OH win was at 3rd doubles, with Emily Brown and Brianne Deguzman winning in straight sets.

Photos from Friday's JV matches are posted HERE.


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Track 2014-03-20 @ OHHS

Track got started Thursday with the annual Island Jamboree, featuring all three Whidbey high schools plus Lakewood.

It's wasn't a full meet, and several events were discarded, including the 4x100 relay and 300m hurdles, but one fun event was added.  At the end of the day was the thrower's relay, featuring all shot putters and discus throwers in a 4x100 relay race.

Oak Harbor had a good day, winning several events and placing in many more.

Complete results can be found HERE at athletic.net.

Boys placers:

Dejon Devroe - 1st in the 100 and 200m dash
Sebastian Ceasar - 2nd in 800m run
John Rodeheffer - 2nd in 1600m run
4x400 relay - 3rd
Tyler Adamson - 1st discus, 3rd shot put
Jackson Constant - 2nd discus
Garren Guerrero - 3rd javelin
Diangelo McKinney - 1st triple jump
Zack Norton - 2nd triple jump
Chris Humphries - 3rd triple jump

Girls:

Sierra Seabolt - 1st 100m dash
Alex Laiblin - 1st 800m run, 2nd 1600m run
Jonalynn Horn - 1st 1600m run
Nalani Gabbert - 2nd 100m hurdles
4x400m relay - 3rd
Taylor Deconzo - 1st shot put, 3rd javelin
Kenna Prosch - 2nd discus
Claire Anderson - T-1st high jump, 1st triple jump
Hayley Lundstrom - T-3rd high jump, 2nd triple jump
Priya Osborne - 1st long jump
Janae Payne - 2nd long jump
Zoe Bassett - 3rd triple jump

Photos of the girls in action are posted HERE

Boys photos are HERE.


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Girls Tennis 2014-03-18 vs Arlington

The varsity girls tennis squad started the season on the right foot with a 4-3 win over visiting Arlington on Wednesday.  At the same time, the JV team was in Arlington, and also won, but by a 5-2 score.

Varsity winners:

1 Singles McKenzie Perry 6-2, 6-2
4 Singles Faith Franssen 7-5, 6-2
2 Doubles Cat Amsler and Ellysa Bonganay 6-0, 2-6, 6-4
3 Doubles Hannah Gluth and AnnaBelle Whitefoot 6-4, 6-0

OH won both exhibition matches.  Ria Bains and Jastine Sanchez won 6-2, 6-2 while Erina Horikawa and Patrice Woodworth won 8-2.

On the JV side:

1 Singles Hope Drager 6-4, 6-4
3 Singles Tamia Rios 6-1, 6-2
4 Singles Emma Lerch 6-2, 7-5
2 Doubles Aelizah Espirtu and Mary Shamatava 6-4, 4-6, 10-7
3 Doubles Emily Black and Shamel Leask 6-4, 6-1.

Oak Harbor won 1 of 4 exhibition matches.  Lauren Aspery and Natalie Merrill won 8-1.

Sorry, no photos this time.


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Girls Golf 2014-03-18 - Whidbey Shootout

On a cold but fortunately dry Tuesday at the Whidbey Golf & Country Club, the Oak Harbor girls golf team hosted their annual Whidbey Shootout, with 10 teams, mostly Wesco 4A schools, playing a full round of 18 holes.

The team winner was Kamiak with a score of 493.  Lake Stevens was 2nd with 533 and Oak Harbor 6th with 592.

Individually, the Wildcats' Joanna Leete won the event, carding an 83.  She was the only golfer in the 80s, with the two girls tying for second place with 93.

Bree Roderos scored 101, KC Winfield 119, Hailey Beecher 122 and Mara Powers 167 for the 'Cats.

Photos are posted HERE.


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MS Wrestling 2014-03-19 @ NWMS

The Wildcat United middle school wrestling team finished their regular season with a home meet at NWMS, hosting Cascade, Darrington, and Concrete.

While no team or individual results were kept, there was a lot of good wrestling going on with two mats in action.

Photos are posted HERE.

The season is not over quite yet, though, as next Saturday morning, the team leaves bright and early for Anacortes and the league finals.  There, team and individual results should be available.

Youth Soccer 2014-03-16

This past weekend two Girls Select soccer teams from Whidbey played home matches at the Ft. Nugent complex.

First up were the U-18 Islanders, made up of girls from Oak Harbor, Coupeville and South Whidbey.  They are having an excellent season, and after winning 2-1 over Northshore Evolution on Sunday, they are now 8-2 at at the top of the standings.  For a more detailed writeup, see David Svien's coupevillesports.com site.

Photos from the GU-18 game are posted HERE.

The other team in action was the U-11 squad which is mostly Oak Harbor players.  They struggled against the visiting Seattle team and fell 4-0, lowering their season record to 2-2, tied for 3rd place.

GU-11 photos are posted HERE.


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MS Wrestling 2014-03-11 at Mt. Baker MS

Wildcat United is on the road twice this week.  Tuesday they were at Mt. Baker, facing off against Cascade and the host school.

The 'Cats had several impressive wins, and while no team scores were maintained, it seemed like Cascade got the better of Oak Harbor.

Thursday the 13th, WU wrestlers travel to Cascade MS in a rematch, and this time Coach Falcon thinks his wrestlers will be able to take a few more matches away from their host.

The team ends the regular season at home on Tuesday the 16th.  Come check out the future of OHHS wrestling in the North Whidbey gym.  Admission is FREE!

Photos from some of the matches at Mt. Baker are posted HERE.


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Youth Basketball 2014-03-08

Part of the SWISH end-of-season tournament was played this past weekend, while some will play this coming weekend.

Playing on March 15th are:

8th Purple team - Start at 9am in the LaConner old gym.  The Purple team finished the regular sason with a 0-8 record and are looking for some wins in the tournament.

8th Gold team - Starts at 11:15am at Sedro-Woolley HS.  The Gold team finished 6-2, tied for 3rd place.

Coupeville also plays in Sedro Woolley, starting at 10:05am.  They were 1-7 on the season.

Completing their play for the season on March 8th:

8th Black - Finished the season 4-4, entered the tournament as the #6 seed.  They won their first game, beating Stanwood 31-21, lost their 2nd game to the Tri-City Raptors out of Canada 51-41, the finished just out of the money with a very close 45-43 loss to Nooksack Valley.

7th grade - Tied for 3rd with a 5-4 record, but the #2 seed in the tournament.  They had a first-round bye, beat Arlington 27-21, then lost to LaConner 44-38 in the championship game.

6th grade - 7-1 on the season, finished 1st, seeded 1st.  They also had a first-round bye, but lost their first game to Stanwood 35-25, then came back to beat the Mariners 36-24 to finish in 3rd place.

4/5th Gold - 8-0 season record, seeded 1st, won the tournament championship with wins over Stanwood Red (30-14), Lakewood (27-26) and Mt. Vernon (46-26).

4/5th Purple - 6-2 record, seeded 4th.  They lost to Lakewood 42-20 and 38-37 to the Mt. Vernon Dawgs.

Photos of the 7th grade team in action vs Arlington are posted HERE.

 Photos of all the SWISH boys teams are posted HERE.
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MS Wrestling 2014-02-27 at Burlington

Another week, another wrestling match for Wildcat United.  This match was at Lucille Umbarger School in Burlington.  No team scores or individual results were maintained, as the meet was more of a round-robin format, intended to get as many matches for as many wrestlers as possible.

WU Wrestling is on the road again this week, traveling to Concrete on Wednesday.

Photos are posted HERE.


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Youth basketball 2014-03-01

We were able to cover both the 4/5th grade games this past weekend.  Both were at LaConner Middle School and were back-to-back games.

In the first game, the undefeated Gold team took on the 6-3 Mt. Vernon Dawgs.  While it was not the Gold team's best game, they did what they needed to do for the 24-14 win.

The second game was the Purple team against Mt. Vernon Mayhem.  In this game OH led 16-8 at the half on the way to a 28-17 victory.

Those game end the regular season.  Due to scheduling conflicts there was no coverage of the 7th grade team during the regular season.  However, we will be at their first tournament game next Saturday, March 8th at LaConner Middle School.

Below is the time and location of the first game of the tournament for the rest of the Oak Harbor teams.

4/5th Purple - 1005 at Skagit Valley College
4/5th Gold - 1115 at SVC
6th - 1005 at Sedro-Woolley HS
8th Black - 0900 at Sedro-Woolley
8th Purple - 0900 at LaConner Old
8th Gold - 1115 at Sedro-Woolley HS


Purple team action photos are posted HERE

Gold Team action photos are HERE.





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Student-Staff basketball 2014-02-28

Last Friday, the Key Club sponsored the annual Student-Staff basketball game, and for the second year in a row, the staff team won the game.

Photos are posted HERE.

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