Another busy sports Saturday at Ft. Nugent Park - Soccer and Football

At Ft. Nugent Park Saturday, the Oak Harbor Sports Report was able to get to 3 soccer games and 5 football games. It was a stretch, but we were able to get photos from all 8 events we covered.



First up is soccer, featuring the GU-8 Pink Dynamite, sponsored by the Latte Lady. You can see the Latte Lady all over town in her maroon VW bus, bringing your coffee to you! After the game, coach Morgan Dutton, an OHHS soccer player, said of her girls "they are showing good development and are communicating well on the field". The girls are playing good soccer, and coach wants to improve on that my working on better passing. 95 photos of the game are posted HERE.



Next in soccer was the BU-6 Jets, sponsored by Patty Folkestad of Re/Max Properties and the Blue Sharks, sponsored by Der Kinderhuis Montessori school. Coach Curt Montano of the Jets said the best part of coaching kids this the fun. "It's fun to watch them play - there's lots of action in a very small area". Also, games at this level are normally high scoring affairs, with double-digit scores by both teams not uncommon. We were able to get 81 decent photos and have posted them HERE.



Finally in soccer, the Girl's U-11 Academy team "Courage", sponsored by NWSA. Headed by 3rd-year head coach Ryan Baker, the team is a traveling squad made up of girls who show the potential to play on the select teams in the future. The girls played a team from Stanwood-Camano, and were relentless, scoring 3 goals in the first half and adding another 4 in the second, while holding Stanwood scoreless. Coach Baker said "the girls moved the ball really well", and by spreading the field, were able to wear the other team down. Overall, he said "They played a wonderful game". 81 images from the game are posted HERE.



Moving to football, the Oak Harbor Youth Football League played 5 games, starting at 9am. While there were some delays, and it was close, league officials were able to get the last game completed before it became too dark to play.



In the first game of the day, the Midget Cougars played Lakewood, and showed those other Cougars just who's house they were in! The game was all Oak Harbor, who finished with the 35-0 win. Coach Marcus Bell was proud of the way his boys played. Due to covering a soccer game at the same time, only 17 photos from the game are posted HERE.



The second football game featured the PeeWee Lynx vs Lakewood, and this was a much closer game. Each team lost a fumble in the 1st quarter, and in the 2nd, Lakewood executed a near-perfect reverse for a TD. Unusually for Peewee football, Lakewood opted to kick the PAT (worth 2 points at this level), and we found out why. The kick had plenty of distance, but hit the right upright about 10 feet above the crossbar. If this kid has that good of a leg at age 8, watch out NFL! The Lynx grabbed the Lakewood kickoff and returned it for a TD, building a 14-6 lead that they would keep. The Lynx scored twice in the 3rd, and the final score was 27-6 Lynx. 60 images of the game and Lynx Cheerleaders are HERE.


3rd on the schedule was the Midget Panthers vs Arlington. This game started out badly for the Panthers, with Arlington holding a 13-0 halftime lead, but the Oak Harbor boys were able to chip away at the lead, and late in the 4th quarter, the score stood at 19-16 in favor of Arlington after an OH touchdown. The onside kick attempt failed, and Arlington was able to run the clock out. 43 images of the players and cheer squad can be found HERE.

Following the Panthers were the Junior Pumas, and this game did not go well for Oak Harbor at all. The Pumas just couldn't get going, and wound up on the short end of a 44-20 score. We were only able to get 18 good images, which are posted HERE.

The nightcap game, which almost became a literal, rather than figurative term, was between the Senior Wildcat team, made up of middle school-age boys, and the Anacortes team. Although the Wildcats came up short, 26-6, the game was closer than the score indicated. If the Wildcats had not lost a couple of fumbles or completed a couple of key passes, the score could easily have gone the other way. 55 images of players and the cheer squad are posted HERE.

Next weekend is another full day at Ft. Nugent, with another 5 football games and 13 soccer games.

In football, the Senior Wildcats play Orcas at 9am, followed at 11 by the Junior Pumas vs Burlington, then the Midget Cougars vs Arlington at 1pm, Peewee Lynx vs Concrete at 3pm, and Junior Jaguars vs Bellingham. All football games are on the new upper field next to the upper parking lot.

Soccer has both boys and girls U-6 games at 9 and 10 am, boys and girls U-8 games at 9 and 10, with an additional boys game at 11am. There will be a co-ed 10-11 game at 9am, and at the U-10 level, there are two boys games at 9am and a 3rd game at noon. All soccer games are on the lower fields near the main parking lot.

The concession stand, operated by the OHYFL, will be open all day, the Latte Lady parks near the soccer fields during soccer games, and Sno-Cone Joe can be found in the drop-off circle near the football field.