Youth sports Saturday - Soccer and Football

The Oak Harbor Sports Report was able to get to 2 soccer and 2 youth football games this past Saturday.

First was a GU-6 game between the Orange Cheetahs and the Red Roses. 39 pictures from the game are posted HERE.

Next up was our first visit with the boys U-10 program. The game featured the Pirates, sponsored by the North Whidbey Soccer Club against the Royals, sponsored by Kreig Concrete Products.

The game resulted in a 4-4 tie, and after the game, both coaches were very proud of their teams' efforts. Coach Michael Walters of the Royals said his boys "played hard today", and he was proud of the way they performed. Coach Jamie Patrick of the Pirates complimented her players on playing great positions, and said "they've come a long way with their skills". Both teams are at the experience level that the coaches are starting to introduce set plays into their games.

75 images from this game are posted HERE.

Two OHYFL football games were played on the Ft. Nugent Field. At 2:30 the Panthers faced off against Burlington. The Panthers didn't play badly, but were up against a clearly superior opponent, and it showed in the score, 38-8 in favor of Burlington.

120 images from the game, including pictures of the Panther Cheerleaders are posted HERE.

The other game was the Senior Wildcats vs Sedro-Woolley. The Wildcats are not playing badly, but lost a lot of quality players to the high school from last years' team, and it's showing. Coming into the game with only 2 wins, the team is still in playoff contention, as the top 6 teams advance, and this made Saturday's game supremely important.

The Wildcats got on the board early, jumping out to a 14-0 1st quarter lead, and adding another score before halftime. Coming out of the half, the Wildcats kicked off to the Cubs, and it was a squib kick that skipped across the grass. The Cubs were caught totally off guard, as the ball rolled right back a Cub upback who just looked at the ball as it went past. The Wildcats were able to recover, and went on to score again later in the 3rd for a 28-0 lead. Sedro was able to get a TD of their own late in the game, but it was too little, too late, as the 'Cats left the field 43-8 victors.

97 pictures of the game and the Wildcat Cheer Squad can be found by clicking HERE.