Middle School Track 2015-04-22 at Anacortes

The combined Oak Harbor and North Whidbey Middle School track team, Wildcat United, opened their season last Wednesday with a meet at Anacortes High School and came away with a number of victories.

7th grade girls winners:

Jazmine Szot - Hurdles (19.53)
Alexis Hughes - 200m dash (30.26)
Mikhaela Cortes - 400m dash 1:14.23)
Jenny Danielson - 1600m run (6:14)
4x100m relay team (members not listed) - 59.13

The 7th grade boys didn't to quite as well, picking up the following wins:

Payton Horn - Shot Put (26-9.5)and Discus (60-0)
Tyrell Torres - Javelin (84-8)
2x200m relay - 2:04.06

8th grade girls winners:

Brenna Rothman - 400m (1:13.88

Finally, the 8th grade boys:

Nathan Merrill - Javelin (115-7)
Michael Fisken - Discus (121-6)
4x200m relay - 2:06.12

The middle schools have a home meet this coming Wednesday, April 29th, at Wildcat Memorial Stadium.  Admission is always free.



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Track update 2015-04-27

Monday the 21st, the Wildcats traveled to Arlington for an All-Comers meet and performed well.

On the boys side, only Freshman Drake Hughes won an individual event, throwing the javelin 97-0 to win the event by just 3 inches.  Fellow Freshman Riley Bruland also had a nice throw of 93-8 for 3rd place.

Junior Alex Tucker and Sophomore Abe Coleman finished 2-3 in the shot put, and Bruland, running the 400m dash, was just .3 seconds short of breaking 1 minute in his 2nd place finish.

For the girls, Freshman Amaya Ritlierodt won the 100m dash in 13.4 seconds and was 2nd in the 200 with a 29.7 time.

Freshman Callie Nuttall won the Triple Jump with a distance of 31-2.5.  She also placed 4th in the 100m hurdles.

Complete meet results are HERE at athletic.net.

Thursday the varsity team traveled to Arlington.

Dejon Devroe again won the 200 and 400m dash, John Rodeheffe won the 3200m run and the boys 4x400m relay team won both first and 2nd place.

Jared Gray won the 100m hurdles, Mac Nuanez the high jump and Diangelo McKinney the long jump to round out the Wildcat wins.

For the girls, it was Deja Bunch victorious in the girls 400m dash, Carolynn Wicker 1st in the 800m run Jonalynn Horn 1st in the 3200m run and Kaitlyn Chelberg in the 300m hurdles in running events.

In field events, Samantha Hines had an outstanding throw of 109-11, eking out a 1-inch win over teammate Taylor Deconzo.  Hayley Lundstrom won the high jump and Claire Anderson the long jump.

The varsity squads are at home this coming Thursday, hosting Everett and Stanwood at Wildcat Memorial Stadium.

Complete varsity results are always available at athletic.net.



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Tennis update 2015-04-27

The Varsity girls played 3 times last week, against South Whidbey, Getchell and Everett, but getting only a single team win for their efforts.

Against South Whidbey on a nice sunny day, the varsity squad swept the singles matches and picked up a win at 3rd doubles for the 5-2 win.  Kenzie Perry won 6-2, 6-4, AnnaBelle Whitefoot came back after struggling in her 1st set to win 1-6, 6-3, 6-2.  Tamia Rios won 6-0, 6-1 and Alyssa Eden 6-1, 6-2.  The 3rd doubles team of Elyssa Bonganay and Lauren Aspery won 7-5, 4-6, 6-2 and the 2nd doubles squad of Erina Horikawa and Emma Lerch put up and epic fight before falling 6-1, 6-7(3), 6-3.  In an exhibition match, Elma Marie Empinado won 8-5.

At Getchell on Tuesday, the 'Cats opened play with a chance to knock the Chargers out of 3rd place in the team standings and take it themselves, but Getchell had other ideas, sweeping all the doubles matches and allowing on the Wildcats' 3rd and 4th singles players to get a win.  Rios won 6-1, 6-2 and Eden on 6-0, 6-1.  OH won both exhibition matches, with Lauren Aspery and Emily Black teaming up to win 9-7 and Empinado teaming with Julia Smith to win 8-2.

Friday the varsity girls were on the road again, this time at Everett and lost by the closest 4-3 margin.  The Wildcats won 3 of 4 singles matches (Perry, 6-1, 6-4, Whitefoot 7-5, 6-0 and Rios 6-3, 6-4), but couldn't get a doubles win for the team victory.  Exhibition matches again went to the Wildcats, with Emily Black and Aelizah Espiritu winning 9-7 and Brianne Deguzman winning 6-4.

Weather permitting, there are 4 scheduled matches remaining, with 3 at home.  The varsity team hosts Stanwood on Tuesday the 28th, Pilchuck on the 29th and Getchell on May 5th.  They travel to Arlington on May 4th.

Varsity photos vs South Whidbey are posted HERE. 

In JV action, the team won 4-3 at South Whidbey, with Chante Powell winning at 2nd singles 6-3, 6-2 and Renne Richards at 4th singles winning 6-1, 6-1.  OH JV also got wins at 1st doubles (Brianne Deguzman and Emily Brown, 6-3, 6-3) and 3rd doubles (Jaden Jesus and Madeleine McKenzie, 7-5, 6-2).

The girls got a nice 5-2 victory over Getchell at Marysville then returned home Friday to face the Everett Seagulls for another 5-2 win.

Richards moved to 2nd singles and won 6-3, 6-1, Emma Wezeman won at 3rd singles 6-3, 7-6.  Emily Brown and Lydia Dorsey at 1st doubles won 6-3, 6-3, Chloe Stowell and Sarah Smith won at 2nd doubles 6-3, 6-0 and Jesus and McKenzie won at 3rd doubles 7-6, 1-6, 10-7.

The JV squad has only one more home match this season, on Monday, May 4th against Arlington.


JV photos vs Everett are HERE.


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Softball update 2015-04-27

It was another tough week for the softball girls as they fall to Ferndale, Glacier Peak and Edmonds-Woodway in varsity action. 

Especially hard was the Glacier Peak game.  Oak Harbor led going into the bottom of the 7th inning, but GP put enough runs on the board to take the 6-5 win.

The girls have 3 remaining home games - May 1st vs Everett, May 8th against Arlington and May 12th against Getchell.  They have road games vs Meadowdale, Stanwood and Pilchuck over the next two weeks.

Photos from the varsity game vs Ferndale are posted HERE.

The JV squad did pick up a win last week, a 9-8 squeaker against Edmonds-Woodway.

The JV schedule is the same as the varsity, except that they play a doubleheader when at Stanwood on the 5th.



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Boys Soccer update 2014-04-27

The OH soccer teams played twice last week, at home on Tuesday against Edmonds-Woodway and at Glacier Peak on Friday the 24th.

Unfortunately, the boys were not successful at either the JV or varsity level in any of the game.

JV photos vs E-W are posted HERE.

Varsity pics are HERE.

The boys are at home on Tuesday the 28th, at Meadowdale on Friday the 1st, then have their final home game of the year on Monday, May 4th against Mountlake Terrace.

Come down to Wildcat Memorial Stadium for that final game to say goodbye to the 4 departing seniors - Jeremy Vester, Dakota Powers, Eduadro Andrade and Taylor Yancey.

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Baseball update 2015-04-27

Baseball had a mixed week in games against the Stanwood Spartans.

On the 21st, the varsity squad was at Stanwood and fell 8-3, then returned home to take a 5-4 victory on the 22nd.  Friday's game was rained out.

In JV action, the JV team fell in all 3 games, two at home and one away.

Photos from the 4/24 JV game at home are posted HERE.

This week the teams play a 3-game series against Arlington, with the JV team at home on Tuesday April 28th and Friday May 1st

The JV season wraps up with a pair of games against Getchell, with the home game coming on Tuesday, May 5th.

Varsity is at home against Arlington on Wednesday the 29th, and their final home game is Monday, May 4th against Getchell.

Golf update 2015-04-27

Boys - Again placed 2nd to Stanwood in a wind-shortened 9-hole match at Whidbey Golf Course last Tuesday.  Steven Timm tied for Medalist, shooting a 39.  Other OH results were not reported.

As a team, the 'Cats tallied 217 strokes in the 2nd place finish.  Stanwood recorded 211 and Arlington was 3rd with 234.

The boys schedule shows they were at South Whidbey on Thursday the 23rd, along with Glacier Peak, but no OH results were reported, only SW and GP.

Monday the boys travel to Arlington for a Wesco meet then Thursday at Everett.

The JV boys didn't play last week, but have a match at Snohomish on 4/28, at the Whidbey Golf Course on 4/29, then end the season with the JV Championships here on Whidbey Island on 5/4.

Photos from the match at Whidbey Golf Course are posted HERE.

The girls were at Monroe on April 21, scoring 260 to finish 2nd to Glacier Peak.  Meadowdale scored 268 and Monroe 289 to finish the scoring.  No individual results were reported.

At home on the 23rd in a dual match against Arlington, the varsity girls won comfortably, winning 264-280.  Over the 9 hole course, Marisa Sligh was Medalist with a 45.  Hailey Beecher shot a 50, Rosie Mooki 51, Terra Baird 54 and Grace Corsmo 66.

The varsity girls travel to Marysville on the 30th for a dual match, then return home on 5/5 for a dual against Stanwood and a 4-team match on 5/7.

The JV squad was at Glacier Peak on April 21st, but no scores were posted.  They host a match at the Whidbey Golf Course on 4/29, then travel to Marysville on 5/6 for the JV Championships.

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Golf update 2015-04-21 - Boys and Girls

Both the boys and girls teams have been busy the past few weeks with both tournaments and league meets.

On April 13th the girls traveled to Burlington and finished 8th of 23 teams, then returned home on the 15th to pummel visiting Getchell 535-561.  Rosie Mooki shot a 99 to lead the 'Cats.  Hailey Beecher carded a 103, Marissa Sligh 105, Terra Baird 109 and Dana Cornejo 119.

On the 21st, the girls travel to Monroe to take on the host Bearcats along with Glacier Peak and Meadowdale.

The varsity girls have 3 remaining home matches, on April 23rd, May 5th and May 7th.  This year the 3A North league meet will be held at the Whidbey Golf Course, on May 12th.

In JV action, the girls traveled to Monroe on the 16th, shooting a 342 against 300 for Monroe and 363 for Mt. Vernon.  Meadowdale was also there but did not earn scoring points.

The JV girls were at home yesterday the 20th, shooting 346.  They hosted Glacier Peak (295), Getchell (338) and Monroe (333).

Photos from the JV meet are posted HERE.

There is one more home meet for the JV girls, against Kamiak on April 29th.

For the boys there was the Tom Dolan Invite in Everett on 4/13 that was halted due to extreme weather, then a league meet on 4/14 at Stanwood, where the 'Cats finished 2rd of 6 teams.  Host Stanwood scored 419, Oak Harbor 444, Arlington 450, Getchell 486, Pilchuck 468 and Everett (no scoring points).  Mason Dieter was the top Wildcat, finishing 3rd overall with an 81.  Raiden Poe carded an 87, Steven Timm 90, Aaron Kelley 93, Nick Whitney 93 and Ben Fikse 103.

Six days later the same 6 teams went at it again, this time at Pilchuck.  In this meet, Stanwood was again on top with a 406.  Arlington was 2nd with 434, then OH at 442, MP at 463 and MG at 476.  Timm was the medalist at Pilchuck, scoring a 74.  Poe shot an 86, Dieter 88, Kelley 95, Fikse 99 and Tom Dale 103.

The boys are at home today, April 21st, against all the Wesco 3A North teams, then travel to South Whidbey on 4/23.

Soccer update 2015-04-21

There has been lots of soccer these past two weeks, with varsity picking up a big league win.

Back on April 6th, the Wildcats hosted the Everett Seagulls, and while the JV squad fell 1-0, the varsity squad got a soul-warming 3-1 victory.

Ramon Acosta got the scoring started, then Dakota Powers added a penalty kick.  The final OH goal was by Alex Waner.

Two days later the teams were down in King County to take on Shorecrest at Shoreline Stadium.  There, the JV squad fell 5-1 and varsity 3-0.

Returning home on the 14th to face state-ranked Shorewood, the JV squad did not have a good day, falling 7-0.  In the varsity game, it was all Oak Harbor for 75 minutes as the 'Cats outplayed the visitors.  After a scoreless first half, JJ Mitchell found the net halfway through the 2nd half and things were looking good for the 'Cats.

Until the last 5 minutes.  A foul called on Oak Harbor inside the box set up a Shorewood penalty kick which was good, tying the game 1-1.  In the sudden death OT period, Shorewood woke up and played stellar ball, knocking in a goal with less than 1 minute left in the 1st OT, securing the 2-1 victory.

Friday the 17th, the two teams traveled down to Marysville where both teams fell to Pilchuck by 1-0 scores.

Photos from the JV game vs Everett are HERE

Everett varsity pics are HERE.

Click HERE for Shorewood JV pics

HERE are the Shorewood varsity photos.

Coming up for the Wildcats are games at home against Edmonds-Woodway (Tuesday the 21st), at Glacier Peak (Friday), and at home against 1-win Stanwood (Tuesday the 28th)





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Softball update 2014-04-20

With few seniors on this year's squad, the Oak Harbor varsity softball team is struggling, but picked up and important league win this past week.

Monday the 6th, the girls hosted a strong Pilchuck team and fell 12-2, but came back the next day to earn their first win of the season, a 10-4 victory over host Getchell.

After a week off, the squad played 3 straight games against 3A South teams - Shorewood, Shorecrest and Mountlake Terrace, falling in all 3 games.

The JV squad has been finding a fair amount of success, taking advantage of opponent errors to score extra runs.

At home against Pilchuck, the JV squad won 14-11, then beat Getchell 7-4 but lost to Shorewood on the 14th 10-3.

Last Friday the gals hosted Terrace and rapped out 20 runs while holding the Hawks to just 6.

Coming up for softball are games at home against Ferndale (Monday) and Edmonds-Woodway (Wednesday), and travel to Glacier Peal on Tuesday the 21st.

Photos from the JV game vs Pilchuck are posted HERE.

Varsity photos vs Pilchuck are HERE

Varsity photos vs Shorewood are HERE.


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Tennis update 2014-04-20

The Oak Harbor tennis squads had most of spring break off, but played a pair of matches last week.

On Tuesday the 14th, the varsity girls squeaked out a close 4-3 win at host Pilchuck with two wins each in singles and doubles.

The singles winners were #1 Kenzie Perry (6-2, 6-4) and #2 AnnaBelle Whitefoot (6-1, 6-1).

For the doubles it was #1 Hannah Gluth and Ellysa Bonganay winning 4-6, 6-4, 6-0 and #2 Ria Bains and Patrice Woodworth winning 6-0, 6-0.

The next day at home, the 'Cats picked up another 4-3 win, this time over Arlington, picking up 3 wins at singles and one in doubles.

Singles winners were Perry (6-3, 4-6, 6-4), Whitefoot (6-4, 6-2) and #4 Alyssa Eden (6-2, 6-0).  #3 Tamia Rios was forced to withdraw in the 2nd set due to an injury.

The doubles winners were the #3 team of Erina Horikawa and Emma Lerch, who won 6-2, 6-2.

The girls play island rival South Whidbey at home on Monday the 20th, then hit the road on Tuesday (Getchell) and Friday (Everett).  The JV team plays the same teams on the same days, but at the opposite location.

 While the varsity team played only twice this past week, the JV squad hit the court 3 times. 

On Tuesday the 14th, they swept visiting Pilchuck 7-0, then lost a 4-3 match at Arlington on Wednesday before pounding Mt. Vernon 6-1 on Thursday.

Photos from the JV match vs Pilchuck are posted HERE.

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Baseball update 2015-04-20

There was a lot of baseball this past two weeks, and currently the Varsity baseball squad has possession of 2nd place in the 3A North, with a 4-3 record (6-5 overall).

Over the past two weeks, the boys played Everett and Pilchuck each 3 times.

OH won 2 of 3 against Everett, winning 10-6 and 5-3, while losing 2-1.

Against Pilchuck, the 'Cats picked up only 1 win in 3 games, that one an 11-3 pounding of the Tommies.  The two losses were by 6-2 and 6-0 scores.

The JV squad also picked up two wins against Everett in 3 tries, a 10-6 victory and a close 13-12 win.  The lone loss was 13-10.

Against Pilchuck, the Wildcats lost all 3 games, 8-6, 8-7 and 9-6.

Next up for baseball is a series against Stanwood, with the JV at home on Tuesday and Friday and the Varsity on Wednesday.

Photos from the April 8th varsity game against Everett are posted HERE.

Pilchuck photos from April 14th are HERE.

Track update 2015-04-20

There was only one track meet recently, and that was at Quil-Ceda Stadium in Marysville on 4/16 vs Getchell and Meadowdale, and the 'Cats did well.

The boys won 9 events while the girls picked up 10, including all 3 throwing events.

Dejon Devroe was a double winner for Oak Harbor, getting victories in the 200m dash and as a member of the winning boys 4x400m relay.

While Devroe didn't win his signature event, the 400m dash this time, the time he set on April 2nd at Wildcat Memorial Stadium, 49.46, is currently the best in the state in 3A and 6th best in the state overall.

Another double winner last Thursday was Freshman Mac Nuanez, who finished 1st in the high jump, clearing 5-10 for the first time, and was a member of the winning 4x400m relay.

Sebastian Ceaser won the 800m run, John Rodeheffer the 1600m run and Jared Gray the 300m hurdles.

In field events, Tyler Adamson won the shot put, Diangelo McKinney the long jump and Ozelle Jackson the Triple Jump.

Three girls were double winners - Kaitlyn Chelberg in the 100m and 300m hurdles, Jonalynn Horn in the 1600 and 3200m run, and Taylor Deconzo in the shot put and javelin.

Also winning for the girls in running events were Alana Austin winning the 200m dash and Deja Bunch the 400m dash.

Other field event winners for the girls were Julie Jansen in the discus and Jenna Cooley in the Long Jump.

Complete results are available at athletic.net.

Softball update 2015-04-05

After what seemed like a neverending string of away games, the Wildcats played at home last Friday, hosting the Stanwood Spartans.

There was no JV game as many of the Spartan JV players elected to go out of town for spring break rather than play softball.

While OH lost the varsity game 10-7, the game was never out of reach for the young Wildcat team.  A single strong inning put Stanwood up big, but the 'Cats chipped away at the lead, and at the end of the 6th inning the score was 9-7 for Stanwood.

The Spartans were able to drive in one more run in the top of the 7th, but Oak Harbor couldn't get anyone home before the final out.

The 'Cats drop to 0-3 in league play while the JV team is 0-1-1, the tie coming against Arlington, 8-8.

Photos from Friday's varsity action are posted HERE.


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Track 2015-04-02 vs Lake Stevens

by David Svien

Dejon Devroe was in a hurry to get to the medal stand.

Hurtling around his home track oval Thursday, the Oak Harbor High School senior won three events, setting season bests in all three, then won again as a member of the winning 4x400 relay team, along with Josiah Welch, Jared Grey and Mac Nuanez.

Facing off with the best Lake Stevens could throw at him, Devroe strolled to wins in the 100 (11.68 seconds), 200 (23.15) and 400 (49.46). The 400 was a PR.

While Devroe was the headliner, Oak Harbor had another pair of double event winners in distance runners Jonalynn Horn and John Rodeheffer, but not enough depth to topple Lake Stevens in the team point race.

The Vikings cruised to a 95-50 win in the boys' battle and a 92.5-57.5 victory over the Wildcat girls.

Horn and Rodeheffer did their best to bolster the 'Cats, with Horn taking the 1600 (5:28.41) and 3200 (11:31.44).

Her male counterpart threw downs wins in the 1600 (4:23.22) and 3200 (9:48.85) as well.

Oak Harbor's girls squad had three other individual wins, with Kaylee Lamb taking the shot put (32 feet, four inches), Claire Anderson notching a win in the high jump (5-0) and Hayley Lundstrom topping the field in the long jump (15-10).

The Wildcats have the week off from competition before returning to action on April 13th with an all-comers meet at Arlington.  The varsity squad gets back into action on April 16th at Quil Ceda Stadium in Marysville and returns home on April 30th for a tri-meet against Stanwood and Everett.

Boys photos are posted HERE.

Girls photos are HERE.


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Boys Soccer 2015-04-01 vs Arlington

At home on April Fool's Day, it was no fooling that the JV soccer team whipped the visiting Arlington Eagles 2-1.  While the score appeared close, the JV boys dominated the game in almost every way possible.  The only thing that prevented the score from being higher for the Wildcats was a series of shots that went wide or high - everywhere but right at the net.

The win, the JV team's first for the season, raised them to 1-1-0 in the young Wesco 3A season.

In varsity action, Arlington scored a goal midway through the 1st half, then added three more before Oak Harbor responded with a JJ Mitchell goal 17 minutes into the second half. 

No other scoring followed and the 'Cats lost 4-1, dropping them to 0-1-1 in league play.

Photos from the JV game are posted HERE.

Varsity photos are HERE.



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Baseball update 2015-04-05

Tuesday the 31st, the JV baseball team got a strong 9-2 win over visiting Cascade.  The Wildcat bats were hot, and defense held the Bruins scoreless until the latter part of the game.

Photos from the JV game are posted HERE.

Both JV and Varsity ended non-league play on Wednesday, with varsity at home and JV on the road, both against Ferndale. 

At home, the varsity squad found itself in a 3-0 hole going into the 6th inning, but a 4-run rally wasn't enough as Ferndale carried the day 5-4.

In JV action, the Wildcats got blanked 8-0.

League play opened Friday with Getchell varsity at Oak Harbor and JV teams playing in Marysville.

For a while it looked as if the game would not be played, as a strong shower rolled through the area around 2:30.  Fortunately, the home field was dry to begin with, and with the rain tapering off at 3:30, the game got underway, ending under bright sunshine.

Oak Harbor grabbed an early 2-0 lead, but Getchell came back to tie the game, forcing an 8th inning.  In the bottom of the 8th, the Wildcats got runners to 1st and 3rd, then a Charger error allowed Noah Zuniga to scoot home from 3rd, ending the game 3-2.

Next for the Wildcats is a 3-game series vs Everett.

Varsity plays on the road on April 7th and 10th, and at home on the 8th, with the JV team at the opposite location.

Photos from Friday's varsity action are posted HERE.


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Girls Tennis update - 2015-04-05

The Wildcat girls tennis teams had only two scheduled matches this past week, and one was canceled due to rain.

On March 31st the varsity team went to Stanwood while the JV girls hosted.  No individual results were available for the JV matches, but the team as a whole fell to the visiting Spartans 5-2.  The loss drops the JV squad to 1-1 in league play.

At Stanwood, the normally strong Spartans struggled against a scrappy OH squad before winning the team score 4-3.

Oak Harbor won both 1st and 2nd singles in straight sets, with Kenzie Perry winning 6-4, 6-1 and AnnaBelle Whitefoot winning 6-3, 6-3.  Alyssa Eden got the other singles win in 3 sets, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.

The Wildcats almost captured the win when the 3rd doubles team of Erina Korikawa and Emma Lerch took their opponents to 3 sets, but fell 2-6, 6-3, 3-6.

Next for the tennis teams is a long break from competition.  The girls return to play on April 14th with the junior varsity at home against Pilchuck and varsity away.

The varsity squad returns home on April 15th for a league match against Arlington, then hosts island rival South Whidbey on April 20th.

Photos from the JV match are posted HERE.


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Boys Golf 2015-03-31

The Oak Harbor Boys Golf team continued their winning ways, improving to 4-0 on the season with a win over Shorewood, Mountlake Terrace and Getchell last Tuesday at the Whidbey Golf Course.

Oak Harbor recorded 452 team strokes.  Shorewood and Terrace tied at 495 and Getchell carded 508.

The Wildcats' Mason Dieter was the medalist, shooting an 84 over 18 holes.  Steven Timm finished in 3rd with an 87, Aaron Kelley 92, Caleb Brookshier 93, Raiden Poe 96 and Ben Fikse 100.

The varsity boys are off until April 13th, when the go to Everett for the Tom Dolan Invitational, featuring 15 teams, all from Wesco. 

The team returns to the WGC on April 14th, hosting all the other Wesco 3A North teams in an important meet.  Arlington, Stanwood, Everett, Getchell, and Pilchuck will all make the trip to Oak Harbor for the 2pm tee off.

Photos from Tuesday's event are posted HERE.


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