The Middle School girls basketball season kicked off on Feb 18th with the first of two scheduled OHMS vs NWMS games. This first game was held at OHMS and the host team won both games.
In the 7th grade game the Panthers were all over the Cougars. OH led 9-2 at the end of the first and 13-4 at halftime. The Cougars woke up some in the 2nd half, doubling their point total in the 3rd and doubling it again in the 4th, but the Panthers were steady on offense and won 41-16. 4 players scored for NWMS - Meghan Gronbach 2, Gina Parrot 2, Hayley Lundstrom 2 and Natalie McVey 10. Seven Cougars got on the board let by Sierra Southwick with 10 points. Brook Peplinski scored 8, Kendal Wersland 7, Heather Anderson 6, Alyssa Eden and Alexia Mobley 4 each and Hanna Gluth 2.
The 8th grade game was much closer, but OHMS won handily. The Panthers took an early 12-4 lead and the Cougars just couldn't get past the OH press. The two teams played almost even in the 2nd period with OH adding one point to their lead, 19-12 at halftime. The 2nd half was similar to the first and OHMS won 35-23. The Panthers were led by Annie Leete with 21 points. Jamie Estrella and Zana Harrison hit for 4 points each while K.C. Winfield, Kyla Bernardo and Rebecca Schrum scored 2 points apiece. The Cougars were led by Lizzie Fry with 6 points. Chelsea Atkinson scored 5, Cassidy Gurich and Breanna Roderos 4 each, and Melanie Callaway and Caterina Amsler 2 each.
No photos or video from this first matchup as the OHSR was at NWMS covering the first of only two home wrestling meets.
We did cover the OHMS vs Cascade MS game on Feb 25th.
Things were looking good for the 7th grade team early. Brook Peplinski took the opening tip in for a score and the OH defense held Cascade scoreless for half of the first period. Cascade then went on a 8-0 run but Nalani Gabbert hit a shot just before the buzzer to make it 8-4 in favor of Cascade. Things fell apart in the 2nd period as the Panthers allowed 9 points and did not score any of their own, leaving Cascade with a commanding 17-4 lead at halftime. After the break, the Panther defense stepped up, holding Cascade to just 4 points, but the offense again had a hard time getting the ball through the net, scoring just 2 points all quarter. OH scored 3 and Cascade 6 in the final period as OHMS lost 27-9. Gabbert finished with 5 points and Peplinski 4 to account for all the Panther scoring.
57 photos from the 2nd half of the game, along with some team photos, are posted HERE.
The 8th grade game was the opposite, with a very aggressive Panther team running away to a 16-2 first quarter lead and never looking back. The blowout started with Annie Leete scoring on the opening tip and the Panthers led 7-0 before Cascade could score. It wasn't until 6:10 left in the half before Cascade scored again. OHMS scored in double figures in every quarter except the 2nd and only let Cascade get 14 points for the game. The final was 42-14 in favor of the Panthers. Leading the team again was Annie Leete with 20. Jamie Estrella had 6, Nina Coleman and Zana Harrison 4 each, and Maddie Ching, Makenzi Schulle and Olivia Hunt scored 2 each.
59 8th grade photos are posted HERE.
A clip with highlights from both the 7th and 8th grade games can be found HERE.
Monday, March 1, 2010
Middle School Girls Basketball
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Middle School Wrestling 2010-02-18
The middle school wrestling season kicked off with a big dual meet at NWMS. In prior years the two OH middle schools have had separate teams, but this year the schools have combined. The meet was against a combined LaConner, Darrington, Concrete team.
No official scorebook was kept during the meet, but overall, Wildcat United won about half the matches.
Wildcat winners were Matt Zafra, Pat Brooke, Athan Taisague, K'Kai Tarrant, Kurtis Williams, Anthony Smith, Wiatt Charlesworth, Sheyenne Sams, Devin Jensen, Peter Case-Smith, Koby Cosper and Traeton Leathers and Roy Buch.
A video clip with 6 highlights can be seen by clicking HERE.
91 photos, covering almost every wrestler who got on the mat, are posted HERE.
Girls AAU basketball 02-15-2010 @ Stanwood
The 5/6th grade AAU team was in Stanwood over the President's Day weekend for a tournament and came away with 4th place.
The girls lost the first game to host Stanwood 32-22 on Saturday but came back on Sunday to defeat Lakewood 22-17.
In the 3rd place game on Monday, the girls struggled against a tight Bothell defense, scoring only 19 points. That wasn't enough to overcome the very active Bothell team which put the Cats in 4th place.
57 photos from Monday's action are posted HERE.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Boys AAU Basketball 2010-02-13
The 4 boys AAU teams each played 2 games at OHHS this past Saturday against Everett and Cascade, with some pleasant surprises along the way.
In the dome, the 5th grade team won their game against Everett. The reported score was 28-24 but 30-17 was in the scorebook. It was the first win of the year for the 5th grade boys. They could not keep up the winning and fell to Cascade in the 2nd game 20-39.
5th grade photos are HERE.
Also in the dome, the 6th grade boys won their first game of the season, beating Everett 27-24. Everett dominated through most of the game and was leading 22-16 starting the final period, but the OH boys came alive with 11 points while the defense held Everett to just 2 points. In the second game, Cascade won 49-16 (scorebook) or 57-27 (reported). Take your pick.
39 6th grade photos are HERE.
The 7th grade team has played decent basketball, but often can't seem to get those few extra points for the win. In their first game they beat Everett 52-38 for their 2nd win of the year. Z. Jones was the leading scorer with 23. D. Sellgren put in 10, J. Sturdevant 8, B. Coleman 6 and G. Eccleston 5. In game two, the boys played a tight, consistent game but wound up on the short side of a 61-60 score. Jones again led the team, this time with 24 and Sturdevant was also in double figures with 14. H. Adams finished with 8, Eccleston 7 and T. Bobo 2.
25 photos of the 7th grade game vs Cascade are HERE.
In 8th grade game against Everett, the team was missing 3 starters due to a band commitment, but the rest of the team rallied and played some good basketball. At the end of the first OH was leading 10-7 and still held a 18-17 lead at the half. The 3rd period was not kind to the boys as they scored only 6 points while allowing 7. They couldn't dig themselves out of the 11-point hole and fell to the Seagulls 47-35. McKenzie led the scoring with 22 points, Gray hit for 5, Galio 4, Zafra and Mattila 2 each. Things didn't get much better in the 2nd game as after ending the 1st period in a 12-12 tie, Cascade went on a 22-8 run to open a 34-20 halftime lead. OH made up 3 of the points in the 3rd, but again the Cascade offense went wild, hitting for 24 points in the final period and winning 69-46. In this game, Drew Washington scored 15, Gibbs and Mackenzie 9 each, Rennes 8, Mattila 4 and Wiedrich 2.
50 photos from both the Everett and Cascade games are HERE.
A video clip with highlights from the 7th grade game against Cascade and 8th grade game vs Everett is HERE.
The individual scoring does not necessarily add up to the team scores as the scorekeeping was not always perfect. The same goes with any misspelled names. If any names are misspelled, send an email and they will be corrected immediately.
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Youth Basketball 2-13-2010 at OHMS
There was a gym full of kids ranging from Kindergarten through 5th grade at Oak Harbor Middle School on Saturday as the OH rec league had another day of basketball action.
It's not the best basketball ever played, but the kids are learning the fundamentals of the game along with sportsmanship and teamwork.
Photos of a team called the 'Cougars' are posted HERE. More photos will be posted after next Saturday's games (2/20)
Boys Swimming - District meet at Kamiak
The Wildcats qualified swimmers for the state meet in 5 different events as they finished in 4th place at a team. Kamiak won the meet with a staggering 612 points. Marysville was second with 394 and Shorewood 3rd with 344. The Wildcats scored 288 points.
Qualifying for state:
200M Medley relay - Jacob Jepsen, Yale Rose, Brandon Vagt and Matt Bolte
200M Individual Medley - Price Hu
50M Freestyle - Yale Rosen
100M Butterfly - Price Hu
100M Breaststroke - Yale Rosen
Wrestling - Regional Tournaments
Oak Harbor sent a total of 6 wrestlers to two regional tournaments over the weekend.
Sophomore Jennifer Fremd went to the girls tournament at Sedro-Woolley and finished in 4th place, good enough for a trip to Tacoma for next week's State Tournament.
In Auburn, Oak Harbor was represented by sophomore Corey Trimbur (103 lbs), senior Colton Elliot (140 lbs), soph Brandon Stratton (145 lbs) and senior Zach Loescher (171 lbs). Sophomore Justin Everett went as an alternate but did not wrestle.
All 4 guy wrestlers lost one match on the first day. Stratton and Loescher each lost two matches and were eliminated Friday night.
On Saturday, Trimbur faced Sonny Bates-Mundell of Snohomish, a wrestler he had trouble with at the District Tournament and wound up on the short end of a 10-3 score and was eliminated.
Elliot started Saturday with a pin, then faced a WESCO North opponent in Brian Donaldson of Marysville, the WESCO champion who beat Colton 6-2 in the tournament. It was a tough match, but Colton lost by the closest of margins, 1-0. Now in the 5th/6th match, with the winner going to state and the loser going home, Colton dug deep and pinned Strickland of Kamiak in 4:18.
So, next week make sure to cheer for Colton and Jennifer as they go to Tacoma for the 2010 Mat Classic.
Girls Basketball 2010-02-12 @ Shorewood
For the 2 time in 3 days the OH girls played uninspired basketball. At Shorewood for a one-game, winner-to-district-tournament game, the Wildcat girls let Shorewood run all over them for a 51-43 lead. Shorewood finished in 8th place in WESCO South with a 6-14 record, but due to the large number of 3A schools in the south, Shorewood was the #4 team in 4A.
The Wildcats should have run the Thunderbirds over and left them wondering what hit them.
Instead, Shorewood led 6-0 before OH could score a single point, and it wasn't until the 3:21 mark that OH scored a field goal. The 2nd quarter was similar with Mowbray hitting a field goal with 4:10 left in the half for the Wildcats' first score of the quarter. At halftime Shorewood led 23-18. Oak Harbor finally got some offense going when Nikki Mowbray got hot and the 'Cats started to close the gap. Late in the 4th the Wildcats tied the game at 42 but Shorewood finished the game with a 9-1 run for the win, ending the Wildcat season.
Mowbray finished the game with 24 points, and Jessica Denmon added 14. Clarissa Abadesco scored 4 to complete the Oak Harbor scoring.
A short video clip is posted HERE.
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Girls Basketball 2010-02-10 vs Monroe
The Wildcats honored their 5 departing seniors in a short ceremony before Wednesday night's game. Moving on at the end of the year are Molly DeLeon, Jessica Denmon, Jessica James, Nicole Mowbray and Shantae Young. All 5 started their final game, even injured Molly. She was on the court for the tip, but the clock was stopped immediately so she could be replaced.
Before all this, the Freshman team was in the dome having their way with the visiting Monroe Bearcats, at least in the 2nd half. The two team were tied at 14 at the end of the first, and Monroe scored two more than OH in the second to lead 29-27 at halftime. The Wildcats found their defense in the 2nd half, holding the Bearcats to just 6 points in the 3rd. Then, in the final quarter of the 2009-2010 season, the freshman offense got hot. Led by Ciera Wiser's 14 points, the team scored 23 points on their way to a 62-49 win. Wiser finished the game with 29 points, Jalani Bobo 16, Morgan Young 8, Marissa Lewis 6 and Joem Evangelista 3.
The JV team picked up a rare win, beating the visitors 46-40. It's wasn't an easy win as even though the Wildcats led 8-2 halfway through the first, Monroe dug in to take a 10-8 lead at the first horn. OH fought back behind 6 points by Tatiana Cumming to take a 21-20 lead into the locker room at the half. They got started just 7 seconds into the period with a nice pass from Naomi Walker to Kelsey Rankin for an easy layin. OH then got the lead with just 37 seconds left when Walker passed the ball from halfcourt to Cumming for the score. In the 3rd, Nikita Ford had the hot hand, scoring 8 points and increasing the OH lead to 10 points. Not willing to go away easily, Monroe stayed in the game but could only close the gap to 6 points as time expired. Cumming and Rankin both put up 12 points, Ford finished with 8, Walker 5, DJ 4, Kaileen Burleson 3 and Kate Rossman 2.
The varsity game was hard to watch. After a decent first period the girls had problems on both offense and defense. The combined OH offensive output in the 2nd and 3rd quarters was just 14 points while the defense allowed Monroe to score 32 points. In the end, Monroe just had too much for the Wildcats and won 53-36. Jessica Denmon was the OH scoring leader with just 14 points. Nikki Mowbray had 7, Clarissa Abadesco 6, Yoshi 4, Jessica James and Addy Royal 2 each and Shantae Young 1.
The game ended the regular season for the Wildcats and they finished 5th in the WESCO north, forcing a pigtail playoff game at Shorewood, the WESCO South #4, on Friday the 12th.
61 photos of the games and senior night activities are posted HERE.
Video highlights are HERE.
Boys Basketball 2010-02-09 @ Marysville
On Tuesday, Feb 9th, the OH boys traveled to Marysville and won one of the 3 games played.
The Freshman team played at Cedarcrest Middle School and had some problems in the first half. They spotted MP a 19-8 lead in the first quarter and scored only 4 more in the 2nd to trail 29-10 at halftime. OH owned the 3rd period, outscoring the Tommies 14-8 to cut the score to 37-26. Halfway through the final period the Wildcats had cut the lead to just 8 but it ended there as MP poured it on late to win 54-36. No individual scoring is available as OH did not keep a scorebook for the game.
In the main gym, the JV team working hard to overcome a poor first period. MP led 14-6 in the first and 29-20 at the half. The two teams played almost even in the 3rd which ended with MP leading 46-36. OH started to crawl back in the 4th but ran out of time as Marysville won 57-53. Corey Houck led the JV scoring with 13 points, Matt Burgoyne added 12 and David Tillotson 11. Kevawn Brooks got 9, Paul Johannsen 4 and Patrick Bell & Dayne Herron scored a pair each.
Oak Harbor won the first period of the varsity game 11-9 but lost the second 14-8 as MP led 23-19 at halftime. Coming out of the break, OH poured in 20 points while holding MP to just 11 to take a 39-34 lead. The OH offense continued to find the basket in the final quarter to win 54-45. Mike Washington, Jr. finished with 22 pints, Jay Stout 11, Rashaad Smith 8, Denzel Hardin 7, Trace Paul 4, and Ryan Fakkema & Stevie Bratt sank one free throw each.
14 photos from the freshman game are posted HERE.
A video clip with freshman and varsity highlights is HERE.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
GBB 2-8-2010 vs Marysville
League-leading Marysville came to Oak Harbor Monday night and showed why they are the top team, beating the Wildcats 53-36 in varsity action. It was MP's only win of the night as both the Freshman and JV squads got wins.
The freshman game was back and for in the first half. Morgan Young and Ciera Wiser scored 5 each in the opening period which ended in a 14-14 tie. Jalani Bobo put in 8 of her 16 points in the 2nd but the Wildcats were down 29-27 at halftime. The Wildcat defense got tough in the 3rd, allowing just 6 points and letting OH take a 39-35 lead. MP recovered in the 4th to score 14 points, but that was matched by a single OH player - Ciera Wiser - as OH went on to win 62-49. Wiser finished with an impressive 29 points and Bobo 16. Morgan Young had 8, Marissa Lewis 6 and Joem Evangelista 3.
JV was also close in the first half. OH jumped to an early 8-2 lead but MP came back to tie and then took a 2-point lead at the end of the first period. OH tied it back up 10 seconds into the 2nd period with a nice pass from Naomi Walker to Kelsey Rankin for the layin. Another nice play ended the half. OH got the rebound from a MP shot, Walker brought the ball to midcourt, say Tatiana Cumming open in the paint and got it to her for an easy 2 points, giving OH a 21-19 halftime lead. OH stretched the lead to 10 points at the end of the 3rd as Nikita Ford, playing with a sprained wrist, scored 8 points on the way to a 38-28 lead. The Tomahawks closed the gap in the 4th, getting to within 6 at one point, but OH was able to play keep-away basketball for the last 1:30 of the game and won 46-40. Kelsey Rankin and Tatiana Cumming both finished with 12 points, Nikita Ford 8, Naomi Walker 5, DJ 4, Kaileen Burleson 3 and Kate Rossman 2.
Except for the first period, the varsity game was all Marysville. The Wildcats played good defense and got points from Nikki Mowbray, Jessica James and Clarissa Abadesco and was down by just one point, 12-11 at the end of the first. For the rest of the game, OH had problems on offense. The MP defense held scoring leader Jessica Denmon in check, and when the Wildcats did get shots off they just weren't going in. MP finished the game with nine 3 - pointers and beat the 'Cats 53-36. Denmon scored 9 points in the 4th period to finish with 14. Mowbray had 7, Abadesco 6, Yoshi 4, Addy Royal and Jessica James 2 each and Shantae Young 1.
The girls finished the regular season tonight, Wednesday, with senior night, hosting 2nd place Monroe in the OHHS gym.
6 highlights from the JV and varsity game are HERE.
55 photos are posted HERE.
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Wresting 2010-02-05&6 - WESCO Tournament at Marysville
The 2-day WESCO district tournament kicked off Friday at Marysville with the Wildcats entering a total of 19 wrestlers. The Wildcats were fairly successful the first day, ending with 4 wrestlers in the winners bracket and 11 alive overall.
The first round Saturday did not go well for OH as every match was lost, knocking the team out of any chance to win an individual title. However, there were plenty of spots left as the top 8 finishers qualify for next week's Regional tournament in Auburn.
By the end of the day's wrestling, 4 Wildcats qualified for regionals with one more as an alternate. Corey Trimbur finished in 4th place at 103 lbs as did Colton Elliot at 140 lbs. Brandon Stratton was 3rd at 145 and Zach Loescher 5th at 171 lbs. Justin Everett is the 152 lb alternate. Steven Souza and Hunter Vail both finished in 10th place and will to go Auburn as 2nd alternates at the regional tournament.
Here are the complete OH results:
103 lbs
Corey Trimbur - 4th place
Pinned Banh of Mountlake Terrace in 0:58
Beat Parker of Mariner 9-5 (Parker finished in 5th)
Got pinned by Bates-Mundell of Snohomish in 3:55 (2nd place finisher)
Beat Heintzmann of Kamiak 8-0 (6th place finisher)
Lost to Peterson of Lake Stevens 7-0 (3rd place finisher)
119 lbs
Ben Pralle
Got pinned by Leach of Stanwood in 0:54 (2nd place finisher)
Got pinned by Scott of Stanwood in 1:51
125 lbs
Ryuta Meany
Got pinned by Graika of Kamiak in 3:30 (8th place finisher)
Got pinned by Martin of Monroe in 2:53
135 lbs
Josh Barton
Got pinned by Walkley of Lake Stevens (finished 1st, probably state champ)
Pinned Crebbin of Oak Harbor in 1:23
Beat Perkins of M-P 17-8
Lost to Sanchez of Jackson 12-3 (finished 5th)
Lost to Venskus of Mariner 6-5
Josh Crebbin
Pinned Mikkelsen of Edmonds in 0:34
Got pinned by Regan of Kamiak in 0:49 (finished 2nd)
Got pinned by Barton of OH in 1:23
140 lbs
Colton Elliot - 4th place
Pinned Dupape of Lake Stevens in 3:41
Pinned Detweiler of Monroe in 5:48
Pinned Duncan of Cascade in 5:26 (finished 3rd)
Lost to Donaldson of M-P 6-2 (finished 1st)
Beat Strickland of Kamiak 10-6 (finished 5th)
Lost to Duncan of Cascade 7-6 (finished 3rd)
145 lbs
Brandon Stratton - 3rd place
Pinned Logstrom of Edmonds in 5:39
Pinned Foster of Monroe in 3:24 (finished 7th)
Lost to Shortt of Arlington 9-25 (finished 2nd)
Pinned Ho of Cascade in 3:40 (finished 6th)
Pinned Parker of Mariner in 1:17 (finished 4th)
152 lbs
Justin Everett - 9th place (alternate to Regional tourney)
Pinned Peterson of Monroe in 3:24
Pinned Johnson of Casade in 36 seconds
Lost to Linari of Kamiak 15-0 (finished 4th)
Lost to Doran of Snohomish 14-2 (finished 8th)
Pinned Chase of Arlington in 2:11
Beat Sims of Edmonds 6-4
Ver Starr
Got pinned by Sands of Cascade in 0:50
Got pinned by Reese of Jackson in 3:44
160 lbs
Jeremy Alonzo
Got pinned by Eidsness of Stanwood in 1:59 (finished 4th)
Lost to Rook of Mountlake Terrace 17-1
Steven Souza - 10th place (2nd alternate to regionals)
Beat Ahmed of Cascade 9-2
Got pinned by Morrill of Snohomish in 0:44 (finished 1st)
Beat Mirante of Arlington 4-0
Won of Eddy of Cascade by Injury Default
Got pinned by Storino of Edmonds in 4:47 (finished 6th)
Beat McIntire of Lake Stevens 7-6
Lost to Rook of MLT 6-5
171 lbs
Kelly Turner
Lost to Call of Mountlake Terace 9-4
Got pinned by Nelson of Mariner in 2:29
Zach Loescher - finished in 5th place
Pinned Spohn of Stanwood in 1:08
Peat Perez of Edmonds 10-6 (finished 6th)
Got pinned by Morrill of Snohomish in 3:40 (finished 1st)
Lost to Henderson of Arlington 7-0
Beat Perez of Edmonds 6-0 (finished 6th)
189 lbs
Davion Watkins
Got pinned by Carlton of M-P in 1:03
Pinned Morrell of Jackson in 2:20
Lost to Jacks of Stanwood 7-2
Got pinned by Proffit of Snohomish in 2:22
Hunter Vail - 10th place (2nd alternate to regionals)
Pinned Morrell of Jackson in 23 seconds
Got pinned by Gee of Stanwood in 0:47 (finished 1st)
Won over Harris of Mariner by forfeit
Got pinned by Bossom of M-P in 3:53
Pinned Marks of Cascade in 1:58
Got pinned by Proffit of Snohomish in 2:51
215 lbs
Javon Payne
Pinned Johanson of Edmonds in 0:48
Got pinned by Red Cloud of Mountlake Terrace in 2:24 (finished 8th)
Beat King of Stanwood 13-7
Got pinned by Hatch of M-P in 3:46
Drew Culver
Got pinned by Johnson of Lake Stevens in 1:22 (finished 5th)
Pinned Dickinson of Monroe in 3:26
Pinned Young of Edmonds in 1:52
Lost to Red Cloud of MLT 5-3 (finished 8th)
Got pinned by Footh of Cascade in 3:14
285 lbs
James Engen
Got pinned by Schumann of M-P in 2:27 (finished 8th)
Got pinned by Bakeberg of Mariner in 2:22
Jeremy Foster
Got pinned by Hoeper of M-P in 2:22
Pinned Allen of Arlington in 0:59
Got pinned by Schumann of M-P in 2:26 (finished 8th)
Got pinned by Bakeberg of Mariner in 2:09
77 photos from the 2nd day of wrestling, including group photos, are posted HERE.
Video highlights are HERE.
Boys Basketball 2-5-2010 vs Stanwood
For their final home game of the 2009-2010 season the Wildcats hosted the 2nd place Stanwood Spartans.
The freshman team had a decent first quarter, holding Stanwood to 7 points while scoring 6, but the 2nd quarter was all Spartans as they scored 12 and held OH to just 2 points. Stanwood continued strong in the 2nd half, scoring in double digits each period while holding the Wildcats to singles. When the dust settled it was Stanwood 44, OH 20. On the plus side, OH was able to get 9 players to get the ball in the hoop, but only London Cook was able to get it in more than once, as he scored 6 to lead the team. Scoring 2 points each were Anthony Stewart, Chris Hailer, Isaiah Trower, Anfernee Angkaw, Michael LaBelle and Kiefer Hermann. Jackson Knoll and Trenton Cargill scored 1 each.
There were a couple of faces missing on the JV team. Connor Paul was out sick and his brother Trace is now full-time varsity, so Coach Ronning had only 7 players available. At the end of the first period the OH JV team was down 9-7 but outscored Stanwood 12-4 in the second to lead 19-13 at halftime. The Wildcats built on that lead, extending it to 10 points, 37-27 at the end of the 3rd. That's when things got ugly. Stanwood scored 24 points in the 4th period alone, 12 off of free throws, to win 51-48. Patrick Bell came off the bench to lead the team in scoring with 11 points and David Tillotson added 10 more. Kevawn Brooks had 8 and Corey Houck 7 while Matt Burgoyne, Paul Johannsen and Dayne Herron scored 4 each .
Stanwood showed why they are one of WESCO's top teams. They took an early 20-15 lead in the first and 32-23 at the half. The Wildcats just didn't have an answer for Stanwood's outside game as the Spartans hit six 3-point attempts in the 2nd half and won going away, 75-54. Colby Anter, helped by a strong first quarter, led the team with 16 points. Mike Washington, Jr. scored 13 and Denzel Hardin 11. Rashaad Smith had 8 and Jay Stout and Ryan Fakkema scored 3 each.
The Wildcats finish the year with a trip to Marysville and end the year with a visit to Monroe. Oak Harbor beat the Bearcats by 20 points in their first meeting this year.
65 photos of the game and senior night activities are posted HERE
Video highlights are HERE.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Girls Basketball 2-3-2010 vs Arlington
The Varsity girls basketball team took another step towards a playoff spot by beating Arlington 67-53 at OHHS Wednesday night. Unfortunately, it was the only win of the night.
The first period of the Freshman game ended with a very low 4-2 score in favor of the Eagles. Both teams warmed up in the 2nd as the Wildcats scored 13 points (10 by Jalani Bobo) to lead 15-13 at the half. It was rough for the Wildcats in the 2nd half as Arlington scored 15 to Oak Harbor's 7, and by the final buzzer Arlington built a 45-31 lead. Bobo finished on top of the Wildcats with 18 points, Morgan Young and Ciera Wiser had 4 each, Emily Saar and Joem Evangelista 2 each and Danielle Teasley 1.
In the main gym, although they lost, the JV squad had one of their better games of the year. OH scored 5 points in the first period, but hit for 12 in the 2nd and 3rd periods to keep the game withing reach. The 4th period started with the 'Cats down 39-29, and OH held Arlington just a single free throw in the 4th period. However, Arlington held OH to the same, so the final was 40-30 in favor of Arlington. 7 Wildcats put points on the board, led by DJ Jackson with 7. Erika Flores added 6 more, Lia Pantoleon 5, Nikita Ford 4, Tatiana Cumming and Kate Rossman 3 and Kaileen Burleson 2.
Arlington battled in the first half of the varsity game. The first quarter ended with OH down 13-12 and with 3 minutes left in the half OH led by just one point, 24-23. In those last 3 minutes Oak Harbor netted 9 more points while allowing 3 to take a 33-26 lead into the locker room. In the 3rd period, Jessica Denmon scored 11 of her 31 points as the Wildcats built a 51-36 lead. Arlington was never out of it, but the 'Cats were able to keep a lead of at least 8 points. One of the differences in the game was free throws. OH sank 20 of 31 attempts while the Eagles only 6 of 13. That difference of 14 points was the OH margin of victory 67-53. In addition to Denmon's 31 points, Nicole Mowbray and Janelle Yoshimoto were also in double figures. Nikki scored 17 and Yoshi 11. Also scoring were Clarissa Abadesco with 6 and Shantae Young with 2.
A video highlight clip is HERE.
Some photos are HERE.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Boys Basketball 2-2-2010 at Arlington
The three boys basketball teams did not fare well in Arlington Tuesday night, but for the first time this year the Oak Harbor Sports Report was able to get some video highlight clips from the freshman game. There have also been some changes on the floor. Dayne Herron was moved from the freshman team to JV, and Matt Burgoyne is now floating to varsity and got some playing time in the 2nd quarter.
In that Frosh game, Arlington dominated OH, holding the team to just 10 points in the first half. The Wildcats came out and nearly doubled their score in the 3rd period, but Arlington was just too much and won 67-26. Kiefer Hermann led the team with 9 point and Chris Hailer added 5. Isaiah Trower, London Cook, Trenton Cargill, Anfernee Angkaw, Michael LaBelle and Noel Cheeseboro scored 2 point each.
Problems scoring was the downfall of the JV team as they found themselves down 13-6 in the first. Things didn't improve much as JV lost 55-32. Burgoyne was on top with 9 point, Kevawn Brook 7, David Tillotson 5, Herron 4, Patrick Bell 3, Connor Paul 2 and Corey Houck 1.
Oak Harbor scored with 6 different players in the 1st period while building a 15-10 lead, but only 3 scored in the 2nd as Arlington took a 24-22 lead into halftime. In the 2nd half the offense got points on the board, but had problems stopping Arlington. A couple of scores from nearly halfcourt and speeding past the Wildcat defense let the Eagles increase their lead to 43-34 at the end of the 3rd. OH was able to close to within 5 in the final period, but Arlington held on to win 61-48. One major positive from the game was the shooting from the free throw line. As a team the Wildcats sank 16 of 18 attempts, with Trace Paul and Jay Stout hitting 100% and Mike Washington, Jr, going 7-of-8.
Next for the Wildcat boys is Senior Night on Friday against Stanwood.
Here is a video clip from the games. Included is Freshman, JV and Varsity action.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Middle School Sports - 3rd Season schedules
Below are the current schedules for the 3rd season sports at OHMS and NWMS. All schedules are subject to no-notice changes. Attendance at MS sporting events is free, so come watch the future in action!
Wrestling -NWMS and OHMS have combined forces this year and will field a single Wildcat United wrestling team. All practices will be at OHMS, all meets will be at NWMS.
2/18 - vs Concrete/Darrington/LaConner
2/25 @ LaVenture (Mt. Vernon)
3/2 - Anacortes
3/5 @ Cascade MS (Sedro Woolley)
3/9 - Double Dual @ Burlington
3/12 - Double Dual @ Mt. Baker (Mt. Vernon)
3/17 - Tournament @ Anacortes
3/20 - Championship tournament at TBD
The girls basketball teams will still be separate and the two teams will play each other at least twice during the season.
2/18 - NWMS @ OHMS
2/23 - OHMS @ Burlington
2/25 - NW vs Mt. Baker, OH vs Cascade
3/1 - OH @ LaVenture
3/2 - NW @ Anacortes
3/3 - OH vs Anacortes
3/4 - NW vs LaVenture
3/9 - NW vs Burlington
3/11 - OH vs Mt. Baker, NW @ Cascade
3/16 - NW @ Mt. Baker, OH @ Cascade
3/18 - OHMS @ NWMS
The coaches will most likely schedule additional OH/NW games during the season.
Boys Swimming 1/29 vs Kamiak and MP at Kamiak
The swimmers saved their toughest meet of the end of the season, traveling to powerful Marysville to face the Tomahawks and even stronger Kamiak Knights in a tri-meet. After sweeping most opponents all season long, the Wildcats were able to place first in only one event - Price Hu in the 100 yard butterfly. OH finished 2nd in the 500 yard freestyle (Josh Jepson) and 100 yard backstroke (Jacob Jepsen). Kamiak out-pointed OH 131-52 and was a much closer 112-71 vs Marysville. Both Kamiak and Marysville finished the league season undefeated while OH has only the one blemish on their league record.
Below are the complete OH results. All distances are in yards.
200 Medley Relay
1. MP - 1:42.67
2. KAM - 1:43.98
3. OHHS - Jacob Jepsen, Yale Rosen, Brandon Vagt, Matt Bolte 1:44.48
8. OHHS - Cole Weinstein, Jarik Bainco, Brett Vagt, Ben Cardinal 2:10.37
9. OHHS - Jaxon Wolfe, Matt Barrailler, John Kaltenbach, Judd Ford 2:10.55
JV
OHHS - Tyler Buchanan, Adam Smith, Keaton Dieter,
200 Free
1. MP 1:49.48
6. Josh Jepsen 1:57.83
7. Devin Schell 2:00.00
9. Brett Vagt 2:15.70
JV
David Kusnick 2:25.59
Corey Butler 2:29.59
Judd Ford 2:39.80
200 IM
1. MP 1:59.33
4. Price Hu 2:05.59
5. Jacob Jepsen 2:06.68
9. Cole Weinstein 2:21.47
JV
John Kaltenbach 2:27.30
Keaton Dieter 2:49.64
50 free
1. MP 23.33
4. Yale Rosen 23.89
5. Matt Bolte 23.93
9. Ben Cardinal 25.06
JV
Tucker Lundstrom 29.72
Tyler Buchanan 29.99
Raymond Green 41.27
100 Butterfly
1. Price Hu 54.96
4. Brandon Vagt 57.61
9. Brett Vagt 1:10.87
100 yard Freestyle
1. KAM 50.68
5. Matt Bolte 52.49
8. Devin Schell 55.77
9. John Kaltenbach 1:11.11
JV
Raymond Green 1:09.12
Jonas Burke 1:18.93
500 Free
1. KAM 5:09.09
2. Josh Jepsen 5:10.29
6. Cole Weinstein 5:34.30
7. Jarik Bainco 5:42.85
JV
Corey Butler 7:05.32
200 Free relay
1. KAM 1:32.76
3. OHHS - Matt Bolte, Yale Rosen, Josh Jepsen, Price Hu 1:36.08
8. OHHS - Devin Schell, Ben Cardinal, Judd Ford, Tyler Buchanan 1:47.55
9. OHHS - Jaxon Wolfe, Tucker Lundstrom, Matt Barrailler, David Kusnick 1:57.30
JV
OHHS - Logan Faught, Keaton Dieter, Raymond Green, Jonas Burke 2:05.64
100 Back
1. MP 56.09
2. Jacob Jepsen 57.44
8. Ben Cardinal 1:06.20
9. Jarik Bainco 1:06.31
JV
Jaxon Wolfe 1:20.79
Bailey Rivers 1:41.14
100 Breast
1. KAM 1:01.87
3. Yale Rosen 1:05.33
7. Brandon Vagt 1:10.40
9. Matt Barrailler 1:19.10
JV
Keaton Dieter 1:32.27
Adam Smith 1:32.62
400 Free relay
1. Kam 3:27.09
2. Kam 3:31.23
3. OHHS - Devin Schell, Jacob Jepsen, Josh Jepson, Price Hu 3:36.00
7. OHHS - Jarik Bainco, Brandon Vagt, Brett Vagt, Cole Weinstein 4:02.22
9. OHHS - John Kaltenbach, Corey Butler, Tyler Buchanan, David Kusnick 4:23.77
JV
OHHS - Judd Ford, Tucker Lundstrom,
Boys swimming 1/17 at Mt. Vernon
On Wednesday, January 27th, the OHHS boys swim team traveled to Mt. Vernon for a dual meet against the Bulldogs, winning every varsity race except one, and in that race, the 50 meter freestyle, Ben Cardinal was just .13 seconds behind the winner. OH crushed MV 125-53 in team scoring.
Here are the complete results:
200 Medley Relay
1. OHHS - Jacob Jepsen, Yale Rosen, Price Hu, Josh Jepsen 1:58.47
2. MV 2:10.83
3. OHHS - Cole Weinstein, Jarik Bainco, Brett Vagt, Tyler Buchanan 2:17.33
4. OHHS - Jaxon Wolfe, Tucker Lundstrom, John Kaltenbach, Corey Butler 2:34.09
5. MV 3:07.96
200 Free
1. Jacob Jepsen 2:08.92
2. Devin Schell 2:11.39
3. Matt Bolte 2:13.24
4. MV 2:29. 97
5. MV 2:38.12
6. MV 2:46.97
100M IM (JV)
1. Keaton Dieter 1:21.98
2. Adam Smith 1:37.21
3. MV 1:46.72
4. MV 2:00.84
200M IM
1. Josh Jepsen 2:28.57
2. MV 2:30.26
3. Brett Vagt 2:46.78
4. John Kaltenbach 2:50.21
50M Freestyle
1. MV 28.56
2. Ben Cardinal 28.69
3. MV 30.23
4. Cole Weinstein 30.89
5. Tyler Buchanan 31.57
6. MV 32.15
JV
Jarik Bainco 30.00
Judd Ford 32.06
Jaxon Wolfe 32.26
Logan Faught 33.76
Tucker Lundstrom 34.31
Raymond Green 35.45
Steven Martinez 36.21
Bailey Rivers 36.67
Jonas Burke 37.39
Stacy Jappert 49.05
1M diving
1. Price Hu 118.45
2. Matt Reith 97.65
50M Butterfly (JV)
1. Corey Butler 39.40
2. Judd Ford 40.71
3. MV 45.49
4 MV 1:12.76
100M FLy
1. Price Hu 1:04.08
2. MV 1:06.77
3. Matt Bolte 1:07.32
4. Cole Weinstein 1:14.70
5. MV 1:28.59
100 Freestlyle
1. Devin Schell 59.80
2. MV 1:00.24
3. Jarik Bainco 1:06.24
4. MV 1:06.40
5. David Kusnick 1:10.22
6. MV 1:11.88
JV
Brandon Vagt 1:02.69
John Kaltenbach 1:07.76
Matt Barrailler 1:17.55
Logan Faught 1:18.47
Raymond Green 1:20.08
Jonas Burke 1:25.92
400 Free
1. Brett Vagt 5:09.99
2. MV 5:29.52
3. MV 6:08.30
4. MV 6:14.82
5. Corey Butler 6:30.10
6. Tyler Buchanan 6:35.92
200 Free Relay
1. OHHS - Matt Bolte, Yale Rosen, Ben Cardinal Devin Schell 1:51.85
2. OHHS - Jaxon Wolfe, Judd Ford, Tucker Lundstrom, David Kusnick 2:08.69
3. MV
4. OHHS - Matt Barrailler, John Kaltenbach, Keaton Dieter, Adam Smith 2:12.84
5. OHHS - Logan Faught, Bailey Rivers, Flint Snyder, Jonas Burke 2:28.06
6. MV 2:28.27
50M Backstroke (JV)
1. MV 47.05
2. MV 48.24
3. Bailey Rivers 50.27
100 Back
1. Jacob Jepsen 1:04.25
2. MV 1:07.39
3. Brandon Vagt 1:12.76
4. Ben Cardinal 1:14.68
5. MV 1:24.40
6. MV 1:28.05
100 Breaststroke
1. Yale Rosen 1:13.40
2. Josh Jepsen 1:14.53
3. Matt Barrailler 1:28.78
4. MV 1:38.86
JV
David Kusnick 1:37.80
Keaton Dieter 1:38.37
Adam Smith 1:44.97
Steven Martinez 1:45.07
Tucker Lundstrom 1:56.86
400 Free relay
1. OHHS - Matt Bolte, Price Hu, Jacob Jepsen, Josh Jepsen 4:05.26
2. MV 4:17.26
3. OHHS - Ben Cardinal, Corey Butler, David Kusnick, Jarik Bainco 4:51.31
4. OHHS - Cole Weinstein, Judd Ford, Brett Vagt, Tyler Buchanan 4:54.17
5. MV 5:12.23
6. MV 5:56.16
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Girls Basketball 2010-01-29 vs Lake Stevens
Unfortunately it was a triple loss Friday night for the Wildcat girls, but two of the three games were close, exciting games.
Taru Ahonen put up 5 points in the first quarter which the freshman team finished leading 8-7. Lake Stevens came back in the 2nd to take a 2-point, 20-18 lead at halftime. OH closed the game in the 3rd to tie the game at 28, holding Lake Stevens to just a single field goal. The other 6 points all came off of free throws. In the 4th, the OH defense stuttered, allowing 17 points by the Vikings. OH tried late to close the gap but came up short in a 45-39 loss. The freshman team continues to spread the ball around, with 7 players scoring points. Morgan Young led the team with 11, Ahonen finished with 9, Joem Evangelista and Ciera Wiser 6 each, Jalani Bobo 3, Emily Saar and Danielle Teasley 2 each.
The JV game was hard to watch. Tatiana Cumming hit a 3-pointer just over a minute into the game, giving OH a 3-2 lead, but it was the last points OH would score until the 6:45 mark in the 3rd period when Dominique Jackson grabbed a rebound and put it back for 2 points. The final was LS 72, OH 19. Cumming scored 7 of the 19 points, DJ finished with 4, Lia Pantoleon and Erika Flores 3 each and Kelsey Rankin 2.
Oak Harbor found themselves in an early 8-16 hole, but fought back. The Wildcats started the 2nd half with a 9-0 run, holding LS scoreless for half the period and building a 29-24 lead. Lake wasn't out yet, and came back to tie the game at 34 at the end of the 3rd. In the final period, the OH offense cooled off and Lake Stevens held Jessica Denmon scoreless. The Vikings helped their cause by sinking 6 free throws in the 4th while OH went 0-for-4. In the end, it was Lake Stevens 49, OH 42. Nikki Mowbray finished with 14, including going 5-for-6 from the line, Denmon had 13, Clarissa Abadesco 6, Janelle Yoshimoto 5 and Emilie Renninger 3.
Just 20 photos, mostly of freshman action, are posted HERE.
A video clip can be found HERE.
Friday, January 29, 2010
Wrestling 1-28-2010 at Lake Stevens
Due to a series of issues, OH brought only 15 wrestlers to the meet, 4 of them JV.
In the JV matches, only Josh Crebbin and Kelly Turner came out winners. Crebbin got a pin in 1:44 and Turner needed 1:56 for his pin. Ver Starr got pinned but separated a rib during the match, directly leading to the loss. He should be OK, but he was on the mat for a bit before he could get up.
Corey Trimbur started things off in varsity, taking on JoMae Alewine, one of the top female wrestlers in the state. Corey had the lead 2-0 starting the 2nd period with the wrestlers in the neutral position. Alewine was able to get Corey in a headlock and took him to the mat and nearly got a pin before Trimbur was able to reverse and get back on top. Now down 5-4 to start the 3rd, Corey was unable to get JoMae turned onto her back, so opted for the takedown and escape strategy in order to get points. He let her up, giving her a 6-4 lead, and then took her down to tie the score. He let her up again with less than a minute to go, and with just 10 seconds left in the match Corey was able to get the takedown and win 8-7.
That was to be the only OH win for a while. 3 pins and two forfeits later the team score stood at LS 15, OH 3.
At 145 lbs it was Colton Elliot vs Andrew King. In current WESCO rankings, Elliot was ranked #1 and King #2. The match lived up to expectations.
Brandon Stratton moved up to 152 lbs and after a flurry of 1st round points was able to pin Olliges halfway through the 2nd period.
Steven Souza got the final OH victory of the night, pinning McEntire with 28 seconds left to go in the match.
In the end, the team score was Lake Stevens 55, OH 15.
A video highlight clips is HERE.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
GBB 2010-01-27 at Everett
In Everett Wednesday night, the girls basketball team was in "The Pit", the Seagull's underground gym for their 2nd game of the season.
The freshmen got off to a slow start, ending the first period tied 7-7. They woke up in the 2nd, outscoring Everett 14-5 to take a 21-12 lead. The tough wildcat defense continued in the 3rd as the girls held Everett scoreless, increasing the lead to 34-12. In the final period, OH allowed 20 points, all by one girl. The Everett player hit five 3-pointers and added 5 free throws but it wasn't enough as OH scored 16 to win 50-32. Morgan Young scored 15 to lead the team, while Ciera Wiser and exchange student Bet Riba scored 10 each. Marissa Lewis and Jalani Bobo added 6 each and Taru Ahonen scored 3.
As exciting as the freshman game must have been, the JV game was deathly dull for the most part. OH was down early 6-2 but tied the game 6-6 at the end of the first. Everett took another 4-point lead but OH went on an 8-0 run as the half ended with a 14-10 OHHS lead. In the 3rd, Everett was held to just 5 points while OH scored 9, all by Tatiana Cumming. Things were reversed in the 4th period as Cumming sank a single free throw to account for ALL of the Wildcat scoring in the 4th. Everett scored nine, 7 off of free throws to send the game into OT tied at 24. Because the game was already running late, the clock was set at 2:00 for the extra period. Cumming scored just 12 seconds into OT and Lia Pantoleon sank a free throw with 8 seconds left as OH won a very low scoring game, 27-24.
The varsity game started out with OH building a 9-2 lead halfway through the first period behind 5 points by Janelle Yoshimoto. That score held until there was 1:13 left, when Everett scored 6 straight to close the score to 9-8 at the end of the first period. Everett built a small 21-19 lead at halftime. The 3rd period was a display of bad basketball - by both teams. Neither team scored until there was just 2:34 left in the 3rd, when Everett scored, then OH scored 10 seconds later. Everett played tough defense and was able increase their lead to 31-24 by the end of the period. OH played even with the Seagulls in the final period, but couldn't cut into the lead as Everett won 41-34. Nikki Mowbray led the team with 13 points. Clarissa Abadesco scored 9, Jessica Denmon was held to just 5 and Yoshi also finished with 5 points.
39 pics, mostly from between game, are posted HERE.
Video highlights are HERE.
BBB 2010-01-26 vs Everett
The Everett Seagulls were in Oak Harbor Tuesday night for the second meeting of the season.
In the dome, the freshman team led 13-11 at the end of the first period but Everett scored 22 points in the 2nd to take a 33-30 lead into the half. Oak Harbor made up the difference in the 3rd and tied the game at 46. Fouling proved to be the difference in the game as Everett scored 18 points in the final period, 10 of them off free throws, while OH netted only 8. The final score was 64-54 in favor of Everett. Kiefer Hermann led the freshman team with 16 points, half of them off free throws and Anfernee Angkaw added 12 points, 5 off free throws. London Cook and Trenton Cargill scored 8 each, Isaiah Trower 4, Dayne Herron 3, Michael LaBelle 2 and Jackson Knoll 1.
JV was evenly played in the first half, with OH leading 9-7 in the first and 20-17 at halftime. In the 3rd, however, OH was outscored 14-7 and Everett took a 31-27 lead. The Seagulls added another 18 in the final period to win 49-33. Brooks led the scoring with 12 points and Corey Houck added 9. David Tillotson scored 5, Matt Burgoyne 4, Paul Johannsen 2 and Connor Paul 1.
The varsity game was a back-and-forth, closely contested game for 32 minutes. OH was down 2 after 1 period, 13-15 and was down by 1, 22-21 at halftime. The Wildcats recovered, helped by 6 Denzel Hardin points led 38-34 at the start of the final period. OH maintained a the lead for most of the period, but Everett came back to take a 1-point lead then Stevie Bratt sank a free throw to tie the game and it went to overtime tied at 53. Oak Harbor owned the extra period, outscoring Everett 11-3 to win 64-56.
92 photos of freshman, JV and Varsity action are posted HERE.
A video highlight clip is posted HERE.
Monday, January 25, 2010
Swimming 1-21-2010 at Lake Stevens
The Wildcat men's swim team went to Lake Stevens Thursday afternoon and extended their undefeated record by beating the Viking 95-75. The two schools shared top spots in all the events except for one. In the 100 yard backstroke, Wildcats Jacob Jepsen, Ben Cardinal and Bret Vagt finished 1-2-3 for the only sweep of the day.
Here are the complete results.
200 medley relay
1. Lake Stevens 1:45.27
2. OH - Jacob Jepsen, Yale Rosen, Price Hu, and and unknown swimmer 1:45.56
3. LS 2:00.77
4. OH - Ben Cardinal, Cole Weinstein, Brett Vagt, Tyler Buchanan 2:03.86
5. OH - Bon Jarik Bainco, Matt Barrailler, John Kaltenbach, Judd Ford 2:06.08
6. LS 2:17.30
200 free
1. Josh Jepsen 1:55.57
2. Devin Schell 1:58.31
3. LS 2:05.86
4. Bon Jarik Bainco 2:14.09
5. LS 2:22.74
6. LS 2:30.93
X LS 2:17.48
X David Kusnick 2:22.26
X Matt Barrailler 2:34.31
200 IM
1. Price Hu 2:04.21
2. Jacob Jepsen 2:08.76
3. LS 2:22.26
4. John Kaltenbach 2:31.66
5. LS 2:34.20
6. LS 2:52.89
50 free
1. LS 23.79
2. LS 24.22
3. Matt Bolte 24.34
4. Yale Rosen 24.35
5. Ben Cardinal 25.81
6. LS 26.63
X LS 25.30
X Bailey Rivers 27.43
X LS 28.06
X Judd Ford 28.56
X LS 29.36
X Tucker Lundstrom 29.54
X LS 29.56
X Raymond Green 29.59
X LS 29.77
X Jaxon Wolfe 29.86
X LS 31.29
X Adam Smith 31.40
X LS 31.73
X LS 32.06
X Logan Faught 32.22
X LS 32.81
X Matt Reith 33.54
X Stacy Jappert 45.74
100 Fly
1. LS 53.44
2. Price Hu 53.87
3. Matt Bolte 1:01.73
4. LS 1:05.63
5. Brett Vagt 1:10.01
6. LS 1:22.79
100 Freestyle
1. Josh Jepsen 53.56
2. LS 56.39
3. LS 59.95
4. John Kaltenbach 1:01.25
5. LS 1:01.74
6. David Kusnick 1:04.41
X LS 59.65
X LS 1:01.26
X LS 1:04.27
X LS 1:05.21
X LS 1:05.37
X LS 1:09.13
X Keaton Dieter 1:10.27
X LS 1:10.49
X Flint Snyder 1:10.55
X Tucker Lundstrom 1:10.98
X Logan Faught 1:12.53
X LS 1:14.80
X LS 1:17.08
500 Free
1. Cole Weinstein 5:29.63
2. Devin Schell 5:37.86
3. LS 6:21.12
4. LS 6:38.20
5. Corey Butler 7:09.75
6. LS 7:24.19
200 Free Relay
1. LS 1:34.10
2. OH - Jacob Jepsen, Josh Jepsen, Yale Rosen and the unknown swimmer 1:36.28
3. LS 1:48.84
4. OH - Ben Cardinal, Devin Schell, David Kusnick, Tyler Buchanan 1:50.18
5. LS 1:56.83
6. OH - Judd Ford, Tucker Lundstrom, Keaton Dieter, Corey Butler 1:59.37
X LS 2:03.32
X LS 2:08.87
X OH - Matt Reith, Steven Martinez, Adam Smith, Logan Faught 2:11.58
X OH - Raymond Green, Bailey Rivers, Flint Snyder, Stacy Jappert 2:26.67
100 Backstroke
1. Jacob Jepsen 59.86
2. Ben Cardinal 1:06.38
3. Brett Vagt 1:10.18
4. LS 1:14.12
5. LS 1:23.23
6. LS 1:23.82
X Jaxon Wolfe 1:21.43
X Flint Snyder 1:26.50
X Tyler Buchanan 1:33.11
X Bailey Rivers 1:36.05
X Steven Martinez 1:49.61
100 Breaststroke
1. Yale Rosen 1:07.78
2. LS 1:08.68
3. 1:09.01
4. Bon Jarik Bainco 1:13.50
5. Cole Weinstein 1:13.58
6. LS 1:15.12
X Matt Barrailler 1:21.94
X LS 1:25.08
X LS 1:30.60
X Keaton Dieter 1:32.77
X Adam Smith 1:35.29
X LS 1:55.80
400 Free Relay
1. OH - Devin Schell, Price Hu, John Kaltenbach, Josh Jepsen
2. LS - 3:56.96
3. LS 4:17.17
4. OH - Bret Vagt, David Kusnick, Corey Butler, Cole Weinstein 4:18.20
5. OH - Judd Ford, Tyler Buchanan, Matt Barrailler, Bon Jarik Bianco 4:28.59
6. LS 4:38.44
The boys swim next vs Mt. Vernon at home Wednesday at 6pm then are at Kamiak Friday afternoon.
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Boys Basketball 1-22-2010
Friday night the Wildcat boys basketball team had their first home game of the 2nd half of the season, hosting the Snohomish Panthers.
The freshman team got a nice win. The Panthers were able to keep scoring leader Dayne Herron in check, but Kiefer Hermann stepped up in the first period with 7 points and Isaiah Trower in the 2nd with 8 to lead the ‘Cats to a 45-31 win. Hermann finished with 17 and Trower 10, while London Cook scored 7, Herron 4, Chris Hailer 3, and Trenton Cargill and Michael LaBelle 2 each.
In their first meeting at Snohomish on Dec 15th, the JV had problems on offense, scoring just 32 points to the Panthers’ 42. Things worked out differently on Friday. Spreading the ball around, 5 different players scored in the first period as the Wildcats built a 14-9 lead and increased it to 27-18 at halftime, partly thanks to Kevawn Brooks’ 5-6 performance at the free throw line.
Varsity lost a close 53-48 game at Snohomish in December and wanted to avoid a repeat. Snohomish started out strong, building an 18-10 lead but OH was able to close the gap to 26-22 by halftime. The 3rd period was Oak Harbor’s undoing, though. Snohomish poured in 20 point while the Wildcats managed only 4, leaving Snohomish ahead 46-26 at the end of three periods.
The boys play at home next Tuesday against
25 photos of the varsity team and team members are HERE.
Wrestling 2010-01-21 Monroe
JV started off poorly, losing the first two matched by pinfall and the next three by decision.
Jeremy Alonzo stopped the losing streak by winning a close-fought 10-7 decision over Still. Kelly Turner also won, pinning Hansen in 1:13.
Between the JV and varsity matches time was taken to recognize all the seniors and their parents for their dedication and sacrifices.
In varsity, Justin Everett went first at 152 pounds and had problems getting off his back, losing to Foster 0-9.
Steven Souza was next at 160 lbs and pinned T. Hansen in 3:32.
Zach Loescher had the most interesting bout of the night against Elledge. Both wrestlers were on their feet for the entire first period, working hard and looking for an opening. The ref didn’t see it that way and called both wrestlers for stalling twice. Zach worked his way to a 5-3 lead, during which time both Zach was hit once more for stalling and Elledge twice more. In the 3rd, just as it appeared that Zach was getting a takedown, the official blew his whistle and called a stall on both wrestlers. Since it was Elledge’s 5th stall call, he was disqualified, giving Loescher the win and the Wildcats 6 team points.
The Wildcats got another win when Hunter Vail, down 1-4 at the time, was able to pin Heideman halfway through the 2nd period.
At 215 pounds, Javon Payne, new to the varsity squad, fought hard against Ingersoll, but got pinned as did Jeremy Foster against Martin.
Dropping back to the little guys, Corey Trimbur had little trouble racking up 20 points in his 20-3 tech fall over Callahan, extending the team lead to 23-15.
Monroe closed to 23-21 after OH had to forfeit at 112 lbs then took the lead 39-23 when Ben Pralle and Ryuta Meany both got pinned and OH forfeited 130 lbs to the Bearcats.
With 3 matches to go and down by 16, OH still had the chance to win the meet.
Senior Josh Barton, at 135 pounds took on Johnson. Barton started out on the short end of a 6-2 score, but earned 4 points in the 2nd round to tie it up. The close match was delayed several times due to a lot of bleeding by Johnson, and at the beginning of the 3rd Josh scored 2 points to go ahead 8-6, but Johnson was able to get a reverse on Josh and earned back points to win 11-8.
This was the final home meet for the Wildcats. The wrestlers finish their league season with a trip to Cascade on Tuesday the 25th and to top-ranked
Video highlights from the JV and Varsity matches are HERE.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Girls basketball 1-20-2010 vs Cascade
The second half of the season started yesterday in the OHHS gym as the girls basketball team hosted the Cascade Bruins.
Nine different Wildcats scored points in the dome as Oak Harbor demolished the Bruins in freshman action. The score was 19-2 at the first break, and the OH defense held Cascade to just 10 points total in the 52-10 win. Cascade shot only one free throw, which missed. OH shot a total of 28 free throws, but only 11 went in. Leading the scoring was Morgan Young with 19. Taru Ahonen scored 8, Jalani Bobo and Joem Evangelista 6 each, Ciera Wiser 5, Marissa Lewis 4, Paula Gass 2, and Bet Riba and Emily Saar 1 each.
Things weren't as pleasant for Wildcat fans in the main gym for the JV game. OH spotted Cascade an early 11-1 lead, and didn't score a field goal until the 1:45 mark when Rayan Russel nailed a 3-pointer. At that, it was only 11-7 at the end of the first quarter. Cascade's lead grew to 9 at halftime as OH hit only a single field goal and two free throws in the second. The Wildcats came back strong after halftime, scoring 11 points and closing the gap to just two points, 20-22, with 2:00 to go in the 3rd, but a series of OH turnovers allowed Cascade to open their lead to 29-22 at the start of the 4th. OH continued to have problems protecting the ball and Cascade went on to win 41-31. DJ Jackson lead the team with 10 points and Kelsey Rankin added 5 more - all free throws. Kate Rossman scored 4, Lia Pantoleon and Rayan Russell 3 each, and Tatiana Cumming, Erika Flores and Kaileen Burleson 2 each. This was the first game this year Coach B was able to play with a full roster, as the team had been hammered by injuries and losses to the varsity team.
The varsity game started out much like the JV game, with Cascade leading 11-2 halfway through the 1st period and continued to lead at halftime, 22-15. The Wildcats got fired up in the 3rd, outscoring Cascade 14-6. A nice shot by Clarissa Abadesco tied the game at 25 with 1:30 left in the 3rd and a pair of free throws 20 seconds later by Jessica Denmon gave OH their first lead of the game. Cascade was able to tie the game at 33 with 3:31 left in the game, but the Wildcats took back the lead with 3:10 remaining and prevented the Bruins from scoring again to secure a 37-33 win. Denmon led all scorers with 17 and Mowbray scored 12. Also scoring points were Abadesco with 6 and Jessica James with 2.
36 photos of the seniors and their friends, along with some of the band, are posted HERE.
A video clip with 6 highlights is posted HERE.
Next up for the girls is a trip to Snohomish on Friday and to Everett on Wednesday the 27th. They are next at home on Friday the 29th against Lake Stevens.
Youth wresting 1-16 and 1-17
OHHS was the scene of lots of wrestling over the weekend. Saturday saw the annual Wildcat Classic tournament while Sunday was a Western Washington Kids Wrestling League novice-only tournament.
There was some tough wrestling on Saturday. The Whidbey Wildcat Wrestling Club entered 25 wrestlers and less than half came away with some hardware. There was only 1 first-place finisher, 3 second-place finishers and 6 third place finishers. There were some very good young wrestlers on the mats and many exciting matches.
Sunday's league-only novice tournament was for 1st and 2nd year wrestlers only. The Wildcat entered 20 wrestlers and 5 emerged as champions. 3 others finished in second place and 7 in third place. 75% of the wrestlers earned a medal by the end of the day. Great job Wildcats!
A big shout-out to the tournament organizers who ensured the tournament ran smoothly, and another shout to the JV wrestlers who gave up their weekend to man the score tables at the 8 mats.
Full results are in the message board section of the Whidbey Wildcat Wrestling Club website.
65 photos from Saturday's action are posted HERE.
Monday, January 18, 2010
Catching up with MS boys basketball - revised
Both OHMS and NWMS had home games last week with mixed results.
Tuesday the 12th of January saw Mt. Baker Middle School at North Whidbey Middle School. The 7th grade had little problems with their opponent, winning 39-20. Jones led the team with 19 points while 5 other Cougars also got on the board. The 8th grade had some problems on offense, scoring only 19 points to Mt. Baker's 44 points. Blake Budzisz led NW scoring with 8 points.
28 photos from the 7th grade game are posted HERE.
13 photos from the 8th grade game are HERE.
On Thursday it was LaVenture at OHMS. The 7th grade Panthers played some decent ball, but were on the short end of a 38-28 score. J. DeGuzman and B. Mertins both finished with double-digit scoring. The 8th grade game was close, but LaVenture again prevailed 54-49. Coach Collins said that B. Grace, A. Krantz, Z. Gibbs and G. Gorening all had noteworthy performances.
31 OHMS 7th grade photos are posted HERE.
31 OHMS 8th grade photos are HERE.
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Boys Basketball 1-14-2010 Monroe
Looking for their 2nd win in a row, the OHHS varsity boys basketball team went into action Thursday night at home against Monroe.
Over in the dome, the freshman team did not have a good first quarter against the Bearcats, scoring only 8 points to Monroe’s 23. After that initial stumble, the frosh team didn’t play badly, but could not gain any ground, and was on the low end of a 56-37 score. The boys are doing a great job spreading the ball around, as 7 different players scored points, but a 3-of-14 showing at the free throw line didn’t help things much. Dayne Herron was on top with 13 points, followed by Kiefer Hermann with 7. Chris Hailer scored 6, London Cook 4, Noel Cheeseboro 3, and Isaiah Trower and Anfernee Angkaw scored 2 each.
The JV team was missing 3 starters – Ed Denmon, Matt Burgoyne and David Tillotson, so pulled up Michael LaBelle from the freshman team for the game. The team played even with Monroe in the first, which ended in a 6-6 tie. Monroe went on a 6-0 run to start the 2nd, but with 30 seconds left until halftime OH took a 1-point, 15-14 lead. Monroe was able to score once more in the final half-minute and led 16-15 at the half. Things fell apart a little in the 3rd, as the Wildcats were outscored 19-15. The two teams played the 4th period to a 9-9 tie, leaving Monroe on top 44-39. Only 4 Wildcats were able to get on the board in this game. Kevawn Brooks was the leader with 14 with Trace Paul close behind with 12. Corey Houck scored 2 in each period for an 8-point total and Connor Paul finished with 5 points. The team shot a respectable 9-of-12 from the free throw line but didn’t score any 3-pointers while Monroe dropped 3.
In the varsity game, Oak Harbor jumped to an early 5-0 lead thanks to a couple of nice shots by Rashaad Smith and Jay Stout. Monroe came back and at the end of the first the game was tied 12-12. The Wildcats opened a small lead by halftime, 28-24, but the 3rd period was all Oak Harbor. 5-8 junior guard Jay Stout scored 12 of his game-high 27 points in that one period, many on steals or breakaway layups and Mike Washington, Jr. added 8 more as OH went on a 22-5 tear to take a 50-29 lead at the end of the 3rd. Monroe tried to get back in the game, scoring 15 points in the 4th but OH didn’t stop playing and won 63-44. In addition to Stout’s 27 points, Washington scored 18, Colby Anter 8, Rashaad Smith and Aaron Boesch 4 each and Ryan Fakkema 2.
A single video clip with 7 highlights is posted HERE.
Friday, January 15, 2010
Boys Swimming 1-13-2010 vs Cascade
The OHHS boys swim team used both power and depth to blow Cascade out of the water last Wednesday at Vanderzicht Memorial Pool in Oak Harbor. The Wildcats won 9 of the 12 events and claimed at least two of the top 3 spots in all but 1 race.
Here are the full results
200 meter medley relay
1. OHHS - Jacob Jepsen, Yale Rosen, Brandon Vagt, Josh Jepson 1:58.43
2. CHS
3. OHHS - Cole Weinstein, Keaton Dieter, Brett Vagt, David Kusnick 2:27.78
4. CHS
5. OHHS - Jaxon Wolfe, Adam Smith, Matt Barrailler, Tucker Lundstrom 2:46.67
6. OHHS - Bailey Rivers, Anthony Lauersdorf, Steven Martinez, Raymond Green 3:07.59
200 freestyle
1. Devin Schell 2:11.48
2. Matt Bolte 2:11.53
3. CHS
4. John Kaltenbach 2:34.57
5. CHS
200 individual medley
1. Josh Jepsen 2:26.13
2. Cole Weinstein 2:38.17
3. Brett Vagt 2:47.50
4. CHS
5. CHS
50 free
1. CHS 26.69
2. Yale Rosen 26.72
3. Jacob Jepsen 27.09
4. CHS
5. CHS
6. David Kusnick 31.63
Tyler Buchanan 31.19
Judd Ford 32.48
Jaxon Wolfe 33.52
Tucker Lundstrom 34.21
Keaton Dieter 35.47
Raymond Green 35.58
Jonas Burke 36.37
Adam Smith 36.67
Anthony Lauersdorf 40.27
Bailey Rivers 40.36
Stacey Jappert 50.60
1 meter diving
1. Price Hu 120.85
2. Matt Reith 120.55
3. CHS
100 butterfly
1. Price Hu 1:01.59
2. Brandon Vagt 1:03.50
3. CHS
4. Cole Weinstein 1:14.84
100 freestyle
1. CHS 57.96
2. Matt Bolte 58.65
3. CHS
4. Ben Cardinal 1:05.55
5. CHS
6. Corey Butler 1:16.28
Judd Ford 1:16.41
Tucker Lundstrom 1:17.77
Flint Snyder 1:26.35
Tyler Long 1:30.50
Bailey Rivers 1:30.57
Steven Martinez 1:32.87
400 free
1. Devin Schell 4:48.93
2. CHS
3. John Kaltenbach 5:29.63
4. CHS
5. CHS
200 free relay
1. OHHS - Matt Bolte, Yale Rosen, Jacob Jepsen, Price Hu 1:49.33
2. CHS
3. OHHS - Corey Butler, Tyler Buchanan, Judd Ford, Devin Schell 2:10.02
4. OHHS - David Kusnick, Tucker Lundstrom, Adam Smith, Keaton Dieter 2:15.61
5. CHS
6. OHHS - Bailey Rivers, Flint Snyder, Anthony Lauersdorf, Tyler Long 2:33.73
100 backstroke
1. Ben Cardinal 1:12.65
2. CHS
3. Brett Vagt 1:18.85
4. Jaxon Wolfe 1:30.46
5. CHS
Tyler Buchanan 1:37.93
Flint Snyder 1:38.34
Raymond Green 1:52.94
Jonas Burke 1:56.54
100 breaststroke
1. CHS
2. Yale Rosen 1:14.88
3. Brandon Vagt 1:18.46
4. CHS
5. David Kusnick 1:36.52
Matt Barrailler 1:28.35
Steven Martinez 1:46.31
Keaton Dieter 1:46.31
Adam Smith 1:50.91
400 free relay
1. OHHS - Price Hu, Matt Bolte, Jacob Jepsen, Josh Jepsen 3:59.86
2. CHS
3. OHHS - Corey Butler, Tyler Buchanan, Judd Ford, John Kaltenbach 5:06.25
4. CHS
5. OHHS - Raymond Green, Tyler Long, Jonas Burke, Logan Faught
47 photos, mostly of diving, breaststroke and butterfly events, are posted HERE.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
New WESCO divisions
Oak Harbor will be moving to 3A next year and as a result will face many new opponents as WESCO league officials have reconfigured the league into a North, South, and now separate 3A divisions.
WESCO North will be Arlington, Lake Stevens, Marysville-Pilchuck, Monroe, Snohomish and Stanwood.
The South will have Cascade, Edmonds-Woodway, Jackson, Kamiak and Mariner.
WESCO 3A will be OH, Everett, Glacier Peak, Lynnwood, Meadowdale, Shorecrest and Shorewood.
The new alignment will apply to the following team sports: Baseball, Basketball, Football, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, Volleyball and Wrestling.
The current North/South alignment will continue for the individual sports: Cross Country, Track, Golf and Swimming
While the new alignment will increase travel times, it moves OH from being one of the smallest 4A school into one of the largest 3A schools.
Boys Basketball 1-12-2010
The Wildcat varsity boys basketball team won their first league game of the year with an impressive 58-44 win over Marysville-Pilchuck.
The evening started in the dome with the Freshman team having a hard time in the 1st period. MP jumped to a 23-8 lead, and although OH played even the rest of the game, they couldn't overcome the early hole and fell 56-37. Free throws didn't help the team either, as the boys were 3 of 14 from the line. Leading the frosh team was Dayne Herron with 13 points. Kiefer Hermann added 7, Chris Hailer 6, London Cook 4, Noel Cheeseboro 3, and Anfernee Angkaw and Isaiah Trower scored 2 each.
In the main gym, the JV game was a close, well-played, exciting game. Behind six 1st period points by David Tillotson, the Wildcats led 13-7 at the first break. The team let up a little in the 2nd, allowing MP to get back in the game, but OH still led 21-20 at the half. MP scored 15 points in the 3rd against OH's 11 points, building a 35-32 lead at the end of the 3rd. Kevawn Brooks, who had only 4 points through 3 periods exploded for 10 points in the 4th. Tillotson added 5 more as OH was able to overcome and defeat the Tomahawks 53-49. Brooks finished with 14 points and Tillotson 13. Ed Denmon was also in double figures with 11. Also getting in the scorebook were Matt Burgoyne and Connor Paul with 6 each and Corey Houck with 3.
It was another exciting game when the two varsity teams came out. Oak Harbor did a good job of spreading the ball around. 8 players scored points and nobody scored more that 5 in any quarter. The Wildcats were down by 1 at the first buzzer, 11-10, but opened up for 17 points in the 2nd to take a 27-18 lead at halftime. In the 3rd, OH led by 20 points, 42-22 at one point, but MP crawled back into the game, closing the gap to 4 at one point in the 4th. The Wildcats then dug in and held off the late MP charge to win 58-44. Rashaad Smith led the Wildats with 12 points, two of them on a great one-handed putback. Mike Washington, Jr. scored 10, Colby Anter 9, Stevie Bratt 8, Jay Stout 7, Ryan Fakkema 6, Denzel Hardin and Aaron Boesch 3 each.
Video highlights are HERE.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Wrestling 2010-01-12 @ Marysville
Forfeits again hurt the varsity Wildcat wrestlers as OH gave up 18 points to MP by not filling all the weight classes.
Oak Harbor did secure 3 wins on the night. Brandon Stratton continues to impress, pinning McChesney in 4:23. Top-10 ranked Colton Elliot shut out Bengen 13-0, and Zach Loescher, in a good fit at 171 lbs, continued his win streak by pinning Swanson in 4:47.
JV results are not available.
Girls basketball 1-11-2010 at Marysville
The girls had a rough time in Marysville Monday against the Tomahawks, losing two of the three games.
The Freshman team, playing at Cedarcrest Middle School had an easy time for most of the game. The girls opened a 8-2 first period lead behind 6 points by Jalani Bobo, and in the 2nd and 3rd periods exploded for 14 points in each, leading 36-13 to start the 4th. MP mounted a mini-comeback in the final period, outscoring the Wildcats 15-6, but it was too little, too late as the freshmen cruised to a 42-28 win. Leading the team was Ciera Wiser with 12 points. Bobo finished with 8, Taru Ahonen 7, Emily Saar and Marissa Lewis 4 each, Morgan Young 3 and Paula Gass 2.
JV, still missing some key players, played hard, but it wasn't enough. The Wildcats trailed 24-15 at the half and wound up losing 36-26. Lia Pantoleon led the team with 9 points, all on 3-pointers. Tatiana Cumming scored 6, Kelsey Rankin 4, Regina Carter 3, while Kate Rossman and Erika Flores had 2 each.
For 3 quarters the varsity game was exciting. Oak Harbor trailed by just 2 points, 18-16 at the end of the first and by 1 point, 28-27 at halftime. MP opened up a 6-point lead to end the 3rd after holding OH to just 7 points, and held the Cats to just 3 points in the 4th on the way to a 52-37 win. Only 3 Wildcats scored any points. Clarissa Abadesco sank a single free throw, Nicki Mowbray had 11 and Jessica Denmon scored a game-high 25.
No photos, but a video highlight clip is posted HERE.
Wrestling 2010-01-08 at Stanwood
At Stanwood for a rare Friday night wrestling meet, the Oak Harbor varsity Wildcats had some great individual performances, but couldn’t muster enough team points to overcome the Spartans, falling 38-30.
The evening’s event started with the JV matches. Stanwood has a very large team so every eligible wrestler got to hit the mat for some live wrestling.
David Payne went first at 140 lbs vs Kelly. He had some troubles early but with just a few seconds left in the match scored a takedown to close the score to 8-9, but he was unable to turn his opponent and earn near-fall points before time expired.
Next was sophomore Jennifer Fremd in her first year of high school wrestling. At 145 lbs she is giving up a lot of muscle mass to the boys, but still works hard to hold off getting pinned. In her match against Stone, she didn’t get pinned until late in the 2nd period.
At 160 lbs Ver Starr led Lewis 8-4 when 36 seconds into the 3rd round he got the pin.
Corey Shannon also pinned his opponent, Jewell, taking 5:10 to get him down.
Javon Payne had the quickest win of the JV match, sticking Brandt in just 1:06.
In the only other non-pin match, James Engen, who weighs in at about 190 pounds took on Stanwood’s heavyweight girl, Laura Charboneau. James had little problems getting takedown points but couldn’t get her turned for the pin. He had a scare thrown into him late when Charboneau took advantage of a slip and had James on his back. It was near the line and James was able to escape and get back to his feet. He wound up winning the match 17-9.
In the final JV match, Jordan Green pinned Candia in 3:25.
Varsity action started with the 285 lb weight class. Senior Phil Rodgers is still out with an injury so Matt Wilson filled in to take on Hatley, one of WESCO’s top wrestlers. Hatley showed his power by pinning Wilson in 40 seconds. It not to be the only quick pin of the night and wasn’t even the quickest pin of the night!
103 lbs was a double forfeit as Corey Trimbur again moved up to 112 lbs to get a match. He faced off against Casey Mather, who was a good wrestler. Corey had no problems taking her down to the mat but couldn’t get the leverage for the pin. He won by tech fall, 17-1.
Ben Pralle was next at 119 lbs taking on Tcheng. Ben kept his opponent on the bottom for most of the match, winning 13-8 and putting the Wildcat team in the lead 8-6.
The lead didn’t last long as Ryuta Mean got pinned and the Wildcats had to forfeit 130 lbs to Stanwood.
Next up was Josh Crebbin who was wrestling well but fell into a trap and had a quick pin called on him in the 3rd period.
At 140 lbs, sophomore Brandon Stratton took on Wade Weinert. Brandon went up 4-0 early, but a penalty point, escape and takedown by Weinert tied the score at 4 at the end of the first period. Brandon had to take some injury time after the buzzer due to some cramping in his legs. Even though he went back to the mat, it was easy to see that he was hampered by the pain. Weinert took advantage of this and won the match 9-6.
Colton Elliot’s 145 lb match saw the fastest pin of the day. It took Colton just 32 seconds to put Pelham on his back for 6 team points. Colton is currently ranked #1 at 140 lbs in WESCO, #6 in 4A and #7 in state.
Next was Steven Souza at 152 lbs against Bennet. Steven worked hard but with just 31 seconds left in the match was pinned.
Stanwood’s Eidsness, one of WESCO’s top 160 lbs wrestlers won a tech fall over Justin Everett, who again put on a clinic on proper bridging technique.
The 160 lb match would be Stanwood’s last win of the night, but it was enough to secure the win.
Zach Loescher, now down to 171 lbs beat Aufai 11-2, allowing the two points off of escapes.
Hunter Vail showed off some of his wrestling skills by pinning King in just 45 seconds.
Finally Drew Culver used 3:15 to pin Randall.
The wrestlers next travel to Marysville on Jan 12th, then have a home meet against Cascade on Tuesday the 19th.
The day after the Stanwood meet, the team traveled to Everett for the annual Everett Classic tournament. Stratton overcame his Friday loss to take 1st place in the tournament at 145 lbs. He won his first 3 bouts by pin and won the championship match by a score of 24-8. Colton Elliot started the day seeded first at 140 pounds and finished the day as tournament champ. On the way he recorded two pins, won his semifinal by a close 8-6 score and won first place with a 7-4 match score.
Also placing in the tournament were Corey Trimbur, 3rd at 103 lbs and Hunter Vail, 4th at 189 lbs.
44 images from the meet are posted HERE.
Video is HERE.
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