OHHS 2011 Boys Golf schedule

Date	Day	Opponent	Site	Time
		VARSITY
22-Mar	Tues.	Glacier Peak, Shorecrest	Whidbey Golf & CC	3:00
23-Mar	Weds.	Mountlake Terrace, Everett	Everett Legion GC	3:00
5-Apr	Tues.	Shorewood, Shorecrest	Whidbey Golf & CC	3:00
11-Apr	Mon.	Tom Dolan Momorial Invite	Everett Golf & CC	TBD
12-Apr	Tues.	Glacier Peak, Meadowdale, Shorewood	TBD	2:45
19-Apr	Tues.	Lynnwood, Everett, Glacier Peak	Whidbey Golf & CC	3:00
20-Apr	Weds.	Everett, Mountlake Terrace, Lynnwood	Everett Legion GC	3:00
27-Apr	Weds.	Glacier Peak, Lynnwood, Mountlake Terrace	TBD	TBD
10-May	Tues.	3A Boys' Conference Championships	Snohomish GC	noon
11-May	Weds.	3A Boys' Conference Championships	Snohomish GC	noon
16-May	Mon.	Boys' 3A Districts	NW League, Lake Paddon	9:30
17-May	Tues.	Boys' 3A Districts	NW League, Lake Paddon	9:30

OHHS 2011 Baseball schedule

DATE	DAY	OPPONENT	VARSITY SITE	JV SITE	TIME
12-Mar	Sat.	Jamboree	Archbishop Murphy-Everett	N/A	12:00
15-Mar	Tues	Mt. Vernon	Oak Harbor H.S.	Mt. Vernon @ Sherman Anderson	4:00
17-Mar	Thurs.	Mariner	Mariner HS	Oak Harbor HS	4:00
19-Mar	Sat.	Cascade	Cascade @ 2PM (DH)	Cascade @ 11:00 AM (DH)	11:00/2:00
24-Mar	Thurs.	Monroe	Oak Harbor H.S.	Monroe (Marshall Field)	4:00
25-Mar	Fri.	Shorecrest	Oak Harbor H.S.	Shorecrest HS	4:00
29-Mar	Tues.	Shorecrest	Shorecrest HS	Oak Harbor HS	4:00
30-Mar	Weds.	Stanwood	Stanwood HS	Oak Harbor HS	4:00
1-Apr	Fri.	Marysville Pilchuck	Oak Harbor H.S.	Marysville Pilchuck	4:00
5-Apr	Tues.	Mountlake Terrace	Mountlake Terrace HS	Oak Harbor HS	4:00
6-Apr	Weds.	Mountlake Terrace	Oak Harbor H.S.	Mountlake Terrace HS	4:00
8-Apr	Fri.	Shorewood	Oak Harbor H.S.	Shorewood HS	4:00
12-Apr	Tues.	Shorewood	Shorewood HS	Oak Harbor HS	4:00
13-Apr	Weds.	Everett	Everett Stadium	Oak Harbor HS	4:00
15-Apr	Fri.	Everett	Oak Harbor H.S.	Everett Stadium	4:00
19-Apr	Tues.	Lynnwood	Lynnwood HS (3:30 PM)	Oak Harbor HS (4 PM)	3:30/4:00
20-Apr	Weds.	Lynnwood	Oak Harbor H.S. (4 PM)	Lynnwood HS (3:30 PM)	4:00/3:30
22-Apr	Fri.	Meadowdale	Oak Harbor H.S.	Meadowdale HS	4:00
26-Apr	Tues.	Meadowdale	Meadowdale HS	Oak Harbor HS	4:00
2-May	Mon.	Glacier Peak	Glacier Peak HS	Oak Harbor HS	4:00
3-May	Tues.	Glacier Peak	Oak Harbor H.S.	Glacier Peak HS	4:00

OHHS 2011 Track schedule

		VARSITY MEETS
DATE	DAY	OPPONENT	SITE	TIME
17-Mar	Thurs.	Island Jamboree JV&VS	South Whidbey	3:30
24-Mar	Thurs.	Stanwood & Lake Stevens	Oak Harbor, Wildcat Stadium	3:30
7-Apr	Thurs.	Shorewood & Shorecrest	Shorewood	3:30
9-Apr	Sat.	Birger Solberg Invitational	Bellingham	TBA
14-Apr	Thurs.	Monroe & Cascade	Oak Harbor, Wildcat Stadium	3:30
21-Apr	Thurs.	Arlington & Marysville	Arlington	3:30
23-Apr	Sat.	Westling Invitational	South Whidbey HS	10:30
28-Apr	Thurs.	Snohomish	Snohomish	3:30
11-May	Weds.	Wesco 3A Prelims	Oak Harbor	3:30
13-May	Fri.	Wesco 3A Finals	Oak Harbor	5:00
18-May	Weds.	District 3A Prelims	Shoreline Stadium	3:30
20-May	Fri.	District 3A Finals	Shoreline Stadium	5:00
26-May	Thurs.	4A State Meet	Mt. Tahoma HS	TBD
27-May	Fri.	4A State Meet	Mt. Tahoma HS	TBD
28-May	Sat.	4A State Meet	Mt. Tahoma HS	TBD
		JV & Freshman Track & Field Meets
21-Mar	Mon.	All Comers' Meet	Snohomish	3:30
11-Apr	Mon.	All Comers' Meet	Marysville	3:30
18-Apr	Mon.	All Comers' Meet	Everett	3:30
25-Apr	Mon.	All Comers' Meet	Stanwood	3:30
TBD		Freshman Championship	TBD	TBD
TBD		JV Championship	TBD	TBD

Middle School Wrestling - @ Burlington and @ Mt. Baker

The Wildcat United wrestling team got in a lot of wrestling this week with two double dual meets, one against LaVenture and Burlington at Lucille Umbarger Elementary School in Burlington, and the second against Mt. Baker and Cascade at Mt. Baker Middle School in Mt. Vernon.

Although Wildcat United as a team lost by a single point in the dual vs LaVenture on March 8th, several wrestlers earned big wins. Vester, Altman, Johnston and Gerber all won by pin, Charlesworth won by tech. fall, Billups won by major decision and Rios by decision.

Results from the second dual meet were not available.

64 photos from the LaVenture dual are posted HERE.

Video highlights are HERE.

On Friday the team traveled to Mt. Baker Middle School in Mt. Vernon to face the host team and Cascade Middle School from Sedro-Woolley.

Against Mt. Baker, the meet went quickly with only 12 total matches wrestled and all by 2 ending with a pin. Wildcat United winners were Esquela (pin), Quinday (pin at the buzzer), Cetin (pin), Vester (tech fall), Charlesworth (pin) and Cosper (pin).

It was a different story against Cascade. The Sedro team was strong and wrestled extremely well, allowing on 3 Wildcat United wins in 15 matches. Johnston won a close 7-4 decision and Parmenter and Sapanza both pinned their opponents.

43 photos from both the Mt. Baker and Cascade portions of the meet are posted HERE.

Video highlights are HERE.

Middle School Girls Basketball 2011-03-09 NWMS vs LaVenture

North Whidbey Middle School ended the 2010-2011 girls basketball season on a mixed note Wednesday afternoon at NWMS against LaVenture MS

In the 7th grade game, the Cougars found themselves down 6-2 at the end of the 1st period, but came back to take an 11-8 lead at halftime. They held the lead into the 4th period when LaVenture took a 19-18 lead with 3:03 left in the game. Then, with less than a minute to go, Morgan Kenaley got a steal and drove down the court to score and give the lead back to NW, 20-19. Ten seconds later, Rosie Mooki added some free throws then sealed with win with the last of her 16 points as North Whidbey held on to win 25-19. In addition to Mooki's 16 points, Hannah Knoll scored 4, Mariel Empinado and Kenaley 2 each, Reiley Auger and Kiesha Watts 1 each.

While the 8th grade defense played well, holding LaVenture to 33 points, the offensive woes continued as the team scored only a single field goal in the game, a 3rd quarter bucket by Sydney Erickson.

OHMS finishes their season with a trip to Cascade MS, then the 7th and 8th grades from both schools will combine to form the Wildcat United track team in April.

77 8th grade photos are posted HERE

71 7th grade photos are posted HERE.

Whidbey Island Bicycle Club 2011-03-05 - Mussels in the Kettles

The Whidbey Island Bicycle Club sponsored their inaugural event this past Saturday in conjunction with the Penn Cove MusselFest.

The non competitive Mountain Bike and Poker Run featured 3 levels of difficulty going along several trails in the Kettles area.

To find out more about the Club, visit their website.

A total of 134 photos of the participants along trail are posted HERE. In general, the photos are in the order that the cyclists passed the photo point.

Middle School Girls Basketball 2011-03-02 OHMS vs LaVenture

In their second meeting this year, the LaVenture teams showed they learned from that first game and but that to use.

At the end of the 1st quarter of the 7th grade game, the Oak Harbor girls,who won big in the first meeting, found themselves down 10-9, with all the points scored by Jinai Ekberg. In the 2nd the defense woke up and the offense got on track and the Panthers won the 2nd period 25-2 to lead 34-12 at halftime and never looked back. In the end it was Oak Harbor 7th grade girls 46, LaVenture 23. Ekberg finished with 19 points to lead the team. Suzanne Kaltenbach scored 8, Krimson Rector and Janae Payne 6 each, Taylor Heidt 4 and Deja Bunch 3.

The 8th grade game was similar, with the Panthers down by 1 point at the first buzzer, 8-7. The Panther turned it around, but it was still a close 22-18 Panther lead at halftime. Things really got going on defense in the 3rd period as the girls held LaVenture to just 2 points, which put the game out of reach. The final was OHMS 8th grade 53, LaVenture 32. Nalani Gabbert scored 12 for the Panthers and 8 other girls got on the board as the scoring was spread around. Brook Peplinski finished with 9, Faith Callies 8, Sierra Southwick 6, Hayley Lundstrom 5, Rebecca Pabona and Michelle Braegger 4, McKinley Kellogg 3 and Lauryn Plush 2.

58 photos from the 8th grade game are posted HERE.

45 7th grade photos are HERE.

Middle School Wrestling 2011-02-28 @ Anacortes

After having their first meet (and only home meet) canceled due to snow, the Wildcat United wrestling team took to the mat for the first time Monday at Anacortes Middle School.

Anacortes didn't have a JV team, so all the JV matches were WU wrestlers going against each other.

Catanzaio beat Bennett 12-5, Curtin pinned Lamar in 1:03, Zuniga pinned Felipe in 2:11, Ewing needed all but 5 seconds of his match before pinning Bryant. Papuga beat Cetin 15-10 and Quinday defeated Graves 7-4, only after Graves nearly pinned Quinday.

The varsity matches went back and forth with both schools winning and losing in streaks.

Winners for Wildcat United were Raimondi (pin 2:13), Constant (pin 1:11), Altman (pin 0:58), Vester (8-3), Bertram (pin 3:58), and Gerber (pin 2:46). Eccleston and Cosper both won by forfeit.

However, the wins weren't enough as Anacortes squeaked out a 50-39 win.

Next for the wrestlers is a trip to Burlington on March 8th and Mt. Baker on March 11th.

Highlights from 4 matches, featuring Orien Altman, Jackson Constant, Eric Raimondi and Jeremy Vester, are posted HERE.

A total of 85 photos from the meet are posted HERE.

41 photos from Wednesday's practice, including group photos, are posted HERE.

Youth Rec Basketball 2011-02-26

This week there are photos of the games at Oak Harbor Middle School - the 1st and 2nd grade games and the girls 3rd and 4th grade games.

Sorry, no photo of the Kindergarten teams this year.

The Rec Basketball league ends next Saturday with a tournament at both middle schools.

A big thanks go out to Bryan Schulle for organizing and running the league this year. Without his efforts and the efforts of the volunteer coaches and referees, there would be no league.

Click HERE for 59 photos of the Wildcats (team #4) and Cowboys (team #5)

HERE are 59 photos of the Wildcats (team #1) vs the Huskies (team #6)

46 photos of the Wildcats (team #9) vs Pink Panthers (team #10) are HERE

Lightning Dragons (team #3) vs Lil Ballers (#2) photo are HERE

And HERE are 46 photos of the Wildcats (#7) and Fireballs (#8)

Middle School Girls Basketball 2011-02-22 NWMS @ OHMS

The annual OHMS vs NWMS girls basketball game took place Tuesday afternoon at OHMS with OH winning both games.

In the 7th grade game, NW played tough defense, and halfway through the 1st quarter the game was tied 2-2 and the period ended 8-2 in favor of the Panthers. In the 2nd, though, the Panthers took total control of the game, scoring 20 points to boost their lead to 28-6 at halftime and the Panthers cruised to a 45-19 win.

While Jinai Ekberg scored the majority of the Panther points with 19, seven other players got on the board. Taylor Heidt finished with 8, Suzanne Kaltenbach 6, Ria Bains 4, Dejanelle Bunch 3, Krimson Rector 2 and Janae Payne and Rickell Piloneo 1 each. For the Cougars it was Resego Mooki with half the teams' points with 11. Hannah Knoll scored 4 and Kiesha Watts and Terra Baird had 2 each.

The 8th grade game was all Panthers - literally. Natalie McVey sank 2 free throws in the 4th period for the only NWMS points as the 8th grade Panthers swept the afternoon with a 41-2 win.

Nalani Gabbert scored 12 and Brook Peplinski 10 to lead the team. Faith Callies had 8, Hayley Lundstrom 6, McKinley Kellogg 3 and Lauryn Plush 2.

4 highlights from the 7th grade game and 3 from the 8th grade game are posted HERE.


Click HERE for the 7th grade game photos. There are more than usual since there are photos of both teams.

Click HERE for 94 photos of the 8th grade teams.

Youth Rec Basketball 2011-02-19

With the 2011 Youth Rec Basketball season coming to a close, we finally got to some games for some photos this past Saturday, which you will find below.

A special shout out to the refs, who work the games without pay. Saturday at NWMS the refs were Aaron Boesch, Stevie Bratt, Clarence LaMont and Kian Mebane.

Another big thanks to Bryan Schulle for organizing and running the league this year.

Next week we'll be at OHMS taking photos of the girls and younger players.

63 photos of the Flatscreens vs A-Teams are HERE.

Ninja Gamers and Ballers photos are HERE.

Click HERE for Ray Guns and Blazers photos.

50 Dragons vs Cobras photos are HERE.

Finally, 48 Fireballs and Bullets photos are HERE.

Boys Swim 2011-02-19 - State Meet

At the state meet in Federal Way, Senior Yale Rosen swam in 4 events and stood on the award podium 3 times, medaling in the 50 Free and 100 Breaststroke and as a member of the 200 Medley Relay.

In the 200 Medley Relay, formed with Josh and Jacob Jepsen, Brandon Vagt and Yale Rosen, the boys finished 6th with a time of 1:42.79.

Three Wildcats swam in the finals for the 200IM, but none placed. Jacob Jepsen was 10th in 2:01.58, his brother Josh was 13th in 2:03.70 and Price Hu was 15th in 2:04.81

Yale Rosen was 8th in the 50 Free, posting a time of 22:51.

Two Wildcats swam the 100 Fly final with none placing. Price Hu was 13th in 55.53, Vagt 16th in 55.85 and Freshman Caley Powers, while not in the finals, finished in 18th overall due to his prelim time.

The 200 Free Relay team finished 9th in 1:32.88 with swimmers Rosen, the Jepsen brothers and Ben Cardinal.

Jacob Jepsen finished 9th in the 100 back in 55.25

Finally, in the 100 Breast, Rosen captured 6thplace in 1:01.97 and Josh Jepsen finished 12th in 1:02.88.

Results were not posted on the WIAA site for the final event, the 400 Free Relay, but through the first 11 events, the Wildcats as a team were in 7th place.

Wrestling 2011-02-19 - State Tournament

Of the 5 Oak Harbor wrestlers at this years' Mat Classic at the Tacoma Dome, 3 finished on the medal stand.

Junior Jennifer Fremd was the highest placer, finishing in 5th place.

Junioir Brandon finished 7th

Senior Corey Trimbur finished 8th.

Freshman Jahleel Vester, who went to the tournament as an alternate, ended up wrestling and finishing 8th.

Sophomore Cody Fakkema and senior Bailey Martinez were both eliminated after 3 matches.

With only 2 wrestlers, the OH girls team finished in 36th place out of 97 teams. The boys finished in 32nd out of 60 teams.

Middle School Girls Basketball 2011-02-16 - OHMS @ LaVenture

The Oak Harbor Middle School girls played their 2nd game in a row on the road, this time traveling to LaVenture Middle School in Mt. Vernon. On Tuesday, the girls were in Anacortes and struggled, losing both games.

In the 7th grade game things were even through the 1st quarter. Taylor Heidt scored the first OH basket with 5:45 left in the 1st and the quarter ended with OH on top 6-4. In the 2nd quarter, the Panthers were warmed up and it showed on the floor. The girls went on a 20-2 run behind 8 points by Jinai Eckberg to build a 26-6 halftime lead and held on to win big. According to the scorebook, Eckberg finished with 17 points, many of them off steals and layins. Dejanelle Bunch and Taylor Heidt both had 8 pints, Janae Payne 4 and Suzanne Kaltenbach 2.

The 8th grade game wasn't quite so lopsided. While the Panthers scored early and often, leading 9-2 at the end of the 1st quarter and 21-10 at the half, they let LaVenture get back into the game in the 2nd half. Oak Harbor was able to hold on for a 43-35 victory, but it was closer than the score indicated, as LaVenture made only 1 of their 13 free throw attempts. Nalani Gabbert scored 12 to lead the team and Hayley Lundstrom was also in double figures with 10. Brook Peplinski scored 9, McKinley Kellogg 6 and Michelle Braegger, Faith Callies and Rebecca Pabona scored 2 each.

Next up is the annual OHMS vs NWMS game on Tuesday, Feb 22nd at OHMS. The 7th grade game starts at 3:45 and the 8th grade game around 5pm. There is no admission charge.

66 photos from the 7th grade game are HERE.

44 8th grade photos are HERE.

Video highlights from both games are posted HERE.

BBB 2010-02-16 at Mountlake Terrace

Oak Harbor's extended boys basketball season came to an end Wednesday at Mountlake Terrace when the Wildcats came up just 2 points short of a chance to go to the state tournament.

The 'Cats were sluggish on offense in the 1st period, scoring only 5 points, then the defense allowed 14 points by the Hawks in the 2nd period as MLT led 24-15 at halftime. The two teams were essentially even in the 3rd, but in the final period, Oak Harbor made a move. Our boys closed the gap to just two points with just over a minute remaining, 38-36, but Terrace bumped the gap back to 4 points with 27 seconds left. Then the Wildcats were able to score with just over a second on the clock, the refs whistle blew and shortly after the horn sounded. Reviewing the video, there should have been about 1.3 seconds on the clock with MLT inbounding the ball under the OH basket, but the refs waved their arms and said 'game over' and left the court, giving a 40-38 win to Terrace.

Mike Washington led the 'Cats in scoring with 15 points and Kevawn Brooks scored 2. Denzel Massey scored 5, Jay Stout 7 and Stevie Bratt 5 in their final game in a Wildcat uniform.

Also playing their final game: David Tillotson, Connor and Trace Paul.

37 photos from the game are posted HERE.

Video highlights are posted HERE.

Middle School Girls Basketball 2011-02-15 - NW vs Mt Baker

The Middle School girls basketball season kicked off yesterday with OHMS facing Anacortes on the road and NWMS hosting Mt. Baker.

In the Cougar gym, things didn't look too bad for the 7th grade girls. At first. Mt. Baker built an early 5-0 lead and the Cougars didn't score until Hannah Knoll scored to make it 2-5 with 4:10 left in the first. Then, Rieley Auger nailed a 3-pointer with 10 seconds left in the 1st to make it 5-7. Then in the 2nd period, Knoll scored again to tie the game at 7 each then Laura Anderson tied it again at 9 with 4:35 left in the 1st half. Unfortunately, that was the last score NWMS would get in the half as they went into the locker room down 15-9. Things got worse in the 2nd half as the Cougar girls could not contain the Grizzly offense and lost 29-19. Knoll finished with 10 points, Auger with 3, while Anderson, Mariel Empinado and Monique Masuko had 2 each.

The 8th grade was a blowout. With just a few returning players, the Cougars found themselves in a 22-0 1st quarter deficit. The Cougars finally got on the board when Aubrey Lock scored with 4:55 left in the 2nd. Mt. Baker went on to win the game 56-7. Lock scored 4 in the game, Ashleigh Cook 2 and Meghan Gronbach 1.

A few video highlights are HERE.

51 photos from the 7th grade game are posted HERE.

67 photos from the 8th grade game are posted HERE.

Wrestling 2011-02-12 - Regional Tournaments

The Oak Harbor boys wrestling team started with 8 wrestlers in the boys 3A Regional Tournament Saturday at Glacier Peak HS and finished with 3 going on to the Mat Classic next weekend in Tacoma.

103 lb District champion Corey Trimber finished in 2nd place, losing 8-9 to Reyna of Mt. Vernon, the same wrestler Corey beat 7-6 to win last weekend.

District 4th place finisher Jahleel Vester finished in 5th at 112 lbs and will to go the Mat Classic as an alternate. Hunter Vail at 215 lbs is also an alternate.

Cody Fakkema finished 3rd in the region at 119 lbs and is going to State.

At 145 lbs, Brandon Stratton lost a close 4-5 decision to the #1 ranked wrestler in 3A to finish in 2nd place.

Josh Crebbin (152), Collin Higingbotham (171), and Kyle Mellow (285) were all 2-and-out.

At the girls tournament, Oak Harbor had two entrants, both in the same weight class. Both Jen Fremd and Bailey Martinez won their opening matches, then faced each other. Bailey got on the board first with a takedown, but Jen showed her experience, reversed Bailey and recorded a pin in 1:27.

In the winner's bracket, Jen Fremd faced the #1 ranked wrestler in the state and was pinned in 1:25. She finished 2nd and is going to State.

Now in the consolation bracket, Bailey sucked it up and won a very close 6-5 match in overtime then got a pin in 4:07 to finish in 3rd place, earning a trip to the Mat Classic.

50 photos of the girls in action are posted HERE.

Click HERE for video highlights from the girls tournament.

BBB 2011-02-12 @ Sedro Woolley - playoffs

Having lost their first game of the double-elimination WESCO 3a Tournament, the Wildcats were facing elimination when they visited Sedro Woolley High School.

OH started out on top, but the Cubs came back to lead 16-13 at the first horn. Behind 9 points by Jay Stout in the 2nd and another 12 in the 3rd, the Wildcats came back to lead 29-26 at halftime and 48-35 at the end of the 3rd. Stout was quiet in the final period, but Denzel Massey drained 8 points as Oak Harbor kept their playoff run alive with a 59-45 win.

Massey finished on top for the Wildcats with 23 points and Stout was close behind with 22. Mike Washington, Jr. had 9 and Stevie Bratt 5.

Next for the boys is a trip to Mountlake Terrace on Wednesday to face the Hawks. The two teams split their regular season game.

Video clips are posted HERE.

38 photos are posted HERE.

BBB vs Glacier Peak

On Feb 3rd, the Wildcat boys basketball team traveled to Glacier Peak for the final regular season game, and the results weren't pretty.

The freshman team lost 71-34, with Diamonte Ridley scoring 11, Rys Mattila and Gabe Groenig 6 each, Casiano Atienza and Isaiah Rennes 4 each and Alex Krantz 2.

JV also lost, 64-39. Patrick Bell and Cameron Faulkner both scored 11 points. 3 each were scored by Paul Johannsen, Corey Houck and Zach Gibbs, 2 each by Dayne Herron and Michael LaBelle, and 1 each by Forrest Brown, Devontay Sutalo, Chris Hailer and Kiefer Hermann.

The varsity final was 73-53 in favor of Glacier Peak, but with just a few minutes left in the game, Coach Washington called a timeout. The purpose of the timeout was not to plan a grand scheme to win the game, but to let the team know that Shorecrest had beat Everett and the Wildcats were going to the playoffs for the first time in 13 years. Mike Washington, Jr. scored 22 points in the loss and Jay Stout added 17. Stevie Bratt finished with 10, Corey Houck 3 and Denzel Massey 1.

Video highlights from the games, including freshman team highlights, are posted HERE.

43 photos are posted HERE.

Seven days later, the Wildcats were back at Glacier Peak, again playing the Grizzlies, but this time in the first game of a double elimination tournament. This game did not go well at all. Glacier Peak jumped to an early 13-2 lead, but the Wildcats scored 8 points in a minute and a half and the 1st period ended with GP leading 16-10. Unfortunately, it's a close as the Wildcats would get as the Grizzlies scored 30 points just off of 3-points shots. The final was 64-37.

The loss sets up a loser-out game against the Sedro Woolley Cubs Saturday night, Feb 12th at Sedro Woolley HS.

Just 22 photos from the game are posted HERE.

Video clips are posted HERE.

Wrestling 2011-02-05 - District Tournament

On Friday and Saturday, the boys wrestlers traveled to Sedro Woolley while the girls went to Squalicum HS for the 3A District tournaments and Oak Harbor came away with 16 top 8 finishes with 10 wrestlers moving on to the Regional tournament and 3 finishing as champions.

At the girls tournament, Junior Jennifer Fremd pinned her way to the 140 lb championship, pushing teammate Bailey Martinez into the consolation bracket on the way. Martinez finished in 3rd, recording 6-5 and 4-0 victories and a pin to capture 3rd. Both girls will move on to the Regional Tournament Feb 12th at Sedro Woolley HS. Freshman Brittney Peppel lost two as did Sophomore Kylene Ayer and both were eliminated.

For the boys, Corey Trimbur won the 103 lb championship with a pin, a 9-0 win and a close 7-6 win for 1st.

At 112 lbs, freshman Jahleel Vester finished in 4th place, earning a trip to Regionals. Teammate Walter Castillo went 2-and-out.

Cody Fakkema recorded 4 pins at 119 lbs against 2 losses to finish 4th.

Junior Ben Pralle lost his opening match at 125 lbs but held on to finish in 7th place.

In the 130 lbs bracket, Freshman Athan Taisague lost his first match, got a pin, then lost his 2nd match and was eliminated. Ryuta Meany lost his two opening matches.

Freshman Nathan Stanford opened the 2nd day of wrestling still in the winner's bracket at 135 lbs but was quickly pinned by the eventual champion. He finished out of contention, but Junior David Payne finished in 8th place.

Cayden Cosper, a sophomore won 1 but lost 2 while Freshman Sheyenne Sams won 3 and lost two to finish in 7th place at 140 lbs.

At 145 lbs, freshman Devin Jensen went 2-and-out, but Junior Brandon Stratton pinned his way to a championship. Only the final match went past the 1st period. Stratton was down 4-1 yet found a way to get his opponent on his back and recorded a pin in 3:11.

Josh Crebbin recorded two pins and an 8-0 win on his way to the championship bout, which was close, but time expired with Josh 2 points short and he finished the tournament in 2nd. Teammate Justin Everett finished in 7th.

The 160 lb bracket had some exciting matches. Senior Steven Souza finished in 7th place and won't advance to regionals, but he won his final match as a Wildcat by pinning his opponent in 4:07. Junior (and new wrestler) Josh Orritt came very close to finding a place on the podium. In an elimination match he came from behind and scored some late points to force overtime, but his opponent scored first on OT to end the match.

Collin Higingbotham finished in 5th at 171 lbs with a close 8-6 victory and gets at trip to regionals but freshman Kenny King was eliminated early.

Oak Harbor had nobody on the podium at 189 lbs. Jeremy Alonzo lost his first two and was out. Freshman Peter Case-Smith won his first match before losing two.

215 lbs had Hunter Vail on the podium in 3rd place after a 15-3 win but sophomore Terry Joll lost his first two matches.

Finally, at 285 lbs, Oak Harbor was guaranteed at least a 5th place finish, as teammates Kyle Mellow and Ray Quinday battled each other for the final spot in the Regional tournament. It was all Mellow as he pinned Ray in 1:36.

A variety of video highlights are posted HERE.

146 photos, covering over 8 hours of wrestling, are posted HERE.

The boys are at Glacier Peak on Saturday for the Regional Tournament with the top 4 moving on to the State tournament. The girls are at Sedro Woolley HS also with the top 4 going to State.

GBB 2011-02-02 vs Glacier Peak

The OH girls basketball team closed out the 2010-2011 season at home against Glacier Peak. After recognizing the 3 graduating seniors - Clarissa Abadesco, Adrianna Royal and Janelle Yoshimoto, the playoff-bound Grizzlies picked apart the Wildcat defense in a 56-23 win. Clarissa Abadesco led the OH scoring with 12 pints, Annie Leete scored 5, Ciera Wiser 4, Jalani Bobo and Addy Royal 1 each.

The JV team also had problems getting the ball through the hoop, dropping their game 53-20. Kelsey Rankin scored 10, Morgan Young and Marissa Lewis 4 each and Rayan Russell 2.

In the dome, the Freshman team just played flat. Starting the game by being shut out in the 1st 8 minutes, the girls scored only 10 points for the entire game. Sam Hawkins scored 5, Angelica Brown and Cassidy Gurich 2 each and Liz Lym 1.

137 photos, including photos from before and after the game, are posted HERE.

Video highlights are HERE.

BBB 2011-02-01 vs Shorecrest

Looking to avenge a 1-point overtime loss, the Wildcat varsity team hosted the Shorecrest Scots in the final home game of the season.

Behind 7 points from Denzel Massey, Oak Harbor grabbed an early 17-12 lead, increasing it to 30-24 at halftime. Mike Washington scored 7 of his 22 points in the 4th quarter as OH won going away, 63-52. It wasn't all easy, as Shorecrest closed the game to within a couple of points, but Oak Harbor held off the charge. In addition to Washington's 22 points, Jay Stout scored 14 and Massey 12. Trace Paul scored once in each period for his 8, Stevie Bratt hit for 5 and Patrick Bell, in his first varsity game, scored the final two points of the game, right at the buzzer.

The JV game was a disaster. Up 60-25 in the 3rd period, Shorecrest continued to press and shoot 3-pointers. Not a very classy performance by the Scots. Patrick Bell scored 6 to lead the team and Drew Washington added 5. Forrest Brown scored 4 as did Jackson Knoll. Jackson got is points in back-to-back buckets after he snagged a loose ball. The entire play is on the video clip. Cameron Faulkner, Chris Hailer, Kiefer Hermann and Corey Houck each scored 2 points.

In the Freshman game, the Scots got ahead early, leading 15-6 in the first, increasing the lead to 20, and held that lead to the end, winning 58-38. Isaiah Rennes scored 14 to lead the team. Diamonte "Cortez" Ridley and Alex Krantz each scored 9 while Casiano Atienza, Gabe Groenig and Matt Zafra scored 2 each.

These games were the final home games of the 2010-2011 season. The boys travel to Glacier Peak on Thursday. If OH wins, they get a playoff spot. If they lose, they need help from Shorecrest - if the Scots beat Everett, OH is in. If Everett wins and OH loses, the season is over.

Video clips are posted HERE.

69 photos are posted HERE.

GBB 2011-01-31 @ Shorecrest

The Oak Harbor girls basketball teams traveled to Shorecrest Monday for their final road game of the year. They all played some decent defense, but unfortunately, forgot to bring their offense along with them.

In the aux gym, the Freshman team scored 8 in the first quarter but only 14 for the rest of the game on the way to a 36-22 loss. KC Winfield scored 6 to lead the team. Jamie Estrella, Liz Lym and Ali Gordy had 4 each and Sam Hawkins and Cassidy Gurich scored 2 each.

The JV game was not fun to watch. The OH girls were down 24-8 at the half and scored only 2 points in the 4th period as they lost 41-15. What was hard about watching that game is that they can and have played better, against stronger teams. On the plus side, exchange student Shoko Yamaguchi scored twice. She and Lia Pantoleon both finished with 4 points, Morgan Young and 3 and Erika Flores and Marissa Lewis each had 2.

The varsity had problems on offense in the 1st 3 periods, scoring 18 points, but got things together a little in the 4th, adding 14 more, but the hole was too deep and they lost 47-32. Emilie Renninger was on top of the Wildcat scoreboard with 8 points. Yoshi had 6, Ciera Wiser and Annie Leete 5 each, with Jalani Bobo, Clarissa Abadesco, Tatiana Cumming and DJ scoring 2 each.

The girls finish their season with senior night on Wednesday, Feb 2nd in the OHHS gym. Come help say goodbye to Yoshi, Clarissa and Addy in their final game as an Oak Harbor Wildcat.

Click HERE for 80 photos from the 3 games.

Click HERE for video highlights.

BBB 2011-01-28 vs Meadowdale

With faint playoff hopes and looking to avenge a Jan 4th 46-38 loss, Oak Harbor welcomed the Meadowdale Mavericks boys basketball team last Friday. With just 3 games left, the Wildcats badly needed a win to hang on to their playoff hopes.

Starting in the dome, the Freshman teams played a tight first half, with Meadowdale leading by just 3 points at halftime, 20-17 but the OH defense fell apart in the 3rd, allowing the Mavs to score more points than the scored in the entire first half, leaving OH down 43-26 at the end of the 3rd. The teams played even in the 4th, with a final score of 51-34 in favor of Meadowdale.

Diamonte Ridley (Cortez) led the team with 10 points, Isaiah Rennes scored 8 and Andrae Gray and Bobby Grace 5 each. Alex Krantz and Gabriel Groenig scored 2 each and Chavez Madden and Casiano Atienza scored 1 each.

The JV team jumped to an early 26-12 lead and increased it to 37-20 at the half. Meadowdale's offense started to play in the 3rd as they scored 17 points, but OH kept even with them with 16 of their own and led 53-37 going into the final period. Meadowdale continued their offensive output and stepped up their defense, going on a 12-2 run to cut the OH lead to 5 (57-52) with 5:11 remaining. A Paul Johannsen score got the Wildcats back on track as they held on to win 72-62. Five Wildcats finished in double figures - Drew Washington with 18, Dayne Herron and Cameron Faulkner with 12 each and Zach Gibbs and Corey Houck with 10 each. Johannsen added 6, Patrick Bell 3 and Anfernee Angkaw 1.

It was a 3-point fest to start the game with the Mavericks sinking 3 and the Wildcats 5. When the period was over, OH led 18-12 and the Wildcats increased their lead to 34-24 at halftime. By the 6:00 mark in the 3rd, after back-to-back steals and dunks by Mike Washington Jr., forcing a Maverick timeout, the Wildcats led 46-26. The Mavericks fought back, ending the 3rd down 51-41. In the 4th, Meadowdale continued to close, cutting the Oak Harbor lead to just 3 points, but our boys held on for a 71-61 victory.

Next for the Wildcats is Senior Night vs Shorecrest on Feb 1st. In their first meeting the Scots won 45-44 in overtime, then on Thursday the 3rd, the boys travel to league-leading and undefeated Glacier Peak with a playoff spot on the line.

Highlights from the JV and Varsity game are here, including a big Mike Washington dunk.

70 photos are HERE, mostly of varsity, but also Freshman team and individual photos.

Wrestling 2011-01-27 vs Lynnwood

Senior night in high school sports is supposed to be an emotional night, and it was at Oak Harbor High School Thursday when the wrestling team went up against Lynnwood. After saying thanks to the graduating seniors and their parents - Captains Corey Trimbur and Steven Souza, Bryan Dillaman, Kyle Mellow, and Bailey Martinez, along with managers Holly Hernandez, Stephanie Bigelow and McKenzie McCormack, things got tense on the mat.

Lynnwood started out by jumping to a 24-0 lead on 3 pins and a forfeit. In those early matches, Lynnwood put on the mat two top-ranked wrestlers. At 112 lbs, Vester went up against #11 ranked A Basabe and Walter Castillo, our #3 guy at 119 lbs, was against #10 ranked Z. Calkins who finished 8th in state last year. Jahleen went deep into the 2nd round and Walter went to the 3rd round, wrestling hard and impressing the coaches with their determination.

OH got on the board when Nathaniel Stanford got a first round pin, as did Devin Jensen, then OH earned 18 straight team points on 3 Lynnwood forfeits, putting the Wildcats on top 30-28.

Now things got tense. Jeremy Alonzo got pinned, putting the Royals back on top 36-34, Hunter Vail got a quick 22-second pin so OH was back in the lead 36-34. Next up was Kyle Mellow, a first-year wrestler who had not won a match at home yet. If Kyle scored either a tech fall or pin, Oak Harbor would win the meet outright. If Kyle lost, Corey Trimbur, the final wrestler, would have to get win for a team win. If Kyle got pinned, Corey would need to get a major decision to tie and Tech Fall or Pin to win.

All the concern was unfounded. Kyle stepped up on Senior Night and pinned his opponent in front of the home crowd with 8 seconds left in 1st period. Trimbur then cleaned things up with his own 1st round pin and Oak Harbor won the meet 48-34.

In JV action, winners were Brittany Peppel (pin, 3:58), Athan Taisague (pin, 3:05), Sheyenne Sams (11-2), Cayden Cosper (pin 5:11). He was wrestling Alex Rutter and was down 9-11 when he got the pin. Both wrestlers did well and provided an exciting match for the crowd. Jennifer Fremd won by pin (1:24) as did Justin Everett (3:41).

Next up for the wrestlers are the district tournaments next weekend. They boys travel to Sedro-Wooley on the 4th and 5th while the girls are at Squalicum.

The following weekend the girls regionals are at Sedro while the boys are at Glacier Peak.

Video highlights are here, including Kyle Mellow's big pin in the varsity 285 match.

Over 100 photos are posted HERE.

GBB 2011-01-26 vs MLT - update

By special request, the video highlight clip has been modified. Added to the end of the original clip is a slo-mo replay of Annie Leete's buzzer-beating 3-pointer.

Enjoy

Here's a link to the updated clip.

GBB 2011-01-26 vs Mountlake Terrace

What a game!

If you weren't in the OHHS gym Tuesday night, you missed some exciting basketball! After holding the Hawks to just one point in the first 7 minutes of the game, the Wildcats hit a 3-pointer as time expired to win 46-43.

The first quarter was slow, with a 3-1 score halfway through the period and 14-3 at the first horn but MT closed the gap to 22-17 at halftime. The OH defense held Terrace to just 5 points in the 3rd period, but had some defensive breakdowns in the 4th and with just 11 seconds left, MLT held a 43-41 lead. The Wildcats inbounded the ball and Clarissa Abadesco drove in to tie the game with just 4 seconds left. Terrace started to bring the ball upcourt, but with just 1.1 seconds left were called for a travel in the OH end of the court. Coach Clayville called a timeout, the ball was given to freshman Annie Leete, who had already hit three 3-pointers in the game. Without even really taking a look at the basket, she heaved the ball from around midcourt and the ball dropped in - nothing but net - for a 46-43 Oak Harbor win.

After a poor start, the JV team played close and had a chance to win, but fell short. Terrace led 12-5 at th eend of the first a 21-14 at halftime, but the OH defense held the Hawks to just 3 points in the 3rd period and climbed to within 1 point, 23-24, and took a 29-26 lead with 5:42 left in the game on a pair of Morgan Young free throws, but the OH offense was silent for the final 2 minutes of the game and MLT won 36-30.

In the dome, the freshman team was down 20-10 at halftime and 28-18 at the end of the 3rd, but the offense started moving in the 4th and the defense held the Hawks to just a single field goal, but the gap was just too big and Terrace won 34-30.

Video highlights, including the final two scores in the varsity game are posted HERE.

Click HERE for 73 photos of Freshman, JV and Varsity action.

BBB 2011-01-25 at Mountlake Terrace

With just a few more games left in the 2010-2011 season, the OH boys basketball teams traveled to the Mountlake Terrace Hawks and came away with 3 losses.

In the freshman game, the Wildcats were outscored 48-17 in the first 3 quarters as they fell 52-29. Rys Mattila had a good game, scoring 9 of his 15 points in the 4th period. Diamonte "Cortez" Ridley and Matt Zafra each added 4 while Andrae Gray and Gabriel Groenig scored 3 each.

The JV game was similar, with the Hawks taking a commanding lead in the first 3 quarters. In this game it was 48-29 with a final of 54-41. Drew Washington hit four 3-pointers for his team-leading 12 points. Zach Gibbs scored 7, Corey Houck 6, Kiefer Hermann 4 and with 2 points each were Cameron Faulkner, Devontay Sutalo, Paul Johannsen, Jackson Knoll, Anfernee Angkaw and Forrest Brown.

Varsity action was much closer. Oak Harbor opened the game by taking a 15-11 lead, but some unfortunate passes and missed free throws let MLT tie the game with 3:40 left in the 1st half then they took a 23-22 lead with just over 2 minutes left. At halftime the score was OH 22, MLT 25. The Wildcat offense stayed cold in the 3rd period, scoring just 6 points as Terrace took a 38-28 lead. In the 4th, OH wasn't able to cut into the Hawk lead and fell 40-49.

Click HERE for freshman, JV and varsity video clips.

38 Photos are posted HERE

The boys play next at home on Friday the 28th against Meadowdale, then Senior Night vs Shorecrest on Tuesday, Feb 1st. The boys end their regular season on the road at Glacier Peak on Thursday, Feb 3rd.

Wrestling 2011-01-21 at Meadowdale

Another dominating performance by Oak Harbor Wrestlers. At Meadowdale on Friday, the Wildcat wrestlers won 11 of the 13 wrestled matches to win the meet 60-9.

The meet was started with Ray Quinday, stepping into the heavyweight spot in place of Kyle Mellow, pinning his opponent in just 1:17. Then Corey Trimbur accepted a forfeit to give OH an early 12-0 lead. Two straight 1st period pins by Jahleel Vester and Cody Fakkema boosted the OH point total to 24 before Meadowdale won their first match - a pin. Ryuta Meany got OH back on the winning track with a pin in the 2nd then Nate Stanford won 10-3. OH then lost a closer-than-it-looked bout 9-3 but still had a commanding lead. The final 6 matches were split between pins and decisions. Josh Crebbin, Jeremy Alonzo and Hunter Vail all got pins. Collin Higingbotham won 8-2 and Devin Jensen 9-4. In the most exciting match of the night, Steven Souza, the only senior who wrestled for OH Friday night, won his match 6-3 in overtime. Souza had a 3-2 lead late in the 3rd when his opponent was able to get an escape point to tie the match. In the 1st "sudden victory" overtime of one minute, neither wrestler was able to score points. The 2nd OT consists of two 30-second periods with each wrestler getting the down positions. In this match, Souza was the top man and controlled his man for the entire 30 seconds. In the 2nd 30-second period, Steven got a quick escape and followed it up with a takedown to win the match 6-3.

In JV action, winners were Jen Fremd (pin), Athan Taisague (19-10), Sheyenne Sams (13-1), Brody Dedobbelaere (7-0), Cayden Cosper (pin), Justin Everett (pin), Josh Orritt (pin), Peter Case-Smith (pin) and Bailey Martinez (pin).

The next day, both the JV and Varsity teams were in tournament action, with the JV at Cavalero Mid-High in Lake Stevens and the Varsity at Lynden.

At Lake Stevens, K'kai Tarrant tied for 5th at 135 lbs, Sheyenne Sams tied for 3rd at 140, Brody Dedobbelaere tied for 5th at 145, Devin Jensen tied for 3rd at 152 lbs and Justin Everett tied for 5th at 160.

At Lynden, Oak Harbor scored 88 points to finish 9th of 18 teams. Corey Trimbur was the 103 pound champion and Josh Crebbin was 2nd at 152 lbs. Jahleel Vester tied for 5th at 112 lbs and Cody Fakkema at 119 lbs.



Video highlights from Friday are HERE.

90 photos total are posted HERE.

BBB 2011-01-20 vs Everett

Anyone who was at the boys basketball games last Thursday against the Everett Seagulls at OHHS sure got their money's worth, with two games going into overtime and a third decided in the final seconds.

In the dome, the Freshman team held a 2-point lead at the first break, then went on a 15-7 run to take a 23-13 lead into halftime. Everett came out and started the 2nd half by reversing the trend and closing to within 1 point, 26-27. The Seagulls made up that difference to end regulation tied at 37. In overtime, the Wildcats went cold and could score any points while Everett scored 6 to win 43-37. For the Wildcats it was Cortez with 11, Rennes with 10, Zafra 8, Groenig 3, Grace and Krantz 2 and Mattila 1.

Oak Harbor took a long time to get going in the JV game, with the first score coming with 3:10 left in the 1st quarter. Fortunately Everett was also cold, so the OH score made it 4-2. Oak Harbor wound up scoring 6 more points in the final 3 minutes of the period to lead 8-6. The two teams went back and forth in the 2nd, but OH held a 3-point 22-19 lead at halftime. Both teams scored 14 in the 3rd and the 'Cats were able to hold on in the 4th for a 51-49 win. Three Wildcats were in double figures - Drew Washington with 12 and Dayne Herron and Zach Gibbs with 10 each. Kiefer Hermann scored 6, Paul Johannsen 5, Cameron Faulkner 4, Andre Cumberbatch 3 and Patrick Bell 1.

At the end if the 1st period in the varsity game, Oak Harbor led 9-2 and built their lead to 14-2 in the 2nd before Everett cut away and closed to within 3 points. The first half ended with OH on top 23-18. Everett outscored the Wildcats 18-13 in the 3rd and tied the game at 36 and regulation time ended in a 55-all tie after Jay Stout hit a 3-pointer with 22 seconds left.

In overtime, free throws sank the Wildcats. Oak Harbor put up 7 points, but Everett put up 7 points just in free throws and won 67-62. The Wildcats shot only 17 free throws all night, making 7 while the Seagulls MADE 17 FTs out of 28 attempted.

Jay Stout led the Wildcats in scoring with 20 points, Denzel Massey added 15 and Mike Washington 14. Kevawn Brooks had 5, Trace Paul 4 and Connor Paul and Stevie Bratt 2 each.

75 photos from the Freshman, JV and Varsity games are posted HERE.

Highlight clips are HERE.

Next for the Wildcats is a trip to Mountlake Terrace on Tuesday the 25th then return home on Friday the 28th against Meadowdale.

Wrestling 2011-01-19 vs Mountlake Terrace

Just one match short. The Wildcat wrestling team came up just one match short of the perfect meet Wednesday night at OHHS against the visiting Mountlake Terrace Hawks.

The meet with Jennifer Fremd getting her first varsity match this season and she quickly dispatched Kari Roberts, needing just 43 seconds for the pin.

The next 3 matches were all pins by Oak Harbor. David Payne in 3:23, Josh Crebbin in 5:23 and Brandon Stratton in 1:48.

Steven Souza, at 171 lbs, went up against Taylor Call, currently ranked #1 in WESCO 3A in his weight class. Steven fought hard, avoided a pin, but lost by a tech fall in the 3rd period, 17-1.

The OH pin streak continued, with Jeremy Alonzo (0:34) and Hunter Vail (2:45) winning and Raymond Quinday getting a forfeit win.

Dropping from the heavyweights to the lightweights, Corey Trimbur, Jahleel Vester, Cody Fakkema and Ben Pralle pinned their opponent, then the meet ended with Ryuta Meany and Nathaniel Stanford won by forfeit.

In the JV matches, Oak Harbor split the matches with Terrace, each school winning 3 and losing 3. Due to the small size of the MLT JV team, there were several Purple vs Gold matches.

OH winners over MLT wrestlers were Josh Oritt (9-7), Justin Everett (pin 3:28) and Peter Case-Smith (pin 0:59).

In the exhibition matches, Anthony Smith pinned Walter Castillo, Athan Taisague beat Keikai Tarrant 9-6, Alex Rutter pinned Cayden Cosper (1;22), Sheyenne Sams pinned Brody Dedobbelaere (4:20), Terry Joll pinned Austin Wotring (0:15) and Castillo pinned Kylene Ayer (0:46).

92 photos are posted HERE of both JV and varsity action.

6 highlight clips are posted HERE.

GBB 2011-01-18 vs Shorewood

The Oak Harbor girls won 2 of the 3 games played Tuesday night at OHHS vs the Shorewood Thunderbirds.

In the freshman game, the OH girls leapt to a 16-3 1st period lead, but stumbled a bit in the 2nd, allowing 19 points - all by 2 by just one player - but held to lead 26-23 at halftime. The defense returned in the 3rd, holding the T-Birds to just two free throws while scoring 19 points to build a 39-25 lead. Defensive pressure continued in the 4th at the Wildcats went on to win 48-29. Coach Eric Collins was pleased with the play of the girls, especially the way the scoring was spread around - 8 different players scored points. KC Winfield was on top with 10 points, Melanie Callaway and Cassidy Gurich 8 each, Sam Hawkins, Ali Gordy and Jamie Estrella 6 each and Liz Lym and Yasmine Keiser 2 each.

After getting down 12-7 in the 1st quarter, the JV team recovered and went on a 13-4 run in the 2nd to lead 20-16 at the half and 39-25 in the 3rd. In the final period, the Wildcat girls had some problems getting the ball past the Shorewood press and Shorewood got their offense back in gear, but some hot shooting at the free throw line - 9 of 15 4th period points were off free throws - preserved the OH win 55-42. Overall the girls were 25-33 from the line. Lia Pantoleon was 6-6 and Kelsey Rankin 10-12. Lia was the top scorer with 16 pints, Kelsey next with 12 and Marissa Lewis 11. Kaileen Burleson finished with 5 points, Rayan Russell 4, Morgan Young 3 and Danielle Teasley and Shoko Jamaguchi 2 each. This was exchange student Jamaguchi's second score of the year.

There was a flurry of 3-pointers to start the varsity game. Just 2 minutes into the game the score was 9-3 for Shorewood with all the points coming from behind the arc. Two minutes later Oak Harbor tied the score at 9 and trailed by just 1 point, 15-14 at the end of the first period. There were some problems in the 2nd as Shorewood went on a 10-2 run and built a 29-18 lead with 2:45 to go in the half. OH recovered a bit, scoring 7 points in the final minutes to cut the T-Bird lead to 31-25 at halftime. Against in the 3rd Shorewood built a double-digit lead which was then cut to 6 at one point, but at the 3rd period buzzer Shorewood led 47-36. The two teams played even in the 4th, but that was it as the Wildcats couldn't cut into the lead and fell 62-51. Janelle Yoshimoto had a hot night, scoring 19 points, 12 off 3-pointers. Clarissa Abadesco added 8, Ciera Wiser 7, DJ, Jalani Bobo and Annie Leete 5 each and Tatiana Cumming 2.

Next for the girls is a trip to Everett on Thursday then a home game Jan 26th, Wednesday, vs Mountlake Terrace.

80 photos are posted HERE.

Video highlights are HERE.

Boys Swim 2011-01-17 vs Shorecrest

With the 2010-2011 season winding down, the Oak Harbor Boys swim team hosted the Shorecrest Scots at John Vanderzicht Memorial Pool in a dual meet. It wasn't a runaway, but Oak Harbor won 110-76, even missing key swimmer Brandon Vagt due to illness.

Oak Harbor won the 200 Medley Relay (Jepsen, Rose, Hu, Cardinal), 50 Free (Rosen), 100 Fly (Hu), 100 Free (Jepsen), 200 Free Relay (Schell, Jepsen, Cardinal, Rosen), 100 Back (Jepsen) and 100 Breast (Rosen) - 7 of 12 events. Coupeville's Cole Weinstein won the 200 Free.

A BUNCH of photos are posted HERE.

Wrestling 2011-01-13 vs Everett and more

After a long Christmas break, the OH wrestling team resumed their league meets with a dual meet vs Everett at OHHS. Both Everett and the Wildcats were undefeated in league meets at the start.

In JV action the Wildcats were able to won only 5 of the 14 matches, but most were exciting with some matches being decided in the final seconds. Cosper and Jensen both won over Everett's Ah-Humada by pin. Cosper got him with only 23 seconds left in the match while Jensen pinned him in the 1st round. Tarrant also won by pin. King won 14-0 and Dedobbelaere 14-7.

Oak Harbor got off to a decent start in varsity matches, with Jahleel Vester winning 15-3 over Palabrica. Fakkema fell 21-7 but Ben Pralle, back from a badly broken finger, won 4-0 to give OH a 7-4 lead. It didn't last long as OH lost the next 4 matches. The next OH win was Stratton needing just 41 seconds for his pin. Everett won another 4 straight to take a commanding lead and seal the win. Late in the meet, Vail, on the mat for the first time this season, pinned his opponent in 1:14 and Trimbur won by forfeit.

The final score was Everett 47, Oak Harbor 25.

116 photos, including a variety of group and individual photos, are posted HERE.

Video highlights featuring Cosper, Tarrant, Vester, Payne and Crebbin are posted HERE.

That wasn't the only wrestling the Wildcats did this past week. Friday they traveled to Highline High School for a meet against Highline and Hazen and Saturday were at a tournament at Mercer Island.

At Highline, our boys picked up two win, defeating Hazen 58-24 and Highline 46-31.

In the Hazen meet, winners were Trimbur, Vester, Fakkema, Pralle, Payne, Stratton, Crebbin, Souza, Everett and Vail. the Trimbur, Fakkema, Pralle, Crebbin, Souza and Everett wins were by pin. Payne, Stratton and Vail picked up forfeits. Vester won 13-1.

The going was harder against Highline, with 8 Wildcats picking up victories. Trimbur, Payne, Stratton, Crebbin, Souza and Alonzo all won by pin. Fakkema got a forfeit and Vail won 14-5.

The Mercer Island results aren't available.

Next for the Wildcats is a home meet Thursday against Everett then an away dual at Meadowdale on Friday. The regular season ends next Thursday, the 27th with Senior Night against Lynnwood at OHHS.

BBB 2011-01-12 vs Glacier Peak and 2011-01-14 vs Lynnwood

After being postponed a day due to the threat of snow, Glacier Peak came to OHHS to finish the first half of the 2010-2011 regular season and the first two games weren't pretty.

In the dome, the freshman squad fell 48-26 while in the main gym the JV team got pummeled 75-37.

Cortez scored 7 for the freshman team, Mattila and Groenig 6 each, Rennes 4 and Atienza 3. For the JV it was Gibbs, newly moved up from the Freshman team 10, Houck 7, Herron 6, LaBelle 4, Bell 3, Faulkner Johannsen and Hermann 2 each and Knoll 1.

The varsity game, however, was close for the entire game. The first quarter ended with OH down 16-13, they went toe-to-toe in the 2nd, until GP hit a 3-point buzzer beater to take a 5-point halftime lead, 30-25. The OH offense stalled in the 3rd, scoring only 8 points and GP was now on top 45-33. Oak Harbor came back yet again, closing to within 4 points, but the Grizzlies pulled away to win 55-44.

Mike Washington scored 19 points for the Wildcats, Denzel Massey and Jay Stout added 8 each. Stevie Bratt put in 6 points and Drew Washington 3.

121 photos, including JV group and individual photos, are posted HERE.

Video highlights are HERE.

On Friday against Lynnwood, the Freshman and JV teams took out their frustrations from Wednesday on the visiting Royals. The Frosh team led all the way, and held Lynnwood to just 2 points in the 3rd period on their way to a 48-34 win. Isaiah Rennes scored 23 points to lead the team. Cortez scored 9, Groenig 7, Krantz 6 and Mattila 3.

The JV team won even bigger, with 11 different players scoring at least a free throw. Leading 11-4 at the first horn and 21-13 at the half, the boys picked up and outscored Lynnwood 22-12 in the third on their way to a 53-35 win. Cameron Faulkner had an outstanding game, scoring 21 points and Corey Houck was also in double figures with 10. Zach Gibbs scored 6, Dayne Herron and Anfernee Angkaw 4 each, Chris Hailer and Forrest Brown 2 each. Jackson Knoll, Kiefer Hermann, Michael LaBelle and Andre Cumberbatch each scored a free throw.

As exciting as the first two games were, they were nothing compared to the varsity game! The 'Cats were down by 3, 15-12 at the end of the first period, but recovered to tie the game at 23 by halftime. The game started to get out of hand, as the Wildcats didn't score a field goal until late in the 3rd, and scored only 6 points total in the period, giving Lynnwood a 32-28 lead. Oak Harbor made up the difference, tying the game, and with just 3.9 seconds on the clock, were going to get the ball. Mike Washington was bumped while attempting a layin and missed, but Stevie Bratt was right there, grabbed the rebound and put it in the basket right at the buzzer. The officials conferred and the shot was ruled no good, it left his hand after the buzzer sounded. Even after reviewing the video, it was hard to tell, as the gym was so loud it was hard to hear the buzzer.

So, to overtime we go. In the extra period, the Wildcats opened up their offense, scoring 13 points in just 4 minutes while holding Lynnwood to just 7. Final score: Oak Harbor 56, Lynnwood 50.

Friday's photos are HERE

Friday's video clips are HERE.