Boys Tennis 2011-09-08 vs MLT

The boys tennis team was back in action, hosting their first home match of the year against the Mountlake Terrace Hawks.

Four of the seven scoring matches went to 3 sets, but Oak Harbor was only able to win one of them.

OH winners were #3 singles Harrison Miller (5-7, 6-3, 6-3) and #4 singles Will Southard (6-0, 6-2).

Second doubles Benjamin Harrison and Samuel Glavick had one of the longest matches of the day before falling to the MLT team. The score in their match was 3-6, 7-6(7), 5-7. 3rd doubles Jacob Nelson and Tom Dale also played tough, falling 6-4, 2-6, 6-7(1).

In exhibition action, Sean Kelley and Antonio Unpingco teamed up to win 8-4 in doubles play.

73 photos from singles action are posted HERE, along with preseason team photos.

VB 2011-09-06 vs Mariner

The OHHS volleyball teams, Freshman, JV and Varsity all won on the opening night of the 2011 season in a nonleague match against 4A Mariner.

The freshman team won their first game 25-17, lost the second 23-25, then came from behind to grab game 3 25-21 in an exciting finish.

After sprinting to an early 6-1 lead behind 3 service aces by Deanna Ruben, the Wildcats had a few errors and let the Marauders back in the game but never gave up the lead, holding on to win 25-20 on a service ace by Ashley Johnston. The girls regrouped and started game 2 on a 9-0 run then took a 15-3 lead after a service ace by Hannah Christensen. Peyton Craven scored game point, 25-15. In game 3, Coach Swankie experimented a bit with his lineup and Mariner was able to grab an early 4-1 lead, but three points in a row by Olivia Hunt put the Wildcats up 10-7. Mariner fought back, regaining the lead 14-13 then extended it to 20-14. Oak Harbor got to within 3 points, 21-18, but Mariner was able to hang on for a 24-20 win, but the JV girls won the match 2-1.

In varsity action, Christina Alexander served the team to an early 4-1 lead and that's as close as it would get as the Wildcats dominated the game 25-8. Game 2 was similar, with OH leading 5-1 early. Mariner kept it close, but 4 straight Wildcat points, two by Janine DeGuzman, ended game 2 with a 25-14 Wildcat win. Oak Harbor turned up the heat even more early in the 3rd game, leading 6-0 before Mariner could get a point, then extending the lead to 11-2. OH would again go on to win the game, this one by a score of 25-15.

The girls are in action again tonight, September 8th in another non-league match at OHHS vs Stanwood.


Video highlight clips are HERE

133 photos are posted HERE.

Boys Tennis 2011-09-06 vs Marysville-Getchell

The Oak Harbor Boys Tennis team swung into action Tuesday, playing the first-ever sports match against the new Marysville-Getchell High School.

The varsity team traveled to Marysville while the JV team was at home.

In JV action, first singles Sean Kelley won in a 3rd set tiebreaker (10-3) and first doubles Tabor Rupp and Ziwei Peng also won in a 3rd set tiebreaker (10-7). Unfortunately, those were the only JV victories at Getchell took the match 5-2.

The varsity score was reversed, with the Wildcats winning 5-2. In singles, #2 Eric Berner, a senior, won 6-2, 6-4, 3rd singles, sophomore Harrison Miller, won 6-3, 7-6(5), and 4th singles, junior Will Southard, won 6-1, 6-2. Freshman Carter Saar, first singles, played a tough match but fell 3-6, 6-3, 2-6.

In varsity doubles, David Kusnick and Cameron Bester, both juniors, won 6-2, 6-4, Seniors Ben Harrison and Samuel Glavick won a close 6-7(6), 7-5, 6-3 match. 3rd doubles, Sophomore Jacob Nelson and Freshman Tom Dale took their match to 3 sets but MG picked up the win 7-5, 2-6, 2-6.

Kusnick also won an exhibition singles match 8-1.

The varsity team is at home Thursday, Sept 8th against Mountlake Terrace.

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Varsity Football 2011-09-02 vs Mountlake Terrace

The varsity football season kicked off last Friday with the Wildcats hosting Mountlake Terrace at Wildcat Memorial Stadium.

The Hawks received the opening kickoff and on their very first play of the year were called for a false start. Things went downhill from there. After running just 3 offensive plays, Nick Farrell forced a fumble that was recovered by Cody Hernkind, giving the Wildcats the ball on the Terrace 30 yard line. Four plays later Josiah Miller ran it in from 13 yards out to put the Wildcats ahead 7-0 with 9:11 left in the first quarter.

Terrace's second series also ended in a fumble, again with Hernkind recovering, but the Wildcats were unable to score, coming up just inches short on a 4th and 1 play.

The first quarter ended with the Wildcats leading 7-0.

Early in the 2nd, Oak Harbor drove down to the MLT 27, but a pass intended for Mike Washington was just a bit long and was intercepted at the 3 yard line. Not to worry, as the Hawks lost 2 yards in their 3 plays, punting from their own 1 yard line. Again the 'Cats turned the ball over, this on a fumble on the Terrace 30 yard line. And again, Terrace punted after 3 plays.

The Wildcats scored their second TD of the night on a 23-yard pass play from Ian Kolste to Josiah Miller with 4:06 to go in the first half.

Miller scored again just over 3 minutes later on a really nice 84-yard scamper down the near sideline. Franssen's kick made it 21-0 which was the score at halftime.

On their first possession of the 2nd half, the Hawks went 3-and-out, punting to Miller. The ball slipped through his fingers, but Isaiah Trower was there, picked up the ball at the OH 46 and ran it all the way to the end zone to put OH up 28-0.

Terrace's next possession lasted all of 5 plays, the last two ending in tackles for loss, including a nice teaming of Hernkind and Tucker Lundstrom to force the punt which went to the OH 8 yard line.

There, the Wildcats marched all the way to their 5th TD of the night, behind a 52 run by Brent Ryan starting at the OH 12 and ending with a 23-yard Franssen run.

With the game well in hand, the Wildcats started dipping into their reserves, and those players made some noise as well. Troy Sturdevant had a nice sack, Julian Faralan had a nice run to bring the ball inside the 10 yard line and Jack Richter ran it in for the final TD of the game.

Final score - Oak Harbor 42, Mountlake Terrace 0.

Next up for the Wildcats is a trip to Snohomish's Veteran's Stadium to face the Glacier Peak Grizzlies. Game time is 7pm.

A video highlight clip is posted HERE.

47 photos are posted HERE.

Oak Harbor's Josiah Miller is an Everett Herald "Player to Watch"

Read the complete article HERE

High School Football starts this Friday

The Wildcat varsity football team opens the 2011 season with a game against the Mountlake Terrace Hawks at Wildcat Memorial Stadium at 7pm.

Help fill the stadium for opening night!

Oak Harbor Youth Football 2011-08-27

The OHYFL kicked off the 2011 regular season with all 6 teams in action, 3 at home.

In the 9am game the Junior Pumas took on Burlington Gold. Burlington grabbed an early 12-6 lead in the first half fog, with the only Puma score coming on an interception return.

The Pumas came back to tie the game 20-20 with 9:19 left in the game, then went ahead 26-20 with 6:42 left. Burlington then drove down to the OH 6 yard line but were stopped on a 4th-and-3 play.

Oak Harbor then was looking at a 4th and less than one play with just over a minute left, but a false start backed the team up 5 yards and they could not convert.

The Tiger then scored on a 1st and goal play with 58 seconds on the clock and ran the PAT to take a 27-26 lead.

The Pumas were not out. After returning the kickoff to the Burlington 48, the Tigers bit on a fake reverse and the Pumas were in the end zone, leading 233-27 with 30 seconds left. Burlington was able to move the ball down to the OH 33 when time expired, leaving Oak Harbor 1-0 on the year.

Puma video highlight clips are HERE.

A few photos are posted HERE.

The 11am game was the Cougars vs Arlington Blue. The Cougars return only 4 players from last years' team. Arlington ran to a 20-0 halftime lead and extended it to 34-0 halfway through the 3rd period.

On the next kickoff, Oak Harbor returned the ball 72 yards for their only score of the game. The final in this game was 40-6 in favor of Arlington.

A few video highlights, mostly defensive, plus the kickoff return touchdown are HERE.

23 photos are posted HERE.

Finally, the PeeWee Bobcats were all over Arlington Gold in the final home game of the day. Arlington's first possession lasted 3 plays - all resulting in a loss of yardage while Oak Harbor's first offensive play was a 25-yard touchdown run. The Bobcats continued to score both on the ground and through the air, with an impressive 39 yard pass play late in the 4th quarter. 14 yards were through the air and 25 yards after catch. Final score - Bobcats 26, Arlington Gold 0.

Video highlights are HERE.

15 photos are HERE.

In the away games, the senior Wildcats lost to Ferndale 21-6, the Midget Panthers lost to Burlington Gold 18-8 and the Junior Jaguars beat Ferndale 6-0.

No game next week, Labor Day weekend. The league resumes action on September 10th with 4 home games at Ft. Nugent - Cougars vs Mt. Vernon Black at 9am, Wildcats vs Arlington Blue at 11am, Panthers vs Stanwood at 1pm and the Bobcats vs Stanwood at 3pm. The Jaguars are at Arlington Gold and the Pumas have a bye.

Youth Football - Preseason Jamboree

After along summer, the fall sports seasons kicked off with the annual youth football Jamboree at Burlington-Edison High School last Saturday.

Youth football games start this coming Saturday, August 27th at the Ft. Nugent complex. Games continue every Saturday until October 22 with the exception of Labor Day Weekend and September 17th.

Turnout was low this year, so there is only one peewee team, the Bobcats, instead of the usual two.

All games are free to come watch and concessions are available. A complete league schedule can be found at the North Cascade Youth Football League site.

Photos from the Wildcats games are HERE.

Click HERE for Pumas photos

HERE are the Jaguar pics

Cougars pics are HERE

Panthers are HERE

The Bobcat team has photos HERE.

Varsity Football Schedule - Fall 2011

Date	DAY	OPPONENT	SITE	TIME
Sept. 2	Fri.	Mountlake Terrace	OHHS, Wildcat Memorial Stadium	7:00
Sept. 9	Fri.	Glacier Peak	Glacier Peak	7:00
Sept. 16	Fri.	Shorewood	OHHS, Wildcat Memorial Stadium	7:00
Sept. 23	Fri.	Everett	Everett Memorial Stadium	5:00
Sept. 30	Fri.	Lynnwood	OHHS, Wildcat Memorial Stadium	7:00
Oct. 7	Fri.	Mt. Vernon	OHHS, Wildcat Memorial Stadium	7:00
Oct. 14	Fri.	Shorecrest	Shorecrest @ Shoreline Stadium	7:00
Oct. 21	Fri.	Marysville Getchell	OHHS, Wildcat Memorial Stadium	7:00
Oct. 27	Thurs.	Meadowdale	Meadowdale @ Edmonds Stadium	8:00
Oct. 29	Sat.	3A Division tie-breaker if needed
Nov. 1	Tues.	NWC #2 vs W#4
Nov. 3	Thurs.	Cross Over
Nov. 5	Sat	3A District Play-offs First Round

JV Football schedule - Fall 2011

Date	DAY	OPPONENT	SITE	TIME
Sept. 12	Mon.	Glacier Peak	OHHS, Wildcat Memorial Stadium	5:30
Sept. 19	Mon.	Shorewood	Shorewood @ Shoreline Stadium	6:00
Sept. 26	Mon.	Everett	OHHS, Wildcat Memorial Stadium	5:30
Oct. 3	Mon.	Lynnwood	Lynnwood High School	5:30
Oct. 10	Mon.	Mt. Vernon	Mt. Vernon	TBD
Oct. 17	Mon.	Shorecrest	OHHS, Wildcat Memorial Stadium	5:30
Oct. 24	Mon.	Marysville Getchell	Marysville Getchell HS	5:30
Oct. 31	Mon.	Meadowdale	OHHS, Wildcat Memorial Stadium	5:30

Volleyball Schedule - Fall 2011

DATE	DAY	OPPONENT	SITE	TIME
Sept. 3	Sat.	OHHS Jamboree	Oak Harbor High School	9:00
Sept. 6	Tues.	Mariner	Oak Harbor High School	5:15/5:15/7:00
Sept. 8	Thurs.	Stanwood	Oak Harbor High School	5:15/5:15/7:00
Sept. 10	Sat.	SunDome Volleyball Festival	Yakima	8:00
Sept. 15	Thurs.	Lake Stevens	Lake Stevens High School	5:15/5:15/7:00
Sept. 20	Tues.	Marysville-Getchell	Oak Harbor High School	5:15/5:15/7:00
Sept. 22	Thurs.	Glacier Peak	Glacier Peak	5:15/5:15/7:00
Sept. 27	Tues.	Everett	Oak Harbor High School	5:15/5:15/7:00
Sept. 29	Thurs.	Shorecrest	Shorecrest	5:15/5:15/7:00
Oct. 4	Tues.	Shorewood	Shorewood	5:15/5:15/7:00
Oct. 6	Thurs.	Meadowdale	Oak Harbor High School	5:15/5:15/7:00
Oct. 8	Sat.	Varsity Anacortes Invite	Anacortes	9:00
Oct. 10	Mon.	Mountlake Terrace	Oak Harbor High School	5:15/5:15/7:00
Oct. 12	Weds.	Lynnwood	Lynnwood	5:15/5:15/7:00
Oct. 15	Sat.	JV Tournament	Oak Harbor High School	TBD
Oct. 20	Thurs.	Marysville-Getchell	Marysville-Getchell	5:15/5:15/7:00
Oct. 24	Mon.	Glacier Peak	Oak Harbor H.S.	5:15/5:15/7:00
Oct. 26	Weds.	Everett	Everett	5:15/5:15/7:00
Oct. 27	Thurs.	3A Tie-Breakers if needed
Oct. 31	Mon.	3A District Tournament Games @ OHHS & Glacier Peak
Nov. 3	Thurs.	3A District Tournament Games 9-10, at Higher Seed
Nov. 5	Sat.	3A District Tournament Games 11-13, at Glacier Peak H.S.
TBD		3A State Tournament at TBD

Boys Tennis Schedule - Fall 2011

DATE	DAY	OPPONENT	SITE	TIME
Sept. 6	Tues.	Marysville Getchell	Marysville Getchell	3:45
Sept. 8	Thurs.	Mountlake Terrace	Oak Harbor High School	3:45
Sept. 9	Fri.	Shorecrest	Shorecrest @ Shoreline Park	3:45
Sept. 12	Mon.	Shorewood	Oak Harbor High School	3:45
			JV @ Shoreview Park
Sept. 14	Weds.	Everett	Oak Harbor High School	3:45
Sept. 15	Thurs.	Lynnwood	Lynnwood	3:45
Sept. 19	Mon.	Meadowdale	Meadowdale	3:45
Sept. 22	Thurs.	Glacier Peak	Oak Harbor High School	3:45
Sept. 26	Mon.	Marysville Getchell	Oak Harbor High School	3:45
Sept. 28	Weds.	Mountlake Terrace	Mountlake Terrace	3:45
Sept. 29	Thurs.	Shorecrest	Oak Harbor High School	3:45
			JV @ Shoreline Park
Oct. 3	Mon.	Shorewood	Shorewood @ Shoreview Park	3:45
Oct. 5	Weds.	Everett	Everett	3:45
Oct. 6	Thurs.	Lynnwood	Oak Harbor High School	3:45
Oct. 10	Mon.	Meadowdale	Oak Harbor High School	3:45
Oct. 13	Wed.	Glacier Peak	Glacier Peak	3:45
Oct. 25	Tues.	3A District Tournament at Mt. Vernon H.S. SVC
Oct. 26	Weds.	3A District Tournament at Mt. Vernon H.S. SVC
Oct. 27	Thurs.	3A District Tournament at Mt. Vernon H.S. SVC
May 25	Fri & Sat	3A State Tournament at TBD
*Note JV plays at opposite sites

Cross Country Schedule - Fall 2011

DATE	DAY	OPPONENT	SITE	TIME
Sept. 1	Thurs.	Oak Harbor BBQ (not official meet)	Fort Ebey	4:00
Sept. 10	Sat.	Sehome Invite (2.25 mile course)	Civic Stadium, Bellingham	10:25
Sept. 15	Thurs.	OH, Stanwood, Arlington	Arlington - River Meadows	3:45
Sept. 16 & 17		Seaside (Varsity 7 only)	Seaside, Oregon
Sept. 22	Thurs.	Monroe, Kamiak & Cascade	Oak Harbor	3:45
Sept. 29	Thurs.	OH, Edmonds-Woodway, Everett, Glacier Pk	Lake Stevens - High School	3:45
Oct. 1	Sat.	Mt. Baker Invite	Silver Lake Park, Maple Falls	10:00
Oct. 6	Thurs.	OH, Jackson, Meadowdale, Mariner	Jackson - High School	3:45
Oct. 13	Thurs.	North County Invite	Cedarcrest Golf Course, Marysville	3:30
Oct. 22	Sat.	Wesco North Championships	Lakewood HS, Smokey Point	TBD
Oct. 29	Sat.	3A District Meet	South Whidbey H.S, Langley.	TBD
Nov. 5	Sat.	3A State Meet	Pasco/Sun Willows Golf Course	TBA
		(qualifying individuals)

Girls Soccer Schedule - Fall 2011

DATE	DAY	OPPONENT	SITE	TIME
Sept. 6	Tues.	Shorecrest	Shorecrest @ Shoreline Stadium	5:30/7:30
Sept. 13	Tues	Glacier Peak	OHHS, Wildcat Memorial Stadium	5:30/7:30
Sept. 15	Thurs.	Lynnwood	Lynnwood HS Turf	5:30/7:30
Sept. 20	Tues.	Meadowdale	OHHS, Wildcat Memorial Stadium	5:30/7:30
Sept. 22	Thurs.	Mountlake Terrace	Mountlake Terrace @ Lynnwood Turf	5:30/7:30
Sept. 24	Sat.	Marysville-Getchell	OHHS, Wildcat Memorial Stadium	11:00/1:00
Sept. 27	Tues	Shorewood	OHHS, Wildcat Memorial Stadium	5:30/7:30
Sept. 29	Thurs.	Everett	Everett at Lincoln Field or Stadium	5:00/7:00
Oct. 4	Tues.	Shorecrest	OHHS, Wildcat Memorial Stadium	5:30/7:30
Oct. 8	Sat.	Glacier Peak	Glacier Peak	11:00/1:00
Oct. 11	Tues.	Lynnwood	OHHS, Wildcat Memorial Stadium	5:30/7:30
Oct. 13	Thurs.	Meadowdale	Meadowdale @ Lynnwood Turf	5:30/7:30
Oct. 18	Tues.	Mountlake Terrace	OHHS, Wildcat Memorial Stadium	5:30/7:30
Oct. 20	Thurs.	Marysville-Getchell	Marysville-Getchell HS	5:30/7:30
Oct. 24	Mon.	Shorewood	Shorewood @ Shoreline Stadium	5:30/7:30
Oct. 26	Weds.	Everett	OHHS, Wildcat Memorial Stadium	5:30/7:30
Oct. 28	Fri.	Tie Breaker
Oct. 29	Sat.	3A District Tournament Games 1-4 at Hm Sites, 1PM
Oct. 31	Mon.	3A District Tournament Games 5-6 @ Higher Seeds, 7:30
Nov. 3	Thurs.	3A District Tournament Games 7-8 @ Shoreline, 5:30/7:30

Girls Swimming Schedule - Fall 2011

DATE	DAY	OPPONENT	SITE	TIME
Sept. 12	Mon.	Snohomish/ Glacier Pk.	Oak Harbor (Vanderzicht Pool)	6:00
Sept. 13	Tues.	Lake Stevens	Lake Stevens	3:15
Sept. 22	Thurs.	Shorewood	Shorewood @ Shoreline Pool	3:30
Sept. 26	Mon.	Stanwood	Oak Harbor (Vanderzicht Pool)	6:00
Oct. 3	Mon.	Pilchuck/M. Getchell	Oak Harbor (Vanderzicht Pool)	6:00
Oct. 6	Thurs.	Cascade	Everett@ Mill Creek or Forest Park	2:30
Oct. 10	Mon.	Monroe	Oak Harbor (Vanderzicht Pool)	6:00
Oct. 17	Mon.	Meadowdale	Oak Harbor (Vanderzicht Pool)	6:00
Oct. 20	Thurs.	Everett/Jackson/Kamiak	Kamiak HS	3:30
Nov. 4	Fri.	3A District Prelims
Nov. 5	Sat.	3A District Finals
Nov. 10	Thurs.	State Dive Prelims
Nov. 11	Fri.	State Swim/Dive @ King County Aquatics Center
Nov. 12	Sat.	State Swim/Dive @ King County Aquatics Center