OHYFL Schedules for 2012

Below is the complete regular season schedule for the Oak Harbor Youth Football League.  All home games are played at the Ft. Nugent Fields.  There is no admission charge and concessions are available.

There are 7 teams this year

PeeWee -(3rd grade and below) - Lynx and Bobcats
Midget (4th and 5th grade) - Cougars and Panthers
Junior (6th & 7th grade) - Pumas and Jaguars
Senior (8th grade) - Wildcats

H = WE PLAY AT HOME             V = WE PLAY AWAY (VISITORS)

2012 OHYFL Schedule

	LYNX	BOBCATS	COUGARS	PUMAS	JAGUARS	PANTHERS	WILDCATS
8/25	H  5:00 pm STANWOOD BLACK	H 3:00 pm STANWOOD RED	H  9:00 am STANWOOD	H  1:00 pm STANWOOD RED	H 11:00 am STANWOOD BLACK	V 2:00pm SOUTH WHIDBEY	V  2:45 pm ORCAS
9/8	V 11:00 am ARLINGTON BLUE	V   4:00 pm MOUNT VERNON	BYE	V 12:00 pm MT.VERNON BLACK	V 2:00 pm MT.VERNON GREEN	H 9:00 am MT.VERNON GREEN	V 3:00 pm BELLINGHAM BLUE
9/15	V  3:00 pm SEDRO	H 3:00 pm STANWOOD BLACK	V  10:00 am MT. VERNON BLACK	BYE	V  1:00 pm LAKEWOOD	H 5:00 pm  SEDRO WHITE	V  3:00 pm LAKEWOOD
9/22	V 5:00 pm ARLINGTON GOLD	V 11:00 am BURLINGTON	H 9:00 am BURLINGTON BLUE	H 11:00 am BURLINGTON GOLD	V 9:00 am BURLINGTON BLUE	H 1:00 pm BURLINGTON GOLD	BYE
9/29	H 1:00 pm LAKEWOOD	H 3:00 pm ARLINGTON BLUE	V  10:00 am MT. VERNON GREEN	V  11:00 am SEDRO WHITE	H 9:00 am ARLINGTON	V  9:00 am SEDRO BLUE	H 11:00 am BURLINGTON
10/6	V 3:00 pm STANWOOD RED	H 3:00pm SEDRO	H 9:00 am LAKEWOOD	V 9:00 am BELLINGHAM	H 1:00 pm STANWOOD RED	V 1:00 pm BURLINGTON BLUE	H 11:00 am FERNDALE
10/13			V  9:00 am SEDRO WHITE	H 9:00 am MT. VERNON GREEN	V 11:00 am SEDRO BLUE	BYE	H 11:00 am LACONNER
10/20			H  11:00 am BURLINGTON GOLD	V 11:00 am STANWOOD BLACK	V 1:00 pm BURLINGTON GOLD	H 9:00 am MT. VERNON BLACK	H 1:00 pm BELLINGHAM SILVER

Race the Reserve half marathon, 10k and 5k race 2012-08-11

Last Saturday, over 250 participants turned out to help the Coupeville HS class of 2013 earn some money by running in the Race the Reserve.

The half marathon was won by Coupeville's James Stellar, who finished the 13.1 mile course in just over and hour and 24 minutes.  Behind him was Kevin Adkisson of Ellensburg and Ryan McFeely from Oak Harbor.

The top female finisher in the half marathon was Christen McCool (5th overall) from Portage with a time of 1:32:14.  The next two females were Sara Callor of Ft. Collins and Erin Lietzan from Anacortes.

In the 10k race it was Brian Comer from Sammamish with a time of 42:52, followed by Richard Carmichael of North Bend and Dan McCone from Seattle. Lilliana Stelling of Langley was the first female and 3rd overall with a time of 47:37.  Following here were Katie Sexton from Woodinville and McKenzie Schneider from Oak Harbor.

Coupeville's own Greg Maher, at 51 years of age, won the 5k race, posting a time of 19:47.  He was followed by 44-year-old Steven Duncan from Mt. Vernon and Clifton Hashimoto from Kaneohe, Hawaii.  In the woman's 5k it was Abby Reed from Mechanicsburg, PA (3rd overall), Sara Sherman from Coupeville and Tizzy Asher from Seattle.

354 photos in total of the runners and some volunteers can be found by clicking HERE.

Complete race results are HERE.

Youth track - Junior Olympics

This summer, a number Running Unlimited Fitness team members made travel arrangements for Bend, OR and Baltimore, MD for the annual Junior Olympics competition.

The Association meet, held at Chief Sealth HS in Seattle featured athletes from western Washington.  The top 8 in each event qualified for the regional meet. 14 Oak Harbor athletes competed in 31 separate events. 11 athletes in 19 of the events finished in the top 8.  In 5 events, RU Fitness athletes were crowned Association champions.


Complete association results are HERE

The regional meet, with athletes from Alaska, Washington, Oregon and Idaho was held at Summit High School in Bend.  All 11 athletes that qualified at the association meet traveled to Bend for the regional meet.  At the end of the meet, RU Fitness had an individual who was champ in 2 events and the girls 4x800m relay team also finished first.

Of the 11 competitors, 6 qualified for the national meet in the Midget Boys discus, Youth Girls 200m hurdles, Intermediate Girls 1500 and 3000m run, Intermediate Boys 1500 and 3000m run, Young Womens 3000m run and 2000m steeplechase and the Youth Girls 4x800 relay.

Complete regional results are HERE

Photos from the regional meet are posted HERE

The national meet was at Morgan State University in Baltimore.  There, in the heat (over 90) and humidity, Whidbey Islanders competed in the discus, 200m hurdles, 2000 steeplechase, 1500 and 3000m runs.  OHHS student Christina Wicker finished 6th in the steeplechase and 7th in the 3000m run.

National meet photos are posted HERE.

Read more about it HERE at the Whidbey News Times

NWLL - Final set of photos

Below are the final sets of photos for this years' Little League games.  Unfortunately, due to the incredible amount of canceled games due to rain and out-of-town teams not showing up, we were unable to get any photos of the River Cats minor softball team. 

There are, however, photos of every other team, from Minor Softball to Senior Baseball.

All of Little League baseball and softball photos can be found be clicking HERE.

Remember that when you order photos, 10% goes back to North Whidbey Little League and the Oak Harbor Sports Report sponsors two $500.00 scholarships at Oak Harbor High School.



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Middle School Track 2012-05-23 - League Championships

Sorry for the delay, but finally the results of the Middle School track championships are in.

Starting with the 7th grade boys, the Wildcat United team finished in 2nd place with 82 points, just two points behind first place Burlington-Edison.  LaConner was 3rd with 55 points.  The 7th grade girls were also in 2nd place with 91 points.  Anacortes won with 142.  For the 8th grade boys, Wildcat United was in 3rd place with 64 points, behind Anacortes (93) and Cascade (112).  The 8th grade girls team were winners, totalling 163 points to just 79 for 2nd place Cascade.

Top 6 finishers in the various events are below:

Event                 7th boys                7th girls                   8th boys               8th girls

100m Hurdles    C. Costner (1st)     K.Chelburg (1)      S. Dixon (1)          M. Miesle (5)
                          J. Callies (3)                                        D. Sellgren (3)
                                                                                     I. Deleon (5)

100m dash        D. Bellamy (6)         None                    S. Dixon (3)          M. Miesle (1)
                                                                                     D. Sellgren (4)      J. Eckberg (4)
                                                                                                                 K. Watts (5)

200m dash        C. Costner (2)         K. Chelburg (3)     J. Dix (5)              K. Watts (1)
                                                        S. Dickinson (4)                                 D. Bunch (2)
                                                                                                                  M. Masuko (4)

400m dash        C. Costner (6)         S. Dickinson (1)    J. Dix (2)              S. Kaltenbach (1)
                                                        K. Chelburg (4)                                 C. Dodge (2)
                                                        C. Coker (5)                                     S. Dodge (3)
                                                                                                                 K. Brown (6)

800m run           M. Guzman (1)       C. Wicker (1)        C. Quijano (4)      M. Empinado (2)
                         S. Gluth (2)             T. Edwards (3)                                   K. Brown (4)
                                                                                                                  A. Walton (5)

1600m run         M. Guzman (1)       C. Wicker (2)        O. Altman (6)        M. Empinado (1)
                          A. Hartley (6)         E. Brown (5)                                      J. Aguilar (4)
                                                                                                                  A. Findley (5)
                                                                                                                  A. Whitefoot (6)

4x100m relay     3rd place                2nd place               3rd place              1st place

4x200m relay      2nd place               1st place                3rd place              1st place

Shot Put              None                     S. White (4)           None                    None

Discus                 S. Zook (1)            None                     None                    K. Brown (4)
                           A. Hartley (6)                                                                   K. Matazzoni (6)

Javelin                 S. Dixon (6)           E. Brown (6)          None                    T. Deconzo (1)
                                                                                                                   A. Findley (4)

Long Jump           C. Daves (6)         H. Treichel (3)         J. Dix (6)             S. Kolden (1)
                                                                                                                   C. Anderson (3)
                                                                                                                   T. Heidt

High Jump            B. McIntyre (1)    None                       D. Sellgren (2)      C. Anderson (1)
                  
Photos from the meet, arranged by event, are posted HERE.



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State Track 2012

The results are in, and Oak Harbor was able to place one competitor on the podium.  Josh Schrum ran the 1600m run in 4:21, good enough to finish 8th in State.

Josiah Miller finished in 11th place in both the 100 and 200m dash, Matt Reith was 12th in the 3200, teammate John Rodeheffer was 16th, and Cody Hernkind was 14th in the long jump.

Christina Wicker was 16th in the 400m dash, Dominique Jackson 14th in the discus, and the girls 4x200m relay team (Sierra Seabolt, Christina Alexander, Maura McKole, Jessica Hollins) finished in 16th place.

Rodeheffer was one of only 4 male freshmen at the state meet and the only freshman in the 3200m run and Reith set a new PR in the race at 9:37.

Down in Coupeville, senior Mitch Pelroy competed in 3 events and place in one at the state 1A meet in eastern Washington.

He was 15th in the 100m dash, 8th in the 200m dash and 10th in the 300m hurdles.

Teammate Larry Hurlburt was 11th in the 400m dash.

No Coupeville ladies were at the state meet this year.


That's it for high school sports for the 2011-2012 school year.  Keep tuning in for youth sports and fall high school schedules when they become available.

NWLL 2012-05-21 Senior As vs Pirates

Braving some really nasty weather, the Senior A's were able to sneak a game in between storms on Monday evening.

There was some doubt if the game would go on due to an earlier heavy rain, but the rain stopped and the field playable before the scheduled start time of 6pm.

Unfortunately, the local As team just couldn't find much offense and the visiting Pirates from Mt. Vernon were able to win their 2nd in a row against OH teams.

Pictures from the game are posted HERE.


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Boys Golf update

On Thursday, May 10th, the Oak Harbor boys golf team hosted the WESCO 3A league tournament at the Whidbey Golf & Country Club.

Unfortunately, the Wildcats did not have a good day on the course, finishing 8th out of 9 teams with a combined score of 491.  First place Everett scored 425.

On top for the Wildcats was senior Elias Whitefoot with a 91.  Right behind him was Caleb Knaack with a 92 and Hunter Adams at 94.  Jake Nelson finished with 101, Steven Timm with 113 and Raiden Poe at 116.

Four days later, the top 4 from the league meet competed at the Legion Golf Course in Everett for a chance to go to State.  Again, it wasn't our best day on the course and all four missed the first-day cut of 90.  Knaack shot a 92 to lead the 'Cats, Adams shot 93, Whitefoot 94 and Nelson 98.

Photos from the League meet are posted HERE.


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NWLL 2012-05-12 Minor AA D-Backs vs Rockies

From earlier this month, these photos are of the Minor AA Rockies vs Diamondbacks.

Click HERE to see the photos.

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Youth soccer 2012-05-19

While the U-6 and U-8 teams have one more week of games left, U-10 and above completed their season this past Saturday at Ft. Nugent Park and are now looking forward to the 8th annual Rock On! 3v3 tournament at the Ft. Nugent Fields on 26 and 27 May 2012.

Although the U-6 and U-8 teams all play on either the 30th or 31st of May, we won't be taking any more photos of soccer, but moving on to finish getting all the little league baseball photos.

Below are the photos from May 19th

BU-6 Red Pirates vs Green Lanterns

GU-8 Pink Soccer Rockers vs Orange Cleats on Fire

GU-8 Blue Fireflies vs Blue Bandits

GU-10 Blue Smurfettes vs Red Sister Sounders

BU-12 White Falcons vs Blue Bruisers

BU-6 Gold Soccer Dudes vs Blue Sharks

BU-10 Red Rebels vs South Whidbey

BU-12 Green Gladiators vs South Whidbey

All previous photos can be found by following this link


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Track 2012-05-18 District Finals at OHHS

They did it!  For the first time since 1978, the OHHS boys track team won both the league and district titles, and did it with variety and depth.

Finishing in the top 3 and moving on to the state tournament this weekend at Mt. Tahoma HS in Tacoma are
Josiah Miller - 100 and 200m dash
Josh Schrum - 1600m run
Matt Reith - 3200m run
John Rodeheffer - 3200m run
Cody Hernkind - Long Jump

Everyone that qualified for state set new personal records at the district meet.

The girls also did well, moving up from 5th at the league meet to 4th at the district meet, and are sending 2 individuals and a relay team to Tacoma next weekend.

Dominique Jackson - Discus
Christina Wicker - 400m dash
Sierra Seabolt, Christina Alexander, Maura McKole and Jessica Hollins - 4x200m relay

Others earning points for the teams were:

Boys
Josh Schrum - 800m
Connor Meyer - 800m
Clayton Richardson - 800m
Matt Reith - 1600m
Patrick Mayer - 300m hurdles
4x100 relay
4x400 relay
Jeremy Foster - Shot Put
Dayne Herron - Shot Put
Keon Crumpton - Discus
Jackson Constant - Discus
Chris Hailer - High Jump
James Harrison - Pole Vault
Tucker Lundstrom - Triple Jump

Girls

Jessica Hollins - 100 and 200m dash
Sierra Seabolt - 100m dash
Maura McKole - 200m dash
Heather Dale - 800m
Christina Wicker - 400m
Marisa Sligh - 1600m
Alex Laiblin - 1600m, 3200m
Rae Wynne - 100m hurdles, Triple Jump
4x100m relay
4x400m relay
Dominique Jackson - Shot Put, Javelin
Ciera Wiser - Javelin, High Jump




Photos from Friday's action are posted HERE.


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NWLL 2012-05-17 Major Dbacks vs Red Sox

When the game started it was warm and sunny, but by the time it ended with the Dbacks on top, a chilly wind had sprung up and clouds were starting to form.

129 photos from the game are posted HERE.


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Track 2012-05-16 District meet @ OHHS

After the first day of events in the District Championship meet at OHHS, the Oak Harbor boys track team is in first place with 39 points, Shorecrest 2nd with 29.  The OH girls are 4th with 18 and Glacier Peak is first with 40.

In the prelim events, the top 8 move on to the finals.  In finals, the top two go to the State meet at Mt. Tahoma HS, May 24-26th.

On the boys side, two athletes have already qualified for next weekend's state meet.  Josh Shrum won the 1600m run, setting another PR with a time of 4:17.00.  Also qualifying was Cody Hernkind who finished 2nd in the long jump.

Chris Hailer was 3rd in the high jump and James Harrison was 3rd in the pole vault.  Harrison cleared 12-0 for the first time this year, a 1.5 foot improvement on his previous best.

Qualifying for Friday's finals are:

Josiah Miller - 100 (t-1st) and 200m (2nd) dash
Dejohn Devroe - 400m dash (3rd)
Josh Schrum - 800m run (4th)
Connor Meyer - 800m run (5th)
Clayton Richardson - 800m run (7th)
Boys 4x100m relay (2nd) - Hernkind, Miller, Carlton Johnson and Sheyenne Sams
Boys 4x400m relay (6th) - Johnson, Devroe, Miller and Chris Opdyke

For the girls, Dominique Jackson finished 3rd in the discus with a 121-0 PR.  Her previous best was 106-7.  Ciera Wiser was 3rd in the javelin, throwing 106-10, her first throw over 100 feet this year.

Even though Jackson finished 3rd, she still qualified for the state meet by bettering the minimum qualifying mark of 120-3.5.

Qualifying for Friday's finals are:
Jessica Hollins - 100 (5th) and 200m (3rd) dash
Sierra Seabolt - 100m dash (6th)
Maura McKole - 200m dash (4th)
Christina Wicker - 400m dash (1st) and 800m run (5th)
Heather Dale - 800m run (7th)
Marisa Sligh - 1600m run (7th)
Alex Laiblin - 1600m run (8th)
Rae Wynne - 100m hurdles (4th)
Girls 4x100m relay (7th) - Seabolt, Hollins, Christina Alexander and Nalani Gabbert
Girls 4x400m relay (5th) - Alexander, McKole, Wicker and Dale

Day 1 photos are posted HERE

NWLL 2012-05-15 Major SB Marlins vs Mariners

Just one game Tuesday afternoon.  The first inning saw a few runs by each team, but the Marlins opened things up in the 2nd by batting around, then continued to score until they had a 10-run lead.

Photos from the game are posted HERE.


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NWLL 2012-05-14

The baseball season is in full swing and we got to two games on Monday - a T-Ball game at Koetje Park and a Seniors game at Ft. Nugent.

T-Ball Owls vs Mud Cats photos are posted HERE

The senior game featured the Mariners vs the Pirates from Mt. Vernon.  Oak Harbor did not have a good first inning, giving up 8 runs, but settled down for the rest of the game, but could not get enough offense to overcome that first inning.

Photos of the Mariners game are posted HERE.


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Youth Soccer 2012-05-12

With the season winding down - only one more weekend of soccer, we finally completed all the U-6 and U-8 teams.

This past weekend we covered the following teams


BU-6 Green Lanterns vs Lime Green Firebolts

GU-10 Purple Pounders vs Blue Tsunami

GU-12 NW1 Blue vs Central Whidbey Wicked Witches The Wicked Witches are sponsored by Oak Harbor Pediatric Dentistry.

GU-8 Orange Cleats on Fire vs Purple Leopards

GU-8 Red Hot Chili Peppers vs White/Blue Maple Dolphins The Chili Peppers are sponsored by GO Realty.

Previous soccer photos are all HERE.


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Track 2012-05-11 League Championships at Shoreline Stadium

This year the WESCO 3A league championship meet was held at Shoreline Stadium, and for the first time in 20 years an Oak Harbor team finished #1.

With only two individual champions, the OH boys track team used depth - placing 25 competitors in the top 8 - to capture the WESCO 3A crown.

On Wednesday, senior Josh Schrum cut nearly 13 seconds off his previous best in the 1600m run, finishing first in a time of 4:20.84.  Josh went on to set another PR in the 800m run on Friday, finishing 3rd in 1:57.52.

Senior Matt Reith ran the 3200m race on Friday and ran a very strategic race.  He bided his time, hanging back until about halfway through the race, then with 3 laps to go took the lead and built on it to the end,  finishing with a 9 second lead.  His time was a PR 9:41.58

Sprinter Josiah Miller, running injured, finished 2nd in both the 100 and 200m dash, but qualified for the District Meet.  Other top 3 boys finishers were Dejon Devroe, 3rd in the 400, Chris Hailer 3rd in the high jump and Miller 3rd in the triple jump.  The boys 4x400 relay team finished in 3rd place.

The boys team amassed 135 points.  GP, in second, had 116 and Shorecrest 115.

The girls meet was won by Glacier Peak.  The Grizzlies totalled 204 points behind a string of victories by their distance runners. Shorecrest was 2nd with 143 points and Oak Harbor was 5th with 99 points.

This year, the girls team had no event champions, but put 21 girls into the top 8.  The team produced four 2nd place finishers: Maura McKole in the 200m dash, Christina Wicker in the 400m dash, Raeanna Wynne in the 100m hurdles and the 4x200 relay team.

In field events, Dominique Jackson finished 3rd in the shot put to round out the top 3 finishers for the girls.

Wednesday and Friday of this week, May 16th and 18th, OHHS is hosting the District 1 track meet, with the top 2 finishers in the running events moving on to the state meet.


Photos from Friday's action at Shoreline Stadium are posted HERE.


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NWLL 2012-05-10

Two games were covered Thursday afternoon.

The first was the Mud Hens and Grasshoppers playing T-Ball at Hillcrest Elementary.

The other was a Minor A game between the Bulls and Bats that was originally scheduled for the Windjammer complex, but was moved to the Pool field to make room for games that were rained out earlier.


Mud Hens vs Grasshopper photos are HERE

Bulls vs Bats photos are HERE.


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Girls Golf 2012-05-07 WESCO 3A Championships

In the 9-team WESCO 3A championships held Tuesday at Whidbey Golf & Country Club, the Oak Harbor Wildcats finished in 4th place with 168 modified Stableford points, behind Shorewood (209), Glacier Peak and Shorecrest.

Shorewood's Cassie McKinley was the medalist with 61 points, and Oak Harbor sophomore Annie Leete was second with 57 points.  Following Leete for Oak Harbor were Bree Roderos (37), Katie Brockway (27), Hannah Crouse (24) and KC Winfield (23).


Photos of the golfers in action are posted HERE.


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Softball 2012-05-07

The Wildcat softball team ended their 2012 home season Monday afternoon at Hillcrest Elementary against the Shorewood Thunderbirds.

To start off, the two team had to finish a rain and darkness delayed game from April.  When the game resumed, the score was tied 7-7 in the bottom of the 8th.  Oak Harbor held in the 8th, but Shorewood was able to push a run across in the bottom of the 9th for a 8-7 win.

In the scheduled game, Oak Harbor's bats came alive, and the Wildcats won 4-1.


A combination of photos are posted HERE.


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Youth Soccer 2012-05-05

Finally, a nice day for outdoor sports!

As usual, there were hundreds of kids running around the fields at Ft. Nugent Park on Saturday morning having a good time.

10 games were covered, with links to each posted below

BU-6 Gold Soccer Dudes vs White/Blue Wildcats

BU-6 Yellow Cheetahs vs Orange Tigers

BU-8 Gold Strikers vs Blue Piranhas


BU-8 Green Lightning Runners vs Blue Shredders The Lightning Runners are sponsored by Angelo's Caffe

BU-8 White/Red Dragons vs Blue Sharks

BU-12 Red Dynamite vs Blue Bruisers


GU-8 Green Panthers vs White/Blue Maple Dolphins


GU-8 Pink Soccer Rockers vs Blue Fireflies


GU-8 Purple Leopards vs Blue Bandits

GU-10 Green Colorful Cobras vs Orange Crush The Colorful Cobras are sponsored by the Whidbey Party Store

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NWLL for the week ending 5/5/12

Headache.  That's the best way to describe this week as NWLL officials scrambled to try to make fields playable and reschedule games that were rained out.  Coaches are getting headaches trying to manage pitchers, since Little League rules are very strict on the amount of pitches a player can throw and the rest period between outings.

Even with all that, we were able to get to 11 games this week, including 2 on Friday and 5 on Saturday, including 3 softball games.

Links to the photos from each game are below.

Minor A
Bees vs Mud Cats
Grasshoppers vs Bees

Minor AA
Angels vs Rockies
Dodgers vs Red Sox
As vs Mariners
Dodgers vs Angels
Red Sox vs Dodgers

Major
Angels vs Red Sox

SB Major
Marlins vs Angels - I didn't get many, so will get more of each team later

SB Minor
Grasshoppers vs Central Whidbey

SB Junior
Mariners vs Concrete



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Boys Soccer 2012-05-02 vs Everett

Senior Night.  In most team sports it brings thoughts of 4-5 seniors and their parents stepping onto the field to be recognized by teammates and spectators.

Even though last Wednesday was the final some soccer game of the season, it's wasn't senior night.  Instead, it was Vance Night.  With only one senior this year, Vance Freitas went onto the field with his parents and received a round of applause.

Then, in the final minute of overtime, in his final game in a Wildcat uniform, Vance made it his night by kicking in the winning goal as the Wildcats defeated the visiting Everett Seagulls 2-1. 

Even though the Wildcats finished with a 3-12 record, the last-minute win in the final game made the season a success.

Not only did the varsity win, but the JV won by an identical 2-1 score, giving the Wildcats their first double-win of the season.

Photos from both games are posted HERE.



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Girls Tennis 2012-05-02 JV vs Lynnwood

The Oak Harbor JV girls tennis team has been having a decent year.  Entering Wednesday's match sporting a 9-2 record, they looked to notch another win against visiting Lynnwood, but the Royals had other ideas.

After a few tiebreakers in various matches, Lynnwood was able to pull out a 4-3 win.

The JV team finished their season with a trip to Glacier Peak on Monday.


Photos from Wednesday's match, which include pictures of every single JV player that took to the court, are posted HERE.

Baseball 2012-05-01 varsity vs Glacier Peak

They did it.

Needing to win this one game against Glacier Peak to make it into the playoffs, our boys came up with an 8-2 win to go to the postseason.

The Wildcats dominated throughout the game, leading 7-0 in the fourth. 

Jack Richter was on the mound and went the distance.

The team was supposed to open the playoffs on Saturday with a trip to Meadowdale, but one of the tournament games was rained out, so all the games were postponed.  The Wildcats now travel to Meadowdale on Monday.


Photos from Tuesday's game are posted HERE.


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Girls Golf 2012-04-30 at Whidbey Golf & Country Club

With the regular season winding down, the Oak Harbor girls golf team hosted a non-league event at the Whidbey Golf and Country Club Monday afternoon, with the Kamiak varsity and Everett JV visiting.

Oak Harbor earned 87 Stableford points, Kamiak 64 and the Everett girls 35.

Annie Leete earned 28 points for the 'Cats, Katie Brockway 18, Cassidy Gurich 15, Bree Roderos 14, KC Winfield 12, Hannah Crouse 3 and Kitana Hernandez 1.

Photos of the Oak Harbor golfers are posted HERE.

The girls play again on May 1st in a league match then host the league championships on May 8th at WG&CC.


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Baseball 2012-04-30 JV vs Glacier Peak

The Oak Harbor JV baseball team ended their home season Monday night with a 5-8 loss to Glacier Peak.

The Grizzlies got off to a hot start, leading 10-0 going into the bottom of the 5th inning, but the Wildcats put up 4 runs to stay alive, but scored only one more after that.

The two teams play again Tuesday afternoon at Glacier Peak to end the JV season.

Not counting Tuesday's result, the JV squad finished the season with an 8-11 overall record, 6-9 in league play.

Photos from Monday's game are posted HERE.


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Youth soccer 2012-04-28 at Ft. Nugent

Due to the Holland Happening parade and activities downtown, there were no U-6 or U-8 games this past weekend, but the U-10 and up teams were in action, and we were able to get to four BU-10 and one BU-12 games on Saturday.

BU-12 Blue Bruisers vs Green Gladiators photos are posted HERE.

BU-10 White Great Whites vs Blue Oak Harbor United photos are HERE. The Great Whites are sponsored by "Best in the Field...Homes for Rent".

The other 3 BU-10 games were all against Central Whidbey teams.  Although they are on the schedule as CW 1, 2 and 3, it's in fact one big team with players parceled out where needed in order to get everyone substantial playing time.

BU-10 Orange Crush vs CW 1 pics are HERE.


Click HERE for BU-10 Green Demons vs CW 2 pictures.


HERE are Gold Golden Eagles vs CW 3 photos.

Orange Crush is sponsored by El Cazador restaurant in Oak Harbor.  All 3 Central Whidbey teams are sponsored by Ciao Restaurant in Coupeville.
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Eagle Run 2012-04-28

If you weren't at Windjammer Park Saturday morning at 8am, you missed the 2012 Eagle Run put on by the Oak Harbor Christian School.

The morning had two races - a kid-friendly 1-mile fun run and a more serious 5 kilometer race.

The 1-mile race featured 71 runners and was won by 13-year old Caleb Thompson from Oak Harbor, finishing in a time of 5:17.59.  Caleb also ran in the 5k race, finishing 5th overall.  The first adult to cross the finish line in the 1-mile race was 21-year old Kathryn Fisken, a 2009 OHHS grad.  Last, but certainly not least, were a pair of 3-year olds who went the entire mile holding hands and crossed the finish line together.

Photos from the 1-mile race, generally in finish order, are posted HERE.

Complete 1-mile results are HERE.

In the 5k race, local runner Andrew Wyman was again the winner, finishing in a time of 16:52.93.  The first under-14 male was Logan Clark who finished 3rd overall with a time of 18:35.95.

Twelve year old Laura Rodeheffer was first female to cross the line, in 6th place overall with a time of 19:59.

Janel Thompson, 38, of Oak Harbor was the first adult female.  Janel was 21st overall with a time of 23:25.94.

Photos of all the 5k finishers are posted HERE.  5k runners are identified by bib number if it was visible.

Complete 5k results are HERE.

In all there were 131 finishers in this years' version of the race.

NWLL 2012-04-26 T-Ball

After Thursday afternoon's OHHS Softball game at Hillcrest Elementary, we were able to get coverage of two T-ball games.

The first was the Bats vs the Bees.  Photos from that game are posted HERE.

The second game was the Bulls vs the Timber Rattlers.  Click HERE for those photos.

If you've never been to a T-ball game, they are great fun to watch!

Softball 2012-04-26 vs Mountlake Terrace

As the Terrace team was lacking in players, there was no JV game.

For varsity, it wasn't pretty as the visiting Hawks defeated the Wildcats 13-1.  The girls play hard and have a lot of team chemistry, but are having difficulty breaking into the win column.


Photos from the varsity game are posted HERE.

Boys Soccer 2012-04-24 vs Lynnwood

Tuesday night the Lynnwood Royals, currently tied for 2nd place in WESCO 3A traveled to Oak Harbor for a soccer game and came away victors.

While Oak Harbor scored in the 57th minute on a goal by Ben McCornack, 3 goals by Lynnwood in the first half proved the difference.

The Wildcat close out their home season on Wednesday, May 2nd with senior night against 4-8 Everett.

In JV action, the Royals scored 5 in the first half to win 5-1


Photos are posted HERE.


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Baseball 2012-04-24 vs Meadowdale

The Wildcat varsity baseball team played Meadowdale twice over two days.  In the first meeting on Monday, at Meadowdale, the Mavericks won 1-0.

They would score a few more on Tuesday.  After a disastrous 2nd inning, including a grand slam home run, Meadowdale led 11-0.  Down but not out, the Wildcats came back with an 8-run 3rd inning, but Meadowdale continued to push runs across the plate on the way to a 21-13 win. 

The Wildcats varsity squad has only one more home game, against 3rd place Glacier Peak on May 1st.

Photos from Tuesday's game are posted HERE.


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Boys Golf 2012-04-23 at Whidbey Golf & Country Club

Monday afternoon at WGCC, the Wildcat boys golf team hosted Lakewood, Anacortes and Sedro Woolley for 18 holes of golf.

While Elias Whitefoot earned Medalist honors with an 81 over the par 72 course, Sedro Woolley as a team took the match with a total of 433 strokes to Oak Harbor's 452.  Other varsity golf scores were: Caleb Knaack 85, Hunter Adams 89, Mackenzie Kerfoot 92, Jake Nelson 105 and Quinnton Wallace 115.

Photos of all 6 varsity groups plus the first JV group are posted HERE.


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NWLL baseball 2012-04-21

After spending the morning at the Ft. Nugent fields covering soccer, the Oak Harbor Sports moved to City Beach in the afternoon for coverage of 5 baseball games.

First was the Minor A Red Wings vs Sand Gnats.  At this level the teams use a pitching machine and all the players are out of the dugout and in the field when their team is not at bat.  Photos from the game are posted HERE.

At the Minor AA level, it's player pitch and only the standard 9 players are in the field. 

Minor AA Athletics vs Cardinals photos are HERE


Minor AA Red Sox vs Dodgers pictures are HERE

Major Dodgers vs Central Whidbey photos are HERE


Major Red Sox vs Mariners photos are HERE.

Don't forget to check the North Whidbey Little League site for scores and standings.

Youth soccer 2012-04-21

On our first full day covering youth soccer at the Ft. Nugent fields, we were able to cover a total of 13 games, ranging from U-6 through U-15.

It was a beautiful day with lots of sun - a perfect day for outdoor activities!

Here are the photos that have been posted:

BU-6 Green Giant Sharks vs the Blue Sharks.

BU-6 Red Pirates vs the Lime Green Team

BU-6 Grey Ninjas, sponsored by Martin Auto Electric vs White Wildcats

BU-8 Grey Lightning vs Maroon Cobras.  The Cobras are sponsored by the Island Family Hearing Clinic.

BU-8 Orange Ninja Slayers vs the Red Rockets.  The Rockets are sponsored by All Island Pest Control

GU-10 Orange Crush vs Blue Tsunami

GU-12 North Whidbey Blue vs Central Whidbey Wicked Witches The Witches are sponsored by Oak Harbor Pediatric Dentistry.

GU-15 North Whidbey vs South Whidbey 1.  The North Whidbey team is sponsored by Whidbey Island Bank.

GU-15 North Whidbey vs South Whidbey 2

GU-6 Green Dolphins vs Maroon Apples

GU-6 Green Lollipops vs Red Crazy Daisies.  The Lollipops are sponsored by the Whidbey Party Store.

GU-6 Blue Blueberries vs Pink Flower Power.  Flower Power is powered by Whidbey Island Chiropractic Center.

GU-6 Blue Butterflies vs Purple Daffodils.  The Daffodils are sponsored by Denise White at Windermere Real Estate.

Next weekend the Oak Harbor Sports report will be covering the 2012 Eagle Run and Little League baseball, but will be back at Ft. Nugent on May 5th, covering primarily the U-8 teams.

Boys soccer 2012-04-18 vs Mountlake Terrace

The Oak Harbor boys varsity soccer team got their first win of the season Wednesday night, a 3-2 victory over Mountlake Terrace, and it took an overtime period to do it!

The Wildcats scored first in the first half, then the Hawks responded with a goal on a free kick.

The two teams traded goals in the second half, ending regulation 2-2.

In the first overtime period, Ben McCornack used his head to knock the ball into the Terrace goal with 90 seconds left, securing the OH victory.

Then next home game for the Wildcats April 24th vs 6-4 Lynnwood, and they end the season at home on May 2nd vs 4-7 Everett.

In the JV game, the Wildcats got on the board first, but Terrace scored twice to win 2-1.

Photos from the two games are posted HERE.



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Girls Tennis 2012-04-18 vs Meadowdale

Wednesday afternoon the girls tennis team hosted the Meadowdale Mavericks, and although it was close, with 3 matches going to 3 sets, Meadowdale was able to get a 4-3 win.

Winners for OH were 3rd singles Jen Fremd (6-3, 6-0), 4th singles Chelsey McKenzie (6-0, 5-7, 6-0), and the 3rd doubles team of Jenny Landingin and Stephanie Milliron (6-3, 7-5).

In addition to McKenzie's 3-set match, both first and second doubles went to 3 sets.

At Meadowdale, the JV squad fell 5-2.

The next home match for the tennis girls is Monday the 23rd vs Getchell, then Senior Day on May 3rd vs Glacier Peak.

Photos of the varsity matches are posted HERE.


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NWLL 2012-04-17 T-Ball Rockhounds vs Lugnuts

We finally got to our first baseball game of the year, the T-Ball Rockhounds vs the Lugnuts.

As expected, the game was very entertaining. If you've never seen a T-ball game, you need to watch at least one. You will enjoy it.

62 photos from the game are posted HERE.




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Baseball 2012-04-17 and 18 vs Lynnwood

Tuesday afternoon the varsity baseball squad played Lynnwood at home. Down 3-0 in the 3rd, inning, the Wildcats went on a 5-run rally with 2 outs to take the lead, but Lynnwood came back with 4 runs in the 6th and held on to win 8-7.

At Lynnwood, the JV squad also fell by a single run, 11-10

Photos from the varsity game are posted HERE.

The next day the two teams swapped fields, and results.

At home, the JV team held off a mid-game rally by the Royals to win 10-5, while the varsity team held off a late rally by Lynnwood to win 8-4

Photos from the JV game are posted HERE.


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Softball 2012-04-17 vs Lynnwood

The Oak Harbor softball teams are both still struggling on offense.

6-3 Lynnwood came to town Tuesday afternoon and scored 12 runs while holding the Wildcats to just a single score.

Unfortunately, the JV squad was shut out 23-0.

A few photos from the two games are posted HERE.

The girls' next game at home is on April 26th against Mountlake Terrace. They then finish out the season with a home game vs Getchell on May 4th (OH won the first meeting), then Senior Day vs Shorewood on May 7th.


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GBB 2012-04-16 Spring League

With a team made up primarily of 8th graders and freshmen, the Oak Harbor girls basketball team is struggling in the varsity division of the Skagit Parks and Rec spring league.

Monday night the girls had a late game, starting at 8:15pm. Since the game was so late, a number of players weren't at the game. In fact, only 5 players total were at the game.

The girls that were there played hard against a fast Ferndale team, and although the Wildcats lost 44-11, they played one of their better games offensively.

Photos from the game are posted HERE.



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