The Wildcat United middle school cross country team held their first and only home meet last Thursday at Oak Harbor's City Beach Park.
Hosted by the combined Oak Harbor and North Whidbey Middle School team were Burlington Edison, Mt. Baker and LaVenture Middle Schools from Skagit County.
The Wildcat team had an outstanding day, winning 3 of the 4 races (7th grade boys and girls, 8th grade boys and girls).
Starting with the 7th grade girls, Jenna Cooley finished first in 10:42, followed by a BE runner in 10:51. The next Wildcat to cross was Taliah Black in 4th and Maggie Fink in 7th. Also in the race for OH were Stephanie Finch, Brianna Chamberlain, Grace Westcott, Brooke Taylor, Christian Miesle, Trina Plunkett, Inez Jiminez, Kaylie LaCoste, Tamara Plunkett, Morgan Barber and Antoinette Aird.
In the 7th grade boys' race, the true race was for 2nd, as Ryan Vasileff destroyed his competition by finishing in 9:43. Second place was Oak Harbor's Michael Lym who finished in 10:48. James Besaw was 3rd in 10:58 and Will Danielson 4th in 10:59. Ethan Cosper was 7th for the Wildcats. Also finishing the race for Oak Harbor were Clifford Hartley, Charlie Pabona, Nicolas Hufman, Kurt Husler, Thane Seith, Josh Byers, Dean Martin and Eric Baxter.
Moving to the 8th grade races, Wildcat Carolyn Wicker won a close girl's race in 10:55, just a second in front of the 2nd place finisher from BE, who spoiled the OH sweep, as Wildcat runners filled the next 7 spots. In 3rd place was Kendall Sloan, then Shea Davis, Tamia Rios, Emma Lerch, Mia Gehrmann, Erica Sugatan and Lauyrn Boekle. Finishing for OH but not in the top 10 were Kyra McConaghy, Maddy Harstad, Sarah Gartley, Gabrielle Chavez, Paxton Chadwick, Cristina Ferris and Rayne Burbank.
The 8th grade boys race was nearly a photo finish, with the top 2 runners finishing in the same second and 3rd place just a second behind. Burlington's Trey Meyer clipped the Wildcat's Miguel Guzman just a dozen yards from the finish line to capture the race. Kenneth Morrow was 3rd for OH, Kegan Snell 6th, Kelly Holt 7th and Joshua Margraf 9th. Others in the race were Jaycob Callies, Michael Husmann, Alex Hartley, Austin Hauter, Lucas Nickelson and William Nickelson.
Photos from all the races are posted HERE.
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Sunday, October 21, 2012
MSXC 2012-10-18 at City Beach
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Girls Soccer 2012-10-16 vs Pilchuck
Tuesday night the Oak Harbor girls soccer team hosted the Marysville-Pilchuck Tomahawks. It was a varsity-only matchup as with an ever-dwindling JV roster, the decision was made to cancel the JV game.
While the varsity team gave up 3 goals in the first half of the game, they allowed only one in the second half. Also, the 3 goals came with a strong wind at the back of the Tommies. When the field was reversed at halftime, the wind died down and was not much assistance to the Wildcats.
The girls are on the road tonight, Thursday, at Getchell and again next Monday at Everett. They finish the season next Wednesday, October 24th against Stanwood. The team will recognize their graduating seniors in a short ceremony before the game.
Photos from the varsity game are posted HERE.
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Youth Football 2012-10-13
Although the season is complete for Oak Harbor's two Peewee teams, the other five teams still have games to play, and four of those teams were in action this past Saturday.
At home, the Wildcats beat LaConner 34-20 to even their record at 3-3 and the Pumas whipped Mt. Vernon Green 34-0 to go to 5-1.
On the road, the Jaguars fell at Sedro Blue 35-6 and the Cougars fell 20-0 to Sedro White. The Jags are now 2-4 on the season and the Cougs fell to 4-2.
Next weekend is the final set of regular season games and teams are jockeying for playoff spots.
On the 20th, three of the OH teams are playing at Ft. Nugent and two are on the road.
The Jaguars travel to 4-2 Burlington Gold and Pumas traved to 2-4 Stanwood Black.
Starting the home games at 9am, the Panthers host 0-6 Mt. Vernon Black, then at 11am it's the Cougars vs 5-1 Burlington Gold. The final game, at 1pm, is the Wildcats taking on 4-2 Bellingham Red.
Photos from last week's Cougars game are posted HERE.
Jaguars photos are HERE.
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Boys Tennis - League Tournament
Oak Harbor is sending two players, David Kusnick and Will Southard, to next week's District Tournament at Stanwood High School.
In an interesting twist, the match for 3rd and 4th place was played between Kusnick and Southard with Kusnick winning a close match 7-5, 7-6.
The District tournament starts October 23rd at Stanwood High School and lasts 4 days.
FB 2012-10-15 JV vs Getchell
In their second-to-last game of the year, the JV squad hosted the Marysville Getchell Chargers, and while it wasn't pretty, defeated the visitors 22-0.
Things didn't look good early as Getchell's first play went for 18 yards and the second for 10 more. Getchell drove down to the OH 9, where a pass was intercepted by the Wildcats, but 3 plays later a Wildcat halfback pass was caught by the Chargers at the OH 35. Fortunately for the 'Cats, Getchell fumbled the ball back to OH back at the 9 yard line. After 9 plays the Wildcats had moved out to the 33 yard line and the first quarter expired with no scored.
Starting the second quarter at their own 33 yard line, the Wildcats marched 67 yard to the end zone, ending with an 8-yard run by Gage Eccleston to make it 7-0 for Oak Harbor.
Getchell's next possession ended in 4 plays, turning the ball over on downs at their own 27, and 7 plays later it was Eccleston again, this time from 14 yards out to make it 14-0 with 1:35 left in the half.
With just 7 seconds left, Getchell lined up for a 32-yard field goal attempt. The kick was blocked and the ball picked up by a Wildcat who looked to be going to the end zone untouched, but an inadvertent whistle stopped the play. OH ran one play before the clock expired on the half.
In the second half, while the defense held, the offense had problems, losing the ball on their first 3 possessions to either fumbles or interceptions.
With 1:52 left in the 3rd quarter, Getchell was in punt formation at their own 4 when the snap went sailing high over the punter's head and out of the end zone, giving Oak Harbor another two points for the safety.
After receiving the kick at their own 32 yard line, it looked like the Wildcats got their offense on track, as they completed an long pass play for an apparent touchdown, but it was called back due to holding. OH wound up attempting a 40-yard field goal which fell just short.
The third quarter ended with OH still leading 16-0.
After a Getchell fake punt failed to make first down yardage, Mark Johnston ran the ball in from 6 yards out for a score. The 2-point PAT attempt was intercepted, leaving the score 22-0 for OH.
Getchell was forced to punt on their last two possessions, securing the OH victory.
Photos from the game are posted HERE.
Video is posted HERE.
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Monday, October 15, 2012
FB 2012-10-12 at Getchell
The Wildcat varsity football team guaranteed themselves a playoff spot and set up a big showdown for next Friday night be beating the Marysville Getchell Chargers last Friday at Quil Ceda stadium 28-14.
Early on, the game looked like it would be a blowout, repeating last year's game, as Dakota Sinchak opened the scoring on a 13 yard run then Sheyenne Sams caught an Ian Kolste pass and went 75 yards to make it 14-0 in the first quarter.
Later in the second it was Sams again, this time on a 50-yard run to boost the Wildcats to 21-0.
Getchell got on the board late in the first half, scoring on a 21-yard pass to make it 21-7 with less than a minute to go.
Oak Harbor responded by driving down to the Getchell 36. What appeared to be a touchdown catch by Jojo Webster was waved off by the officials and Oak Harbor went into the locker room leading 21-7.
OH got a break on the Chargers' first possession, when the punter mishandled the snap and the Wildcats got the ball on the Getchell 28. Five plays later it was Sams again, this time from one yard out. With 8:33 left in the 3rd it was now 28-7 for OH.
The two teams traded fumbles in what was left of the 3rd quarter, and OH maintained a 28-7 lead starting the 4th.
In the 4th, the normally potent Wildcat offense sputtered a bit, punting on two consecutive possessions. Getchell took the second punt and drive 50 yards in 7 plays to cut the OH lead to 28-14 with 4:42 left.
The 'Cats recovered the onside kick, and after making a pair of first downs, Kolste was able to take a couple of knees to end the game with OH winning 28-14.
A few photos from the game are posted HERE.
Video highlights are posted HERE.
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VB 2012-10-11 vs Stanwood
Thursday afternoon the Wildcat volleyball team took on the Stanwood Spartans in a big match to determine first place in WESCO 3A North. A win would put the 'Cats in a tie with Stanwood for the lead.
In the dome, the Freshman team, which has struggled this year, fell to the visitors 13-25, 20-25, 19-25.
The JV team boosted their record to 8-3, defeating the Spartans 2-1 with game scored of 25-23, 23-25, 25-19. In game 2 the JV team was down 18-10 at one point but worked hard to get back in the game, cutting the Stanwood lead to just one point, 24-23 before Stanwood was able to score to win the game.
On a night when the varsity volleyball team really needed to bring their "A" game, hoping to avenge a 3-0 sweep by Stanwood earlier in the season, they didn't.
In game one, the Wildcats led 6-4 early, but the next time OH got a point it was 18-6 in favor of Stanwood. Oak Harbor never recovered from the 14-0 run and lost game one 25-10.
Game two was much closer, but Stanwood was able to take a 2-0 lead by winning the game 25-22, and won game three 25-21 to win the match 3-0.
The volleyball girls have just three matches left on their regular season schedule, all against league opponents, and two of them are away matches. The team travels to Everett on Tuesday (OH won the first meeting 3-2), then go to Getchell on Thursday (hoping to repeat a 3-0 win), the finish the season at home next Wednesday, October 24th against Pilchuck (OH won 3-1).
Video highlights are HERE
Photos of Freshmen, JV and Varsity teams are HERE.
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Friday, October 12, 2012
Boys Tennis, Oct 8th and 10th
The week of October 8th was like night and day for the varsity and JV boys tennis squads.
On Monday the two teams faced off against Shorecrest, one of the top teams in WESCO, with the varsity team at home and JV on the road.
Both teams were swept by their opponents, losing 7-0 in straight sets.
Wednesday the teams switched places, with the JV team at home and varsity at Marysville Pilchuck and the scores were nearly reversed as well.
At Pilchuck, all four singles players won in straight sets. Southard won 6-1, 6-0, Kusnick 6-3, 6-0, Saar 6-1, 6-0 and Miller 6-1, 6-1. In doubles, the #1 team of Dale and Nelson won 7-5, 6-1, #2 Kelley and Mendoza fell 6-0, 6-2, and #3 Atienza and Unpingco won a flip-flopping 1-6, 6-2, 6-1 match. The final was 6-1 in favor of OHHS
In exhibition action, Ziwei Peng and Jose Dimaculangan won 6-0, 7-5.
At OHHS the team score was also 6-1, with the only MP win a 3-set match at 1st singles.
OH singles winners were Martin 6-2, 6-3, Byers 6-0, 6-1 and Hunt 6-0, 6-0.
All 3 doubles team won, Smith/Rupp 6-1, 6-1, Curtis/Van Dam 6-2, 7-5, and Hallahan/Paraiso 4-6, 6-1, 10-7.
This ends the JV season, while varsity players continue to the league meet.
Varsity photos vs Shorecrest are posted HERE
JV photos vs Pilchuck are posted HERE.
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Girls Soccer 2012-10-09 vs Mountlake Terrace
On the positive side, both the JV and varsity squads scored goals on the visiting Mountlake Terrace Hawks Tuesday night at OHHS.
On the other hand, so did MLT.
The JV game was interesting, as due to a number of factors, particularly injuries, the OH JV squad was able to field only 8 players, so the two teams played 8-on-8 soccer, with each team scoring a single goal in the game.
In varsity action, Terrace scored 3 in the first half, but in the second the Wildcats played to a 1-1 tie, but the Hawks won the game 4-1.
Photos from both games are posted HERE.
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FB 2012-10-08 vs Mt. Vernon
Last Monday the JV football team hosted the Stanwood Spartans, and went into overtime.
Oak Harbor got the ball first and on the first play from scrimmage ran 51 yards down to the MV 20, but there the drive stalled and Mark Johnston kicked a 20-yard field goal to take an early 3-0 lead.
Later in the first, the Wildcats forced a Bulldog punt from the MV 31 and it appeared that the kick was returned for an OH touchdown, but the 'Cats were flagged for running into the kicker. The penalty did not result in a first down for Mt. Vernon, but they did get to re-kick, and this time the ball was downed at the OH 47. 3 plays later the ball was stripped from the OH runner and returned 54 yards for a MV TD. After converting the 2-point PAT with 1:26 left in the 1st quarter, MV was now in the lead 8-3.
The Wildcats regained the lead at the 10:21 mark in the second when a 6-yard run by Gage Eccleston capped a 6-play 81-yard drive. The PAT pass fell incomplete, leaving the score 9-8.
Mt. Vernon came back just over two minutes later, scoring on a 7-yard pass with 8:16 to go. Another 2-point PAT made it 16-9 in favor of MV.
Seventeen seconds is how long it takes fullback Mark Johnston to cover 55 yards in full football gear, as he scored on the first play of the next OH possession. With 7:59 until halftime, OH 15, MV 16.
The OH defense held the rest of the half, forcing punts on all three MV possessions, but the Wildcats also punted once, and were intercepted twice.
Mt. Vernon opened the second half with a quick score of their own, needed just 26 seconds to score, needing two plays and ending with a 4-yard run. This time the PAT failed, so it was 22-15 now for the Bulldogs.
On one of the longest drives in the game tied the game. While it didn't use a lot of time off the clock, the Wildcats used 12 plays to drive 63 yards to the MV 6-yard line where QB Clayton Doughty kept the ball. Johnston's kick was good with 7:48 left in the 3rd.
The Bulldogs looked like they were going to score to retake the lead, but Eccleston intercepted MV at the 1 yard line. The Wildcats got the ball out to the 6 but fumbled the ball back.
At this point the defense shined. With their backs against the wall, they dug in and forced Mt. Vernon back. Four times the Bulldogs tried to find the end zone and four times they were denied. In those four plays the Bulldogs lost 15 yards and OH took over.
The third quarter ended tied at 22, and both teams spent most of the 4th quarter around midfield, neither team moving the ball much, and the quarter expired with the game still tied at 22.
In overtime, OH won the toss so MV had to go first. Their first two plays were marred by bad snaps, so on 3rd down the ball was at the 40 instead of the 25. The third down pass fell incomplete, bringing up 4th and 25 from the 40. This time the snap was good and the throw was accurate, but the ball was intercepted by Oak Harbor. It appeared to be #26, who does not appear on the roster, snagging the ball around the 5 yard line.
Oak Harbor's first play went seven yards, but the second play, a handoff to Eccleston, went 18 yards and the winning score. Final: Oak Harbor 28, Mt. Vernon 22.
Video highlights are HERE.
Photos are HERE.
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Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Youth Football 2012-10-06
It was not a good day for Oak Harbor Youth Football last Saturday, as six of the seven teams all lost their games.
There were four games played at the Ft. Nugent Field, the Cougars, Wildcats, Jaguars and Bobcats.
The closest game was the senior Wildcat game against Ferndale. Down 16-0 at halftime, the Wildcats came back to tie the game, forcing overtime. Ferndale went first and scored a TD, but failed to convert their PAT. Oak Harbor went next and got the ball down to the 1-yard line, and looked like it was going to go in, but a fumble ended the play giving Ferndale a 22-16 victory.
The only victory for the day were the junior Pumas, who defeated host Bellingham 25-16.
The season is now complete for the PeeWee teams, but all other teams have two more games to go in the regular season.
Next Saturday, October 13th, the Pumas and Wildcats are the only teams playing at home. The Wildcats host LaConner at 11am and the Pumas take on Mt. Vernon Green at 9am.
On the road are the Cougars at Sedro White at 9am and Jaguars at Sedro Blue at 11am. The Panthers have a bye.
Cougars photos are posted HERE.
Photos from the Wildcat game are HERE
Click HERE for Jaguar photos
Finally, HERE are the Bobcat pictures.
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Middle School Cross Country 2012-10-03 at Anacortes
Halfway through the middle school cross country season, the Wildcat United runners showed their strength by winning 3 of the 4 divisions at a race at Anacortes High School last week. All names are from the official results provided by Anacortes. If any names are misspelled, send a note and it will be corrected ASAP.
In the 7th grade boys division, it was all Ryan Vasileff, as he covered the 1.8 mile course in 11:14, nearly one minute ahead of his nearest competitor. The next OH runner was James Besaw in 10th place with a time of 13:15, then came Charlie Pabona, Clifford Hartley, Ethan Cosper, Nicholas Huffman, Thane Scith, Travis Wagner, Josh Byers, Dean Martin, Eric Baxter and Kurt Husler.
For the 7th grade girls, who ran in a combined race with the 8th grade girls, it was Jenna Cooley winning for Oak Harbor in a time of 11:59. Next for OH was Taliah Black in 3rd place and a time of 12:57. Also in the top 10 were Christian Miesle (8) and Maggie Fink (9). Also running for Wildcat United was Stephanie Finch, Brooke Taylor, Breanna Chamberlain, Grace Westcott, Inez Jiminez, Kaylie Lacoste and Antoinette Aird,
The 8th grade girls winner was Carolyn Wicker in 11:59, followed by Oak Harbor's Kendall Sloan in 2nd place and a time of 12:23. Also in the top 10 were Emma Lerch (5), Mia Gehrmann (6), Lauryn Boelke (7), Erica Sugatan (8) and Shea Davis (10). Other finishers were Tamia Rios, Kyra McConaghy, Maddy Harstad, Sarah Gartley, Christina Ferris, Paxton Chadwick, Katharyn Gordon and Rayne Burbank.
Finally, the 8th grade boys race was neck and neck throughout. Oak Harbor's Miguel Guzman went with a LaVenture runner stride-for-stride the entire race, but Miguel couldn't keep up with the LaVenture last speed burst and came in second by less than a half-second after running 1.8 miles. Guzman's time was 10:27.45, the winning time 10:27.13.
Other top 10 OH finishers were Kenneth Morrew (3), and Kegan Snell (8). Also finishing for Wildcat United were Kelly Holt, Joshua Margraf, Jaycob Callies, Austin Hauter, Michael Hasmann, Alex Hartley, Lucas Nickelson and William Nickelson.
Photos from the combined girls race are posted HERE.
7th grade boys race photos are HERE.
8th grade boys race photos are HERE.
Monday, October 8, 2012
Youth Soccer 2012-10-06
If you were not at Ft. Nugent Park on Saturday, you should have been! It was a beautiful day, sunny, but not too hot.
As usual, there were hundreds of kids in their bright soccer jerseys, serious looks on their faces, kicking the soccer ball all over the fields.
We were able to get photos of 7 games, including the final two U-6 games.
There are also photos of 3 U-8 games and a pair of U-10 games.
No photographer will be at soccer next weekend, the 13th, but will be there on the 20th and 27th. The concentration will be to complete the U-8 teams and get as many of the U-10 teams as possible.
Here are the photos from last weekend:
GU-6 Purple Princesses vs Lt. Blue team sponsored by Whidbey Bank
BU-6 Orange Wolves vs Red Ninjas
BU-8 Red Wolf Pack vs Orange Shredders. The Wolf Pack has All Island Pest Control as a sponsor.
GU-8 Lt. Blue Dolphins vs Pink Pixies
GU-8 Lime Alligators vs Purple Fireballs
BU-10 Gold Blazing Eagles vs Blue Angels
GU-10 Purple People Eaters vs Blue Dragons. The Blue Dragons are sponsored by the Whidbey Party Store
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Sunday, October 7, 2012
FB 2012-10-05 at Mt. Vernon
It was touch-and-go for a while, but in the end the Wildcats pulled of a 35-27 victory last Friday night at Mt. Vernon.
Oak Harbor got the ball first at their own 26 and drove down to the MV 3 yard line, but the drive stalled and the 4th down play did not get the score.
Taking over deep in their own territory, the Bulldogs needed only two plays, one of them a 94-yard pass to take the early lead. With 7:52 left in the first, MV led 6-0 after failing to convert their PAT
The Wildcats answered with a long, clock-consuming, drive. The 17 play, 71 yard drive ran over 7 minutes off the clock and ended with Ian Kolste tossing a 3 yard pass to Troy Sturdevant. With just 12 seconds left in the first quarter, OH now led 7-6.
Starting the second quarter, it was another big play for the Bulldogs, as they ran the ball 47 yards to the end zone to retake the lead just over two minutes into the quarter. The 2-point PAT was successful, putting MV back in the lead 14-7.
This time the Wildcats needed just 8 plays to cover 59 yards, ending with a 17-yard pass from Kolste to Logan Faught to tie the game at 14.
On Mt. Vernon's next series, they went 3-and-out, thanks to big Tyler Adamson getting into the backfield and batting away a Bulldog pass. However, the Wildcats fumbled the ball back to Mt. Vernon just 6 plays later.
This MV drive covered only 17 yards, aided by a questionable pass interference call against Oak Harbor, but stalled by a nice tackle for loss by Dayne Herron, then a combination sack by Jeremy Foster, Jon Lanningham and Adamson.
Oak Harbor now had the ball on their own 20 yard line with 1:13 on the clock and the score tied at 14. A nice 33-yard pass from Kolste to Isaiah Trower down the sideline set up another 33-yard pass to Jojo Webster in the end zone with just 5 second on the clock to give OH a 21-14 halftime lead.
In the second half, MV punted after 4 plays and the Wildcats lined up to punt after 5 plays. Instead of punting, the 'Cats went for the fake, and after a measurement, with the official's taking a long, hard look, the attempt came up less than a half and inch short and Mt. Vernon took over at the 50. Their first play was a 38 yard pass down to the 12 yard line, but the Wildcat defense held and forced a turnover on downs.
OH had to punt on their next series. Andre Cumberbatch was back to get the snap, but it sailed high over his head and into the end zone. Andre was able to get back, pick up the ball and get a kick off, but was downed at the 30 yard line.
Even starting a drive at the 30, it took Mt. Vernon 11 plays before punching into the end zone from a yard out to make it 21-21 with 14 seconds left in the 3rd quarter.
With 9:27 left in the 4th, Kolste completed another pass for a touchdown to Jojo Webster, this one from 7 yards out. OH was now back in the lead 28-21.
The Bulldogs responded with their own score, a 14-yard run. Instead of going with a PAT kick to tie the score, the Bulldog coaching staff decided to go for two. They lofted a pass to the corner of the end zone but the ball fell incomplete, leaving OH with a 28-27 lead with 6:53 left in the game.
Oak Harbor's final score of the night came on a Fred Webster 1-yard run up the middle to cap a 14 play drive that took the clock down to 1:07. The score was now 35-27 in favor of the Wildcats.
After the TD, Oak Harbor kicked off to Mt. Vernon, and the return man fumbled the ball with the Wildcats recovering, and after Kolste took two knees, the game ended with OH winning 35-27.
Photos from the game are posted HERE.
Video highlights are HERE.
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Friday, October 5, 2012
Boys Tennis 2012-10-04 vs Getchell
Thursday afternoon the OH boys tennis team took on the Getchell Chargers in the next-to-last home match of the year.
This was one of their toughest matches of the year and was very close right to the end.
The three OH doubles team got swept in straight sets, and the #1 and #4 singles players won their matches, leaving the result of the match to the #2 and #3 players, David Kusnick and Carter Saar, and both men went into tiebreakers in their second set.
Kusnick won his first set 6-4, and won the second 7-6 in a marathon 12-10 tiebreaker.
Now it was up to Saar. Carter fell in the first set 6-4, then dug in to win the second 7-6 in after 5 tiebreakers. In the final and match-deciding set, Saar settled down and quickly dispatched his opponent 6-1, giving the Wildcats a well-deserved 4-3 victory.
At the same time, the JV team was in Marysville, and could pull out only a single win. Jared Hunt won 6-2, 4-6, 13-11 at 4th singles.
2nd and 3rd doubles lost in straight sets, but went deep into tiebreakers before falling.
The varsity team winds up the season next week with a home match Monday against Shorecrest, then visiting Pilchuck on Wednesday.
The JV team will be at Shorecrest on Monday then at home Wednesday to end their season.
Varsity tennis photos are posted HERE.
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FB 2012-10-01 JV vs Stanwood
It took what seemed forever, but finally it was over. In a nearly 3-hour JV football game, the Oak Harbor Wildcats defeated the visiting Stanwood Spartans 24-16.
Stanwood got the ball first, but fumbled two plays into the game, then the Spartans picked off a Wildcat pass and returned it 45 yards to take a 8-0 lead early.
On Stanwood's second possession, one of the oddest plays of the game happened. Stanwood was looking at a 4th-and-16 at their own 26 and were set to punt with the kicker on his own 12 yard line. He got the kick off, but the winds was blowing hard and the ball bounced at the 35, then rolled back to the original line of scrimmage where it was downed by the Spartans. The very next play, Oak Harbor completed a 26-yard pass to the end zone. The 2-point PAT attempt failed, so Stanwood led 8-6.
Just before the half, OH scored again on a 37-yard run to take a 12-8 lead into the locker room.
In the second half, the 'Cats punched it in from 4 yards out to boost the lead to 18-8.
Late in the game, with OH leading 24-16, Stanwood was driving, but the Wildcats were able to hold for the win.
The JV team is at home again this coming Monday, October 8th, hosting the Mt. Vernon Bulldogs, then again on the 15th against Getchell.
Video highlights from the first half are posted HERE
Photos are HERE.
Thursday, October 4, 2012
VB 2012-10-03 vs Getchell
It was a 3-team sweep for the Wildcats Tuesday evening at OHHS as they hosted the Marysville Getchell Chargers.
The Freshman team played some of their best volleyball winning 2 games of the 3-set match and the JV team swept their series 3-0.
In the varsity match, Getchell scored the first point, but before you could blink it was 5-2 Wildcats after a Kayleigh Harper kill. Later, Kelsey Rankin got the serve with the Wildcats leading 11-4, and she continued to serve until the score was 24-4. Getchell only got one more point in the game, off a Wildcat error. OH won the first game 25-5.
Things got a little better in the 2nd and 3rd games for Getchell, but the Wildcats still completely dominated both games, winning them by identical scores of 25-12 and sweeping the match 3-0.
The girls travel to Pilchuck on Tuesday then host Stanwood on Thursday the 11th, hoping to get revenge after losing in the Spartans' gym 3-0.
In addition, on Thursday the team will be wearing pink jerseys as part of breast cancer awareness month.
Photos of all 3 teams are posted HERE.
Video clips are HERE.
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Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Girls Soccer 2012-10-02 vs Meadowdale
Tuesday night the OH girls soccer team ran into a buzzsaw named Meadowdale.
The Maverick JV squad came into the game with a 7-1 record and averaging 4 goals per game. Tuesday they added another win and 6 more goals by blanking the Wildcats 6-0. While the OH girls played hard and never gave up, Meadowdale was just too strong.
In the varsity game, Meadowdale showed why they are the #1 ranked team in the state. The Wildcats were missing nearly half their starting lineup and had only one substitute available for the game. Again our girls played hard and didn't quit, but Meadowdale seemed to score at will, hitting 7 goals to improve their record to 9-0.
The girls take on the 3-3-3 Shorewood Thunderbirds Thursday night, then take on 1-6-1 Mountlake Terrace Hawks next week on Tuesday in non-league matchups.
JV and Varsity photos are posted HERE.
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Tuesday, October 2, 2012
GBB 2012-09-30 Fall League
Members of the OHHS girls basketball team that are participating in the Skagit Parks and Rec fall league played a doubleheader last Sunday at Sedro Woolley HS against a pair of teams from Canada. In the first game they played the U17 open AthElite team and in the second another U17 AthElite team.
The first game was a blowout, with the Wildcats falling 48-26.
In the second game, the 'Cats, even with only 7 girls available and playing their second game in a row, held their own against the Canadian visitors. At halftime OH was down 18-16, and with less than a minute to go the girls were down by only one point, 34-33, but could not get a shot off before the horn sounded.
The girls have games every Sunday until November 4th, will all but one remaining games at Skagit Valley College in Mt. Vernon.
A few video clips from the game are posted HERE.
Click HERE for photos.
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Youth football 9/22 and 9/29
Saturday, September 22nd, 6 of the 7 Oak Harbor youth football teams were in action with 3 teams playing at home.
On the road, the Jaguars struggled against Burlington at the corn field, falling 22-6.
Right after that game, the Bobcats took to the field and hung tough with the Tigers before losing 12-6.
The other peewee team, the Lynx, was at Arlington Gold and lost 27-6.
At Ft. Nugent, the Cougars continued their winning ways, beating Burlington blue 24-13, but it was the only Oak Harbor victory of the day as the Pumas lost to Burlington Gold 42-6 and the Panthers fell to the midget Burlington Gold team 45-18.
Photos from the Jaguar game are posted HERE
Bobcat pics are HERE.
Things got a little better on September 29th, but only on the road.
At home, the Jaguars played the first game of the day and had the closest score, losing 18-8. Following them, the senior Wildcat team lost 44-6 to Burlington, the Lynx lost 31-0 to Lakewood and the Bobcats fell 30-6 to Burlington Blue.
At Mt. Vernon Green, the midget Cougars remained undefeated, winning 36-28.
At Sedro Woolley, the Pumas won 24-12 and Panthers won 30-13.
Jaguars video highlights are HERE
Wildcat highlights are HERE.
Click HERE for Lynx video highlights
Video clips from the Bobcats game are HERE.
There are four games next weekend at Ft. Nugent, starting at 9am. The Cougars, Wildcats, Jaguars and Bobcats all play at home. It will be the last regular season game for the Bobcats.
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FB 2012-09-28 varsity at Stanwood
The Wildcats exploded on both offense, defense and special teams at Stanwood High School last Friday night, lighting up the scoreboard with 48 points.
Stanwood got on the board first, taking the opening kickoff and scoring on a 37-yard field goal with 7:30 left in the 1st quarter. That was the last time the Spartans would score that night.
Oak Harbor scored on a 27 yard pass from Ian Kolste to a bobbing and weaving Jojo Webster. The pass was set up by a 55-yard run by Isaiah Trower.
Trower scored his on touchdown less than 3 minutes later, scampering in from 11 yard out. With 1:56 left in the first quarter, it was 13-3 in favor of Oak Harbor.
Oak Harbor got the ball right back when the Spartans fumbled the kickoff, and Fred Webster ran up the middle for a 17-yard score with 11:48 left in the 2nd, making it 30-3 for the Wildcats.
Stanwood started their next drive at their own 35, and 11 plays later were at the OH 8 yard line. On the next play the Stanwood runner was grabbed by big Dayne Herron and fumbled the ball at the 1 yard line where it was grabbed by Sheyenne Sams who returned it an untouched 99 yards to boost the Wildcat lead to 27-3.
On Oak Harbor's next possession, they were looking at a 4th-and-20 at the Stanwood 46 and the Wildcats were lined up to punt. Andre Cumberbatch got the punt away, but the kick was mishandled by Stanwood at the 9 yard line, picked up by Jojo Webster who was stripped of the ball at the 1 yard line, and finally the ball was recovered by Sam Shultz. Since in high school football a muffed punt can't be advanced, the ball was spotted at the Stanwood 9 yard line, and two plays later it was Julian Faralan for the TD. 34-3 for OH with less than a minute in the half.
The half ended with Nathanial Stanford intercepting a Spartan pass a the OH 27.
In the second half, Kolste completed his 2nd scoring throw of the game, this one to Troy Sturdevant from 12 yards out.
After forcing a Stanwood punt, it was another Kolste passing touchdown, this one a bomb from the 41 yard line to Jojo Webster with 5:51 left in the game, making it 48-3 for the Wildcats.
The game ended with Michael LaBelle forcing a fumble at the OH 23 where it was recovered by OH at time expired.
Video highlights are posted HERE.
Photos are posted HERE.
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Monday, October 1, 2012
VB 2012-09-27 vs Everett
Oak Harbor opened home league play Thursday with an up and down night against the visiting Everett Seagulls.
Over in the dome, the Freshman team came close, but could not get it done, falling 16-25, 20-25, 24-26.
At the same time, the JV team was over in the main gym. After a slow start, the JV girls took a 5-4 lead and slowly pulled away for the rest of game 1, winning 25-13. They spotted Everett a 11-8 lead in the second game, but tied the game at 14 and squeaked out a 25-21 win. With the match already won, coach Swankie did some experimenting with his lineups, and although the girls played well, lost the final game 22-25.
Game 1 of the varsity match was tied at 9 when the Wildcats went on a 6-2 run and built a 9-point lead to win the first game 25-17.
Everett dominated early in game two, leading 21-12 at one point, but some nice serving by senior Kelsey Rankin closed the gap somewhat, but Everett captured the second game 25-18.
It was back to OH in game 3, as the Wildcats led throughout to win 25-20.
The Wildcats struggled again in game 4, spotting Everett a 5-1 lead before tying the game at 5, but Everett pulled ahead, leading by 8 points at one time, and tied the match 2-2 with a 25-20 win.
Determined not to lose their first league match at home, the OH girls dug in for game 5. Everett earned the first point, but from there it was all Wildcats as our ladies went on a 9-0 run. The game ended with a Roshel Muzzall service ace, making the score 15-4 and making Oak Harbor the winner of the match 3 games to 2.
The girls play WESCO 3A south Meadowdale at home on Tuesday for their only match this week.
Video highlights are posted HERE.
Photos from all 3 matches are posted HERE.
Boys tennis vs Glacier Peak and Mountlake Terrace
On September 26th, the varsity team was at Glacier Peak and the JV was at home and both teams were swept by the powerful Grizzlies in straight sets.
Photos from the JV match are posted HERE.
Two days later, both teams played at home against Mountlake Terrace and both teams were at full strength.
In JV action the Wildcats got their first team win of the year, nipping the Hawks 4-3. Due to time constraints, there was only one long set played at each level.
Winners were Isaac Deleon at 2nd singles, 8-1; Caleb Byers at 3rd singles 8-2; Alex Smith at 4th singles 8-5; and Max VanDam and Matt Hallahan at 2nd doubles 8-1.
For the varsity matches, it was the doubles teams that made the difference in the Wildcats' 5-2 victory. Oak Harbor split the singles matches, with #2 David Kusnick (6-1, 6-0) and #4 Harrison Miller (6-1, 6-0) winning in straight sets, then swept the doubles, also in straight sets. Tom Dale and Jacob Nelson moved to 1st doubles and won 6-3, 6-2, Sean Kelly and Jozef Mendoza at 2nd won 7-6(4), 6-3) and 3rd doubles Casiano Atienza and Antonio Unpingco won 6-3, 6-4.
Even though OH lost at #1 and #3 singles, both those matches had to go to 3 sets to determine the winner.
Photos from the varsity squad vs Terrace are posted HERE.
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Thursday, September 27, 2012
JV and C-Team football vs Everett
Monday afternoon the OHHS JV team traveled to Everett in hopes of continuing on the success of Friday night's varsity game.
They did.
Gage Eccleston scored from 12 yards out, Bernard Deguzman from 3 yards out and Mason Dieter on a QB sneak from the 2 yard made it 21-0 at halftime.
Eccleston scored again in the 2nd half, and Dieter completed a pass to Zac Jones for a 2-point conversion to make it 28-0.
The defense added a safety the Deveraux scored late to complete the Wildcat shutout of the Seagulls.
Due to personnel losses, Oak Harbor no longer has a Freshman football squad, but now sports a "C" team, with roster holes filled by JV sophomores.
They hosted the Seagulls Wednesday afternoon and completed the 3-game sweep of Everett by winning 38-6.
Everett got the opening kickoff, but punted after just 3 plays. Starting on their own 40 yard line, the Wildcats neede djust 5 plays to score, a 16-yard run by Savion Passmore. The first drive was marked by 3 penalties, including back-to-back false starts.
Oak Harbor scored again in the first quarter, a 15-yard run by Dyllan Harris. Both PAT kicks failed, but OH led 12-0 at the first break.
Wildcat scoring continued in the second quarter with Passmore scoring again, this time from 12 yards out in what was only a 3-play drive. This time the kick was good, making it 19-0 for the 'Cats.
Donovan Sellgren scored next for the Wildcats, breaking away for a 70-yard romp to pay dirt. Now it's 26-0 Oak Harbor.
On the ensuing kickoff, the Everett returner was able to tiptoe down the sideline and was finally brought down just short of the goal line. With a first-and-goal at the OH 1 yard line, it still took the Seagulls 3 plays to score. Their PAT failed, leaving the score 26-6.
Harris scored in the 3rd on a 19-yard run to make it 32-6, then Passmore stopped a Seagull drive by intercepting a pass at the OH 46.
Starting the 4th quarter up 32-6, Harris ran the ball 20 yards down to the Seagull 2 yard line, setting up Tanner Walker who put it in the end zone on the next play.
The game ended with a spectacular sack by the Wildcat defense, with OH winning 38-6.
C-team photos are posted HERE
Video highlights are posted HERE.
The JV squad plays at home for the next 3 weeks, hosting Stanwood, Mt. Vernon and Getchell over the next 3 Mondays. All games start at 5:30pm.
The C-team hits the road for 3 weeks, then ends at home on Thurday, October 25th against Pilchuck.
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Monday, September 24, 2012
Boys Tennis 2012-09-24
To start the week, the boys JV tennis team was at home and the varsity at Meadowdale.
At home, the JV squad, boasting a full squad for the first time this year, fell to the visiting Mavericks 7-0, with all JV players falling in straight sets.
At Meadowdale, David Kusnick won at 2nd doubles and Harrison Miller at 4th singles for the only OH victories.
Coach Horace Mells noted the good defense and aggressive net play by Kusnick and good serving and balanced play by Miller in their wins.
The JV squad it at home again on Wednesday against Glacier Peak while the Varsity is on the road again. Thursday the varsity team hosts Mountlake Terrace while JV travels to south Snohomish County.
Some photos from Monday's JV action are posted HERE.
Football 2012-09-21 varsity vs Everett
The Oak Harbor Wildcats opened league play with a 47-7 shellacking of visiting Everett last Friday at Wildcat Memorial Stadium.
Oak Harbor struck early and often, scoring twice the first quarter and 3 more times in the second, then added two more for good measure in the second half.
Everett scoring on a 30-yard pass completion with just 2 seconds on the clock.
The Wildcats started off with a 10-yard by Sheyenne Sames set up by a 42-yard run by Fred Webster with 10:26 to go in the first quarter. Jojo Webster intercepted Everett on their next possession and Isaiah Trower ran it in from 45 yards out.
In the second quarter it was Julan Faralan from 6 yards out after the snap for an Everett punt was low and the punter dropped a knee to the turn. Later, Jon Lanningham picked up a loose Everett ball and turned it into 6 more points for the 'Cats with 4:36 left in the half.
Not done scoring yet, the Wildcats made it 33-0 at halftime with another score by Trower, this one from 28 yards out.
Oak Harbor continued their domination when Michael Maletto intercepted an Everett pass near midfield, then Fred Webster, with runs of 17 and 5 yards punched it in late in the 3rd to make it 40-0.
The final Wildcat score came with 4:17 left in the game when Tim Davison ran around the left side for a 1-yard score to make it 47-0.
The late Everett score made the final 47-7.
The Wildcats spend the next 3 weeks on the road, with game at Stanwood and Mt. Vernon, then a game against Marysville-Getchell at Pilchuck stadium.
The next home game for Oak Harbor is October 19th, when the Wildcats host Marysville-Pilchuck in what will likely be the WESCO 3A North championship game. In addition to being the Homecoming game, it will also be Senior Night, when 36 seniors will spend their last night under the Friday Night Lights in the regular season.
Video highlights are posted HERE
WESCOAthletics.com has photos HERE.
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VB 2012-09-20 vs Lake Stevens
The Wildcat volleyball team wound up preseason play hosting the Lake Stevens Vikings.
In addition to getting ready for conference play, Oak Harbor held their senior night, recognizing the seven seniors and their parents. Playing their final season at OHHS are Taylor Nienhuis, Hannah Salmons, Kelsey Rankin, Ally McGuire, Stephanie Milliron, Roshel Muzzall and Hannah Christensen.
The Vikings swept the sub-varsity matches, beating both the JV and Freshman teams 3-0.
Things didn't look good in game one for the varsity as Lake jumped on the Wildcats early and won the game easily, 25-11.
In game 2 the Wildcats starting getting it together, and led 23-19 late, but a pair of OH hitting errors coupled with a Viking kill ended the game 25-23 and gave LS a 2-0 lead in the match.
With Muzzall at the service line, the 'Cats pounded Lake Stevens in game 3, getting an early 12-1 lead and maintaining their 10-point lead to the end, taking the game 25-19.
Showing life but with little breathing room, Oak Harbor slowly built a lead in game 4, at one point leading 15-9, but Lake Stevens did not quit and tied the game at 21 after a service ace. 4 serves later the match was over, as the Vikings took advantage of OH hitting errors and put the game away 25-21 with a kill.
Video highlights from the match are posted HERE.
WESCOAthletics.com has photos from the varsity match HERE, from the JV match HERE, and from the Freshman match HERE.
The VB teams open league play Thursday at OHHS, taking on the 2-3 Everett Seagulls. The Everett JV squad is 1-5 and their Freshman team 4-2.
Cross Country 2012-09-20 at City Beach
The OHHS Cross Country team held their one and only home meet Thursday afternoon at City Beach Park in Oak Harbor, hosting Everett and Monroe.
First off were the JV boys, and Oak Harbor completed the sweep, capturing the top 7 spots and earned the perfect score - 15.
First across the line was Stephen Miller who ran the 2.65 mile course in 17:16. Following him were Gunnar Melnick, Brendan Bristow, Caleb Peek, Nathan Richardson, Tristin Mirabal and Jon Dix in scoring finishes.
Next up was the girls race. The 2.8 mile course was finished by winner Alex Laiblin of Oak Harbor in 18:40, then 5 Monroe runners crossed the line before Christina Wicker finished in 20:03. Other OH scoring finishers were Ashely Everett, Marisa Sligh, Mackenzie Jackson Caitlyn Dodge and Carlie Kenny. Monroe as a team finished in 1st place with 20 points, OH second with 37 and Everett 3rd with 70.
Girls photos are at WESCOAthletics.com, and posted are photos from all 3 schools.
Oak Harbor took team honors in the boys varsity race by capturing the top 3 spots. Sophomore John Rodeheffer was first in 15:42, Jasan Salas 2nd and Clayton Richardson 3rd. Two Monroe runners finished next, then it was Patrick Mayer, Caley Powers, Alexander Krantz and Isaac Matthews in scoring position. The Wildcats finished with 20 points, Monroe with 45 and Everett 69.
Boys Varsity and JV photos are also at WESCOAthletics.com
The following weekend, the runners headed to Seaside, Oregon for their annual trip to the 3-course challenge, this year taking nearly the entire team - 44 runners in all. The event features more than 2, 700 runners from over 100 high schools from the Pacific Northwest and even Hawaii, and 22 middle schools from Oregon and SW Washington.
The Wildcats produced two top-10 finishers. John Rodeheffer was 4th and Alex Laiblin 9th in the 5,000 meter hard court. Patrick Mayer (53), Alexader Krantz (69), Clayton Richardson (76) and Rachel Crowther (59) were in the top 100 in that race as well.
In the 5,000m moderate course, top 100 finishers from OH were Jason Salas (12th), Isaac Matthews (51), Christina Wicker (12), Ashley Everett (46), and Carlie Kenny (61).
Gavin Stewart was the first Wildcat across the line in the 4,500m 'easy' course, finishing in 42nd overall. Also in the top hundred in the boys race were Caley Powers (49) and Logan Clark (57). For the girls it was Marisa Sligh (24), Jessica Ganswig (71) and Faith Callies (92).
Boys Tennis update
The boys tennis teams were in action two days in a row last week and played well.
On Wednesday the 19th the JV was at Marysville Pilchuck while the varsity was at home.
In JV action, again the forfeit at 3rd doubles proved the difference in the match. Oak Harbor took 3 of the 4 singles matches and nearly made it a sweep, but lost both doubles matches that were played. Singles winners were Isaac Deleon (6-2, 6-0), Caleb Byers (7-5, 6-3) and Alex Smith (6-3, 6-0). At first singles, Kyle Martin played a hard and close match before falling 6-4, 7-6(7-5).
On the same day at OHHS varsity boys took 6 of the 7 matches from the Tomahawks. The singles scores were: William Southard 6-0, 6-2, David Kusnick 6-1, 6-2, Carter Saar 6-0, 6-0 and Harrison Miller 6-3, 6-3.
In doubles, the Wildcats picked up wins at 2nd and 3rd doubles. The team of Casiano Atienza and Antonio Unpingco won 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 while Tom Dale and Jacob Nelson won 6-0, 6-1. Ziwei Peng and Jose Dimaculangan played close at 1st doubles, but lost 6-3, 7-5.
Photos of the varsity doubles teams and just one singles match are at WESCOAthletics.com
On Thursday the two tennis teams ran into a buzzsaw named Shorewood. When the dust settled, every Shorewood match, both varsity and JV, ended with the T-birds winning in straight sets.
Thursday, September 20, 2012
VB 2012-09-17 vs Arlington
Monday evening the Wildcat volleyball team hosted the Arlington Eagles, and though all 3 teams played hard, only the varsity squad came out victors.
The freshman team won game one in a big way, 25-8, but couldn't capitalized on their momentum and lost the next two games 15-25 and 21-25.
The JV Match was tight from beginning to end. The Wildcats spotted the Eagles a 6-1 lead early, but chipped away at it to tie game one 14-14 before taking over the lead 19-16. Ahead 24-20, the 'Cats let Arlington get 3 straight before putting it away 25-23.
Game 2 was back and forth early, until a pair of aces by sophomore Hailey Beecher put the wildcats up 18-13. Arlington fought back and tied the game at 23. The game was tied again at 24 and 25 before Arlington was able string together 2 straight points to win game two 27-25.
Oak Harbor grabbed an early 4-1 lead in game 3, but Arlington tied it at 5, then took a commanding lead late, 21-15. While down, the Wildcats weren't out and went on an 8-3 run to cut Arlington's lead to just one point, 24-23, but the Eagles knocked the last point home to win the game 25-23 and the match 2-1.
Varsity wasn't close at all. Even though the Wildcats had their share of errors, Arlington just couldn't keep up. The Wildcats jumped to a 7-1 lead early, increasing it to 20-12 later. Game 1 to the Wildcats 25-17.
The second game was closer, with neither team more than a point or two in the lead until freshman Claire Anderson served up a pair of aces to put OH up for good 21-12. Game 2 to the 'Cats 25-16.
Back to form in game 3, the Wildcats rolled to an easy 25-17 victory to sweep the Eagles 3-0.
All photos are now posted to WESCOAthletics.com
Freshman pics are HERE
JV pictures are HERE
Varsity photos are HERE
JV and Varsity video highlights are HERE
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Boys Tennis update
There's been a lot of boys tennis action this past week.
On September 12th, the teams faced off against a strong Everett team with the JV at home and varsity on the road. Between the two teams OH could get only a single victory, Harrison Miller at 4th singles on varsity, who needed 3 sets to finish off his opponent 3-6, 7-6(1), 6-2.
The entire team traveled to Getchell the next day. Getchell doesn't have a JV team so there were a number of exhibition matches. The varsity squads had a grueling day, with 4 of the 7 matches going three sets.
Unfortunately, while nearly sweeping the singles matches, OH could not get a double win and fell to the Chargers 3-4. Wildcat winners were Will Southard at 1st singles, 4-6, 7-5, 6-1, David Kusnick at 2nd singles 5-7, 6-1, 6-1 and Harrison Miller at 4th singles 6-2, 2-6, 6-3. Getchell won all the exhibition matches.
After taking the weekend off, the teams were back in action on Monday the 17th against Mt. Vernon. The varsity was on the road and JV at home. At Mt. Vernon, the varsity team played hard against what Coach Mells called one of the best MV teams in many years, but lost 5-2. Miller won at 4th singles 6-4, 6-3, and 3rd doubles Tom Dale and Jacob Nelson won a marathon match 2-6, 7-6(6), 10-6. At home the JV scored a couple of victories, but the team score was the same. JV winners were Caleb Byers at 3rd singles, who needed every bit of effort he could give to win 7-5, 4-6, 10-8. The other winner was Alex Smith at 4th singles who won 6-3, 6-2.
Wednesday the varsity had the home match against Marysville Pilchuck and the JV team was on the road. The JV team nearly won the match, but a forfeit at 3rd doubles proved the difference. JV winners were Isaac Deleon at 2nd singles, 6-2, 6-0, Byers at 3rd singles 7-5, 6-3 and Smith at 4th singles 6-3, 6-0.
The varsity team posted a big 6-1 win, allowing the Tomahawks a win in 1st doubles. At singles it was Southard 6-0, 6-1, Kusnick 6-1, 6-2, Carter Saar 6-0, 6-0 and Miller 6-3, 6-3. 2nd Doubles was Casiano Atienza and Antonio Unpingo 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 and 3rd doubles was Dale and Nelson 6-0, 6-1.
All HS photos are now posted to WESCOAthletics.com
Everett JV pics are HERE
Stanwood varsity pics are HERE
JV Mt. Vernon pics are HERE
Pilchuck varsity photos are HERE.
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JV Football 2012-09-17 at Lake Stevens
Monday the OHHS JV football team traveled to Lake Stevens to try and avenge the Friday varsity loss.
They succeeded.
Neither team scored in the first quarter, but Michael Lanningham caught a Mason Dieter pass for a 32-yard score in the second quarter. Mark Johnston's kick was good to make it 7-0, but Lake Stevens came back by returning the OH kickoff for a score.
The game was tied 7-7 at halftime, and neither team scored in the 3rd quarter.
In the 4th quarter, Mason Dieter set up a 5-yard Gage Eccleston score with a 64-yard run of his own. The kick failed after the TD, but the Wildcats won 13-7.
Head JV Coach Craig Nurvic pointed out that Nathaniel Stanford and Keenan Davila each had key interceptions that stopped Lake Stevens drives.
The JV team is on the road again next week, traveling to Everett. Their next home game is Monday, October 1st against Stanwood. There is no admission fee for JV football and the concession stand is open.
Youth Football 2012-09-15
Six of the seven Oak Harbor teams were in action this past Saturday, with the Pumas getting the day off.
Only two games were played at home, both in the afternoon. The Bobcats won their first game of the season, beating Stanwood Black 27-7 but the Panthers fell to Sedro White 26-16.
In away games, the Cougars continued their winning ways, beating Mt. Vernon black on the road 35-0. The Lynx lost 40-20 at Sedro Woolley.
At Lakewood, the senior Wildcat team dominated the entire game, winning 36-0. The junior Jaguars has trouble handling the Lakewood Cougars and lost their first game of the year 28-12.
Photos from the Wildcats game are HERE
Jaguars photos are HERE
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Youth soccer 2012-09-15
Another busy day at the Ft. Nugent Fields.
Don't forget that 10% of every photo purchase is returned to the NWSC, and the Oak Harbor Sports Report funds two $500.00 scholarships each year at Oak Harbor High School.
Only 3 U-6 games were photographed Saturday morning:
The Golden Ninjas vs Team Perry the Platypus (in teal)
Blue (and Grey) Dragons vs Blue Rhinos
Teal Butterflies and Light Blue "Girls"
Due to scheduling conflicts, there won't be any further youth soccer photos until the last two weeks of the season.
Monday, September 17, 2012
FB 2012-09-14 varsity vs Lake Stevens
Turnovers were the name of the game last Friday at Wildcat Memorial Stadium as the Wildcats hosted the Lake Stevens Vikings.
Both team had more than their fair share of turnovers, but the Vikings were able to capitalize on theirs and defeated Oak Harbor 41-28.
After an early interception by Isaiah Trower, the first quarter was a bit of a yawner until Lake Stevens got on the board with a 46-yard pass touchdown with 3:15 left in the quarter.
The second quarter started with each team punting once, then later Lake had a first-and-goal at the Oak Harbor 7, but fumbled the ball into the end zone where it was recovered by Trower. Three plays later the Wildcats punted, but the Vikings' first play was a pass intercepted by lineman Quinton Wallace who returned the ball 12 yard to the Lake Stevens 32. Six plays later Fred Webster punched it in from a yard out to tie the game at 7 with 4:44 remaining in the 2nd quarter.
Lake Stevens responded to the OH score with a 10-play, 62-yard drive to put them back up 14-7 with 2:00 left and that score would stand at halftime.
In the second half, Lake Stevens fumbled away their first possession on the first play, and 8 plays later it was Webster again, this time from 7 yards out to tie the game at 14 with 2:27 in the 3rd.
The Vikings fired right back, needing just 3 plays to regain the lead, scoring on an 81-yard pass play. The third quarter ended with the Wildcats attempting a fake punt that came up not quite a yard short and the Vikings on top 21-14.
To start the 4th quarter, Lake Stevens marched 61 yards in 5 plays to boost their lead to 28-14, but the Wildcat fought back on their next possession. The first play was a 34-yard pass play to Julian Faralan that took the ball into Viking territory, the last play a 33-yard pass to Andre Cumberbatch, who collided with the defender but was able to hang on to the ball and fall into the end zone to close the score to 28-21.
Lake regained their 2-score lead 2 minutes later, scoring on an 8-yard run. Oak Harbor then fumbled on the first play after the kickoff, and the Vikings put the game out of reach by scoring on a 1-yard run with 4:07 remaining to take a 41-21 lead.
The Wildcats didn't give up, ending their next drive with an acrobatic catch by Jojo Webster with 2:25 left to make it 41-28, but the Viking were able to run out the clock and win the game.
This Friday the Wildcats are at home again, hosting the 0-3 Everett Seagulls to open league play.
Video highlights are HERE.
Photos of both teams are HERE.
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Wildcat football ranked in the top 10
The Oak Harbor varsity football team is ranked in the top 10 in the state in 3A in the Seattle Times and Tacoma News Tribune polls.
The Times has Bellevue at #1, with the Wildcats at #8, behind WESCO 3A south teams Glacier Peak (#6) and Meadowdale (#7).
The Tacoma News Tribune also has Bellevue at #1, but has the Wildcats at #6, behind Meadowdale (#$) but ahead of Glacier Peak (#10).
The Wildcats host Lake Stevens this Friday. Last week the Vikings destroyed Marysville Pilchuck 45-21.
Girls Swim 2012-09-08 vs Edmonds-Woodway
There were two big stories at Oak Harbor's Vanderzicht Memorial Pool Monday evening. One was the big 113-57 win over visiting Edmonds, where Wildcat swimmers captures first place in 9 of the 12 scoring events, 2nd place in five others and 3rd place in 9 events.
The other story is freshman Emily Huffer. In her very first high school meet, she won 2 individual events and two relay teams and reached state qualifying times in 3 of the events. She qualified in the 50 free and 100 backstroke and as part of the 200 medley relay team.
The Wildcat Women hit the pool again next Monday here in Oak Harbor, hosting Glacier Peak and Snohomish.
Photos of both teams are posted HERE at WESCOAthletics.com
JV Football 2012-09-10 vs Arlington
The OHHS JV Football team got on the winning track Monday after school by defeating the visiting Arlington Eagles 28-12.
Arlington got on the board first, scoring in the 1st quarter. The PAT kick failed, and Arlington led 6-0 with 6:16 remaining.
On the first play after the Arlington kickoff, Oak Harbor's Gage Eccleston took the ball 80 yards up the middle to tie the game. The OH PAT also failed, leaving the score at 6-6 with 5:55 left in the first quarter.
The Wildcats scored early in the 2nd quarter and converted the 2-point attempt to make it 14-6 with 9:48 left in the half and never trailed again, winning 28-12.
Photos of both teams are posted HERE at WESCOAthletics.com
Boys Tennis 2012-09-10 vs Stanwood
The Stanwood tennis team flexed their muscles Monday afternoon by sweeping the Wildcats 7-0 in both varsity and JV matches.
In the varsity matches, 2nd singles David Kusnick was able to go 3 sets with his opponent before falling 6-7(2), 6-2, 1-6.
The JV matches were all straight sets, with Oak Harbor forfeiting both 2nd and 3rd doubles.
Photos from the varsity match are posted HERE at WESCOAthletics.com
Youth soccer 2012-09-08
The fall youth soccer season kicked off Saturday morning with a full slate of games at the Ft. Nugent Fields.
Due to other commitments, it's probably that not every team will be photographed this season. Because of this, the focus will be on the younger teams - U-6 and U-8.
As usual, there was a lot of sweat and tears left behind on the field, but it was a beautiful day to be outside.
Also, as usual, there are some very creative and unusual team names this year, and there are some new team sponsors as well!
Below are links to photos of most of the U-6 teams.
BU-6 White Fighting Soccer Pandas vs Yellow Lions
BU-6 Green Wildcats vs Red Ninjas
BU-6 Lime Green Superheroes vs Blue Rhinos
GU-6 Green Gators vs Yellow Bumblebees. The Bumblebees are sponsored by the Whidbey Island Chiropractic Center.
GU-6 Pink Sharks vs the Lt. Blue team. The Lt. Blue team hadn't picked a name as of game time, but are sponsored by Whidbey Island Bank. The Sharks are sponsored by Denise White of Windermere real estate.
GU-6 Marooon Ponies vs Lt. Blue Girls. The "Girls" are sponsored by the Whidbey Party Store.
Action continues every Saturday morning through October 27th, with games starting at 9am.
Youth football 2012-09-08
There were some big scores this past weekend, unfortunately not many of them were in Oak Harbor's favor.
Six of the seven OHYFL teams were in action, with the midget Cougars having a bye.
There was only one game played at the Ft. Nugent field, with the Panthers hosting Mt. Vernon black, and it did not go well, with the Panthers falling 36-0.
The seniors were away against Bellingham Blue, who won 32-12.
Arlington Blue hosted the peewee Lynx and beat them 39-0.
Three games were played at Mt. Vernon High School. The Pumas played MV Black and dominated from beginning to end, beating the Bulldogs 40-0. The other junior team, the Jaguars, had a tougher time, but got in gear in the 2nd half to win 40-20. The last game of the day was the peewee Bobcats who lost 19-0 to the host Bulldogs.
Next week the Pumas have a bye, the Panthers (5pm) and Bobcats (3pm) have games at Ft. Nugent Field.
The Lyns are at Sedro, the Cougars at MV Black and the Jaguars and Wildcats are both at Lakewood HS.
HERE are the Panthers photos
Photos of the Pumas in action are HERE
Click HERE for Jaguars pictures.
Bobcats photos are posted HERE
Monday, September 10, 2012
FB 2012-09-07 at Arlington
Looking to start the season with a 2-0 record, the Wildcat varsity football team made the trip to Arlington last Friday night to take on the Eagles.
Things didn't look good early as the Wildcats went 3-and-out on their first two possessions. Arlington scored on their second possession on a 78-yard pass play to a receiver who was open when the Wildcat defender fell down. Not quite halfway into the first period it was 7-0 in favor of Arlington.
The Wildcat offense punted on their 3rd possession, but on the next play Dakota Sinchak intercepted a long Arlington pass, putting the Wildcat offense back in business at their own 30. Eleven plays later the Wildcats had a first and goal at the Arlington 3-yard line when the quarter ended with Arlington leading 7-0.
On the first play of the second quarter, senior Fred Ferguson ran it in to tie the game at 7 with 11:55 left until halftime.
The two teams went back and forth for must of the remainder of the 2nd quarter, until the other Webster - Jojo, intercepted an Eagle pass at the Arlington 35 and returned it to the 21. Three plays later it was Fred Webster again from 3 yards out to put the Wildcats ahead 14-7 with 2:22 remaining, and that score would stand until halftime.
Arlington opened the second half by running the opening kick back 82 yards then converting a 2-point PAT attempt to take a 15-14 lead. The Wildcats responded with a long, clock-consuming 11-play drive that ended with Jon Lanningham diving in from 2 yards out. Jojo Webster caught the PAT pass to put the Wildcats back up 22-15.
Arlington's first play after the OH score was a pass and was picked off by Isaiah Trower. The Wildcats were able to move the ball into Eagle territory but eventually turned the ball over on downs. Four plays later the Eagles punted back to Oak Harbor, and when the 3rd quarter ended the Wildcats were still on top 22-15 and had the ball at the Arlington 30. A couple of miscues and penalties later, Sheyenne Sams broke loose and sprinted 30 yards to make the score 29-15 with 10:01 left in the game.
Oak Harbor scored once more with 4:08 left in the game on a run by Fred Webster. That score pushed the Wildcat lead to 36-15, and that score would be the final.
This week the Wildcats host the dangerous Lake Stevens Vikings, who are coming off an upset of preseason WESCO 3A top pick Marysville Pilchuck. Game time is 7pm, don't be late.
Video highlights are posted HERE.
Photos are HERE
Sunday, September 9, 2012
VB 2012-07-06 vs Mt. Vernon
Thursday evening the Wildcat volleyball team opened play at home with matches against Mt. Vernon. New this year in the Wildcat gym is a new scoreboard - thanks to the Wildcat Booster Club for that!
Over in the field house, the Freshman team played a tight first game. They were at game point, 24-18, but could not get that last point and fell 26-24. The second game did not go well at all for the 'Cats as MV sealed the match win 25-14. Oak Harbor showed life in the final game, but MV completed the freshman sweep by winning game three 25-20.
In JV action, our girls pounded the visitors 25-12. The Bulldogs regrouped to take game two 25-21, but the Wildcats roared back to capture game three 25-14.
The varsity match was a marathon that lasted five games and well past 9 pm. Oak Harbor got off to a slow start, allowing the visitors to build a 15-8 lead, but after a Wildcat timeout, a kill by Roshel Muzzall, an ace by Taylor Nienhuis and a block by the combination of Muzzall and Kayleigh Harper closed the game, then a kill by Ally McGuire cut the Bulldog lead to just one point. Just a little later, a Harper service ace put Oak Harbor ahead 20-19. The rest of game one was a seesaw, with Mt. Vernon prevailing 25-23.
Game two was nearly the opposite. After a 10-10 tie, the Wildcats went on a 6-0 run, but MV came back to tie the game 20-20, and again at 24-24. A kill by Harper and block by Harper and Muzzall gave game 2 to the Wildcats 26-24.
Game three was close throughout, with Mt. Vernon picking up the last few points to win 25-20.
In a win-to-stay-in game 4, the Wildcats got it done, winning 25-22.
The decisive game five started with senior Ally McGuire at the service line. She served 6 straight times to built a commanding 6-0 lead in the 15-point game. Back-to-back kills by Harper gave Oak Harbor match points, and an error on the Bulldogs won it for OH, 15-11.
OH plays next at Glacier Peak on 9/10, then gets the rest of the week off from competition. They then get back into action on September 17th at home against Arlington.
Video highlights are posted HERE
Photos this year will be posted to WESCOAthletics.com, and will have photos of both teams.
Boys tennis 2012-09-07 vs Mountlake Terrace
Friday afternoon the boys JV tennis team was at home and the varsity on the road, both taking on Mountlake Terrace.
In JV action, the Wildcats won at 2nd doubles and 4th singles. In the singles match, Jared Hunt defeated his opponent 6-3, 6-4 and the doubles team of Aaron Skiff and Max VanDam also won by the same score.
The Wildcats were forced to forfeit at 3rd doubles, giving the Hawks a 5-2 win.
At Mountlake Terrace, the Wildcats swept through the singles matches and picked up two of the doubles matches to win 6-1.
In singles action, William Southard won 6-3, 6-3, David Kusnick 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, Carter Saar 6-4, 7-5 and Harrison Miller 6-1, 6-0.
Casiano Atienza and Antonio Unpingco won at 2nd doubles 6-4, 6-2 and the team of Tom Dale and Jacob Nelson won 7-5, 6-0.
The varsity squad opens home play Monday, September 10th vs Stanwood.
Friday, September 7, 2012
Girls Soccer 2012-09-06 at Coupeville
The OHHS girls soccer team won their first game of the season, knocking off host Coupeville 2-0. The Wildcats scored early, with Suzanne Kaltenbach getting the ball in the net in the 10th minute with an assist by Mckenzie Schneider, then Lauryn Plush got an assist from Megan Duhrkopf at the 15 minute mark.
It looked like Coupeville scored at the 55 minute mark, but the referee rules the Wolves offside and denied the goal.
Photos from both teams are posted here at WESCOAthletics.com
Boys tennis 2012-09-05 vs Lake Stevens
The boys JV tennis team struggled in their first match against visiting Lake Stevens, falling 7-0 to the Vikings.
Kyle Martin played well at 1st singles before falling 6-3, 6-2, and the Wildcats were forced to forfeit 3rd doubles due to a lack of players. Next week the JV team is at home on Wednesday, Sep 12th against Everett and Thursday against Getchell. They're on the road Monday at Stanwood.
While the JV team was at home, the varsity team was in Lake Stevens.
The 'Cats split the singles matches, with David Kusnick at 2nd singles winning a 3-set match 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 and Carter Saar winning 6-4, 6-3. All other Wildcat players fell in straight sets, giving the Vikings a 5-2 victory. The varsity team opens home play next Monday with a match against Stanwood on the courts at OHHS.
Photos from the JV matches are posted here at WESCOAthletics.com
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Girls Soccer 2012-09-04 vs South Whidbey
The girls soccer team opened their 2012 campaign with a non-league contest against the Falcons of South Whidbey. Last year the JV Wildcats ended the season with a 4-11-1 record while the JV Falcons went 2-10-3. The 2011 Falcon varsity squad had a 5-10 record while the Wildcats were 0-13-3.
When the day ended, only 1 of the four teams had a mark in the loss column.
The two JV squads played to a scoreless half, then Anne TePaske booted one in in the 60th minute to put the Wildcats up 1-0. South Whidbey fought back hard, but could not get the ball past the Oak Harbor keeper.
Varsity action also ended 0-0 at halftime, but the Wildcats got on the board in the 68th minute when Lauryn Plush booted the ball just over the head of the South Whidbey Keeper from nearly 25 yards out. Oak Harbor held on to their lead until the 76th minute when the Falcons were able to scoot the ball past OH keeper Makenzie Perry to tie the game at 1-1, and that's the way the game ended.
Next up for the Wildcats is a trip south to Coupeville on Thursday to take on the Wolves on their home turf. It's a varsity only contest, so the start time will be 5pm.
Photos from the JV game are posted at WESCOAthletics.com
Varsity photos are also at WESCOAthletics.com
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
JV Football 2012-09-03 at Snohomish
The Oak Harbor JV football squad traveled to Snohomish to take on the Panthers, hoping to build on the varsity's big win Friday night.
Oak Harbor got on the board first, scoring with 9:17 left in the the first, but Snohomish responded with a 98-yard interception return off a tipped pass to tie the score at 6-6 with 3:41 remaining. That would be the score when the first period ended.
Both teams scored in the second quarter as well - the Wildcats on a 19-yard run with 9:24 remaining, then the Panthers ran the kickoff back 75 yards to make it 12-12 with 9:11 left in the half. That score would stand until halftime.
The 3rd quarter also saw each team score once. The Wildcats with 7:51 remaining and Snohomish with 7:00 left. When the quarter ended the two teams were tied at 18.
The final quarter would prove the difference. Snohomish was able to push the ball across the goal line with just 51 seconds left in the game and while Oak Harbor made a valiant effort, the clock ran out before they could score, ending the game with the scoreboard reading 26-18 in favor of the Panthers.
90 photos of both teams are posted at WESCOAthletics.com
Video highlights are posted HERE.
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Monday, September 3, 2012
Varsity Football 2012-08-31 vs Snohomish
The Wildcats opened their 2012 season by hosting the Snohomish Panthers. The first half didn't look too good, but the Wildcats got on track in the 2nd half.
Snohomish got the ball first and chewed up almost 7 minutes off the clock, but their drive ended with only a field goal. Oak Harbor's first possession ended after 6 plays with a fumble and the first quarter ended with Snohomish on top 3-0.
The second quarter was a back-and-forth affair, with each team getting the ball three times, but no more points going up on the board. At halftime it was still 3-0 for the Panthers.
Oak Harbor took the opening kick of the second half 50 yards in 8 plays, ending with a 3-yard pass from Ian Kolste to JoJo Webster. The kick was good putting OH up 7-3 with 9?37 left in the 3rd.
Snohomish's first drive in the second half ended after 5 plays when a Wildcat sack forced the Panthers to punt. Six plays later it was Kolste to Webster again. The pass itself went only about 5 yards, but Webster ran another 70 yards to push the Wildcat lead to 14-3.
Again, the Wildcat defense stepped up, holding the Panthers to a 3-and-out. The 3rd quarter ended with OH leading 14-3.
The Wildcats opened the final quarter with another touchdown, this one a 77-yard sprint by Isaiah Trower to make it 21-3 just 15 seconds into the 4th quarter.
Snohomish showed some life on their next possession, running 11 plays, but the drive ended with Webster intercepting a Panther pass at the OH 19 yard line. Eight plays later Dakota Sinchak ran in from 24 yards out to make it 27-3. Snohomish drove to the OH 33 yard line, but turned the ball over on downs with just 13 seconds on the clock.
Final - Oak Harbor 27, Snohomish 3.
Next up for the varsity team is a trip to Arlington next Friday to take on the Eagles.
Photos of both teams are posted at WESCOAthletics.com
Video highlights are posted HERE.
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Saturday, September 1, 2012
Youth football 2012-08-25
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