Girls Basketball 2012-2013 schedule

DATE	OPPONENT	SITE	9th	JV	Varsity
Nov. 27	Anacortes	OHHS	5:40	5:40	7:15
Nov. 30	Mt. Baker	Mt. Baker	none	5:15	7:00
Dec. 7	Stanwood	Stanwood	5:40	5:40	7:15
Dec. 8	Squalicum	OHHS	4:00	4:00	6:00
Dec. 12	Everett	OHHS	5:40	5:40	7:15
Dec. 18	Marysville Pilchuck	Marysville Pilchuck/9th@Cedarcrest MS	5:40	5:40	7:15
Dec. 20	Marysville Getchell	OHHS	5:40	5:40	7:15
Dec. 21	Ferndale	OHHS	5:40	5:40	7:15
Dec. 27	Tournament	Bellingham HS	none	none	5:30
Dec. 28	Tournament	Bellingham HS	none	none	2:00
Dec. 28	Anacortes(JV)/ Stanwood(9th)	OHHS	1:00	1:00	none
Jan. 2	Sedro Woolley	Sedro Woolley	none	5:40	7:15
Jan. 4	Mountlake Terrace	OHHS	5:40	5:40	7:15
Jan. 9	Shorewood	Shorewood	3:45	5:40	7:15
Jan. 11	Meadowdale	Meadowdale	5:40	5:40	7:15
Jan. 16	Glacier Peak	OHHS	5:40	5:40	7:15
Jan. 18	Stanwood	OHHS	5:40	5:40	7:15
Jan. 23	Everett	Everett	5:40	5:40	7:15
Jan. 25	Shorecrest	Shorecrest	none	5:40	7:15
Jan. 28	Marysville Pilchuck	OHHS	5:40	5:40	7:15
Jan. 30	Marysville Getchell	Marysville Getchell/9th@Cedarcrest MS	5:40	5:40	7:15

Wrestling schedule 2012-2013

DATE	OPPONENT	SITE	TIME
Nov. 29	Arlington	OHHS	5:45 / 7:00
Dec. 6	Mount Vernon	OHHS	5:45 / 7:00
Dec. 8	Panther Classic-JV	Snohomish HS	10:00
Dec. 13	Glacier Peak/Meadowdale/Mt. Vernon	OHHS	5:30/7:00
Dec. 15	Graham Morin Memorial Tournament	Squalicum HS	10:00
Dec. 15	JV Everett Gold Metal Tournament	Everett	9:00
Dec. 18	Marysville Getchell/OH vs Shorecrest/Shorewood	Marysville Getchell	6:00/7:00
Dec. 20	Seahawk Duals (JV & VS)	Anacortes	10:00
Jan. 5	Everett Classic (JV & VS)	at Jackson HS	8:45
Jan. 10	Marysville Pilchuck	OHHS	5:45/7:00
Jan. 11	Highline	Highline	5:00
Jan. 12	Tournament of Excellence (VS)	Mercer Island	10:00
Jan. 12	Arlington JV Tournament	Arlington	9:00
Jan. 17	Stanwood	OHHS	5:45/7:00
Jan. 19	Lynden Wrestling Tournament (VS)	Lynden HS	9:00
Jan. 22	Everett	Everett	5:45/ 7:00
Jan. 24	Marysville Getchell	Marysville Getchell	5:45/7:00

MS VB 2012-11-15

The middle schools kicked off their home 2012 season with a match at OHMS Thursday afternoon vs Mt. Baker.  NWMS was scheduled to be at home last Wednesday, but had to change it to an away game due to a School Levy rally in the gym.

For being the first match of the season for the Panthers, the 7th grade varsity girls played quite well.  They won their first game 25-20, stumbled a bit in the second, falling 23-25, then came back to dominate the final game 25-18 for the 2-1 victory.

The 8th grade varsity games were much closer, with two of the 3 games going to extra points.  The games were all characterized by the same pattern - OHMS would get a big lead, Mt. Baker would catch up, then the Panthers would dig in their heels to win the game.  The score for the first two games was 26-24, giving the Panthers the win,  In the 3rd game it looked over early, as OHMS was up 23-7, but the Grizzles served 10 straight times for points, but again the Panthers held on to win the game 25-18 for the three-game sweep.

Next week on Tuesday, OHMS travels across town to NWMS for an exhibition match.  Admission is free, and if you go, expect a very loud gym, as the girls get very excited and cheer loudly for their team!

7th JV photos are HERE.

7th Varsity pics are HERE

Click HERE to see 8th grade JV pictures

HERE are the 8th grade Varsity photos.

Girls swim - State meet 2012

The OHHS girls swim team swam to a respectable 12th place as a team in the state meet this year and featured a 2nd place individual finish.

In the 200 meter medley relay, the OH team, consisting of Therese Desquitado, Akasha Trisler, Emily Huffer and Marissa Morris finished in 8th place, and the 200m free relay team, featuring the same girls, finished 7th.

Emily Huffer placed 6th in the 100m butterfly and was 2nd place in the 100m backstroke.

With a team laden with underclassmen, look for good things out of the team next year!


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Youth Wrestling 2011-11-10 at Mt. Vernon

Youth wrestling kicked off the 2012-2013 season with a pair of tournaments at Mt. Vernon HS this past weekend.

Saturday was an open tournament, and out of 27 teams that scored points in the event, the Whidbey Wildcat Wrestling club finished tied for 5th place with 11 points.

Ten wrestlers made the early morning trip, and half of them were champions in their age and weight brackets.  An additional two wrestlers finished in 3rd and one more in 4th.

Sunday was a novice only league tournament.  Only wrestlers in their first or second year of wrestling were allowed to compete, and no team scored were compiled.

In Sunday's event, Oak Harbor entered 9 wrestlers, and all of them finished in the top four.  There was a single weight bracket champion, five 2nd-place finishers, one in 3rd place and two in 4th place.

You can get more information on youth wrestling in Oak Harbor by visiting the Whidbey Wildcats website.


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Youth Football 2012-11-10 Cougars vs Sedro, NCYFL championship game

Saturday morning at 10:30am, the Oak Harbor midget Cougars took the field for the championship game of the 2012 season.  The Cougars finished in 4th place with a 4-3 record, but won their way through the bracket to arrive at the final game vs Sedro Woolley White.  Sedro went 6-1 in the regular season and was seeded in 3rd place.

The Cougars were looking to avenge an earlier 20-0 loss to Sedro, and things looked good early.  Sedro ran a total of 4 plays in their first two series.  They fumbled on 3 of them, and OH recovered two.  OH used one of the fumble recoveries to get on the board first after a 23-yard TD run.  The kick failed, but OH led 6-0.

Sedro tied the score early in the 2nd period with a 65-yard run, but the Cougars came right back to take a 14-6 lead on a 5-yard plunge.

A long kickoff return by Sedro set up an 8-yard pass TD, knotting the score at 14 with 4:49 left in the half, and that score would stand until the horn.

In the second half, Sedro scored about halfway through the quarter to take a 20-14 lead, then scored again late in the quarter to boost their score to 26-14.

The Cougars found some life late in the game and were driving towards a score, but a pass thrown by Oak Harbor was intercepted by Sedro Woolley with just over 3 minutes left in the game, sealing the SW win.

Although there were some tears, the boys left the field with their heads high, and through a tunnel of cheering parents who chanted "We are proud of you" over and over.

The Cougars should be proud - the only OHYFL team to reach the championship game this year!

Photos from the game are posted HERE.


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AAU GBB 2012-11-10 SWISH league vs Stanwood White

The Catz, Oak Harbor's girls AAU basketball team is again entered in the SWISH league in Mt. Vernon.  This past Saturday, the 3rd week of games, the second of league play, the Catz took on Stanwood White in a game at LaVenture Middle School.

While the team is entered in the 8th grade division, some of the girls on the team are actually in 8th grade.  Since there is only one Oak Harbor team, coach Gary Brundidge takes any girl from grade 5 to 8.

Missing three key players, the girls played tough early against Stanwood's full-court press, even taking a lead early, but the experience and size of the Stanwood team took over and the Catz were down 19-10 at halftime.  By the end of the 3rd period, the Catz were behind by 12 points and just couldn't find a way to get past the press and cut into the Stanwood lead.

In the end it was 33-20 for Stanwood and the Catz are now 1-3 overall for the season.

A few video clips of second-half action are posted HERE.

Some photos taken during the first half are HERE.

Youth Football 2012-11-03

And then there was one.

Three Oak Harbor teams participated in North Cascades Youth Football semi-final playoff games last Saturday, but only one emerged victorious.

In the Senior division, the Wildcats lost a close game to Ferndale, 17-8.  Ferndale plays Burlington on 11/10 at Mt. Vernon for the championship.

The Junior division Pumas fell 16-6 to Lakewood, who will play Sedro Blue for the title, also at MVHS.

Finally the Midget division Cougars beat Lakewood 36-30, avenging an earlier 38-12 loss.  The Cougars play at 10:30am on 11/10 at Mt. Vernon HS against Sedro White.  Sedro won the first meeting 20-0.

Admission is free if you're in the Mt. Vernon area and want to come watch.

FB 2012-11-02 playoff at Peninsula

Friday night the Wildcats made the long drive down to Gig Harbor to take on the Peninsula Seahawks in Gig Harbor.  The Seahawks finished the season with a 5-0 record in the SPSL 3A and 6-2 overall.  Oak Harbor was 3-1 in league and 6-3 overall.

Peninsula got the ball first and drive 56 yards in 7 plays to score first with 8:44 left in the first.  The Wildcats ran 10 plays on their first possession, but were able to move only 11 yards total and were forced to punt.

Peninsula's next drive was stopped by a Jojo Webster interception of a long pass, but again the Wildcats were forced to punt.  Peninsula's 3rd possession ended with a punt after CJ Shavers almost got a sack and forced a fumble that was recovered by the Seahawks.

Starting at their own 21, the Wildcats marched the length of the field in 13 plays, scoring on a 12-yard run by Isaiah Trower around the right side.  The PAT kick failed, leaving Peninsula on top 7-6 with just 2:39 left until half.

The Seahawks broke out their trick plays with time winding down in the half, and ran the hook-and-ladder play to perfection.  The play went 42 yards to put Peninsula up 14-6 at halftime.

OH got the ball to start the 2nd half and drove down to the Seahawk 32, where a fumble was recovered by Peninsula.  A short time later, the Seahawks were facing a 4th-and-25 at the OH 45 and lined up to punt, but ran their second trick play of the game - the fake punt.  The punter carried the ball near the first down marker, got a favorable spot, and were awarded a first down after measurement.  Peninsula then went on to score on a 15-yard run play to increase their lead to 21-6.

Peninsula then scored again on the second play of the 4th quarter, a 5-yard run to boost the score to 29-6.

After another Wildcat punt, Peninsula make it 36-6 on a 33-yard run with 8:43 left in the game.

Oak Harbor got their second score of the game with 2:44 left in the game, a 2-yard run by Jon Lanningham.  The 2-point conversion failed, leaving the score 36-12.

OH forced a Seahawk punt and ran 3 plays before time expired on a 36-12 final score.

Peninsula moves on to play Nathan Hale next week, the Wildcats' season is over.

Some video highlights are posted HERE.

A few photos are posted HERE.


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VB 2012-10-30 and 11-01 - playoffs

On Tuesday and Thursday last week the OHHS volleyball team played in the double-elimination district tournament at Pilchuck and Glacier Peak HS.

The first match Tuesday was at MPHS against WESCO South 2nd place Meadowdale, who came into the tournament with a 6-2 record, losing only to 1st-place Shorewood.  The Wildcats entered with a 3rd place finish in the North and a 5-3 league record.  In game one, the Wildcats played very sluggishly, letting Meadowdale win easily, 25-14.  Oak Harbor woke up for the 2nd game, taking it 25-20, then dropped game 3, 18-25.  In game 4, the Wildcats got it all together, whipping the Mavs 25-17, then went on to win the deciding game 5, 15-12 on a nice block by Kelsey Rankin.

Twenty minutes later, the 'Cats went up against 7-1 Stanwood in the semifinal, with the winner guaranteed a trip to the state tournament.  The whole match was a nailbiter, with Stanwood taking game one, 25-23, then OH winning game two by the same score.  Stanwood won the third game 25-21, then also won game four by an identical score.

The loss dropped Oak Harbor into the consolation bracket, needing two wins on Thursday to make it to state.

Thursday's game were at Glacier Peak, with OH starting off at 5pm against 2nd place Everett.  Oak Harbor won the first meeting, home, 3-2, then lost 3-1 at Everett.

In the first game, the Wildcats came out flat, losing 16-25, but in game two played some of their best volleyball of the year, smacking the Seagulls 25-11.  But, Everett came to win, and won both game 3 and 4 by identical 25-22 scores, eliminating the Wildcats and ending the season.

Everett went on to lose to Glacier Peak for the final state spot.  Shorewood beat Stanwood 3-0 for the District 1 crown.

Photos from Tuesday's games are posted HERE.

Tuesday video clips are HERE

Thursday photos are HERE

Videos from the Everett match are HERE.


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Cross Country 2012-11-03 - State Championships

Saturday, both the boys and girls Oak Harbor cross country teams participated in the state meet at Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco, WA.

As expected, Glacier Peak on the girls event with 66 points.  Kamiakin was second with 141.  Oak Harbor finished in 11th place with 242 points.  The girls individual winner was Amy-Eloise Neal from Glacier peak, who finished in a time of 17:03.  Tops for the Wildcats was Christina Wicker in 10th place, then it was Alex Laiblin in 19th place and a time of 19:27.  Also in the top 50 was Jonalynn Horn in 39th.  Carlie Kenny and Ashley Everett both finished the 5,000 meter race in under 22 minutes.  No other girls results are posted at the athletics.net website.

On the boys side, North Central was first with 38 points, Kamiakin second with 75 and Oak Harbor 10th with 284 points.  Individually, the 3A winner was Joe Hardy from Seattle Prep, finishing in 15:18.  For the Wildcats it was Clayton Richardson in 48th overall in a time of 16:41.  John Rodeheffer was 61st in 16:48.  Then, all finishing between 17:02 and 17:41 it was Jason Salas, Gavin Stewart, Alex Krantz, Nathan Wagner and Patrick Mayer.



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MSXC 2012-10-23

Here's the results from the Middle School Cross Country meet last week. The event concludes the middle school XC season.  Next up for the middle schools is girls volleyball, with OHMS playing their first home game on November 15th vs Mt. Baker and NWMS playing at home on the 14th vs LaVenture.

7th girls

1 - Cascade MS 9:22
3 - Jenna Cooley 9:46
6 - Taliah Black 10:30
17 - Maggie Fink
23 - Brooke Taylor
25 - Tia Miesle
26 - Stephanie Finch
27 - Brianna Chamberlin
28 - Trina Plunkett
34 - Kaylie Lacoste
35 - Inez Jimenez
36 - Grace Westcott
40 - Morgan Barber
43 - Antoinette Aird


7th boys
1 - Ryan Vasileff 8:58
2 - Cascade MS 9:21
4 - Mike Lym 9:48
6 - Will Danielson 9:50
12 - James Besaw
21 - Ethan Cosper
31 - Charlie Pabona
35 - Nick Huffman
46 - Cliff Hartley
49 - Thane Seith
51 - Kurt Husler
53- Travis Wagner
55 - Dean Martin
57 - Josh Byers
62 - Eric Baxter

8th girls
1 - Burlington 9:53
2 - Kendall Sloan 9:57
3 - Carolyn Wicker 10:13
5 - Tamia Rios 10:40
6 - Emma Lerch 10:47
7 - Shea Davis 10:58
8 - Mia Gehrmann 11:11
9 - Erica Sugatan 11:15
13 - Lauryn Boelke
15 - Kyra McConaghy
22 - Sarah Gartley
23 - Maddy Harstad
29 - Paxton Chadwick
30 - Gabrielle Chavez
31 - Christina Ferris
32 - Rayne Burbank

8th boys
1 - Kenneth Morrow 9:01
3 - Miguel Guzman 9:07
6 - Kegan Snell 9:09
15 - Kelly Holt
25 - Jake Callies
28 - Michael Husmann
31 - Austin Hauter
34 - Alex Hartley
50 - Lucas Nickelson
58 - William Nickelson

Youth soccer 2012-10-27

The 2012 fall youth rec soccer season came to a close last Saturday with a full slate of games in the pouring rain at the Fort Nugent fields.

With the exception of some select teams, soccer now takes a break until the start of the spring season in late April.

Our photographer was able to get to 9 game on Saturday, so now there is complete photo coverage of all the U-6, U-8 and U-10 teams.  Unfortunately, due to other commitments, there was no photo coverage of U-12 and above teams this season.

Below are links to photos from Saturday.

BU-10 Gold Blazing Eagles vs Blue/Red

BU-10 Silver Squirrels vs White/Black Orcas

BU-10 Blue Bacon vs Green Power Players

BU-8 Blue Dragons vs Blue Tigers

BU-8 Gold King Cobras vs Orange Shredders

BU-8 Grey Missiles vs Green Hornets

BU-8 Lime Sounders vs Red Wolf Pack

GU-10 Pink Pop Rocks vs Green Goal Getters

GU-10 Teal Strikers vs Pink Pop Rocks


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Youth football 2012-10-27

The playoffs in the North Cascade Youth Football League, and the Oak Harbor league started the day with 4 teams in the hunt.

Two games were played at home and two on the road.

At LaConner, the senior Wildcat team whipped their opponent 39-8 and will play Burlington next weekend.

At Lakewood, the midget Panthers fell 40-12 and were eliminated.

At the Fort Nugent Field, the midget Cougars played a solid game against Mt. Vernon Green, winning 36-18 and play Lakewood next weekend.

Finally, the junior Pumas defeated Burlington Gold 18-12, and will also play Lakewood next weekend.

Photos from the Puma game are posted HERE.

Click HERE for Cougar photos.


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FB 2012-10-06 vs Meadowdale

It wasn't advertised as a playoff game as neither team would be eliminated from the post season, but Friday night's WESCO crossover football game between Oak Harbor and Meadowdale had all the flavor and excitement of a playoff game.

Both teams were 2nd in their respective divisions - OH in the north and Meadowdale in the south.  Both teams had 3-1 league and 6-2 overall records.

The first quarter had all the markings of a Wildcat blowout.  Oak Harbor started by taking the opening kickoff at their own 41-yard line and marched down the field, using just over 4 minutes to run 11 plays, ending with a wide open Dakota Sinchak catching a 19-yard Ian Kolste pass in the end zone.

After holding Meadowdale to a 3-and-out, it was Kolste to Sinchak again, this time from 31 yards out and Sinchak had to blow through two Maverick defenders to reach the goal line.  Frank Grecco's kick was good again, giving OH a 14-0 lead with 2:43 to go in the first quarter.

Meadowdale got their offense uncorked in the second quarter, completing a 45-yard TD pass.  The PAT kick was mishandled, picked up, and the Maverick player attempted to throw for a score.  The ball bounced off a receiver's hands at the 2-yard line and fell into the hands of another Maverick was was in the end zone.  With 8:44 left in the 2nd quarter, it was now OH 14, Meadowdale 8.

Now it was Meadowdale's turn to hold the Wildcats to a 3-and-out, and after the OH punt, marched 60 yards in 10 plays, ending with a 3-yard plunge to take a 15-14 lead.  That score would stand until halftime.

Neither team punted on their first possession of the second half - both teams electing to go for it on 4th down in their opponent's territory, and using a lot of time in the process.  The 3rd quarter ended with the score still 15-14 for Meadowdale, and the Mavericks with a 1st and goal at the OH 10 yard line.

Meadowdale then scored on the first play of the final quarter, boosting their lead to 22-14.  Oak Harbor got the ball at their own 22 and drove deep into Maverick territory before a Wildcat pass was intercepted at the Meadowdale 12 yard line and returned to midfield.

After the interception, the Wildcat defense held, forcing a Maverick punt.  The kick went down to the OH 7 yard line where Jojo Webster caught the punt and returned it 41 yards to the OH 48 yard line, but with time becoming a factor.  Again the Wildcats drove into Meadowdale territory, but a 4th down pass attempt fell incomplete in the end zone.

Taking over at their own 22 and less than a minute to go, Meadowdale took a knee, but OH had all their timeouts and forced Meadowdale to punt.  The punt went out of bounds at the Meadowdale 41 with just 19 seconds on the clock.  Oak Harbor's first play was a 25-yard Kolste completion to Jojo Webster down to the Meadowdale 16, then an incompletion in the end zone stopped the clock with 0:00.1 seconds showing on the scoreboard.  The final Wildcat play resulted in a sack, ending the game with Meadowdale winning 22-14.

While it's never good to lose a game, the Wildcats might be in a better position in playoff bracketing.  Because of their win, Meadowdale finishes in 4th place in WESCO and travels to Bellevue to take on #2 ranked Eastside Catholic.  The Wildcats finish in 5th place and travel to Peninsula High School in Gig Harbor, the SPSL league champion for a Friday night matchup.  In the most recent AP poll, the Wildcats were ranked 10th and the Seahawks were unranked.  In the Seattle Times rankings, Peninsula is #8 and OH is unranked.  WHEN the Wildcats beat Peninsula, they will play the winner of the Nathan Hale/Shelton game.

Peninsula finished the regular season with a 5-0 league record and 6-2 overall, losing to Bellarmine Prep and Union early in the season.

Photos from the OH/Meadowdale game are posted HERE.

Video highlights are HERE.


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XC 2012-10-27 District Meet at Lakewood HS

They did it again.  For the second year in a row, Oak Harbor will be sending both its boys and girls cross country team to the State Meet.  And they did it with only 5 seniors combined between the boys and girls' teams.

On the girls side, as expected, Glacier Peak won with a point total of 21 and with GP individuals capturing both first and second place.  The first Wildcat to cross the line was senior Christina Wicker, finishing in 6th place overall in a time of 19:17.  Next was sophomore Jonalynn Horn in 10th, then junior Alex Laiblin in 12th, sophomore Marisa Sligh, senior Ashley Everett, junior Rachel Crowther and senior Carlie Kenny.  As a team, the girls finished in second place with 83 points.  Stanwood was 3rd with 97.

For the boys, the won the team title, finishing with 67 points to GP's 77 and Shorewood's 98.  Sophomore John Rodeheffer finished 5th overall in 16:30.  Junior Clayton Richard was 12th in 16:59.  Next was senior Jason Salas, then junior Gavin Stewart, junior Nathan Wagner, senior Patrick Mayer and junior Alex Krantz.

The state meet takes place on Saturday, November 3rd at the Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco, WA.


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VB 2012-10-24 vs Pilchuck

At the final match of the regular season, the OHHS volleyball teams nearly pulled off a 3-match sweep of the visiting Marysville Pilchuck Tomahawks.

Over in the dome, the freshman team lost the first game 14-25, roared back to take game 2 25-22, but stumbled in the 3rd game 19-25.  The Freshman Wildcats finish the season with a 3-11 overall record, 2-6 in league, and finished in 4th place in WESCO 3A south.

In the main gym, the JV team cruised to a 3-0 match victory, winning the games 25-16-, 25-21, 25-17.  They finish the season in first place with a 7-1 league record, falling only to Pilchuck in their first meeting, at MPHS.  The JV team's overall record for the season is 11-3.

With a playoff spot guaranteed, the Wildcat varsity team was playing for seeding.  The team came out big, with the hitting pair of Kayleigh Harper and Roshel Muzzall taking the Taylor Nienhuis sets and slamming them to the floor.  The Hannahs - Salmons and Christensen - got in their licks as well, as did Kelsey Rankin.  At the service line, Ally McGuire did a great job, as did libero Stephanie Milliron in the back row.

The 'Cats won the first two games 26-16, 25-14, then let MP sneak in and take game 3, 19-25, then roared back and delivered a 25-8 pounding on the helpless Tommies in game 4 to win the match 3-1.

Next for the 'Cats is a trip to either Glacier Peak HS or Pilchuck for the WESCO 3A tournament starting Oct 30th.

Photos from the 3 matches are posted HERE.


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Youth soccer 2012-10-20

After cancellation of the 9am games due to a local thunder and lightning show, some of Saturday's games got started around 10am.

With just a week left in the fall season, it's easy to see the improvement made over the last 7 weeks, at all levels, due to the commitment of the volunteers that make the North Whidbey Soccer Club work.  From the board, to the coaches, the players and the parents - you all made a difference in the lives of Oak Harbor's children.

Of course, you can't have a soccer game without a referee.  Please thank the officials after your next game.  Most of them are high school students to give up their Saturday mornings mostly out of a love for the game of futbol.

Photos from 3 U-8 games from this past Saturday are posted below.  All of the U-6 teams have been photographed, along with all of the GU-8 teams.  Next Saturday we'll concentrate of completing the remaining BU-8 teams.

BU-8 Blue Tigers vs Red Wolf Pack

GU-8 Green Shamrocks vs Pink Pixies

 GU-8 Red Thunders vs Purple Fireballs

Youth Football 2012-10-20

The regular season ended last weekend for the Oak Harbor Youth Football League with 3 teams at home and two on the road.

At the Burlington cornfield, the Jaguars put and end to their losing skid by beating Burlington Gold 12-6 and finished the season at 3-5.

At Stanwood Black, the Pumas boosted their record to 6-1 with a 12-0 victory.

The Panthers started the day at Ft. Nugent with a nice 33-6 win over Mt. Vernon Black.  The Panthers struggled this season but achieved a 2-5 mark.

The Cougars started the season strong, but fell in their last 3 games to post a 4-3 season record.  The lost a close 46-42 game against Burlington Gold on Saturday.

Finally, the Senior Wildcats beat Bellingham Red 36-20 to finish the season 4-3.

Playoff spots and schedules will be announced at a later date.

Click HERE for some pictures from the Panthers' game.

HERE are Jaguars photos.


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FB 2012-10-19 vs Pilchuck

It was a big game and lived up to it's billing.  Friday night, with the WESCO 3A North championship on the line, Marysville Pilchuck traveled to Oak Harbor for the final regular season game of the year.

Early on, it looked like it might be an OH blowout.

After trading punts, Pilchuck fumbled at the OH 43 yard line and Jojo Webster was on top of it, picking the ball up off the turf and running 57 yards the other way for the OH score.  Later in the first quarter, after OH recovered another MP fumble, Webster caught a 3-yard pass from Ian Kolste to boost the OH lead to 14-0.

MP came back in the final four minutes of the first quarter, scoring on a 4-yard pass to cut the OH lead to 14-7.

As the first quarter belonged mostly to Oak Harbor, the second belonged mostly to Pilchuck.  After intercepting a Kolste pass at their own 5 yard line, the Tomahawks drove 96 yards in just 6 plays to tie the game on a 23-yard pass touchdown.  After an OH punt, MP used over 4 minutes to run a 9-play, 52-yard drive capped by a 1-yard plunge to take a 21-14 lead with 3:06 left in the half.  Working steadily, the Wildcats moved down to the MP 8 yard line.  The drive stalled and with 8 seconds left in the game, Frank Grecco kicked a 26-yard field goal to make it MP 21, OH 17 at halftime.

Oak Harbor owned the 3rd quarter, and nothing seemed to go right for Pilchuck.  First, driving down inside the MP 20, Fred Webster carried the ball up the middle and it was ripped free by a MP defender, but brother Jojo was there to again pick the ball up off the turf and ran the 8 yards into the end zone as OH regained the lead 24-21.  Then, the Tommies fumbled the kickoff, leading to a 1-yard Fred Webster TD to make it 30-21 for OH with 8:59 left in the 3rd.  Not quite 4 minutes later, Marysville was lined up to punt at their own 18 yard line and the snap went sailing over the punter's head and out of the end zone, making it 32-21 with 5:20 left.  The final OH score of the quarter came at the end of a 10-play drive when Sheyenne Sams carried the ball in from 3 yards out to make it 39-21 to start the 4th quarter.

The 4th quarter was another reversal of fortune.  MP scored on a 1-yard run with 11:39 left in the game to close the gap to 39-28, then they recovered the onside kick and scored again with 10:04 left to make it 39-34 for OH.  OH was forced to punt on their next possession, and MP needed only 5 plays to cover 62 yards and take a 40-39 lead.  OH then fumbled the snap, leading to yet another Pilchuck 4th period score, making it MP 47, OH 39 with just 1:48 to go.

With the ball at their own 36, the Wildcats made their move, driving down to the Pilchuck 7 yard line with just seconds left, Kolste faked to Sams, then fired the ball to Fred Webster, who was standing on the 1 yard line, but a Tomahawk defender stepped in front of Fred and snagged the ball.

MP took a knee to run out the clock and left Wildcat Memorial Stadium with a 47-39 victory and a date next weekend to play Glacier Peak for the WESCO 3A championship.  GP had beaten the Wildcat's foe for next weekend, Meadowdale, 25-7.

Meadowdale will come to Oak Harbor next Friday at 7pm to determine 3rd place in WESCO.  Be there early, be loud, and be proud!


Video clips are HERE.

Photos are HERE.



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