Boys Soccer 2013-03-19 vs Getchell

THEY DID IT!!!



After dozens of close-but-not-quite losses and an occasional 1-goal win over the past few years, the Oak Harbor boys soccer team got it all together to beat the Marysville-Getchell Chargers 4-2 Tuesday night at Wildcat Memorial Stadium.

Getchell got on the board first, but Cayley Powers tied it up in the 17the minute.  Getchell went ahead again with just 30 seconds left in the half and led 2-1 at halftime.

Andrew Mitchell scored in the 47th minute to tie the game, and for the next 14 minutes it was back-and-forth soccer, until...

Just over halfway through the second half, Chase Muller lined up for a free kick and it sailed over the keeper's head and into the next to give OH a 3-2 lead.  What was even more remarkable about the shot is that Muller kicked it from over 40 yards out!

Cayley Powers scored again late, with less than 2 minutes left, going one-on-one with the Charger keeper and the 'Cats walked away with a convincing 4-2 win.

Photos (varsity only) are posted HERE.



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Girls Golf 2013-03-19 @ WGCC

As usual, the girls golf season kicked off with the annual Whidbey Shootout at the Whidbey Golf and Country Club in Oak Harbor.

Sixteen schools attended, with the furthest being Mercer Island HS.  Golfing got started at 11:30am and wasn't finished until late afternoon.

While as a team the Wildcats finished 7th out of 10 scoring teams with 553 strokes (Jackson was first with 480), junior Annie Leete was the top individual golfer, carding an 81 for the day.  Two Jackson golfers were in second and third with 83 and 89 strokes each.

The girls are at home again on Thursday with another match at WGCC.

Photos of the five OH golfers are posted HERE.



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Softball 2013-03-15 vs Snohomish

The home opener for the Oak Harbor Wildcat softball team didn't turn out the way the expected.  The game started with the Panther smacking the first pitch all the way to the left field fence, and the next batter whacked the ball over the fence.  The Panthers never let up and the game ended after 5 innings with the Wildcats on the short end of a 17-0 score.

The JV squad was able to get one girls across the plate, but also fell to the mercy rule 15-1.

Some great photos are posted at the WESCOAthletics.com website.

Click HERE for JV photos

Varsity photos are HERE.


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Girls Tennis - Week of March 11-15

It would be great to say that the Oak Harbor girls tennis team kicked off the season with a big win, but it didn't happen Thursday afternoon.

At OHHS, the JV girls fell to visiting Burlington 6-1, with freshman Anna Belle Whitefoot picking up the lone victory in a marathon 4-6, 7-6(8-6), 10-5 win.

On Friday, the JV team evened their record by beating Arlington 5-2.  Whitefoot won again at 1st singles, this time in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3.  Also winning in single play were Jessica Ganswig (6-1, 6-4) and Erina Horikawa (6-0, 6-2).  In doubles play, 1st doubles Ria Bains and Ellysa Boganay won 7-5, 6-7(7-9), 10-4 and 3rd doubles Julia Smith and Olivia Farrell won 6-3, 6-4.

The varsity team played against Burlington as well, but due to the weather played at the Skagit Valley College covered courts and were working against a hard time deadline, so the girls played a single 8-game pro set.

The only OH winner was the 3rd doubles team of Brittany Rigby and Cat Amsler, who won 8-5.

Friday against Arlington the varsity squad picked up two wins, but lost the match 5-2.  McKenzie Perry won at 2nd doubles 3-6, 6-2, 7-6(5), and Rigby and Amsler won at 3rd doubles 6-2, 6-2.

Oak Harbor won two exhibition doubles matches. The team of McKinley Kellogg and Dallas Breilein won 6-1, 6-4 and Mollie Briddell and Hannah Gluth won 8-6.

Weather cooperating, the girls will play twice next week.  Tuesday the 19th the JV travels to Marysville Getchell while the Varsity hosts the Chargers, and on Thursday the Varsity goes to Everett and JV is at home against the same school.

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Baseball 2013-03-04 vs Bellingham

The rain threatened, but did not fall as the OHHS varsity baseball team hosted Bellingham.  The game was full of offense, with Bellingham coming out on top 14-11.  In Bellingham, the JV squad pounded their hosts 18-5.


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Track 2013-03-04 Jamboree @ OHHS

The 2012-2013 track season started Thursday afternoon with the Island Jamboree at OHHS, featuring the Wildcats, Coupeville, South Whidbey and Lakewood.

Oak Harbor got off to a good start, winning 14 events - 6 for the girls and 8 for the boys.

Girls winners -

Jessica Hollins - 100 and 200m dash champ
Christina Wicker - 1600m run
Ciera Wiser - Javelin and Triple Jump
Claire Anderson - High Jump

Boys winners -

Robert Miller-Hubbel - 200m dash
Noel Cheeseboro - 400m dash
John Rodeheffer - 800 and 1600m run
Jeremy Foster - Shot put
Tyler Adamson - Discus
Chris Hailer - High Jump
Jayden Davilla - Triple Jump

In addition, OH picked up eleven 2nd place finishes

200m - Chris Hailer and Matti Miesle
400m - Suzanne Kaltenback and Stephen Dixon
800m - Sebastian Ceasar
Shot Put - Taylor Deconzo
Javelin - Kekai Tarrant
High Jump - Jacob Olson and Hayley Lundstrom
Triple Jump - Jon Lanningham.

Complete results can be found HERE

A variety of photos of OH athletes from the meet are posted HERE.



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Boys Golf 2013-03-11 @ WGCC

The Oak Harbor boys golf team kicked off the 2013 spring sports season by hosting Lake Stevens, Monroe and Edmonds-Woodway at the Whidbey Golf and Country Club Monday afternoon.

It was an early start with the meet getting underway at 1pm.

The Wildcats finished n 2nd place with 427 strokes to E-W's 437.  LS was 3rd with 441 and Monroe in 4th with 471.

Individually for the Wildcats, Quinnton Wallace led the team by shooting an 80.  Hunter Adams shot 86, Jerin Applegarth 87, Raiden Poe 90, Caleb Knaack 94 and Steven Timm 94.

Photos of all the golfers are posted to WESCOAthletics.com


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Prowler down

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the sailors and families of VAQ-129 today.

MS GBB 2013-03-07 OHMS @ NWMS

Oak Harbor Middle School and North Whidbey Middle School met again, this time at NWMS.

In the first matchup, the OHMS 7th grade team won 20-17, but on Thursday NWMS got their revenge.

The game started out slow, with NW leading 6-4 at the first buzzer, but points from Briana Garcia and Roselia Loera made it 15-10 at halftime.  In the 3rd, the Cougars turned up the defensive heat, shutting out the Panthers and grabbing a 24-10 lead going into the final period.  In the 4th, OH got some offense going, but the Cougar lead was too much as NWMS won the rematch 28-17.  Scoring for the Cougars were Garcia with 15, Loera with 6, Nina Fox 4, Paige Jackson 3 and Alyssa McCauley 2.  For the Panthers it was Cherrish Asinsin leading the team with 7, Grace Westcott and Samantha Hines with 4 each, and Trinity Olivera with 2.

The first 8th grade game was won by NWMS, 43-14, and this time the Panthers resolved to do better - and they did!

Looking like a repeat of the first game early, NW led at the end of the first quarter 13-6, but the two teams played even in the second, with NW leading 19-12 at halftime.  The OH defense was still keeping the explosive NWMS offense in check, allowing 9 points in the 3rd, but the Panthers could score only 6 of their own.  Even though down by 10, the Panthers refused to quit and stepped up their defense even more, and in the final period the Cougars could score only 4 points.  Unfortunately, the Panthers scored only 6 of their own, and NWMS swept the 2012-2013 series by winning game two 32-24.

Scoring for the Panthers: Lydia Peplinski 10, Julie Jansen 8, Taylor Edwards 5 and Ally Henry 1.
For the Cougars it was Bryn Langrock 15, Elisabeth Adams and Michaela Pasch 4 each, Rahsanna Graham 3 and Hollie Dunn, Jaden Jesus and Lupe Loera 2 each.

Both teams have a couple more games to play before ending the season with a combined awards banquet late next week.

Photos from the 7th grade game are posted HERE

8th grade photos are HERE.

Sorry, no video this time!



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MS Wrestling 2013-03-05 @ NWMS

Tuesday afternoon the Wildcat United wrestling team hosted Cascade MS (Sedro-Woolley), Anacortes and Burlington in a tournament-style meet at NWMS.

Wrestling took place on two mats with wrestlers matched up by weight and always wrestling someone from another school.  The first round consisted of a total of 48 matches, the second round 33 and final round 27. 

Only partial results are available - some of the winners in the first round were W. Nicholson (pin), Aborqui (18-2), L Nicholson (9-8), Manning (pin), Lym (pin), K. Nichols (11-2), MacIntire (pin) and Rude (pin).

In the second round, some of the winners were Cosper (18-1), Sanchez (pin), Fletcher (pin), Aborqui (11-6), Taylor (pin), Brookshire (pin) and Aketch (18-3).

Video highlights from the 1st and 2nd rounds are posted HERE.

Photos from the first two rounds are posted HERE.


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Middle School Wrestling 2013-02-28

Last Thursday the combined OHMS and NWMS wrestling made a long trip, all the way to Darrington, for a long day of wrestling in a double dual meet also featuring Concrete and Cascade MS from Sedro Woolley.

The first round was against a combined Darrington/Concrete.  The coaches were able to work things out so almost every Wildcat United wrestler got on the mat.  Because of the size of the OH team, though, some of the Darrington and Concrete wrestlers had to go out against us not just once or twice, but three times!

The early part of the Darrington/Concrete half of the meet didn't go well for Wildcat United, losing a lot of bouts to pins, but the middle and heavy weights got things back on track with some exciting wins.

No individual nor team scores against Darrington/Concrete or Cascade are available.

The wrestlers are at home Tuesday afternoon with a meet at NWMS.  Wrestling gets underway around 3:45pm.

Photos from Thursday's action are posted HERE.

A few video highlights can be found HERE.


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Middle School Girls Basketball 2013-02-19

The Oak Harbor Middle Panthers and North Whidbey Middle School Cougars opened their 2012-2013 basketball season playing each other - but with a twist.

Instead of playing the game in either of the middle schools, arrangements were made to play the game at Oak Harbor High School.  They went full-scale, getting HS announcer Jay Long to introduce the starters and call both the 7th and 8th grade games, opened the concession stand and had the bleachers pulled out so there was room for everyone to sit and watch the game.

The 7th grade game looked to be a blowout early on.  OHMS grabbed an 8-4 first quarter lead and built it to 14-6 by halftime.  Still leading 18-10 at the end of the 3rd, the game appeared over, but NWMS found their offenses and started chipping away at the Panther lead.  Late in the came the Cougars' lead was cut to just 1 points, 18-17, but a not uncommon middle school mistake sealed the win for OHMS.  On a throw in from the end line by OHMS, the ball sailed over the head of the intended Panther.  The ball was grabbed by a NWMS player to promptly raced to the basket for an uncontested layin.  The problem is that it was the wrong basket, giving 2 points to OHMS, making the final score 20-17.

For the Panthers, Trinity Olivera, Alisha Wilson and Hailee Blau each scored 4 points, while Lydia Dorsey, Andrea Ruben and Kaylee Kruger had 2 points each.

The Cougars were led by Briana Garcia and Alyssa McCauley with 6 points each.  Roselia Loera and Emma Kirk scored 2 each and Paige Jackson scored one free throw.

In the 8th grade game, there was also a wrong-basket score, again by NWMS, but it would not have made a difference as NWMS was all over OHMS from the start, winning 43-14.

OHMS scorers: Virginia Black 4, Ajunae Frye 3, Lydia Peplinski and Taylor Edwards 2 each.  For the Cougars it was Bryn Langrock and Rahsanna Graham with 13 each, Michaela Pasch with 6, Elisabeth Adams and Mia Gehrmann with 4 each and Guadalupe Loera with 1.

The two teams are scheduled to play each other again on March 7th at North Whidbey Middle School.  7th grade at 3:30, 8th grade 10 minutes after the 7th grade ends.  Admission is free so come watch the future of Oak Harbor girls basketball.

7th grade video highlights are HERE

8th grade video is HERE.

Click HERE for photos of the 7th grade teams in action, including post-game group photos.

Click HERE for 8th grade photos.  There is only NWMS group photos as OHMS was missing a player.  We'll get photos of that team at a later date.


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Wrestling 2013-02-16 - State Championships

For the first time in a long time, the Oak Harbor Wildcat wrestling team finished in the top 10 at the annual Mat Classic last weekend at the Tacoma Dome.

OH started the tournament with 11 wrestlers - 9 boys and 2 girls.  At the start of the second day of the tournament, only 4 were left, 2 in the winner's bracket.

Cody Fakkema finished in 7th place in state, defeating teammate Jahleel Vester 4-1 in the 7th/8th place match.  It was the 3rd time in the post season the two had met on the mat.

CJ Shavers lost his first match Saturday but came back with a win to wrestle for 3rd place.  His match didn't go well, but for a wrestler who was unranked and essentially unknown at the beginning of the season, it was a spectacular finish!

Josh Crebbin won his opening match by pin, setting up a championship match against Meadowdale's Smith.  The two had met twice previously this season, with Smith winning both.  In this championship match, Smith got the upper hand and held the lead 4-2 with time running low.  The two wrestlers were both on their feet, and Smith was able to hold off Crebbin's takedown attempts until time expired.

Video highlights are HERE


Saturday's photos are posted HERE.


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Wrestling 2013-02-09 - Regional tournament @ Pilchuck

The Oak Harbor Wildcats took 9 to the boys regional tournament at Marysville Pilchuck and 2 to the girls tournament at Sedro-Woolley, and all 11 are moving on to state.

Regional champions for 2012-2013 are Cody Fakkema (132 lbs) and CJ Shavers (170 lbs).

Finishing in 2nd were Zaiha Sams (118), Christian Bertram (106), Jeremy Vester (126), Jahleel Vester (132 - lost to Fakkema), Josh Crebbin (160) and Jackson Constant (285).

In third were Aimee Oliver (155) and Jacob Fitzgerald (138).  In fourth was Mark Johnston (138 - lost to Fitzgerald).

No team standings are available from the girls tournament.  For the boys, OH moved up from 3rd in the district tournament to 2nd in the regional tournament.  The Wildcats scored 176.5 points, while Stanwood was first with 184.5 and Ferndale 3rd with 157.

Before wrestling action started, OH head coach Mike Crebbin was voted Coach of the Year by his peers.  He also won the District award.  This is his 2nd year in a row winning the COY award.

Video highlights of Saturday's wrestling action are posted HERE.

Photos are HERE.



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BBB playoffs

After beating Shorewood in the first round of the playoffs, the Oak Harbor boys team traveled to Jackson HS Saturday evening to take on the 21-2 Mountlake Terrace Hawks in a semi-final game.

The game did not go well for the Wildcats.  Terrace was very aggressive on both offense and defense coming out, and quickly jumped to a 26-7 first-quarter lead and didn't let up for the rest of the half, leading 46-11 at halftime.  Things quieted down in the 3rd quarter with OH scoring 6 and MT 8, but it was still all Hawks, 54-17, going in to the fourth.  In the final quarter, the Wildcat offense found some life, scoring 15 points, but it wasn't enough as Terrace went on to win 64-32.  With the loss, the Wildcats were dropped into the losers bracket to play Shorecrest, who lost their first-round game but won the second.  Terrace moves on to play Stanwood for the District 1 title.

Dayne Herron and Chris Hailer scored 9 each in the loss, Jojo Webster 6, Drew Washington 4 and Dyllan Harris and Gabe Groenig 2 each.

One good thing about the loss to MLT was that the 'Cats would have one more home game.  The stands were packed and loud, and the fans made a difference as Oak Harbor beat Shorecrest 47-46 to stay alive.

After sprinting to an early 13-2 lead, the 'Cats let the Scots back in the game, but held on to a 15-10 lead at the first buzzer and 28-23 at halftime.  In the second half, neither team shot well, but Shorecrest continued to close the gap and grabbed small leads on several occasions.  In the end, it was a pair of free throws by Dayne Herron with less than 15 seconds on the clock that put the Wildcats up by 4, and a key defensive rebound by Chris Hailer that put the game away.  A last second shot by Shorecrest, while good, wasn't enough as Oak Harbor won 47-46.  Drew Washington, Jojo Webster and Chris Hailer each scored 10 points, Herron scored 9 and Dyllan Harris and Gabe Groenig 4 each.

With the win, the Wildcats travel to Jackson HS again for a loser out, winner to regionals game against Glacier Peak.  The game is Saturday evening at 6pm, followed by the MLT/Stanwood championship game.

MLT video clips are HERE

MLT photos are HERE

Click HERE for videos from the Shorecrest game

Click HERE for photos from the Shorecrest game.


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Boys youth basketball update

Here's an update on how the Oak Harbor youth boys basketball teams are doing in the Skagit Parks and Rec SWISH league.

Just over halfway through the season, most of the teams are doing well.

The 4/5th grade team is sporting a 4-1 division record and is currently in 2nd place, winning their Feb 2nd game 43-9.

The 6th grade team has struggled this season,   They are 1-6 overall, 0-6 in their division after losing a heartbreaking 38-37 game last weekend.

At the 7th grade level, both OH teams are doing well.  The Gold team is undefeated after beating Stanwood 44-31 last weekend.  The Purple team rebounded after losing a game early and is now 6-0 after winning a doubleheader last weekend.  They beat Lakewood 35-31 and Sedro White 28-25.

Also undefeated in division play is the 8th grade team.  They are 5-0 in their division and 5-1 overall, and beat Friday Harbor 40-27 last weekend.

There are 3 weeks left to the season, with game on Feb 9th, 16th and 23rd.

Full schedules are available HERE and complete standings are HERE.  If you're in the Mt. Vernon area, stop in and cheer for an Oak Harbor team.  Admission to all games is free.

BBB 2013-02-06 vs Shorewood - playoff

The Wildcat boys are moving on, and are just one game from going to the Regional tournament.

Hosting the Shorewood Thunderbirds in the OHHS gym, few outside of Oak Harbor gave the 'Cats much of a chance to win.

Spreading out the scoring (3 players were in double figures, 2 more had 9 each), and shooting a nearly perfect 9 of 10 from the line in the 4th quarter, Oak Harbor defeated Shorewood 54-49. 

The win earns the 'Cats at trip to Jackson high school Saturday evening to take on WESCO South champ Mountlake Terrace.  Should OH win that game, they would take on the winner of the Stanwood/Glacier Peak game for the WESCO 3A title.

If the 'Cats should lose, the move to the consolation bracket to play the winner of the Shorecrest/Ferndale game.

Jojo Webster led the team with 12 with Gabe Groenig and Chris Hailer scoring 11 each.  Drew Washington and Dyllan Harris scored 9 each, with all of Harris' points coming in the final period, and Dayne Herron finished with 2 points.


Photos are posted HERE

Video highlights are HERE.



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Wrestling 2013-02-01 and 02-02 - District Tournament at Stanwood

The 2012-2013 WESCO 3A boys district tournament was held last weekend at Stanwood HS.  Oak Harbor started the tournament with 23 wrestlers and finished with 15 placers.  As deep as the team was, they finished 3rd in the team standings behind Stanwood and Ferndale.  Part of that was due to a lack of any wrestlers in the 113 and 120 lb weight classes.  The top 3 finishers go on to the Region 1 meet with 4th place going as an alternate.

After the first day of wrestling (2 rounds), 20 OH wrestlers were still alive and at the end of the tournament, 9 Wildcats were wrestling for the district championship but only three ended up on top of the podium.

At 106 lbs, Christian Bertram was seeded 2nd and finished 2nd and moves on to next weekend's Region 1 tournament at Pilchuck.

Jeremy Vester was 126 lb champion after being seeded 2nd.

At 132 lbs, Cody Fakkema and Jahleel Vester were seeded 1 and 2 respectively, and that's the way they finished.  Cody and Jahleel were to wrestle each other for the championship, but the decision was made to have the underclassman forfeit to the senior to avoid any possibility of injury to either wrestler.  Instead of wrestling, they went out and did a fancy handshake.

The same thing happened at 138 lbs, with Mark Johnston seeded 1st and Jacob Fitzgerald seeded 2nd.  Mark defaulted to Jacob, making him District champion.

At 152 lbs, Kekai Tarrant lost his first match and worked his way through the consolation bracket to finish in 5th place.  Unfortunately he had to go against teammate Cayden Cosper and knocked him out of the tournament.

Josh Crebbin was seeded 2nd and finished 2nd to Pilchuck's Drew Hatch at 160 lbs.  Brody Dedobbelaere wrestled for 3rd place and a spot at regionals, but was pinned late in the 1st round and will go as an alternate.

At 170 lbs, CJ Shavers took on Cody Stone from Getchell for the championship.  Both wrestlers were seeded in the middle of the pack but worked their way to the final round.  CJ was looking good and was leading in points, but Stone took advantage of a mistake and wound up pinning CJ.

Jon Laningham started the day in the 182 lb winner's bracket, but ran into a couple of tough wrestlers and finished in 6th place.  Not bad at all for a first-year wrestler at that weight class.

Jacob Dugin lost his first match Friday but worked his way to 6th place at 195 lbs.

At 220 lbs, both Terry Joll and Ray Quinday were placers, with Ray Quinday finishing 6th and Joll 4th.

Finally, at 285 lbs, Jackson Constant went up against Diaz (for the 7th time in just two years) in the championship match but was pinned in the first round.

Video highlights are posted HERE.

Photos are posted HERE.


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BBB 2013-02-01 vs Getchell

February started with a bang as the OHHS boys teams played their final home game of the 2012-2013 regular season.  The games ended the Freshman and JV seasons, while the varsity squad will be moving on to the district tournament.  The Wildcats hosted Marysville Getchell.

The freshmen started a bit slow, but led 9-4 at the first break.  In the second period the boys went on a 10-4 run and followed it up with a 12-2 run in the 3rd to take a commanding 32-16 lead into the 4th quarter.  The big lead must have got to them mentally a bit, as the Wildcats scored only 6 points in the final 8 minutes while allowing Getchell to score 14.  While the Wildcats won 38-30, the game was much closer than it should have been.  Sean Erskine scored 13 to lead the team, Elijah Smith finished with 8, Tyler Snavely 6, Tanner Walker 4, Savion Passmore 3, and Diangelo McKinney and DeAndre Mitchell 2 each.

The JV boys did not falter.  Roaring to a 20-10 first quarter lead, the 'Cats scored in double digits in each period to win going away, 60-48.  Three Wildcats finished with double figures - Cortez Ridley with 15 and Connor Parmenter and Jacob Sturdevant with 10 each.  Ben Fikse scored 8, JJ Johnson 7, Isaiah Rennes 4 and Alex Warner and Gage Eccleston 2 each.

Before the varsity game, Coach Washington took time out to recognize and honor the 6 graduating seniors.  While the all may not have played as many minutes as they wanted, they were still valuable and important parts of the team.  Graduating this spring are: Dayne Herron, Jojo Webster, Chris Hailer, Forrest Brown, Anthony Stewart and Anfernee Angkaw.

The varsity team won the first game against the Chargers 76-59 and the boys were looking for a repeat.  Getchell, however, had other ideas.  After the first 8 minutes of play the two teams were tied at 12 each, and at halftime the Wildcats held a slim 24-20 lead.  Both teams played even in the 3rd, scoring 15 each, leaving OH with just a 4-point, 39-35 lead going into the final quarter.  While the 'Cats weren't stellar from the floor, they shone at the line, with Jojo Webster going 4-4 and Dyllan Harris 7-7, and those free throws proved the difference as OH held on to win 62-53.  Dayne Herron was a monster inside, scoring 21 points to lead the game.  Webster finished with 15 and Harris 13.  Drew Washington scored 6, Chris Hailer 4 (both crowd-pleasing dunks), Gabe Groening 2 and Anfernee Angkaw 1.

The Wildcats host a first-round game this coming Wednesday, Feb 6th against Stanwood in the OHHS gym.

Photos from the game are posted HERE.

Click HERE for video highlights from the varsity game.


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