BBB for the week ending 2014-01-23, vs Glacier Peak and Stanwood

Last week was not a good one for Oak Harbor boys basketball.

Tuesday evening the guys took on the Glacier Peak Grizzlies and fell in all 3 games.

The freshman team sputtered on offense, scoring in double digits only in the 3rd quarter in their 56-25 loss.  Individually, Joshua Cote scored 8, Princeton Lollar 5, Kurtis Zylstra 4, Ty Baker 3,  Cody McKenna and Eli Loera 2 each and James Lage 1.

At the same time, the JV squad was in the main gym, and after leading 16-12 at the end of the first quarter, scored only 2 points in the 2nd quarter and trailed at halftime 24-18.  While the 3rd and 4th quarter were better, the Grizzlies prevailed 53-36. DiAngelo McKinney scored 10 for the JV 'Cats, Alex Waner and Savion Passmore scored 5 each, Sean Erskine 4, JJ Johnson and Paul Quinday 3 each, and Ben Fikse and Tanner Walker finished with 2 each.

In the varsity game, like the JV game, the first quarter was close, with the 'Cats trailing 14-12, and at halftime 30-23.  The 3rd quarter was the team's downfall, as GP went on a 14-5 run to take a commanding lead at the end of the 3rd.  Although OH outscored Glacier Peak 22-19 in the final quarter, the Wildcats fell 63-50.  Drew Washington scored 16 to pace the team, with Dyllan Harris also in double-digits with 10.  Zach Gibbs finished with 7 points, Zach Jones and Elijah Smith 6 each, Gabe Groening 3 and Shane Huttula 2.

JV and Varsity video clips are posted HERE.

Freshman photos are HERE

JV photos are HERE

Varsity photos are HERE.

Two days later it was league-leading and undefeated Stanwood in the OHHS gym.

The freshman team struggled early, but a brilliant 2nd quarter, led by 10 points from Joshua Cote made it a 5-point game at the half, with the Wildcats trailing 31-26.  While the OH defense held Stanwood to just 9 points in the 3rd quarter, the offense produced only 6 points, and Stanwood prevailed with a 50-37 win.  Cote again led the team, adding another 9 to his 10-point 2nd period outburst to finish with 19.  Lollar scored 5 and  Zylstra 3, with Adam Nelson, JJ Mitchell, Ellison and Loera ending with 2 points each.

Just as they did two days prior, the JV squad had an outstanding 1st quarter, scoring 17 points and trailing by only 5 at the first buzzer, but never got back on track and scored just 15 points for the remainder of the game, losing 78-32.  Scoring in this game was spread fairly evenly, with Preston Rankin leading the team in this game with 7 points.  Johnson scored 6, Fikse 5, McKinney 4, Passmore and Erskine 3, D'Andre Bellamy 2, and Quinday and Waner with 1 point each.

The varsity game was also close in the first quarter, with stellar Wildcat defense holding the visitors to just 10 points, but Stanwood adjusted well to the Wildcats and won 70-38.  Washington again was the scoring leader with 15.  Harris scored 9, Groening, Gibbs and Jones 4 each and freshman Jordan Davenport scoring 2 points.

Stanwood video highlights from all 3 games - Freshman, JV and Varsity - are posted HERE.

Click HERE for freshman photos

HERE for JV photos, 

and

HERE for varsity pics.

The boys have only two more games.  Saturday, Feb 1st at home in a makeup game against Ferndale, then on Monday, Feb 3rd against Pilchuck.
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Middle School Boys Basketball 2013-2014 Season

As it normally happens, each year one of the two middle schools has a much better basketball team.  This year it was the OHMS 7th grade team, who just completed an undefeated season!

This year, JV teams saw their return to the hardcourt, with OHMS with enough players for both 7th and 8th grade JV teams, while NWMS could field only a combined JV squad.

Of course, even though there were 8 games played throughout the season, there's only one that really counts, and that's the annual OHMS/NWMS game, held this year on the Panthers' home court at OHMS.  The JV teams played over at NWMS.

The JV game was dominated by Oak Harbor middle, as the Panthers scored 36 points over 5 quarters while allowing the Cougars only 9.  For the Cougars, Servatius scored 4, Hartley 3 and Mansikko 2.  On the Panther's side, it was Mebane with 9, Ledgerwood 6, Hunter and Besaw 4 each, Matro 3, and Johnson, Hucko, Justin, Fisken and Cruz 2 each.

The 7th grade varsity game was also all Panthers, as they cruised to a 57-18 win.  Marchand had most of the Cougar scoring with 12, with Kesgard, Rowe and Anderson scoring 2 each.  Dylan R. was the lead Panther with 19 points. Dorian H. finished with 9, Haven B. 7, Kule W. and Andrew B. 6 each, Manik V. and Gavin A. 4 each, Terrel 3, with Austin B., Brandon M. and Evan scoring 2 each.

The 8th grade game was a nailbiter.  OHMS led 14-12 at the end of the first, and the game was tied at 25 at the half.  The 3rd period ended with the Panthers holding onto a 1-point lead, 33-32, but the Cougars exploded for 14 4th-quarter points to win the game 46-42.  Taeson H. led the Panthers with 17.  Justin Z., Nate C. and Michael L. scored 5 each, Jordan B., Noah H., and Joseph A. 3 each, and Gabe S. with a 1-point free throw.  For the Cougars it was Cullins with 18 to lead all scoreers. Jones finished with 10, Fletcher with 6, Hagney and Whitefoot 4 each, and Jackson and Johnson 2 apiece.

Below are direct links to various game photos taken throughout the year.  Unfortunately, none are of the NWMS JV squad.  Sorry.

OHMS Combined JV @ Anacortes

OHMS 7th JV at Mt. Baker

OHMS 7th Varsity at Mt. Baker

OHMS 8th JV at Mt. Baker

OHMS 8th Varsity at Mt. Baker

NWMS 7th Varsity vs LaVenture

NWMS 8th Varsity vs LaVenture

OHMS and NWMS 2013-2014 group photos.


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New wrestling rankings

In the new washingtonwrestlingreport.net 3A rankings, the Wildcats jumped up to 14th, leapfrogging over Shorewood and Meadowdale.  Even though the Wildcats beat Pilchuck 33-30, they are still ranked ahead of the Wildcats at #10.

New individual rankings:

Christian Bertram - 10
Jeremy Vester - 7
Jahleel Vester - 3
Mark Johnston - 5
Jackson Constant - 9

Wrestling recap - through Jan 19th

As of Jan 13th, the Wildcats are ranked #17 in 3A for wrestling.

What's missing, is that on Jan 7th the Wildcats beat Shorewood 47-18.  In those same Jan 13th rankings, Shorewood was placed 15th.  On Jan 16th, the Wildcats beat #11 Pilchuck 33-30. I think there may be some changes when the next ranking comes out.

At the top of the 3A ranking is Sunnyside HS from the Yakima area.  Then, out of 10 teams in WESCO 3A, 6 of them were in the top 20 statewide.  The 1/13 rankings also include: Stanwood (10), Meadowdale (16), and Glacier Peak (19)

The Wildcats face Stanwood at Stanwood this coming Friday, January 24th.

There are only two home meets for Oak Harbor this year, the final two meets of the year.  On January 28th the Wildcats host Everett, then on January 30th Getchell, then move onto the post-season tournaments.

In those same rankings that have Oak Harbor as #17 as a team, 5 individuals are ranked.  At #11 statewide in 3A are Christian Bertram (113lbs), Jeremy Vester (132lbs) and Jackson Constant (285lbs)  Ranked #3 in the state are Jahleel Vester (138lbs) and Mark Johnston (152lbs).  In addition to these five men, expect to see many others in the post-season.

Below are results from the one meet I've been to this year - vs Mt. Vernon and Meadowdale at Mt. Vernon.

Some JV winners:  Meredith Bain pinned Devoni Davis (3:32), Amber Cramsey-Behnke pinned Olga Valdez-Sauceda (0:36), Caitlin Woodworth pinned Ruby Diaz (4:58), Meredith Bain pinned Leigh Lamay (5:12), Deasha O'Brien beat Nyla Lee, Trevor Vaugh pinned Jaiden Meritt (0:55), Corey Snodgrass pinned Gabe Walker (3:29), Nick Dugin beat Chris Rodriquez 18-15, Cooper Stone pinned Zach Cleave (3:11), John Long beat Ullyses Zavaleta 14-9, Snodgrass pinned Jerry Fernandez (4:37) and Josh McKenzie beat Katrina Cortazar 11-7.

In the varsity match vs Meadowdale, there were many Meadowdale forfeits, as a number of their top wrestlers were out of town for a large tournament, so it was an easy 58-12 Oak Harbor win.  Bertram beat Guzman 9-0, Jeremy Vester pinned Keith in 26 seconds, and Constant pinned Colegrove in 43 seconds.

The Mt. Vernon match was tough and close, but when Jackson Constant pinned Dario in just 7 seconds, it gave Oak Harbor a 37-31 win.

In addition, Bertram pinned Justin (0:55), Jeremy Vester beat Leger 7-1), Jahleel Vester beat Reyna 7-2, Eccleston pinned Lazaro (1:53), Dugin pinned Edwards (3:25).  To begin the match, Nickelson won by forfeit.

Click HERE for some video highlights of the Mt. Vernon match.

Photos from the Mt. Vernon meet are HERE at WescoAthletics.com.


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BBB recap through Jan 19

Since school returned to session after the Christmas break, the Oak Harbor boys have played 5 games, only two at home.

On Jan 7th the Wildcat men's basketball team hosted the Getchell Chargers, winning 2 of the 3 games played that day.

The freshman team wasted no time jumping all over their opponents, leading 18-7 at the first horn and 34-15 at halftime.  The final score closer than it should have been as the Wildcat freshmen eased up in the 2nd half.  Oak Harbor 59, Getchell 28 was the final.  Joshua Cote scored 17, Jordan Davenport 14 and JJ Mitchell 11 to lead the team.  Ty Baker finished with 7, Kurtis Zylstra 4, and Adam Nelson and James Lage 3 each.

A big 4th quarter by Getchell proved the difference in the JV game.  Up by only 4 at halftime and 6 at the end of the 3rd, the Chargers exploded for 18 4th-quarter points to win the JV team 49-32.  Diangelo McKinney led the JV squad with 11 pints, Savion Passmore and D'Andre Bellamy scored 5 each, Alex Waner, JJ Johson and Preson Rankin 3 each and Sean Erskine 2.

Regulation time in the varsity game ended the same way the girls game against Sedro-Woolley ended just the day prior - in a 41-41 tie.  Drew Washington was the difference in the extra period, scoring 11 of his 22 points as the team won 55-49.  In addition to Washington, Zach Gibbs was in double figures with 13.  Dyllan Harris finished with 8 points and Elijah Smith and Gabe Groenig scored 6 each.

JV and varsity video highlights are HERE

Click HERE for freshman photos

HERE are JV pictures

Varsity game photos are HERE.

The following Friday the Wildcats took on the visiting Mountlake Terrace Hawks, at the time leading in the WESCO 3A South.

Both the Freshman and JV teams, while playing hard, were outmatched.  The Freshman team lost 62-42 and the JV team 66-35.

In the Freshman game, Cote led the team with 12 points.  Princeton Lollar scored 9, Kurtis Zylstra 7, Adam Nelson, Ty Baker and Eli Loera 4 points each and Justin Ellison 2 points.

For the JV team it was Sean Erskine with 8, Paul Quinday and D'Andre Bellamy with 6 each, McKinney and Rankin 5 each, Passmore 2 and Waner 1.

Terrace controlled the varsity game early, leading 33-22 at halftime, but Dyllan Harris came out of the locker room, scoring 15 points in the 3rd quarter alone to close the score to just 2 points, but the magic did not continue and the Hawks won the game 69-57.  Harris finished with 22 points, Washington with 17 and Zach Jones with 10.  Zach Gibbs scored 6 and Shane Huttula 2.

Video highlights are HERE


JV game photos are HERE.

HERE are Freshmen pictures

Click HERE for varsity photos

The boys basketball teams have 4 home games remaining.  On Jan 21st they host Glacier Peak, on Jan 23rd Stanwood.  Feb 1st is a makeup game vs Ferndale from earlier in the season, and the final home game is Feb 3rd against Pilchuck.


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GBB recap through Jan 19th

Sorry it took so long, but finally, here are the girls basketball results through January 19th.

Way back on January 6th, the Wildcat girls hosted Sedro Woolley.

In the dome, the Freshman squad got a nice 72-37 win, as Jaden Jesus poured in 19 pints.  Michaela Dasch also finished in double-digits with 10 points.  Kayla Roy scored 5, Kyanna Prosch and Morgan Kenaley scored 3 points each and Lydia Peplinski finished with 2.

The JV game was close throughout, with the Cubs leading 14-12 at the end of the first, and 20-18 at the half, and the Wildcats leading 28-27 after 3, but some hot shooting by Woolley in the 4th gave the visitors a 43-39 win.  Janae Payne (JP) led the team with 10 points.  Bryn Langrock ended with 9, Rosie Mooki 8, Rahsanna Graham (RG) 6, Brook Peplinski 3 and Kiesha Watts 2.

In the nightcap, Oak Harbor fell into a 14-9 hole in the first, but reversed things in the 2nd to take a 24-20 halftime lead.  Oak Harbor led 36-29 going into the 4th period and were outscored 12-6 to end regulation in a 41-41 tie.  In the overtime period, free throws proved the difference.  Oak Harbor scored only one field goal (a 3-pointer) and 4 FTs, while Sedro scored twice, but drained 11 FTs to win the game 56-48.  Joanna Leete finished with 21 points to lead the Wildcats.  Jinai Guzman and Deja Bunch each scored 7, Julie Jansen 4 and Natalie Fiallos 3.  Kenna Prosch, AnnaBelle Whitefoot and Hayley Lundstrom scored 2 points each.

JV and Varsity video highlights from the Sedro game are HERE.

Freshman photos are HERE

Click HERE for JV pics

HERE are varsity photos.

After a week on the road, the girls returned home on Jan 15th for a pair of games against Shorewood.  There was no Freshman game that night, so several of the C-team players were brought up to the JV team.

While the JV team played solid basketball for 3 quarters, a letdown in the final period allowed the visitors to leave with a 44-32 win.  Rosie Mooki paced the 'Cats with 12 points.  Watts scored 8, Payne 5, RG 4, Jones 2 and Dasch 1.

Shorewood's varsity squad, while young (only two seniors, and featuring 4 sophomores and 2 freshmen), was very good.  They jumped out to a large early lead and maintained throughout, winning 81-47.  For Oak Harbor, Leete scored 18, Langrock 11, Guzman 9, Jansen 6, Lundstrom 2 and Whitefoot 1.

Click HERE for some JV and Varsity video highlights.

Click HERE for JV pics

Varsity pics are HERE.

Two days later, on Jan 17th, the girls were at home again, this time against Meadowdale.  The freshman team led until the final eight seconds, when a pair of free throws by the Mavericks tied the game at 27.  Oak Harbor was able to get the ball upcourt and with just 1 second left, Michaela Dasch grabbed a rebound and put it back up for the 29-27 win.  Dasch finished with 8 points, Jesus 7 Kyanna Prosch 6, Roy 4 and Aelizah Espirtu 2.

Meadowdale grabbed an 18-10 first-quarter lead and while the Wildcats got close, they could not close the gap, falling 53-39.  Mooki (14) and Graham (10) topped the Wildcat scoring.  Watts and Payne scored 5 each, Peplinski 3 and Jones 2.

While the first quarter of the varsity game was close, with the Wildcats down by just 2 points at the first buzzer, 15-13, the visiting Mavericks led 34-22 at the half.  In the 3rd, the Wildcats came out on fire, doubling their first-half score and trailed by only 4 points, 48-44, to start the final period.  In the end, though, the 'Cats had to foul to stop the clock and Meadowdale left the gym with a 61-53 win.  Leete scored 16, Fiallos 9, Jansen 7, Langrock and Whitefoot 6 each, Lundstrom and Kenna Prosch 4 each, and Jinai Guzman 1.  Deja Bunch missed the game with a foot injury.

No video from this game, sorry.

Freshman photos are HERE

Click HERE for JV pics

Action photos of the varsity team are HERE.

With 7 games remaining on the schedule, only 3 are at home.  The girls play in the OHHS gym on Jan 29th (Everett), 31st (Shorecrest) and Feb 6th (Getchell).

GBB 2013-12-13 vs Stanwood

Last Friday the Wildcat girls basketball team took on the Stanwood Spartans at home with mixed results.

Starting in the dome, the freshmen dug themselves a big hole by going scoreless in the first quarter and scoring only twice in the second, spotting the visitors a 20-4 halftime lead.  In the second half the two teams played nearly even, but the Wildcats could not cut into the Spartans' lead and fell 42-24.  Lydia Peplinski had a great second half, scoring 10 of her 15 points in the 3rd period.  Kyanna Prosch finished with 4 points, Morgan Kenaly and Michaela Dasch 2 each and Aelizah Espirtu 1.

The JV game was all Oak Harbor from beginning to end.  The girls started out building an 8-0 lead and increased it to 16-2 late in the 1st quarter.  The teams played even in the 2nd quarter, but OH led 33-19 at halftime.  The 3rd period was fairly dull for the spectators.  While the Wildcat defense held Stanwood scoreless from the floor, the 'Cats scored only 4 points of their own, but led 37-20 going into the final quarter, which ended with Oak Harbor winning 49-33.  Bryn Langrock led the Wildcats with 14 pints, Janae Payne scored 9, Kiesha Watts 8, Rahsanna Graham (RG), Julie Jansen, Hannah Knoll and Resego (Rosie) Mooki 4 each and Kenna Prosch 2.

Stanwood's varsity team came into the OHHS gym with only one loss, a 3-point deficit to 4A Arlington, and the left the gym with one loss as the used a hot offense to beat the Wildcats 67-45.  Joanna Leete led the team with 22 points, Deja Bunch finished with 7, AnnaBelle Whitefoot 5, Liz Lym 4, Jinai Guzman and Hayley Lundstrom 3 each and Brook Peplinski 1.

Video highlights are posted HERE.

Freshmen photos are HERE

HERE are JV pics

Click HERE for varsity photos.


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MS Volleyball 2013-12-12 NWMS @ OHMS

The two Oak Harbor middle school volleyball teams met Thursday for their official league match.

In some years, it's NWMS with the experienced club player, sometime OHMS.  This year it's OHMS, especially the 8th grade team.

While the final scores weren't pretty, there was lots of action and fun times on the court for all four teams - 7th and 8th grade JV and Varsity.

They play one final fun match tonight at NWMS followed by a slide show and awards party.

Below are links to photos from the 4 matches played Thursday.

7th JV

8th JV

7th Varsity

8th Varsity


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BBB 2013-12-10 vs Snohomish

For the final game before starting play against league opponents, the Oak Harbor Wildcat boys basketball team hosted the Snohomish Panthers Tuesday evening.

In the dome, the Freshmen ended the first quarter with a 14-10 laed, but fell behind 37-24 at halftime.  Snohomish came out after the break and scored 26 points in the 3rd to lead 63-42.  The Wildcats outscored their opponent 21-12 in the final period, but the final score was Snohomish 77, Oak Harbor 63.  Jordan Davenport led the team with 18 points.  Also in double figures were Joshua Cote 15, JJ Mitchell 12 and Ty Baker 10.  Adam Nelson scored 4 and Princeton Lollar and James Lage scored 2 each.

The JV squad struggled offensively in the first period, with Diangelo McKinney's two points the only OH points in the period.  Defense was effective, holding Snohomish to 9 points.  McKinney added 9 more in the 2nd period, and at halftime it was OH 15, Snohomish 18.  The Panthers pulled away a bit in the 3rd, leading 38-28, but the Wildcat offense grew cold in the 4th and Snohomish won 58-35.  McKinney finished with 14 points to lead the team.  JJ Johnson dropped in a trio of 3-pointers for 9 points, Shane Huttula and Savion Hollins-Passmore scored 4 each, Sean Erskine 3 and Tanner Walker 1.

At the end of the first quarter of the varsity game, the Wildcats led 15-10, then took a 26-21 lead into the locker room at the half.  Snohomish made a run in the 3rd, but the Wildcats still led 42-37.  In the 4th, however, the Snohomish offense came alive.  The tied the game at 44, then took a lead late in the game, forcing the Wildcats to foul to stop the clock.  The Panthers were sharp from the line and left the OHHS gym with a 63-54 win.  Dyllan Harris paced the squad with 23 points.  Drew Washington scored 11, Zach Gibbs 9, Zach Jones 5, Gabe Groenig 4 and Jacob Sturdevant 2.

The boys travel to Stanwood this Thursday to start league play, then return home on Tuesday the 17th against Everett and Friday the 20th against Ferndale.


Video highlights are posted HERE.

Freshman pics are HERE

HERE are JV photos

Click HERE for photos from the varsity game.


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GBB 2013-12-16 vs Mt. Baker

Friday evening the Oak Harbor girls basketball team was at OHHS for their home opener, against Mt. Baker HS from near Bellingham.  There was only a JV and Varsity game as Mt. Baker does not field a "C" team.

The Wildcat JV team was perfect on defense in the first quarter, holding the visitors scoreless while the offense put up 8 points, and by halftime Mt. Baker had scored only 3 points.

Mt. Baker improved their offense in the 3rd quarter, but so did the 'Cats, nearly doubling their first half score in the 3rd.  Mt. Baker outscored Oak Harbor 14-11 in the final period, but the final score was 39-25 for the Wildcats.  Bryn Langrock and Kiesha Watts led the team with 9 apiece.  Rahsanna Graham (RG) moved up from the freshman team to score 7 and Julie Jansen finished with 3.  Scoring 2 point each were Janae Payne (JP), Michaela Dasch, Hannah Knoll and Lydia Peplinski.  Jaden Jesus from the freshman squad scored 1 point.

At the end of the first quarter of the varsity game, Oak Harbor held a 15-12 lead, but Mt. Baker dropped in 21 points in the 2nd quarter to take a 33-32 lead at halftime.  Oak Harbor stayed close in the 3rd, which ended with OH trailing 54-47, but a 4-point offensive output by the Wildcats in the 4th quarter let Mt. Baker escape with a 65-51 win.  Joanna Leete finished the game with 18 points, and Jinai Guzman was close behind with 14 points.  Natalie Fiallos scored 7, Liz Lym 6, Hayley Lundstrom 4 and Brook Peplinski 2.

The girls are at home this coming Friday for a game against Stanwood, then travel to Everett on the 18th.

JV photos are posted HERE

Click HERE for varsity pics.

Video highlights from the JV and Varsity games are posted HERE.


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Wrestling 2013-12-15 - Intrasquad scrimmage

Thursday evening the Wildcat Wrestling team opened their season with a fund-raising wrestleoff in the OHHS gym.  At stake were the 14 spots on the varsity squad.

There was a lot of good wrestling, especially from the many freshmen that turned out for this years' team.

Final varsity selections have not yet been announced.

Click HERE for over 100 photos from the matches.

Click HERE for a few video highlights.


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Boys Basketball

The 2-13-2014 boys basketball season kicked off with back-to-back games on Tuesday (vs Anacortes) and Wednesday (vs Ballard).

Tuesday's Anacortes games (Freshman, JV and Varsity) were played at Oak Harbor HS.  The evening started with the freshmen team over in the dome, and it was a close-fought battle for 3 quarters.  At the end of the first period the teams were tied at 12, and the Wildcats went into the locker room at halftime down only 1 point, 24-23.  The boys came back in the 3rd to take a 37-35 lead going into the final quarter, but the Anacortes offense caught fire, pouring in 23 points in the final 8 minutes.  The Seahawks also turned up the defense, holding OH to just 7 points in the 4th.  The final was 58-44 for Anacortes.

Jordan Davenport finished with 12 points for Oak Harbor and Dyllan Bailey scored 6.  Finishing with 5 points each were JJ Mitchell and Joshua Cote.  Adam Nelson, Ty Baker and Eli Loera each scored 4 points.  James Lage and Kurtis Zylstra finished with 2 each.

The next day against Ballard, the freshman team had another tight game.  Oak Harbor led 13-9 at the end of the first and led 23-19 at the half, but this time it was the opponent who came back in the 3rd to take a 31-29 lead.  Regulation time ended with the two teams tied at 38, so off to overtime they went.  The 5th quarter was tight, with neither team leading by more than 2 points, but in the end, the final was Oak Harbor 48, Ballard 46.  Davenport scored 12 and Baker and Cote were also in double figures with Baker scoring 11 and Cote 10.  Zylstra finished with 7, Princeton Lollar 4, and Nelson and Loera scored 2 apiece.

The JV squad struggled against both Anacortes and Ballard.  In the Anacortes game, the Seahawks sprinted to a 16-6 1-quarter lead and held on to win 55-29.  Savion Passmore led the Wildcats with 7 points.  Ben Fikse and Diangelo McKinney scored 5 each, while Anthony Powell, JJ Johnson and D'Andre Bellamy scored 2 each.

In the Ballard game, the Beavers dominated with a stifling defense.  The Wildcats were held to 4 points in the first quarter and just a single free throw in the second as the Seattle team went on to win 57-19.  Preston Rankin led the team with 9 points, all scored in the 4th period.  Johnson scored 3, JJ Mitchell, moving up to JV, scored 2 along with McKinney.  Passmore and Tanner Walker scored 1 point each.

Finally, the two varsity games.

Versus Anacortes, the Wildcats did well for the first two quarters, going into the locker room at halftime down a manageable 33-21.  However, Anacortes came out to start the 3rd quarter on a mission.  The Wildcat offense continued to perform, scoring 15 in the 3rd and 11 in the 4th, but after scoring 33 in the first two periods Anacortes scored 28 in the 3rd quarter alone, and added another 24 in the 4th to win 85-47.  Drew Washington 21 and Dyllan Harris 11 to lead the Wildcat scoring.  Jacob Sturdevant added 6, Gabe Groenig and Zach Jones 3 each, Shane Huttula 2 and Elijah Smith 1.

The next day, Washington and Harris switched roles, with Harris scoring 24 and Washington 12 as Ballard used a 19-4 first quarter to hold on for a 66-43 win.  Also scoring for Oak Harbor were Sturdevant, Jones and Sean Erskine with 2 each and Gabe Groenig with 1.

Next Tuesday the Wildcats are at home against Wesco 4A Snohomish, then again on December 20th against Ferndale before heading to Bellevue for their annual tournament.


Video highlights (JV and Varsity) from the Anacortes game are HERE

Freshman and Varsity highlights from the Ballard game are HERE.

Photo links are below.  All photos are now posted only to WescoAthletics.com


Varsity vs Anacortes
JV vs Anacortes
Freshmen vs Anacortes
Varsity vs Ballard
JV vs Ballard
Freshmen vs Ballard

BBB 2013-11-30 - Scrimmage

Saturday morning the boys basketball teams gathered in the OHHS gym for a pre-season warmup with some intersquad scrimmage.

The morning started with the Freshman team splitting and playing each other.  Although the C team didn't play two full quarters, they played enough for all the players to get some quality court time.  Ty Baker led all scoring with 8 points.

Then, the freshman team recombined and took on the JV squad.  The scrimmage was closer than many would have thought, with the JV leading 16-13 when time expired.  DeAngelo McKinney led all scoring with 10 points.

Finally, the JV vs Varsity.  This was a full 4-quarter game, with the varsity squad winning 74-48.  Drew Washington scored 26 for the varsity, with Zach Gibbs and Dyllan Harris scoring 15 each.  Also scoring for the varsity squad were Elijah Smith (8), Jacob Sturdevant (6) and Gabe Groenig (4).

For the JV team, McKinney scored 13, JJ Johnson 12 and Savion Hollins-Passmore 10.  Also on the board for the JV team were Anthony Powell (5), and Tanner Walker and Ben Fikse with 4 each.

No photos, sorry.


Some video clips are posted HERE.


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Middle School Volleyball

Last week was a busy one for the NWMS volleyball squads, as they crammed 4 matches into 5 days.  Fortunately, all but one were at home.

Thursday and Friday were both at home.  Thursday the Cougars hosted Cascade, and although the matches did not go well for North Whidbey, there are some awesome photos of 7th and 8th grade JV and Varsity, along with group photos.

7th grade photos are HERE

8th grade photos are HERE.

Friday, OHMS came across town with mostly their JV squads.  There were lots of great rallys and the players all got quality time on the court.

Photos from those matches are below, identified at Game 1 or Game 2 for each grade level.

Click HERE for 7th grade photos

HERE are the 8th grade pics.

NWMS has an away match at Anacortes on Tuesday, then the long Thanksgiving weekend.

There is just one more home match for the Cougars, on December 10th vs Anacortes, and on the 12th they travel to OHMS for the final match of the season.

After an away match on 11/26, the OHMS Panthers will end the season with 4 straight home matches.  They host Cascade on 12/3, Anacortes on 12/5, LaVenture on 12/10 and NWMS on 12/12 for the final match of the year.

All middle school matches are free.

Youth football Holiday tournament

Just when you thought youth football was done for the season, it's not.

This past weekend, two teams from OHYFL traveled to Tacoma for a holiday football tournament.  The Midget Cougars  won 36-0 on Saturday but fell 13-6 in Sunday's game.

The other team was a team made up of the 7th graders from both the Pumas and Jaguars, calling themselves the Wildcats.

Their first game, after a couple of schedule changes, was at Chief Leschi HS in Puyallup against Tacoma Baptist.  After giving up a touchdown early, the Wildcats regrouped and scored 27 unanswered points, including a safety just before halftime.  The final in the first game was 27-6.

Sunday morning was not as good.  The Wildcats played tough defense, allowing opponent Chief Leschi Warriors just one score, and that with just 3 minutes left in the game, but the offense just could not get going and the final was 6-0 in favor of the Warriors.

Photos from the two Wildcats games are posted HERE.


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Volleyball recap

Odd is the best word to describe the 2013 Oak Harbor varsity volleyball season.  The girls started out by losing their first six matches, but won the last two to get the #7 seed in the District Tournament.

Once in the post season, the Wildcats came alive.  After winning a hard-fought 3-2 match against Meadowdale in the first round, the 'Cats were hot in the 2nd round, whipping Everett 3-0 (Oak Harbor had lost to both teams 3-0 in the regular season).  The win over Everett put the Wildcats in the District 1 championship match, and while they played hard, the girls fell to Ferndale 3-1.  With the loss, the 'Cats were the #2 seed from District 1 in the  State tournament, held last weekend at St. Martin's University in Lacey.

At the State Tournament opened, Oak Harbor jumped into the Volleyball Coaches final rankings, ending at #9.  The first match was against #10 Eastside Catholic (#6 in the Seattle Times).  It was a huge match, and the Wildcats pulled out a 3-2 to advance.

Round 2 was against #1 ranked Southridge, and the Wildcats were swept 3-0, putting them in the consolation bracket, but still in the hunt for some hardware.

Round 3 was Saturday morning against #6 Shadle Park (Times #3), and although there were some breath-holding moments during the match, Oak Harbor swept the Spokane team 3-0 to set up one final match for 5th place.  This match was Saturday evening against a familiar foe - Meadowdale.  Yep, the two teams were meeting for the 3rd time this season, with the winner getting 5th and the loser 6th. Meadowdale dominated in the first set, topping Oak Harbor 25-12, but the 'Cats recovered and won the 2nd set 25-17.  Set 3 went to the wire with Meadowdale winning 25-20, then the Mavericks took the final set 25-18 for the 3-1 win.

While the Wildcats are losing some strong players to graduation, they are only losing 3 - Deanna Ruben, Makenna Martyn and Kayleigh Harper.  There will be lots of skill and experience coming back next year.

Congratulations on a great season!

Photos from the Everett match at the District Tournament are posted HERE.

Photos from the State Tournament match vs Shadle Park are posted HERE.



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Middle School Volleyball 2013-11-14

The Middle School Volleyball season opened last Thursday with a set of games at OHMS where the Panthers took on Mt. Baker.

There were 4 matches in all, with each grade played a varsity and JV match, and play for 60 minutes.

In the 7th grade varsity match, OH won the first set 25-23, dropped the 2nd 20-25, and was down 17-23 in the 3rd when the 1-hour time limit expired.

The 8th grade varsity squad got in 3 full sets, but fell 25-20, 14-25, 21-25.

North Whidbey MS had a home game this Thursday, November 21st against Cascade Middle School from Sedro-Woolley.  Matches start around 3:30 in the NWMS gym.

Below are links to photos from last weeks' OHMS matches

7th grade JV

7th grade Varsity

8th grade JV

8th grade Varsity



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FB 2013-11-09 vs Mt. Si

Last Saturday the Wildcat football team hosted the Mt. Si Wildcats from the Kingco 3A conference in the district crossover game at a special 4pm kickoff time.

Things went fairly well for OH early in the first quarter

Both teams punted on their first possessions, then on Oak Harbor's 2nd possession, Dejon Devroe broke loose down the near side for a 59-yard scoring run.  Mark Johnston's PAT was good, giving OH a 7-0 lead at the 7:44 mark in the 1st quarter.

Five plays later, Oak Harbor forced a fumble, recovering the ball at midfield, but were later forced to punt.

Mt. Si then drove 63 yards in 8 plays to tie the game with 10 seconds left in the first quarter.

The second quarter belonged to Mt. Si.  After holding OH to a 3-and-out, they ran another clock-killing 10 play drive, scoring on a 1-yard plunge to make it 14-7.  Oak Harbor fumbled the ensuing kickoff, and 5 plays later Mt. Si scored again on a 12-yard pass.

At the end of the first half, Oak Harbor put together a nice drive, moving the ball 72 yards, but the drive stalled at the 1.

The halftime score stood Mt. Si 21, OH 7.

Mt. Si got the ball to open the 2nd half and drove 65 yards in 11 plays to score on a 12-yard pass with 8:09 left in the 3rd.  That score would stand to the end of the quarter.

The 4th quarter started with Mt. Si with a 1st and goal at the OH 1 yard line, and just 2 seconds later it was 33-7 for Mt. Si.

A nice 67-yard kickoff return by Devroe put the ball at the Mt. Si 20, but a leaping grab by a Mt. Si defender snagged an OH pass at the 1 yard line.  Two plays later, Mt. Si boosted their lead to 40-7 on a 15-yard pass play.

The final score was Mt. Si 40, OH 7.  Mt Si moves on to play O'Dea in Seattle this Friday night.

In other Wesco 3A playoff action this weekend, Glacier Peak travels to Bellevue, Meadowdale hosts Lakes and Pilchuck hosts Eastside Catholic.

Video highlights are HERE

Photos are posted HERE at WescoAthletics.com


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Youth Football 2013-11-02 vs Bellingham Red - playoff

The Senior division semifinal game played Saturday morning at Mt. Vernon was a rematch of a game played just a few weeks earlier.  The Wildcats won that game coming from behind, 33-32.

The 11am game started with a high wind and stinging rain, ruling out much of a passing game.

Things looked good for the Wildcats as they scored with 2:35 left in the 1st quarter, then the offense bogged down with a number of untimely fumbles.  The Wildcats were able to score again with 8:03 left in the half, but missed both PAT kicks to make it 12-0.

Bellingham scored with 1:56 left in the half and made the PAT, but OH still led at the break 12-8.

There was no scoring in the 3rd quarter, then with 4:08 left in the game Bellingham got a touchdown and kicked for a 2-point conversion to take an 18-12 lead.

Not a team to give up, Oak Harbor regained the lead with 3:38 left on a long run and were able to hold on to win 18-16.

As of now, the Wildcats will play for the North Cascade Youth Football League senior division Championship next Saturday at 3pm at Mt. Vernon, taking on either Sedro-Woolley or Ferndale.



Photos from the game are posted HERE.


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FB 2013-11-01 at Meadowdale

Friday night's seeding game vs Meadowdale at Edmonds Stadium was not your usual Wildcat game.

The first quarter ended in a 0-0 tie, with Meadowdale punting twice and the Wildcats once.

On the first play of the 2nd quarter, OH lined up to punt, but the snap was a bit high and went out of the end zone to give Meadowdale a 2-0 lead.

After Oak Harbor kicked back to the Mavericks, Savion Hollins-Passmore shut down a 3-play Meadowdale drive with an and interception and return to the OH 43. 

Nine plays later, Julian Faralan found pay dirt from 6 yards out to put the Wildcats up 6-2.

After forcing another Meadowdale punt, Oak Harbor scored again with 3:08 left in the half when Clay Doughty lobbed a 48-yard pass down the middle to a streaking Dyllan Harris.  The halftime score stood at 13-2.

Oak Harbor's first possession in the 2nd half was ended by a fumble, then Meadowdale completed a 42-yard screen to get the ball down to the 1 yard line where they punched it in to close the score to 13-8.

Another fumbled stopped an OH drive, and Meadowdale again drove down to the 1, but this time the Wildcats forced a fumble and recovered the ball in the end zone, resulting in a touchback.

The 13-8 score also stood at the end of the 3rd quarter.

In the 4th, the first Maverick possession ended with a turnover on downs, the second with a Harris interceptions.  Three plays later it was Faralan again, this time from 16 yards out to make it 20-8.

Yet another Wildcat interception, this one by Dejon Devroe, set up a 25-yard run by freshman Princeton Lollar for his first-ever varsity touchdown.

A late Maverick drive was stopped when defensive lineman Tyler Adamson knocked down a 4th down pass attempt to seal the 27-8 Wildcat victory.

Next for the 'Cats is a home game against Kingco 3A #2 Mt. Si.  The game will be played Saturday, Nov 9th at a special start time of 4pm.

Assuming the Wildcats win that game, they will play the winner of the Kelso/O'Dea game in the first round of the state tournament.
 
Video highlights are HERE.

Photos are HERE.

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