Youth Basketball 2014-02-08

All seven Oak Harbor teams were in action this past Saturday, with both of the 8th grade AA teams, Oak Harbor Black and Oak Harbor Purple in action at Mt. Vernon HS.

The Black team played a doubleheader, with the first against 4-0 Tri-City from Canada, where they fell 42-28.  In the 2nd game, which it was a bit of a rollercoaster, the Black 'Cats beat Arlington 48-37 after leading 30-15 at halftime.

Black team photos from the 2nd half of the game against Arlington, including group photos, are posted HERE.

Over in the other gym, the Purple 'Cats were up against Blaine.  After a slow start, Oak Harbor caught up to tie the game 14-14 at halftime.  Then, with just over a minute left, led 27-26.  That lead forced Blaine to foul the Oak Harbor players to stop the clock.  Unfortunately, the Wildcats could not make good on the free throws, then when Blaine came down the court to make their own shots, fouled the shooter.  In the end it was Blaine 29, Oak Harbor Purple 27.

Photos from the 1st half of this game, along with some group photos, are posted HERE.

Next week the plan is to get photos of the 7th grade team and both 4/5th grade teams.


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Wrestling 2014-02-08 - WESCO 3A North tournament at Pilchuck

Friday and Saturday, the Wildcat boys wrestling team was at Marysville-Pilchuck HS for the WESCO 3A North tournament.  In addition to competition against the other 4 WESCO North schools - Stanwood, Everett, Getchell and Pilchuck, Ferndale, the only 3A school in the NW Conference was added to the mix.

In the end, Ferndale was crowned team champion with 369.5 points.  Everett was 2nd with 282 and Oak Harbor 3rd with 258.

Four Wildcats were crowned champions in their weight class - Christian Bertram at 113 lbs, Jeremy Vester at 132, brother Jahleel at 138 and Mark Johnston at 152 lbs.

Finishing 2nd in the event were Ray Quinday (220 lbs) and Jackson Constant (285 lbs)

Senior Jacob Dugin was 3rd at 195 lbs.

All of the above wrestlers are qualified for next weekend's regional tournament at Nathan Hale HS in Seattle.  The top 3 from the WESCO tournament face the top 5 from the Metro League tournament.

Going to the regional tournament are seniors Kekai Tarrant (160 lbs) and Kenny King (220 lbs) along with junior Tyler Adamson.  These three finished 4th in the tournament.

Finishing in 5th place was sophomore Garrett Stahl

Freshmen brothers William and Lucas Nickelson both finished in 6th place, as did junior Mike Laningham.

Photos from the 2nd day of action are posted HERE.


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GBB 2014-02-06 vs Getchell - Senior night

And so it ends.  In front of an appreciative crowd, five Oak Harbor seniors played their last game in a Wildcat uniform.

Courtney Triplett
Jamie Estrella
Natalie Fiallos
Liz Lym
Joanna Leete

All too to the court to start the final game of the season against visiting Marysville Getchell.  The first quarter of the varsity game ended with the Wildcats trailing by just 2 points, 10-8, and with 3:38 left in the 2nd the game was tied at 15 after freshman Julie Jansen sank the -and one- after a foul.

Then, three quick 3-bombs by Getchell made it 24-15, and Getchell never looked back, leading 33-20 at the half and 55-40 at the final horn.  Senior Natalie Fiallos scored 5 points - a nice three-pointer from the baseline and a pair of free throws.  Senior Liz Lym scored 4, two of them coming on a buzzer-beater to end the half.  Senior Joanna Leete finished the game with 4 points.  Other scoring was by Jansen (5), Bryn Langrock (7), Jinai Guzman (8), AnnaBelle Whitefoot (2) and Hayley Lundstrom (3).

In the freshman game, a 1-point 2nd quarter gave Getchell a 28-14 halftime lead.  However, an even worse offensive output by the visitors in the 2nd half allowed the Wildcats to come back and win 39-34.  Lydia Peplinski led the scoring with 14 points and Jaden Jesus added 13 more.  Kayle Roy finished with 5, Morgan Kenaly and Kyanna Prosch with 3 each and Aelizah Espirtu 1.

The JV squad also got a win, but they also had to work to get it.  After a 4-4 tie in the 1st quarter, the Wildcats outscored their opponent in the 2nd to lead 18-13 at the half.  In the 3rd, Oak Harbor could not get a single shot to fall into the basket, and at the end of the 3rd, the team were tied again, this time at 18.  A strong defensive effort in the 4th held Getchell to just 6 points and the JV squad won their game 30-26.

Freshman photos are HERE

JV photos are HERE

Varsity photos are HERE

Video highlights from the varsity game are HERE

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BBB 2014 02-01 and 04 vs Ferndale and Pilchuck

Saturday was not a good day for the Wildcats to play basketball.  Making up a snowed-out game against Ferndale, OH teams went 0-3 for the evening.

In the dome, Josh Cote put up 25 points, but the Freshman team fell 46-55.  Also scoring for OH were Lollar 6, Nelson 5, Mitchell 4, and Loera, Lage, and Baker 2 each.

Sean Erskine led the JV team with 14 points in their 45-62 loss.  Getting points along with Sean were JJ Johnson 9, Savion Passmore and Jake Sturdevant 8, and Preston Rankin, Paul Quinday and Alex Waner 2 each.

The varsity game was a shootout.  After a sluggish start, the Wildcat varsity squad revved up and scored a season-high 74 points, but allowed 81.  Dyllan Harris led the squad with 24 points and Drew Washington was right behind with 21.  Elijah Smith and Gabe Groenig each contributed 10 points, Zach Gibbs 7 and Shane Huttula 2.


Freshman photos are HERE

Click HERE for JV photos

HERE are the Varsity photos

Video highlights from the Ferndale varsity game are HERE

On Monday the boys were back on the court, this time against Marysville Pilchuck.  In the dome, the freshmen team lit up the scoreboard. All but one player scored, 5 were in double figures and the team ended the game with 74 to MP's 53.  Cote again led with 21.  JJ Mitchell had 12, Nelson 11, Zylstra and Lollar 10 each, Ellison 3, Lage, McKenna and Loera 2 each and Bailey 1.

The JV game was a nail-biter, with the JV squad falling by just 3 points, 56-53.  McKinney scored a team-high 14 points, Waner 9, Erskine and Rankin 8 each, Passmore 7, Sturdevant 4 and Bellamy 4.

It was another high-scoring affair for the varsity nightcap, which was an episode of the Drew Washington show.  Drew made a statement in his final home game as a Wildcat, scoring all 8 of the team's 1st-quarter points and finishing with 44 total.  The effort wasn't enough and again the Wildcats fell short, losing 67-75.  In addition to Washington's 44 points, Dyllan Harris scored 15, Zach Gibbs 4, Elijah Smith 3 and Gabe Groenig 1.

HERE are Freshman photos

Photos of the JV team are HERE

Varsity pics are HERE

Varsity only video highlights vs MP are HERE.

The Wildcats end their regular season tonight (Wednesday) at Getchell.
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Youth basketball 2014-02-01

Nearing the halfway point in the winter SWISH league in Skagit County, most of the Oak Harbor teams (there are a lot this year) are doing well.

There are a total of 7 teams, two in the 4/5th grade division, one each 6th and 7th grade, and three 8th grade teams.

The 4/5th grade Gold team is 4-0 on the season, winning 34-19 last Saturday and the Purple team is 3-1, winning both ends of a doubleheader, 25-14 and 19-17 last Saturday.

The 6th grade team is 2-2, and won a very close game Saturday against Mobile Merchandisers from the Mt. Vernon area.  Oak Harbor led 14-10 at halftime and the game went down to the wire before the 'Cats pulled off the 22-20 victory.

Photos from the 6th grade game are posted HERE.

The 7th grade team is struggling, falling on Saturday 35-16 and is now 0-3 on the season.

The 8th grade Gold team is 2-2, splitting a back-to-back doubleheader on Saturday.  In the first game, Oak Harbor dominated the Skagit Valley Sonics 41-27 and in the 2nd game led Marysville 27-17 at the half, but the long morning took it's toll in the second half and the Gold Cats fell 34-47.

Oak Harbor Gold photos are posted HERE.

Also at 2-2 the 8th grade Black team also split a doubleheader, losing the first game 27-37 and winning the second game 42-34.

Last but not least, the 8th grade Purple team fell 54-40 to drop their record to 1-2.

Next weekend, Feb 8th, the photographer will be at Mt. Vernon HS, taking photos of both the Purple and Black 8th grade teams in their games that start at 5:50pm.

GBB 2014-01-31 Shorecrest

Friday night it was just JV and Varsity as Oak Harbor took on the Shorecrest Scots.

The JV game was a study in contrasts.  Oak Harbor jumped to a 7-0 first quarter lead and held a 13-6 advantage going into the half.  The two teams played even in the 3rd quarter, ending with OH leading 23-16.

That's when it got bad.  Oak Harbor's shooting went cold, scoring only 2 points in the quarter while Shorecrest scored 11.  What's really irksome is an error by the officials.  Shorecrest scored with 15.2 seconds left on the clock to take the lead 26-25.  Coach Collins attempted to call a time out, but not one of the three officials was looking at the benches for possible time out requests.  As a result, the ball was put into play and got all the way to half court.  By this time coach Collins was out on the court trying to get the attention of an official to get a time out.  Since he was out on the court during play, he was hit with a Technical Foul.  Now the clock was down to 10.3 seconds and Shorecrest was going to get two free throws and the ball back.  The Scots sank only one free throw, to make it 27-25.

Oak Harbor was able to deflect the inbounds pass off a Shorecrest player, and now OH would get the ball, but now with only 9.9 seconds left.  A 3-point attempt and the try to put it back up from under the next were unsuccessful and the Wildcats fell 27-25 in a game that will leave a bad taste in everyone.

Rosie Mooki led the team with 10 points, JP finished with 5, Brook Peplinski scored 4, along with RG, and Lexi Jones scored 2.

In Varsity action, the Wildcat were outmatched by the 14-4 Scots and fell 65-36.

Jinai Guzman scored 10 for the Wildcats, while Jamie Estrella and Joanna Leete each scored 6.  Julie Jansen finished with 5, Hayley Lundstrom and Bryn Langrock 3 each, Courtney Triplett 2 and Liz Lym 1.

The girls play Tuesday night at Pilchuck before winding up the season at home for Senior Night against Marysville Getchell on Thursday the 6th.  Playing their last game as a Wildcat will be Courtney Triplett, Jamie Estrella, Natalie Fiallos, Liz Lym and Joanna Leete.  Come to the game and give these girls the sendoff they deserve.


JV photos are posted HERE.

Varsity photos are HERE

JV and Varsity video highlights are HERE.



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Wrestling 2014-01-30 vs Getchell

With a big 66-15 victory over visiting Marysville-Getchell, the Wildcat wrestling team won the league championship with an undefeated 4-0 league record.

Not all JV matches were recorded, as time was an issue and the final matches were moved into the mat room for the Senior Night introductions.

Of the 12 matches wrestled in the main gym, Oak Harbor won 7, with all the OH wins coming by pinfall.  Some notable matches were at 106 with Thomas pinning Lockwood in just 20 seconds, and Schule escaping from an early takedown and recording a first round pin.

In the varsity event, Oak Harbor got off to a good start with a pin by Garrett Stahl in 45 seconds at 106 pounds.  In fact, every match but one wrestled that night was ended by pinfall. 

Other Wildcat first-round pins were recorded by Johnston and Quinday.  2nd round winners were  Bertram and both Vesters.  Dugin waited until the 3rd round to get his pin. 

Winning by forfeit were Tarrant, Zafra, Laningham and Constant.

Next up for the Wildcats is a trip to Marysville next weekend for the sub-regional/district meet at Pilchuck, then the following weekend to Nathan Hale HS in Seattle for the region 1 meet.

JV video highlights are posted HERE

Varsity video clips are HERE

JV photos are HERE

Click HERE for varsity photos.


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GBB 2014-01-29 vs Everett

It was a rough night for the freshmen and varsity squads against Everett, as both were held scoreless for an entire quarter during their games.

The Freshman final was OH 23, Everett 46, with Kyanna Prosch scoring 7 and Katelyn Jandreau dropping a pair of threes for her 6 points. Morgan Kenaly scored 4, Kayla Roy 3, Maria Bernal-Chantaca 2 and Jaden Jesus 1.

In the varsity game, Joanna Leete led the team with 16 points, 10 in the second quarter.  Julie Jansen and Bryn Langrock scored 3 each and Jinai Guzman and Brook Peplinski 2 each in the 26-70 loss.

The bright spot in the night was the JV team.  Behind 13 points by Rahsanna Graham, the JV girls won 34-17.  In addition to RG, Rosie Mooki scored 7, Janae Payne 4, Sierra Southwick and Lexi Jones 3 each, and Michaela Dasch and Brook Peplinski 2 each.

Freshman photos are posted HERE

Click HERE for JV pics

Varsity pics are HERE

Click HERE for freshman and varsity video highlights.


The girls play again this Friday, JV and varsity only, at home against Shorecrest.


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Wrestling 2014-01-28 vs Everett

If you weren't in the OHHS gym Tuesday night, you missed one of the most exciting wrestling meets ever held!

Trailing most of the match, the Wildcats were down 35-19 with just 3 matches to go.  Needing at least two pins to get the win, the Wildcats went to work.

At 195 lbs it was Dugin vs Hawkins.  Hawkins got an early takedown, but Dugin escaped, but was taken down again.  Now down 4-1, Dugin got a quick reversal, then put Hawkins on his back and got the pin.  The score was now Everett 35, OH 25.

Next up was Ray Quinday vs Monar.  Ray has struggled at times this year, but last night, when the team needed him the most, he stepped up, got in a nice throw, and pinned Monar in 1:14.  Team scores are now Everett 35, OH 31.

Ending the night with the heavyweights, Jackson Constant needed a major decision to tie the meet, and a technical fall or pin for OH to win.

Thirty-two seconds later, Oak Harbor was the meet winner by a final score of Oak Harbor 37, Everett 35.

The win gives OH the league championship.

JV action was not so even, with Garcia, Dixon and Burdick the only OH winners in 11 matches.

Thursday Getchell comes to town for senior night.

JV photos are posted HERE

Varsity photos are HERE

Video highlights, including the Dugin, Quinday and Constant pins, are HERE.


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Wrestling 2014-01-25 - Lynden Tournament

Last Saturday, the Wildcat wrestling team traveled north to the Lynden Annual Invitational tournament and in the 17-team tournament left with a 2nd place team standing and 3 individual champions.

106 - Garrett Stahl tied for 5th
113 - Christian Bertram won with wins of 12-6, Fall and 9-6
132 - Jeremy Vester won with wins of 14-2, 11-1, Fall and 9-1
138 - Jahleel Vester finished 2nd, winning by fall, 7-1 and Fall before losing the final 5-2.
152 - Mark Johnston won with wins of 16-2, Fall, Fall and Fall.
160 - Kekai Tarrant tied for 3rd
182 - Mike Laningham tied for 5th
220 - Kenny King tied for 5th
285 - Jackson Constant finished 2nd, winning 11-7, Fall and 13-7 before being pinned in the final.
185 - Tyler Adamson tied for 5th

The overall team winner was Glacier Peak with 162 points.  Oak Harbor was 2nd wiht 145 and Mt. Baker HS 3rd with 124.

The wrestlers finally get to show off at home this week, with their first home meet tonight at OHHS vs Everett, with the conference championship on the line.

Two days later the team ends the dual season with Senior Night on Thursday against Marysville Getchell.

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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