Girls Tennis update - 2015-03-30

Last week was a mixed bag for the Wildcat girls tennis team as they played 3 matches over 5 days.

Monday the 23rd the varsity squad hosted Ferndale, and the match could have gone either way.  Ferndale won all three doubles matches and Oak Harbor won the first three singles matches (Kenzie Perry, AnnaBelle Whitefoot and Alyssa Eden), which left the #3 singles to decide it all.  That final match was hard-fought, with OH winning the first set 6-2 but losing the second 6-3.  In the deciding set, the Wildcat's Tamia Rios went the distance, but eventually fell 7-5 and Ferndale carried the day 4-3. 

The very next day the 'Cats traveled to undefeated and perennially strong Glacier Peak, falling 7-0 in straight sets.

Friday, the girls got their first team win of the young season, an important win over league rival Everett by a close 4-3 margin.  Oak Harbor carried all the singles matches but fell in all of the doubles play.  Perry won 6-3, 6-2, Whitefoot 6-2, 6-0, Rios 6-4, 6-0 and Eden 7-6(2), 6-2.

The team continues league play this week with two away matches, at Stanwood and at Marysville Pilchuck.

Photos from the Everett varsity match are posted HERE.

On the JV side, the Ferndale match was postponed, with no makeup date scheduled.

At home on Tuesday, the JV girls also had a hard time against Glacier Peak, losing all 7 matches.  On the bright side, the 1st doubles team of Emily Brown and Chloe Stowell carried their 2nd set into a tiebreaker, as did the 3rd doubles team of Sophie Dickinson and Madeleine McKenzie in their 1st set.

Photos from JV match vs GP are posted HERE.

Friday at Everett, the JV squad also got their first win with a 4-3 win over Everett.  Emma Wezeman at 3rd singles won 6-4, 6-4 and Renne Rickards won 6-2, 5-7, 10-8.  In doubles it was 1st doubles Emily Brown and Brianne Deguzman winning 6-7(6-8), 6-4(10-8) and 2nd doubles Chloe Stowell and Sarah Smith won 6-4, 6-4.

JV it at home twice this week, on Tuesday vs Stanwood and Friday vs Pilchuck.


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Girls Golf 2015-03-24 - Whidbey Shootout

The girls golf season got underway at the Whidbey Golf Club in Oak Harbor as the Wildcats hosted 70 girls golfers from 12 other schools to the annual Whidbey Shootout.

Kamiak was first in team scoring with 468.  Oak Harbor was 8th overall with 541 and 2nd in 3A, behind Glacier Peak with 523 and ahead of Arlington with 576.

While the medalist, from Jackson HS shot a 78 over the 18 holes, the Oak Harbor scores were not shabby.  Rosie Mooki led the 'Cats with 96, then Marisa Sligh with 100, Hailey Beecher with 103 and Hannah Taylor with 113.

The next day, the girls traveled to Everett and thumped their host at the Legion Golf Coure 254-291.  Three of the 5 Wildcats all beat Everett's top finisher for the win.  Mooki again led the team with a 44 over 9 holes.  Beecher was next with a 46, Sligh with 50, Tarra Baird 55 and Hannah Taylor 59.

The varsity girls return home on April 15th for a dual with Getchell, and the JV gets their first home match on April 20th, hosting Glacier Peak, Getchell and Monroe.

A whole bunch of photos are posted HERE.

Softball 2015-03-23 at Anacortes

Monday afternoon the Oak Harbor softball team headed to Anacortes for a pair of games against the Seahawks.

The JV squad got things started with a bang, smacking the very first pitch for a base hit.  The game was called in the 4th inning due to time constraints, with Oak Harbor winning 10-5.

The varsity team wasn't as strong on offense.  Anacortes jumped out to a 5-0 first-inning lead, and the score stayed that way until the bottom of the 4th inning, when the Seahawks added 6 more runs to end the game 11-0.

Oak Harbor got only 1 hit, courtesy of Taylor Heidt.

The next two games are on the road, with trips to Everett and Arlington.

On Friday, April 3rd, the girls return home to Stanwood, with the varsity at OHHS and the JV at the Hillcrest field.

After the weekend off, they're right back in action, hosting Marysville-Pilchuck at home on Monday the 6th.

Photos from the JV game are posted HERE

Varsity pics are HERE.


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Middle School Wrestling 2015-03-21

Michael Fisken earns some near-fall points in his semifinal match.

Last Saturday the Wildcat United team traveled to Anacortes High School for the league championship.

When the tournament got to the championship matches, four Wildcat United wrestlers were there, looking to be crowned champion.

First, at 90 lbs, Blake Servatius took on Treyvohn Jedlinksi and won by a close 9-7 margin.

Next was Caleb Fitzgerald at 115 pounds.  He was doing well, but his opponent, Chut Hoffman of Anacortes, got a quick switch and was able to pin Caleb.

At 120 lbs, Blake McBride won 4-0, completing an undefeated season.

Finally, Michael Fisken scored a takedown and reverse, and allowed three escapes to beat Cody Schutte of Burlington 4-3.  Fisken ended the season with a perfect 11-0 record and repeated at league champion.