Snohomish built a big third-quarter lead then withstood a late Oak Harbor rally to defeat the host Wildcats 59-47 Friday.
The Oak Harbor High School swim team topped host Lake Stevens 95-75 Thursday to set up a winner-take-all title match with Marysville-Pilchuck Friday, Jan. 29.
With the help of two forfeits, the Monroe wrestling team slipped by Oak Harbor 43-35 Thursday on the Wildcats’ mat.
Oak Harbor High School freshman Jember Jansen took top individual honors at the Juanita High School cheer competition Jan. 16.
Burlington-Edison and Sedro-Woolley offered little resistance as the Oak Harbor boys swim team swept by both schools in a nonleague double-dual meet at the Mount Vernon YMCA Tuesday afternoon.
Overcoming a shaky start, the Coupeville boys basketball team edged host Lakewood 60-58 Tuesday.
The Wolves (5-2, 10-3) now enter the second round of league play; they go to Cedarcrest (5-1, 8-4) Friday, Jan. 22. In their last meeting Jan. 5, the Red Wolves defeated Coupeville 53-49.
In order to win this time around, Coupeville coach Randy King said, “We will have to control their shooters.” The Red Wolves’ primary weapon is Daniel Campbell, who scored 22 in the first meeting and put up 41 points on Granite Falls last Friday.
The Coupeville girls basketball team used the same recipe that Sultan used in defeating the Wolves last Friday to grab a 50-32 win over visiting Lakewood Tuesday.
“Defense, good. Offense, bad.”
That’s how Oak Harbor High School boys basketball coach Mike Washington Sr. summed up his team’s play in the Wildcats’ 46-33 loss at Cascade Tuesday.
The contest against Cascade (7-3, 9-5) was the first game of the second round of Western Conference play for Oak Harbor (2-7, 3-10). Oak Harbor hosts Snohomish (7-3, 8-6) Friday, Jan. 22, at 7:30 p.m. The Panthers, led by John McGee’s 30 points, came from behind to whip the Wildcats 53-48 when the teams first met Dec. 15.
Coupeville’s boys basketball team put together a solid effort and overcame testy conditions to defeat host Sultan 60-48 Friday, Jan. 15.
Colton Elliot’s weight-class championship led the way as eight Oak Harbor wrestlers placed at the Kelso Invitational Saturday, Jan. 16.
Sultan’s girls basketball team went on a 17-4 run in the second quarter to put visiting Coupeville in the rear view mirror in the Wolves 66-48 loss Friday, Jan. 15.
It’s nice to see smiles on the basketball court again.
The Western Conference, home of Oak Harbor High School athletics, finalized its divisional format for next school year Wednesday, Jan. 13, in Everett.
