Last night the FHHS baseball boys continued their winning ways with a 15-1 victory at LaConner, while the softball girls came up with a gutsy four-run last inning that fell short with the Braves, losing 8-4. Meanwhile, the soccer Wolverines came close in a district match with Nooksack Valley, holding them scoreless at home for  Continue Reading

It’s Opening Day tomorrow for the kids’ baseball & softball, so here’s the Friday scoop, from Kris Brown: The Friday Harbor Baseball & Softball Association will be driving through town in an informal parade to thank our sponsors and kick-off the 2009 Season. The parade route will begin at Friday Harbor Elementary School and proceed  Continue Reading

Every so often there is a good reason to get out & see a show. This Sunday you now have a reason, at the Community Theatre…since it’s a fundraiser for the Class of 2009, I know I’ll go – hope to see you there! Here’s more: Kent Morrill brings his award-winning tribute to the legendary  Continue Reading

You were planning to go, and so was I – today’s home baseball game with Nooksack (which was a re-schedule from two weeks ago) has been postponed again – the new re-schedule is on the 23rd, here at Hartman Field. Over the weekend, the FHHS softball girls swept two with Concrete, while the baseball boys  Continue Reading

Marty Robinson at FHES tells me they want to sign up the little ones next week: Kindergarten Registration: Friday Harbor Elementary School welcomes the Kindergarten class of 2009-2010!  Registration for next year’s Kindergarten class will be held on Monday and Tuesday, April 20 and 21 in the school office.  Parents who wish to enroll their  Continue Reading

Here are Ally (second place) and Jessica (first place) with their winning posters – way to go, girls! ooo

Here are Ally (second place) and Jessica (first place) with their winning posters – way to go, girls! ooo

The other day, proud mom Barbara told me Catherine had placed high in an essay contest, winning a cash prize and a trip to Washington, D.C., along with ace FHHS social studies teacher Greg Sawyer – wow! Way to go Catherine! Here’s the rest of the story, from Sonia Blumstein at the essay contest: ARLINGTON,  Continue Reading

As Friday Harbor baseball continues its trek to the top, they continue to look pretty dominating. Pitching led by last year’s league MVP Richie Ochoa and hitting by a well-rounded group that includes senior Eddie Nash (photo) continues to roll over opponents… it appeared on Saturday that the boys have improved on last year’s sometimes spotty  Continue Reading

Earlier this week, the state House & Senate released their budgets for the year. Both of them take incredible whacks into an already crippled education budget. Among other things, one concern is essentially setting aside reforms made by voters earlier this decade related to class size. Here’s the response to all this from San Juan  Continue Reading

Wednesday night, the soccer boys nearly jumped Cascade Christian, losing 4-2 as a second half surge fell just short, with goals by Pablo Lopez and Cameron Byington closing the gap. The FHHS boys continued their winning ways Tuesday night, thumping Lynden Christian in baseball 13-2 behind senior Richie Ochoa & junior Roy Taylor’s pitching and  Continue Reading

Friday night it was something special… in a bold move towards helping kids in Uganda, six music acts from the island (or formerly from the island) banded together onstage at the Presbyterian Church to raise funds for The Invisible Children (here’s more about the organization, the cause, and the kids it is trying to help).  Continue Reading

Quick notes: The FHHS soccer team lost 10-0 Saturday to a strong 2A squad at South Whidbey….they hit the road for Cascade Christian on Wednesday. If the ferry seemed kinda full on Saturday morning, that’s because it was. Besides the soccer team, there was also the baseball & softball teams (and a zillion parents), as  Continue Reading

FHHS notched its first soccer win of the season with an overtime win over the visiting Lynden JVs on Friday. The Wolverines scored first at 13 minutes as Conor Lanphere drove home a pass from Pablo Lopez. Cameron Byington headed in a Lopez throwin (one advantage of our narrow field, here) to pull ahead 2-1 with about  Continue Reading

Last night the FHHS baseball team continued their winning ways as pitchers Albert Strasser and Sean Cutting combined for a 7-0 shutout over South Whidbey (which is a 2A team; we, you’ll remember, are 1A)… meanwhile, Kerri Goff went the whole way but the Wolverine Women lost to South Whidbey, 5-0. The soccer guys take  Continue Reading

Over the weekend, the Wolverine baseball team munched Darrington (Friday) and Shoreline Christian (Saturday), while the softball girls had a 2 out of 3 split with Darrington and Meridian. The soccer boys played their third game in five days, dropping their re-match with Coupeville (that’s Cam Byington in the air Saturday; photo by Lauren Paulsen  Continue Reading