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Pirates run, jump and throw to kick off track Several athletes placed in events during Vashon’s first track meet of the year By KEVIN ROSS For The Beachcomber
The Vashon track and field team competed in its first meet of the season last Thursday at Eatonville High School, placing fourth of four teams but putting forward some strong individual performances. At the four-school meet, Vashon’s 32 track and field athletes went up against the host team, the Eatonville Cruisers, as well sa teams from Bellevue Christian and Life Christian. Highlights from the first meet included a stellar performance from freshman Annika Hille, who placed second in the long jump with a leap of 14 feet, 4 inches, and then took first overall in the 100 meters as well as the 200 meters. She completed the 200-meter event in 27.71, the ninth fastest time in VHS girls track history. Junior Maddi Groen took second in the 2-mile race, completing it in 13:30. She also placed third in the mile event, finishing in 5:57, just a second away from her personal record. Also scoring team points for the Pirate girls was Mary Lawrence, a freshman who placed fifth in the shot put with a throw of 22 feet, 1 inch. On the boys side, senior Landon Summers placed first in the 110meter hurdles, completing them in 16.99, a personal best. Summers also
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Team captain Landon Summers, above, took the lead out of the blocks and ran to a big win in the 110-meter hurdles. Another team captain, Maddi Groen, below, puts everything she has into her kick to beat an Eatonville runner to second place in the 3200-meter run. Olin Nespor is also a team captain this year. placed third in the 100-meter dash in 12.12 seconds. Senior Olin Nespor placed third in the 800 meeters in 2:21, and senior Elan Peterson also scored team points with a forth-place finish in the boys long jump, where he leapt 16 feet, 3 inches. The team compete in a meet hosted by Juanita High School today in Kirkland. The athletes will then travel to Orting for a meet on Saturday. The Vashon team will is host a meet on Thursday, March 28. The meet will take place at Charles Wright Academy, as the track at VHS is not up to competition standards. — Kevin Ross is a track and field coach at Vashon High School.
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Fastpitch softball off to a slow start The Vashon High School fastpitch softball team fell to the highly competitive Cedar Park Christian Eagles last week in the team’s delayed season opener. After three cancelled or postponed games, the team finally faced Cedar Park in an away game on Friday. The Pirates played four tight defensive innings during the away game in Bothell, holding the Eagles to just four runs. Starting pitcher Gabby Frazier pitched a great five innings, earning seven strike-outs in the game. She
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Boys soccer splits first two games The VHS boys soccer team started the season off right last week with a shutout win against Life Christian, but then followed up with a loss to Seattle Christian in their second game. The Pirates faced Life Christian in an away game on Wednesday, March 13, and clobbered the Eagles, coming away with a 7-0 win. The game was scoreless until the beginning of the second quarter, when Peter Amick scored a goal assisted by Tanner Montague. Amick scored twice more in the game. The rest of the goals were a team effort, with points scored by Ariel Henriquez, Jack Brenner, Sean O’Neil and Gerardo Pereyda-Antune. Goalkeeper Brooks
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Benner helped to hold off the Life Christian offense, not allowing any Eagle goals. Two days later, the Pirates met their match when Seattle Christian came to Vashon for a home game. Seettle Christian started the game quick by scoring in the fourth minute. They scored again in the second quarter. Despite their best efforts, the Pirates were unable to land a ball in the net, and the scoreless second half ended with a 2-0 loss for Vashon. The boys face Cedar Park Christian today in Bothell and will play Cascade Christian at 6 p.m. Friday at Vashon High School. — Natalie Johnson
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was also the only Vashon runner to score in the game, thanks to an RBI sacrifice hit from teammate Sophie Baker. In the end, Vashon lost to Cedar Park, a new team to the Nisqually League this year, 11-1. The softball team will play at home at 4 p.m. Friday against Cascade Christian. They also have home games scheduled for Monday and Tuesday against Eatonville and Bellevue Christian.
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