Boys soccer

The Viking boys soccer team (5-8) lost their only game last week 4-3 against Shoreline Christian (4-9) and prepare for away games this week against Friday Harbor and LaConner.

Coach Matt Stolmeier said Javier Orantes, William Coe and Gwydion Marreth all scored but, “It was a tough loss. We only had 11 players with many players out due to ineligibility and the flu.”

Stolmeier says there is still a chance at playoffs but it is “a tough road this week.”

The Vikings are fighting for a playoff spot for the 1B/2B Bi-District playoffs that start Oct. 30.

Volleyball

The Lady Vikings Volleyball team dropped matches against Friday Harbor and Concrete last week and will have to travel and focus on pivotal league games this week against teams in Darrington and LaConner.

Football

The Vikings traveled to face a much larger opponent, the 2A Bellingham High School Red Raiders for a non-league 49-22 loss in Whatcom County.

Viking Coach Justin Frausto walked in 13 suited players into beautiful Civic Stadium against a Bellingham roster resembling the size of the entire Orcas High School population.

Undaunted, the Vikings took on the behemoth. The Red Raiders fielded a strong running game that kept the Orcas defense running and the score moving. The Vikings managed some first half highlights including a 68-yard kick off return by Jay Zier and a six-yard touchdown run by Miles Harlow after a beautiful flee flicker pass from Pasha Bullock to Ivan Bullock that nudged the Vikings close to the endzone.

The Vikings managed some offensive prowess in the second half with a six-yard touchdown run by Harlow, a 13-yard touchdown run by Zier couple with a two-point reception by Ivan Bullock.

Orcas travels to Concrete this week.