Viking boys soccer Coach Matt Stolmeier is very optimistic about the 2014 season with a 22-player strong team saturated with returning talent and plenty of incoming freshmen.
The Viking football team steps into the season with 10 freshmen out of a 23-player squad with only two seniors.
Orcas Island Rowing Association attended the final event of the season at USRowing Northwest Junior Regional Championships held at Lake Vancouver, Wash., May 17-19.
The Lady Vikings entered the 2B Bi-District Tournament with a win against the Darrington Loggers on May 18 in Stanwood, securing a trip to the state playoffs.
The Orcas Island Rowing Association was honored that the Men’s Varsity Quad received an invitation to participate in the prestigious Windermere Cup held at the University of Washington May 4.
A look at baseball, softball and golf teams and their most recent games
Orcas Islander Merrick Parnell has just been named the Public Address Announcer for British Columbia’s Delta Islanders Box Lacrosse Team. According to Parnell, the B.C. Lacrosse League is one level below the National Lacrosse League and is played inside a hockey rink and is very similar to hockey.
The Vikings baseball team (2-5) showed improvement in a 4-1 win against Cedar Park Christian Mount Lake Terrace (5-6) at Buck Park on April 17.
The Vikings baseball team (1-4) lost a close game 4-2 against the Concrete Lions (7-4) on April 9.
The Lady Vikings hosted their local rivals, the Friday Harbor Wolverines, at Buck Park for a double header on April 5, tasting a double dose of defeat for the first time this season.
The Vikings (6-0) beat the Darrington Loggers (0-2) in a 3-2 nail biter at Buck Park on March 26.
Darrington took an early 2-0 lead with Orcas getting only on the board by the bottom of the third inning after a hard hit triple by Emma Minnis and a single by Lana Bronn.
On March 19, the Lady Vikings traveled to Forest Ridge for a 13-1 victory against the Ravens. Coach Scott Harris said the game highlights included a two run homer by Aliviah Garcia, two for two hitting by Lana Bronn and Alicia Susol, three hits by Alenna Garcia, three RBIs by Kirsten Fowler and two RBIs by Katie Holley.
First year head coach and Orcas alumni Justin Taylor has been with Viking golf since the beginning, having participated on the first Viking golf team in 1997.
