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    Articles by Marty Zier
    Back row: Simone Hansen
    An experienced team | Spring sports preview
    By Marty Zier • March 12, 2013 4:00 pm

    Returning head coach Scott Harris is excited to bring back an experienced core of starters led by seniors Lana Bronn, Kirsten Fowler and Alivia Garcia along with a juniors Bella Nigretto, Shelbi Rogers and Alicia Susol to compete against defending champs Friday Harbor, powerhouse LaConner and the rest of the league.

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    Back row: Ryan Heath
    Boys are back in the game | Spring...
    By Marty Zier • March 12, 2013 3:54 pm

    After a four-year absence due to a lack of players, Orcas baseball is back. Head coach Jim Passer credits Athletic Director Vicki Vandermay for her efforts to field a team and acknowledges that although it is great that a small school offers a variety of sports programs, there aren’t always enough kids to go around.

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    The Viking boys ended their playoff season with a loss against the Crusaders.
    Viking boys end playoffs with battle against Crusaders
    By Marty Zier • February 19, 2013 12:36 pm

    The Viking boys ended their playoff season with a loss against the Crusaders from Tacoma Baptist in front of a packed Orcas crowd Wednesday night.

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    The Viking girls basketball team wrapped up their post season Feb. 7 in Bremerton with a loss against the Crosspoint Academy Warriors.
    Tough game against Crosspoint
    By Marty Zier • February 12, 2013 3:34 pm

    The Viking girls basketball team wrapped up their post season Feb. 7 in Bremerton with a loss against the Crosspoint Academy Warriors in an unfinished grudge match from a one point loss last year.

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    Viking Hannah Brunner-Gaydos.
    Vikings head to play-offs | Basketball
    By Marty Zier • February 4, 2013 6:44 pm

    The Viking girls and boys basketball teams ended the final stretch of the regular season last week with losses to LaConner but two wins against the Darrington Loggers at home games with ecstatic Orcas fans in the bleachers.

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    The Viking basketball teams ventured to Shoreline Christian last week where the boys won against the Crusaders while the Mount Vernon Christian Hurricanes later swept the team.
    Vikings play Shoreline and Mt. Vernon
    By Marty Zier • January 22, 2013 2:54 pm

    The Viking basketball teams ventured to Shoreline Christian last week where the girls lost and the boys won against the Crusaders while the Mount Vernon Christian Hurricanes later swept both Orcas teams.

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    Vikings junior Jack Gates
    Vikings bring the power
    By Marty Zier • January 15, 2013 6:19 pm

    Girls win in a tough fight to the finish; boys lose but give it their all against FH

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    Alumni Aubrey Schermerhorn (left) and Mikail Van Maren (right) go up against Viking Jake Zier.
    They’ve still got it
    By Marty Zier • January 5, 2013 8:00 am

    Some things from the 1980s are best left to faded pictures and memories.

    Marce Holmes might agree, with the exception of alumni basketball. She spearheaded this fundraising event, based on alumni games from the past.

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    Freshman Pasha Bullock getting ready to shoot a free throw during the Coupeville game.
    Boys win, girls lose in non-league Coupeville games
    By Marty Zier • January 2, 2013 5:05 pm

    The Lady Vikings (3-2) traveled to Coupeville (4-5) for a last minute loss against the Wolves on Saturday, Dec. 22.

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    Back row: Manager Soren Sweet
    Boys aim to play as a team |...
    By Marty Zier • December 11, 2012 7:42 pm

    The Vikings are starting the season with new Varsity Coach Rich Maden, who brings years of coaching boys and girls middle school and “Swish” basketball. Maden is optimistic about the season and has one goal: “for them to understand to play team ball.”

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    Standing
    Girls are off and running | Basketball
    By Marty Zier • December 11, 2012 7:40 pm

    The Lady Vikings start a fresh year with new Varsity Coach Gregg Sasan, who is a familiar face on the court having coached the boys basketball team for 10 years and the current volleyball coach.

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    All-league selections for fall sports
    All-league selections for fall sports
    By Marty Zier • December 11, 2012 6:40 pm

    The fall selections for All-League players have been finalized and Orcas athletes have represented Viking football, soccer and volleyball well.

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    Kyle Hofmann
    Hofmann finishes college football career
    By Marty Zier • November 16, 2012 7:05 pm

    Navigation.

    It is an inherent skill in the Hofmann family. Mark Hofmann uses it as a commercial fisherman to deal with changes where his catch might be and his son Kyle has used it to deal with life changes.

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