The Orcas Christian School Saints flag football team leaves for the Vancouver Flag Football Championships next week leading the Nor-Pac league with an 8-1 record. The Jr. High Team is undefeated.
The Orcas Christian School Saints flag football team traveled to Vancouver, Canada in late April to compete with 15 other teams for the flag football championships.
Viking seniors were honored during their last spring sports home games
The Vikings golf team sent a diluted squad due to illness to Anacortes to play La Conner and Mt. Vernon on March 29.
The Viking Golf team, lead by head coach Bobby Olmsted, opened the season at home on Tuesday, March 17 against two strong teams, LaConner and Mount Vernon Christian. Although the teams were fortunate enough to have a sunny day, the difficulty of the Orcas course did not elude the players.
Submitted by Orcas sailing
Bobby Olmsted was a pillar of Viking golf as the head coach for 11 years.
Orcas rowing started their crack-of-dawn practices earlier in the year on Cascade Lake. Meeting before school and on Saturdays, this group of dedicated athletes has practice three to five days a week, including fitness, erging and on-the-water technique and racing.
Photo by Teri Nigretto photo. For the second year in a row, team Chocolate Drop won the March Mayhem basketball tournament sponsored by Orcas Park and Rec on March 12. Left to right: Randy Evans, Michael Buethorn, Kelby Todd, Von Holmes, Jack Gates, Chad Hunt, Trevin Todd, Jared Wells and Rick Todd.
Head coach Jim Passer has reason to be optimistic this year, coming off an impressive 10-4 regular season and his entire lineup returning.
Third year head coach Jason Nichols inherited a very young team and finds himself in his second major rebuilding year with just a 14 player roster.
Four members of the Orcas High School received stand out honors this year for their athletic performance during the season.
After a successful 2015-2016 campaign which saw the first league title in school history, Orcas Christian School Saints, Boys basketball players, have been named Northwest 1B All Conference Team. And Head Coach, Ryan Davis, was named Coach of the Year. The Lady Saints were awarded the league's sportsmanship award.
Burly Hildreth beat out the competition by one stroke to win the Pacific Northwest Junior Mini-Tour.
Submitted by Orcas Island Wrestling coaches Jason Dean and Rob Harvey.
The Lady Saints kicked off a new era in their 2015-2016 season with a revamped coaching staff led by Head Coach Roger Worley. Joining Worley on the bench was Michelle Bechtel, a college basketball standout while at Walla Walla University, and Troy O'Neal, a seasoned veteran and coach of the game who has worked with many local basketball programs.
The Orcas boys enter the final stage of the season 9-3 in league behind Friday Harbor 10-2 and LaConner 12-0 before competing in the play-offs.
At 5-5 in league, the Lady Vikings trail Mt Vernon Christian at 7-5, Friday Harbor 11-1 and undefeated LaConner at 12-0.
Orcas Christian School’s eight-game undefeated winning streak came to an end on Thursday at the hands of the defending 1B State Boys Basketball Champs, the Lummi Blackhawks, by a final overtime score of 75-71.
The Crusaders and the Vikings traded baskets evenly until about mid first quarter; then it quickly became evident that the Orcas boys were just warming up.
The broadcast will connect Saint's fans with their team while on the road, in addition to creating a broader footprint and fan base across the region.
The Orcas Island Booster Club hosted their annual fundraising Alumni Basketball Game December 26th at Orcas High School.
Orcas Christian entered holiday break ranked #1 in the state of Washington in Boys 1B basketball.
Orcas Christian entered holiday break ranked #1 in the state of Washington in Boys 1B basketball.
The Orcas Christian Lady Saints, earned their first win of the season over the Lummi Nation Blackhawks.
Orcas Christian took down the defending state Champions, the Lummi Nation Blackhawks, 44-36.
The Orcas Christian School Saints entered the holiday break ranked #1 in the state of Washington in Boys 1B basketball.
Orcas Island Alumni Basketball and OIHS Varsity basketball players are participating in an annual tournament to support the Orcas Island Booster Club.
“It was a good game considering we had 5 players today,” said Assistant Coach, Robin Stillmaker. “The girls did a good job trying out some new offensive plays and Maelle did especially well with 11 points scored.”
It was a tense evening of basketball on Dec. 15 as the Orcas High School varsity basketball players poured their hearts out on the court. In the end, the girls and boys' teams lost to the La Conner Braves.
Coach Blythe Simpson's team of Orcas Island Middle School's 7th grade girls "SWISH" team concluded their two-month season with a 5-3 record.
The Orcas Christian School Lady Saints return to the WIAA's Northwest 1B after a successful inaugural during the 2014-15 season, where the team saw a 14-8 record and a playoff appearance.
Coach Gregg Sasan has a young team to contend with as only two varsity players return and nine new players join the varsity squad. The young Vikings have their work cut out for them according to Sasan.
Head Coach Corey Wiscomb can sense the excitement surrounding his basketball team. With the return of his entire team, Wiscomb is optimistic as well after taking his young team to the playoffs last season for the first time in five years. And his core guys have been busy, spending time in the weight room, doing plyometrics to elevate athletic skills and attending summer camps gaining valuable experience playing against AAA teams. The camps paid off according to Wiscomb.
The following is from the Orcas Island Booster Club.
The 2015 Orcas Vikings football team received all league awards from the state.
