Volleyball

The Viking Volleyball team opened their season with a non-league home game against island rival Lopez Island in a 3-0 win.

“Lopez is a very young team but they put up a good fight,” Coach Gregg Sasan said. “We are also a young team but our experience and leadership, especially from Hannah Brunner-Gaydos and Maddie West helped stabilize and focus the team under pressure.”

Scores were  25-17, 25-15, and 25-23.

Girls soccer

The Lady Vikings soccer team dropped the season opener to the Concrete Lions at Dahl Field in a defensive exposition that ended 0-0 after regulation last week.

The equally matched teams were both able to advance the ball past midfield but getting near the opposing goal proved elusive. Orcas defensive backs and midfielders aggressively intercepted Lion advances while Orcas was able to break through the Concrete defense for a few solid shots.

“It was absolutely amazing – these girls are brilliant,” said Coach Chris Doherty. “They played really well. I love the heart and soul they put into the game. Some of the players really excelled themselves.”

Boys soccer

The boys soccer team opened their season with a tough loss at home to Mt. Vernon Christian 8-0, but rebounded a few days later with a 5-0 win against the Lopez Lobos.

Coach Matt Stolmeier called the MVC game “A lesson learned. We need to come out with more focus and intensity to compete with the top teams in our league.”

Despite a full roster of 19 players, Stolmeier was limited to 12 players due to injuries and eligibility, which “makes playing a high caliber team pretty tough with no substitutes.”

The match against Lopez on Sept. 13 went better as Steven Bodenhamer opened the scoring from a corner kick from Henry McMurray, who also scored twice, one of which was the goal of the game with a little chip over the keeper. Forward Zach Waage also netted two goals including a breakaway run on a long pass from goalkeeper Anthony Kaskurs.

Football

Orcas dropped their opening game of the season on the road against Friday Harbor 57-17 on Sept. 5. The Wolverines dominated the game but Viking Coach Frausto was pleased with his young players.

“They came out to play, they played hard and we had some bright points,” he said. “Our defense had some impressive stops against their starters. I am still optimistic about our season but we have a lot of work to do.”

Vikings fundraisers

This fall, more than 80 athletes in the middle and high school will participate in school athletics.

The Orcas Island Booster Club is kicking off its Annual Membership Drive to help raise funds to ensure that each program has the necessary equipment, training and support. The booster club invites you to become a member for the upcoming season. Each level of membership offers different benefits, but for as little as $75, every member will receive a season pass to all athletic event.

For more information check out www.orcasboosters.org, or contact Justin Paulsen at 376-8882.

“Your help is vital in helping us maintain a vibrant and thriving program,” Paulsen said.

The Orcas Island High School ASB would like to invite all members of the Orcas community to show their support by ordering a Viking Pride t-shirt, pictured above.

“We hope to follow this with more Viking Pride clothing during the school year,” say organizers. “These shirts will be delivered before homecoming so order now.”

To purchase one, visit www.booster.com/orcas-vikings-spirit-fall-2014.