Lopez Island High School Athletic Director Larry Berg said recently, “This was quite a year – winning league championships in football, volleyball, boys basketball, girls golf, and boys track; going to the State playoffs in volleyball, boys basketball, girls track, boys track, and girls golf; winning the District 1 special sportsmanship award girls basketball; and being the State Academic Champions in girls golf with special academic awards for boys golf, boys track, and girls track.”
Football
With a 2007 record of 7 Wins 3 Losses, the football team was the Northern Sky League “B-8” Football Champions
The All Opponent Football First Team Selections for that league were Jordan Smith, Shaun Samuel, Leland Nopson and Orrin Burt.
Volleyball
In Volleyball, the Lady Lobos were the 2007 Northwest B League Champions, the Bi District Champions and played in the State Tournament with a record of 16 Wins 3 Losses.
The All Opponent Volleyball Selections for the NW B League were: Most Valuable Player: Lisa Vaughn; First team: Lisa Vaughn, Adayla Buchanan, and April Holland; Second Team: Emily PostVanderBurg; and All State – Lisa Vaughn.
Soccer
The Soccer team won second place in the 2007 Northwest “B” League with a 5 win, 8 loss record. Leo Castrejon was named the League Most Valuable Player. Catrejon was also named to the 1st Team, along with Jordan Haber, Tahoma Wrubleski, and Ben Strom. Honorable Mention was awarded to Sam Barr.
Basketball
In Girls Basketball, with an 8 10 record, the varsity girl’s basketball team received the Northwest Girls Basketball Officials Association’s Mal Walton Sportsmanship Award. The Lopez girls were the top vote-getter in all classifications 4A, 3A, 2A, 1A, 2B, 1B with over 2,000 votes cast to determine the winner.
The NWB Girls Basketball All-League Team named Lisa Vaughn and Larissa Berg to their 2007-2008 Second Team.
The Boys’ Basketball team won the 2008 Northwest “B” League Championship, placed third in the Bi-Districts and played in the State Tournament with an 18-4 record.
Jordan Smith was named the NWB Boys Basketball All-League Team Most Valuable Player, and was also named to the First Team. Coach Brad Smith was named the Coach of the Year.
Golf
The Girls’ Golf Team was named the 2008 Girls Northwest “B” League Champions; they placed second in the Quad Districts, and, with a Team grade point average of 3.59, were named the Girls’ Team “WIAA Academic State Champions 2008.”
The Boys Team also won the “WIAA Outstanding Scholastic Award,” with a team GPA of 3.57.
Track
The Boys’ Track team were the 2008 Northwest “B” League Champions, the Bi-District Champions, second-place finishers at State, and won the 2008 Boys’ Team “WIAA Distinguished Scholastic Award” with a Team GPA of 3.47.
State Boys
individual awards:
100 meters
5th Jordan Smith
6th Keaton Farris
200 meters
7th Keaton Farris
400 meters
2nd Terrell Carter
5th Sabastian Lasbo
800 meters
3rd Sabastian Lasbo
6th Terrell Carter
1600 meters
7th Billy PostvanderBurg
3200 meters
8th Ben Strom
110 hurdles
4th Jordan Haber
5th Sam Barr
300 hurdles
4th Jordan Haber
6th Sam Barr
4×100 relay
1st Lasbo, Farris,
Smith, Carter
4x400relay
3rd Carter, Lasbo,
Lawrence, Farris
Triple Jump
4th Ben Strom
High Jump
2nd Jordan Smith
The Girls’ Track team placed third in the 2008 Bi-District meet, and 8th place at the State meet. They also won the
“WIAA Distinguished Scholastic Award” with a Team GPA of 3.44.
State Girls
individual awards:
400 meters
7th Ruthie DeGraaf
1600 meters
6th Ellen Fisher
3200 meters
5th Ellen Fisher
7th Lindsey Cummins
300 hurdles
7th Erin Wilbur
4×100 relay
4th DeGraaf, DeGraaf,
Vaughn, Wilbur
Triple Jump
6th Laura Strom
High Jump
1st Laura Strom
