On Tuesday, Sept. 23, in an away game at Shoreline Christian, the Lobos played an intensely vigorous game against the number two ranked soccer team in the state, Shoreline Christian. The Lobos were able to hold the stronger team to 0-0 in the first half of the two 40-minute halves. Coach Richard Tetu reported, “Before the game even started, the referees told all of us that they allowed on-hands pushing in this game. They weren’t even going to yellow or red card for it unless it was over the top. Our players had to adjust quickly to this mindset and they came out fighting.”
The Lopez volleyball team played and won in a four game match against Skykomish on Sept. 23, at Skykomish, near Monroe, Washington. The scores that day were:
The Orcas Vikings’ boys soccer team left their competitors and fans breathless, but the team had steam to spare, apparently, as they vanquished their Grace Academy foes, 5-0 on Saturday, Sept. 20.
The Orcas Island Yacht Club and the Friday Harbor Sailing Club are seeking participants for the 21st Annual Round the County Sailboat Race on Nov. 8 and 9. The race circles the San Juan Islands archipelago that comprises San Juan County Washington considered by many to be one of the more beautiful sailing venues on earth.
In the first game of the Interisland Volleyball Tournament at Lopez on Sept. 20, the Lopez Lobos succumbed to the Friday Harbor Wolverines in the best played 3 out of 5 games. Friday Harbor won the match overall.
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The Lopez Lobos soccer team won handily, 8-2, at Arlington Christian on an overcast early fall day at Arlington Christian School. Head coach for the Lopez soccer team, Richard Têtu, commented, “The young people played really well. Within the first several minutes of the game, Arlington Christian scored two goals, making it 2-0 in the first several minutes. Our kids had to learn quickly which players were the threats, go there, and be aggressive and efficient shutting them down.”
The Orcas Vikings lost 42 to 19 to the Port Townsend Redskins on Friday night, Sept. 19 in a head-to-head battle for points in the first quarter of the game.
On Sept. 16, a glorious fall day, the Lady Vikings soccer team proved to be a force to contend with as they faced their counterparts from Concrete.
The Lopez Lobos football team ran riot over the Mansfield Kernels Friday night in Mansfield, Wash., winning handily by 48 to 24 on a balmy fall evening.
Victorious in games over Concrete and Mt. Vernon Christian
Coach Dennis Dahl got the opportunity to play all his eligible team members last Saturday, as the Orcas Vikings’ trounced the Evergreen Lutheran Eagles 55-0.
The American Lung Association of Washington is holding their 26th annual Trek Tri-Island fundraising bike ride in the San Juan Islands this September. There will be up to 200 riders and volunteers on Orcas Sept. 21 and they are looking for local businesses to partner with them to make this ride a success. “Whether it’s providing discounts for the riders who come in the shop or being cheerleaders along the route, they need your help,” says Carna Lapping, the Special Events Manager for the American Lung Association. For more information, contact Lapping at clapping@alaw.org.
