The Lopez football team fell to Highland Christian 30-36, dragged down by eleven penalties that hampered their forward momentum, caused…
The Orcas Vikings were defeated 35-6 by the Concrete football team on Saturday afternoon. Coach Dennis Dahl commented, “We stayed…
On Thursday, the Orcas Viking volleyball team lost the match to La Conner in three out of three games; the…
The Orcas girls soccer team played Mt. Vernon Christian at Mt. Vernon and lost in a close game 3-2. Coach Chama Anderson said, “The team played well against Mt. Vernon. I moved my main keeper, Alison O’Toole, out of the goal and put her up front to run, and she scored with a beautiful cross fed to her by Grace Thompson. We scored again, very quickly, as Sophie Thixton knocked one into their goal that the goalie just couldn’t stop with her hands, but then we broke down defensively.
The Orcas Christian Saints placed first at the Milo Invitational, in Eugene Ore., took away the Co-Champion title in the Spokane Flag Football Championships and tied for second in their most recent trip to Santa Cruz, Calif., where they played teams from California, Utah and Colorado.
Orcas Island Rowing Association (OIRA) will be hosting the “Headless Head” rowing races the day after Halloween. The rowing regatta at Cascade Lake on Sunday Nov. 2 is called the “Headless Head.”
The Orcas Vikings put up a valiant fight on Saturday against the La Conner football team but fell to the Braves 33-14. In the first quarter, the Braves led the scoring drive, moving the ball down the field in a successive series of downs and finally scoring, making it 7-0. The Vikings then had possession but failed to make good on scoring and were forced to kick it away. Then the Braves’ offense tore a hole in the Vikings’ defense on the return kick and they scored once more, making it 14-0.
The Lopez Lobos soccer team put up a heart-felt fight against a very powerful North Sound Christian organization, falling to NSC 6-2 in an exuberant battle of skill and quickness last Friday.
In the game of volleyball, momentum can turn on a dime.
The Lopez volleyball team traveled to Providence Christian and trounced Providence, winning three out of five games to take the match on Tuesday, Oct 14. The five game scores were 25-27, Providence; 25-14 Lopez; 25-20 Lopez, 17-25 Providence, and 15-11 Lopez. Coach Mellonnie Altona remarked, “Our soccer team was also at Providence Christian playing, and the team came in at the start of our fifth game and gave us a great energy boost with their cheering and support. It really helped.
The Lobos football team traveled all the way to Neah Bay this weekend, losing to the Red Devils team 30-58 in a Saturday night game.
The Vikings boys soccer team played La Conner on Tuesday, Oct. 14 and won that game 5-3, but fell to Mt. Vernon Christian on Friday 4-0.
