On Tuesday, Oct. 7 the girls soccer team traveled to Concrete and beat their opposition 3-0. Coach Chama Anderson noted, “I think that while we played very well overall, traveling off-island does affect the team. They usually arrive early at these functions because of the ferry and they can get worn out from simply waiting. We all must learn to use our time more effectively in these situations.”
Last Tuesday, Orcas lost to Shoreline in three games: 24/26, 16/25, 13/25. Coach Greg Sasan said, “We had them 23/17, and then it just went downhill from there. We simply never found our groove. My hat is off to Shoreline. They served really well, and we just weren’t there mentally and we couldn’t pass. The worst thing was that for standings reasons, we really wanted to win this one, but it just wasn’t going to come together. It was one of those times that we all played badly…it wasn’t just one or two players.”
The Lopez Lobos soccer team won both its games last week, against La Conner 7-3 on Tuesday and Arlington on Thursday with a score of 8-1.
The Orcas Viking boys soccer team had a rough beginning to their week, losing 2-0 at Providence Christian on Tuesday Oct. 7. Coach Matt Stolmeier remarked, “The team never quite got it together; we had some logistical issues finding the right pitch to play on and when we finally arrived, it was a sand field, which is not our usual playing surface. We just weren’t mentally prepared for that and it really affected our passing game.”
The Lopez volleyball team took part in a big volleyball tournament on Saturday in Mount Vernon, and played against a variety of teams in a long day at the net. It was a rousing sight to behold…players gave everything, diving to the floor to make saves that made onlookers gasp in shock, spiking the ball for a kill, sending flaming serves just across the net for aces and producing volleys that made the matches look like a coordinated ballet rather than play happening in real time.
The Lopez football team dominated the game against Clallum Bay last Saturday, despite several penalties.
On Monday, Oct. 13, the county’s stormwater funding subcommittee voted to reconfigure its funding options and recommend that the counnty impose stormwater utility fees according to a 50 – 50 structure, divided between the island residents for a specific project and the entire county.
Kings triumph over Darrington Loggers on Oct. 11
The Orcas Boys Soccer team lost against North Sound Christian 5-0 in an away game on Sept. 30.
On Tuesday, Sept. 30 the Lopez volleyball team hammered its opponent into submission, winning three of three games for the match at Grace Academy. The score was 25/15 Lopez, 26/24 Lopez, 25/19 Lopez. Coach Mellonnie Altona was able to play her entire team and the young women all got playing experience that day in Arlington. Coach Altona remarked, “Erin Wilbur’s poise was remarkable in how she took charge of situations on the court after I rotated out some of the more seasoned players. And Sarah Stanley had her first jump serve against Grace. The whole team played with confidence.” In other stats, Gwenna Coiley attacked the ball 13 times and had four kills, Emily PostVanderBurg attacked ten times with six kills at the net, Hanifah McGovern attacked 11 times and had three kills, Sarah Stanley attacked seven times with six kills, Erin Wilbur attacked nine times with three kills, Marina Steinbrueck attacked one time, Malisha Burson attacked several times and had four kills at the net and Helen O’Brien attacked one time with one kill.
The Vikings lost to the Concrete Lions in Orcas’ homecoming game, but it was a tough, gritty game against the fifth-ranked team in their state league.
On Sept. 30 at Grace Academy, the Lobos soccer team played a controlled game against Grace Academy, winning 3-0. “Throughout the game,” said Coach Tetu, “Our players dominated in Grace’s territory. We had 18 shots on goal and Grace only had one shot on our goal. I was very pleased at how quickly we covered the other players and took advantage of their errors. This allowed players to make more accurate passes and out-dribble the opponent. They played very authoritatively.”
The Orcas girls volleyball team lost their Sept. 30 match to La Conner in three games out of three at Orcas High School. Scores were 10/25, 12/25, and 13/25 in La Conner’s favor. Their volleyball team is the two-time Washington state championship winner.
