(Top) Coby Gibler can’t make the block on Franklin’s Venoy Overton as he takes it to the hole. Gibler had 19 points and 14 rebounds. (Middle) Steven Gray fights with a Franklin player for a loose ball. Gray had 22 points but shot 8 for 24 from the floor. (Bottom) Nick Fling takes the ball from Franklin’s Sterling Carter. The Quakers defeated the Spartans 73-64 Monday at the 2007 King Classic at the Bank Of America Arena on the UW campus.

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Spartans stumble in battle of titans

Bainbridge falls to the state’s top-ranked 4A school, Franklin. UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON – It may not have been…

Bainbridge wrestling coach Dan Pippinger shares a laugh with the Bishop Blanchet coaches after their match Tuesday night. The former Bainbridge High School alum

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Pippinger lives to serve team, community

BHS alum works hard to give back to others, wants to instill good values for life. Bainbridge wrestling…

Nick Fling runs the point during the game against Seattle Prep Jan. 5. He and the other Spartans will be in Seattle - weather permitting - competing in two different basketball tournaments over the holiday weekend.

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Teams battle weather

The Bainbridge High School winter teams are facing off against top ranked teams night in and night out…

Bainbridge center Coby Gibler is fouled by Seatlle Prep’s Nate Girma on the way to the hoop Friday night. He finished with 10 points and five rebounds as the Spartans beat the Panthers 61-41.

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Sports Roundup – Spartans stay undefeated with win/Girl hoopsters drop close one/Tumblers win two more

Gray, Sharar are big in Sparts’ first victory over Prep in four years. If the Bainbridge boys basketball…

Bainbridge sophomore guard Kirsten Michael (top) looks for the pass during a full-court drill at practice Thursday. Both she and sophomore forward/center Ben Eisenhardt will be key members off the bench for their respective teams in league play.

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Youth is served for Bainbridge basketball

Ben Eisenhart and Kirsten Michael look to make their mark. When it comes to crunch time in a…

Nick Fling (left) scrambles for the loose ball Friday night against North Kitsap.

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Sports Roundup – Gray dunk ignites Spartans in 76-58 win/Girls get it going against N. Kitsap

Big plays help Bainbridge subdue the Vikings, as a tough stretch looms. POULSBO – In front of a…

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Raiders squeeze out Spartans

Six Nathan Hale points in the final match broke a tie at 25 for the loss.

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Spartans fall to West Seattle

Wins by King and Smith weren’t enough in a 45-30 loss to the Wildcats.

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Wrestlers fifth at Invitational

Zach Smith and John-Michael King led the way with first-place finishes.

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Sparts top Crusaders

Bainbridge defeated the Eastside Catholic wrestlers 41-23 Monday night.

Bainbridge High senior Nolan Amy leads the pack at the start of Wednesday’s cross country meet at Lower Woodland Park in Seattle. Amy placed first in the race

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Spartans run away with win — Sports Roundup

In their first Metro League meet of the season, BHS harriers Rachel Belt and Nolan Amy ran away…

Third-year Pee Wee football player Carson Zajonc fits his helmet after conditioning camp Thursday evening. There are quite a few more helmets to go around this year

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A wee turnout for Pee Wees

At Thursday evening’s Pee Wee Football conditioning camp, the older “A” and “B” team squads are making a…

Spartan guard Toren Johnson passes the ball to a teammate during Tuesday’s contest against Ingraham. The wins over the Rams

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Swish! They’re on to Districts

The season continues for both the boys and girls Spartan basketball teams as each team clinched district tournament…