“The Bainbridge Sailing Club, Northwest District champions, finished last among 12 teams in the Interscholastic National Team Racing Championships at Tabor Academy in Marion, Mass., during Memorial Day weekend. “
The Bainbridge High School girls’ track team won its first-ever district title during last weekend’s 3A District 3 meet at North Mason and qualified ten athletes for this weekend’s Washington State Track and Field Championships – Star Track XIX – at Tacoma’s Lincoln Bowl. The boys were sixth in the 10-team field and qualified two. The top two finishers in each event advanced to State.The girls won five of 18 events and placed second in four more en route to scoring 120 points to Lakes’ 91.5.
“As the boys’ lacrosse team bus returned to the ferry dock following Saturday’s shocking 16-15 loss to Mercer Island in the state title match at the Islanders’ home field, one of the players threw himself off the pier.But his motivation was greed, not grief.The player stood happily in a puddle of water, clutching a wad of money from doubting teammates who had quickly rebounded emotionally from their keen disappointment at losing the championship game for the first time in eight years. “
“Tuesday’s early-evening rainstorm struck the Spartan soccer team and the Seattle Mariners at about the same time. A rainbow overlooked the M’s as they found a pot of gold and edged the White Sox to win yet another game.But for the Spartans, there was just rain and misery, as Jackson overwhelmed the squad 4-0, handing Bainbridge it’s fifth consecutive first-round playoff defeat.Coach Alex von Reis Crooks might have wished that he was playing under that rainbow on the natural grass at Safeco Field rather than what he termed the old, old, old Astroturf at Silverdale Stadium. It’s one of the worst fields around, and turf makes a huge difference in a soccer game, he said. It’s a whole other sport. “
“The BHS boys’ lacrosse team defeated Eastside on Wednesday to qualify for tonight’s state championship game against Mercer Island.But there was some anxious fourth-quarter quivering among the home crowd before Bainbridge hung on for an 11-8 win. I was surprised at how close the game was, said coach Ryan Painter. I think we got a little complacent in the second half.It would have been nice to ride some momentum into Saturday. But I’m not too worried. I think we match up well. “
“Jacob Hayashi scored a hat trick in each half to finish with six goals as the boys lacrosse team defeated Lakeside 15-8 on Friday to finish the regular season with a 15-0 record.The team begins the pursuit of its eighth straight state championship with a home game at 6 p.m. tonight against Eastside. A win puts Bainbridge into Saturday night’s title game at Mercer Island Stadium against Lakeside or Mercer Island.Of the Lakeside game, coach Ryan Painter said that I expected us to win, but not by this margin. Our depth really helps us in games like this, because Lakeside isn’t nearly as deep. “
“If BHS senior Joe Lanza lined up among a dozen or so Spartan athletes, and an outside observer was asked to pick out the scratch golfer from among the group, chances are that Lanza wouldn’t be among the top choices.He stands just 5-7 and weighs 155 pounds, hardly the dimensions that you’d associate with Wing Point’s co-course record holder of 64. In fact, given Lanza’s polished, articulate manner of speaking and careful, reasoned responses to questions, the team you’d initially be inclined to identify him with would be the debate squad.But put that same group on the 17th tee at Wing Point and there wouldn’t be any doubt. “
“The BHS soccer team defeated Lakes 4-3 on Thursday, to advance to the state playoffs as the No. 1 seed from District 3. The Spartans will play the loser of tomorrow’s Jackson/Stanwood game at Silverdale Stadium on Tuesday, with a probable start time of 6 p.m.Mitka von Reis Crooks notched his second hat trick in as many games for the Spartans, and Jed Ballou added the fourth goal in the win.Coach Alex von Reis Crooks credited super freshman defender Jeff Oldenkamp with the play of the game, poking away a shot that had beaten the goalie with 10 minutes remaining to maintain the then 4-2 Spartan lead. “
“The girls’ track team finished second at last weekend’s Olympic League Championships, scoring 118 points to Port Angeles’ 150. The team of Becca Ivey, Veronica Ivey, Kari Jensen and Sarah Grue set a new school record of 4:10.0 in the 4×400 relay. The Spartans swept the relays as they also won the 4×100 (51.3) and 4×200 (1:50.8).The boys were third, as Central Kitsap won with 126, Port Angeles had 109 and the Spartans recorded 92. “
“Sometime later this month, BHS senior Chris Shaffer will throw his final pitch in a Spartan baseball uniform. It might also mark his final mound appearance in organized baseball, as he’s discussed the college baseball experience with last year’s standout pitchers Jamie Hawkins and Thomas Henshaw.They’re doing a lot more than they ever did here, he says. They spend a lot of time in the weight room and conditioning. It’s really a big step up. And Taylor Childress (BHS ’99) pitched a year or two for Vanderbilt, then he gave it up.So it might be time to focus on studying and my career, says Shaffer. “
“The high hurdles, the opening event of Friday’s three-way track meet with visiting Central Kitsap and Port Angeles, set the tone for what would follow. CK swept the boys hurdles en route to scoring 68 points to Port Angeles’ 61 and Bainbridge’s 52.Melissa Borgen ran 17.0 into a headwind to win the event for Bainbridge, but Port Angeles’ superior depth – the Roughriders took third and fourth – foreshadowed the team outcome. Both the Spartans and Roughriders won nine events, but Port Angeles scored more of the crucial seconds, thirds and fourths to top the Spartans 98.5 to 71. The Cougars were far in arrears with 19.5. The exception was the 400 and 800. Becca Ivey won both races (60.5 and 2:33.2) with her sister Veronica third in the 400 (62.5) and Kari Jensen fourth (65.4). In the 800, Veronica moved from fifth at 500 meters to finish second (2:35.1). Becca Ivey also anchored the winning 4×400 relay (4:28.7).Other Spartan highlights: “
“The Spartan tennis team bounced back from Monday’s narrow loss at Port Angeles to defeat Bremerton, its other primary Olympic League rival, 5-2 on Wednesday.P.A. wasn’t the end of the world, coach Mike Anderson said. The kids all have great attitudes, very positive and mature. They can accept losing, but they still want to compete.All three doubles teams played well today. I’m very happy with them.Jessica Antilla and Kristen Carmel set the tone with a 6-0, 6-1 triumph in girls’ doubles. They’re going to make a run at state, so they’ll be playing together as much as possible, Anderson said, particularly with the remaining schedule consisting of teams whom the Spartans have already beaten.Trenton Gibbons and Pat Bradshaw had little difficulty in winning boys’ doubles, 6-1, 6-1. And with the spectators sometimes sounding more like a football crowd with its loud chants, Will Storch and Anna-Lisa Breiland won mixed doubles, 6-1, 6-0.Sam Marshall easily won No. 2 boys’ singles 6-0, 6-1, and Maggie Vick came from behind to win No. 2 girls’ singles 7-5, 6-3.Maggie’s been playing well, Anderson said, noting that she has also won several junior tournaments. “
“Spartan errors on three ground balls that could have ended the sixth inning led to five North Kitsap runs, and a 7-2 loss that ended the BHS baseball team’s seven-game league winning streak Friday.The Spartan nine played Olympic League-leading Vikings even for five innings on the strength of Chris Shaffer’s pitching and Simon Pollack’s clutch two-out, two-strike single in the second inning to drive in two runs. But in the bottom of the sixth, with the score knotted at 2-2, the Vikings opened with two singles, tallying five runs on the string of field miscues. “