POULSBO — Friday night’s girls basketball match-up between North Kitsap and Olympic was NK Coach Dan Weedin’s 100th game as Vikings’ skipper.

And his team made sure he had every reason to celebrate the occasion. The Lady Vikings beat the Trojans 61-12 to finish off North Kitsap’s best season in four years while putting to rest a dismal Olympic season in which the team didn’t win any league games.

“I feel we’ve ended on a very good note,” said Viking senior Molly McCluskey. “We’ve been at the top of this league and we know how to win now.”

McCluskey, along with fellow seniors Val Palsdottir, Jennifer Buckner, Kristen Sprague and Katie Swanlund said their goodbyes to the North Kitsap hardwood Friday night, but as McCluskey acknowledged, the team made huge strides, narrowly missing the fourth Narrows’ Bridge playoff spot.

“I just wanted to finish strong,” Sprague said. “And I definitely think we did that.”

Both Swanlund and Sprague led the defense, each pulling down nine rebounds. Jenna Reed was again red hot, leading all scorers with 21 points while also pulling down six rebounds. Reed has averaged 20.5 points per game in her last six. NK’s Rachael Kramer added six assists from the point.

The Vikings finished the season winning four of the final five games.

“We’ve overcome a lot of adversity,” commented coach Weedin. “The last four weeks of the season have provided a lot to build on.”

Olympic finishes the season with a 1-19 record overall, winless in all league games and in last place in the Narrows’ Bridge.

A year ago, the Vikings were 4-16 overall, with a 2-12 league mark. This year, they doubled their overall win total, going 8-12 and tripled their league wins with a 6-8 record.

One three-pointer from Central Kitsap’s Randie Lee last Wednesday kept the team from being playoff-bound, as the Vikings lost a late-season nail biter to the Cougars, 35-32.

Swanlund said she looks back on the CK game positively.

“It was an experience because we played so well and lost,” she said. “It’s heartbreaking but we’ll always remember it.”

Other milestones on the year included back-to-back wins against Port Angeles and South Kitsap. Enduring both a three- and four-game losing skid, Weedin said his team never gave up hope of achieving a playoff spot.

“This team never quit,” he said. “And by the end, they were rolling.”