Captain’s corner
The start of the new year signals crunch time for winter sports programs. The winter high school sports season is back following the districts’ winter breaks, and the postseason tournaments are approaching later this month. Here’s what to look for as the season unfolds on the eve of the playoffs.
The start of the new year signals crunch time for winter sports programs. The winter high school sports season is back following the districts’ winter breaks, and the postseason tournaments are approaching later this month. Here’s what to look for as the season unfolds on the eve of the playoffs.
ISPN Sports to broadcast year in review
Kevin Mac will broadcast the ISPN Sports Show Saturday, which this week will feature in Bremerton Olympic College basketball. The show will feature interviews with players and coaches. ISPN will also look back with a 2010 retrospect on www.ispnsports.com.
ISPN Sports to broadcast year in review
Kevin Mac will broadcast the ISPN Sports Show Saturday, which this week will feature in Bremerton Olympic College basketball. The show will feature interviews with players and coaches. ISPN will also look back with a 2010 retrospect on www.ispnsports.com.
Dan Ericson always wanted to be a head football coach. Now he has his work cut out for him.
Ericson was hired last week as the new head football coach at Klahowya Secondary School. Ericson, 36, a four-year assistant coach at Olympic High School, takes over for Lyle Prouse, who resigned in November after two winless seasons. The team currently holds the state’s longest losing streak for 11-man teams at 22 games. Despite Klahowya’s spiral, Ericson said he’s prepared for what lies ahead.
“I welcome the challenge, it’s not like I don’t know about what’s been going on,” he said. “Everyone needs to know what the expectations are, and coaches, players, parents and administrators can come together to improve the program.”
The lowest point of Prouse’s short tenure may have been the proposed walkout by some of his players for the homecoming game against North Mason High School last season. School administrators thwarted the plan when they found out, but the players’ frustrations were already expressed. Ericson wants to avoid a similar fate. He said he’s well aware of Klahowya’s struggles, having coached in the Olympic League, so his first priority is gaining trust with
The past year was an eventful one for Kitsap sports headliners who made waves on and off the field. From coaching switches to a high school prospect signing a big league contract, 2010 was a year to remember in Central Kitsap and Bremerton.
The past year was an eventful one for Kitsap sports headliners who made waves on and off the field. From coaching switches to a high school prospect signing a big league contract, 2010 was a year to remember in Central Kitsap and Bremerton.
Dan Ericson always wanted to be a head football coach. Now he has his work cut out for him.
Ericson was hired last week as the new head football coach at Klahowya Secondary School. Ericson, 36, a four-year assistant coach at Olympic High School, takes over for Lyle Prouse, who resigned in November after two winless seasons. The team currently holds the state’s longest losing streak for 11-man teams at 22 games. Despite
The Kitsap Pumas Soccer Club will finally have its shot at competing with a European club.
The team announced last week that it will host Port Vale Football Club of the English Second Division for an international friendly game on July 19, 2011 at Bremerton Memorial Stadium. The event marks the first time a large European team will visit
The Kitsap Pumas Soccer Club will finally have its shot at competing with a European club.
The team announced last week that it will host Port Vale Football Club of the English Second Division for an international friendly game on July 19, 2011 at Bremerton Memorial Stadium. The event marks the first time a large European team will visit
The boys basketball team wins first six league games; league’s tallest player rejoins team after injury.
South Kitsap routed 64-40 against Sammamish at Bellevue College
He was the Wolves’ most decorated returning wrestler 13 months ago.
But when it came to young men with medallions around their necks a few months later at Mat Classic XXII, Michael Neiner was missing.
Individual performances, not team success, the rule during the past year
The 2009-2010 winter sports season kicked off with a strong showing from the Kingston High School basketball teams. The boys…
The North Kitsap High boys basketball team took time off from the court Monday to help out at North Kitsap…
Jalen Carpenter, a junior post player for the Bremerton High School girls basketball team, was looking for a jolt of energy.
Carpenter knocked back a full can of Monster energy drink five minutes before a club basketball game in Seattle summer before last. She felt the effects within minutes, and it wreaked havoc.
“I was so jittery, messing up, committing turnovers as I was shaking,” she said. “The drink kicked in during the first quarter,
Barry Janusch couldn’t resist returning to basketball.
Janusch, Olympic College’s Athletic Director since 2000, is back as the school’s head mens basketball coach following a nine-year hiatus from the team. Janusch, who replaced former coach Billy Landram, said he spent more time with his family and improved his golf game during the time away, but he’s glad about a return to the hardwood.
“I was curious to see what life was like away from coaching,”
Barry Janusch couldn’t resist returning to basketball.
Janusch, Olympic College’s Athletic Director since 2000, is back as the school’s head mens basketball coach following a nine-year hiatus from the team. Janusch, who replaced former coach Billy Landram, said he spent more time with his family and improved his golf game during the time away, but he’s glad about a return to the hardwood.
“I was curious to see what life was like away from coaching,” he
