Homegrown talent, inspired to go pro in Kitsap.
Toss away the pigskin and grab the mahogany: It’s basketball season. Each area boys team has kicked off the 2008-09 campaign and played at least three games to work out the kinks and is ready for what should be an exciting season. Two schools — Klahowya and Central Kitsap — welcome new coaches, while Devin Huff returns for his second year at Olympic. Coach Scott McMinds has CK playing well — the team was undefeated entering last night’s game against Mount Tahoma — and both Huff and KSS coach Spike Hopper are, for the most part, happy with their teams’ early season performances. Here’s a breakdown of how each team looks, and what may await as the season progresses.
t Experience, new training regimen make SK a force to be reckoned with this season.
Bellarmine Prep’s wrestling newsletter is dubbed the “Takedown Times.”
But it was the Wolves, not the Lions, who were doing the pinning.
South Kitsap won 12 of 14 matches to capture its 152nd consecutive Narrows League win, 67-9, Tuesday night in Tacoma.
Among the Wolves’ dozen wins, 10 were pins.
Homegrown talent, inspired to go pro in Kitsap.
Romantic, yet attainable, it’s a vision shared by the three-man staff at Kitsap Soccer Club headquarters in Bremerton, home to the Pumas.
The county’s first professional soccer franchise is sprinkling seeds up and down the Peninsula, selling season tickets for the inaugural season, recruiting players and coaches, building the staff, developing community partnerships.
The Bremerton boys basketball team is 1-3 overall after a 52-43 loss against Port Townsend Tuesday, following the team’s first and only victory of the season, a 61-49 win against Port Angeles Dec. 5. Against Port Townsend, Josh Koets led the Knights in scoring with 15 points, while J’Tonn Dale added 12. Bremerton failed to overcome a 14-point deficit after falling behind 24-10 in the first quarter.
Former Knight Billy Richardson, one of Bremerton’s most accomplished wrestlers, took his moves to the Rocky Mountains.
South Kitsap committed 29 turnovers in a 55-39 loss against Foss
Bellarmine Prep’s wrestling newsletter is dubbed the “Takedown Times.” But it was the Wolves, not the Lions, who were doing…
Stats: Laura Wicklein, three points, six rebounds and two assists; Megan Ramey, seven points, four rebounds and two steals, Sophia Bates, 21 points, five rebounds and four steals; Crystal Hart, 15 points and six rebounds; Arissan Ugles, seven points and three rebounds; and Elle Sander, four points, five rebounds and two assists.
KINGSTON — The Buccaneers wrestling team has the work ethic fundamentals for success.
Adam Ferguson, Taylor Lyman and Brady Zurn all finished first in their weight classes and South Kitsap placed second among eight schools on Saturday at the Auburn Invitational.
South Kitsap’s girls basketball team didn’t have a player who averaged even five points per game a year ago.
t New girls hoops coach bringing new outlook, enthusiasm to the position.
POULSBO — A tough season-opener for North Kitsap wrestling didn’t discourage the Vikings brand new wrestling coach.
On Tuesday the Vikes hosted Peninsula and won in overtime, 56-49. Hughes nailed 20 points, 11 rebounds and five steals; Nikki Taplin, 10 points; Baugh, eight rebounds; and Deleene Nilles six steals.
Bremerton avenged an early season loss against Olympic with a 6-1 victory Thursday to create a tie atop the Olympic League standings. Both teams are now 5-1.