Track and field

Charlotte Bourgeois gets set to throw the shot put. Courtesy photo

BHS athletes happier being able to workout

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, prep athletes have not been able to compete so far this school year. There was no Metro League season, no district… Continue reading

 

Mark Krulish | Bainbridge Island ReviewKingston resident Jon Claymore is hoping to win the World Masters Virtual Challenge javelin competition in his age group.

Kingston’s Claymore has top World Masters Virtual Challenge javelin mark so far

At 55 years old, after millions of throws and thousands of competitions, Jon Claymore’s passion for the javelin burns as bright as ever — and… Continue reading

 

Kitsap athletes represent at USATF Nationals
Track and Field

Kitsap athletes represent at USATF Nationals

SACRAMENTO — Several Kitsap athletes took part in the USA Track and Field National Junior Olympic Championships in California at the end of July, with… Continue reading

 

Port Orchard Independent Male Athlete of the Year: Deyondre Davis

Port Orchard Independent Male Athlete of the Year: Deyondre Davis

A prediction made at the end of the 2018 4A state track meet nearly proved prophetic for South Kitsap hurdler Deyondre Davis. Following the 300-meter… Continue reading

Port Orchard Independent Male Athlete of the Year: Deyondre Davis
Port Orchard Independent Female Athlete of the Year: Paxton DePoe
SOUTH KITSAP HIGH SCHOOL

Port Orchard Independent Female Athlete of the Year: Paxton DePoe

PORT ORCHARD — Most people don’t think of cross country as a team sport, but at South Kitsap, it’s ingrained in the program’s DNA. So… Continue reading

Port Orchard Independent Female Athlete of the Year: Paxton DePoe
Tyishea McWhorter crosses the finish line in first place after running anchor on Bremerton’s state championship 4x100 relay team. (Mark Krulish/Kitsap News Group)
Track and Field

Day 3 roundup: Kitsap relay teams shine at state track meet

Bremerton’s 4x100 relay team successfully defended its state crown and the North Kitsap 4x200 team claimed a title on Saturday

Tyishea McWhorter crosses the finish line in first place after running anchor on Bremerton’s state championship 4x100 relay team. (Mark Krulish/Kitsap News Group)
Kymeal Gaulden won two individual events and was part of a winning relay team in helping the Central Kitsap girls win the district title. (Mark Krulish/Kitsap News Group)
Track and Field

Central Kitsap girls, Klahowya boys grab district track titles

SUMNER — The Central Kitsap girls made it two-for-two in postseason meets in 2019, winning a 3A West Central/Southwest bi-district championship at Sunset Chevy Stadium… Continue reading

Kymeal Gaulden won two individual events and was part of a winning relay team in helping the Central Kitsap girls win the district title. (Mark Krulish/Kitsap News Group)
Stefans Lusis will run for Pacific Lutheran University in the fall. (Mark Krulish/Kitsap News Group)
Kingston High School

Stefans Lusis signs with PLU

Lusis is one of the top distance runners in Kitsap

Stefans Lusis will run for Pacific Lutheran University in the fall. (Mark Krulish/Kitsap News Group)
Bremerton’s Te’Caela Wilcher sticks the landing during the long jump competition. (Mark Krulish/Kitsap News Group)
Track and Field

Kitsap athletes battle windy and wet conditions at Lil’ Norway Invitational

POULSBO — It was a wet, windy, cold day at North Kitsap High School for yet another installment of the Lil’ Norway Track Invitational. Conditions… Continue reading

Bremerton’s Te’Caela Wilcher sticks the landing during the long jump competition. (Mark Krulish/Kitsap News Group)
State champion hurdler Lauryn Chandler leaps to victory in the 100-meter hurdles. (Mark Krulish/Kitsap News Group)
Track & Field

[GALLERY] North Kitsap, Bremerton, Olympic hit the track

BREMERTON — The Vikings, Knights and Trojans hit the track Thursday for each school’s first league meet of the season. North Kitsap was victorious in… Continue reading

State champion hurdler Lauryn Chandler leaps to victory in the 100-meter hurdles. (Mark Krulish/Kitsap News Group)
Deyondre Davis clears the final hurdle in the 300-meter event. He took third in that race and second in the 110-meter hurdles. (Mark Krulish | Kitsap Daily News photo)
SOUTH KITSAP TRACK & FIELD

Seven SK athletes take home trophies at state track meet

TACOMA — Seven South Kitsap High track and field athletes walked away with podium finishes at the WIAA 4A state meet on May 24-26. It… Continue reading

Deyondre Davis clears the final hurdle in the 300-meter event. He took third in that race and second in the 110-meter hurdles. (Mark Krulish | Kitsap Daily News photo)
Bremerton’s 4x100 relay team of Lauryn Chandler (top left), Nyaijah Johnson (bottom left), Tyishea McWhorter (bottom right) and Te’Caela Wilcher (top right) captured a state championship at the WIAA 2A state meet. (Mark Krulish/Kitsap News Group)
Track and Field

Bremerton 4×100 relay team captures state championship

Kitsap track athletes took home numerous medals at the state meet this past weekend

Bremerton’s 4x100 relay team of Lauryn Chandler (top left), Nyaijah Johnson (bottom left), Tyishea McWhorter (bottom right) and Te’Caela Wilcher (top right) captured a state championship at the WIAA 2A state meet. (Mark Krulish/Kitsap News Group)
North Kitsap’s Blake Wetzsteon leaps into the air during his triple jump. He wound up taking second place in the event. Jacob Moore | Kitsap News Group
Track and Field

Bremerton, North Kitsap athletes post big wins at early-season meet

The North Kitsap boys held on for 11 first-place finishes

North Kitsap’s Blake Wetzsteon leaps into the air during his triple jump. He wound up taking second place in the event. Jacob Moore | Kitsap News Group
Stefans Lusis of Kingston is the defending Olympic League and WCD III 3,200-meter champion and will face challengers both old and new this spring, including Lucas Becker of Klahowya (center) who is running track for the first time. (Mark Krulish/Kitsap News Group)
Track and Field

Kingston’s Stefans Lusis has new competition from a familiar face in Klahowya’s Lucas Becker

The two ran against one another during cross country season; now Becker is running track for the first time

Stefans Lusis of Kingston is the defending Olympic League and WCD III 3,200-meter champion and will face challengers both old and new this spring, including Lucas Becker of Klahowya (center) who is running track for the first time. (Mark Krulish/Kitsap News Group)