For the second straight year the Cougars have gotten a wake-up call when jumping into Cascade Conference play.
Cedarcrest scored early and often to defeat Lakewood 5-0, March 22, in a match that saw the Cougars having a hard time holding onto the ball.
So much for wondering where the Tommies’ offense was going to come from.
Through two matches so far, Marysville-Pilchuck’s soccer team has scored seven goals and all that the Tomahawks have needed to find the back of the net was inspiration.
If the Cougars looked like a team that hadn’t seen much time together on the pitch against Burlington-Edison, it’d be a fair assessment — and true.
“This is the first time we’ve been able to play on a full, grass field,” said Lakewood manager Bryce Barker after his boys lost 2-0, March 15. “We’ve been practicing on a dirt field the past couple of weeks so, with that, I think the guys played better than anybody expected going into today.”
Without playing a game yet, the Tommies can say things about their 2011 softball that no other team in the Western Conference can say.
With six returning all-league players — three of whom were first-teamers — there is reason for Marysville-Pilchuck to be considered the favorite to win the Wesco North and more.
Kurt Koshelnik has run into a different situation than he’s used to in the spring.
The fourth-year manager of the Tomahawks baseball team has more new faces than familiar ones in terms of varsity experience.
The pressure is off the Tomahawks this year on the pitch.
Despite the fact that Marysville-Pilchuck’s boys soccer team will try to earn its fourth consecutive state berth this year, coach Geoff Kittle believes that there isn’t as much attention on his team.
Green and gold is back into effect.
The Marysville School Board did an about face in allowing Marysville Getchell varsity sports to begin in the fall of 2011 instead of a year later.
Collectively the six Tomahawks wrestlers had as rough of a first round as possible at Mat Classic XXIII.
All six M-P wrestlers lost their first match at the state tournament Feb. 18 and 19 in the Tacoma Dome, but the Tommies still came away with a pair of ribbons.
The charity stripe hasn’t been forgiving to the Lady Tomahawks so far this year.
But Marysville-Pilchuck’s girls basketball knocked down the free ones when it mattered most to keep its season alive by defeating Stanwood 54-50 in district tournament action Feb. 16.
Connor Hemming still doesn’t believe that he is a diver.
“I started when I was a sophomore and it was fun, but I didn’t see myself as being good enough to make state,” said the Marysville-Pilchuck senior.
In an upset victory, the Lady Tomahawks showed the fighting spirit that earned them a trip to the state tournament a year ago.
Trailing 43-42 to Edmonds-Woodway with 12 seconds remaining of a first-round district game Feb. 10, Marysville-Pilchuck got a seemingly open look out of an inbounds play, but Emily Enberg’s layin was blocked.
It didn’t matter how they got it done, the end result was the same for both Brandon Blevins and Christian Mendoza: they are headed to state.
The two were part of six overall Tommies and two alternates that will represent Marysville-Pilchuck at Mat Classic XXIII.
The Tommies qualified all three relay teams for the state tournament to go along with a handful of individuals.
Finishing second place in the District 1 tournament at home with 486 points Feb. 12, the Tommies will be well represented at the state meet.
