Lakewood coach Tasha Kryger knew that her team would have to be at its best to make it through the gauntlet that is the District 1 volleyball tournament.
But with a 3-2 loss vs. Mount Baker, Nov. 3, the Cougars ended an impressive season, which finished three wins away from state.
Futurist farming took center stage at the seventh annual Snohomish County “Focus on Farming” conference, which returned to the Tulalip Resort’s conference center on Nov. 4 this year.
By the time Bethel’s defenders would see Tyler Thompson, it would be too late.
The Tommies’ senior ran for 319 yards to help M-P earn its second state berth in as many years by defeating the Braves 48-23 in a winner-to-state contest Nov. 6 at Quil Ceda Stadium.
In the second meeting between the Marysville-Pilchuck and Edmonds Woodway, the roles reversed.
When it counted, it was the Tommies who ran over the Warriors to the tune of a 35-20 win in a seeding game Oct. 29.
The Cougars secured the No. 2 spot for this week’s winner-to-state game by jumping all over the Falcons.
In the 40-21 win over South Whidbey Oct. 28, Lakewood avoided what would have ended up being a three-way tie for the No. 3 spot, and could have resulted in a Kansas City tie-breaker to be played two days later.
The Tomahawks’ season is about to come full circle.
After a 63-31 Wesco North win over Monroe Oct. 22, Marysville-Pilchuck will face a familiar foe in Edmonds Woodway for a better seed in a winner-to-state game the following week.
Just a couple of weeks ago playing as a doubles team was completely out of the realm of possibility for Andrew VanderStoep and Chris Rasmussen.
“We had only played one match together before (the Wesco North division tournament),” said VanderStoep.
On their bus rides to away matches, the Cougars look at a poster with a pair of inspirational thoughts.
The first being that despite an appearance in the second round of the 2A state tournament a year ago, the Cascade Conference coaches picked Lakewood to finish sixth in the conference this year before the season started.
The playoffs are in the cards for the Cougars, but a pivotal game remains.
Lakewood defeated Cedarcrest 31-13 in dominating fashion Oct. 22, but the upcoming match up against South Whidbey will decide if they have to travel the first week in the playoffs.
LAKEWOOD — Marysville-Pilchuck boys and girls cross country teams finished ninth at the Western Conference meet at Lakewood High School Oct. 25.
It’s usually pretty difficult to get teenage boys to wear pink.
For that reason, U17 Cobras’ coach Michelle Rolfe was caught off guard when her Marysville Youth Soccer players approached her with the notion of wearing pink socks during games.
The situation for Marysville-Pilchuck was simple: lose and there’s no chance at making it back to the state playoffs this season.
But the Tomahawks re-inserted themselves into the middle of the playoff picture with an impressive 38-21 win over Lake Stevens Oct. 15.
After two weeks of close losses, the Cougars got the decisive victory they needed.
In a 57-0 beating of Sultan Oct. 15, Lakewood almost couldn’t help but work with a short field, earning a playoff berth in the process.
“We’ve played some tough competition lately and lost some heartbreakers,” said Lakewood coach Dan Teeter. “But we managed to get ahead early and get a conference victory.”
