Image-wise, water is the Ebenezer Scrooge of beverages. Without considering its health benefits, many people may view water as miserly,boring, plain, unromantic, and bland.
This year’s Tomahawks squad is out to prove that experience goes a long way.
A lack of exposure to the Wesco North is what often got Marysville-Pilchuck in trouble last season, but coach Bary Gould is convinced being green is a thing of the past.
LAKEWOOD — In 2010, the Cougars may have enjoyed their most successful boys basketball season — but the immediate future may look even brighter.
The Lady Tomahawks nicknamed 2010 the golden year.
And after a rough first day at the Class 4A state swim meet, Marysville-Pilchuck finished in 11th place, and hope for the future.
“We were much better today,” said M-P swim coach Jaci LeGore-Hodgins. “That’s the peril of this sport, but you can comeback and get things right.”
By the time the Tommies settled down on the gridiron, they had some serious climbing to do
Early mistakes led Marysville-Pilchuck to a first-round loss, 49-13, at Issaquah in the Class 4A state tournament.
Lakewood’s bid for a state title was quashed Nov. 9 in dramatic fashion against a familiar foe.
The Cougars returned to Silverdale Stadium, where they captured the school’s first state tournament victory in girls soccer a year ago, but weren’t as fortunate the second time around, losing to Klahowya 1-0 in overtime.
The harriers of Lakewood High School started the 2010 cross country season with the commitment to bring love, conditioning and unity into the culture of their team. These “core covenants” selected by the team, have shaped the identity of Cougar cross country.
Cougars girls soccer coach Jeremiah Wohlgemuth can still remember Nov. 2, 2009 distinctly.
“Like yesterday,” he said. “I was just sitting in my (class) room, in front of 11 girls and we started crying.”
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.
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.
Senior night usually evokes overwhelming emotion for seniors playing in their final home game, match or meet, but that wasn’t the case for the Tomahawks.
Marysville-Pilchuck is set to host the District 1 tournament, starting Nov. 4, so the Lady Tomahawks have a chance to earn a few more wins like the sweep (25-13, 25-19, 25-17) of Arlington, Oct. 27, in front of a home crowd.
