Girls Wrestling
The Blaine girls wrestling program has had great team success to start the year. In its first tournament, the Bellingham United Legacy Tourney at Squalicum High School on December 6, Blaine finished with the best team winning percentage: 14 wins to just 8 losses.
Three Borderites placed first in their respective weight class, with two each placing in second and third.
The Borderites traveled to Oak Harbor on December 6 for a “league dual,” a 1-on-1 matchup between two schools in the same conference. The Borderites split 1-1 against its Northwest Conference (NWC) foe, but Blaine’s individual wrestlers outperformed Oak Harbor by a wide margin, going 11-3 in their matches.
Blaine traveled to Lake Stevens for a tournament December 9, and multiple Blaine wrestlers showed out against a wide field of competitors.
Abigail Martinez and Kirstin Ward each won two matchups, Lucy Dahl won four individual matches, and London Fletcher and Makenna Lausier each won one.
The Borderites’ next meet is scheduled at Sedro-Woolley High School on December 13.
Girls Basketball
After a hot 2-0 start to the season, the girls basketball team came just three points shy of forcing overtime against Oak Harbor on December 9, but defeated visiting Everett’s Cascade High School on December 7 to bring the team’s record to 3-1 overall, and 1-1 in NWC games.
After blowing out Bellingham 53-30 in its first home game of the season on December 5, the Borderites continued the defensive showcase at home with an even larger margin of victory over Cascade, 58-23.
The Borderites started the game on a tear, jumping out to a 20-3 first quarter lead, and kept the pressure on to handily defeat the 3A nonconference visitors from Everett. Blaine dominated in the rebounding category, snagging 55 rebounds led by seniors Deja Dube with 14 and Jordyn Vezzetti with 12.
Traveling to Whidbey Island to face Oak Harbor on December 9, the Borderites jumped out to an early lead, but were unable to hold on to the win, losing in a close one, 54-51.
The Borderites were just three points shy of forcing overtime to keep its unbeaten start to the season alive, but even with a standout 23-point, 11-rebound performance from Vezzetti, the Borderites couldn’t hold on defensively, allowing by far the most points so far this season.
Still led by new head coach Vic Wolffis, Blaine should be gaining confidence after the 3-1 start. The Borderites now head into the thick of the conference schedule, and were scheduled to host Lakewood December 13, then Lynden Christian 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, December 20.
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Boys Basketball
The Blaine boys basketball team bounced back after a pair of losses to Archbishop Murphy and Bellingham, this time coming away with a dominant, 70-53 home win over NWC rival Oak Harbor on December 9.
Led, yet again, by a high-scoring performance from Josiah Weeda, who scored 23 points along with five rebounds, the Borderites rode a hot start to the second half, going on a 17-0 run coming out of the locker room.
Noah Tavis also contributed with a double-double, tallying 16 points and 12 rebounds.
The win puts the Borderites at 2-2 (1-1 NWC) early in the season, with its next game on the road scheduled for December 13 against NWC foe Lakewood.
With a win against Lakewood, the Borderites can bring their record above .500 for the first time in the young season, to 3-2 and 2-1 in conference play. The Borderites next home game is 7:15 p.m. Friday, December 15 against Squalicum.
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Boys Wrestling
After dominating at the Mariner High School Invitational to start the boys wrestling season, the Borderites continued into the heart of its schedule, playing two conference meets and a multi-team tournament in the span of just seven days.
On December 6, the Borderites earned 66 team points in a conference matchup against Lynden, Mount Baker and Sehome high schools. With just two days of rest, Blaine traveled south to Sedro-Woolley for the 38th annual Spud Walley Invite, then went to Meridian High School to face the hosting Trojans, Mount Baker and Nooksack Valley. The Borderites, again, performed well as a team, earning 60 team points.
The fast-paced wrestling schedule chugs along, with the Borderites set to join in the Hammerhead Invitational Tournament at the Kitsap County Fairgrounds on Friday, December 15. The boys wrestling program will get a much-needed holiday break, then get right back into the season with back-to-back tournaments; Gut Check at the ShoWare Center on Thursday, December 28, then at Vashon Island High School on Friday, December 29.
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