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Bad handles lose Falcon boys third in a row

For almost every two-point shot South Whidbey made, it made one turnover against Seattle Academy. The Falcon boys…

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SLIDESHOW | Errors in fourth quarter doom Falcon boys

South Whidbey started the game against Friday with missed shots and turnovers and ended the same way Saturday.…

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SLIDESHOW | Shooters secure first Falcon girls basketball home win

South Whidbey seniors Ellie Greene and Hayley Newman scored 10 points each to lead the Falcons past the…

South Whidbey junior Madi Boyd drives inside the key against Friday Harbor senior Jean Melborne on Saturday. Boyd helped steady the Falcons’ offense after an error-filled start.

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South Whidbey girls hoops’ defense sinks Friday Harbor

LANGLEY — South Whidbey’s girls basketball team needed a couple of minutes Saturday.

Falcon senior Mitchell Hughes fingerrolls a layup against Friday Harbor on Saturday.

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Falcon offense syncs too late against fierce Wolverines

LANGLEY — Coming back from a double-digit deficit takes a lot of work. Just ask the South Whidbey…

Langley Mayor Larry Kwarsick tells the city council about the 2013 budget.

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Capital projects dominate Langley’s $11.3 million budget

LANGLEY — The Langley City Council unanimously has decided to nearly double the city’s budget for 2013.

Breann Edwards uses a micro pipette to inject a colored solution into the gel electrophoresis machine. Her lab partners Libby Hawkins and Kade Petty wait their turn.

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Langley Middle School class turns high-tech lab

LANGLEY — One classroom at Langley Middle School turned its desks into a high-tech lab this week.

Falcon sophomore Abby Hodson pressures sophomore Anne Madsen during a recent practice. Ball handling will be critical to the Falcons’ success or failure this season.

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Veteran team shoots for winning record, playoffs | FALCON SPORTS PREVIEW

One more victory last year, and the Falcons would need a different goal.

Falcon senior Sam Turpin passes through the defense of junior Kale Reichersamer.

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Seniors hope to avoid early season disappointment | FALCON SPORTS PREVIEW

Wins were hard to come by last year for the South Whidbey boys basketball team.

Falcon wrestling coach Jim Thompson instructs the grapplers to keep the weights high. Conditioning and strengthening will be a season-long focus for the wrestling team. Many of the wrestlers entered the season over their preferred weight class.

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Grapplers ready for fight to 1A state tournament | FALCON SPORTS PREVIEW

It’s tough love on the Falcon wrestling mats. But it is love.

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Board member, audience decry South Whidbey school levies without plan

LANGLEY — Consolidation still draws the community’s ire.

South Whidbey went from zero seniors last season to an embarrassment of riches with nine this year. From left are Mitchell Hughes

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Abundance of seniors propel Falcon boys tennis to prominence

Tennis was a young man’s game at South Whidbey High School last season. There weren’t any seniors on…

Nickole Martinez of Clinton buys a few 50 milliliter bottles from Clinton Liquor Store owner Jan Neil. The vast selection and mini bottles

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Contract liquor stores struggle with competition

CLINTON — Upwards of 30 percent of Jan Neil’s business disappeared over the past six months.