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Jean Dieden stands with four-time Iditarod champion Jeff King at Nikolai in 2010. Dieden has volunteered with the Iditarod as a veterinarian for 20 years.

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Clinton vet treks northward for her 20th Iditarod

You don’t travel across 1,131 miles of frozen sea and tundra without needing some medical attention.

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Whidbey Crabs set to repair Mackie Park and begin season

On the South End, baseball season draws near. This baseball season, a new team will represent South Whidbey.…

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South Whidbey’s Thompson tested early by competition at Mat Classic

Evan Thompson, nicknamed “E.T.,” was a bit similar to his movie alien counterpart. Both were in a completely…

Evan Thompson tries to keep Squalicum’s Nick Foldenhauer down during the Everett Classic wrestling tournament. Thompson advanced to the final match in the 145-pound division

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Father and son duo take determination to state wrestling tourney

Jim Thompson is tough on his wrestlers. He’s quick to admit it, too. He demands their best, even…

Cameron Schille tries to escape from a pin by Blaine junior Shaypher Hendricks. In the first-round 135-pound match

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Thompson advances to state wrestling tournament

Evan Thompson held his head with both hands. His eyes were closed tightly and his face grimaced. There…

Riley Newman drives around Tigers senior Eric Wasler. Newman was the defensive focus of Burlington-Edison during the first-round District 1 playoff game

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Anacortes ends South Whidbey’s push into the playoffs

MOUNT VERNON — What a way to end. South Whidbey trailed by 11 points by the second possession…

South Whidbey’s varsity girls basketball team recites the Pledge of Allegiance before hosting the Sultan Turks. The Falcons finished 1-13 in Cascade Conference play.

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Whidbey Falcons find hope for future amid a challenging season

Expectations change when a new standard is set.

Jeff Kunellis looks to his coaches for advice as he reverses out of his opponent’s grip. Kunellis lost his first match

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South Whidbey sends six wrestlers to regionals

Head coach Jim Thompson and the South Whidbey wrestling team took another step toward the state tournament.

Captn Blynd sets ablaze a pile of marijuana plants and buds outside his Freeland home earlier this week after he said he received threats against his medical marijuana cooperative.

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Freeland man sets fire to pot crop to quell critics and threats

The founder of Whidbey’s first medical marijuana co-op followed through on his pledge to destroy his supply of…

TJ Russell calls out South Whidbey’s offensive set with less than two minutes in the game. Russell scored nine points.

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Wildcats stymie Falcon quest for an upset

Archbishop Murphy’s game plan was simple: Stop South Whidbey senior Riley Newman

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ATM clips South Whidbey Falcons in girls hoops

The Falcon girls basketball team stuck with the Wildcats of Archbishop Murphy at the end of the first…

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Falcon boys’ third-quarter rally not enough against Wildcats

Archbishop Murphy pulled away from South Whidbey late in the third quarter and held on to win 55-47.

Riley Newman shoots over King’s defender Mason Friedline as Kyle Sawtell attempts to block the shot in action against King’s.

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Falcon boys soar to sweep King’s on Senior Night

The Falcons defeated King’s High School 62-55 on South Whidbey’s Senior Night for its first sweep of the…