A five-run second inning with two outs gave South Whidbey enough to work with Friday in its first win of the season, 6-3 over Granite Falls.
Kevin Lungren considers himself similar to Ciscoe Morris or any other gardener, only his garden is underwater most of the time.
Where others saw an area in decline, Karin Bolstad saw a dream and an opportunity.
The 42-year-old Langley woman (whose name is pronounced car-in) and lifelong artist opened Blueschool Arts in Clinton, just off the highway and a block away from the commercial area in October 2014. The bright blue building is part studio, part classroom, part event center.
A tense game was blown wide open in the fifth inning, when Cedarcrest took a one-run lead and held on to beat South Whidbey 3-2 Tuesday.
Tuesday’s boys soccer match looked like a race between a Ferrari and a Pinto as South Whidbey pummeled Cedar Park Christian 6-0.
Cedarcrest relied on its ace pitcher and a quick lead to down South Whidbey baseball 8-0 on Wednesday in Langley.
Two South Whidbey fastpitch players knocked home runs in the fifth inning against Friday Harbor and cushioned a 4-0 lead en route to a 12-0 non-league win March 17.
South Whidbey was on both ends of lopsided games this week after routing Friday Harbor 12-0 Tuesday and being drubbed by Granite Falls 14-1 Thursday.
Langley plans to remedy complex and more frequent records requests by increasing staff hours, establishing a better digital system and shifting some deputy clerk responsibilities.
A fire significantly damaged a Clinton home Thursday afternoon.
South Whidbey Fire/EMS firefighters responded to reports of a home on fire on Central Avenue in Clinton, less than 500 feet from the fire protection district’s Clinton station. Firefighters responded quickly to knock down the flames that Deputy Chief Jon Beck said is believed to have started in an upstairs bedroom.
North Kitsap worked South Whidbey’s pitchers in a non-league baseball game March 16 to the tune of 12 walks and eight hits. The Vikings won the season opener for both teams 5-4 and fended off a seventh-inning rally by the Falcons.
The Dog House Tavern and Langley took their first step forward together toward reopening the historic building on First Street with the approval of a land exchange Monday night.
A seventh-inning rally fell flat as the South Whidbey baseball team lost its season opener 5-4 to North Kitsap on Monday.
