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Rocco Gianni

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Gianni, O’Neal school board spat goes public

A private spat played out in public at a South Whidbey School Board meeting.

Emerson “Skip” Robbins speaks with boys soccer head coach Joel Gerlach

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Falcon boys soccer coaches may share duties next season

Fresh off one of the best boys soccer seasons in years, head coach Joel Gerlach is busy planning…

Connor McCauley takes a quick tour of his favorite teacher’s room. The senior excelled in math

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South Whidbey valedictorian, math whiz Connor McCauley ready for next equation

Succeeding in school was a simple equation for Connor McCauley.

Kellen Field visits the shop at South Whidbey High School. The Cal Poly-bound valedictorian and self-professed car guy plans to pursue a mechanical engineering career.

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Meet the next gear guy, South Whidbey’s valedictorian, Kellen Field

A hard day’s work is something Kellen Field knows well.

Aaron Curfman has lots to smile about after being voted to the first team all-Cascade Conference as a utility player.

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Batting, steals land Falcons’ Curfman on all-Cascade Conference list

Consider Aaron Curfman the 1-B all-Cascade Conference catcher selection.

Like a small sentinel among the towering trees of this Freeland forest stands the Whidbey Wellness in the Woods treehouse.

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Treehouse offers rest, canopy views in Freeland

The smell of cedar in the treehouse is a prominent sensory appeal of Whidbey Wellness in the Woods.

Jack Lewis spent a lot of time around the third base dugout at South Whidbey High School. The Falcon senior and first team all-Cascade Conference designated hitter split his final season with South Whidbey as a third baseman

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Patience pays off for Falcon senior Jack Lewis in all-league baseball award

Jack Lewis waited a long time to make the first team all-Cascade Conference list.

Falcon senior Hayley Newman approaches the net for a volley in this match against Coupeville in May. She finished second in the state 1A girls tennis singles tournament.

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Newman takes second in state 1A tennis title match

South Whidbey sent three players to the 1A state girls tennis tournament in Yakima. Only one finished with…

Austin Drake

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Young Whidbey engineers earn trip to international robotics competition

When the robots rise against humanity, blame a handful of South Whidbey teens.

South Whidbey High School student Sydney Ackerman smiles sheepishly as her peers celebrate her nomination as the school board’s student representative.

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Sydney Ackerman to serve as South Whidbey schools’ student voice

Sydney Ackerman has a tiny voice for someone so tall. Next school year, her voice will carry lots…

Diane Mattens bikes near Ebey’s Landing in April this year. The 55-year-old Freeland woman ride across the country from Maine to Seattle as part of the Bike the US for MS awareness and fundraising trek. The 4

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Freeland woman rides coast-to-coast for MS support

Diane Mattens refuses to let her sometimes-moody renter affect her life negatively.

Tom Fallon coaches his son

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Fallon wins baseball conference coach of the year award in first season

Teamwork is often the first and last word out of Tom Fallon’s mouth when it comes to South…

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Whidbey Crabs split Pony weekend tournament

Facing fellow Pony League teams from Snohomish and King counties, Whidbey’s own squad came out with a 2-2…