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School district may increase athletic fees at middle school

One year ago, South Whidbey High School raised its athletic participation fees. Now it’s the middle school’s turn.

The five South Whidbey girls and one guy headed to state tennis finals on Friday

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Falcons ready for start of state tennis finals this week

Six South Whidbey tennis players are headed to state finals this weekend in Seattle.

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Falcons finish fastpitch softball season with double loss

The South Whidbey girls fastpitch team lost a pair of thrillers at District 1 playoffs in Lynden on…

Falcon golfers Brooks Guetlin and Perry Cooley flank coach Steve Jones during putting practice at Useless Bay Golf Club.

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Falcon golfers Guetlin and Cooley off to state

You’d think the pressure of making the cut for a berth at state finals would be excruciating.

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UPDATE | State asks South Whidbey parks to take over lakes

Representatives from the state and Island County told an audience of 50 residents Thursday that access to three…

Dubbed “Sweet Pea

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Bird goes off the beaten path, amazes experts

It is roughly 2,125 miles from New Orleans to South Whidbey as the crow flies. Or, in this…

Falcon Jon Poolman takes off in the 200-meter dash Friday during the Cascade Conference track-and-field championships at Cedarcrest High School.

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Four Falcons place first at Cascade Conference meet

South Whidbey athletes Cayla Calderwood, Will Hallberg and Andy Bennett gained a first place at the two-day Cascade…

In the first run of the day

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Mudder race celebrates a decade in the dirt

Brothers Ed and Eric Evanson from Bellevue couldn’t stop talking about their just-completed mountain bike experience, only their…

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School budget shortfall climbs

Things are bad, and they aren’t getting better anytime soon. If the South Whidbey School Board was hoping…

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A man, a plan, a shopping cart and his race against time

Dave Schmidt had his 25 seconds of fame Thursday and he made the most of it.

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SWHS golfers take second at league

The South Whidbey boys golf team placed second behind King’s Tuesday at the Cascade Conference championships.

South Whidbey’s Kelsey Dorpat watches her ball go a bit too far to the right during Wednesday’s 5-3 loss to Granite Falls.

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Girls fall to Tigers but stay in playoff hunt

The South Whidbey girls fastpitch team scored three runs in the final inning, but Granite Falls pitcher Alyssa…

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South Whidbey teachers lay out cost-cutting options

Some ideas have merit. Others, not so much. Last week, South End parents and teachers from the South…