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Falcon boys basketball wins first game, loses second

South Whidbey boys basketball won its season-opening game against Concrete 77-25 on Tuesday.

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Register for S.W.I.S.H basketball league with South Whidbey Parks and Recreation District

The registration deadline for the South Whidbey Parks and Recreation boys S.W.I.S.H. basketball league is Dec. 4.

Evan Thompson / The Record                                South Whidbey junior Taylor Pope will be relied upon for his scoring ability this season.

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Falcon boys basketball to rely on conditioning, up-tempo offense | FALCON WINTER SPORTS PREVIEW

Sometimes it hurts to lose a player of Chase White’s caliber, a graduated first-team all-Cascade Conference point guard…

Evan Thompson / The Record                                South Whidbey junior Kolby Heggenes defends against senior Bailey Forsyth at a practice Tuesday afternoon.

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Less fouls could mean more wins for girls basketball | FALCON WINTER SPORTS PREVIEW

If you heard a whistle blown at one of South Whidbey girls basketball’s games last season, there’s a…

Evan Thompson / The Record                                South Whidbey senior Hunter Newman and his father, assistant coach Paul Newman, demonstrate a pinning move at a practice Monday afternoon.

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Mix of experienced grapplers, newcomers on wrestling squad | FALCON WINTER SPORTS PREVIEW

The road to the wrestling state championships is a long and arduous one. For South Whidbey’s grapplers, the…

Matt Simms photo                                Langley Middle School eighth-grader Luke Gandarias (left) competes in cross country despite being blind since the age of seven. To his right is guide runner Cedar Rossel, a student at South Whidbey High School.

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Never slowing down; blind eighth-grader competes in cross country

Langley Middle School eighth-grade cross country runner Luke Gandarias has goals just like everybody else.

Erin Simms photo                                South Whidbey sophomore Callahan Yale finished 44th overall at the Class 1A cross country state championships on Nov. 5 in Pasco.

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Falcon runners fall short of goals at state meet | FALCON CROSS COUNTRY

South Whidbey senior Sophia Morgan had a simple goal heading into the Class 1A cross country state championships…

Contributed photo                                South Whidbey volleyball was eliminated from the Class 1A state championships after two losses on Friday, Nov. 11.

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Falcons go two-and-out at state volleyball championships | FALCON VOLLEYBALL

In the end, it wasn’t South Whidbey’s opponents who defeated them at the Class 1A state volleyball championships.

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Falcons drop opening match at state | FALCON VOLLEYBALL

South Whidbey volleyball lost its opening match against La Conner 3-1 on Friday morning at the Class 1A…

Evan Thompson / The Record                                South Whidbey’s Kinsey Eager (left) and Ally Lynch (right) qualified for the Class 1A/2A girls swimming and diving state championships at a district meet this past weekend.

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Swimmers advance to state as ‘wildcards’

When South Whidbey senior Kinsey Eager stepped out of the Fidalgo Pool at the Class 1A/2A District finals…

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Runners fall short at final state meet | FALCON CROSS COUNTRY

Competing at the Class 1A boys and girls cross country state championships in Pasco on Nov. 5, South…

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Football elects not to play in crossover game

Sometimes football seasons end in crushing ways, whether it be a missed field or a fumble at the…

Evan Thompson / The Record South Whidbey’s Sarah Hodson (left) and Megan Miller (#7) defend a kill by Sultan in a Oct. 24 home match. The Falcons advanced to the Class 1A state volleyball championships after winning twice at the Bi-District tournament Saturday.

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Volleyball advances to class 1A state tournament | FALCON VOLLEYBALL

Road trips are usually fun. This one wasn’t.