Jeff Jacobsen takes a breath while swimming with his fellow South Whidbey Island Masters swimmers in Saratoga Passage off Seawall Park in Langley on July 1.

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Open water swimmer ranks swell on South Whidbey

A couple of times a week for the past few months, a handful of swimmers identifiable only by…

Drew Petty and Carson Filla wait at home plate to celebrate with Nick Young after he blasted a home run against Sedro-Woolley on June 30 at South Whidbey Community Park in Langley. South Whidbey fell 7-6 and was eliminated from the District 11 11/12-year-old All-Stars tournament.

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South Whidbey Little Leaguers take on All-Stars tournaments

All but one of South Whidbey Little League’s All-Star teams in both baseball and softball were eliminated this…

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Youth soccer signups for U11 to U18 teams on Whidbey to end soon

Registration for South Whidbey Youth Soccer Club boys and girls recreational teams from U11 to U18 ends next…

Freeland resident Chris Kesler slides down the snowpack of Mount Shasta

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No mountain too tall for Freeland man’s cancer quest

To hear Freeland resident Chris Kesler talk about his upcoming summit of Mount Rainier, reaching the top of…

South Whidbey High School basketball players take a break during a practice at Prosser High School where their head coach Andy Davis played as a teenager.

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What summer break?

Girls basketball players put in work. Andy Davis, the Falcon head coach, took 17 South Whidbey girls to…

Josh Sterba tracks a grounder during practice for the South Whidbey Little League 9/10-year-old All-Stars at Community Park on June 23. Behind him are Tyler Thrasher and Andrew Hilton. To the right is Nick Black. Their District 11 games are in Sedro-Woolley.

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Little League tournaments to draw a big crowd

Little League can be a big boon to local clubs’ coffers, as South Whidbey chapter President Jason Kalk…

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South Whidbey Little league to host baseball district tourney

South Whidbey Little League will host the 9-to-10-year-old softball, and 11-to-12-year-old baseball district tournaments over the next two…

From left are South Whidbey’s all-Cascade Conference baseball players Nick Bennett

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FALCONS, coach soar to all-league

‘The way the whole program is going, that’s a reflection on Falcon baseball.’ — Tom Fallon, coach

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Junior varsity girls Falcon soccer coach needed

South Whidbey High School’s girls soccer program needs a junior varsity/assistant head coach. After two years of Ben…

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Boys basketball head coach leaves for Oak Harbor High School

South Whidbey boys basketball coach Scott Collins recently resigned after one year leading the Falcons. In his second…

Chris Tormey

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New coach, new system take shape at spring practice

Chris Tormey looked right at home on Waterman’s Field during a recent football practice, months ahead of the…

At left

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LMS seventh graders win boys league track title

First place belonged to the seventh-grade boys track and field team from Langley Middle School after edging King’s…

Chantel Brown tells her teammates they have two outs in a game against Coupeville.

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Senior South Whidbey Falcons set softball team’s cheery tone despite record

The batting average Chantel Brown put up this season is hard to believe, even for her South Whidbey…