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SLIDESHOW | A day at the beach with the South Whidbey High School football team

South Whidbey High School took to the beach for morning conditioning drills the coaches call "Beach Days." It…

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SLIDESHOW | Record reporter tries to land pink salmon, unsuccessfully

Record reporter Ben Watanabe tried to get over "traumatic" childhood fishing experiences and re-learn to fish for pink…

Taylor Fifield holds her first-place pink salmon from the 2011 Freeland Ace pink salmon derby.

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Pink salmon derby hits Whidbey shores Saturday

The humpies are running this year, and Freeland Ace and The Fishin’ Club want every angler to get…

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Fall ball starts for South Whidbey Little League

Fall ball starts later this month for South Whidbey Little League.

Kelly Kirk settles into his office at South Whidbey High School as the new athletic director. His main goal this year is to increase activities participation by students.

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New athletic director envisions more Falcons

Kelly Kirk’s office at South Whidbey High School is littered with forms.

Diane Mattens takes a break as she bikes along the North Cascade Scenic Highway in early August. She pedaled from Maine to Seattle

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Freeland woman cherishes long road home

Diane Mattens’ trip east was quick. She hopped on plane at SeaTac and flew across the country in…

Lindsey Newman

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Former Falcon makes academic list

Former standout Falcon athlete Lindsey Newman continued adding accolades with a scholar-athlete honor from the Intercollegiate Tennis Association.

Nathan Lux of Clinton winds up to whip the disc into the goal during a game of kayak Frisbee. The 16-year-old was an ace at the game during the parks district’s camp.

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Kickin’ it in kayaks | South Whidbey camp puts kids outside comfort zone

Paddling furiously — left, right, left, right — eight kids in kayaks surged toward the orange disc floating…

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Falcon fall sports packets due soon

Attention all Falcon athletes and parents, the season is just a couple of weeks away.

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British group hosts South Whidbey soccer camp

Challenger Sports will hold one of its British soccer training camps on South Whidbey.

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Freeland man reaches Mount Baker’s peak

Chris Kesler, 48, successfully summited Mount Baker on Friday.

Runners come up Hill Road near Ebey’s Landing during the 2012 Race the Reserve. Several distances are offered for the fundraiser which helps pay for Coupeville High School’s graduation party.

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Coupeville runs fund CHS grad party

Run around Central Whidbey for the Race the Reserve Half Marathon, 10K and 5K runs this weekend.

Racers swim to shore at Goss Lake in the 2012 Whidbey Island Triathlon. Organizers with the South Whidbey Parks and Recreation District estimate about 250 racers for the triathlon today.

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Racers come from near, far for Whidbey Island Triahlon

Swimming in Goss Lake with a few hundred people can be a challenge.