Evan Thompson/ The Record                                South Whidbey boys basketball lost to Oak Harbor 40-35 on Dec. 21.

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Falcon boys hoops runs into offensive, defensive problems against Oak Harbor

Another game slipped through the fingers of the South Whidbey boys basketball team on Dec. 21.

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Last chance to sign up for youth basketball league

The registration deadline for the South Whidbey Parks and Recreation District’s 2016-17 Youth League is Jan. 1.

Evan Thompson / The Record                                Langley Middle School eighth-grader Kaia Swegler-Richmond chose to pass on a chance to compete in a national cross country competition so she could fulfill her duties to the Whidbey Island Dance Theater.

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Middle school athlete opts for dance over national competition

Kaia Swegler Richmond is a girl of two passions: Cross country and dance.

Evan Thompson / The Record                                South Whidbey Reign’s U-14 girls soccer club claimed the North Puget Sound League Division 2 Championship on Saturday with a 3-0 win over NSC Impact at South Whidbey High School.

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Girls U-14 soccer club wins divisional championship

Playing in the snow was a fun enough experience for South Whidbey Reign’s girls U-14 soccer club. But…

Evan Thompson / The Record                                South Whidbey sophomore Alex Turner, a first-year wrestler, placed second at 182 pounds at the Iron Sharpens Iron Tournament on Saturday at Bellevue Christian High School.

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First-year wrestler places second at tourney; team finishes fourth

Not often does a first-year wrestler reach the finals of a varsity tournament.

Falcon heavy-lifters find relief with sophmore point guard

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Falcon heavy-lifters find relief with sophmore point guard

Following losses to Mount Baker on Dec. 1 and Bellevue Christian on Dec. 3, South Whidbey boys basketball…

Ari Marshall photo                                South Whidbey senior Kacie Hanson attempts to convert two points against Coupeville on Saturday night. The Falcons earned their first victory of the season with a 43-29 win over the Wolves and improved to 1-2 overall.

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Girls basketball still finding rhythm in first few games

South Whidbey girls basketball played a bit of “hot potato” in a 43-29 win at Coupeville on Saturday…

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Drought against Sultan ends for boys basketball

South Whidbey boys basketball beat Sultan for the first time since Jan. 2010 with a 61-47 home victory…

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Girls hoops drops two games, 0-2 overall

South Whidbey’s girls basketball team is 0-2 overall and 0-1 in the Cascade Conference after losses to Bellevue…

Jim Thompson photo                                South Whidbey wrestlers Hunter Newman (left) and Logan Madsen (right) won the 145 and 195-pound brackets at the Return of the Seahawk tournament on Dec. 3.

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Grapplers place fifth at Return of the Seahawk

It was a promising start to the season for South Whidbey’s wrestling team this past weekend.

Evan Thompson / The Record                                Falcon junior point guard Lewis Pope looks for an opening against Bellevue Christian’s defense on Saturday night. The Falcons lost 52-40.

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Boys basketball faces challenges with flimsy defense, turnovers

South Whidbey boys basketball lost to Bellevue Christian 52-40 on Saturday night at South Whidbey High School.

Evan Thompson / The Record                                South Whidbey girls soccer coach Brian McCleary has resigned after two seasons. He is the second coach to do so in a week, following football coach Michael Coe’s recent resignation.

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McCleary resigns as South Whidbey girls soccer head coach

After two seasons at the helm, South Whidbey girls soccer head coach Brian McCleary has resigned.

Evan Thompson / The Record                                South Whidbey High School head football Michael Coe resigned from the program this week after two seasons at the helm.

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Falcon football coach resigns from program

Michael Coe has resigned as South Whidbey’s head football coach.