BELLINGHAM-  The Burlington-Edison Tigers season came to an end today at the hands of the 20-3 Archbishop Murphy Wildcats/  The teams played it close until the bottom of the sixth inning when Archbishop Murphy put up six runs including a pair of two RBI doubles to put the game out of reach for the Tigers 8-2.

The Wildcats will advance to face W.F. West in the first Semi-Final game at 4:00 PM next Friday at County Stadium in Yakima.   In the other Semi-Final game Selah will take on R.A. Long of Longview.   The winners will play for the WIAA 2A Title on Saturday at 7:00 PM while the losers play for third and fourth place at 1:00 PM on Saturday.

We’ll have all four games for you on WinNW.com and BSports.org as we bring you all of the WIAA Semi-Final and Final games.

You can listen to the replay of the Burlington-Edison vs Archbishop Murphy game at http://www.meridix.com/everywhere.php?liveid=skagitradio1

ANACORTES – Jordan Reed didn’t give up an earned run in his 5 1/3 innings of work, and the Tigers got solid relief pitching from Urban Morales and Chris Vivanco as the Tigers advanced to the Regional round with a 5-3 win over Sehome. The Tigers got their offense in a three run first inning and got the game winning runs on a two run pinch hit home run from Jacob Schifferl in the top of the 7th.

The Tigers will play again Saturday at Joe Martin Field in Bellingham and will take on the Centralia Tigers at 1:00 PM in a game to be webcast here on SkagitRadio.com

You can listen to the replay of the game here

ANACORTES – The Burlington-Edison Tigers outscored the Lynden Lions 11-7 in a loser-out game of the District One 2A baseball tournament. The game featured a pair of grand slam home runs.

With the victory, the Tigers advance to play the loser of the Anacortes vs. Blaine game, with a regional tournament berth at stake. The winner of that game will earn the #3 seed from District One and will play its regional tournament games at Joe Martin Stadium in Bellingham.

Please click here for a free replay of our webcast featuring Jon Jensen’s play-by-play.

ANACORTES – The Burlington-Edison Tigers could only muster one run against Lakewood pitching and dropped their opening game of the District One 2A Playoffs 3-1.  The Tigers are now faced with a “loser out” game against either Lynden or Archbishop Murphy on Tuesday at 2:00 PM to stay alive.   The Cougars advance to take on the winner of the Lynden vs Archbishop Murphy game at 5:00 PM on Tuesday, with the winner of that game guaranteed a trip to the State.

In earlier action, Anacortes topped Cedarcrest 4-2 and awaits the winner of the Blaine vs Sehome matchup.

You can listen to a replay of the game at http://www.meridix.com/archive.php?liveid=skagitradio1

BURLINGTON – The Burlington-Edison Tigers defeated the Anacortes Seahawks 2-0 today to sweep the season series 2-0.  With the win the Tigers clinched the second seed in the District One 2A Tournament that begins this weekend.   The Tigers will face Lakewood at 1:00 PM Saturday at Daniels Field in Anacortes in a game that will be webcast here on SkagitRadio.com.

Burlington-Edison finishes the regular season with a regular season record of 14-7 (9-5 in conference) while Anacortes dropped to 13-8 overall with an 8-6 record in conference play.

Please click here to listen to the webcast featuring the play-by-play call by Jon Jenson.

You can view the District One 2A Tournament bracket here

ANACORTES – The Burlington-Edison Tigers overcame a 2-0 Anacortes lead to tie the Seahawks for second place in the Northwest Conference with one head to head match up remaining. The Tiger and Seahawks will face off today at 4:00 in Burlington that will be carried live here on SkagitRadio.com. A Tigers’ win would clinch the second seed from the NWC heading into the District Tournament.

You can listen to the replay here

We’ll have pre-game today at 3:50 with first pitch scheduled for 4:00 with Jon Jensen providing the play-by-play

BURLINGTON – The Burlington-Edison Tigers rode great relief pitching from Zach Holtzheimer and a three run outburst in the sixth inning for a 5-4 win over the Mount Vernon Bulldogs. Holtzheimer relieved Jordan Perry with no outs in the 4th inning and struck out six and walked two in his 4 innings of work to earn the win. Richard Dutton went the distance for the bulldogs and took the loss.

Burlington-Edison’s big inning offensively came in the sixth as an error allowed Jacob Schifferl to not only reach first, but take second on a bad throw to first. That play was followed by a walk and a sacrifice bunt that put the runners on second and third with one out.

Sid Livingston’s single scored both runners. Chris Vivanco’s double down the right field line then scored Livingston to push the lead to 5-2.

The Bulldogs then put up two runs in their half of the seventh on a T.J. Wright double to deep center field. Derek Almanza then singled Wright home on a drive to the fence in left field. Wright eventually scored the Bulldog’s final run off a Nick Hayes double to right center.

We’ll be following the Burlington-Edison Tigers next week in their “away and home” series against the Anacortes Seahawks with games on Monday and Tuesday afternoon here on SkagitRadio.com.

BURLINGTON – Trailing by two late in the second quarter, the Burlington-Edison Tigers scored the final nine points of the first half and never looked back en route to a 68-48 victory over Shorecrest Tuesday night in boys’ high school basketball.

In a game featuring two of the top teams in the state, it was the aggressive and relentless defense played by Tiger coach Rick Skeen’s team that turned a seesaw first half into another double-digit Burlington-Edison win, their fifth in six games this season.

After an exciting first half that featured 12 lead changes and five ties before Burlington-Edison’s late run, the Tigers limited the Scots to just nine third-quarter points and eight points in the final eight minutes. Evan Coulter’s 21 points led three Tigers in double figures scoring, with Colin Stewart adding 13 points and Craig Babington scoring 10.

Burlington-Edison’s Jacob Schifferl was chosen by announcers Fred Lee and John Fasso as the Mister T’s Awards and Embroidery player of the game after keying the Tigers’ run at the end of the second quarter when he scored seven of his nine points and grabbed numerous rebounds.

The Tigers will host Anacortes Tuesday, Jan 5 in a girls’ and boys’ basketball doubleheader, with the Seahawks and Burlington-Edison girls scheduled to tip off at 6 pm and the boys to follow at 8 pm. We’ll webcast both of those games live here on SkagitRadio.com.

Click below for a free replay of our webcast featuring announcers Fred Lee and John Fasso:

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BURLINGTON – Two streaks in which they outscored arch rival Mount Vernon 19-0 propelled Burlington-Edison to a 61-38 blowout of the Bulldogs in girl’s high school basketball.

With their aggressive defense setting the tempo, the Tigers limited Mount Vernon to six second quarter points and 14 in the first half, sealing the Bulldogs’ fate by the end of the third period when they led 45-23.

Mister T’s Awards and Embroidery player of the game Brenna Anderson led the Tigers’ third quarter assault with eight of her 16 points, tying for game scoring honors with teammate Cambie Edwards. Point guard Kristine Thoe spearheaded the Burlington-Edison attack with nine first half points on her way to scoring 15.

Mount Vernon’s Mandy Barnet scored 11 points to lead the Bulldogs, who suffered their third loss in four games this season. Burlington-Edison head into the holidays undefeated in four games.  The Tigers will return to action December 29 when they’ll face their toughest test of the season thus far, visiting 4-1  Shorecrest.

You can listen to a free replay of the game featuring the call by John Fasso and Joe Thurmond below:

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Our next webcast of Burlington-Edison girl’s basketball will be January 5, 2010 when they host Anacortes, and we’ll also webcast the rematch between the Bulldogs and Tigers January 21 at Mount Vernon. John Fasso and Joe Thurmond will call the action for SkagitRadio.com / WinNW.com.

MOUNT VERNON – The Burlington-Edison Tigers raised their season record to 4-1 while handing the Bulldogs their first loss of the season with a 62-46 victory over their arch rivals Tuesday night in front of a an excited and vocal crowd at Mount Vernon High School.

One of the premier players in the state at his position, senior guard Evan Coulter led the Tigers’ steady offensive attack with 25 points, while Colin Stewart (11 points) and Craig Babington (10 points) also reached double digits for Burlington-Edison.

Babington returned to the Tigers’ starting line-up for the first time since suffering an ankle injury just 14 seconds into the Tigers season opening game two weeks ago at Sedro-Woolley.

Mount Vernon senior forward Dan Barnet hustled his way to a double-double, scoring 10 points and grabbing 15 rebounds for the Bulldogs.  Kelsey Leek led a balanced Mount Vernon attack with 13 points, while Chris Chaplin and Jake Weber-Koetje added 11 points each.

Burlington-Edison will have two weeks before returning to action December 29th when they’ll host Shorecrest in a game to be webcast live on SkagitRadio.com. Fred Lee will be joined by John Fasso as the two veteran announcers will work together for the first time this century.

You can listen to a free replay of the game featuring the call by Scot Buchanan and Fred Lee below:

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Mount Vernon (3-1) will have an excellent opportunity to get back in the win column this Friday when they visit Sedro Woolley to take on the winless Cubs. Scot Buchanan and Fred Lee will bring you that game live here on SkagitRadio.com, with their pre-game show scheduled for 7:15 p.m.