As founder of SkagitRadio.com, I never dreamed the direction we’re now taking. We’ve outgrown the borders of Skagit County and have included webcasting teams in both Whatcom County and Snohomish County to better serve the high school boys’ and girls’ sports fans from the Sno-King county line north to the border. Fans know this area better as the extremely talented District One, where championship teams come from. SkagitRadio.com has simply evolved into something bigger than I initially imagined.

Speaking of championship teams, I feel like we have one right here at SkagitRadio.com. We wouldn’t be at this point if it wasn’t for our capable Web Guru on the technical side of things, Wade Tonkin. Wade led us through our online birth and expansion, both our audio and our online visual presence. Wade clocked in many, many hours behind the scenes to help us do what we do, and for that I’ll be eternally grateful. Thank you Wade for your tireless services to our team.

John Fasso, our feature broadcaster, is the voice and talent fans want to hear. John was brought in on day one for his experience and professionalism, and he has delivered what he promised he could do for
us here at SkagitRadio.com. John’s experience in broadcasting and his approach to his craft has been nothing but beneficial to the rest of our team as we now cover more schools and more communities. I can’t thank John enough for his efforts and contributions to our growth.

John, Wade and I also wish to thank Jim and Nancy Drake, Scot Buchanan, Fred Lee, Matt Henggeler, Kaleb Hart, Bud Ashe, Jay Alexander, Dale Sharp, Dan Guiliani, Auggie Falzarano, Eric Francis, Pat Dougherty, Norm Nelson, all the student-athletes, athletic directors, school employees, coaches and their assistants whom we’ve worked with this past year, and you. Thank you!

I thank all of our local sponsors, who’ve stepped up to support local high school sports in these trying times. Without these incredible businesses in and around the Northwest, we simply couldn’t do this. We are so thankful to these sponsors. They help keep our services ‘free’ to the public and our listeners. Finally, I thank our fans and loyal listeners who visit our site for the best local high school sports coverage this area has ever heard. We’re honored you listen, we’re honored you support high school sports, we’re honored to webcast sports to multiple communities – and we’re having fun.

The fun will continue at our new domain, or URL – WinNW.com. Please take the time to save WinNW.com to your favorites list on your computers at home and at work as this is where you’ll find us in 2010. Expansion has caused us to rename ourselves to a moniker more fitting of our coverage area – the entire Northwest! SkagitRadio.com will remain online until February 1, 2010, as fans who log on there will be automatically redirected to our new home, WinNW.com.

We wrap up our first full calender year of webcasting and look forward to our high school sports coverage in 2010, with many more improvements to our website. Big things are ahead for WinNW.com in 2010. Thanks again to everyone who made this a success! Happy New Year from ALL of us at WinNW.com.

Kris Drake
Founder, SkagitRadio.com / WinNW.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.

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SEDRO WOOLLEY - The Mount Vernon Bulldogs boys’ basketball team rode a roller coaster in the Sedro-Woolley gym Friday night in a Northwest Conference 3A matchup, eventually coming to rest with a 60-45 victory over the upstart Cubs.

Sedro-Woolley led 8-6 after one quarter, but the Bulldogs exploded for 22 points in the second period to take an 11-point lead into halftime. The Cubs battled back by holding Mount Vernon to just eight third quarter points, and the game was tied at 36 early in the fourth quarter.

Mount Vernon hit the gas pedal again to break the tie score and outscored Sedro Woolley by 15 points down the stretch to earn the victory. The Bulldogs had four players score in double figures, led by Jake Weber-Koetje’s 15 points.  Kelsey Leek added 14 points, while Dan Barnet and Chris Chaplin each scored 10 points for Mount Vernon, as the Bulldogs improved to 4-1 with the victory.

Sophomore Isaac Bianchini had 17 points to lead Sedro Woolley, while fellow sophomore Andrew Minkel also had a strong performance and ended the night with 10 points before fouling out with 4:14 to go in the game. The Cubs fell to 0-6 with the loss, but will have one more shot at victory before Christmas when they host LaConner on Tuesday.

Mount Vernon won’t be back in action until December 30th when they will play at South Whidbey. Our next webcast of Bulldog basketball is scheduled for January 2nd, when Mount Vernon will host Marysville-Pilchuck.

Mount Vernon  –  6   22   8   24  – 60
Sedro Woolley  – 8    9  15   13  – 45

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Girls – The Mount Baker Mountaineers rode a 25-point night from Jovanna Baisden to a 61-35 win over the Blaine Borderites in Northwest Conference girls’ basketball action on Friday night in Blaine.

Baisden drained seven three-pointers and finished with a game-high 25 points to lead the Lady Mounties. Eight different Mountaineers got into the scoring act as Taylor Coston chipped in 11 points and yanked down nine rebounds. Overall, a great team effort was put forth by Head Coach Brenda Ellis’ Mount Baker team. Baisden earned the “Web Star of the Game” honors with her 25 points.

The Baker Girls improved their record to 3-2. Blaine dropped to 1-4.

Boys: The Mount Baker boys got balanced scoring with three players in double figures in their 61-54 win over Blaine in the second game of the double-header.

Spencer Backstrom and Anderson Bass log rolled the Borderites with both scoring 13 points each for Mount Baker. Nick Jacoby added 10 for the physical and unselfish Mountaineers and Jacob Kernells brought down nine rebounds as well for the Mounties.

Mount Baker withstood a scoring barrage by the Borderites’ Trey Bakageorge, who knocked down five three-pointers on his way to 25 points and taking game high honors. Ultimately it was Blaine’s inability to effectively manage the shot clock, settling for too many early looks as the Mounties used their size advantage to dominate the glass .

The Baker Boys moved to 4-0 – one of their better starts in recent memory. The Borderites dropped to 2-2 on the season.

You can listen to a free replay of both games featuring the call by Jay Alexander and Dale Sharp below:

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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.

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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.

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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.

STANWOOD – The Stanwood Spartans’ second-half surge against their rivals, the Arlington Eagles, which included overcoming a 14-point, third-quarter deficit, lifted the host Spartans over the Eagles 68-67 in a Wesco North boys’ basketball shootout Tuesday night in Stanwood.

Kale Schmidt jacked up the crowd with five three-pointers, finishing with 20 points, while Zach Johnson led Stanwood (2-3) with 22 points and 14 rebounds. Drew Haugstad popped in three strategic three-pointers, two of which gave the Spartans the lead, and finished with 11.

Arlington’s Zach Cooper, the Eagles’ 5-8, junior guard, led Arlington (2-2) with 22 points, bombing in 15 from outside the arc.

Stanwood – 15 10 19 24 – 68
Arlington – 15 18 13 21 – 67

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BURLINGTON – With eight of 14 matches resulting in wins-by-fall, the host Burlington-Edison Tiger boys’ wrestling team defeated the Sedro-Woolley Cubs Wednesday night 42-33 in the annual dual meet between two of the state’s powerhouse programs.

The match of the night was at 215 pounds, where Sedro-Woolley’s Joe Janicki fought for a late third round reversal on Burlington-Edison’s Chad Studebaker, tying the score at 4-4 and sending the bout into overtime.

In overtime, Studebaker was the aggressor early, as Janicki fought off Studebaker’s single-leg takedown attempts, but the Cubs’ 215-pounder summoned all the strength he had left after nearly eight minutes of grappling to score his own single-leg takedown for the overtime win.

Boys’ results:
103 – (Forfeit) Austin Blau (B-E)
112 – (Forfeit) Nick Granberg (B-E)
119 – Nick Henderson (B-E) 8-2 dec. over Buck Johnson
125 – Enrique Medina (B-E) pinned Kyle Morgan R3 (5:34)
130 – Shannon Askvig (B-E) 13-7 dec. over Cody Forst
135 – Boyce Johnson (S-W) pinned Chad Butterfield R3 (5:38)
140 – Brady Mast (S-W) pinned Jason Donnelly R2 (3:25)
145 – Tyler Howell (S-W) pinned Braun Miller R1 (1:05)
152 – Kyle Reijm (B-E) pinned Kaalen Blanton R1 (1:28)
160 – Juan Canales (B-E) pinned Sean Bunce R1 (1:30)
171 – (Forfeit) Jack Nevitt (B-E)
189 – Taylor Knutson (S-W) pinned Conner Nelson R1 (0:52)
215 – Joe Janicki (S-W) 6-4 dec in OT over Chad Studebaker
285 – Koenrad Swartz (S-W) pinned Thor Melum R1 (1:15)

Girls’ final: Sedro-Woolley 48, Burlington-Edison 21.

The Sedro-Woolley girls’ team dominated the Tigers 48-21, with eight wins-by-fall. Andrea Iverson, Jalysse Garcia, Sarah Moquin and Alysia Pohren were notable Cub wrestlers who won by fall for the defending girls’ 2A state champion Cubs.

Kris Drake filed 3 reports from the dual meet.   You can listen to them below:

Report #1 – (Early update:)

Report # 2-  (Mid-match)

Final Report – (Wrap up)

LYNDEN – The defending  state 2A girls basketball champion Lynden Lions started slowly before their relentless defensive pressure limited Blaine to just six points during the second and third periods as the Lady Lions beat Blaine 64-25 in Northwest Conference high school basketball.

After finishing the first quarter tied 10-10, the Lions’ oppressive full court press allowed Lynden to outscore the Borderites 38-6 to take a 48-16 lead into the fourth quarter.

Kellie Fluit paced the Lions with 15 points and five rebounds while Hannah Shine also chipped in double figures with 11 points with three assists.

Stefawn Perrin had a team-high 12 points for Blaine.  and Jordan Oldham and Libby Moore each grabbed six rebounds to lead the Borderites.

Lynden 10 15 23 16 – 64

Blaine   10   2   4  9 – 25

Lynden: Kellie Fluit 15, Hannah Shine 11, Leah Korthuis 8, Riley Beard 7, Liz Webb 5, Alexis Whiteis 5, Krista Groves 4,  Ivanna Lomas 3, Carrie Starbuck 2, Amber Stokes 2, R, Laura Webb 1, Mikayla Brown 0, Jessie Biesheuvel 0, Amanda Tapia 0.

Blaine: Stefawn Perrin 12, Jordan Oldham 5, Lauren Cummings 2, Libby Moore 2, Cassy Richardson 2, Payton Steinbach 2, Amber Johnson 0, Alee Ruiz 0,  Alissa Pieczynski 0, Emily Ross 0, Korynn Hudson 0.