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Thank you all, and Happy New Year!

by admin on December 31, 2009

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

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TACOMA – A great Nooksack Valley football season came to an end Saturday afternoon in the Tacoma Dome, where the Cascade Christian Cougars pounced on the Pioneers for 14 first quarter points and held on for a 28-12 victory in the semifinals of the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association 1A football playoffs.

The game was webcast live on SkagitRadio.com featuring Jay Alexander’s play-by-play and Dale Sharp adding commentary and stats.  You can listen to a replay of the game by clicking the link below.

Click below to listen to a free replay of the webcast featuring Jay Alexander on play-by-play and Dale Sharp adding commentary and stats:

 

You can also download a free copy of the webcast by “right clicking” the link below, then selecting “Save Link As” for listening on your computer or MP3 player:

2009 1A Semifinal - Nooksack vs Cascade - Download File (128)

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Blaine chops down Cedarcrest 28-0

by admin on November 7, 2009

DUVALL – Quarterback Jordan McCarty threw three touchdown passes to lead Blaine to a 28-0 win over Cedarcrest in District One 2A prep football conference cross-over action Friday night in Duvall.

Trevor Chau caught scoring passes of 27 and 29 yards, while Todd Bird hauled in a 6-yarder for the Borderties’ third touchdown.

Caleb Statham broke loose for a 65-yard run up the middle for the Borderites’ second score.

Blaine will travel to Tumwater to play W.F. West in the opening round of the 2A state football playoffs Saturday, November 14.  Kickoff is scheduled for 3 pm, and we’ll webcast the game live on SkagitRadio.com with Jay Alexander on play-by-play and Dale Sharp adding commentary.

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BURLINGTON – The Burlington-Edison Tigers positioned themselves for a possible league championship showdown with Lynden in two weeks by defeating Blaine 31-28 in Northwest Conference 2A football action Friday night at Kirkby Field.  The second half was played in a steady rain that affected the footing and ball handling for both teams.

Trailing by seven points following Blaine’s five-yard touchdown pass from Jordan McCarty to Todd Bird,  junior halfback Cody Larson sprinted 44 yards for Burlington-Edison’s first touchdown to ignite a 24-point second quarter and senior halfback Mikey Sanchez capped the scoring with a 41-yard run in the fourth quarter.

Senior Achilles Wynn had a big night for the Tigers, scoring on a 19-yard run and 97-yard kickoff return. All state kicker Andrew Furney remained perfect for the season with four more extra points while adding a 28-yard field goal.

The victory gave the Tigers sole possession of second place in 2A Northwest Conference games with a 4-1 record (6-1 overall).  Blaine fell to 3-2 in conference, 4-3 overall.

The play-by-play voice of the Tigers, John Fasso, was joined on our webcast by Jay Alexander and Skagit Valley Herald sportswriter Eric Francis.  Scot Buchanan had the night off in order to attend the University of Washington Huskies game in Arizona and will return for our webcast Friday night when Burlington-Edison travels to Mt. Baker.

You can listen to the replay of Blaine at Burlington-Edison below:
 

You can also download the game replay by right clicking the link below and choosing “Save Link As:”
Blaine at Burlington-Edison Football - dowlaad file (92)

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SEDRO-WOOLLEY – Still riding the emotional wave from losing assistant football coach Denny Engberg to a heart attack last week, the Sedro-Woolley Cubs continued their focus to win for Coach Engberg with a 33-7 victory over Northwest Conference cross-county rivals, the Anacortes Seahawks Friday night at home.

Cub quarterback Derek Garcia drove the Sedro-Woolley offense down the field twice in the first half to score on short-yardage touchdowns, once in each quarter, making the halftime score 13-0.

Halfway through the third quarter, Anacortes running back Dan Codd took a shotgun snap, faked left then utilized blocks on a sweep right and dashed to the front endzone pylon for the lone Seahawk touchdown.

Ian O’Brien scampered around left end with three minutes left in the third quarter for a long 40-yard touchdown run for the Cubs’ third touchdown. O’Brien was untouched after taking the pitch from Garcia, a credit to the blocking from the Cub offensive line throughout the game.

Harley Lee took a handoff from Garcia in the fourth quarter from one yard out to extend the Cubs’ lead 26-7.

With under two minutes left and reserves filling each position, Sedro-Woolley’s Wade Huber found his way through Seahawk defenders with a 2-yard touchdown run to cap off Sedro-Woolley’s offensive onslaught.

The Cubs extend their season record to 3-1 with their third straight win, and second victory in a row “for Coach Engberg.”

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Burlington-Edison overpowers Sedro-Woolley

September 6, 2009

BURLINGTON – Dominating the lines of scrimmage on both sides of the ball, the Burlington-Edison Tigers outscored Sedro-Woolley 38-7 in the season opener for both teams Friday, Sept. 4, webcast live on SkagitRadio.com.
Running backs Mikey Sanchez, Cody Larson and Damon Acoba each scored touchdowns and found big holes opened up by a huge Tigers’ offensive [...]

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