South Whidbey wins soccer tiebreaker 4-1

Herald staff

SULTAN – R. J. Erickson booted two goals while teammates George Supang and Josh Mitchell each added one as the South Whidbey High School boys soccer team beat Mount Baker 4-1 Saturday to claim second place in the North Cascades Conference.

Isaiah Murphy and Abe Smith-Groening each had an assist for the Falcons in the tiebreaker, played because South Whidbey and Mount Baker each finished the regular season with 13-3 records.

David Albert scored Mount Baker’s goal.

Sultan 1, Lynden Christian 0: Good defense made Jerry Perry’s goal in the 45th minute stand up as fourth-place Sultan upset first-place Lynden Christian in the teams’ final North Cascades Conference regular-season game.

At Sultan H.S.

Goals-Sultan: Perry. Goalkeepers-Sultan: Roesler. Lynden Christian: not reported. Records-Lynden Christian 14-2. Sultan 9-7.

Lakewood 5, Mount Baker 3: Lakewood went ahead on a two-out error in the sixth inning in the North Cascades Conference playoff game. Mike Work (4-1) struck out 13 for Lakewood.

At Sherman Anderson Field, Mount Vernon

Mount Baker	001	020	0	–	3	6	3
Lakewood	001	004	x	–	5	7	4

Kravatz, Visser (6) and Norstadt. Work and Martenson. WP-Work (4-1). LP-Visser. 2B-Kravatz (MB), Strachila (MB), Purdy (MB), Carroll (L), Birch (L). Records-Mount Baker 7-12 overall. Lakewood 14-7.

Meridian 8, Lakewood 7, 9 innings: Lakewood tied the score in the seventh on an error, but Meridian came back to win on Eli Slesk’s bases-loaded single in the ninth. Mike Work was 3-for-5 with a double and a home run for Lakewood.

At Sherman Anderson Field, Mount Vernon

Lakewood	102	000	400	–	7	8	2
Meridian	004	000	301	–	8	9	3

Birch, Bry (6), Peterson (9) and Dietlin, Rettinghouse. McClellan, Slesk (7) and Hurlbut. WP-Slesk. LP-Peterson (1-3). 2B-Pears (M), Slesk (M), Work (L). HR-Work (L). Records-Lakewood 14-8 overall. Meridian 17-3.

Granite Falls 3, Blaine 1: Alex Emery hit a go-ahead double in the fourth inning for Granite Falls in the North Cascades Conference playoff game. Greg Marcantonio (5-0) struck out 10 in a one-hitter for the Tigers.

At Sherman Anderson Field, Mount Vernon

Blaine	010	000	0	–	1	1	2
Granite Falls	003	000	x	–	3	5	1

Sherman and MacDonald. Marcantonio and Emery. WP-Marcantonio (5-0). LP-Sherman. 2B-Emery (GF). Records-Blaine 6-13 overall. Granite Falls 14-7.

Lynden Christian 5, Granite Falls 2: Robert Rhoads was 2-for-2 for Granite Falls in the North Cascades Conference playoff game, but it wasn’t enough as Lynden Christian scored five runs in the sixthinning. Greg Marcantonio had a solo home run in the seventh inning for the Tigers.

At Sherman Anderson Field, Mount Vernon

Granite Falls	100	000	1	–	2	8	2
Lynden Christian	000	005	x	–	5	9	1

Blacker and Emery. VanderKooi and Ruble. WP-VanderKooi. LP-Blacker (3-1). 2B-Rhoads (GF), VanderKooi (LC). HR-Marcantonio (GF). Records-Granite Falls 14-8 overall. Lynden Christian 15-4.

Northwest B League Championships: Eric Gray won the 300-meter hurdles and the discus for Snohomish County, and John Orange led Mount Vernon Christian with victories in the 400 and the long jump.

Team scores: Mount Vernon Christian 162, Snohomish County Christian 128, Lopez 49, Grace Academy 26, Skykomish 7.

At Edmonds Stadium

110 hurdles-Goodhansen (MVC) 16.09; 100-Thompson (GA) 11.75; 1,600-Zuspan (SCCS) 5:00.48; 400 relay-Snohomish County Christian 46.38; 400-Orange (MVC) 53.36; 300 hurdles-Gray (SCCS) 43.2; 800-Gwauney (SCCS) 2:15.44; 200-Haveman (MVC) 23.70; 3,200-Suspan (SCCS) 11:15.00; 1,600 relay-Snohomish County Christian 4:01.50; Javelin-Aguero (MVC) 148-5; Discus-Gray (SCCS) 107-5; Triple jump-Aguero (MVC) 40-4 3/4; Shot put-name (school) distance; High jump-Haugman (MVC) 5-10; Long jump-Orange (MVC) 18-3 1/2; Pole vault-name (school) distance.

Stanwood Invitational: Lake Stevens’ Ryan McKinney was named the athlete of the meet. McKinney, who won the 110-and 300 hurdles and the long jump, helped the Vikings dominate the meet.

Team scores: Lake Stevens 161, South Whidbey 94, Anacortes 85.5, Stanwood 83, Snohomish 60, Mount Vernon 51.5, Arlington 43.5, Cascade 42, Mount Vernon Christian 29, Everett 27, Thomas Jefferson 27, Oak Harbor 23, Lynden 13, Sehome 0.

At Stanwood H.S.

110 hurdles-McKinney (Lake) 14.2; 100-Williams (Lake) 11.0; 1,600-Giswold (S.Whid) 4:21.7; 400 relay-Mount Vernon 43.8; 400-Lee (MV) 50.6; 300 hurdles-McKinney (Lake) 39.5; 800-Fader (Cas) 2:01.0; 200-Lee (MTV) 22.4; 3,200-Skelton (MVC) 9:56.6; 1,600 relay-South Whidbey 3:27.6; Javelin-Archer (Ana) 149-7; Discus-Johnson (Lake) 148-3; Triple jump-Jenkins (Cas) 44-8; Shot put-Barns (Ana) 53-1; High jump-Larsen (Stan) 5-10; Long jump-McKinney (Lake) 22-7 1/2; Pole vault-Lee (Arl) 14-0.

Southwest Showcase: Jackson placed first with victories from Corey Nuro, Brandon Meyer and Jason Morris. Nuro won the 800 meter, Meyer the high jump and Morris the long jump.

Team scores: Jackson 101.5, Puyallup 88, Westview 68, Columbia River 62, Sprague 50, Clackamas 49, Evergreen 38, Mountain View 32, Lincoln 30, Auburn 5.5, WF West 3.

At Vancouver, Wash.

110 hurdles-Hobbs (Wes) 14.79; 100-Chuckovich (CR) 11.02; 1,600-Yarbrough (CR) 4:31.31; 400 relay-Puyallup 43.62; 400-McGrath (Lin) 30.72; 300 hurdles-Hobbs (Wes) 38.75; 800-Nuro (Jack) 1:58.72; 200-Ellis (Puy) 21.97; 3,200-Zeigor (Puy) 9:51.84; 1,600 relay-Puyallup 3:29.50; Javelin-Botton (CR) 198-3; Discus-Darling (Clack) 155-1; Triple jump-Landehum (CR) 41-10; Shot put-Hess (Puy) 53-9 1/2; High jump-Meyer (Jack) 6-0; Long jump-Morris (Jack) 20-4 3/4; Pole vault-Alanis (EG).

Northwest B League Championships: Jamie Orange won four events and teammate Sarah Kuipers won three as Mount Vernon won all but three events.

Team scores: Mount Vernon Christian 178, Snohomish County Christian 61, Lopez 25, Grace Academy 15, Skykomish 3

At Edmonds-Woodway H.S.

3,200-Morrison (SCCS) 14:47.43; 100 hurdles-Jes. Orange (MVC) 17.73; 100-Ja. Orange (MVC) 13.46; 1,600-Crandal (MVC) 7:07.00; 400 relay-Mount Vernon Christian 1:07.11; 400-Ja. Orange (MVC) 1:01.00; 800-Hood (SCCS) 2:49.78; 200-Ja. Orange (MVC) 27.27; 300 hurdles-Tran (SCCS) 49.47; 800 relay-Mount Vernon Christian 2:10.00; 1,600 relay-Mount Vernon Christian 4:49.72; Javelin-Kuipers (MVC) 111-2; Discus-Kuipers (MVC) 87-0; Triple jump-DeVries (MVC) 28-6; Shot put-Kuipers (MVC) 31-2 1/2; Long jump-Ja. Orange (MVC) 15-11; Pole vault-Johnson (MVC) 7-4.

Stanwood Invitational: South Whidbey’s Andrea McGillen and Lake Stevens’ Tanya Pater shared athlete of the meet honors. McGillen won the triple jump and pole vault, and Pater won the 100-and 200-meter runs.

Team scores: Lake Stevens 166, Snohomish 159, Stanwood 126.5, Shorewood 96.5, South Whidbey 86.5, Arlington 52, Mount Vernon 31, Everett 28, Anacortes 25.5, Lynden 24, Thomas Jefferson 16, Oak Harbor 8, Mount Vernon Christian 1, Sehome 1, Cascade 0.

At Stanwood H.S.

3,200-Miller (Sno) 11:52.7; 100 hurdles-Jensen (Arl) 14.8; 100-Pater (Lake) 11.9; 1,600-Culnane (Sno) 5:31.7; 400 relay-Everett 50.6; 400-Tepley (Stan) 59.1; 800-Spada (Sno) 2:24.2; 200-Pater (Lake) 25.4; 300 hurdles-Wilson (Sno) 47.0; 800 relay-Lake Stevens 1:49.0; 1,600 relay-Stanwood (Tepley, C. Urness, Z. Urness, Weyers) 4:10.7; Javelin-Taylor (Shrwd) 116-1; Discus-Madsen (Stan) 113-1; Triple jump-McGillen (S.Whid) 37-2; Shot put-Todd (Lake) 35.1; High jump-Spoo (Sno) 5-3; Long jump-Kling (Sno) 16-11 1/2; Pole vault-McGillen (S.Whid) 10-3.

Southwest Showcase: Jackson placed eighth in the meet.

Team scores: Mountain View 99, Westview 93, Clackamas 67, Columbia River 66, WF West 62, Puyallup 56, Lincoln 53, Jackson 28, Evergreen 19, Aubrun 9, Sprague 6

At Vancouver, Wash.

3,200-Calvert (MV) 11:38.43; 100 hurdles-Grossnickle (Clack) 15.68; 100-Pettit (Puy) 12.81; 1,600-Shoen (CR) 5:28.88; 400 relay-Lincoln 50.10; 400-McNair (Lin) 56.97; 800-Meler (CR) 2:23.13; 200-McNair (Lin) 25.90; 300 hurdles-Ore (Wes) 47.25; 800 relay-Columbia River 1:50.34; 1,600 relay-Lincoln 4:04.85; Javelin-Syring (MV) 118-4; Discus-Demme (CR) 115-10; Triple jump- Harris (Puy) 35-6 1/2; Shot put-Erickson (MV) 35-2; High jump-Moultrie (MV) 5-2; Long jump-Harris (Puy) 17-3 1/2; Pole vault-Guildhabor (WFW) 12-0.