LAKEWOOD – “Who are we?”
“Eagles.”
That cheer was heard loud and clear a few times Saturday at the Wesco Cross Country Championships.
Arlington coach Mike Shierk would yell out the first part, and his team would loudly respond in unison.
His team had a lot to cheer about, placing fourth in the boys competition and sixth in the girls.
Dawson Andrews placed third for the boys in the 5,000 meter run with a time of 15 minutes, 57.22 seconds. Joseph Strong of Jackson was the individual champion in 15:48.37.
The Eagle girls were led by Mary Andrews, who placed seventh with a clocking of 19 minutes, 13.6 seconds. Taylor Roe of Lake Stevens was the champion in 17:30.53 seconds. In the team competition, for the girls, Edmonds-Woodway won with 102 points. Arlington had 137. Marysville Getchell was 14th.
For the boys, Glacier Peak was the winner with 55 points. Arlington had 84. MG was 13th and MP 20th.
The Arlington team, one of the biggest in the competition, gathered in a huge circle after Eagle Mikayla Kolbeck finished 12th in the junior varsity race.
“I’m proud. You ran with guts. This is a tough sport,” he said of the JV squad. He said that race set the tone for the rest of the day and is also “a stepping stone to next week.”
Oct. 28 at South Whidbey High School runners will compete in the District Championships. State is Nov. 4 at Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco.
Last weekend, Arlington had six boys finish in the top 50.
Blake Landry was seventh in 16:14.33; Noah Loftis 13th in 16:24.11; Favian Villanueva 30th in 16:44.72; Quincy Fankhauser 31st in 16:45.95; and Kobi Starling 48th in 16:57.05.
For Marysville Getchell, Gregory Panther was the top finisher placing 21st in 16:35.75. Teammates Evan Krautkremer and Jack Rimstad placed 56th and 94th. Marysville-Pilchuck’s top runner was Tanner Lauzon, who was 92nd.
The Eagle girls almost had six runners also place in the top 50.
Placing 23rd was Jensyn Smith in 19:53.17; Charlize Beamer was 29th in 20:07.83; Paige Nelson was 31st in 20:15.17; finishing 47th was Shyenne Heur in 20:36.18. And in 52nd place was Maggie Delaney in 20:42.82.
MG’s top runner was Julia Rea, who was 53rd with a clocking of 20:43.05. Teammates finishing in the top 100 were: Janae Parsons, Arina Sagali, Jasmine Nguyen and Caitlyn Smith.
Football
Friday night was tough on local teams.
Lakewood, whose offense has been high-powered all season, couldn’t do anything in a 41-0 loss at Sedro-Woolley.
The Cougars are now in a three-way tie for first place in the Northwest 2A league with a 4-1 record, along with S-W and Burlington-Edison. Overall, Lakewood is 6-2, compared with both of those teams being 5-3.
Likewise, Arlington’s high-powered offense was unable to get going in the wind and rain as the Eagles fell to Oak Harbor 13-7 in three overtimes.
Both teams like to throw the ball, but this game was decided by the ground game due to the weather. It didn’t help that Arlington was without its top running back for the second straight week because of an undisclosed issue.
The two quarterbacks, normally the best in the league, combined for seven interceptions. Arlington defensive back Campbell Hudson had three of them. The only Eagles score came on two long passes from Anthony Whitis to Cooper Cummings and a 14-yard run by Brayden Whetstone.
In other Wesco North 3A games, Stanwood blanked Marysville-Pilchuck 34-0 and Marysville Getchell lost to Lynnwood 30-13.
In another local football game, Tulalip-Heritage fell to perennial power Neah Bay 44-18.
Volleyball
Arlington fell in a hard-fought match to Lynnwood 3-2 Monday.
The first three sets were thrillers, with the Eagles winning the first and third 25-22 and 26-24, with Lynnwood taking the second 25-21.
Arlington played tough, but lost the last two sets 25-15 and 15-11.
Once again, Arianna Bilby stood out at the net with 23 kills and a block, to go along with eight digs. Michaela Camlin starred on defense with 18 digs, and Madelin Frolich added 15. Frolich helped the offense with five kills.
