Cool, gray morning skies welcomed the nearly 400 runners and walkers who gathered on Saturday morning for the 33rd annual Bill Burby Inspirational Fun Run and Walk. An estimated 130 participants wore stickers declaring “I’m Running for Ryan,” a fundraiser that brought in more than $1,800 for the Ryan Krug Memorial Scholarship Fund.
Spectators cheered as former track coach Russ Brazill fired the gun to start the 32nd annual Bill Burby Inspirational Fun Run on Saturday, leaving athletes just enough time to finish the race before heading to the Strawberry Festival Grand Parade.
Preparations are under way for the 32nd annual Bill Burby Inspirational Fun Run. The popular run takes place each year on the Saturday morning of the Strawberry Festival, right before the grand parade.
In the world of 1A basketball, playing at the Yakima SunDome in March is the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Under the new tournament format introduced by the WIAA, only eight teams, made it to play on the SunDome courts this year, instead of sixteen as in previous years.
A 57-54 overtime win over Ilwaco High School and a 50-43 win over Hoquiam High School in the first two loser-out rounds of the state 1A basketball tournament gave the Vashon boys team a spot among the elite eight teams headed to the Yakima SunDome this week.
One win and two losses in the Tri-District tournament last week gave the Vashon boys basketball team a fourth seed…
The Vashon High School boys basketball team brought home a 56-30 win over the Chimacum Cowboys on Tuesday, Feb. 8,…
Last week, the Vashon High School boys basketball team took to the road and came home with a 67-62 victory…
Skies were clear and the air was cold and brisk in Yakima for the annual SunDome Shootout, but the sun…
The Vashon High School boys basketball team took to the floor of the Chief Sealth High School gym on Saturday, Nov. 27, for a jamboree to start their 2010-2011 season.
A gray and overcast northwest sky created near perfect conditions on Saturday for the runners and walkers of the 30th Annual Bill Burby Inspirational 10K Run and 5K Run/Walk, named after a Vashon health teacher and coach known for inspiring his students.
Two high school coaches and their athletic director used to run after school to keep fit and talk about anything and everything.
Four years ago, from the bleachers of Yakima’s Sundome, four young boys watched the 2006 Vashon Pirates take third in the 2A state basketball championship. It was the best season finish of any Vashon High School boys’ team.
