For the third time this season, the Pirates made themselves at home on the campus of Charles Wright Academy for their track and field meet with the Tarriers and the four other schools who make up the Nisqually League on April 30.
The Vashon High School track and field team set sail on its inaugural meet of the season last Thursday at Charles Wright Academy.
Five athletes represented Vashon Island at the WIAA 1A track and field state championships last weekend on the campus of Eastern Washington University.
After a two-week hiatus in their schedule, the Pirate track and field team returned to action last Thursday outfitted in their new gold uniforms at a meet hosted by Charles Wright Academy.
he Pirate track and field team hosted a meet last Thursday, with the action taking place at Charles Wright Academy because Vashon’s track doesn’t meet the standards to host an official meet. The other participating schools were Bellevue Christian, Chimacum and Charles Wright.
Last Wednesday the Vashon track and field team outworked and outperformed several Nisqually League opponents as both the boys and girls teams took third out of five schools at a league meet in Kirkland.
The Vashon track and field team competed in its first meet of the season last Thursday at Eatonville High School, placing fourth of four teams but putting forward some strong individual performances.
Last weekend the Vashon High School cross-country team competed against a large contingent of runners from 20 other schools at the 1A Tri-District cross country meet, also called the Westside Classic.
The Vashon girls and boys cross country teams placed fifth and sixth at the Nisqually League championship meet last Thursday.
Last Thursday the Pirate cross country team competed at Kelsey Creek Park in Bellevue at a mid-week invitational that included 12 other teams from various leagues and classifications.
The Vashon High School cross country team took to the road twice last week.
Vashon High School hosted a cross-country meet on Thursday, when the Seattle Christian, Cascade Christian and Eatonville teams all came to the Island to race the Pirates on their home course.
The Pirate cross country team saw plenty of action last week. Athletes were able to run under sunny skies both Thursday and Saturday at two meets at at Fort Steilacoom, which has a course that is well liked by the team.
