It was another great week of play for the Pirate soccer team, as they won two league games against Orting and Life Christian last week.
Three of Vashon’s best wrestlers recently competed in a national-level tournament in Reno: eighth-graders Logan Nelson and Chase Wickman and sophomore Shane Armstrong.
The VHS fastpitch softball team faced the tough Orting Cardinals last Wednesday, April 25.
The Vashon Lacrosse Club high school boys team won its fourth straight game on Saturday with a 15-9 victory over Seattle’s Ballard High School. The victory kept Vashon in the race for a berth in the state playoffs.
Last Thursday was senior recognition day for the VHS track and field team. Prior to the start of a track meet held at Charles Wright Academy, five Vashon seniors with their parents, along with exchange students on the team, were recognized and presented with a bouquet of flowers.
During a busy three-game week, the Vashon baseball team took losses to Chimacum and Orting. The Pirates then came back to end the week with a victory over Life Christian, the team’s second win of the season.
Vashon Island Junior Crew (VIJC) traveled to Victoria, B.C., last weekend to take part in one of North America’s largest high school crew competitions, the Brentwood Regatta. Competing with 36 teams from Canada, Washington and Oregon, VIJC entered 34 preliminary heats on Friday and Saturday and secured its place in 13 final races. Vashon boats medaled in nine of the races, placing first in four.
Last week the Vashon Valkyries girls lacrosse team split its two-game week, defeating Overlake but then falling to Stadium two days later.
The Vashon High School baseball team won its first game this season last week against Seattle Christian, but also took losses to Cascade Christian and Charles Wright.
The Vashon Lacrosse Club’s boys high school team finished the week with two consecutive wins over Highline and Seattle’s Nathan Hale High School to remain solidly in the hunt for a berth in the state playoffs.
After a week off for Spring Break, members of the Vashon track and field team did not miss a step as they hit their stride and enjoyed a fair amount of success at a meet at Orting on Thursday.
The Vashon Valkyries girls high school lacrosse team earned back-to-back wins last week, taking down teams from Kennedy High School and Klahowya.
Overwhelming victories were the claim of the Pirates over the past week as the boys soccer team beat all four teams it took on.
