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POULSBO — In a down-to-the-wire gridiron show-down, the North Kitsap Vikings topped the Kingston Buccaneers, 28-20, Sept. 11 at the North Kitsap Stadium.

“In a rivalry game, you throw all scores out, all records, all history,” Viking Head Coach Steve Frease said. “It comes down to execution. Kingston executed quite well. I know our kids stepped up when it counted though.”

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HANSVILLE — North Kitsap High freshman Jake Velarde weighs in at barely more than 100 pounds, but he’s not the kind of kid you want to mess with.

The soft-spoken 14-year-old has wrestled his way to national competitions, and last month he won gold on the interna-tional scene.

“He’s a pretty complete package,” Velarde’s coach, Jim Burchett, said. “He’s probably the hardest working kid I’ve ever seen.”

In July, Velarde competed in the nation’s premier youth wrestling tournament, the Junior and Cadet National Championships in Fargo, N.D. Velarde took fourth place in his division at the competition, and was subsequently asked to join 19 other young American wrestlers at a tournament in Nicaragua. At the FILA Cadet Pan American Championships, Velarde defeated wrestlers from Peru and Nicaragua to take first place in his 101 lbs. weight class.

“The competition at Fargo, that’s the best of the best of the best,” Velarde said. “I went down to Nicaragua and it wasn’t as tough. It’s a good competition, though.”

The experience was a new one for Velarde, who said his only prior trip outside the country was a few hours spent

in Canada.“I was nervous. I was kind of

scared in a way,” Velarde said. “I’d do it again, for sure. It was a good experience in what it’s like outside the U.S.”

Velarde’s family raised the money to send him abroad by selling everything from lollipops to apple pies to ham-burgers to Mexican food. And although they were not present at his matches in Nicaragua, the Velarde family cheered their son from their Hansville home.

“His one coach would text me and say, ‘Jake’s gonna be up in a minute,’ and I’d just be rooting him on from the deck,” Susie Velarde, Jake’s mother, said.

Velarde’s road to wrestling success began when he was about 6 years old. As a young football and baseball player, some teammates suggested he join them on the mat. Velarde tried wrestling and enjoyed it.

“I just went to one practice, and I liked it and kept doing it year after year,” Velarde said.

These days, Velarde trains anywhere from four to six days a week, and runs at least four miles per day, most days. Between the rigorous training (which takes place 45 minutes from home, in Seabeck), main-taining a grade point average of 3.9 or better and running other daily errands, Velarde is seldom bored.

Jake Velarde is NK’s golden boy

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North Kitsap freshman Jake Velarde is taking the wrestling world by storm. Velarde won a gold medal last month at the FILA Cadet Pan American Championships in Nicaragua.


North Kitsap running back Codie Allen carries the ball last week against Kingston. The Vikings take on Timberline today, while the Bucs play at Bainbridge Island.

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North Kitsap High School sophomore Bethany Aban is rewriting the school’s record books. Aban has set three school records this year, qualified for the state championships in two events and hopes to compete in all eight district tournament events.

Unstoppable sophomore Aban tops the record books at NorthBy BRIAN J. [email protected]

POULSBO — North Kitsap High sophomore Bethany Aban is not built like a swim-mer. And that’s what makes her accomplishments in the pool all the more impressive.

The 5-foot-3 sophomore has already broken three school records this season, and qualified for the state competition in two events. She has also qualified to compete in six out of eight individual events in the West Central District III tournament, and placed first in every event she has swum this year.

“She works harder than anybody else in the pool,” North Kitsap girls swimming Head Coach Greg Braun said of Aban. “She’s very self-moti-vated, and she has the mental toughness to keep pushing herself.”

Over the next two weeks, Aban hopes to fill out the rest of her district tournament card by qualifying for the 200- and 500-yard freestyle events.

“The only reason she hasn’t qualified in the other two (events) is that she hasn’t swum them yet,” Braun said.

Aban’s toughness and

determination are visible in the young swimmer’s numer-ous accolades. She has bro-ken North Kitsap’s 100-yard breaststroke record four times in her two years at the school. The previous record, set by Terry Gaines, was 1 min-ute, 15.9 seconds and stood untouched for 29 years. After thrice besting that time last year, the 15-year-old Aban raised the bar yet again this season, putting in a time of 1:11.51 during the first meet of the season, Sept. 10, and quali-fying for state in the event. Aban hopes to improve on the 12th-place finish she took in the breaststroke at state last year, and is currently ranked fourth in the event.

“I’m looking forward to probably winning first at state this year,” she said.

In the second meet of the season, Aban qualified for state in the 100-yard back-stroke, and broke a year-old school record, with a time of 1:04.77. She proceeded to break that record the following week, coming in at 1:03.61.

Aban also hopes to qualify for state in the 100-yard but-terfly. During this season’s first meet, she set a school record in the event, with a time of 1:03.61. If she can cut that

time down by 0.8 seconds, she will go on to state.

With two meets left in the regular season, Braun believes his star swimmer will meet her goals for the district and state tournaments.

“She’s just so far ahead of the field,” Braun said. “Bethany doesn’t have to brag. She just goes out and swims.”

For now, Aban is working on tweaking her technique to shave fractions of seconds, which in this sport can mean the difference between a state championship and a run-of-the-mill outing. The biggest boost in her quickness has come from lengthening her kick, or the distance she trav-els underwater after springing off the wall. When she relies more on that push, and less on the pull of her arms, Aban said she swims faster.

“I do think about my strengths,” she said. “I use my kick, because it’s one of my strong points.”

Looking ahead, Braun expects even bigger things from Aban.

“I know she’d like to take every single record off that board,” Braun said, pointing to the list of swimming records

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FRIDAYNK & KHS league tennis tournament, 9 a.m. at NKHSKHS football vs. Klahowya, 7 p.m. at Buccaneer FieldNK football at Bremerton, 7 p.m. SATURDAYNK & KHS league tennis tournament, 9 a.m. at NKHS TUESDAYNK soccer vs. Port Angeles, 6:45 p.m.

KHS soccer at North Mason, 6:45 p.m.NK volleyball vs. Port Angeles, 6:15 p.m. KHS volleyball at North Mason, 6:15 p.m.THURSDAYNK & KHS swimming vs. Sequim, 3 p.m. NK & KHS cross country league championships, 4 p.m. at Cedars at Dungeness Golf Course, Sequim KHS soccer vs. Sequim, 6:45 p.m. KHS volleyball vs. Sequim, 6:15 p.m.

NK volleyball at Bainbridge, 6:15 p.m.

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SOCCER

Kingston 2, Port Townsend 1After crossing the Hood

Canal Tuesday to play for a tie against Port Angeles High, the Kingston girls were back on the Olympic Peninsula Wednesday to face Port Townsend. Kingston fell behind 1-0 early in the con-test, but tied things up in the second half when Tori Gerken headed a long pass from Rachel Taft into the net. The score remained tied until the first overtime, when Isabella Selvidge knocked in a corner kick from Gerken for the win. Kingston is currently in second place in the Olympic League 2A division, behind Klahowya.

North Kitsap 2, Port Townsend 1

The Vikings traveled to Port Townsend Tuesday and edged out the Redskins, 2-1. Ashley Cole and Elya Le had a goal apiece to give North Kitsap a comeback win in the second half. The win was the sev-enth straight for the Vikings, who are 8-1-2 overall. North Kitsap hosted Olympic High Thursday. Results were not available at press time. Visit www.northkitsapherald.com for scores and updates.

CROSS COUNTRY

Kingston topped Olympic and Bremerton high schools Wednesday in girls and boys cross country. Ruby Roberts finished first for the girls, with a time of 14 minutes, 18 seconds in the 2.4-mile race at the Kitsap County Fairgrounds. Roberts was fol-lowed closely by sister Marina and teammates Ramona Morshead and Rose Bishop.

Kingston’s Nick Schippers placed first for the boys, with a time of 12:43. Teammates Austin Cherry and Mitch Murdock took third and fourth.

North Kitsap outpaced Klahowya and Port Townsend high schools Wednesday at Buck Lake. North’s Katie Tertocha took first for the girls, with a time of 16:16 in the 2.5-mile race. She was fol-lowed by teammates Reagan Colyer and Ellie Staker in the two and three spots, and Becca Gates, Kendall Rock and Wakiko Nagami in fifth, sixth and seventh.

On the boys side, North’s Tabor Reedy placed first with a time of 12:45. Teammates Joel Brose, Tyler Spear, Dan Hansen, Kyle Ramsey, Alex Read and Todd Pedersen took

the fourth- through ninth-place spots.

VOLLEYBALL

North Kitsap 3, Port Townsend 0

The North Kitsap Vikings toppled Port Townsend High in three straight sets Tuesday, with scores of 25-8, 25-11, 25-17. Sarah Baugh led the Vikings with 13 kills and eight assists. The match was a special “Dig Pink” match in which the Vikings wore pink to raise awareness for breast cancer research.

Port Townsend 3, Kingston 0The Kingston Buccaneers lost a close one Wednesday against Port Townsend, with scores of 26-24, 26-23, 25-18. Kyla Miedema led the Bucs with five kills and 12 digs.

TENNIS

North Kitsap 7, Bremerton 0North Kitsap routed

Bremerton Oct. 9 in boys ten-nis. The Vikings improved to 11-1 overall with the win. The team’s only loss this sea-son came in a Sept. 21 match against Sequim.

Kingston 4, Klahowya 3The Buccaneers squeaked

out a win against Klahowya Oct. 9 in their final match of the regular season. After beginning the season with

three straight losses, Kingston finished with a 6-6 record overall.

FOOTBALL

Capital 73, North Kitsap 14Capital High School ran up

the score on the North Kitsap Vikings Oct. 10 in Olympia. The Vikings hope to bounce back from the loss in a 7 p.m. game tonight at Bremerton High.

Sequim 49, Kingston 6The Kingston Buccaneers

remained winless after a tough loss Oct. 9 at Sequim. Kingston plays its first night game at Buccaneer Field today at 7 p.m.

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The Kingston High School football team practices Tuesday at Buccaneer Field. Stadium lights were installed and tested at the field this week, in time for Kingston’s homecoming game, which is set for today at 7 p.m. The game will be the school’s first under the new lights. “Our town is so supportive. That makes us feel good,” Head Coach Dan Novick said. “I’m hoping that we’re ready to play a football game on Friday night.”

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that hangs on the NK pool’s south wall. “I think by the time she’s a senior, she will. Every single one of those will read, ‘Bethany Aban.’”

Aban is a little more humble than her coach, but remains confident in her abilities.

“I could probably get most of them down, but I’m not sure about the distance events,” she said. “I’m mostly a sprinter, so those distance events are killer.”

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Kingston residents John and Debbee Straub take a jog Wednesday. The Straubs are avid ultra-marathon runners and are bringing a 100-mile race to Port Gamble.

Taking a 100-mile run on the wild side in Port Gamble

Duwe wins second golf tourney in eight days

Former North Kitsap High golfer Joey Duwe, a sophomore at Corban College in Salem, Ore., won his second golf tournament in eight days when he took first at Northwest Christian University’s Spring Invitational in Blue River, Ore., Tuesday. The win was Duwe’s third at Corban, making him the winningest golfer in the college’s history.

Duwe tied for first place at the Willamette University Invitational in Salem March 15. He was named player of the week by the Cascade Collegiate Conference for the win. Duwe has the lowest individual average in the conference, at 73.25.

Duwe played golf for North Kitsap High, but was home schooled. He did not attend North Kitsap, as was stated in a previous issue of The Herald.

Local gymnasts win state titlesNorth Kitsap residents Aliyah Cabrera, 9,

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Also competing at the state meet were 15-year-old D’Anne Davidson and 12-year-old Vicky Camp of Kingston. Davidson placed fourth on the balance beam, fifth on bars and fourth in the all-around for her age group. Camp scored a 34.2 overall.

The girls compete as part of Silverdale’s Olympic Gymnastic Center Optional level seven team. The team placed 14th at the state competition, in a field of 48 teams.

KINGSTON — Imagine running a 26.2-mile-marathon. Now do it three more times without stopping. Could you do it in less than 30 hours? Could you do it at all?

That’s the challenge 27 runners will face when they converge on Port Gamble April 10 for a 100-mile trail run. The Lumberjack Endurance Run is not the first ultramarathon to wind through Olympic Resource Management’s forest property, but it is the first 100-miler. Organizer John Straub is eager to see how the trails — and the runners — hold up.

“Anybody, I really think, can do these,” Straub said. “It’s just getting the mileage up and being able to tell yourself, ‘Keep moving forward.’”

The race consists of eight, 12.5-mile loops through the woods. Straub and others, including Poulsbo Running owner Chris Hammett, have cut new, single-track trails through the brush to build the course.

Hammett and his wife, Brooke, have hosted 50-kilometer trail runs in Port Gamble since 2007, including last month’s Fishline 50K, which asked runners to bring canned goods to donate to the North Kitsap Fishline food bank.

The Lumberjack Run gives runners the option of going 100 miles, 62 miles or 50 miles. The cost to enter is $50, which provides each runner with a shirt and helps stock the course’s three aid stations with water, energy gels, sandwiches and other snacks. Proceeds from the race go to Bainbridge Island’s West Sound Wildlife Shelter.

“We wanted to donate to some local charity,” said Straub’s wife, Debbee, who volunteers at the shelter. “The education program (at the shelter) is pretty neat, because we have all this wildlife here, and we’re interacting with them and finding these injured little creatures everywhere. At any given time, we have anything from raccoons to little spotted owls, to eagles and blue heron.”

John Straub said he, Debbee and the Hammetts have witnessed the growing popularity of 100-mil-ers throughout the country, and wanted to bring one to Kitsap. Washington state has just three 100-mile ultramarathons, including the Lumberjack

Run. The state’s other two ultramarathons — the Cascade Crest in Easton and the Plain 100 in Plain — each have elevation gains of more than 20,000 feet. The Lumberjack’s total elevation gain is about 12,000 feet.

“There’s not a lot of terrain out here for people to get their feet wet in the ultras, especially the 100-milers,” Straub said. “Although this is techni-cally an easier course, there’s still no such thing as an easy 100-miler.”

Straub should know. He has started 12 of the races and finished eight, including the Plain 100 and the Cascade Crest. Both of those races take runners on a trail through varied terrain, while athletes at the Lumberjack will see the same sights eight times. Straub said that can be a good thing, because the course’s three aid stations serve run-ners every few miles.

“Every hour to two hours you’ll come across people. So that’s kind of nice,” Straub said. “Realistically, on this run, you could almost do it without having to carry anything with you at all.”

But the short loop also has its drawbacks. “The bad thing about a loop run is, every time

you come by the start/finish line, you could just call it quits.”

The race’s popularity was a little bit of a surprise to Straub, who expected just 10-15 runners to sign up. A total of 34 people will run the course, with 27 doing the 100-miler. Straub said most people who run ultramarathons do so to push their limits, enjoy the wilderness and just be around like-minded folks.

“You start seeing the same people over and over again at the runs. It is a fairly small com-munity,” Straub said. “The level of camaraderie is probably the biggest thing. Even the people that are winning the race half the time are sticking around cheering on the people finishing later, like 10, 15, 20 hours later than them. You don’t see that at a lot of the big road runs.”

For most of the die-hard athletes who compete in ultramarathons, the rewards outweigh the pain and hardships. The Straubs say it only takes a few miles to get hooked.

“Emotionally, when you finish, it’s kind of like

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Olympic Gymnastics Center Optional level 7 team (L-R clockwise): D’Anne Davidson, Nicole Hansen, Danessa Blandford, Vicky Camp, Aliyah Cabrera, Samantha Wallace.

KINGSTON — The Kingston High School boys soccer team improved to 4-0 on the season with a 2-1 win over the visiting Port Townsend Redskins Tuesday.

“Port Townsend’s a good side,” Kingston coach Craig Smith said. “I was very impressed with them.”

The Buccaneers and Redskins split possession even-ly throughout the first half of the game. Both teams’ defenses used an offsides trap that kept the ball in the middle third of the field for most of the first 40 minutes. Scoring chances were limited for both teams, but Kingston struck first on a set play in the 20th minute.

“Their offsides trap disrupt-ed us a little,” Smith said. “But when we got the opportunities, we took advantage of them.”

After a Redskin player was called for a hand ball, Kingston’s Juan Ramirez lined up for a free kick from 30 yards out. Ramirez lobbed the ball over a wall of Port Townsend

defenders and straight into the bottom of the crossbar. Kingston forward Brian Bain followed the loose ball and punched it in from inside the goal box.

Port Townsend sopho-more Harrison Hodgson tied things up in the 37th minute. Hodgson took a pass from behind, 25 yards out, and beat Kingston goalkeeper Spencer Miele with a quick, 18-yard shot from straight on. It was the first goal Kingston has allowed this season.

“I knew it was going to be tough, I knew it was going to be physical,” Bain, a senior, said of the game. “I warned everyone to just keep their composure.”

The Buccaneers controlled the ball for much of the second half, but had trouble making anything out of their chances.

“I had so many opportuni-ties,” Bain said. “I just wasn’t finishing today.”

The team’s only freshman came to the rescue in the 54th minute. Forward Nicholas Boles received the ball just past

midfield and zipped through the Redskin defense. Boles found himself one-on-one with the keeper 20 yards out and laid the ball into the bot-tom left corner of the net for what would become the game-winner.

Kingston and Port Townsend have battled fiercely over the past two-and-a-half

seasons. Smith said each match between the two teams has been close. The Bucs will face the Redskins again on April 29, in Port Townsend.

“I’m not looking forward to going up there,” Smith said. “Port Townsend just seems to have something for us. I think both teams brought good soc-cer.”

Kingston hosted North Mason Thursday at Buccaneer Field. Results were not available at press time. Visit www.north-kitsapherald.com for an update on that game and others.

The Bucs are off for spring break. They return to the pitch April 6 at Sequim High School.

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Kingston High defender Chad Trask, left, steals the ball from a Port Townsend player Tuesday at Buccaneer Field in Kingston.

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North Kitsap School District Assistant Superintendent Chris Willits said Strozier was placed on administrative leave Nov. 10, two days before Strozier resigned, while the district investigated allegations he had used drugs with students.

Strozier did not return mes-sages left on his home and cell phones this week.

In a letter sent to Strozier and dated Nov. 11, the dis-trict wrote, “The North Kitsap School District has received allegations of misconduct against you involving drug use with students. As you are aware, the Kitsap County Sheriff ’s Department has been investi-gating this matter and has, or will be, forwarding a report to County Prosecutor’s Office.”

Kitsap Sheriff ’s spokesman Scott Wilson said Tuesday the department’s investigation began Nov. 5 and a report was

sent to the prosecutor’s office Nov. 12. Wilson said the allega-tions were made by students who claimed there was a video showing Strozier and some stu-dents smoking marijuana. He said no such video was found, and the investigation did not develop probable cause for an arrest.

“I’d hate for people to draw conclusions about the process, because the process has not produced conclusions,” Willits said.

On Monday, Willits said the district will place an employee on administrative leave if offi-cials believe there is validity

to an accusation made against them.

Willits later added that plac-ing a staff member on adminis-trative leave during an investiga-tion does not mean the district believes the person is guilty. He said the district will place a staff member on administrative leave if allegations against that person are serious enough.

“None of the actions the dis-trict took were predicated on a judgment being made,” Willits said. “Sometimes the allegations just need to be strong enough. It could be simply the allegations are so serious.”

Chris Case, spokeswoman for the district, had declined to say whether Strozier was on administrative leave when Strozier’s resignation was first reported by the Herald. But both Case and Kingston High Athletic Director Dan Novick said Strozier did not give a rea-son for his resignation Nov. 12, four days before team tryouts for the 2009-10 season.

When contacted by the Herald last month, Strozier said

he quit to spend time with his family.

In 2007, while a coach at Lincoln High School in Tacoma, Strozier was placed on administrative leave after being accused of not following pro-cedures regarding an alterca-tion between two players at a practice.

When Strozier was hired by Kingston in 2007, Novick

told the Tacoma News Tribune Strozier had been vetted by the district.

Despite the accusations against Strozier, Novick stands by the district’s decision to hire him.

“I still feel good,” Novick said Thursday. “From a procedur-al standpoint, we didn’t have any issues with Coach Strozier here.”

Strozier accused of smoking pot with students

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Kevin Strozier, the former girls basketball coach at Kingston High, was on administrative leave when he resigned.

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SPORTSSPORTSSPORTS Games of the weeKNorth Kitsap and Kingston athletics head to the playoffs.


KINGSTON — Kingston High School junior Elle Sander is bound for a state tournament in Yakima for the second time this year.

This time around, it’s her golf skills that are taking her there. In March, Sander made the trip as part of the Buccaneer basketball squad.

“Being able to go to State for two separate sports in the same year is really amazing. I’m excited for it,” Sander said.

Last year, playing under the North Kitsap High School banner at the 4A level, Sander missed the cut for the state tournament by just four strokes at districts.

“After that happened, it was kind of motivating,” Sander said. “That was one of the things that pushed me to want to improve and say, ‘I can do this, I want to do this next year.’”

As part of the Kingston team this season, Sander has

led the Bucs, winning medal-ist honors in seven of her nine matches. At the Olympic League playoffs Monday, she took second to Sequim’s Zoei Zbaraschuk, the league lead-er in points this season. The showing allowed Sander to

bypass the district tourney and gave her an automatic bid to state. Still, Sander is only a part-time golfer, spend-ing the majority of her time on schoolwork and basket-ball.

“Basketball consumes a lot

of my time. That’s been one of the hard things — balanc-ing basketball and golf — because they’re both really passions of mine,” Sander said.

Buccaneer hoops coach Kevin Strozier has set up a

summer schedule of six tour-naments and two camps for his team this year. In addi-tion, Sander has a full load of Advanced Placement classes right now and over the sum-mer will begin her duties as newly elected student body

president. “I really value academics,”

Sander said. “I want to go to college. I want to pursue a medical career. So I’m mak-ing it kind of hard for myself this year with so many AP classes.”

Sander was introduced to the gentlemen’s game at age 9, when her dad, an avid player himself, bought her first set of Golden Bear clubs. After a short time, though, the young athlete grew weary of the patience and concentration the sport required, and tucked her clubs away behind her bas-ketball sneakers and signa-ture headband. But two years ago, as a freshman at Christ the King Academy, Sander was preparing to transfer to the brand new Kingston High School, and saw an opportu-nity to get back on the green. Last year, she joined the fledgling Kingston team, at the time managed by North Kitsap High. Playing would

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Kingston High School’s Elle Sander is making a name for herself in sports and academics. Sander heads to Yakima May 27 for the 2A state golf championships.

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not interfere with Sander’s rigorous basketball schedule, and she knew if she stood out on the links she would have a shot at some money for college.

“Of the two sports, I defi-nitely have a better chance at getting a golf scholarship,” Sander said. “I really like both sports, but golf just takes the precedent. Once you get involved with golf, it opens up this whole new world of people.”

Sander plays regularly with a group of friends she has gathered from her time at White Horse Golf Course.

“That’s probably where you learn the most, is just on the course, being with people who have played the game longer than you have,” she said. “You’re constantly learning new things about the game: techniques, how to stay focused, mentally prepared.”

Despite all the hard work she puts in, Sander finds solace on the fairways, and doesn’t let the pressure to win get to her.

“When all this stuff is going on, you do homework for hours and hours, and golf is kind of the getaway,” Sander said.

The 2A state golf champi-onships begin May 27 at the Apple Tree Golf Resort in Yakima.

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POULSBO — North Kitsap hoops standout Kyle Erickson will don a blue and white jersey next year as a member of the University of San Diego basketball squad. Erickson agreed to play for the Toreros after visiting the school and chatting with coaches last week. The col-lege first showed interest in Erickson after the Vikings’ trip to the state 3A tourna-ment in March.

Erickson plans to major in business, and said he was

impressed with the oppor-tunities USD offered in the classroom as well as on the court.

“I think it’s a really good situation for me across the board,” Erickson said. “All their facilities are top of the line, and they’re building a good program down there.”

Because USD has already doled out its share of athletic scholarships for the upcom-ing school year, Erickson will not be eligible for such funds until his sophomore season.

For the time being, it is uncertain whether Erickson will play as a freshman at USD. Head coach Bill Grier

told Erickson he wishes he could red-shirt all his fresh-men. Erickson will practice with the team this summer and be evaluated in the fall to determine his status.

“This summer, I’m going to get stronger and work on my game, and hopefully I can have an impact on the team,” Erickson said.

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North Kitsap High’s Kyle Erickson, right, agreed to play college ball with the University of San Diego Toreros. Erickson averaged 17.4 points per game this season.

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North Kitsap’s Erickson bound for San Diego

Viking baseball headed to stateThe Vikings baseball team earned a state berth Tuesday after defeat-ing Mt. Rainier 14-6 at the West Central District 3 playoffs in Puyallup. The Vikings took a 10-0 lead after three at-bats, behind strong pitching

from Andy Smith and stel-lar hitting by the entire offense. Junior Berkley Nilles made a diving catch early in the game that head coach Jeff Weible credited as the spark that ignited the team.“It just kinda springboard-ed us,” Weible said.North plays Saturday at Auburn Mountainview

High School, against Columbia River of Vancouver.

NK Special Olympians win goldTwenty-three North Kitsap swimmers com-peted at the 2009 Special Olympics Spring Games

last month at Mt. Tahoma High School in Tacoma. The group won 36 gold and 24 silver medals at the competition, and 18 swimmers qualified for the state tournament in Federal Way May 30-31. The following athletes competed: Jean-Marie Barnhill, Naomi Barrett, David Bartoldus, Katie Burton, Alex Carion,

Christian Castillo, Jacob Conklin, Lauren Councellor, Bob Depudy, Elizabeth Hancock, Tiffani Harris, Jennifer Haunton, Richard Heckley, Hillary Hope, Katie Jones, Tyler Kennedy, Christine Knapp, Robert Kondracki, Jessica Krebs, Gabe Maurer, Margaret (Peggy) Nelson, Ryan Nesbitt and Karissa Parypa.

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Velarde hopes all the hard work will pay off big in Fargo

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“He’s going to have to work hard,” Burchett said. “In any group of population... the top ten percent are overachievers, and he’s one of those over-achievers.”

downfield. This time, Nash slid in front and forced Lyons to shoot the ball up and over the goal. The Bucs continued to hang on for the 2-1 win.

“They were a strong team, but I think we did a lot better in the second half,” Selvidge said.

The Bucs played Thursday against North Mason High, but results were not available at press time. For updated sports scores, visit www.northkitsa-pherald.com.

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Buc 35 yard line, setting up a Codie Allen rushing touchdown.

Early in the second half, Kingston equalized on a 15-yard touchdown pass from Tucker Bowman to George Marinan. But the Vikings pulled ahead again on a 22-yard touchdown pass to Alex Fuchs. On the next drive, after Kingston’s Lou Hecker returned a kickoff 57 yards and NK was called for a late hit, the Bucs started on the Viking 22 yard line. The NK defense held strong until, on fourth and nine, Bowman tossed up a jump ball that was caught by receiver George Hill in the back of the end zone.

North soon put the game out of reach with a 42-yard touch-down run by Alex Flores late in the fourth quarter. The score put the Vikings up by eight, where they would remain for the rest of the game. Defensive backs Fuchs and Andrew Urquhart made sure North stayed on top when they picked off passes on Kingston’s final two drives.

“It was a good football game, overall,” Kingston Head Coach Dan Novick said. “From a sheer heart and character standpoint, I’m proud. It’s a positive direc-tion from last week.”

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