The Pirate traveled Bellevue Christian for a Nisqually League dual meet last Thursday, when the Pirates put a choke hold on the Vikings, winning the match by a remarkable score of 75-3.
Last week the Pirate basketball team showed it is a team of warriors. Both of its games were fought all the way to the end, the first one ending in a heartbreaking loss at Eatonville, 66-65. The Friday night game, however, was an intense thriller, as Charles Wright made the trip across the sound and lost to Vashon, 49-45.
Though Anya Quig scored a team high of 19 points and Siena Jannetty added 11, the Pirate girls basketball team still dropped its league game on Tuesday, Jan. 7, against the Bellevue Christian Vikings.
Last week the Vashon boys basketball team, still undefeated, improved their winning record to 10-0, beating Bellevue Christian, 65-37, and dominating Chimicum, 67-28. On Tuesday after press deadline, The Pirates traveled to Eeatonville to take on the Eatonville Cruisers.
In another strong week, the Vashon wrestling team competed in its first Nisqually League dual meet against Eatonville on Thursday and finished the week with grueling action at the always-tough Justin Norton Memorial Tournament in Rainier on Saturday.
Vashon played the Life Christian Eagles and Seattle Academy Cardinals on back-to-back nights last week.
The Vashon Pirate boys basketball team played two games at the Yakima Sundome Shootout on Dec. 26 and 27, coming away with two wins, a 7-0 record for the season and a number-three state ranking in the 1A division.
After closing out December with a lackluster team performance at their own Rock Tournament, the Vashon grapplers turned in an amazing effort at the massive Everett Classic on Saturday.
The Vashon Pirate roundballers notched their first win of the season on Dec. 18 in a home game against the Auburn Adventist Falcons. The Pirates grabbed an early lead that they never surrendered on their way to a 32-16 final score.
The Vashon Pirate wrestling team made a good showing at the prestigious Tri-State Tournament in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, on Dec. 20 and 21.
The Pirates are undefeated so far and are ranked number one in the Nisqually League.
The Vashon wrestling community will host the 25th annual Rock Wrestling Tournament on Saturday, when 15 teams from around the state will compete for the golden rock trophy.
What some consider to be one of the best soccer games to grace the island was played Sunday, Dec. 15, at the new VES Fields.