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    Articles by Charlie Pieterick
    Quinn Holert dribbles through Fife’s defense.
    Squalicum deals Vashon a rare loss | Boys...
    By Charlie Pieterick • December 15, 2009 2:31 pm

    The Vashon Pirates boys’ basketball team suffered their first defeat in nearly a year, as they lost 49-45 to the defending 2A state champion Squalicum Storm last Saturday in Bellevue. Earlier in the week, a fourth-quarter Pirate surge put away the visiting Fife Trojans, 58-43.

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    Baseball finishes the season in fifth
    Baseball finishes the season in fifth
    By Charlie Pieterick • May 5, 2009 4:10 pm

    The Vashon High School Pirate baseball team closed its season on a positive note with a win last Friday against the Life Christian Eagles. Playing in Tacoma, the Pirates put together 11 hits and played error-free ball for the 17-1 victory.

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    Pirate Jake Theno slides safely into third base last Wednesday.
    Pirates play trio of back-to-back games, but win...
    By Charlie Pieterick • April 21, 2009 4:28 pm

    The Vashon High School Pirates baseball team split two league games and lost a non-league game last week.

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    Matt Amick throws a pitch as the Pirates’ closer at Washington High School in Tacoma on Saturday.
    Pirates power through a trio of games before...
    By Charlie Pieterick • April 7, 2009 2:42 pm

    The Vashon High School Pirate baseball team continued to hit the ball well as they won two and lost one last week to bring their Nisqually League record to 2-2 and their season record to 4-2.

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    Hoopsters reflect on winning the golden ball
    Hoopsters reflect on winning the golden ball
    By Charlie Pieterick • April 7, 2009 2:24 pm

    The boys’ Pirate basketball team held its team awards banquet at Camp Burton on March 22. Taking center among the festive decorations was the big gold ball the Pirates brought home from Yakima last month as the 1A state champions.

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    Pirates baseball team beats two other teams by huge margins
    Pirates baseball team beats two other teams by...
    By Charlie Pieterick • March 31, 2009 4:34 pm

    The Vashon Pirates baseball team secured two Nisqually League wins by large margins last week to push their league and season record to 2-1.
    On Thursday, they hosted the Charles Wright Academy Tarriers of Tacoma.

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    Boys capture basketball state championship title
    Boys capture basketball state championship title
    By Charlie Pieterick • March 10, 2009 6:04 pm

    The Vashon High School boys Pirates basketball team achieved their goal of the season — bringing the big gold ball back to the Island, and with it the 1A state high school basketball championship title on Saturday.

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    Alex Wegner rises to the basket as Vashon beat Lake Roosevelt in the second round of the 1A State Tournament in Yakima.
    Pirates claim second victory at State tournament
    By Charlie Pieterick • March 6, 2009 2:39 pm

    The Vashon High School Pirate boys’ basketball team continued to display their dominance in day two of the 1-A State Basketball Championships at the SunDome in Yakima. Taking to fresh water for a change, they set sail on Lake Roosevelt to defeat the Raiders, 73-50, their second win in the state championship games.

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    Thomas Timm-Skove glides to the basket past Seattle Academy defenders on Saturday.
    Boys basketball team captures TriDistrict Tournament title
    By Charlie Pieterick • March 4, 2009 3:40 pm

    The Pirate boys’ basketball team cut down the nets at the Mountlake Terrace High School gym on Saturday after winning the 1-A TriDistrict Tournament title. They begin play today at the 1-A State Tournament in the Yakima SunDome, as the number one seed out of the Northwest region.

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    Boys beat Redskins and play King’s on Friday
    Boys beat Redskins and play King’s on Friday
    By Charlie Pieterick • February 24, 2009 10:01 am

    The Vashon High School boys Pirates basketball team took a giant step in their quest for a 1A state championship on Saturday, beating the highly ranked Port Townsend Redskins 59-38 winner-to-state subdistrict contest at the Orting High School gym.

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    Senior Charles Hoffman shoots over the Charles Wright defenders Feb. 13.
    Pirates primed for playoffs
    By Charlie Pieterick • February 17, 2009 7:26 pm

    The Vashon High School boys Pirates basketball team completed a perfect Nisqually League season last week by taking their last two games from Life Christian and Charles Wright Academy. This year’s title is the fifth in a row for the successful program under coach Andy Sears.

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    Josh Cox shoots over the Warriors’ defense Feb. 3 in his first appearance for the Pirates varsity.
    Boys basketball secures Nisqually League crown
    By Charlie Pieterick • February 10, 2009 2:16 pm

    The Vashon High School boys’ Pirate basketball team clinched its fifth consecutive Nisqually League title last week by defeating Seattle Christian at the Vashon High School gym on Feb. 3.

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    John Gage scored the game high of 18 points against Cascade Christian.
    Boys come out on top after tussle with...
    By Charlie Pieterick • February 3, 2009 7:41 pm

    The Vashon High School boys’ Pirate basketball team notched a key win against a strong Cascade Christian Cougar basketball team last week.
    The Cougars came into the game on Tuesday only one game behind the Pirates in the Nisqually 1A league.

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