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Pirate senior Christian Seymour turns Bellevue Christian sophomore Michael Dougherty to his back on the way to a 49-second pin in their 170-pound match. The fastest pin of the night also proved to be the match that assured the Pirates of an undefeated Nisqually League dual meet season.

Sports

Vashon wrestlers take first in league

Last week the Pirate wrestlers capped a successful season with two exciting dual meet wins on their home…

Opinion

Vashon’s spelling bee: Agony, ecstasy and fun

Going out on “choucroute” was awful. We knew we had the base word down, but was it one…

Louie Jovanovich competes at The Rock tournament earlier this year.

Sports

One wrestler turns match into a winning day

Wrestling is an odd sport where a team score is kept and a winning team is declared, but…

Sports

Grapplers big and small dominate the mat

From the largest to the smallest grapplers, it was another successful week for the Pirate wrestling team, which…

Sports

Vashon wrestlers back on track in latest bout

It was the Pirates’ young wrestlers who carried the day on Saturday at the 30th annual Everett Classic…

Sports

Strong start for Pirate grapplers

The first day of December saw the first action of the season for the Vashon High School wrestlers.…

Sports

Middle school wrestlers compete in state tourney

On Saturday, March 3, 10 members of the McMurray Middle School wrestling team competed at the Washington State…

McMurray eighth-grader Palmer Burk watches as coach Corey McIntyre demonstrates a headlock on eighth-grader Franklin Easton. Many of the McMurray wrestlers took time from their Winter Break to practice.

Sports

Middle school wrestlers take to the mat

McMurray Middle School kicked off its wrestling season this month with about 23 young grapplers, up from last…

Vashon junior Preston Morris gives Colville’s Hunter Lecaire some air in their 182-pound consolation semi-final. Morris pinned Lecaire at 4:42 and went on to take fourth place at state while Lecaire finished sixth.

Sports

Island grapplers measure up at state

The Vashon High School wrestling team put the cap on another successful season last weekend when eight pirate…

Sports

Wrestling team qualifies large number for regionals

Last weekend the Vashon High School wrestlers emerged as a force to be reckoned with in the post-season…

Julie Wilson looks for the referee's signal as the round ends in her first JV match at Orting Thursday. Wilson was awarded near fall points when time expired before she completed the pin.

Sports

Vashon grapplers pummeled by Orting

In the last dual meet of the season, the Pirate grapplers were overcome by the Orting Cardinals, 64-9.

Sports

Wrestling wrap-up: On Vashon grappling is an all-ages affair

Last week’s storm forced the cancellation of all three matches scheduled for Vashon High School wrestlers.

Vashon senior Kevin Thomas

Sports

Vashon wrestlers take top spots at tournaments

The Pirate grapplers rolled through another week of aggressive competition and fared well from top to bottom of…