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    Articles by Steve Edele
    Cannabis confusion creates increased risk for teens, who can be harmed by its use
    Cannabis confusion creates increased risk for teens, who...
    By Steve Edele • March 11, 2014 3:13 pm

    Awareness about the risks of marijuana use by teens is at a critical point right now in our state and our own community on Vashon. The “new normal” in our society includes the availability of both medical cannabis and legal recreational marijuana and all the confusion in between.

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    The Pirates get pumped up at the beginning of Friday night’s game against Charles Wright.
    Pirates earn triple victories on the court
    By Steve Edele • February 8, 2011 3:01 pm

    Last week was an excellent week for the Vashon High School boys’ basketball team, as the Pirates notched three wins….

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    Pirate Alex Wegner rejects a fourth-quarter shot by Seattle Christian’s Chaise DeVries.
    Pirates take down the Seattle Christian Warriors
    By Steve Edele • January 25, 2011 2:10 pm

    The Vashon High School boys basketball team rode to its fifth consecutive win on Thursday, Jan. 18, as the Pirates…

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    Hoopsters fall to rivals, follow with two wins
    Hoopsters fall to rivals, follow with two wins
    By Steve Edele • January 11, 2011 3:35 pm

    There was good news and bad news for the Vashon High School boys basketball team last week. The bad news…

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    Pirates vanquish Steilacoom in third consecutive win
    Pirates vanquish Steilacoom in third consecutive win
    By Steve Edele • December 27, 2010 1:41 pm

    The Vashon High School boys’ basketball team boosted its record to 4-2 last Tuesday night at Vashon High School as…

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    Pirate hoopsters earn repeat victories on the court
    Pirate hoopsters earn repeat victories on the court
    By Steve Edele • December 20, 2010 2:13 pm

    It was a good week for the Vashon High School boys basketball team as the Pirates notched a pair of wins, handling Auburn Adventist Academy last Tuesday, 80-53, and battling past Life Christian Academy on Friday, 61-59.

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    Pirates defeated in first league game
    Pirates defeated in first league game
    By Steve Edele • December 14, 2010 2:26 pm

    The Vashon High School boys basketball team had a tough time scoring points in the first three periods of last…

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    Adrian Arceo takes posession of the ball during Saturday’s tri-district playoff game.
    Pirate football loses chance at state playoffs
    By Steve Edele • November 9, 2010 2:22 pm

    This was not the way it was supposed to end. Hearty Pirates tearfully trudging off the field; seniors, who had…

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    Alex Sohl
    Pirates victorious in Homecoming nail-biter
    By Steve Edele • October 26, 2010 2:16 pm

    After four consecutive weeks of disappointing loses, the Vashon High School football team rallied last Friday in its annual Homecoming…

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    The Vashon Pirate football team struggled to hold the lead on Friday and ultimately lost to the Chimacum Cowboys
    Pirates fight hard, but lose to Cowboys
    By Steve Edele • October 12, 2010 2:57 pm

    The Vashon Pirates fell short Friday, losing to the Chimacum Cowboys 32-24 in a hard-fought football contest where the advantage…

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    The ball sails just over the fingertips of Nick Fox-Edele
    Pirates trounced by the Orting Cardinals
    By Steve Edele • October 6, 2010 12:00 pm

    The good news is that the Pirate defense played a much stronger game against the pass this week. The bad news is that they struggled against the running attack and they mounted no serious offensive threat as the Orting High School Cardinals shot down the Vashon Pirates 19-0 last Friday on the Pirates’ home field.

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    Vashon football takes a tough loss to top-ranked Cascade Christian
    Vashon football takes a tough loss to top-ranked...
    By Steve Edele • September 28, 2010 2:07 pm

    The Vashon Pirate football team played the first seven minutes of last Saturday’s contest against Cascade Christian pumped to the max. During those seven minutes, the Pirates and their fans had every reason to believe that this would be the night Vashon knocked off the number-one ranked Division IA team in the state.

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    The team and fans paused at Friday night’s game to honor 1st Lt. Robert Bennedsen
    Pirates prevail on a somber night of football
    By Steve Edele • September 21, 2010 1:49 pm

    As we all know, a Pirate loves to be near water.
    Vashon High School’s Pirate football players were clearly in their element last Friday night as they set Port Townsend adrift in a driving rainstorm, ultimately sinking the Redskins, 36 to 8.

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