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Island woman swims around Maury
Islander and longtime open water swimmer Wendy Van De Sompele on Saturday swam from Tramp Harbor to Portage,…
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New coach for VHS football, registration and practices beginning
Islander Clay Eastly has returned as coach of the Vashon High School football team, three years after stepping…
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Nearly 300 people do the Burby, raise money for scholarships
A total of 294 people completed a walk or run during the 36th Annual Bill Burby Inspirational 10K…
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July 4th hydro race is part of island’s history
Islander Karl Olsen won the traditional early morning hydro race around the island on July 4, edging out…
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Rowing: Two Vashon boats finish in country’s top ten
One might be tempted to assume that the 2016 USRowing Junior National Championships were plagued by leprechauns. First…
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Two VHS tennis players end season with close defeat at state tournament in Yakima
Vashon High School sent two senior tennis players to the state tennis tournament in Yakima on May 26…
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Vashon Ultra runners test themselves on island trails
With unseasonably warm temperatures for this time of year, 160 runners were undaunted and competed in the seventh…
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Vashon Pirates baseball team ends championship season with members named to All Tournament and Senior Regional All State teams, coach retires on a high note
The accolades keep coming for the Vashon Pirate baseball team. Shortly after the state championship final, six Vashon…
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VHS track and field brings home four state medals
The giant banner at Eastern Washington University's Roos Field read, "You're in the inferno." The atmosphere at the…
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VHS girls’ tennis finishes second in district, sends one to state
Four members of the Vashon High School girls' tennis team qualified for the district tournament held on May…
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Rowing: Vashon juniors take regional championships by storm
The 2,000-meter course at Lake Vancouver along the Columbia River near Portland, Oregon, runs roughly north to south,…
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VHS Pirates heading to state final-four
On Saturday, May 21, on a soggy field in Castle Rock, Washington, the Vashon High School Pirate baseball…
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Track and Field: Four VHS athletes advance to state
Four VHS track and field athletes survived the gauntlet at the WCD III Championship (district) meet last weekend…