Summer is Here...I Think!

In honor of the official start of summer (and the unofficial end of the amateur athletic season) here are a few videos what you can expect in the coming weeks. Have a great summer, and remember to wear sunscreen!

PS. Anacortes standout Jackson Kirkpatrick is still looking for advertisers/ticket buyers who want to help him go to Yakima for the All-State Football game at the end of the month. Jack needs to raise about $500, so if you would like to go to the game (June 25) or would like to help a local athlete, contact AHS football coach Bill Evans (360) 941-4510 or contact Carol Kirkpatrick (360) 293-2166 Ext. 2.

OUCH!


This was just one of four hooligans to jump the fence during Saturday's Mariners-Yankees game.


If the boys or girls of summer aren't your thing, you may consider taking up the Japanese sport of Bataoshi.

Weekend Review

In case you missed it (which is a good possibility, considering half of America spent most of their Memorial Day Weekend sitting in traffic on I-90), this weekend provided more sports-related thrills and spills than any other in 2011.

To recap:

Burlington-Edison, Sehome, Lynden, Bellingham, Mount Baker, Anacortes, and Blaine all took home some hardware from the WIAA 2A state championship weekend. The Tiger boys won the coveted state baseball crown by defeating conference rival Sehome 7-0 in the finals.

Western Washington University won the women's NCAA Division II rowing championship for the seventh straight year.

Ohio State University head football coach Jim Tressel resigned late Sunday evening after a tumultuous off season.

And last but not least, New Zealand BMX rider Jed Mildon did this (watch video)! Happy Memorial Day.

Madison Bundy Interview

Anacortes senior softball stud talks postgame with Whale Sorts guy Luke Taylor. Madison went 2-4 and hit the go-ahead two-run homerun in the top of the eighth inning to help Anacortes beat West Valley (Spokane) 10-8 and advance to the WIAA 2A State Softball semifinals.

NOTE: Sorry for the poor audio

Next Game: SAT. 10:00 AM AHS vs. Sequim AM 1340 or online at 1340thewhale.com. Catch the pregame show at 9:30.

Greatest Game Ever Played

Anacortes (21-3) beats West Valley (25-2) 10-8 in 8 innings. AHS senior Madison Bundy provided the heroics, with a top of the eighth, go ahead two run homer off of Eagle reliever Brooklyn Robinson. Robinson homered with two out to tie the game in the bottom of the seventh, but took the loss on the mound. Anacortes senior Jackie Saunders pitched a complete game for the win. Anacortes is now one win away from reaching the state title game:

Next Game: AHS vs. Sequim Sat: 10:00 am (9:30 am pre-game show)

Ellensburg takes on Selah in the other semifinal.

Click here for the entire WIAA 2A state softball bracket.

UPDATE: Sehome will play for the 2A baseball state title! Burlington-Edison game not final. Click here for WIAA 2A State Baseball Bracket.

Lynden will play for the 2A soccer state title. Click here for complete bracket.

More State Championship Info can be found here.

Hawks Win, Hawks Win!

Senior Madison Bundy batted in four and scored four times in helping Anacortes cruise to an opening round win.

Anacortes Demolishes Olympic 23-2 in opening round of WIAA 2A State Softball Tournament. The Seahawks got seven runs in the first inning, 11 in the second, and three in the third off a pinch hit home run from freshman Kristen Hiles. Madison Bundy (4-4 1B, 2B, 3B, Hr, 4RBI, 4R) hit for the cycle and was named Rockfish Grill Player of the Game. Bundy also won the sportsmanship award.

Anacortes plays West Valley (Spokane) today at 4:00 pm.

In the other early games,

Lynden lost to Sequim, so they play in a loser out game at 2:00 pm.

Othello beat Port Angeles 16-4 to advance in the winner's bracket.

State Baby!

Carlon Park in Selah, Wa., is the site of their year's WIAA 2A Softball State Championship

We Finally made it! After taking yesterday off to traverse half of the great state of Washington, John Hiles and I have landed in Selah to follow the Anacortes Softball Team's every move. The Seahawks opens state tournament play today against Olympic at 10:00 am. Check back often for tournament updates as well as picture and video uploads. For more tournament information, click here.

Bring your Camera to the Game Video of the Day

You never know who you're going to run into at Major League Baseball games these days. While stars like Jack Nicholson and Jay-Z get all the love on the basketball court, MLB games have been known to draw quite a crowd. Forget your glove, make sure you bring your camera to the game.

VIDEO: Foul ball lands near President Bush: MyFoxORLANDO.com

Anacortes Softball State Links

The Anacortes softball team celebrates their third consecutive district championship, Friday at Bender Fields in Lynden. The Seahawks take on Olympic in their state opener Friday at 10:00 am in Selah, Wa.

The Anacortes Sehawk Softball Team is heading to Selah, Wa. for the fifth consecutive season. The Hawks did so in convincing fashion this year, outscoring opponents by average score of 12-3. The Seahawks open state play Friday morning at 10:00 against Olympic High School (The complete 2A softball bracket can be found here). Follow the girls' trip to state all week at the Whale Homepage and be sure to tune in to every broadcast on AM 1340 or listen online by clicking here.

Sedro-Woolley Cubs fans can follow the 3A bracket here, while you'll find the rest of the WIAA brackets here.

Anacortes Softball wins District Title

Congraulations to the Anacortes Seahawks Softball Team. The Hawks beat Sehome (11-1), Lynden (13-3), and Granite Falls (15-8) to take the District 1 2-A softball title. The Hawks advance to the state championships next Friday in Selah, Wa. Check back Monday for more info and some post game audio with Hannah Brennan, Jacki Saunders, and Kelci Douglas.

Don't Forget: Tune into Anacortes baseball Saturday morning at 9:30 on AM 1340 or listen online here.

District Softball + State Baseball

Senior Hannah Brennan look to lead the lady Hawks to their first state title in more than 15 years

Another trip to state is in order for the Anacortes Softball squad. Anacortes picked up 10-run wins yesterday against Sehome and Lynden to advance to Friday's District 1 2A softball championship game. More importantly, the Seahawks guaranteed themselves a spot in next weekend's State Tournament in Selah, Wa. The Seahawks take on Granite Falls tomorrow at 6:00 at Bender Fields in Lynden. Catch the Whale broadcast starting with the pregame show at 5:30.
Full District 1 2A softball bracket

The Anacortes baseball squad also has a trip to the state tournament lined up, as the 'Hawks open tournament play Saturday at 10:00 am at Joe Martin Field in Bellingham. Anacortes takes on Sumner, with the winner of that game advancing to the Regional Championship Saturday at 4:00 pm. Sehome and Port Angeles are the other two teams in the regional, with Sehome playing the role of host. Here's your official WIAA state baseball tournament bracket.

Check back often for player interviews and pictures.

Bull Riding Video of the Day

Want to see Chad Ochocinco ride a bull? So did everybody else that watched this video. At least he made it out of the chute.

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District Softball--

UPDATE--We're still awaiting the results of the Sehome-Sultan crossover. That game has been moved to 4:00pm Tuesday.

Anacortes Seahawk softball senior Kayla Rieger looks to lead the 'Hawks to another District 1 2A Championship

Here are the links to all your District 1 2-A softball tournament. Anacortes (NWC) and Granite Falls (CC) are your #1 seeds while Sehome and Sultan play in Monday's crossover game. Anacortes will play the winner of that game Wednesday at 4:00pm at Bender Fields in Lynden. Listen to every Anacortes district and state game on AM 1340 KWLE or online at www.1340thewhale.com. Follow the district tournament bracket here.

Here's your Northwest Conference softball statistics sheet

Here the stats sheet for the Cascade Conference.

And don't forget, both Mount Vernon and Sedro-Woolley will play in the 3A district tournament starting Wednesday at Janiki Fields in Sedro-Woolley.

Dunk of the Day

This dunk comes from Chicago's Taj Gibson at the end of yesterday's Bulls-Heat NBA game. This is what you would call putting an exclamation point on a win.

Weekend Links

The Blogger server crashed early Friday morning, so here's an abbreviated version of the Weekend Links...
Check out this fan, who grabs not one, not two, but three fouls balls during the Mariners-Orioles game Thursday.
Here's the latest Washingtonbaseballpoll.com state rankings. Anacortes is fifth, while Sehome came in at sixth. The poll is compiled by former Anacortes High School baseball coach Lem Elway.
Let's get physical--The Seahawk Athletic Boosters Association is putting on sports physical night Tuesday, May 17, at the Anacortes Middle School. Cost is $25 (which is a good deal!) and the physicals are good for a year. Click here for more info.
Gus Johnson is Flamboyant--In honor of the "rise and fire" King's hiring by Fox, here's the best of Gus Johnson. If you don't know who Gus Johnson is, just know this: this fall, he'll be coming to a football broadcast near you.

Thursday's Sports Musings

You've got to check out this play from last nights Angels-White Sox MLB game. With the score tied in the top of the 10th, Angel's reliever Kevin Jepsen allowed Alexi Ramirez to score from third on a wild pitch--during an intentional walk. Chicago won the game 6-4.

Yesterday I embedded video of the grand opening of an In-N-Out Burger in Dallas, TX. Here's a follow-up video examining the traffic jam that resulted from opening.

Fast Food Chain Video of the Day

In-N-Out Burger recently opened a franchise in Dallas, TX. People there were excited, to say the least (a woman cries at the 1:06 mark).

More District Baseball Today

Anacortes junior Cody Culp threw a complete game one-hitter to help the Seahawks advance to the District-1 2-A baseball semifinals

District baseball play continues today for several area teams. The Anacortes/Burlington-Edison tilt is the game to watch and will be featured on The Whale. The Seahawks have twice beaten the Tigers this season, but the third time may be the charm for Burlington nine. The pregame show starts today at 4:30pm on AM1340 or online a http://www.1340thewhale.com/.

Sehome takes on Lakewood in the other District-1 2-A semifinal. Here's an updated 2-A district bracket.

Mount Vernon and Ferndale play today in 3-A loser out games. Here's the link to their tournament info.

Meridian and Friday Harbor advanced yesterday to Wednesday's 1-A tri-district playoff. Here's the info for that tournament.

District Baseball Today

Catch today's Anacortes-Cedarcrest 2-A district baseball game on The Whale. The broadcast starts at 1:30 on AM-1340. Stream the game online at http://www.1340thewhale.com/. Check back all week for more Anacortes district baseball coverage.

RAINOUT!!!

This is getting ridiculous

Today's 2-A District baseball games are postponed due to rain. Today's games are rescheduled for Monday afternoon. More updates to follow...

Here's one of the best "rain delay theatres" you'll ever see.

Weekend Links

Crews from around the nation will compete in tomorrow's 25 annual Windemere Cup in Seattle photo courtesy The Associated Press

It is Windemere Weekend at the Montlake Cut. The University of Washington rowing teams host some of the premiere crew squads from around the nation (and world). This year marks the 25th anniversary of the event. Racing starts at 10:20 Saturday morning and continues throughout the day.

Here's a video detailing the dangers of an NHL cameraman.

Get your Cloche, ready, it's Kentucky Derby Time. I'm going with Soldat at 20-1 odds.

In honor of this week's most news worthy event, here is John Cena, WWE champ, revealing to a Pay-Per-View audience that Osama bin Laden is dead (Wait for the "Stars and Stripes" at the end to witness the most patriotic moment in sports entertainment history).

NWC District Baseball Info

Sehome Senior Anthony Pitsch looks to lead the Mariners to another District-1 2-A baseball title--photo courtesy The Bellingham Herald

In order to get pumped for this weekend's District-1 2-A baseball playoff openers, I've complied all the info on every team. Just follow the links and digest to your heart's desire.

Here is the official district tournament bracket and below you will find team sites. All games are to be played at the Anacortes baseball complex. Admission is $6.00 for adults and $4.00 for students with ASB card. Children and Senior citizens get in for $4.00 as well. Admission is good for the entire day, so pack a lunch and get ready for some district baseball.

Anacortes Seahawks NWC Athletics Site
Archbishop Thomas Murphy Wildcats Cascade Athletics Site and Max Preps Site

Bellingham Red Raiders NWC Athletics Site

Blaine Borderites NWC Athletics Site
Burlington-Edison Tigers NWC Athletics Site

Cedarcrest Red Wolves Cascade Athletics Site

Lakewood Cougars Cascade Athletics Site

Sehome Mariners NWC Athletics Site

Sultan Turks Cascade Athletics Site

Here's your 3-A District Info

Here's the link to the 1-A Info

PAC-12 Media Deal

Fat Stacks...that's what the new Pac-10/12 media deal means for conference teams

The new Pacific-12 conference TV deal is official, and here are the links to take you to all the information.

Here's the word from the Pac-10/12.
Here's the Associated Press' take on the matter.

The Seattle Time's Bud Withers looks at what the 12-year, $3 billion contract means for revenue sharing.

Here's Ted Miller's interview with the man who orchestrated the deal, Pac-10 commissioner Larry Scott.

Violent 1980's Reference Video of the Day

I post this video in honor of Anacortes High School graduate and Seahawks athletic supporter Joel Kirkpatrick...he's the best around.


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Stanley Cup Playoffs Ice Follies Video of the Day

Watch the finesse of Boston Bruin Adam Mcquaid as he goes headlong into the boards in last night's Stanley Cup Playoff Game. Mcquaid would be okay, and his Bruins would go on to defeat Philadelphia 3-2 in overtime.

Weekend Wrap-up

Keith Price looks like the man to lead the Dawgs in their LAL

The University of Washington Football Team continues to live its Life after Locker (LAL for short). The Dawgs wrapped up Spring Practice Saturday. Here's the Seattle Time's write-up and here's Bob Condotta's take on the entire 15-practice Spring session. And in honor of Jake Locker going 8th in the NFL draft, here a look at all the players drafted from the state of Washington in the past 20 years.

Former Burlington-Edison baseball standout Jacob Clem picked up his third win of the season yesterday in Washington's 6-5 victory over Washington State. Clem, a 2006 graduate of B-EHS pitched six and two-thirds innings of relief to get the W. Here's U-dubs take on the game, and here's Wazzu's.