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.

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.

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

Weekend Links

Former Anacortes High Standout Keeler Bryntenson will pitch for the Wenatchee Applesox of the Weest Coast League

Alumni Update: Former Anacortes High School baseball standout Keeler Brynteson will spend this summer pitching for the West Coast League's Wenatchee Applesox. Bryntenson is a redshirt junior at the University of Portland and is expected to be a top arm out of the bullpen for the Applesox, who have won the WCL Championship two straight years. The WCL is considered one of the premier wood-bat summer collegiate leagues in the country. For more on Bryntenson and the Applesox, visit http://www.applesox.com/.

Feel Good Story of the Week: Here's that story on William "The Fridge" Perry, and the 10-year old fan who gave him back his $8,500 championship ring.

Winning Reaction Video of the Week: This guy is about to win $1,000,000 dollars on The Price is Right. His reaction is worth more than that.

Rainouts Rescheduled for Today and Saturday.

Here's an updated schedule regarding yesterday's rained out Northwest conference baseball matchups. Three games will be made up today (Thursday) Lynden Christian @ Nooksack Valley 4:00 pm Ferndale @ Blaine 4:00 pm Meridian @ Lynden 4:30 pm Four games set to be made up Saturday Mount Vernon @ Anacortes 1:00 pm** Sehome @ Mount Baker 1:00 pm Sedro-Woolley @ Burlington-Edison 1:00 pm Bellingham @ Squalicum 2:00 pm NOTE**: No Whale Broadcast for the Saturday Mt. Vernon--Anacortes matchup!!!

RAINOUT!!!

Several Northwest Conference sporting events are cancelled due to rain

BREAKING Today's scheduled Anacortes-Mt. Vernon Northwest Conference baseball game has been postponed due to inclement weather. That means no broadcast today. In addition, all scheduled NWC baseball and tennis games have been postponed. Check back later for rescheduling details or stay updated by visiting the Whale's Twitter feed.