Cougars cross country had one league meet left Sept. 21 before heading down to the Stanford Invitational.
Lakewood had a warm send off, finishing first in the boys’ standings while the girls finished second in a home meet that showcased all six Cascade Conference teams.
Kills got contagious for the Cougars.
Once Lakewood loosened up, the Cougars started raining kills on Granite Falls to complete a sweep (25-21, 25-21, 25-18) in Cascade Conference volleyball action Sept. 21.
The Eagles used the first Wesco North meet to work on team strategy.
Pushing one another in a group to keep the pace Sept. 16, both Arlington’s boys and girls runners had clusters for the first couple of miles at Lake Stevens High School, and came away with second place finishes in the four-team meet.
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Winning can be just as exhausting as losing.
That much the Arlington Eagles found out Sept. 17 on the gridiron in a 56-55 non-conference loss to the Ferndale Eagles that took overtime to decide.
In terms of results, the Lady Cougars proved not much has changed since last season.
In Lakewood soccer’s 1-0 win at Burlington-Edison Sept. 7 to kickoff the season, the Cougars relied on the solid defense and patient offense that earned them a trip to the second round of the 2A state tournament in 2009.
The Eagles proved again that they plan on being a force in the Wesco North this season.
In a 35-30 non-conference victory at home over 2009 Wesco South champion Jackson, Sept. 10, Arlington maintained its perfect (2-0) record by showing opposing defenses that they are going to have to do more than stop the pass to be successful against the Eagles.
The Eagles and Tomahawks met on the tennis court for a match up of teams with reserved expectations for the season.
Marysville-Pilchuck pulled out the 5-2 decision at Arlington, Sept. 9, to stay perfect (2-0) on the season.
The Cougars showed off their firepower during the football season opener.
Scoring seven touchdowns in the 47-34 non-conference victory against Prairie Sept. 3, Lakewood coach Dan Teeter got what he hoped for: variety.
“We really spread it out and we got a nice mix of running and throwing plays,” Teeter said. “It was encouraging to see us perform well both the running and throwing.”
The Eagles started off their football season so fast that even they had a hard time catching up.
Nevertheless, Arlington did recover to win 26-12 against Mariner at Everett Memorial Stadium Sept. 3.
Coming off the best season in school history in 2009, the Eagles now enter the next phase of the program: building, learning and reloading.
But that is never easy — no matter how good a team was — especially when losing nine integral seniors.
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The secret to Lakewood’s cross country success is pretty simple.
The Cougars just don’t stop running.
Many of Lakewood’s runners kept their training up over the summer, as has become the custom.
