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.
LAKEWOOD — Despite an inspiring finish to the 2009 season, the Cougars feel as if there is unfinished business. And…
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.
The Lady Eagles have been eager to get back onto the pitch.
Nine months is a long time to wait, especially when a forfeit is what kept you out of the district tournament.
First-year volleyball coach Melissa Thompson likes the work ethic put forward by her squad of girls so far.
“As long as they’re progressing, that’s a good indication that we’re going in the right direction,” Thompson said.
Members of the Lakewood volleyball team weren’t the only ones working up a sweat during a recent practice.
Coach Tasha Kryger, leading a drill that required her to toss a volleyball to players on one side of the court, then quickly duck under the net and repeat the process to girls on the other side, laughed as she forgot which side she was supposed to throw a ball to.
The Eagles saw what they were capable of at the end of 2009.
A dominating 29-7 performance over Cascade was for naught, as it was the result of a district cross-over consolation game, but it brought hope to Arlington football fans about 2010.
