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Basketball begins

December 4th, 2009 at Fri, 4th, 2009 at 2:25 pm by Rik Forschmiedt

December 3 girls basketball – Vashon 57, West Seattle 52; Vashon JV 51, West Seattle JV 42.

Kiki Means, in white, is fouled by West Seattle's Katelyn Elder, right, late in the fourth quarter. Means' two free throws put the game out of the Wildcats' reach.

Kiki Means, in white, is fouled by West Seattle's Katelyn Elder, right, late in the fourth quarter. Means' two free throws put the game out of the Wildcats' reach.

The Pirate varsity never trailed after the first few minutes, but the Wildcats tied it at 45 with about three minutes left. Kelly Costello,Chrissy Swope and Elisa Wendt all scored in double figures. Kiki Means made her 5 points count with some key free throws in the final minutes.

The Pirate JV took control in the first quarter and never trailed after that.

Alyson Laing, 30, is pressured by two West Seattle players in the JV game.

Alyson Laing, 30, is pressured by two West Seattle players in the JV game.

With six freshmen and two sophomores on the roster, the JV Pirates should ensure that Vashon’s winning tradition continues for a few more years at least.

The Tacoma News Tribune has Vashon’s girls ranked seventh on the state and the boys ranked first.

The boys justified that ranking with a 66-23 rout at Seattle Academy Wednesday. True, Seattle Academy was playing without their best player, but one player doesn’t make a 43-point difference on a five-man team.

The JV boys won 51-16.

The Pirate girls host North Mason tonight, JV at 5:30 p.m., varsity at 7 p.m.

Boys and girls travel to Port Townsend tomorrow.

Island resident since 1989. Retired in 2006 after almost 11 years as Beachcomber sports editor and photographer. Has been a volunteer assistant coach for Vashon High School cross country, track and soccer teams.

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