From the Sidelines

Observations on Vashon Island sports, mostly the Pirates, from the sidelines.

Spring is here

March 17th, 2010 at Wed, 17th, 2010 at 9:22 am by Rik Forschmiedt

The calendar may say spring doesn’t begin until Saturday, but sports fans know it really begins with the first outdoor games. And Vashon’s spring began last Saturday with the Pirate baseball team beating the Port Townsend Redskins 13-1. It being spring in the Northwest, the JV game was rained out.

Then on Monday the boys soccer teams hosted the Fife Trojans and both baseball teams traveled to Mt. Tahoma where the Pirate varsity won 17-3 and the JV won 10-2.

Tylor Heit moves the ball up the field early in the varsity game.

The soccer teams didn’t fare as well as the baseball teams. The JV gave up two goals in the first half. In the second half the defense shut down the two Fife players who had scored and Jacob Turner put the Pirates on the board with an assist from Ezra Koenig. Final score: Fife JV 2, Vashon JV 1. Freshman goal keeper Brooks Benner impressed everyone, keeping the Trojans from several goals.

The Trojan varsity put away the Pirates 5-1. Fife got the only first-half goal.

Three goals were scored in a one-minute stretch in the second half. Fife scored first then on the kickoff stole the ball and quickly scored again. On the next kickoff Vashon struck just as quickly with Jackson McFall finishing to make the score 3-1 Fife.

The very talented Trojans scored twice more to put the game out of reach of the Pirates.

Michael Butz challenges a Fife player for the ball.

As is customary the Pirates sent the visitors home filled with hamburgers from the after-game barbeque.

Rik Forschmiedt 21-year Island resident. Retired in 2006 after almost 11 years as Beachcomber sports editor. Has been a volunteer assistant coach for Vashon High School cross country, track and soccer teams.

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