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Vashon — a desert island?

February 18th, 2010 at Thu, 18th, 2010 at 6:08 pm by Rik Forschmiedt

Will our favorite island be deserted on Saturday?

Pirate fans, at least, will probably be hard to find. Friday and Saturday is Mat Classic, the WIAA State Wrestling tournament, and Vashon’s large and knowlegable wrestling community will spend much of the two days at the Tacoma Dome cheering for the five Pirate boys and two girls representing Vashon High School. Several of the wrestlers have a legitimate chance to make it to the championship finals Saturday evening.

Basketball fans will most likely head to Orting Saturday afternoon to watch both boy and girl Pirates play for top seed to Tri-District. The girls play Seattle Christian and the boys take on Cascade Christian. Win or lose, both Vashon teams have assured themselves a trip to Tri-District, but both teams would like to grab the top seed.

So if the Island seems a little quieter Saturday, wait until the last ferry from Tacoma lands. It should be filled with cheering fans and tired but happy Pirates.

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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