Cougars wrap up season / Middle school girls basketball

The North Whidbey Middle School girls basketball teams closed out the 2018 season with home games against Burlington-Edison and Sedro-Woolley’s Cascade Middle School.

Burlington-Edison defeated the Cougar seventh-graders 40-17 and the eighth-graders 52-17 Thursday, March 8.

The North Whidbey eighth-graders slipped by Cascade 29-25, while the seventh-graders were edged 46-44.

“We had a great season with all of our basketball athletes,” coach Sarah Hangan said. “Huge improvements were made throughout the six-week season.”

Seventh-grader Grace Odeneal.(Photo by John Fisken)

Seventh-grader Grace Odeneal. (Photo by John Fisken)

Eighth-grader Grace Waite.(Photo by John Fisken)

Eighth-grader Grace Waite. (Photo by John Fisken)

Eighth-grader Katie Bishop.(Photo by John Fisken)

Eighth-grader Katie Bishop. (Photo by John Fisken)

Eighth-grader Payton Parks.(Photo by John Fisken)

Eighth-grader Payton Parks. (Photo by John Fisken)

Seventh-grader Shelby Lang.(Photo by John Fisken)

Seventh-grader Shelby Lang. (Photo by John Fisken)

Eighth-grader Ania Hardin.(Photo by John Fisken)

Eighth-grader Ania Hardin. (Photo by John Fisken)

Eighth-grader Grace Waite.(Photo by John Fisken)

Eighth-grader Grace Waite. (Photo by John Fisken)

Seventh-grader Heidy Hurtado.(Photo by John Fisken)

Seventh-grader Heidy Hurtado. (Photo by John Fisken)

Seventh-grader Jada Miller.(Photo by John Fisken)

Seventh-grader Jada Miller. (Photo by John Fisken)

Seventh-graders Jillian Knoll (33) and Nerya Rennes (12).(Photo by John Fisken)

Seventh-graders Jillian Knoll (33) and Nerya Rennes (12). (Photo by John Fisken)

Eighth-grader Katie Bishop.(Photo by John Fisken)

Eighth-grader Katie Bishop. (Photo by John Fisken)

Eighth-grader Payton Parks.(Photo by John Fisken)

Eighth-grader Payton Parks. (Photo by John Fisken)