(Note: When I returned to the Whidbey newspapers in 2009, then-editor Jim Larsen suggested I do a sports column each week. I said I would… Continue reading
It’s not too late to register for America’s Boating Course, a two-day virtual boating and skills class, sponsored by the Deception Pass Sail and Power… Continue reading
For photographer John Fisken, a popular figure at local sporting events, it’s more about the athletes themselves than getting the perfect shot. “I really get… Continue reading
Santa Claus should stuff a box of new pens in Makana Stone’s stocking this Christmas. The 2016 Coupeville High School graduate continues to write new… Continue reading
For Mary Johnston, a 2017 Oak Harbor High School graduate and a current member of the University of Washington’s women’s soccer team, being recruited to… Continue reading
As the dreary days of winter close in and the effects of the coronavirus continue to make us claustrophobic, we thought you might enjoy another… Continue reading
After being pushed around on the field last fall, Oak Harbor High School football players decided the best way to push back is to push… Continue reading
After taking last spring and summer off because of COVID-19, North Whidbey Little League is ready to start up again. Registration for the 2021 spring… Continue reading
Registration is open for the virtual America’s Boating Course offered 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays Jan. 16 and 23 by the Deception Pass Sail… Continue reading
Armed with a stack of sharpened pencils, June Mazdra has kept score at Coupeville High School basketball games for the past 25 years. Toss in… Continue reading
On basketball game days at South Whidbey High School, the players, coaches, officials and fans show up, the whistle blows, the referee tosses the ball… Continue reading
The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association delayed the start of high school sports once again. Because of the recent surge in COVID-19 cases, the WIAA pushed… Continue reading
With last spring’s sports season wiped out and the current high school sports scene in limbo because of COVID-19, Coupeville coaches are working hard to… Continue reading
Over the past 30 years or so, the world of baseball has slowly and begrudgingly accepted analytics as a way to measure players’ performances. And… Continue reading
The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association, the governing body for high school sports, retrieved its big eraser once again Tuesday, Nov. 3, and edited its guidelines… Continue reading
Let’s dive into part two of our jump back in time, revisiting Oak Harbor youth baseball in the 1950s and ’60s. For those who did… Continue reading
Please excuse me while I break one of the rules of journalism and insert myself into the story. My father, Mert Waller, was a longtime… Continue reading
