The Bellingham Herald

HIGH SCHOOLS

Bellingham lacrosse loses in quarterfinal

Surpassing every hope and expectation doesn't lessen the sting of a state quarterfinal loss for the Bellingham Warriors lacrosse team.

PREP TRACK AND FIELD

Pittis changes strategy on the fly

TACOMA - Sehome sophomore runner Emily Pittis was forced into calling an audible during the middle of her Class 2A State Championship 1,600-meter race.

PREP TRACK AND FIELD

Gibson wins for teammates and friends back home

TACOMA - Sehome runner Conner Johnsen thought he won. Squalicum's Patrick Gibson did, too. Even the judges couldn't tell.

PREP TENNIS

Sehome's Smith siblings ready to share the stage at state

They may not have all that uncommon a surname, but the bright red hair is a dead giveaway that Sehome tennis players Nick and Lauren Smith are siblings.

PREP SOFTBALL

Clutch-hitting Yost giving Mount Baker another postseason boost

Emily Yost ends up doing a whole lot with the softball when she's not trying to do too much.

PREP TRACK AND FIELD

Blaine's Adams looking for big things at state

Blaine's Olivia Adams finds solace in the sky.

PREP SOCCER

Sophomore Kroontje takes charge on LC defense

Usually, team leaders are upperclassmen, but for the Lynden Christian boys' soccer team that will play Chelan in a Class 1A State Tournament semifinal Friday, May 24, the leader of the defense is an unlikely source - sophomore Liam Kroontje.

SKI TO SEA

Amputee veterans take on Ski to Sea challenge

An explosion blinded Staff Sgt. Aaron Hale in 2011 as he worked to disarm an explosive device while serving with the U.S. Army in Afghanistan.

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