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SOFTBALL:
First game in Tri-District vs. Lynden at 10 a.m. May 19 at Skagit Valley Play Fields.

DIRECTIONS: Take Exit 227 (College Way). Follow College Way east to LaVenture. Turn left on LaVenture, then turn right at first stop sign. Continue to entrance of fields.

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Wolverine bats sleep before second game flurry

posted 05/14/01
Friday Harbor’s softball team "struggled mightily at the plate" in a 2-1 loss to Lynden Saturday, May 12, said Friday Harbor coach Vic Woodward. The Wolverines’ sticks sizzled in the second contest of a non-league doubleheader, though -- the Wolverines scorched the Lions 16-10 in their final game of the regular season.

The rubber match next Saturday between Friday Harbor and Lynden will be for more than bragging rights: The winner of the playoff game will be a victory away from a state tourney berth.

Tri-District action begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 19 at Skagit Valley Play Fields. Friday Harbor and Lynden play at 10 a.m. in the A Bracket and Concrete meets Tacoma Baptist in the B Bracket. Seattle Christian and Coupeville battle in the second A Bracket game at 11:30 a.m. and Bellevue Christian takes on the winner of a pigtail game between Archbishop Murphy and Sedro-Woolley. Semi-final and consolation games start at 1 p.m.

The top five Tri-District finishers advance to the Slowpitch State Tournament in Spokane May 25-26.

Friday Harbor, which overpowered most of its opponents this season, managed only six hits in the first game against Lynden. However, the Wolverines’ defense limited the Lions to nine hits.

"We played great defense in both games," Woodward said.

The Wolverines tripled their hit-output in the second contest against the Lions. They went up 1-0 in the first inning on singles by Katie Carlton and Leah Evans.

Friday Harbor’s bats blistered Lynden for 12 hits and 11 runs in the third inning. Summer Auslio led the Wolverine offensive attack by cracking a double and triple. Katie Carlton contributed a single and triple, Evans rapped a base hit, Katie Earley homered and Erica Percich hit a three-bagger.

Lynden scored four runs in the bottom of the third, one in the fourth, and two in the fifth to close the gap to 12-8. Friday Harbor responded with two runs in each the sixth and seventh before stemming Lynden’s rally at two in the final half-frame.

Concrete beats Friday Harbor in league softball showdown

Concrete (10-1) completes the season against last-place Darrington on Friday, May 11. Friday Harbor (10-2) finished division play. The Wolverines, 15-3 overall, host Lynden in a doubleheader at noon, Saturday, May 12 before entering the Tri-District Tournament May 19.

Juniors SAT out, Wolverines suffer 2nd loss

posted 05/08/01
Tacoma Baptist trimmed short-handed Friday Harbor 6-3 in a non-league game Saturday, May 5. Five Wolverine juniors were taking the Scholastic Aptitude Test and did not make the road trip.

After their second loss of the season, the Wolverines are 15-2.

Late rally lifts Friday Harbor softball team over Orcas

posted 05/05/01
Friday Harbor’s softball team trailed Orcas 7-5 in the sixth inning yesterday, May 4, but the Wolverines scored five runs in the bottom of the frame for a 10-7 Northwest League victory.

With the win over their cross-water rivals, the 15-1 Wolverines avenge their only loss of the season. Friday Harbor (10-1) also remains a half game up on Concrete (9-1). The Northwest League Class A Division crown will likely be decided Tuesday, May 8 when the Wolverines travel to the Lions’ den Tuesday, May 8.

"That was a great slowpitch game .... That was a pretty sweet win," said Friday Harbor coach Vic Woodward of the rare victory over the Vikings.

Rose Sharp slapped a solo homer in the first inning and the Vikings added two more in the second. Friday Harbor went up 5-3 in the fourth off four consecutive hits. Summer Ausilio, Katie Carlton, Kiyo Peterman and Jessica Peacock and a triple by Leah Evans.

Orcas regained the lead off a four-run, two-out rally in the fifth inning. The Wolverines went up for good in the sixth on ground-rule doubles (the ball slid under the outfield fence) by Katie Carlton and Kiyo Peterman, and singles by Sissy Carleton, Erica Percich and Angela Williams.

Wolverines clobber Cubs

Friday Harbor’s softball team stretched its winning streak to six with a 17-5 win over Sedro-Woolley, Thursday, May 3.

The Cubs led 5-3 after three innings before Summer Ausilio's triple ignited an eight-run Wolverine rally. Friday Harbor added three in the sixth and another three in the seventh.

Erica Percich led Wolverine batters by smacking two doubles and finished 4-for-4.

Wolverine softball squad cinches playoff berth

posted 04/28/01
Friday Harbor’s softball team flattened Darrington 24-3 Friday, April 27 and secured a trip to the Tri-District Tournament. Scoring 10 runs in the first inning Friday Harbor blasted this game wide open with crushing line drives by Katie Carlton, Jessica Peacock, Katie Earley and Erica Percich.

The Wolverines batted around again in the 4th inning scoring 13 runs. Angela Williams, Kelsea Peterman, Katie Carlton hit doubles and Leah Evans hit a triple.

Defensive play wasn't bad either. " Again the defense today was super! Coach Vic Woodward said, "All out running catches were made by outfielders Summer Ausilio and Sissy Carlton plus tight infield play by everyone held the Loggers in check."

The Wolverines (9-1) keep a half-game ahead of Concrete (8-1) in the Northwest League. Friday Harbor is 13-1 overall.

Wolverine Softball team wins again

posted 04/26/01
Friday Harbor High School's Softball team beat Granite Falls 11 to 8 Thursday, April 26.

Friday Harbor softball team trounces Archbishop Murphy

posted 04/25/01
Leah Evans rapped a single, a double and a triple as the Friday Harbor softball team pummeled Archbishop Murphy 11-1 Tuesday, April 24.

With their eighth 10-run victory of the season, the Northwest League-leading Wolverines (8-1) retain their lead over Concrete (7-1).

Winning pitcher Melissa Peacock went 3-for-3 at the plate and drove in three runs. Sissy Carlton was 2-for-3 and Katie Earley smacked a double.

Friday Harbor boosts their season record to 11-1.

Wolverine softball squad
tallies 10th victory

posted 04/19/01
Friday Harbor's softball team scored six runs in the fifth and clobbered Coupeville 13-6 Wednesday, April 18. The Wolverines lead the Northwest A League with a 7-1 record.

Friday Harbor softball team continues onslaught

posted 04/14/01
The conference-leading Friday Harbor softball team notched victories 8 and 9 this week by hammering Darrington 16-4 in five innings Thursday and battering La Conner 9-1 the next day.

Jessica Peacock and Leah Evans whacked doubles for the Wolverines in their chopping of the Darrington Loggers. With the win, Friday Harbor completed the first half of Northwest A League play 6-1.

Friday Harbor’s "solid defense" kept La Conner’s offense in check until the Wolverines’ bats broke out in the fifth inning, said Friday Harbor coach Vic Woodward. The defensive highlight was a "perfect strike" from right fielder Erica Percich to Leah Evans to second baseman Katie Earley, robbing a Brave runner of a double.

The Wolverines led 3-1 before adding four in the fifth through "timely" hits, Woodward said. Summer Ausilio and Katie Carlton each went 3-for-4 with a double. Evans, Melissa Peacock and Jessica Peacock also went 3-for-4.

Melissa Peacock continued her dominance from the mound, giving up no bases on balls while moving the ball "all around the plate," Woodward said. Peacock has allowed only six walks since the start of the season.

Friday Harbor leads the Northwest A League with a 6-1 record.

Earley’s 7th-inning 3-bagger
lifts Friday Harbor over Concrete

Senior Katie Earley cranked a triple in the bottom of the seventh inning, driving in the winning run in the Friday Harbor softball team’s 13-12 squeaker over Concrete Friday, April 6. The conference-leading Wolverines (4-1) move one-half game ahead of the (3-1) Lions in the Northwest A League standings.

Friday Harbor led 12-6, before a six-run rally by the Lions in the top of the seventh. After a pop-out, Erica Percich belted the ball up the middle for a single.

Earley, who doesn't have many extra-base hits this season, was thinking long-ball, even with the count 3-2. "I wanted it to go to the fence," she said.

Earley came close to her goal: She rocketed the ball over the head of Concrete's left-center fielder. The ball bounced and hit the fence 250 feet from the plate, allowing plenty of time for. Percich to cross the plate standing. "That ball was crushed," said Friday Harbor coach Vic Woodward.

Hits by Summer Ausilio, Katie Carlton, Kiyo Peterman and Leah Evans propelled the Wolverines to a 7-1 lead early in the game.

Softball schedule change:

The rained out game at Darrington has been rescheduled for April 12.

Vikings halt Wolverine winning streak

posted 04/4/01
Orcas took advantage of a half-dozen Friday Harbor errors and handed the Wolverines their first loss of the season, Tuesday, April 3. The Vikings trimmed their cross-water rivals 9-7.

"We didn’t hit the ball well and didn’t field it very well," said Friday Harbor coach Vic Woodward. "They (Orcas) hit nice line drives."

Trying a bit too intensely to beat their traditional foes probably contributed to the Wolverines’ committing the errors. "That’s uncharacteristic of the way we’ve been playing," Woodward said.

Friday Harbor is 3-1 in league play and 6-1 overall. Orcas improves to 2-3 in conference action and 4-3 for the season.

Wolverines club Cubs 15-0

posted 03/31/01
Five Friday Harbor batters rapped extra-base hits as the Wolverine softball team routed Sedro-Woolley 15-0 Friday, March 30. The Wolverines, who are averaging 14.7 runs per game while limiting foes to 3.5, notched their fifth consecutive 10-run-ruling victory.

Melissa Peacock and Leah Evans cracked triples for the Wolverines and Jessica Peacock, Katie Earley and Maggie Foley smacked doubles.

Friday Harbor boosted its record to 6-0.

Girls just want to have fun

Posing for a team photo after their victory Saturday, March 24, Friday Harbor's softball team showed their spirit if not their balance.

The real team photo is posted on the same page as the schedule.

Wolverines whomp Lions

posted 03/26/01
Melissa Peacock and Sissy Carlton's pitching and an extremely stingy defense boosted Friday Harbor to a 16-1 romp by Snohomish County Christian Saturday, March 24.

The Wolverine "Hit-A-Thon" resumed as Summer Ausilio and Kiyo Peterman's homers highlighted an 8-run second inning.

"Leah Evans continued her hot hitting to all fields with a 3-for-4 effort, including a home run," said Friday Harbor coach Vic Woodward.

Kelsea Peterman, Sissy Carlton and Erica Percich also added extra base hits for the Wolverines.

"Every player on the roster contributed either offensively or defensively in an excellent team win," Woodward said.

Friday Harbor upped its record to 5-0 overall.

Wolverine softball team
whips Wildcats

posted 03/23/01
Friday Harbor's softball squad earned its third 10-run-rule in four outings by routing Archbishop Murphy 16-4 Thursday, March 22. The Wolverines improved to 3-0 in Northwest A League play and 4-0 overall.

Friday Harbor softball squad
clobbers Coupeville 25-6

posted 03/22/01
The Friday Harbor softball team didn't 10-run Coupeville in a conference contest Tuesday, March 20: The Wolverine batters cranked out more than 25 hits and nearly 20-runned the Wolves in the 25-6 road victory.

"It was a Hit-A-Thon," Friday Harbor coach Vic Woodward. "Our players were hitting line drives all over the park."

Summer Ausilio came one base shy of hitting for the cycle. Her coach and teammates didn't mind though: The junior led off the game with a solo homer, added a grand slam, another home run, a double and a single. Ausilio drove in seven runs and scored four times while going 5-for-5.

Leah Evans smacked two homers -- a solo and three-run -- and finished 4-for-4 with four RBI.

The hits weren't due to poor fielding by the Wolves. "Those balls were roped," Woodward said.

Melissa Peacock went 3-for-3 with one hit a double while continuing her mastery of the mound, allowing one walk. "She's just getting better and better," her coach said.

Katie Earley was 2-for-2 with a triple and Erica Percich hit 3-for-4. A goal post base robbed Kiyo Peterman of a homer: She finished 3-for-4 and a triple.

The Wolverines, who improve to 2-0 in Northwest A League play and 3-0 overall, have outscored their opponents 57-20. Woodward believes his and assistant coach Kevin Carlton's extra emphasis on hitting in practices is working. "I guess some concepts are getting together there," he said.

Friday Harbor's next chance to slug is 12:30 p.m. Saturday, March 24 in a home game against Snohomish County Christian.

Wolverines 10-run Tigers

posted 03/13/01
Melissa Peacock didn't give up a walk and rapped a bases-clearing triple to close Friday Harbor softball team's 13-2 victory over Granite Falls Friday, March 16. The host Wolverines (2-0) won in the fifth inning via the 10-run rule.

Ausilio raps grand slam in softball win

posted 03/14/01
Summer Ausilio cracked a grand slam as the Friday Harbor High School softball team beat La Conner 19-14 in a home and season opener, Tuesday, March 13.

Friday Harbor High School Softball Schedule Spring 2001
DATE	OPPONENT	TIME
March 10	at Lakewood Jamboree	TBA
March 13	LaConner	4:15 p.m.	HOME
March 16	Granite Falls	4:15 p.m.	HOME
March 20	at Coupeville	3:30 p.m.
March 22	at Archbishop Murphy	3:30 p.m.
March 24	Snohomish County Christian	12:30 p.m.	HOME
March 27	at Darrington	3:30 p.m.
March 30	Sedro-Woolley	4:15 p.m.	HOME
April 3	at Orcas	4:15 p.m.
April 6	Concrete	4:30 p.m.	HOME
April 13	at La Conner	3:30 p.m.
April 17	at Granite Falls	3:30 p.m.
April 18	Coupeville	4:30 p.m.	HOME
April 24	Archbishop Murphy	4:30 p.m.	HOME
April 27	Darrington	4:30 p.m.	HOME
May 1	at Sedro-Woolley	3:30 p.m.
May 4	Orcas	3 p.m.	HOME
May 5	at Tacoma Baptist	1:30 p.m.
May 8	at Concrete	3:30 p.m.
May 12	Lynden (DH)	noon	HOME
May 19	Tri-District Tournament	TBA
May 25-26	TBA	State Finals - Spokane

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