Nine treys give Arlington girls win over Stilly rivals
A dominating performance by the Arlington girls basketball team gave them a one-game advantage over Stanwood in Wesco North standings.
The teams entered the Jan. 2 meeting locked at 1-1 in league play, but home court advantage wasn’t enough for Stanwood. A 67-33 Arlington win showed the Eagles to be the better team that night.
Three-point shooting proved to be a huge part of Arlington’s success. Senior Sheryl Scheppele, one of the team’s most consistent three-point shooters, had a red-hot performance, hitting five shots from beyond the arc to lead Arlington with 17 points.
Her strong shooting plus solid defensive play gave Arlington an almost 3-to-1 advantage by the end of the first quarter. The defense held strong throughout the game and Stanwood only broke into double figures in the fourth quarter when it was too little, too late.
Scheppele did not have a monopoly on the trey against Stanwood, however. Her teammates, senior Kyra Prause and junior Quinn Kesselring each had two as well, for a total of 27 Arlington points coming from three-point range.
Kesselring had 14 points for Arlington and Prause had 12.
Soccer club offers classes for kickers
Washington Rush Soccer Club is holding its School of Excellence for boys and girls ages 8 to 11 to develop their soccer skills.
There will be six sessions running from January through March at Lake Stevens High School with the first class beginning Jan. 11.
The cost is $85, which includes a T-shirt and a ball or a $20 drop in fee.
For more information or to register, visit their Web site at www.pacificpremierfc.com.
Crusader softball holds hitting clinics
The Stilly Valley Crusaders U12 softball team is hosting a softball hitting clinic as a fundraiser to help support a new indoor baseball/softball training facility.
The team, made up of many players from last summer’s state championship all-star fastpitch team, is converting an old storage building owned by Cuz Concrete for year-round softball training. The funds raised from this particular hitting clinic will help equip the Crusaders U12 team, which is just joining ASA softball.
According to Crusaders coach Steve McDonald, the former warehouse has been made available by the owner of Cuz Concrete, who has a daughter on another Crusaders team.
“A lot of parents have spent a lot of their own time and Cuz Concrete has spent a lot of its own money trying to convert into usable space for the girls,” McDonald said.
The facility is located behind Jet Landscaping in Arlington. The hitting clinic is open to girls ages 6 to 18 with two separate sessions Jan. 17 and Feb. 21. The cost is $50 per session.
For more information or to register for the clinics, contact Kim Mosley at 360-618-3275 or e-mail her at kim_mosley@comcast.net.
Lake Stevens crew holds open house
The North Cascades Crew rowing club is opening its boathouse doors to anyone curious about the sport.
People ages 13 and older are invited to drop by or pre-register for a Jan. 10 learn to row event at the North Cove Boat Launch in Lake Stevens. The open house will operate from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at a cost of $10. E-mail info@northcascadescrew.com or call 866-894-6596 for more info.
