The plan to create a medical marijuana co-op in Freeland may go up in smoke.
Citing online threats against his business and family, MedBot co-op founder Captn Blynd vowed Tuesday to make a pile of his marijuana plants, douse them with gasoline and set his buds ablaze.
South Whidbey High School and the booster club presented Jim Christensen with a certificate of appreciation during halftime of the boys basketball game against Coupeville on Tuesday, Jan. 25.
Coupeville came into Erikson Gymnasium determined to avenge a 33-31 loss to South Whidbey earlier in January.
The Wolves took a 6-4 lead in the first quarter, extended it to 27-16 at halftime and never looked back as they beat the Falcons, 51-38.
Jim Thompson fought back tears and swallowed his emotions.
Tuesday was senior night, and South Whidbey’s head wrestling coach has worked with his three senior co-captains from the time they were seventh-grade students at Langley Middle School.
Call South Whidbey’s announcer a prophet.
The Falcons won the battle of the boards, but Lakewood left with the victory in a come-from-behind win in girls basketball this week.
South Whidbey’s wrestling team lost 36-30 to Archbishop Murphy late last week in Everett, despite outstanding efforts from several on the Falcons crew.
Lakewood’s hot hand met South Whidbey’s sultan of swat.
South Whidbey led Lakewood 19-18 at halftime. The Falcon girls basketball team held onto a 28-28 tie in the third quarter, but the Cougars broke open a 13-7 fourth quarter to win.
One down, seven to go.
That’s what the South Whidbey boys basketball team is playing for — a perfect second-half of the season.
South Whidbey was flummoxed by foul trouble and lost 47-31 to Sultan High in girls basketball.
It was another successful weekend tournament for the wrestlers of South Whidbey. Out of 16 teams at the West Seattle Invitational on Jan. 15, the Falcons finished a season-high sixth place. Teams such as Enumclaw, Kingston, Eastside Catholic, Cedarcrest and Auburn were in attendance.
Riley Newman struck first but Archbishop Murphy High School had the last say in a 65-43 loss for Newman and the Falcons.
