Washington State University was ousted from the Men’s College World Series in a 7-2 loss to Arkansas June 7 in Fayetteville. But not before Friday Harbor’s Richie Ochoa made his presence known in college baseball’s premier post-season event.
The San Juan County Planning Commission will have its chance to weigh in before the County Council settles on a work plan for the pending update of the Critical Areas Ordinance. On Tuesday, the council postponed its decision on the five-part work plan to allow for modifications based on the results of Thursday’s meeting with the Planning Commission. That public meeting begins at 8:45 a.m. at the headquarters of San Juan Island Fire Department on Mullis Street.
Kelsey Barnes finished in the middle of the pack. Freshman Jadyn Slack crashed the party. And senior Kayla Short bested last year’s finish at State by two spots, as all three Wolverines held their own at the Division 1A State Track and Field Championships May 28 and 29 on the campus of Eastern Washington University.
Australia. Great Britain. British Columbia. No, we’re not talking about the Olympics, but rather the San Juan Island Marathon and its companion event, the Half-Marathon. Odds are there’ll be more than a few hearty souls from overseas and north of the border in the field this Sunday when the starting gun sounds. Several are already registered.
Vehicle speed and alcohol are believed to be “contributing factors” in Monday’s fatal car crash near Cattle Point Road and Madden Lane, and the case is being investigated as a “potential vehicular homicide,” Sheriff Bill Cumming said Tuesday. Dana Kempton, identified by the Sheriff’s Department as possibly being the driver of a car that crashed about 6:30 p.m. near the intersection of Cattle Point Road and Madden Lane, killing a passenger, was released Tuesday from Harborview Medical Center after treatment for his injuries.
One man was killed and his passenger injured Monday in a single-car rollover crash on Cattle Point Road near Madden Lane.
At about 6:30 p.m., the San Juan County Sheriff’s Emergency Dispatch received a call from a witness of the single-vehicle rollover crash. Emergency personnel from San Juan EMS, Fire District 3 and Sheriff’s deputies responded to the scene.
A 19-year-old San Juan Island woman was flown off-island late Wednesday with serious head injuries following a single-car crash near the intersection of Harrison Street and Warbass Way. According to Sheriff Bill Cumming, Pauliena Flanery was traveling alone at the time of the crash, which occurred at about 9:30 p.m. Flanery, who authorities believe was not wearing a seat belt, suffered serious though not life-threatening head injuries and possible chest injuries as well, Cumming said.
With a deadline drawing near, San Juan County officials hope to avoid turning the solid-waste transfer station on San Juan Island into a drop-box facility by building a cover over the tipping floor. And they’re hoping the Town of Friday Harbor will pay for it.
Local businesses will have greater access to the resources and guidance of the Economic Development Council thanks to a financial contribution from the county’s 2260 Fund. The County Council voted 4-2 Tuesday to contribute $8,400 from the fund, which is dedicated to financing public projects that foster economic development, to the EDC to increase its executive director’s hours.
The season came to a screeching halt for the Friday Harbor softball team in back-to-back losses to Nooksack Valley at the District playoffs May 15 in Sedro-Woolley. The Wolverines can take some solace away from the playoffs, however, as they sandwiched a convincing 14-1, five-inning victory over Coupeville in between.
With a berth at State up for grabs and the season on the line, Friday Harbor’s Shawn Cutting turned in what may have been his best performance of the year on the mound. Unfortunately for the Wolverines, Cascade Christian southpaw Stephen Mahnken had the game of his life.
It’s do-or-die time for the Friday Harbor baseball team. The Wolverines just missed clinching a berth at the state 1A tournament May 8. Meridian’s John Murphy stroked a pinch-hit double in the eighth inning to lift the Trojans to a 4-3 extra-inning victory in the District 1 championship game in Blaine. As District 1 runner-up, Friday Harbor (17-4 overall, 14-1 league) will face Cascade Christian in the opening round of the Tri-District tournament May 15 at Sehome. The winner will earn a trip to State, while the season will come to a close for the loser.
It’s not the outcome the Wolverines had hoped for. But the timing and the competition couldn’t have been better as the Friday Harbor softball team gears up for post-season play on the heels of a decisive 10-2 defeat by Adna in their regular-season finale May 8 at home.
