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Fishermen sweep LaCenter 201-239 for second straight win

LACENTER - Ilwaco won their second consecutive golf match by soundly defeating Trico League foe LaCenter 201-239, an average of 7.6 strokes per player. Ryan Kukula was medalist with a par round of 37 and Ross Kukula was second with a 39. He tied fellow freshman Anthony Yoder, who also fired a 39 to spark the Fishermen's win.

Patrick Whealdon came in fourth with a 42 and Clark Wilson was fifth with a 44 as the top five Fishermen scorers all bettered LaCenter's leading round. The Wildcats' top performer, Cooper Bars, shot a 45 on their home course at Tri-Mountain and tied Ryan Tapio, Ilwaco's sixth place golfer who also carded a 45.

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Early match a runaway for Fishermen golfer

SURFSIDE - In what is believed to be the earliest sports contest in the history of Ilwaco High School to start a school year the Fishermen golf team defeated Ridgefield 337-364 in an 18-hole match Aug. 26 in Surfside. Medalist honors went to Patrick Whealdon with a 79, Ridgefield's Brett Johnson fired an 84 and then it was all Ilwaco as freshmen Clark Wilson and Anthony Yoder came in with rounds of 85 and Ryan Tapio shot an 88.
Elias Blume fired a 106 in junior varsity competition and Kenneth Sheldon shot a 94 and Taylor Schisler a 106 in middle school exhibition match play. Coach Dan Whealdon said, "The weather was superb and this was a great way to get our season underway. It showed that our freshmen know how to compete and I'm excited about the upcoming season."

Football schedules and info

You can find the 2009 schedules for Naselle & Ilwaco varsity football over at the Friday Night Sights football blog. Check there throughout the season for game previews Friday afternoons and Saturday morning for game recaps, player blog posts and photos.

In the posts below you'll find the schedules of all other local high school sports for the fall season.

2009 Naselle cross country schedule

September 12 Knappa Invitational Noon
September 17 Castle Rock 4 p.m. *
September 19 Western Oregon University Invitational
September 24 Montesano 4 p.m. *
September 26 Nike Pre-National at Portland
October 1 Kalama 4 p.m. *
October 3 Beacat Classic at Chehalis
October 8 Northwest Christian 4 p.m. *
October 15 Wahkiakum 4 p.m. *
October 22 League at Ocosta 4 p.m. *
October 31 District at St. Martins University
November 7 State at Pasco

* Middle School will also compete.

2009 Naselle varsity volleyball schedule

September 8 Ilwaco Home
September 11 Yakima Volleyball Festival
September 14 3 Rivers Christ. Home *
September 15 South Bend Away *
September 17 Mossyrock Home
September 21 Wahkiakum Away
September 24 Raymond Away *
September 29 Valley Home *
October 5 3 Rivers Christ. Away *
October 8 Valley Away *
October 13 NW Christian Away *
October 15 Raymond Home *
October 22 North Beach Home *
October 24 Adna Tourney Away
October 26 Ocosta Away *
October 28 South Bend Home *

All games start around 7 p.m., preceeded by JV matches
*Denotes Pacific Lague matches

2009 Ilwaco boys golf schedule

September 3 LaCenter Away
September 7 Aberdeen Away
September 14 Mountain View Away
September 25 Stevenson Away
September 26 Surfside Invite Home
September 29 Prairie Away
October 1 LaCenter Home
October 19-20 District Montesano