In the shadow of last year’s season-ending defeat to Sehome, Blaine found themselves once again facing “win and in” postseason stakes on Thursday, Oct. 27, as they hosted the Mariners for a bit of déjà vu.

Twenty boxes of archeological material sit with a private archeologist hired by the Birch Bay Water and Sewer District (BBWSD) as district officials decide what to do with the artifacts found during a major sewer line replacement through Birch Bay State Park.