After fits and starts to the season due to persistent rain cancellations, the spring sports season is in full bloom, with great performances from the Borderites on the diamond and the links.
Blaine baseball has only played three of its first five scheduled games due to poor weather, and hosted its home opener at Pipeline Field on Tuesday against Northwest Conference 3A rival Ferndale.
The visiting Golden Eagles jumped out to a 6-0 lead after the first half-inning, and while Blaine was able to get one back with a Josh Cochran single and series of steals and wild pitches, it wasn’t enough.
Ferndale won, 14-1, and the Borderites will continue to seek its first home win.
In the game prior, the Borderites were the one to put up 14 runs, defeating Burlington-Edison 14-6 on Friday, March 20.
Down 2-0 after the second inning, Blaine’s offense exploded for 14 runs over the next three innings, thanks to some solid plate discipline that allowed 14 walks. Sophomore center fielder George Streeter led the way on offense with three hits and three runs scored.
On the mound, junior lefty Josh Cochran went three innings, striking out seven batters, and Aaron Garza had a stellar relief appearance, covering the final four innings, striking out nine batters and earning his first save of the season.
Blaine takes on Meridian at 4:30 on Thursday, March 26, at Pipeline Fields (after press time) and is scheduled for two more home games: 1 p.m. Saturday, March 28, against Orcas Island and 4:30 p.m. Monday, March 30, against Lynden.
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Another victim of nasty weather cancellations, boys golf held its first match of the season on its home course of Semiahmoo Golf and Country Club on Tuesday, March 24.
The Borderites finished the eight-team Northwest Conference battle in seventh with a team score of 486. Burlington-Edison came in first with a team score of 398.
Leading the way for the Borderites was Peyton Bouma, who placed 13th overall in a field of 47 golfers. Bouma shot an 85 on the blustery course.
Next up for boys golf is a showdown against Meridian at 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 31, at North Bellingham Golf Course, 205 W. Smith Road.
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Blaine softball finally got its season started on Friday, March 20 with a road double-header in Centralia after its first two games were canceled due to inclement weather.
The double-header started with a 10-0 loss to Napavine, but the Borderites bounced back against Tenino with a resounding 15-7 victory.
The Borderites smacked five home runs, with seniors Aaliyah Bowman and Mesa Puls each supplying a pair of dingers.
Leanna Sacknoff doubled and hit a home run, and freshman Charley Bakker earned her first varsity win as pitcher.
Against Bellingham, the Borderites earned another resounding win, this time by a whopping 18-0 margin on Monday, March 23.
Bakker earned another pitching win, and drove in three runs on offense.
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