Blaine holds 3-school track meet, soccer and baseball finish season

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Mount Baker and Sehome came to the Blaine High School stadium to compete in a small three-school track and field meet April 28. Blaine won the 4-by-400 meter relay and Borderites placed in individual events. 

Beckum Bleazard, Connor Hettinga, Brazil Moreno and Josiah Weeda led the boys 4-by-400 ahead of two Sehome teams with a time of 4:06.15. Blaine’s 4-by-100 team of Raymond Ben, Jackson Dickie-Taylor, Jakob Karhinen and David Connors took second to Mount Baker in 53.58 seconds.

Moreno also took third in the individual 400-meter in 55.91 seconds behind two Sehome seniors. Freshman Ian Tuski won the 300-meter hurdles in 54.27 seconds. Freshmen Bleazard and Colby Shipp tied for second in the high jump with personal records of 5 feet, 8 inches. 

Seniors Eleeshiyah Faulkner and Brielle Solomon took second and third in the 100-meter hurdles in 17.44 and 20.62 seconds. Faulkner also won the 300-meter hurdles in 46.99 seconds. Sophomore Deja Dube finished third in the girls discus with a distance of 81 feet, 7 inches. 

Blaine swept the girls javelin, as junior Madeleine Ernst won with a distance of 95 feet, 3 inches. Seniors Kylie Lovrich and Paige Linhares took second and third with 81 feet, 2 inches and 67 feet, 4 inches. Ernst also tied for second in the high jump with freshman teammate Kaitlyn Harrington at 4 feet, 6 inches. Both jumps were personal records for the athletes. Junior Mayako Periera won the pole vault with a 7-foot vault. Freshman Makenna Lausier took third with a personal record of 6 feet, 6 inches. Pereira also took second in the triple jump reaching 27 feet, 5 inches.

The team will compete next in the 1A district meet at Lynden Christian Wednesday, May 11 and Friday, May 13.

Soccer

The Borderites lost their final game of the regular season 7-2 to Ferndale. They finished the season 3-12.

Blaine will play the winner of Mount Baker-Nooksack Valley game 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 10 at the Blaine High School stadium.

Baseball

On the back of a two-loss doubleheader April 30, the Borderites beat Ferndale 11-9 in their final game of the regular season May 3 at Pipeline Fields. The win gave them an 8-12 overall record heading into the playoffs. 

Blaine will face University Prep 12:30 p.m. Saturday, May 7 at Sehome High School in the first round.

Softball

The Lady Borderites beat Mount Vernon 9-7 at home April 29 and Anacortes 5-2 on the road May 3. 

Blaine have two games left in their regular season, Sehome Thursday, May 5 at Pipeline and Ferndale Monday, May 9 at Ferndale. Both games are at 4 p.m. They are 7-9.

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