The fall regular season is almost wrapped up, with just a few football games remaining before postseason gets into full swing. Multiple Blaine teams will head into the postseason next week with a chance at securing a state playoff berth on the line.
Blaine football wasn’t able to overcome a strong Mt. Baker team, losing 49-20 on October 24. With the win over the Borderites, Mt. Baker claimed the 1A Northwest Conference (NWC) Championship that was given to the team with the best regular season record.
Blaine sophomore quarterback Connor Brown finished the game with three touchdown passes, 272 yards passing and completed 20 of 33 attempts. Sophomore receiver Hunter Candanoza led the team with five receptions for 108 yards.
The loss put Blaine at 2-6 (0-3 NWC) with two games remaining on the regular season schedule, both on the road against Meridian at 7 p.m. Thursday, October 30 (after press time) and Lakewood on Friday, November 7.
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The girls soccer team was shut out in its final regular season game, losing 4-0 on the road against Bellingham on
October 23.
It was the Bayhawks’ fifth consecutive win, and the Borderites dropped to a 5-12 (3-12 NWC) record to finish the season. Despite the underwhelming record by season’s end, Blaine’s three conference wins all came against 1A opponents Meridian, Nooksack Valley and Mt. Baker. If Blaine can repeat its success against those teams in the postseason, the Borderites have a chance to make a deep run in the District 1 1A tournament.
The Borderites host Nooksack Valley at Borderite Stadium at 11 a.m. Saturday, November 1. On November 5, the winner will face the winner of the Lynden Christian versus Meridian game.
The Borderites dropped a hard-fought, five-set game to Mt. Vernon at home on October 27, losing the final set by a score of 16-14.
Blaine had to battle from behind all night as it lost the first set to Mt. Vernon 25-21 before it came back to win the second and fourth sets in electrifying fashion, 25-20 and 26-24.
Junior Teia Dube led the team with 16 kills and 34 digs, and senior Carly Saunders had a solid all-around performance with nine kills, 20 digs, five aces and three blocks.
Blaine’s final home game of the season was scheduled on Wednesday, October 29 against Oak Harbor (after press time).
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Blaine cross-country competed at the Northwest Conference Championships on October 22.
Sophomore Emmanuel Rios-Martinez earned the fastest time for a Borderite in the five-kilometer race and finished 48th out of 119 with a time of 17:23.7. Junior Steven Phelps-McDonald had the next best time for Blaine, finishing 79th with a time of 18:39.8.
