Blaine spring sports is in full swing, with the weather finally cooperating to allow all seven teams to see action this week. Girls golf hosted six Northwest Conference (NWC) teams at Semiahmoo Golf and Country Club, and softball and baseball started the season with a weekend of wins.
Blaine High School senior Kaitlyn Harrington, a volleyball standout, committed to play collegiately at Skagit Valley College, Blaine Athletics announced on March 24.
Harrington was a force for the Borderites under first-year head coach KJ Assink, earning All-NWC Second Team honors for her excellent senior season. She averaged 8.8 kills and one ace per game.
Blaine girls golf finished fourth out of seven teams at Semiahmoo Golf and Country club on March 25, with junior Thora Engen leading the way for the Borderites with a score of 51 over the nine-hole match.
Meridian won the day with a combined team score of 270, with Blaine shooting a combined team score of 326.
Two Blaine golfers, Natalia Richards-Perhatch and Adeline Holley, competed in the first varsity match of their young careers, shooting a 75 and 80, respectively. Hannah Phelps-McDonald shot a 62, Olivia Tanjuaquio shot a 66 and Megan Rosenberger shot a 72.
The next match for girls golf will be at Sudden Valley Golf and Country Club in Bellingham on Monday, March 31. The first tee is at 3 p.m.
Boys soccer couldn’t find a rhythm against Squalicum on March 25, losing 6-0. The Borderites had trouble stopping Squalicum forward Isaac Grimes, who scored a hat-trick.
The Borderites couldn’t seem to get the ball out of their own half of the field, and dropped to 0-4-0 to start the season.
Blaine’s next game will be on the road against Lynden Christian on Thursday, March 27 before hosting Nooksack Valley on Saturday, March 29.
Blaine baseball started the season on March 20 with a 18-0 drubbing of Orcas Island, then a pair of home wins against Coupeville (12-0) and Mt. Vernon (5-3) during a weekend doubleheader on March 22.
The Borderites were handed its first loss of the season on March 25 against Ferndale, losing 4-0 and being held to just three hits. Catcher Evan Yates was responsible for two of those three hits, as the Borderites were shut down offensively by Ferndale pitcher Nolan Boleak, who struck out 10 batters.
Blaine baseball will be on the road for the next two games, facing Meridian on Thursday, March 27 at 4 p.m., then Lynden on Tuesday, April 1 at 4 p.m.
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