Spartan hoopsters bound for state
With an overflow crowd exhorting them on, the Stanwood Spartans (16-6) took it to the Arlington Eagles last Wednesday evening and then, three nights later, they overcame an early-on hesitancy to beat Cascade and qualify for the state tournament for the first time since the 2001- 2002 campaign. Full Story
Records set during ‘Great State’ swim meet
Performing at a level unprecedented in Stanwood High School history, the boys’ nine-man swim team had four individual swimmers and two relay squads advance to the finals to finish 15th out of 52 4A schools in the state of Washington last weekend. Full Story
Charboneau, Mather become first-ever SHS placers at Mat Classic
Laura Charboneau and Casey Mather became the first Spartan girl wrestlers in the history of Stanwood High School to place at the Mat Classic.
A third state participant – Whitney Weinert - came within one match of garnering a medal as well. Full Story
Gee earns sixth at state grappling tourney
Senior Brad Gee secured a sixth place at the state wrestling championships, Mat Classic XXII, after coming back through the consolation bracket last Saturday night. Full Story
Gee moves on to state with regional third place
Out of a four-man Stanwood High contingent, only 189-pounder Brad Gee emerged from the Region I 4A Wrestling Tournament to represent the Spartans at Mat Classic XXII in Tacoma last week. (See related story above.)
Fellow Sparts Joe Eidsness, Jarred Studley and Wade Weinert also participated in the showdown at Auburn High, but none advanced to the medal round. Full Story
Spartan trio earns two titles at district regionals
A pair of Stanwood sophomores and a junior qualified for Mat Classic XXII girls’ wrestling tournament with powerful performances at the regional tourney held at Sedro-Woolley High School on Sat., Feb. 13. Full Story
Six swimmers move on to state after WesCo
The Stanwood High boys’ swim team qualified 10 swimmers and two alternates for the finals in the WesCo District Swim Championships and eventually took sixth place in the 14-team meet. Six of those young men advanced to the state swim meet, thus becoming the largest state contingent in SHS history. (See article on page A6.) Full Story
