A loss to tough Darrington ends the year for the North Beach High girls basketball team, just short of the state tournament. Led by seniors Tahnee McCrory and Nicole Mosley, the Lady Hyaks finished the year with a sparkling 21-5 record. Daily World story:

Jennifer Law finished second in the State, and Sawyer Reed fourth. Photos of the North Beach high senior wrestlers at the Tacoma Dome by Jody Cadle (click on photos for larger images):

North Beach High star wrestler Jennifer Law just won a semi-final match (6-4) to earn a spot in tonight’s championship. It won’t be easy: She goes against Raney Lepper of Mount Baker High, who had three first-round pins to demolish her competition today. The powerful, cool Law will shoot to be North Beach’s first state champ, with the title match scheduled for 7:40 p.m.

Sawyer Reed pinned his first opponent, but lost in the second round; he still has a chance for third place in the 285 pound/heavyweight division. *Update: Reed finishes fourth in the state.

*Update: Law loses in finals, 9-6.

North Beach High star wrestler Jennifer Law won her third consecutive regional  title yesterday, and goes on to the state tournament. The Lady Hyaks girls basketball team toughed out an overtime win over Pe Ell, and play again Thursday night in Rochester; another win gets them to the state tournament.

Sawyer Reed won the heavyweight regional championship, and is the only boys qualifier for next weekend’s “Mat Classic” state tournament, in Tacoma.

With a packed gym roaring, the North Beach High girls were up over Naselle by seven points in the third quarter, but then . . . star Tahnee McCrory got into foul trouble, sat on the bench as the lead dwindled. She came back in the game in the fourth quarter, only to quickly get her fifth foul. With her out of the game, the Lady Hyaks had a tough time scoring. A calm Naselle team kept coming back, and hit some clutch shots to take a close, tough game. North Beach fell to 17-2 on the year, with the only two losses against Naselle.

It was an even tougher loss, as it was “Senior Night,” with Tahnee, Nicole Mosley, Melanie Hahn and Kelsey Moore honored in an emotional pre-game ceremony.

One of the finest sports seasons in North Beach High history is continuing, as the girls basketball team made it 16-1 on the season with a close home win over Raymond, last night. Only three more games in the regular season, then we’ll see how far the Lady Hyaks can take this amazing season, in the tournaments . . .  Daily World coverage of last night’s game:

The North Beach High girls basketball team won again, on Thursday night, and are now a stunning 15-1 on the season. The Lady Hyaks are at home tonight, against Raymond.

Friday night, the boys basketballers lost a road game, falling to 8-9 for the season. Daily World coverage:

The North Beach High girls basketball team took its record to 14-1 on the season with a 45-28 win over Northwest Christian last night. Another powerful, all-around game from Tahnee McCrory, who showed off a nice shooting touch, strong rebounding, slick passing and dive-for-the-ball hustle. The Daily World story:

OYEHUT — A strong defense with balanced rebounding and a well-executed offense in the second quarter allowed North Beach to topple Northwest Christian in Pacific League play on Friday.

North Beach High hosts the “Bash at the Beach” multi-school wrestling tournament, all day Saturday. The wrestling begins at 10 a.m., with championship rounds to begin around 5 p.m. It’s a rare home match for the Hyaks, who have been wrestling on the road all season. They do also have a “Senior Night” match vs Hoquiam at North Beach on Monday.

North Beach boys and girls teams both win championship games of the Holiday With the Hyaks basketball tournament. The boys team, now 6-4 on the year, Christy Moore photo:

Koren Forland photo of the girls, moments after upping their record to 11-0: