Cross country best-ever sixth in state

By Tom Scanlon
Posted Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009 at 9:01 AM

From today’s Daily World coverage of the state championship cross country meet, held yesterday in Pasco:

North Beach’s Derek Moore came away with the best finish for any Twin Harbors runner on the day, leading the Hyaks to a sixth place team finish in the B boys meet.
Moore earned a podium spot with a 12th-place finish at 17:50, with South Bend’s Nathan Rogers alsoearning a spot on the podium in 14th at 17:52. The Hyaks’ Ben Grover took 20th at 18:18, with teammates Zack Deibel (39th at 18:37), Skyler Whipple (64th at 19:11) and Cody James (89th at 19:46) scoring for the team.
Hyak coach Rick Leighty was pleased with Moore’s finish as well as the team’s best team finish in school history. “He probably ran a near-perfect race,” said Leighty, who noted that some of the runners were ill. “He settled into the top 15 and, in the last half-mile, started to pluck guys off to finish 12th.
“We set a goal for fourth place, but we’re happy with sixth,” Leighty added.

Mitchell McConkey took 55th place for Ocosta at 18:57, with two North Beach runners finishing, but not scoring for the team — Joseph Wagner (109th at 20:28) and Dylan Hearn (113th at 20:42).

Cross country team to state!

By Tom Scanlon
Posted Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009 at 3:04 PM

From coach Rick Leighty:

By finishing third in the District IV 2B Cross Country Championships, the Hyak Boys became the first North Beach Cross Country team to qualify two consecutive years for the State. The State Championships will be held on Saturday, November 7^th, at Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco.

The District Championships were held in less than ideal conditions at Evergreen State College on October 31^st. The North Beach boys were prepared for the adverse conditions and despite many slips and falls on the soggy, muddy course the Hyaks continued to attack the course and achieved their pre-meet goals. Ben Grover lead the way with a 7^th place finish, followed by Derek Moore in 8^th and Zach Deibel in 18^th. All three finishes would have earned individual trips to the State Meet if the team had not qualified. The four other North Beach runners for the day also had outstanding runs with Skyler Whipple coming home 25^th, Joseph Wagner 31^st, Dylan Hearn 36^th, and Cody James 37^th.

Football team loses in brutal conditions

By Tom Scanlon
Posted Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009 at 9:44 AM

Ocosta defeated North Beach, 38-0, in a wind-blown, rain-drenched football game at Westport last night. According to the Daily World:

The Hyaks (1-4, 1-7) came into the contest shorthanded, just 15 players suited up in the rain. Injuries, according to North Beach coach Robin Andrea, put four freshmen into the starting lineup.
“We had both quarterbacks out and had four more players out of position,” Andrea said. “I thought they did a valiant job under the circumstances. They did well with what we had.”

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Volleyball seniors

By Tom Scanlon
Posted Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009 at 4:23 PM

Fresh off a “Senior Night” match, and ready to travel for tonight’s match up against Raymond, the six North Beach High volleyball 12th graders: (left to right) Anna Moody, Amelia Mayhew, Elizabeth Thatcher, Gabbie Makinson, Christina Miller and Sarah Bonnelle.

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Cross country strong

By Tom Scanlon
Posted Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009 at 9:31 AM

From Rick Leighty, coach of the North Beach runners:

The North Beach Boy’s XC Team finished a solid second in the Pacific League Championships held at Ocosta High School on Thursday, October 22nd. Lead by Senior Derek Moore’s 4th place finish the Hyak harriers finished behind only Northwest Christian, the defending state champions. Moore’s time of 16:23 for the 2.95 mile course was the fastest ever for a Hyak on Ocosta’s course. Sophomore Ben Grover followed Moore in 7th place with a time of 17:02. The newest Hyak runner, Zack Deible, also cracked the top ten in 17:46. Dylan Hearn clocked an 18:30 for 16th, followed closely by Skyler Whipple in 17th (18:43) and Joseph Wagner 18th (18:44). The Hyak team also included Cody James, 21st with a 19:13, John Johnson 25th in 20:14, Anthony Tignino 26th (20:34), Quinton Porter 28th (20:42), and Eric Shepard 30th (23:44).

Senior Leeanna Mong led the Hyak Girl’s contingent with a 20th place finish in a personal best time of 25:53. Megan Leighty finished 24th with a 34:59 and Crystal Lynch was 25th in 37:57.

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Football team loses

By Tom Scanlon
Posted Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009 at 9:26 AM

from the Daily World: Comets 59, Hyaks 14
OYEHUT — Naselle’s run game took over in the second quarter, leading the Comets past North Beach in a Pacific League game Friday at Oyehut.
The 10th-ranked Comets’ offense accounted for 358 yards —all rushing.
“We were decimated by injuries coming in, and took a few more during the game,” said Hyak coach Robin Andrea.
Hyak quarterback Derrick Archer left the game with an injury in the fourth quarter.
Maurice Alfaro led the Hyaks with 71 yards rushing on 14 carries, including a 21-yard score in the first quarter that cut the early deficit to 7-6.
Andrea cited his defense for a strong first-quarter showing.
The Hyaks (1-3, 1-6) travel to rival Ocosta Friday.

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Volleyball last night

By Tom Scanlon
Posted Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009 at 12:38 PM

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Despite the play of Gabbie Makinson, Kaytee Case, Cari Laranang and Tahnee McCrory and nine kills by Elizabeth Thatcher (in action, below), the North Beach Lady Hyaks lost to South Bend, last night in a home match. North Beach plays at Naselle, Thursday night.

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Hyaks lose, 31-8

By Tom Scanlon
Posted Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009 at 8:42 AM

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In pretty horrible conditions, North Beach falls at home to Willapa Valley, 31-8. Bright moments for the home team: a highlight-reel interception by Joe Ray; a long TD run by Maurice Alfaro; cheerleaders who toughed it out in the rain; fans from both sides who did likewise.

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Cross country yesterday

By Tom Scanlon
Posted Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009 at 11:37 AM

North Beach runner Derek Moore finished sixth, Ben Grover eighth, Leanna Mong 14th in a cross country meet at Hoquiam yesterday.

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Great photo of the team warming up last week by ninth grader Megan Leighty, also a runner.

Full results:

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Think pink

By Tom Scanlon
Posted Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009 at 3:12 PM

After a home win last night, the North Beach High volleyball team has a match tonight at Willapa Valley. It’s a breast cancer awareness event, hence the pink on the jerseys.

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