Countdown to Morgan's return

Sunday, March 8, 2009

Fw: [VIRC] Pirates!!!!

Derek Wegner

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From: Jeff Hoyt

Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2009 13:42:11

Subject: [VIRC] Pirates!!!!

In case you haven't heard, Vashon's Pirate boys are bringing home the

Island's first-ever state basketball championship trophy this

afternoon from Yakima. They utterly dominated their competition in

the tournament, ending with a resounding 49-24 thrashing of the

King's of Shoreline in the championship game last night. Up 24-15 at

the half, Vashon's suffocating defense didn't allow the King's to

score a single point in the third quarter, holding them scoreless for

over 12 minutes while putting the game away.



PI sports columnist (and Islander) Art Thiel just called to tell me

that his column in tomorrow's PI will be devoted to the Pirates and

he has arranged an interview with Coach Sears for later this

afternoon. If you've never read Art, he is (in my opinion) one of the

best sportswriters on the planet. This piece will be a real treat to

read so don't miss it.



I've also heard on the grapevine that the boys will arrive on the

3:20 ferry this afternoon in a variety of vans. That would put them

at the high school in the 3:50 to 4:00 zone if you'd like to drop by

and show your support. There will also undoubtedly be some kind of

celebration tomorrow at school that hopefully can include parents and

members of the community. No details on that yet.



At a time when good news has been, well...scarce...our boys have

given the Island something to rally around. I'll let you know if

their tentative arrival time changes.

Jeff Hoyt


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