Sports roundup: Blaine spring sports onto playoffs, softball takes first loss

from The Northern Light: May 4-10, 2023

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Baseball

Blaine boys baseball lost its last game of the regular season 4-3 to the Overlake Owls at Marymoor Park in Redmond May 1. Three days before, the team beat the Bellingham Bayhawks 16-1 at Bellingham High School.

The Borderites face the King’s Knights May 6 in the first round of the district 1/2 1A tournament. The game is at 10 a.m. at Joe Martin Stadium in Bellingham. The boys will play again at 3 p.m. at either Joe Martin or Sehome High School depending on whether they win their first game.

Blaine finished its regular season with a 13-6 overall record and 10-5 in conference.

Boys soccer

Boys soccer beat the Nooksack Pioneers 4-0 at Nooksack Valley Elementary School April 26. Then the boys beat the Mount Baker Mountaineers 10-0 at home on senior night May 1 to close out their regular season.

As the first seed, the team will play the winner of Mount Baker and Nooksack Valley at 12:30 p.m. May 6 at the Blaine High School stadium. If Blaine wins, it advances to the district 1 1A championship at 5 p.m. May 9 at Blaine High School.

The team finished its regular season with 9-2-2 overall and 7-1 in conference.

Girls softball

The Lady Borderites lost their first game of the season 4-2 to the Burlington-Edison Tigers April 28 at Pipeline Fields in Blaine. The girls bounced back against the conference.

The Blaine track and field team traveled to the Sunny and 70! Invitational track meet at Lakewood High School April 29. Results can be found at bit.ly/3NDZfMv.

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