Anthony McLean with a lay up late in the fourth quarter. Andrew Gobin/Tulalip News
By Andrew Gobin, Tulalip News
The Tulalip Heritage Hawks continue to blaze through the district championships undefeated. Tonight’s intense game was an exhilarating win as the Hawks triumphed over the Shorewood Christian Lions 86-55, advancing on to the Tri-District Championship game next week.
Robert Miles Jr with the rebound. Andrew Gobin/Tulalip News
By the end of the first quarter, the Hawks were already leading the Lions strong at 30-10, dominating the rest of the game staying ahead of the Lions by double the points. In the fourth quarter, the Lions started their assault on the Hawks, but could not get past their defense.
Bradley Fryberg with the save, he sprinted to the hoop for a lay up after this move. Andrew Gobin/Tulalip News
Dontae Jones – 4, Brandon Jones – 8, Bradley Fryberg – 9, Ayrik Miranda – 2, Trevor Fryberg – 3, Robert Miles Jr. – 19, Shawn Sanchey – 19, Keanu Hamilton – 20, Anthony McLean – 2.
Tulalip: 30, 22, 15, 19 Final 86
Shorewood: 10, 14, 14, 17 Final 55
The Tulalip Heritage Hawks will play Shorewood Christian Lions today at 3:00 p.m. at Mount Vernon Christian High School. This is the second tri-district game for district one 1B champions, the Heritage Hawks, who stand 23-1 for the season, undefeated in the post season, and are second seed for the 1B class ranking.
Dontae Jones with the rebound for Tulalip. Andrew Gobin/Tulalip News
By Andrew Gobin, Tulalip News
The Tulalip Heritage Hawks crushed the Mt. Rainier Lutheran Hawks at tonight’s game at Heritage High School in the first tri-district championship game. Both teams opened strong, keeping up with one another. Then in the last minutes of the first quarter, Tulalip pulled away, building on a 7 point lead that ended in a win by nearly 20 points, 76-48 Tulalip.
Shawn Sanchey drives to the hoop for a lay up, passing Rainier defense. Andrew Gobin/Tulalip News
The win was hard earned. Tempers flared in the first quarter, leading to taunting fouls on both teams. The second quarter they tightened up, playing a clean game with minimal fouls. It seemed like the tables might have turned with Rainier sinking nothing but three pointers, but the hawks pushed on, relentlessly driving the ball to the hoop. The third quarter was all about the fouls with both teams showing signs of fatigue, lacking precision in the execution of plays, scored 71-47 Tulalip.
Rainier fouled Brandon Jones causing him to hit the court hard in the 3rd quarter. Andrew Gobin/Tulalip News
Both teams played hard, showing their fatigue in the fourth quarter. The starters, who had played the entire game, were pulled on both teams, as the fresh players took the court. Alan Enick scored an amazing three pointer in the final minutes of the game, further sealing the win for Tulalip.
Tulalip: 22, 17, 32, 5 Total 76
Rainier: 15, 9, 23, 1 Total 48
Dontae Jones 5, Brandon Jones 8, Bradley Fryberg 19, Robert Miles Jr. 12, Shawn Sanchey 9, Keanu Hamilton 20, Alan Enick 3.
Andrew Gobin is a reporter with the See-Yaht-Sub, a publication of the Tulalip Tribes Communications Department. Email: agobin@tulaliptribes-nsn.gov Phone: (360) 716.4188
Tulalip Heritage Hawks win District One 1B Championship. Andrew Gobin/Tulalip News
Article and photos by Andrew Gobin, Tulalip News
After a great season the Tulalip Heritage Hawks dominate the District One 1B Championships, taking home the second trophy for Tulalip. Facing rival Blackhawks from Lummi in the final game, Tulalip played an intense game. The Hawks only lost one game this season, their first game this season against the Lummi Blackhawks.
The first game of the championship series was to be played against Providence Classical Christian February 8th, but was forfeit by Providence Classical advancing Heritage to the winner’s bracket. Game two pitted the Hawks against Grace Academy on February 11th, with the Hawks leading the game by 10 points, winning 61-48.
February 13th was game three, the final game for the championship title, was by far the most intense. The Hawks held a narrow lead throughout the game, and at times there was a fear of losing that lead. Driven by last year’s upset at this very game, the Hawks were not about to let their lead go without a fight.
Brandon Jones with a rebound for Tulalip. This led to a 3 point shot, maintaining their lead. Andrew Gobin/Tulalip News
Lummi won the tip off, then ten seconds into the game Bradley Fryberg with an amazing steal from the top of the key, ran the ball down the court for a lay up. Two points and Tulalip was in the lead. You can catch the replay on the Tulalip News Facebook page. The teams met as equals on the court, returning shot for shot keeping them neck and neck. It was a game decided by fouls, as are every rivalry game between the Hawks and the Blackhawks. The last three games of last year, including the championship upset, were lost within 2 points. This year, the Hawks prevailed, winning the title of District One 1B champions, advancing them on to Tri-Districts and hopefully the State Championships.
Senior Shawn Sachey said, “This is a great feeling. We worked hard as a team, Lummi was a hard team to beat, but we won. We have a good chance of going to state, but we’ll see. We haven’t played anyone from over the mountains yet.”
Brandon Jones, also a senior, said, “The game went excellent. Scoring first gave us a lot of momentum. I just want to thank God for the win.”
New addition to the team, sophomore Ayrik Miranda, said, “We came out with intensity, andwe kept that through the game.”
Head Coach Marlin Fryberg Jr. was very pleased with the way the team played, attributing the success of the game to crucial time outs he used to refocus his players.
“Anytime we lost momentum, I called a time out and regrouped the boys. We really played the way we wanted to, the way we practiced. The last four minutes of the game, three of their starters were on the bench. But it was really the foul shots, especially those last foul shots, that sealed the win.”
This is the second time the Tulalip Heritage Hawks have won the district championships, advancing to tri-districts starting February 18th.
For game times, stats, photos, and updates, checkout Tulalip News on Facebook or tulalipnews.com. Watch the games live on tulaliptv.com.
Andrew Gobin is a reporter with the See-Yaht-Sub, a publication of the Tulalip Tribes Communications Department. Email: agobin@tulaliptribes-nsn.gov Phone: (360) 716.4188
MARYSVILLE — Kaela Tyler made nine 3-pointers and finished with 35 points as Tulalip Heritage beat Quilcene in a 1B Tri-District 1/2/3 Tournament play-in game. The Hawks advance to play Neah Bay in Port Angeles on Tuesday at 7 p.m.
At Tulalip Heritage H.S.
Quilcene 4 17 6 23 — 50
Tulalip Heritage 25 14 23 4 — 66
Quilcene—Valeria 0, Kieffer 0, Burnson 1, Jones 3, Weller 20, Lawyer 0, Ray 20, Hicks 0, Bailey 6, Rayner 0. Tulalip Heritage—Katia Brown 14, Myrna Redleaf 0, Adiya Jones 10, Shania Moses 0, Michelle Iukes 1, Paris Verda 0, Desirae Williams 3, Aliya Jones 2, Kaela Tyler 35, Santana Shopbell 0, Jaylin Rivera 1, Wendy Jimicum, Shaelynn Sanchey 0. 3-point goals—Ray, Brown 2, Tyler 9. Records—Quilcene not reported. Tulalip Heritage 18-3.
Coach Bubba Fryberg rallies the girls’ spirits towards the end of the second half. Andrew Gobin/Tulalip News
The Tulalip Heritage Lady Hawks played a strong first half at the District One 1B Championship game last night, leading Mount Vernon Christian Hurricanes by eight points through the first half of the third quarter. Trailing ten points going into the final quarter the Lady Hawks made a miraculous comeback, only to lose it in the last minute of the Championship game, 52-59 Hurricanes.
Brandon Jones with a rebound for Tulalip. This led to a 3 point shot, maintaining their lead. Andrew Gobin/Tulalip News
With a narrow 5 point lead throughout the game, the Tulalip Heritage Hawks faced their longtime rivals, the Lummi Blackhawks, at the District One 1B Championship game, winning 69-63, advancing to the tri-district championships playing their first game Tuesday, February 18th. This is the second Championship win for Tulalip.
Off the Rez, a 2011 documentary about Umatilla basketball star Shoni Schimmel, is putting up respectable download numbers at Apple’s iTunes store. As of this writing, the film is at no. 99 on the overall iTunes Top 100 list, and is the seventh-highest ranked documentary.
Schimmel is now a force on the court for the University of Louisville (where her sister Jude is also on the team), and was recently spotlighted by ESPNW as the college player of the week. Off the Rez premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2011, and aired on cable TV as Shoni’s Louisville Cardinals were making their run to the NCAA tournament finals in 2013.
During the Super Bowl victory parade in downtown Seattle yesterday, running back Marshawn Lynch got the crowd’s attention.
As he rode in the WWII-era Duck vehicle, Seattle Seahawks’ running back Marshawn Lynch heard a fan beating on a drum. So, of course, he did what any normal football player would do, he asked if he could borrow it.
“As soon as he heard me beating the drum and he saw me, he turned around and looked right at me,” John Scott, 41, told The Bellingham Herald. “Our eye contact was immediate. He kept waving his hands and asking for (the drum).”
And, like any fan in the crowd would do, Scott handed it over.
MARYSVILLE — Adiya Jones scored a game-high 30 points to lead Tulalip Heritage to the Northwest 1B win. Naomi Tuttle paced Grace Academy with 12 points.
At Grace Academy
Tulalip Heritage 16 9 9 24 — 58
Grace Academy 19 14 9 9 — 51
Tulalip Heritage—Myrna Redleaf 0, Adiya Jones 30, Shania Moses 0, Desirae Williams 5, Kaela Tyler 8, Santana Shopbell 6, Michelle Iukes 9. Grace Academy—Piper Wright 2, Marion Emme 6, Julianna Bethune 11, Hailey Bryson 3, Danica Kline 0, Naomi Tuttle 12, Kayla Lee 0, Emily Van Dam 6, Jasmin Robinson 11. 3-point goals—Iukes 2, Williams 1, Tyler 2, Tuttle 1. Records—Tulalip Heritage 8-0 league, 13-2 overall. Grace Academy 7-4, 7-8.
