Sports - High Schools

POSTED: Monday, Dec. 01, 2008

PREP NOTEBOOK:Bellevue in state title game; Lynden tickets available

A bus accident on the way to the Tacoma Dome Friday, Nov. 28, forced the Bellevue high school football team to wait two extra days to punch its ticket to the Class 3A state championship game. In the end, the wait, and a change of venue to Lakewood's Harry Lang Stadium, did little to deter the Wolverines, who rolled past Capital 28-6 on Monday, Dec. 1.

Bellevue (13-0) will now turn its attention to a fellow undefeated, Union (13-0) of Camas. The championship game, which was rescheduled as a result of Friday's accident along Interstate 5, will be at 4 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 6 at the Tacoma Dome. For the Wolverines, it is their sixth state title game in the past eight years. They have taken home the top prize each time they played for it, though they lost in the semifinals in 2007 and in the quarterfinals in 2005.

TICKETS FOR 2A TITLE GAME AVAILABLE AT LYNDEN HIGH SCHOOL

Tickets for Lynden's football state title matchup with Prosser Saturday, Dec. 6, will be available at the high school starting Tuesday, Dec. 2.

The tickets for the game, which kicks off at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Tacoma Dome, will be sold at the Lynden High School main office for $14 for adults and $10 for students and seniors.

The 2008 Class 2A state championship game features the past two champions, with Prosser winning in 2007 and Lynden taking home the title in 2006.

WINTER SPORTS GET UNDER WAY TUESDAY, DEC. 2

Tuesday, Dec. 2, marks the first day of competition for a host of local high schools' winter sports squads.

In boys' basketball, Lynden Christian will travel to Lakewood, Sehome will play host to Bellingham, and Mount Vernon will take on Snohomish. All three games get started at 7:30 p.m.

The Sehome and Bellingham girls' squads will play each other at 6 p.m. Ferndale, Squalicum and Burlington-Edison all are in action as well.

Mount Baker's wrestling team will be at Glacier Park for a dual, and Oak Harbor will meet Lynden in the Lynden YMCA pool as winter swimming competition also gets under way.