End-of-Season Sports Recap: Winter 2023

Boys’ Basketball

The BHS boys’ basketball team had a great season this year led by Coach McKay. The boys’ varsity team ended with a 7—14 record, an overall improvement from their 5—9 record last year. The Junior Varsity team finished with a 6—14 record, also improving from last year’s 5—8 record, and the C-Team was able to play significantly more games this year than last year, ending with a 4—13 season record.

Seniors:

• Grayson Stone

Boys’ Swim and Dive

The boys’ swim and dive team had a strong season this year, finishing with a 7—1 overall record. Led by Coach Buckmaster, the team was able to earn third place in the State competition, the biggest win in BHS boys’ swim history since 1959. BHS placed third in the Medley Relay, ninth in the 200 Free Relay, and fourth in the 400 Relay. Miles Cratsenberg was awarded swimmer of the meet, won both his individual events and posted All-American times in the 500 Free Style and the 200 Free Style.

Seniors:

• Alec Rodriguez Stiff
• Isaac Bates
• Michael Mosquera
• Chayse Gauthier
• Ivan Potapov

Girls’ Basketball

Coached by Coach Wolverton, the girls’ basketball team led a successful season, having the chance to play many games. Varsity ended with a 5—16 season record, and C Team ended with a 3—12 season record.

Seniors:

• Ellie Wolverton

Gymnastics

This year, BHS’s gymnastics team combined with Squalicum to create the Bellingham United Gymnastics Team. With Coach Gallagher, they had a great season, ending it with a competition at the 4A District Gymnastics Championships.

Seniors:

• Naomi Stelling

Boys’ Wrestling

The boys’ wrestling team, coached by Coach Brearley, had a huge turnout this year, bringing in over 40 wrestlers. They ended their successful season by participating at regionals in Anacortes.

Seniors:

• Mack Stahl
• Charlie Adams
• Luke Schlegel
• Austin Lynch
• Camilo Umana
• Alexander Dick
• Gabe Lopez

Girls’ Wrestling

Led by Coach Porteous, the Squalicum, Sehome, and Bellingham High School combined girls’ wrestling team came together to create a dedicated and supportive environment. Competing against schools like Blaine, Othello, Quincy, and Burlington-Edison High Schools, they had a wide variety of opponents to compete with in order to grow their skills.

Unified Basketball

Unified basketball at BHS is always a great time. During each unified game, there is little emphasis on competition—instead, every game has a supportive environment so there are no true winners or losers. One of the biggest yearly events, the Unified Bellinghome Battle, saw a huge turnout this year. The competition takes place between Sehome and Bellingham and, though usually rivals, this big event always brings them closer together.

Seniors:

• Gavin Robinson
• Luca Gillis
• Harmony Smith
• Kaden Taylor
• Noah Epps