Coach Swanson

Head Boys Basketball Coach at Mount Vernon (Wa) High School

[Skagit Preps @SkagitPrep]

Prep Baseball

2026 All-Northwest Conference Selections:

Most Valuable Player:
Reece Roberts (MVHS) @Reece_Roberts10

Pitcher of the Year:
Connor Swanson (MVHS) @swanson_co62803

1st Team:

Position Players:
Wes Green (AHS) @WesleyGreen2026
Cash Cullop (BEHS) @Cash_Cullop
Baird Brewer (MVHS) @Baird_Brewer1
Bode Webb (MVHS) @BodeWebb0
Lane Guffie (SWHS)
Aaron Garza (Blaine)
Spencer Adams (Lynden)
Sam Kok (Lynden Christian)
Eli Mayberry (Lynden Christian)
Jad Geiger (Sehome)

Pitchers:
Zak Fleshman (BEHS) @zflesh_23
Gunnar Rindal (MVHS) @gunnar_rindal
Garrett Gibbons (Sehome)

Co-Coach of the Year:
Tony Wolden (MVHS)
Dane Sig (Sehome)

Congrats to all the players recognized for their hard work and achievements!

2nd Team and Honorable Mention selections to be continued…

@BEHSbaseball
@MTVernonBasebal
@anacortes_bball

[Skagit Preps @SkagitPrep]

Prep Boys’ Basketball

2025-2026 All NW Conference Selections:

Player of the Year:
Ethan DeJong (Sedro-Woolley) @Ethan11DeJong

1st Team:
- Logan Heigert (Burlington-Edison) @loganheigert2
- Micah Dickison (Anacortes) @micah_dickison
- Dawson Hinz (Lynden Christian)
- Spencer Adams (Lynden)
- Gunnar Dykstra (Lynden Christian)
- Caleb Greenland (Lakewood)
- Joe Harwood (Bellingham)
- Xavier Kelley (Sehome)
- Xavier Ochoa (Oak Harbor)

2nd Team:
- Madden Whitlock (Burlington-Edison) @MaddenM3Wl
- Spencer Roberts (Anacortes) @wspency08
- Lucas Roberts (Anacortes) @roberts_lu1726
- Cliff Tadema (Sedro-Woolley) @clifftadema0
- Taran Hanjrah (Mount Vernon)
- Blake Elston (Squalicum)
- Ty Jorgenson (Lynden)
- Mantaj Singh (Ferndale)
- Kayden Veldman (Lynden Christian)
- Nolan Wright (Sehome)

Congrats to all players!

Skagit County represented with the Player of the Year, two 1st team selections, and five 2nd team selections!

[Skagit Preps @SkagitPrep]

Prep Boys Basketball

Mount Vernon 66
Marysville Pilchuck 55

Mount Vernon secured a 66–55 victory over Marysville Pilchuck on a dominate performance by Taran Hanjrah who finished with 27 points and 14 rebounds to lead the Bulldogs.

Kingston Collins and Alex Ochoa-Garcia both added 9 points for MV. Ochoa-Garcia knocked down three 3-pointers to spark the Bulldogs.

“Alex came off the bench, hit three three-point shots in the second half,” Head Coach Torey Swanson said. “More important, his defense and energy was the difference for us tonight. Very excited for him and how he contributed to our team success.”

“Good team win for our guys going into a few days off,” Swanson added. “Pretty happy with where we are as a team right now. By no means have we scratched the surface of what we could be, but we are certainly getting better.”

The Bulldogs are 3-3 on the season.

@Coach_Swanson_

[Skagit Preps @SkagitPrep]

Prep Boys Basketball

Mount Vernon 71
Nooksack Valley 66

MV used a strong second-half performance to defeat the Pioneers 71–66 at home in the “Palace.”

The Bulldogs erupted for 42 in the second half in the victory led by Taran Hanjrah (16 points, 9 rebounds), Evan Vinal (14 points off the bench), Kaden Sokol (11 points), and Reece Roberts (10 points). Vinal was a perfect 6-6 at the free throw line down the stretch for the Bulldogs

“Evan Vinal made a difference off the bench for us tonight,” head coach Torey Swanson said. “He played tough defense and hit six big free throws to seal the game in the fourth quarter.”

With the win, Mount Vernon improves to 2–2 on the season, while Nooksack Valley falls to 2–1.

[Skagit Preps @SkagitPrep]

RIP Bill Sparks!

There is no way to measure the impact Bill had on Burlington and Skagit Valley over the past 40+ years through coaching, refereeing and volunteering.

He will be missed! Condolences to his family and loved ones!

The world needs more people like Bill Sparks!

For those that didn’t know Bill, he gave everything he had to coaching, refereeing and volunteering. If you’ve ever played or been a spectator at a youth sporting event in Skagit County, chances are you have ran across Bill Sparks.

Please share your memories of Bill. We’d love to hear them!

#Legend

[Coach Swanson @Coach_Swanson_]

Excited to get the season started.

[Kaiden Anderson @KaidenAnderson_]

Senior season highlights!
QB class of 2026
-6’ 2’’ 180 lbs
-1,679 Yards passing
-128/192 completions
-4 int
-20 TD’s Passing
-2 TD’s Rushing
@jakewhitman @SkagitPrep @Tos93
https://t.co/wL8iLV0TXr

[Skagit Preps @SkagitPrep]

Who wants to help us out and be our 500th follower?

Currently sitting at 495…spread the word!

What started as a little hobby has turned into quite a lot of fun!!!

We truly enjoy promoting high school athletics in Skagit County but most of all, the best part is showcasing and interacting with you - the ATHLETES!

Let’s get this thing to 500 and then to 1,000!!!!

[Coach Swanson @Coach_Swanson_]

Let’s go Bulldogs!!!

[Skagit Preps @SkagitPrep]

Playoff Matchups set!

Ridgefield at Anacortes 
Burlington-Edison at North Kitsap
Mount Vernon at Lincoln
Gig Harbor at Sedro-Woolley

Let’s go!!!

[Coach Swanson @Coach_Swanson_]

Bulldogs (and Sockeyes)!

[Frontier Conference @FConference]

M🏀: The 2025-26 #NAIAMBK season officially kicks off tonight. Check out the #FCsports Players to Watch by each team!

Read more ➡️ https://t.co/Facz3XvtS4

#FierceFrontier I #TheRightWayToPlay

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Prep Football

The Skagit Prep #FridayNightLights Week 4 Football Player of the Week is Jay Davis of Mount Vernon.

Davis hauled in 4 catches, all touchdowns, for 164 yards to lead the Bulldogs to a huge WESCO 3A division win over Ferndale by a score of 42-33.

Congrats Jay! @Jay62585419400

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@jakewhitman

[Skagit Preps @SkagitPrep]

Prep Football

Tonight is the 119th Battle of the Bridge between Mount Vernon and Burlington-Edison.

It is the 2nd longest rivalry game in Washington state behind Aberdeen and Hoquaim, who have played 120 games.

B-E leads the series 63-46-9     

The First game was played in 1911.   

MV went unbeaten from 1913-22 with 3 ties. 

MV won 9 in a row from 1998-2006.   
B-E won 8 in a row from 1983-1990. 

Biggest blow out: 
MV won 73-0 in 1918.  Both teams played again later that season to a scoreless tie. 

Biggest Game:
In 1971, Mount Vernon and Burlington-Edison were both 2A. Mount Vernon was ranked #2 in the state and had a 17 game winning streak. Burlington-Edison was ranked #3 and also undefeated.  8,500 people filled Kirkby Field with portable bleachers brought in to surround the entire field.  The Tigers won 21-6.  B-E played one more game and beat Pilchuck 73-0 to finish the season undefeated and were voted State Champions.
(No playoffs until 1977)

Last season, B-E won 21-14 and currently holds the Battle of the Bridge trophy.

Tonight, the 1-1 Tigers take on the 2-0 Bulldogs in what is expected to be a tough and physical game.

We hope you enjoyed this little piece of history about one of the best high school rivalries in WA state.

Only separated by a bridge, it’s B-E vs. MV!!!

[Skagit Preps @SkagitPrep]

MV Tennis improves to 2-0 sweeping both singles and doubles en route to 7-0 victory over Sedro-Woolley (0-2).

Singles:
#1 Gavin Zagelow def Jordan Janicki 6-1, 6-0
#2 Max Carpenter def Declan Harp 6-0, 6-0
#3 George Tebb def Samuel Beech 6-0, 6-0
#4 Chris Lowe def Colton Knutson 6-2, 6-2

Doubles:
#1 Sam Thomas & @swanson_co62803 @ def @TreyGardner2026 & Colby Silvis  2-6, 6-4, 10-6 (super tie breaker)
#2 Liam Carpenter & Jace Swanson def Odin Schultz & Noah Hohmann  6-0, 6-3
#3 Ari Laguna & Brennan Robinson def Jaxzon Bond and Logan Boal 6-3, 6-3

[Coach Swanson @Coach_Swanson_]

Go Dogs!
https://t.co/kSeGiwcbYM

[Brock Huard @BrockHuard]

I’ve argued this for decades

“I’d do it again for free for all the life lessons it taught me.”

There wasn’t one day in 4 years @UW_Football that I felt like I was taken advantage of. For 4 years I gained advantages for the rest of my life!

[Coach Portz 🏈 @CoachPortz]

48% of high school athletes that specialized in one sport reported injuries that cost them playing time compared to only 24% from multi-sport athletes. Avoid burnout, avoid overuse injuries and focus on improving overall athleticism.

High School athletes should play multiple sports to become the best at their favorite sport.