Video: Scenes from Huling Bowl 2010, and what’s next

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The Huling brothers weren’t around to present the trophy after last night’s almost-three-hours Huling Bowl game at Southwest Athletic Complex, but West Seattle High School‘s varsity-football team managed to jubilantly accept it just the same, after their 43-7 win against host team Chief Sealth International High School. Athletic directors George Foster from WSHS and Sam Reed from CSIHS stood in:

The win extends WSHS’s season – Foster told WSB at the stadium last night that they’re expecting a playoff game against Eastside Catholic next Friday or Saturday at Memorial Stadium down. Meantime, besides the game itself, last night included a joint performance by the two schools’ bands:

Lots of opportunities for the two cheer squads to show off their moves – here’s the Sealth squad:

The Wildcats brought their mascot:

One other note: The referees wore, and used, the pink whistles they’re sporting for breast-cancer awareness this month:

Believe it or not, there’s actually been a bit of controversy about those whistles, according to this story from the Eastside. P.S. We posted a shorter report about the game last night, and you might be interested in the discussion in its comment section.

LAP October 23, 2010 (10:16 am)

I heard about the pink whistle controversy on the bus ride home last night. What in heaven’s name is wrong with the people that want to penalize the referees for having the heart to step up and emulate the NFL’s PINK project for the month of October?!? Seriously! Thank you gentlemen for stepping up! Perhaps this will be a case of asking forgiveness instead of permission! For everyone who has been touched by this horrid, horrid disease – Thank you from the bottom of my heart!

D Kunnap October 23, 2010 (10:52 am)

The King5 reports states “It sends the wrong message to kids that are playing the game. ‘If they broke the rules why can’t I do the same,’” said Stardahl.” I say BS to that!!! If it teaches kids anything, it teaches them that there are sometimes more important things to show your support for than what color a whistle is!Yes, they should probably have asked permission, but if it like any other governing body it would have taken weeks or even months for them to approve.
So thank you Refs for choosing to make a commitment to something that is so devastating to so many! If they choose to punish you for that, then shame on them and kudos to you ;) Thank you again

c October 23, 2010 (12:34 pm)

It is just silly that they would get in trouble for that.

Tracy White October 23, 2010 (1:57 pm)

@ D – That’s the same reason I speed! There are more important things than some arbitrary rule set up to make things equal and safe for all concerned!

In all seriousness, I back the WOA on this one. They are not against showing support for breast cancer research; they have okayed past pink whistles. However, the people that organized this recent show started late and then chose to try and play it out in the court of public opinion, because hey, anyone who refuses to throw rules right out the window for boobs must be a bad person, right?

randall October 23, 2010 (3:21 pm)

Are you sure there is a ‘rule’ regarding the color of whistles used by officials? I mean, before you get all self-righteous about rules and all that, are you certain you know what you’re talking about? Because, I assure you, I do.

Wharfrat October 23, 2010 (7:12 pm)

Too bad a few people choose to make the whistles the issue and not the players and game, BTW listen to both sides.

Personally, it has been over 30 yrs since I have seen a HS football game (CSHS class of 74) and a few of us alumni enjoyed it. My mom is WSHS class of 1953, I called her during the game, she wished she could have made it.

Next time make it about the kids!

kc genesee hill October 23, 2010 (8:54 pm)

Having kids play high school sports at the varsity level for more than 10 years and being a very involved parent I look at it this way:

If there is truly a rule involving the color of the whistle it seems that the WIAA had space to fill in the rule book.

On this issue I would look at it this way. Did the use of pink whistle have an effect on the out come of the game? Did a player, coach or fan get injured because of it’s use?

WIAA,Todd Stordahl and others at the state office need to get over the fact that they did not grant permission, withholding compensation is wrong! And not allowing those officials the do state games is a don’t mess with us “Nose Twinking”
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I would offer this, for the remainder of the season, and though out the playoffs the officials coaches and players should wear pink jock straps and cups in honor those that have been effected by breast cancer.

And for the sake of the WIAA and Todd Stordahl, Please ask if it is OK

Norma Berube-Adler October 23, 2010 (9:16 pm)

Rules, rules, rules. Disgraceful when logic & common sense flies out the window. At the YMCA in Lakewood, for example, it is a ”rule” known only to those who created it that you are not allowed to use the blue noodles in the swimming pool unless it is a swim class. Otherwise you must use the white ones. More nonsense – same with color of whistle.