GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS (updated): Port Angeles and Sequim qualify for state

Published 10:15 am Saturday, February 21, 2026

BAINBRIDGE — Both the Port Angeles and Sequim girls basketball teams are moving on to the state tournament, getting clutch games from their big stars to win crucial games in the District 3 2A tournament.

Sequim had the tougher row to hoe in the consolation bracket as the Wolves had to win back-to-back games Friday and Saturday, beating Orting 74-55 on Friday behind 43 points from Olympic League MVP Gracie Chartraw, and upsetting Bainbridge on Saturday 46-44 with Chartraw contributing 22 points, eight steals and a huge rebound in the final second.

Meanwhile, the Port Angeles girls got monster games from their senior leaders Lindsay Smith and Teanna Clark on Friday night and qualified for the state 2A basketball tournament with a 64-38 shellacking of Steilacoom. The Riders lost in the District 3 2A championship game 60-48 against South Puget Sound League champion Fife. However, Port Angeles will still go to state as the No. 2 seed out of the District 3 tournament.

Bainbridge beat Sequim twice earlier this season, but the Wolves (15-7) have been a different team down the stretch, winning 12 out of their last 15 games. Sequim went into the final quarter down 36-32 to the Spartans, but outscored Bainbridge 14-8 in the fourth quarter.

Against Bainbridge, Sequim also got a big game from Jordyn Julmist, who had 16 points and 13 rebounds, hitting some important free throws.

“Hailey [Wagner] was incredible tonight on defense and rebounding the ball. She had nine big rebounds and played great defense on their best player,” said coach Joclin Julmist. “She and Nevaeh [Owens] were the MVP for this game. They did a great job communicating and helping each other. Nevaeh had two points but we couldn’t have won without her defense tonight. Great win for the girls.”

Port Angeles was seeded No. 12 and will play No. 13 seed Renton in a loser-out state regional on either Friday or Saturday. Sequim was seeded No. 14 and will play No. 11 Nathan Hale.

Sequim 46, Bainbridge 44

Seq. 7 11 14 14 — 46

BI 7 11 13 8 — 44

Sequim (46) — Chartraw 22, Julmist 16, Robinson 4, Nolan 2, Owens 2.

Sequim 74, Orting 55

BAINBRIDGE — The Wolves remain alive in the consolation bracket, getting Chartraw’s biggest offensive output all season.

Chartraw, the Olympic League MVP who came in to Friday’s game averaging more than 24 points a game, shot 14-for-21 from the field and shot 4-for-8 on her 3-pointers. She was also 11-for-15 on her free throws and didn’t play the fourth quarter as the Wolves were up by 21 after three quarters.

“She was electric tonight and very efficient. She was amazing,” said coach Joclin Julmist.

Sequim essentially put the game away with a 19-6 third quarter.

Jordyn Julmist had a solid all-around game with a double-double of 11 points and 13 rebounds. She also had five steals and five assists. Kaiya Robinson contributed 11 points, shooting 3-for-6 on her 3-pointers as she and Chartraw were a combined 7-for-14 from beyond the arc.

Bainbridge beat Sequim in two earlier meetings this season, though one of the games was relatively close at 48-39.

Sequim 74, Orting 55

Ort. 17 10 6 22 — 55

Seq. 18 17 19 20 — 74

Sequim (74) — Chartraw 43, Julmist 11, Robinson 11, Whitehead 3, Nolan 3, Wagner 2, Daniels 1.

Fife 60, Port Angeles 48

BAINBRIDGE — The Port Angeles girls kept it close against Fife until the final few minutes, but could never put together a big run to get past the Trojans, who won the District 3 championship 60-48.

Port Angeles was within four points in the final minutes at 49-45 after a Kenzie Moses 3-pointer, but Fife responded with a 3-pointer of its own and scored seven straight points to put the game away.

The Roughriders were hurt by 25 turnovers against Fife’s tenacious defense.

“After watching Fife defeat Bainbridge the night before, we were concerned with how Fife’s full-court pressure would affect us,” said coach Michael Poindexter. “We did fine, on the whole, in handling their press, but the physicality of both their press defense and half-court defense took a toll on us all game long.”

Smith led the Riders with 16 points and 10 rebounds, while Clark had 11 points, four steals and three blocked shots.

“She played a courageous, tenacious game, having to shoulder most of the ball-handling burden, as well as some key roles defensively,” Poindexter said. He said Mikkhia Stevens had a good game with six points, eight rebounds and five assists. Becca Manson had seven rebounds.

Fife 60, Port Angeles 48

Fife 13 15 15 17 60

PA 10 13 12 14 48

Smith 16, Clark 11, Stevens 6, Doherty 6, Moses 4, Politika 3, Manson 2.

Port Angeles 64, Steilacoom 38

Smith was not that far from a quadruple double for the Riders against Steilacoom on Friday. She scored 26 points, had 11 rebounds, eight assists and seven steals. Clark’s numbers were nearly as impressive with 20 points, seven assists and six blocked shots.

The Riders got off to a big start, building up a lead of 25-10 in the first quarter over Steilacoom, with Smith scoring 14 points in the quarter.

“We shot 53 percent from the field in that quarter, and our press helped produce eight Steilacoom turnovers,” Poindexter said. Port Angeles finished the game with seven 3-pointers and shot 9-for-12 on its free throws.

In addition to Smith’s and Clark’s big games, Becca Manson contributed seven rebounds.

“Those three, as captains, had good leadership on the floor to help us in a couple of rough stretches in the game,” Poindexter said. London Bourland added six points.

Port Angeles 64, Steilacoom 38

Ste. 10 5 13 10 38

PA 25 14 9 16 64

Port Angeles (64) — Smith 26, Clark 20, Bourland 6, Doherty 5, Politika 4, Moses 3.