The Evergreen State College’s Max Baeder, from Port Angeles, finished eighth in the NAIA Men’s Marathon Classic held this weekend in Sacramento, Calif. Baeder set a TESC record in the marathon. (The Evergreen State College)

The Evergreen State College’s Max Baeder, from Port Angeles, finished eighth in the NAIA Men’s Marathon Classic held this weekend in Sacramento, Calif. Baeder set a TESC record in the marathon. (The Evergreen State College)

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Sheppard’s 34 leads Sequim to victory; PA’s Baeder 8th in NAIA marathon

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FIFE — The Sequim boys basketball team got another monster game from Solomon Sheppard in beating Clover Park 72-40 this weekend.

Sheppard, who scored 29 in the season opener against Lindbergh, did even better Saturday, scoring 34. He shot 14-for-24 from the floor and hit four 3-pointers. He added eight rebounds and three steals.

Jericho Julmist also had a solid game, scoring 16 points while making two 3-pointers. He had seven rebounds.

Ethan Melnick filled up the scorebook with seven points, eight rebounds and five assists. Mason Rapelje had four assists and Zeke Schmadeke four steals. Jamison Gray had five points and six rebounds.

Sequim outrebounded Clover Park 46-25, outscored Clover Park 26-10 off turnovers and 38-18 in the paint. The game was relatively close at half, but the Wolves blew it open with a 24-7 third quarter.

The Wolves (1-0, 3-0) play at North Mason (1-0, 2-1) at 7 p.m. today.

Sequim 72, Clover Park 40

Seq. 19 16 24 13 — 72

CP 10 15 7 8 — 40

Sequim (72) — Sheppard 34, Julmist 16, Melnick 7, Tennell 5, Gray 5, Weidman 3, Rapelje 2.

Baeder eighth in marathon

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Max Baeder, a sophomore at The Evergreen State College, finished in eighth place at the NAIA Marathon Classic on Sunday.

The NAIA Marathon Classic in Sacramento was a part of the California International Marathon. A total of 49 men competed.

Baeder, a 2022 Port Angeles High School graduate, ran the marathon in 2 hours, 30 minutes, 24 seconds, setting a TESC record and receiving All-America status for his eighth-place finish. The previous top time for a Geoduck runner in a men’s marathon was set by Jim Schultz at 2:38:23 in 1987.

The men’s NAIA Marathon Champion was Kennedy Bett from Cumberland University (Kent.) with a time of 2:21:33.

“This made me dig deep and I was able to let it all hang out, and have an awesome race,” Baeder said. “I couldn’t have done it without all the people who supported me this season.”

“Max has been working tremendously hard over the past few months,” said Joel Pearson, TESC cross-country and track and field coach. “Watching him place eighth, breaking our school record by over eight minutes, was awesome.”

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