FORKS — The Forks boys soccer team has bounced back from a 1-3 start to the season by winning four straight, including two games this weekend.
The Spartans first beat Eatonville Friday 6-3 behind four goals from Jesus Garcia-Dominguez. They followed up with a 2-0 win over Winlock on Saturday.
“We had a rough start to the season. We lost nine guys last year,” said coach Ismael Ramos. “This is a brand new team. It’s full of freshmen and sophomores.”
In the Spartans’ opening two losses of the year, they got outscored 17-2. In their last three wins, they’ve outscored their opponents 16-3.
“They’re working together and talking and moving the ball,” said Ramos. “It’s amazing how much they’re improving.”
In Friday’s win, Garcia-Dominguez scored several of his goals on fast breaks. Hector Dominguez scored a goal on a penalty kick and DeAnthony Davila scored on a goal on a crossing pass “that snuck in,” Ramos said.
Saturday’s win was a close, back-and-forth match. The Spartans got their first goal on a quick throw-in by Davila that was collected by Ethan Bello and shot in for a goal. Bello also scored a second goal.
“It was a beautiful shot from 18 yards out that found the back corner,” Ramos said. Hector Dominguez collected the shutout in goal.
Forks (4-2 Pacific 2B League, 5-3 overall) takes a break until April 13 when the Spartans go on the road to play Hoquiam.
Forks track and field
FORKS — Both the Forks boys and girls won a Spartans home track meet by big margins.
The Forks girls ended last week’s meet with 217.5 points to Elma’s 107. The boys had 154 points to second-place Elma’s 99.
The Neah Bay girls were fourth with 43 points and the boys were fourth with 38. The Clallam Bay boys were fifth with 19 points. Seven teams competed in the meet.
The Spartans got a great performance from Ashton Doyle, who won the 100-meter run (11.88 seconds) and the 200 (24.12) and the long jump at 18 feet, 1 inch. He also helped the Spartans 4×100 team (Ryan Anderson, Klaton Helvey, Grady Earls, Doyle) win with a time of 48.27.
Forks’ 4×400 team of Anderson Helvey, Nikolas Kelly and Kevin Camacho also won in 3:57.86.
Earls won the 400 in 57.87, while Anderson took first in the 300-meter hurdles in 51.20.
Clallam Bay’s William Hull won the 1,600-meter run (5:21.50), just edging Helvey (5:22.79).
In the field events, the Spartans’ Matthew Wallerstad took first in the javelin with a throw of 111-7, edging out teammate Nate Dahlgren’s second-place distance of 109-4. Dahlgren was also second in the shot put with a distance of 37-8.
Brandon Galeana won the high jump with a height of 5-2, while Sloan Tumaua was second in the discus with a distance of 129-11.
In the girls events, Forks’ Kendall Marshall won both the 800 in a time of 3:08.26 and the 3,200 (15:46.74).
Neah Bay’s Ryana Moss won the 1,600-meter run (6:11.40), edging her teammate Cerise Moss, who finished second at 6:28.21.
The Spartans’ Candida-Rose Sandoval won the 300-meter hurdles in a time of 55.87, just edging out Ryana Moss, who finished with a time of 56.66. Forks’ Peyton Johnson was second in the 100 hurdles (22.05).
Cerise Moss won the javelin with a distance of 92-11.
Forks’ 4×400 team (Blanton, Luong, Leverington, Crowell) took first place in 5:05.17.
Forks’ LillyAnn Crowell won the high jump with a height of 4-4. Julia Biciunas also jumped 4-4 to finish second. Biciunas finished second in the long jump (13-2½) and the triple jump 26-4.
Miley Blanton won the long jump with a distance of 13-11½ and was second in the 200 (30.84).
The Forks girls were second in both 100 and 200 relays. The 100 team of Leslie Hernandez-Beltran, Myra Luong, Emery Damron and Sandoval finished with a time of 1:00.06. The same four girls finished with a time of 2:05.45 in the 4×200.
Girls tennis Bainbridge 4, Sequim 3
SEQUIM — The Sequim girls tennis team dominated the singles matches but couldn’t break through in doubles play in a 4-3 loss to 3A Bainbridge.
The Wolves’ Kendall Hastings won her match over Ella Parker 6-4, 6-3, Mallory Morey, moving over to singles play, won her match over Kristina Walker 6-0, 6-3 and Jordan Hegtvedt beat Aga Gatto 7-5, 6-2.
The Sequim doubles teams of Ruby Romano/Aidyn Shingleton, Sydney Hegtvedt/Danielle Herman, Taylor Heyting/Payton Smithson and Kimberly Heintz/Katherin Gould all lost in straight sets.
