BREMERTON — The Port Angeles swim girls crushed Olympic 118-50, winning 11 out of 11 events.
The Riders showed they have some strong freshmen as ninth-graders won four individual events in Thursday’s meet. Mackenzie DuBois won two events while Lydia Wallace and Rachel Cooper each won one.
Veterans Emma Murray and Kiara Schmitt each won two events.
Schmitt won the 200 freestyle in 2 minutes, 14.24 seconds an the 100 freestyle (1:01.41).
DuBois, just a freshman, won the 200 individual medley (2:20.71) and the 100 butterfly (1:02.86). Murray won the 100 backstroke (1:10.46 and the 50 freestyle (28.26).
Wallace took the 500 freestyle in 6:19.80 and Cooper won the 100 breaststroke in 1:22.91.
The Riders swept the relay events, taking the 200 relay and the 400 relay. The 200 freestyle team of Felicia Che, DuBois, Hana Medgin and Schmitt had a time of 1:53.76, while the 400 relay team of DuBois, Wallace, Emilee Reid and Sage Hunter had a time of 4:27.78.
The Port Angeles medley relay team of Brianna Tiemersma, Cooper, Murray and Kenzie Johnson too first in a time of 2:15.95.
In all, DuBois had a hand in four individual and relay first-place finishes.
The Riders (4-1) next swim at Bremerton (0-5) on Thursday, looking to remain in second place in the Olympic League. First-place North Kitsap is the defending state champion.
North Kitsap 124, Sequim 44
POULSBO — Sequim got outpointed by the defending state champion North Kitsap 124-44, but several Wolves’ swimmers set personal bests.
Mia Coffman won the 200 individual medley with a district qualifying time of 2:26.71. She finished second in the 500 freestyle, shaving 7 full seconds off her already state-qualifying time with a finish of 5:35.27.
Sydney Swanson took second place overall in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:25.02, while the Sequim 400 freestyle relay team (Lauren Sundin, Natalie George, Francesca Bargis and Coffman) took third with a district qualifying time of 4:24.98.
Sundin took second in the 50 freestyle with a time of 28.85 and third in the 100 butterfly with a personal-best 1:18.37.
Several Sequim swimmers swam personal bests, including Claire Cronin in the 200 freestyle (2:36.99-6th place), Natalie George in the 100 freestyle (1:06.28-4th place), Aleah Chen in the 100 freestyle (1:08.73-5th place), Eislynn Flood in the 500 freestlye (6:47.64-5th place), Petra Bernsten in the 500 freestyle (7:29.66-6th place), Sydnee Price in the 100 backstroke (1:36.36-6th place), Melanie Bryne in the 100 breastroke (1:30.91-4th place) and Kari Olson in the 100 breastroke (1:45.7-5th place).
Sequim’s (3-2) next meet is at 3:30 p.m. Thursday at home vs. Klahowya (2-3).
Girls Soccer Port Angeles 2, Olympic 1
BREMERTON — The Port Angeles Roughriders remained unbeaten with a tough 2-1 road win over Olympic.
“I don’t think we’ve ever beaten Olympic on their home turf,” said Rider coach Scott Moseley. “It is a field that we always struggle on, but we dominated play tonight and earned the win.”
Millie Long scored her 20th goal of the season in the 38th minute. Kiana Watson-Charles played a ball to Long, who was able to barely get the ball past the Trojans’ keeper.
“That our ugliest goal of the season, but they all count the same,” said Moseley
Bailee Larson scored her fourth goal of the year on a cross from Jada Cargo. Moseley said Larson had long stretches of dominant play in the middle of the field through the match.
Olympic was able to earn a penalty kick in the 67th minute for a late goal to make the score close, but the Trojans’ late surge was held back by strong play from the Rider midfield, Moseley said.. The Trojans finished the game with only one shot on goal. Moseley praised the play of his two center backs, Lucah Folden and Bella Money for that statistic.
“They both came up big in different situations and played confident soccer,” he said. The Port Angeles JV squad also won 3-2.
The Roughriders have now outscored their opponents 40-4.
Port Angeles (6-0-0 18 points, 9-0-0) next travels to Sequim (2-4-0 7 points, 3-4-1) to take on the Wolves at 6:45 p.m.
PA travels to Sequim next Tuesday as both teams start the second half of their league play.
Sequim 5, Kingston 0
SEQUIM — The Sequim girls snapped a three-game losing streak with a 5-0 shutout over Kingston.
The Wolves got two goals from Abby Schroeder and goals from Eden Johnson, Hannah Wagner and Jessica Dietzman. Olivia Hare earned the shutout in goal.
“They played extremely well,” said coach Derek Vandervelde. “They were calm and didn’t try to force anything.”
Vandervelde said the win will hopefully help the Wolves turn the corner much like last season.
“Their confidence is building,” Vandervelde said.
Last year, the Wolves had a rough first half, got red-hot in the second half to earn a playoff spot as a fourth-place seed. Then, they went on win the district tournament and go to state.
And the game that turned around the season for the Wolves in 2018? It was a big win against Port Angeles. Coincidentally, the red-hot and undefeated Roughriders (6-0-0, 9-0-0) visit Sequim (2-4-0, 3-4-1) at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday.
Girls Volleyball Port Angeles 3, Olympic 1
BREMERTON — The Roughriders got off to a fast start in beating Olympic 3-1 (25-8, 25-16, 9-25, 25-21), winning their third league match of the year and putting themselves in good position for a playoff berth.
Kennedy Bruch had 25 digs and served 11 for 11 with two aces in Thursday’s win. She added five kills. McKenzie Musalek had six kills and 17 digs.
Setter Camille Stensgard had 16 assists and served 19 for 20 and Jaida Wood had six blocks and three kills. Emi Halberg served 13 for 14 with two aces and three kills.
Port Angeles (3-3, 4-3) is now in fourth place in the Olympic League 2A Division. The Riders next play at Sequim (1-5, 1-6) at 6:15 p.m. Tuesday.
