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PREP SPORTS: Forks boys soccer shows improvement in close loss to Hoquiam; Port Angeles girls tennis falls to Kingston

FORKS — The Forks boys soccer team continued to show improvement in its 1-0 loss to the Hoquiam Grizzlies.

“We played awesome. Really good,” Spartans coach Joe Morton said.

“We finally kept the field spread out, our goalie [Fernando Silva] was outstanding.”

Morton said the field was muddy for Wednesday’s game, which made control and stability difficult.

Hoquiam’s Luke Creviston scored the only goal of the match, heading in a corner kick in the 63rd minute.

“Hugo Lucas played great, Alex Martinez, Julian Ortiz on defense,” Morton said.

“I’m really proud of my guys.”

In the past three games, Forks, which didn’t field a team last season, has seen its goals-allowed fall from four to three and then to one Wednesday. This comes after the Spartans (0-4, 1-5) allowed 21 goals in theirs first three games of the season.

They next play on the road today against Evergreen League-leading Aberdeen (5-0, 5-1).

Girls Tennis

Kingston 5, Port Angeles 2

PORT ANGELES — Jessica Zhu and Claire Fritschler each won their singles matches but the Roughriders fell to Kingston 5-2 in Olympic League girls tennis action.

Zhu won Wednesday’s No. 1 singles match over Gabby Clark 6-4, 4-6, 6-2.

Fritschler defeated Ellie Gardner in two sets in the No. 3 singles match 6-3, 7-5.

Port Angeles coach Stephanie Gochnour said Fritschler “played with confidence, patience and consistency.”

The Riders (1-2, 1-3) return to action Monday, April 13, at North Mason (0-4, 0-6)

Kingston 5, Port Angeles 2

Match Report

Singles

No. 1: Jessica Zhu (PA) def. Gabby Clark (King) 6-4, 4-6, 6-2.

No. 2: Elizabeth Ramirez (King) def. Emily Basden (PA) 4-6, 3-6.

No. 3: Claire Fritschler (PA) def. Ellie Gardner (King) 6-3, 7-5.

Doubles

No. 1: Chealsey Rosebrook/Sarah Harnal (King) def. McKenna Thompson/Hannah Little (PA) 3-6, 3-6.

No. 2: Emma Saas/Emily Hammermeister (King) def. Audrey Little/Maddy Woods (PA) 1-6, 3-6.

No. 3: Mariam Roberton/Ryoko Kumei (King) def. Maria Soule/Karina Paup-Byrnes (PA) 1-6, 0-6.

No. 4: Brooke Murray/Keelyn Halferly (King) def. Ana Haaland/Emily Traughber (PA) 2-6, 4-6.

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