CHIMACUM — Port Townsend struck first on a Jack Kingsley goal in the second minute, but Tim Schneider and Port Angeles controlled the rest of the game as the Roughriders rolled to a 6-1 victory in boys soccer action.
Schneider scored two goals in Tuesday’s contest, the first off a corner in the 17th minute to tie the score, and the second coming on a penalty kick just after halftime to put Port Angeles up 4-1.
Schneider’s younger brother Ben, a freshman, scored a first-half goal off an assist from Grayson Peet.
Peet scored two minutes later, heading the ball in to the far post after a left-footed cross from Jeff Glatz.
“It was a good all-around team effort, and [we are] excited to get [our] season going on the right foot after a 2½-week training camp,” Port Angeles coach Chris Saari said.
Tim Schneider, Preston Tucker and Scott Methner were picked as offensive, defensive and transition players of the match, respectively, by Saari.
The Riders (1-0) host Sequim at Peninsula College on Saturday at 12:45 p.m.
Port Townsend (0-2) visits Bremerton on Saturday.
Port Angeles 6, Port Townsend 1
Port Angeles 3 3 — 6
Port Townsend 1 0 — 1
Scoring Summary
First half: 1, PT, Kingsley, 2nd; 1, PA, T. Schneider, 17th; 2, PA, B. Schneider (Peet), 27th; 3, PA, Peet (Glatz), 29th.
Second Half: 4, PA, T. Schneider, 42nd; 5, PA, Rivero (T. Schneider), 48th; 6, PA, Salgado (Fu).
Sequim 3, Coupeville 0
SEQUIM — The Sequim Wolves’ season opener went according to plan: Thomas Winfield and Cameron Chase showing their scoring prowess, goalkeeper Austin Wagner protecting the net and a revamped defense doing its job.
“It was a confidence-builder,” Sequim coach Dave Brasher said of Tuesday’s game.
“Good opener. I thought we played really well, confident and aggressive.”
Winfield opened the scoring with a goal in the 13th minute off an assist by Patrick McCrorie.
Chase added a goal off an assist by Eli Berg in the 27th minute, and Sequim led 2-0 going into halftime.
Chase scored the only goal in the second half in the 65th minute. Will Bittner had the assist.
“We pretty much had control of the game,” Brasher said.
“We probably could have had more than three goals, but three was enough.”
Wagner record the shutout with the help of outside defenders Bittner and McCrorie.
Sequim faces another Olympic League 1A game when it hosts Klahowya today at 6:45 p.m.
Forks 5, Chimacum 4, OT
FORKS — The Spartans returned and picked up an overtime win in their first game back after not fielding a team last year.
Freshman Samuel Gomez was brought down in the goal box and Alvaro Ortiz struck the game-winning penalty for Forks on Tuesday.
“He sent in a line drive to the lower left corner,” Spartans coach Joe Morton said.
“I don’t know how long it’s been since the boys in Forks won a game.”
Chimacum had tied the game at 4-all just seconds before the end of regulation, and that goal came just after Forks’ Julian Ortiz converted a penalty on a Cowboys handball in the box.
Gomez and Hugo Lucas also scored goals off headers for the Spartans (1-0) in the first half.
“That was pretty remarkable right there,” Morton said.
“I’m proud of the entire team.”
Forks hosts Elma on Tuesday.
Chimacum (0-2) hosts North Kitsap today.
Forks 5, Chimacum 4, OT
Chimacum 2 2 0 — 4
Forks 3 1 1 — 5
Softball
Port Angeles 7, Central Kitsap 0
SILVERDALE — The Roughriders broke open a scoreless game with a powerful fourth inning.
“Our offense started slow then came alive in the fourth inning as Nizhoni Wheeler hit a three-run home run over the fence, and then two batters later, Natalie Steinman hit a solo home run over the left field fence,” coach Randy Steinman said of Tuesday’s game.
“This was our first game of the season and the girls played really well. Our defense and pitching were strong.”
Wheeler pitched and earned a complete game, striking out three and allowing two hits and six walks.
Carly Gouge doubled and had an RBI for Port Angeles (1-0).
The Riders host South Kitsap today.
Port Angeles 7, Central Kitsap 0
Port Angeles 0 0 1 4 0 2 0 — 7 9 1
Central Kitsap 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 2 4
WP- Wheeler (1-0); LP- Not Reported
Pitching Statistics
Port Angeles: Wheeler 7 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 K, 6 BB.
Hitting Statistics
Port Angeles: Wheeler 2-3, HR, 2B, 3 RBI; Steinman 2-3, HR, RBI; Gouge 1-4, 2B, RBI. Johnson 1-3, 2B.
Baseball
Sequim 9, Cascade Christian 8
PUYALLUP — The Wolves put up seven runs in the fifth inning and then held off Cascade Christian to win their season opener.
The Cougars scored twice in the bottom of the second to take a 2-0 lead that held up until Sequim’s big fifth.
Cascade Christian responded with four runs of its own in the bottom of the fifth, but Sequim plated two more in the sixth to lead 9-6.
The Cougars scored two in the bottom of the seventh, but there rally was stopped there.
Sequim pitchers James Harker, James Grubb and Tanner Rhodefer combined to strike out 11 batters in Tuesday’s game.
Harker earned the win, and helped his cause at the plate with two hits, including a triple, and two RBIs.
Gavin Velarde was 2 for 4 with a double, two RBIs and two stolen bases, and Austin Hilliard drove in two runs, stole a base, walked twice and had two hits.
The Wolves host Chimacum on Friday.
Sequim 9, Cascade Christian 8
Sequim 0 0 0 0 7 2 0 — 9 8 4
Cascade Christian 0 2 0 0 4 0 2 — 8 12 2
WP- Harker (1-0)
Pitching Statistics
Sequim: Rhodefer 1 2/3 IP, 2 ER, 3 K; Grubb 2 2/3 IP, 0 ER, 4 K; Harker 3 IP, 4 ER, 4 K.
Hitting Statistics
Sequim: Velarde 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 SB; Harker 2-4, 3B, 2 RBI; Hilliard 2-2, 2 BB, 2 RBI, SB.
Bremerton 10, Chimacum 1
BREMERTON — The Cowboys stumbled in a season-opening loss to the Knights.
“We missed a few catches in the outfield that were tough, but makeable,” Cowboys coach Andy Lingle said.
“A miscue on the basepaths took us out of a good start to an inning.
“It should have been a much closer game, with a play here or there.”
Chimacum (0-1) travels to Sequim on Friday.
Bremerton 10, Chimacum 1
Chimacum 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 — 1 5 2
Bremerton 3 1 2 2 0 2 x — 10 10 0
WP- Wheeler (1-0)
Pitching Statistics
Chimacum: Dotson 3 IP, 6 R, 6 H, 3 BB, 3 K; Rogers 2 IP, 2 R, 3 H, 2 BB, HBP, 2 K; Lovekamp IP, 2 R, H, K.
Hitting Statistics
Chimacum: Dotson 2-3, 2B, RBI; Lovekamp 2-3, R; Dowling 2-3, 2B.
Boys Basketball
Puget Sound 65, Cascade 61, OT
BREMERTON — Sequim’s Alex Barry was fouled and hit three free-throws with no time remaining to force overtime, but his Cascade team fell in overtime at the annual West Sound All-Star game.
Barry had 11 points in the game, which was played Tuesday at Olympic College, to lead North Olympic Peninsula players.
He finished second in the Hot Spot shooting competition, as well.
Also for Cascade, Port Angeles’ Hunter Hathaway and Chimacum’s John Carthum, Orion Weller and Brendon Naylor each scored two points.
Sequim’s Vance Willis also played for the Cascade team, which was coached by Peninsula College head coach Mitch Freeman.
Puget Sound 65, Cascade 61, OT
Cascade 26 32 3— 61
Puget Sound 26 32 7— 65
Individual scoring
Cascade (61)
Dieterich 13, Barry 11, Swanson 9, Beatie 7, Chapman 6, Wischoefer 5, Hathaway 2, Carthum 2, Weller 2, Naylor 2.
Puget Sound (65)
Smith 14, Johnson 12, McInnis 11, Delgado 8, Dennis 7, Turnquist 3, Shea 3, French 3, Gotchall 2, Scott 2.
Girls Basketball
Puget Sound 52, Cascade 43
BREMERTON — Sequim’s Caitlin Stofferahn scored three points and had eight rebounds in a losing effort in the West Sound All-Star game at Olympic College.
Stofferahn’s Sequim teammate Victoria Cummins added a basket in the loss.
Puget Sound 52, Cascade 43
Cascade 16 27— 43
Puget Sound 31 21 — 52
Individual scoring
Cascade (43)
Baugh 17, Williams 6, Shafer 4, Yergeau 7, Stofferahn 3, Hamblet 2, Elmore 2, Cummings 2.
Puget Sound (52)
Krouse 13, Bakken 13, Shumaker 7, Doty 6, Severns 6, Carper 3, White 3, Sturgeon 1.
