PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles girls soccer team has knocked off a defending state champion for the second time this season.
The Roughriders clipped Klahowya, the reigning 1A title holder, 3-1 Tuesday in a nonleague game at Civic Field after taking down 1B champs Crosspoint Academy 8-4 earlier this season.
It was Port Angeles’ first win against the Eagles since 2000, according to Riders coach Scott Moseley.
Port Angeles has outscored its opponents 9-1 in its last two games, with Taylar Clark scoring five of the nine goals, including a hat trick against Klahowya.
The game was evenly matched with both teams having opportunities to score but neither side able to convert during a scoreless first half.
Klahowya got on the board first six minutes into the second half.
Then, it got weird.
“I’ve coached for 36 years and I’ve never seen the sequence of situations that put is in the lead,” said Moseley.
First, an inadvertent whistle blown to indicate that a ball was still in play, led to an apparent goal for the Riders.
The goal was called back and a drop ball correctly given 6-yards out from the Eagles goal.
On the drop ball, a Klahowya player bowled over Clark, leading to Clark converting a penalty kick to tie the game.
Six minutes later, a Klahowya player was ejected for an apparent swing at a Port Angeles forward, giving Clark another penalty kick.
Clark connected and the Riders had a 2-1 lead.
With Klahowya pushing forward in the last minutes of the game, Clark sealed the win for Port Angeles.
She took a Maddie Boe pass, juked a defender and dropped it into the side net for her sixth goal on the season.
“It was great to get the win, which was really a team win,” Clark said.
The assist was Boe’s team-leading eighth on the season.
“The girls were really excited after the game,” Moseley said.
“It’s been a long time since a PA team has defeated Klahowya.
“This team is still trying to find its identity and when they get on an offensive roll, they can be really dangerous and score goals in bunches.
The Riders have scored 32 goals on the season, while giving up 17.
Moseley also praised his defense, which played quality team defense for the second straight game.
Port Angeles (2-3, 6-3) visit North Mason (4-1, 6-2) tonight.
Volleyball
Christian Faith 3, Quilcene 1
FEDERAL WAY — The Eagles edged the Rangers 25-21, 25-15, 33-35, 26-24 in a tightly contested duel for first place in the SeaTac League. “This is the first time we have won a set against Christian Faith in the past several years,” Quilcene coach Joni Crowell said.
“The games were extremely close and we are looking forward to playing them again at our league tournament.”
The loss dropped the Rangers (5-1, 8-1) from the ranks of the unbeaten.
Sophomore Emily Hitt led Quilcene with 16 kills and was perfect on serve, finishing 18 of 18.
Hitt added two blocks and nine digs.
Elysah Schryver added nine kills and 10 blocks, along with a dig and two assists.
Setter Allison Jones piled up 37 assists and served 15 of 16 with an ace.
Katie Love added seven kills, five digs and a block and Bailey Kieffer served 9 of 10 with two aces, two blocks and two digs.
“Playing against stronger teams really brings out the competitive edge in the Rangers and the third game that played out to 35-33 was evidence of that,” Crowell said.
“Christian Faith has a strong left-handed hitter and the Rangers gained a lot of experience learning to read the different angles, as well as adjusting to tips.
“We do not have any other games this week, so we will be working on some very specific skills in order to prepare us for the next time we play them.”
Quilcene hosts Crosspoint (3-4, 3-7) on Monday.