Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Port Angeles’ Gracie Long sprints towards the finish to win the girl’s race during Wednesday’s three team cross country meet against Kingston and North Mason at Lincoln Park in Port Angeles.

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Port Angeles’ Gracie Long sprints towards the finish to win the girl’s race during Wednesday’s three team cross country meet against Kingston and North Mason at Lincoln Park in Port Angeles.

PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Long leads Port Angeles cross country to win

Roughriders’ girls race past North Mason, Kingston

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles posted the top-four finishes and raced to a win in the girls portion of a home cross country meet against Kingston and North Mason at Lincoln Park.

The Roughriders girls totaled 20 points, Kingston 44 and North Mason had 65.

Junior Gracie Long won the girls run in dominant fashion with a time of 20 minutes, 29 seconds, besting freshman teammate Ella Holland (20:59) by a half-minute.

Madelyn Dougherty, a junior, was third for Port Angeles in 21:23, and senior Lael Butler came in fourth with a time of 21:41.

The Riders’ Laura Nutter (24:19) and Ellie Hiigel (24:39) finished 10th and 11th, respectively.

Competing as an individual, Clallam Bay’s Kaylin Signor placed 14th with a time of 25:19.

Kingston controlled the boys meet, with four Buccaneers in the top five.

Kingston’s Andrew Simon won the boys race with a time of 16:43.

Port Angeles’ Cameron Butler was the highest-placing Rider, finishing third (17:31).

Tom Lismonde was sixth for Port Angeles (18:33), Gabriel Long placed eighth (18:46) and Tristin Butler was ninth (18:46).

The Riders will run in the Bellevue Invitational on Saturday, and host North Kitsap and Olympic on Wednesday.

Sequim tops PT, Olympic

BREMERTON — The Wolves had the top two runners in the boys and girls races at the Kitsap County Fairgrounds on Wednesday and earned a dual-meet victory over the Redhawks and Trojans.

Ash Francis won the boys race (15:58) for Sequim, while Murray Bingham was second in 16:10 and Liam Byrne was fourth (17:14).

Port Townsend’s Jesus Duran finished third (17:12) and River Yearian (17:26) and Henry Veitenhans (17:28) were fifth and sixth, respectively, for the Redhawks.

Morgan Bingham won the girls race for the Wolves with a time of 18:46 and Kiara Pierson placed second (20:15).

Anika Avelino was third for Port Townsend (20:24) and Ally Bradley came in fourth place (20:56).

Sequim will run at North Mason on Wednesday.

Port Townsend will host Kingston and Klahowya on Wednesday.

Boys Tennis Kingston 5, Port Angeles 2

PORT ANGELES — The Roughriders stumbled against the Buccaneers.

“Playing against good opponents brings out the best and I saw some of the best tennis from all the guys today,” Port Angeles coach Gil Stockton said of Wednesday’s match.

Stockton awarded the team ball to No. 1 singles player Kenny Soule.

“He dropped the first set, but came back and won the next two to win his match,” Stockton said.

“He played some very smart tennis. He also learned something about mental toughness and perseverance today.”

Kingston 5, Port Angeles 2

Match Report

Singles

No. 1: Kenny Soule (PA) def. Ian Schmid (K) 5-7, 6-3, 6-4.

No. 2: Connor Friedel (K) def. Tyler Nickerson (PA) 6-2, 7-6.

No. 3: Dawson Clark (K) def. Hayden Woods (PA) 6-3, 6-2.

Doubles

No. 1: Brett Spencer/Andrew Shaw (K) def. Jaden Siebel/Hunter Dougherty (PA) 6-2, 6-0.

No. 2: Liam Young/Ethan Sax (K) def. Kale Mayhew/Wes Duncan (PA) 6-0, 6-1.

No. 3: Jimmy Myers/Grey Rische (K) def. Daniel Basden/Kyler Tourbin (PA) 3-6, 6-2, 6-3.

No. 4: Hudson Soelter/Lucas Jarnagin (PA) def. Casey Pregartner/Gianni Nguyen (K) 7-6, 4-6., 7-6.

Volleyball Sequim 3, North Mason 0

BELFAIR — The Wolves swept the Bulldogs 25-17, 25-10, 26-24 in a road match.

“We dominated the first two games with tough serving and defensive play,” Sequim coach Jennie Webber Heilman said.

“Our hitters were hitting well with the setters spreading out our offense.”

North Mason took the lead in the third game, taking advantage of unforced errors and troubles with passing in serve-receive.

But a strong run of play led by the serving of Ella Christiansen helped boost the Wolves to the sweep.

Christiansen led the team with seven aces on 20 of 23 serving. She also had three kills.

Sydney Balkan added five aces and led the team in assists with nine. Isabelle Dennis had 10 digs for Sequim.

Jadyn Overby had four kills and three assists on the game.

The Wolves (2-0, 3-0) play in the Monarch Challenge at Mark Morris in Longview on Saturday.

They visit Port Angeles (2-0, 3-0) on Tuesday.

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Compiled from team reports.

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