PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Sequim track and field sweeps league duals

Sequim's Elizabeth Sweet competes in the triple jump during a meet with Kingston and Klahowya at Sequim High School. Sweet finished second in the triple jump. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Sequim's Elizabeth Sweet competes in the triple jump during a meet with Kingston and Klahowya at Sequim High School. Sweet finished second in the triple jump. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

SEQUIM — Sequim swept a three team Olympic League dual meet on the strength of standout performances by Oscar Herrera, Jackson Oliver, Audrey Shingleton and Mercedes Woods.

“The team’s set a bunch of season bests and personal records on the day,” Wolves coach Brad Moore said.

The Sequim boys set 34 season-best marks and 27 personal records in dispatching Klahowya 113-31 and Kingston 102-43.

Herrera was first in three events. He won the 200-meter dash with a time of 23.79 seconds, and swept the 110- and 300-meter hurdles after finishing in 15.51 seconds and 41.03 seconds, respectively.

Oliver also won three times. He posted a time of 4:43.65 in the 1,600, cleared 6 feet, 4 inches in the high jump and leaped 18-10.25 in the long jump.

Chris Whitaker won two throwing events for Sequim. He claimed the shot put with a mark of 41-03.50 and threw the discus 130-05.

Quinton Johnson posted a mark of 34-07.50 to win the triple jump for the Wolves.

Sequim also won two relays.

Curtis Gorr, Logan Habner, Kane Stoddard and Herrera teamed to win the 4×100 relay in 45.34 seconds; and Gorr, Habner, Oliver and Connor Martin won the 4×400 with a time of 3:39.22.

On the girls side, the Wolves set 37 season-best marks and 29 personal records in rolling past Kingston 111-39 and Klahowya 115-35.

Woods was first in the 100 with a time of 13.30 and the 200 (28.29) for Sequim.

Shingleton edged teammate Waverly Shreffler by .09 to win the 800 in 2:38.45, and also ran to victory in the 3,200 (13:06.39).

Shreffler won the 1,600 (5:37.67).

Freshman Elizabeth Sweet set a personal-best mark of 8-0 to win the pole vault for the Wolves.

Hilary Holtrop also set a personal-best in the triple jump, winning the event with a mark of 28-11.75.

Cheryl Armstrong was first in the discus with a throw of 90-11.

Sequim also won all three relay events.

Emma Beeson, Telicia Busby, Gretchen Happe and Woods won the 4×100 with a time of 52.86.

Kiara Pierson, Beeson, Busby and Shreffler took the 4×200 with a time of 1:53.32; and Pierson, Beeson, Happe and Woods won the 4×400 (4:32.62).

The Wolves boys and girls teams are both 6-2 in Olympic League competition.

Sequim will compete at the Terrace Invitational at Mountlake Terrace on Saturday and will visit Bremerton for its final Olympic League dual meet Thursday.

Softball

Port Angeles 11, North Kitsap 1

POULSBO — The Roughriders put nine runs across in the first three innings to vanquish the Vikings in an Olympic League 2A Division game.

“[We] scored early and often,” Port Angeles coach Randy Steinman said of Wednesday’s win.

“Natalie Steinman’s three-run home run in the second inning was her second one in two days.”

Steinman had three other hits, including two doubles, and finished with a team-high four RBIs.

“Lauren Lunt continued to have a hot bat pounding out four hits,” Steinman said.

Lunt doubled and had three RBIs.

Kylee Reid also had a good day at the plate going 3 for 5 with a double and a pair of RBIs.

Brennan Gray also notched an RBI double for the Riders.

Nizhoni Wheeler and Hope Wegener combined on a five-hitter.

Wheeler started the game and pitched four innings allowing one run on three hits, a walk and one hit batter. She struck out 10.

Wegener allowed two hits and struck out two in her three innings in relief.

“Nizhoni and Hope both were in command of all their pitches,” Steinman said.

Port Angeles (4-0, 12-0) visits North Mason (0-7, 1-10) on Monday.

Port Angeles 11, North Kitsap 1

Port Angeles 2 5 2 1 0 0 1 ­— 11 16 2

North Kitsap 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 — 1 5 3

WP- Wheeler; LP- Smith

Pitching Statistics

Port Angeles: Wheeler 4 IP, 1 R, 3 H, BB, HB, 10 K; Wegener 3 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 2 K.

North Kitsap: Smith 5 IP, 9 R, 13 H, 4 BB, 2 K; Goetz 2 IP, 2 R, 3 H.

Hitting Statistics

Port Angeles: Steinman 4-5, HR, 2 2B, 4 RBI; Lunt 4-5, 2B, 3 RBI; Reid 3-5, 2B, 2 RBI; Gray 1-3, 2B, RBI; Coburn 1-1, Price 1-3, Clark 1-3, BB; Robinson 1-3, 2 BB.

Baseball

Port Angeles 20, Port Townsend 0

PORT ANGELES — The Roughriders roughed up Redhawks pitcher Berkley Hill from the first pitch they faced at Civic Field.

“We had 21 hits and started the game off with eight base hits in a row, one double in that batch, but all the rest singles,” Port Angeles coach Vic Reykdal said of Tuesday’s game.

“We just came out and we were on and got one hit after another.”

Tanner Gochnour was 2 for 3 with a double, two runs and four RBIs to lead the Riders.

Luke Angevine went 2 for 2 with a triple, a run and an RBI for Port Angeles and Eathen Boyer had two hits, a run and drove in a pair of RBIs.

Pitchers Travis Paynter, Ryan Rodocker and Curan Bradley combined to strike out nine in the five-inning game.

Port Angeles (4-2, 10-3) visits North Mason (1-7, 4-10) on Monday.

Port Angeles 20, Port Townsend 0, 5 innings

Port Townsend 0 0 0 0 0 ­— 0 2 4

Port Angeles 9 1 2 8 0 — 20 21 0

WP- Paynter; LP- Hill

Pitching Statistics

Port Townsend: Hill 5 IP, 20 R, 21 H, 4 BB.

Port Angeles: Paynter 2 IP, 2 H, 1 BB, 5 K; Rodocker 2 IP, 0 H, 0 BB, 2 K; Bradley IP, 0 H, 1 BB, 2 K.

Hitting Statistics

Port Townsend: Hill, Widmer singled.

Port Angeles: Gochnour 2-3, 2B, 2 R, 4 RBIs; Boyer 2-2, R, 2 RBIs; Angevine 2-2, 3B, R, RBI.

Girls Golf

Sequim 206, North Kitsap 232

KINGSTON — Alex McMenamin shot a 6-over-par 42 to claim medalist honors as the Wolves topped the Vikings at White Horse Golf Course.

Sarah Shea carded a 50 for Sequim in Tuesday’s match while Megan O’Mera shot a 56 and Sydney Balkan a 58.

The Wolves (6-0) visit Bremerton on Tuesday.

Girls Tennis

North Kitsap 6, Port Angeles 1

PORT ANGELES — The Roughriders fell at home to the undefeated, Olympic League-leading Vikings.

Summer Olsen picked up the lone match win for Port Angeles, topping North Kitsap’s Brianna Ryan 6-0, 6-1 in the No. 3 singles match.

Olsen was named player of the match by Riders’ coach Stephanie Gochnour.

“Summer had consistent strokes,” Gochnour said.

“Even when she had the lead, she didn’t let up and stayed focused and diligent.”

Port Angeles (3-8) visits Coupeville (2-1, 3-4) on Monday.

North Kitsap 6, Port Angeles 1

Match Report

Singles

No. 1: Danya Willis (North Kitsap) def. Claire Fritschler (Port Angeles) 6-0, 6-0.

No. 2: Anneli Seaburg (North Kitsap) def. Hailey Horton (Port Angeles) 6-0, 6-0.

No. 3: Summer Olsen (Port Angeles) def. Brianna Ryan (North Kitsap) 6-0, 6-1.

Doubles

No. 1: Gillian Grennan/Megan Cragg (North Kitsap) def. Maddy Woods/Maria Soule (Port Angeles) 6-1, 6-0.

No. 2: Madi Skans/Molly Lemon (North Kitsap) def. Audrey Little/Aeverie Politika (Port Angeles) 7-5, 6-1.

No. 3: Flynn Hibbs/Miranda Castillo (North Kitsap) def. Emily Traughber/Patricia Polo (Port Angeles) 6-3, 7-5.

No. 4: Skyler Schmidt/Isa Cloward (North Kitsap) def. Darina Paup-Byrnes/Lum Fu (Port Angeles) 6-4, 6-2.

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Compiled using team reports.

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