PORT TOWNSEND — Sequim teams swept all three cross country races against area foes Port Angeles and Port Townsend at Port Townsend Golf Club.
The Wolves dominated Wednesday’s boys varsity race, claiming the top six finishing positions to finish with 15 points.
Port Townsend edged Port Angeles for second place 62-64.
Brendon Despain was credited with Sequim’s fastest time, 17 minutes, 27.09 seconds, but he ran toward the finish line hand-in-hand with four teammates.
Freshman Ash Francis earned second place (17:27.40), Chris Jeffko was third (17:27.90), Jackson Oliver took fourth (17:28.30) and C.J. Daniels (17:28.59) came in fifth.
Wolves senior Wendall Lorenzen claimed sixth place with a time of 17:44.20.
Port Angeles freshman Cameron Butler was the top non-Sequim finisher, completing the 5-kilometer race in 17:58.09.
“Cameron hung with the state contender team from Sequim for most of the race, and enjoyed the quick pace, cool weather and tough competition,” Roughriders coach Rodger Johnson said.
Sequim’s Christian Ash placed eighth (18:31.30), Port Townsend’s River Yearian finished ninth (18:43) and Port Angeles’ Hunter Dempsey rounded out the top 10 with a time of 18:57.09.
The Wolves concluded the Olympic League regular season with an undefeated record.
Sequim’s girls team also finishes the league season unbeaten after beating the previously undefeated Port Angeles 29-38. Port Townsend earned 59 points.
Long wins again
Gracie Long was the individual champion for the Roughriders, finishing in 19:52.09. Long placed first in every Olympic League meet she competed in this season.
Sequim’s Waverly Shreffler took second with a time of 20:19.09.
Port Angeles sophomore Madelyn Dougherty came in third (20:58.20)
“Madelyn Dougherty had a strong race, coming in third,” Johnson said.
“Always looking for ways to cut time, she looks forward to hill and speed work over the next weeks in practice.”
The Wolves claimed the next three spots: Audrey Shingleton took fourth (21:53.80), Kiara Pierson was fifth (22:03.79) and Elizabeth Rosales placed sixth (22:45.3).
Lael Butler placed seventh for the Roughriders and Lily Morlan was 10th.
Port Townsend had two top-10 finishers: Ari Winter took eighth (22:55.20) and Aliyah Parson was ninth (23:26.30). Both Redhawks achieved personal-best times.
Port Townsend’s Vincent Noirhomme won the boys JV race with a time of 19:39.09.
Sequim won the JV boys team competition with 32 points to Port Angeles’ 44 and Port Townsend’s 49.
Port Angeles and Sequim next compete at the Hole in the Wall Invitational at Lakewood High School in Marysville on Saturday.
Port Townsend’s next meet is the Bill Kehoe Invitational at Saint Martins University in Lacey on Tuesday.
The Olympic League championships are Thursday, Oct. 22, at Cedars at Dungeness Golf Course.
Volleyball
Sequim 3, Bremerton 2
BREMERTON — The Wolves took the final two sets to pick up an Olympic League 2A win over the Knights 23-25, 25-23, 23-25, 25-13, 18-16.
“It was a battle,” Sequim coach Jennie Webber Heilman said of Tuesday’s match.
The first three sets finished with scores of 25-23. Bremerton (4-3, 6-3) won the first and third to take a 2-1 lead.
But the Wolves (4-2, 5-3) responded with the most decisive set of the match, winning the fourth set 25-13 to force a fifth set, which Sequim won 18-16.
Lilllian Oden was 22 for 22 serving with two aces and led Sequim with 19 assists.
McKenzie Bentz also was perfect serving, going 17 for 17 with a team-high four aces. She also had 13 digs and four perfect passes.
Syndey Balkan finished with 15 assists, nine digs and was 14 of 15 serving.
Rylie Roberts led Sequim with 17 perfect passes and 19 digs, and was 12 of 17 serving with an ace.
Maddie Potts went 26 for 28 serving and had four kills and three stuff blocks.
Megan Breckenridge had a team-high 16 kills. She was 13 of 14 serving and had seven perfect passes, three stuff blocks and 13 digs.
Ella Christiansen had 13 kills and topped Sequim with four stuff blocks.
Sequim hosts Olympic (4-2, 5-4) on Tuesday. The Wolves and Trojans are tied for second place in the league behind North Kitsap (5-0, 6-1).
Girls Soccer
Sequim drops pair
BREMERTON — The Wolves bounced back from a 3-0 loss at Bremerton with a better result in a 1-0 loss in penalty kicks at Olympic.
“The girls had an awesome game [Wednesday] against Olympic,” said Sequim coach Brittany Murdach.
After regulation ended in a 0-0 tie, the teams advanced to two five-minute sudden-death overtime periods, which also ended with no score.
The Wolves ended up falling 4-3 on penalty kicks.
Sequim goalkeeper Claire Henninger saved 10 shots in the first half and 15 shots in the second half.
“She kept us in the game,” Murdach said.
“She was the team MVP [Wednesday]. Unbelievable performance. She was unstoppable.”
Murdach also enjoyed how hard her team competed.
“Total team effort,” Murdach said.
“Every girl gave 100 percent from the first minute to the 90th minute of play.”
Sequim (0-6-0, 2-7-1) hosts Kingston (1-4-0, 3-6-1) on Tuesday.
“We are looking forward to getting another shot at Kingston at home next Tuesday, and Port Angeles at Civic Field next Thursday,” Murdach said.
The Wolves lost 1-0 at Kingston and 2-1 at home to the Roughriders earlier this season.
