PREP SPORTS: Sequim, Port Angeles split tennis matchup

PORT ANGELES — A full afternoon of girls tennis ended up in a split for archrivals Port Angeles and Sequim on Friday.

The Wolves and Roughriders each won a match in their Olympic League doubleheader, with the former winning the first match 4-3 and the latter taking the second 5-2

Due to the length of the matches being played in the first set, the second match was an abbreviated format, playing one pro set instead of the traditional best 2 out of 3 sets to determine the winner.

“In all of my years coaching at Port Angeles High School, I’ve never been involved in such a close match,” said coach Brian Gundersen. “We enjoy playing against Sequim every year because their girls play the right way, are well-coached, and the matches are always so competitive.”

Rider seniors Alexis Corn and Laney Boyd won both doubles matches of the doubleheader, getting special praise from Gundersen.

“Alexis and Laney are our only seniors and they are playing their best tennis of the year right now,” he said.

Serena Okamoto had two victories for Sequim as well, first winning the No. 1 singles showdown in the first match, then teaming up with Anna Prorok to win the No. 2 doubles in the second match.

Prorok also earned a singles victory in the first match, winning the No. 2 matchup.

The Riders travel to Kingston on Wednesday while Sequim travels to Port Townsend.

Sequim 4, Port Angeles 3

Match Report

Singles

No. 1 : Okamoto (Sequim) def. Bohman (PA) 5-7, 7-6, 7-6.

No. 2: Prorok (Sequim) def. Fickas (PA) 7-5, 6-0.

No. 3: Smith (Sequim) def. Reyes (PA) 6-4, 6-3.

Doubles

No. 1: Corn/Boyd (PA) def. Hanson/Chan (Sequim) 6-2, 3-6, 6-2.

No. 2: Cook/Rutherford (PA) def. Shore/Smith (Sequim) 7-6,6-2.

No. 3: Moriarty/Drake (PA) def. DeFilippo/Powless (Sequim) 6-4, 6-2.

No. 4: Mittmann/Guan (Sequim) def. Peet/McFarlen (PA) 7-5, 4-6, 7-6.

Port Angeles 5, Sequim 2

Match Report

Singles

No. 1 : Drake (PA) def. Smith (Sequim) 8-6.

No. 2: Shore (Sequim) def. McFarlen (PA) 8-0.

No. 3: Peet (PA) def. DeFilippo (Sequim) 8-6

Doubles

No. 1: Corn/Boyd (PA) def. Hanson/Chan (Sequim) 8-3

No. 2: Okamoto/Prorok (Sequim) def. Cook/Rutherford (PA) 8-4

No. 3: Fickas/Bohman (PA) def. Smith/Powless (Sequim) 8-4.

No. 4: Moriarty/Reyes (PA) def. Mittman/Guan (PA) 8-4

Baseball
Port Angeles 4, Bremerton 0

PORT ANGELES — Brian Senf tossed a two-hit shutout to give the Roughriders a much-needed Olympic League victory Friday afternoon.

Thanks to the win, as well as two North Mason losses this weekend, Port Angeles can clinch a spot in the Class 2A sub-district playoffs with a victory over Sequim at Volunteer Field on Monday.

A loss would likely put the Riders (8-7 in league and overall) in a sub-district pigtail playoff with North Mason.

Port Angeles 4, Bremerton 0

Bremerton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 2 0

Port Angeles 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 ­— 4 8 0

WP- Senf (3-2); LP- Flutz

Pitching Statistics

Port Angeles: Senf 7IP, 2H, 2BB, 9K.

Hitting Statistics

Bremerton: Robinson 1-3 (SB).

Port Angeles: Morgan 2-4 (R, 2B); Uvila 2-3; Sullivan 1-3 (2B, BB).

Sequim 14, 
North Mason 1

BELFAIR — The Wolves beat up the Bulldogs to clinch a top-three finish in the Olympic League standings on Friday.

Sequim clobbered North Mason pitching for 16 hits, including two home runs and five doubles, on its way to a season sweep.

Sequim (11-4 in league, 14-5 overall) closes out its regular season slate with a game at Port Angeles on Monday.

Sequim 14, North Mason 1

Sequim 2 0 0 9 3 ­— 14 16 0

North Mason 0 0 1 0 0 — 1 3 2

WP- Yamamoto (3-1); LP- McDonald

Pitching Statistics

Sequim: Yamamoto 3IP, ER, 3H, 2BB, K; Hudson 2IP, 0BB, 2K.

North Mason: McDonald 3.1IP; Young 0.2IP; Hohmann IP.

Hitting Statistics

Sequim: Rickerson 2-4 (2B, HR, 3RBI); Yamamoto 2-4 (HR, 3R, 3RBI); McFarlen 2-2 (2B, RBI, R, BB); Forshaw 2-3 (3B, RBI, 2R).

North Mason: McKean 1-3 (RBI).

Chimacum 19, 9, Sea. Christian 1, 0

SEATTLE — The top-ranked Cowboys moved their win streak to 13 games after sweeping the Warriors in a Nisqually League doubleheader on Friday.

Devin Manix crushed two homers in Game 1 — his third and fourth of the season — while Austin McConnell pitched a one-hitter in five innings. In Game 2, Landon Cray added to his school record home run total (now at seven) with a dinger of his own.

Chimacum (8-0, 14-1) next hosts Cascade Christian on Monday.

Chimacum 19, Seattle Christian 1

Chimacum 2 0 (14) 0 3 X X ­— 19 11 1

Seattle Chr. 0 0 0 1 0 X X — 1 1 2

WP- McConnell (1-0); LP- Banister

Pitching Statistics

Chimacum: McConnell 5IP, 5K, H, R, HBP, 3BB.

Seattle Christian: Banister 2.1IP, 10ER.

Hitting Statistics

Chimacum: Cray 2-2 (RBI, 4R); Manix 2-3 (2R, 2HR, 5RBI); Eldridge 1-3 (2B, 3RBI, 2R); Ajax 3-3 (2R, 4RBI).

Chimacum 9, Seattle Christian 0

Seattle Chr. 0 0 0 0 0 X X ­— 0 4 2

Chimacum 2 0 2 5 X X X — 9 9 2

WP- Brown-Bishop (2-0); LP- Abe

Pitching Statistics

Seattle Christian: Abe 4IP.

Chimacum: Brown-Bishop 5IP, 2K, BB, 4H, 0R.

Hitting Statistics

Chimacum: Cray 1-1 (2R, 2BB, HR); Dukek 2-3 (2B, 2RBI); Eldridge 2-2 (2R, 2 2B, RBI); Brown-Bishop 1-3 (2RBI); Cornachione 1-3 (2B, RBI).

North Kitsap 16, Port Townsend 1

PORT TOWNSEND — North Kitsap handed Port Townsend (0-13, 0-14) a stinging loss Friday in Olympic League baseball action.

Zac Olson picked up the lone RBI for Port Townsend while teammate Kyle Kelly was 2-for-2 with a stolen base.

Port Townsend travels to Olympic on Monday.

North Kitsap 16, Port Townsend 1

North Kitsap 3 6 3 2 2 ­— 16 14 0

Por Townsend 0 0 0 1 0 — 1 4 1

WP- Hawkins; LP- Aumock

Hitting Statistics

NK: Urquhart 2-4 (3RBI); Gieri 2-3 (2SB); Smit 1-3 (2R)Nick Benish 2-5 (3RBI, 2B); Kuntz 2-3 (2R); Al. Smith2-2 (3R, RBI); Minder 2-3 (2B, 3RBI); Nettleton 2-2 (2B, 2RBI)

Port Townsend: Kelly 2-2 (R, SB); Olson 1-2 (RBI, 2B)

Quilcene 4, Tacoma Baptist 3

TACOMA — The Rangers (7-2, 6-2) picked up a Sea-Tac League win on the road in extra innings Saturday against the Crusaders.

Quilcene 4, Tacoma Baptist 3

Quilcene 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1­— 4 2 3

T. Baptist 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0— 3 5 2

WP- Plienes; LP- NR

Pitching Statistics

Quilcene: Pleines, 6IP, 2ER, 4H, 1BB, 6K; Davidson, 2IP, H, BB, K, 0ER.

Hitting Statistics

Quilcene: Bancroft 1-2 (R, BB, HBP); Murray 1-4 (2B)

T. Bap.: Herdle 1-3 (2B, BB); Peterson 2-4 (2B, 3B, R)

Boys Soccer

Sea. Christian 3, Chimacum 0

CHIMACUM — The injury-depleted Cowboys couldn’t quite keep up with the Nisqually League’s top team Friday.

The Warriors scored two goals in the final four minutes of the first half, and the Cowboys were never able to find an answer.

‘The boys played exceptionally well,” Chimacum coach Kevin Coate said.

“Considering we had very few subs, and they subbed often and tried to wear us out, I was very happy with how the boys played.”

Seattle Christian 3, Chimacum 0

Seattle Christian 2 1 — 3

Chimacum 0 0 — 0

Scoring Summary

First half: 1, Seattle Christian, 36th minute; 2, Seattle Christian, 38th minute.

Second Half: 3, Seattle Christian, 60th minute..

Boys Golf

Port Angeles 434, Bremerton 507

PORT ANGELES — The Riders (3-4) earned a win at Peninsula Golf Club behind the outstanding play of junior Jordan Negus on Friday.

Negus was match medalist with a 79 that included two birdies. It is the third time he’s won medalist honors as well as his lowest round of the season.

Teammates Garrett Payton and Terrance Stevenson both finished the day with a score of 82.

The Riders will have their last home match of the season Tuesday against North Kitsap.

Port Angeles 434, Bremerton 507

Bremerton (507)

Brycen Kulbeth, 95

Port Angeles (434)

Negus, 79; Payton, 82; Stevenson, 82; Grimsley, 96; Robland, 96

Track and Field

Shelton Invite

SHELTON — Port Angeles’ Troy Martin and Port Townsend’s Bereket Piatt led the North Olympic Peninsula contingent at the 37-team Shelton Invitational on Saturday.

While the Rider senior took home first place in the discus and 11th in the shot put, Piatt won the 3,200-meter race and took fourth in the 1,600.

Port Townsend teammate Habtamu Rubio finished third in the 1,600 ahead of Piatt.

Sequim earned two medals and a ribbon at Saturday’s event.

Taylor Bonneau finished first in the freshman and sophomore 100-meter dash with a personal best time of 11.26 seconds.

Audrey Lichten posted a season-best time of 11:40.39 in the 3,200 meter to place fifth.

Teammate Frank Catelli had a great showing posting personal bests in the shot put, discus and javelin to take fourth, eighth and tenth respectively.

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