SPORTS: Port Angeles dunks Sequim in girls swimming; other prep reports

SEQUIM — Jenna Moore and Tracie Macias were double winners to propel Port Angeles 134-42 over archrival Sequim in an Olympic League girls swimming meet Thursday at SARC.

The Roughriders won all 12 events and swept three of them — 200-meter freestyle, 500 free and diving — while improving to 5-0 in league and 5-1 overall.

“That was a hard meet for us because out of our 14 girls, at least five were sick and trying to swim, and when we are swimming against a team that is that much bigger it is hard to stay positive and happy with our performance,” Sequim coach Susan Craig said.

Moore won the 200 free in 2:16.47 and the 100 breaststroke in 1:20.56 while Macias won the 100 free in 59.57 and the 200 individual medley in 2:28.71.

Ashlee Reid of Port Angeles set a district qualifying time in the 100 butterfly in 1:14.35. She captured second place.

Other Port Angeles winners were Tarah Erickson in 50 free, Tanesha Jackson in diving, Kaitlin Fairchild in the 100 fly, Kelly Winn in the 500 free and Lexie Pankowski in the 100 backstroke.

Also winning were the Rider 200 medley, 200 free and 400 free relays.

Sequim senior Rachel Hardy dropped two-tenths of a second off her 50 free time to bring her within a second of the state qualifying time while junior Autumn Kessinger dropped an amazing 5.5 seconds off her 100 back time.

Port Angeles next swims at the North Kitsap High School pool against Kingston on Thursday while Sequim swims against powerhouse Bainbridge on Tuesday in nonleague action and North Kitsap in league competition Thursday.

Volleyball Port Angeles 3, Klahowya 0

SILVERDALE — The Roughriders remained perfect in the Olympic League with the victory over the Eagles on Thursday.

Port Angeles (3-0, 6-3) won 25-7, 25-16, 25-20.

Taylyn Jeffers led the Riders with 12 kills, four blocks and two serving aces while Lauren Norton served 12-for-12 and had seven assists and three digs.

Kiah Jones, meanwhile, earned five kills and five aces, and she served 27-for-28.

Setter Emily Drake had 15 assists and two digs while Laney Boyd served two aces and had nine digs.

The Port Angeles JV won 25-12, 25-12, 13-15 while the C team tied 25-22, 14-25.

The Riders next host Bremerton on Tuesday.

Neah Bay 3, Clallam Bay 1

CLALLAM BAY — The Red Devils held off the Bruins in the tightly fought North Olympic League match Thursday.

Neah Bay won 25-18, 25-19, 24-26, 26-24 to improve to 1-1 in league and 4-1 overall.

The Bruins are now 0-2 in league and 3-5 overall.

“Overall, we’re improving week by week,” Clallam Bay coach Kelly Wilson said.

“We’re always right there,” she said about the close scores.

Cherish Moss served five aces and she had two kills for Neah Bay while Cierra Moss also had five aces and two kills.

Rebecca Thompson ended up with seven kills and nine aces for the Red Devils while Kaela Taylor had two aces and a kill.

Courtney Winck was strong at the net with four blocks and three kills.

Kirsten Erickson, meanwhile, had nine assists and seven kills for the Bruins while Melissa Willis had seven blocks. Jamie Parker added five kills.

Neah Bay next hosts Port Townsend JV on Saturday in a nonleague match while Clallam Bay is at Crescent next Thursday.

Tenino 3, Forks 2

TENINO — The Spartans dropped the Southwest Washington League match to fall to 3-5 on the year.

Tenino won 20-25, 25-16, 25-19, 11-25, 15-9.

Casey Williams put down 10 kills and had a stuff for the Spartans while Whitney Fairbanks had six kills and setter Jillian Raben dished out 13 assists.

Forks next plays at Elma on Tuesday.

Life Christian 3, Chimacum 1

TACOMA — Chimacum fought hard but lost the Nisqually League match by the scores of 23-25, 27-25, 26-28, 16-25.

Danny Kaminski had six kills for the Cowboys while teammate Lauren Thacker had five kills and four blocks of her own.

“We were really pumped up with all of the support we had,” Chimacum coach Sally Dankert said. “We just had too many missed serves.”

Sienna Madary and Megan Dukek both had perfect serving nights for Chimacum with Mallori Cossell helping out with great defense.

Chimacum(0-7, 4-7) will next host Orting on Monday.

Sequim 3, Kingston 0

SEQUIM — The Wolves dominated the whole night, winning three straight games by scores of 25-18, 25-11, 25-10.

“We served them off of the court,” Sequim coach Jennie Webber-Heilman said. “All nine girls had at least one kill.”

Taylor Balkan controlled the pace of the night, serving a perfect 15-for-15 with nine aces, 23 assists and four digs.

Haleigh Harrison also played big, hammering seven kills, two aces, nine digs and four perfect passes for the Wolves.

“It’s going to be good to play some bigger schools,” Webber-Heilman said as Sequim gets ready for its upcoming tournament.

Sequim (4-0, 7-2) is on the road this Saturday, competing in the Capital City Invitational.

Girls Soccer Klahowya 2, Port Angeles 0

SILVERDALE — The Eagles scored twice in the second half to win the hard-fought Olympic League game Thursday.

The Roughriders, who fell to 0-3 in league and 4-5 overall, were outshot 15-3.

Backup goalkeeper Tori Holcomb, starting her second straight game for the Riders, recorded nine saves.

“Tori did a great job for us again,” coach Scott Moseley said.

Holcomb was named the defensive player of the game while Brittany McBride was picked the offensive player and Caylie Cook was named the transition player.

“We played with them for a half, and when they scored we pushed the ball up the field, trying to get the tying goal,” Moseley said.

“They scored the second goal to put the game away.”

The Eagles scored their final goal just seven minutes before the end of the game.

Port Angeles 7, North Mason 0

BELFAIR — The Riders cruised to their second sweep of the Bulldogs in as many days Thursday.

Port Angeles, undefeated in league play, didn’t drop a set on their way to the convincing win.

Rider coach Brian Gundersen singled out the doubles due of Matt Watkins and Kevin Herzog, 6-0, 6-1 winners, as the players of the match.

“Matt and Kevin were playing their first varsity match and I expected them to have some nerves, but they came out ready,” Gundersen said.

Port Angeles hosts Kingston today.

Port Angeles 7, North Mason 0

Match Report

Singles

No. 1 : Roos (PA) def. Daley (NM), 6-1, 6-0.

No. 2: Beasley (PA) def. Eddy (NM), 6-2, 6-2.

No. 3: Crain (PA) def. Jones (NM), 6-0, 6-1.

Doubles

No. 1: AJ Konopaski-McCartney (PA) def. Barker-Chanpine (NM), 6-1, 6-2.

No. 2: Negus-Casey (PA) def. Frenzell-Garland (NM), 6-1, 6-2.

No. 3: Walsh-Gallagher (PA) def. Shinkle-Wilson (NM), 6-1, 6-2.

No. 4: Watkins-Herzog (PA) def. Kissler-Garland (NM), 6-0, 6-1.

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