PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles bounced Port Townsend 4-0 in a nonleague boys soccer match held on the artificial turf at Peninsula College’s Wally Sigmar Field.
A Ben Schneider free kick from just outside the goal box caught the Redhawks’ goalie off-guard and gave Port Angeles a 1-0 lead in the ninth minute of Tuesday’s game.
Lukas Mobius changed the game for the Riders when he entered the contest in the 20th minute and assisted on a goal to Jesse Salgado with a cross from the right side.
Three minutes later, Mobius took a Salgado pass and dribbled past multiple players before finding the back of the net for a 3-0 halftime lead.
Andrew St. George scored the final goal for Port Angeles when he took a Salgado pass and beat the Port Townsend goalkeeper on a one-on-one in the 64th minute.
“Keenan Leslie looked solid in goal for [us] as he recorded his first shutout of the season despite a few good opportunities from Port Townsend,” Riders coach Chris Saari said.
Leslie was Saari’s defensive player of the match.
Mobius, Salgado and Schneider earned Saari’s praise for their offensive exploits, and St. George was Saari’s transition player of the match.
Port Angeles (1-0-1) visits Chimacum (1-1-0) on Saturday. The Cowboys defeated Sequim’s JV team 2-1 on Tuesday.
The Redhawks (0-1-0) visit Kingston today.
Port Angeles also defeated Port Townsend in Tuesday’s JV match 4-0.
Port Angeles 4, Port Townsend 0
Port Townsend 0 0 — 0
Port Angeles 3 1 — 4
Scoring Summary
First Half: 1, Port Angeles, Schneider, 9th. 2, Port Angeles, Salgado (Mobius), 20th. 3, Port Angeles, Mobius (Salgado), 23rd.
Second Half: 4, Port Angeles, St. George (Salgado), 64th.
Softball
Port Angeles 11, Central Kitsap 4
SILVERDALE — The Class 2A Roughriders feasted on the long ball in their season-opening blowout of the 3A Cougars.
Port Angeles smacked three home runs, but it took a complete turn through the batting order to get in gear against Central Kitsap pitcher Hope Lawrence.
“Our bats woke up the second time through the lineup,” Riders coach Randy Steinman said of Tuesday’s game.
Brennan Gray’s home run for Port Angeles tied the game at 2-2 in the fifth inning.
Four batters later, Natalie Steinman hit a grand slam that gave the Riders some breathing room.
Jaidyn Larson hit the third homer in the next inning.
“Jaidyn Larson’s three-run shot in the sixth was the final knockout punch that put the game away,” Steinman said.
Hope Wegener started the game on the mound for Port Angeles and allowed three hits, a walk and two runs (one earned), and struck out one batter.
Nizhoni Wheeler earned the win in relief, striking out seven while allowing two runs on four hits and a walk in four innings.
Wheeler also went 2 for 2 at the plate with two runs and a walk.
The Riders (1-0) visit 4A South Kitsap (1-0) today.
Port Angeles 11, Central Kitsap 4
Port Angeles 0 0 2 0 6 3 0 — 11 9 3
Central Kitsap 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 — 4 7 4
WP- Wheeler; LP- Lawrence
Pitching Statistics
Port Angeles: Wegener 3 IP, 3 H, 2 R, K, BB; Wheeler 4 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 7 K, BB.
Central Kitsap: Lawrence 7 IP, 9 H, 11 R, 2 K, 8 BB.
Hitting Statistics
Port Angeles: Steinman 2-3, GS HR, 4 RBI, 2 R, BB; Gray 1-4, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R; Larson 2-4, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R; Wheeler 2-2, 2 R, 2 BB; Lunt 2-4, R.
Central Kitsap: Adams 1-4, HR, 2 RBI.
Quilcene 26, North Mason 1
BELFAIR — The Class 1B Rangers rolled up 26 runs on 14 hits and beat up on the 2A Bulldogs in the season opener for both squads.
Quilcene started quickly, plating five runs in the first inning.
The Rangers got on the board first on an RBI single by Erin Macedo. That was followed by a two-run double from Katie Bailey.
Macedo was 4 for 5 with a triple and four RBIs, while Bailey was 2 for 5 with a double and three RBIs.
North Mason’s leadoff batter homered in the bottom of the first, the only mark against Rangers pitcher Bailey Kieffer.
Kieffer struck out five and allowed just three hits in five innings.
“Bailey pitched real well today,” Quilcene coach Mark Thompson said of Tuesday’s game.
“She is a true competitor. The type of athlete you want on your team if winning is one of your goals.”
The Rangers pushed across eight runs in the second, highlighted by a two-run single by Allison Jones.
Quilcene added eight more in the fifth, three coming on Megan Weller’s bases-clearing triple.
Macedo added an RBI triple to round out the scoring for the Rangers (1-0).
“Everybody contributed today, both offensively and defensively,” Thompson said.
“I was particularly impressed with Megan’s patience at the plate. And Katie Bailey and Erin swung the bat well, also.”
Quilcene hosts Taholah today.
Quilcene 26, North Mason 1
Quilcene 5 8 3 2 8 — 26 14 1
North Mason 1 0 0 0 0 — 1 3 6
WP- Kieffer
Pitching Statistics
Quilcene: Kieffer 5 IP, 3 H, R, 5 K.
Hitting Statistics
Quilcene: Macedo 4-5, 3B, 4 RBI; Bailey 2-5, 2B, 3 RBI; M. Weller 1-1, 3B, 4 RBI, 4 R; Johnsen 1-3, 4 R; Jones 2-4, 3 RBI; A. Weller 2-3, 2 RBI; Brown 1-1, RBI;
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Compiled using team reports.
