Quilcene girls lose Sea-Tac 1B tourney opener
QUILCENE — The Quilcene girls lost their Sea-Tac 1B tournament opener 55-49 in overtime to Northwest Yeshiva, putting them in a loser-out bracket for the rest of the tournament.
Coach Brianna Weller said the Rangers, starting just one senior, made too many turnovers — 30 — and did not shoot well from the free-throw line.
“Regardless, the Rangers worked hard and really hustled for four quarters and an OT period. This was a physical game on both ends of the court,” Weller said.
Yeshiva’s Tamar Jacobson, a 6-1 post player, scored 24 points, despite the Rangers double-teaming her at times.
“Gina Brown and Abby Weller then got into foul trouble while trying to cover the blown help coverages. Gina wound up fouling out at the beginning of the OT period and that really hurt us,” Weller said.
Brown finished the game with 17 points and nine rebounds, one of her biggest games of the year. Abby Weller scored 16 with eight rebounds, while Sydney Brown scored eight points and had eight rebounds. Marissa Kieffer and Sydney Brown each scored eight, with Brown contributing eight rebounds.
Quilcene (7-5, 9-10) played Monday after press deadline against Pope John Paul II. This is a team the Rangers have handled easily twice this season. If they win, they will play again Wednesday against either Muckleshoot or Tacoma Baptist.
NW Yeshiva 55, Quilcene 49
NWY 5 13 11 16 10 — 55
Quilcene 13 10 6 16 4 — 49
Quilcene (49) — G. Brown 17, Weller 16, Kieffer 8, S. Brown 8, Beukes 2.
Uvila honored
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. — Senior Georgia Gwinnett College pitcher Cole Uvila, a Port Angeles graduate and Wilder Baseball alum, was recognized this week as the Association of Independent Institutions’ Pitcher of the Week.
Uvila had a 10-strikeout performance in posting a victory against No. 25 Webber International University, improving to 2-0 on the season. He gave up one run and two hits over five innings.
GGC is ranked No. 12 in the NAIA’s preseason poll and is off to a 5-1 start on the season.
Big Hurt
PORT ANGELES — Registration for the Sept. 22 running of the Big Hurt on the North Olympic Peninsula is now open.
The categories for the race include Men and Women’s Iron Division, Men and Women’s Masters (50-plus) Iron Division, a Tandem Division for two-member teams, and team divisions for all competitors, high schoolers, first responders (law enforcement, military, paramedics and firefighters, etc.) and for Masters (with competitors over 50 years old).
Team divisions can have three or four members.
The cost is $90 for the Iron Division, $120 for tandem teams, $240 for teams and $120 for high school teams if competitors register before July 1. From July 1 to Aug. 31, the cost is $95 for Iron Division, $125 for tandem, $250 for teams and $125 for high school teams. And after Sept. 1, the cost is $100 for the Iron Division, $130 for tandems, $260 for teams and $130 for high school teams.
People who register before Aug. 31 receive a Big Hurt t-shirt. A portion of the event proceeds will be donated to the Peninsula Trails Coalition for the construction and maintenance of the Olympic Discovery Trail ad Olympic Adventure Trail.
To register, go online at bighurtpa.com and click on “Registration.”
Storm King
TUKWILA – The Storm King U-17 boys soccer team representing players from the North Olympic Peninsula, made a postseason run that carried them all the way to a second place finish at the 2018 Washington State Founders Cup.
Storm King fell to Seattle United South 1-0 in the championship match on Sunday at Starfire Sports Complex in Tukwila. The Seattle club scored off a corner kick in the first half and then packed it in defensively to keep Storm King’s high-powered offense from finding the net.
In Saturday’s semifinal match, Storm King shut out Federal Way Football Club 2-0, getting goals from Michael McAleer and Andrew St. George, as well as some stellar play from goalkeeper Navy Thomas-Brenske and center backs Hollund Bailey and Chris Morgan.
“The boys didn’t want to hear me or coach Aaron (St. George) talk about silver linings or moral victories after our final loss, but our message to them was clear — we were proud to coach them,” said coach Michael McAleer. “Since last season we’ve had a run of 25 wins, two losses and one tie. That doesn’t happen without great talent, relentless commitment and a team-first mentality, which they all bought into.”
The teams’ second-place finish in the Founder’s Cup, which followed its’ North Puget Sound League championship, made for one of the best seasons any Storm King club has put together, McAleer said.
The players, made up mostly of sophomores and juniors from Sequim and Port Angeles, will now become friendly rivals, as they move into the spring high school soccer season.
Storm King will then hold tryouts for various age groups for their fall 2018 season in May.
