PORT ANGELES — North Olympic Peninsula players came through with goals for Peninsula College’s men’s and women’s teams at the school’s fourth annual Rumble in the Rainforest spring soccer exhibition.
Saturday’s event, a series of 60-minute matches at Wally Sigmar Field between teams from St. Martin’s University and Bremerton’s semi-pro Olympic Force SC, raised funds for the Pirates athletic department.
After falling 2-0 to St. Martin’s on the strength of two Kyle Witzel goals, the Peninsula men salvaged a tie against Olympic Force SC in its second match.
Trailing 1-0 late, the Pirates came up with the equalizer when Port Angeles forward Tim Schneider beat a defender into the far side of the box and crossed a brilliant shot inside the far post for a goal with seven minutes remaining.
Schneider is a 2015 Port Angeles High School graduate and former standout for the Roughriders.
Sequim’s Leslie Cisneros, a 2014 Sequim graduate and former midfielder for the Wolves, recorded a goal for the Peninsula women in the 13th minute of the day’s final match, a 3-0 win for the Pirates over Olympic Force SC.
Ellie Small added a goal in the 23rd minute for Peninsula, and Hoku Afong scored with five minutes left to clinch the win.
Small previously scored the lone goal in the 10th minute of the Pirates win over
St. Martin’s.
Small and Afong will be sophomores this fall for the Pirates.
In other games, the St. Martin’s and Olympic Force women played to a scoreless draw, and the Olympic Force defeated St. Martin’s 2-0.
“Congrats to Tim Tucker and the Pirate soccer program for hosting a great day of exhibition soccer,” Peninsula athletic director Rick Ross said.
“Great food, great weather and a nice crowd throughout the day. It was a treat to see our outstanding sophomores one last time at home.”
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Compiled using team reports.
