COUPEVILLE — The Forks softball girls showed no rust after a long spring break layoff, surviving howling winds on Whidbey Island to sweep a pair from Coupeville 10-0 and 12-0.
Coach Dennis Dean said there were gusting winds blowing straight in from center field “that caused some strange ball movement” for the two games.
A trio of Spartan pitchers gave up just four hits in the two games.
Brittney Dean started the first game, going five innings, striking out nine with three hits and no walks. Jayden Olson pitched the sixth, giving up no hits and no walks.
Rian Peters went 2-4 with a double, a home run and 3 RBIs.
In the second game, Chloe Leverington, usually a closer, got the start, going five innings with 10 strikeouts, one hit and one walk.
Olsen went 4 for 4 with a double and three RBIs, while Leverington went 2 for 3 with a double and Natalie Lausche went 2 for 3 with 3 RBIs. Samantha Winger also went 2 for 2.
Forks (0-1, 7-2) has shown it’s an outstanding team outside of league, but the Evergreen 1A League is one of the toughest 1A softball leagues in the state if not the toughest, so the Spartans will have to battle to make postseason (Forks, Montesano, Hoquiam and Elma have combined for three losses outside of league).
Forks resumes league play at defending state champion Montesano (1-0, 5-0) at 4 p.m. Tuesday.
Port Townsend track
BELLINGHAM — Competing against more than 30 other schools, including 10 3A and 4A schools, Port Townsend’s Aubry Botkin finished third in the 100-meter high hurdles with a time of 16.65 seconds.
Botkin, who finished second at the 1A state meet in the 100-meter hurdles last season, was beaten by two hurdlers from 3A and 4A schools.
Other high finishes for Port Townsend athletes include a fifth place for Seamus Fraser in the 2k steeplechase with a time of 7:05.12 and a 10th place by Luke Absher in the 400 meters with a time of 54.84.
Port Townsend track will next host a meet with North Kitsap and Klahowya at 3:15 p.m. Friday.
Complete Port Townsend results are:
Port Townsend track and field at Birger Solberg Invitational
April 7, 2018
Bellingham
Boys Results
100 Meters — Kyle Mackey, 37th, 12.71.
200 Meters — Dylan Tracer, 17th, 24.99.
400 Meters — Luke Absher, 10th, 54.85.
800 Meters — Joseph Molotsky, 29th, 2:18.77.
1,600 Meters — Nathan Cantrell, 11th, 4:47.38.
3,200 Meters — Cantrell, 15th, 10:25.88; Seamus Fraser, 23rd, 10:47.38.
2k Steeplechase — Seamus Fraser, fifth, 7:05.12.
Shot Put — Robert Jesionowski, 24th, 35-7.
Discus — Tracer, 17th, 109-4.
Long Jump — Kyle Mackey, 17th, 15-2 1/2.
Girls
100 Meters — Bella Lusk, 38th, 17.11.
100-Meter Hurdles — Aubry Botkin, third, 16.65.
Discus — Brenna Franklin, 14th, 89-2.
