SEQUIM — The Wolves hung tough with the visiting Bainbridge Spartans but conceded two second half goals in a 2-0 loss on Sept. 19.
“We learned the importance of teamwork and communication,” coach Haley Hunsaker-Freeman said following the loss.
“I feel like they hustled. They worked hard until the final whistle.”
The first-year SHS coach noted the Wolves were missing a couple of players and a thin bench while the Spartans had good numbers in reserve.
“I’m excited to play them again [on Oct. 15] with a full roster,” she said.
She said the Wolves (1-2 in Olympic League and overall) need to get a bit better with 50-50 chances.
The Wolves,who opened the season with a 1-0 loss on penalty kicks at Kingston on Sept. 12, are scheduled to play at Olympic (Silverdale) on Tuesday.
Port Angeles 3, Olympic 0
PORT ANGELES — After a frustrating, scoreless first half littered with 12 offsides calls, Port Angeles adjusted, getting back to their gameplan and breaking down the Trojans thanks to Teanna Clark’s second-half hat trick.
“Their defenders park themselves high near midfield and let you run right by them and into their trap,” coach Daniel Horton said.
“We wanted to angle our runs and delay our runs and work the ball to the corner and then advance when the ball is upfield and too many of our runs were right at their defensive line.”
The Roughriders changed tactics after the halftime break.
“We played more balls into space, let the play build up and develop some quality possessions,” Horton said.
“Teanna Clark scored a hat trick, she stepped up and pushed the team when we needed it.”
Clark scored off of a Sophia Richie throw-in in the 52nd minute, found the net again off a “really good ball from Kedryn Descala.”
Freshman Lily Anne Lancaster assisted on Clark’s final goal in the 77nd minute.
Goalkeeper Kennedy Rognlien stole the ball on a 1-on-1 breakaway to preserve the shutout.
Horton said the team’s center backs also stepped up.
“Cayleigh Alward and Ava Anne Sheahan were able to maintain possession out of the back and get the ball off their foot quicker,” Horton said.
Port Angeles (2-1, 2-2) visits North Kitsap on Tuesday.
East Jefferson splits pair
UNIVERSITY PLACE — The Rivals split a pair of contests this week, falling 5-2 to a combined Charles Wright/Life Christian team and beating Forks 3-0 for their first win of the season.
Against Forks, the Rivals came through in the 11th minute.
“Junior captain Sienna Emerson made a promising run up the right wing and sent in a low cross for freshman striker Ellie Anderson to tap home at the far post,” coach Rob Cantley said.
More industrious wing play from Emerson paid off as she made her way forward and squared for Rayna Pray to score her first goal of the season.
Pray would get her second goal three minutes later after robbing a Spartan defender and running through to score.
“More chances would come for both teams but the Rivals defense, led by Teri Wiley and Heike Quinn with Akili Clevenger in goal in the second half to replace RJ Spainhower-Oas, kept the shutout to preserve a first win,” Cantley said.
“Senior captain Kay Botkin and freshman Macy Little did the hard running in midfield to distribute the ball to their forwards and wingers while protecting the defense behind them.”
Against the combined squad, Botkin had a role in the team’s two goals, the first a looping 35-yard free kick that sailed over the goalkeepers’ hands and into the net, a carbon-copy of a free kick goal scored by Botkin against Cascade Christian last week.
Trailing 3-1 in the 58th, the Rivals pulled one back as Botkin hit a 20 yard shot that the Eagles keeper spilled. Freshman Ellie Anderson was alert and on hand to run in and smash the ball in from point-blank range.
Life Christian added an insurance goal in the 70th as East Jefferson chased the ball.
“Freshman Savannah Grimm at forward did well to challenge the Eagles defense while junior Sarah Fisher put in a dogged display at right back,” Cantley said.
The Rivals (1-4-0) visit Annie Wright on Tuesday.
