PORT LUDLOW — Jack Hilt sank a 10-foot birdie putt on the third hole of a sudden-death playoff as host Chimacum defended its home course by defeating previously unbeaten Port Angeles at the Port Ludlow Invitational.
The Cowboys’ and Roughriders’ three two-man best ball teams finished with combined scores of 28 over par to force the playoff Tuesday at Port Ludlow Golf Course.
The Sequim duo of Jack Shea and Travis Priest was the match medalist with a score of 2-under-par 70. As a team, the Wolves placed fourth with a score of 45 over par.
Olympic (32 over par) was third, South Whidbey (49) took fifth, Kingston (52) came in sixth, Port Townsend (61) was seventh, Vashon (79) was eighth and North Kitsap (92) finished ninth.
Hilt and James Porter led Chimacum with a 77, Marcus Bufford and Chris Bainbridge shot a 79 and Logan Shaw and Drew Yackulic teamed up for an 88.
Alex Brown and Austin Peterson topped Port Angeles with a 3-over-par 75, Alex Atwell and Mason Jackson carded a 76 and Logan Kovalenko and Koben Temres finished at 93.
Along with Shea and Priest, Alex McCracken and Arnold Black had a 92 for Sequim and Josiah Carter and Connor Titterness shot a 99.
Zack Glover and Austin Khile led Port Townsend with a 9-over-par 81. Jacob Ralls and Keegan Khile shot a 90 and Ben Rolland and Patrick Morton finished with a 96.
Chimacum, Port Angeles, Sequim and Port Townsend return to action Friday at noon for the Duke Streeter Invitational at Peninsula Golf Club.
Girls Golf
Sequim 111, Bremerton 74
SEQUIM — Alex McMenamin fired a 39 and four Wolves shot in the 40s as Sequim clinched the Olympic League championship at Cedars at Dungeness.
McMenamin’s 34 Stableford points led the Wolves to a season-best 111-point output by their top four scorers.
Kailee Price shot a 46 (27 points) for Sequim, Sarah Shea had a 47 (26 points) and Briana Kettel and Kelly Anders each had a 49.
Bremerton was led by Tucker Alexander’s round of 48 (25 points).
Sequim (7-0) closes out league play next Wednesday at home against Klahowya (5-1).
Boys Soccer
Port Angeles 6, Bremerton 1
PORT ANGELES — Led by Tim Schneider’s hat trick, the Roughriders locked up a postseason berth by roughing up the Knights at Civic Field.
Port Angeles started quick Tuesday night: Grayson Peet scored in the second minute off an assist from Wei-Yan Fu.
The Riders made it 2-0 in the 11th minute when Jeff Glatz set up Miki Andrus for a goal.
In the 26th minute, Fu scored off an assist from Tim Schneider.
Those roles reversed right before halftime when Fu set up Schneider off a quick indirect free kick that caught Bremerton sleeping and sent Port Angeles into the break with a 4-0 lead.
Schneider tallied another score in the 47th minute off a pass from Angel Rivero and completed the hat trick in the 60th minute off yet another assist by Fu.
The Knights spoiled the Riders’ shutout in the 77th minute when Spencer Stuart finished a penalty kick after Tom Zimpel was fouled in the box.
The win gives Port Angeles (5-4, 8-5) 16 points, moving it nine points ahead of Bremerton (3-6, seven points) in the Olympic League 2A standings, all but assuring that the Riders will finish at least fourth. The top four teams advance to next month’s district tournament.
“With three league games remaining, [we] look to tune up [our] overall game and to try and catch up with Sequim, Kingston and North Kitsap in league standings,” Port Angeles coach Chris Saari said.
Saari selected Schneider as the Riders’ offensive player of the match, Fu as the top transition player and Ryan Beck as the defensive player of the match.
Port Angeles plays at Olympic (1-7, 3-9) today before finishing its league scheduled at home against league-leading Kingston (8-1, 10-3) on Saturday and at North Mason (0-8, 1-10-1) next Wednesday.
Port Angeles also defeated Bremerton in Tuesday’s JV game 3-1.
Sequim 6, North Mason 1
BELFAIR — The Wolves put forth a good effort on both sides of the ball against the cellar-dwelling Bulldogs.
“North Mason was a little short-handed and had a few guys missing,” Sequim coach Dave Brasher said.
“It was a game we could have overlooked, but we played well.”
The Wolves started Tuesday’s scoring in the 19th minute when Thomas Winfield found the back of the net off a pass by Patrick McCrorie.
Winfield added his second goal five minutes later, this one coming off an Eli Berg corner kick.
Christian Salas scored his first goal of the season as Sequim pushed to a 3-0 halftime advantage.
McCrorie pushed up from his outside defender position to put the Wolves up 4-0 in the 48th minute.
“He played forward all season on the junior varsity last year, and this season we’ve converted him to a defensive back role and he’s been doing great,” Brasher said of McCrorie.
North Mason (0-8-0, 1-10-1) snapped the shutout bid in the 70th minute, but Sequim answered almost immediately.
Freshman Addie Berg came on and scored his first varsity goal off of an assist from his brother Eli.
Josiah Urquiah added the Wolves’ final goal in the 77th minute.
Third-place Sequim (6-3-0, 7-4-2) hosts second-place North Kitsap (7-1, 9-2-1) today.
Softball
Chimacum 15, Coupeville 2
CHIMACUM — The Cowboys moved into first place in Olympic League 1A by corralling the Wolves.
Chimacum pitcher Ryley Eldridge held Coupeville to three hits and three runs while striking out eight and walking only three.
The Cowboys’ offense lit up the Wolves with 10 hits, including five by Shanya and Mechelle Nisbet.
Shanya Nisbet was 3 for 4 with three RBIs, while Mechelle Nisbet was 2 for 4 with three RBIs.
Kiersten Snyder also had two hits for Chimacum, and Kelle Settje drove in two runs.
The Cowboys (3-1, 6-5) are a half-game ahead of Klahowya (2-1, 6-5). Chimacum hosts the Eagles today.
Chimacum 15, Coupeville 2
WP- Eldridge
Pitching Statistics
Chimacum: Eldridge 3 H, 3 BB, 8 K.
Hitting Statistics
Chimacum: S. Nisbet 3-4, 2B, 3 RBI; M. Nisbet 2-4, 3 RBI; Snyder 2-3, RBI; Eldridge 1-3; McKinlay 1-3; Settje 1-2, 2 RBI; Nelson 0-0, 3 BB.
