QUILCENE — Quilcene was menaced but held on for a 25-18, 25-19, 25-14 sweep of Puget Sound Adventist.
“PSA was a strong team, and [we] stayed consistent in serve-receive with excellent passing from Alex Johnsen, Megan Weller and Emily Hitt,” Quilcene coach Joni Crowell said of Thursday’s match.
“Alex Johnsen had 31 perfect passes off of serve-receive tonight.
“Megan Weller showed very strong back-row play, with three of her [10] kills coming from back row attacks.
“Emily Hitt and Katie Love are hitting well from the outside, and Elysah [Schryver] is taking advantage of balls that are tight on the net.”
Hitt put down eight kills and served 10 of 11 with two aces and five digs, while Love posted seven kills and Schryver had five kills, three blocks and two digs for the Rangers (5-0, 8-0).
Katie Bailey upped her team-leading serve percentage to 95 percent after a 14 of 15 performance that included two aces.
The Rangers host defending SeaTac League champion Christian Faith (5-0, 5-1) on Tuesday in a battle for first place.
Quilcene 3, Muckleshoot 0
AUBURN — The Rangers notched a 25-5, 25-7, 25-14 sweep of the Kings.
Katie Bailey served a perfect 12 of 12 with seven aces, and Elysah Schryver served 19 of 23 with 13 aces.
Emily Hitt added seven aces, four kills and two digs as Quilcene rolled to victory Tuesday.
Olympic 3, Port Angeles 1
PORT ANGELES — Coach Christine Halberg said the Roughriders played well for most of their 26-24, 17-25, 25-17, 25-12 loss to the Trojans.
“Our passing improved and we played with a ton of energy and intensity in the first three sets,” Halberg said of Thursday’s game.
“We were down 23-11 in Game 1, and Alyssa Sweet went back to serve for 12 points in row to go ahead 24-23.
“Unfortunately, we made two hitting errors in the end that ended the match.”
The Riders rallied for a 25-17 win in the second game but couldn’t keep the run of strong play going.
“Unfortunately, we weren’t able to sustain that momentum the next two sets,” Halberg said.
“Also, Olympic’s outside hitter came alive, [and] that made things a bit tougher.”
Kiana Robideau led the team with nine kills, 13 digs and three aces.
Brennan Gray tallied five aces to lead Port Angles, along with 10 digs. Gray also improved her serve-receive passing to 1.95.
Setter Callie Hall had 25 assists and Sweet had a kill, four aces and six digs.
Emily Johnson recorded five kills, nine digs and an ace, and Genna Orr added seven kills, an ace and a block.
Port Angeles (1-5, 1-6) visits North Mason (0-5, 1-7) on Thursday.
Girls Soccer
Olympic 2, Port Angeles 0
BREMERTON — The Roughriders allowed the Trojans to score goals at the 11-minute mark of each half in a road loss.
“Although we were outshot 21-6, I thought we had our best defensive effort,” Port Angeles coach Scott Moseley said following Thursday’s game.
Goalkeeper Madelyn Wenzel turned back 15 shots on goal.
Center back Madison St. George also earned recognition for her work defensively.
“Madison had another solid game in back,” Moseley said.
“She does a great job of cleaning up loose balls and organizing the defense.”
Offensively, the best chances for the Riders came on through-balls to Sierra Robinson.
But all three opportunities were gobbled up by Olympic’s goalkeeper before a shot could be taken.
Moseley also singled out midfielders Leah Haworth and Maddie Boe for their transition play.
North Kitsap 1, Sequim 0
POULSBO — The Wolves produced a solid performance against a tough Vikings (2-1-0, 7-1-0) team.
“It was a well-fought game,” Sequim coach Brittany Murdach said.
“The girls really rebounded from their 5-1 loss on Tuesday and stepped up the level of their play.”
Murdach named goalkeeper Claire Henninger as her defensive player of the game.
“She had some big-time saves and led the team from the back of the field,”
Murdach said.
Murdach also liked Aylee Bennett’s play on offense.
“She played up top for us with a super-high work rate and forced their defense to make quite a few errors,” Murdach said.
“Despite the loss, I am very pleased with their performance.”
Sequim (0-4-0, 1-5-1) visits Bremerton (2-2-0, 3-3-1) on Tuesday.
Boys Tennis
North Kitsap 6, Port Angeles 1
PORT ANGELES — Janson Pederson had the Roughriders’ only win against the undefeated Vikings, taking the the No. 1 singles match against Scott Lyons 6-4, 6-3.
“Janson Pederson again defeated an opponent who had defeated him in an earlier match,” Port Angels coach Gil Stockton said.
“His next match against the state-ranked Ty Loan [of Olympic] will be a great test of his improvement this year.”
Stockton was pleased with the play of the Riders’ other two singles players in Thursday’s match.
“Freshmen Kenny Soule and Hayden Woods gained great experience in their singles matches that will help in their growth in the coming years,” Stockton said.
Stockton awarded the team ball to Soule.
Port Angeles (1-6, 3-6) hosts Olympic (4-2, 7-2) on Monday.
“We still need extensive work on many aspects of the game, but the guys are improving every week and enjoying the journey,” Stockton said.
North Kitsap 6, Port Angeles 1
Singles
No. 1: Pederson (PA) def. Lyons (NK) 6-4, 6-3.
No. 2: Kunold (NK) def. Soule (PA) 6-1, 6-0.
No. 3: Meek (NK) def. Hayden Woods (PA) 6-0, 6-0.
Doubles
No. 1: Benson/Butler (NK) def. Kyler Mabrey/Tyler Nickerson (PA) 6-0, 6-1.
No. 2: Henshaw/McCown (NK) def. Devun Wahlsten/Keenen Leslie (PA) 6-1, 6-4.
No. 3: Broughton/Blanchard (NK) def. Carson Jackson/Hudson Soelter (PA) 6-1, 6-1.
No. 4: Denny/Heckler (NK) def. Daniel Basden/Kale Mehew (PA) 6-3, 6-1.
Girls Swimming
Port Angeles 138, Sequim 44
PORT ANGELES — The Roughriders outscored their rivals in 11 of 12 events at William Shore Memorial Pool.
Port Angeles also placed first in 11 of 12 events at Thursday’s meet.
Carter Juskevich and Jaine Macias were double-event winners for the Riders, who improved to 4-0 in the Olympic League (4-1 overall).
Juskevich won the 200 freestyle and the 100 breaststroke.
Macias placed first in the 200 individual medley and in the 100 free.
Macias’ time of 2 minutes, 22.08 seconds qualifies her for state in the event.
Other individual winners for Port Angeles were Taylor Beebe (50 free), Cassii Middlestead (1-meter dive), Sierra Hunter (500 free) and Kylee Reid (100 backstroke).
The Riders also won three relays.
Beeve, Juskevich, Macias and Lum Fu took first in the 200 medley relay; Beebe, Hunter, Juskevich and Macias won the 200 free relay; and Erin Edwards, Reid, Ashlee Seelye and Hunter took first in the 400 free relay.
Port Angeles picked up five more district-qualifying times Thursday.
Edwards in the 200 free (2:17.34); Ashlee Seelye in the 200 individual medley (2:39.11), Macias in the 100 free (0:59.57), and Edwards (1:19.13) and Leah Burwell (1:23.92) in the 100 breast.
Port Angeles’ next meet is at Olympic (2-1, 2-1) this Thursday.
Sequim (2-2, 2-2) hosts Port Townsend (1-2-1, 1-2-1) on Thursday.
Cross Country
Port Townsend girls defeat Vikings
BREMERTON — The Port Townsend girls outscored North Kitsap 27-29 in a three-team dual with the Vikings and Bremerton at NAD Soroptomist Park.
The Knights did not field enough girls for a scoring team.
Junior Ari Winter placed second overall in 15 minutes, 18 seconds for Port Townsend, while Ally Bradley placed fourth with a time of 15:37 and Meigan Kunz finished sixth in 16:10.
On the boys side, North Kitsap topped the Redhawks 18-39, and Bremerton edged Port Townsend 27-28.
Seniors Jake Vande Griend and Koby Weidner paced the Redhawks.
Vande Griend came in seventh after running the 2-mile course in 12:34.
Weidner was on his heels, placing eighth with a time of 12:41.
In his first varsity race, freshman Gabe Petrick ended up 11th with a time of 12:54.
Port Townsend hosts Port Angeles and Sequim at Port Townsend Golf Club on Wednesday.
