KINGSTON — The Sequim boys golf team will be battling for sole possession of first place in the Olympic League when it hosts Olympic today at Cedars at Dungeness after the Wolves defeated North Kitsap 153-193 at White Horse Golf Club.
Jack Shea paced Sequim on Tuesday with a nine-hole round of 32, a season-best four strokes under par.
The Wolves’ four counting scores were all better than North Kitsap’s top scorers, Justus Jagodinske and Cole Rabedeaux, who each shot rounds of 47.
Sequim freshman Blake Wiker had Tuesday’s second-best round, a 38, while Jade Arnold shot a season-best 41 and Josiah Carter finished at 42.
Sequim and Olympic are both 6-0 with two contests apiece remaining in league play.
“It should be a great event and challenge for both teams,” Wolves coach Bill Shea said of today’s matchup.
Olympic 167, Port Angeles 191
BREMERTON — The Trojans defeated the Roughriders to set up a showdown for first place in the Olympic League with Sequim today at Cedars at Dungeness.
Olympic’s C.J. Lagat earned medalist honors with a nine-hole score of 38.
Logan Kovalenko shot a 43 to lead Port Angeles on Tuesday at Rolling Hills Golf Course. Mathew Locke’s 46 was the Riders’ second-best score. Parker Elias carded a 47 and Cameron Fouts shot 55.
“The guys all know what they have to do, it’s just a question of consistency and focus,” Riders coach Gil Stockton said.
“That, along with confidence, takes some time to develop. They are getting there.”
Port Angeles (3-3) plays at Port Townsend (5-1) on Friday.
Softball
Port Angeles 14, Port Townsend 0
PORT ANGELES — Hope Wegener and Hunter-Anne Coburn combined to throw a one-hitter in the Roughriders’ five-inning victory over the Redhawks.
Wegener struck out four in two innings on the mound Tuesday, and Coburn fanned four in three innings.
Natalie Steinman homered, drove in two runs and scored twice for Port Angeles. Lauren Lunt and Jaidyn Larson added two hits apiece.
The Riders have allowed only two runs in their last five games.
The Riders (3-0, 11-0) remain tied for first place in Olympic League 2A with rival Sequim (4-0, 11-1). Port Angeles plays at Kingston (2-3, 2-5) today.
Port Townsend (0-2, 0-7) returns to Olympic League 1A action today with a home game against Coupeville (1-2, 6-4).
Port Angeles 14, Port Townsend 0, 5 innings
Port Townsend 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 1 3
Port Angeles 9 3 1 1 x — 14 13 0
WP- Wegener; LP- Graham
Pitching Statistics
Port Townsend: Graham 2 IP, 12 R, 8 H; Carson 2 IP, 2 R, 5 H.
Port Angeles: Wegener 2 IP, 0 R, O H, 4 K; Coburn 3 IP, 0 R, H, 4 K, BB.
Hitting Statistics
Port Angeles:Steinman 1-2, HR, 2 R, 2 RBI; Robinson 1-1, 2 BB, R; Lunt 2-3, 2B, R; Wheeler 1-2, 1-2, R; Larson 2-3, 2 BB, R; Price 1-1, 2B, 2 BB, R; Hall 1-1, 2B; Coburn 1-1, R; Clark 1-2, 2 R; Gray 1-2, 2B, 2 R; Wegener 1-1.
Sequim 10, Bremerton 0
SEQUIM — McKenzie Bentz tossed a one-hitter and the Wolves notched their sixth shutout in seven games.
Bentz struck out seven in Sequim’s five-inning win Tuesday. She also had a hit, scored two runs and stole two bases.
Nicole Anders doubled twice, scored twice and drove in two runs for the Wolves. Allysen Montelius went 2 or 3 with a double and two RBIs.
Sequim scored nine runs in the third inning to break a scoreless tie, and added a 10th run in the fourth to put the Knights in the mercy rule zone.
The Wolves (4-0, 11-1), who are tied with Port Angeles for first place in Olympic League 2A, play at North Kitsap (3-2, 4-4) today.
Sequim 10, Bremerton 0, 5 innings
Bremerton 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 1 6
Sequim 0 0 9 1 x — 10 8 0
WP- M. Bentz; LP- Hadallek
Pitching Statistics
Bremerton: Haddalek 2 1/3 IP, 3 H, 5 R, 0 ER, 2 BB; Joyner 1 2/3 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 2 ER.
Sequim: M. Bentz 5 IP, H, 0 R, 0 BB, 7 K.
Hitting Statistics
Bremerton: Fergesen 1-2.
Sequim: M. Bentz 1-2, 2 R, 2 SB; Montelius 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI; J. Bentz 1-3, R, RBI; C. Sparks 1-2, R, RBI; Anders 2-3, 2 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI; Haggerty 1-3, R, RBI, SB; Vig 0-2, 2 R, SB; Gumm 0-3, R, RBI.
Baseball
Bremerton 9, Sequim 4
SEQUIM — The Wolves suffered their second loss in as many days to fall 4-4 in Olympic League 2A play.
Sequim tried to rally with two outs in remaining in the bottom of the seventh inning Tuesday when Gavin Velarde and Justin Porter singled and then scored on Evan Hurn’s two-run triple.
But those two runs weren’t nearly enough to dig the Wolves out of the hole they dug for themselves in the fourth inning.
The Knights scored once in the first and again in the third, and both times Sequim matched them in their halves of those innings.
In the top of the fourth, the Wolves committed four errors and Bremerton took advantage with seven runs to grab a 9-2 lead.
Sequim had seven errors in the game. Starter Austin Hilliard, who pitched three-plus innings, was tagged for all nine runs but only two were earned.
Daniel Harker relieved Hilliard with no outs in the fourth and held the Knights to two hits over four innings while striking out six batters.
Hurn was 2 for 4 at the plate with three RBIs. Velarde went 2 for 4 with three runs and two steals.
Sequim (4-4, 9-6) is off until it hosts Olympic (3-3, 7-4) next Tuesday.
Bremerton 9, Sequim 4
Bremerton 1 0 1 7 0 0 0 — 9 9 1
Sequim 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 — 4 6 7
WP- McMartin; LP- Hilliard
Pitching Statistics
Bremerton: McMartin 7 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K.
Sequim: Hilliard 3 IP, 7 H, 9 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K; Harker 4 IP, 2 H, 0 R, BB, 6 K.
Hitting Statistics
Bremerton: Zurbrugg 3-5, 2 R; Dubos 2-4, R, RBI; Amacangelo 2-3, 2 R, RBI.
Sequim: Velarde 2-4, 3 R, 2 SB; Hurn 2-4, 3B, 3 RBI, 2 SB; Porter 1-3, R; Hilliard 1-3.
Quilcene tops Vikings, Warriors
QUILCENE — The Rangers defeated Crosspoint 11-8 and North Kitsap JV 10-5 over the weekend.
In Saturday’s victory over Crosspoint, Quilcene had to come back from a 7-1 deficit to win in nine innings.
Quilcene’s Andy Johnston relieved Trevor Burnston in the second inning, when the Warriors had all the momentum, and eventually slowed them down.
“After Andy settled in, he came into his nickname ‘Iceman’ and pitched 4 2/3 more solid innings,” Rangers coach Darrin Dotson said.
Quilcene kept battling despite the six-run deficit and chipped away at Crosspoint’s lead with a series of big hits, including a solo home run by A.J. Prater that flew over the center fielder’s head.
“Before we knew it, we were up 8-7, and Crosspoint was making adjustments,” Dotson said.
“We were able to hit gaps and rotate around the bases after any fielding error. Boys were aggressive and smart on the bases.”
Prater finished 3 for 3 with a double and a homer. Jarod Smith was 3 for 4 with two doubles, and Eli Harrison, Eli Mahon and Olin Reynolds each contributed two hits.
Against North Kitsap JV on Friday, the Rangers scored early and never looked back.
“Good thing about playing a bigger school: we have nothing to lose,” Dotson said. “Nonleague game, nothing was held back.
“We scored with our first two batters and never looked back.”
Prater had two doubles to lead Quilcene’s offense. Reynolds had one double, and Harrison, Ben Bruner, Nate Weller, James Soderberg, Holdem Elkins and Dillon McEdwards each had a hit.
Elkins drove in two runs with sacrifice bunts. As a team, the Rangers found a big payoff from playing small ball.
“Boys executed bunts one after another during an inning,” Dotson said.
“This gave us another advantage as were successful on many bunts.”
Freshman Robert Comstock pitched three innings for the Rangers and recorded his first strikeout as a high school pitcher. He allowed one hit and one run.
Bruner pitched one inning and gave up one hit and four runs, thanks largely to walks and an error in the field.
Harrison closed the game and held the Vikings scoreless on one hit in three innings.
Quilcene (3-0, 7-2) finishes its regular season with seven SeaTac League games starting today at home against Muckleshoot Tribal (1-3, 1-4) and Friday at Muckleshoot.
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Compiled using team reports.
