SEQUIM — Sequim (8-1, 10-1) swept Port Angeles (1-8, 1-10) for the second time this season, taking the senior night match 25-18, 25-18 25-10.
“We kind of played a little slow, that’s kind of how PA plays a bit, but we picked it up in the third game,” Wolves coach Jennie Webber Heilman said of Thursday’s match.
“Everybody got to play and all the seniors started.”
Roughriders coach Christine Halberg liked what she saw from her team in the opening portion of the match.
“The girls played really well in game one,” Halberg said.
“They were right with them until point 15. Then we got stuck in a rotation and couldn’t sideout. We lost too many points in a row and unfortunately it took away of our confidence.
“We never seemed to fully recover from that.”
Senior Alyse Armstrong led the way for Sequim with eight kills, eight assists and four stuff blocks.
Classmate Emily Wallner had five kills, two stuff blocks and served 23 of 25 with four aces.
Fellow senior Emma LeBlanc recorded 24 digs, and went 19 for 19 on serve with two aces.
Wolves seniors Judi Villella had five kills, Kylee Salazar had two kills and Cheyenne Sokkoppa contributed six digs.
Emily Johnson led Port Angeles with five kills, five digs and an ace and Dawn Oliver had 11 assists, 11 digs and an ace.
“Emily hit outside and brought some consistent, aggressive and smart hitting,” Halberg said. “Dawn set well for the girls tonight, too.
“There were positives for us to take away and be proud of. They dug up a lot of balls and battled in some long rallies. I feel positive knowing we are still improving.”
Webber Heilman was glad to get past the rivalry game with the win.
“Now we can focus on playing North Kitsap,” Webber Heilman said of Tuesday’s match with the league-leading Vikings (8-0, 10-0).
“They beat us in five sets earlier this year, so we want to beat them and not let them have first place in league.”
Klahowya 3, Port Townsend 1
PORT TOWNSEND — The Redhawks (0-2, 5-4) hung with the undefeated Eagles (2-0, 10-0), falling 13-25, 25-19, 20-25, 23-25.
Abby McGuire had nine assists, seven digs and four kills for Port Townsend, while teammate Rio Golden added three kills and five digs in Thursday’s match.
Amy Hemsley had three kills and five digs and Megan Lee kept in 11 digs for Port Townsend.
The Redhawks visit Coupeville on Tuesday.
Neah Bay 3, Crescent 1
JOYCE — The Red Devils topped a game Loggers squad 25-21, 22-25, 25-19, 25-22.
“The Loggers fought hard and played some of their best ball of the season, but unfortunately had too many mental errors to beat a good team,” Crescent coach Alex Baker said.
“Neah Bay is much improved this year. “
Becca Bamer served 12 of 13 with a kill and a tip while providing “outstanding defense” for the Loggers, according to Baker.
Lauren Hartley served 9 of 10 with a block and two tips for kills for Crescent.
Girls Soccer
Klahowya 7, Port Townsend 0
PORT TOWNSEND — A veteran Eagles squad topped the Redhawks on Thursday at Memorial Field.
“It’s a rare thing to walk off the field having let in so many goals and feel proud of the team’s performance,” Port Townsend coach Colin Foden said.
“Yet tonight PT played their best game of the season, particularly in the first half, in spite of being the much less experienced of the two teams.”
He praised goalkeeper Malia Henderson for stopping 10 shots in the first 10 minutes and McKinzie Ginther, Shenoa Snyder and Kaitlyn Meek as “particularly impressive.”
The Redhawks (0-2, 1-9) visit Coupeville on Tuesday.
Boys Tennis
Port Angeles 5, Kingston 2
KINGSTON — The Riders dumped the Buccaneers in the final Olympic League match of the season.
“Some of the matches started slowly for the Roughriders (9-4, 11-4) but they wanted to win out the season and played accordingly,” Port Angeles coach Gil Stockton said of Thursday’s match.
The No. 2 doubles team of Connor Heilman and Nick Fritschler were awarded the match ball for rallying for a 3-6, 6-2, 10-5 victory.
“[They won] their match through sheer grit and determination,” Stockton said.
“They lost the first set, came back and won the second, and, as darkness was enveloping the courts, won the 10 point tie-breaker to win the match.
“Since both are seniors, this was a most satisfying way to finish up league play.”
The Riders wrapped the season with a 128-57 player record in matches and a 66-32 mark in total team matches won.
“This is a terrific group of young men,” Stockton said. “Our very attainable goal for next year is to win our league and have fun doing so.
“We all know what we need to work on to achieve that goal.”
Port Angeles will compete at the Olympic League Championship at North Kitsap on Wednesday and Thursday.
Port Angeles 5, Kingston 2
Singles
No. 1:Janson Pederson (PA) def. Conner Friedel (K) 6-3. 6-1.
No. 2: Elliott Soelter (PA) def. Conner Erickson (K) 6-4, 6-1.
No. 3: Kody Kuch (PA) def. Lanail Leleu (K) 6-1, 6-1.
Doubles
No. 1: Alex Brown/Tanner Gochnour (PA) def. Spencer Bowles/Jovi Hernandez (K) 6-2, 6-1.
No. 2: Connor Heilman/Nick Fritschler (PA) def. Brett Spencer/Andrew Shaw (K) 3-6, 6-2, 10-5.
No. 3: Liam Young/Chris Fuentes (K) def. Matt Hendry/Josh Hendry (PA) 4-6, 5-7.
No. 4: Randy Toop/Ethan Sax(K) def. Julian Eren/Matt Witczak (PA) 6-2, 3-6, 12-10.
Girls Swimming
Port Angeles 117, North Kitsap 66
PORT ANGELES — The Roughriders claimed 10 of 12 events and recognized four seniors competing in their final home meet: Katie Bowes, Lora Rudzinski and co-captains Delanie Critchfield and Audra Perrizo.
Jaine Macias earned a state qualifying time with a win in the 100 butterfly in 1 minute, 2.57 seconds. She also won the 200 individual medley in 2:18.69.
Carter Juskevich won the 200 and 500 freestyle races in 2:01.85 and 5:38.94, respectively.
Taylor Beebe was the other double event winner for Port Angeles. She won the 50 free in 26.77 and finished the 100 backstroke in 1:05.70.
Casii Middlestead won the 1-meter dive with a score of 185.6 points.
Autumn Sheldon earned a district qualifying time in the 100 freestyle in 1:05.66.
The Riders (6-0, 6-1) swim at Klahowya on Thursday.
