PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles freshman Nizhoni Wheeler threw a perfect game to lead the Roughriders to a 10-0 win over North Kitsap in Olympic League softball action.
Wheeler struck out 12 batters of the 15 outs recorded in the five-inning game.
With the win, Port Angeles (12-0, 12-2) maintains its two-game lead over Sequim for first place in the Olympic League standings.
Wheeler was backed by solid defense, including a nice play by Cara Cristion, who made a diving stop and threw the runner out at first base from shortstop to help protect the perfect game.
Ashlee Reid was 2 for 2 at the plate with a triple and an RBI for Port Angeles, while Haley Gray doubled and drove in three runs and Alicia Howell had one hit and brought in two runs.
The Riders travel to face third-place Kingston (10-3) today.
Port Angeles 10, North Kitsap 0
North Kitsap 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 2 0
Port Angeles 2 0 0 1 7 — 10 8 0
WP- Wheeler; LP- Keller
Pitching Statistics
North Kitsap: Keller 4 IP, 8 H, 6 ER, 3 BB, 4 K.
Port Angeles: Wheeler 5 IP, 12 K, 0 ER, 0 BB.
Hitting Statistics
North Kitsap: No hits.
Port Angeles: Reid 2-2, 3B, 2 R, RBI; Gray 1-2, 2B, 2 R, 3 RBI; Howell 1-2, 2 RBI; Gouge 1-3, 2B, 2 R.
Sequim 9,
Olympic 4
BREMERTON — Alexas Besand and Shelby Lott both smacked homers for the Wolves, who overcame an early two-run deficit to earn another Olympic League victory and remain within two games of league-leading Port Angeles.
Sequim trailed 4-2 before a six-run fourth inning.
Besand was 3 for 4 with two runs and an RBI and Lott went 1 for 4.
The Wolves (11-2, 13-3) host North Mason (4-9, 4-11) today.
Quilcene 24, Evergreen Lutheran 1
TACOMA — Sammy Rae threw her second consecutive no-hitter as the Rangers blasted the Eagles.
“We squared the ball up pretty good today,” Quilcene coach Mark Thompson said. “A lot of girls are contributing.”
Quilcene clinched the No. 1 seed in the District 2 playoffs with the win.
Rae also hit two homers and drove in seven runs in the victory.
Emily Ward was 2 for 4 with a double, two RBIs and three runs for Quilcene.
Allison Jones was 2 for 3 with an RBI and four runs and Celsea Hughes was 3 for 5 with three RBIs and two runs for the Rangers.
Quilcene (13-1) visits Lake Quinault on Saturday.
Quilcene 24, Evergreen Lutheran 1
Quilcene 4 10 1 8 1 — 24 17 0
Evergreen Lutheran 0 0 0 0 1 — 1 0 0
WP- Rae
Hitting Statistics
Quilcene: Rae 2-3, 2 HR, 3 R, 7 RBI; Jones 2-3, 4 R, RBI; Bailey 3-4, 3B, 3 R; Ward 2-4, 3 R, 2 RBI; Hughes 3-5, 2 R, 3 RBI; Cawyer 1-3, RBI; Johnson 1-1, RBI; Kieffer 1-1, RBI.
Baseball
North Kitsap 6,
Port Angeles 4, 14 innings
PORT ANGELES — The Roughriders made the league-leading Vikings work overtime before they could clinch a share of the Olympic League title.
“It was the longest game I’ve ever been a part of,” Port Angeles coach Vic Reykdal said of Wednesday’s game, which lasted five hours and didn’t end until around 9 p.m.
The Riders took a 4-3 lead into the top of the seventh inning when North Kitsap scored to send the game into extra innings.
Port Angeles was in trouble for most of the added frames, but managed to survive until the Vikings finally took advantage in the 14th.
“It seemed like they had guys on every inning, but we kept wiggling off the hook,” Reykdal said.
Reykdal was proud of the effort by his team, which is out of postseason contention.
“We’re basically playing for pride and we battled them to the very end,” he said.
It was the last home game of the season for the Riders (5-8, 5-9) who play at Kingston (4-10, 4-12) today.
North Kitsap 6, Port Angeles 4, 14 innings
North Kitsap 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2—6 13 2
Port Angeles 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—4 13 5
WP- Trainer; LP- Bradley
Pitching Statistics
Port Angeles: Mudd 7 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 4 BB, 4 K; Paynter 3 IP, 6 H, BB, 5 K; Iseri Fuji 2/3 IP, BB; Bradley 3 1/3 IP, ER, 8 BB, 2 K.
Hitting Statistics
Port Angeles: Ciaciuch 3-7, 2B, R, 2 RBI; Roberson 3-6, R, RBI; Shepherd 1-4, RBI; Boyer 2-6; Withrow 1-4.
Chimacum 10, Eatonville 1
EATONVILLE — The Cowboys broke open a 1-1 tie game with a nine-run fourth inning to pick up their first win of the season.
Alex Morris led Chimacum with a 3 for 4 day at bat, with two doubles, two RBIs and a run.
Cowboys leadoff hitter Yoshiki Ishiuchi was 2 for 5 with a double, two RBIs and two runs.
Henry Lovekamp was 2 for 3 with two runs for Chimacum.
The Cowboys made just one error in the game.
Seattle Christian visits Chimacum today.
Chimacum 10, Eatonville 1
Chimacum 1 0 0 9 0 0 0 — 10 11 1
Eatonville 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 — 1 9 2
WP- Hundley; LP- Brandt
Pitching Statistics
Chimacum: Hundley 3 IP, 5 H, R, BB, 4 K; Carthum 4 IP, 2 K .
Eatonville: Brandt 3 1/3 IP, 4 H, 6 R, 2 BB, K.
Hitting Statistics
Chimacum: Morris 3-4, 2 2B, R, 2 RBI; Ishiuchi 2-5, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R; Lovekamp 2-3, 2 R; Yackulic 1-4, 2 R, RBI.
Sequim 5,
Olympic 2
BREMERTON — The Wolves rallied from a late 2-0 deficit, plating three runs in the sixth inning and two more in the seventh, to top the Trojans.
The loss snapped a four-game losing streak for Sequim (8-6, 10-7) and put it a game ahead of Olympic for fourth place in the Olympic League.
Tanner Rhodefer starred for the Wolves on the mound, throwing a complete-game three-hitter, while striking out five and allowing five walks.
Nick Johnston and Dylan Lott each had RBI singles for Sequim.
The Wolves host third-place North Mason (8-5, 10-7) today.
Sequim 5, Olympic 2
Sequim 0 0 0 0 0 3 2— 5 6 0
Olympic 0 0 0 1 1 0 0— 2 3 0
WP- Rhodefer; LP: Catharius
Pitching Statistics
Sequim: Rhodefer 7 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 5 BB, 5 K.
Hitting Statistics
Sequim: Johnston 1-3, RBI; Lott 1-3, RBI; Pace HBP, R; Bates 1-4, R; Wright 1-4, R.
Girls Tennis
Olympic 6,
Port Angeles 1
BREMERTON — The Roughriders lost a hard-fought match to the heat and the Trojans.
“It was a tough day for the [us] in 85 degree weather,” Port Angeles coach Stephanie Gochnour said.
“Four matches went to three sets or super tiebreakers, No. 1 doubles played for over three hours, a bee sting, a nose bleed, sun stroke, and close game scores from both sides.
“What a day.”
The Riders’ only winner was the No. 2 doubles team of Jessica Zhu and Audrey Little, who needed a tiebreaker to defeat Jessica Peralta and Mydah Elpedes 6-3, 7-6 (8-6).
McKenna Thompson and Hannah Little lost the three-hour No. 1 doubles match to Ally Galerki and Mia Harris 6-4, 3-6, 4-6.
Port Angeles’ Khaya Elliott and Emily Basden fell to Courtney Mekee and Jeanette Ancero 7-5, 3-6, 4-6 in the No. 3 doubles match.
In No. 4 doubles, Maddy Woods and Carter Juskevich lost to Kyilene Trottman and Justice Diaz 6-2, 2-6, with a super tiebreaker 4-10 for the third set.
The Riders’ No. 1 singles player Callie Peet lost to AnneMarie Herbert 0-6, 0-6 in what was probably the least eventful match of the day.
Port Angeles’ Audra Perrizo lost the first set to Melina Johnson in the No. 2 singles match, and then had to forfeit the second set due to a nose bleed.
The Riders’ No. 3 singles player, Lydia Cornelson lost 2-6, 7-5, and 6-10 in a super tiebreaker the third set.
