PORT TOWNSEND — Bereket Piatt got himself back in the winner’s circle.
Port Townsend’s reigning Class 1A state cross country champion earned his first victory of the season in an Olympic League three-way with Sequim and Olympic on Wednesday.
The senior was one of two individual winners for the Redskins, with Brittany Grant taking the girls race
It was the perfect warmup for Port Townsend, which will be running in the very same environment when it hosts the 15-team Fort Worden Invitational on Saturday.
Piatt beat out teammate Habtamu Rubio — last year’s 1A runner up — to claim in the 2.25-mile race in 11 minutes, 29 seconds.
Rubio wasn’t too far behind, crossing the finish line in 11:43 for second, ahead of Olympic’s Matthew Lutz (11:59).
Port Townsend’s dominant pair led the Redskins to a second-place finish in the three way with 35 points, just four behind Olympic at 31.
Alex Jenkins ran hard for the Sequim boys (55), taking fifth in 12:14.
Port Townsend claimed the girls race, behind Grant’s first-place finish in 15:04.
Three other Redskins finished in the top six, with Grace Piatt taking fourth (15:55), Frehiwot Piatt fifth (15:56) and Peri Muellner sixth (15:57).
Jasmine McMullon was Sequim’s top runner on the day after taking third in 15:42.
BOYS
Team scores: Olympic 31, Port Townsend 35, Sequim 55.
Top 10: 1, Piatt (PT)11:29; 2, Rubio (PT) 11:43; 3, Lutz (OL) 11:59; 4, Bailey, 12:01; 5, Jenkins (S) 12:14; 6, Goldizen (OL) 12:19; 7, Coulson (OL) 12:29; 8, Clifford (S) 12:35; 9 Frank (PT) 12:36; 10 Hoins (PT) 12:39.
GIRLS
Team scores: Port Townsend 19, Sequim 39.
Top 10: 1, Grant (PT) 15:04; 2, Lagat (OL) 15:14; 3, McMullon (S) 15:42; 4, G. Piatt (PT) 15:55; 5, F. Piatt, Port Townsend , 15:56; 6, Muellner (PT) 15:57; 7, Pease (OL) 15:58; 8, Holcomb (OL) 16:33; 9, Dawson (PT) 16:49; 10, McMurray (S) 17:51.
PORT ANGELES BOYS, GIRLS TAKE SECOND
HANSVILLE — Alison Maxwell took second in the girls race and Tavish Taylor fifth in the boys to lead the Riders at their Olympic League three-way with North Kitsap and Bremerton on Wednesday.
North Kitsap won both team competitions, led by first-place finishers Daniel Hansen in the boys race (12:38) and Reagan Colyer in the girls (14:23). Port Angeles finished second in both.
BOYS
Team scores: North Kitsap 19, Port Angeles 39, Bremerton 76.
Top 10: 1, Hansen (NK), 12:38; 2, Ramsey (NK), 12:58; 3, Christen (NK), 13:00; 4 Staker (NK), 13:06; 5, Taylor (PA), 13:09; 6, Taylor (PA), 13:13; 7, Danisiewicz (PA), 13:17; 8, Chris (BR), 13:18; 9, Brooke (NK), 13:26; 10, Shindler (PA), 13:30.
GIRLS
Team scores: North Kitsap 22, Port Angeles 44, Bremerton 66.
Top 10: 1, Colyer (NK), 14:23; 2, Maxwell (PA), 14:25; 3, Ramsey (NK), 14:41; 4, Politika (PA), 15:23; 5, Lund (NK), 15:29; 6, Sedy (NK), 15:39; 7, Weinmann (NK), 15:54; 8, Johnson (BR), 15:57; 9, Gladfelter (PA), 16:00; 10, Cates (NK), 16:02.
BOYS TENNIS
PORT ANGELES 7, NORTH MASON 0
BELFAIR — The Riders cruised to their seventh straight Olympic League victory Wednesday.
Port Angeles didn’t lose a single game as it won a match 7-0 for sixth time this season.
The Riders take on North Mason in a make-up match Thursday in Port Angeles.
PORT ANGELES 7, NORTH MASON 0
Match Report
Singles
No. 1 : Roos (PA) def. Barker (NM), 6-2, 6-1
No. 2: McCartney (PA) def. Daley (NM), 6-2, 6-1
No. 3: Reid (PA) def. Eddy (NM), 6-1, 6-1.
Doubles
No. 1: AJ Konopaski-Beasley (PA) def. Chanpine-Garland (NM), 6-1, 6-1
No. 2: Michael and Marcus Konopaski (PA) def. Jones-Shinkle (NM), 6-1, 6-1.
No. 3: Napiontek-Crain (PA) def. Wilson-Kissler (NM), 6-1, 6-0.
No. 4: Negus-Casey (PA )def. Martin-Harker (NM), 6-1, 6-0
