PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles improved to 5-1 overall almost halfway through the boys tennis season after trouncing Bremerton 7-0 in Olympic League action Friday.
“Our guys are playing with a lot of confidence right now,” Port Angeles coach Brian Gundersen said.
The players of the match were Marcus and Michael Konopaski at No. 2 doubles. They beat J.P. Perrone/Ezekiel Domoal 6-1, 6-0.
“I thought this was Marcus and Michael’s best match of the season,” Gundersen said. “They were consistent in all phases of their game and it translated to an impressive win.”
The Roughriders next host Klahowya in a league match Wednesday.
PORT ANGELES 7, BREMERTON 0
Match Report
Singles
No. 1 : Micah Roos, PA, def. Justin Wells 6-3, 6-0.
No. 2: Hayden McCartney, PA, def. James Hill 6-3, 6-3.
No. 3: Connor Reid, PA, def. Eric Luu 6-1, 6-2.
Doubles
No. 1: A.J.Konopaski/Sam Beasley, PA, def. Doug Erickson/Matt Pohl 6-1, 6-2.
No. 2: Marcus Konopaski/Michael Konopaski, PA, def. J.P. Perrone/Ezekiel Domoal 6-1, 6-0.
No. 3: Derek Crain/Easton Napiontek, PA, def. Nick Esposito/Marcus Coleman 6-0, 6-0.
No. 4: Jordan Negus/Chase Walsh, PA, def. Nelson Liu/Emerson Castro 6-1, 6-1.
VOLLEYBALL
CRESCENT 3, MT. RAINIER LUTH. 1
JOYCE — The Loggers improved to 4-1 on the year with a nonleague victory over Mount Rainier Lutheran on Friday night.
Crescent beat the Tacoma-area team 25-23, 22-25, 25-11, 25-20.
“We came out very strong in the first game,” coach Alex Baker said.
The Loggers let up in the second game but bounced back in the final two games.
“As a whole, our serving was phenomenal,” Baker said.
Crescent had 95 percent serving with only five misses for 100 serves.
Junior setter Rachel Bowen led the Loggers with a perfect 27-of-27 serves, two aces, two kills and 16 assists. Bonnie Hazelett had only two misses in 30 serves with seven aces and a kill.
Mikela Williams earned eight kills, three tips and a block, plus she was 10-of-11 in serves.
CLALLAM BAY 3, WISHKAH VALLEY 1
CLALLAM BAY — The Bruins (3-2) squeaked past the Loggers 25-22, 24-26, 26-24, 25-21 in nonleague action Friday.
Melissa Willis had 100 percent serving on 19 serves with four blocks and six kills. Kenna Welever hit 88 percent of her serves, while Kirsten Erickson had five assists and two kills.
GIRLS SWIMMING
LINDBERG 116, SEQUIM 58
SEQUIM — Lindberg of Renton had 30 swimmers to Sequim’s 13 to dominate the nonleague meet Saturday morning.
“Our veteran swimmers held their own and we ended up winning three of the 11 events,” Wolves coach Susan Craig said.
Craig highlighted her newest swimmers for their performances at the meet, including Amariah Clift, Sabrina Marunde, Havilah Gautschi, Alison Powers and Cassie Caldron, all of whom continue to improve their times.
OLYMPIC 97, PORT TOWNSEND 57
SILVERDALE — The youthful Redskins set five district qualifying times in this Olympic League meet Thursday.
Darby Flanagan dominated the 200 freestyle in a qualifying mark of 2:17.36.
A new Port Townsend/Chimacum combination of Chloe Aldrich, Olivia Cremeans, Averi Richert and Renada Walcome grabbed first place by 22 seconds in the 200 free over Olympic’s team.
CROSS COUNTRY
PORT ANGELES AT BELLEVUE
BELLEVUE — Alison Maxwell led the Roughriders with a seventh-place finish at the 46-team Bellevue Invitational at Lake Sammamish on Saturday.
Maxwell ran the 5-kilometer 1-2 race in a time of 19 minutes, 33 seconds. The 1-2 event includes the top two runners grouped together in one separate race.
“Maxwell had a goal to break into the top 10 at this race,” girls coach Kelsey Kenck said. “With all the high quality competition, that’s quite a goal.
“Alison went out hard to run with the front pack. Alison hung on, passing a few in the last 800 meters to take a hard-fought seventh place.”
Khason Politka claimed 26th for the Riders while Jamie Gladfelter was 39th in the 3-4 race. Hannah Wahto took 21st and Elisabeth Moriarty took 40th in the 5-6 race.
For the boys, Nick Shindler took 35th and Tavish Taylor was 46th in the 1-2 race while Cameron Braithwaite had a breakthrough race with 17th place, and Tony Dalgardno took 54th in the 5-6 race.
Trevor Taylor was 39th and Ryan Danisiewicz took 45th in the 3-4 race.
