SEQUIM — While most of the scheduled North Olympic Peninsula prep sports were being wiped out by rain Monday, there seemed to be one little piece of paradise.
In Sequim, of course.
“We did not get one spit of rain on us during 18 holes of golf,” Sequim boys golf coach Vic Quinet said.
The Wolves improved to 6-1 in the Olympic League by beating youthful Bremerton 418-527 at Cedars at Dungeness Golf Course.
The Knights have no upperclassmen on the team because the school brought back boys golf after mothballing the sport for three years.
“Bremerton is building, and they have some kids with really good swings,” Quinet said.
“They are improving, and they are going to be OK.”
Meanwhile, the Wolves had a surprise medalist as Mallory Maloney earned top honors for the first time with a personal-best score of 76.
His previous best was 79.
Team ace Ryan O’Mera, meanwhile, was runner-up with 80 while Casey Torres took third with 82.
Ezra Perkins shot 89 while Josh Francis had a 91.
Bremerton’s best golfer in the match, Brycen Klubeth, shot 91.
Overall, the Wolves played well in the sun, Quinet said.
“We rebounded after shooting 440 against Port Townsend,” he said.
Sequim’s only loss of the year was to the Redskins on April 18.
Sequim has been averaging a team score of 410 this year, an average of 82 for the top five players.
The Wolves next play at the Port Ludlow Invitational today and then at the Tim Higgins Memorial Invitational on Thursday at Kitsap Golf & Country Club in Bremerton.
Kingston 473, Port Angeles 502
PORT ANGELES — The inexperienced Roughriders had their hands full against the veteran Buccaneers in an Olympic League match Monday at Peninsula Golf Club.
The Riders, handcuffed with five starters contending with eligibility problems because of low grades, have been playing with mostly a young and inexperienced team since the second week of the season.
“It’s hard to compete when you can’t get most of your starters out on the course,” coach Mart Mitrovich said.
“But the other players are doing a good job, and they are learning.”
The one starter out on the course, junior team captain Jordan Negus, earned medalist honors by shooting 82 in the 18-hole match.
Negus, who had 10 pars, rallied on the back nine. He shot 45 on the front nine but lowered that to 37 on the back nine.
The Port Angeles ace finished one stroke ahead of Kingston ace Connor Wall, who shot 83.
The other Riders were Corey Roblan, 97; Tarren Grimsley, 101; freshman Zak Alderson, 108; and freshman Chase Sharp, 114.
Sharp is a first-year golfer.
Port Angeles next plays at the Port Ludlow Invitational today and the Tim Higgins Memorial Invitational on Thursday in Bremerton.
The Riders wrap up the week with a league meet at home against Bremerton on Friday.
Girls Golf
Port Angeles 302, Kingston 304
PORT ANGELES — Freshman Dana Fox had her lowest score of the year, 51, to spark the Roughriders to the Olympic League victory over the Buccaneers in a nine-hole match at Peninsula Golf Club on Monday.
Senior team captain Madison Baumann was four strokes behind with 55 and Sydney Rauch was close behind with 58.
Chloe Brown and Kelly Winn closed out the scoring for the Riders with 67 and 71, respectively.
Port Townsend in league 3-way
BREMERTON — Jenny Grauberger of Port Townsend remained undefeated for the year by shooting an incredible 39 in nine holes to win a three-way Olympic League meet with Olympic and Klahowya at Rolling Hills Golf Club on Monday.
Grauberger has been the match medalist in every meet this year.
The second-place golfer, Klahowya’s Sally Fletcher, finished 13 strokes behind Grauberger.
Boys Soccer Sequim 3, North Mason 0
BELFAIR — Nick Camporini scored two goals and assisted on the third as the Wolves dominated the Bulldogs in an Olympic League game.
Even though Sequim controlled the scoring, the shots were nearly even with the Wolves coming out on top 12-10.
Camporini scored at 27 minutes on a 30-yard free kick for a 1-0 halftime lead and he scored again at 54 minutes on an assist by Saul Flores.
Mason Barrett finished off the scoring at 78 minutes on Camporini’s assist.
Sequim goalkeeper Byron Boots had five saves.
“We played pretty solid,” Sequim coach Dave Brasher said.
“We have a big game [today] against Port Townsend,” he added.
The Wolves, 2-2 in league and 6-5 overall, host the Redskins beginning at 6:45 p.m.
