FORKS — Forks swept past Tenino 25-22, 25-16, 25-13 in its Evergreen League volleyball opener.
“It was awesome to get our first league win in,” Spartans coach Jenn LeDuke said.
Julia Lausche served 100 percent with four aces and also added 13 assists for Forks.
Rian Peters led the team in kills with six. Chloe Leverington added four kills, three aces and two blocks.
Jayden Olson tallied four kills and two aces.
Myah Rondeau chipped in with 10 digs.
“She really held the team together with her hustle,” LeDuke said.
Forks (1-0, 5-2) visits Hoquiam on Tuesday.
Olympic 3, Port Angeles 1
PORT ANGELES — The Roughriders lost to the Trojans 29-27, 25-20, 15-25, 25-13 in an Olympic League 2A Division match on Thursday.
“The first three sets were good competition,” Port Angeles coach Christine Halberg said.
“The kids fought hard with long rallies. The fourth set was a struggle.”
Aeverie Politika led the team in kills with 12 and added three digs and 1 assist block.
Emi Halberg served 20 for 21 with three aces, 10 digs, a block and six kills.
Hannah Reetz, Kylie Rentas, Ava Brenkman and Jaida Wood all had two kills each.
Halberg and and Reetz led in serve receive with a 2.0 ratio each. Reetz passed 15 of 16 and Halberg was 22 of 23.
Setter Nacia Bohman had 26 set assists and added two digs and a kill.
Sam Robbins had three blocks at the net for the Riders.
Port Angeles (0-6, 0-7) looks for the upset when they host second-place Sequim on Tuesday.
Girls Soccer
Port Angeles 3, Olympic 2
PORT ANGELES — The Roughriders stopped a 15-year losing drought to the Trojans, who entered Thursday’s contest at Civic Field in first place in the Olympic League 2A Division.
Port Angeles’ victory pulled the Riders (5-1-0, 7-2-0, 15 points) past Olympic (5-1-0, 8-2-0, 14 points) and into second place, within one point of league-leading North Kitsap (5-1-0, 6-2-1, 16 points).
“We played a really quality game against the eighth-ranked team in the state,” coach Scott Moseley said. “The win wasn’t a fluke — it was built on hard work as a team and some individual excellence.”
Millie Long scored two goals for Port Angeles, her eighth and ninth of the season, in the win.
“Both of Millie’s goals demonstrated her speed and craftiness in dribbling to goal,” Moseley said.
Her first goal tied the score at 1-all in the first half, just one minute after Olympic’s Meleina Wright’s 25-yard free kick nicked in off the far post and in the net.
Long dribbled past two defenders and beat the Trojans’ goalkeeper with a shot that also deflected off the goal and in.
Despite scoring chances, the teams went to halftime locked at 1-1.
“PA keeper Madi Roening had two saves on low shots, while the Riders were not able to get three shots past Olympic’s keeper,” Moseley said.
Long put Port Angeles ahead for good with a score in the 51st minute.
“She beat four defenders with some deft dribbling and converted a strong left-footed shot for the 2-1 lead,” Moseley said.
Kyrsten McGuffey earned the game winner (her 8th of the year) from 30 yards out. Her free kick barely skidded between the keepers legs on the wet grass for a lead that held, in spite of a late Olympic goal.
McGuffey and freshman Bailee Larson notched assists for the Riders.
Moseley also noted the play of the whole defense, and singled out Delaney Wenzl and Roening in goal in particular.
The Riders man-marked the league’s leading scorer, Hannah Troy with Wenzl, who effectively shut down the speedster throughout the game. Roening had 13 saves for the night, including a late second half fingertip save that deflected off the post into her hands.”
“The win sets up an exciting second half of the season as [we] seek to earn [our] first league championship in 18 years,” Moseley said.
Port Angeles hosts rival Sequim (0-6-0, 1-7-1) on Tuesday.
Kingston 5, Sequim 4
KINGSTON — The Sequim girls lost another squeaker 5-4 in a back-and-forth affair that went Kingston’s way.
Jessica Dietzman scored two goals in Thursday’s match, while Hope Glasser and Yana Hoesel each scored a goal. Coach Derek Vendervelde said keeper Addie Smith made at least five saves in the match.
It’s been a tough season so far for the Wolves, with two one-goal losses and two losses in penalty kicks. Vandervelde said the Wovles’ players are remaining resilient.
“I think the second half is going to be better for us,” he said.
Sequim (0-6-0, 1-7-1, 2 points), next plays at Port Angeles at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday
Girls Swimming
Port Angeles 113, Olympic 69
BREMERTON — The Roughriders placed first in five swim events and the dive and outpointed the Trojans in eight events to earn an Olympic League meet win on Thursday.
Port Angeles’ Nadia Cole earned her fourth individual state qualifying time of the season with a second-place finish in the 100-yard backstroke in 1 minute, 2.51 seconds.
“Nadia has qualified in four of the eight individual events for state,” Riders coach Rich Butler said.
“Nadia is half way to earning “Iron Woman” status. Her goal is to qualify for state in all eight individual events.”
Cole won the 200 freestyle in 2:05.68.
Felicia Che was a double-event winner for Port Angeles in the 50 and 500 free, respectively, in 26.63 and 5:46.26.
Che and Cole also teamed with Sierra Hunter and Kiara Schmitt to win the 400 free relay (4:00.85).
Emma Weller, Emma Murray, Sage Hunter and Maggie Martin picked up a win in the 200 free relay (1:59.72).
Anne Edwards totaled 149.05 points to win the 1-meter dive competition.
The Riders (3-1) will visit Bainbridge for a nonleague meet with a perennial Class 3A power on Tuesday.
Sequim 117, Port Townsend 54
PORT TOWNSEND — Sequim won nine events in a 117-54 win over Port Townsend.
All three Wolves’ relay teams won, while Lauren Sundin won two events.
Sundin won the 200 individual medley with a time of 2 minutes, 52.18 seconds and she won the 100 butterfly with a time of 1:22.60.
Mia Coffman won the 500 freestyle in 5:41.62, which is a state-qualifying time and Anna Price won the 100 backstroke in 1:17.43.
Jasmine Itti won the 50 freestyle in 26.28, one-tenth of a second short of qualifying for state, said coach Bob Pease. Sonja Govertsen won the 100 freestyle with a time of 57.74.
Among the relay teams, the 200 freestyle relay team of Itti, Govertsen, Meguire Vandervelde, Coffman won with a time of 1:43.31, which missed qualifying for state by 0.8 of a second. The 200 medley relay team of Coffman, Itti, Govertsen and Heidi Schmitt won with a time of 2:05.94 and the 400 freestyle relay team of Itti, Govertsen, Vandervelde and Coffman with with a time of 4:06.18.
Boys Tennis
Port Angeles 5, Bremerton 2
BREMERTON —Port Angeles got strong play from its doubles teams, as all four tennis duos won in a 5-2 win over Bremerton
No. 2 singles player Jadon Seibel also recovered from a slow start in the Thursday meet to win his match 1-6, 6-1, 6-4.
Port Angeles (8-3), tied for second place in the Olympic League next hosts Klahowya (also 8-3) on Monday.
Port Angeles 5, Bremerton 2
Match Report
Singles
No. 1: Garrett Lawson (PA) def. Hayden Woods (PA) 6-4, 6-3.
No. 2: Jadon Seibel (PA) def. Alex Mejia (B) 1-6, 6-1, 6-4.
No. 3: Coby Williams (B) def. Wyatt Hall (PA) 7-6, 6-3.
Doubles
No. 1: Bo Bradow/Milo Whitman (PA) def. Ian Stuart/Evan Frankowski (B) 6-4, 6-4.
No. 2: Lucas Jarnigan/Daniel Basden (PA) def. Nolan Myers/Brett Blankenship (B) 7-5, 2-6, 6-4.
No. 3: Kyler Tourbin/Landon Seibel (PA) def. Marco Tang/Matt Quall (B) 6-3, 6-0.
No. 4: Kam Noard/Caleb Flodstrom (PA) def. Tim Kubitz/Josh Rutledge (B) 6-1, 6-3.
