Editor’s note: Updated to include the first-place finish of Forks wrestler Jack Dahlgren.
ELMA — Forks overwhelmed the rest of the Evergreen League to claim the sub-regional championship.
The Spartans scored 255.5 points, far ahead of second-place Montesano’s 193.5.
Five Forks wrestlers won sub-regional championships and 14 advanced to this Saturday’s regional meet in Hoquiam.
Javier Contreras is the 145-pound champion, Joel Mohn won the 152-pound class, Jack Dahlgren earned the 182-pound title, Dimitri Sampson took first at 195 pounds and Miguel Morales claimed the heavyweight title by defeating teammate Tristan Tumaua in the final.
Johnny Lua was the runner-up to Mohn in the 152-pound class.
Also placing second for the Spartans were Sebastian Morales at 113 pounds and Alvaro Ortiz at 120 pounds.
“For the most part, our kids wrestled well,” Forks coach Bob Wheeler said of Saturday’s
sub-regional tournament.
“We had a few disappointments, but that always happens.
“We are still looking for some improvements from a few kids for next week. We will need it.
“As we move up the ladder to state, the scores will get more spread out between the schools.”
The top four finishers at sub-regionals move on to regionals.
Forks’ other five regional qualifiers are Alan Ensastegui, who was third at 120 pounds; Joseph Mariner, third at 138 pounds; Reece Moody, third at 170; Kenny Gale, fourth at 160; and Garrison Schumack, fourth at 132 pounds.
Gavin Palmer is an alternate after placing fifth in the 132-pound bracket.
Saul Avila also placed for Forks, coming in sixth in the 126-pound class.
“Next week there will be some other good teams from the Trico League [that] will collect their share of the points,” Wheeler said.
“We will need to have some of our placers step up if we want to take the regional championship.
“We will need to take most of this week’s placers to the state tournament if we want to be a contender.”
The state meet will be held Friday and Saturday, Feb. 20-21, at the Tacoma Dome.
Port Townsend’s Shoop wins title
VASHON — Port Townsend’s Shae Shoop took first at the West Central District Class 1A sub-regional, winning the 120-pound championship.
The Redhawks had three other qualifiers: Jackson Schott (126 pounds), Henry Veitenhans (132) and Tanner Minnihan (182), all of whom placed fourth in their respective weight classes.
Peter Glitsch, who wrestles with Port Townsend but lives within the Quilcene School District, placed second at 120 pounds for Quilcene at the Class 1B/2B sub-regional at Darrington on Saturday.
Girls Wrestling
Sequim third at sub-regional
FEDERAL WAY — The Wolves placed third and had two champions and seven regional qualifiers at the sub-regional tournament at Decatur High School.
Port Townsend had three regional qualifiers and one alternate.
Kaylee Ditlefesen won the 140-pound division for Sequim and Sophia Cornell was the 110-pound champion.
Freshman Aylee Bennett was the 135-pound runner-up at Saturday’s sub-regionals.
The Wolves had four third-place showings: Andrea Kienholtz (155 pounds), Savanah Fowler (145), Alma Mendoza (125) and Kiara Pierson (125).
Kiera Phipps was fifth at 130 pounds, making her an alternate at this Saturday’s regional meet in Bellingham.
Ally Bradley was Port Townsend’s highest placer Saturday, taking second at 105 pounds.
Hannah Welch (135 pounds) and Chloe Rogers (140) both placed third in their divisions and Charity Jesionowski will be an alternate at regionals after finishing fifth at 125 pounds.
As a team, the Redhawks placed ninth.
Four Forks girls advance
ABERDEEN — Four of the five Spartans who competed at sub-regionals advanced to regionals.
Brooke Peterson (145 pounds) and Tristen Williams (105 pounds) both claimed sub-regional championships.
Brynn Peterson was second at 140 pounds and Marissa Bailey was third at 110 pounds.
“This was an excellent showing for the girls,” Forks coach Bob Wheeler said.
The regional meet will be this Saturday in Kelso.
Girls Basketball
Neah Bay 62, Mary M. Knight 41
NEAH BAY — Faye Chartraw went out with a flair, putting up 27 points and pulling down 14 rebounds for the Red Devils in the final home game of her high school career.
Fourth-ranked Neah Bay (15-0) handed the Owls only their second loss of the season Saturday. The other was a 62-57 home loss to none other than Neah Bay on Jan. 24.
Senior Blair Hill and freshman Jessica Greene contributed eight points each for the Red Devils. Hill also grabbed six rebounds.
Along with Chartraw and Hill, Kiawnna Doherty, Kaela Tyler, Hailey Greene and Jaylin Garcia-Jimmicum were playing their last home games.
Doherty had six points and Tyler had five points, 10 rebounds, six assists and five steals.
Kaylee Sowle led Mary M. Knight with 14 points.
Neah Bay next plays in the opening round of the Class 1B Tri-District tournament, likely at Port Angeles High School, on Tuesday, Feb. 17.
Neah Bay 62, Mary M. Knight 41
Mary M. Knight 7 7 13 14— 41
Neah Bay 11 13 14 24— 62
Individual scoring
Mary M. Knight (41)
Valley 8, M. Sowle 8, K. Sowle 14, Koonrad 3, Ackley 5, Dierkup 3.
Neah Bay (62)
Doherty 6, Ha. Greene 1, J. Greene 8, Hol. Greene 3, Tyler 5, McCaulley 4, Chartraw 27, Hill 8, Garcia-Jimmicum.
Neah Bay 67, Mary M. Knight 24
NEAH BAY — The Red Devils held the Owls to two first-half points en route to a rout.
Neah Bay put the Class 1B matchup away early, jumping out to a 25-2 lead after one quarter.
Jongi Claplanhoo paced the Red Devils’ balanced offensive attack with 12 points.
Kenrick Doherty added 11 points and four assists; Abraham Venske finished with 10 points, 11 rebounds, four assists and two steals; and Jericho McGimpsey had nine points and two steals.
Mary M. Knight was led by James Anderson’s 11 points.
Neah Bay (14-2) closes out the regular season with a home tilt against Clallam Bay on Tuesday, a game that was rescheduled from Jan. 23 due to power outages.
Neah Bay 67, Mary M. Knight 24
Mary M. Knight 2 0 15 7— 24
Neah Bay 25 18 13 11— 67
Individual scoring
Mary M. Knight (24)
Anderson 11, J. Kenyon 5, H. Kenyon 4, M. Thompson 4, Narrance, Shaw, Goldsby, Z. Thompson.
Neah Bay (67)
Johnson 3, Venske 10, Nedderhoff 3, Reamer 3, McGimpsey 9, Claplanhoo 12, Doherty 11, Moss 3, Buttram 4, Munyagi 6, Conwell 3, Buzzell.
