BREMERTON — Xavier Frank and Brittany Grant each won their respective races to lead the Port Townsend/Chimacum cooperative cross country teams to a pair of wins in Olympic League competition Wednesday afternoon.
Grant out-distanced the field by more than a minute on the way to her victory, while Frank won the boys event by an 11-second margin in the 2.4-mile races at NAD Park in Bremerton.
Facing the host Knights and Klahowya in a three-way meet, the Port Townsend/Chimacum girls claimed each of the top three spots and four of the top six to easily take first with 20 points.
That included a runner-up finish from Port Townsend’s Grace Piatt, whose 18-minute, 4-second and a third-place showing from Peri Muellner in 18:10.
Of course, those times were well behind the winning one put up by Grant, who blazed through the track all alone in 16:53.
Frank crossed the finish line in 13:40 to take the boys race ahead of Bremerton’s Chris Sargent (13:51).
Sitting in third and fourth places were Griffin Hoins of Chimacum (14:21) and Nico Ware of Port Townsend (14:23).
Like their female counterparts, the Redskins/Cowboys took four of the top six spots as well to run away with a first-place team finish with 23 points.
Port Townsend, North Mason at Bremerton
NAD Park, 2.4 miles
Boys
Team scoresSEmDPort Townsend, 23; Bremerton, 48; North Mason, 55.
IndividualsSEmD1, Frank (PT), 13:40; 2, Sargent (Bre), 13:51; 3, Hoins (PT), 14:21; 4, Ware (PT), 14:23; 5, Dijik (NM) 14:48; 6, L’Hereux (PT), 14:48; 7, Smith (Bre), 15:09; 8, Noble (Bre), 15:14; 9, Ralls (PT), 15:21; 10, Niesen (NM), 15:29.
Girls
Team scoresSEmDPort Townsend 20, Bremerton 39, North Mason 74.
IndividualsSEmD1, Grant (PT), 16:53; 2, G. Piatt (PT), 18:04; 3, Muellner (PT), 18:10; 4, Busch (Bre), 18:20; 5, Frei (Bre), 18:23; 6, F. Piatt (PT), 18:43; 7, Mead (NM) 18:47; 8, Lukens (PT) 18:54; 9, Burton (Bre) 19:02; 10, Williamson (Bre) 19:35.
Stevenson leads Port Angeles girls
PORT ANGELES — Elizabeth Stevenson claimed the first varsity victory of her prep career with a dominating run at the Clallam County Fairgrounds on a warm Wednesday afternoon.
The Port Angeles sophomore finished the 2.5-mile course in 15:57 to win the three-way Olympic League race by more than half a minute.
She was one of five Roughriders to finish in the top six, including runner-up Hannah Wahto at 16:30, as the team breezed to an easy win over league rivals Olympic and Klahowya.
The Port Angeles boys ended up taking second in their three-way competition, finishing just behind Olympic (30) with 41 points.
Sophomore Michael Ahrens led the Riders with a fourth-place time of 13:28.24, while teammate Kyle Tupper was right behind him in fifth at 13:28.52.
Olympic, Klahowya at Port Angeles
At Clallam County Fairgrounds, 2.5 miles
Boys
Team scores— Olympic, 30; Port Angeles, 41; Klahowya, 52.
Top 10—1, Lutz (Oly), 13:05; 2, Goldizen (Oly), 13:18; 3, Coulson (Oly), 13:23; 4, Ahrens (PA), 13:29; 5, Tupper (PA), 13:29; 6, Boekenoogen (Oly), 13:33; 7, Dennis (PA), 13:36; 8, Ward (Kla), 13:37; 9, Ryan (Kla.), 13:39; 10, Sell (Kla), 13:49.
Girls
Team scoresSEmDPort Angeles, 15; Klahowya, 48.
Top 10SEmD1, Stevenson (PA), 15:57; 2, H. Wahto (PA), 16:30; 3, Lagat (Oly), 16:42; 4, Milsap (PA), 17:07; 5, Politika (PA), 17:19; 6, Reader (PA), 17:24; 7, LaFountaine (Oly), 17:28; 8, Grellner (Kla), 17:51; 9, F. Wahto (PA), 18:03; 10, Pederson (PA), 18:04.
Clifford wins again for Sequim boys
ROBIN HILL — Adrian Clifford came away with his second straight Olympic League three-way meet title after taking Wednesday afternoon’s boys race with ease.
The Sequim junior finished the 2.9-mile track in 16:26 to beat out the next-closest runner by 19 seconds.
That still wasn’t enough to give the Sequim boys the team win against league powerhouses Kingston and North Kitsap, however, as they finished third.
Sequim’s girls also were third to North Kitsap and Kingston, the fourth- and tenth-ranked teams in Class 2A.
“We didn’t race bad, we raced good,” Sequim coach Harold Huff said. “These are just really strong teams.”
Kingston, North Kitsap at Sequim
At Robin Hill, 2.9 miles
Boys
Team scores—Kingston, 35, North Kitsap, 39; Sequim 48.
Top 10SEmD1, Clifford (S) 16:26; 2, Christen (NK) 16:45; 3, Gill (K) 16:56; 4, Ramsey (NK) 17:02; 5, Wall (NK) 17:07; 6, Thompson (K) 17:07; 7, Woelke (K), 17:09; 8, Chatters (S), 17:11; 9, Burk (K), 17:16; 10, Jacob (K) 17:26.
Girls
Team scores—North Kitsap, 27; Kingston, 36; Sequim, 73.
Top 10—1, M. Roberts (K), 17:34; 2, Colyer (NK), 18:24; 3, Lund (NK), 19:14; 4, A. Roberts (K), 19:19; 5, Beckath (K), 19:52; 6, Krol (NK), 20:18; 7, Weinmann (NK), 20:28; 8, McMullen (S), 21:43; 9, Zimmerman (NK), 21:50; 10, McCabe (NK), 22:39.
Volleyball
Cascade Christian 3, Chimacum 1
CHIMACUM — The Cowboys dropped another close match 25-17, 20-25, 25-18, 25-11 to remain winless in Class 1A Nisqually League play Wednesday night.
“We had some of our best teamwork and our hardest hitting that we’ve had all season,” Cowboys coach Sally Dankert said. “We can be proud of our teamwork.”
Alyssa Gale led Chimacum with eight kills, while Lauren Thacker added five kills and Sienna Madary had 100 percent serving.
Setter Megan Dukek dished out 13 assists and was also the team’s defensive leader with 12 digs.
Chimacum (0-6 in league, 1-7 overall) next hosts Port Townsend in a nonleague rivalry matchup Saturday at 3:15 p.m.
Boys Tennis
North Kitsap 7, Port Angeles 0
POULSBO — The Riders ran into a buzz saw in the undefeated Vikings, losing all seven matches in Wednesday’s Olympic League matchup.
North Kitsap features a varsity squad made up entirely of seniors.
The Riders played some quality tennis, but it wasn’t enough, Port Angeles coach Brian Gundersen said.
“I’ve been watching this particular group of kids play for North Kitsap for four years and I knew what a challenge today was going to be,” Gundersen said.
“Our guys competed and made them earn everything they got, but it wasn’t quite enough.”
North Kitsap 7, Port Angeles 6
Match Report
Singles: Fohn (NK) def. McCartney, 6-0, 6-0; Swansboro (NK) def. Negus, 6-1, 6-3; Ford (NK) def. Brown, 6-0, 6-4.
Doubles: Olsen-Breitmeyer (NK) def. Reid-Beasley, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2; McBurney-Turley (NK) def. Michael and Marcus Konopaski, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4; Tedford-Gracey (NK) def. Walsh-Herzog, 6-2, 6-2; Moriarty-Coover (NK) def. Rogers-Schumacher, 6-3, 6-1.
Kingston 4, Sequim 3
KINGSTON — The Wolves were dealt their second straight defeat in Olympic League play after falling to the Buccaneers on Wednesday.
Kingston 4, Sequim 3
Match Report
Singles: Boots (S) def. Mick 6-0, 6-0; Daniels (K) def, Will Prorok 6-0, 6-0; Herrera (S) def. Justin Herrera 6-1, 6-1.
Doubles: Klemesrud/Hamal (K) def. Gunstone/Hill 6-2, 2-6, 6-2; Lam/Lee (S) def. Sweeney/Reichert 6-2, 6-2; Rabedeaux/Shuey (K) def. Huls/Payne 6-1, 6-1; Combs/McCanna (K) def. Berg/Gilchrist 6-0, 6-3.