PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Chimacum softball hits three home runs in blowout win over rival Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — Chimacum remained undefeated in Olympic League 1A softball action by slugging rival Port Townsend 27-3 in five innings at Blue Heron Middle School.

Shanya Nisbet, Mechelle Nisbet and Kyah McKinlay homered for the Cowboys in Wednesday’s victory.

Chimacum improves to 5-0 in league play and has the inside track to its second consecutive league title.

McKinlay started the Cowboys’ slugfest with a homer in the first inning.

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Mechelle Nisbet smacked another in the second inning, and then Shanya Nisbet hit a grand slam in the third inning.

Shanya Nisbet drove in five runs and scored three. Grace Yaley scored five runs, and Bradyn Nelson had four. Mechelle Nisbet and Taylor Carthum scored three apiece.

As a team, the Cowboys had 17 hits.

Ryley Eldridge earned the win by striking out eight and allowing only one hit in three innings.

Chimacum (9-4 overall) plays at Klahowya (3-1, 8-5) today. The Eagles gave the Cowboys one of their two close contests of the league slate in a 5-4 loss last week.

Port Townsend (0-5, 0-10) plays at Coupeville (2-4, 7-7) today.

Girls Golf

Sequim 187, Bremerton 210

BREMERTON — Alex McMenamin and Sarah Shea outshot the field and the Wolves remained flawless by beating the Knights.

McMenamin was the match medalist of Tuesday’s match at Gold Mountain Golf club, shooting a nine-hole score of 42.

Shea was second with a round of 45.

Tucker Alexander led Bremerton and was third overall with a 46.

Sydney Balkan and Samantha Smith each carded a 50 to round out Sequim’s scoring.

The Wolves (8-0) can wrap up the Olympic League championship by beating one-loss Klahowya (5-1) at Cedars at Dungeness on Friday.

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Compiled using team reports.

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