SEQUIM — The Sequim girls basketball team showed no signs of rust after not playing for more than two weeks.
The Wolves passed and shot their way to a 72-38 rout of North Mason in their first game following winter break.
The win improves Sequim to 2-2 in Olympic League play (5-5 overall).
The Wolves shot 60 percent (30 for 50) from the field Tuesday, including 59 percent (10 for 17) from 3-point range.
“Finally,” Sequim coach Evan Still said, “we shot the ball like we know we can.
“It was the best team win that I have ever been a part of as a coach.
“We passed up good shots for great shots. We had 27 assists on 30 made shots.
“Team passing doesn’t get much better than that.”
Sequim welcomed back senior Caitlin Stofferahn, who scored 19 points in her first game since injuring her anterior cruciate ligament near the end of the 2013-14 season.
“It was very nice to get Caitlin Stofferahn back,” Still said. “She stretches the defense and opens things up on the inside.”
Adrienne Haggerty led Sequim with 22 points on 11 for 12 shooting, eight rebounds and three steals.
“Adrienne Haggerty had a big night for us. She is a great athlete and she finishes very well on the inside,” Still said.
Jordan Miller also reached double figures for the Wolves with 11 points, including three 3-pointers. She also had four assists.
Point guard McKenzie Bentz dished out six assists while committing only one turnover and had three steals.
Kylee Williams tied Bentz for the team-high in assists with six and pulled down seven rebounds.
Mikaela Shumaker led North Mason (1-2, 5-5) with 17 points.
Sequim continues Olympic League play Friday at home against rival Port Angeles (1-2, 4-6) at 5:15 p.m.
Sequim 72, North Mason 38
North Mason 10 8 12 8— 38
Sequim 23 20 21 8— 72
Individual scoring
North Mason (38)
Schumaker 17, Willey 6, Garrett 5, Satran 4, Rock 4, Leaptrot 1, Womack 1.
Sequim (72)
Haggerty 22, Stofferahn 19, Miller 11, Cummins 6, Bentz 5, Beuke 4, McMinn 3, Christiansen 2.
Port Angeles 42, North Kitsap 41
POULSBO — Maddie Boe’s only point of the game came on a free throw with 23 seconds left in the game.
It ended up being the difference for the Roughriders, who picked up a much-needed Olympic League win, their first of the season, on the road against the Vikings.
North Kitsap created opportunities to tie or win Tuesday’s game after Boe’s free throw made the score 42-40.
The Vikings made a free throw of their own and then forced a turnover to regain possession with 16 seconds remaining.
But Olivia Selembo’s lay-in fell short and North Kitsap was unable to get off another shot before time expired.
Earlier in the fourth quarter, Port Angeles’ Katyn Flores and Lauren Lunt each hit two key 3-pointers.
Flores and Hayley Baxley paced the Riders with nine points each, while Lunt had eight.
Along with her important free throw, Boe had six rebounds and topped Port Angeles with six assists and seven steals.
“Her defense, rebounding and floor leadership were huge for us last night,” Riders coach Michael Poindexter said.
Sophomore post Nizhoni Wheeler scored seven points and had 10 points.
“Nizhoni played her best all-around game of the year, both rebounding well and anchoring our 2-3 zone,” Poindexter said.
That zone defense held North Kitsap’s leading scorer, Rebekah Baugh, to 11 points.
Port Angeles (1-2, 4-6) continues league play with a big matchup on the road against rival Sequim (2-2, 5-5) on Friday at 5:15 p.m.
Tuesday’s loss drops North Kitsap, one of the preseason league favorites, to 1-3 in Olympic League (4-5 overall).
Port Angeles 42, North Kitsap 41
Port Angeles 12 10 6 14— 42
North Kitsap 4 14 11 12— 41
Individual scoring
Port Angeles (42)
Flores 9, Baxley 9, Lunt 8, Wheeler 7, Steinman 5, Johnson 3, Boe 1, Robideau.
North Kitsap (41)
Baugh 11, O. Selembo 9, Krol 8, J. Selembo 5, Hamblet 5, Lemmon 3.
Evergreen Lutheran 58, Quilcene 46
TACOMA — Down to four players for most of the fourth quarter, the Rangers still managed to stay close to the Eagles in SeaTac League action.
“It was an overly physical game that the referees let get out of hand from the start,” Quilcene coach Briana Weller said of Tuesday’s game.
“We lost one player to a knee injury early in the first half, one girl to dehydration cramps in the fourth quarter and one girl to foul trouble.”
Not even midway through the final quarter, the Rangers’ roster had dwindled from eight players to four.
Evergreen Lutheran (2-0, 6-0) continued its press defense, but Quilcene, though undermanned, kept pace with the Eagles, who only won the quarter by four points, 18-14.
“These girls battled it out all game and scrapped it out to the buzzer,” Weller said.
“They never quit. These girls just played harder as the circumstances became more formidable.
“Had things gone our way, I really believe the outcome of this game would have been different.”
Megan Weller led Quilcene with 19 points and Allison Jones added 15.
The Rangers (1-1, 8-3) next host another tough league foe, Crosspoint (1-0, 6-3), on Friday.
Evergreen Lutheran 58, Quilcene 46
Quilcene 10 12 10 14— 46
Evergreen Lutheran 14 16 10 18— 58
Individual scoring
Quilcene (46)
Weller 19, Jones 15, Rae 6, Williams 4, Love 2.
Boys Basketball
North Mason 60, Sequim 53
BELFAIR — The Wolves lost their fourth straight game, falling on the road to the Bulldogs.
Alex Barry and Josh McConnaughey had nice all-around performances for Sequim.
Barry had 16 points, 15 rebounds, four blocks and three assists, while McConnaughey scored 11 points, grabbed 10 boards, blocked three shots and had three assists.
Payton Glasser added six points and pulled down nine rebounds for the Wolves.
Sequim shot only 18 of 65 from the field, 10 for 30 on 3-pointers and 6 for 15 at the free-throw line.
Matt Becker went off for 25 points to lead North Mason (1-2, 5-5). Daulton Geyer contributed 17 points.
Sequim (2-2, 5-5) falls into third place in the Olympic League behind Olympic (4-0, 8-3) and North Kitsap (3-1, 7-4).
The Wolves continue league play Friday at home against rival Port Angeles (1-2, 4-6) in a game that will have added importance due to Sequim’s recent slide.
Friday’s game tips off at 7 p.m.
North Mason 60, Sequim 53
Sequim 8 17 10 18— 53
North Mason 15 14 14 17— 60
Individual scoring
Sequim (53)
Barry 16, Oliver 12, McConnaughey 11, Glasser 6, Willis 5, Bates 3, Rutherford, Espinoza.
North Mason (60)
Fisher 7, Burggraaf 8, Becker 25, Hohmann 3, Geyer 17.
North Kitsap 96, Port Angeles 66
PORT ANGELES — Lambros Rogers and Hunter Hathaway had double-doubles, but the Roughriders’ carelessness with the ball helped the Vikings earn a 30-point Olympic League road win.
“The story of the game was us turning the ball over, which led to easy baskets,” Port Angeles coach Kasey Ulin said of Tuesday’s game.
“We had 27 turnovers, which led to over 50 transition and fast break points [for North Kitsap].
“Give North Kitsap credit because they are a very good team and they controlled the speed of the game.”
The Riders stayed with the Vikings, one of the preseason favorites to contend for the league title, until early in the second quarter when North Kitsap went on a 17-1 run.
“A lot of those points came off of unnecessary turnovers, and this is something we have to improve at or we will continue to struggle against the pressure,” Ulin said.
Rogers had 22 points and 13 rebounds and Hathaway had 15 points and 14 rebounds for the Riders.
“One thing we did well was hit the offensive glass, and as a team we combined for 16 offensive boards,” Ulin said.
After trailing 50-25 at halftime, Port Angeles outscored the Vikings 27-25 in the third quarter.
“I was happy to see us come out and win the third quarter, especially after the horrendous second quarter we had,” Ulin said.
“Our kids never stopped fighting or playing hard, which shows me that we want it. Now we have to be mentally ready to execute.”
Cole Rabedeaux paced North Kitsap (4-1, 8-4) with 23 points, David Perry added 20 and Ethan Graebner had 18.
The 96 points are the most the Riders have allowed in a game this season, and it’s the first time they have given up more than 70 points.
Port Angeles (1-2, 4-6) will try to avoid its third league loss of the season on the road against rival Sequim (2-2, 5-5) on Friday at 7 p.m.
North Kitsap 96, Port Angeles 66
North Kitsap 21 29 25 21— 96
Port Angeles 14 11 27 14— 66
Individual scoring
North Kitsap (96)
Crowell 9, Ellingsen 8, Graebler 18, Rabedeaux 23, Lindsey 4, Warren 2, Dennis 9, McCown 2, Perry 20, Waller 1.
Port Angeles (66)
Andrus 3, Peet 5, N. Angevine 6, Hathaway 15, Rogers 22, Pederson 6, Frith 5, Boesenberg 4.
Boys Swimming
Port Angeles 137, Klahowya 36
SILVERDALE — The Roughriders returned from winter break with a convincing win over the Eagles while also continuing their collection of postseason qualifying swims.
Port Angeles earned nine individual district times at Tuesday’s meet.
Wei-Yan Fu swam district-qualifying times in the 200-yard freestyle (2 minutes, 1.14 seconds) and 100 backstroke (1:06.40), taking first in both events against Klahowya.
Tristin Butler qualified for districts in the 50 freestyle (23.97 seconds) and 100 breaststroke (1:08.43), finishing first in the latter.
Karsten Hertzog (56.29 seconds) and Dario Andereozzi (58.70) qualified in the 100 freestyle, while placing first and second, respectively, in the event.
Jay Liang qualified in the 500 free (5:41.22), Kaleb Sheldon in the 200 individual medley (2:30.60) and John Macias in the 100 butterfly.
Macias won the 100 butterfly.
Port Angeles placed first in 11 of the 12 events and outscored the Eagles in all 12 events.
Liang joined Fu as a double winner for the Riders, taking the 200 freestyle and 100 backstroke.
Scott Methner won the 1-meter dive with 185.55 points.
Port Angeles also won the three relays.
Macias, Liang, Butler and Hertzog won the 200 medley relay; Milo Atwater, Kody Kuch, Dario Andereozzi and Macias won the 200 free relay; and Macias, Liang, Fu and Butler took first in the 400 free relay.
Crescent’s Patrick Singhose earned his third individual district time of the season in the 100 butterfly with a posted time of 1:05.73. He also swam the 100 backstroke in a time of 1:14.33.
Port Angeles (3-0) hosts Bremerton at William Shore Memorial Pool on Thursday at 3:30 p.m.
Wrestling
Port Townsend girls, boys compete
ELMA — The Redhawks had two first-place showings at the Elma girls tournament.
Team leader Charity Jesionowski went undefeated at Saturday’s meet to claim first in the 130-pound weight class.
Junior Chloe Rogers also went undefeated to take first place at 145 pounds.
Senior Hanna Welch placed second in the 140-pound division.
“The girls are pushing themselves,” Port Townsend coach Steve Grimm said, “working harder than everybody in the room, and it has started to pay off.”
The Port Townsend boys, meanwhile, competed at the Cardinal Classic at Franklin Pierce High School in Tacoma.
In the 16-man bracket stacked with Class 2A and 3A wrestlers, senior Shae Shoop was the Redhawks’ lone placer, taking fifth in the 120-pound class.
The Redhawks travel to the Highline combined boys and girls tournament Saturday.
