Stars shine, records fall at Grays Harbor All-County Championships

Aberdeen boys, Montesano girls teams place first; Hoquiam’s Straka breaks meet record

By Ryan Sparks • April 16, 2022 3:30 am
PHOTO BY PAMELA PELAN Hoquiam’s Tyara Straka set a personal and meet record with a 45-foot heave in the shot put at the Ray Ryan Memorial Grays Harbor Championships on Friday in Montesano. The throw is the top girls shot put mark in the state this season.
PHOTO BY PAMELA PELAN Hoquiam’s Tyara Straka set a personal and meet record with a 45-foot heave in the shot put at the Ray Ryan Memorial Grays Harbor Championships on Friday in Montesano. The throw is the top girls shot put mark in the state this season.

The talents of local prep track and field stars were on full display at the Ray Ryan Memorial Gray Harbor All-County Championship meet on Thursday at Jack Rottle Field in Montesano.

With notable performances from many a student-athlete on Thursday, it was arguably Hoquiam thrower Tyara Straka’s display of prowess in the shot put that stood above the rest.

The state-champion senior, who entered the meet with the top shot put throw in the state, raised the bar on Thursday.

Straka’s heave of 45 feet even set a new personal best and broke the meet record of 44-10 set by former Montesano great and current Oregon State Beaver Jordan Spradlin in 2016.

Straka also took first in the girls discus throw with a toss of 122-06, which would qualify as the fifth best throw in the state this season, but is over a foot short of her season-best 123-07 mark, which is currently third in the entire state.

Aberdeen’s boys scored the most points of any team at the meet with 226, cruising to a team victory over North Beach (105) and Ocosta (98), which placed second and third, respectively.

RYAN SPARKS | THE DAILY WORLD Aberdeen’s Andrew Troeh cleared six feet to win the boys high jump event at the Ray Ryan Memorial Grays Harbor Championships on Friday in Montesano.

RYAN SPARKS | THE DAILY WORLD Aberdeen’s Andrew Troeh cleared six feet to win the boys high jump event at the Ray Ryan Memorial Grays Harbor Championships on Friday in Montesano.

Aberdeen had multiple athletes win multiple events on the day, including senior Julian Campos (800, 1600), senior Collin Babineau (110-meter hurdles, 300 hurdles) and senior Andrew Troeh (long jump, triple jump, high jump).

Aberdeen swept both relay races and also picked up wins by senior Gary Sherman (3200) and sophomores JaBron Brooks (shot put) and Tyler Bates (discus), the latter of which currently owns the top discus throw in the 2A class this season.

RYAN SPARKS | THE DAILY WORLD Aberdeen sophomore Tyler Bates, who is the top 2A class discus thrower this season, won the event with a mark of 145 feet, seven inches at the Ray Ryan Memorial Grays Harbor Championships on Friday in Montesano.

RYAN SPARKS | THE DAILY WORLD Aberdeen sophomore Tyler Bates, who is the top 2A class discus thrower this season, won the event with a mark of 145 feet, seven inches at the Ray Ryan Memorial Grays Harbor Championships on Friday in Montesano.

Ocosta dominated the sprint races with senior William Idso winning the 100 and 200 while twin brother Matthew took first in the 400.

RYAN SPARKS | THE DAILY WORLD Ocosta’s William Idso placed first in a stacked boys 200 meter competition on Friday at the Ray Ryan Memorial Grays Harbor Championships at Jack Rottle Field in Montesano.

RYAN SPARKS | THE DAILY WORLD Ocosta’s William Idso placed first in a stacked boys 200 meter competition on Friday at the Ray Ryan Memorial Grays Harbor Championships at Jack Rottle Field in Montesano.

Wildcats senior Billy Jones won the pole vault with a personal-best height of 12-06, nearly three feet better than his closest competitor.

Montesano sophomore Gabe Bodwell won the boys javelin with a throw of 148-09, a new personal record.

Montesano won the girls competition by nearly triple digits, scoring 222 points to 126.5 for second-place Hoquiam.

The Bulldogs got event wins from Jaiden Morrison (400), Jaiden King (110 hurdles, 300 hurdles) and Ashlyn Devereaux (long jump).

RYAN SPARKS | THE DAILY WORLD Montesano’s Jaiden King cruised to a 100-meter hurdles victory at the Ray Ryan Memorial Grays Harbor Championships on Friday in Montesano

RYAN SPARKS | THE DAILY WORLD Montesano’s Jaiden King cruised to a 100-meter hurdles victory at the Ray Ryan Memorial Grays Harbor Championships on Friday in Montesano

Montesano also won two of the meet’s three girls relay races, crossing the line first in the 4×100 and 4×200 races.

Aside from Straka, Hoquiam sophomore Jane Roloff swept the distance races and the Grizzlies got additional event wins from Kamryn Krohn (javelin), Katrina Jones (pole vault) and the girls 4×400 relay team.

RYAN SPARKS | THE DAILY WORLD Hoquiam’s Jane Roloff, left, leads Montesano’s Samantha Schweppe in the girls 1600 meter race during the Ray Ryan Memorial Grays Harbor Championships on Friday in Montesano.

RYAN SPARKS | THE DAILY WORLD Hoquiam’s Jane Roloff, left, leads Montesano’s Samantha Schweppe in the girls 1600 meter race during the Ray Ryan Memorial Grays Harbor Championships on Friday in Montesano.

Full team results and the top three placers for each event are listed below.

For full meet results, visit athletic.net/TrackAndField/meet/443449/results/all .

Team Results

Boys — 1, Aberdeen 226 points. 2, North Beach 105. 3, Ocosta 98. 4, Montesano 78.5. 5, Elma 53. 6, North River 36. 7, Hoquiam 32. 8. Wishkah Valley 12.5. 9, Mary M. Knight 6.

Girls — 1, Montesano 222. 2, Hoquiam 126.5. 3, North Beach 112. 4, Elma 61. 5, Aberdeen 60.5. 6, Ocosta 37. 7, Wishkah Valley 16. 8, North River 12.

RYAN SPARKS | THE DAILY WORLD Wishkah Valley’s Rique Guzman-Gadwa leaps 17 feet, five inches to tied for third in the boys long jump event at the Ray Ryan Memorial Grays Harbor Championships on Friday in Montesano.

RYAN SPARKS | THE DAILY WORLD Wishkah Valley’s Rique Guzman-Gadwa leaps 17 feet, five inches to tied for third in the boys long jump event at the Ray Ryan Memorial Grays Harbor Championships on Friday in Montesano.

Results (Top three)

Boys

100 meters — 1, William Idso, Ocosta, 11.35. 2, Matthew Idso, Ocosta, 11.71. 3, Trey Anderson, Aberdeen, 11.94 Personal Record.

200 — 1, W. Idso, Ocosta, 23.08. 2, M. Idso, Ocosta, 23.88. 3, Timmy Higgins, Hoquiam, 24.46 PR.

400 — 1, M. Idso, Ocosta, 51.36 PR. 2, Anderson, Aberdeen, 54.40a PR. 3, Peyton Damasiewicz, Montesano, 57.37 PR.

800 — 1, Julian Campos, 2:00.89, Aberdeen. 2, Will Boling, Aberdeen, 2:03.65 PR. 3, Henry Nelson, Aberdeen, 2:05.16 PR.

1600 — 1, Campos, Aberdeen, 4:23.96. 2, Boling, Aberdeen, 4:31.94. 3, Gary Sherman, Aberdeen, 4:48.97 PR.

3200 — 1, Sherman, Aberdeen, 10:37.56 Season Record. 2, Asher Baggaley, North Beach, 11:01.58. 3, Christopher Delaney, North River, 11:04.51 PR.

110 hurdles — 1, Collin Babineau, Aberdeen, 16.82. 2, Gabe Bodwell, Montesano, 19.44. 3, Westin Fruh, North Beach, 19.53.

300 hurdles — 1, Babineau, Aberdeen, 44.38 PR. 2, Fruh, North Beach, 45.68. 3, Mason Rasmussen, Montesano, 50.76 PR.

4×100 relay — 1, Aberdeen (Anderson, Jonas Urbina, Babineau, Jeremy Sawyer), 46.24. 2, Hoquiam (Kohlton Philamalee, Nakota Brown, Higgins, Sammy Brooks), 46.87. 3, North Beach (Josh Bighead, Noah Aquino, Wyeland Lomedico, Fruh), 49.12.

4×400 relay — 1, Aberdeen (Anderson, Campos, Nelson, Jonas Urbina), 3:35.39. 2, Ocosta (Reynolds, Todd, M. Idso, W. Idso), 3:39.58. 3, North Beach (Bighead, Fruh, Aquino, Asher Baggaley), 3:51.45.

Shot put — 1, JaBron Brooks, Aberdeen, 46-11. 2, Tyler Bates, Aberdeen, 46-08. 3, Sawyer, Aberdeen, 42-03 PR.

Discus — 1, Bates, Aberdeen, 145-07. 2, Liam Heikkila, Aberdeen, 102-10 SR. 3, Brooks, Aberdeen, 102-02.

Javelin — 1, Bodwell, Montesano, 148-09 PR. 2, Christopher Delaney, North River, 128-08.5. 3, Alex Delaney, North River, 125-04.

High jump — 1, Andrew Troeh, Aberdeen, 6-0. 2, W. Idso, Ocosta, 5-04. 3, Bighead, North Beach, 5-02.

Pole vault — 1, Billy Jones, Ocosta, 12-06 PR. 2, Reid Pace, Montesano, 9-06 PR. 3, Lomedico, North Beach, 9-06.

Long jump — 1, Troeh, Aberdeen, 19-02.5. 2, Elijah Flores, Elma, 19-0. 3, Ryan Horton, Montesano, 17-05.

RYAN SPARKS | THE DAILY WORLD Hoquiam’s Katlyn Brodhead, left, and Montesano’s Sierra Birdsall race around the turn during the girls 4x200-meter race during the Ray Ryan Memorial Grays Harbor Championships on Friday in Montesano.

RYAN SPARKS | THE DAILY WORLD Hoquiam’s Katlyn Brodhead, left, and Montesano’s Sierra Birdsall race around the turn during the girls 4x200-meter race during the Ray Ryan Memorial Grays Harbor Championships on Friday in Montesano.

Girls

100 — 1, Felicia Bell, Aberdeen, 13.79 PR. 2, Malia Cox, North Beach, 13.88. 3, Diana Guzman, Elma, 14.13.

200 — 1, Cox, North Beach, 28.28 PR. 2, Lilly Causey, Montesano, 28.65 PR. 3, Jaiden Morrison, Montesano, 28.71 SR.

400 — 1, Morrison, Montesano, 1:05.86. 2, Kristina Goulet, Hoquiam, 1:07.74 PR. 3, Ariel Grant, Hoquiam, 1:08.39 SR.

800 — 1, Mija Hood, Aberdeen, 2:37.53 PR. 2, Aubrey Anderson, Montesano, 2:39.05. 3, Asha Harris, Montesano, 3:00.93 PR.

1600 — 1, Jane Roloff, Hoquiam, 5:59.35. 2, Samantha Schweppe, Montesano, 6:01.63 PR. 3, Skyler Langston, North Beach, 6:14.59.

3200 — 1, Roloff, Hoquiam, 12:33.12 PR. 2, Anderson, Montesano, 13:13.88. 3, Skyler Langston, North Beach, 13:25.85.

100 hurdles — 1, Jaiden King, Montesano, 18.34. 2, Madysen Eang, North Beach, 19.90 PR. 3, Sam Roundtree, Montesano, 19.91.

300 hurdles — 1, King, Montesano, 53.37 PR. 2, Roundtree, Montesano, 58.22. 3, Eang, North Beach, 1:02.08 PR.

4×100 — 1, Montesano (Alayna Olson, Sierra Birdsall, Lilly Causey, Morrison), 53.41. 2, Elma (Addison Burgher, Georgia Burkhart, Kaedynce Shapansky, Guzman), 55.09. 3, Hoquiam (Kali Lund, Reagan McElliott, Katlyn Brodhead, Katie Burnett), 55.52.

4×200 relay — 1, Montesano (Dekotah Parks, Birdsall, Causey, Morrison), 1:52.89. 2, Hoquiam (McElliott, Brodhead, Lund, Burnett), 1:57.78. 3, Elma (Burgher, Burkhart, Shapansky, Guzman), 1:58.10.

4×400 relay — 1, Hoquiam (McElliott, Ariel Grant, Roloff, Goulet), 4:41.89. 2, North Beach (Kaci Osborne-Hansen, Abigail Conn, Cox, Langston), 4:46.83. 3, Montesano (Lilly Schweppe, S. Schweppe, Hazel Jones, Anderson), 4:58.32.

Shot put — 1, Tyara Straka, Hoquiam, 45-0 PR. 2, Mataya Straka, Ocosta, 30-09.5. 3, Gracie Nunez, Elma, 28-04.

Discus — 1, T. Straka, Hoquiam, 122-06. 2, M. Straka, Ocosta, 108-02.5 PR. 3, Hannah Bruland, Montesano, 86-0 PR.

Javelin — 1, Kamryn Krohn, Hoquiam, 97-01.5 SR. 2, Ashlyn Devereaux, Montesano, 95-07. 3, Addie Winter, Montesano, 90-10 PR.

High jump — 1, Mija Hood, Aberdeen, 4-06 PR. 2, Maryah Wisner, North Beach, 4-06. 3, Meara Baxter, Elma, 4-04.

Pole vault — 1 (tie), Ariel Grant, Hoquiam, 7-06 PR. 1 (tie), Katrina Jones, Hoquiam, 7-06 PR. 3, Wisner, North Beach, 6-0 SR.

Long jump — 1, Devereaux, Montesano, 15-05 PR. 2, Cox, North Beach, 15-03.5 PR. 3, Annie Troeh, Aberdeen, 14-05 PR.

Triple jump — 1, Osborne-Hansen, North Beach, 31-02. 2, Olson, Montesano, 30-10 SR. 3, Devereaux, Montesano, 30-09.

RYAN SPARKS | THE DAILY WORLD Aberdeen’s Collin Babineau won both the boys 110- (pictured) and 300-meter hurdle races at the Ray Ryan Memorial Grays Harbor Championships on Friday in Montesano.

RYAN SPARKS | THE DAILY WORLD Aberdeen’s Collin Babineau won both the boys 110- (pictured) and 300-meter hurdle races at the Ray Ryan Memorial Grays Harbor Championships on Friday in Montesano.