Aberdeen pulled away with two second half goals and held off a late Elma rally to come away with a 2-1 win on Tuesday in Elma.

After a scoreless first half that saw Elma winning possessions but neither team applying much pressure on the opposition’s net, Aberdeen got the game’s first goal when forward Annie Troeh dropped a ball off to senior midfielder Marina Marll who then chipped it over the head of Elma keeper Emmie Spencer in the 45th minute.

Five minutes later, a cross from midfielder Abby Mainio found the foot of Troeh, who scored from close range to put the Cats up 2-0.

Elma’s Miley Seaberg scored on a cross from Aaleigha Weld in the 70th minute, but it wasn’t enough as Aberdeen won its season opener and handed the Eagles their first loss of the young season.

“Our defense was solid and we won the ball aggressively in the second half, but we were either weak or errant on too many shots to really put the game away,” said Aberdeen head coach Larry Fleming, citing the play of defender Aili Scott, Marll and senior midfielder Aman Cheema. “First-game jitters aside, we need to play a lot better if we are going to continue to win.”

“I was happy to play (Aberdeen) because they are bigger than us and are going to give us a challenge,” Elma head coach Evan Valentine said. “(Aberdeen) played a good, tough physical game. They out-physicaled us, so it was a good learning experience for my young team.”

Elma (2-1 overall) plays at Columbia-White Salmon at 6 p.m. Thursday at Columbia High School.

Aberdeen (1-0) plays against WF West at 7 p.m. Thursday in Chehalis.

Aberdeen 0 2 — 2

Elma 0 1 — 1

Scoring

Second half — 1, Aberdeen, Marll (Troeh), 45th minute. 2, Aberdeen, Troeh (Mainio), 50th minute. 3, Elma, Seaberg (Weld), 70th minute.

VOLLEYBALL

Raymond 3, Ocosta 0

Raymond opened up league play with a straight-set victory over Ocosta on Tuesday in Raymond.

The Seagulls (3-0, 1-0 2B Pacific) won by scores of 25-16, 25-19 and 25-19.

Raymond was led by Karsyn Freeman and her 10 kills, 12 digs and five aces and a 20-dig performance from Kyndal Koski, who also had three aces in the match.

Alia Enlow added eight kills for the Seagulls, which went 93% in service as a team and recorded 17 aces.

“We served well tonight,” Raymond head coach Julie Jewell said. “This was a point of focus for us and we did a great job.”

Ocosta (0-2, 0-1) was led by Alexia Bradley (9 kills), Jolissa Schlegel (4 kills, 4 solo blocks), Sophie Olive (3 aces) and Noel Cuzdey (16 digs).

“We played solid tonight against a hard-hitting Raymond team,” Ocosta head coach Erin Snider said. “Even without the W, I feel good about the improvements we are making as a team.”

Raymond’s JV team won 25-14 and 25-19.

Ocosta hosts Rainier at 7 p.m. on Wednesday.

Raymond will face Ilwaco at 7 p.m. on Thursday in Ilwaco.

Ocosta 16 19 19 — 0

Raymond 25 25 25 — 3

Adna 3, Montesano 2

Montesano dropped its third straight match to start the season after suffering a 3-2 loss to Adna on Tuesday in Montesano.

Monte (0-3) lost by scores of 28-26, 14-25, 25-21, 19-25 and 10-15.

Montesano head coach Pat Pace cited the play of Ashlyn Devereaux and Liv Robinson in the loss.

Montesano’s JV team won 2-1 Tuesday afternoon.

The Bulldogs will face Seton Catholic at 7 p.m. on Wednesday at Seton Catholic High School.

Adna 26 25 21 25 15 — 3

Montesano 28 14 25 19 10 — 2

South Bend 3, Ilwaco 0

South Bend opened its season with a straight-set on the road in Ilwaco on Tuesday.

South Bend (1-0, 1-0) won via scores of 25-15, 25-18 and 25-20.

Senior Makaylee Kuiken and sophomore Fatima Delgado had 12 digs apiece for South Bend, which served 86% as a team and tallied 15 aces in the contest.

“For our first game, I’m really pleased with what I saw tonight,” said South Bend head coach Kelsey Staats, who also noted the net play of sophomore Emily Howell. “Our girls came ready to play.”

South Bend’s JV team lost 2-1 on Tuesday.

South Bend is scheduled to play Forks at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday at Forks High School.

South Bend 25 25 25 — 3

Ilwaco 15 18 20 — 0

Other scores

Columbia Adventist 3, Willapa Valley 2

BOYS PREP GOLF

King’s Way Christian 182, Montesano 194

King’s Way Christian defeated Montesano 182-194 on Tuesday at Club Green Meadows in Vancouver.

Trey Sweeney and Gavin Root led Monte with scores of 45 and 46, respectively.

KWC (182) — Mahani Geisen 44, Isaac Pisarczyk 45, Colin Trang 45, Cade Erwin 48.

Montesano (194) — Trey Sweeney 45, Gavin Root 46, Josh Wills 47, Zander Jones 56.