Taholah got balanced scoring in a district-tournament win over Columbia Adventist as we review local sports in the Twin Harbors.

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GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL

Taholah 69, Columbia Adventist 37

Taholah opened its district-tournament journey with a convincing 69-37 victory over Columbia Adventist Academy on Saturday at Taholah High School.

The top-seeded Chitwhins (16-5 overall) held the Kodiaks (7-15) to just 16 points to take a 15-point lead by halftime.

In the third quarter, Taholah pulled away. Led by freshman guard Maliah Pluff’s seven points in the frame, the Chitwhins outscored CAA 18-6 to take a commanding 51-22 lead heading into the final eight minutes of play.

Four Chitwhins scored in double figures, led by senior guard Keeliana McCrory’s game-high 20 points.

Junior Noelani McCrory (15 points), sophomore Shirleymae Stafford (14 pts.) and Pluff (11 pts.) also broke double digits for the 13th-ranked Chitwhins, which advanced to the district semifinals with the victory.

“At the end of the day, we just wanna play basketball,” Taholah head coach Dramikha Jackson said. “We were able to move the ball quickly and make great looks. The team that we played, they always put their 110% in anything they did and that is so important for us to move forward. You never know what anyone is gonna give you and it could be anyone’s night. I’m ultimately so proud and we are honestly just ready for the next game. It’a truly one game out of a time for us.”

With the win, Taholah will face Wahkiakum in a district-semifinal matchup at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday at Adna High School.

The winner will advance to the district-championship game and earn a trip to the state tournament.

CAA 7 9 6 15 – 37

Taholah 16 17 18 18 – 69

Scoring: CAA – C. Shawler 13, Wishard 8, B. Shawler 7, Beem 5, Tidwell 2, Richards 2. Taholah – K. McCrory 20, N. McCrory 15, Stafford 14, Pluff 11, Smith 6, Martin 4, A. McCrory 1.

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Other games

2B District 4 Girls Basketball Tournament

Onalaska 90, North Beach 12

(North Beach eliminated)

2B District 4 Boys Basketball Tournament

Ilwaco 49, Raymond-South Bend 43

(RSB eliminated)

BOYS PREP SWIMMING

Aberdeen places second at district championships

The Aberdeen Bobcats placed second overall at the 2A District 4 Championships on Saturday at Mark Morris High School in Longview.

Aberdeen took second overall in the team standings, 6.5 points behind Hockinson, and will compete in eight events in next weekend’s state 2A boys swimming and diving championship meet.

Senior Jacob Hallak won the district title in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:02.07) and will compete in four events, including the 200 individual medley and two relays.

Junior Cole Nylander shared the district title with Mark Morris’ Anakin Isenhart in the 100 breaststroke (1:05.50) and will compete in three events, including two relays, at state.

Senior Denny Linker backstopped all three relays, plus qualified in the 200 IM, to compete in four events at state.

Junior Zeke Olson will also compete in four events at state — diving, 100 butterfly and two relays — for the Bobcats.

Junior Micah Schroeder, who has already qualified for state in diving last week as the District IV 2A champion, was a member of the state-qualifying 200 freestyle relay. Sophomore Cooper Gill was a member of both state-qualifying freestyle relays (4×50 and 4×100).

“The message of the day was ‘No Bad Days,’” Aberdeen head coach Rob Burns said. “No one had one. We were a bit disappointed in falling so short for the district team title, but everyone was excited for the efforts and results of their state-qualifying teammates. No one had a bad day and that made it a great day to be a Bobcat.”

The WIAA 2A Boys Swimming & Diving State Championships are scheduled for Thursday-Saturday at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way.

– Submitted article

Team standings

1, Hockinson, 202 points. 2, Aberdeen, 195.5. 3, Ridgefield, 168. 4, Seton Catholic, 157. 5, Mark Morris, 150.5. 6, R.A. Long, 107. 7, Fort Vancouver, 98. 8, Columbia River, 90. 9, Hudson’s Bay, 65. 10, Washougal, 54.

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MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Tacoma 78, Grays Harbor 75

Missed opportunities late in the game proved to be the difference in Grays Harbor College’s 78-75 loss to Tacoma on Saturday in Aberdeen.

The Chokers (12-14, 4-6 NWAC West) played close with the Titans (15-20, 2-8) throughout the game.

GHC took a brief 68-67 lead on a Matt Oryang layup with 4:49 left to play, but Tacoma followed with a 8-0 run to take a 75-68 lead with just over three minutes left to play.

With less than a minute remaining in the game, GHC’s Kane Wood scored on a layup to pull the Chokers to within one at 76-75 with 24 second on the clock.

After a free throw by Tacoma’s Wesley Bjornsgard make it a 77-75 ballgame with 16 seconds left, GHC’s Josh Adamsel Jr. missed an attempted layup.

Tacoma’s Chae Haynes got the rebound with five seconds on the clock and the Titans’ Kevaughn Harvey was eventually fouled.

Harvey converted 1-of-2 free throws with one second left to hand GHC the 78-75 loss.

Adamsel Jr. led all scorers with 20 points on 8-of-14 shooting (57%) with Wood scoring 19 points for GHC.

The Chokers shot 54% on 30-of-56 shooting and hit 7-of-12 free throws (58%).

Tacoma went 28-of-57 from the field (49%) and converted 19 of 29 from the charity stripe (65.5%).

GHC sits in fourth place in the NWAC West region and will play at Highline College at 6 p.m. on Wednesday.

Tacoma 39 39 – 78

Grays Harbor 36 39 — 75

Scoring: Tacoma – Brown 19, Haynes 17, Knight 9, Wiggins 9, Bjornsgard 8, Harvey 7, Skelton 4, Andre-Covington 3, Hatcher 2. GHC – Adamsel Jr. 20, Wood 19, Oryang 12, Kulang 11, Chouhan 6, Casebolt 5, Douglas 2.