CORRECTION: A previous version of this article contained incorrect information. Grays Harbor College wrestler Ranaeh Ureste won four of five matches at the Mat Cat Invitational.
Grays Harbor College placed fourth over the weekend as we review local sports news and events on the Harbor.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE WRESTLING
Ureste leads Chokers to top-four placement at the Mat Cat Invite
Grays Harbor College’s Ranaeh Ureste won her respective weight class to lead the Chokers to a fourth-place team finish at the Mat Cat Invitational on Sunday at Linfield University in McMinnville, Oregon.
Ureste placed first at 190-pounds by winning four of her five matches at the event. All four of Ureste’s victories were via pinfall.
Other podium-placers for GHC were Alexandria Kauffman-Templeton (123 pounds, 3rd), Maysa Brown (130, 4th), Courtney Jones (143, 6th), Declyn Foster (171, 6th) and Nancy Frayle (171, 4th).
The Chokers scored 85 points to finish in fourth place, a 1.5 points behind Simon Fraser University.
Umpqua CC placed first with 168 points with Evergreen State taking second with 127 in the 12-team meet.
PREP BOYS BASKETBALL
Forks 65, Hoquiam 58
Hoquiam’s trip north to face Pacific League-leading Forks didn’t work out to well for the Grizzlies in a 65-58 loss on Friday.
Hoquiam (6-6 overall) led 17-11 after one quarter thanks in large part to freshman guard Lincoln Niemi, who scored seven points in the frame.
Leading 37-32 at the half, the game got away from Hoquiam as the Grizzlies scored seven points and were outscored by nine in the third quarter.
Forks (9-5) finished off Hoquiam by outscoring the Grizzlies 17-15 over the final eight minutes of the game.
“I was hoping for us to play hard. They just out-hustled us tonight. We couldn’t get to the ball, they had sophomores ripping the ball out of our hands,” Hoquiam head coach Jeff Niemi said. “We had a decent first quarter, but they just got to more balls than us.”
Hoquiam went 21 of 68 from the field (31%) and were led by sophomore guard Joey Bozich with 24 points, hitting eight 3-pointers in the contest.
Chris Bryson added 14 points for Hoquiam, but aside from that the Grizzlies struggled against the Spartans defense.
“They played a zone and we just didn’t shoot the ball like we normally would,” Coach Niemi said. “Other than that, they just out-hustled us and we couldn’t get the ball when we really needed to.”
The Grizzlies will look to snap a 3-game skid when they play at Montesano at 7 p.m. on Tuesday.
Hoquiam 17 20 7 15 – 58
Forks 11 21 16 17 – 65
Scoring: Hoquiam – Bozich 24, Bryson 14, Niemi 9, Jump 6, Maxfield 2, Butcher 1. Forks – Salazar 18, Davis 11, Micheau 11, Rowley 8, Lausche 8, Lohrengel 5, Olson 4.
Other scores
Naselle 76, South Bend 23
Taholah 66, Mary M. Knight 21
Lake Quinault 60, Wishkah Valley 32
GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL
Ocosta 46, Chief Leschi 42
Ocosta’s dominance inside led to a 46-42 victory over Chief Leschi on Friday in Puyallup.
The Wildcats (5-7, 3-4 2B Pacific) got big games from their post players in senior Alexia Bradley and sophomore Anna Davis.
Both Bradley and Davis recorded double-doubles on Friday as the Wildcats went 20 for 54 from the field (37%) and grabbed 45 rebounds as a team, 20 on the offensive glass.
Davis led Ocosta in scoring with 18 points to go along with 16 rebounds while Bradley added 13 points and 16 rebounds.
Their performances were needed as the Wildcats had to overcome 30 turnovers as a team.
Ocosta plays at Pe Ell in a non-league game at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Ocosta 10 13 13 10 – 46
Chief Leschi 9 13 7 13 – 42
Scoring: Ocosta – Davis 18, Bradley 13, Towle 6, Rasmus 4, Ness 4.
Raymond-South Bend 61, Ilwaco 45
Propelled by a high-scoring second quarter, Raymond-South Bend picked up a 61-45 victory over Ilwaco on Friday at Ilwaco High School.
The Ravens (10-5, 5-2 2B Pacific) trailed 16-13 after the first quarter before outscoring the Fishermen (7-5, 3-3) 24-12 in the second frame, led by Ava Lynn Stigall’s three 3-pointers.
RSB sophomore Kassie Koski heated up to score 10 points in the third quarter, staking the Ravens to a 51-35 lead entering the final eight minutes of play.
“After settling in to the flow of the game the first quarter, I thought we really took control of the game over the final three quarters,” said RSB head coach Jason Koski, whose team outscored Ilwaco 38-19 in the second and third quarters combined. “Great league win on the road for our kids. They have really grown and matured since the early part of the season. Now they will need to show that they can consistently play at a higher level.”
RSB was led by senior guard Kyndal Koski, who scored 17 points, grabbed six rebounds, dished out five assists with four steals in the victory.
The Ravens had 16 assists as a team on 21 made shots, with Megan Kongbouakhay and Kassie Koski leading the way with five assists apiece.
The Ravens host Chief Leschi at 7 p.m. on Wednesday at Raymond High School.
Raymond-South Bend 13 24 14 10 – 61
Ilwaco 16 12 7 10 – 45
Scoring: RSB – Kyn. Koski 17, Kas. Koski 16, Stigall 14, Kongbouakhay 7, Baugher 4, Pine 2, Glazier 1. Ilwaco – Warfield 26, Avalon 7, Bittner 5, Petry 5, Gray 2.
Other scores
Taholah 63, Mary M. Knight 43
Wishkah Valley 23, Lake Quinault 13
