Ocosta’s prodigious offense was at it again on Monday, this time blasting Napavine in a 10-0 victory in Westport.
The Wildcats (4-1 overall) started the scoring on a Miki Ness goal in the 14th minute followed by Ness’ second goal — off a Kylee Denny assist — in the 30th minute.
Denny scored after stealing a pass in the 36th minute followed by a Liv Bartley goal (Abriana Ness assist) a minute later to give Ocosta a 4-0 at the half.
Abriana Ness opened the second-half scoring by knocking in a rebound off a penalty kick in the 45th minute.
Miki Ness recorded her first hat trick of the season with a goal in the 52nd minute, followed by a Maddie Schaeffer goal off a feed from Natalie Carloza in the 59th minute.
Miki Ness, Schaeffer and Maia Soderlund followed with goals in the latter stages of the game to complete the 10-0 win.
“We didn’t have really good practices on Thursday and Friday and the girls played like it in the first half hour,” Wildcats head coach Mike King said. “The girls started moving the ball better to open spaces and our trapping improved in the last 10 minutes of the first half. We saw that continue into the second half.”
Ocosta keeper Devyn Martin recorded her third and possibly easiest shutout of the season as she didn’t face a shot in the contest, largely due to the play of the defensive group in front of her.
“The defense once again came to play,” King said, citing fullbacks Maia Soderlund, Gabby Ness, Taeler Jardine and Trinity White for thwarting any Napavine offensive opportunities.
The victory was Ocosta’s second straight shutout over a varsity opponent and its third overall this season. The Wildcats have outscored its opponents 21-0 in combined in those three games.
Napavine 0 0 — 0
Ocosta 4 6 — 10
Key players: Ocosta — Miki Ness (4 G); Maddie Schaeffer (2 G); Kylee Denny (G, A); Abriana Ness (G, A); Liv Bartley (G); Maia Soderlund (G); Natalie Carloza (A); Trinity White (A); Natalie Soderlund (A).
BOYS GOLF
Tumwater 183, Montesano 209
Montesano battled a soggy Tumwater Valley Golf Course in a 183-209 loss to Tumwater on Monday.
The Bulldogs were led by Dylan Schoch, who shot a 49 for his 9-hole round.
Tumwater’s Reagan Broome earned Medalist honors with a score of 40.
Tumwater (183) — Logan Jones 53; Terrick Turpin 55; Dylan Schoch 49; Zander Jones 52; Cole Sigler 59; Holden Hamblin 56.
Montesano (209) — Reagan Broome 40; Gabe Johnston 46; Mathew Gleizes 52; Kaden Clark 45; Jax Monti 52; Zack Houk 56.
CROSS COUNTRY
Aberdeen’s Campos wins race in Rochester
Aberdeen’s Julian Campos opened his 2021 season in impressive fashion on Saturday in Rochester.
Campos ran the 5K distance in 16:05.99 to take first place in the boys race of a three-way meet against Tumwater and Rochester high schools. The junior’s time was the second-best time in the entire state for the 2A classification so far this season.
“He ran a tactical race,” Aberdeen head coach April Meissner of Campos’ performance. “He sat in second place and waited for the right time to turn the jets on.”
Aberdeen’s Gary Sherman (18:51.95, 8th) and Will Boling (18:58.81, 9th) also placed in the top 10.
Tumwater won the team competition with 23 points. The Bobcats placed second (50 points) followed by Rochester (58 points).
In the girls race, Aberdeen senior Skyler Taylor led the Bobcats with a time of 23:08.99, placing fourth overall.
Aberdeen junior Katie Gakin (29:36.21, 10th) also placed in the top 10 for the Cats.
For full race results, visit www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/Results/Meet.aspx?Meet=188160&show=all.
