ABERDEEN – The Grays Harbor Chokers got some big points from Teila Kapihe down the stretch to pull out a close third set and defeat Clackamas Monday night at Choker Gym.

Grays Harbor (11-6 overall) too the first set over the Cougars, 25-18.

Clackamas made the Grays Harbor work in the second and third sets, however, the Chokers pulled out wins of 25-22 and 26-24, respectively, to secure the match.

The Chokers were down 18-11 at one point of the third set, but roared back to tie the set at 22 before pulling ahead and getting the winning point off Leleo Maeva’s spike.

Telia Kapihe led Grays Harbor with eight kills and Naomi Harris added five aces.

After spending the entirety of the early season on the road playing tournaments, the Chokers were more than happy to be home though it didn’t come without a bump in the road. Grays Harbor had to juggle its lineup when starting libero Lelo Taumua was sidelined with an illness.

“Abby Ives stepped in for the libero and she did really good job tonight because those are tough shoes to fill,” Chokers head coach Christine Nelson said. “Our passing got better throughout the match and we have some big hitters. We ended the tournament in Spokane with a win so we wanted to come out here and get a little win streak going.”

Clackamas 18 22 24 — 0

Grays Harbor 25 25 26 —3

Top Players: Grays Harbor – Kapihe (8 kills, 10 digs ), Crimson Ma’afala (21 assists, 11 digs), Harris (5 aces)

PREP VOLLEYBALL

Ocosta 3, Aberdeen 0

The Ocosta Wildcats opened their season with a straight-set victory over the Aberdeen Bobcats on Monday in Aberdeen.

Ocosta won 25-11, 25-22 and 25-19.

The Wildcats were led by Kaylee Barnum and Layne Martin with nine kills apiece.

Emily Snider had 26 assists and was perfect on service for Ocosta.

Ocosta head coach Barbara Rasmus noted that junior libero Evalyn Marsh, who ended the game with a 98-percent passing percentage, “did a fabulous job tonight.”

“She was on fire,” Rasmus said of Marsh.

Aberdeen head coach Doug Basler stated that Bobcat players Annabelle Micheau and Tamara Corona played solid on the defensive end, but acknowledged that wasn’t where Aberdeen had problems on Monday.

“We had a really hard time getting anything going offensively,” he said. “(Ocosta) blocked well and played strong defense. … we struggled to get anything on offense.”

Ocosta 25 25 25 — 3

Aberdeen 11 22 19 — 0

Top Players: Ocosta — Barnum (9 kills), Martin (9 kills), Kylee Poirier (8 kills), Snider (26 assists)

King’s Way Christian 3, Montesano 1

The Montesano Bulldogs volleyball team lost a non-league match, 3-1, against Kings Way Christian on Monday in Vancouver.

Monte (1-2) won the first set, 25-22, but lost the next two sets by a combined five points (25-22 and 25-23).

KWC (2-0) won the fourth and final set, 25-13.

Lindsay Pace had six kills to lead the Bulldogs. Mylaina Parker had 18 digs and Janessa Otterstetter led Monte with 19 assists in the loss.

Montesano 25 22 23 13 — 1

King’s Way Christian 22 25 25 25 — 3

Morton-White Pass 3, Hoquiam 1

The Hoquiam Grizzlies dropped to 1-2 on the young season with a 3-1 loss to Morton-White Pass Monday on the road.

MWP took the first set 25-17 before Hoquiam evened up the match at 1-1 with a 25-23 win in the second set.

But MWP won the third and fourth sets, 25-15 and 25-20, respectively, to earn the victory.

Hoquiam senior ReyLynn Dunn had a team-high 16 digs for the Grizzlies.

Kacey Pelan led Hoquiam with 12 assists and Elyse Goulet led the Grizzlies with seven kills.

Hoquiam 17 25 15 20 — 1

Morton-White Pass 25 23 25 25 — 3

Top Players: Hoquiam — Dunn (16 digs), Goulet (7 kills), Pelan (12 assists)

PREP TENNIS

Tumwater 6, Aberdeen 0

The Aberdeen boys tennis team lost a rain-hampered match, 6-0, to Tumwater on Monday at Sam Benn Park.

“It was a tough day on the courts for us today,” Aberdeen head coach Andrew Duffy said. “We were just getting started and it poured. Players had to stop and wait for an open court at the park. Not an ideal start for us but we’ll see them again and I like our chances in a full-match format.”

Due to the rain delay, the match used the eight game pro sets to get all the matches in.

Singles — Ethan Dillon (Tumwater) defeated Cody Sayres (Aberdeen) 8-3; Noah Tompkins (T) def. Andrew Troeh (A) 8-1; Clayton Pierpoint (T) def Parris Nicholson (A) 8-3.

Doubles — Jake Johnso/ Gunner Fields (T) def. Erik Eng/Kai Kawashima (A) 8-2; Sawyer Lougheed/Zach Schmidt (T) def Colby Miller/Ashdon Swope (A) 8-2; Payton Peterson/MItch Knowlton (T) Lucas Strom/Jared Erwin (A) 8-3.

PREP GOLF

Aberdeen 250, Rochester 289

A sunny start to Monday’s match between Aberdeen and Rochester turned into a rainy, wet adventure at Grays Harbor Country Club, but the Bobcats persevered to emerge victorious, 250-289.

“We had standing water on a couple of greens,” Aberdeen head coach Dan Sundstrom said. “It was so nice to back to our home course. It was also great to see our overall team score come down from our last match. We seem to be headed in the right direction.”

Aberdeen’s Jaxson Larson had the low round for the match, carding a score of 44 to receive his first medalist award of the season.

Larson was joined by teammates Nolan King (50), Evan Waara (52), Nick Farrer (52) and Tye Williamson (52) on the scoreboard.

Rochester was led by Marcus Ashton’s 9-hole round of 46.

Aberdeen (250) — Larson (44), King (50), Waara (52), Farrer (52), Williamson (52)

Rochester (289) — Ashton (46), Marcus Corentto (52), Logan Fry (61), Eli Spitzer (65), Gabe Masias (65)

Head coach Christine Nelson, center, congratulates her team after a run of points forced Clackamas to call a timeout during a match on Monday. (Hasani Grayson | The Daily World)

Grays Harbor’s Naomi Harris, background, gets a shot over a block attempt in a match against Clackamas on Monday night at the Choker Gym. (Hasani Grayson | The Daily World)