Both Montesano and Elma’s girls soccer teams continued to face tough non-league opponents as we review Twin Harbors prep sports events.
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GIRLS PREP SOCCER
Klahowya 3, Montesano 0
Facing arguably the top program in the 1A class, Montesano dropped a non-league contest to Klahowya 3-0 on Thursday at Jack Rottle Field in Montesano.
The Bulldogs (3-3 overall) struggled to find much offense against an Eagles team that has won two state titles in the past three seasons and finished as state-runner up last year.
Klahowya (2-0-1) wasted little time scoring, driving deep into Montesano territory from the opening whistle and scoring a goal off the foot of junior Raven Stoner in the first minute of the match.
The Eagles nearly doubled the lead later in the first half when a shot headed toward the top half of the net clanged off the crossbar.
RYAN SPARKS | THE DAILY WORLD Montesano’s Addi Kersker (left) and Klahowya’s McKinley Palmer compete for possession during the Bulldogs’ 3-0 loss on Thursday at Montesano High School.
Facing pressure on its side of the pitch for the remainder of the half, Monte’s defense and goal keeper Izzie Taylor kept the score at 1-0 heading into the break.
But Klahowya put Monte’s hopes of an upset to rest with a goal just over a minute into the second half and a goal on a penalty kick a few minutes later to cap the score at 3-0.
Taylor made four saves in the game for the Bulldogs.
Monte opens league play with a game at 7 p.m. Thursday at Tenino High School.
Klahowya 1 2 – 3
Montesano 0 0 – 0
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Bear Creek 4, Elma 0
Elma is still searching for its first win after suffering a 4-0 loss to Bear Creek on Thursday in Redmond.
“The team was a little slow getting into the game,” Elma head coach Evan Valentine said. “I felt we were more than capable of competing with them it was just an off-day for us for some reason.”
No further information was available for this game.
Elma plays at Centralia at 7 p.m. on Tuesday.
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GIRLS PREP SWIMMING
Aberdeen 100, River Ridge 71
Aberdeen defeated River Ridge 100-71 on Thursday at River Ridge High School.
The Bobcats won seven of the meet’s 12 events.
Mija Hood won the 200-yard individual medley (2:30.06) and the 100 butterfly (1:07.54) with her Bobcat teammates Arianna Alavez (50 freestyle, 29.66), Gabby Orona (100 free, 1:08.58); Zahrya Graham (1-meter dive, 121.25) and Emma Mullins (100 backstroke, 1:17.33) also winning races.
Aberdeen’s 200 medley relay team (Hood, Wendy Neil, Alavez, Orona) placed first with a time of 2:10.43.
“This was our third meet in six days, so the girls were tired,” Aberdeen head coach Anne Eisele said. “The girls did a great job competing and fighting through the fatigue. It has been a long week, but a great week of improvement for everyone.”
Eisele cited the three 500-yard freestylers – Isabella Melville, Asha Martin and Zander Jaquez –each of whom improved their respective times, as well as Brinnley Colburn, Molly Gundersen and Natalie Mareth.
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Aberdeen knocks off Tumwater, Black Hills
Aberdeen defeated Tumwater 119-48 and Black Hills 125-49 at a tri-meet on Tuesday at the Evergreen State College Athletic Complex in Olympia.
The Bobcats won eight of the 12 events overall in their dual meet, including all three relays – 200 medley (Mija Hood, Wendy Neil, Ava Benn, Emma Mullins), 200 freestyle (Gracie Qualey, Arianna Alvarez, Benn, Mullins) and 400 freestyle (Gabby Orona, Isabella Melville, Asha Martin, Hood).
Other event winners were Hood (50 free, 100 back), Willow Valentine (200 free), Mullins (100 free) and Zahrya Graham (diving).
“This was a great opportunity to swim against some very fast competition at the same time,” Eisele said. “The girls benefited from the competition and there were a lot of time improvements. This meet also showed they can compete against bigger Class 3A and 4A schools.”
Eisele cited Kristi Adams, Rylei Buchanan, Mary Hiar and Vida Powell for their improvements.
On Tuesday, Aberdeen hits the road again to take on Shelton.
– Submitted article
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PHOTO BY LUCY SCOTT Elma’s Destiny Whipple (left) and Montesano’s Alice Nelson race to the finish at a 1A Evergreen League cross-country meet on Thursday at Hoquiam High School.
PREP CROSS COUNTRY
Monte sweeps top spots at league meet
Montesano swept the top spots at a 1A Evergreen League cross-country meet on Thursday at Hoquiam High School.
Monte junior Benjamin Anderson placed first with a time of 16:49 to win the boys race ahead of Elma sophomore Frank Roberts (16:56, 2nd) and Hoquiam sophomore Ryker Maxfield (17:05, 3rd).
Sisters Haley and Samantha Schweppe finished 1-2, respectively, in the girls 5k race. Haley, a sophomore, crossed the finish line with a time of 19:37 with older sister Samantha a senior, coming in at 20:04.
Bulldogs teammate Zoe Ray, a sophomore, made it a 1-2-3 sweep for Monte with a time of 20:53, good enough for a third-place finish.
Full results available at athletic.net.
Results (Local top 25)
Boys: 1, Benjamin Anderson, Montesano, 16:49. 2, Frank Roberts, Elma, 16:56. 3. 10 Ryker Maxfield, Hoquiam, 17:05. 6, Colton Sweet, Montesano, 18:19. 7, Reef Johannes, Elma, 18:41. 10, Zeke James, Hoquiam, 18:51. 14, Osvaldo Guadalupe, Ocosta, 19:31. 15, Alexander Bale, Montesano, 19:35. 16, Vash Johannes, Elma, 19:36. 17, Owen Young, Montesano, 19:39. 19, Kole Boice, Elma, 19:50. 20, Billy Burns, Ocosta, 19:53. 23, Jamieson Modersohn, Elma, 20:31. 24, Logan White, Ocosta, 20:39. 25, Mikhail Vilchitsky, Montesano, 20:39.
Girls: 1, Haley Schweppe, Montesano, 19:37. 2, Samantha Schweppe, Montesano, 20:04. 3, Zoe Ray, Montesano, 20:53. 5, Aiden (Phoebe) Bowe, Montesano, 22:09. 6, Rebekah Stone, Ocosta, 22:20. 7, Georgia Burkhart, Elma, 22:56. 12, Braelyn McGinn, Elma, 24:07. 18, Emily Anderson, Montesano, 25:36. 19, Alice Nelson, Montesano, 25:46. 20, Destiny Whipple, Elma, 25:46. 21, Anna O’Conner, Montesano, 26:21. 22, Chelsey VanBlargan, Elma, 27:02. 23, Ariana Bowe, Montesano, 27:15. 24, Hannah Schlesser, Hoquiam, 27:27. 25, Jordan Trudell, Elma, 27:31.
