SOFTBALL

Gulls 37, Comets 4

NASELLE — Coaxing 31 walks out of Naselle’s pitching, Raymond easily captured the first softball game in school history on Thursday.

Almost every player in Raymond’s line up came away with a hit in the blowout.

“Nice to get a win in our first-ever fast pitch game,” Raymond head coach Jason Koski said. “It was nice to see us be so disciplined at the plate and swing at pitches in the zone.”

Makenna Williams had a particuarly strong day, going 3-for-3with a triple and double.

Raymond hosts Lake Quinault today.

Three hits: Raymond — Williams. Two hits: Raymond — Miller, Stepp. Naselle — Harmon. Triples: Raymond — Williams. Doubles: Raymond — Williams, Miller, Stepp.

Winning pitcher — Doyle (walked four; struck out one). Losing pitcher — Harmon (walked 15; struck out one).

Bulldogs 15, Hornets 1

BUCKLEY — Lexi Lovell drove in three runs and winning pitcher Samantha Stanfield homered as Montesano trounced White River in a season-opening non-leaguer Thursday at Buckley.

Lindsay Pace and Katie Granstrom had three hits apiece for the reigning state 1A champion Bulldogs.

“I thought it’s the best opening game that we’ve had in a long time, where the girls were able to get the timing of the pitching down and make adjustments in the on-deck circle,” Monte coach Pat Pace said. “We hit the ball very well for the first game out.”

He cited Payton Kersker for her defense and second and third base.

The Bulldogs face Auburn-Mountainview and Tahoma in a three-team doubleheader Saturday at Auburn-Riverside High School.

Monte 027 001 5 — 15 15 3

W. River 010 000 0 — 1 5 8

Stanfield, Pace (4) and Poler; Pititone, Bartels (7) and Cash.

RBI: Montesano — Lovell 3, Ekerson 2, Stanfield 2, Pace 2, Parkin 2, Granstrom. Three hits: Montesano — Pace, Granstrom. Two hits: Montesano — Ekerson. White River — Vandegrift. Home runs: Montesano — Stanfield. Doubles: Montesano — Parkin, Lovell.

Winning pitcher — Stanfield (walked two; struck out eight). Losing pitcher — Pititone (walked two; struck out two).

Elma 14, Klahowya 4

SILVERDALE — Quin Mikel, Molly Johnston Kali Rambo and Chloe Velasco led an Elma offensive assault in a decisive win over Klahowya in non-league play Thursday at Silverdale.

Mikel delivered five hits, Johnston had four (including a three-run homer in the seventh) and Rambo drove in four runs for Elma’s Eagles (4-0). Velasco had a pair of doubles among her three hits.

Elma had an odd performance at the plate — banging out 21 hits but also striking out 14 times.

“We swung at a few bad pitches and the umpire had a pretty wide strike zone,” Elma coach Roger Elliott chuckled. “I’m very satisfied with the girls, they hit the ball hard.”

Elma travels to La Center for a doubleheader on Monday.

Elma 302 301 5 — 14 21 0

Klahowya 121 000 0 — 4 7 0

Dineen, Whipple (2), Mikel (3) and Olson, Cain (5); Bumbalough and Lueck.

RBI: Elma — Johnston 3, Mikel 3, Rambo 4, Velasco 3, Whipple. Klahowya — Bumbalough 2, Lueck, Trull. Five hits: Elma — Mikel. Four hits: Elma — Johnston. Three hits: Elma — Rambo, Velasco. Klahowya — Bumbalough. Two hits: Elma — Dineen. Home runs:Elma — Johnston. Klahowya — Bumbalough. Triples: Elma — Rambo. Doubles: Elma — Johnston, Mikel, Velasco 2, Newberry.

Winning pitcher — Whipple (walked three; struck out one). Losing pitcher — Bumbalough (walked two; struck out 14).

BASEBALL

Hyaks 16, Elks 6

OCEAN SHORES — Winning pitcher Steven Sotomish drove in six runs to pace North Beach past Lake Quinault in a non-league game Thursday at the North Bay Park.

Sotomish tripled twice and doubled for the Hyaks (1-1), who closed out the game in five innings via the 10-run rule.

“I was really happy with our improvement from the last game, with our approach and the way we ran the bases,” Hyak coach Dave Hinchen said. “Sotomish was a man on fire today.”

Allen Espinoza drove in two runs for the Elks, who were making their season debut.

Lake Quinault travels to Raymond today. On Tuesday, the Hyaks visit Northwest Christian.

L. Quinault 000 06 — 6 4 2

N. Beach 203 (11)0 — 16 10 1

Mendoza, Cottrell (3) and Herrera; Sotomish, Charley (5), Rowling (5) and Teague.

RBI: Lake Quinault — Espinoza 2, Herrera. North Beach — Sotomish 6, Teague, Brown, B. Biggs, Martin, Sell. Three hits:North Beach — Sotomish. Two hits: North Beach — Teague. Triples: North Beach — Sotomish. Doubles: Lake Quinault — Espinoza, Herrera. North Beach — Sotomish.

Winning pitcher — Sotomish (walked two; struck out seven). Losing pitcher — Mendoza (walked six; struck out six).

Warriors 11, Eagles 1

ROCHESTER — Concluding the game with a five-run fifth inning, Rochester downed Elma in a non-league contest shortened to five frames via the 10-run mercy rule.

Tysen Richardson had two hits for the Eagles (1-2).

“We’ve just to continue to work on our defense and throw more strikes,” Elma coach Jim Hill said. “It’s early.”

The Eagles will play their fourth game in as many days today when they host Shelton.

Elma 010 00 — 1 4 3

Rochester 024 05 — 11 7 2

Elliott, Jacobson (3) Moore (4) and Jacobson, Coonse; Wintrip, Wardin (5) and Soderback.

Two hits: Elma — Richardson. Rochester – MacCarthy. Triples:Rochester — Smith. Doubles: Rochester — Wardin.

Winning pitcher — Wintrip (walked one; struck out two). Losing pitcher — Elliott (walked one; struck out two).

BOYS SOCCER

Grizzlies 4, Cougars 2

VANCOUVER – Grizzlies soccer got two goals each from Jose Juarez and Connor Darras in another strong offensive effort and secured a non-league at Seton Catholic on Thursday.

Hoquiam (2-0) got on the board earlier when Juarez got free and was hit with a pass in the open field and finished the one-on-one opportunity.

Hoquiam got another goal from Juarez on a similar play in the 11th minute with both early goals being assisted by Naz Mazariegos.

Darras got his goals in the 16th and 70th minutes with the tallies assisted by Mazariegos and T..J. Elledge, respectively.

“We moved the ball well and got through their defense pretty easily so that was good to see,” HHS coach Fidel Sanchez said. “We even got some junior varsity players in the game. It was good for them to get that varsity experience.”

Hoquiam will hit the road to face Castle Rock on Saturday.

Wolves 7, Bulldogs 1

MONTESANO — A short-handed Montesano squad struggled with fatigue in the second half and fell to Black Hills 7-1 at home on Thursday.

With some players out of town and unavailable for the match, the Bulldogs only dressed 12 players.

Monte’s Ben Royer tallied a goal on a free kick that he placed in the upper right-hand corner of the goal to bring the score to 2-1 in the 40th minute.

But with the Bulldogs lacking reserves, Black Hills scored five unanswered goals and buried Monte in the second half.

Monte head coach Rick Denholm said his team didn’t have the energy to keep the game close in the second half.

“They scored three goals after halftime and we looked tired,” Denholm said. “As the game went on we got tired and our touches weren’t as good. I was happy that the team continued to play all the way through the game.”

The Bulldogs face King’s Way Christian at home tonight.

TRACK & FIELD

South Bend meet

SOUTH BEND — South Bend’s Byington siblings combined to win six events, but Ilwaco swept team honors in a multi-school meet hosted by South Bend on Thursday.

Ilwaco’s boys, with 74 1/2 points, finished 4 1/2 ahead of runner-up Pe Ell. The Fishermen girls, with 66 points, beat second-place Willapa Valley by 15 1/2 points.

Hannah Byington swept the girls 100 and 200 meters and long and triple jumps. Her brother Ben took the boys 100 hurdles and javelin.

“Pretty good day for the Byingtons,” South Bend coach Steve Lazelle said. “Overall, we had good performances for a first meet and I thought the kids competed well.”

He also cited Logan Stamos for his victory in the long hurdles.

Willapa Valley’s Brooke Friese and Hannah Cook swept the girls hurdles, with Friese also winning the girls pole vault.

Viking coach Dave Ege also cited the performances of sisters Hallee and Emilee Layman in the throws and Olivia Betrozoff for a personal-best mark of 31-3 in the triple jump.

Ocosta’s Alivia Marsh won the girls high jump.

Wishkah coach Bob Eager gave his team fairly high marks.

“We did well for it being as early as it is and for the team being as young as it is,” Eager said. “We’re not in shape yet, but it’s a long season and we don’t want them to get tired when it matters late in the season.”

BOYS

100 — 11.6 — Schultz (PE), Byington (SB), Kaino (I). 200 – 24.2 — Kaino (I), Schulz (PE), Lawhead (SB). 400 — 54.4 — Shepherd (PE), Personius (I), Patching (Win). 800 — 2:25.0 — A. Rutherford (I), J. Rutherford (I), Kirpes (SB). 1,600 — 5:04.3 — Whiting (I), Ramirez-Talancon (I), A. Rutherford (I). 3,200 — 11:08.0 — Whiting (I), Ramirez-Talancon (I), A. Rutherford (I). 110 H — 16.9 — Byington (SB), McCalden (PE), Brenneman (Wishkah). 300 H — 46.9 — Stamos (SB), White (N. River), Ames (PE). 4×100 R — 48.8 — Ocosta, Wishkah, North River. 4×400 R — 3:53.8 — Ilwaco, Ocosta.

Shot — 41-8 — Yost (PE), Williams (SB), Connor (I). Disc — 114-8 — McCalden (PE), Connor (I), Yost (PE). Jav — 133-9 — Byington (SB), Shepherd (PE), Hall (Win). HJ — 5-10 — McCalden (PE), Strozyk (SB), Ruch (Nas). PV — 11-0 — Sanaski (WV). LJ — 20-1 — Schulz (PE), Shepherd (PE), Lawhead (SB). TJ — 39-9 — Schultz (PE), Shepherd (PE), Kaech (I).

GIRLS

100 — 13.5 — Byington (SB), Martin (Oco), Marsh (I). 200 — 28.4 — Byington (SB), Friese (WV), Marsh (I). 400 — 1:09.8 — Ramsey (I), Personius (I), Miller (Nas). 800 — 2:54.7 — Mendoza (I), Markwell (SB), Carper (I). 1,600 — 5:53.4 – Bannister (I), Kemmer (I), Anderson (WV). 3,200 — 13:29.9 — Kemmer (I), Cain (Oco), Wulf (Nas). 100 H — 16.7 — Friese (WV), McMullen (I), Cook (WV). 300 H — 54.3 — Cook (WV), Haskey (Wish), White (N.River).4×100 R — 57.9 — Ocosta, Naselle, Naselle. 4×200 R — 2:05.5 — Naselle, Ocosta. 4×400 R — 4:34.4 — Ilwaco.

Shot — 32-1 — Zimmerman (Nas), E. Layman (WV), H. Layman (WV). Disc — 100-11 — H. Layman (WV), Miller (Nas), Thomas (I). Jav — 103-6 — Elliott (PE), Baker (SB), Marsh (I). HJ — 4-10 — Marsh (O), Betrozoff (WV), Elliott (PE). PV — 8-6 — Friese (WV). LJ — 15-1 — Byington (SB), Doyle (SB), Martin (Oco). TJ — 32-6 1/4 — Byington (SB), Betrozoff (WV), Doyle (SB).