UPDATE: Added information for Hoquiam boys golf and Aberdeen girls swim teams.
Thursday marked the first full day of the prep volleyball season, with Twin Harbors teams Raymond, Hoquiam and Willapa Valley picking up victories.
VOLLEYBALL
Raymond 3, Rainier 0
Raymond won for the second time in as many days with a straight-set win over Rainier on Thursday at Raymond High School.
The Seagulls (2-0) took the first two games by scores of 25-11 and 25-17 and trailed 24-21 in the third game before battling back for a thrilling 27-25 victory, with Ava Baugher serving the closing two points.
“We played with a lot of energy tonight and our team chemistry was key,” Raymond head coach Julie Jewell said. “After struggling with serving against Morton-White Pass (on Wednesday), our serving was a big part of our offense tonight.”
Raymond had 17 aces in the match, led by Alia Enlow (5 aces) and Karsyn Freeman (5 aces).
Baugher added four aces with Caton Swogger recording three aces for Raymond.
Freeman led the Seagulls offense with 16 kills with Enlow adding nine kills.
Baylee Price and Kendall Koski were noted by Jewell and playing “solid defensively.”
Raymond’s JV team lost to Rainier JV 25-19 and 25-22 on Thursday.
Raymond hosts Ocosta at 7 p.m. on Tuesday.
Rainier 11 17 25 — 0
Raymond 25 25 27 — 3
Hoquiam 3, Toledo 0
The Hoquiam Grizzlies opened the season with a straight-set victory over Toldeo on Thursday at Toledo High School.
Led by Ella Folkers and Faith Prosch, Hoquiam (1-0 overall) won 25-12, 25-14 and 25-16.
Folkers went 22-for-23 in service with three aces and dished out 22 assists to Hoquiam’s throng of heavy-hitters.
Prosch had eight kills to go along with 11 digs while Chole Kennedy and Kristina Goulet had nine and five kills, respectively.
“I thought we played well for our first match,” Hoquiam head coach Heather Bozich said. “I was proud of how we passed the ball, which let us run our offense. When we were out of system, we were still able to get an attack.”
Hoquiam faces Rochester at 7 p.m. Monday at Rochester High School.
Hoquiam 25 25 25 — 3
Toledo 12 14 16 — 0
King’s Way Christian 3, Montesano 1
Montesano’s tough non-league schedule continued with a 3-1 loss on Thursday to King’s Way Christian in Vancouver.
Monte (0-2) lost by scores of 31-29, 25-20, 20-25 and 25-22.
“We played much better tonight than we did against Black Hills (on Wednesday),” Montesano head coach Pat Pace said. “Nerves and fatigue played a lot into tonight’s outcome, but those are areas we will improve on. The girls have a very tough non-league schedule, which is only going to help them get ready for league.”
Jordan Karr led Monte with 25 assists with sophomore Kaila Hatton recording seven kills for the Bulldogs.
Pace cited Clara Benton for her play at the net.
Monte will host Adna in the Bulldogs’ home opener at 7 p.m. on Tuesday.
Montesano 29 20 25 22 — 1
KWC 31 25 20 25 — 3
Willapa Valley 3, Ocosta 2
Willapa Valley outdueled Ocosta 3-2 in a non-league matchup on Thursday in Westport.
Ocosta (0-1) fell 25-22 in the first game before rallying back to win games two and three by scores of 25-20 and 25-15, respectively.
But Willapa Valley (2-0) responded by winning the fourth game 25-23 and taking the fifth and final game 15-5.
Alexia Bradley and Jolissa Schlegel had 10 kills apiece for Ocosta.
Brynn Rasmus had 25 assists and Taylor Stoll recorded 22 points in service for the Wildcats.
“We had a great start against a good team,” Ocosta head coach Erin Snider said.
Ocosta plays at Raymond at 7 p.m. on Tuesday.
Willapa Valley will play at a tournament in Centralia on Saturday.
Willapa Valley 25 20 15 25 15 — 3
Ocosta 22 25 25 23 5 — 2
BOYS PREP GOLF
Montesano 211, La Center 229
Montesano’s Zander Jones took Medalist honors to lead the Bulldogs to a 211-229 victory over La Center on Thursday at Tri-Mountain Golf Course in Ridgefield.
Jones led all golfers with a score of 47 for his 9-hole round — the only golfer to post a sub-50 score in the match.
Montesano will take on Tenino at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 15 at the Tahoma Valley Golf & Country Club in Yelm
Montesano (211) — Zander Jones 47, Josh Wills 54, Ayidn Sauer 54, Trey Sweeney 56.
La Center (229) — Blaine Joner 51, Logan Smith 55, Triston Martell 59, Carson Spotten 61.
Hoquiam 182, La Center 224
The Hoquiam Grizzlies opened the 2022 season with a victory over La Center on Tuesday at Highland Golf Course in Cosmopolis.
Hoquiam was led by Mick Bozich, who earned Medalist honors with a 9-hole round of 41.
Riley Montoure (42) and Todd Mefford (49) also posted sub-50 rounds in the season-opening match.
Hoquiam (182) — Mick Bozich 41, Riley Montoure 42, Todd Mefford 49, Oliver Costales 50.
La Center (224) — Blaine Joner 47, Logan Smith 58, Carson Spotten 59, Wyatt Bethje 60.
King’s Way Christian 185, Hoquiam 212
A consistent scoring effort from King’s Way Christian was enough to overcome another low round by Hoquiam’s Mick Bozich in the Grizzlies’ 185-212 loss on Thursday at Highland Golf Course.
For the second straight match, Bozich earned Medalist honors with a low round of 44, but all four of the Knights’ top four scorers posted rounds below 47 to hand Hoquiam the defeat.
The Grizzlies are scheduled to face Elma at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday at Oaksridge Golf Course in Elma.
KWC (185) — Colin Trang 45, Isaac Pisarczyk 46, Chase Wollam 47, Makani Geisen 47.
Hoquiam (212) — Mick Bozich 44, Riley Montoure 51, Oliver Costales 58, Konnor Stigall 59.
GIRLS PREP SWIMMING
Aberdeen wins opening meet
Aberdeen’s depth proved to be the difference in placing first in the team competition at the EVCO Relays on Wednesday at the Grays Harbor YMCA in Hoquiam.
Aberdeen scored 94 points, 24 points better than second-place Tumwater and 30 more than third-place Shelton.
Aberdeen was paced by wins by the 400-yard medley relay team (Mija Hood, Anna Matisons, Litzy Orona, Keara Burns), the 800 freestyle relay (Ava Benn, Maddie Casey, Harnoor Jandu, Emma Mullins), the 400 individual medley relay (Orona, Matisons, Saylor Heikkila, Hood), the 200 freestyle frosh-soph heat two (Wendy Rojas Contreras, Asha Martin, Aria Engen, Arianna Alavez) and the 200 breaststroke relay (Matisons, Casey, Emma Mullins, Isabella Melville).
Six teams in all attended the meet, including Black Hills, Eatonville and a Centralia-WF West-Rochester combo team.
“It was a wonderful meet. All of the teams were there and the sportsmanship was awesome,” Aberdeen head coach Tiffany Montoure said. “Aberdeen swam really well. I am proud of all of the girls. The captains — Litzy Orona and Anna Matisons — were great leaders and also swam great races.”
Aberdeen will swim against Timberline at 3:30 p.m. on Monday in Lacey.
Aberdeen Results
Team scores — 1, Aberdeen 94. 2, Tumwater 70. 3, Shelton 64. 4, Black Hills 54. 5, Centralia-WF West-Rochester 30. 6, Eatonville 20.
400 medley — 1, Hood, Matisons, Orona, Burns 4:31.21
800 freestyle — 1, Benn, Casey Jandu, Mullins 11:11.70
400 individual medley — 1, Orona, Matisons, Heikkila, Hood 5:08.27
200 freestyle frosh-soph — 1, Rojas Contreras, Martin, Engen, Alavez 2:39.23
200 butterfly — 2, Hood, Melville, Rojas Contreras, Orona 2:26.05
400 freestyle — 2, Jandu, Mullins, Cerrillo Serrano, Casey 5:17.98
850 freestyle — 2, Alavez, Cerrillo Serrano, Melville, Burns 11:24.44
200 medley — 3, Heikkila, Jandu, Benn, Rojas Contreras 2:38.59
200 backstroke — 5, Alavez, Martin, Engen, Cerrillo Serrano 3:27.17
200 breaststroke — 1, Matisons, Casey, Mullins, Melville 2:47.61
200 freestyle — 5, Burns, Benn, Martin, Engen 2:35.65
