BOYS GOLF

Grizzlies win at home

John Sand’s blistering 31 led Hoquiam past Montesano and La Center in a three-way Southwest Washington 1A League match Thursday at Highland Golf Course.

Sand birdied the first, third, fifth and eighth holes and matched par on the remaining five holes. Teammate Josh Burgher added a two-over-par 37.

Matthew Plato led Montesano with a 46.

“Anytime we’re in the 150s, we’re happy,” HHS coach Larry Dublanko said. “This was a good performance for us, it was close to our best round. I’m really happy with these guys, they’re working hard on their games.”

On Tuesday, Hoquiam travels to Kalama while Montesano faces Elma at Oaksridge Golf Course.

Hoquiam (154) — John Sand 31, Josh Burgher 37, Ryan Cole 42, Tate Witherbee 48, Braydon Dayton 44, Parker McCormick 49.

Montesano (193) — Matthew Plato 46, Noah Quinn 56, Matthew Johnson 52, Payson Parker 48, Ryan Nicholson 51, Austin Peterson 48.

La Center (202) — Chase Williams 44, Bret Johnston 49, Eric Sirl 55, Chase Clark 61, Cooper Mohlman 54, Zachary Johnson 63.

Cougars 166, Eagles 200

ELMA — Led by Nate Kutch’s 38, taleneted Seton Catholic beat short-handed Elma in a Southwest Washington 1A League contest Thursday at Oaksridge Golf Course.

Trace Thompson and Cody Robinette shared Eagle scoring honors with 47s.

“We were a bit short-handed today due to illness and injury, so a couple of our freshmen got some varsity experience,” Elma coach Rich Walker commented.

The Eagles face rival Montesano on Tuesday at Oaksridge.

Seton Catholic (166) — Nate Kutch 38, Sean Ball 40, Tyler Davis 47, Nick Lamberton 43, Andrew Parker 45, John Trafalis 47.

Elma (200) — Trace Thompson 47, Cody Robinette 47, Kilian Acuff 50, Cody Williams 58, Zeke Mueller 56, Blake Hedrick 61.

BOYS SOCCER

Grizzlies 5, Rockets 1

CASTLE ROCK — Scoring twice in the opening five minutes, Hoquiam went on to thump Castle Rock in a non-league contest Thursday at Castle Rock.

Hoquiam’s first two goals came off rebounds. Judy Renteria converted the rebound of her own shot in the second minute and Alexis Wonderly followed up a Renteria attempt three minutes later.

Taylor Strom put in an 18-yard shot in the 18th minute and Emma Skinner beat the goalkeeper on a one-on-one opportunity to give Hoquiam (2-4) a 4-0 halftime lead. Renteria assisted on the latter goal.

Hoquiam’s Casey Mode connected from 15 yards out in the 63rd minute. Castle Rock spoiled the shutout five minutes later.

Grizzly coach Drew Grannemann labeled it his team’s finest performance of the season.

“We tried a different formation and worked a lot on communication,” Grannemann said. “We worked as a unit instead of individual parts.”

Midfielder Renteria and defender Jordan Cox were cited for fine play.

The Grizzlies visit rival Aberdeen for a noon contest on Saturday.

Bulldogs 3, Cougars 0

MONTESANO — Limiting Seton Catholic to few scoring chances, Montesano blanked the Cougars in a non-league contest Thursday at Rottle Field.

Goalkeepers Haylee Perkinson and Noelle Tingey combined for the shutout. Winning coach Mike Malpass also credited the solid defensive play of Hallie Stubb, Morgan Kersker, Katie Granstrom and Annie Cristelli.

Sophomore Glory Grubb tallied Montesano’s lone first-half goal. Cheyann Bartlett made it 2-0 by connecting from a difficult angle.

Samantha Stanfield closed out the scoring by hitting a free kick from 23 yards out.

“Everybody got to play and I thought they played well,” Malpass said. “We have to work on possession, connecting passes a little more.”

The Bulldogs travel to Redmond to face Overlake on Saturday.

Pirates 4, Wildcats 0

WESTPORT — Unbeaten Adna wore down Ocosta in a Central League match Thursday at Westport.

The Wildcats (1-3, 3-3) denied the Pirates for nearly the entire first half. But Adna remained on the attack in breaking it open with goals in the 36th, 60th and 79th minutes.

Ocosta goalkeeper Kristi Raffelson made 22 saves.

“We were on the defensive 90 percent of the match,” Wildcat coach Mike King said. “They’re unbeaten and probably the top No. 1 team in the state.”

Ocosta’s Mercedes Denny and Elliott Watkins were credited with strong defense.

The Wildcats visit Napavine in a 7 p.m. match Tuesday.