CROSS COUNTRY
Rochester dual meet
ROCHESTER — Aberdeen’s Kyle Hurd and Faith Cardenas each came away with an individual victory in an Evergreen 2A Conference dual meet with Rochester on Wednesday.
Hurd ran a time of 16:13 to take first in the boys race, while Cardenas finished almost three minutes ahead of her nearest competitor. Cardenas crossed the tape in 21:10 to help lead the Aberdeen girls to victory.
Aberdeen came away with a perfect 15 point score as a team, because Rochester was unable to field a girls team. On the boys side, Rochester claimed places two through six to win the team dual title at 20-38.
Aberdeen’s Colby Miller was the second fastest Bobcat on the boys’ side with a time of 20:15.
Aberdeen will be a part of the Grizzly Alumni Invite at Sea Breeze Oval in Hoquiam on Saturday.
(Aberdeen runners only)
BOYS
Rochester 20, Aberdeen 38
1. Kyle Hurd, 16:13. 7. Colby Miller, 20:15. 9. James Pellervo, 20:36. 10. Carlos Vazquez, 20:48. 11. Dru Shaffer, 20:58.
GIRLS
1. Faith Cardenas, 21:10. 5. Bailee Green, 27:02. 6. Alex Bruner, 27:21. 7. Paulian Beardsley, 27:21.5. 8. Paulette Beardsley, 27:56. 9. Mercy Johnson, 29:02.
VOLLEYBALL
Grizzlies sweep Beavers
TENINO — Hoquiam powered past Tenino 3-0 (25-10, 25-14, 25-15) in an Evergreen 1A League match on Wednesday.
The Grizzlies (2-2, 4-7) were led by 10 kills from Kamimi Papp and 11 digs by Ashley Paladin. Mercedes Pinnell added three solo blocks for Hoquiam, while Paige Folkers chipped in with seven assists.
“We still need to clean up our serving, but we were aggressive in our hitting and we were a lot better in our serve-receive,” Hoquiam coach Heather Bozich said. “Everybody worked really well together and came together as a team. They stayed positive and we took care of the ball on our side.”
Hoquiam travels to Forks on Tuesday.
C.C. SOCCER
Thunderbirds 8, Chokers 0
TUKWILA — Highline Community College used a speedy attack to defeat Grays Harbor College in an NWAC West Division match at Starfire Field on Wednesday.
GHC (0-9, 1-11-1) came out with a more defensive formation early in the game, switching to a 5-4-1, but the top team in the West Division was still able to convert opportunities into goals. Highline’s Madasin Jennings scored the first goal of a hat trick in the fifth minute before adding goals in the 25th and 66th minutes.
“They had a relentless attack,” GHC coach Chris Schumacher said. “They played the passing lanes very well between our defenders and they had lightning fast forwards that flew by our defenders.”
Highline notched six goals in the first 40 minutes, but the GHC defense began to even the game out in the second half.
The Chokers limited Highline to Jennings’ final goal and an own goal in the second half.
Schumacher cited goalkeeper Emily Bjornsgard, who finished with 14 saves, for a strong performance in net.
GHC will host Green River on Saturday.
C.C. VOLLEYBALL
Thunderbirds sweep Chokers
Highline Community College earned a 3-0 (25-20, 25-10, 25-11) victory over Grays Harbor College in an NWAC West Division match at Sam Benn Gym on Wednesday.
Further details were not reported.
GHC (4-2, 15-14) will take part in the Bellevue Crossover Tournament on Friday.
