by Oly Archibald
It was a tough loss for the Port Angeles baseball team as the 7th-ranked Roughriders lost to the 8th-ranked North Kitsap Vikings 5-2 in a game that decided the Olympic League Championship. A 4-run 1st inning, and Viking Sophomore pitcher Dawson Anderson giving up just 3 hits were the differences in the game. Roughrider Senior right fielder Kaleb Mullen gave the Roughriders hope when, in the 5th inning with the bases loaded, he lined a double into left-center, scoring Ezra Townsend and Colton Romero to make the score 5-2. Sophomore Pitcher Brayden Martin did a nice job in relief of Colton Romero, giving up just one run. The Roughriders finished 2nd in the Olympic League with a 12-3 record and are now 16-5 overall. Tonight, the Roughriders get a great gift by playing in Historic Cheney Stadium, home of the Mariners AAA team, the Tacoma Rainiers. The Roughriders play 1A kings of Seattle, who are 11-6 and ranked 14th in the state. You can hear tonight’s game on Newsradio KONP and streaming at myclallamcounty.com. The Firehouse Grill pregame show starts at 5:45 with the first pitch at 6:00. Oly Archibald and John Hayden will have the play-by-play.
In tennis action last night, Sequim swept Port Angeles 7-0. In Singles play, Caleigh Thompson beat Bridget Weed 6-0 6-0, Tiffany Lam beat Emme Murry 6-1 6-1, Amara Gonzales beat Audrey Rudd 6-0 6-0, Dani Herman and Sydney Hegtuedt beat Sarah Hancock and Abby Robinson 6-3 6-1, Kristine Prorok and Azlynn Judd beat Allison Fricker and Addy Fox 6-1 6-1, Payton Smithson and Keira Morey beat Jule Getzin and Hannah Hairell 6-1 6-0, and Sydney Thomas-Harriss and Kendall Day beat Cayleigh Alward and Abby Riffle 6-1 6-1.
In girls’ golf action, the Roughriders shot well but lost a close one to Bainbridge 212-193. Malena Marquez and Autumn Wilson-Rowland both shot 51s, Mia Neff shot a 54, and Lauryn Chapman shot a 56. The Roughrider boys again had the clubs smoking, beating Bainbridge 156-163. Cale Wentz was hot, shooting a 38, Nate Anderson and Sky Gelder shot 41s, Reid Schmidt and Austin Worthington shot 43s, and Max Gagnon shot a 44. In girls’ fastpitch action, North Mason beat Sequim 11-6. In baseball, Sequim had a bad loss to Kingston 8-6.
In soccer, Bremerton beat Sequim 4-3.