Photo: Former Roughrider and Pirate Krysten McGuffey is 2nd team All Conference for the WWU Vikings soccer team
PORT ANGELES — Former Port Angeles Roughrider and Peninsula Pirate Krysten McGuffey, now playing for the Western Washington University soccer team, has been named to the GNAC All-Conference Second Team.
The Vikings, champions of the GNAC, are the #5 seed heading into the NCAA Division II tournament. They face #4 seed Azusa Pacific on Saturday at 1 p.m. in Pomona, California.
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Meanwhile, the 3rd-ranked Peninsula Pirates women’s basketball team has already faced the NWAC’s 6th- and 4th-ranked teams, splitting the results. The challenge intensifies as the Pirates travel to Eugene, Oregon, to take on top-ranked Lane College this Friday at 6 p.m.
Lane boasts a 3-0 record, including a dominant 108-44 victory over Pierce College. Lane averages 95 points per game while allowing just 32, winning by an average margin of 63 points.
The Pirates will then play 7th-ranked Lower Columbia College on Saturday at 3 p.m. You can hear that game live on KONP Newsradio.
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The Port Angeles Roughriders bowling team hosted Klahowya, one of the state’s top programs. Klahowya lived up to its reputation, sweeping the Roughriders 7-0.
The Roughriders were competitive in the first game, losing by fewer than 20 pins, but Klahowya dominated afterward. Zoey Van Gordon bowled a 159 and 145 for a total of 302. Izzy Spencer achieved a personal best with a 146, while freshman Lucy Townsend bowled a 140.
The members of the Roughriders bowling team are back row (L-R) Mallory Hartman, Leilah Franich, Sarah Butterworth, Kenadie Ring, Ivy Powless, Julianna Getzin, Alanis Napientek and Lizzy Clark Front row: Xoey Penn, Brooklyn McNight, Izzy Spencer, Lucy Townsend and Zoey Van Gordon.
The Roughriders travel to Olympic on Thursday.