BY OLY ARCHIBALD
BREMERTON — The Sequim Wolves boys basketball team suffered their first loss of the year at Bremerton last night, 78-60. The Knights (7-3) returned most of their team that placed 5th in the state last March in Yakima.
The Wolves (10-1), for the first half, matched the talented and athletic Knights up and down the floor and trailed by just one point at the half, 32-31.
The Wolves’ sophomore Jericho Julmist had sprained his ankle in practice the night before and showed a limp during the pregame warm-ups. However, Julmist put on a show, scoring 29 points and keeping the Wolves in the game. Junior Solomon Sheppard was also outstanding, scoring 18 points. Mason Rapelje added 6 points, Ethan Melnick scored 5 points, and Zeke Schmadeke made a free throw.
Sequim Sophomore Jericho was spectacular against Bremerton hitting for 29 points last night
The Knights outscored the Wolves 22-14 in the third quarter, building a 54-45 lead going into the final quarter.
At times, the Wolves struggled to keep up with the speed of the Knights. The Wolves committed 18 turnovers, and the Knights turned many of those into layups.
Despite the loss, the Wolves remain optimistic. They still have all their season goals ahead of them. The Wolves will host Bremerton on February 6th, the last regular season game of the year. In a raucous Rick Kaps Gym, that game could very well decide the Olympic League championship.
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The Port Angeles Roughrider boys, without point guard Gus Halberg, lost to Kingston 66-48. It was Kingston’s first league win of the year. The Roughriders, now 1-6 in league play and 5-8 overall, travel to North Mason Friday night.
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The Sequim Wolves girls team defeated Bremerton 61-23. Gracie Chartraw scored 23 points, pulled down 10 rebounds, and dished out 10 assists. Freshman Kaiya Robinson, the granddaughter of former Roughrider and Peninsula Pirate Jerry Allen, added 17 points. Libby Turella scored 10 points, while Haley Wagner scored 6 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. The Wolves travel to Kingston on Friday.
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The Roughrider girls defeated Kingston 61-48.
The Roughriders, now 4-2 in league play and 7-5 overall, still have a strong chance to catch North Kitsap and North Mason for second place. The Roughriders travel to North Mason on Friday and desperately need a win to close the gap.
Both Roughrider games at North Mason on Friday night will be broadcast on KONP Newsradio.
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In high school bowling action, Olympic defeated Port Angeles 5-2.
Xoey Penn led the way, throwing a two-game high of 394. Zoey Van Gordon threw a 362, Leila Franich bowled a 262, Kenadie Ring threw a 260, and Lucy Townsend threw a 202. Ivy Powless had a personal best of 168, and Brooklyn McKnight achieved a personal best of 165.
The Roughriders host Sequim tomorrow at 3:30.
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The Roughrider swim team travels to North Kitsap today, with the first splash at 3:30.
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In NWAC basketball action tonight, the Peninsula Pirates play Bellevue in a doubleheader. The Pirate women tip off at 5:00, and the men at 7:00. Both games will be broadcast on KONP Newsradio, with the Les Schwab Tires Pregame Show starting at 4:45.
Former Neah Bay Red Devil Freshmen Ryana Moss is averaging 8 ppg and leads the 3rd ranked Peninsula Pirates into Bellevue tonight and Olympic College on Saturday