WRESTLING
Hoquiam at Fife
FIFE — Hoquiam’s Brady Cummings captured the 152-pound boys championship at the Fife Lads & Lasses Tournament on Saturday.
Cummings decisioned Washington of Parkland’s Dayton Crawford, 11-7, in the title match. Crawford had downed another Grizzly, Andrew Anderson, in the semifinals.
“He hadn’t won a tournament yet this year,” Hoquiam coach Terry Helland said of Cummings, “so winning a tournament was really good for his confidence.”
Hoquiam’s Alexis Delahanty was second in the girls 110-pound division. She was pinned by Lincoln’s Melissa Mercado in the second round.
Grizzly 120-pounder Mercedes Pinnell placed third.
Hoquiam had a number of semifinalists who failed to place in the top three.
“We were pretty depleted, but the guys who competed did really well,” Helland said.
Rainier tourney
RAINIER — Led by Andy Fry’s individual title, Montesano took second in Rainier’s Sgt. Norton Invitational on Saturday.
High-ranked Forks took team honors with 204 1/2 points. Montesano amassed 126 points.
Fry took the 106-pound crown with a first-round pin over Payton Hiebechuck of Klahowya.
Montesano’s Kai Olson was the runner-up at 170 pound. He dropped a 7-2 decision to Adna’s Ashton Dowell in the title match.
Monte’s Cooper Johansson (106 pounds) and Ty Ekerson (113) each tied for third (third and fifth-place matches were not contested due to match limits).
Ocosta’s highest finish were fifths by Daniel Quinby (138) and Tucker Deranleau (285). Montesano’s Aaron Lano (120), Brent Hollatz (152) and Mason Lutz (160) also tied for fifth.
Returning to action following an injury, Montesano standout Tony Williams advanced to the 145-pound semifinal. But he bumped heads with his opponent early in that match and defaulted to undergo concussion protocol.
Still short-handed due to injury and illness, Monte coach Jeff Klinger was delighted with his team’s showing.
“We got a lot of pins,” he said. “We put a lot of emphasis this week on getting pins and it paid off. Even the kids who did not place helped us out with a pin or two.”
BOYS SWIMMING
South Sound Relays
OLYMPIA — Aberdeen cracked the top 10 in several events against tough competition at the annual South Sound Relays on Saturday at The Evergreen State College pool.
The Bobcats were fifth in the 200 freestyle relay, in which Brice Kola, Trevor Mullin, Jared Durr and Connor Gates combined for a time of 1:49.25.
Gates, a junior, and senior Sage Bridges made the top 15 in all four of their events. Most of the leading Class 4A, 3A and 2A schools in the South Puget Sound area competed. Host Olympia was the team champion.
“Our top guys came through with great swims all afternoon,” Bobcat coach Rob Burns said. “The guys should — and are — proud of their work today.”
Toby Courts, Noah Johnson, Colin Kenoyar and Jesus Farias were cited for their performances.
The Bobcats return to dual-meet competition Wednesday at home against Mark Morris.
Aberdeen teams to place in the top 15 (some two-man relays included):
400 medley — 7. Aberdeen (Durr, Mullin, Bridges, Gates). 2×50 free — 9. Aberdeen (Gates, Bridges). 2×100 fly — 14. Aberdeen (Bridges, Curry). 2×100 free — 10. Aberdeen (Gates, Bridges).200 free relay — 5. Aberdeen (Kola, Mullin, Durr, Gates). 2×100 breast — 12. Aberdeen (Kola, Mullin). 400 free relay — 10. Aberdeen (Shaw, Anderson, Alfaro-Leal, Williams).
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Vikings 67, Hyaks 33
OYEHUT — Katie Adkins scored 20 points as Willapa Valley trounced North Beach in a Pacific 2B League contest Saturday at Oyehut.
Adkins amassed 14 of her total in the third quarter.
“(She) was very aggressive offensively and did a tremendous job scoring in our offense,” Hyak coach Colby Rogers said.
Brooke Friese tallied 9 of her 11 points in the first period in helping the Vikings (7-3, 9-4) to a 41-17 halftime advantage.
Rogers also cited the rebounding of Britney Patrick.
Mariah Vogler led North Beach with 12 points.
On Tuesday, the Hyaks host state poll leader Ilwaco and North Beach (3-8, 4-11) travels to Raymond.
W. Valley 18 23 21 5 — 67
N. Beach 9 8 3 13 — 33
Willapa Valley (67) — Cook 12, K. Adkins 20, Patrick 11, Friese 11, B. Betrozoff 4, Ritzman, Swartz 1, O. Betrozoff 4, H. Layman, E. Layman 4. FG — 23-58 (.397). FT — 12-22.
North Beach (33) — Herbrand 3, Desamours 2, Garman, Vogler 12, Cox 4, Osborne-Hansen 8, Carcaise 2, Dycus 2. FG — 10-39 (.256). FT — 7-13.
JV — Willapa Valley won.
Knights 47, Grizzlies 29
VANCOUVER — King’s Way Christian proved too quick for Hoquiam in a non-league game Friday at Vancouver.
The Grizzlies (7-7) were without starter Kylee Bagwell due to illness. Hoquiam coach Mark Maxfield said three others who played were also under the weather.
“We shot under 20 percent and only made 6 of 23 free throws,” Maxfield said. “We probably had 25 turnovers. It was a tough night for us. Hopefully, we will get our health back soon.”
Rylee Vonhof scored nine points and Karlie Krohn eight for Hoquiam.
The Grizzlies return to Evergreen 1A League action Tuesday at Montesano.
Hoquiam 5 4 8 12 — 29
King’s Way 12 12 11 12 — 47
Hoquiam (29) — Jade Cox 4, Jump 2, Bogdanovich 3, Krohn 8, Strom 2, Vonhof 9, German 1, Brydon. FG — n/a. FT — 6-23.
King’s Way (47) — Hutchin 3, Zook 9, Moats 4, BeArand 1, Kolb 2, Conway 2, Schroeder 7, L. Zook 10, Cummins 9. FG — n/a. FT — 10-16.
