Hoquiam’s boys soccer team earned its first win of the season in an overtime thriller while many local Twin Harbor teams opened the track and field season as we review Saturday’s prep sports.
BOYS PREP SOCCER
Hoquiam 2, Forks 1
Hoquiam picked up its first win of the season in dramatic fashion, defeating Forks 2-1 in overtime on Saturday at the Sea Breeze Oval in Hoquiam.
The Grizzlies (1-2 overall) trailed 1-0 at halftime after Forks’ Eduardo Calmo-Calmo scored in the 24th minute of the game.
The Grizzlies tied the game when a loose ball was played back to Chance LaBounty just inside midfield. The Grizzlies defender belted a 40-yard shot that sailed in just under the crossbar, over the outstretched arms of the Spartans goal keeper for a goal in the 74th minute.
PHOTO BY FOREST WORGUM Hoquiam’s Chance LaBounty, right, possesses the ball during the Grizzlies’ 2-1 victory over Forks on Saturday in Hoquiam.
With time winding down in the second five-minute overtime period, Hoquiam freshman forward JB Fabian sent a free kick from just outside the Forks 18-yard box across the field toward sophomore defender Dylan Avila-Guzman, who ripped a one-timer into the back of the net for a golden goal with just 40 seconds left, giving the Grizzlies a 2-1 lead and setting off a raucous Hoquiam celebration.
“They were jumping up and down, chanting and cheering for Dylan,” Hoquiam head coach Corri Schmid said. “I’m relieved. I feel like the team needed a win. We’re a good team and are building chemistry. They needed a boost of confidence to prove how good they actually can be. Sometimes a win can do that.”
Hoquiam dominated possession for the majority of the game, which translated into goal pressure on the Spartans’ third of the field, particularly in the second half.
PHOTO BY FOREST WORGUM Hoquiam’s Jose Fabian leaps to make a play during the Grizzlies’ 2-1 overtime victory over Forks on Saturday in Hoquiam.
“In the second half, our goalie looked bored, which is a good problem to have,” Schmid said. “I think it was our game to lose really. I think the team needed the win. It’s a brand-new team and a brand-new coaching staff. … It brings everybody a little bit closer when something positive like a win happens.”
Hoquiam will have a big test when it faces defending-district champion Montesano at 6 p.m. on Monday in Hoquiam.
Hoquiam’s junior varsity team got three goals from Carlos Perez and a goal from Trevon Chavez in a 4-2 win on Saturday.
Forks 1 0 0 0 – 0
Hoquiam 0 1 0 1 – 2
Scoring
First half – 1, Forks, Calmo-Calmo, 24th minute.
Second half – 2, Hoquiam, LaBounty, 74th minute.
Overtime – 3, Hoquiam, Avila-Guzman (JB Fabian), 90th minute.
PREP TRACK & FIELD
Monte sweeps team awards at Rainier Icebreaker
Montesano took the top spots in both the boys and girls team competitions at the Rainier Icebreaker Invitational on Saturday in Rainier.
Monte scored 73 points to win the 21-team boys meet.
The Bulldogs won with depth as though they had just one event win – senior Gabe Bodwell in the javelin (158 feet, six inches) – Monte had 13 top-10 finishes in the meet’s 18 events, outpacing second-place Rochester by 21 points.
Bodwell also placed second in the high jump as the defending 1A state champion was upended by Raymond sophomore Chris Banker, who immediately put himself in the conversation for a 2B state title with a leap of 6-0 to win the event.
Bulldogs senior Jesse Anderson placed second in both the 400 meters (52.10 personal record) and in the 800 (2:07.31).
Monte junior Pau Surinach placed second in the pole vault by clearing 11 feet, finishing just ahead of teammate Reid Pace based on number of attempts.
Bulldogs sophomore Benny Anderson also had a top three finish, placing third overall in the 3200 (10:35.83).
Raymond’s Austin Snodgrass won the discus event with a personal-best throw of 159-9 as the Seagulls placed fifth with 40 points.
Raymond’s 4×100-meter relay team of Logan Frank, Snodgrass, Isaac Schlueter and Banker placed second with a time of 45.47.
North Beach finished just ahead of Raymond with 41.5 points, paced by a second-place finish from junior Sawyer Reither in the triple jump (39-5) and third-place finishes from Tyrell Hovland (200, 23.79 PR) and Noah Aquino (400, 52.61 PR).
Elma placed eighth overall with 37.5 points, led by top finishes from Ryder Nelson (300 hurdles, 43.60 PR, 2nd), Jacob Meadows (high jump, 5-10, 3rd; triple jump, 38-8, 3rd), Dayton Brookings (long jump, 18-9, 3rd) and Ricardo Guadarrama (200, 24.14 PR, 4th).
Other Twin Harbors top placements included South Bend’s Robby Stigall (discus, 149-1, 3rd) and Hoquiam’s Jimy Gill (pole vault, 9-6, 5th) and Michael Thomas (long jump, 18-8, 4th).
Montesano’s girls team scored a total of 89 points, winning the team title by 22 points over Rainier (67 points).
The Bulldogs got event wins from Haley Schweppe (800, 2:31.26, 1st; 3200, 12:14.37, 2nd), Sam Roundtree (100 hurdles, 18.55, 1st; 300 hurdles, 53.10, 2nd) and Alayna Olson (triple jump, 32.3, 1st).
Bulldogs junior Samantha Schweppe placed third in the 3200 (12:37.47); Monte freshman Zoe Ray placed fourth in the 1600 (6:16.39); junior Willow Valentine placed fifth in the shot put (30-2.5); and the Bulldogs got two top-five finishes from senior Mikayla Stanfield (200, 28.34, 5th; javelin, 93-2, 5th).
Monte’s 4×100 relay team of Olson, Stanfield, MaKenzie Eaton and Hailey McElroy placed third with a time of 54.28.
Hoquiam senior Jane Roloff, the 1A state cross country champion, opened her season with dominant wins in the 1600 (5:22.30) and the 3200 (11:05.88 PR).
Grizzlies senior Kelsi Haas cleared 8-0 to win the pole vault, a personal-best mark, with sophomore Haylee Jahner placing third at 7-6.
Willapa Valley’s Sam Sheary won the discus (105-1) while teammate Emily Wilson placed in the top five in three events (100, 13.46, 4th; 200, 27.82, 3rd; 400, 1:02.20, 2nd).
Other top five finishes for Twin Harbor athletes included South Bend’s Mackenzie Kuiken (100 hurdles, 18.65, 2nd); Elma’s Georgia Burkhart (100 hurdles, 18.88, 5th) and Audreauna Kanios (high jump, 4-8, 3rd); North Beach’s Elka Cox (300 hurdles, 53.74, 3rd); Ocosta’s Kayleen Weber (300 hurdles, 59.71, 4th) and Raymond’s Ava Baugher (high jump, 4-6, 4th).
Hoquiam’s mixed 4×400 relay team of Emily Brodhead, Konlan Higgins, Jane Roloff and Oliver Bryson placed fourth with a time of 4:12.96.
Full meet results available at athletic.net.
MEN’S COLLEGE BASEBALL
Grays Harbor losing streak extends to 17 games
The Grays Harbor College men’s baseball team has now lost 17 straight games after being swept over a weekend four-game series at Big Bend College.
The Chokers lost 5-4 and 14-2 on Saturday followed by 7-5 and an 11-1 five-inning loss on Sunday.
GHC (1-19) will play at Blue Mountain College in a doubleheader slated to start at noon on Friday.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Chokers swept against Lower Columbia
The Grays Harbor College women’s softball team was swept by Lower Columbia College in a double header on Saturday in Longview.
The Chokers lost 10-1 in six innings in Game 1 and 10-1 in five innings in the nightcap.
Hoquiam product Carron Blood went 2-for-2 and drove in the only Chokers run in the first game.
Cayleigh White tripled and was driven home by Alexis Cudaback for GHC’s only run in Game 2.
The Chokers (6-10, 1-2 NWAC West) host Clackamas for a double header starting at noon on Saturday.
