VOLLEYBALL
Monte makes semis
YAKIMA — Montesano won its first four matches before bowing out in the Class 1A semifinals of the SunDome Invitational on Friday at Yakima.
The Bulldogs won all six sets in pool play. They downed LaSalle, 25-21, 25-12, Stevenson, 25-11, 25-13, and Kittitas, 25-11, 25-19.
Seeded fourth in the championship bracket, Monte came from behind in the opening set to edge Kiona Benton, 26-24, 25-14, in the quarterfinals.
Lakeside of Nine Mile Falls topped the Bulldogs, 25-17, 25-16, in the semis.
“They were a better than we were today,” Monte coach Debbie Gibson said of Lakeside. “They attacked well and kept us scrambling on the defensive end.”
But Gibson, citing her entire team for fine play, was very pleased with her team’s showing against strong competition. The Bulldogs missed very few serves and were effective with their hitting.
“I thought it was a great day,” Gibson said. “It’s nice to come over here and play some (strong) competition. We know what we’ve got to work on now in order to come back here at the end of the season.”
The SunDome is the site of the state 1A tournament.
Hoquiam wound up in the consolation bracket of the tourney. Grizzly scores were not reported.
The Grizzlies host King’s Way Christian on Monday. The Bulldogs travel to Class 2A Centralia on Tuesday.
BOYS TENNIS
Bobcats 5, Tigers 1
At Sam Benn Park and AHS courts, host Aberdeen swept the singles matches and rolled to an Evergreen 2A Conference match win over Centralia on Friday afternoon.
The Bobcats needed three sets to win the first two singles matches, but they prevailed in the third sets. Centralia won the No. 1 doubles match, while Aberdeen’s No. 2 &3 doubles teams won in straight sets.
“The first two singles, those were battles they didn’t need to be in, but they figured it out in the third sets,” AHS head coach Andy Duffy said. “That’s what matters. Our No. 2 &3 doubles, those are matches we should win and they took care of business.”
On Monday, Aberdeen hosts Chehalis.
Ryan Solan (A) def. Vance Voetberg 6-1, 3-6, 6-4. Luis Garcia (A) def. Colbie Braser 7-5, 1-6, 6-3. Harlan Troy (A) def. Josh Burrit 6-0, 6-0. Ben Corwin-Ryan Mack (C) def. Josh Germeaux-Cody Sayres 6-1, 6-0. Aaron Dyer-Bryan Sidor (A) def. Parker Johnson-Stephen Phelps 6-2, 6-3. Patric Haerle-Aaron Larson (A) def. Alex Snideman-Jon Case 6-2, 6-2.
BOYS GOLF
Bobcats 232, Tigers 239
Aberdeen used superior depth to top Centralia in an Evergreen 2A Conference match Friday at Grays Harbor Country Club.
Centralia’s Rudy Voetberg was the medalist with a 39. But the Bobcats had four players shoot in the 40s to pull out the victory.
Brendan King topped the Bobcats with a 41, while Jaxson Larson added a 44.
“We were playing on sanded greens, so I knew our scores would be a little higher than normal,” Bobcat coach Dan Sundstrom said. “But when I added everything up, we were only one stroke over their individual average.”
The Bobcats travel to Tumwater Valley G.C. on Monday to face Black Hills.
Centralia (239) — Rudy Voetberg 39, Noah Thomas 44, Brock Selstrom 58, Brett Wasson 48, Zak Stelzner 50, Nolan Rice 59.
Aberdeen (232) — Brendan King 41, Jaxson Larson 44, Grant Larson 46, Blake Swenson 52, Tanner Nelson 49, Brody Trader 54.
JV — Aberdeen’s Nick Farrer medalist with 53.
