VOLLEYBALL

Gulls edge Vikings

RAYMOND — Staving off a late Willapa Valley comeback, Raymond outlasted its Willapa Harbor rival in a non-league match, 25-23, 25-14, 17-25, 25-27, 15-13, Thursday at Raymond.

Willapa Valley (3-1) overcame a match point against it in the fourth set to push the match to five. Raymond, however, regrouped to take an 8-3 lead in the fifth and withstood a Viking rally.

“I think we need to pass better and we rely on our back-row defense too much,” Raymond coach Bob Swogger said. “Valley was really scrappy and played great defense tonight.”

Karlee Freeman led the Gulls with 20 kills and six aces. Raymond libero Kennis Harland served three aces and brought up 20 digs.

Maddi Murray and Makenna Williams had four kills apiece for the Gulls.

Viking coach Lori Snodgrass said she was happy that her team was able to rally from a two-set deficit.

“We made some adjustments at the beginning of the third set that allowed us to match up better with them,” Snodgrass said.

Hallee Layman topped Willapa Valley with seven kills and five blocks. Katie Adkins and Katelyn McGough enjoyed perfect serving nights, while Brooke Friese was cited defensively for the Vikings.

Raymond will participate in the Adna Invitational on Saturday. Willapa Valley visits Ocosta on Tuesday.

Eagles win in three

ELMA — Well-balanced Elma remained unbeaten by beating Cascade Christian, 25-22, 25-19, 25-20, in a non-league match Thursday at Elma.

Ana Perez served four aces and brought up 12 digs for the Eagles (3-0). Jalyn Sackrider led Elma hitters with eight, but Kali Rambo, Kenna Stoney and Quin Mikel added six kills apiece.

Setter Stoney also had 22 assists. Rambo served three aces and Mikel collected 10 digs.

Elma coach Kendra Henry said she was proud of the way her team overcame adversity in the hard-fought match.

The Eagles rallied for a 16-25, 25-21, 15-10 junior varsity win.

Elma will remain home Thursday against Aberdeen.

Indians in four

SOUTH BEND — Jessica Sanchez hammered 18 kills to help South Bend beat Naselle in a non-league match Thursday at Koplitz Fieldhouse.

The Indians lost the first set, 24-26, but controlled the next three by scores of 25-20, 27-25 and 25-15.

“Naselle is a real competitive team,” said South Bend head coach Tricia Needham. “It was really a great game. We had our moments and they had theirs. I was really pleased with everybody’s performance.”

Along with citing the play of Sanchez, Needham noted the setting performance of Hannah Byington.

The Naselle JV team won both sets, 25-19 and 25-16. Naselle’s C team also won, 25-19 and 25-11.

South Bend (2-1) hosts Raymond on Tuesday.

Wildcats win in three

WESTPORT — Layne Martin’s 15 kills and 9 assists helped push Ocosta past Pe Ell in three sets, 25-13, 25-9, 25-17, while playing at home on Thursday.

Ocosta won all three sets by scores of 25-13, 25-9 and 25-17.

Wildcat coach Barbara Rasmus cited the play of Erika Snider, 15 assist sets and 6 kills; Martin, 15 kills and 9 assists; Kaylee Barnum, 16 kills; Emily Snider, who was 100 percent serving; and Caylee Litterer whom Rasmus said did a good job of serving in the second set.

“We hit really well,” Rasmus said. “To hit, you have to have a good pass and have to have somebody setting it. We passed well and the sets were there and when they were there we were putting it down on the floor, so we had quite a few kills.”

Ocosta’s JV also swept Pe Ell’s JV team in winning both sets, 25-11 and 25-10.

Ocosta (3-0) will play at the Adna Invitational on Saturday.

GIRLS SWIMMING

Bobcats 131, T-Birds 52

LACEY — Recording three state times and a school record, Aberdeen trounced Tumwater in an Evergreen 2A Conference opener Thursday at the River Ridge High School pool.

Aberdeen freshman Anna Weber broke the school record in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:10.83, also meeting state-qualifying standards in that event. She also earned a state berth with a 2:21.46 in the 200 individual medley. Aberdeen’s Kayleia Sias also qualified for state in the latter event with a 2:23.53 mark.

Bobcat coach Jan Simons commended Aliyah Tageant for her performance in the 100 backstroke and Mary Lang and Tatum Heikkila for diving.

The Bobcats host the Centralia-Chehalis combine on Wednesday at the YMCA of Grays Harbor pool.

200 medley relay — 2:02.15 — Aberdeen (Waltee, Weber, Sias, Lewis), Tumwater, Aberdeen. 200 free — 2:12.15 — K. Heikkila (A), Portmann (A), Martinez (T), Tong (T), Tageant (A). 200 IM — 2:21.46 — Weber (A), Sias (A), May (A), Roethke (T), Hoffer (T). 50 free — 27.4 — Teal (T), Boe (T), Waltee (A), Herr (A), Meza (A). Diving — 154.15 — Lang (A), Butcher (A), T. Heikkila (A). 100 fly — 1:05.12 — Sias (A), Orona (A), Rojas (A), Hoffer (T), Tong (T).

100 free — 59.99 — K. Heikkila (A), May (A), Roethke (T), Cook (A), Martinez (T). 500 free — 6:12.63 — Lewis (A), Portmann (A), Boe (T), Boone (T), Bunnell (A). 200 free relay — 1:51.83 — Aberdeen (Heikkila, Cook, May, Weber), Tumwater, Aberdeen. 100 back — 1:11.66 — Waltee (A), Lewis (A), McLeod (T), Bunnell (A), Fredrickson (T). 100 breast —1:10.83 — Weber (A), Orona (A), A. Hoffer (T), C. Hoffer (T), Dockery (T). 400 free relay — 4:06.24 — Aberdeen (K. Heikkila, May, Waltee, Sias), Tumwater, Aberdeen.

CROSS COUNTRY

Elma meet

ELMA — Hoquiam swept team honors in a three-way meet involving Elma and Tenino on Thursday at Vance Creek Park.

The Grizzly boys scored 24 points, seven fewer than the host Eagles. Hoquiam fielded the only complete girls team.

“It’s been a while since (a team sweep) happened,” Hoquiam coach Carly Giles said. “I’m super-pumped for both teams.”

The Grizzlies also won both individual races. Carlos Juarez and Alex Tomko ran one-two in the boys race, with Juarez winning in 19:31.

Hoquiam’s Alexis Delahanty won the girls race in 25:25, 35 seconds ahead of Tenino’s Katie Snyder.

Giles cited Tomko for a significant time drop and also praised freshman Jennifer Cole for a third-place finish in the girls race.

BOYS

1. Carlos Juarez (Hoq) 19:31. 2. Alex Tomko (Hoq) 19:54. 3. Gunner Jones (Elma) 19:58. 4. Tyler Bristow (Elma) 20:29. 5. Ty Rodrigues (Hoq) 21:10.

GIRLS

1. Alexis Delahanty (Hoq) 25:25. 2. Katie Snyder (Ten) 26:00. 3. Jennifer Cole (Hoq) 26:23. 4. Valerie Roloff (Hoq) 26:26. 5. Savannah Lutz (Hoq) 27:12.

GIRLS SOCCER

Eagles 9, Rockets 0

CASTLE ROCK — Kassedy Olson, Brooke Sutherby and Molly Johnston scored two goals apiece as Elma routed Castle Rock in non-league action Thursday at Castle Rock.

Jillian Bieker, Paige Knutson and Jayla Mason also scored for the Eagles (3-1-1). Goals by Olson, Bieker and Sutherby gave Elma a 3-0 halftime lead.

“Our passing has continued to be good and our finishing is coming together,” Eagle coach Scott Rockey said. “We’re starting to get used to each other’s timing a little better.”

Johnston, in her second game back after recovering from an injury, drew Rockey’s praise, as did Olson and defender Rebeka Lensegrav.

The Eagles visit Rochester on Saturday afternoon.

Knights 1, Bulldogs 0

VANCOUVER — King’s Way Christian scored in the final minute of regulation to edge Montesano in a non-league contest Thursday at Vancouver.

With time running down, the Knights launched a long throw-in that a Bulldog defender attempted to clear with a header. The ball bounced backward, however, and a Knight one-touched it in from close range.

Possession was virtually even, with King’s Way controlling the first half and Montesano taking command after intermission. King’s Way had a 5-4 edge in shots on-goal.

“We did some good things in the second half,” Monte coach Fidel Sanchez said. “We were just unlucky in the last minute.”

Montesano’s Samantha Stanfield was cited for all-around play.

The Bulldogs (2-1) host the Northwest School of Seattle on Saturday afternoon.

Grizzlies 1, Cougars 1

VANCOUVER — Hoquiam and Seton Catholic played to a non-league tie on Thursday at Vancouver.

Details were not reported. The Grizzlies (0-2-1) host King’s Way Christian on Tuesday.

Hilanders 3, Bobcats 1

Class 3A Kelso did all its scoring in the first half to beat Aberdeen on Thursday at Stewart Field.

Emmy Walsh scored for the Bobcats in the second half, off an assist from Hannah Jacobs.

Taylor Coker, Elizabeth Martinez and Emma Green were cited by Bobcat assistant coach Larry Kinread for fine play.

The Bobcats (0-2-1) host River Ridge in another non-leaguer Monday.

BOYS GOLF

Grizzlies 169, Cougars 183

With three players shooting 42 or better, Hoquiam topped Seton Catholic on Thursday in a battle of Southwest Washington 1A League contenders at Highland Golf Course.

Hoquiam’s Ryan Cole took medalist honors with a 39. Freshman Michael Jump added a 41 and Josh Burgher a 42 for the Grizzlies.

“This was quite a significant turnaround from Tuesday (a loss to Kalama),” HHS coach Larry Dublanko said. “We got help all across the board and it was a good win for us.”

The Grizzlies host Elma on Tuesday.

Seton Catholic (183) — Nate Kutch 41, Sean Ball 42, John Traffalis 48, Nathan Lamberton 52, Cy Jackson 60, Cole Jackson 56.

Hoquiam (169) — Ryan Cole 39, Josh Burgher 42, Michael Jump 41, Tyler Sundstrom 52, Joel Emery 50, Matt White 47.

Bulldogs win three-way match

ELMA — Ben Royer fired a fine 39 to lead Montesano past King’s Way Christian and Elma in a three-way match Thursday at Oaksridge Golf Course.

The Bulldogs totaled 166 strokes, 12 ahead of King’s Way. Elma finished with 229 strokes.

Payson Parker added a 40 and Ben Wills a 41 for the Bulldogs. Kilian Acuff topped Elma with 44.

Montesano (166) — Payson Parker 40, Matthew Plato 48, Ben Royer 39, Ben Wills 41, Nate Kloempken 46, Matthew Johnson 49.

King’s Way (178) — Cole Sheretz 40, Damon Stubbs 43, Nathan Nesbitt 48, Cooper Conway 47, Aidan Pisarczyk 48, Ty Mairs 51.

Elma (229) — Kilian Acuff 44, Jared Moline 60, Zeke Mueller 58, Bradey Bunch 67, Seth LaFontane 67, Eli Bell 72.

Bobcats 250, Tigers 264

CHEHALIS — Brendan King shot a 43 to lead Aberdeen past Centralia in a Evergreen 2A Conference match earlier this week at Riverside Golf Course.

Jaxson Larson carded a 46 for the Bobcats.

“A win is a win,” Bobcat coach Dan Sundstrom said. “We are learning how to play this course a little smarter. This is our district course and our players are learning more and more each time we play it.”

The Bobcats host Black Hills on Monday.

Aberdeen (250) — Brendan King 43, Jaxson Larson 46, George White 50, Evan Waara 53, A.J. Sequin 62, Nolan King 58.

Centralia (264) — Rudy Voetberg 45, Brett Wasson 49, Nolan Rice 49, Jackson Buzzard 56, Porter Harris 65, Luke Lennox 65.