BOYS BASKETBALL
Vikings 44, Seagulls 43
MENLO — Ryon Ashley hit the two biggest free throws of his career with less than a second on the clock to lift Willapa Valley over Raymond in a Pacific 2B League game at Tenoski Gym on Wednesday.
The two teams were tied 42-42 when the Gulls were able to inbound the ball to Kason Koski, who was fouled. The senior stepped up and hit what looked to be the game-winning shot by making the front end, but he missed the second and Ashley was fouled on the rebound to go to the line.
The junior had missed seven free throws in a row when the Vikings defeated the Seagulls on Saturday, but when he stepped to the line with .8 seconds left in the contest on Wednesday he was right on the mark. Ashley added his 15th and 16th points on the night to give Valley the victory.
“I’m so proud of (Ryon),” Valley coach Jay Pearson said. “He made two of the biggest free throws in our program to win the game, not to mention denying Koski defensively the whole game. It was a total team effort and everyone knows their role. We were lucky at the end.”
Pearson cited Koski, who finished with 16 points for a strong effort.
“Two games in a row we had to play them and they controlled both games,” Raymond coach Derek Rask said. “We simply got outplayed. The score was tight for most of the game, but it felt like the entire game we had to fight to stay in it.”
Matt Pearson led the Vikings with 22 points, while Peter Hamilton grabbed 11 rebounds.
Willapa Valley (4-5, 8-5) travels to North Beach on Friday, while Raymond (5-3, 8-4) travels to Life Christian Academy on Saturday.
Raymond 10 9 10 14 — 43 Willapa Valley 15 7 11 11 — 44
Raymond (43) — Phansisay 10, Koski 16, Anderson 9, Hubbard, Sida, Souvannavanh 8, Hamilton, Collins. FG — 17-52. FT — 6-14.
Willapa Valley (44) — M. Pearson 22, Oblad 6, Ashley 16, Flemetis, Ruelas, Hamilton. FG — 16-57. FT — 8-14.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Indians 40, Comets 32
NASELLE — A few defensive tweaks helped South Bend shut down Naselle in the second half and edge past the Comets in a non-league game at Naselle on Wednesday.
Trailing by three points going into the second half, the Indians (5-8) worked to key on the Comets two top scorers and held Naselle to just nine points over the final two quarters.
“We made some adjustments and we played really well defensively in the second half to only allow nine points,” South Bend coach Gary Wilson said. “Overall, it took everybody. We made smart decisions in the second half and rebounded well defensively. I’m very proud of that second half effort.”
Karley Reidinger led the Tribe with 20 points, while Jessica Sanchez scored nine points, dished out seven assists and swiped four steals. The pair of sophomores each grabbed 15 rebounds.
South Bend will travel to Northwest Christian today.
South Bend 6 14 12 8 — 40 Naselle 9 14 7 2 — 32
South Bend (40) — Ogilivie 0, Byington 6, Maneman, Sanchez 9, Reidinger 20, Rohr, Conner 5. FG — 14-52. FT — 11-18.
Naselle (32) — Scrabeck, Chapman 8, Glenn 3, Steenerson, Harman, Ford 15, Tutu’u 2, Zimmerman, Ridgeway, Jacot 4, Weston. FG — 14-57. FT — 0-5.
Boys Swimming
Bobcats 94, Hawks 75
LACEY — Aberdeen swept the relays and hauled in several individual wins in the non-freestyle events to capture its first dual meet victory of the season, a tightly contested win over friendly rival River Ridge in Lacey on Tuesday.
The Bobcats used their depth to take care of the relays, starting with the 200-yard medley (Jared Durr, Kai Kawashima, Robby Lewis, Conner Gates) and adding the 200 freestyle (Gates, Kawashima, Seth Bridges, Lewis) and the 400 freestyle (Durr, Tanner Williams, Jordan Rounsivill, Bridges) later on.
“I am very proud of how many boys fought back through injuries and illnesses over the last week to end up with a win today,” AHS head coach Angie Durr said.
Trevor Mullin led the team with two individual wins (200 individual medley and 100 breaststroke), with Gates winning the 100 back, Lewis claiming the 100 free, Kawashima taking the diving and Bridges winning the 100 fly.
Coach Durr cited Mullin for his two wins, as well as the 200 freestyle relay members and Brice Kola for significant time drops.
On Saturday, Aberdeen will be at The Evergreen State College for the South Sound Relays.
200 MR — 1:59.76 — Aberdeen (Durr, Kawashima, Lewis, Gates), River Ridge, Aberdeen. 200 Free — 2:20.01 — Cannizzo (RR), Doane (RR), Conway (RR), Williams (A). 200 IM — 2:45.13 — Mullin (A), Rounsivill (A), Williams (RR), Ponce (RR). 50 Free — 23.37 — Provost (RR), Gates (A), Bridges (A), Labrecque (RR). Diving — 137.40 — Kawashima (A). 100 Fly — 1:08.73 — Bridges (A), Williams (RR). 100 Free — 56.76 — Lewis (A), Ponce (RR), Poindexter (RR), Williams (A). 500 Free — 5:48.21 — Provost (RR), Durr (A), Doane (RR), Francom (RR). 200 FR — 1:45.14 — Aberdeen (Gates, Kawashima, Bridges, Lewis), River Ridge, River Ridge. 100 Back — 1:11.13 — Gates (A), Cannizzo (RR), Rounsivill (A), Labrecque (RR). 100 Breast — 1:18.15 — Mullin (A), Kawashima (A), Conway (RR), Kim (RR). 400 FR — 4:25.57 — Aberdeen (Durr, Williams, Rounsivill, Bridges), River Ridge, River Ridge.
C.C. WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Titans 76, Chokers 47
TACOMA — A frigid shooting night doomed Grays Harbor College as Tacoma Community College rolled to victory in a NWAC Western Division game on Wednesday.
The Chokers shot just better than 24 percent from the field and turned the ball over 22 times to open the door for the Titans.
“There were plenty of opportunities to come back, but give Tacoma all the credit as they proved they are just more dominant than us,” GHC coach Chad Allan said.
Alexia Thrower led the Chokers with 19 points and 12 rebounds.
GHC (0-1, 5-8) host Green River on Saturday at GHC Gym for the first time.
GHC 11 10 12 14 — 47 Tacoma 17 22 20 17 — 76
Grays Harbor (47) — Brisbois 4, Begay 3, Wilson 2, Falealii, Thrower 19, Efferson 7, Sikora 4, Brasher-Norwood 4, Salazar 4. FG — 18-73. FT — 8-11.
Tacoma (76) — Westerndorf 28, Roiko 6, Gilbert 7, Kelly 5, Vega 3, Mitchell 18, Malik, McLean, Prichett. FG — 27-65. FT — 15-22.
C.C. Men’s Basketball
Titans 86, Chokers 72
TACOMA — Trailing from the onset, Grays Harbor College was unable to bring Tacoma College back close enough to challenge in an NWAC Western Division-opening loss on Wednesday night.
Jacob Rainey led the Chokers (0-1, 4-12) with 24 points, with John Robinson adding 17 points and nine rebounds and Brandon Hayes 12 points.
“It was just a hard-fought game that we let slip away from us,” GHC head coach Alonzo Cole said. “We’ll just get back into the gym to work.”
A box score was unavailable for the contest.
On Saturday, GHC will host Green River College at GHC Gym.
C.C. Men’s Wrestling
Chokers 39, Huskies 14
BREMERTON — Grays Harbor College took on the University of Washington club on Saturday morning during the Gut Check Invitational in Bremerton and came away with a big win.
With four wins by pin, the 12th-ranked Chokers outpaced the Huskies. GHC head coach Phillip Pine cited Christian Hill, who came back from behind to pin Emmett Kang at 125 pounds, Braiden Klimp (3-0 on the weekend) and Chaplyn Mack for their performances.
The Chokers also participated in several exhibition matches against several NCWA schools.
On Sunday, GHC will be in Forest Grove, Ore., for the Boxer Open.
125 — Christian Hill (GHC) pinned Emmett Kang (Wash), 4:30. 133 — David Garcia (GHC) won by forfeit. 141 — Nathan Reinsdorf (Wash) tech fall over Caleb Williams (GHC), 18-3. 149 — Logan Sundheim (GHC) pinned JD Jones (Wash), 2:21. 157 — Gavin Eaglin (Wash) dec. Andres Smiley (GHC), 11-5. 165 — Matthew Iwicki (Wash) dec Chaplyn Mack (GHC), 5-1. 174 — James Jones (GHC) pinned Thomas Skoog (Wash), :47. 184 — Braiden Klimp (GHC) dec. Reald Markokaj (Wash), 11-8. 197 — Denzell Morrow (GHC) pinned Edgars Plorinsh (Wash), 2:01. 235 — Kaleb Hafner (GHC) won by forfeit. 285 — Daniel Hunyh (Wash) dec. Max Lane (GHC), 10-8.
Exhibition Matches
285 — Michael Huscasson (WSU) tech fall over Joe Leal (GHC), 16-1. 165 — Braiden Klimp (GHC) pinned Matt Yuste (CWU), 6:30. 184 — Kaleb Hafner (GHC) dec. Real Markokaj (UW), 8-2. 165 — Braiden Klimp (GHC) tech fall over Trevor Weltzin (SFU) 15-0. 165 — Josh Pine (GHC) tech fall over Thomas Skoog (UW), 15-0. 157 — Andres Smiley (GHC) dec Nick Reyes (SFU), 8-5. 174 — Logan Nelson (SFU) dec. Queong Smith (GHC), 7-4. 174 — Logan Nelson (SFU) pinned Andy Gonzales (GHC), 1:30. 141 — Marc Magano (Douglas College) maj dec over David Garcia (GHC), 18-7. 133 — Darth Capellan (Douglas College) tech fall over David Garcia (GHC) 18-3. 149 — Marc Magano (Douglas College) maj dec over Logan Sundheim (GHC), 11-2. 149 — Logan Sundheim (GHC) pinned JD Jones (UW), 1:17. 133 — Darth Capellan pinned Israel Elwell (GHC), :51.
