Central Kitsap girls cross country repeats as state champions
Twice was nice — and never in doubt for Central Kitsap's girls cross country team at Saturday's state championship meet at Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco.
For the second consecutive year, the Cougars dominated the Class 3A field to claim top team honors. Central Kitsap totaled 74 points to leave runner-up Blanchet (133 points) in the dust. No other team could come close to matching the Cougars' depth of talent as five runners placed in the top-26, led by junior Clare Herring in ninth place with a time of 18 minutes, 41.1 seconds.
"That was our strength and the strength of any good team," Central Kitsap head coach Jeremy Duplissey said.
Behind Herring, sisters Taylor and Audra Palmer took 17th and 19th. Camryn Bishoff finished right behind in 20th and Sally Corder clinched the team victory with a 26th-place finish.
Central Kitsap's girls will be back in action Nov. 11 at the Nike Northwest Regional championship meet on Nov. 11 in Boise.
Central Kitsap's boys reached the podium for the first time since 1982, placing third with 133 points to finish behind Seattle Prep (80) and Mount Spokane (123). Senior Blake Reynolds ran 16:16.4 to place 20th. The next top four Cougar runners were Mana Voss (26th), Michael Vlach (32nd), Gavin Brown (35th) and David McClain (44th).
In 2A, Kingston's boys placed fifth with 187 points, finishing behind Sehome (62) Anacortes (86), Ellensburg (105), and Columbia River (170). Lucas Lenz ran 15:55.6 to place seventh individually to lead the Buccaneers. Bremerton's Dallin Anderson took 19th. Olympic's Brynn Fulton (32nd) was the top 2A girls runner from West Sound.
Klahowya's Natalie Oathout ran 19:21.5 to place eighth among 1A girls. South Kitsap's Lauren Laws finished in 19:22.5 to place 24th among 4A girls.
South Kitsap's Amelya Lester-Dame won the ambulatory girls title, crossing the finish line in 18:58.50.
Crosspoint girls soccer stays undefeated
Crosspoint's girls soccer team remained unbeaten this fall by winning the District 1/2 2B/1B championship 3-2 over Mount Vernon Christian on Saturday at Sammamish High School.
The Warriors (16-0) saw Kaylee Ajanovic score twice, while Brooke Berens added a goal and an assist.
North Kitsap (15-2) settled for second place in the West Central/Sea-King Bi-District 2A tournament as the Vikings fell to Fife 1-0.
Crosspoint and North Kitsap will join Central Kitsap and Klahowya in state tournament play. Brackets are expected to be released Sunday.
North Kitsap clinches state berth for volleyball
North Kitsap's volleyball team secured a state tournament berth Saturday despite winning just one of three matches at the West Central/Sea-King Bi-District 2A tournament at Bremerton High School on Saturday.
North Kitsap (15-3) defeated Sequim 3-0 in a winner-to-state match before the Vikings lost 3-0 against Washington in the semifinals and 3-1 against Enumclaw in the third/fourth-place match.
Kingston (8-10) and Olympic (6-15) each went 1-1 in district tournament play while being eliminated. North Mason (7-11) was eliminated by losing its district opener.
Klahowya boys tennis captures district title
Carson Langguth and Camden Dickey's double title helped Klahowya's boys tennis team capture the West Central District 1A championship earlier this week.
The Eagles edged out Vashon Island by four points in the team standings. Eli Kraft placed third in singles and the doubles team of Aiden Michael and Ulysses Williams placed sixth. Langguth and Dickey will represent Klahowya in state tournament play next spring.
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