The Prep Beat

Scoreczar.com’s Washington State softball rankings have put Bainbridge in the fifth spot among Class 3A teams in its latest poll following the district tournaments.

Bainbridge will take on No. 1-ranked University of Spokane in the first round of the state tournament at 9 a.m. Friday at the RAC in Lacey.

In 4A, No. 9 South Kitsap will face Arlington, which is ranked fourth, at 10 a.m. Friday in Spokane at the Merkel Sports Complex.

In the 2A class, Sequim is the highest West Sound team ranked among the top 20. The Wolves are sitting in the No. 3 spot, followed by Port Angeles, 11th, and Kingston, 19th.

Here’s the link for the complete rankings.

And you can find them here.
South Kitsap, Bainbridge, Olympic, Sequim and Port Angeles all qualified for state.

Central Kitsap’s Katie Lee is in second place after the first day of the Class 4A state golf tournament. Lee shot a 76 and is three strokes back of Bellarmine’s Alivia Brown.
Bainbridge’s Sam Warkentin is tied for third after shooting a 72 and is two strokes back in the 3A boys.
Klahowya’s Sally Fletcher is in ninth place in the 2A girls, but she’s 11 strokes behind.
Top 40 plus ties make the cut and play on Wednesday, the final day.
You can find complete results here.

Bainbridge senior midfielder Michael Crowley has earned Metro League Mountain Division most valuable player honors for the second consecutive season.
“That’s cool,” Crowley said Thursday. “I honestly didn’t know.”
Crowley, who’ll play at Claremont McKenna (Calif.) College next season, missed the early part of the season for the Spartans after tearing a ligament in his knee last summer. He returned to help the team win a division title.
Bainbridge, the defending Class 3A state champion, faces Glacier Peak in the state quarterfinals Saturday at 7 p.m. at Snohomish High School.
Three other Bainbridge players were named to the first team: defender Alex Coplan, midfielder Will Economy and forward Sebastian Scales. Goalkeeper Carsten Frederickson and midfielder Jesse Moore made the second team.

All-Metro League Mountain Division
MVP—Michael Crowley, sr., Bainbridge
First Team
Goalkeeper—Wallis Lapsley, so., Lakeside
Defenders—Alex Coplan, sr., Bainbridge; Cole Burrows, sr., Blanchet; Thayer Fisher, sr., Lakeside; Jace Beck, sr., Eastside Catholic.
Midfielders—Josh Mackenzie, sr., Eastside Catholic; Mumbi Kwesele, sr., Seattle Prep; Will Economy, jr., Bainbridge; Wyatt Paul, so., Lakeside.
Forwards—Charlie Devine, sr., Lakeside; Seyi Adekoya, jr., Lakeside; Sebastian Scales, sr., Bainbridge.
Second Team
Goalkeepers—Addison Klinke, sr., Eastside Catholic; Milo Cantor, Seattle Prep; Carsten Frederickson, sr., Bainbridge.
Defenders—Drew Mortenson, sr., Blanchet; Andrew Fischer, so., Seattle Prep; Sam Johnson, fr., O’Dea; Nick Tabbutt, sr., Seattle Prep; Tory Stewart-Steele, sr., Eastside Catholic.
Midfielders—Gaby Joseph, jr., Lakeside; Ben Wahlman, so., O’Dea; Noah Cavanaugh, jr., Seattle Prep; Brandon Engman, sr., Eastside Catholic; Aaron Callow, jr., Eastside Catholic; Jesse Moore, sr., Bainbridge.
Forwards—Joey Briner, sr., O’Dea; Colin Malaska, sr., Eastside Catholic; Parker Sommerville, sr., Seattle Prep; Collum McKannay, jr., Blanchet.

The final softball leaders are in and we had nearly full participation this year.

South Kitsap’s Hannah Spohn came in as the area’s top hitter, averaging .620 during the regular season. She also led in RBIs with 26. Port Angeles’ Sarah Steinman had an ERA of 1.50 with 48 innings pitched while Katie Raben of Bainbridge pitched 70.33 innings and had an ERA of 1.69.

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Bainbridge’s All-Metro League forward Grace Kenyon has signed a letter of intent to play basketball for Idaho State, the school announced Tuesday.
From the release:
As a senior Kenyon averaged 18.8 points, 10.7 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.8 steals. She scored over 1,100 points in her high school career and ranked second overall in rebounds and double-doubles.
“Grace is a hard working athletic forward who can score around the basket or step out and hit the three,” Idaho State coach Seton Sobolewski said. “She is also an exceptional student. We look forward to having her on campus soon.”

Bainbridge tennis will have several athletes vying for state tournament berths as they open the Class 3A SeaKing District tournament Tuesday at Lower Woodland Courts.

In the boys singles first round, Bainbridge’s Jordan Parker plays a loser-out match against Joe McRoberts of O’Dea at 9:15 a.m.

In the boys doubles first round match, Keet Curtis and Ben DeVries take on Johnny Ochsner and Michael Schaloum of O’Dea at 10:45 a.m. Metro League champions Matt Alderson and Jacob Christensen earned a first-round bye and won’t play until 1:45 p.m.

In girls singles, Jordan Ferguson of Bainbridge takes on Interlake’s Lina Larson at 9:15 a.m. while in girls doubles Meghan Hill and Margaux Henderson of Bainbridge face Natalie Stubb and Marielle Trumbauer of Blanchet at 10:45 a.m.

The district tournament continues Wednesday.

The latest Scoreczar.com state softball rankings have South Kitsap listed Bainbridge tops among local teams with a No. 6 ranking in the 3A classification. In 4A, South Kitsap is ranked No. 9.

Sequim is ranked No. 3 in 2A while Port Angeles is 15th. Kingston is ranked 22nd.

You can find the full rankings here.

The Bainbridge Football Boosters club officially formed following this last Metro League season, said member Jeff Wysong.

The club includes 280 parents and meets every other Wednesday at the fire station on Madison Avenue at 6:30 p.m. Their next meeting is May 15. You can find them on Facebook at Bainbridge Football Boosters and Twitter, @BIFootball.

Bainbridge, the defending Class 3A boys soccer champion, won’t enter the Metro League boys soccer tournament until the third round (May 8). The Spartans are the top seed out of the Mountain Division and play at 3:30 at Interbay Stadium.

May 3

Game 1: Nathan Hale at Seattle Prep, 3:30 p.m. (loser out)

Game 2: Eastside Catholic at Franklin, 3:30 p.m. (loser out)

May 6

Game 3: Nathan Hale/Seattle Prep winner vs. Ingraham, 3:30 p.m. at Interbay Stadium (loser out)

Game 4: Eastside Catholic/Franklin winner vs. Lakeside, 5:30 p.m. at Interbay Stadium (loser out)

May 8

Game 5: Game 3 winner vs. Bainbridge, 3:30 p.m. at Interbay Stadium

Game 6: Game 4 winner vs. Lakeside, 5:30 p.m. at Interbay Stadium

May 9

Game 7: Game 5 loser vs. Game 6 loser, 5:30 p.m. at Interbay Stadium (Winner No. 3 seed at state; loser plays KingCo No. 2 for Sea-King No. 5 seed at state)

May 10

Game 8: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 7 p.m. at Interbay Stadium (Winner No. 1 seed at state, loser No. 2 seed at state)