The Prep Beat

In softball,
South Kitsap beat Mount Rainier 9-3 in a Class 4A West Central/Southwest District game. Hayley Romo hit a three-run homer. South Kitsap lost its second game to Todd Beamer 3-2 and will have to win Saturday morning for a state spot.
In the 2A tourney, Sumner eliminated North Mason 1-0.
Kingston won its opener against 13-1. The Bucs play Fife at 4 p.m. in a winner-to-state game.
Olympic beat Lindbergh 7-3. The Trojans play White River at 6 p.m. in a winner-to-state game.
Kingston and Olympic’s second games were rained out and will be hopefully played Saturday.

In track and field
Olympic is having a nice first day. The Trojans won the shot put title (Kyle Campbell at 48-3) and the long jump (Tommy Secrest at 21-3) title and Zach Smith had the top prelim time in the 100.
Kingston’s Annie Roberts won the 1,600 title. North Kitsap’s Reagan Colyer had the top prelim times in both hurdle events.

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.

West Sound has a couple more entrants in to the Washington Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame.
Howard Thoemke will be honored at the induction ceremony on July 24.
Thoemke is going in as an assistant coach. He coached at Crescent (Joyce), Central Kitsap, North Kitsap and North Mason. Thoemke was also the head coach at Olympic. He was the coach when the Christian Welp-led Trojans won the AA title in 1983. That was the last Kitsap boys basketball team to win a state championship.
Former Sequim coach Larry Hill will also be inducted.
North Kitsap’s Jerry Parrish, a Hall of Fame football coach, will receive the Ed Pepple Service Award for his contributions to high school basketball. Parrish was a longtime official and announcer.

Here are a list of the courses that’ll be hosting next week’s state golf tournaments. Teams play practice rounds on Monday and play 36 holes on Tuesday/Wednesday. I’m working on a feature on Central Kitsap sophomore Aubrey MacKenzie — the Narrows League champion — that will publish early next week.

Class 4A
Boys
Where: Camas Meadows Golf Club, Camas
Girls
Where: Club Green Meadows, Vancouver

Class 3A
Boys
Where: Tri-Mountain Golf Course, Ridgefield
Girls
Where: Lewis River Golf Course, Woodland

Class 2A
Boys
Where: Chambers Bay, University Place
Girls
The Classic Golf Club, Spanaway

Class 1A
Boys
Where: Lake Spanaway Golf Course, Spanaway
Girls
Where: Lake Spanaway Golf Course, Spanaway

Class 1B/2B
Boys
Where: Oakbrook Golf Course, Lakewood
Girls
Where: Lake Spanaway Golf Course, Spanaway

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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Just glancing around the top-notch Athletic.net and thought I’d share a few things.
Rose Christen is impressive. The Central Kitsap distance runner has the 4A’s top time in the 3,200 (fifth overall in the state), second in the 1,600 (third) and third in the 800 (fifth). Last year, she medaled in the 800 and 3,200 at state. It’ll be interesting to see what she does when districts kick off on Friday.
South Kitsap’s 4×400 relay is third in the state and 0.76 seconds separates first from third. Federal Way, which is second, will face SK in the district meet this weekend. LaForrest Church, who will run at Memphis next year, is fifth in the state and second in the 4A (to Central Kitsap’s Michael Thomas) in the 400 and he’s ninth in the 4A in the 800 (an event he was fifth in state last year). Adam Gascoyne, who was SK’s top running back, is sixth in the 4A in the 400.
North Mason’s CJ Allen is top 10 in the 2A in four events: 200, 400, 110 hurdles and 300 hurdles (which is second in the state, just .07 seconds behind first).
North Kitsap’s Reagan Colyer, who has won three state hurdles titles, is in the top 10 in the 2A in both hurdle events and the 1,600 (seventh), an event she ran just once this year and broke the school record in 5:14.02 (she does have three top-five finishes at the state cross country meet). She also has the second-best time in the 2A (and fifth overall in the state) in the 400 at (56.91).

Here is the final list for boys soccer scoring leaders. North Kitsap’s Nate Foster and Brady Sparrow finished tied for the lead in the area with 15 goals, while teammate Daniel Norberg led the area with 16 assists.

Player, School    Goals    Assists    Points
Nate Foster, NK        15    9    39
Brady Sparrow, NK    15    5    35
Nick Boles, King        14    6    34
Daniel Norberg, NK    8    16    32
Kurt Koemmpel, CK    12    2    26
Colin Ralston, NM    10    3    23
Ross Burke, King        10    2    22
Trent’n Pajimula, Oly    10    2    22
Daniel Charlton, PT    9    4    22
Brady Arthur, PT        8    3    19
Max Meier, PT        7    4    18
Miki Andrus, PA        8    1    17
Alex Newton, King    7    3    17
Cameron Watson, CK    4    9    17
Henry Baldwin, NK    6    10    16

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In soccer,
In the Class 2A state tournament, Ridgefield eliminated Kingston 3-1, and Bellingham knocked out North Kitsap 2-1. Olympic fell to Sumner 2-1.
In a Class 4A state game, Roosevelt eliminated Central Kitsap on a golden goal, 3-2.
Another soccer note: Glacier Peak beat Chief Sealth 2-1 in a Class 3A state game. That means Bainbridge will play Peak in Snohomish in the Class 3A state quarterfinals on Saturday.

In softball,
In an upset, Metro League softball champions Bainbridge lost to Interlake 9-3 at the 3A SeaKing District tournament. The Spartans play a loser-out game at 2 p.m. Thursday against Mount Si.

South Kitsap’s Michael Wood was named co-pitcher of the year for the Narrows League. The Wolves had three first-teamers and six second-teamers.

All-Narrows League Baseball
MVP—Leo Valenti, sr., Olympia
Pitchers of the year—Michael Wood, sr., South Kitsap; Elliott Loague, sr., Olympia
Coach of the year—Todd McDougall, Olympia.
First team
Pitchers—Nick Gagliardi, sr., Gig Harbor; Harry Stenberg, jr., Bellarmine.
Catchers—Matt Gunn, jr., Stadium; Justin Polzin, so., Yelm.
Infield—Sterling Brown, jr., Gig Harbor; Michael Fairchild, sr., Olympia; George Foley, sr., Bellarmine; Garrett Gallinger, sr., Gig Harbor; Tyler Ludlow, jr., South Kitsap; Jacob Veith, jr., Stadium.’
Outfield—Nathan Heath, sr., Bellarmine; Joey Knight, sr., Olympic; Brandon Thompson, jr., Bellarmine; Michael Van Orden, jr., Stadium; Cody Wolfe, sr., South Kitsap.
Designated hitters—Tanner Paulson, jr., South Kitsap.
Utility—Haak Wagner, sr., Gig Harbor.
Second team
Pitchers—Leif Hansen, jr., Olympia; Josh Johnston, sr., South Kitsap.
Catchers—Michael Ota, sr., Bellarmine; Riley Paschal, jr., Central Kitsap.
Infield—Jesse Moore, sr., South Kitsap; Alex Morrison, sr., South Kitsap; Gabe Padukiewicz, sr., Olympia; Kevin Whatley, sr., South Kitsap.
Outfield—Alec Anderson, sr., Central Kitsap; Jake Biscay, sr., Olympia; Drew Frame, sr., Gig Harbor; Cameron Frost, sr., Olympia; Tom Simpson, sr., South Kitsap.
Designated hitter—Brandon Hamilton, jr., Stadium.
Utility—Logan Knowles, jr., South Kitsap.
Honorable mention—CK, Griffin McCormick, fr.; Chandler Manson, jr.; Bernt Onarheim, so. SK, Tyler Pinkerton, jr.; Tiler Moore, sr.

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.”