The Prep Beat

South Kitsap just hired former assistant coach Eric Canton as its new football coach.
Canton was a longtime assistant of former coach D.J. Sigurdson.
Keep reading for the press release:

Update: Here’s the story.

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Central Kitsap will host Issaquah on Saturday at 2 p.m. at Silverdale Stadium.

Bainbirdge faces Shorewood at Shoreline Stadium on Saturday at noon.

Four South Kitsap Wolves were named to the All-Narrows League 4A baseball team. The Sablan twins, Alex and Vince, along with Michael Nelson and Michael Wood.

All-Narrows League 4A
MVP—Cabe Reiten, sr., Olympia
Pitcher of the year—Nick Gagliardi, jr., Gig Harbor
Coach of the year—Chuck Peterson, Stadium.
First team
Pitchers—Trever Hauser, sr., Olympia; Michael Wood, jr., South Kitsap.
Catcher—Alex Sablan, sr., South Kitsap.
Infield—Conner Jensen, sr., Bellarmine Prep; Gabe Padukiewicz, jr., Olympia; Vince Sablan, sr., South Kitsap; Jacob Veith, so., Stadium; Michael Nelson, sr., South Kitsap.
Outfield—Jake Ayers, sr., Gig Harbor; Jon Devine, sr., Mount Tahoma; Cameron Frost, jr., Olympia; Michael Fairchild, jr., Olympia.
Utility—Leif Hansen, so., Olympia.
Second team
Pitchers—Kellen Traxel, jr., South Kitsap; Mark Lane, jr., Bellarmine.
Catcher—Daniel Curran, sr., Mount Tahoma.
Infield—Garrett Gallinger, jr., Gig Harbor; Jesse Moore, jr., South Kitsap; Tyler Stumph, sr., Stadium; Kevin Whatley, jr., South Kitsap; Leo Valenti, jr., Olympia.
Outfield—Brandon Thompson, so., Bellarmine; Austin Brand, sr., Stadium; Mike Van Orden, so., Stadium; Joey Knight, jr., Olympia.
DH—Darian Hunter, jr., Stadium.
Utility—George Foley, jr., Bellarmine.
Honorable mention
Central Kitsap—Nick Barbero, so., P; Riley Paschal, so., C; Cody Apilado, sr., OF; Brion Anduze, fr., Utl.
South Kitsap—Josh Johnston, jr., P; Tom Simpson, jr., P; Tyler Pinkerton, so., OF/Utl.

These will be in Friday’s paper, but you blog readers get them early. Great turnout from the coaches. I have stats from every team.

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Central Kitsap’s first-round game in the state boys soccer tournament is about to start. Check back here for updates.

2nd minute: CK takes a 1-0 lead in the second minute on a goal by Miles Rodriguez-Nilsen, assist to Jordan Kollars.

(An update from Bainbridge/Hazen in the 2A tournament. Bainbridge takes 2-0 lead early.)

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Katie Raben was named Metro League MVP and coach Liz McCloskey was named coach of the year for the undefeated Bainbridge Spartans.
Raben hit .410 with two home runs and 13 RBI. On the mount, she was 9-0 with a 1.69 ERA. She struck out 70 and walked 13 in 54 innings.
Five other Spartans were named to the first team.

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Chimacum is the only team ranked in the final state baseball poll. The Cowboys, which open Class 1A regionals on Saturday, are ranked third.
Kingston and North Kitsap are in the 2A regionals, which you can see here.

The Washington State Football Coaches Association had a bit of a wake-up call over the winter when an amendment was proposed to the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association that would have banned the use of football helmets and pads during the offseason.
The thought behind the amendment was to cut down on injuries — particularly concussions — during the offseason.
The amendment was nearly universally unpopular among football coaches, who use pads and helmets for spring football in June and at summer camps. It was defeated in a vote by the WIAA representative assembly in April.
The WSFCA decided they should do something about the issue before somebody did it for them.

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Here’s the schedule for our local teams playing in district tournaments this week.

Class 3A

At Lower Woodland, Seattle

Wednesday: Bainbridge vs. Ingraham/Mount Si winner, 4 p.m.

Class 4A

At Sprinker Rec Center Tacoma

Friday: Kentridge vs. Central Kitsap, 10 a.m.; Kentlake vs. South Kitsap, 10 a.m.

Class 2A

At Sprinker

Friday: North Mason vs. Sumner, Fife vs. Port Angeles, noon; Fife/PA winner vs. Kingston, (winner-to-state),  Washington/WR winner vs. Sequim (winner-to-state), 6 p.m.

At the Fairgrounds, Kingston rallied to beat Interlake 3-2 in the 2A sub-district semifinals Saturday and will face Franklin Pierce in the title game for the No. 1/2 seed to the WCD. That game is at 6 p.m.
North Kitsap lost its loser-out game against Fife 7-6 in eight innings.
Sequim lost 8-7 to Franklin Pierce and Port Angeles lost to White River 7-0.
North Mason, which earned a forfeit from Tyee, lost its 9/11 seeding game against Eatonville, 8-7.
PA will play Lindbergh for the 7/8 seed and Sequim, the defending state champions, will play Interlake for the 3/4 seed.