Published: Thursday, May 21, 2009
PREP ROUNDUP: Softball/Golf/Tennis
LYNDEN -- "We're going to state!" Granite Falls head coach Candi Reeves screamed into the phone Wednesday night.
Granite Falls defeated Blaine 3-0 in the opener, and defeated Burlington-Edison 3-2 in dramatic fashion to advance to the 2A District 1 softball championship game at 6 p.m. Friday against Anacortes at Bender Fields.
Granite Falls' starting pitcher Alyssa Arndt allowed just four hits in the two games, striking out 15 in the first game and eight in the second, improving her and the Tigers' record to 19-2 overall.
Shelby Spencer drove in Halem Brennan to give Granite Falls a one-run lead in the top of the seventh. It was then Arndt's turn to respond, and she shut the door.
"She struck out the meat of the order, that was amazing," Reeves said. "We didn't dominate like we would like to, but Alyssa did an outstanding job with all the strikeouts."
The Wildcats easily handled Mt. Baker in the first game 13-3, but ran into Anacortes in game two, losing 6-5 and will need to win its next game to guarantee a berth to state.
Murphy trailed 6-3 heading into the bottom of the seventh, and got two runs to close it to a one-run game. With two runners on, Murphy hit a groundout, ending the chance for a rematch of the Cascade Conference championship between the Wildcats and Granite Falls for the 2A District 1 championship. Amber Manuel had doubles in each game to lead Murphy.
At Bender Fields
First round games
Mt. Baker 103 00 -- 3 4 0
Murphy 515 02 -- 13 13 0
Parker and Backsman. Allen and Homes. WP--Allen. LP--Parker. 2B--Manuel (AM).
Blaine 000 000 0 -- 0 2 3
G. Falls 001 011 0 -- 3 5 0
Cudley and Kingslien. Arndt and Spencer. WP--Arndt (19-2). LP--Cudley.
Semifinals
Granite Falls 000 002 1 -- 3 4 1
B-E 000 002 0 -- 2 2 4
Arndt and Spencer. Dawson and Tingley. WP--name (record). LP--name (record). S--name (number). 2B--Spencer (GF). Records--Granite Falls 16-2 league, 19-2 overall. B-E not reported.
Anacortes 230 000 1 -- 6 6 0
Murphy 000 030 2 -- 5 8 3
Dunton and Roney. Allen and Homes. WP--Dunton. LP--Allen. 2B--Bellusci (AN), Manuel (AM). Records--Anacortes not reported. Murphy 17-1, 19-2.
Boys golf
3A District 1 Meet: At Bellingham, Meadowdale's Geoff Burks placed first with a two-round total of 150, shooting 77 on day one and a round of 73 on day two to win the district championship at Lake Padden Golf Course. Glacier Peak had four players finish in the top 10 to advance to state, which will be competed Wednesday and Thursday at Meadow Springs Country Club in Richland.
At Lake Padden Golf Course
36 holes, par 144
Individual results
Top 10 to state
1. Geoff Burks (Meadowdale) 150, T3. Stefan Carlson (Glacier Peak) 161, 5. Joey Hise (Glacier Peak) 164, T6. Nick White (Everett) 166, T6. Cody Wollman (Glacier Peak) 166, 10. Josh Bennett (Glacier Peak) 168.
2A District 1 Meet: At Snohomish, Squalicum's Matt Rawitzer won the individual title by eight shots Tuesday, finishing 6-under-par over 27 holes. South Whidbey's Brooks Guetlin, who tied for fourth at 114, was the top Cascade Conference finisher.
At Snohomish Golf Course
27 holes, par 108
Individual results
Top 20 to state
Cascade Conference qualifiers
T4. Brooks Guetlin (South Whidbey) 73-40--113; 6. Brad Green (Sultan) 74-40--114; T8. Chase Larson (Archbishop Murphy) 77-40--117; T13. Perry Cooley (South Whidbey) 77-42--119; T15. Mike Ciez (Archbishop Murphy) 81-38--119; T15. Jake Harding (Cedarcrest) 81-39--120; T20. Johnny Bardwell* (Sultan) 85-38--124.
*Won playoff for final state berth.
Girls tennis
4A District 1 Meet
At Jackson H.S.
Singles
Quarterfinals--Antonia Libenow (Lake Stevens) def. Whitney Taylor (Cascade) 6-0, 6-0; Jane Hong (Edmonds-Woodway) def. Jessica Willmorth (Cascade) 6-4, 6-3; Megan Lalone (Stanwood) def. Sheridan Smalley (Edmonds-Woodway) 6-0, 6-1; Elaine Baik (Kamiak) def. Erin Neilon (Oak Harbor) 6-0, 6-1.
Semifinals (winners to state)--Antonia Libenow (Lake Stevens) def. Jane Hong (Edmonds-Woodway) 6-0, 6-0; Elaine Baik (Kamiak) def. Megan Lalone (Stanwood) 6-3, 7-6 (7-3).
Consolation--Whitney taylor (Cascade) def. Jessica Willmorth (Cascade) 6-1, 6-0; Erin Neilon (Oak Harbor) def. Sheridan Smalley (Edmonds-Woodway) 6-4, 7-5.
Doubles
Quarterfinals--Bjornethun-Melynk (Snohomish) def. Yang-Lutsky (Shorewood) 5-7, 6-4, 6-1; Waldron-Nelson (Edmonds-Woodway) def. Hawkins-davis (Monroe) 6-1, 6-2; Shaughnessy-Hamiter (Stanwood) def. Bouche-Truong (Mountlake Terrace) 6-2, 7-5; Chatilo-Bang (Shorewood) def. Iffrig-Evans (Lake Stevens) 6-1, 6-2.
Semifinals (winners to state)--Waldron-Nelson (Edmonds-Woodway) Bjornethun-Melynk (Snohomish) 6-2, 6-2; Chatilo-Bang (Shorewood) def. Shaughnessy-Hamiter (Stanwood) 6-4, 6-3.
Consolation: Hawkins-Davis (Monroe) def. Yang-Lutsky (Shorewood) 6-2, 7-5; Bouche-Truong (Mountlake Terrace) def. Iffrig-Evans (Lake Stevens) 6-2, 4-6, 6-3.
3A District 1 Meet: At Mt. Vernon, Everett's Julie Mills came so close to going to state last year she took no chances this time around. An alternate in 2008 after finishing third in the district meet, Mills won all three of her matches this year in straight sets en route to the singles championship. Glacier Peak's Catherine Jorgensen, who fell to Mills 6-1, 6-2 in the final, earned the second seed to state by virtue of her semifinal win over consolation winner Josie Dow of Meadowdale. The top-seeded doubles team of Belinda Pan and Lauren Olson of Shorecrest won in three sets over Lianne Fijalka and Sara Portesan of Meadowdale in the doubles final. Fijalka and Portesan captured the district's second state berth with a straight sets win over Lauren Barnet and Megan Stransky of Mt. Vernon in the second-place match.
At Mt. Vernon H.S.
Singles
Championship (winner to state)--Julie Mills (Everett) def. Catherine Jorgensen (Glacier Peak) 6-1, 6-2.
Consolation (losers out)--Olivia Bates (Meadowdale) def. Karissa Murdock (Sedro-Woolley) 6-7, 6-1, 6-0; Josie Dow (Meadowdale) def. Kilee Beuse (Sedro-Woolley) 6-2, 6-2; Dow def. Bates 7-5, 6-2.
Second-place (winner to state, loser out)--Jorgensen def. Dow in semifinals.
Doubles
Championship (winners to state)--Belinda Pan-Lauren Olson (Shorecrest) def. Lianne Fijalka-Sara Portesan (Meadowdale) 3-6, 7-5, 7-5.
Consolation (losers out)--Mayas Rahkonen-Erica Landa (Meadowdale) def. Lauren Marks-Nikki Scheck (Ferndale) 7-5, 6-4; Lauren Barnet-Megan Stransky (Mt. Vernon) def. Kendra Wilson-Emily McRae (Sedro-Woolley) 6-1, 6-0; Barnet-Stransky def. Rahkonen-Landa 6-7, 6-3, 6-0.
Second place (winner to state, loser out)--Fijalka-Portesan def. Barnet-Stransky 6-4, 6-0.
Granite Falls defeated Blaine 3-0 in the opener, and defeated Burlington-Edison 3-2 in dramatic fashion to advance to the 2A District 1 softball championship game at 6 p.m. Friday against Anacortes at Bender Fields.
Granite Falls' starting pitcher Alyssa Arndt allowed just four hits in the two games, striking out 15 in the first game and eight in the second, improving her and the Tigers' record to 19-2 overall.
Shelby Spencer drove in Halem Brennan to give Granite Falls a one-run lead in the top of the seventh. It was then Arndt's turn to respond, and she shut the door.
"She struck out the meat of the order, that was amazing," Reeves said. "We didn't dominate like we would like to, but Alyssa did an outstanding job with all the strikeouts."
The Wildcats easily handled Mt. Baker in the first game 13-3, but ran into Anacortes in game two, losing 6-5 and will need to win its next game to guarantee a berth to state.
Murphy trailed 6-3 heading into the bottom of the seventh, and got two runs to close it to a one-run game. With two runners on, Murphy hit a groundout, ending the chance for a rematch of the Cascade Conference championship between the Wildcats and Granite Falls for the 2A District 1 championship. Amber Manuel had doubles in each game to lead Murphy.
At Bender Fields
First round games
Mt. Baker 103 00 -- 3 4 0
Murphy 515 02 -- 13 13 0
Parker and Backsman. Allen and Homes. WP--Allen. LP--Parker. 2B--Manuel (AM).
Blaine 000 000 0 -- 0 2 3
G. Falls 001 011 0 -- 3 5 0
Cudley and Kingslien. Arndt and Spencer. WP--Arndt (19-2). LP--Cudley.
Semifinals
Granite Falls 000 002 1 -- 3 4 1
B-E 000 002 0 -- 2 2 4
Arndt and Spencer. Dawson and Tingley. WP--name (record). LP--name (record). S--name (number). 2B--Spencer (GF). Records--Granite Falls 16-2 league, 19-2 overall. B-E not reported.
Anacortes 230 000 1 -- 6 6 0
Murphy 000 030 2 -- 5 8 3
Dunton and Roney. Allen and Homes. WP--Dunton. LP--Allen. 2B--Bellusci (AN), Manuel (AM). Records--Anacortes not reported. Murphy 17-1, 19-2.
Boys golf
3A District 1 Meet: At Bellingham, Meadowdale's Geoff Burks placed first with a two-round total of 150, shooting 77 on day one and a round of 73 on day two to win the district championship at Lake Padden Golf Course. Glacier Peak had four players finish in the top 10 to advance to state, which will be competed Wednesday and Thursday at Meadow Springs Country Club in Richland.
At Lake Padden Golf Course
36 holes, par 144
Individual results
Top 10 to state
1. Geoff Burks (Meadowdale) 150, T3. Stefan Carlson (Glacier Peak) 161, 5. Joey Hise (Glacier Peak) 164, T6. Nick White (Everett) 166, T6. Cody Wollman (Glacier Peak) 166, 10. Josh Bennett (Glacier Peak) 168.
2A District 1 Meet: At Snohomish, Squalicum's Matt Rawitzer won the individual title by eight shots Tuesday, finishing 6-under-par over 27 holes. South Whidbey's Brooks Guetlin, who tied for fourth at 114, was the top Cascade Conference finisher.
At Snohomish Golf Course
27 holes, par 108
Individual results
Top 20 to state
Cascade Conference qualifiers
T4. Brooks Guetlin (South Whidbey) 73-40--113; 6. Brad Green (Sultan) 74-40--114; T8. Chase Larson (Archbishop Murphy) 77-40--117; T13. Perry Cooley (South Whidbey) 77-42--119; T15. Mike Ciez (Archbishop Murphy) 81-38--119; T15. Jake Harding (Cedarcrest) 81-39--120; T20. Johnny Bardwell* (Sultan) 85-38--124.
*Won playoff for final state berth.
Girls tennis
4A District 1 Meet
At Jackson H.S.
Singles
Quarterfinals--Antonia Libenow (Lake Stevens) def. Whitney Taylor (Cascade) 6-0, 6-0; Jane Hong (Edmonds-Woodway) def. Jessica Willmorth (Cascade) 6-4, 6-3; Megan Lalone (Stanwood) def. Sheridan Smalley (Edmonds-Woodway) 6-0, 6-1; Elaine Baik (Kamiak) def. Erin Neilon (Oak Harbor) 6-0, 6-1.
Semifinals (winners to state)--Antonia Libenow (Lake Stevens) def. Jane Hong (Edmonds-Woodway) 6-0, 6-0; Elaine Baik (Kamiak) def. Megan Lalone (Stanwood) 6-3, 7-6 (7-3).
Consolation--Whitney taylor (Cascade) def. Jessica Willmorth (Cascade) 6-1, 6-0; Erin Neilon (Oak Harbor) def. Sheridan Smalley (Edmonds-Woodway) 6-4, 7-5.
Doubles
Quarterfinals--Bjornethun-Melynk (Snohomish) def. Yang-Lutsky (Shorewood) 5-7, 6-4, 6-1; Waldron-Nelson (Edmonds-Woodway) def. Hawkins-davis (Monroe) 6-1, 6-2; Shaughnessy-Hamiter (Stanwood) def. Bouche-Truong (Mountlake Terrace) 6-2, 7-5; Chatilo-Bang (Shorewood) def. Iffrig-Evans (Lake Stevens) 6-1, 6-2.
Semifinals (winners to state)--Waldron-Nelson (Edmonds-Woodway) Bjornethun-Melynk (Snohomish) 6-2, 6-2; Chatilo-Bang (Shorewood) def. Shaughnessy-Hamiter (Stanwood) 6-4, 6-3.
Consolation: Hawkins-Davis (Monroe) def. Yang-Lutsky (Shorewood) 6-2, 7-5; Bouche-Truong (Mountlake Terrace) def. Iffrig-Evans (Lake Stevens) 6-2, 4-6, 6-3.
3A District 1 Meet: At Mt. Vernon, Everett's Julie Mills came so close to going to state last year she took no chances this time around. An alternate in 2008 after finishing third in the district meet, Mills won all three of her matches this year in straight sets en route to the singles championship. Glacier Peak's Catherine Jorgensen, who fell to Mills 6-1, 6-2 in the final, earned the second seed to state by virtue of her semifinal win over consolation winner Josie Dow of Meadowdale. The top-seeded doubles team of Belinda Pan and Lauren Olson of Shorecrest won in three sets over Lianne Fijalka and Sara Portesan of Meadowdale in the doubles final. Fijalka and Portesan captured the district's second state berth with a straight sets win over Lauren Barnet and Megan Stransky of Mt. Vernon in the second-place match.
At Mt. Vernon H.S.
Singles
Championship (winner to state)--Julie Mills (Everett) def. Catherine Jorgensen (Glacier Peak) 6-1, 6-2.
Consolation (losers out)--Olivia Bates (Meadowdale) def. Karissa Murdock (Sedro-Woolley) 6-7, 6-1, 6-0; Josie Dow (Meadowdale) def. Kilee Beuse (Sedro-Woolley) 6-2, 6-2; Dow def. Bates 7-5, 6-2.
Second-place (winner to state, loser out)--Jorgensen def. Dow in semifinals.
Doubles
Championship (winners to state)--Belinda Pan-Lauren Olson (Shorecrest) def. Lianne Fijalka-Sara Portesan (Meadowdale) 3-6, 7-5, 7-5.
Consolation (losers out)--Mayas Rahkonen-Erica Landa (Meadowdale) def. Lauren Marks-Nikki Scheck (Ferndale) 7-5, 6-4; Lauren Barnet-Megan Stransky (Mt. Vernon) def. Kendra Wilson-Emily McRae (Sedro-Woolley) 6-1, 6-0; Barnet-Stransky def. Rahkonen-Landa 6-7, 6-3, 6-0.
Second place (winner to state, loser out)--Fijalka-Portesan def. Barnet-Stransky 6-4, 6-0.
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