No holding back as Stanwood wins showdown

Herald staff

STANWOOD – The Stanwood Spartans weren’t afraid to show their hand in a preseason showdown against Western Conference North Division powerhouse Cascade.

With both teams entering Tuesday’s battle undefeated, the Spartans escaped unscathed, winning three of four sets 15-5, 15-9, 9-14, 16-14 to claim the 3-1 victory.

Stanwood improved to 6-0 overall, while Cascaded slid to 5-1. League play opens Thursday.

“We didn’t hold anything back, we played our hand,” Stanwood coach Keri Von Moos said. “We wanted to hit hard and pass well. I am pleased with our play.”

Jenna Von Moos led the charge with 32 assists. She served perfectly, going 27-for-27 with a pair of aces. Junior Lindsey Signer contributed 20 kills.

“Cascade is a tough team,” Von Moos said. “They stayed tough with us all night. We expected a tough match.”

Stanwood opened strong with a dominating 15-5 first-set victory, a quick-attacking trademark the Spartans are becoming known for this season, according to Von Moos.

Von Moos said a mental lapse in the third set allowed the Bruins to battle back with a 14-9 victory. Danielle Selvidge led Cascade with 12 kills while teammate Alyssa Smoke added 18 assists. Stanwood proved too powerful, taking the fourth match, 16-14.

Oak Harbor 3, Mariner 0: At Oak Harbor H.S., Valerie Hartman had 23 assists and teammate Amber Young served seven aces in leading Oak Harbor (3-3 overall) to a 15-2, 16-14, 15-7 non-conference victory. Mariner (1-3) was led by Melissa Kessell and Tierra Campbell who combined for 12 kills.

Lake Stevens 3, Arlington 0: At Lake Stevens H.S., Deanna Cooper had 18 kills and Erin Sherard had 30 assists for Lake Stevens (1-5 overall) in the 15-12, 15-10, 15-13 non-conference victory. Arlington fell to 0-6.

Snohomish 3, Monroe 0: At Snohomish H.S., the Panthers (5-0 overall) rode Erin Stetcher’s 18 assists and the eight kills and three stuff blocks of Annie Hots to a 16-14, 15-3, 15-7 non-conference victory. Katie Habich led Monroe (0-6) with 11 assists and Taylor Thompson with four kills.

Marysville-Pilchuck 3, Meridian 1: At Meridian H.S., Mariko Coverdale recorded 13 kills and had eight blocks as M-P (5-0 overall) won three of four games 15-12, 2-15, 15-3, 15-11 over Meridian (6-1).

Lakewood 3, Sultan 0: At Lakewood H.S., Shannon Cook and Alex Sawyer registered four kills each to boost the Cougars (2-4 overall) to the 15-1, 15-8, 15-8 non-conference victory over Sultan (0-4).

Granite Falls 3, South Whidbey 2: At Granite Falls H.S., Ashley Quinn recorded 31 assists and teammate Denise Wilbur contributed 24 kills and eight blocks for Granite Falls (4-2 overall) in an 18-16, 13-15, 15-8, 13-15, 15-3 non-conference win. South Whidbey fell to 2-2.

Mount Baker 3, Blaine 1: At Mount Baker H.S., Jen Flannery had 17 digs to lead Mount Baker (1-5 overall) to the non-league win. Alicia Dickinson served 15-for-15 with a match-winning ace and Mount Baker had 31 kills in the 19-17, 15-1, 9-15, 15-10 victory.

Coupeville 3, Friday Harbor 0: At Coupeville H.S., Amy Mouw recorded 10 kills as Coupeville improved to 1-0 in league and 2-1 overall with the 15-7, 15-9, 15-3 Northwest A League win. Friday Harbor dropped to 0-1, 0-1.

Archbishop Murphy 3, Concrete 1: At Archbishop Murphy H.S., Molly Reynolds was 15-for-16 serving with four aces and four assists as the Wildcats (1-0 in league, 1-3 overall) claimed a 15-2, 15-7, 8-15, 15-0 Northwest A League victory over Concrete (0-1, 0-2). Lauren Coate and Kristen Linscott combined for 12 aces, 10 kills and five blocks for Archbishop Murphy.

Darrington 3, Skykomish 0: At Darrington H.S., Darrington swept Skykomish 15-1, 15-3, 16-14 to improve to 2-1 in the Northwest B League and 5-1 overall. Skykomish dropped to 0-2, 1-2.

Cedar Park Christian 3, Puget Sound Adventist 1: At Puget Sound Adventist, Ashleigh Salios had eight kills, seven assists, five aces and four digs to lead Cedar Park Christian (2-0 in league, 3-1 overall) 15-1, 15-5, 11-15, 15-10 Sea-Tac B victory.

Snohomish County Christian 3, Bear Creek 1: At Bear Creek H.S., Gwen Oakland was 7-for-7 from the service line as Snohomish County Christian won the Emerald City League match 15-3, 9-15, 15-9, 15-3.

Master’s Touch 2, Lopez 0: Brit Litwin and Matt Elmore scored goals to lead Master’s Touch to the Northwest A/B League victory.

Archbishop Murphy 10, La Conner 0: David Wilcox scored two goals and assisted on another in Archbishop Murphy’s Northwest A/B League win.

Goals-Weddle, Proctor 2, G. Ferris, Wilcox 2, Hewitt, Rigby, O’Neill, Doughty. Goalkeepers-Archbishop Murphy: O’Neill, Rigby, Carlton, Veirling. La Conner: not reported. Records-La Conner 0-2 in league, 0-6 overall. Archbishop Murphy 3-0, 4-2.

Orcas Island 4, Grace Academy 2: Goals by Tyler Leach and Grady Harmon were not enough for Grace Academy in its Northwest A/B League loss.

Goals-Orcas Island: not reported. Grace Academy: Leach, Harmon. Goalkeepers-Orcas Island: not reported. Grace Academy: Lugg. Records-Orcas Island 2-0 in league, 4-1 overall. Grace Academy 1-1, 3-2.

Shoreline Christian 3, Friday Harbor 2: Chris Ching had a goal and an assist to lead Shoreline Christian to the Northwest A/B League victory.
Goals-Shoreline Christian: Ching, Brandal. Friday Harbor: Michaelson, Heim. Goalkeepers-Shoreline Christian: Caiman. Friday Harbor: Smith. Records-Shoreline Christian 1-1 in league, 2-1 overall. Friday Harbor 0-3, 0-3.

Edmonds-Woodway 2, Shorecrest 1: Jordan Bishop scored her second goal of the night in the second half to secure E-W’s non-league victory.
At Shoreline Stadium
Goals-E-W: Bishop 2. Shorecrest: Sternhagel. Goalkeepers-E-W: Hamilton. Shorecrest: Barnes. Records-E-W 7-0 overall. Shorecrest 3-2.

Kamiak 3, Jackson 0: Amy Galyan scored in the sixth minute for Kamiak and that held up as the Knights won the non-conference game.
Goals-Kamiak: Galyan, Skouras, Bohnet. Goalkeepers-Kamiak: Kresbach. Jackson: Shropshire. Records-Jackson 2-4-1 overall. Kamiak 4-0-2.

Snohomish 5, Arlington 1: Lucy Miller and Katelyn Waterhouse each scored two goals to lead Snohomish to the Wesco North victory.
Goals-Snohomish: Waterhouse 2, Miller 2, Hennessey. Arlington: Thomsin. Goalkeepers-Snohomish: Cornwell. Arlington: Hadzariga. Records-Snohomish 4-1-1 in league, 4-1-1 overall. Arlington 0-7, 0-7.

Everett 6, Mariner 0: Amy Hudson had a hat trick for Everett in the non-conference game.
Goals-Everett: Hudson 3, Fasano, Hill, Huth. Goalkeepers-Everett: Hawkins and Smith. Mariner: Danson. Records-Mariner 0-5-1 overall. Everett 1-4-1.

Shorewood 2, Mountlake Terrace 0: Kelly Baker and Tiffany Dillow combined for the shutout in goal for Shorewood in the non-conference game.
Goals-Shorewood: Wishaar, Fordjour. Goalkeepers-Shorewood: Baker and Dillow. Mountlake Terrace: Everett. Records-Shorewood 4-1-1 overall. Mountlake Terrace 2-3-1.

Lake Stevens 1, Marysville-Pilchuck 0: Whitney Cochran scored the game-winning goal in the 35th minute to lead Lake Stevens to the Wesco North victory.
Goals-Lake Stevens: Cochran. Goalkeepers-Lake Stevens: Todd. Marysville-Pilchuck: Smith. Records-Lake Stevens 4-3 in league, 4-3 overall. Marysville-Pilchuck 2-4, 2-4.

Oak Harbor 4, Stanwood 0: Katy Nydam scored three goals to lead Oak Harbor to the Wesco North victory. Gretyl Pruss added a second-half goal.
At Oak Harbor H.S.
Goals-Oak Harbor: Nydam 3, Pruss. Goalkeepers-Oak Harbor: Shulock. Stanwood: Stillman, Brown. Records-Stanwood 2-5 in league, 2-5 overall. Oak Harbor 5-2-1, 5-2-1.

Cascade 3, Mount Vernon 0: Jessica Hughes scored a goal and assisted on another to keep Cascade undefeated in the Wesco North.
Goals-Cascade: Baines, Cordova, Hughes. Goalkeepers-Mount Vernon: Leonard. Cascade: Carter. Records-Mount Vernon 2-4 in league, 2-4 overall. Cascade 6-0, 6-0.

Lakewood 3, Mount Baker 2 OT: Amy Anderson scored 1:15 into the overtime period to give Lakewood the North Cascades victory.
Goals-Lakewood: A. Johnson, Martinez, Anderson. Mount Baker: Rhode, Bittner. Goalkeepers-Lakewood: Ludington. Mount Baker: Bentley. Records-Mount Baker 1-6 in league, 1-6 overall. Lakewood 3-4, 3-4.

Blaine 5, Lynden Christian 0: A pair of sister acts helped lead Blaine to the North Cascades victory.
Goals-Blaine: Ramirez, Linsey Taylor, K. Harmening, Lacie Taylor, A. Harmening. Goalkeepers-Blaine: Robertson. Records-Blaine 5-1 in league and overall. Lynden Christian 2-4, 2-4.

Nooksack Valley 2, South Whidbey 1: Jaci Gutzmer scored for South Whidbey in the North Cascades game.
Goals-Nooksack Valley: not reported. South Whidbey: Gutzmer. Goalkeepers-Nooksack Valley: not reported. South Whidbey: Horn. Records-Nooksack Valley 2-5 in league, 2-5 overall. South Whidbey 5-2, 5-2.

Cascade 6, Mount Vernon 1: Cascade dropped only four sets in its Wesco North victory.
Singles-May (MV) def. Allen 7-6, 6-3; Melseth (C) def. Brown 3-6, 6-1, 7-6; Bovard (C) def. Fredlund 6-4, 4-6, 6-2; Schroeder (C) def. Johnson 6-2, 6-3. Doubles-William-McDonnell (C) def. VanDyken-Campbell 6-0, 6-0; Leon-Huynh (C) def. Hockett-Caldwell 6-3, 6-3; Wade-Escalona (C) Rindal-Gibbons 6-4, 6-1. Records-Cascade 7-1 in league and overall. Mount Vernon 1-7, 1-7.

Lake Stevens 124, Mariner 56: Ashley Hosking won the 200-yard individual medley, 100 butterfly and was part of the winning 200 medley relay and 400 freestyle relay teams for Lake Stevens in the Wesco North meet.
200 medley relay-Lake Stevens (Davis, Hosking, Howes, O’Banion) 2:07.04; 200 freestyle-Hozail (LS) 2:16.84; 200 individual medley-Hosking (LS) 2:36.70; 50 freestyle-Ostrum (M) 28.01; Diving-Baker (M) 157.45; 100 butterfly-Hosking (LS) 1:15.45; 100 freestyle-Hozail (LS) 1:00.44; 500 freestyle-Howes (LS) 6:13.18; 200 freestyle relay-Lake Stevens (Schreiber, O’Banion, Pettersen, Hozail) 1:56.11; 100 backstroke-Hallanger (LS) 1:17.87; 100 breaststroke-O’Banion (LS) 1:18.70; 400 freestyle relay-Lake Stevens (Howes, Hosking, Schreiber, Hozail) 4:22.80. Records-Lake Stevens 2-1 league, 2-2 overall. Mariner 0-3, 2-3.

Shorewood 112, Sehome 74: Joselyn Johnstun won the 50- and 100-yard freestyle races and swam on the winning 200 and 400 freestyle relay teams for Shorewood in the non-conference meet.

200 medley relay-Sehome (Godfrey, Vira, Franklin, MacDonald) 2:04.06; 200 freestyle-Moorman (Shorewood) 2:06.10; 200 individual medley-Vensen (Shorewood) 2:22.68; 50 freestyle-Johnstun (Shorewood) 26.94; Diving-Bernhard (Shorewood) 161.05; 100 butterfly-Franklin (Sehome) 1:10.81; 100 freestyle-Johnstun (Shorewood) 59.61; 500 freestyle-Moorman (Shorewood) 5:41.64; 200 freestyle relay-Shorewood (Maryatt, DePaoli, Hoffman, Johnstun) 1:49.90; 100 backstroke-Godfrey (Sehome) 1:08.13; 100 breaststroke-Benson (Shorewood) 1:13.01; 400 freestyle relay-Shorewood (Moorman, Hoffman, Benson, Johnstun) 4:02.70. Records-Shorewood 4-0 overall. Sehome not reported.

Jackson 125, Cascade 65: Jackson’s Robin Marolla took back-to-back victories in the 100- and 500-yard freestyle races to help the Timberwolves to the non-conference victory. Rachel McNeill turned in a state meet qualifying time of 1:09.47 in the 100 backstroke and also claimed the 200 individual medley to lead Cascade.
200 medley relay-Jackson (Hardy, Rogers, Wang, Aasland) 2:03.72; 200 freestyle-Aasland (J) 2:028.40; 200 individual medley-McNeill (Cas) 2:17.06; 50 freestyle-Wang (J) 27.82; Diving-Slaman (Cas) 142.8; 100 butterfly-Aasland (J) 1:05.25; 100 freestyle-Marolla (J) 1:01.12; 500 freestyle-Marolla (J) 6:06.47; 200 freestyle relay-Cascade (Aljets, Shkurhan, Naylor, McNeill) 1:53.14; 100 backstroke-Hardy (J) 1:07.62; 100 breaststroke-McNeill (Cas) 1:09.47*; 400 freestyle relay-Jackson (Aasland, Wang, Hardy, Marolla) 3:59.21. Records-Cascade 0-4 overall. Jackson 3-1.

Shorecrest 111, Bellingham 73: Erin Jacobson sprinted to victory in the 50- and 100-yard freestyle events to lead Shorecrest to the non-conference victory. Sarah Collins was a dual winner for Bellingham.
200 medley relay-Bellingham (Ram, Collins, Aucutt, Zang) 2:09.81; 200 freestyle-Collins (B) 2:13.81; 200 individual medley-Ram (B) 2:33.47; 50 freestyle-Jacobson (S) 27.01; Diving-Klaber (S) 150.25; 100 butterfly-Bellert (S) 1:14.44; 100 freestyle-Jacobson (S) 1:03.25; 500 freestyle-Fadden (S) 6:33.05; 200 freestyle relay-Shorecrest (Jacobson, Shdo, Magnusson, Roubound) 1:56.27; 100 backstroke-Collins (B) 1:09.52; 100 breaststroke-J. Lin (S) 1:30.57; 400 freestyle relay-Bellingham (Ram., Collins, Aucutt, Zang) 4:19.26. Records-Shorecrest 3-1 overall, Bellingham (Not reported).

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