TACOMA — If you didn’t think Shorewood, a team that finished tied for fourth in Wesco South and had to beat Oak Harbor in a 4A District 1 play-in game just to reach the playoffs, would still be alive heading into Memorial Day weekend, well, you would not be the only one.
With wins on Saturday over Puyallup and Kelso (5-3 and 6-5 respectively), Shorewood continued its impressive run.
The Thunderbirds have now won five straight loser-out games to advance to the state semifinals Saturday at Safeco Field.
“The kids worked hard, they deserve it especially with the road they had to hoe to get there,” Tonkin said.
Shorewood 6, Kelso 5
At Heidelberg Park
Kelso0020111—570
Shorewood0031020—691
Giles, Gillan (6) and Seeney. Moriarty and Vincent. WP—Moriarty (9-1). LP—Giles. 2B—Gillan (K), Mitsui (S), McClellan (S) 2. HR—Sari (K), Middleton (K). Records—Kelso not reported. Shorewood 18-9.
Shorewood 5, Puyallup 3
At Heidelberg Park
Shorewood02010002—580
Puyallup0010200—351
Snell, Moriarty (8) and Vincent. Kuzminsky, Schmitten (8) and Ingram. WP—Snell (6-2). LP—Kuzminsky. 2B—McKeever (S), Harris (P). 3B—Edwards (S). HR—Mitsui (S), Rush (S). Records—Shorewood 17-9 overall. Puyallup 19-4.
Federal Way 12, Kamiak 6: At Kent, Kamiak committed four errors in the third inning of the first-round 4A state playoff game, allowing Federal Way to score four unearned runs in a six-run rally which turned a one-run lead to seven. Chris Guinn homered in the fifth for Kamiak and teammate Seth Heck belted a three-run double in the seventh. The Knights were making their second straight state appearance and the third in school history.
At Memorial Field
Kamiak0010104— 6145
Federal Way206031x—12131
Groves, Pinnock (4), Bennett (6) and Houghtaling. Morris, reliever not reoported (7) and Evans. WP—Morris. LP—Groves. 2B—Heck (K), Tanielu (FW). 3B—Tanielu (FW). HR—Guinn (K), Horstall (FW). Records—Kamiak 18-6 overall. Federal Way not reported.
Mt. Rainier 11, Meadowdale 1: At Mt. Vernon, Mount Rainier, the state’s top-ranked 3A team, got off to a quick start behind a Taylor Goucher home run in the first inning of the first round state playoff game. Goucher finished 3-for-5 with the home run and four RBI. Matt Hirsch was responsible for the Mavericks’ lone run with his RBI double in the fourth inning.
At Dream Field
Mt. Rainier4014002—11150
Meadowdale0001000— 154
Larabee, Potter (4), Santos (7) and Esqueda. Tyler McCabe, Smith (4), Triece (6) and Gray. WP—Potter. LP—McCabe (4-3). 2B—Larabee (MR), Hirsch (M). 3B—Potter (MR). HR—Goucher (MR). Records—Mt. Rainier not reported. Meadowdale 12-12.
Track
1A Tri-district meet
At King’s H.S.
Boys team scores—King’s 118.33, Cascade Christian 78.33, Cedar Park Christian 75, Seattle Christian 48.5, Coupeville 44, Nooksack Valley 43.5, Orting 40, Charles Wright 39, Lynden Christian 26, Meridian 24.5,
Coupeville, King’s state meet qualifiers
100—4. Jonathan Banks (K) 11.80; 1,600—1. Tyler King (C) 4:15.98; 2. Hap Emmons (K) 4:24.46; 400 relay—2. King’s 45.24; 300 hurdles—1. Curtis Clauson (K) 39.53; 800—1. Tyler King (C) 4:15.98, 2. Hap Emmons (K) 1:59.20, 3. Nate Faubion (K) 1:59.46; 3,200—1. Tyler King (C) 9:43.51; 1,600 relay—3. Coupeville 3:32.20, 4. King’s 3:32.30; High jump—1. Daniel Berendsen (K) 6-0, 3. Slater Hirst (K) 5-8; Long jump—1. Curtis Clauson (K) 22-3.75; Triple jump—2. Curtis Clauson (K) 42-0.25; Shot put—2. Hunter Hammer (C) 48-3; Discus—5. Parker Browning (K) 135-4; Javelin—1. Curtis Clauson (K) 200-7*, 3. Slater Hirst (K) 182-5, 5. Nathan Talbot (K) 167-1.
*Meet record
Girls team scores—King’s 101, Bellevue Christian 99, Cedar Park Christian 66, Seattle Academy 61.5, Orting 60, Meridian 49.5, Northwest 43, Charles Wright 39, Friday Harbor 28, Nooksack Valley 27.5, Lynden Christian 25.5, University Prep 25, Cascade Christian 22, ASnnie Wright 16, Bush 14, Seattle Christian 13, Port Townsend 7, Vashon Island 4.
King’s state meet qualifiers
110 hurdles—4. Audi Nelson 16.89; 100—2. Jodi VanGorkom 12.99; 1,600—5. Adele Eslinger 5:29.84; 400 relay—4. King’s 51.83; 300 hurdles—5. Hillary Quinn 48.71; 800—2. Stephanie Rice 2:23.97, Sami McDevitt 2:26.61; 200—6. Karlie Storkson 26.90; 800 relay—4. King’s 1:47.89; 3,200—3. Makenzie Taylor 11:49.84, 6. Adele Eslinger 11:59.87; 1,600 relay—2. King’s 4:09.60; High jump—6. Alex Ballenger 4-11; Discus—2. Alex Ballenger 111-9; Pole vault—4. Anna Dean 9-0.
1B Tri-district meet
At King’s H.S.
Boys team scores—Mt. Rainier Lutheran 184, Crescent 158.5, Lopez 98, Grace Academy 57, Neah Bay 51, North Sound Christian 50.5, Eastside Prep 23, Clallam Bay 9.
Local state meet qualifiers
100—2. Garrett Weinberg (GA) 12.16.
Girls team scores—Mt. Rainier Lutheran 167, North Sound Christian 110.5, Lopez 109, Crescent 79, Grace Academy 72, Neah Bay 50, Clallam Bay 43.50, Eastside Prep 28, St. Paul’s Academy 2.
Local state meet qualifiers
100 hurdles—2. Jenna Otis (NSC) 18.27; 1,600—1. Lynne Washio (NSC) 5:35.87; 400 relay—1. Grace Academy 54.31; 400—2. Lynne Washio (NSC) 1:05.08; 300 hurdles—3. Jenna Otis (NSC) 52.04; 800—2. Lynne Washio (NSC) 2:33.53; 3,200—3. Lynne Washio (NSC) 13:25.75; 800 relay—3. Grace Academy 1:54.55; Long jump—3. Jenna Ortis (NSC) 14-4; Triple jump—2. Nieka Moss (GA) 31-2, 3. Jess Castor (NSC) 30-6.5; Pole vault—2. Tori Speck (NSC) 5-6.
Soccer
King’s 3, White Salmon 1: At Kalama, Nick Swanson and Trevor Bartels led King’s past White Salmon in their 2A state playoff game with five combined points. Swanson scored two goals, his first opened up the scoring in the 22nd minute. Both came on Bartels assists. Bartels followed in the 30th minute (Swanson assist) to make it 2-0 for the Knights. White Salmon answered just before half to make it 2-1, but they did not manage to get any more shots past Knights keeper Matt Matysik. Swanson’s second goal in the 62nd minute capped the scoring and propelled King’s into next Saturday’s state semifinals.
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