SHS BOYS RUNNERS TAKE 7TH AT SALT CREEKSalt Creek Invitational — top finishers • Boys 1. Bereket Piatt, Port Townsend — 15:16 2. Joel Ambo, Bellevue — 15:17 3. Tabor Reedy, North Kitsap — 15:26 • Girls 1. Ruby Roberts, Kingston — 18:26 2. Sarah Johnson, Shelton — 18:33 3. Katie Tertocha, North Kitsap — 18:47 By MICHAEL DASHIELL Gazette sports editor For some prep cross country teams, the hardest day of the week to work is race day. Not so for the Sequim Wolves. Using coach Harold Huff’s program of training through the middle of October, the Wolves put in a hard week of running in practice and still managed a respectable finish against some of the best teams in the region at Saturday’s Salt Creek Invite, just west of Port Angeles. The Wolves’ team finished seventh overall in the 20-school boys division, behind such powerhouse teams Bellevue, Nathan Hale and Newport. Save for North Kitsap, Sequim beat each of its Olympic League rivals, including Port Townsend (eighth), Klahowya (12th), Kingston (14th), North Mason (15th) and host Port Angeles (16th). “We had a killer training week,” Sequim coach Harold Huff said. “We’ll train through the league meets. The kids know not to get disappointed.” Sequim freshman Adrian Clifford and senior Colby Robb led the charge, finishing in 16:43 and 16:45 respectively for 34th and 35th places. Junior Alex Jenkins was 49th overall with a 17:10 finish while Tyler Wilson Walters (17:14, 54th ) and Drake Apablasa (17:24, 61st) rounded out Sequim’s top five. Jenkins said he was a little disappointed about the race. “I didn’t eat enough,” the junior said, “(but) we bunched up pretty well.” Without top runner Alli Cutting, Sequim’s girls ran in the junior varsity ranks and senior Taylor Roads nearly won it. Roads finished in 21:16, good for second place. In her first cross country race, Sarah Johnson took 42nd overall with a 24:30 finish while freshmen Tenisha Powless (46th) and Amelia Ohnstad (47th in her second-ever cross country race) were close behind. Kingston’s Ruby Roberts, Cutting’s league nemesis, won the girls varsity race in 18:26. Port Townsend junior Bereket Piatt won the boys varsity race in 15:16. Up next for the Wolves is a match-up at Bremerton against the 3A Knights and 2A Klahowya Eagles on Sept. 23. Then Sequim hits the road for a much longer trip: the annual Seaside Challenge in Seaside, Ore., on Sept. 26. Jenkins said Seaside is a big highlight for Sequim runners each year. “It’s not just a race; it’s an event,” he said. “It’s like a vacation. We get to hang out with friends ? and then do work.” Results: • Sept. 19 — Salt Creek Invitational, Port Angeles Team scores: Boys — 1. Bellevue 55, 2. North Kitsap 77, 3. Nathan Hale 86, 4. Central Valley-Spokane 92, 5. Newport-Bellevue 184, 6. Interlake 207, 7. Sequim 233, 8. Port Townsend 250, 9. Auburn 278, 10. Shelton 316, 11. Lynden Christian 319, 12. Klahowya 366, 13. Olympic 381, 14. Kingston 392, 15. North Mason 411, 16. Port Angeles 424, 17. Sammamish 447, 18. Lake Washington 462, 19. Bainbridge 485, 20. Crosspoint Academy 562 Girls — 1. North Kitsap 53, 2. Bainbridge 73, 3. Interlake 118, 4. Kingston 119, 5. Nathan Hale 122, 6. Bellevue 155, 7. Newport-Bellevue 163, 8. Port Angeles 223, 9. Lake Washington 234, 10. Shelton 251, 11. Olympic 323, 12. Lynden Christian 326, 13. Auburn 328, 14. Sammamish 351, 15. Port Townsend 388 Sequim individual marks: Boys — 34. Adrian Clifford, 16:43.9; 35. Colby Robb, 16:45.3; 49. Alex Jenkins, 17:10.7; 54. Tyler Wilson-Walters, 17:14.7; 61. Drake Apablasa, 17:24.3; 72. Joel Christopher, 17:35.7; 100. Brogan Cays, 18:28.1 Boys JV — 27. Joe Dapcevich, 18:04.5; 52. Derek Morgan, 18:55.4; 59. Michael Okamoto, 19:36.7; 66. Kiano Stoppani, 19:55.7; 80. Isaac Gauchi, 20:42.6; 89. Jacob Sisco, 21:04.6; 102. Jacob DeWald, 22:49.6 Girls JV — 2. Taylor Roads, 21:16.5; 42. Sarah Johnston, 24:30.3; 46. Tenisha Powless, 25:22.3; 47. Amelia Ohnstad, 25:31.4 Reach Michael Dashiell at miked@sequimgazette.com. |
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