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The arrival of November means the postseason for high school fall sports is about to hit high gear. It’s going to be a dash to the finish over the next month, so let’s get caught up on everything happening this week.
In football, three West Sound teams are prepping for Class 2A West Central District tournament games. Olympic League champion North Kitsap (8-0) hosts Renton and OL No. 2 seed Olympic (6-2) hosts Fife (3-5) on Friday at 7 p.m. OL No. 3 seed Bremerton (6-2) plays at Orting (4-3) on Saturday at 1 p.m.
The goal for the Vikings, Trojans and Knights is simple: win and advance to the state tournament, or lose and the season is over.
In a South Sound Conference 3A tiebreaker scheduled for Tuesday night in Silverdale, Central Kitsap (3-3) needs to beat Timberline (6-3) in order to qualify for preliminary round of the 3A state tournament. If the Cougars beat Timberline in a mini-game featuring two 12-minute halves, they’ll travel to face Mid-Columbia Conference runner-up Kennewick (8-1) on Friday or Saturday.
In volleyball, the Olympic League tournament begins Tuesday with co-league champion North Kitsap (13-2) hosting Olympic (6-11) and Sequim (10-5) hosting Kingston (7-9). The first/second-place game and third/fourth-place games are scheduled for Nov. 4.
Klahowya (7-10) was scheduled to open 1A West Central District tournament play with a loser-out match against Cascade Christian (13-4).
Crosspoint (11-3) qualified for the 1B state tournament with a victory over Sound Christian Academy on Monday. The Warriors face Evergreen Lutheran on Wednesday to determine seeding into state.
In girls soccer, six of the Olympic League’s seven 2A teams qualified for West Central District tournament. Tuesday games include North Mason (6-8) vs. Renton (6-6); North Kitsap (11-4) vs. Lindbergh (11-1); Bremerton (3-11) at Orting (6-7-1); Olympic (3-13) at Steilacoom (7-8).
Typically, the Olympic League has sent four girls soccer teams to district play, but tournament officials used RPI (rating performance index) rankings to determine seeding and found the Olympic League to be superior to teams from the South Puget Sound League 2A and KingCo 2A. That’s how teams like Olympic and Bremerton made the playoffs despite poor records.
Olympic girls soccer coach Steve Haggerty admitted to being caught by surprise that his Trojans made the playoffs.
“We had already turned in our gear,” he said.
Central Kitsap (13-3-1) lost to Auburn Riverside in its West Central District 3A opener on Saturday and faces a loser-out game Tuesday against Stadium (9-6-1). The Cougars need two wins in order to qualify for state.
Nisqually League champion Klahowya (13-0-1) opens West Central District 1A play Tuesday against East Jefferson (6-5-3).
Cross country runners are competing Saturday at the state championships at Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco. Racing begins at 10 a.m. and runs through 4 p.m. Contenders for awards include Central Kitsap in the 3A girls race, North Kitsap in the 2A girls race and Klahowya senior Kelton Gagnon in the 1A boys race.
In girls swimming, Bainbridge is coming off a dominant performance at the West Central District 3A championship Oct. 30 at Henry Foss High School. The Spartans took first with 450 points to finish ahead of Stadium (165), Auburn Riverside (161) and Central Kitsap (113).
Individual champions included Alexa McDevitt (200 free, 500 free); Kathryn Houseman (200 IM); Emma Solseng (50 free); Margaret Hayes (100 butterfly); Tierney Lenahan (100 free, 100 backstrome) and Elyse Lipton (1 meter diving).
The Spartans won all three relays and set a new school record in the 400 free relay (3:33.86, Lenahan, Majors, Segerson, McDevitt).
The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association announced last week that no spectators or media would be allowed to attend the state meet, scheduled for Nov. 12-13 at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way. WIAA spokesperson Casey Johnson said the Seattle Parks and Recreation department, which oversees KCAC, has strict COVID-19 protocols in place that won’t allow for spectator attendance.
In boys tennis, North Kitsap placed second over the weekend at the West Central/Southwest bi-district tournament. Josh Smith and Drake Jones won the doubles bracket over teammates Carl Burchill and Ethan Gillespie.
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