When the Sumner Spartan cross country squad competed at Saturday’s subdistrict meet at Fort Steilacoom Park, it lit up the competition for the most part and was very consistent.
A young and ambitious Sumner High volleyball squad came together in the recent “Climb The Peak” volleyball tournament at Glacier Peak High, then parlayed that momentum to sweep a pair of South Puget Sound League 2A matches last week and get on the right track with the ensuing second season nearly at hand.
Sumner High’s girls soccer squad socked away its second consecutive South Puget Sound League 2A title last week, blanking Washington 8-0 Oct. 18 before defeating the Fife Trojans 1-0 in Thursday’s crown clincher.
When the Bonney Lake cross country team participated in the subdistrict meet Saturday at Fort Steilacoom’s scenic 5K course, the girls team finished third overall and the boys faction will send a tandem of harriers to American Lake Golf Course in Lakewood Saturday for the West Central District jog fest.
The Bonney Lake volleyball squad, which sat atop the South Puget Sound League 3A standings for most of the regular season, now finds itself in a nightmarish situation of limping around on the threshold of the postseason after a trio of its better players recently sustained potentially season-ending knee injuries.
In the battle for SPSL 3A football bragging rights on the Plateau between Enumclaw and Bonney Lake Friday at Pete’s Pool, the visiting Panthers initially got far more than they bargained for against a spirited 1-6 Hornet crew. Eventually, the cream rose to the top, as BLHS struggled to generate its customary 45 points.
The opportunity now exists for girls 14-18 who would like to become a member of the Rainier Plateau Junior Rugby Club.
This spring, Rainier plans to start a girls program that will compete against the seven other Washington teams including the Kent Crusaders, who are ranked fifth in the nation.
Two victories last week, including a crucial Oct. 18 shutout over league-leading Auburn Mountainview, allowed Bonney Lake High to jump into a first-place tie in the South Puget Sound League 3A standings.
Sumner High’s girls swim team left Fife swallowing chlorine after taking an Oct. 18 victory. The Spartans beat Fife 92-88.
Bonney Lake 3, Enumclaw 0
Sumner 5, Steilacoom 0
White River 2, Franklin Pierce 1
White River High Lady Hornet Caitlyn Miller earned one of the few berths into May’s state 2A girls golf tournament with her performance on the Cascade Course at Gold Mountain Golf Complex in Bremerton.
Miller finished the two-day event with a 196 stroke total. After shooting 102 for Day 1, she carded 94 for Day 2 the No. 6 spot.
Hornet teammate Sutton Mills tied for 16th and won a playoff for the last spot in the spring West Central District state-qualifying tournament. Ashlea Mills tied for 22nd and won her playoff and is the fifth alternate to WCD.
Tyler Salsbury and Colton McCluskey finished 1-2 at the South Puget Sound League 3A Medalist Tournament at Gold Mountain Golf Complex Oct. 19, earning themselves tee times at the Class 3A state tournament in May.
For Salsbury, it was the fourth-straight year he carried home medalist honors. The EHS senior, who plans to take his game to the University of Washington, earned the medalist trophy with a two-day stroke total of 138. He finished the first round of play Oct. 17 with a 6-under par 66 and Day 2 with an even-par 72.
McCluskey, also a senior and a two-time state qualifier, followed with a two-day total of 155 on days of 77-78.
Enumclaw High girls closed out the regular swim season Oct. 18 with a 116-69 nonleague win over Emerald Ridge and kicked off the postseason Friday and Saturday with a second-place finish at the South Puget Sound League 3A meet at Auburn High.
The league meet offered the Hornets one final chance to qualify for the West Central District meet Nov. 5 and 6 at Hazen High in Renton, where they will compete with swimmers from the Olympic, SPSL 3A, Seamount and Narrows leagues. That meet will serve as Enumclaw’s last opportunity to earn a lane at the state meet.
Diver Erica Bonthuis has already earned her spot at the state diving competition. Bonthuis finished third at Saturday’s league meet. Teammate Nikki Wilson was sixth and will dive at districts.