Joe Perkins shoots a 61 as Royal boys own the green
Knight golfers took on the Warriors on Thursday and came home with a sweet victory. The combined team scores had Royal ahead of Wahluke 298 to 392. The team score put up by the boys is a school record for a match on the road and equals the team record for a home match.
On Desert Aire's par 72 course, Joseph Perkins wowed all those present, ending the day with a mere 66 shots. Perkins shot a 31 in the front 9 and was just one shot shy of the course record. The score broke a school record set by his elder brother two years ago.
Other scores for the boys match included: James Dykes with a 74, DJ Solis with a 76, Patrick Dorsing with an 82, Brian Gilbert with a 91 and Brandon Hubbard with a 97.
The scores put up by Dykes, Solis and Dorsing, along with Perkins' score, are good enough to qualify the four for districts. "DJ [Solis] is a freshman. He has a bright future ahead of him," said Coach Andrew Perkins.
The Lady Knights played an incomplete match because Wahluke had just one player. Royal put up a team score of 211, the lowest team score this season.
Sarah Perkins had the low score of the day with a 50 but was closely followed by Jenny Jennett who had a 51. Other scores included: Janelle Cochran with a 54, Erin Argo with a 56, Chantel Anderson with a 64, Laura Perkins with a 67 and Christina Jule with a 79.
The scores put up by Sarah Perkins and Jenney Jennett are low enough to qualify them for districts.
Warden gets a look at sub-district course
The Cougars defeated Highland Thursday with a team score of 352 to 544. The teams played at Sun Tides, a par 70 course.
Guy Jensen had the low score of the day with an 83. Eric Whitney came a close second with a score of 84. Other scores included: Chance Buck with a 91, Kevin McParland with a 94, Robbie Horn with a 95 and Ben Bisnett with a 128.
Highland had two boys tie for their team low score; James Knebusch and Zak Wise both finished the day with a 126.
The Lady Cougars did not fare as well. Sofie Mayate had a 110 and Liz Rodriguez had a 153.
The low girls' score was put up by Highland's Min Hee Park who finished the day with an 87.
Warden's next match is against Goldendale on Monday.
Soccer
Othello squeaks past Wahluke
Othello defeated Wahluke 2-1 Thursday and pulled themselves into a three-way tie for first in their league, with a record of 7-2.
Wahluke struck first on an indirect kick. In the fifth minute Sigi Pulido lined up for a kick and found the back of the net by way of the upper right corner.
Four minutes later, Othello would score in a nearly identical manner, with Juan Prado hitting the upper right corner of the goal on a direct kick.
The final goal of the match came in the 68th minute when Oscar Zayes hit a mid-field volley to win the game.
"This was our last regular season home game, so we honored our 11 seniors. I used it as motivation to get a win," said Coach Bernie Garza.
Othello's next match is at Connell on Saturday.
Ephrata shuts out Eisenhower
As a 2A school, Ephrata has had success against 4A schools this season. After losing to Eastmont, the Tigers pulled off a 2-1 win over Moses Lake and Thursday added to that record with a 3-0 win over Eisenhower.
Frankie Navarro scored first for Ephrata in the 36th minute off a Kai Hirz assist, Pichardo followed up with a free kick in the 59th and Hirz finished the scoring for the Tigers with a penalty kick in the 69th.
Dan Landeck pulled off the shutout with three saves, while Ephrata outshot the Cadets 18-7.
"Out defense played a quality game to register a shutout against a 4A school," Ephrata head coach Ken Murray said.
Tennis
Royal is led by undefeated player
The boys split 2-2 and the lone girls match was won by Royal against Zillah Thursday.
Guilhorme Almeida continued to reign on the court, extending his undefeated season to 13 wins. Almeida defeated Mark Winters (6-0, 6-2). The other boys win came from Andrew Dahlke, who beat Jonathan Schilperoort (7-5, 3-6, 7-5) in a marathon match. The two boys losses came in the doubles matches. Meseberg/Bustillos lost to Dahlin/Dunbar (1-6, 3-6) and Hebdon/Delay were defeated by Winter/Lundberg (6-7, 3-6).
"The two singles matches were well played," said Coach Rich Gregoire.
Carly Jansen defeated Chantel Garcia (6-4, 6-4). "It was a close match with long rallies. Carly [Jansen] just outlasted her opponent," said Gregoire.
Royal's next match is against Granger on Saturday.
Ephrata girls continue to win
The Lady Tigers matched up against Grandview Thursday and swept the matches 5-0. Ephrata's boys came away with a 3-2 win.
In girls singles Kellie Conway defeated Miranda Shreeve (6-4, 6-3) and Liz Conklin beat Christina Meza (6-3, 7-5). In doubles Webb/Hutchinson defeated Gomez/Rodriguez (6-0, 6-1), Bair/Rattigan won over Yoon/Valdez (6-0, 6-0) and Senn/Henig beat Pennwell/Miller (6-1, 6-0).
"I was pleased with the girls singles matches, they're both JV players playing up," said Coach Ed Hamlett.
In boys singles, Leon Rubelcava lost to Kevin Floyd (0-6, 0-6) and TJ Sween was defeated by Marco Diaz (0-6, 0-6). Ephrata came back in the doubles matches with Willauer/Cummings defeating Saldana/Madrigal (6-1, 6-1), Harr/Lutz beating Linsley/Cantu (7-6, 6-0) and Yenney/Grigg winning over Fajardo/Urbina (6-1, 6-3).
Ephrata's next match is at Chelan on Saturday.