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Sports
Page 8 • The Enumclaw Courier-Herald • Wednesday, November 6, 2013
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On to State
EHS girls earn state XC berth By Kevin Hanson Senior Writer
Plateau runners squared off against some of the region’s best Nov. 2, competing in the Westside Classic cross country championships. The meet, staged at American Lake in Lakewood, whittled the field in advance of this weekend’s state meet in the Tri-Cities. State competition takes place Saturday at Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco, the traditional home of the cross country finale for all classifications. The Classic included teams of all sizes from the South Sound, Olympic Peninsula and southwest Washington.
Enumclaw girls
Tops among local teams were the girls of Enumclaw High, who placed third in a field of 12 teams and earned a team berth at the state meet. Prairie High from the Vancouver area topped the list with SPSL 3A foe Peninsula coming in second. Aleea Gwerder headed the EHS crew by placing fourth overall with a time of 20 minutes, 13 seconds. Coming in sixth was Samantha Engebretsen, crossing the line at 20:20. Rounding out the team were Abby Callison, 13th, 21:08; Danielle Flintoff, 32nd, 21:55; Amanda Stenslie, 39th, 22:19; Riley Desmul, 52nd, 22:55; and Kristen Pedersen,
62nd, 23:36.
Enumclaw High boys
The Hornet boys placed seventh among 12 teams. The team was paced by sophomore Eric Hamel, who placed 19th overall with a time of 17:46. Also running for EHS were Josh Sanders, 26th place, 17:51; Hayden Schmitt, 28th, 17:52; Chase Olson, 49th, 18:13; Tyler Bogh, 54th, 18:24; Dylan Hamel, 61st, 18:34; and Alex Blanchard, 71st, 18:54. While the team failed to qualify for state, three Hornets – Eric Hamel, Sanders and Schmitt – earned indi-
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Enumclaw High’s Payton Hodgman battles a Panther for the ball during Thursday’s contest on the Bonney Lake campus. The Hornets came up short but still boast a winning record as they head into postseason play. Photo by Dennis Box
SPORTS ROUNDUP SOCCER
Bonney Lake 2, Enumclaw 1 Oct. 31 at Bonney Lake Enumclaw scoring: Katie Christensen 40:00. Enumclaw record: 6-4 league, 10-6 overall. Orting 1, White River 0 Oct. 31 at White River White River record: 5-9 league, 5-11 overall. Franklin Pierce 3, White River 0 Oct. 29 at White River White River record: 5-8 league, 5-10 overall. Enumclaw 6, Decatur 0 Oct. 29 at Enumclaw Expo Center Enumclaw scoring: Hannah Dahlquist 3:00 (unassisted), Dahlquist 37:00 (Haley Johnson assist), Mia Fornelius 42:00 (Johnson), Fornelius 43:00 (Dahlquist), Fornelius 51:00 (Dahlquist), Katie Christensen 72:00 (Victoria McFarland). Shutout: Katie Craft.
WATER POLO
Enumclaw 18, Emerald Ridge 11 Oct. 30 at Emerald Ridge Enumclaw goals: Bryce VanHoof 8, Brandon Butler 7, Jack Pugh 2, Mitchell Petellin 1 Enumclaw record: 4-6 league, 12-10 overall. Auburn Mountainview 19, Enumclaw 10 Oct. 29 at Enumclaw Enumclaw goals: Brandon Butler 5, Bryce VanHoof 4, Jack Pugh 1.
VOLLEYBALL
White River 3, Sumner 2 Scores not reported Oct. 30 at White River White River finishes regular season 9-5 league, 9-6 overall. Enumclaw 3, Bonney Lake 0 25-15, 25-14, 25-21 Oct. 29 at Bonney Lake Enumclaw highlights: Victoria Hernandez 25 digs, Barbie Becker 12 aces, Noelle Putman 14 assists. Enumclaw finishes regular season 8-2 league, 12-2 overall.