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Continued from page A10 score more than one goal against the Bucs in a single game. Nitchman also earned three assists and a goal as center-fullback. The Bucs’ season ended with a 18-3 record. The team’s state run was stopped with a 1-0 loss to Capital May 23. Nitchman is joined on the All-League first team list by fellow Buccaneers defender Alex Hernandez, goalkeeper Alex Worland, and forward Alex Newton. Kingston defender Moises Larios, goalkeeper Kyle Van Wyck, and forward Jovi Hernandez made the second-team list. Sportsmanship Team award: Klahowya Eagles and Bremerton Knights.
Coach of the year: Jeff Quinn, Klahowya Eagles.
FIRST TEAM Kingston: Alex Hernandez, defender; Alex Worland, goalkeeper; Alex Newton, forward. North Kitsap: Raul DeLuna, midfielder; Ustav Shaha, forward; Ethan Schmitt, defender. Sequim: Hector Baylon, defender; Bailey Collins, defender. Klahowya: Alijah Hawley, defender; Casey Sargent, midfielder. Port Angeles: Jackson May, forward; Wei-Yan Fu, midfielder. Bremerton: Michael Brown, forward. Port Townsend: Max Meier, forward. North Mason: Danny Wiseman, forward. Olympic: Max Plum, defender.
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SECOND TEAM Kingston: Moises Larios, defender; Kyle Van Wyck, goalkeeper; Jovi Hernandez, forward. North Kitsap: Brady Pierce, forward; Zack Klopp, midfielder; Ryan Whitford, midfielder. Sequim: Lijah Sanford, forward; Nicolas Baird, midfielder. Klahowya: Jerry Landram, defender; James Charoenmak, midfielder. Port Angeles: Tim Schneider, midfielder; Agustin Muller, midfielder. Bremerton: Spencer Stuart, midfielder. Port Townsend: Daniel Charlton, midfielder. North Mason: Bjorn Van Dijk, midfielder. Olympic: Nick Decker, midfielder.
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Track
Continued from page A10 Rogers-Puyallup’s Eric Simpson’s fastest time was 37.78 seconds, enough for the top spot in the state. Rouser is one of two juniors to have a top 10 300-meter hurdle time in the state. Rouser began competing in hurdles in seventh grade. He stuck with it and trains in the offseason. Training is the backbone of his success, but Rouser also feeds off of competition. “I think competition drives me a lot,” he said. During the Pasco Invite, which is a large competition, Rouser improved his time by about 1 second. “The competition makes you run faster,” Rouser said. Rouser improved his best hurdle time between
Marathon
Continued from page A10 in front. “Well, I thought there was someone right on my heels the whole time, so you keep going,” Ondusko said. “You never know until you cross that finish line.” In reality, his nearest competitor was minutes behind, as Ondusko crossed the finish line 7 minutes ahead of anyone else. Ondusko finished the marathon in 2 hours 45 minutes 39 seconds. Ondusko, 45, has won marathons before — “A few. Back in the day,” he said — but didn’t know what to expect June 1. “I had no expectations, which was nice. There was no pressure. I just came out, the legs felt great, the support on the course was fantastic, and it was just a
Kingston’s Tommy Nitchman, left, battles for the ball during the district game against Franklin Pierce May 17. Nitchman was awarded the Olympic League MVP for the 2014 boys soccer season. Michael Dashiell / Sequim Gazette
Tennis
Continued from page A10 Max Shmolotohka and Reece Gilbert (6-1, 6-0) in the finals.
Girls team falls short of state title Kingston’s Chelsea Rosebrook and Sarah
Hamal were unable to last through the 2A Girls State Tennis Doubles Championships. The team lost 6-1, 6-0 to Washougal’s Christina Zack and Haley Briggs in the first round. The girls were able to stay alive through the quarterfinals by defeating Colville’s Hannah Greene and Mariah O’Brien (6-3, 7-6(5)).
In the semifinals, Rosebrook and Hamal lost to Ephrata’s Demi Brekhus and Teighan Moore (6-0, 6-4), eliminating the Kingston team from the tournament. Sehome’s Lizzie Friesen and Simone Hall won the tournament over fellow Sehome players Madison Harris and Taylor Harris. The champions won in three (4-6, 6-3, 6-1).
2012 and 2014 by 9.12 seconds. Rouser isn’t done. He’ll be back next season and hopes to lower his 300meter hurdle time further. “If I got into the 36s, I would be happy,” he said. Though Rouser said he has a reoccurring back issue — it started tightening up during state — he took one day off before heading back to sports. He was practicing for the 2014 football season June 2. “I had Sunday off,” Rouser said, laughing.
How they finished KINGSTON Boys Jack Larson, 400-meter dash, 5, 50.41 Garrett Rouser, 300meter hurdles, 1, 37.97 Girls Annie Roberts, 800meter run, 3, 2:18.12; 1,600meter run, 5, 5:06.47
perfect day. I just let the legs do the work.” Ondusko said he has participated in more than 50 marathons and that he runs as many as his wife, Kelli, allows. It was actually Kelli who urged him to run the marathon while she ran the halfmarathon. “It’s just a great day. Beautiful course, just absolutely stunning,” Gilbert Ondusko said. “I’ve done a lot of these and I think this probably one of the prettiest courses. If anybody likes running, they should come out and do this race.” Top female finisher Sarah Getty led from the start and never looked back to repeat as the women’s winner of the Discovery. “Kinda cool, kinda cool. It hasn’t really set in, but it’s kind of cool,” Getty said of winning the marathon for the second consecutive
North Kitsap Boys Jacob McCown, javelin, 13, 147-00 Taylor Stephens, high jump, 2, 6-06.00 Zachary Whittaker, long jump, 8, 20-09.50; triple jump, 2, 45-06.00 Girls Clara Lund, 1,600-meter run, 11, 5:24.67; 3,200meter run, 11, 12:06.91 Kathleen Ramsey, 1,600meter run, 14, 5:32.16; 3,200-meter run, 6, 11:36.32 4x400 relay team (Annika Lee Krol, Samantha Ryan, Briann George, Sara Bigelow), 8, 4:10.82 Jordan Thomas, shot put, 7, 37-05.50 Rebecca Darrow, high jump, 8, 5-00.00 Maren Sedy, pole vault, 10, 9-00.00 Hannah Snyder, long jump, 12, 15-08.75; triple jump, 3, 37-00.50
year. Getty said she didn’t see another women’s marathon runner after the beginning of the 26.2-mile course. Last year, Getty, of Des Moines, set a women’s record by finishing in 3:03.26, beating the previous mark by nearly 2 minutes. The 31-year-old physical therapist’s time June 1 was 3:06.01, but the course is different this year. Instead of beginning at Carrie Blake Park in Sequim as it has in the past, this year’s starting line was at the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribal Center in Blyn. Getty said she liked the new course. Overall, Getty was the seventh finisher of the marathon. Stephanie Savino of Dupont was the second female finisher at 3:17:00. Tracy Murillo of Seattle was third, finishing in 3:24:29.
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