South Bend First Quarter Honor Roll

TLHS 58, SBHS 16

South Bend started district play with a 58-16 defeat at the hands of Toutle Lake at Rochester HS Feb. 4. Senior Raydynn Morley scored 10 points for SBHS. South bend could manage only 21 percent (7 of 33) shooting from the field.

Senior Makaylee Kuiken grabbed 8 rebounds and Pine had 6 boards and 3 blocks.

South Bend committed an astronomical 37 turnovers. The game was basically determined after one quarter with TLHS way ahead at 23-4. The score multiplied to 39-8 at halftime and 5510 after three stops. South Bend won a low-scoring fourth quarter, 6-to-3.

Toutle Lake improved to 13-7 on the season and moved on to slam the Ilwaco Lady Fishermen 57-28 Feb. 7. The Ducks played Adna last night.

District Scores

February 4: Rainier 62, Kalama 26; Wahkiakum 54, Chief Leschi 38; Raymond 60, Morton-White Pass 41; Toutle Lake 58, South Bend 16.

February 7: Rainier 58, Forks 52; Napavine 49, Wahkiakum 26; Adna 59, Raymond 21; Toutle Lake 57, Ilwaco 28.

February 9: Raymond 65, Kalama (9-12) 46 (out); Ilwaco 49, Chief Leschi (10-11) 33 (out); Forks 51, Morton-White Pass (7-14) 31 (out); Wahkiakum 61, South Bend (4-17) 31 (out).

Four games were played last night, including two at Kelso HS: Rainier (18-3) vs Napavine (20-2); and Adna (19-2) vs Toutle Lake (14-7); and two elimination games at Castle Rock HS: Raymond (17-5) vs Ilwaco (17-4); and Forks (16-6) vs Wahkiakum (12-11).

SOUTH BEND – Below is the South Bend School District Honor Roll for grades seven through 12. Honor Roll students must achieve a grade point average of 3.2 to 4.0. An * indicates a 4.0 GPA. Honorable Mention is for students with a GPA of 3.00 to 3.199. The Willapa Harbor Herald congratulates all of the students.

Grade 12 Honor Roll: *Amanda Koger, *Tyler Reidinger, Claudia Quiroz Bucio, Abigail Harmer, Oscar Juarez Ramos, Irvin Ramirez Benitez, Susana Silva-Diaz, Miguel Orozco Soto, Cody Blevins, Jaime Medina, Ronnie Johnson, Edwin Camarena, Kevin Ridderbush, Ethan Williams, Ashlyn Black, Angela Bucio, Kaden Bowen, Judah Milton, Brandon Vongmixay. Honorable Mention: Daniel Jewell, Micaela Viveros, Nadia Meliton Lopez, Trevor Toepelt, Ryan Kirpes, Lola Moseley, Dania Quintana Camarena

Grade 11 Honor Roll: Marline Jimenez, Joshua Flynn, Branson Williams, Jordan Demaray, Ferrill Johnson, Robert Stigall, Stephanie Conner, Yobani De Los Santos, Lissette Jacobo Contreras, Grace Koger, Austin Goodin.

Grade 10 Honor Roll: *Jose Flores Ramos, *Emily Howell, *Jaron Xayabandith, Fatima Delgado, Felix Johnson, Berklee Morley, Summer Stigall, Seth Goodin, Ariana Arriaga Diaz, Cristina Bucio, Blanca Gutierrez-Perez, Kallie Ashley, Myles Quirk, Ahtziry Leon-Martinez, Silas Lorton, Brian Mora Ramos, Destiny Collins. Honorable Mention: Alexa Rodriguez-Viveros.

Grade 9 Honor Roll: Ava Pine-Isaksen, Enzo Bork, Rueben Gonzalez, Frida Romo Mena, AnnaLeese LaRue, Wendy Ramirez Orosco, Carson Ridderbush, Damaris Zeferino Leon, Caidence Deskins, Jayden Moudry, Macy Nelson, Kingston Maneman, Titus Gill, David Rodriguez Leon, Naomi Brock, Tara Smith, Natalie Ayala, Jaxxon Raska. Honorable Mention: Rosario Jimenez, Rubi Ramirez Benitez, Bobby LaRue, Anulfo Rojas-Moreno, Bryan BenitezCamacho, Alexander Posada, Israel Morales, Jamillette Cruz-Vazquez, Lexi Johnson, Alayna Capps.

Grade 8 Honor Roll: *Kameron Harriman, *Rory Johnson, Avalyn Stigall, Keith Yi, Anna Lev, Carter Carrazco, Robert Penoyar, Miguel Perez Morales, Nayeli Morales Morales, Angel Morales, Javier Silva Diaz, Gabriel Delgado, Bella Ashley, Jeramiah Johnson, Diana Meliton Lopez, Ayden Will, Riley Dileo, Jonah Rumbles, Alexander Bucio, Marisol Rodriguez Medina, Jake Rohr.

Grade 7 Honor Roll: *Hannah Didion, Charli Stigar, Donovan Bale, Elizabeth Lewis, Josephine Crow, Lupita Jacobo Contreras, Will Nelson, Ashton Carrazco, William Schray, William Anderson, Josephine Houk, Angel Meliton Lopez, Anibal Camargo Quirarte, Danielle Lewis, Emma Collins, Leona January, Taitum Raska, Brayan Medina, Violeta Gutierrez Perez, Caiden De Los Santos, Ethan Howell. Honorable Mention: Perla Medina Castillo, Quentin McLelland, Kayla Orozco Soto.

The additional District 4 scores include:

February 4: Rainier 62, Kalama 26; Wahkiakum 54, Chief Leschi 38; Raymond 60, Morton-White Pass 41; Toutle Lake 58, South Bend 16. February 7: Rainier 58, Forks 52; Napavine 49, Wahkiakum 26; Toutle Lake 57, Ilwaco 28. February 9: Raymond 65, Kalama (9-12) 46 (out); Ilwaco 49, Chief Leschi (10-11) 33 (out); Forks 51, MortonWhite Pass (7-14) 31 (out); Wahkiakum 61, South Bend (4-17) 31 (out).

The three other games played last night were two at Kelso HS: Rainier (18-3) vs Napavine (20-2); and Adna (19-2) vs Toutle Lake (14-7); and an elimination game at Castle Rock HS with Forks (16-6) vs Wahkiakum (12-11).

Saturday at W. F. West HS, the winners from Kelso play (6:00 p.m.) for first and second place. The losers from Kelso play the winners from Castle Rock Thursday at 5:30 and 7:00 p.m. with those two winners playing for third and fourth place Saturday at 1:30. The losers of the two Castle Rock games play for fifth place in a winnerto-state, loser-out game at 10:30 a.m. Saturday.

SBHS (31): Makaylee Kuiken 2, Elli Capps 2, Berklee Morley 3, Mackenzie Kuiken 0, Summer Stigall 0, Dakota Bale 0, Avalyn Stigall 6, Raydynn Morley 8, Ava Pine 10.

WHS (61): Bailey McKinley 16, Amirah Abdul-Kariem 0, Jessie Lefeyer 4, Miya Kerstetter

11, Salena Salas 0, Brie Cothren 4, Reigha Niemeyer 26.

Saturday at W. F. West HS, the winners from Kelso play (6 pm) for first and second place. The losers from Kelso play the winners from Castle Rock Thursday at 5:30 and 7:00 p.m. with those two winners playing for third and fourth place Saturday at 1:30 p.m. The losers of the two Castle Rock games play for fifth place in a winner-to-state, loser-out game at 10:30 a.m. Saturday.

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Willapa Valley Vikings Boys Basketball

“The Willapa Harbor Herald proudly salutes the Willapa Valley varsity boys’ basketball team. The Vikings won their second consecutive Columbia Valley League championship with a perfect 13 and 0 in league play. In front row left are Nathan Fluke, Blane King, Garrett Keeton, Trey Ritzman, and Brody Ritzman, In middle row from left are Kolten Fluke, Head Coach Jay Pearson, Assistant Coach Jim Noren, and Aiden Young. In the back row from left are Derek Fluke, Riley Pearson, and Wil Clements. Not pictured are Assistant Coach John Pearson, and Hank Swartz and Kevin Ruelas. Congratulations to the Vikings!” advances continued from page 1 job of executing the game plan.”

The Ducks opened with an 1815 first quarter lead and 32-30 at halftime. The Gulls were ahead 5150 after three quarters and took the fourth frame 22-19.

Raymond upped its record to 1111, while TLHS ended the season at 14-9. Raymond plays tonight at Castle Rock HS (5:30) against Rainier (13-10) in an elimination game. Go to Pacific 2B Athletics for complete brackets.

Adna 66, RHS 47

Adna pummeled Raymond 66-47 in the District 4 tournament Feb. 4 at Montesano HS. Hutson paced RHS with 13 points. Adna juniors Braeden Salme (11 rebs) and Eli Smith tallied 17 apiece to lead all scorers.

“We started a little slow against Adna, and it cost us,” Tully said. “We struggled early with turnovers, and we weren’t able to get into any kind of rhythm on offense in the first half. We were able to turn things around in the second half, but we had dug too big of a hole for ourselves in the first half. You can’t play poorly for a half in district and expect to win. Hopefully, we can turn things around and be ready to play well on Friday.”

Five teams from the Pacific League and seven from the Central League qualified to district play.

Gulls 81, SBHS 46 Raymond swamped South Bend 81-46 to close out the Pacific League season Feb. 2 at Seagull gym. Paced by 16 points from Daniel Medeiros, four players scored in double figures for the Seagulls.

“We played one of our best allaround games of the year against South Bend,” Tully said. “Every player who suited up scored. We really played well on offense and defense. Our defensive pressure got to South Bend and enabled us to get a lot of points in transition.”

Also for RHS, Talen Yearout netted 12 points, followed by Kai Heuy (11) and Hutson (10). Quintana led the Gulls in assists with 6 and Yearout pulled down 6 rebounds.

Swogger, Portmann win at regional

By GEORGE KUNKE geoakunke@gmail.com

Five members of the Willapa Harbor Tri-District wrestling team earned the right to compete at this weekend’s 1B/2B State Mat Classic XXXIV, including champions

Tyson Portmann and Lucas “Spud” Swogger, both of Willapa Valley HS.

According to Willapa Harbor Head Wrestling Coach Preston Crow, Portmann (Jr, 145 pounds) controlled his finals match early after a takedown and a quick escape. Portmann turned a close match (5-4) into a 13-5 landslide victory.

“Tyson’s conditioning was put to the test,” Willapa Harbor Assistant Coach Stephen Smith told the Herald “You can tell he has out worked his opponents in the gas tank department.”

“Lucas (Fr, 138) has been focusing on becoming a complete wrestler,” Crow said. “He is always ‘doing Something’ to put him ahead.”

Strozyk, a sophomore at WVHS, finished third at 182, and Carson Borden, a senior at WVHS, placed fourth at 145 pounds.

In the girls’ regional at Shelton, Nina Siribun (235), a ninth grader at Raymond, claimed third place in a division including 2A/1A/1B/2B competitors. “Nina started her day off with a pin against a tough Mark Morris girl,” Coach Crow said. “She lost her next match to a tough opponent before having a nail biter against long-time rival Bethany Martin of Ilwaco. Down by nine points, Nina never gave up and pulled off a reversal and pinned Martin.”

The Willapa Harbor team will also be sending two alternates, Conner Reyes (152) and Oscar Juarez (182) to the tournament taking place Friday and Saturday at the Tacoma Dome. “We are hoping they can get in and wrestle,” Crow said.

John Birch Society meeting

Gunderson made 5 steals. Raymond committed only 7 turnovers.

The Seagulls flew off to an 18-8 first quarter edge and continued to pad the lead the rest of the game.

Raymond finished the league with a 6-6 record while South Bend ended its season at 1-11 and 3-16 overall.

SBHS 41, NBHS 35

South Bend won its first league game of the season by beating North Beach on Senior Night at Koplitz Field House Jan. 31. Josh Flynn spearheaded South Bend’s attack with 17 points.

Senior Tyler Reidinger recorded a double-double with 11 rebounds and 10 points in his final game for the Maroon & Gold.

Also for SBHS, Branson Williams grabbed 9 rebounds and senior Ryan Kirpes had 7, and Flynn made 6 steals. With the loss, North Beach fell to 4-16 and 1-10.

Open to the Public! The Monthly Meeting of the newly formed Raymond Chapter of the John Birch Society is scheduled for Thursday, February 23 at 7:00 p.m. at 226 Ash Street in Raymond (St. Paul Addition).

Check out jbs.org for more information about the John Birch Society.

Come to the meeting and get informed. We are a nonpartisan group. Do you want to be informed? Do you want to see change happen? Do you want to help educate yourself, your family, and your community? For directions to the meeting, call (360) 942-9761. A Zoom meeting feature is available if you cannot attend in person.