Two singles players and two doubles teams from Clark County qualified for the 4A girls state tennis tournament by reaching the semifinals of the bi-district tournament on Friday at Olympia.
Defending state champion Sammi Hampton of Skyview cruised into the semifinals with a pair of 6-0, 6-0 wins, while Camas’ Esther Kwon also posted straight set victories to advance.
Hampton, a junior, will face Auburn senior Lauren Thomquist in today’s semifinal. The two met in the state quarterfinals last year with Hampton winning 6-2, 6-0.
Kwon, a junior, will play sophomore Megan Hagerty of Graham-Kapowsin, who placed seventh in state last year.
Camas’ Jen Lewis and Hannah Gianan, and Union’s Jelena Vidovic and Sydney Wallace moved into the bi-district doubles semifinals and booked a place at state as well.
Skyview’s team of Olivia Coale and Darby Tinker lost their first-round match, but came from a set down to win in consolation play to stay alive. They need two more wins today to qualify for state.
Boys soccer
Squalicum 3, Hockinson 0 — Squalicum scored its first goal just before halftime, and the Hawks were unable to rally for the win in the quarterfinal match of the Class 2A state tournament in Bellingham.
“Our guys have been a comeback team all season,” Hockinson assistant coach Marc Stegmaier said. “But it was too tough to come back against these guys. They were, by far, the best team we’ve played against all year.”
Squalicum (18-0-2) advances to the 2A semifinals.
Casey Turner recorded 13 saves in goal for the Hawks.
Softball
4A, 3A bi-district postponed — Friday’s games in the Class 4A and 3A bi-district tournaments were postponed by rain. The schedule will resume on Saturday with both tournaments finishing on Sunday.
R.A. Long 3, Ridgefield 1 — The Spudders’ season ended with a loss in a loser-out game at the Class 2A district tournament in Centralia.
Track and field
2A district meet — Hockinson’s Jack Klodt and Washougal’s Thomas Normandeau posted wins at the Class 2A district meet in Olympia.
Klodt won the high jump with a leap of 6 feet, 8 inches, according to results posted on athletic.net. Normandeau won the 800 meters in 1 minute, 58.02 seconds. Also advancing to state in the boys meet were Hockinson’s Nick Barclay (400) and Quentin Sills (javelin). Adam Thomas of Washougal won the pole vault by clearing 14-6.
In the girls meet, Washougal’s Michelle Greer (discus) and Mackenzie Pfeifer (javelin) qualified for state.
