Valley upends South Bend at Comette Invite

By GEORGE KUNKE

Willapa Valley edged rival South Bend in girls' track at Naselle in the 11-team Comette Invite last Tuesday (April 22). Raymond finished fourth.

“Tuesday, the girls took the Comet Invite, which was a good win for us,” Willapa Valley HS Head Track and Field Coach Dave Ege told the Herald.

“Hannah Dykes had the lone victory in the triple jump,” Raymond HS head track coach Mike Tully told the Herald. “Aiysha Garcia had a solid day with top-5 finishes in all three throwing events and the 400.”

South Bend's Emily Sanchez was the only athlete to win two individual events, including the long jump and 200 meters.

There were several more local winners, including Willapa Valley's Lauren Friese (pole vault), Jessica Cook (800 meters), Kate Rockett (javelin), Shania Barton (high jump), Dominique Kudasik (3200), and South Bend's Kathryn Staats (shot put), Kaelani Collins (100 meters), and Traci Hoffman (1600), and Raymond's Hannah Dykes (triple jump).

The Lady Indians also won two of the three relay races with Alison Funkhouser, Morgan Patterson, Sanchez and Collins in both the 4 by 100 and 4 by 200.

Listed below are some significant local results.

100 Meters: 1. Kaelani Collins, 13.05, SBHS; 2. Abby Hodel, 13.31, Willapa Valley.

200 Meters: 1. Emily Sanchez, 28.52, SBHS; 3. Hodel, 29.35, Willapa Valley; 5. Brianna Kinney, 31.42, SBHS.

400 Meters: 4. Aiysha Garcia, 1:14.88, RHS.

800 Meters: 1. Jessica Cook, 2:39.47, Willapa Valley; 2. Ashley Pearson, 2:40.12, SBHS.

1600 Meters: 1. Traci Hoffman, 6:27, SBHS.

3200 Meters: 1. Dominique Kudasik, 14:24.20, Willapa Valley.

100m Hurdles: 3. Karli Friese, 17.59, Willapa Valley; 4. Ellie Chapman, 18.21, Naselle; 5. Lauren Friese, 18.52, Willapa Valley.

300m Hurdles: 4. Patricia Rojas, 58.45, RHS.

4x100 Relay: 1. Alison Funkhouser, Kaelani Collins, Morgan Patterson, Emily Sanchez, 54.11, SBHS.

4x200 Relay: 1. Patterson, Funkhouser, Collins, Sanchez, 1:55.44, SBHS.

Shot Put: 1. Kathryn Staats, 36-.50, SBHS; 2. Garcia, 34-10, RHS; 5. Sara Chapman, 28-6, Willapa Valley; 7. Kate Rockett, 27-10.75, Willapa Valley.

Discus: 2. Raja Estes, 84-10, Naselle; 3. Justine Vaca, 78-1, RHS; 5. Garcia, 76-2, RHS.

Javelin: 1. Kate Rockett, 106-6, Willapa Valley; 4. Garcia, 88-7, RHS; 5. Katlyn Sawyer, 86-1, SBHS; 6. Staats, 82-2, SBHS; 8. Maddy Huber, 76-2, Willapa Valley.

High Jump: 1. Shania Barton, 4-8, Willapa Valley.

Pole Vault: 1. Lauren Friese, 9-0, Willapa Valley; 2. Karli Friese, 8-6, Willapa Valley; 2. Alicia Smaciarz, 8-6, Willapa Valley.

Long Jump: 1. Sanchez, 14-10, SBHS; 3. Karli Friese, 14-5, Willapa Valley; 4. Tammi Kousonhsavath, 14-3, SBHS; 5. Hannah Dykes, 13-11, RHS.

Triple Jump: 1. Hannah Dykes, 31-7, RHS; 2. Kousonhsavath, 30-2, SBHS; 3. Funkhouser, 29-10, SBHS; 4. Brooke Spoor, 29-4, Willapa Valley; 5. Chapman, 29-3, Naselle; 6. Cydney Flemetis, 29, RHS.

Team Standings Pts

1. Willapa Valley 135

2. South Bend 123½

3. North Beach 100

4. Raymond 77½

5. Ilwaco 65

6. Wahkiakum 64

7. Naselle 40

8. Pe Ell 23

9. Mary M. Kni. 16

10. Wish. Valley 13

11. Taholah 8

Willapa Valley competes at North Beach Thursday and heads to Ilwaco Tuesday. South Bend and Raymond travel to Naselle tomorrow. Coach Tully said he's hoping to take some athletes to Shelton on Saturday. South Bend and Raymond willl also send athletes to Ilwaco Tuesday.