Central Kitsap Cougars shine at Shelton Invitational
Published 4:16 pm Thursday, May 7, 2015
SHELTON — Consistency.
That might be the best word to describe the performance of Central Kitsap’s boys and girls track and field teams during the 55th Shelton Invitational on May 2.
The Cougars had three individual champions, placed second on the girls side with 51 points and third in the boys competition (43 points). South Kitsap (70 points) placed first among boys teams, while Federal Way (55.5) was the top girls team.
CK had both first-place finishers in the 800-meter run. Junior Cameron Carroll won the boys event in 1 minute, 54.62 seconds, while sophomore Sara Naumann (2:23.57) captured the title on the girls side.
The Cougars’ other individual champion was senior Hudson Keffer, who threw the javelin 183 feet, 9 inches.
CK’s final first-place finish came in the girls 1,600 relay. The team of Naumann, Emma Gutierrez, Keyera Gaulden and Mya King ran that event in 4:05.22 to outlast North Thurston (4:06.68).
Two other local schools, Bremerton and Olympic, also participated in the Shelton Invitational. The Knights finished tied for sixth with Sequim in the boys standings with 31 points, while Oly was 11th with 26. On the girls side, Bremerton was 21st with 10 points, while the Trojans were tied for 33rd with two.
The top individual placer from those schools was senior Keshun McGee, who won the long jump (21-07 1/4). McGee also finished second in the long jump at 45-03 1/4 behind North Kitsap’s Zachary Whittaker (45-03 3/4).
HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD
April 29
BASEBALL
• Klahowya 3, at Coupeville 1
• At Central Kitsap 20, Mount Tahoma 0
FASTPITCH
• Olympic 17, at Bremerton 0: Kaira Cabato hit two home runs and had eight RBI to lead the Trojans.
• Klahowya 2, at Coupeville 1
• Central Kitsap 19, at Mount Tahoma 2
• Central Kitsap 16, at Mount Tahoma 2
April 30
BOYS SOCCER
• Port Angeles 1, at Olympic 0
• At Bremerton 3, North Mason 0
• Klahowya 9, at Chimacum 0
• At Central Kitsap 7, North Thurston 0: Logan Beachy scored three goals, while Jaeger Skifstad added two more for the Cougars in their 3A Narrows League win. That production brought Skifstad’s goal total for the season to 14.
FASTPITCH
• Klahowya 8, at Chimacum 5
May 1
BASEBALL
• Klahowya 10, at Chimacum 0
• Bremerton 11, at Port Angeles 3
• At Olympic 8, North Kitsap 7: First baseman Tyler Aerne hit a pair of home runs to lead the Trojans past their 2A Olympic League rivals. The result moved Olympic into a tie with North Kitsap for first place as both teams have 8-2 league records.
• At Central Kitsap 10, North Thurston 4: Aki Buckson, Collin Palau and Bryce Higgins homer as the Cougars claimed a share of the 3A Narrows League title with the victory.
May 4
BASEBALL
• Central Kitsap 13, at North Thurston 6
BOYS SOCCER
• Klahowya 5, Coupeville 0
• Sequim 3, at Bremerton 2
• North Kitsap 3, at Olympic 1
FASTPITCH
• At North Thurston 11, Central Kitsap 7: Marissa Adams and Elise Freund hit home runs, but it was not enough for the Cougars in a 3A Narrows League contest.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
May 8
BASEBALL: Port Townsend at Olympic, 4:15 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER: Olympic at North Mason, 6:45 p.m.
FASTPITCH: Port Townsend at Olympic, 4:15 p.m.
May 11
BOYS SOCCER: Foss at Central Kitsap, 7:15 p.m.
May 12
FASTPITCH: Bremerton at Olympic, 4:15 p.m.; Klahowya at Chimacum, 4:15 p.m.
May 14
FASTPITCH: Port Angeles at Bremerton, 3:45 p.m.; Olympic at North Kitsap, 4:15 p.m.; North Mason at Klahowya, 4:15 p.m.
