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Central Kitsap’s Amanda Ashmore swims to victory in the 100 yard backstroke at the Olympic Swimvitational. Ashmore also won Swimmer of the Meet. (Mark Krulish/Kitsap News Group)
Girls Swimming

Central Kitsap’s Amanda Ashmore wins Swimmer of the Meet at Olympic Swimvitational

Central Kitsap’s three-year winning streak came to an end after finishing second to Gig Harbor

 

Week 6 football roundup: Klahowya picks up first win; NK knocks off rival Kingston; Bremerton takes down Port Angeles; Olympic falls to Sequim

Klahowya 43, Vashon Island 0 Friday night belonged to Klahowya head coach Jeff Witte and his team as the Eagles won their first game of… Continue reading

 

Krulish: Plenty of drama left to come on the gridiron this fall

It’s hard to believe there are just a few weeks left in the 2019 football season, but the calendar has flipped to October and teams… Continue reading

 

Week 6 football previews and picks: Oly, Bremerton head to the Olympic Peninsula; NK and Kingston square off; CK gets big home test against Peninsula; SK faces No. 3 Graham-Kapowsin; Klahowya looking for their first win against Vashon

Bremerton (1-1, 3-2) at Port Angeles (0-2, 0-5), 6:30 p.m. The Knights are rolling offensively, putting up 26 or more points in every game this… Continue reading

Faith Smith
South Kitsap High School

Athlete of the Week: Faith Smith, South Kitsap volleyball

The South Kitsap volleyball team is bringing along several young, promising players this season, and guiding them as the on-court veteran has been Faith Smith.… Continue reading

Faith Smith
Senior captain Marielle Arnold scored one of Central Kitsap’s four goals against Shelton. (Mark Krulish/Kitsap News Group)
Girls Soccer

Central Kitsap knocks off Shelton 4-0 in a battle for a top two league spot

The Cougars are one point behind Gig Harbor and one point ahead of North Thurston with six matches to go

Senior captain Marielle Arnold scored one of Central Kitsap’s four goals against Shelton. (Mark Krulish/Kitsap News Group)
Maddie Pryde (12) celebrates a victory over Bremerton with Autumn Carver (9) and Emma Orness (4). (Mark Krulish/Kitsap News Group)
Volleyball

North Kitsap perfect through first half of league schedule

POULSBO — The Vikings are halfway through their double round robin Olympic League schedule and so far the results have been resoundingly positive. North Kitsap… Continue reading

Maddie Pryde (12) celebrates a victory over Bremerton with Autumn Carver (9) and Emma Orness (4). (Mark Krulish/Kitsap News Group)

Week 5 football roundup: Oly, Bremerton run wild; CK defense shuts down Shelton

Olympic’s Trent Feistner, Bremerton’s Jayden Quenga and Central Kitsap’s Matthew Willis all put up big nights on the ground

Trent Feistner had a big night for Olympic, rushing for 320 yards and two touchdowns in a win over Port Angeles. (Mark Krulish/Kitsap News Group)
Football

Trojans ground game pummels Port Angeles in 48-14 victory

Junior running back Trent Feistner led the charge with 320 yards and two touchdowns

Trent Feistner had a big night for Olympic, rushing for 320 yards and two touchdowns in a win over Port Angeles. (Mark Krulish/Kitsap News Group)
South Kitsap’s Franqie Moppins sends a pass towards her winger against Graham-Kapowsin. (Mark Krulish/Kitsap News Group)
Girls Soccer

South Kitsap gets by with a little help in a 1-0 victory over Graham-Kapowsin

PORT ORCHARD — South Kitsap’s girls soccer team had spent 80 minutes trying to crack the Graham-Kapowsin defense when they finally got a break. In… Continue reading

South Kitsap’s Franqie Moppins sends a pass towards her winger against Graham-Kapowsin. (Mark Krulish/Kitsap News Group)

Week 5 football previews and picks: Olympic looks to grab temporary hold on the top league spot

Week 5 promises to be another good one on the gridiron, and Kitsap News Group staff writer Mark Krulish will join his media bretheren in… Continue reading

Midori Carrier

Athlete of the Week: Midori Carrier, Olympic girls soccer

Midori Carrier stepped up when her team needed her most in a recent match against Kingston. With the two teams tied at 2, and the… Continue reading

Midori Carrier
North Kitsap’s Elizabeth Kimmel scored the shootout winner over Olympic. (Mark Krulish/Kitsap News Group)
Girls Soccer

North Kitsap prevails over Olympic on penalty kicks

The two teams went to a shootout for the seventh consecutive time

North Kitsap’s Elizabeth Kimmel scored the shootout winner over Olympic. (Mark Krulish/Kitsap News Group)
North Kitsap’s Madison Zosa takes an early lead in a league meet against Port Angeles and Sequim. (Michael Dashiell/Sequim Gazette)

Cross Country roundup: NK boys, girls finish second in Sequim; Klahowya, tops Kingston, Olympic; South Kitsap beats Curtis in SPSL meet

SEQUIM — Vikings runners couldn’t find their way past Port Angeles at the first league meet of the season as the North Kitsap boys and… Continue reading

North Kitsap’s Madison Zosa takes an early lead in a league meet against Port Angeles and Sequim. (Michael Dashiell/Sequim Gazette)

Week 4 roundup: Oly, North Kitsap tied atop league standings; CK wins a defensive battle; Wallis rushes for 240 yards in Klahowya loss

North Kitsap 35, Bremerton 27 With the amount of youth on both sides in this game, the North Kitsap-Bremerton matchup should be a must-see game… Continue reading

Midori Carrier scored a hat trick in Olympic’s 5-2 win over Kingston. (Mark Krulish/Kitsap News Group)
Girls Soccer

Midori Carrier’s hat trick lifts Olympic past Kingston

EAST BREMERTON — Olympic had just given up a 2-0 lead to Kingston early in the second half and looked to be lacking a spark… Continue reading

Midori Carrier scored a hat trick in Olympic’s 5-2 win over Kingston. (Mark Krulish/Kitsap News Group)
North Kitsap quarterback Colton Bower threw three touchdowns and rushed for two more against Bremerton. (Mark Krulish/Kitsap News Group)

Bower’s big night leads North Kitsap past Bremerton, 35-27

The Vikings sophomore accounted for all five of his team’s touchdowns

North Kitsap quarterback Colton Bower threw three touchdowns and rushed for two more against Bremerton. (Mark Krulish/Kitsap News Group)
Erik Burchill

Athlete of the Week: Erik Burchill, North Kitsap football

North Kitsap’s only league loss last season came in week three against Sequim. In 2019, the Vikings got some revenge, defeating the Wolves 16-8 in… Continue reading

Erik Burchill
Fe’Nani Frogge-Mendiola (20) celebrates with teammate Tiana Flores along with Anna Harvey (39), Faith Smith, Abigail Gantuangco (4) and Hailey Robinson (3). (Mark Krulish/Kitsap News Group)

South Kitsap volleyball gaining confidence heading into league play

The Wolves have won two in a row with the SPSL opener set for next Wednesday

Fe’Nani Frogge-Mendiola (20) celebrates with teammate Tiana Flores along with Anna Harvey (39), Faith Smith, Abigail Gantuangco (4) and Hailey Robinson (3). (Mark Krulish/Kitsap News Group)
Kingston’s Kyler Coe-Yarr, left, fends off the defense of Port Angeles’ Tyler Bowen on Friday night at Port Angeles Civic Field. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Week 3 football roundup: Kingston defeats PA to improve to 2-0; Olympic and Bremerton win big

Kingston 30, Port Angeles 22 Garrett Sitting Dog rushed for over 150 yards and two touchdowns as the Buccaneers went 2-0 for the first time… Continue reading

Kingston’s Kyler Coe-Yarr, left, fends off the defense of Port Angeles’ Tyler Bowen on Friday night at Port Angeles Civic Field. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)