“Kickers rebound to rip Klahowya, 6-1”

"The Bainbridge High School girls' soccer team kept itself in the middle of the Olympic League pack by bouncing back from a tough loss against North Kitsap Tuesday to thrash Klahowya Thursday, 6-1.Held to just five shots against the 4A Vikings (7-2) in Poulsbo in a 2-0 loss, the Spartans shrugged off a 1-1 halftime tie against the 2A Eagles with an offensive flurry. Freshman Adriana Gonzalez-Medina scored two goals, as did junior Fab Rezayat. Lauren Hume and Lindsay Carlson each added a score, and Emily Haber registered three assists to help Bainbridge move to 4-4-1 on the season. The team has 13 points, good for fifth place in the eight-team league.The top four teams at season's end automatically advance to the district playoffs.In JV action, Bainbridge coach Helen Hendrickson's squad maintained its winning streak of three-plus-seasons with one of its toughest matches ever - a hard-fought 1-0 victory at North Kitsap Tuesday. Morgan Zajonc's goal in the last 10 minutes of play was the difference.Both teams resume play next Tuesday at Sequim. "

“The Bainbridge High School girls’ soccer team kept itself in the middle of the Olympic League pack by bouncing back from a tough loss against North Kitsap Tuesday to thrash Klahowya Thursday, 6-1.Held to just five shots against the 4A Vikings (7-2) in Poulsbo in a 2-0 loss, the Spartans shrugged off a 1-1 halftime tie against the 2A Eagles with an offensive flurry. Freshman Adriana Gonzalez-Medina scored two goals, as did junior Fab Rezayat. Lauren Hume and Lindsay Carlson each added a score, and Emily Haber registered three assists to help Bainbridge move to 4-4-1 on the season. The team has 13 points, good for fifth place in the eight-team league.The top four teams at season’s end automatically advance to the district playoffs.In JV action, Bainbridge coach Helen Hendrickson’s squad maintained its winning streak of three-plus-seasons with one of its toughest matches ever – a hard-fought 1-0 victory at North Kitsap Tuesday. Morgan Zajonc’s goal in the last 10 minutes of play was the difference.Both teams resume play next Tuesday at Sequim.Frosh gridders pound PoulsboBainbridge High School’s freshman football team remained undefeated on the season with a 38-16 pulverizing of Poulsbo Junior High School Thursday afternoon.Dylan Preble and Zach Ainsley led a standout running attack. Ainsley gained 121 yards on six carries for three touchdowns on runs of 60, 32 and 15 yards, while Preble gained 116 yards on six rushes and scored twice on rambles of 68 and nine yards.Also contributing to the ground game were Andrew Shelton and Bobby Stowell. All had room to run, thanks to a solid front line composed of Nick Blakey, Bryce Matthews, Matt Wauters, Neil Acton and Matt Nelson.I give a lot of credit to our offensive line, said Bainbridge co-coach Sean Eaton. They made some huge holes.On defense, Bainbridge was just as strong. Breslin led the way with six tackles and two pass interceptions, while Michael Ersser contributed five tackles and Carl Webster pressured the Poulsbo quarterback all afternoon long.Wauters made four of five extra-point kicks, and quarterback Joey Picha completed 3 of 5 passes to Breslin, Preble and Aaron Olanie.The Spartans (3-0) next play Central Kitsap Junior High in a 3:30 p.m. Thursday contest at Silverdale Stadium.Krafcik, Lund top Duathlon winnersMarty Krafcik and Bainbridge’s Lisa Lund were the top male and female finishers in Sept. 24’s third annual Bainbridge Duathlon.Krafcik, of Bremerton, finished the Battle Point Park course in 1 hour, 17.08 minutes, while Lund, a veteran of local races, finished 25th overall in 1:38.08.Altogether, 83 adults and 32 kids took part in the event, the best showing in the Duathlon to date. Taylor Lea, 11, was the kids’ 5K winner, completing the course in 22:32. Isabel Williams, 10, was the top finisher among girls, posting a time of 24:02.Spikers thrash Port AngelesBainbridge High School’s volleyball team continued its winning ways with a straight-set 15-3, 15-9, 15-7 victory at Port Angeles Tuesday. No game details were available at press time. “