For the second year in a row, the Decatur Gators girls golf team is the best in the South Puget Sound League Central Division. The Gators clinched the division title Tuesday with an ultra-impressive 101-85 win over the Thomas Jefferson Raiders at the Riverbend Golf Course.
The victory moved Decatur to 9-0 on the season and dropped TJ to 7-2 with one match remaining for both teams. It was the second time this season that the Gators have outdistanced the Raiders.
Despite losing the match, TJ got an impressive performance from Alexus Song, who earned medalist honors in the star-studded field by firing an even-par 36 at Riverbend. The Raiders also got an impressive 44 from Katie Seo.
But TJ couldn’t overcome the depth of the Gators, who were led by state tournament veterans Stacey Blunt, Amanda Beyke and Samantha Zeeb. Blunt fired a 39, Beyke finished with a 40 and Zeeb chipped in a 45 for Decatur.
The focus for the golfers now turns to the postseason. The SPSL Medalist Tournament and State Qualifying Tournament will take place Oct. 21-22 at the Gold Mountain Golf Course in Gorst. The top-30 finishers will advance to the Class 4A State Tournament.
Girls cross country
The Thomas Jefferson Raiders remained perfect in the SPSL Central Division Wednesday with another impressive win over the Todd Beamer Titans, 25-32. The win moved the Raiders to 5-0 in the Central and gave them the division championship. Auburn Riverside moved to 4-1 with a win over Decatur Wednesday, but TJ beat the Ravens earlier in the season.
Jefferson’s regular season concludes Wednesday against the 1-4 Federal Way Eagles.
Against Beamer, the Raiders used their depth over the 3.1-mile course at Celebration Park. The Titans (2-2) snared two of the top-three spots, including the winning run by sophomore Sara Mussa. Mussa outran TJ’s Monica Jaenicke to win the race in a time of 19:30, compared to Jaenicke’s 19:34. Beamer’s Taylor Kartes finished third in 19:37 and Jefferson’s Lacey Printz (20:13) and Leah Kiyohara (20:26) followed in fourth and fifth.
Jasmine Johnson ran an impressive race Wednesday for the Federal Way Eagles, winning the 3.1-mile race against Curtis. Johnson ran a time of 19:59, but was followed by four Curtis runners. The Vikings won the team competition, 25-32.
Girls soccer
The Todd Beamer girls soccer team stayed right in the mix in the South Puget Sound League South Division race with a 5-1 win over the Rogers Rams Tuesday afternoon.
The victory improved the Titans to 6-1-1 in the South and set up a huge game at 3:30 p.m. at Federal Way Memorial Stadium Friday against first place Emerald Ridge (8-0-0). The Jaguars handed Beamer their only loss of the season.
Against Rogers, the Titans got first-half goals from Jenna Floyd and Jessica Niewoehner to take a 2-0 lead into the locker room. Beamer extended the lead with three second-half goals, including two from Holland Crook and one from Lindsey Richou. Rogers’ lone goal came on a penalty kick.
Jefferson (3-5-1) dropped a tough match to Kentlake (6-3-0) Tuesday, 2-1. The Raiders took a 1-0 lead on a goal by Chelsea Jensen in the 22nd minute. But Kentlake tallied two goals right before halftime.
Volleyball
Federal Way’s Christian Faith High School remained on top of the Seatac B League with a four-game win over Tacoma Baptist Tuesday at the EX3 Center, 25-13, 22-25, 25-14, 27-25.
Christian Faith (5-1, 7-2) got 11 kills and nine digs from Makenzie Carroll, seven kills and 11 digs from Alisa Tofaeono and 19 assists from Amanda Tofaeono.
Boys golf
The Todd Beamer Titans just can’t win the close one. For the third time this season and second time in as many matches, the Titans were beaten by one point. The Curtis Vikings downed Beamer, 79-78, Tuesday at the Fircrest Golf and Country Club.
The Titans lost to Auburn Riverside last week, 79-78, and Federal Way beat Beamer, 65-64, on Sept. 15.
Tuesday, the Titans were led by the 1-over par, 36s from Broc Johnson and Quinn Milligan. Campbell Flewelling followed with a 37 for Beamer.
The Thomas Jefferson Raiders got the best of the Decatur Gators Tuesday at the Twin Lakes Golf and Country Club, 81-57. Jefferson’s Erik Jarvey earned medalist honors with an even-par, 36, and teammates Brent Brown and Erik Lindenaur fired matching 37s. Decatur was led by the 43 of Garrett Shepard.
Boys tennis
The SPSL Central champion Thomas Jefferson Raiders (10-0) finished up the regular season in perfect fashion with sweeps of Auburn Riverside Wednesday and Decatur Monday.
The Raiders focus now moves to the SPSL Tournament, which starts up on Oct. 20 and runs through Oct. 23, with berths to May’s West Central District Tournament on the line.
Against Auburn Riverside, the Raiders’ best win came from Eric Kim and Michael Suh at No. 3 doubles, 6-4, 2-6, 7-5. Monday against Decatur, TJ got three 6-0, 6-0 wins during the match from Branden Muraki at No. 1 singles, James Lee at No. 2 singles and Brandyn Gomez and Sam Kim at No. 3 doubles.
Federal Way moved to 5-5 with a 3-2 win over Beamer (6-4) Wednesday afternoon. The Eagles got wins from Ben Blackner at No. 2 singles, Bradley Lewis and Matt Havili at No. 2 doubles and Alex Lewis and Colby Lane. Beamer’s wins came from Joseph Dela Cruz at No. 1 singles and Chase Friedrich and Sean O’Bryan at No. 1 doubles.
Boys cross country
Jefferson (2-2) and Jeff Baklund were just too much for Beamer Wednesday. Baklund dominated the 3.1-mile race at Celebration Park, winning in a time of 16:22. Baklund’s run helped the Raiders beat the Titans, 21-34. Jefferson’s Chase Braxmeyer was second in 17:02. Tom Bowman led Beamer (1-3) in third place in a time of 17:07.
Federal Way’s Meron Simon won the 3.1-mile race Wednesday, outdistancing four Curtis runners, but it wasn’t enough. Curtis beat the Eagles, 22-35, in University Place. Federal Way fell to 1-4 in the SPSL Central.
For complete results and standings in all prep sports, see the High School Sports Scoreboard at www.fedwaymirror.com
