Prep highlights: SW Washington tennis set up for big Saturday

Southwest Washington tennis gamers have not less than six probabilities to turn into state champions Saturday after the primary day of the WIAA state tennis tournaments on Friday.

On the 4A match in Kennewick, Camas freshman Tommy James reached the singles semifinals with a pair of straight-set wins. He opened with a victory over Union’s Rohan Thawani, 7-5, 6-1.

Union’s Jacob Flentke and James Bertheau are within the doubles semifinals. They misplaced simply 4 video games of their two matches.

Hailey Kerker of Camas is into the 4A women semifinal after three units of 6-0. She gained her opener 0-0 after which beat Grace Tan of Redmond 7-5, 6-0 within the quarterfinals.

Within the 2A women singles on the College of Washington, Columbia River’s Emma Lungwitz reached the semifinals after wins of 6-2, 6-0 and 6-3, 6-1. And River’s doubles workforce of Grace Rudi and Lauren Dreves gained each their matches in straight units to get into the semifinals.

Molly Remchuck of Hockinson will play for fifth place in singles. She gained two comfort matches by equivalent 6-2, 6-2 scores.

In 2A boys singles, Columbia River’s Matt Rudi will play for fourth place after a 2-1 day.

On the 2B/1B women match in Yakima, Stevenson’s doubles workforce of Isabella and Sofia Spencer will play for the state title on Saturday after a pair of straight-set wins on Friday.

3A state softball

TIMBERLINE 6, PRAIRIE 3, 8 INNINGS — The Falcons season got here to an finish with the loss within the play-in recreation at Lacey.

Jade Hayslip struck out 9 batters with one stroll for Prairie and in addition hit a two-run residence run within the first inning.

Timberline took a 3-2 with a house run within the high of the sixth inning. Prairie received the run again within the backside of the inning when Abbey Bishop drove in Hayslip to make it 3-3.

A 3-run homer with two outs within the high of the eighth proved to be the winner for Timberline.

MONROE 9, HERITAGE 2 — The Timberwolves had been held to 5 hits and had been eradicated with the loss within the play-in recreation.

Monroe jumped out to a 4-0 lead within the first inning and added 4 extra runs within the fifth.

Heritage made it 3-1 after three innings when Makenzie Misner hit a run-scoring double. Taylor Frost, who was 2 for 3 with a double, had opened the inning with a single and scored on Misner’s hit.

Within the sixth inning, Kylie Stroup scored on a handed ball to make it 8-2.

1A/2B/1B state observe

La Middle’s Shaela Bradley completed second within the 1A lengthy leap with a leap of 17 ft, 11.5 inches at Japanese Washington College in Cheney.

The profitable lengthy leap was 18-7.5 by Braelyn Baker of Bear Creek.

Within the 1A women shot put, Jessica Polkinghorn of Columbia-White Salmon positioned second with a throw of 36-2.75. Tyara Straka of Hoquiam had the profitable throw of 42-8.5.

Kalama’s Alena Ross was second within the 2B pole vault. She cleared 9-9. Sydney Kinch of Lind-Ritzville gained by clearing 10-0.