The Ilwaco girls soccer team competes against Elma last Wednesday, Oct. 30, in Ilwaco. Pictured is Ilwaco sophomore Sarait Diaz-Martinez (9).

Ilwaco, Naselle cross country

Ilwaco and Naselle will send runners to the state cross country meet for the second consecutive year.

The WIAA state races will be run at the Sun Willow Golf Course in Pasco Nov. 9. While the 2B and 1B girls will run together, the boys will have separate races.

At the combined girls’ district race at Rainier Saturday, Ilwaco freshman Elsa Linquist placed fifth behind four runners on their home course. Her time was 21:43.07. Naselle’s Kenzie Larson was seventh, the highest-placing eighth-grader, setting a personal record of 22:42.63.

Fisherman junior Nora Soule was 10th and Comet freshman Karsen Green finished 14th, ahead of Ilwaco’s Taylor Morrison, a freshman, who also qualified, in 17th. Naselle’s Jaylee Bonk also qualified as an individual, but strong runs by Cheyenne Engelson, Shaylee Suomela and Ashlyn Eastham meant they placed high enough to earn the points to allow NHS girls to qualify as a team.

In the boys’ race, Toledo senior Treyton Marty won in 16:41. Four Ilwaco boys qualified. Senior Sammy Lloyd finished 11th in 19:02.77 and freshman Blake Eisbrenner, was 24th in the field of 57, with a PR of 19:53.22. Next came senior Wyse Mulinix and freshman Alex Hernandez who will run with them at Pasco.

Devin Day, Kasen Linthakhan and Druv Athmanathan also ran, putting Ilwaco sixth in points but not enough to qualify the entire team, narrowly edged out by Toledo.

On Wednesday, Naselle sophomore Caesar Garcia finished 14th in the field of 96 at a multiple District 1B race at Fort Steilacoom. He qualified for state as an individual for the second consecutive year with a time of 18:50.3. Last year at Pasco, the first year the Comets’s cross country program had been reinstated, he ran 19:32.20.

Junior Trajen Ford ran a personal best (20:20.5), as did sophomore Bo Dunagan (20:38.1) and classmate Logan Wirkkala-Scheller (21.33.4). Reilly Browning, Andy Rosas and Moses Schell also took part.

Naselle was the ninth-placed school in team points, just behind Wahkiakum, whose senior Noah Sandhu placed 20th and will make the trip to Pasco.

Pope John Paul II was the runaway team winner, with sophomore Kevin Hu winning in 17:10 and three teammates in second, fourth and seventh. That school’s girls also shone; state champion Ruby Henry, a sophomore, won in 19:15 with five other Eagles in the top 10.

• Look for coverage from the WIAA 1B/2B state cross country meet at Pasco in next week’s edition of the Chinook Observer.

Ilwaco football

The Ilwaco football team (5-4) capped their regular season with a dramatic 38-30 overtime victory over rival Raymond/South Bend (2-7) last Friday in South Bend, clinching a crossover district playoff game this Friday, (Nov. 8) against Onalaska (9-1).

Ilwaco junior running back Cody Miller (7) rushed for a team-high 117 yards and two touchdowns in the win against the Ravens, followed by teammate Corbin Johnson (23) with 67 yards and three touchdowns, including the game-winning touchdown in overtime on a 4th-and-goal from the three yard line. Ilwaco freshman quarterback Haddox Hazen (1) went 3 of 3 passing for 64 yards, including 54 yards to Wade Smith (21) on two receptions.

This will be the first postseason appearance for the Fishermen under head coach Ron Rood, who has compiled a 12-17 overall record, including back-to-back 5-4 records, since being named head coach three seasons ago.

Onalaska (9-1), who finished first in the 2B South Division at 6-0, enters on a nine-game winning streak and is ranked fifth out of 45 2B teams across the state, with their only loss coming the first week of the season to Nooksack Valley.

Ilwaco, fifth in their division, finished the regular season ranked 23rd out of 45 teams.

Up next: Ilwaco (5-4) will travel to take on Onalaska (9-1) on Friday, Nov. 8.

Raymond/South Bend football

The Raymond/South Bend football team (2-7) concluded their season following a 38-30 overtime loss to Ilwaco (5-4) last Friday.

The Ravens rushed for 287 yards total in the loss, led by senior Isaac Schlueter (15) who ran for a game-high 160 yards and one touchdown on 19 carries. RSB sophomore Manny Becerra-Souza (81) added 86 yards on the ground on 10 carries.

The Ravens will lose five seniors to graduation, including Chris Quintana (4), Isaac Schlueter (15), Sawyer Duckworth (65), Nolen Miller (57) and J.J. Martinez-Caldwell (71).

The Ravens finished sixth in a highly competitive division, and ranked 39th among the 45 2B teams in the state.

Pe Ell/Willapa Valley football

The Pe Ell/Willapa Valley football team (5-4) lost their regular season finale against Adna (6-3) 14-0 last Friday.

With the loss, the Titans finished third in the division, behind Napavine and Adna and 20th in the WIAA 2B state rankings among 45 teams.

Up next: Pe Ell/Willapa Valley (5-4) will begin district play against an opponent to be announced.

Willapa Valley volleyball

The Willapa Valley volleyball team (12-5) won their opening round game of the 1B District 4 tournament, where the third-seeded Vikings edged second-seeded Pe Ell in five sets on Monday, Nov. 4.

Willapa Valley is currently ranked 13th out of 80 1B volleyball teams across the state.

Up next: Willapa Valley advances to face top-seeded Ocosta on Thursday, Nov. 7, at Toledo High School in the double-elimination tournament.

Naselle volleyball

The No. 4 seed Naselle volleyball team (9-7) lost their opening round district game to top-seeded Columbia Adventist Academy in a highly competitive five-set match on Monday, Nov. 4 in Battle Ground.

With the loss, the Comets slipped to the consolation bracket in the double-elimination tournament.

The Comets are currently 27th in the latest 80-team WIAA 1B state rankings.

Up next: Naselle next faced No. 3 seed Wahkiakum in a loser-out match at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5 at Toledo High School. If Naselle wins against Wahkiakum, they’ll advance to a game at Raymond High School on Friday, Nov. 8, against a team to be announced.

Raymond/South Bend Volleyball

The No. 2 seed Raymond/South Bend volleyball team lost their opening game in the 2B District 4 tournament in straight sets to No. 3 seed Rainier on Saturday, Nov. 2.

With the loss, the Ravens fell to to the consolation bracket, where they will face No. 4 seed Onalaska.

The Ravens are currently ranked 23rd in the latest WIAA 2B state volleyball rankings among 45 teams.

Up next: Raymond/South Bend (8-6) will face No. 4 seed Onalaska in a loser-out matchup at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 6 at South Bend High School.

Ilwaco volleyball

The Ilwaco volleyball team (1-13) concluded their season last week after falling to Chief Leschi in straight sets in a district play-in game in Ilwaco last Wednesday, Oct. 30.

The Lady Fishermen will lose three seniors to graduation, including Keowa Rodriguez-Iyall (5), Mya Cunningham (9) and Mira Baumann (8).

The Lady Fishermen finished the season ranked 51st out of 55 teams in the WIAA 2B volleyball state rankings.

Ilwaco soccer

The Ilwaco girls soccer team (0-12) wrapped up their season after losing to Elma 4-0 last Wednesday, Oct. 30 in Ilwaco.

The Lady Fishermen will lose only one senior to graduation: Alexa Avelar (4).

The Lady Fishermen finished the season ranked 43rd in the latest 1B/2B WIAA state soccer rankings among 46 teams.

Raymond/South Bend soccer

The Raymond/South Bend girls soccer team beat Toutle Lake 2-0 last week, improving to 6-9 overall on the season and securing a spot in the district playoffs.

The Ravens advance to a district rematch with Toutle Lake on Wednesday, Nov. 7.

The Ravens are ranked 26th in the latest WIAA 1B/2B state rankings among 45 teams.

Up next: Raymond/South Bend (6-9) will host Toutle Lake on Wednesday, Nov. 7.