Sultan freshman shines in 7-2 win

SULTAN – Freshman standout A.J. Gonzales assisted on three goals and scored one in the first half to lead the Sultan boys soccer team past South Whidbey 7-2 in Saturday’s North Cascades Conference matinee.

“He’s my super freshman,” said Sultan coach Mark Raney, whose Turks have won 11 consecutive games. “A.J. has this great vision, where he sees two moves in advance. He makes other players better. This team was good last year, but the distribution wasn’t as good. That’s the difference this season, the distribution.”

A Gonzales corner kick two minutes into the first half found senior Billy Brooks, who headed in the first of his two goals in the opening 40 minutes. The Turks (11-0, 11-0) extended their lead 12 minutes later on Gonzales’ ninth goal of the season, giving Sultan a 2-0 lead.

“This is an extremely talented group of young men,” Raney said. “They are dedicated to returning to the state tournament and finishing better than second like we did last year. It is a thrill to coach them.”

Gonzales picked up two more assists and Brayton Knapp scored his team-leading 18th goal of the season all before the end of the first half. Andy Morrell, Andrew Tolson and David Schmidt also scored for first-place Sultan.

Kevin Dunigan and Ben Walker each scored a goal in the second half for South Whidbey (4-7).

At Sultan

Goals-Sultan: Brooks 2, Gonzales, Tolson, Schmidt, Knapp, Morrell. South Whidbey: Dunigan, Walker. Goalkeepers-Sultan: Nelson. South Whidbey: Thomson. Records-South Whidbey 4-7 overall. Home team 11-0.

Monroe 3, Marysville-Pilchuck 1: Bill Henderson scored two goals, five minutes apart, in the first half to lead Monroe to its sixth Wesco North victory.

At Marysville

Goals-Monroe: Henderson 2, Babin. Marysville-Pilchuck: Ballard. Goalkeepers-Monroe: Roger. M-P: Kuehn. Records-Monroe 6-5-2. M-P: 6-6.

Baseball

Jackson 10, Lynnwood 0: Jackson’s Cam Nobles threw a complete-game three-hitter, striking out 11 in the Wesco South victory. Travis Snider hit a first-inning, two-run home run.

At Mill Creek


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Lake Stevens 3, Snohomish 1: Lake Stevens scored two runs in the the third inning and pitcher Matt Stevens struck out 10 to lead the Vikings to the Wesco North victory.

At Lake Stevens


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Archbishop Murphy 4-8, La Conner 2-4: Archbishop Murphy’s Nick Carthas was 2-for-3 with an RBI on offense, and he also pitched a complete game in the first game of a Northwest League doubleheader.

At Everett


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At Everett


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Fastpitch softball

Archbishop Murphy 12-10, La Conner 2-0: Michelle Linscott batted 2-for-3 with two RBI and teammate Kaylynne Huggins struck out 11 to lead Archbishop Murphy in the first game of the Northwest League doubleheader sweep.

At Everett

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Girls track and field

Viking Classic Lake Stevens senior Mallory LaPlante won both shot put and javelin events to lead the Vikings to victory in the 21st annual Viking Classic.

At Lake Stevens

Team results-Lake Stevens 181, Skyline 100.5, Stanwood 86.5, Gig Harbor 57, Shorecrest 5, Eastmont 36.5

3,200-Buchanan (Stan) 12.30; 100 hurdles-Edwards (Sky) 15.27; 100-Hinton (LS) 13.12; 1,600-Sipes (GH) 5:02.27; 400 relay-Lake Stevens 50.30; 400-O’Connell (Sky) 1:01.07; 800-Sipes (GH) 2:18.97; 200-Hinton (LS) 26.43; 300 hurdles-Adams (LS) 46.60; 800 relay-Lake Stevens (Peterson, Isaman, Edwards, Hinton) 1:47.39; 1,600 relay-Lake Stevens (Adams, Cornish, Mylott, Beard) 4:11.04; Javelin-LaPlante (LS) 117-0; Discus-Labrie (Sky) 134-6; Triple jump-Patterson (LS) 35-6; Shot put-LaPlante (LS) 36-4; High jump-Aanstad (LS) 5-1; Pole vault-Aanstad (LS) 8-6.

Westling Invitational: Katy McGillen won the triple jump, high jump and 100 hurdles to lead South Whidbey to a second-place finish at the Westling Invitational.

At Langley

Team results-Port Angeles 102.5, South Whidbey 102, Marysville-Pilchuck 100, Oak Harbor 65.

100-3. White (OH) 12..92; 200-2. White(OH) 26.19; 400-East (SW) 62.52; 800-2. Bruns (M-P) 2:27.5; 1,600-4. Kimmel (SW) 5:28; 3,200-4. Kimmel (SW) 12.30; 100 hurdles-McGillen (SW) 16.10; 300 hurdles-2. Houghton (M-P) 50.1; High jump-McGillen (SW) 5-02; Long jump-Stovall (M-P) 15-10.5; Triple jump-McGillen (SW) 34-4; Shot put-Green (M-P) 35-09.

King’s Invitational: Sara Mosiman won the javelin, the high jump and finished second in the long jump to lead King’s to victory in the 19th annual King’s Invitational.

At Shoreline

Team results-King’s 141.50, Bellevue Chr. 86, Riverside Chr. 80, Lynden Chr. 69, Portland Chr. 53.50, Cedar Park Chr. 35, Valley Chr. 34.50

100 hurdles-2. Nordtvedt (K) 17.04; 100-2. Louie (K) 13.08; 1,600-3. Faidley (K) 5:58.34; 400 relay-King’s 51.43; 800-3. Miles (K) 2:25.68; 800 relay-King’s 1:48.56; 1,600 relay-King’s 4:19; Javelin-Mosiman (K) 125-04; High jump-Mosiman (K) 5-02; Pole vault-3. Faidley (K) 6-06. Long jump -2. Mosiman (K) 16-11.

Boys track and field

Viking Classic Clint Osborn won the shot put and placed second in the discus to help Lake Stevens finish with 87 points, good for third place in the eight-team invitational.

At Lake Stevens

Team results-Washington 120, Gig Harbor 102, Lake Stevens 87, Skyline 84.5, Shorecrest 73.5, Lindbergh 70.5, Stanwood 57.

110 hurdles-Hensen (W) 15.22; 100-Garner (W) 11.48; 1,600-Pouhm (Sky) 4:36.91.; 400 relay-Shorecrest 44.80; 400-Bacon (W) 50.64; 300 hurdles-Terasaki (Sky) 41.40; 800-Ahibelk (Lind) 2:00.9; 200-Bacon (W) 22.79; 3,200-Frerker (Sky) 9:50.16; 1,600 relay-Shorecrest 3:30.10; Javelin-Wilson (LS) 177-6; Discus-Siolo (W) 151-3.5; Triple jump-Kaune (GH) 44-11; Shot put-Osborn (LS) 5-4; High jump-Cowell (Stan) 6-0; Long jump-Hoffman (SC) 20-9; Pole vault-Baldwin (GH) 13-0.

King’s Invitational: Michael Davis won the javelin (186 feet, 1 inch) and teammate Calvin Fujii captured the shot put (50-5) to lead King’s in its team victory at its 19th annual King’s Invitational.

At Shoreline

Team results-King’s 135.50, Tacoma Baptist 76, Mount Vernon Chr. 62, Cascade Chr. 37, LIfe Chr. Academy 35.

110 hurdles-3. Dixon (K) 16.80; 300 hurdles-VanderArk (MVC) 42.45; 800-2. Croutworst (K) 2:06.05; 3,200-2. Woodham (K) 10:13.56; 1,600 relay-3. King’s 3:38.97 Javelin-Davis (K) 186.01; Discus-3. Fujii (K) 129-04; Shot put-Fujii (K) 50-05; Pole vault-Waldburger (K) 11-06.

Westling Invitational: Kyle McGillen won the high jump, long jump and triple jump to help South Whidbey finish second at its own meet behind first place Marysville-Pilchuck.

At Langley

Team results-Marysville-Pilchuck 106.50, South Whidbey 101, 8. Oak Harbor 43, 15. Granite Falls.

200-6. Plastino (SW) 24.10; 100-4. Plastino (SW) 11.52; 400-7. Carreras (OH) 53.01; 800-2. Lynch (M-P) 2:00.7; 1,600-2. Sundquist (SW) 4:32.30; 3,200-2. Sundquist (SW) 9:43.90; 110 hurdles-2. Spears (OH) 16.14; 300 hurdles-Spears (OH) 40.29; 400 relay-South Whidbey (Johnson, Plastino, McGillen, Tenuta) 44.8; 1,600 relay-Oak Harbor (Carreras, Marriott, Wichers, Spears) 3:33.0; Distance medley-M-P (Lucey, Banal, Oliphant) 11:02.10; Long jump-McGillen (SW) 21-06.5; Triple jump-McGillen (SW) 42-3; Shot put-3. Fallon (M-P) 45-09.25; Javelin- Tornga (SW) 173-04;

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