BY OLY ARCHIBALD
PORT ANGELES – As expected, the Port Angeles Roughriders baseball team will host a district playoff game Monday at Civic Field. First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m.
In a loser-out game, the Roughriders will face the 8-10 Eatonville Cruisers, the fifth-place team from the South Puget Sound League.
Port Angeles received a favorable draw in the upper bracket, avoiding a potential matchup with Bainbridge until later in the tournament.
A win on Monday would send the Roughriders to face Steilacoom on Tuesday. Steilacoom is the No. 2 team from the SPS League, a team Port Angeles defeated in last year’s district tournament. A possible semifinal opponent is Orting, the SPS League champions. The Roughriders beat Orting 14-3 two weeks ago on the road.
All Roughriders games will be broadcast live on KONP Newsradio.
Senior third baseman Josiah Gooding was all smiles as he prepared for the district tournament.
The Sequim Wolves will travel to Olympic High School on Monday to face the Trojans at 4 p.m. in a loser-out game. The winner will play Bainbridge on Tuesday.
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In women’s college basketball news, the Peninsula Pirates have signed a speedy guard from one of Las Vegas’ top high school programs.
Madison Smith, a 5-foot-4 guard, played four years at Democracy Prep. The Blue Knights compiled a 44-9 conference record and a 77-22 overall record during her tenure.
As a sophomore, Smith helped lead the team to a 27-3 season and the Nevada 2A state championship, averaging 6 points per game. In her junior and senior seasons, after moving up to the 5A classification, the Knights reached the state championship game both years but fell short.
Smith also competed in track, recording a 13.9-second 100-meter dash and a 29.2-second 200-meter dash. She attended a Peninsula Pirates basketball game in February and was interviewed live on KONP Newsradio.
Pirate signee Madison Smith of Las Vegas was interviewed during a Peninsula Pirates game broadcast on KONP Newsradio.
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In high school fastpitch action, Port Angeles defeated Bremerton 12-2. Lynzee Reid pitched three innings with five strikeouts, Juno Rognlien pitched one inning with two strikeouts, and Sophia Ritchie added an inning with one strikeout. Reid also hit a home run and drove in two runs. Abby Kimball added two hits and three RBIs.
Roughrider pitcher Lynzee Reid earned another win over Bremerton, recording five strikeouts in three innings.
The Roughriders host North Mason today at 4:15 p.m.
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The district soccer tournament kicks off Saturday. Sequim will host Steilacoom at 12:30 p.m., and Port Angeles will host Olympic at 3 p.m.
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The Olympic League tennis tournament begins this morning at 8 a.m. at North Kitsap and runs through Saturday.
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The Olympic League track meet continues tomorrow at 10 a.m. at North Mason High School.
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In college basketball, former Roughrider and Peninsula Pirate star Millie Long has been granted an extra year of eligibility by the NCAA. She will announce her new school live on the Todd Ortloff Show on May 15 at 1:30 p.m. Long earned All-American honors last season at Division II University of Alaska Anchorage.
Former Roughrider and Pirate standout Millie Long has been granted an extra year of eligibility by the NCAA.