Sequim Gazette staff
They’ve got this thing down.
Sequim High’s Jack Shea and Alex McMenamin repeated as Olympic League boys and girls golf MVPs following undefeated spring seasons and berths at the state 2A tournament in May.
Shea averaged 35.23 strokes per nine holes in Olympic League matches, the Peninsula Daily News reports — more than 2.5 strokes better than his closest competitor, Olympic’s C.J. Lagat.
Shea signed a letter of intent to play golf at Division II Montana State University–Billings in the fall.
McMenamin, a junior, had a nine-hole scoring average of 39.60 in league play, a full four strokes ahead of Klahowya’s McKenna Kendall. She placed fifth at the state 2A tournament and, with fellow Sequim High all-Olympic League first teamer Sarah Shea, helped the Wolves to a fourth-place finish as a team. Teammate Sydney Balkan was named to the all-league second team.
Freshman Blake Wiker, who had the third-lowest scoring average in Olympic League play at 40.45, joined Shea on the boys’ first team. Teammate Josiah Carter was named to the second team.
Sequim’s boys took home the Sportsmanship Award.
SHS fastpitch squad has four first-teamers
The season is over but the accolades keep coming.
Sequim’s fastpitch squad earned a seventh-place finish at the class 2A state tournament — the top postseason finish for all Olympic League teams — and was awarded four all-league first team nominations and one second team nod.
Sequim High senior McKenzie Bentz was selected a first team pitcher along with Port Angeles’ Nizhoni Wheeler.
Battery mate Emily Copeland, also a senior, was named a first team catcher.
Junior Jordan Bentz was named a first team shortstop.
SHS senior Allysen Montelius rounded out Sequim’s first team selections.
Earning a spot on the all-Olympic League second team was third baseman Chloie Sparks, a junior.
Port Angeles catcher/third baseman Lauren Lunt was named the league’s Most Valuable Player while Coach of the Year went to PA’s Randy Steinman. North Mason took home the league’s Sportsmanship Award.
