Prep Report: Mustangs fall to Newport, take on Inglemoor Saturday in Kingco Tournament opener

The Redmond Mustangs lost to Newport in a tight 3-2 ball game to end their regular season on Tuesday night in a 4A Kingco makeup game at Newport High — a game that had big playoff implications.

May 5, 2011 2:35 pm
Redmond starter Zach Abbruzza serves up a pitch during Tuesday's 3-2 loss to Newport at Newport High School. The Knights' win enabled them to take the No. 1 seed from the Crest Division into the Kingco Tournament
Redmond starter Zach Abbruzza serves up a pitch during Tuesday's 3-2 loss to Newport at Newport High School. The Knights' win enabled them to take the No. 1 seed from the Crest Division into the Kingco Tournament

The Redmond Mustangs lost to Newport in a tight 3-2 ball game to end their regular season on Tuesday night in a 4A Kingco makeup game at Newport High — a game that had big playoff implications.

Knights’ ace Cole Wiper and Redmond’s Zach Abbruzza squared off in a duel, with a two-run home run by Newport’s Jared Fisher in the fourth inning proving to be the difference.

Wiper and junior Aaron Sandefur combined to strike out 14 Redmond batters.

For the Mustangs, Zach Abbruzza notched two of the Mustangs’ four hits, with seniors Dylan Davis and Michael Conforto also checking in with a base knock.

With the Knights defeating Eastlake to finish tied with Redmond at 11-3 on the league season, Newport will get the No. 1 seed to the 4A Kingco Tournament by virtue of having a better Crest Division record than the Mustangs.

The Mustangs open up the tournament on Saturday at 10 a.m. against the Crown Division’s No. 3 seed, Inglemoor (9-6). If they win, they will secure a state berth by defeating the winner of Bothell (13-2) vs. Issaquah (6-8) in the semifinals on Monday, May 9 at 4 p.m.

 

Redmond tennis nets win over Roosevelt

The Redmond High girls’ tennis team won three of four singles matches and two of three doubles matches in a 5-2 team win over Roosevelt on Wednesday afternoon.

No. 1 Sarah Du continued her stellar season with a 6-0, 6-0 sweep of Natalie Hudacek, with Raluca Infrim (5-7, 6-2, 6-2) over Amelie Fischer and Dana Simmons (6-1, 6-0) over Suuji Strainkokich also notching wins.

In doubles action, Darien French-Owen and Jeneal Carter won a third-set super tiebreaker against Rochelle Wong and Emily Murphy 6-3, 3-6, 10-4, with Meg Holtzinger and Anna Alsin winning their No. 3 doubles match over Leann Chen and Claire Teranishe 6-2, 6-2.

 

Consistent Owls post undefeated season

The powerhouse Overlake boys’ golf team was a model of consistency in their final 1A Emerald City League match at Jefferson Park on Tuesday afternoon, beating Bush 164-197.

There was a five-way tie for medalist honors, as Bush’s Ian Gourley, as well as all four of Overlake’s scorers – Reid Fredrickson, Noah Mayer, Daniel Lee and David Anderson – shot rounds of 5-over 41.

Next up for the Owls is the Emerald City League Tournament, which will be held at Snoqualmie Falls on May 11, starting at 12:30 p.m.