Olympic Trojans | Fall Sports Preview

Football
2016 record: 5-5

Head coach: Sal Quitevis

Returning players: RB/DB Mason Quitevis, senior; RB/DB Darelle White, junior; OL/DL Darian Carrier, senior; WR/DB Lorenzo Carbone, senior; DL Taleeke Davie, senior.

Key newcomers: RB Malcolm Dewalt, sophomore; WR Adam Johnson, sophomore; OL/DL Jonah Maatouk, sophomore.

Outlook: “Inexperienced, but talented” is the way Quitevis described his team. With only one returning starter on the offensive line, the Trojans will need some young players to step up and clear the way for a potentially potent Wing T offense led by Quitevis and White.

Schedule: Sept. 1, 7:15 p.m., at Central Kitsap | Sept. 8, 7:15 p.m., Bainbridge | Sept. 15, 7 p.m. at Bremerton | Sept. 21, 7:15 p.m., North Kitsap | Sept. 29, 7:15 p.m., North Mason | Oct. 6, 7 p.m. at Kingston | Oct. 13, 7 p.m. at Sequim | Oct. 20, 7:15 p.m., Archbishop Murphy | Oct. 26, 7:15 p.m., Port Angeles

Girls Soccer
2016 record: 16-3, won league title

Head coach: Steve Haggerty

Returning players: GK Karli Taylor, junior; MF Hanna Troy, junior; D Sydney Troy, junior; D Sydney Zeitler, senior.

Key newcomers: MF Saorsie Brown, junior; D Brooklyn Haro, senior; D/MF Zoie Matheny, junior; MF Jayda Day, junior; D Tishara Day, senior.

Outlook: The team should be strong again with Taylor in goal and last year’s leading scorer, Hannah Troy, back for another run. The key central midfield role vacated by the graduated Stephanie Barr will have to be replaced, but Haggerty has a number of talented players at his disposal to fill that role. The Lady Trojans will embark on an ambitious non-league schedule with matches against Steilacoom, Tumwater and Mead, a 4A school in the Spokane area.

Schedule: Sept. 5, 7 p.m. at Steilacoom | Sept. 7, 6:45 p.m., Tumwater | Sept. 8, 3:30 p.m. Mead | Sept. 12, 3:30 p.m., Sequim | Sept. 14, 6:45 p.m. at North Mason | Sept. 19, 6:45 p.m., North Kitsap | Sept. 21, 6:45 p.m. at Port Angeles | Sept. 26, 6:45 p.m. at Kingston | Sept. 28 6:45 p.m., Bremerton | Oct. 3, 3:30 p.m., Klahowya | Oct. 5, 6:45 p.m. at Sequim | Oct. 10, 6:45 p.m., North Mason | Oct. 12, 6:45 p.m. at North Kitsap | Oct. 17, 6:45 p.m., Port Angeles | Oct. 19, 3:30 p.m., Kingston| Oct. 25, 6:45 p.m. at Bremerton

Cross Country
2016 record: Boys, 1-3; Girls 2-2

Head coach: Travis Quinn

Returning runners: Christopher Mourich, junior; Andrew Padilla, junior; Josh Frey, junior; Lauren Peck, senior; Sarah Polsin, senior; Ciara Swift, senior.

Key newcomers: Abigail Payford, freshman; Bradford Heminger, freshman; William Herron, freshman.

Outlook: Both squads will have plenty of runners taking part in cross country for the first time, but Quinn likes what he has seen so far out of his underclassmen. He also expects to pick up more runners as the season draws closer.

Schedule: Sept. 7, 5 p.m., Eagle Jamboree at Klahowya | Sept. 16, 9:45 a.m. 40th Salt Creek Invitational | Sept. 20, 3:30 p.m., tri-meet North Mason and Klahowya | Sept. 27, 5 p.m., tri-meet with Port Townsend and Sequim at Port Townsend Golf Club | Oct. 4, 5 p.m., tri-meet at Battle Point Park with North Kitsap and Olympic | Oct. 11, 4:30 p.m., tri-meet with Bremerton and Kingston | Oct. 19, 5 p.m., Olympic League Championships

Volleyball
2016 record: 7-9

Head coach: Keith Peden

Returning players: DS Holly Hough, senior; MB/OPP Natalie Lindahl, senior; OH Ashlyn Morris, senior; DS Ashton Mortrud, senior.

Key newcomers: OH Jaylaa Cabrera, sophomore; MB Alani Pajimula, freshman;

Outlook: Outside of the four returning seniors, the rest of the team will be quite young and Peden said one of his goals for the season is to get three percent better every week. He expects his young, but talented, team to “grow pretty quickly.”

Schedule: Sept. 5, 7:15 p.m. at Steilacoom | Sept. 6, 6 p.m., at Bainbridge | Sept. 7, 6:15 p.m., Bremerton | Sept. 12, 6:15 p.m., Sequim | Sept. 14, 6:15 p.m. at North Mason | Sept. 16. 8 a.m., Kitsap Classic Volleyball Tournament | Sept. 19, 6:15 p.m., North Kitsap | Sept. 21, 6:15 p.m. at Port Angeles | Sept. 26, 6:15 p.m. at Kingston | Sept. 28 6:15 p.m., at Bremerton | Oct. 3, 6:15 p.m., Klahowya | Oct. 5, 6:15 p.m. at Sequim | Oct. 10, 6:15 p.m., North Mason | Oct. 12, 6:15 p.m. at North Kitsap | Oct. 17, 6:15 p.m., Port Angeles | Oct. 19, 6:15 p.m., Kingston| Oct. 28, 6:15 p.m., Olympic League Tournament at North Kitsap

Boys Tennis
2016 record: 10-3

Head coach: Jon O’Connor

Returning players: Keaton Dean, senior; Dylan Heino, junior; Logan Lambert, senior; Aidan Ortega, senior.

Key newcomers: Zachary Wyant, sophomore.

Outlook: The Trojans lost state champion Tye Loan to graduation, but a solid group of players return with three-sport athlete Dean expected to be the No. 1 singles player.

Schedule: Sept. 4, 4 p.m., Cascade Christian | Sept. 5, 4 p.m., Sequim | Sept. 7, 4 p.m. at Kingston | Sept. 11, 4 p.m., Port Angeles | Sept. 13, 4 p.m. at North Mason | Sept. 14, 4 p.m., North Kitsap | Sept. 20, 4 p.m. at Chimacum | Sept. 21, 4 p.m. Bremerton | Sept. 25, 4 p.m., Klahowya | Sept. 26, 4 p.m. at North Kitsap | Sept. 28, 4 p.m., Kingston | Oct. 2, 4 p.m. at Port Angeles | Oct. 4, 4 p.m., North Mason | Oct. 5, 3:30 p.m., Central Kitsap | Oct. 10, 4 p.m. at Bremerton | Oct. 12, 4 p.m. at Sequim | Oct. 18 and 19, 8 a.m., 2A Olympic League Championships

Girls Swimming
2016 record: 5-2

Head coach: Paul Henderson

Returning swimmers: Chloe Partsch, junior; Vanessa McLean, senior; Arly Lagat, junior; Danielle Snyder, junior; Hannah Zimmer, junior.

Key newcomers: Aubrey Hennigan, junior; Fiona Graham, junior; Crystal Reyes, junior; Ginae Ramirez, sophomore.

Outlook: Four of the five swimmers Olympic sent to state last year return to form another solid team that should remain in the upper third of the Olympic League and send a few individuals back to states. Henderson also noted that 30 new swimmers signed up for this fall, giving him one of the larger team’s he ever had and plenty of depth for dual- and tri-meets.

Schedule: Sept. 12, 3 p.m. at Port Angeles | Sept. 19, 3 p.m., Port Townsend | Sept. 21, 3 p.m., at Sequim | Sept. 23, 10 a.m., Swimvitational with Kingston and Port Townsend | Sept. 26, 3 p.m., Klahowya | Sept. 30, noon, South Kitsap | Oct. 3, 3 p.m., tri-meet, Central Kitsap and Klahowya | Oct. 5, 3 p.m., Kingston | Oct. 12, 3 p.m., North Kitsap | Oct. 19, 2:30 p.m. at Bremerton | Oct. 24, 3 p.m., Last Chance Meet at Port Angeles