Prep roundup: Kabacy rallies past Harlan for bi-district tennis title

The defending state tennis champion doesn’t go down easily.

Skyview’s Andrew Kabacy rallied from a 5-2 deficit in the third set to beat Battle Ground’s Gunnar Harlan 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 Saturday at the Boeing Employees Tennis Club in Kent to win the 4A bi-district title for the second year in a row.

Both seniors, who know each other well, are returning to the 4A state tournament in May — Kabacy as defending champ, and Harlan, who placed fourth at state last year.

“He likes to make it dramatic,” said Skyview coach Jay Gowen. “When he’s in a pickle, he takes it to another level.”

Skyview, the defending state team champion which placed second at bi-district, will also be sending Chris Sheppert and Joey Gaylor to state. They placed fifth at bi-district by beating Union’s Kyle Mosier and Brayden Shoemaker 6-3, 6-4.

Mountain View finished third in the team standings.

The 3A state tournament is in May at Kennewick.

Girls soccer

Ridgefield 2, Tumwater 1 — An own goal in the second half was the difference as the Spudders won in the first round of the 2A district tournament at Tumwater.

The Spudders (7-10) advance to face top-seeded Columbia River in the semifinals Tuesday at Kiggins Bowl. The winner clinches a berth to state.

Annika Farley scored for Ridgefield in the first half.

Columbia River 1, Mark Morris 0 — Yaneisy Rodriguez scored the winning goal on a second-half penalty kick as the Chieftains reached the 2A district semifinals.

River (14-2-1) faces Ridgefield in a winner-to-state game Tuesday.

Hockinson 2, W.F. West 0 — Megan Meindersee and Brooke Grosz scored to lift the Hawks into the 2A district semifinals.

Hockinson (11-4-2) will face R.A. Long on Tuesday in a winner-to-state match.

Volleyball

King’s Way Christian 3, Columbia-White Salmon 1 — Dana Snider had 15 kills and 19 digs as the Knights won a tiebreaker to decide third place in the 1A Trico League.

King’s Way will face Hoquiam in a loser-out match at the district tournament on Wednesday at La Center. The winner faces Trico champ Castle Rock later that evening in the semifinals.