Skyview senior Jonathan Hutley needed three sets to keep alive his hopes of repeating as 4A district boys tennis singles champion.
Seeded third, Hutley, who placed fifth at state last season, won his district quarterfinal match over senior Kulbir Singh of Heritage 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 on Wednesday at Vancouver Tennis Center.
Next for Hutley is Thursday’s 9 a.m. semifinal against No. 2 seed junior Akash Prasad of Camas, who dropped just two games in two straight-set victories on Wednesday.
The other semifinal features No. 1 seed senior Naman Thawani of Union against No. 5 seed Shiva Narayanan of Camas. Narayanan knocked off No. 4 seed senior Tim Muresan of Heritage in the quarterfinals 6-3, 7-5.
In doubles, top seed senior Kyle Mosier and sophomore Jake Flentke of Union, who were third at state last year and are the defending district champs, advanced to the semifinals with a 6-0, 6-2 quarterfinal win after receiving a first-round bye.
Woodland’s Pilot leads 2A district golf
Gaige Pilot of Woodland shot a 4-over 76 Wednesday and leads the field by one shot after the first day of the 2A District IV boys golf tournament at Capitol City Golf Course in Olympia.
Pilot leads Ridgefield’s Cade Bringhurst and Columbia River’s Alden Fay, who are one shot back at 77. Pilot’s teammate, Donovan Hix, sits in fourth place (78). The tournament concludes Thursday in Olympia.
Stars of the day
• Ciarrah Pillar, Washougal slowpitch softball, went 3 for 3 with two RBI in a 9-5 win over Mark Morris at the 3A/2A slowpitch tournament.
• Jamie Packer, Prairie volleyball, had 28 assists and 14 digs in a four-set win over first-place Kelso.
• Kaila Bonawitz, Mountain View volleyball, had 12 assists, 11 kills and 11 digs in a sweep of Hudson’s Bay.
