The road to state competition is underway for spring athletics, and Tacoma Public Schools will be well represented by our student-athletes.

Girls golf
In the 4A Girls State Championships, Stadium High School freshman Cienna Chabot finished in a tie for 10th place overall with a score of 74 at The Golf Club at Hawks Prairie in Lacey. Sophomore Ella Enciso also represented the Tigers at the state tournament.

In 3A, Silas High School had an exceptional showing in day 1 at the Girls State Championships at Deer Park Golf Club. Junior Opal Herrmann finished 3rd overall with a score of 69, while juniors Kenley Taylor and Ella Follen both tied for 4th place with scores of 70. Freshman Angelina Williams and junior Olivia Bustamante also competed at the state tournament, helping showcase the continued strength of the Silas golf program.

Boys soccer
Stadium defeated Hanford 5-0 in their first 4A state round game of the season. They advance to the quarterfinals to play the winner of Sumner vs. Lewis and Clark on May 22 or 23 – TBD.

Silas boys faced off in the 3A West Central District championship game on Saturday at Mt. Tahoma versus the Gig Harbor Tides. Silas lost a tough game 2-1, but they advance to the 3A WIAA State Soccer Tournament as a #3 seed and will host Edmonds Woodway on Friday, May 22, at 8 p.m. at Curtis High School.

Girls tennis
Silas is competing in tennis the 3A Girls State Championship by Kate Shouse / C. Mock in the doubles tournament.

Mount Tahoma High School is represented in the singles tournament by Vanessa Swain in the #12 seed on Friday in Vancouver.  

Boys tennis
Stadium is represented in tennis in the 4A Boys State Championships by Becker Templin, who begins tournament play Friday in Kennewick.

Mount Tahoma High School is represented in the 3A Boys State Championships by Merlin Ly, the tournament’s # 12 seed. Merlin opens first-round action Friday in Vancouver.

Silas will also be represented in the 3A Boys Doubles State Championships by L. Wenz and A. Tatlonghari, with first-round matches beginning Friday in Vancouver.  

Esports
Mason Middle School made a major statement this past weekend at the inaugural WSSEA Middle School Invitational Esports Tournament. Led by coach and 8th grade science teacher Rhonda “Rhoni” Davidson, Mason students competed against top programs from across the state and delivered an outstanding performance on the big stage.

The Mustangs brought home a tournament championship in Splatoon 3, defeating Tenino in the finals with a dominant 3-0 sweep in the best-of-five championship match.

In Rocket League, Mason continued its impressive run by placing 2nd and 3rd overall, eliminating both Tenino squads that captured state titles last spring. Mason eventually fell to a strong Medical Lake team that finished the tournament undefeated.

The success of the program was a testament to the leadership of Coach Davidson and the dedication of the student competitors, many of whom are 8th graders poised to continue their esports careers at the high school level.

Next up for Mason esports is the Middle School State Championships.

Girls fastpitch
Stadium girls played in the 4A West Central District fastpitch tournament on May 15. They entered the tournament as the #7 seed, playing the #10 team Yelm. They lost their first game 8-1. Unfortunately, due to heavy rains, tournament managers had to shift the bracket to a single elimination tournament and due to the loss, Stadium was unable to advance in the tournament. Good job and congratulations on your strong showing, Tigers!

Silas also played in the first round of the 3A West Central District tournament. The first round was a single elimination, and Silas was defeated 11-1 by Auburn Mountainview. Congrats on a great season, Silas Rams!

Track and field
There were tremendous performances across the city over the weekend in each school’s respective league championships. Below is a list of athletes advancing to their West Central District Track and Field Championship meets:

TPS boys ranked in the Washington top 10:

100m

3. Ramon Jones, Lincoln High School, 10.53

200m

1. Eddie Bruner Jr., Lincoln High School, 21.21
2. JoMierre Askew-Poirier, Lincoln High School, 21.35

400m

5. Eddie Bruner Jr., Lincoln High School, 48.16

4x100 relay

6. Lincoln High School
   Immanuel Jordan, Eddie Bruner Jr., Kasey Williams, Ramon Jones
   42.07
7. Silas High School
   Oliver Buchanan, Cannon Howard, Riley Foster, Christopher Trevino
   42.16

4x400 Relay

1. Lincoln High School
   Willie Long Jr., Ramon Jones, Kasey Williams, Eddie Bruner Jr.
   3:20.26

TPS girls ranked in the Washington top 10:

200m

7. Ania Samya Condry, Mount Tahoma High School, 24.76

100m Hurdles

5. Savannah Hinton, Silas High School, 14.28

300m Hurdles

4. Savannah Hinton, Silas High School, 43.03

4x100 Relay

5. Mount Tahoma High School
   Re’ Oshla Hutcheson, Ania Samya Condry, Aleyah Belem, MaCaelah Spencer
   48.29

Athletes from Foss advancing to the 2A WCD Track and Field Championships meet at Bremerton High School:

Triple jump: Ty'Reke Johnson, Foss, 1st, 41-10.75

100m: Paige Washington, Foss, 1st, 13.16

200m: Paige Washington, Foss, 2nd, 27.69

100m hurdles: Ja'kayre Stewart, Foss, 1st, 16.56

4x100 relay: Foss, 3rd, 53.28

Shot put: Symiah Gatson, Foss, 3rd, 32-09; Adrianna Brooks-Brown, Foss, 6th, 28-07

High jump: Ja'kayre Stewart, Foss, 1st, 4-10

Athletes from Mount Tahoma, Lincoln and Silas advancing to the 3A WCD Track and Field Championships at French Field on May 20 and 22:

Boys advancing:

100m: Ramon Jones, Lincoln, 1st, 10.53; JoMierre Askew-Poirier, Lincoln, 2nd, 10.65; Cannon Howard, Silas, 3rd, 10.86; Kanai Kennedy, Mount Tahoma, 4th, 10.87; Oliver Buchanan, Silas, 5th, 10.89

200m: Eddie Bruner Jr., Lincoln, 1st, 21.25; JoMierre Askew-Poirier, Lincoln, 2nd, 21.74; Oliver Buchanan, Silas, 5th, 22.62; Christopher Trevino, Silas, 9th, 23.07

400m: Eddie Bruner Jr., Lincoln, 1st, 48.16; Ramon Jones, Lincoln, 3rd, 49.84; Cannon Howard, Silas, 4th, 50.84; Kasey Williams, Lincoln, 5th, 50.94; Jeremiah Velez, Mount Tahoma, 9th, 53.00

110m Hurdles: Luke Glenn-Leufroy, Silas, 1st, 15.01; Naseem Purnell-Bishop, Mount Tahoma, 2nd, 15.08; Michael O. Akinmuyisitan, Mount Tahoma, 3rd, 15.13; Brian Suy, Lincoln, 5th, 15.84; Trey Collier, Silas, 6th, 16.18

300m Hurdles: Brian Suy, Lincoln, 1st, 40.52; Michael O. Akinmuyisitan, Mount Tahoma, 2nd, 40.60; Willie Long Jr., Lincoln, 5th, 42.07; Trey Collier, Silas, 7th, 42.50

4x100 Relay: Lincoln, 1st, 42.07; Silas, 2nd, 42.56; Mount Tahoma, 6th, 43.83

4x400 Relay: Lincoln, 1st, 3:20.26; Mount Tahoma, 4th, 3:32.85; Silas, 6th, 3:33.98

Shot Put: Jamirie Pringle, Silas, 1st, 47-01.25; Edwin Mikaele, Mount Tahoma, 6th, 42-08.50; Antonio Fuoco, Silas, 8th, 42-03.00

Discus: Devonte Sumpter, Silas, 5th, 122-04

High Jump: Isaiah Das, Mount Tahoma, 2nd, 5-08; JayQuon Hardy, Silas, 3rd, 5-06; Le’Shawn Gamble, Silas, 5th, 5-06; Xavier Harris, Mount Tahoma, 6th, 5-06; Josiah Fields, Silas, 7th, 5-06; Trey Collier, Silas, 8th, 5-04; Amari Zagorski, Mount Tahoma, 8th, 5-04

Pole Vault: William Sullivan, Silas, 1st, 12-00; Adrian Jackson-Muhammad, Mount Tahoma, 2nd, 12-00

Long Jump: Zion Norman, Mount Tahoma, 2nd, 20-10.50; Xavier Harris, Mount Tahoma, 4th, 20-01.75; Riley Foster, Silas, 5th, 19-08.25; Jefferson Vo, Silas, 7th, 19-04.25

Triple Jump: Xavier Harris, Mount Tahoma, 3rd, 42-01.75; Immanuel Jordan, Lincoln, 4th, 41-07; Nathaniel Paik, Silas, 8th, 39-01; Jaylen Fletcher, Mount Tahoma, 9th, 38-09.50

Girls advancing:

100m: Ania Samya Condry, Mount Tahoma, 2nd, 12.22; Eva Carlson, Silas, 4th, 12.31; MaCaelah Spencer, Mount Tahoma, 9th, 12.46

200m: Ania Samya Condry, Mount Tahoma, 1st, 24.76; Eva Carlson, Silas, 4th, 25.40; MaCaelah Spencer, Mount Tahoma, 7th, 25.60

400m: Alana Alejo-Dumanal, Lincoln, 3rd, 59.79; Khiymea Keys-Thrash, Lincoln, 4th, 1:00.63

3200m: Charlotte Allen, Silas, 6th, 12:04.86

100m hurdles: Savannah Hinton, Silas, 1st, 14.28; Wisdom Hopkins, Silas, 6th, 16.78

300m hurdles: Savannah Hinton, Silas, 1st, 43.03

4x100 relay: Silas, 2nd, 49.25; Mount Tahoma, 3rd, 49.70

4x200 relay: Lincoln, 4th, 1:44.78; Mount Tahoma, 5th, 1:44.82; Silas, 6th, 1:46.09

4x400 relay: Lincoln, 4th, 4:16.37; Mount Tahoma, 8th, 4:26.43

Shot put: Jordan Fualaau, Lincoln, 2nd, 36-00.75; Lilo or Kasey Time, Lincoln, 5th, 33-05; Zyliah Sumpter, Silas, 9th, 31-02.50

Discus: Lilo or Kasey Time, Lincoln, 3rd, 100-03; Jordan Fualaau, Lincoln, 6th, 89-09; Jasia Fuamatu, Mount Tahoma, 7th, 84-05; Zyliah Sumpter, Silas, 9th, 79-03

High jump: Aliana Taylor, Mount Tahoma, 2nd, 4-10

Long jump: Aliana Taylor, Mount Tahoma, 5th, 15-10.50

Triple jump: Aliana Taylor, Mount Tahoma, 6th, 33-00.50

Athletes from Stadium advancing to the 4A WCD Track and Field Championships at French Field on May 20 and 22:

Boys advancing:

100m: Darius Sum, Stadium, 2nd, 10.96; Michael Mam, Stadium, 4th, 11.14

200m: Darius Sum, Stadium, 4th, 22.71; Michael Mam, Stadium, 6th, 22.89

800m: Axel Mildes, Stadium, 1st, 1:56.51; Michael Bulldis, Stadium, 2nd, 1:56.66; Jonah Neidlinger, Stadium, 3rd, 1:57.32

1600m: Axel Mildes, Stadium, 2nd, 4:25.80; Jonah Neidlinger, Stadium, 3rd, 4:26.28; Michael Bulldis, Stadium, 6th, 4:29.54

3200m: Will Cramer, Stadium, 2nd, 9:33.26; Otto Vaughn, Stadium, 4th, 9:36.19; Oskar Koontz, Stadium, 5th, 9:40.40

110m hurdles: Vincent Nofo, Stadium, 4th, 16.19; Michael Drake, Stadium, 5th, 16.24; Ryu Gabriel Normandin, Stadium, 6th, 16.66

300m hurdles: Ryu Gabriel Normandin, Stadium, 3rd, 42.18; Michael Drake, Stadium, 4th, 42.25

4x100 relay: Stadium, 1st, 42.90

4x400 relay: Stadium, 2nd, 3:31.71

High jump: Silas Phelps, Stadium, 2nd, 5-08

Girls advancing:

100m: Emma Cardozo, Stadium, 4th, 12.76

200m: Emma Cardozo, Stadium, 4th, 25.97

400m: Finley Kern, Stadium, 6th, 1:01.93

800m: Rowan Wessells, Stadium, 4th, 2:22.85; Madeline Blackwood, Stadium, 5th, 2:23.40

1600m: Rowan Wessells, Stadium, 3rd, 5:15.47; Catherine Harju, Stadium, 4th, 5:17.25

3200m: Catherine Harju, Stadium, 1st, 11:21.43

100m hurdles: Lanajah Reed, Stadium, 4th, 16.94

4x100 relay: Stadium, 6th, 53.78

4x200 relay: Stadium, 2nd, 1:47.59

4x400 relay: Stadium, 2nd, 4:12.88

High jump: La’vaya Battle, Stadium, 2nd, 5-00

Long jump: La’vaya Battle, Stadium, 1st, 16-01.50

Good luck to all of our athletes!