Both North Beach High teams were victorious in games at Taholah, last night. Anna Moody had 14 points and Elizabeth Thatcher for the undefeated girls, who notched their fourth win, 65-41 (despite being just 4 of 15 at the foul line). Tres Pope, Jason Fry, Derek Frigaard Moore, Derek Archer and Cody James all scored in double digits for the boys, who went to 3-2 on the season, winning 80-63.

Both teams play at Forks on Saturday.

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Hoquiam heavyweight Rico Walker attempts to escape, but is locked down by North Beach 285-pounder Sawyer Reed, who shortly after scored a pin. Jennifer Law, Kaleb Towery and Robert Buck also won by pins for the Hyaks in a home match. Joey Franklin had a major decision, while Dominic Deibel and Anthony Tignino lost in overtime thrillers.

First home match tonight, vs Hoquiam.

From Coach Maynard Reed:

Placing five of its six wrestlers entered in the Ocosta Invitational Saturday, the North Beach wrestling team had a promising start to the 2009-10 season. Overall the team placed fourth in the tournament. It had three wrestlers in the finals. Dominic Deibel won the 119 pound weight class by “dominating” the competition.

In home games last night, the North Beach High girls (3-0) and boys (2-1) basketball teams both defeated Taholah. Tres Pope with 23 and Anna Moody with 14 were the high scorers.

Montesano defeats North Beach, 54-51. Poor free throw shooting (4-13) hurts Hyaks. The home team battled back against Monte, led by 6-foot-7 Jack Aldrich.

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In a home game, Lady Hyaks down by six at the half to Montesano. Boys game to follow, also against Montesano. Update: North Beach came back to win a thriller of a game, 41-40.

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North Beach High’s boys and girls basketball teams each defeated Tenino in season openers last night. The girls won, 61-52, led by Anna Moody (15 points), Nicole Mosley (12 points) and Elizabeth Thatcher (10 points, 12 rebounds). The boys rolled up a 64-48 win, behind  Tres Pope’s 23 points, Derek Moore’s 18  and Derek Archer’s 12 points. Complete coverage in The Daily World.

The boys could have trouble with bigger teams, but have the shooting, quickness and athleticism for a potential big season. The girls have size and experience, and last night’s 47% shooting is a great sign. (Both the boys and girls were only 7 of 15 from the foul line.)

The boys and girls basketball teams have a home opening doubleheader this Thursday, vs. Montesano. Tip-off time is 5:45 p.m.

From today’s Daily World coverage of the state championship cross country meet, held yesterday in Pasco:

North Beach’s Derek Moore came away with the best finish for any Twin Harbors runner on the day, leading the Hyaks to a sixth­ place team finish in the B boys meet.
Moore earned a podium spot with a 12th-place finish at 17:50, with South Bend’s Nathan Rogers alsoearning a spot on the podium in 14th at 17:52. The Hyaks’ Ben Gro­ver took 20th at 18:18, with team­mates Zack Deibel (39th at 18:37), Skyler Whipple (64th at 19:11) and Cody James (89th at 19:46) scoring for the team.
Hyak coach Rick Leighty was pleased with Moore’s finish as well as the team’s best team finish in school history. “He probably ran a near-per­fect race,” said Leighty, who noted that some of the runners were ill. “He settled into the top 15 and, in the last half-mile, started to pluck guys off to finish 12th.
“We set a goal for fourth place, but we’re happy with sixth,” Leighty added.

Mitchell McConkey took 55th place for Ocosta at 18:57, with two North Beach runners finishing, but not scoring for the team — Joseph Wagner (109th at 20:28) and Dylan Hearn (113th at 20:42).

From coach Rick Leighty:

Ocosta defeated North Beach, 38-0, in a wind-blown, rain-drenched football game at Westport last night. According to the Daily World:

The Hyaks (1-4, 1-7) came into the contest shorthanded, just 15 players suited up in the rain. Injuries, according to North Beach coach Robin Andrea, put four freshmen into the starting lineup.
“We had both quarterbacks out and had four more players out of position,” Andrea said. “I thought they did a valiant job under the circumstances. They did well with what we had.”