Boy’s Tennis
Bainbridge
2021 record: 6-3 (40-23 set record)
Coach: Mary McCombs of a correction for the paper
Key players: Senior Brogan Rice, junior Aidan McLennan and sophomore Jett Peters
Outlook: Peters can be an early favorite for a state title after being ranked in the United States Tennis Association’s Boys’ 18-year-old category. In addition, McLennan and Rice are coming off a fifth-place finish in their state runs.
Schedule: Sept. 7, 4 p.m. at Sequim; Sept. 8, 4 p.m. at North Kitsap; Sept. 13, 4 p.m., Kingston; Sept. 15, 4 p.m. at Port Angeles; Sept. 19, 4 p.m. at Bremerton; Sept. 21, 4 p.m., North Mason; Sept. 22, 4 p.m. at Olympic; Sept. 27, 4 p.m., Sequim; Sept. 30, 4 p.m., North Kitsap; Oct. 3, 4 p.m. at Kingston; Oct. 5, 4 p.m., Port Angeles; Oct. 6, 4 p.m., Bremerton; Oct. 11, 4 p.m. at North Mason; Oct. 13, 4 p.m., Olympic
Bremerton
2021 record: 3-8 (28-49 set record)
Coach: Bryan Webb
Key returnees: Seniors Zyron Chan, Nicholas Crowley-Koehler, David Lane, Nathan McClain, Casey Pritchard, Joseph Viray and Jackson Warner, and juniors Robert Ungren and Tanner Urrutia,
Outlook: Only three graduated, so the team is senior-heavy, looking to finish high in the league standings and qualify someone for the state tournament. The team has only had one league champion since 2005, Garrett Lawson won in ‘17-18 and ‘19-20.
Schedule: Sept. 7, 4 p.m. at Port Angeles;, Sept. 8, 4 p.m., Sequim; Sept. 13, 4 p.m., North Mason; Sept. 15, 4 p.m. at Olympic; Sept. 19, 4 p.m., Bainbridge; Sept. 21, 4 p.m., North Kitsap; Sept. 22, 4 p.m. at Kingston; Sept. 27, 4 p.m., Port Angeles; Sept. 30, 4 p.m. at Sequim; Oct. 3, 4 p.m. at North Mason; Oct. 5, 4 p.m., Olympic; Oct. 6, 4 p.m. at Bainbridge; Oct. 11, 4 p.m. at North Kitsap; Oct. 13, 4 p.m., Kingston
Central Kitsap
2021 record: 3-7
Coach: Melinda Spannuth
Key Players: Juniors Marcus Brotsky, Kai Junior, Landon Frandsen, Nate Lander, Devin Droughn and Jason Johanek.
Outlook: CKHS returns a young squad. Brotsky and Junior will look to take over the singles while Frandsen and Lander pair up to play doubles. Spannuth also said Droughn and Johanek will be exciting darkhorses by the end of the year.
Schedule: Sept. 5, 3:30 p.m. at Peninsula; Sept. 7, 3:30 p.m., North Thurston; Sept. 9, 3:30 p.m. at Gig Harbor; Sept. 12, 3:30 p.m. at River Ridge; Sept. 14, 3:30 p.m., Timberline; Sept. 16, 3:30 p.m. at Yelm; Sept. 20, 3:30 p.m. at Capital; Sept. 22, 3:30 p.m., Peninsula; Sept. 27, 3:30 p.m. at North Thurston; Sept. 27, 3:30 p.m. at North Thurston; Sept. 29, 3:30 p.m., Gig Harbor; Oct. 4, 3:30 p.m., River Ridge; Oct. 6, 3 p.m. at Timberline; Oct. 11, 3:30 p.m., Yelm; Oct. 13, 3:30 p.m., Capital
Kingston
2021 record: 2-5 (14-33 set record)
Coach: Mark Calogero
Key player: Junior Avery Berger
Outlook: Kingston brings a brand new coach to run the program. Last season, athletic director Ed Call filled the spot. Also, Kingston’s anchors Garrett McDaniel and Ryan Gudea, who were alternates to the West Central District 3 tournament last season, graduated.
Schedule: Sept. 7, 4 p.m., North Mason; Sept. 8, 4 p.m., Olympic; Sept. 13, 4 p.m. at Bainbridge; Sept. 15, 4 p.m., North Kitsap; Sept. 19, 4 p.m. at Sequim; Sept. 21, 4 p.m. at Port Angeles; Sept. 22, 4 p.m., Bremerton; Sept. 27, 4 p.m. at North Mason; Sept. 30. 4 p.m. at Olympic; Oct. 3, 4 p.m., Bainbridge; Oct. 5, 4 p.m. at North Kitsap; Oct. 6, 4 p.m., Sequim; Oct. 11, 4 p.m., Port Angeles; Oct. 13, 4 p.m. at Bremerton
Klahowya
2021 record: 8-3 (41-18 set record)
Coach: Dave Kraft
Schedule: Sept. 8, 3:30 p.m., Life Christian Academy; Sept. 12, 4 p.m. at Bremerton; Sept. 13, 3:30 p.m., Eatonville; Sept. 20, 3:30 p.m., Charles Wright Academy; Sept. 22, 3:45 p.m. at Vashon; Sept. 27, 3:30 p.m. at East Jefferson; Sept. 29, 3:30 p.m. Cascade Christian; Oct. 4, 3:30 p.m. at Life Christian Academy; Oct. 6, 3:30 p.m. at Eatonville; Oct. 11, 3:30 p.m., Annie Wright; Oct. 13, 3:45 p.m. at Charles Wright; Oct. 18, 3:30 p.m., Vashon; Oct. 20, 3:30 p.m., East Jefferson; Oct. 24, 3:30 p.m. at Cascade Christian.
North Kitsap
2021 record: 6-0 (32-10 set record)
Coach: Jay DeVries
Key players: Seniors Ethan Gillespie, Ryan Williams and Blake Hoepinger
Outlook: North Kitsap is coming off one of its best seasons yet. However, state champions Drake Jones and Josh Smith graduated. The other state doubles team, Carl Burchill and Gillespie, will not return since Burchill graduated.
Schedule: Sept. 7, 4 p.m. at Olympic; Sept. 8, 4 p.m., Bainbridge; Sept. 13, 4 p.m. at Sequim; Sept. 15, 4 p.m. at Kingston; Sept. 19, 4 p.m., Port Angeles; Sept. 21, 4 p.m., at Bremerton; Sept. 22, 4 p.m., at North Mason; Sept. 27, 4 p.m., Olympic; Sept. 30, 4 p.m. at Bainbridge; Oct. 3, 4 p.m., Sequim; Oct. 5, 4 p.m., Kingston; Oct. 6, 4 p.m. at Port Angeles; Oct. 11, 4 p.m., Bremerton; Oct. 13, 4 p.m., North Mason; Oct. 18-19, League Tournament
Olympic
2021 record: 1-6 (6-41 set record)
Coach: Kristi Gonzalez
Outlook: Gonzales is a new coach taking over a team that only had seven players last season. She will be looking to rebuild after finishing toward the bottom of the league last season.
Schedule: Sept. 7, 4 p.m., North Kitsap; Sept. 8, 4 p.m. at Kingston; Sept. 13, 4 p.m. at Port Angeles; Sept. 15, 4 p.m., Bremerton; Sept. 19, 4 p.m. at North Mason; Sept. 21, 4 p.m., Sequim; Sept. 22, 4 p.m., Bainbridge; Sept. 27, 4 p.m. at North Kitsap; Sept. 30, Kingston; Oct. 3, 4 p.m., Port Angeles; Oct. 5, 4 p.m. at Bremerton; Oct. 6, 4 p.m., North Mason; Oct. 11, 4 p.m. at Sequim; Oct. 13, 4 p.m. at Bainbridge
South Kitsap
2021 record: 0-3 (0-15 set record)
Coach: Mark Myers
Key players: Seniors Lukas Paulus and Nick Sunderlin and junior Matthew Hickle
Outlook: Myers has three sophomores he can help build the future around.
Schedule: Sept. 6, 3:30 p.m., Sumner; Sept. 8, 3:30 p.m., Puyallup; Sept. 13, 3:30 p.m. at Curtis; Sept. 15, 3:30 p.m. at Bethel; Sept. 20, 3:30 p.m. at Bellarmine Prep; Sept. 22, 3:30 p.m., Rogers; Sept. 27, 3:30 p.m., Emerald Ridge; Sept. 29, 3:30 p.m. at Graham-Kapowsin; Oct. 4, 3:30 p.m., Bellarmine Prep; Oct. 6, 3:30 p.m. at Puyallup; Oct. 11, 3:30 p.m. at Olympia; Oct. 13, 3:30 p.m., Curtis; Oct. 18, 3:30 p.m. at Sumner