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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