Monthly Archives: January 2013
Tonight (1/15): Hawks host Bearcats, T-Birds face Cougars
Boys basketball takes center stage in town tonight with a pair of intriguing 2A EvCo games
Preseason favorite River Ridge currently sits at 3-3 in league play, three games behind undefeated WF West. The Bearcats come to Lacey tonight where the Hawks will try to avenge one of their two losses. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 PM.
On December 11th, without head coach John Barbee on the bench following an ejection during the JV game, Brad Wallace hit a three pointer with 14 seconds remaining to give River Ridge the lead. But Brock Wade answered right back hitting a bucket with three seconds left to give WF West a 61-60 win. Wallace finished with 20 points. Since that game, Wallace has scored 30 points in five of seven games.
Across town, second place Capital travels to Tumwater to take on the T-Birds. The Cougars are 4-2 in EvCo play including a 78-58 contentious win over the T-Birds on December 11th. Jared Eidenmuller scored 29 points for Capital in the win. Tip-off is set for 7:30 PM.
In other boys basketball action…
Northwest Christian vs. Winlock – Northwest Christian HS – 7:00 PM
Pope John Paul II vs. Firm Foundation – St. Michael’s Gym – 7:00 PM
And one girls basketball game on the local schedule tonight when Capital hosts Tumwater. The T-Birds sit one game ahead of the Cougars at the bottom of the EvCo standings with their one league win coming against Capital on December 11th. Lacye Groening scored 18 points in the victory.
Today (1/13): Rise battle Crush
American Basketball Association
Olympia Rise vs. Calgary Crush – CRC Gymnasium – 4:00 PM 3:00 PM
Saturday scoreboard: Cougs, Navs, Rams nab conference wins
I have been sick for the last couple days, so apologies for the lack of posts. Let’s get to these Saturday scores…
Men’s basketball
Alaska-Anchorage 74, Saint Martin’s 71 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Oregon Tech 71, Evergreen 68 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Pierce 92, SPSCC 48 – Box score
Women’s basketball
Northwest Nazarene 86, Saint Martin’s 69 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Oregon Tech 64, Evergreen 43 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Pierce 74, SPSCC 51 – Box score
Premier Arena Soccer League
South Sound Shock 11, Tumwater Pioneers 2 – Recap from TumwaterPioneers.com
Boys basketball
Capital 52, Black Hills 33
Northwest Christian 60, South Bend 52
Girls basketball
North Thurston 48, Aberdeen 39
Thursday scoreboard: Saints top Wildcats; Navs rock Hyaks; Cougs come back
Women’s basketball
Saint Martin’s 62, Central Washington 56 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Chelsea Haskey recorded a double-double scoring 17 points and pulling down 10 rebounds and Jordyn Richardson went 4-of-5 from the field with three three pointers in Saint Martin’s 62-56 win over Central Washington in Ellensburg. The Saints are now 2-3 in GNAC play and 9-6 overall matching their win total from last season.
Girls basketball
Northwest Christian 56, North Beach 43
Northwest Christian jumped out to a 28-13 lead at the half and extended the lead to 21 points after the third quarter and held on to win 56-43 in Lacey. Haley Bredesen scored 14 points and Mackenzie Reeves added 13.
Men’s basketball
Alaska-Fairbanks 81, Saint Martin’s 58 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Boys basketball
Capital 61, Aberdeen 55
Pope John Paul II 40, Firm Foundation 35
Capital outscored Aberdeen 24-10 in the fourth quarter to erase an eight point deficit after three periods and picked up the 61-55 2A EvCo win in Olympia. Keenan Williams scored 20 points and Justin Rudd put up 16 for the Cougars.
Xin Gao scored 13 points for Pope John Paul II in their 40-35 win over Firm Foundation Christian School in Battle Ground. The Eagles are now 4-2 this season.
Tonight (1/10): Navs, Cougars host conference tilts
Light night of hoops in the South Sound…
Girls basketball
Northwest Christian vs. North Beach – Northwest Christian HS – 6:00 PM
Boys basketball
Capital vs. Aberdeen – Capital HS – 7:30 PM
Wednesday scoreboard: Girls get it done, boys suffer close losses; Clippers swept
Girls basketball
North Thurston 47, Shelton 25
Olympia 70, South Kitsap 34
Timberline 66, Mount Tahoma 48
Top scorers: Sarah McKee (Timberline)............16 Sarah Snodgrass (Olympia)...........14 Jona Spiller (Olympia)..............13 Kathrine Welcome (North Thurston)...13
Boys basketball
Mount Tahoma 64, Timberline 64 (2OT)
South Kitsap 54, Olympia 49
Shelton 43, North Thurston 40
Top scorers: Donaven Dorsey (Timberline)...17 Elijah Sanders (Timberline)...13 Max Fortier (Olympia).........12 Tru Hicks (North Thurston)....12
Men’s basketball
Lower Columbia 67, SPSCC 53 – Box score
Women’s basketball
Lower Columbia 71, SPSCC 27
Today (1/9): Mariners Caravan; Blazers, Bears, Rams conference matchups
The Seattle Mariners Caravan rolls into town today from 4:15-5:45 PM at the Worthington Center at Saint Martin’s. Mike Carp, John Jaso, Dave Sims, Dan Wilson and the Mariner Moose will be on hand to meet fans and sign autographs. The event is open to the public and free.
And it’s girl’s night in Oly tonight with three conference basketball matchups…
Timberline vs. Mount Tahoma – Mount Tahoma HS – 7:00 PM
Olympia vs. South Kitsap – Olympia HS – 7:00 PM
North Thurston vs. Shelton – North Thurston HS – 7:00 PM
Tuesday scoreboard: Hawks top T-Birds twice
Boys basketball
River Ridge 75, Tumwater 63
Columbia Adventist 73, Pope John Paul II 29 – Photos above
North Beach 56, Northwest Christian 46
WF West 58, Capital 48
Top scorers: Brad Wallace (River Ridge)...28 Austin Koukal (Northwest Christian)...19 David Cooper (Tumwater)...14 Justin Rudd (Capital)...14 Jayden Croft (Tumwater)...13 Keenan Williams (Capital)...13
Girls basketball
River Ridge 57, Tumwater 47
WF West 48, Capital 24
Top scorers: Lacye Groening (Tumwater)...18 Jazzlynn Brewster (River Ridge)...17 Rebecca Stevenson (River Ridge)...16
Tonight (1/8): High school hoops
The high school basketball season continues with a handful of conference games…
Boy’s basketball
Northwest Christian vs. North Beach – Northwest Christian HS – 7:00 PM
Pope John Paul II vs. Columbia Adventist – Marcus Pavilion – 7:00 PM
Tumwater @ River Ridge – River Ridge HS – 7:30 PM
Girl’s basketball
River Ridge @ Tumwater – Tumwater HS – 7:30 PM
Capital vs. WF West – Capital HS – 7:30 PM
Monday scoreboard: Clippers swept; Wolves knock off Blazers
Men’s basketball
Green River 79, SPSCC 59 – Box score
South Puget Sound’s Jamey Smith scored 22 points and AJ Fuller added 16 but the Clippers hit just six field goals in the first half and couldn’t come back from a 12 point halftime deficit falling to Green River 79-59.
The Clippers rallied in the early minutes of the second half but Green River took advantage of an untimely technical foul called on Johlani Porchia and their lead was built back to 14. After that, it was all Green River as their lead quickly ballooned to over twenty points and the Gators never looked back.
Green River outrebounded SPSCC 46-20 led by Kendal Brown’s nine boards to go along with his game high 25 points. Kortney Darby added 21 in the win.
Women’s basketball
Green River 59, SPSCC 46 – Box score
Renee Willey scored 17 points and pulled down 11 rebounds but turnovers continued to plague the South Puget Sound women’s basketball team and Green River’s 28 points off of 31 Clipper turnovers proved to the difference in the Gators’ 59-46 win. McKenzie Raben collected 13 rebounds and had four assists for the Clippers in the loss.
Girl’s basketball
Black Hills 58, Timberline 53
A 16-9 third quarter erased a halftime deficit for Black Hills and the Wolves put their foot on the gas in the fourth scoring 18 points to hold on for a 58-53 non-league win over Timberline. Black Hills’ Hope Mortensen led all scorers with 15 points while Becky Clayton scored 14 for the Blazers.
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