Monthly Archives: February 2013
Tonight (2/12): Hawks, Wolves face #1 and #2; Blazers, Navs hope to play on
The girls basketball district tournaments continue today with all local teams playing out of town just a short drive away while Black Hills hosts a pair of 1A games…
In 3A action, Timberline travels to Tacoma to take on Bonney Lake in a loser-out game. The Blazers went 10-10 overall including an 8-4 Narrows League record that was good enough for second place. Meanwhile, the Panthers finished 13-9 overall but just 5-5 in the SPSL. Tip-off at Franklin Pierce High School is scheduled for 6:00 PM
In 2A District IV action, both River Ridge and Black Hills face daunting challenges. The Hawks will be in Chehalis to take on #1 ranked Mark Morris while the Wolves will be in Centralia to face #2 ranked WF West. Both games tip at 7:45 PM. The winners will move on to the championship game at Saint Martin’s on Friday night while the losers will fall into the consolation bracket.
And at Rochester High School, Northwest Christian faces Wahkiakum at 8:00 PM in a loser out game in the 2B District IV game.
Here in town, Black Hills hosts a pair of 1A games beginning at 6:30 PM. The first features a loser out game between Rochester and Elma and game two pits Montesano against Woodland at 8:00.
PHOTOS: Dropkick Donnas vs. Blunt Force Trauma
Photos from the Oly Rollers’ Dropkick Donnas bout with Bellingham Roller Betties’ Blunt Force Trauma. The pictures aren’t great, admittedly, because I’m still struggling with the lighting in Skateland! so I tried some different settings that often did not work. I also had my two year-old with me limiting where I could be to take pictures. Still, there are some fun ones in here.
Sunday scoreboard: Dropkick Donnas dominate; Saints swept
Roller Derby
Oly Rollers Dropkick Donnas 359, Bellingham Roller Betties 208
The Dropkick Donnas led from wire to wire knocking off Bellingham’s Blunt Force Trauma 359-208 to kick off the Oly Rollers’ 2013 season at Skateland!
The bout was slowed down considerably by the the two teams and on-track officials as they seemed to be trying to adapt to new rule changes implemented by the WFTDA for this season.
Check back tomorrow for a small photo gallery.
College baseball
UPS 5, Saint Martin’s 4
UPS 16, Saint Martin’s 9 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Today (2/10): Oly Rollers morning bout; Saints baseball doubleheader
The Oly Rollers open their 2013 season this morning when the Dropkick Donnas face off against the Bellingham Roller Betties’ Blunt Force Trauma.
Doors at Skateland! open at 10:30 AM and derby action gets underway at 11:00. Tickets are $15 at the door, children eight and under get in free.
Across town at The RAC, the Saint Martin’s baseball team continues their series against UPS with a doubleheader starting at 11:00 AM. The Saints lost their home opener to the Loggers yesterday, 12-0.
Saturday scoreboard: Cougs, Hawks advance; Pios get off the schneid; Geoducks women win home finale
Boys basketball
2A District IV playoffs
Capital 69, Hockinson 53
River Ridge 54, Washougal 51
WF West 78, Tumwater 60
Premier Arena Soccer League
Tumwater Pioneers 9, Oregon Blacktails 7 – Recap
Men’s basketball
Alaska Fairbanks 68, Saint Martin’s 67 (OT) – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Southern Oregon 75, Evergreen 56 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Lower Columbia 76, SPSCC 57 – Box score
Women’s basketball
Evergreen 68, Southern Oregon 65 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Central Washington 52, Saint Martin’s 38 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Lower Columbia 71, SPSCC 29 – Box score
College baseball
UPS 12, Saint Martin’s 0 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Today (2/9): Baseball is back; boys district playoffs; every college hoops team; Pioneers home finale
It’a a ridiculously busy day of sports in the South Sound. Let’s get right to it…
College baseball
Saint Martin’s vs. UPS – The RAC – 11:00 AM
Baseball season is upon us in early February and it looks like the weather will cooperate. Today, Saint Martin’s makes their home debut after dropping their opening series at Cal Poly Pomona last week.
Boys basketball
2A District IV playoffs
Capital vs. Hockinson – Capital HS – 7:00 PM
River Ridge @ Washougal – Washougal HS – 7:00 PM
Tumwater @ WF West – Chehalis – 8:00 PM
Women’s basketball
SPSCC vs. Lower Columbia – SPSCC Gym – 3:00 PM
Saint Martin’s vs. Central Washington – Marcus Pavilion – 5:15 PM
Evergreen vs. Southern Oregon – CRC Gymnasium – 5:30 PM
Saint Martin’s faces a critical test tonight with Central Washington in town. The Saints offense has been virtually non-existent in the last two games and as a result, they have fallen out of a playoff spot currently sitting in seventh place at 4-8. Central sits right behind them in eighth at 3-8.
It’s senior night at Evergreen and the Geoducks will honor four players wrapping up their careers before tonight’s game against Southern Oregon. Seniors Jessica Edge and Dela Jones will be joined by juniors Maddie Graves and Danielle Swain, both of whom are graduating and moving on with a year of eligibility remaining.
Men’s basketball
SPSCC vs. Lower Columbia – SPSCC Gym – 5:00 PM
Saint Martin’s vs. Alaska Fairbanks – Marcus Pavilion – 7:30 PM
Evergreen vs. Southern Oregon – CRC Gymnasium – 7:30 PM
Saint Martin’s upset Alaska Anchorage on Thursday, can they pull off another Alaska upset tonight when they face the Nanooks? Fairbanks sits in a tie for third place in the GNAC at 7-5 while the Saints win got them back into the hunt for the final playoff spot. They currently sit in eighth place at 3-8.
Travis Wagner and Elzie Dickens will play their last game at Evergreen tonight when the Geoducks host #24 ranked Southern Oregon. The two seniors were the only returners from last season’s one win team.
Premier Arena Soccer League
Tumwater Pioneers vs. Oregon Blacktails – Tumwater Indoor Sports – 7:00 PM
The Tumwater Pioneers wrap up the home schedule of their inaugural season still in search of their first win. After a tough stretch that saw them take on the top two teams in the league three times, the Pios host fellow expansion team Oregon tonight. The Blacktails sit at 2-5 and have lost four straight games, their last win coming against the Pios in December. Tickets are just $5 for adults.
Friday scoreboard: Hawks, Wolves advance; Hustlin’ Owls sweep Geoducks
Girls basketball
2A District IV playoffs
River Ridge 54, Washougal 38
Black Hills 56, Hockinson 43
River Ridge allowed just 10 first half points taking a 20 point lead into the break and held on to knock off Washougal, 54-38, in the first round of the 2A District IV playoffs. Rebecca Stevenson scored 16 points for and Savannah Gill added 13 points for the Hawks. They move on to face 19-2 Mark Morris on Tuesday night at either WF West or Centralia.
Hope Mortensen scored 19 points to lead Black Hills to a 56-43 win over Hockinson in Brush Prairie. The Wolves opened up a seven point lead in the first quarter and held Hockinson to just five points in the third to advance to the second round of the 2A District IV playoffs. Black Hills will face WF West, the top seed from the EvCo, in the next round on Tuesday at either WF West or Centralia.
3A Narrows League
North Thurston 55, Foss 31
Women’s basketball
Oregon Tech 46, Evergreen 35 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Men’s basketball
Oregon Tech 68, Evergreen 54 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Tonight (2/8): Geoducks open final home series; 2A girls basketball districts
Girls basketball – 2A District playoffs
River Ridge vs. Washougal – River Ridge HS – 7:00 PM
Black Hills @ Hockinson – Brush Prairie – 7:00 PM
Women’s basketball
Evergreen vs. Oregon Tech – CRC Gymnasium – 5:30 PM
Men’s basketball
Evergreen vs. Oregon Tech – CRC Gymnasium – 7:00 PM
Thursday scoreboard: Saints’ stout D leads to an upset and a near upset; PJPII season ends
Women’s basketball
Northwest Nazarene 49, Saint Martin’s 41 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Saint Martin’s spotted Northwest Nazarene 16 points to open the game and fell behind again by as many as 15 in the second half but behind a tremendous defensive effort, they cut the Crusaders lead to just one point at 42-41 before NNU pulled away and avoided the upset with a 49-41 win.
The Saints were ice cold to start each half but managed to rally twice to make the game interesting. They didn’t score their first point until a free throw by Chelsea Haskey at the 11:19 mark and didn’t hit their first field goal until the 9:34 mark but went on a 15-3 run over the final six minutes of the first half to cut the Crusaders lead to 25-20 going into the locker room.
Again Northwest Nazarene opened up a big lead with a 12-2 run to open the second half but again the Saints came back cutting the lead to one point twice in the final five minutes. But the Saints were unable to convert and take the lead both times and the Crusaders scored the final seven points to drop the Saints to 4-8 in league play.
GNAC leading scorer Megan Hingston scored 19 points and pulled down 10 rebounds but the Saints limited Chelsie Luke, the GNAC’s fourth leading scorer, to just eight points on 2-of-10 shooting. The Saints held the GNAC’s highest scoring team well under their season average on 30.2% shooting.
No SMU player scored in double digits but Chelsea Haskey, Angela Gelhar and Jordyn Richardson each scored nine points. Mackenzie Taylor scored eight points, all in the first half, and pulled down nine rebounds.
Men’s basketball
Saint Martin’s 60, Alaska Anchorage 52 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Evan Coulter scored 18 points and Roger O’Neill added 14 points second half points to lead Saint Martin’s to a 60-52 upset of third place Alaska Anchorage in the second game of a men’s and women’s doubleheader at Marcus Pavilion.
As in the women’s game, the Saints’ defense stepped up and held down a high scoring offense. The men held the third highest scoring team in the GNAC to their lowest total of the season and limited the Seawolves three point shooting ace, Kyle Fossman, to just one bucket from long distance. Fossman did score 13 points but shot just 3-of-11 from the field. Teancum Stafford led the Seawolves with 20 points and pulled down 10 rebounds.
Four Saints scored in double digits. Besides Coulter and O’Neill, Brady Bomber scored 11 points hitting three triples and Will Bond added 10 points off the bench. Lucas Shannon scored seven points off the bench but no other Saint got on the board. The Saints second and fourth leading scorers, Eric Taylor and Rei Jensen, were each held scoreless.
The win did come at a cost. The Saints starting center and the GNAC’s top shot blocker Matt Dodson went down with an apparent knee injury in the second half. The 6-10 junior blocked two shots in the first half.
Boys basketball
North River 40, Pope John Paul II 36
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