Monthly Archives: November 2013
Saturday Scoreboard: T-Birds Advance to Finals; Bears Hoops Wins Opener
High school football
2A State Semifinals
Tumwater 45, Prosser 40 – Box score
Griffin Shea caught three touchdown passes and Trevor Davis rushed for a pair of second half touchdowns and Tumwater survived a late Prosser surge to move into the 2A state championship game with a 45-40 win at Edgar Brown Stadium in Pasco.
Tumwater is now 13-0 and earned a rematch with 13-0 Lynden on Saturday, December 7th at 10:00 AM at the Tacoma Dome. Last year, the Lions routed the T-Birds, 41-7, in the title game.
Boys basketball
Olympia 63, Capital 49
Men’s basketball
Columbia Basin 80, SPSCC 55 – Box score
Women’s basketball
Pacific Lutheran 71, Saint Martin’s 54 – Recap
Today (11/30): T-Birds Hit the Road for Semis Battle With Prosser
High school football
2A State Semifinals
Tumwater vs. Prosser – Edgar Brown Stadium, Pasco – 3:00 PM
Radio: KGY or JeffPlace.com
Tumwater and Prosser meet in the semifinals in the Tri-Cities for the second year in a row. Last year, the T-Birds came away from Lampson Stadium in Kennewick with a 35-21 win and moved on to play Lynden in the state title game. This year, the T-Birds come into the game at 12-0 while Prosser is 9-3.
Here are some links to get you ready for today’s game….
Tumwater, Prosser hope to add to storied histories – The Olympian
CLASS 2A FOOTBALL: Prosser seniors lead the way – Tri-City Herald
ScoreCzar prediction: Tumwater 32, Prosser 14 – ScoreCzar.org
Capsule from Tri-City Herald – Tri-City Herald
Trevor Davis and Addison Barrett pack a powerful wallop for undefeated Thunderbirds – The Olympian
Friday Scoreboard: Rough Post-Thanksgiving for College Hoops Squads
Men’s basketball
Metro State 94, Saint Martin’s 77 – Recap
Lane 77, SPSCC 71
Saint Martin’s took a 2-0 lead over the #1 ranked NCAA Division II team in the nation but Metro State opened up a ten point lead with less than five minutes gone and the Saints were unable to get closer than six again and fell to the Roadrunners, 94-77, at Carver Gym in Bellingham.
Five Saint scored in double-digits, led by Evan Coulter’s 14 points. Tyler Copp got his first start and hit four three pointers to finish with 13 points. Isaac Bianchini and Will Bond each added 11 points and Riley Carel added 10.
Brandon Jefferson scored 28 points and Mitch McCarron added 22 for Metro State. 12 of McCarron’s points came from the free throw line as the Roadrunners went 35-of-42 from the charity stripe while Saint Martin’s shot just ten free throws all game long.
The Saint fall to 0-5 this season and will open up GNAC play on Thursday in Burnaby, British Columbia against Simon Fraser.
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South Puget Sound dropped a 77-71 decision to Lane at the Raider Thanksgiving Tournament at Pierce College in Steilacoom. They will next take on Columbia Basin, who lost 85-74 to Bellevue, in a consolation bracket game on Saturday at 1:00 PM.
Women’s basketball
Northwest 78, Saint Martin’s 76 – Recap
Well, this is a head scratcher. Less than a week after knocking off Northwest University by 38 points at Marcus Pavilion in a game that was never even remotely competitive, Saint Martin’s were stunned by the Eagles, 78-76, in the Lynda Goodrich Classic at Carver Gym in Bellingham.
Northwest opened up a 13-2 lead at the 15:20 mark of the first half and trailed by as many as 15 in the first half before Jordyn Richardson hit a 35-foot three pointer at the buzzer to get the Saints back within nine at the break.
The Saints rallied back in the second half and took a seven point lead on a Brooke Paulson layup with 6:05 remaining. But the Eagles answered back with a 9-2 run giving them a 67-66 lead at the 4:32 mark. Two lead changes and a tie later, Angela Gelhar hit two free throws with 20 seconds left to tie the game at 76-76. But Jordan Asher scored the go ahead bucket with 7.2 seconds remaining and Gelhar missed on a last second shot and Northwest held on to the shocking 78-76 victory.
Chelsea Haskey scored 20 points and Paulson added 17 for the Saints, who fell to 3-2 on the season and snapped a three game winning streak.
Sanda Milovic scored 23 for Northest.
Tuesday Scoreboard: Gray’s 29 Leads Geoducks to Fourth Straight Win
Brittany Gray
Women’s basketball
Evergreen 69, Pacific 66 – Recap
Brittany Gray scored 29 points, 20 in the second half, and pulled down 16 rebounds to lead Evergreen to a 69-66 win over Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon in a game that featured 14 ties and 18 lead changes.
Sammi Clark added 20 points including four of the last six Geoducks points after the Boxers took their last lead, 64-63, with 2:05 left to play. Pacific committed 25 personal fouls and Evergreen took advantage going 17-of-24 from the free throw line while Pacific attempted just ten shots from the charity stripe, making seven.
The Geoducks have now won four in a row and are 4-2 this season.
Sunday Scoreboard: Geoducks Nearly Shucked on the Keel
Men’s basketball
Cal Maritime 79, Evergreen 75 – Recap
In a game that was as entertaining as their nicknames, Frankie Johnson’s three with 1:44 left to play gave the Evergreen Geoducks a 75-74 lead over the NAIA Division II 22nd-ranked Cal Maritime Keelhaulers. But Jaquai Wiley’s layup with 50 seconds left gave the Keelhaulers to lead for good and the Geoducks fell 79-75 at the CRC Gymnasium on Sunday afternoon.
Johnson led the way for Evergreen with 16 points and five assists. Kyle Calhoun and Cody Peters chipped in 13 and 12 points respectively. Casey Healy led Cal Maritime with 26 points and eight rebounds and Erik Hanson added 15 points including two free throws that iced the game after KJ Hong missed what would have been the go ahead three pointer with three second left for the Geoducks.
Evergreen falls to 1-4 this season while Cal Maritime improves to 7-1.
Today (11/24): Nickname Battle! Geoducks and Keelhaulers!
Men’s basketball
Evergreen vs. Cal Maritime – CRC Gymnasium – 2:00 PM
The Evergreen men take the court for the first time since last Saturday when they battle Cal Maritime in a matinee matchup at the CRC Gymnasium.
The Geoducks are 1-3 in regular season play this season while the Keelhaulers of Vallejo, California are 6-1.
Saturday Scores: Geoducks Upset #17, Saints Wallop Eagles; T-Birds Roll On, Bears Take 3rd
Women’s basketball
Evergreen 84, Lewis & Clark 75 – Recap
Saint Martin’s 68, Northwest 30 – Recap
With 4:14 left to play, Katie Anderson hit a three pointer to put Lewis & Clark up 71-68 over Evergreen at the CRC Gymnasium. But the Geoducks finished the game on a 16-4 run to upset the NCAA Division III’s 17th-ranked team, 84-75. The Geoducks shot 52.4% from the field and had five players score in double digits including Kiemba Pearson’s 17 points off of the bench.
Sadee Jones and Jessica Denmon scored 15 and 14 points respectively and Brittany Gray added 13 with eight rebounds. Sammi Clark went scoreless in the first half but chipped in 11 points in the final 20 minutes to go along with six assists.
Evergreen won their third game in a row and are 3-2 this season.
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Saint Martin’s gave up just 30 points tonight, the least amount of points they have allowed since they jumped to NCAA Divison II, to waltz to a 68-30 win over Northwest University at Marcus Pavilion. The Eagles committed 32 personal fouls and the Saints made 24 of 37 free throws while Northwest shot just four free throws all evening.
The Saints hit eight three pointers, three each from Angela Gelhar and Jordyn Richardson, who scored 14 and 11 points respectively. Ciara Pedroni and Chelsea Haskey tallied 11 points each and Liz Mills added 10.
Northwest kept it close in the early going and led 10-9 with just eight minutes gone but were held scoreless over the next five minutes and the Saints went on a 27-5 run over a 12 minute span to close out the first half.
Just like Evergreen, Saint Martin’s has won three straight games and is 3-1 this season.
High school football
2A State Quarterfinals
Tumwater 45, White River 7
Tumwater trailed for the first time in the postseason when White River jumped out to a 7-0 lead and led by just seven at the half, but turned on the afterburners in the second half to heat up the frigid crowd and to roll past the Hornets, 45-7.
The T-Birds will likely travel to the Tri-Cities on Saturday next week to take on Prosser, who knocked off Mark Morris 45-22. The game is expected to be played at Lampson Stadium in Kennewick on Saturday afternoon.
Girls soccer
4A 3rd/4th Place Game
Olympia 0, Mead 0 – Olympia wins shootout 2-0.
College volleyball
Northwest Nazarene 3, Saint Martin’s 0 – Recap
Riddled by injuries, Saint Martin’s finished the season on a ten game losing streak with their straight sets loss to Northwest Nazarene. The Saints ended the season at 7-23 overall and 3-15 in GNAC play.
Today (11/23): Bears for 3rd; Women’s Hoops; T-Birds Battle Hornets; Fights
Girls soccer
4A 3rd/4th Place Game
Olympia vs. Mead – Sparks Stadium, Puyallup – Noon
Women’s basketball
SPSCC vs. Alumni – SPSCC Gym – 3:00 PM
Evergreen vs. Lewis & Clark – CRC Gymnasium – 6:00 PM
Saint Martin’s vs. Northwest – Marcus Pavilion – 7:00 PM
High school football
2A State Quarterfinals
Tumwater @ White River – Orting Stadium – 4:00 PM
Radio: KGY and Eli Sports
ScoreCzar prediction: Tumwater 32, White River 10
Mixed Martial Arts
Northwest Fight Challenge XVIII – South Sound Sports Center – 7:00 PM
Friday Scoreboard: Saints Streak Past Lancers; Bears Fall in Semis
Women’s basketball
Saint Martin’s 64, Cal Baptist 55 – Box score
Evergreen 63, Linfield 56 – Recap
Chelsea Haskey recorded a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds to lead Saint Martin’s to a streaky 64-55 win over Cal Baptist at Marcus Pavilion.
Haskey opened the scoring with a three pointer at the 17:42 mark of the first half and the Saints never trailed again. The Lancers cut the lead to two once in the second half when Chanel Cambronero’s three cut the Saints lead to 16-14 with just under ten minutes left in the half. But SMU went on a 16-8 run and the half ended with the Saints up 32-22.
Megan Wiedeman stepped out to hit from downtown and the Saints opened up a 15 point lead with just four minutes gone in the second half. But the Lancers finally found some energy when they switched to a full court press and went on an 18-6 run capped off by Kamille Diaz’s free throw that cut the Saints lead to three at 47-44.
But Saint Martin’s weathered the storm and went on a 14-3 run of their own over the next seven minutes and never looked back to record their second win of the season, 64-55.
Krista Stabler scored 10 points off the bench and Angela Gelhar scored eight points, all from the free throw line, for the Saints.
Both teams shot an identical 19-of-61 (31.1%) from the floor but the Saints made 22 free throws while Cal Baptist made just 11 of their 20 attempts.
Diaz and Elise Shelton each scored 15 points for the Lancers.
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Brittany Gray scored 17 points and pulled down 11 boards and Sammi Clark added 14 points in Evergreen’s 63-56 win over Linfield in McMinnville, Oregon. The Geoducks held a 22-7 advantage on points off of turnovers and a 25-12 advantage on second chance points to pick up their second win of the season.
Girls soccer
4A State Tournament Semifinals
Issaquah 3, Olympia 0
Rachel Wheeler scored in the 18th minute and added an insurance goal early in the second half and Issaquah advanced to the 4A state title game with a 3-0 win over Olympia at Sparks Stadium in Puyallup.
The Bears will play Mead tomorrow at noon at Sparks Stadium for third place.
Reclassification Numbers: Timberline to 4A, Capital to 3A, Rochester to 2A
UPDATE: The WIAA released new numbers on December 13th. See story here.
Enrollment data for the upcoming reclassification of Washington State high schools has been released by the WIAA and there are some interesting possible movements in the Olympia area.
The Daily News has done the heavy lifting and broke down the numbers by expected classification considering teams have the option to opt up to higher classifications.
What it shows for Thurston County schools is that Timberline will move up to 4A, Capital will move up to 3A and Rochester will likely move up to 2A. Rainier sits on the very edge of 1A and could easily drop down to 2B if a school smaller than them decides to opt up to 1A.
So we will likely see local schools in these classifications for the 2014-2016 seasons…
4A: Olympia, Timberline, Yelm
3A: Capital, North Thurston, Shelton
2A: Tumwater, Black Hills, River Ridge, Rochester
1A: Tenino, Rainier (maybe)
2B: Northwest Christian, Rainier (maybe)
1B: Pope John Paul II
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