Monthly Archives: January 2014
Today (1/25): Geoducks Battle Warriors in Doubleheader Action; Hobbled Saints Host Seawolves
Women’s basketball
Evergreen vs. Corban – CRC Gymnasium – 5:30 PM
The Evergreen women come into tonight’s CCC battle riding a three game winning streak including their first ever sweep of the Portland schools in PDX and now sit at 5-5 in conference play and are one game behind sixth place Corban (6-4), who comes to town tonight. The two teams met on December 20th in Salem with the Warriors taking a 66-63 decision.
Men’s basketball
Saint Martin’s vs. Alaska-Anchorage – Marcus Pavilion – 7:00 PM
Evergreen vs. Corban – CRC Gymnasium – 7:30 PM
Saint Martin’s is battling injuries and likely will be without starting point guard Riley Carel (torn meniscus) and forward Lucas Shannon (concussion) when they take on Alaska-Anchorage tonight. The Saints are 3-5 in the GNAC and are still battling for a playoff spot as six teams are within a game of each other. The Seawolves are one of those teams. They sit just a game ahead of the Saints at 4-4 in conference play and are coming off a 92-58 thumping of Western Oregon in Monmouth on Thursday night.
The Evergreen men are still looking for their second conference win but have played very well over the last couple weeks and have been extremely close in many games. And tonight they have a very good opportunity to pick up that second win against a struggling Corban team that is just ahead of them in the CCC standings at 2-8.
Friday College Scores: Geoduck Women Trounce Beacons; Men Fall Just Short
Women’s basketball
| Evergreen 74, Northwest Christian 44 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Christian (2-8 CCC, 5-13 overall) | 17 | 27 | 44 |
| Evergreen (5-5 CCC, 9-8 overall) | 37 | 37 | 74 |
| TESC leader: Sammi Clark (above) – 13 points |
Evergreen jumped out to a 9-2 lead in the first five minutes and never let up in their 74-44 win over Northwest Christian at the CRC Gymnasium. The Geoducks extended their lead too 20 points at the end of the first half and led by as many as a 33 points en route to their third straight Cascade Conference win.
Sammi Clark scored 13 points and dished out nine assists to lead Evergreen and Jessica Denmon notched a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds. Uriah Thomas came off the bench to chip in 10 to help the Geoducks improve to 5-5 in league play and 9-8 overall.
Men’s basketball
| Northwest Christian 78, Evergreen 73 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Christian (6-4 CCC, 12-8 overall) | 31 | 47 | 78 |
| Evergreen (1-9 CCC, 2-15 overall) | 20 | 53 | 73 |
| TESC leader: Frankie Johnson – 20 points |
Evergreen roared back from a 13 point deficit early in the second half and was within three points after a layup by Dre Taylor cut the Northwest Christian lead to 74-71 with 21 seconds left, but the Beacons went perfect from the line over the next two possessions and escaped Olympia with a 78-73 win.
Frankie Johnson led the Geoducks with 20 points including four 3-pointers. Marc and Dre Taylor each scored in double digits with 17 and 16 point respectively. Evergreen went 0-for-11 from three point range in the second half before burying eight shots from behind the arc in their comeback over the final 20 minutes.
Friday Prep Scores: Blazers Pull Even With Wilson; Last Place Wolves Hand Tigers First EvCo Loss
Girls basketball
| Timberline 64, Wilson 53 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson (7-1 3A Narrows) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 53 |
| Timberline (7-1 3A Narrows) | 23 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 64 |
| TIM: Callan Russell (above) – 23 points |
Callan Russell scored 23 points and Linae Myhand and Niamyah Warner added 14 and 13 points respectively to lead Timberline to a 64-53 win over 3A Narrows League first place Wilson. The two teams are now tied for first place in the Narrows at 7-1. The Blazers jumped out to a big lead in the first quarter and extended their lead to 15 points at the break and never looked back to move to 9-6 overall. The Rams fell to 12-4 this season.
| River Ridge 58, Capital 28 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Ridge (5-3 2A EvCo) | 13 | 25 | 7 | 13 | 58 |
| Capital (1-7 2A EvCo) | 6 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 28 |
| RR: Jazzlynn Brewster – 16 points CAP: Spencer Pettit – 10 points |
| North Thurston 53, Foss 32 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foss (0-8 3A Narrows) | 8 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 32 |
| North Thurston (4-4 3A Narrows) | 15 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 53 |
| NT: Malia Akalirai – 14 points |
| Olympia 56, Yelm 49 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yelm (3-6 4A Narrows) | 24 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 49 |
| Olympia (5-3 4A Narrows) | 11 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 56 |
| OLY: Sarah Snodgrass – 19 points |
| Northwest Christian 59, Ocosta 40 |
| NWC: 4-5 2B Pacific OC: 0-9 2B Pacific |
Boys basketball
| Black Hills 66, Centralia 52 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hills (2-6 2A EvCo) | 12 | 12 | 16 | 26 | 66 |
| Centralia (6-1 2A EvCo) | 12 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 52 |
| BH: TJ Mickelson – 21 points |
Freshman TJ Mickelson scored 21 and Black Hills finished strong with a 26 point fourth quarter to lead the last place Wolves to a 66-52 over first place Centralia. Tre’Marcus Hackney added 16 points in the win and Black Hills moved to 2-6 in the 2A EvCo while the Tigers dropped their first league game.
| Olympia 64, Yelm 62 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympia (3-5 4A Narrows) | 18 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 64 |
| Yelm (5-4 4A Narrows) | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 62 |
| OLY: Matheney, Fettig – 14 points |
| Wilson 85, Timberline 72 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timberline (4-4 3A Narrows) | 17 | 13 | 19 | 23 | 72 |
| Wilson (8-0 3A Narrows) | 20 | 19 | 18 | 28 | 85 |
| TIM: Brandell Evans – 20 points |
| Foss 50, North Thurston 47 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Thurston (2-6 3A Narrows) | 12 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 47 |
| Foss (5-3 3A Narrows) | 11 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 50 |
| NT: Darin Sroor – 18 points |
| WF West 68, Tumwater 62 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WF West (6-2 2A EvCo) | 12 | 20 | 14 | 22 | 68 |
| Tumwater (3-5 2A EvCo) | 21 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 62 |
| TUM: David Cooper – 19 points |
| River Ridge 57, Capital 43 |
| RR: 5-3 2A EvCo CAP: 3-5 2A EvCo |
Today (1/24): Blazers Girls, Wilson Narrows Fight; T-Birds, Bearcats Rematch; Geoducks Doubleheader
Girls basketball
Northwest Christian vs. Ocosta – Northwest Christian HS – 6:00 PM
River Ridge @ Capital – Capital HS – 6:00 PM
North Thurston vs. Foss – North Thurston HS – 7:00 PM
Olympia vs. Yelm – Olympia HS – 7:00 PM
Timberline vs. Wilson – Timberline HS – 7:00 PM
A battle for first place hits Timberline High School tonight when the 5-2 Blazers host 6-1 Wilson at 7:00 PM. The two teams met on December 18th in the 3A Narrows opener and freshman Josie Matz scored 17 points for the Rams in a 61-53 win. Callan Russell scored a game high 20 points in the loss for the Blazers.
Timberline is 8-6 overall this season and is riding a three game winning streak after dropping a pair of non-conference games to Central Kitsap and Black Hills. Wilson is 12-3 this season and are ranked #8 in 3A in the latest Scoreczar rankings.
Boys basketball
Tumwater vs. WF West – Tumwater HS – 7:30 PM
River Ridge @ Capital – Capital HS – 8:00 PM
Tumwater hosts WF West tonight in a rematch of an instant classic from December 21st. Josiah Warner scored 31 points including a pair of buzzer beating 3-pointers that kept the T-Birds alive in a triple-overtime 81-78 loss in Chehalis.
Men’s and women’s basketball
Women: Evergreen vs. Northwest Christian – CRC Gymnasium – 5:30 PM
Men: Evergreen vs. Northwest Christian – CRC Gymnasium – 7:00 PM
The Evergreen women and reigning Cascade Conference Player of the Week Brittany Gray host Northwest Christian in game one of a Geoducks doubleheader at the CRC Gymnasium. Evergreen sits at 4-5 in the CCC after a weekend sweep in Portland and are in seventh place a game behind Southern Oregon and Northwest. The Beacons and Geoducks met on December 21st in Eugene and Sadee Jones scored 14 points in a 70-43 romp.
In game two, former University of Oregon star and former ex-NBA player Luke Jackson brings his Northwest Christian team to town in fifth place in the CCC at 5-4. Meanwhile, the Geoducks are looking for their second win of the conference season after they were swept in Portland last weekend.
Thursday Scores: Saints Drop Two; Wolves Tear Up Tigers
Men’s basketball
| Alaska 64, Saint Martin’s 47 – Box score | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska (6-2 GNAC, 11-5 overall) | 31 | 33 | 64 |
| Saint Martin’s (3-5 GNAC, 6-10 overall) | 21 | 26 | 47 |
| Attendance: 1083 |
Women’s basketball
| Montana State-Billlings 75, Saint Martin’s 56 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Martin’s (5-3 GNAC, 11-6 overall) | 20 | 36 | 56 |
| MSU-Billings (6-2 GNAC, 13-5 overall) | 32 | 43 | 75 |
| SMU leader: Krista Stabler – 16 points |
Girls basketball
| Black Hills 65, Centralia 35 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centralia (2-5 2A EvCo) | 5 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 35 |
| Black Hills (7-1 2A EvCo) | 6 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 65 |
| BH leader: Sarah McGee – 12 points |
| WF West 62, Tumwater 25 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tumwater (2-6 2A EvCo) | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 25 |
| WF West (8-0 2A EvCo) | 20 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 62 |
Today (1/23): Saints to Pack the Pavilion for ROOT Sports Televised Contest
Men’s basketball
Saint Martin’s vs. Alaska – Marcus Pavilion – 9:00 PM
The Saint Martin’s men take on Alaska tonight at Marcus Pavilion in a GNAC battle that will be shown live on ROOT Sports at 9:00 PM. With an alumni rally planned for 7:00 at the Worthington Center and a student tailgate beginning at 7:30 at the TUB behind the pavilion, buzz around campus is extremely high and the atmosphere for the game will be great. And it is quite the bargain. Individual general admission tickets are $6 for adults and are buy one get one free at the door. The Pack the Pavilion night is also a white out and fans are encouraged to wear white.
The Saints come into the game at 3-4 in the GNAC with road wins over Simon Fraser and Western Oregon and an upset of Seattle Pacific in their last home game in early January. The Saints play a four guard offense most of the time and junior Ryan Rogers leads the way with 15.1 points per game with senior Evan Coulter just behind him at 14.1 ppg. Redshirt freshman Isaac Bianchini has scored in double digits in each of the last three games with 15, 18 and 14 points mostly coming from behind the three point line. He is 15-of-26 from behind the arc during that time.
Alaska is one of the biggest surprises of the GNAC season so far sitting in second place at 5-2. The Nanooks of Fairbanks have four players scoring in double-digits led by senior guard Ronnie Baker’s 16 points per game. 6-11 senior center Sergej Pucar is a load in the paint averaging 13.5 ppg and senior forward Andrew Kelly pulls down a team leading 8.2 rebounds per game and adds 11.8 points.
If you are unable to make it to Marcus Pavilion, the game can be seen live on ROOT Sports immediately following the BYU/Portland West Coast Conference game. If you don’t get Root Sports, you can watch the webcast with me, Brandon Sparks, on the call by clicking here.
Girls basketball
Black Hills vs. Centralia – Black Hills HS – 7:30 PM
Wednesday Scores: Bush’s 30 Leads Blazers to Big Win Over Falcons
Men’s basketball
| Clark 73, SPSCC 47 – Box score | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark (7-0 NWAACC West, 15-1 overall) | 35 | 38 | 73 |
| SPSCC (1-7 NWAACC West, 1-15 overall) | 18 | 28 | 47 |
| SPSCC leader: Brian Tyson – 13 points |
Five of the six SPSCC players played 38+ minutes again while Clark, the top team in the NWAACC, played 12 and none of their players played more than 29 minutes in the Penguins’ 73-47 win over the Clippers. Brian Tyson led South Puget Sound with 13 points and Keegan Liebelt and Brandon McGurkin each added 12.
Women’s basketball
| Clark 74, SPSCC 48 – Box score | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark (7-0 NWAACC West, 15-2 overall) | 34 | 40 | 74 |
| SPSCC (2-6 NWAACC West, 3-14 overall) | 23 | 25 | 48 |
| SPSCC leaders: LaKeisha Anger – 18 points |
LaKeisha Anger notched a double-double with 18 points and 12 rebounds but SPSCC turned the ball over 29 times and took 22 less shots than Clark in a 74-48 loss to the Penguins. Sofia Guerra scored 11 points and Maria Jesse added nine points, eight rebounds and six assists. 2013 Timberline grad Sarah McKee scored four points in 16 minutes for Clark.
Boys basketball
| Timberline 65, Foss 62 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foss (4-3 3A Narrows) | 15 | 12 | 20 | 15 | 62 |
| Timberline (4-3 3A Narrows) | 20 | 12 | 11 | 22 | 65 |
| TIM leader: Jarryn Bush – 30 points |
Without University of Washington signee Donaven Dorsey, Jarryn Bush scored 30 points and Brandell Evans chipped in 18 to lead Timberline to a 65-62 win over Foss.
The Falcons went on a 15-0 run after halftime and led the the Blazers 47-43 after the third quarter. But the Blazers came back and finished the quarter on an 11-5 run and outscored Foss 22-15 in the fourth quarter to draw themselves even with the Falcons at 4-3 in the 3A Narrows.
Seattle U commit Armond Davis scored 37 points in the loss for the Falcons.
| Olympia 62, Shelton 40 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympia (9-6 overall) | 8 | 15 | 21 | 18 | 62 |
| Shelton (0-14 overall) | 9 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 40 |
| OLY leader: Khalil Matheney – 13 points |
| Lincoln 68, North Thurston 42 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln (6-1 3A Narrows) | 9 | 31 | 12 | 16 | 68 |
| North Thurston (2-5 3A Narrows) | 2 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 42 |
| NT leader: Darrin Sroor – 18 points |
University of California-Berkeley signee Ahmaad Rorie scored eight points in somewhat limited action off of the bench in his first game back since leaving Florida’s Montverde Academy and Lincoln thrashed North Thurston, 68-42. Rorie was declared eligible to play for the 16-1 Abes just hours before the game.
Girls basketball
| Timberline 59, Foss 35 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timberline (6-1 3A Narrows) | 18 | 14 | 9 | 18 | 59 |
| Foss (0-7 3A Narrows) | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 35 |
| TIM leader: Sara Bowen – 18 points |
| Olympia 48, Shelton 15 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelton (3-10 overall) | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 15 |
| Olympia (6-9 overall) | 17 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 48 |
| Lincoln 44, North Thurston 33 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Thurston (3-4 3A Narrows) | 10 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 33 |
| Lincoln (5-2 3A Narrows) | 12 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 44 |
| NT leader: Megan Kramer – 19 points |
Saints Softball Unanimous Pick to Repeat as GNAC Champs
Coming off of their best season in program history, the Saint Martin’s softball team is the unanimous pick to win the 2014 Great Northwest Athletic Conference championship in the GNAC preseason coaches poll released today.
The Saints return two of the top players in the conference, senior second baseman and 2013 GNAC Player of the Year Lacey McGladrey and Sam Munger, the GNAC Pitcher of the Year and reigning batting title holder with a .426 average last season.
And the Saints are setup for years to come with one of the youngest teams in the league. McGladrey is the lone senior on the squad with juniors Munger, Taviah Jenkins, Dani Wall and Division I Farleigh Dickinson transfer Maria Roney, sophomore Megan Miller, a conference honorable mention at third base as a freshman and a strong freshman class that will likely contribute.
The Saints kick off their season on February 1st at Cal Baptist and, fingers crossed for good weather, will play their first home game on March 1st against Northwest University.
Read the full release from SMUSaints.com and the GNAC after the jump…
Today (1/22): Top Tacoma Talent Rolls into Lacey
Boys basketball
North Thurston vs. Lincoln – North Thurston HS – 7:00 PM
Timberline vs. Foss – Timberline HS – 7:00 PM
Some high caliber talent rolls into Lacey tonight when Lincoln and Foss take on North Thurston and Timberline respectively.
Lincoln (5-1 3A Narrows, 12-1 overall) is fresh off of their upset of #1 ranked and previously undefeated Jackson on Monday and feature an outstanding backcourt including freshman Londrell Hamilton. They could possibly have senior University of California-Berkeley signee Ahmaad Rorie back if he wins his appeal today after returning from Florida’s Montverde Academy on mysterious terms. Tip-off between the Abes and Rams is scheduled for 7:00 PM.
Foss (4-2 3A Narrows, 11-3 overall) brings Seattle University commit Armond Davis to Timberline in a game that is a little less intriguing without University of Washington signee Donaven Dorsey. Timberline sits at 3-3 in the 3A Narrows, just a game behind the Falcons.
Girls basketball
Olympia vs. Shelton – Olympia HS – 7:00 PM
Men’s and women’s basketball
Women: SPSCC vs. Clark – SPSCC Gym – 6:00 PM
Men: SPSCC vs. Clark – SPSCC Gym – 8:00 PM
Tuesday Scores: Cougs and T-Birds Split, Wolves Girls Roll, Navs Take Two
Boys basketball
| Capital 55, Tumwater 49 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tumwater (3-4 2A EvCo) | 12 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 49 |
| Capital (3-4 2A EvCo) | 14 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 55 |
| TUM leader: Josiah Warner – 14 points CAP leader: Travis Miller – 14 points |
| Northwest Christian 52, South Bend 44 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Bend (0-7 2B Pacific) | 11 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 44 |
| Northwest Christian (4-4 2B Pacific) | 15 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 52 |
| NWC leader: Austin Koukal – 20 points |
| WF West 60, River Ridge 53 |
| WFW: 5-2 2A EvCo RR: 4-3 2A EvCo |
| Aberdeen 63, Black Hills 58 |
| AB:2-5 2A EvCo BH: 1-6 2A EvCo |
Girls basketball
| Tumwater 54, Capital 32 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital (1-6 2A EvCo) | 5 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 32 |
| Tumwater (2-5 2A EvCo) | 16 | 9 | 20 | 9 | 54 |
| CAP leader: Spencer Pettit – 16 points TUM leader: Ashley Christoffer – 22 points |
| Black Hills 80, Aberdeen 52 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hills (6-1 2A EvCo) | 20 | 21 | 24 | 15 | 80 |
| Aberdeen (2-5 2A EvCo) | 5 | 15 | 19 | 13 | 52 |
| BH leader: Shayla Smothers – 18 points |
| WF West 45, River Ridge 42 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WF West (7-0 2A EvCo) | 8 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 45 |
| River Ridge (4-3 2A EvCo) | 7 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 42 |
| RR leader: Makenna Schultz – 16 points |
| Northwest Christian 52, South Bend 41 |
| NWC: 3-5 2B Pacific SB: 2-5 2B Pacific |
Oly Sports 