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Rancipher, Stalnik Lead Artesians at Northwest Indoor Soccer Invitational

Nov 2

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The Oly Town Artesians played their first games today at the Northwest Indoor Soccer Invitational in Tacoma. Below are the results…

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NWInvite_1 Back row (left to right): Dyson Fowler, Mike Rancipher, Guilermo Martinez, Carlos Dextre, Mauricio Sanchez, Martin Ramirez.  Front row (left to right): Kevin Dlugos, Matt Stalnik, Noel Vazquez, Tyler Sharp, Greg Wolfe

TACOMA, Wash. – The Oly Town Artesians played their first competitive games at the Northwest Indoor Socer Invitational at the Tacoma Soccer Center on Saturday afternoon. Mike Rancipher scored the first goal in club history and Matt Stalnik scored three goals in three 24 minute preseason games. The Artesians scored a 1-1 draw against the Arlington Aviators, fell 2-1 to South Sound United and dropped their final game to the Snohomish Skyhawks, 4-2.

In the first game, Mike Rancipher got the Artesians on the board for the first time ever with a rocket shot from the top of the box. Oly Town played outstanding defense for the next ten minutes until the Aviators finally broke through and tied…

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Saturday College Scores: Geoducks Soccer, Women’s Hoops Win

Nov 2

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Men’s Soccer

Evergreen 1, Corban 0 – Box Score
Salem, OR 1st 2nd OT1 Final
Geoducks (8-4-1 CCC, 8-7-1 overall) 0 0 1 1
Warriors (8-4-1 CCC, 10-6-1 overall) 0 0 0 0
TESC Goal: Willie Spurr (99th minute)

Willie Spurr’s goal in the 99th minute gave Evergreen their fourth straight shutout win as the Geoducks knocked off Corban 1-0. Angel Guerra recorded four saves in goal for the Geoducks and they moved into a tie with the Warriors for third place in the Cascade Conference at 8-4-1. Juan Oropeza recorded his fifth assists of the season on the Spurr goal.

SPSCC 2, Southwestern Oregon 0 – Box Score
The RAC 1st 2nd Final
Lakers (0-14 NWAC South) 0 0 0
Clippers (2-12 NWAC South) 2 0 2
SPSCC Goals: Fernando Aguilar (8th and 26th minutes)

Fernando Aguilar scored twice in the first half to knock off Southwestern Oregon 2-0 in the final game of the season for the Clippers. Alan Caro made six saves in the win.

Northwest Nazarene 4, Saint Martin’s 1 – Box Score
Nampa, ID 1st 2nd Final
Saints (3-10-0 GNAC, 3-17-0 overall) 0 1 1
Crusaders (12-1-0 GNAC, 13-3-1 overall) 0 0 0
SMU Goal: Kyle Witzel (90th minute)

Women’s Soccer

Saint Martin’s 2, Western Oregon 0
SMU Soccer Field 1st 2nd Final
Wolves (4-6-4 GNAC, 6-8-4 overall) 0 0 0
Saints (3-10-1 GNAC, 3-13-2 overall) 0 0 0
SMU Goals: Jessica Christian (58th minute), Kari Inch (76th)

On senior day at Saint Martin’s, the Saints got second half goals from two seniors, Jessica Christian and Kari Inch, and won their season finale 2-0 over Western Oregon. The Saints bid adieu to nine seniors who finished 3-13-2 overall this season.

Women’s Basketball

Evergreen 86, Walla Walla 44
CRC Gymnasium 1st 2nd Final
Wolves 21 23 44
Geoducks 43 43 86

LaNiecia Weatherspoon, Sadee Jones and Brittany Gray each scored a double-double to lead Evergreen to an 86-44 win over Walla Walla in the Geoducks 2014-2015 season opener. Weatherspoon scored 20 points with 10 boards, Jones racked up 19 points and 10 rebounds and Gray also notched 19 points and led Evergreen with 14 rebounds. The Geouducks outrebounded Walla Walla 54-28.

College Volleyball

Northwest Christian 3, Evergren 1 – Box Score
CRC Gymnasium 1 2 3 4
Geoducks (4-13 CCC, 14-17 overall) (1) 25 23 13 23
Warriors (6-10 CCC, 9-11 overall) (3) 23 25 25 25
TESC: Jaclyn Trinque – 26 assists

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Alaska Anchorage 3, Saint Martin’s 0 – Box Score
Capital HS 1 2 3
Saints (1-13 GNAC, 4-22 overall) (0) 22 9 19
Seawolves (13-2 GNAC, 19-4 overall) (3) 25 25 25
SMU: Brenna Peterson – 18 assists

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Today (11/1): Narrows Volleyball Tourney; 2A District Soccer

Schedule for Saturday, November 1st

High School Volleyball
4A Narrows League Tournament
Timberline vs. South Kitsap – Mount Tahoma HS – 2:45 PM
Olympia vs. Stadium – Mount Tahoma HS – 2:45 PM
Winners of above games – Mount Tahoma HS – 4:30 PM (both to districts)
Losers of above games – Mount Tahoma HS – 4:30 PM (loser out)

3A Narrows League Tournament – Championship Game (both to district)
Capital vs. North Thurston – Mount Tahoma HS – 12:45 PM

Girls Soccer
2A District 4 Playoffs (double elimination)
#2 Tumwater vs. #3 Mark Morris – Tumwater Stadium – 4:30 PM
#1 Black Hills vs. #4 Washougal – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM

Women’s Soccer
Saint Martin’s vs. Western Oregon – SMU Soccer Field – 2:00 PM

Men’s Soccer
SPSCC vs. Southwestern Oregon – The RAC – 2:15 PM

College Volleyball
Evergreen vs. Northwest Christian – CRC Gymnasium – 7:00 PM
Saint Martin’s vs. Alaska Anchorage – Capital HS – 7:00 PM

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Friday College Score: Geoducks Fall Out of Playoff Hunt

Friday College Score: Geoducks Fall Out of Playoff Hunt

Nov 1

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College Volleyball

Corban 3, Evergren 2 – Box Score
CRC Gymnasium 1 2 3 4 5
Geoducks (4-12 CCC, 14-16 overall) (2) 25 25 22 22 12
Warriors (3-13 CCC, 7-16 overall) (3) 23 21 25 25 15
TESC: Ivy Eakes – 19 kills, Jaclyn Trinque – 47 assists

Evergreen went up two sets to none and looked like they might stay in the hunt for a CCC playoff spot, but Corban rallied to win three straight sets and knock off the Geoducks 3-2. The loss drops the Geoducks to 4-12 in Cascade Conference play and out of the playoff hunt.

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AP Washington State Prep Football Poll – How They Fared in Week 9

Nov 1

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The regular season wraps up this weekend and so far there hasn’t been much in the way of shakeups heading into the playoffs. In 3A, #8 Shadle Park fell to Mt. Spokane and in 2A, #9 Liberty dropped one to Mount Si. Really, those were the only upsets this week amongst ranked teams.

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Friday Football Scores: T-Birds, Hawks Win League Titles; Blazers, Wolves Stay Alive

Oct 31

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High School Football

Olympia 35, Yelm 21
Yelm, WA 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Bears (5-1 4A Narrows, 6-3 overall) 14 7 7 7 35
Tornadoes (1-5 4A Narrows, 4-5 overall) 0 14 7 0 21

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Timberline 48, South Kitsap 7
South Sound Stadium 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Wolves (2-4 4A Narrows, 3-6 overall) 7 0 0 0 7
Blazers (3-3 4A Narrows, 5-4 overall) 20 7 21 0 48
TIM: Gabe Gutierrez – 4 TD passes | Blazers qualify for playoffs

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Capital 49, Shelton 13
Ingersoll Stadium 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Highclimbers (1-6 3A Narrows, 2-7 overall) 6 0 0 7 13
Cougars (6-1 3A Narrows, 7-2 overall) 15 3 7 24 49
CAP: Cody Jenkins – 3 TD passes | SHEL: Jake Henry – 185 yards and 1 rushing TD

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North Thurston 39, Mount Tahoma 18
NT: 3-4 3A Narrows, 3-6 overall | MT: 0-7 3A Narrows, 1-8 overall

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River Ridge 37, Steilacoom 27
Steilacoom, WA 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Hawks (6-1 2A SPSL, 8-1 overall) 13 7 10 7 37
Sentinels (4-3 2A SPSL, 4-5 overall) 6 7 0 14 27
RR: Michael Key – 2 rushing TDs, 1 receiving TD | Kobe Key – 3 TD passes

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Tumwater 56, WF West 21
Chehalis, WA 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
T-Birds (3-0 2A EvCo, 9-0 overall) 7 28 21 0 56
Bearcats (2-1 2A EvCo, 5-3 overall) 0 14 0 7 21
TUM: Ian Saner, Easton Trakel and Trevor Davis – 2 rushing TDs each

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Black Hills 56, Centralia 28
Tumwater Stadium 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Centralia (0-3 2A EvCo, 5-4 overall) 7 7 14 0 28
Wolves (1-2 2A EvCo, 5-4 overall) 13 7 22 14 56
BH: Clinched playoff spot

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Tenino 34, Rochester 17
TEN: 2-5 2A/1A Evergreen, 4-5 overall | ROCH: 2-5 2A/1A Evergreen, 2-7 overall

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THURSDAY: Rainier 48, Chief Leschi 6
RAIN: 5-3 2B Pacific, 6-3 overall | CL: 1-7 2B Pacific, 1-8 overall

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Wednesday Score: Geoducks Clinch Playoff Spot

Wednesday Score: Geoducks Clinch Playoff Spot

Oct 30

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Men’s Soccer

Evergreen 1, Northwest Christian 0 – Box score
Springfield, OR 1st 2nd Final
Geoducks (7-4-1 CCC, 7-7-1 overall) 0 1 1
Beacons (3-8-1 GNAC, 4-10-2 overall) 0 0 0
 TESC Goal: Ethan Sumlin (52nd minute)

Ethan Sumlin buried a header off of a free kick taken by Nate Boatright in the 52nd minute to give Evergreen a 1-0 win over Northwest Christian. Geoducks keeper Angel Guerra made five saves and hasn’t allowed a goal in the last three games.

With the win, the Geoducks moved to 7-4-1 in the Cascade Conference and clinched a spot in the playoffs with two games remaining starting with third place Corban on Saturday and first place Concordia on November 8th.

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Tonight (10/28): T-Birds, Wolves Battle for EvCo Soccer Supremacy

Schedule for Tuesday, October 28th

Girls Soccer
River Ridge vs. Fife – South Sound Stadium – 5:00 PM
Timberline vs. Stadium – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
Capital vs. Central Kitsap – Ingersoll Stadium – 7:00 PM
Tumwater vs. Black Hills – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM

The regular season wraps up tonight in the 2A EvCo with the league title on the line at Tumwater Stadium at 7:00 PM for Tumwater and Black Hills. The T-Birds sit at 5-0 in league play, one game ahead of the Wolves for first place. The two teams met two weeks ago with Tumwater taking a 1-0 victory.

High School Volleyball
Capital vs. Shelton – Capital HS – 7:00 PM
Black Hills vs. WF West – Black Hills HS – 7:00 PM
Olympia vs. South Kitsap – Olympia HS – 7:00 PM

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OlySports.com Local Sports Report for October 17th

OlySports.com Local Sports Report for October 17th

Oct 17

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OlySports.com Is Taking a Short Break

OlySports.com is taking a little break until October 24th. In the meantime, visit the Oly Town Artesians and see Olympia’s newest semi-professional indoor soccer team’s home schedule in the sidebar.

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