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Friday Scores: Geoduck Women Get Huge Road Win; Saints Baseball Notches First W

Jessica Denmon

Jessica Denmon

Women’s basketball

Evergreen 73, College of Idaho 69 – Recap
Team 1st 2nd Final
Evergreen (10-7 CCC, 14-10 overall) 39 34 73
College of Idaho (11-6 CCC, 14-11 overall) 25 44 69
TESC: Jessica Denmon – 19 points, Sadee Jones – 15 points, 16 rebounds

Jessican Denmon’s buzzer beater as the first half ended gave Evergreen a 14 point lead but College of Idaho fought back to get within three with 46 seconds left before Denmon hit three free throws to seal the deal and give Evergreen the 73-69 win. Denmon finished the game with 19 points and Sadee Jones recorded a double-double with 15 points and 16 boards.  LaNiecia Weatherspoon and Sammi Clark added 12 and 11 points respectively.

The win keeps Evergreen in the hunt to host their first home playoff game. They currently are tied for fifth at 10-7 and will need a win at first place Eastern Oregon tomorrow and some help to get up to fourth.


Men’s basketball

College of Idaho 114, Evergreen 61 – Recap
Team 1st 2nd Final
Evergreen (3-14 CCC, 4-20 overall) 26 35 61
College of Idaho (15-2 CCC, 24-5 overall) 67 47 114
TESC: Cody Peters – 11 points, Marc Taylor – 11

College of Idaho scored 67 points in the first half and coasted to a 114-61 drubbing of Evergreen. The Yotes took 103 shots in the game, 38 more than the Geoducks, and outrebounded Evergreen 72-31 including 35 offensive rebounds compared to just five for TESC.  Cody Peters and Marc Taylor were the only double-digit scorers for the Geoducks with 11 each.

Boys basketball

3A WCD/Bi-District semifinals
Lincoln 68, Timberline 66
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Lincoln 12 20 22 14 68
Timberline 20 13 11 22 66
TIM: Donaven Dorsey – 22 points, Bradell Evans – 14

Lincoln built a 10 point lead with a 22 point third quarter and held off a fierce Timberline rally to knock off the Blazers 68-66 in the district semifinals at Rogers High School in Puyallup. Timberline tied the game at 66 with 38 seconds left but the Abes’ Justice Martion hit a shot in the paint to give them the lead. Donaven Dorsey missed the game winning shot and the Blazers dropped into the third/fourth place game against Foss on Saturday at Clover Park High School in Lakewood. Both teams have already qualified for regionals.  Dorsey finished with 22 points in the loss.

College baseball

Saint Martin’s 2, Willamette 1 – Box score
McMinnville, OR 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Saint Martin’s (1-4) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 8 1
Willamette (4-3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 0
W: Zach Carter (1-0) L: Matt Jepsen (2-1) SV: Josh Sontag (1)
SMU: Chandler Tracy – 3-for-4, HR, 2 RBI
Carter: 7 innings, 6 H, 0 ER, 4 K’s

Chandler Tracey drove in the first run of the game with a single in the fifth inning and hit a solo home run in the seventh to lead Saint Martin’s to their first win of the season, a 2-1 victory over Willamette at Linfield College in McMinnville, Oregon. Zach Carter pitched seven scoreless innings to pick up the win.

Saturday Quick Scores: Geoducks Sweep; Hawks, Cougs Win District Openers; Saints Softball Gets First W

Men’s basketball
Evergreen 94, Concordia 93 (OT) – Recap
Western Oregon 70, Saint Martin’s 62 – Recap
Highline 75, SPSCC 59 – Box score


Women’s basketball

Evergreen 84, Concordia 71 – Recap
Simon Fraser 70, Saint Martin’s 59 – Recap
Highline 74, SPSCC 62 – Box score


Boys basketball

2A District IV playoffs
River Ridge 65, RA Long 58
Capital 75, Centralia 64
Mark Morris 70, Tumwater 55


Girls basketball

4A WCD/Bi-District playoffs
Camas 47, Olympia 43 (Oly eliminated)


College baseball

Cal Baptist 11, Saint Martin’s 4 – Box score


College softball

Saint Martin’s 8, Oregon Tech 5 – Box score

Friday Scores: Wolves, Hawks and Geoducks Ladies Win Valentine’s Day

Girls basketball

2A District IV playoffs
Black Hills 50, Hockinson 38
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Black Hills 10 16 14 10 50
Hockinson 11 12 6 9 38
BH leader: Nicole Nurmi – 12 points

Nicole Nurmi scored 12 points and Shalya Smothers added 11 and Black Hills advanced to the semis with a 50-38 road win over Hockinson. The Wolves will face EvCo champ WF West on Monday at 7:00 PM in Centralia.

2A District IV playoffs
River Ridge 82, Washougal 55
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Washougal 15 11 9 20 55
River Ridge 21 18 24 19 82
RR leader: Jazzlynn Brewster – 27 points

Jazzlynn Brewster and Makenna Schultz combined to score 50 points as River Ridge breezed past Washougal, 82-55, in their opening game of districts in Lacey. The Hawks advance to the district semis and will face #1 Mark Morris at 6:00 PM at Kelso High School.

Women’s basketball

Evergreen 61, Warner Pacific 59 – Recap
Team 1st 2nd Final
Warner Pacific (2-12 CCC, 6-19 overall) 32 27 59
Evergreen (8-7 CCC, 12-10 overall) 34 27 61
TESC leader: Sammi Clark – 13 points

The Evergreen women clinched a spot in the playoffs with a hard fought 61-59 win over last place Warner Pacific at the CRC Gymnasium. The Geoducks scored the last four points of the game to take the win. Sadee Jone’s jumper at the 1:46 mark tied it and Sammi Clark scored the game winning basket with 47 seconds left. Sammi Clark led the Geoducks with 13 points, Brittany Gray added 11 and Jones chipped in 10.

Men’s basketball

Warner Pacific 87, Evergreen 71 – Recap
Team 1st 2nd Final
Warner Pacific (8-6 CCC, 14-12 overall) 34 53 87
Evergreen (2-13 CCC, 3-19 overall) 32 39 71
TESC leader: Michael Potter – 14 points


College baseball

Cal Baptist 12, Saint Martin’s 3 – Box score
Riverside, CA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
SMU (0-3) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 10 2
CBU (9-0) 0 2 0 4 1 5 0 0 X 12 11 2
W: Tyson Miller (2-0) L: Josh Moss (0-1)
SMU: Travis Shaw – 3-for-5, 1 RBI, 1 Run

Thursday Scores: Navs, Bears, Saints Women, Saints Baseball Fall

Boys basketball

2B District IV playoffs
Toutle Lake 47, Northwest Christian 40
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Northwest Christian 8 11 11 10 40
Toutle Lake 7 14 14 12 47
NWC leader: Austin Koukal – 12 points

Northwest Christian fell into a loser out game on Monday at 2:00 PM at Rochester High School.

Girls basketball

4A WCD/Bi-District playoffs
Todd Beamer 49, Olympia 26
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Olympia 6 4 7 9 26
Todd Beamer 12 19 11 7 49
OLY leader: Laura Snodgrass – 8 points

Olympia dropped into a loser out game against Camas on Saturday at 1:00 PM at Stadium High School.

Women’s basketball

Western Washington 69, Saint Martin’s 52 – Recap
Team 1st 2nd Final
Saint Martin’s (8-5 GNAC, 14-8 overall) 22 30 52
Western Washington (10-4 GNAC, 14-8 overall) 46 23 69
SMU leader: Chelsea Haskey – 14 points


College baseball

Cal Baptist 6, Saint Martin’s 5 – Box score
Riverside, CA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
SMU (0-2) 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 8 2
CBU (8-0) 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 6 13 5
W: Caleb Dirks (1-0) L: Joseph Balfour (0-1)
SMU: Zack Larsen – 3-for-4, 2 RBI

Wednesday Scores: Navs Fall in Districts; Blazers Downed; Clippers Stall; SMU Baseball Doubled Up

Girls basketball

2B District IV playoffs
Adna 46, Northwest Christian 40
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Northwest Christian 8 8 6 18 40
Adna 4 17 13 12 46
NWC leader: Mackenzie Reeves – 19 points

Mackenzie Reeves scored 19 points for the Navigators but Northwest Christian fell into the consolation bracket with a 46-40 loss to Adna in the first round of the 2B District IV playoffs at Rochester High School. NWC will play the loser of the Wahkiakum/Raymond game Monday.

Lincoln 47, Timberline 45
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Timberline (10-2 3A Narrows) 12 8 9 16 45
Lincoln (9-3 3A Narrows) 16 13 9 9 47
TIM leader: Linae Myhand – 17 points

Timberline finished the regular season with a loss to Lincoln in Tacoma and dropped into sole possession of the #2 seed to districts out of the Narrows League. The loss means they will play a loser-out district game on Monday at Clover Park High School.

Boys basketball

Lincoln 75, Timberline 59
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Lincoln (11-1 3A Narrows) 13 22 23 17 75
Timberline (7-5 3A Narrows) 15 10 18 16 59
TIM: Donaven Dorsey – 23 points

Timberline’s loss to Lincoln combined with Foss’ defeat of Mount Tahoma means that the Blazers and Falcons both finish the regular season at 7-5 in the 3A Narrows. They will play a tiebreaker game for third place on Friday at Stadium High School.

Men’s basketball

Centralia 52, SPSCC 48 – Box score
Team 1st 2nd Final
SPSCC (2-12 NWAACC West, 2-20 overall) 26 22 48
Centralia (5-8 NWAACC West, 5-16 overall) 27 25 52
SPSCC leader: Slanblaytee Kaye – 19 points


Women’s basketball

Centralia 73, SPSCC 66 – Box score
Team 1st 2nd Final
SPSCC (5-9 NWAACC West, 6-17 overall) 32 34 66
Centralia (9-4 NWAACC West, 13-10 overall) 38 35 73
SPSCC leader: LaKeisha Anger – 22 points


College baseball

Cal Baptist 8, Saint Martin’s 4 – Box score
Riverside, CA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
SMU (0-1) 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 11 3
CBU (7-0) 0 1 2 0 2 3 0 0 X 8 13 3
W: Johnathan Davis (1-0) L: Brad Banker (0-1) SV: Josh Ferrell (1)
SMU HR: Chandler Tracy (1)

Oly Sports is on Vacation

Oly Sports is on vacation. Regular posting will resume on Tuesday, February 11th. Here is what’s happening in town until then (weather permitting and subject to change)…


Friday, February 7th

Boys basketball
North Thurston @ Timberline – Timberline HS – 7:00 PM
Capital vs. Aberdeen – Capital HS – 7:30 PM
Tumwater @ Black Hills – Black Hills HS – 7:30 PM


Girls basketball

Tumwater @ Black Hills – Black Hills HS – 6:00 PM


Saturday, February 8th

College baseball
Saint Martin’s vs. UPS (DH) – SMU Baseball Field – Noon


Women’s basketball

SPSCC vs. Tacoma – SPSCC Gym – 3:00 PM
Saint Martin’s vs. Alaska – Marcus Pavilion – 5:15 PM


Men’s basketball

SPSCC vs. Tacoma – SPSCC Gym – 5:00 PM
Saint Martin’s vs. Central Washington – Marcus Pavilion – 7:30 PM


Roller derby

MIA Derby Girls vs. Northwest Derby Company – Bettie Bunker (5700 Lacey Blvd) – 6:00 PM


Sunday, February 9th

College baseball
Saint Martin’s vs. UPS (DH) – SMU Baseball Field – 1:00 PM

Vogt’s walkoff single beats Detroit

Stephen Vogt celebrates - AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez

Stephen Vogt celebrates – AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez


Stephen Vogt drove in the game winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning on Saturday night to give the Oakland A’s a 1-0 win over the Detroit Tigers in game two of the American League Division Series. The Visalia, California native that resides in the Olympia area in the off-season singled off of Tigers reliever Al Albuquerque Rick Porcello to drive in Yoenis Cespedes.

Watch the video of Vogt’s big hit here.

Enjoy this GIF…

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Local reaction rolled in on Twitter immediately…

https://twitter.com/Mets6Ryan/status/386711364456038400

Read a recap of the game and see more pictures of Vogt’s game winner here and this story on Vogt from ESPN’s Jim Caple here.

Keller, Stewart, Elam, Haupert, Berendt and Nault

Wednesday news and notes (updated throughout the day)

Kasey Keller at workFun interview with North Thurston grad Kasey Keller on TheGuardian.com mainly about his time playing in Europe. “We had pitch invasions at Millwall. I thought it was normal.” – Link

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Timberline alum Jonathan Stewart was placed on the Physically Unable to Play list yesterday by the Carolina Panthers. He will miss at least the first six weeks of the season. He won’t be eligible to play until the Panthers’ sixth game against St. Louis on October 20th. Stewart signed a $37.8 million extension last August but has only played in nine games since. – Link

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Capital has hired Tenino baseball head coach Jesse Elam as their new head coach and Kelsey Haupert as the new softball head coach for the Cougars. Elam took the Beavers to four state playoffs in his six years at Tenino and Haupert is a Black Hills grad that played at Purdue. – Link

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ThurstonTalk.com profiles Olympia graduate Michaela Berendt, who is a freshman playing volleyball at Villanova in Philadelphia after a great career for the Bears. – Link

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The Olympian begins their high school football previews with a profile of Shelton’s linebacker, tight end and rugby player Brian Nault. – Link

Stewart and Johnson still battling injuries; Tough luck for Conley; Saints men picked 7th

Tuesday news and notes (updated throughout the day)

Jonathan Stewart

Jonathan Stewart

Timberline alum Jonathan Stewart still has not practiced for the Carolina Panthers this preseason and will not play on Thursday against the Baltimore Ravens. There is no timetable for his return from surgery on both of his ankles during the offseason and head coach Ron Rivera said that it is possible that he ends up on the physically unable to perform list. If he is put on the PUP list, he will miss the first six weeks of the season. – Link

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In other NFL injury news, Tumwater’s Matt Johnson was hoping to return to practice on Monday for the Dallas Cowboys but still has not seen the field since his injury in the Hall of Fame game. The Cowboys expect him to practice either at the end of this week or next week. – Link

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Touch luck loss for Olympia alum Adam Conley last night. Conley struck out seven, gave up three hits and one walk over six innings but allowed a solo home run and an RBI double in Jacksonville’s 2-1 loss in game one of a doubleheader in Chattanooga. Conley is now 11-6 this season with a 3.29 ERA for the Miami Marlins double-A affiliate. – Link

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The GNAC men’s soccer preseason poll was released today and Saint Martin’s is picked to finish seventh out of eight teams. Only GNAC newcomer, South Dakota School of Mines, is picked to finish below the Saints who won only three games last season and finished in the basement. – Link

North Thurston’s Brodin signs with Diamondbacks organization

Brodin-Connects-7-19-13After five outstanding seasons in the independent leagues, North Thurston grad Joash Brodin finally got the call from a Major League organization on Tuesday night and has signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks this morning. He will head from Sugar Land, Texas where he was on the road with the Long Island Ducks, to Visalia of the advanced-A California League.

Brodin was hitting .307 with 11 home runs, 79 runs scored, 49 RBIs and 14 stolen bases. He represented the Ducks in the Atlantic League All-Star, his third all-star game since hitting the independent circuit out of the College of Charleston.

He was in his second season with the Ducks having signed with them at midseason last year after his team, the London Rippers of the Frontier League, abruptly folded. He was tearing up the Frontier League for the Rippers hitting .370 with 11 homers and 54 RBIs in 59 games and then had to adjust to a higher level of competition in the Atlantic League and still hit .282 with 24 RBIs and 31 runs in 49 games for the Ducks and tore up the playoffs hitting .359 with seven RBIs and eight runs in Long Islands’ championship run.

Brodin will likely join Visalia on Friday when they open a homestand with the Stockton Ports. The Rawhide have 18 games remaining in the regular season and are fighting for a playoff spot sitting just a half game behind the Modesto Nuts.