Category Archives: Baseball
Sunday scoreboard: Shock win title; Rise knock off Gymrats; Saints baseball falls in Arizona
PASL Northwest Division championship
South Sound Shock 7, Kitsap Pumas 4 – Photo gallery
American Basketball Association
Olympia Rise 115, Shizuoka Gymrats 78
College baseball
Grand Canyon 5, Saint Martin’s 4 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Saturday scoreboard: Blazers, Hawks seasons continue, Cougars, Wolves seasons end; Saints win, Geoducks women make playoffs
Boys basketball
3A West Central/SW Bi-District semifinals
Timberline 52, Foss 48
Timberline’s Cinderella run continued on Saturday night with their 52-48 upset of Foss. Donaven Dorsey scored 16 points including 10 points in the fourth quarter. Dezymyn Trent scored 29 points for the Falcons in the loss. The Blazers will take on Lincoln on Monday at the ShoWare Center for the district title. Both teams have already qualified for the regionals. Tip-off is scheduled for 4:00 PM.
2A District IV consolation
Washougal 74, Capital 67
Capital’s season comes to an end with their 74-67 loss to Washougal at Mark Morris High School in Longview.
Girls basketball
2A District IV consolation
River Ridge 48, Hockinson 35
Centralia 73, Black Hills 62
Jazzlyn Brewster scored 18 points to keep River Ridge’s season alive with a 48-35 win over Hockinson. The Hawks will take on Centralia in a loser out/winner to regionals game on Tuesday night following the Tigers’ victory 73-62 win over Black Hills. Sydney Sauls scored 16 points and Hope Mortensen added 15 points for the Wolves in the loss.
Men’s basketball
Saint Martin’s 80, Simon Fraser 60 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Northwest 89, Evergreen 63 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Grays Harbor 103, SPSCC 97 – Box score
Roger O’Neill scored 24 points and Rei Jensen added 13 in Saint Martin’s 80-60 win over Simon Fraser in Burnaby, British Columbia. Will Bond and Eric Taylor each scored 11 points and Brady Bomber dished out eight assists.
Evergreen wrapped up their season with an 89-63 loss to Northwest University. Cody Peters scored 15 points off the bench and senior Elzie Dickens scored 10 in his last game as a Geoduck. Evergreen finishes the season at 2-24 and are 3-50 over the last two seasons.
Scotty Ewing scored 29 points, Jamey Smith added 21 points and 12 boards and Kole Podowicz chipped in 19 but Grays Harbor outran South Puget Sound 103-97.
Women’s basketball
Saint Martin’s 58, Western Oregon 53 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Evergreen 55, Northwest 47 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Grays Harbor 58, SPSCC 33 – Box score
Chelsea Haskey scored 18 points and MacKenzie Taylor added 15 points, all in the first half, to lead Saint Martin’s to a 58-53 win over Western Oregon at Marcus Pavilion. The Saints’ continued to play outstanding defense forcing the Wolves into 27 turnovers and held Western’s two leading scorers to just 13 points.
With a 55-47 win over Northwest in Kirkland, Evergreen qualified for the playoffs for the second straight season. Danielle Swain scored 14 points and pulled down 12 boards and Jessica Denmon posted a double-double of her own with 10 and 10. With the win, Evergreen moved into the #6 seed in the CCC playoffs and will travel to Klamath Falls to take on Oregon Tech on Tuesday night at 7:00 PM.
Stephanee Stedham and McKenzie Raben combined for 28 points, unfortunately the rest of the Clippers could only manage five points in South Puget Sound’s 59-33 loss to Grays Harbor in Aberdeen.
College baseball
Grand Canyon 7, Saint Martin’s 1 – Recap from GCULopes.com
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.
Today (1/9): Mariners Caravan; Blazers, Bears, Rams conference matchups
The Seattle Mariners Caravan rolls into town today from 4:15-5:45 PM at the Worthington Center at Saint Martin’s. Mike Carp, John Jaso, Dave Sims, Dan Wilson and the Mariner Moose will be on hand to meet fans and sign autographs. The event is open to the public and free.
And it’s girl’s night in Oly tonight with three conference basketball matchups…
Timberline vs. Mount Tahoma – Mount Tahoma HS – 7:00 PM
Olympia vs. South Kitsap – Olympia HS – 7:00 PM
North Thurston vs. Shelton – North Thurston HS – 7:00 PM
Oly baseball coach Todd McDougall diagnosed with brain tumor
Olympia High School English teacher and baseball coach Todd McDougall is currently in the intensive care unit at Virginia Mason Hospital after doctors found a 3-4 centimeter tumor in his brain, reports The Olympian today. The following is a letter from his wife, Julie McDougall, in Meg Wochnick’s article…
“On behalf of Todd and our whole family, I would like to thank everyone who has helped and continues to help us get through this challenge. The response from family, friends, co-workers, neighbors, students and even strangers has lifted us up during what can often be overwhelming circumstances. Many people have commented about how strong we are being, but much of our strength is a direct result of all of your prayers, kind words and deeds. Words cannot express how grateful we are to the Olympia community. Our hope is that at some future time we will be able to pass this outpouring of love on to others just as you all have done for us.”
If you would like to help the McDougall family, an account has been set up at TwinStar Credit Union and donations can be made to cover travel, hotel, meal and other costs for his family. You can also “like” the Friends of Todd McDougall Facebook page to keep tabs on his progress and recovery.
Fink, Maroons and the early days of Olympia baseball
Emmett O’Connell takes an interesting look at minor league baseball in Olympia between the years of 1903-1910 today on his blog Olympia Time.
When the Olympia Maroons opened in a exhibition on April 19, 1903 against the Tacoma Athletes, an amateur team, Olympia won 4-1. Six hundred Olympians support the Maroons with “lusty yells.”
The board of directors meetings for the Olympia Maroons are public in 1903 and covered like local government meetings. For example, a decision to charge admission is discussed in a regular news column. It’ll cost 25 cents to get into the park, and additional 25 cents to get into the grandstands. Ladies get into the grandstands for free.
Lusty yells! Lusty yells!
River Ridge grad is back in baseball…in Croatia
Sam Mirkovich, a 1998 River Ridge graduate who went on to play baseball at Centralia College and Central Washington, recently moved with his wife and dog to teach at an American school in Zagreb, Croatia. And not only does Sam get to enjoy an absolutely beautiful city and country, but he is once again playing baseball, now for Baseball klub Zagreb.
And in his first start for the klub, Mirkovich pitched a complete, nine inning shutout striking out ten batters while giving up just five hits and walking just one.
Mirkovich remarked on his Facebook page, “Somebody pinch me. If you asked me after college if I ever pitch a complete game again I tell you “no way”, on top of that in Croatia. Unbelievable experience. I’m having the time of my life here.”
Sam has agreed to write a diary of his experiences as the only American on a Croatian baseball team for Oly Sports, at least when he has time. Teaching, playing ball and enjoying his beautiful new home with his wife and dog are first and foremost and I’d hate to take him away from that, but it is truly a unique experience and I look forward to his dispatches soon.
You can watch a video of highlights from his first start here…
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