Schedule for Monday, May 12th
High school baseball
2B District 4 playoffs
Northwest Christian vs. Adna – Ocosta High School, Westport – 5:30 PM
High school softball
Capital vs. Centralia – Capital High School – 4:30 PM
River Ridge @ Tumwater – Tumwater High School – 4:30 PM
College baseball
GNAC Championships
| Western Oregon 4, Saint Martin’s 2 – Box score | ||||||||||||
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| MONMOUTH, OR | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| SMU (18-29) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| WOU (30-19) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| W: Spenser Watkins (7-3) L: Zach Carter (6-4) SV: Jesse Pratt (3) | ||||||||||||
| Central Washington 2, Saint Martin’s 0 – Box score | ||||||||||||
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| MONMOUTH, OR | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| SMU (18-30) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| CWU (29-18) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| W: Brandon Williams (9-3) L: Josh Moss (3-10) | ||||||||||||
The Saint Martin’s baseball team’s season came to an end on Friday afternoon after their 2-0 loss to Central Washington dropped them to 0-2 at the GNAC Championships. Earlier in day, the Saints fell 4-2 to the host Western Oregon.
Both starting pitchers for the Saints pitched well. Zach Carter gave up four earned runs on four hits over eight innings in game one against the Wolves and Josh Moss allowed just two unearned runs over eight innings in game two.
The Saints finished their season at 18-30 overall.
High school baseball
Narrows League Tournament championship game
| Timberline 8, North Thurston 1 | ||||||||||||
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| Blazers (#2 seed), Rams (#1 seed) |
Timberline scored two runs in the first, three runs in the second and three more runs in the third to build an 8-0 lead and Brandon Olson threw a two hitter to lead the Blazers to an 8-1 win over North Thurston in the 3A Narrows League championship game. With the win, the Blazers get the #1 seed to districts and earn a first round bye. They next play on Wednesday at 7:00 PM in Tacoma. The Rams will face a loser-out game on Tuesday at 7:00 at Heidelberg Park in Tacoma.
Boys soccer
District 4 Playoffs
| Capital 5, Black Hills 2 | ||||||||||||
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| Goals: CAP – El-Sokkary (2), O’Neill (2), Castillo-Lopez BH – Duff, Cutler |
Nigel El-Sokkary and Kellan O’Neill each scored two goals and Capital opened up districts with a 5-2 win over Black Hills at Ingersoll Stadium. The Cougars will face the winner of Saturday’s Centralia/Hockinson game on Tuesday night while the Wolves will get the loser of that game.
College softball
| Centralia 17, SPSCC 2 – Box score | ||||||||||||
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| LACEY | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | R | H | E | ||||
| SPSCC (0-19 WEST) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Centralia (17-2 WEST) | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | X | 17 | 18 | 0 | ||||
| W: Kalynn Randt (13-5) L: Amanda Rupright (0-28) | ||||||||||||
| Centralia 15, SPSCC 1 – Box score | ||||||||||||
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| LACEY | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | R | H | E | ||||
| Centralia (18-2 WEST) | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 0 | ||||
| SPSCC (0-20 WEST) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||||
| W: Brooke Williams (13-5) L: Amanda Rupright (0-29) | ||||||||||||
International Basketball League
| Bellingham Slam 139, Olympia Reign 106 – Box score | ||||||||||||
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| BELLINGHAM | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | |||||||
| REIGN (0-1 IBL) | 23 | 26 | 21 | 36 | 106 | |||||||
| SLAM (2-2 IBL) | 35 | 31 | 28 | 45 | 139 | |||||||
| OLY: Kyle Calhoun – 29 points, Virgil Matthews – 23 points BELL: Nick Moore – 31 points, Blake Poole 21 points, 18 rebounds |
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The Olympia Reign made their debut in Bellingham but it was an Evergreen grad and a Saint Martin’s grad that starred for the Slam in their 139-106 win. Ex-Greener Nick Moore scored 31 points and Saints great Blake Poole scored 21 and pulled down 18 boards in the win.
2013-2014 Geoduck Kyle Calhoun led the Reign with 29 points and Virgil Matthews added 23 in the loss.
The two teams were set to meet in Olympia on Saturday but the game has been cancelled because of some kind of problem at the Sound Sound Sports Center in Tumwater.
Schedule for Friday, May 9th
College baseball
GNAC Championships – Live stats and video
Saint Martin’s vs. Western Oregon – Monmouth, OR – 10:00 AM
Saint Martin’s vs. Central Washington – Monmouth, OR – 1:00 PM
High school baseball
Narrows League Tournament championship games
4A: #2 Gig Harbor vs. #1 South Kitsap – The RAC – 4:00 PM
3A: #2 Timberline vs. North Thurston – The RAC – 6:30 PM
Boys soccer
District 4 Playoffs
Black Hills @ Capital – Ingersoll Stadium – 7:00 PM
College softball
SPSCC vs. Centralia (DH) – The RAC – 1:00 PM
High school baseball
Narrows League Tournament
| Central Kitsap 7, Olympia 6 (8 innings) | ||||||||||||
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| Cougars (#5 seed), Bears (#3 seed) |
Olympia came back from 5-2 and 6-5 deficits to take the game to extra innings but the #5 seed Central Kitsap knocked off the #3 seed Bears 7-6 in eight innings. Both teams move on to districts with the Cougars taking the #3 spot and the Bears taking the #4.
Boys soccer
| Bellarmine 2, Olympia 0 | ||||||||||||
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| Lions (6-3-1 4A Narrows), Bears (6-4-2 4A Narrows) |
| North Thurston 3, Lincoln 2 | ||||||||||||
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| Rams (3-7-0 3A Narrows), Abes (0-11 3A Narrows) |
| Mount Tahoma 2, Timberline 1 | ||||||||||||
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| T-Birds (4-6-0 3A Narrows), Blazers (3-7-1 3A Narrows) |
Schedule for Thursday, May 8th
High school baseball
Narrows League Tournament
4A: #3 Olympia vs. #4 Central Kitsap – The RAC – 4:00 PM
3A: #3 Wilson vs. #4 Shelton – The RAC – 6:30 PM
Boys soccer
Olympia vs. Bellarmine – Ingersoll Stadium – 7:15 PM
Chandler Tracey – Photo from SMUSaints.com
The Saint Martin’s baseball team won eight of their last ten conference games to make their first appearance in the GNAC Championships that begin on Thursday at 10:00 AM Friday at 10:00 AM (weather postponed Thursday’s games) in Monmouth, Oregon.
For their efforts, head coach Ken Garland was named the GNAC Coach of the Year, shortstop Zack Larsen earned Freshman of the Year and eight players were named All-GNAC selections including first team honorees Larsen, catcher Chandler Tracy, starting pitcher Zach Carter and designated hitter Travis Shaw.
Tracy leads the way for the Saints. The junior from Newcastle is slashing .328/.440/.628 this season with 11 home runs, 30 runs scored and 34 RBIs. His 11 homers and .628 slugging percentage leads the GNAC and his 1.068 OPS is second only to the GNAC Player of the Year Brody Miller’s 1.098, the only two players in the conference with an OPS over 1.000. Tracy became the conference’s all-time home run leader earlier this season and now has 31 career bombs in three seasons.
The Saints play the first two games of the round robin tournament hosted by Western Oregon. They face the #1 seeded host Wolves at 10:00 and will then face #2 seed Central Washington at 1:00 PM. Live stats and video are available here. For an extensive preview of the tournament, click here.
More about the selections & full press release from SMU after the jump
High school baseball
Narrows League Tournament
| Gig Harbor 5, Olympia 1 | ||||||||||||
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| Tides (#2 seed), Bears (#3 seed) |
Olympia and Gig Harbor took a 1-1 tie into the fifth inning but the Tides scored the last four runs over the next two innings to take a 5-1 win in the 4A Narrows League Tournament at The RAC. Despite the loss, the Bears are already in districts and will play for the third seed tomorrow at 4:00 PM at The RAC against Central Kitsap.
| Timberline 9, Wilson 2 | ||||||||||||
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| Timberline (#2 seed), Rams (#3 seed) |
Timberline jumped out to a three run lead in the first inning and never looked back in a 9-2 win over Wilson in the 3A Narrows League Tournament at The RAC. The Blazers move on to the league championship game and earn a rematch with North Thurston at 6:30 PM at The RAC.
High school softball
| Yelm 2, Olympia 1 | ||||||||||||
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| Tornadoes (8-2 4A Narrows), Bears (9-2 4A Narrows) |
| North Thurston 15, Mount Tahoma 3 | ||||||||||||
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| Rams (9-1 3A Narrows), T-Birds (1-10 3A Narrows) |
Schedule for Wednesday, May 7th
High school baseball
Narrows League Tournament
4A: #3 Olympia vs. #2 Gig Harbor – The RAC – 4:00 PM
3A: #2 Timberline vs. #3 Wilson – The RAC – 6:30 PM
High school softball
North Thurston vs. Mount Tahoma – North Thurston HS – 4:00 PM
High school baseball
| Capital 10, Aberdeen 7 | ||||||||||||
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| Cougars (6-12 2A EvCo), Bobcats (4-14 2A EvCo) |
| Centralia 5, Tumwater 4 | ||||||||||||
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| Tigers (13-5 2A EvCo), T-Birds (16-2 2A EvCo) |
| WF West 15, Black Hills 8 | ||||||||||||
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| Bearcats (12-6 2A EvCo), Wolves (7-11 2A EvCo) |
After Tuesday’s games, the 2A Evergreen Conference representatives at districts are set and are as follows: #1. Tumwater #2. Centralia #3. WF West #4. Black Hills #5. Capital
High school softball
| Timberline 12, North Thurston 9 – PHOTO GALLERY | ||||||||||||
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| Blazers (11-1 3A Narrows), Rams (8-2 3A Narrows) |
| Tumwater 13, Centralia 3 | ||||||||||||
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| T-Birds (12-3 2A EvCo), Tigers (8-4 2A EvCo) |
| Capital 13, Aberdeen 1 | ||||||||||||
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| Cougars (7-5 2A EvCo), Bobcats (5-10 2A EvCo) |
| WF West 17, Black Hills 0 | ||||||||||||
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| Bearcats (13-0 2A EvCo), Wolves (3-13 2A EvCo) |
Timberline’s 12-9 win over North Thurston clinched the 3A Narrows League regular season title for the Blazers. For more, click here.
Boys soccer
| Olympia 5, Stadium 2 | ||||||||||||
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| Bears (6-3-2 4A Narrows), Tigers (2-5-3 4A Narrows) |
| Timberline 1, Lincoln 0 | ||||||||||||
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| Blazers (3-6-1 3A Narrows), Abes (0-10 3A Narrows) |
| Capital 4, Aberdeen 0 | ||||||||||||
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| Cougars (12-0 2A EvCo), Bobcats (8-4 2A EvCo) |
| Black Hills 2, Tumwater 1 | ||||||||||||
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| Wolves (3-8 2A EvCo), T-Birds (3-8 2A EvCo) |
Casey Duff scored a pair of goals to lead Black Hills to a 2-1 win over Tumwater and the last spot to districts out of the 2A EvCo. The Wolves will face Capital on Saturday to open postseason play.
The 2A EvCo finished like this: #1. Capital #2. Aberdeen #3. Centralia #4. WF West #5. Black Hills
Schedule for Tuesday, May 6th
High school baseball
Narrows League Tournament
4A: #5 Central Kitsap vs. #4 Stadium – The RAC – 4:00 PM
3A: #5 Foss vs. #4 Shelton – The RAC – 6:30 PM
Capital vs. Aberdeen – Capital HS – 4:30 PM
High school softball
Timberline vs. North Thurston – The RAC – 3:30 PM
Tumwater vs. Centralia – Tumwater HS – 4:30 PM
Black Hills vs. WF West – Black Hills HS – 4:30 PM
Boys soccer
Black Hills @ Tumwater – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM
Olympia vs. Stadium – Ingersoll Stadium – 7:15 PM
Oly Sports 