Boys basketball
| Capital 49, North Thurston 41 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital (1-3 overall) | 16 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 49 |
| North Thurston (0-2 overall) | 6 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 41 |
| CAP leader: Travis Miller – 14 points NT leader: Steven Stone – 9 points |
| Fife 61, Tumwater 60 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tumwater (1-2 overall) | 16 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 60 |
| Fife (3-0 overall) | 20 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 61 |
| TUM leader: Josiah Warner – 21 points |
| Black Hills 87, Chief Leschi 32 |
Girls basketball
| Black Hills 70, Olympia 52 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hills (2-1 overall) | 25 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 70 |
| Olympia (0-4 overall) | 16 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 52 |
| BH leader: Sarah McGee – 22 points OLY leader: Autumn Barker – 12 points |
| North Thurston 46, Capital 28 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Thurston (1-1 overall) | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 46 |
| Capital (2-1 overall) | 4 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 28 |
| NT leader: Megan Kramer – 20 points CAP leader: Spencer Petit – 14 points |
Schedule for Monday, December 9th
Girls basketball
North Thurston @ Capital – Capital HS – 7:00 PM
Black Hills @ Olympia – Olympia HS – 7:00 PM
Boys basketball
Black Hills vs. Chief Leschi – Black Hills HS – 7:00 PM
Capital @ North Thurston – North Thurston HS – 7:00 PM
Women’s basketball
| Saint Martin’s 61, Northwest Nazarene 56 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| #18 Northwest Nazarene (1-1 GNAC, 6-1 overall) | 31 | 25 | 56 |
| Saint Martin’s (2-0 GNAC, 4-3 overall) | 28 | 33 | 61 |
| SMU leader: Angela Gelhar – 27 points |
Angela Gelhar scored a career high 27 points including the go ahead three pointer with 54 seconds left to lead Saint Martin’s to a 61-56 win over 18th-ranked Northwest Nazarene. It is the Saints first win over a ranked opponent since they beat #11 Alaska-Anchorage in 2011 and snapped an 11 game losing streak to the Crusaders.
Saint Martin’s forced 24 Northwest Nazarene turnovers and held the Crusaders to just 30.9% shooting. Megan Hingston scored 20 points, right at her average this season, but went just 7-for-21 from the floor. The trio of Chelsie Luke, Taylor Simmons and Kayla Schumannn were held to just 19 points combined, 16.9 points below their average, as the Crusaders, who average 80 points per game, were held to their lowest point total of the season by 12 points.
Gelhar scored 10 of the Saints last 12 points including two of her three three pointers. She went 12-of-12 from the free throw line on a night where Saint Martin’s missed just three shots from the charity stripe, going 25-for-28. Chelsea Haskey was limited by foul trouble but still managed to score 13 points and Mackenzie Taylor added 10 points and eight rebounds.
| College of Idaho 62, Evergreen 59 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| College of Idaho (1-1 CCC, 4-5 overall) | 25 | 37 | 62 |
| Evergreen (0-2 CCC, 4-4 overall) | 27 | 32 | 59 |
| TESC leader: Jessica Denmon – 22 points |
| Northwest Indian 69, SPSCC 57 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Indian College | 33 | 36 | 69 |
| South Puget Sound (0-2 overall) | 28 | 29 | 57 |
| SPSCC leader: Guerra and Clayton – 20 points |
Men’s basketball
| Western Washington 87, Saint Martin’s 75 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Martin’s (1-1 GNAC, 1-6 overall) | 37 | 38 | 75 |
| #5 Western Washington (2-0 GNAC, 6-0 overall) | 47 | 40 | 87 |
| SMU leader: Ryan Rogers – 25 points |
| College of Idaho 62, Evergreen 59 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| #20 College of Idaho (1-1 CCC, 10-4 overall) | 63 | 52 | 115 |
| Evergreen (0-2 CCC, 1-6 overall) | 39 | 39 | 78 |
| TESC leader: Taylor and Faison – 14 points |
QB Jayden Croft uncorks one in the 2012 2A title game against Lynden
High school football
2A state title game
Tumwater vs. Lynden – Tacoma Dome – 10:00 AM
Radio: KGY, Eli Sports, KPUG
ScoreCzar prediction: Lynden 24, Tumwater 21
The big day for Tumwater is here. Can they finish off this undefeated season and avenge last year’s state title loss these same Lynden Lions? Well, not quite the same. Still good, without question, but the Lions have a much different team and were not quite as dominant as last season despite their undefeated record. It should be a great game, don’t miss it.
Here is some light reading to get you ready for the game, if you have time before you have to get to the Dome…
“Tumwater Football Competes for State Championship Title” – Thurston Talk
“Past Champions Reflect on Football State Titles” – Thurston Talk
“Familiar face Garrett Terrell helps T-Birds in new role” – The Olympian
“This T-Bird’s favorite target? QBs” – The Olympian
“Tumwater’s Trakel knows when to throw switch” – The Olympian
“Tumwater’s Otton once had banner season with Colfax” – The Olympian
“Lynden’s title game pins defense vs. offense” – The Bellingham Herald
“Kramme, Lepper have used different approaches…” – The Bellingham Herald
Women’s basketball
SPSCC vs. Northwest Indian College – SPSCC Gym – 3:00 PM
Evergreen vs. College of Idaho – CRC Gymnasium – 5:30 PM
Saint Martin’s vs. Northwest Nazarene – Marcus Pavilion – 7:00 PM
Men’s basketball
Evergreen vs. College of Idaho – CRC Gymnasium – 7:30 PM
Girls basketball
Northwest Christian vs. Orting – NCHS – 5:45 PM
Boys basketball
Northwest Christian vs. Orting – NCHS – 7:15 PM
Women’s basketball
| Eastern Oregon 92, Evergreen 76 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Oregon (1-0 CCC, 8-3 overall) | 36 | 56 | 92 |
| Evergreen (0-1 CCC, 4-3 overall) | 27 | 49 | 76 |
| TESC leader: Brittany Gray – 18 points, 15 boards |
Evergreen went 18-for-31 (58.1%)from the floor in the second half and scored 49 points. However, Eastern Oregon shot 74.1% from the floor, making 20-of-27 shots, and scored 56 points in the final 20 minutes to knock off the Geoducks 92-76 in the Cascade Conference opener.
Brittany Gray scored 16 points in the second half to finish with 18 points and 15 rebounds and Sammi Clark added 17 for the Geoducks. The Mountaineers’ Brittney Newcombe scored 25 of her 32 points in the second half.
Men’s basketball
| Eastern Oregon 73, Evergreen 54 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Oregon (1-0 CCC, 9-1 overall) | 34 | 39 | 73 |
| Evergreen (0-1 CCC, 1-5 overall) | 25 | 29 | 54 |
| TESC leader: Kyle Calhoun – 22 points |
Kyle Calhoun made six three pointers and finished with 22 points but was the only Geoduck to make more than two field goals in their 73-54 loss to Eastern Oregon at the CRC Gymnasium.
The Geoducks made just 15 shots from the field, eight of those were from long distance, and they were outrebounded 47-32. Marc Taylor scored nine points and pulled down seven boards in the loss.
Girls basketball
| Timberline 47, Olympia 44 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympia (0-3 overall) | 12 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 44 |
| Timberline (1-1 overall) | 10 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 47 |
| Leaders: Myhand (T) – 17 points Randich (O) – 19 points |
| Capital 51, RA Long 38 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RA Long (0-2 overall) | 7 | 10 | 19 | 2 | 38 |
| Capital (2-0 overall) | 15 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 51 |
| CAP Leaders: Petit, Christopher – 11 points |
| Yelm 61, North Thurston 34 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Thurston (0-1 overall) | 4 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 34 |
| Yelm (2-0 overall) | 14 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 61 |
| NT leader: Hayley Niles – 15 points |
| Mark Morris 71, Tumwater 25 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tumwater (0-2 overall) | 10 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 25 |
| Mark Morris (3-0 overall) | 19 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 71 |
| TUM leader: Sierra Snyder – 7 points |
Boys basketball
| Olympia 47, Timberline 45 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timberline (1-1 overall) | 11 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 45 |
| Olympia (2-1 overall) | 7 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 47 |
| Leaders: Dorsey (T) – 13 points Matheney (O) – 18 points |
| River Ridge 76, Decatur 55 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Ridge (2-1 overall) | 14 | 17 | 20 | 25 | 76 |
| Decatur (1-1 overall) | 18 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 55 |
| RR Leaders: Scott – 22 points |
| Yelm 72, North Thurston 61 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yelm (2-1 overall) | 11 | 24 | 14 | 23 | 72 |
| North Thurston (0-1 overall) | 4 | 23 | 16 | 18 | 61 |
| NT leader: Seth Meredith – 13 points |
| Mark Morris 56, Tumwater 45 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Morris (2-0 overall) | 8 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 56 |
| Tumwater (1-1 overall) | 10 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 45 |
| TUM leader: David Cooper – 16 points |
Women’s basketball
Evergreen vs. Eastern Oregon – CRC Gymnasium – 5:30 PM
The Evergreen women come into the Cascade Conference opener tonight riding a four game winning streak, all over NCAA Division III teams. The Geoducks were picked to finish ninth in the CCC and will have a stiff test when they host CCC preseason favorite Eastern Oregon. The Mountaineers are 7-3, though three of those wins came in romps over independent Walla Walla.
Men’s basketball
Evergreen vs. Eastern Oregon – CRC Gymnasium – 7:30 PM
The Evergreen won their first game of the season against UBC-Okanogan but haven’t picked up a win since and are 1-4 in counting games this season. They have also lost four exhibition games including three games against NCAA Division I opponents. Their last time out nearly two weeks ago, they gave the Cal Maritime Keelhaulers a good game before falling 79-75.
Eastern Oregon is 8-1 in the early going but have won six of their games against New Hope Christian, Multnomah University and Walla Walla, all independent or NCCCAA schools. The Mountaineers were picked to finish 5th in the CCC.
Girls basketball
Olympia @ Timberline – Timberline HS – 7:00 PM
Boys basketball
Timberline @ Olympia – Olympia HS – 7:00 PM
North Thurston vs. Yelm – North Thurston HS – 7:00 PM
Tumwater vs. Mark Morris – Tumwater HS – 7:30 PM
Women’s basketball
| Saint Martin’s 64, Central Washington 49 – Box score | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Washington (0-1 GNAC, 3-3 overall) | 19 | 30 | 49 |
| Saint Martin’s (1-0 GNAC, 4-3 overall) | 26 | 38 | 64 |
| SMU leader: Chelsea Haskey – 21 points, 10 boards |
After shooting just 26% in the first half, the Saints came out of the locker room red hot and went on a 17-3 run over the first six minutes of the second half and never looked back, knocking off Central Wasington in the GNAC opener, 64-49, at Marcus Pavilion.
Chelsea Haskey scored 21 points and pulled down 10 rebounds and Angela Gelhar added 12 points but it was Krista Stabler’s two straight three point plays that sparked the Saints run early in the second half.
Stabler drove down the right side of the lane on two straight possessions and hit the shot after being hammered by Central’s India Matheson and Melanie Valdez. The sophomore hit both and-one free throws and the Saints built a lead that would never shrink below 12 points the rest of the way.
The Saints scored 24 points off of 25 turnovers and held the GNAC’s leading scorer, Jessica VanDyke, to 16 points, five points off of her average over the first six games. VanDyke committed two fouls in the first four minutes and sat for a long spell in the first half. She played just 23 minutes and was on the Wildcats bench for the final five minutes of the game.
The Saints move to 1-0 in the GNAC and 4-3 overall while Central falls to 0-1 in conference and 3-3 overall.
| Shoreline 52, SPSCC 40 |
Men’s basketball
| Saint Martin’s 78, Simon Fraser 62 – Box score | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Martin’s (1-0 GNAC, 1-5 overall) | 41 | 37 | 78 |
| Simon Fraser (0-1 GNAC, 6-2 overall) | 33 | 29 | 62 |
| SMU leader: Evan Coulter – 21 points |
Saint Martin’s went 11-for-21 (52.4%) from three point range and out-rebounded Simon Fraser 36-24 to capture the first win for head coach Michael Ostlund, a 78-64 win in the GNAC opener in Burnaby, British Columbia.
Ryan Rogers scored 12 points in the first half and Evan Coulter scored 12 in the second and finished with 21 and 17 points respectively. Rogers pulled down nine rebounds to lead the Saints and Matt Dodson plucked seven boards. Will Bond added 13 points.
Girls basketball
| River Ridge 50, Bonney Lake 46 |
| Pe Ell 48, Northwest Christian 30 |
Boys basketball
| Winlock 63, Northwest Christian 51 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Christian (1-1 overall) | 13 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 51 |
| Winlock | 14 | 11 | 20 | 18 | 63 |
Women’s basketball
Saint Martin’s vs. Central Washington
Marcus Pavilion – 7:00 PM
Live stats and video
The Saint Martin’s women open up GNAC play tonight when they host Central Washington at 7:00 PM. The Saints are a head scratcher of a team right now. They won three straight games including a convincing 68-30 win over Northwest on November 23rd at Marcus Pavilion. But a week later, the Saints dropped a 78-76 decision to those same Eagles in Bellingham and then followed that up with a 17 point loss to PLU on the next day. They sit at 3-3 overall.
Central Washington is 3-2 this season and is led by Jessica VanDyke, who is having a breakout beginning to her senior season scoring 21.4 points per game with 7.2 rebounds. Olympia’s Lauren Herseth is on the Wildcats roster but has not joined the basketball team yet. She is also a Central volleyball player and will play for the Wildcats in the NCAA regionals.
Girls basketball
Northwest Christian vs. Pe Ell – Northwest Christian HS – 7:00 PM
Girls basketball
| Capital 50, Bremerton 46 (OT) | ||||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital (1-0 overall) | 9 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 50 |
| Bremerton (0-1 overall) | 5 | 18 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 46 |
| CHS leader: Spencer Petit – 22 points |
| Black Hills 64, Elma 54 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hills (1-1 overall) | 23 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 64 |
| Elma (0-1 overall) | 14 | 18 | 5 | 17 | 54 |
| BH leader: Shayla Smothers – 14 points |
| Kennedy 60, Olympia 45 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympia (0-2 overall) | 5 | 9 | 17 | 14 | 45 |
| Kennedy (1-0 overall) | 19 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 60 |
| Oly leader: Jenna Randich – 13 points |
Boys basketball
| Black Hills 43, Shelton 33 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelton (0-1 overall) | 11 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 33 |
| Black Hills (2-1 overall) | 11 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 43 |
| Skyline 48, Olympia 35 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympia (1-1 overall) | 6 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 35 |
| Skyline (1-0 overall) | 9 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 48 |
| Oly leaders: Matheney, Fortier, Bishop – 8 |
| White River 79, Capital 76 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White River (1-0 overall) | 15 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 79 |
| Capital (0-2 overall) | 18 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 76 |
| Cap leader: Chandler Yount – 16 points |
Schedule for Wednesday, December 4th
Boys basketball
Capital vs. White River – Capital HS – 7:30 PM
Black Hills vs. Shelton – Black Hill HS – 7:30 PM
Oly Sports 