Evergreen is going south for their last road series of the season. The Geoducks take on Oregon Tech Friday night and Southern Oregon Saturday night. Geoducks athletics has their weekly previews, read more about the men’s games here and the women’s here.
Category Archives: Basketball
Monday scoreboard: Jamey Smith for the win!
Women’s basketball
Pierce 67, SPSCC 59
Men’s basketball
SPSCC 69, Pierce 66
Both scores are courtesy of @irockyoubiatch who sends along this report on the great ending to the men’s game…
https://twitter.com/#!/irockyoubiatch/status/169301081870962690
He also sends along video of Olympia alum Jamey Smith hitting the game winning shot, though I will warn you that it is posted sideways and is a little tough to watch.
Tonight (2/13): Clippers host Raiders
The Sound Puget Sound Clippers host the Pierce College Raiders tonight with the women’s game tipping-off at 6:00 PM and the men’s game to follow.
The Lady Clippers are 4-16 overall and 1-10 in conference this season and have been much improved over their last four games including a 69-67 overtime win over Green River last week. Sophomore Alychia Colon leads the Clippers with 14.77 points per game, River Ridge’s Monteaka Norwood is right behind her averaging 14.44 ppg and Black Hills‘ Aisha Jones also averages double digits at 12.35 ppg. While it has been a rough season for the Clippers, it is still a far cry from last season when they had to forfeit nearly half their season because they just didn’t have enough bodies to field a team. Pierce College won the first meeting between the two teams, 86-36, behind 25 points from Unique Taufa’asau and Kawehi Hagi’s 23 points. The Raiders also feature two of Monteaka Norwood’s former River Ridge teammates, Natasha Trinidad and Janay Creamer.
The men have also been playing a lot better lately, winning three of their last five games and improving their record to 8-13 overall and 4-7 in conference. Freshman Anye Turner leads the NWAACC in rebounding pulling down 11.76 boards per game. The freshman from Black Hills is also scoring 13.27 points per game. The Clippers are led by freshman Scotty Ewing’s 15.91 ppg. Pierce is coached by former North Thurston girl’s and SPSCC men’s and women’s coach Bill Mendelson (also my driver’s ed teacher) and are led by Alaskan John Palmer’s 12.27 ppg and Tumwater’s Dan Devries 10.58 ppg. The Clippers won the first meeting 73-72 thanks to Anye Turner’s monster 26 point, 20 rebound effort.
Yet another double-double for Poole
Former Saint Martin’s Saint Blake Poole keeps on rolling in Germany. Poole had 15 points and 12 rebounds for BG Dorsten in their 86-65 win over Alba Berlin on Saturday. It was his 18th double-double of the season and he has led Dorsten in rebounding in every one of their 21 games this season. Here’s more on Poole’s performance from the Dorsten website, as translated by Bing…
“Now, had the nose but Blake Poole fully and took the booklet in hand. So far still not quite as much succeeded him, but now he used his stature to just highlight the conditions. He brought many rebounds and contributed even one or other points of the 45: 36-break guide at.”
Got it? He took the booklet in hand, of course.
But seriously, the win clinched a spot in the playoffs for Poole and BG Dorsten. Congrats!
Tonight (2/11): 2A boy’s playoffs, Saints host Western Oregon
The 2A District IV boy’s playoffs begin tonight with two games here in town.
River Ridge, the #1 seed from the EvCo, gets another game with Tumwater, the EvCo’s #5 seed, but it shouldn’t be an easy first round game for the Hawks. The two teams split their two conference games this season. The T-Birds won the first meeting in double overtime, 92-90 and River Ridge took the second game 80-68. In both games, River Ridge’s Brad Wallace scored over 30 points (32 in the loss and 37 in the win). Tip-off is at 7:00 PM.
North Thurston hosts Washougal, the #3 seed out of the Greater St. Helens League, at 7:00 PM. Washougal was 4-4 in conference and 11-6 overall but won just two of their last seven games.
Black Hills travels to Longview to take on Mark Morris, the #1 seed out of the Greater St. Helens, who went undefeated in conference and has won nine straight en route to a 14-4 overall record.
In 2B boy’s playoff action, Northwest Christian takes on Toutle Lake in Rochester on Saturday night. Toutle Lake was 12-2 in conference and 17-3 overall.
The Western Oregon Wolves comes to town on Saturday night to take on Saint Martin’s. The Wolves are fourth in the GNAC at 8-5 in conference with a 15-7 overall record. One of those losses was to the Saints on January 14th in Monmouth. Jeremy Green had 18 points and Brok Pendleton and Will Bond added 15for the Saints in their biggest win of the season against the then first place Wolves. Since that loss, Western Oregon has gone just 2-4. Tip-off is at 7:00 PM at Marcus Pavilion.
Friday recap: No playoff surprises, Geoducks struggle in Oregon, Saints struggle in California
Girl’s basketball
River Ridge 53, Hockinson 30
Mark Morris 64, Tumwater 41
North Thurston 59, Woodland 56 – 2OT
W.F. West 58, Black Hills 38
No surprises on the girl’s side of the 2A District IV playoff bracket on Friday night. River Ridge got an easy win over Hockinson behind Necy Wade’s 13 points and Kyahri Adams’ 14 points, Mark Morris three pointed Tumwater to death, Woodland took North Thurston to double overtime before the Rams prevailed thanks to Catie Mets’ 23 points and W.F. West beat Black Hills for the third time this season.
Next up: River Ridge plays Mark Morris on Tuesday in Tumwater at 6:00 PM and the North Thurston/W.F. West game follows at 7:45. On the loser’s side of the bracket, Tumwater plays Hockinson at 6:00 PM and Black Hills takes on Woodland at 7:45 at W.F. West in Chehalis.
Boy’s basketball
Bellarmine 68, Olympia 51
Dominick Francks scored 22 points but was the only Olympia player to crack double digits, a rarity for the usually balanced offensive attack of the Bears, and Bellarmine ran right past them in the second half to secure the #1 seed out of the 4A Narrows. Oly led at halftime, 30-24, but Bellarmine outscored them in the second half 44-21. The Bears will next host either Kentlake or Rogers on Tuesday night.
Women’s basketball
Oregon Tech 61, Evergreen 45 – More from the Geoducks
Despite the loss, Evergreen remains only a half game out of a CCC playoff spot. They are chasing Concordia, who lost to Corban tonight.
Men’s basketball
Oregon Tech 90, Evergreen 62 – More from the Geoducks
College softball
Cal State Dominguez Hills 2, Saint Martin’s 1
Cal State Dominguez Hills 5, Saint Martin’s 1 – More from SMUSaints.com
College baseball
Chico State 7, Saint Martin’s 2 – More from SMUSaints.com
Tonight: Girl’s districts, Oly/Bellarmine rematch
Just one game in town tonight but plenty of playoff action just a short drive away.
The lone game in town tonight is a 2A District IV girl’s playoff game between River Ridge, the #1 seed out of the EvCo and Hockinson, the #3 team out of the Greater St. Helens League. Hockinson beat R.A. Long on Wednesday night, 47-46, in a tiebreaker game to make the playoffs. They are led by their 5’10” senior guard Jenna Haagen, who scored 11.7 points per game. They also feature 6’1″ post Katelyn McGuire, who averaged 9.5 points and 10 rebounds per game in just her sophomore year. The Olympian has a story today about River Ridge’s head coach, Jackie Robinson and his relationship with George Karl. Tip-off between the Hawks and the Hawks is set for 7:00 PM in Lacey.
Meanwhile, the #3 seed out of the EvCo, North Thurston, travels to Woodland tonight for their playoff game. Woodland is the #2 seed out of the Greater St. Helens and is 14-6 overall and 6-3 in conference. The Beavers and Rams had two common opponents this season, Tumwater and W.F. West. Woodland lost to both in December (43-31 to W.F. West and 43-40 to Tumwater).
And finally, Black Hills, the EvCo #5 gets a rematch with the EvCo #2, W.F. West in Chehalis. The two teams have met twice already this season in conference with W.F. West winning easily both times, 62-48 in December and 50-29 on Wednesday night.
On the boy’s side, Olympia and Bellarmine play for the third time this season for the #1 seed out of the 4A Narrows at Foss High School in Tacoma. The two teams were tied at 13-1 in conference with their only losses coming to each other on the road. Either way, Oly will have a home playoff game on Tuesday night. Tip-off for the rematch tonight is at 7:00 PM.
Thursday recap: Navigators lose in playoffs
Girl’s basketball
Morton/White Pass 47, Northwest Christian 37
In tonight’s lone game, Northwest Christian’s Kami Bates had 15 points and Hailey Bredeson added ten points but it wasn’t enough to knock off Morton/White Pass in the first round of the 2B District IV playoffs. But the Navigators are still alive and on Wednesday will take on the loser of the Pe Ell/Raymond game to be played on Saturday.
Tonight (2/9): Navigators girls in Rochester
Only one game involving an Olympia area team tonight and it isn’t even in town. The Northwest Christian girls play Morton/White Pass at 6:30 in a 2B District IV playoff basketball game in Rochester. The Navigators met the Timberwolves in their first game of the season and lost 58-39.
Quick Links
A couple quick links to articles over at ThurstonTalk.com including an extremely detailed account of a bowling tournament by Gail Wood…
Julie Hansen- An Ace On The Tennis Courts And In The Classroom At Black Hills High School
LeHew Beats Parkhurst Twice In Finals To Win Olympia Match Game tournament
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