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Today (2/22): Saints Need a Win; Regionals or Bust for Hawks, T-Birds and Wolves
Women’s basketball
Saint Martin’s vs. Montana State-Billings – Marcus Pavilion – 7:00 PM
Still needing at least one win in their last three games to qualify for the GNAC tournament, the Saint Martin’s women play host to the top team in the GNAC and the #1 ranked team in the West, Montana State-Billings, tonight at 7:00 PM. The Saints probably gave their most disappointing effort on Thursday night against Seattle Pacific and have lost six of their last nine games after a 5-1 start to conference play.
Girls basketball
2A District IV consolation final – Winner to regionals/loser-out
River Ridge vs. Black Hills – Capital HS – 6:00 PM
The two best girls basketball teams in the Olympia area meet tonight at Capital High School with just one regionals berth available. Either Black Hills or River Ridge will have their season come to an end. The two teams split their season series: the Wolves won 62-61 in the first game on a buzzer beater in the first game while the Hawks dominated game two.
Boys basketball
3A WCD/Bi-District 3rd/4th place game – Both to regionals
Timberline vs. Foss – Clover Park HS, Lakewood – 6:00 PM
Both Timberline and Foss have already qualified for regionals but the two teams that tied for third place in the 3A Narrows will battle for seeding tonight in the 3rd/4th place game at Clover Park High School.
2A District IV consolation final – Winner to regionals/loser-out
River Ridge vs. Tumwater – Capital HS – 7:45 PM
After dropping their opening round district game, Tumwater has survived loser-out games twice to make the consolation final. They face another loser-out game tonight against River Ridge, who survived by taking down Centralia on Thursday. The Hawks won the first meeting between the two teams, 61-54, but the T-Birds took their second meeting on the last day of the regular season, 78-69.
Friday Scores: Geoduck Women Get Huge Road Win; Saints Baseball Notches First W
Jessica Denmon
| Evergreen 73, College of Idaho 69 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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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.
Today (2/21): Blazers Face Abes in District Semis; 2A District IV Finals
Boys basketball
3A WCD/Bi-District semifinals
Timberline vs. Lincoln – Rogers HS, Puyallup – 7:45 PM
Timberline and Lincoln have both qualified for regionals and will meet in the district semifinals tonight at Rogers High School in Puyallup at 7:45. The Abes won both of their previous meetings this season, 65-38 on January 17th and 75-59 in the regular season finale on February 12th, and are 20-3 overall with two of those losses coming to 3A Narrows League champion Wilson.
It’s a matchup of a pair of PAC-12 bound seniors, Timberline’s Donaven Dorsey (Washington) and Lincoln’s Ahmaad Rorie (Cal), though Rorie has taken a secondary role since rejoining Lincoln’s roster late in the season after leaving prep school in Florida.
2A District IV championship game
Mark Morris vs. Hockinson – Marcus Pavilion – 7:45 PM
Girls basketball
2A District IV championship game
Mark Morris vs. WF West – Marcus Pavilion – 6:00 PM
Thursday Scores: T-Birds, Hawks Survive; Saints Can’t Score
Boys basketball
| 2A District IV consolation bracket – loser-out Tumwater 57, Capital 49 |
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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
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| Capital | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 49 |
| Tumwater | 21 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 57 |
| CAP: Ty Gentry – 13 points, Jacob Pratt – 13 TUM: David Cooper – 20 points, Zach DeLucco – 17, Josiah Warner 12 |
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Tumwater used a 21 point first quarter to build a ten point lead and played even with Capital the rest of the way to survive once again and move on with a 57-49 win in game one of a loser-out doubleheader at WF West. David Cooper scored 20 points and Zach DeLucco added 17 for the T-Birds . They now have a chance to advance to regionals when they face River Ridge on Saturday at Capital High School.
| 2A District IV consolation bracket – loser-out River Ridge 83, Centralia 77 |
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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
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| Centralia | 12 | 25 | 14 | 26 | 77 |
| River Ridge | 28 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 83 |
| RR: Jason Kananin – 31 points, Israel Williams – 18, Kobe Key – 11 | |||||
Jason Kananin and River Ridge came out firing on all cylinders and built a 16 point lead after one quarter and scored 50 points in the first half and weathered a late Centralia rally to advance with an 83-77 win in game two at WF West. Kananin scored 31 points and Israel Williams chipped in 18 and the Hawks moved on to play Tumwater on Saturday for a trip to regionals.
Women’s basketball
| Seattle Pacific 54, Saint Martin’s 44 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
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| Seattle Pacific (9-6 GNAC, 16-7 overall) | 24 | 30 | 54 |
| Saint Martin’s (8-7 GNAC, 14-10 overall) | 19 | 25 | 44 |
| SMU: Angela Gelhar – 9 points, Chelsea Haskey – 9 points | |||
It took Saint Martin’s over seven minutes to record their first field goal of the game, shot just 20% in the first half and heated up slightly in the second half to shoot 24.6% in the game and dropped a 54-44 decision to Seattle Pacific.
Despite the putrid shooting, the Saints tied the game at 28 with 15:15 left on an Angela Gelhar three pointer. But Suzanna Ohlsen’s layup at the 11:52 mark completed a 10-0 run for the Falcons and the Saints never threatened again and dropped their third straight game and fell into sixth place in the GNAC at 8-7.Ohlsen led all scorers with 25 points with eight rebounds.
The Saints are two games ahead of Northwest Nazarene (6-9) for the last playoff spot with three games left to play.
Men’s basketball
| Alaska Anchorage 88, Saint Martin’s 76 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
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| Saint Martin’s (5-10 GNAC, 8-15 overall) | 31 | 45 | 76 |
| Alaska Anchorage (9-7 GNAC, 16-11 overall) | 42 | 46 | 88 |
| SMU: Evan Coulter – 23 points, Ryan Rogers – 19, Riley Carel – 17 | |||
Alaska Anchorage held a 39-12 advantage from behind the three point line and outscored Saint Martin’s by 17 points from the charity stripe to knock off the Saints 88-76. Evan Coulter scored 23 points, Ryan Rogers chipped in 19 and Riley Carel added 17 points with eight assists for the Saints in the loss.
Tonight (2/20): Saints Face Falcons in Important GNAC Contest; T-Birds, Cougs, Hawks Try to Survive
Women’s basketball
Saint Martin’s vs. Seattle Pacific – Marcus Pavilion – 7:00 PM
Important GNAC battle tonight at Marcus Pavilion when Saint Martin’s hosts Seattle Pacific at 7:00 PM. The two teams are tied for fifth place in the conference standings with the top six teams making the conference tournament.
The Saints sit 2 1/2 games ahead seventh place Northwest Nazarene and need a pair of wins in the last two games to clinch a playoff spot. They finish the season against NNU in Nampa next Saturday. The Saints could take over sole possession of fifth place with a win and could move into fourth place if Alaska Anchorage loses to Simon Fraser tonight.
The Saints have been terrific at Marcus Pavilion. They are 9-1 and have given up just 54 points per game on their home court.
Krista Stabler scored 21 points in their first meeting in Seattle and the Saints met a 14 point lead in the first half before the Falcons stormed back shooting 68% in the second half to take a 78-68 win.
Boys basketball
2A District IV consolation bracket – loser-out
Capital vs. Tumwater – WF West HS, Chehalis – 6:00 PM
River Ridge vs. Centralia – WF West HS, Chehalis – 7:45 PM
It’s an all 2A EvCo Distirct IV consolation bracket semifinal tonight at WF West when Capital takes on Tumwater at 6:00 PM and River Ridge faces Centralia in the second game of a loser-out doubleheader.
Capital upset Centralia in the opening round of districts but fell to Hockinson on Tuesday night while Tumwater lost to Mark Morris in the first round and survived against RA Long two nights ago. The T-Birds took the first meeting between the two teams on December 17th, 69-55, but the Cougars captured a 55-49 win on January 21st. Tumwater finished in fourth in the 2A EvCo at 6-6 while Capital was a game behind them at 5-7.
One of the two top teams in the 2A EvCo will see their season end tonight when River Ridge faces Centralia. Centralia won the regular season at 10-2 but lost to Capital in the opening round before blowing out rival WF West on Tuesday to continue their season. River Ridge beat RA Long in the first round but the other Longview school, Mark Morris, did them in on Tuesday. The Tigers and Hawks split the season series.
Wednesday Scores: Blazers Advance to Regionals; Wolves, Hawks Girls Survive; Clipper Wrap Season
Boys basketball
| 3A WCD/Bi-District playoffs – Winner to regionals Timberline 69, Enumclaw 61 |
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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
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| Timberline | 10 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 69 |
| Enumclaw | 19 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 61 |
| TIM: Brandell Evans – 24, Donaven Dorsey – 22 | |||||
Timberline outscored Enuclaw 59-42 after falling behind by nine after the first quarter and advanced to regionals with a 69-61 win. The Blazers ended the Hornets eight game winning streak and moved into the semifinals where they will face Lincoln for the third time this season Friday night at Rogers High School in Puyallup. Brandell Evans scored 24 points and Donaven Dorsey added 22.
Girls basketball
| 2A District IV consolation bracket – loser-out Black Hills 69, Centralia 49 |
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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
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| Black Hills | 12 | 17 | 16 | 24 | 69 |
| Centralia | 14 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 49 |
| BH: Taylor Sauls – 12, Sarah McGee – 11, Sydney Sauls, Nicole Nurmi – 10 | |||||
A balanced scoring attack led by Taylor Sauls’ 12 points gave Black Hills a 69-49 win over Centralia in a loser-out game at WF West High School in Chehalis.
| 2A District IV consolation bracket – loser-out River Ridge 50, Aberdeen 42 |
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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
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| Aberdeen | 9 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 42 |
| River Ridge | 14 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 50 |
Aberdeen fought back from a big deficit in the fourth quarter but couldn’t get over the hump and River Ridge stayed alive with a 50-42 win in the second game in Chehalis. The Hawks will meet Black Hills on Saturday at 6:00 PM in a winner to regionals/loser-out game back at WF West.
Women’s basketball
| Clark 86, SPSCC 48 – Box score | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
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| SPSCC (5-11 NWAACC West, 6-19 overall) | 26 | 22 | 48 |
| Clark (14-1 NWAACC West, 22-3 overall) | 39 | 47 | 86 |
| SPSCC: Ashley Stancil – 14 points, LaKeisha Anger – 13 points | |||
SPSCC wrapped up their 2013-2014 season with a 86-48 loss to first place Clark in Vancouver. Ashley Stancil and LaKeisha Anger scored 14 and 13 points respectively and the Clippers finished with five division wins and went 6-19 overall. Anger finished as third in the NWAACC West scoring 15.8 points per game and fifth in the NWAACC with 10.41 rebounds per game.
Men’s basketball
| Clark 88, SPSCC 69 – Box score | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
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| SPSCC (2-14 NWAACC West, 2-22 overall) | 27 | 42 | 69 |
| Clark (15-0 NWAACC West, 23-1 overall) | 42 | 46 | 88 |
| SPSCC: Keegan Liebelt – 23, Brandon McGurkin – 16, Slanblaytee Kaye – 14 | |||
Keegan Liebelt, Brandon McGurkin, Slanblaytee Kaye, Jonathan Roberts and Brian Tyson had their last 40 minute club meeting tonight with an 88-69 loss to the top team in the NWAACC, Clark, in Vancouver. Kaye scored 15.5 points per game, pulled down 8.09 rebounds per game, and was third in the NWAACC with 5.59 assists per game. The Clippers finished with just two wins this season.
Today (2/19): Blazers Face Hornets in District Quarterfinals
Boys basketball
3A WCD/Bi-District playoffs
Timberline vs. Enumclaw – Washington HS, Tacoma – 6:00 PM
Timberline got 40 points out of Jarryn Bush and Donaven Dorsey to lead the Blazers to a 63-55 win over Peninsula and survived to take on the #1 seed in the 3A WCD/Bi-District playoffs, Enumclaw, tonight at Washington High School in Tacoma.
The Hornets are 19-3 this season and have won eight straight games and 12 of their last 13 games since the new year. They are led by a pair of seniors, 6-8 forward Drake Rademacher (17.8 ppg, 10.5 rpg) and Bryce Peterson (16.3 ppg, 8.5 rpg).
The winner secures a spot in regionals and moves on to play either Lincoln or Columbia River in the semifinals on Friday night at Rogers High School in Puyallup. The loser will fall into the consolation bracket and will face a loser out game on Friday at Washington High School against the loser of the Lincoln/Columbia River game.
Girls basketball
2A District IV consolation bracket – loser out
Black Hills vs. Centralia – WF West HS, Chehalis – 6:00 PM
River Ridge vs. Aberdeen – WF West HS, Chehalis – 7:45 PM
Tuesday Scores: Cougs, Hawks Fall in District Semis, T-Birds Stay Alive
Boys basketball
| 2A District IV playoffs Hockinson 79, Capital 66 |
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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
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| Hockinson | 29 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 79 |
| Capital | 17 | 8 | 22 | 19 | 66 |
After pulling the upset of league champion Centralia in the first round, Capital fell to Hockinson in the 2A District IV semifinals, 79-66, at Kelso High School. The Cougars will next face a loser-out game on Thursday night in Chehalis against Tumwater.
| 2A District IV playoffs Mark Morris 68, River Ridge 49 |
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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
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| River Ridge | 9 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 49 |
| Mark Morris | 19 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 68 |
River Ridge dropped into a loser-out contest Thursday against Centralia with their 68-49 semifinal loss to Mark Morris in the first game at Kelso High School. The Hawks and Tigers will face off at WF West at 7:45 PM.
| 2A District IV consolation bracket – loser out Tumwater 64, RA Long 56 |
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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
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| RA Long | 12 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 56 |
| Tumwater | 17 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 64 |
| TUM: David Cooper 16, Josiah Warner 15, Jayden Croft 15 | |||||
David Cooper, Josiah Warner and Jayden Croft combined for 46 points to keep Tumwater alive with a 64-56 win over RA Long. They will next face Capital in another loser-out game on Thursday night in Chehalis.
Girls basketball
| 2B District IV consolation bracket – loser out Napavine 70, Northwest Christian 44 |
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
Today (2/15): Clippers, Geoducks Last Home Games, Saints Host Wolves; High School District Hoops
Women’s basketball
SPSCC vs. Highline – SPSCC Gym – 3:00 PM
Evergreen vs. Concordia – CRC Gymnasium – 5:30 PM
It’s the final home game of the season for both SPSCC and Evergreen. It’s senior night and the final home game for two starters, Sammi Clark and Jessica Denmon. Clark is averaging 15 points per game this year and averaged in double-digits in each of her three seasons as a Geoduck. It might also be the last home game for head coach Monica Heuer, who will step down at the end of the season.
Men’s basketball
SPSCC vs. Highline – SPSCC Gym – 5:00 PM
Saint Martin’s vs. Western Oregon – Marcus Pavilion – 7:00 PM
Evergreen vs. Concordia – CRC Gymnasium – 7:30 PM
Like the women, today marks the final home game for SPSCC and Evergreen. The men will honor three seniors, Kyle Calhoun, Cody Peters and Marc Taylor. Calhoun leads the Geoducks with 17 points per game this year and Taylor is averaging 11. Peters has struggled through injuries this season but averaged 11 points per game last year.
The Saint Martin’s men host a crucial GNAC game tonight when they take on Western Oregon at 7:00 PM. The Saints currently sit in eighth place in the conference at 5-8 and desperately need a win over the sixth place Wolves (6-7) to keep pace for the final playoff spot. The two teams met in Monmouth on January 18th and the Saints bested the Wolves 79-73 behind 19 points from Ryan Rogers and 15 points off the bench from Lucas Shannon.
Girls basketball
4A WCD/Bi-District playoffs
Olympia vs. Camas – Stadium HS, Tacoma – 1:00 PM
Olympia faces a loser-out game today against Camas in Tacoma.
Boys basketball
2A District IV playoffs
River Ridge vs. RA Long – River Ridge HS – 7:00 PM
Capital @ Centralia – Centralia HS – 7:00 PM
Tumwater @ Mark Morris – Mark Morris HS, Longview – 7:00 PM
River Ridge, Capital and Tumwater open up district play today. River Ridge plays the only home game, hosting RA Long at 7:00 PM. Capital and Tumwater each have to go on the road. Capital faces league champion Centralia in Centralia and Tumwater battles Mark Morris in Longview.
Oly Sports 