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Wednesday Scores: Blazers Boys Nip Rams, Blazers Girls Roll Rams; Oly Tops Central K

Callan Russell scored 14 points in Timberline's win

Callan Russell scored 14 points in Timberline’s win


Men’s basketball

Centralia 70, SPSCC 62 – Box score
Team 1st 2nd Final
Centralia (2-3 NWAACC West, 2-11 overall) 28 42 70
SPSCC (1-5 NWAACC West, 1-13 overall) 25 37 62
SPSCC leader: Brian Tyson – 18 points

Once again SPSCC played just six players – five played more than 39 minutes – but fought and stayed with a full squad only to run out of gas at the end in a 70-62 loss to Centralia at the SPSCC Gym. Brian Tyson scored 18 points with eight rebounds to lead the Clippers in the loss.

Tyson, Keegan Liebelt and Brandon McGurkin each played 40 minutes and Jonathan Roberts got just a seven second break. Slanblaytee Kaye played 39 1/2 minutes but fouled out late in the game. Brandon Logan replaced him and played 39 seconds total. Roberts scored 14 points and Kaye scored 17 with eight boards and seven assists a game after his triple-double against Grays Harbor.

The Clippers fell to 1-5 in the NWAACC West and 1-13 overall. Centralia improved to 2-11.

Women’s basketball

Centralia 71, SPSCC 64 – Box score
Team 1st 2nd Final
Centralia (4-1 NWAACC West, 8-7 overall) 23 48 71
SPSCC (2-4 NWAACC West, 3-12 overall) 28 36 64
SPSCC leader: LaKeisha Anger – 15 points

LaKeisha Anger scored 15 points with 13 rebounds and Maria Jesse and Wakeena De La Cruz each chipped in 14 points but Centralia hit seven 3-pointers in the second half to erase a five point halftime deficit and take home a 71-64 win.

Ashley Stancil added 13 points for the Clippers in the loss. Karina Gee scored 25 points on 7-of-10 shooting from behind the arc for the Trailblazers.

The Clippers fell to 2-4 in the NWAACC West and 3-12 overall.

Boys basketball

Olympia 61, Central Kitsap 54
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Central Kitsap 15 14 11 14 54
Olympia 11 22 15 13 61
OLY leader: Mitch Fettig – 16 points
Timberline 45, North Thurston 42
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Timberline 8 16 11 9 45
North Thurston 11 6 13 12 42
TIM leader: Donaven Dorsey – 16 points
NT leader: David Marrero – 13 points


Girls basketball

Central Kitsap 59, Olympia 52
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Central Kitsap 11 19 12 10 52
Olympia 23 9 15 12 59
OLY leader: Laura Snodgrass – 15 points
Timberline 59, N. Thurston 23 – Photos
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
North Thurston 5 7 4 7 23
Timberline 18 14 14 13 59
NT leader: Emma Baldwin – 5 points
TIM leader: Russell, Bowen – 14 points

Today (1/15): Rams Battle Blazers, Oly Hosts Central Kitsap; SPSCC Doubleheader

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Oly’s Khalil Matheney

Boys basketball
Timberline @ North Thurston – North Thurston HS – 7:00 PM
Olympia vs. Central Kitsap – Olympia HS – 7:00 PM

The crosstown Lacey rivalry heats up tonight when Timberline travels to North Thurston for a 3A Narrows League matchup. Though the two teams seem like they are on different levels, the two teams are actually separated by just a half game in the league standings and are fighting for third or fourth place in league.

Olympia and Central Kitsap each have just one 4A Narrows League win and are both coming off of games against Bellarmine. Last Wednesday, Central Kitsap picked up their first win of the league season with a 52-41 win over the Lions while the Bears got spanked by the Lions 54-35 on Friday.


Girls basketball

North Thurston @ Timberline – Timberline HS – 7:00 PM

North Thurston heads to Mullen Road to take on Timberline tonight with just a half game separating the two teams in the 3A Narrows League standings. The Blazers are 3-1 and tied with Lincoln for second place while the Rams are just behind them at 3-2.


Men’s and women’s basketball

Women: SPSCC vs. Centralia – SPSCC Gym – 6:00 PM
Men: SPSCC vs. Centralia – SPSCC Gym – 8:00 PM

The South Puget Sound basketball teams continue their busy week when they host Centralia in doubleheader action at the SPSCC Gym.

The South Puget Sound women knocked off Grays Harbor on Monday night to move to 2-3 in the NWAACC West thanks to double-digit scoring from four Clippers. Meanwhile, the Centralia women come into the game at 3-1 in the NWAACC West and are coming off of their first league loss, a 55-48 defeat at Highline on Monday.

It has been a struggle for both the SPSCC and Centralia men this season with just two wins between the two programs. The Clippers are 1-4 in the NWAACC West while Centralia is 1-3. Northwest Christian’s Zach Carras is on the Centralia roster, but has played in only five games and not since January 2nd. He is averaging 18 points in the games that he played.

Today (1/13): Clippers Host Chokers in Monday Doubleheader

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Men’s and women’s basketball

SPSCC women vs. Grays Harbor – SPSCC Gym – 6:00 PM
SPSCC men vs. Grays Harbor – SPSCC Gym – 8:00 PM

It has been a struggle for the South Puget Sound basketball teams this season with just three wins between the two programs, but the women are much improved over the last couple seasons and the men have played hard despite defections and injuries and both teams have a good chance at wins tonight when they host Grays Harbor in doubleheader action beginning at 6:00 PM.

The SPSCC women are just 2-11 this season but have been competitive and have found a couple of solid players. Maria Jesse, a transfer from Saint Martin’s, leads the Clippers with 14.2 points per game and pulls down 7.2 rebounds per game including a 23 point, 16 rebound outburst in a win over Green River last Saturday. Sofia Guerra, a 2010 graduate of College Park High School in Pleasant Hills, California, is chipping in 12.2 points per game in her freshman season and Tumwater’s LaKeisha Anger is putting up 12 points and eight rebounds per game.

The men have just one win to their credit this season and head coach Aaron Landon is having to deal with a lot of adversity in his first season in Olympia. The Clippers lost guard Austin Bonds for the season when he broke his wrist on Saturday night. Unfortunately, the Clippers have played just seven players over their last three games and without Bonds, they might be limited to just six players tonight. Brian Tyson leads the Clippers with 15 points per game.

The women and men face Grays Harbor programs that haven’t fared much better this season. The Chokers are a combined 0-6 in the NWAACC West this season.

Saturday College Scores: Geoducks Earn First CCC Win; Gelhar Drops 36 in Anchorage

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Dre Taylor


Men’s basketball

Evergreen 90, Oregon Tech 87 – Recap
Team 1st 2nd Final
Oregon Tech (4-4 CCC, 11-9 overall) 43 44 87
Evergreen (1-6 CCC, 2-12 overall) 47 43 90
TESC leader: Dre Taylor – 20 points

A night after nearly knocking off the #6 team in the nation, Evergreen played their best game of the season and notched their first Cascade Conference win and snapped a 12 game losing streak with a 90-87 victory over Oregon Tech at the CRC Gymnasium. Marc Taylor’s jumper with 3:54 left broke a 76-76 tie and put the Geoducks up for good.

Dre Taylor dropped 20 points on the Hustlin’ Owls and Frankie Johnson added 19 points with eight assists in the win. Taylor finished with a double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds  and Kyle Calhoun chipped in 16 points as the starting lineup scored 76 of the Geoducks’ 90 points.

OIT head coach Danny Miles was going for his 999th career win but will have to wait for at least two weeks before he can collect win #1000.

Northwest Nazarene 80, Saint Martin’s 76 – Recap
Team 1st 2nd Final
Saint Martin’s (2-4 GNAC, 5-9 overall) 43 33 76
Northwest Nazarene (3-2 GNAC, 5-8 overall) 29 51 80
SMU leader: Ryan Rogers – 22 points

Saint Martin’s shot 50% in the first half including 11 three-pointers and built a 14 point lead at the half. But the second half belonged to Northwest Nazarene as they shot 63% with eight three-pointers and took an 80-76 win on their home court in Nampa.

Ryan Rogers scored 22 points for the Saints and Isaac Bianchini set a new career high for the second game in a row with 18 points, 15 of those in the first half. Evan Coulter and Riley Carel each chipped in 13 points.

Tacoma 63, SPSCC 51 – Box score
Team 1st 2nd Final
SPSCC (1-3 NWAACC West, 1-11 overall) 15 36 51
Tacoma (2-2 NWAACC West, 7-7 overall) 30 33 63
SPSCC leader: Slanblaytee Kaye – 27 points

Slanblaytee Kaye and and Brian Tyson combined to score 42 of SPSCC’s 51 points in their 63-51 loss to Tacoma Community College in Tacoma. Kaye scored a game high 27 points with seven rebounds and Tyson chipped in 15 points and nine boards. The Clippers scored just 15 points in the first half on 21% shooting.

Women’s basketball

Saint Martin’s 85, Alaska-Anchorage 78 – Recap
Team 1st 2nd Final
Saint Martin’s (4-1 GNAC, 10-4 overall) 43 42 85
Alaska-Anchorage (4-2 GNAC, 11-3 overall) 41 37 78
SMU leader: Angela Gelhar – 36 points

Angela Gelhar went off for 36 points including six of Saint Martin’s 10 three-pointers to lead the Saints to an 85-78 bounce back win at Alaska-Anchorage. Gelhar’s 36 points were the most by a Saint since 2010 and it was their first win in Anchorage since 2006. With the win, SMU moved to 4-1 in the GNAC and took back first place from the Seawolves, who fell to 4-2.

Ciara Pedroni, Jordyn Richardson and Chelsea Haskey each scored in double-digits with 12, 11 and 10 points respectively for the Saints. Jori Skorpik, starting her second game in a row, dished out seven assists.

Oregon Tech 93, Evergreen 80 (2OT) – Recap
Team 1st 2nd OT OT2 Final
#20 Oregon Tech (5-3 CCC, 17-3 overall) 37 33 6 17 93
Evergreen (2-5 CCC, 6-8 overall) 29 41 6 4 80
TESC leader: Sammi Clark – 24 points

Oregon Tech’s Karly Leveque hit a jumper with two seconds left in the second half to tie the game at 70, McKensey Peters made 1-of-2 free throws with 29 seconds left in the first overtime to send it to a second OT but Evergreen ran out of steam in double overtime and dropped a 93-80 decision to the Hustlin’ Owls at the CRC Gymnasium.

Sammi Clark scored 24 points for the Geoducks and Brittany Gray racked up 19 points and a game high 13 rebounds in the loss. Evergreen fell to 2-5 in the CCC while 20th ranked OIT moved to 5-3 in conference and 17-3 overall.

Tacoma 67, SPSCC 58 – Box score
Team 1st 2nd Final
SPSCC (1-3 NWAACC West, 2-11 overall) 27 31 58
Tacoma (2-2 NWAACC West, 8-6 overall) 26 41 67
SPSCC leader: LaKeisha Anger – 15 points

SPSCC and Tacoma each hit 21 field goals including three 3-pointers but the Clippers committed 23 personal fouls and the Titans hit nine more free throws accounting for the nine point difference in the final, a 67-58 TCC win.  LaKeisha Anger notched a double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds and Maria Jesse added 11 points in the loss.

PHOTO GALLERY: Evergreen vs. Southern Oregon Basketball Doubleheader

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Evergreen played host to Southern Oregon last night and dropped a pair of Cascade Conference games to the Raiders.

The women suffered through a cold first half and despite scoring 50 points in the second half, they were unable to get closer than eight points in an 86-72 loss. The men came close taking the #6 NAIA team in the nation down to the final minute before they couldn’t get anything to fall and dropped an 80-76 decision.

For more on both games, visit the Friday Scoreboard.

Today (1/11): Geoducks Host OIT; High School Hoops

Women’s basketball
Evergreen vs. Oregon Tech – CRC Gymnasium – 5:30 PM

The 20th ranked team in the nation comes to the CRC Gym tonight when the Geoducks host Oregon Tech. The Owls are 16-3 this season but all of those losses have come in Cascade Conference play and they are 4-3 in conference after dropping one to Northwest last night in Kirkland. Evergreen sits at 2-4 the CCC after last night’s loss to Southern Oregon. Tumwater grad Carly McIsaac has played in 12 games for the Hustlin’ Owls and averages 1.4 points per game.


Men’s basketball

Evergreen vs. Oregon Tech – CRC Gymnasium – 7:30 PM

Oregon Tech’s head coach Danny Miles will go for win #999 tonight at the CRC Gymnasium against the Geoducks, who nearly upset the #6 team in the nation, Southern Oregon, last night. Miles had a chance to hit 1000 career wins at Evergreen, but the Hustlin’ Owls lost a double overtime thriller to Northwest last night in Kirkland. Oregon Tech is 4-2 in the CCC and 11-7 overall while the Geoducks are winless in conference and have lost 12 straight games.


Girls basketball

Black Hills @ Timberline – Timberline HS – 3:00 PM
Tumwater vs. Centralia – Tumwater HS – 7:30 PM


Boys basketball

Capital vs. Peninsula – Capital HS – 5:00 PM

Capital will host sophomore JaQuori McLaughlin, who already has made a verbal commitment to play basketball at PAC-12 Oregon State, and Peninsula at 5:00 PM

Friday Scores: Geoducks Nearly Upset #6 Raiders; Rams Sweep Mount Tahoma

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Kyle Calhoun

Men’s basketball

#6 Southern Oregon 80, Evergreen 76 – Recap
Team 1st 2nd Final
Southern Oregon (5-2 CCC, 16-3 overall) 42 38 80
Evergreen (0-6 CCC, 1-12 overall) 35 41 76
TESC leader: Dre Taylor – 16 points

Evergreen came back from a 12 point deficit with 10:54 left and a Dre Taylor layup at the 2:17 mark gave the Geoducks a four point lead, 74-70. But two straight threes by David Sturner and Tim Weber put Southern Oregon up by two points, 76-74, with 38 second left and other than a buzzer beater with the game already wrapped up, the #6 Raiders held the Geoducks scoreless over the last two minutes to hold on for an 80-76 win at the CRC Gymnasium.

Taylor led the Geoducks with 16 points while Marc Taylor and Kyle Calhoun each added 15 points. Evergreen hit 10 three pointers including three from Kalhoun and Frankie Johnson, who finished with 11 points and nine assists.

Eric Thompson scored 26 points in the first half for the Raiders, leading them to a seven point lead at the break. Thompson finished with 38 points on 12-of-20 shooting including 6-0f-9 from behind the arc. David Sturner chipped in a double-double with 13 points and 10 boards.

Evergreen remains winless in the Cascade Conference and have lost 12 straight after winning their opener in Canada. The #6 ranked Raiders move to 4-2 in the CCC and 16-3 overall.

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Sammi Clark


Women’s basketball

Southern Oregon 86, Evergreen 72 – Recap
Team 1st 2nd Final
Southern Oregon (4-3 CCC, 15-4 overall) 39 47 86
Evergreen (2-4 CCC, 6-7 overall) 43 35 78
TESC leader: Sammi Clark – 16 points

Sammi Clark scored 16 points and Jessica Denmon added 15 but after a cold first half, Evergreen was unable to get to within eight points the rest of the way and fell to Southern Oregon 86-72.

Rainier grad Kristin Schoenherr scored 12 points in the first half and finished with 16 points and seven rebounds and Allison Gida led the Raiders with 17 points and 15 rebounds. The Raiders shot 60 percent in the second half as the two teams combined to scored 97 points over the final 20 minutes.

Evergreen falls to 2-4 in the CCC and under .500 overall at 6-7. Southern Oregon distanced themselves from the Geoducks moving to 4-3 in conference at 15-4 this season.


Boys basketball

North Thurston 53, Mount Tahoma 39
River Ridge 52, Aberdeen 49
Bellarmine 54, Olympia 35
Centralia 76, Tumwater 67
WF West 67, Black Hills 47


Girls basketball

North Thurston 56, Mount Tahoma 51
Bellarmine 58, Olympia 41

Today (1/10): Geoducks Host Southern Oregon; Blazers, Rams, Bears Girls, Wolves Boys Hoops

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Women’s basketball
Evergreen vs. Southern Oregon – CRC Gym – 5:30 PM

A couple of tough tests for the Evergreen basketball teams when Southern Oregon comes rolling into town this evening, starting with the women at 5:30 PM. The Geoducks are in seventh place at 2-3 in the Cascade Conference and 6-6 overall. They sit a half game back of Southern Oregon, who are 3-3 in conference play but 14-4 overall.

The Raiders are led by a pair of local athletes, Elma’s Carly Meister (15.2 points per game and 8.3 boards per game) and Rainier’s Kristin Schoenherr (14.4 ppg, 5.4 rpg) with six players scoring in double digits. They score over 87 points per game.


Men’s basketball

Evergreen vs. Southern Oregon – CRC Gymnasium – 7:30 PM

The 1-10 Evergreen men are looking for their first conference win of the season but will have to face the sixth ranked NAIA team in the nation in Southern Oregon tonight. Anything is possible given the amount of three pointers that the Geoducks will hoist but the Raiders are second in the conference in scoring and third in scoring defense while Evergreen is last in both categories.


Girls basketball

Timberline vs. Central Kitsap – Timberline HS – 7:00 PM
North Thurston vs. Mount Tahoma – North Thurston HS – 7:00 PM
Olympia vs. Bellarmine – Olympia HS – 7:00 PM


Boys basketball

Black Hills vs. WF West – Black Hills HS – 7:30 PM – Radio: Eli Sports

Thursday Scores: Saints Hit Rough Road Patch; Wolves Drilled, Hawks Top Bobcats

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Evan Coulter

Men’s basketball

Central Washington 83, Saint Martin’s 77
Team 1st 2nd Final
Saint Martin’s (2-3 GNAC, 5-8 overall) 36 41 77
Central Washington (2-2 GNAC, 6-6 overall) 40 43 83
SMU leader: Evan Coulter – 23 points

Evan Coulter, Isaac Bianchini and Tyler Copp each set career highs scoring 23, 15 and 14 points respectively and Saint Martin’s came back from down as many as 17 points to tie the game in the second half but weren’t able to get over the hump in the closing minutes and fell 83-77 to Central Washington in Ellensburg.

Mark McLaughlin scored 27 points and Kevin Davis racked up a double-double with 13 points and 13 boards.

Women’s basketball

Alaska-Fairbanks 78, Saint Martin’s 64
Team 1st 2nd Final
Saint Martin’s (3-1 GNAC, 9-4 overall) 27 37 64
Alaska-Fairbanks (2-3 GNAC, 8-5 overall) 43 35 78
SMU leader: Angela Gelhar – 18 points

Despite a six game winning streak, Saint Martin’s changed their starting lineup and struggled mightily in Fairbanks dropping their first GNAC game, 78-64, to Alaska. A 26-6 run in the first half sealed the deal early and the Nanooks led by as many as 27 in the second half.

Angela Gelhar scored 18 points – 10 from the free throw line for the Saints while Jordan Wilson did most of the damage for Alaska scoring 21 points with 14 rebounds.

Boys basketball

Willapa Valley 55, Northwest Christian 44
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Willapa Valley 16 13 17 9 55
Northwest Christian 12 12 4 13 41
NWC leader: Isaiah Koukal – 12 points
Columbia Adventist 50, Pope John Paul II 29


Girls basketball

WF West 70, Black Hills 42
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Black Hills (4-1 2A EvCo) 12 3 11 16 42
WF West (4-0 2A EvCo) 14 16 16 24 70
River Ridge 54, Aberdeen 39
RR: 3-2 2A EvCo – AB: 0-4 2A EvCo
Columbia Adventist 47, Pope John Paul II 16

Wednesday Scores: Clips Swept at Pierce; Rams, Blazers Earn Pair of Narrows Wins

Seahawks 12th Man Flag raised at the Capitol Campus on Wednesday.

Seahawks 12th Man Flag raised at the Capitol Campus on Wednesday.


Men’s basketball

Pierce 84, SPSCC 55 – Box score
Team 1st 2nd Final
SPSCC (1-2 NWAACC West, 1-10 overall) 22 33 55
Pierce (3-0 NWAACC West, 10-3 overall) 32 52 84
SPSCC leader: Austin Bonds – 19 points

Austin Bonds scored 19 points on five three pointers and Slanblaytee Kaye just missed a triple-double with nine points, nine rebounds and 11 assists but the shorthanded South Puget Sound squad couldn’t stop Pierce College in the second half and fell 84-55 in Steilacoom. SPSCC played just seven players. Olympia grad Alex Johnson scored 10 points in 15 minutes of play for the Raiders.

Women’s basketball

Pierce 67, SPSCC 65 – Box score
Team 1st 2nd Final
SPSCC (1-2 NWAACC West, 2-10 overall) 30 35 65
Pierce (1-2 NWAACC West, 4-9 overall) 35 32 67
SPSCC leader: Sofia Guerra – 22 points

Sofia Guerra and Maria Jesse combined to score 42 points and South Puget Sound shot 61% from the field in the second half but 36 turnovers killed the Clippers and they couldn’t get past Pierce falling 67-65 in Steilacoom. Pierce shot just 39% for the game but attempted 25 more shots than SPSCC. LaKeisha Anger recorded a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds in the loss.

Boys basketball

Olympia 65, South Kitsap 62
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
South Kitsap (1-2 4A Narrows) 11 20 8 23 62
Olympia (1-3 4A Narrows) 17 15 15 18 65
OLY Leader: Khalil Matheney – 20 points
Timberline 85, Mount Tahoma 56
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Mount Tahoma (1-2 3A Narrows) 5 16 9 26 56
Timberline (2-2 3A Narrows) 25 16 27 17 85
TIM leader: Tyler Gartner – 20 points
North Thurston 45, Shelton 36
 NT: 1-3 3A Narrows  SHEL: 0-3 3A Narrows


Girls basketball

South Kitsap 40, Olympia 38
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Olympia (3-1 4A Narrows) 3 12 11 12 38
South Kitsap (3-1 4A Narrows) 6 17 6 11 40
OLY leader: Sarah Snodgrass – 21 points
Timberline 59, Mount Tahoma 39
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Timberline (3-1 3A Narrows) 16 18 13 12 59
Mount Tahoma (0-3 3A Narrows) 5 5 13 16 39
TIM leader: Callan Russell
North Thurston 45, Shelton 28
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
North Thurston (2-2 3A Narrows) 9 13 9 14 45
Shelton (1-2 3A Narrows) 2 10 7 9 28
NT leader: Alexis Ross – 11 points
Tumwater 54, RA Long 44 (OT)
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Final
RA Long 13 15 0 13 3 44
Tumwater (4-7 overall) 8 15 10 8 13 54
TUM: Christoffer, Bergquist – 16