Category Archives: College

Today (12/18): Saints Finally Come Home; Blazers Host Wilson in Key Narrows Battle

Evan Coulter

Evan Coulter

Men’s basketball
Saint Martin’s vs. Northwest Christian – Marcus Pavilion – 7:00 PM

The Saint Martin’s men FINALLY play their first non-exhibition game of the season on their home court at Marcus Pavilion tonight when they face Northwest Christian at 7:00 PM.

The Saints went 2-6 in counting games while on the road including a split in GNAC play. They knocked off Simon Fraser 78-62 on December 5th and fell to Western Washington 87-75 on December 7th. They have played two exhibition games against Division I opponents and hung with Montana on Sunday night, trailing by just eight twice in the second half.

Northwest Christian is 7-3 in their first season under head coach Luke Jackson. Jackson was one of the best and most popular players to come out of the University of Oregon and was the tenth overall pick in the 2004 NBA Draft. Now he is the head coach of the NAIA school across the street from his alma mater. The Beacons are led by Spencer Coleman’s 20.7 points per game and 11.1 rebounds per game.

You can listen or watch the game with me, Brandon Sparks, on the call by clicking here.

Brandell Evans

Brandell Evans


Boys basketball

Timberline vs. Wilson – Timberline HS – 7:00 PM – Radio: Eli Sports
North Thurston vs. Foss – North Thurston HS – 7:00 PM
Olympia vs. Gig Harbor – Olympia HS – 7:00 PM

Narrows League play continues tonight with a big game at Timberline High School where Donaven Dorsey and the Blazers take on Alphonso Anderson and the odds on favorites in the 3A Narrows, the Wilson Rams.

Wilson is 1-0 in the 3A Narrows League coming off a 40 point win against Mount Tahoma on Friday night while Timberline sits at 0-1 in league after falling to Foss in overtime. The Blazers bounced back on Saturday with a double overtime win at Kentwood. Dorsey scored 44 of their 66 points in the game.

Tuesday Scoreboard: T-Birds, Wolves Boys, Cougars, Wolves Girls Win EvCo Openers

Boys basketball

Tumwater 69, Capital 55
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Capital (0-1 2A EvCo) 8 15 16 16 55
Tumwater (1-0 2A EvCo) 18 11 18 22 69
CAP leader: Jacob Pratt – 19 points
TUM leader: David Cooper – 22 points

In a wide open 2A EvCo, Tumwater’s convincing 69-55 win over Capital helps them lay claim as the team to beat. David Cooper lead all scorers with 22 points and Josiah Warner added 18 in a game that saw the T-Birds jump out to a 10 point lead after the first eight minutes.  Jacob Pratt scored 19 points for the Cougars in the loss.

Black Hills 55, Aberdeen 34
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Black Hills (1-0 2A EvCo) 14 18 13 10 55
Aberdeen (0-1 2A EvCo) 12 6 10 6 34

Aberdeen took a 16-14 lead at the beginning of the second quarter but Black Hills put their foot on the gas and finished the quarter on an 18-2 run and never looked back en route to a 55-34 win.

WF West 85, River Ridge 78
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
WF West (0-1 2A EvCo) 19 16 16 34 85
River Ridge (1-0 2A EvCo) 17 18 23 20 78
RR leader: Jason Kananin – 26 points

With a 23 point third quarter, River Ridge broke a halftime tie to take a 58-51 lead. But WF West scored 34 points in a wild, 54 points total fourth quarter and the Bearcats walked away with an 85-78 win in the 2A EvCo opener. Tanner Gueller scored 31 points for WF West while Jason Kananin and Kobe Key scored 25 and 22 points respectively for the Hawks.

Northwest Christian 51, South Bend 27

Northwest Christian moved to 1-1 in the 2B Pacific with their 51-27 win in South Bend. They are now 3-3 overall.

Girls basketball

Black Hills 73, Aberdeen 35
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Aberdeen (0-1 2A EvCo) 5 15 5 10 35
Black Hills (1-0 2A EvCo) 18 22 19 14 73
BH leader: Shayla Smothers – 19 points

Shayla Smothers scored 19 points, Sarah McGee added 17 and Sydney Sauls chipped in 14 for Black Hills in their 2A conference opener 73-35 thumping of Aberdeen.

Capital 54, Tumwater 40
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Tumwater (0-1 2A EvCo) 8 10 9 13 40
Capital (1-0 2A EvCo) 14 11 12 17 54
TUM: Mackenzie Bergquist – 15 points
CAP leader: Rachel Fenton – 15 points

Capital took a six point lead after the first quarter and steadily pulled away from Tumwater in their conference opening 54-40 win. The Cougars’ Rachel Fenton and T-Birds’ Mackenzie Bergquist each scored 15 points, the only double digit scorers for either team.

WF West 43, River Ridge 23
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
River Ridge (0-1 2A EvCo) 8 2 4 9 23
WF West (1-0 2A EvCo) 9 15 5 14 43
RR leader: McKenna Shultz – 15 points

The game of the night turned into a WF West defensive clinic in the second quarter when the Bearcats held River Ridge to just two points in their 43-23 win to open conference play. Washington State signee Nike McClure scored 13 points and pulled down 15 boards for the Bearcats while McKenna Schultz outscored the rest of her team with 15 points for the Hawks.

South Bend 36, Northwest Christian 24

Women’s basketball

 Big Bend 75, SPSCC 28 – Box score
Team 1st 2nd Final
Big Bend (5-2 overall) 28 47 75
SPSCC (0-4 overall) 15 13 28
SPSCC leader: Sofia Guerra – 11 points

Today (12/17): Clippers Women Host Vikings; 2A EvCo Hoops Tips Off

Women’s basketball
SPSCC vs. Big Bend – SPSCC Gym – 6:00 PM


Girls basketball

Black Hills vs. Aberdeen – Black Hills HS – 7:30 PM
Tumwater @ Capital – Capital HS – 7:30 PM

The 2A EvCo opens league play tonight with a pair of games in town. The Seattle Times #8 ranked Black Hills girls host Aberdeen (2-2) and Tumwater (1-3) heads to Capital (2-3). Both games tip at 7:30.

The biggest game of the night happens in Chehalis where #5 ranked River Ridge takes on #3 ranked WF West. You can hear that game on the Eli Sports Network at 7:30.


Boys basketball

Capital @ Tumwater – Tumwater HS – 7:30 PM – Radio: KGY
River Ridge vs. WF West – River Ridge HS – 7:30 PM – Radio: KELA

Capital (1-3) travels to Tumwater (1-4) and River Ridge (3-2) hosts WF West (0-2) to open up 2A EvCo play tonight in what looks to be a pretty wide open league this season. The only two teams with a winning record to this point are Aberdeen (2-1) and River Ridge.

Sunday Scoreboard: Saints Fall at D1 Montana

Freshman Tyler Copp

Freshman Tyler Copp

Men’s basketball

Montana 73, Saint Martin’s 57 – Recap
Team 1st 2nd Final
Saint Martin’s (Exhibition) 23 34 57
Montana (3-4 overall) 36 37 73
SMU leader: Tyler Copp – 18 points

Tyler Copp scored 18 points and Will Bond added 10 in Saint Martin’s 73-57 exhibition loss to Division I Montana on Sunday night in Missoula.

The Grizzlies jumped out to a 20-4 lead and led by double digits for most of the game. They took a 17 point lead, their largest of the game, with 15:21 left in the second half but the Saints chipped away and closed to within eight points on a Copp jumper at the 8:52 mark and again with a Lucas Shannon layup at the 8:13 mark.

Montana built their lead back to 13 before Copp hit another three and Ryan Rogers hit the first of two free throws to cut the lead back to nine with 4:37 left. But that’s as close as the Saints would get with the Grizzlies closing on a 12-5 run.

With the loss, Saint Martin’s wrapped up a nine game road trip. They will finally play their first non-exhibition home game on Wednesday, December 18th when they host former University of Oregon star Luke Jackson’s Northwest Christian Beacons at 7:00 PM.

PHOTO GALLERY: Saints Streak Past Lutes

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In a game highlighted by big runs for both sides, Ryan Rogers scored 22 points to lead Saint Martin’s to a 74-64 win over Pacific Lutheran in non-conference action in Parkland.

The Saints opened up a 9-0 lead at the 16:26 mark but PLU quickly answered with a 17-2 run over the next 8 1/2 minutes that gave the Lutes their largest lead of the game at 17-11. Evan Coulter’s fastbreak layup with 1:28 left in the half capped off an 18-5 run that saw the Saints open up a 29-22 lead. But again, the Lutes answered with a seven point run to tie the game at 29 with nine seconds left in the first half. Coulter promptly raced up court and calmly buried a three pointer to give the Saints a three point halftime lead, 32-29.

The Saints started the second half on yet another run, outscoring the Lutes 13-3 over the first 6 1/2 minutes and took a 45-32 lead on a Rogers layup with 14:30 to play. But PLU buckled down and went on a 17-6 run and were down just two, 51-49, at the 9:13 mark. Issac Bianchini drained a three with 5:52 to play to give the Saints another nine point lead but PLU again chipped it down to three points with four minutes left. It was the closest the Lutes would get and Saint Martin’s finished on a final 14-4 run that gave the them the 74-64 win.

Coulter scored 19 points on the night and pulled down seven rebounds and in addition to his 22 points, Rogers led the Saints with nine boards. Bianchini added 10 points in the win.

Saturday College Scores: Saints Take Pair of Non-Conference Tilts

Women’s basketball

Saint Martin’s 80, Hawaii Hilo 53 – Recap
Team 1st 2nd Final
Saint Martin’s (7-3 overall) 39 41 80
Hawaii Hilo (2-5 overall) 22 31 53
SMU leader: Krista Stabler – 18 points

In their second game in a row against Hawaii Hilo, Saint Martin’s had four bench players score in double figures and finished off their Big Island trip with an easy 80-53 win.

Krista Stabler and Megan Wiedeman each scored a career high with 18 and 15 points respectively. Angela Gelhar added 13 points and Liz Mills chipped in 12 as the bench outscored the Saints starters 60-20. Mackenzie Taylor pulled down a team high seven rebounds.

The Saints are now 7-3 overall this season and will return to action at Marcus Pavilion against South Dakota School of Mines on Friday at 5:15.

Edmonds 69, SPSCC 57 – Box score
Team 1st 2nd Final
SPSCC (1-3 overall) 23 34 57
Edmonds (1-7 overall) 32 37 69
SPSCC leader: Maria Jesse – 30 points
Central Washington 67, Evergreen 47 – Recap
Team 1st 2nd Final
Evergreen (exhibition game) 22 25 47
Central Washington (4-4 overall) 38 29 67
TESC leader: Sammi Clark – 11 points


Men’s basketball

Saint Martin’s 74, Pacific Lutheran 64 – Recap
Team 1st 2nd Final
Saint Martin’s (2-6 overall) 32 42 74
Pacific Lutheran (3-3 overall) 29 35 64
SMU leader: Ryan Rogers – 22 points

In a game highlighted by big runs for both sides, Ryan Rogers scored 22 points to lead Saint Martin’s to a 74-64 win over Pacific Lutheran in non-conference action in Parkland.

The Saints opened up a 9-0 lead at the 16:26 mark but PLU quickly answered with a 17-2 run over the next 8 1/2 minutes that gave the Lutes their largest lead of the game at 17-11. Evan Coulter’s fastbreak layup with 1:28 left in the half capped off an 18-5 run that saw the Saints open up a 29-22 lead. But again, the Lutes answered with a seven point run to tie the game at 29 with nine seconds left in the first half. Coulter promptly raced up court and calmly buried a three pointer to give the Saints a three point halftime lead, 32-29.

The Saints started the second half on yet another run, outscoring the Lutes 13-3 over the first 6 1/2 minutes and took a 45-32 lead on a Rogers layup with 14:30 to play. But PLU buckled down and went on a 17-6 run and were down just two, 51-49, at the 9:13 mark. Issac Bianchini drained a three with 5:52 to play to give the Saints another nine point lead but PLU again chipped it down to three points with four minutes left. It was the closest the Lutes would get and Saint Martin’s finished on a final 14-4 run that gave the them the 74-64 win.

Coulter scored 19 points on the night and pulled down seven rebounds and in addition to his 22 points, Rogers led the Saints with nine boards. Bianchini added 10 points in the win.

Lewis-Clark State 98, Evergreen 85 – Recap
Team 1st 2nd Final
Lewis-Clark State (11-3 overall) 43 55 98
Evergreen (1-8 overall) 35 50 85
TESC leader: Marc Taylor – 22 points

Friday College Scores: Saints Keep it up in Hawaii

Women’s basketball

Saint Martin’s 59, Hawaii Hilo 45 – Recap
Team 1st 2nd Final
Saint Martin’s (6-3 overall) 32 27 59
Hawaii Hilo (2-4 overall) 22 23 45
SMU leader: Chelsea Haskey – 18 points


Men’s basketball

Edmonds 106, SPSCC 80 – Box score
Team 1st 2nd Final
SPSCC (0-6 overall) 30 50 80
Edmonds (6-3 overall) 60 46 106
SPSCC leader: Brian Tyson – 33 points

Wednesday College Scores: Loggers Dine on Geoducks

Women’s basketball

Puget Sound 73, Evergreen 69 – Recap
Team 1st 2nd Final
UPS (6-2 overall) 32 41 73
Evergreen (4-5 overall) 24 45 69
TESC leader: Brittany Gray – 19 points

Brittany Gray scored 19 points and Sammi Clark posted a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds but after Evergreen battled back from an eight point halftime deficit, Hannah Leckson’s layup with 2:47 left gave UPS the lead for good and the Loggers escaped with a 73-69 non-conference win at the CRC Gymnasium.

Evergreen led by 10 points with eight minutes gone in the first half but UPS finished the final 12 minutes on a 23-5 run and took a 32-24 lead to the half. The Loggers went 3-for-5 from the three point line and forced 15 turnovers in the half.

But the Geoducks answered right back with a 14-6 run and a three point play by Clark tied the game at 38 at the 16:31 mark. The two teams battled back and forth for the next 14 minutes with neither squad taking more than a four point lead before an Emily Sneldon free throw gave the Loggers a five point lead with 35 seconds left.

Sadee Jones added 15 points and nine boards in the loss. Amanda Forshay scored 20 for UPS.

Men’s basketball

Puget Sound 77, Evergreen 65 – Recap
Team 1st 2nd Final
UPS (4-4 overall) 33 44 73
Evergreen (1-7 overall) 27 38 65
TESC leader: Kyle Calhoun – 21 points

UPS jumped out to a 10-0 lead by the 16:22 mark of the first half and Evergreen never got any closer than four points the rest of the way in their 77-65 non-conference loss. Kyle Calhoun scored 21 points and Marc Taylor scored 11 points with 11 rebounds for the Geoducks.

Evergreen went 10-for-26 (38.5%) from behind the three point line but went just 10-for-26 (33%) from inside the three point line. The Loggers, meanwhile, made just one three pointer in the game but went 29-for-57 (50.9%) from the floor and outscored the Geoducks 40-16 in the paint.

Five Loggers scored in double figures led by Erin Barber and AJ Maw’s 16 points.

Today (12/11): Geoducks Host Loggers, Bears Host Cougs in Hoops Doubleheaders

geoducksWomen’s basketball
Evergreen vs. UPS – CRC Gymnasium – 6:00 PM

The Evergreen women look to bounce back after a pair of losses in their opening weekend of Cascade Conference play with a non-conference game tonight against UPS. The two losses snapped a four game losing streak and the Geoducks now sit at 4-4 this season. This is their last home game of 2013 and they will not play again at the CRC Gymnasium until January 10. UPS sits at 5-2 this year and are coming off of a split with the College of Idaho and Eastern Oregon, the two teams that Evergreen lost to last weekend.


Men’s basketball

Evergreen vs. UPS – CRC Gymnasium – 8:00 PM

The men opened the season with a win over UBC-Okanogan but have now lost ten straight exhibition and regular season games including a convincing sweep by College of Idaho and Eastern Oregon over the weekend. Tonight they get a rematch with UPS, who dropped them 71-58 on November 15th at Memorial Fieldhouse in Tacoma. Kyle Calhoun scored 24 points including five three pointers in the loss. North Thurston grad Matt Reid is averaging 11.1 minutes per game for the Loggers.


Girls basketball

Capital @ Olympia – Olympia HS – 5:45 PM
River Ridge vs. Yelm – River Ridge HS – 7:30 PM


Boys basketball

Capital @ Olympia – Olympia HS – 7:30 PM

Today (12/10): Hawks Host Highclimbers; News and Notes

Schedule for Tuesday, September 10th

Boys basketball
River Ridge vs. Shelton – River Ridge HS – 7:00 PM


Tuesday news and notes

Black Hills head football coach Dominic Yarrington has been placed on paid leave until Wednesday while an investigation takes place, reports The Olympian. The Tumwater School District will not release what the subject matter of the investigation is, but says that it does not rise to the level of the police being involved. – The Olympian

Timberline alum Jonathan Stewart may miss the rest of the season with a tear in his MCL. Stewart was injured early in the Carolina Panther’s loss to New Orleans on Sunday night. The unfortunately injury-prone back missed the first seven games of the season after offseason ankle surgery. – CBS Sports

The Saint Martin’s women’s basketball team was named the GNAC Team of the Week after they opened up conference play by going 2-0 with wins over Central Washington and #18 Northwest Nazarene. – SMUSaints.com