Category Archives: College
Saturday College Scores: Gelhar’s 27 Leads Saints Women to Upset of #18 Crusaders
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 |
Today (12/7): T-Birds for the Title; Saints Host Crusaders; Geoducks Doubleheader
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
Friday Scoreboard: Geoducks Drop CCC Openers; Bears Boys Nip Blazers, Blazers Girls Nip Bears
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 |
Today (12/6): Geoducks Open CCC Play; Bears Battle Blazers
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
Thursday Scoreboard: Saints Men and Women Capture GNAC Openers
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 |
Today (12/5): Saints Host Wildcats to Open GNAC Play
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
Saturday Scoreboard: T-Birds Advance to Finals; Bears Hoops Wins Opener
High school football
2A State Semifinals
Tumwater 45, Prosser 40 – Box score
Griffin Shea caught three touchdown passes and Trevor Davis rushed for a pair of second half touchdowns and Tumwater survived a late Prosser surge to move into the 2A state championship game with a 45-40 win at Edgar Brown Stadium in Pasco.
Tumwater is now 13-0 and earned a rematch with 13-0 Lynden on Saturday, December 7th at 10:00 AM at the Tacoma Dome. Last year, the Lions routed the T-Birds, 41-7, in the title game.
Boys basketball
Olympia 63, Capital 49
Men’s basketball
Columbia Basin 80, SPSCC 55 – Box score
Women’s basketball
Pacific Lutheran 71, Saint Martin’s 54 – Recap
Friday Scoreboard: Rough Post-Thanksgiving for College Hoops Squads
Men’s basketball
Metro State 94, Saint Martin’s 77 – Recap
Lane 77, SPSCC 71
Saint Martin’s took a 2-0 lead over the #1 ranked NCAA Division II team in the nation but Metro State opened up a ten point lead with less than five minutes gone and the Saints were unable to get closer than six again and fell to the Roadrunners, 94-77, at Carver Gym in Bellingham.
Five Saint scored in double-digits, led by Evan Coulter’s 14 points. Tyler Copp got his first start and hit four three pointers to finish with 13 points. Isaac Bianchini and Will Bond each added 11 points and Riley Carel added 10.
Brandon Jefferson scored 28 points and Mitch McCarron added 22 for Metro State. 12 of McCarron’s points came from the free throw line as the Roadrunners went 35-of-42 from the charity stripe while Saint Martin’s shot just ten free throws all game long.
The Saint fall to 0-5 this season and will open up GNAC play on Thursday in Burnaby, British Columbia against Simon Fraser.
————–
South Puget Sound dropped a 77-71 decision to Lane at the Raider Thanksgiving Tournament at Pierce College in Steilacoom. They will next take on Columbia Basin, who lost 85-74 to Bellevue, in a consolation bracket game on Saturday at 1:00 PM.
Women’s basketball
Northwest 78, Saint Martin’s 76 – Recap
Well, this is a head scratcher. Less than a week after knocking off Northwest University by 38 points at Marcus Pavilion in a game that was never even remotely competitive, Saint Martin’s were stunned by the Eagles, 78-76, in the Lynda Goodrich Classic at Carver Gym in Bellingham.
Northwest opened up a 13-2 lead at the 15:20 mark of the first half and trailed by as many as 15 in the first half before Jordyn Richardson hit a 35-foot three pointer at the buzzer to get the Saints back within nine at the break.
The Saints rallied back in the second half and took a seven point lead on a Brooke Paulson layup with 6:05 remaining. But the Eagles answered back with a 9-2 run giving them a 67-66 lead at the 4:32 mark. Two lead changes and a tie later, Angela Gelhar hit two free throws with 20 seconds left to tie the game at 76-76. But Jordan Asher scored the go ahead bucket with 7.2 seconds remaining and Gelhar missed on a last second shot and Northwest held on to the shocking 78-76 victory.
Chelsea Haskey scored 20 points and Paulson added 17 for the Saints, who fell to 3-2 on the season and snapped a three game winning streak.
Sanda Milovic scored 23 for Northest.
Tuesday Scoreboard: Gray’s 29 Leads Geoducks to Fourth Straight Win
Brittany Gray
Women’s basketball
Evergreen 69, Pacific 66 – Recap
Brittany Gray scored 29 points, 20 in the second half, and pulled down 16 rebounds to lead Evergreen to a 69-66 win over Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon in a game that featured 14 ties and 18 lead changes.
Sammi Clark added 20 points including four of the last six Geoducks points after the Boxers took their last lead, 64-63, with 2:05 left to play. Pacific committed 25 personal fouls and Evergreen took advantage going 17-of-24 from the free throw line while Pacific attempted just ten shots from the charity stripe, making seven.
The Geoducks have now won four in a row and are 4-2 this season.
Sunday Scoreboard: Geoducks Nearly Shucked on the Keel
Men’s basketball
Cal Maritime 79, Evergreen 75 – Recap
In a game that was as entertaining as their nicknames, Frankie Johnson’s three with 1:44 left to play gave the Evergreen Geoducks a 75-74 lead over the NAIA Division II 22nd-ranked Cal Maritime Keelhaulers. But Jaquai Wiley’s layup with 50 seconds left gave the Keelhaulers to lead for good and the Geoducks fell 79-75 at the CRC Gymnasium on Sunday afternoon.
Johnson led the way for Evergreen with 16 points and five assists. Kyle Calhoun and Cody Peters chipped in 13 and 12 points respectively. Casey Healy led Cal Maritime with 26 points and eight rebounds and Erik Hanson added 15 points including two free throws that iced the game after KJ Hong missed what would have been the go ahead three pointer with three second left for the Geoducks.
Evergreen falls to 1-4 this season while Cal Maritime improves to 7-1.
Oly Sports 