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Friday Scores: Wolves, Hawks and Geoducks Ladies Win Valentine’s Day
Girls basketball
| 2A District IV playoffs Black Hills 50, Hockinson 38 |
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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hills | 10 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 50 |
| Hockinson | 11 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 38 |
| BH leader: Nicole Nurmi – 12 points | |||||
Nicole Nurmi scored 12 points and Shalya Smothers added 11 and Black Hills advanced to the semis with a 50-38 road win over Hockinson. The Wolves will face EvCo champ WF West on Monday at 7:00 PM in Centralia.
| 2A District IV playoffs River Ridge 82, Washougal 55 |
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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washougal | 15 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 55 |
| River Ridge | 21 | 18 | 24 | 19 | 82 |
| RR leader: Jazzlynn Brewster – 27 points | |||||
Jazzlynn Brewster and Makenna Schultz combined to score 50 points as River Ridge breezed past Washougal, 82-55, in their opening game of districts in Lacey. The Hawks advance to the district semis and will face #1 Mark Morris at 6:00 PM at Kelso High School.
Women’s basketball
| Evergreen 61, Warner Pacific 59 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warner Pacific (2-12 CCC, 6-19 overall) | 32 | 27 | 59 |
| Evergreen (8-7 CCC, 12-10 overall) | 34 | 27 | 61 |
| TESC leader: Sammi Clark – 13 points | |||
The Evergreen women clinched a spot in the playoffs with a hard fought 61-59 win over last place Warner Pacific at the CRC Gymnasium. The Geoducks scored the last four points of the game to take the win. Sadee Jone’s jumper at the 1:46 mark tied it and Sammi Clark scored the game winning basket with 47 seconds left. Sammi Clark led the Geoducks with 13 points, Brittany Gray added 11 and Jones chipped in 10.
Men’s basketball
| Warner Pacific 87, Evergreen 71 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warner Pacific (8-6 CCC, 14-12 overall) | 34 | 53 | 87 |
| Evergreen (2-13 CCC, 3-19 overall) | 32 | 39 | 71 |
| TESC leader: Michael Potter – 14 points | |||
College baseball
| Cal Baptist 12, Saint Martin’s 3 – Box score | ||||||||||||
| Riverside, CA | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| SMU (0-3) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 2 |
| CBU (9-0) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | X | 12 | 11 | 2 |
| W: Tyson Miller (2-0) L: Josh Moss (0-1) SMU: Travis Shaw – 3-for-5, 1 RBI, 1 Run |
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Today (2/14): Celebrate Valentine’s Day With a Bivalve Doubleheader
College basketball
Women’s: Evergreen vs. Warner Pacific – CRC Gymnasium – 5:30 PM
Men’s: Evergreen vs. Warner Pacific – CRC Gymnasium – 7:30 PM
The Evergreen women can clinch a playoff spot tonight with a win against Warner Pacific. The Geoducks are 7-7 in the CCC and currently sit in sixth place and still have the potential to host a playoff game. Warner Pacific, meanwhile, is 2-11 in conference play. The two teams met on January 18th with Evergreen taking a 78-74 win in Portland.
The Geoduck men are still looking for their third CCC win and face a Warner Pacific team that sits in sixth place at 7-6 in conference and 13-12 overall. The Geoducks fell 79-70 in their first meeting this season.
Evergreen’s Heuer Steps Down
Monica Heuer with Brittany Gray
Yesterday, Evergreen announced that Monica Heuer will leave her position as head coach of the women’s basketball team after the season and move into a full-time administrative position with the athletics department. Heuer has been the coach at Evergreen for 13 seasons and has a 108-255 record in that time.
This year they are in the middle of one of their best seasons in program history at 11-10 overall and 7-7 in the CCC. They could clinch a playoff spot this weekend and could potentially host a playoff game. They are looking to finish with just their second winning record since the program started in 1997.
The new coach will be just the third coach in program history. Rick Harden was the first coach at Evergreen and went 13-95 in four seasons.
Today (2/1): Geoducks Battle Northwest in CCC Doubleheader
Evergreen’s Sammi Clark
College basketball
Women: Evergreen vs. Northwest – CRC Gymnasium – 5:30 PM
Men: Evergreen vs. Northwest – CRC Gymnasium – 7:30 PM
Important Cascade Conference game tonight at the CRC Gymnasium when the Evergreen women host in-state rival Northwest at 5:30 PM. The Geoducks (6-5 CCC) are riding a four game winning streak and come into tonight a game back of the third place Eagles (7-4 CCC). The two teams met on January 4th in Kirkland and the Geoducks took home a 69-61 win behind 17 points from Sadee Jones and Sammi Clark. Northwest is 15-8 this season overall while the Geoducks are 10-8.
Can the Evergreen men make it two in a row? They will have to pull off the upset to make it happen against a Northwest (7-4 CCC) team that beat them pretty easily in early January, 87-73. But the Geoducks (2-9 CCC) have been a different team since then and with the emergence of Dre Taylor and the three point shooting of Kyle Calhoun, they are suddenly poised for an upset on any given night.
Girls basketball
Northwest Christian vs. Willapa Valley – Northwest Christian HS – 7:00 PM
Saint Martin’s, Evergreen and SPSCC Basketball Standings
Great Northwest Athletic Conference
NCAA Division II
| Men’s basketball | ||
| Team | GNAC | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle Pacific | 7-2 | 16-4 |
| Western Washington | 7-2 | 13-4 |
| Alaska Fairbanks | 7-2 | 12-5 |
| Alaska Anchorage | 5-4 | 12-8 |
| Central Washington | 5-4 | 9-8 |
| Montana State-Billings | 4-5 | 8-9 |
| Western Oregon | 3-6 | 10-9 |
| Saint Martin’s | 3-6 | 6-11 |
| Northwest Nazarene | 3-6 | 5-12 |
| Simon Fraser | 1-8 | 8-9 |
| Top six teams make the conference tourney |
Halfway through the GNAC season and Saint Martin’s is once again on the outside looking in at the conference tournament to be played on their home court. But Michael Ostlund’s team has been competitive in every league game except the Montana State-Billings and Alaska losses. The MSU-Billings game was a home game that they desperately needed to win and the Alaska game was in front of the largest crowd of the season and on ROOT Sports, a game that going in seemed very winnable despite the Nanooks surprising second place status.
The offense is still a bit of a head scratcher and I can’t imagine that playing four guards at a time will mean sustained success, but the Saints live by the three and die by the three, so anything can happen, as was the case when they upset then #11 Seattle Pacific.
They will need to have a healthy Riley Carel and Lucas Shannon to make any kind of run. Carel missed Thursday’s game with a torn meniscus and it was thought he could miss the rest of the season. But he came back on Saturday and looked pretty good. Shannon suffered a concussion on Thursday and didn’t play Saturday and because of Rei Jensen wasn’t effective (hard to be when you don’t get to play much anymore), the Saints played five guards with 6-4 Brad Norman filling the post position.
The Saints play five of their last nine games at Marcus Pavilion but hit the road this weekend with games at Seattle Pacific and Montana State-Billings and the annual Alaska trip is still looming.
| Women’s basketball | ||
| Team | GNAC | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| Montana State-Billings | 7-2 | 14-5 |
| Western Washington | 7-2 | 11-6 |
| Seattle Pacific | 6-3 | 13-4 |
| Simon Fraser | 6-3 | 12-5 |
| Alaska Anchorage | 5-4 | 12-5 |
| Saint Martin’s | 5-4 | 11-7 |
| Northwest Nazarene | 4-5 | 11-6 |
| Alaska Fairbanks | 2-7 | 8-9 |
| Western Oregon | 2-7 | 5-12 |
| Central Washington | 1-8 | 6-11 |
| Top six teams make the conference tourney |
A hot, hot start for Saint Martin’s has cooled off dramatically with three straight losses and a drop from alone in first place to teetering on the edge of missing the conference tourney again.
Before the season, the biggest question for the Saints was who would step up as a second scorer behind Chelsea Haskey. Angela Gelhar or Krista Stabler have become solid scorers, but during their slide, Haskey has been a non-factor scoring 2, 6, 9 and 15 in her last four games. Though her 15 points on Saturday were her most since January 4th, Haskey only scored six points in the second half when Seattle Pacific blitzed the Saints to take home the win.
The Saints play four of their last nine games at home and thankfully have just one game this week, at Western Oregon on Saturday night.
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Cascade Collegiate Conference
NAIA Division II
| Men’s basketball | ||
| Team | CCC | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| College of Idaho | 9-2 | 18-5 |
| Concordia | 7-3 | 18-4 |
| Southern Oregon | 7-4 | 18-5 |
| Northwest | 7-4 | 16-6 |
| Warner Pacific | 6-4 | 12-10 |
| Northwest Christian | 6-5 | 12-9 |
| Oregon Tech | 5-6 | 12-11 |
| Eastern Oregon | 3-8 | 12-9 |
| Corban | 2-9 | 6-14 |
| Evergreen | 2-9 | 3-15 |
| Top eight teams make the conference tourney |
Evergreen has improved in conference play in each of the last two seasons after bottoming out without a win during the 2011-2012 season. Of course improvement means one conference win last year and now two conference wins this year with seven very difficult games still left on the docket.
Dre Taylor and Jordan Dam each played their first game of the season on December 20th and have made a huge difference for the Geoducks. They went from dropping all but two games by double-digits to two wins and close, competitive losses since the new year and find themselves just a game back of the conference tournament.
However, four of the final seven games are on the road and their three home games are against top-5 teams.
| Women’s basketball | ||
| Team | CCC | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern Oregon | 10-1 | 18-5 |
| Oregon Tech | 7-4 | 19-4 |
| Northwest | 7-4 | 15-8 |
| College of Idaho | 7-4 | 10-9 |
| Southern Oregon | 6-5 | 17-6 |
| Evergreen |
6-5 | 10-8 |
| Corban | 6-5 | 11-12 |
| Warner Pacific | 2-8 | 6-15 |
| Northwest Christian | 2-9 | 5-14 |
| Concordia | 1-9 | 4-18 |
| Top eight teams make the conference tourney |
The Evergreen women have done two things this season that have never been done in program history: sweep Concordia and Warner Pacific in Portland and win four straight conference games. The Geoducks are riding that four game streak right now and sit in a pack of six teams fighting for second place at either 7-4 or 6-5 in league play.
Sammi Clark is a consistent, fierce guard that is averaging 14.6 points per game and Brittany Gray has established herself as a solid presence in the front court. Jessica Denmon has two straight double-doubles from the guard position and they have had two bench players explode during their last four games. Uriah Thomas went for 22 points against Warner Pacific and LaNiecia Weatherspoon led the way with 15 points against Corban.
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NW Athletic Association of Community Colleges
West Division
| Men’s basketball | ||
| Team | West | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| Clark | 8-0 | 16-1 |
| Pierce | 6-2 | 13-5 |
| Highline | 5-3 | 14-5 |
| Green River | 4-4 | 7-10 |
| Lower Columbia | 4-4 | 6-11 |
| Grays Harbor | 3-5 | 6-12 |
| Centralia | 3-5 | 3-13 |
| Tacoma | 2-6 | 7-11 |
| South Puget Sound | 1-7 | 1-15 |
| Top four teams make the NWAACC Championships |
Defections and injuries have plagued South Puget Sound this season and the Clippers are down from 12 healthy players at the beginning of the season to dressing seven players, playing six and running five of them for 38+ minutes per game. No surprise they have managed only one win.
Early starters Joseph Johnson and Oly’s Michael Champlin and new head coach Aaron Landon’s first signed player, Chris Williams, have all left the program. Austin Bonds went down with a broken hand and is out for the season.
Brian Tyson and Slanblaytee Kaye lead the Clippers in scoring at 14.9 and 14.5 points per game respectively and Kaye dropped a triple-double on Grays Harbor with 23 points, 14 rebounds and 13 assists.SPSCC has eight games remaining, four at home and four on the road, and face Lower Columbia – the only team they have beaten this season – in Olympia on Wednesday.
| Women’s basketball | ||
| Team | West | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| Clark | 8-0 | 16-2 |
| Lower Columbia | 7-1 | 14-5 |
| Highline | 6-2 | 15-5 |
| Centralia | 5-3 | 9-9 |
| Pierce | 4-4 | 7-11 |
| Tacoma | 3-5 | 9-9 |
| South Puget Sound | 2-6 | 3-14 |
| Grays Harbor | 1-7 | 3-13 |
| Green River | 0-8 | 2-15 |
| Top four teams make the NWAAC Championships |
Though they have managed just three wins this season, the SPSCC women have improved dramatically since last season. During the 2012-2013 season, they shot just 26% and scored an average of 36.9 points per game, dead last in the NWAACC.
This season the Clippers are shooting 37% and are averaging 58.7 points per game thanks to the emergence of sophomores Maria Jesse (14.1 ppg) and LaKeisha Anger (13.0 ppg, 9.43 rpg) and some semblance of a full, consistent roster.
Saturday Scores: Taylor’s 33 and a Second Half Outburst Keys Geoducks Sweep
Dre Taylor
Men’s basketball
| Evergreen 81, Corban 66 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corban (2-9 CCC, 6-14 overall) | 33 | 33 | 66 |
| Evergreen (2-9 CCC, 3-15 overall) | 39 | 42 | 81 |
| TESC leader: Dre Taylor – 33 points |
Dre Taylor scored 33 points and Jordan Dam added 21 as Evergreen led the entire way in their 81-66 win over Corban at the CRC Gymnasium. Taylor and Dam combined to go 10-of-14 from 3-point range and the Geoducks made 12 3-pointers in the win. Marc Taylor chipped in 12 points and pulled down seven rebounds.
Evergreen moved to 2-9 in the Cascade Conference and 3-15 overall, their most wins since the 2010-2011 season. They went 1-26 overall and 0-18 in conference in 2011-2012 and 2-24 overall and 1-17 in conference in the 2012-2013 season.
| Alaska Anchorage 79, Saint Martin’s 78 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Anchorage (5-4 GNAC, 12-8 overall) | 37 | 42 | 79 |
| Saint Martin’s (3-6 GNAC, 6-11 overall) | 44 | 34 | 78 |
| SMU leader: Evan Coulter – 17 points |
Saint Martin’s and Alaska Anchorage combined for 13 lead changes and nine ties and Brian McGill’s layup with 58 second left was the last lead change and gave the Seawolves a 79-78 win at Marcus Pavilion. Teancum Stafford missed a pair of free throws for Alaska Anchorage with 4.8 seconds left and Riley Carel launched a half court runner that drew iron but would not fall.
Five Saints scored in double-digits and Evan Coulter led the way with 17 points. Isaac Bianchini hit five three pointers and finished with 15 points, Ryan Rogers notched 13 points and Carel and Matt Dodson each added 12. Dodson also pulled down 12 rebounds for the double-double and Coulter dished out six assists.
Travis Thompson missed just four shots all night going 7-for-11 from the field including four 3-pointers and 9-of-9 from the free throw line to finish with 27 points. Kyle Fossman added 17 points and Brian McGill scored the last six points for the Seawolves and finished with 13 points.
Before the evening started, six teams were within a game of each other at either 4-4 or 3-5. The Seawolves improved to 5-4 while the Saints dropped behind the pack at 3-6.
Jessica Denmon
Women’s basketball
| Evergreen 65, Corban 48 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corban (6-5 CCC, 11-12 overall) | 23 | 25 | 48 |
| Evergreen (6-5 CCC, 10-8 overall) | 17 | 48 | 65 |
| TESC: LaNiecia Weatherspoon – 15 points |
Evergreen managed just 17 points in the first half but exploded in the second half and matched Corban’s entire game output with 48 points and won their fourth straight Cascade Confernce game, 65-48. The four game streak is the best conference run in the history of the program.
LaNiecia Weatherspoon came off the bench and scored 12 points in the second half and finished with 15 to lead the way for Evergreen. Sammi Clark added 14 points and Jessica Denmon notched her second straight double-double with 12 points and 10 boards. Brittany Gray rounded out the double digit scoring with 11.
The Geoducks are now 6-5 in the CCC and are tied with Corban and Southern Oregon a game back of a three team, 7-4 second team pack.
| Seattle Pacific 78, Saint Martin’s 68 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Martin’s (5-4 GNAC, 11-7 overall) | 33 | 35 | 68 |
| Seattle Pacific (6-3 CCC, 13-4 overall) | 29 | 49 | 78 |
| SMU leader: Krista Stabler – 21 points |
After Saint Martin’s opened up 28-14 lead at the 8:22 mark of the first half, Seattle Pacific outscored the Saints 52-20 over a 26 minute stretch to open up an 18 point lead, 66-48, with 6:08 left to play en route to a 78-68 win at Brougham Pavilion in Seattle.
Krista Stabler scored a career high 21 points and Chelsea Haskey added 15 points with seven rebounds.
The Saints have now lost three straight games and fell to 5-4 in the GNAC, two games behind the league leaders Montana State-Billings and Western Washington.
Boys basketball
| Ocosta 62, Northwest Christian 50 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Christian | 19 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 50 |
| Ocosta | 19 | 13 | 9 | 21 | 62 |
| NWC leader: Austin Koukal – 21 points |
Today (1/25): Geoducks Battle Warriors in Doubleheader Action; Hobbled Saints Host Seawolves
Women’s basketball
Evergreen vs. Corban – CRC Gymnasium – 5:30 PM
The Evergreen women come into tonight’s CCC battle riding a three game winning streak including their first ever sweep of the Portland schools in PDX and now sit at 5-5 in conference play and are one game behind sixth place Corban (6-4), who comes to town tonight. The two teams met on December 20th in Salem with the Warriors taking a 66-63 decision.
Men’s basketball
Saint Martin’s vs. Alaska-Anchorage – Marcus Pavilion – 7:00 PM
Evergreen vs. Corban – CRC Gymnasium – 7:30 PM
Saint Martin’s is battling injuries and likely will be without starting point guard Riley Carel (torn meniscus) and forward Lucas Shannon (concussion) when they take on Alaska-Anchorage tonight. The Saints are 3-5 in the GNAC and are still battling for a playoff spot as six teams are within a game of each other. The Seawolves are one of those teams. They sit just a game ahead of the Saints at 4-4 in conference play and are coming off a 92-58 thumping of Western Oregon in Monmouth on Thursday night.
The Evergreen men are still looking for their second conference win but have played very well over the last couple weeks and have been extremely close in many games. And tonight they have a very good opportunity to pick up that second win against a struggling Corban team that is just ahead of them in the CCC standings at 2-8.
Friday College Scores: Geoduck Women Trounce Beacons; Men Fall Just Short
Women’s basketball
| Evergreen 74, Northwest Christian 44 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Christian (2-8 CCC, 5-13 overall) | 17 | 27 | 44 |
| Evergreen (5-5 CCC, 9-8 overall) | 37 | 37 | 74 |
| TESC leader: Sammi Clark (above) – 13 points |
Evergreen jumped out to a 9-2 lead in the first five minutes and never let up in their 74-44 win over Northwest Christian at the CRC Gymnasium. The Geoducks extended their lead too 20 points at the end of the first half and led by as many as a 33 points en route to their third straight Cascade Conference win.
Sammi Clark scored 13 points and dished out nine assists to lead Evergreen and Jessica Denmon notched a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds. Uriah Thomas came off the bench to chip in 10 to help the Geoducks improve to 5-5 in league play and 9-8 overall.
Men’s basketball
| Northwest Christian 78, Evergreen 73 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Christian (6-4 CCC, 12-8 overall) | 31 | 47 | 78 |
| Evergreen (1-9 CCC, 2-15 overall) | 20 | 53 | 73 |
| TESC leader: Frankie Johnson – 20 points |
Evergreen roared back from a 13 point deficit early in the second half and was within three points after a layup by Dre Taylor cut the Northwest Christian lead to 74-71 with 21 seconds left, but the Beacons went perfect from the line over the next two possessions and escaped Olympia with a 78-73 win.
Frankie Johnson led the Geoducks with 20 points including four 3-pointers. Marc and Dre Taylor each scored in double digits with 17 and 16 point respectively. Evergreen went 0-for-11 from three point range in the second half before burying eight shots from behind the arc in their comeback over the final 20 minutes.
Today (1/24): Blazers Girls, Wilson Narrows Fight; T-Birds, Bearcats Rematch; Geoducks Doubleheader
Girls basketball
Northwest Christian vs. Ocosta – Northwest Christian HS – 6:00 PM
River Ridge @ Capital – Capital HS – 6:00 PM
North Thurston vs. Foss – North Thurston HS – 7:00 PM
Olympia vs. Yelm – Olympia HS – 7:00 PM
Timberline vs. Wilson – Timberline HS – 7:00 PM
A battle for first place hits Timberline High School tonight when the 5-2 Blazers host 6-1 Wilson at 7:00 PM. The two teams met on December 18th in the 3A Narrows opener and freshman Josie Matz scored 17 points for the Rams in a 61-53 win. Callan Russell scored a game high 20 points in the loss for the Blazers.
Timberline is 8-6 overall this season and is riding a three game winning streak after dropping a pair of non-conference games to Central Kitsap and Black Hills. Wilson is 12-3 this season and are ranked #8 in 3A in the latest Scoreczar rankings.
Boys basketball
Tumwater vs. WF West – Tumwater HS – 7:30 PM
River Ridge @ Capital – Capital HS – 8:00 PM
Tumwater hosts WF West tonight in a rematch of an instant classic from December 21st. Josiah Warner scored 31 points including a pair of buzzer beating 3-pointers that kept the T-Birds alive in a triple-overtime 81-78 loss in Chehalis.
Men’s and women’s basketball
Women: Evergreen vs. Northwest Christian – CRC Gymnasium – 5:30 PM
Men: Evergreen vs. Northwest Christian – CRC Gymnasium – 7:00 PM
The Evergreen women and reigning Cascade Conference Player of the Week Brittany Gray host Northwest Christian in game one of a Geoducks doubleheader at the CRC Gymnasium. Evergreen sits at 4-5 in the CCC after a weekend sweep in Portland and are in seventh place a game behind Southern Oregon and Northwest. The Beacons and Geoducks met on December 21st in Eugene and Sadee Jones scored 14 points in a 70-43 romp.
In game two, former University of Oregon star and former ex-NBA player Luke Jackson brings his Northwest Christian team to town in fifth place in the CCC at 5-4. Meanwhile, the Geoducks are looking for their second win of the conference season after they were swept in Portland last weekend.
Saturday Scores: Geoducks Women, Saints Men Pick Up League Wins; MIA Tops JBLM in Lacey Debut
Women’s basketball
| Western Washington 79, Saint Martin’s 73 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Washington (5-2 GNAC, 9-6 overall) | 41 | 38 | 79 |
| Saint Martin’s (5-2 GNAC, 11-5 overall) | 35 | 38 | 73 |
| Saints fall into 4 way tie for 1st place in GNAC |
Five Saint Martin’s players scored in double-digits but a back-and-forth contest eventually swung back Western Washington’s way with a 9-0 run that gave the Vikings a 72-65 lead with 3:55 left and the Saints never got to within four points again in a 79-73 loss that dropped them into a four way tie for first place in the GNAC.
Jordyn Richardson and Liz Mills each scored 12 points, Angela Gelhar added 11 and Krista Stabler and Brooke Paulson each notched 10 for the Saints.
McCleary’s Katie Colard led the Vikings with 21 points and Sarah Hill pulled down 14 rebounds as the Vikings out-rebounded the Saints 42-31.
The Vikings and Saints each are 5-2 in the GNAC along with Montana State-Billings and Alaska-Anchorage. The Saints head to Billings to take on the Yellowjackets on Thursday night at 6:00 PM.
| Evergreen 78, Warner Pacific 74 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evergreen (4-5 CCC, 8-8 overall) | 33 | 45 | 78 |
| Warner Pacific (1-8 CCC, 5-15 overall) | 31 | 43 | 74 |
| TESC leader: Uriah Thomas – 22 points |
Uriah Thomas scored 22 points off the bench to lead Evergreen to a 78-74 win over Warner Pacific and their first ever weekend sweep of the Portland schools. Brittany Clark posted a double-double with 18 points and 14 rebounds and the Geoducks dominated the boards with a 53-25 advantage.
Sammi Clark scored 19 points and dished out seven assists and Jessica Denmon added 11 points to help Evergreen improve to 4-5 in the Cascade Conference and 8-8 overall.
| Highline 67, SPSCC 53 – Box score | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPSCC (2-5 NWAACC West, 3-13 overall) | 30 | 23 | 53 |
| Highline (5-1 NWAACC West, 14-4 overall) | 24 | 43 | 67 |
| SPSCC leaders: Jesse, Anger – 16 points |
LaKeisha Anger and Sofia Guerra each notched a double-double and Maria Jesse scored 16 points in SPSCC’s 67-53 loss to Highline. Anger poured in 16 points with 15 rebounds and Guerra went for 10 points and 15 boards.
Men’s basketball
| Saint Martin’s 79, Western Oregon 73 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Martin’s (3-4 GNAC, 6-9 overall) | 45 | 34 | 79 |
| Western Oregon (3-4 GNAC, 10-7 overall) | 28 | 45 | 73 |
| SMU leader: Ryan Rogers – 19 points |
The Saint Martin’s men built a 20 point lead at the 17:56 mark of the second half but Western Oregon stormed back with a 42-20 run to temporarily take a 73-71 lead on a pair of Jordan Wiley free throws with 2:31 left to play. But a Ryan Rogers layup tied the score at 73 and Tyler Copp’s 3-pointer gave the Saints a 76-73 lead that they would not relinquish and they escaped Monmouth with a 79-73 win.
Ryan Rogers led the Saints with 19 points and seven rebounds and Lucas Shannon scored a season high 15 points. Issac Bianchini scored 14 points, 12 of them to help them build their big first half lead, and Evan Coulter chipped in 12 points.
| Warner Pacific 79, Evergreen 70 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evergreen (1-8 CCC, 2-14 overall) | 33 | 37 | 70 |
| Warner Pacific (6-3 CCC, 12-9 overall) | 45 | 34 | 79 |
| TESC leader: Jordan Dam – 19 points |
Jordan Dam’s three at the 10:11 mark of the second half brought Evergreen back from a 16 point deficit to within one but the Geoducks were unable to get over the hump and dropped another game, a 79-70 decision to Warner Pacific in Portland. Dam scored 19 points and Cody Peters and Dre Taylor each chipped in 13 in the loss.
| Highline 88, SPSCC 55 – Box score | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPSCC (1-6 NWAACC West, 1-14 overall) | 31 | 24 | 55 |
| Highline (5-1 NWAACC West, 14-3 overall) | 37 | 51 | 88 |
| SPSCC leader: Slanblaytee Kaye – 18 points |
The SPSCC men and their six able bodied players fell 88-55 to a Highline squad that played 12 players against them. Slanblaytee Kaye scored 18 points and Brian Tyson posted a double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds in the loss.
Picture of the Bettie Bunker, from the JBLM Bettie Brigade Facebook page
Roller Derby
| MIA Derby Girls 195, JBLM Bettie Brigade 178 | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIA Derby Girls | 105 | 90 | 195 |
| JBLM Bettie Brigade | 95 | 83 | 178 |
| Jordan Nailon’s player of the game: Bam Bam Tiffalo |
In a bout that featured five lead changes, the MIA Derby Girls pulled away for good with less than three minutes to play to take a 195-178 win in front of an estimated 400 fans at the Bettie Bunker in Lacey.
Thanks to Jordan Nailon for the updates.
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