Category Archives: Football
Saturday scoreboard: T-Birds fall; Saints, Geoducks men lose thrillers; Geoducks women rally for win; Pios drop debut
High school football
2A state title game
Lynden 41, Tumwater 7 – See photos from the game here
Men’s basketball
Northwest Nazarene 66, Saint Martin’s 65 (OT) – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Northwest 94, Evergreen 89 (2OT) – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Rei Jensen gave Saint Martin’s a 65-64 lead in overtime but Northwest Nazarene’s Kenny Jones turned the corner and scored an uncontested layup with .4 seconds left on the clock to give the Crusaders a 66-65 overtime win. Jensen scored 29 points and pulled down 11 boards for the Saints while Jones scored 23 points for the Crusaders. The Saints led by as many as 19 points in the first half and took a 13 point lead to the half before NNU turned it on in the second half.
Travis Wagner hit a three pointer with less than ten second to play in regulation to send the game to overtime and Elzie Dickens banked one in at the buzzer to send the game to a second overtime, but #20 Northwest University finally got some distance in double-OT and knocked off Evergreen 94-89. Wagner led the Geoducks with 23 points and KJ Hong added 20. Michael Greene scored 32 and grabbed 13 rebounds and former Saint Martin’s Saint Michael Russo posted 26 for the Eagles.
Women’s basketball
Evergreen 55, Northwest 46 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Western Washington 75, Saint Martin’s 51 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Evergreen came back from 10 points down at the half to knock off Northwest 55-46 at the CRC Gymansium. Danielle Swain scored 17 points for the Geoducks while Sammi Clark nearly had a triple-double posting 13 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists.
Saint Martin’s shot just 26.3% from the floor including just five first half field goals and fell to #8 Western Washington 75-51. Brooke Paulson led the Saints with 12 points.
Premier Arena Soccer League
Kitsap Pumas 11, Tumwater Pioneers 3 – Recap from TumwaterPioneers.com
Kevin Flavin scored twice and Chris Pugh added a goal in the Tumwater Pioneers’ franchise debut in the Premier Arena Soccer League on Saturday night, an 11-3 loss to the Kitsap Pumas at the Olympic Soccer and Sports Center in Bremerton. Matt Friesen and Scott Ford each scored two goals for the Pumas.
Girl’s basketball
Black Hills 64, Elma 56
Capital 49, Shelton 25
Today (12/1): Tumwater plays for the state title
There isn’t a whole lot more that I can say about today’s 2A state football championship game between Tumwater and Lynden, so I’ll just give you some links…
The Lynden connection for QB Jayden Croft – The Olympian
Mrs. A’s brownies – The Olympian
Feature on OLB David Durden – The Olympian
Feature on Jamie Bryant and the “bouquet toss” – The News-Tribune
Lynden, Tumwater to meet for 2A state title – Bellingham Herald
Feature on Lynden’s senior class – Bellingham Herald
That should provide you with plenty of reading material for this morning before the game.
Kick-off is scheduled for 1:00 PM at the Tacoma Dome and if you are unable to make it to Tacoma, you can watch the game live on the WIAA Network.
I will add that I have been really impressed by Tumwater’s run to the final. I have only been able to see them play once this season, against Shelton on opening day, their only loss of the season falling to the Highclimbers 42-21. To be honest, my broadcast partner and I didn’t come away from that game particularly impressed by the T-Birds. They looked flustered, confused, young and inexperienced. But there were definitely flashes of brilliance and I think that Sid Otton’s superior coaching took over and made this team come together after that loss. It all came to a head against Capital and after that huge win, they have never looked back.
But, after watching them run all over Capital, I expect Lynden to capture the title with relative ease. My prediction: Lynden 35, Tumwater 21.
Saturday scoreboard: T-Birds advance to state finals; Geoducks break losing streak, Clippers go off; Saints win third straight
High school football
Tumwater 35, Prosser 21
A strong second half on the ground on and stout defense turned the tide for Tumwater broke a halftime tie and propelled the T-Birds into the 2A state final game behind a 35-21 win over Prosser at Lampson Stadium in Kennewick. Andrew Brown scored two touchdowns in the first half but it was Christian Cummings with two TDs in the second half and a 12 yard rushing touchdown by Tyrus Snow that proved to be the game winner.
Tumwater will take on Lynden for the state title next Saturday in the Tacoma Dome at 1:00 PM.
Men’s basketball
Evergreen 74, Puget Sound 66 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
SPSCC 110, Shoreline 101
Evergreen loves the Saturday after Thanksgiving. For the second year in a row, the Geoducks have gone north and knocked off a Tacoma school, this year a 74-66 win over UPS. Unfortunately, the Geoducks haven’t posted any other wins between the two Saturdays. KJ Hong scored 25 points while Travis Wagner and Frankie Johnson each posted 11. The win was also the 200th win in program history.
Jamey Smith scored 40 points and Scotty Ewing added 36 in South Puget Sound’s 110-101 win over Shoreline at the Pierce College tournament in Lakewood.
Women’s basketball
Saint Martin’s 59, Carroll 48 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Western Washington 66, Evergreen 54 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Friday scoreboard: Van Sickle gets the record in Cougs loss; Saints drop Geoducks again
High school football
Lynden 48, Capital 21
Kai Van Sickle’s 37 yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter gave the Capital running back the single season rushing record in the state of Washington. But the touchdown only cut Lynden’s lead to 34-7 and the Lions held on to beat the Cougars 48-21 in the 2A semifinals at the Tacoma Dome. Capital finishes the season at 10-3.
Men’s basketball
Pacific Lutheran 76, Evergreen 45
Bellevue 73, SPSCC 50 – Box score
Women’s basketball
Saint Martin’s 53, Evergreen 45 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Today (11/23): Cougars, Lions at the Dome
The 2A state football semifinals get started today at the Tacoma Dome when Kai Van Sickle and his Capital Cougars take on the Lynden Lions. Kickoff is scheduled for 1:00 PM and the game will be broadcast live on ROOT Sports.
Capital comes into the game at 10-2 with their only losses coming to two teams still alive in the state playoffs: Tumwater and Bellarmine. The Cougars knocked off Ridgefield 42-6 in the crossover game, Lakewood 47-36 in the first round and easily handled Burlington-Edison last week, 46-19, to get to the Dome. Van Sickle has been unbelievable in the playoffs rushing for 754 yards and 12 touchdowns in his three games and now has 2,599 yards and 38 TDs this season, only 83 yards from the single season rushing record.
But Capital runs into the #2 ranked Lions who stand at 11-1 on the season and have won 11 straight games. Their only loss of the season came in their opener against King’s, 42-39. During their winning streak, the Lions have outscored their opponents 486-116 and only 41 of their opponents points came during the first three quarters. The other 75 points came during the fourth quarter when the game was long out of reach. The six time state champions have a balanced attack led by QB Josh Kraght, who has over 1,800 yards passing and 21 TDs, and RB Luke Christianson, a 1,200 yard rusher with 20 TDs.
ScoreCzar predicts that Lynden will come out on top, 30-24. The winner of the game moves into the finals next week and will take on the winner of the Tumwater/Prosser game scheduled for tomorrow in Kennewick.
Saturday scoreboard: Cougars advance to semis, Rams fall; O’Neill’s career night leads Saints
High school football
Capital 46, Burlington-Edison 19
University 23, North Thurston 7
Kai Van Sickle scored another five touchdowns today and Capital easily moved into the semifinals next week at the Tacoma Dome with a 46-19 win over Burlington-Edison at Ingersoll Stadium.
After jumping out to a 15-3 lead in the first quarter, the Cougars surrendered a touchdown and a field goal and the Tigers trailed by just two points, 15-13. But Capital ran off 31 unanswered points from that point before Burlington-Edison scored in garbage time.
Capital will face Lynden in the semifinals at the Tacoma Dome next Saturday.
The road finally caught up to North Thurston today with a 23-13 quarterfinals loss to University in Spokane.
The Rams fell behind 21-0 before a Mo Manning seven yard run got them on the board in the third quarter. Brandon Belisario scored a three yard touchdown late in the fourth quarter to cut the Titans’ lead to ten but it was too little, too late and North Thurston’s season ends at 9-3.
Men’s basketball
Saint Martin’s 61, Notre Dame de Namur 45 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Roger O’Neill scored a career high 24 points and Rei Jensen chipped in 10 points to lead Saint Martin’s to a 61-45 win over Notre Dame de Namur in Monmouth, Oregon at the WOU Phoenix Inn Shootout. The Saints held the Argos to just 28.6% shooting in the game and no Argo scored in double digits.
Women’s basketball
UPS 72, Evergreen 65 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Danielle Swain scored 20 points and pulled down 12 rebounds and Evergreen held a 61-60 lead with 4:02 left to play in the game. But UPS outscored the Geoducks 12-5 down the stretch to take home a 72-65 win at Memorial Fieldhouse in Tacoma.
College volleyball
Western Oregon 3, Saint Martin’s 0 (26-24, 25-22, 25-14) – Box score
Today (11/17): Cougars host Tigers in quarterfinals; Senior night for Saints
The state quarterfinals continue tonight with two local teams on each side of the state. The first and closest game takes place at Ingersoll Stadium where Capital plays host to Burlington-Edison at 4:00 PM.
Both teams run the ball very well, especially Capital’s Kai Van Sickle who rushed for 350 yards and six touchdowns in last week’s 45-27 win over Lakewood. But not to be outdone, the Tigers rushed for 395 yards as a team including Tyler Morrison’s 211 yards in a 35-21 win over Orting. Burlington-Edison lost three games this season falling to Ferndale (lost to Bellevue last week), Sehome (4-6 on the season) and Lynden (still alive), all on their home field. Capital is 9-2 on the season with losses to two teams still alive in the playoffs, Bellarmine and Tumwater.
ScoreCzar is predicting that Capital will win the contest 30-11. The game can be heard online on Mount Vernon’s KAPS website or 660 AM if you are in Skagit County.
Across the state, the North Thurston Rams travel are forced to travel east again to take on University Prep in Spokane at 5:00 PM. The Rams are 9-2 on the season and are coming off a 35-23 win over Kennewick in Kennewick last Saturday. They take on the 7-4 Titans who started the season at just 2-4 but have won five straight including a surprising 34-6 victory over O’Dea last week.
ScoreCzar expects North Thurston to win 26-11. I have not found a broadcast for the game yet but you can follow The Olympian’s Meg Wochnick on Twitter for updates.
Finally, the Saint Martin’s volleyball team plays their final match of the season when they take on Western Oregon at Marcus Pavilion. The Saints (3-14 GNAC, 6-17 overall) will honor two seniors, Teilissa Tua and Katy Ferguson, playing their last match in a Saint Martin’s uniform.
Game time is scheduled for 7:00 PM.
Friday scoreboard: T-Birds shutout Wildcats, move to semis; Saints fall in Monmouth
High school football
Tumwater 21, Archbishop Murphy 0
Behind two Jayden Croft to Andrew Brown touchdowns, Tumwater moved won their 11th straight game and moved into the 2A state semifinals with a 21-0 win over Archbishop Murphy at Tumwater Stadium.
The T-Birds struck first when Croft hooked up with Brown on a 36 yard touchdown pass on the second play of the second quarter. The two hooked up again on a 25 yard touchdown pass later in the second quarter to take a 14-0 lead into halftime.
After a scoreless third quarter, the T-Bitds picked up a Wildcats fumble and Korye Treko took it back 15 yards and salted the game away sending the T-Birds into the final four to face the winner of tomorrow’s Prosser/Othello game next week at the Tacoma Dome.
Men’s basketball
Emporia State 64, Saint Martin’s 56 – Recap from ESUHornets.com
Emporia State held Saint Martin’s to just 18.8% shooting in the second half and 31.1% for the game and knocked off the Saints 64-56 on the first day of the WOU Phoenix Inn Shootout in Monmouth, Oregon. Evan Coulter led the Saints with 15 points and Roger O’Neill chipped in ten in the loss.
The Saints and the Hornets shot an identical 13-of-29 (44.8%) in the first half and Saint Martin’s took a 31-30 lead into the locker room. But Emporia State shot 40% in the second half including five three pointers while the Saints made just six field goals total. Despite the poor shooting, the Saints were within three points with 3:38 left to play before they were outscored by the Hornets 9-4 the rest of the way.
Emporia State’s Kaleb Wright led all scorers with 17 points and the Hornets moved to 3-0 on the season. The Saints fall to 1-2 and will take on Notre Dame de Namur tomorrow at 5:15 PM in Monmouth.
Tonight (11/16): T-Birds host Wildcats in playoffs; 15th annual Fire & Ice Charity basketball game
The state football quarterfinals get underway tonight and three local teams remain in the chase for a state title.
Tonight, the EvCo’s MVP Andrew Brown and the Tumwater T-Birds play host to Archbishop Murphy at Tumwater Stadium. This is the third year in a row that the two teams have met in the playoffs. Last year the Wildcats knocked off the T-Birds 41-6 in the first round avenging 2010’s loss to Tumwater in the state championship game.
This season has been a year of turmoil for Archbishop Murphy despite their 8-2 record. The Wildcats after losing their head coach Bill Marsh early in the season and their interim coach Mike Allison was put on administrative leave. But they still have a potent run game and have won six games in a row including a 45-21 win over Bremerton in the first round. Their two losses came to Lakewood and King’s early in the season.
Tumwater has won ten straight games after their convincing 45-22 win over Steilacoom last week.
Kick off is scheduled for 7:00 PM and the game can be heard on the Eli Sports Network.
Tonight is also the 15th annual Fire and Ice Charity Basketball Challenge at Marcus Pavilion. The game pits the Lacey Fire District #3 firefighters against the Lacey Police Department with proceeds benefitting Adopt-a-Family and Make My Day programs.
Tickets are $5 and there will be a silent auction during the game. Tip-off is at 7:00 PM.
All-Evergreen 1A football teams
And finally, the All-Evergreen 1A teams, dominated by Grays Harbor County. Hoquiam’s Nolan Hoiness was named the MVP joined by fellow grizzlies Ronnie Espedal as Defensive MVP and Jason Ronquillo as Coach of the Year. Montesano’s Matthew Jensen was named the Offensive MVP.
The Olympian has the full list, but here are the players from area teams that were honored, broken down by school…
Tenino Beavers
Offense
First team: Ben Peterson, Sr. (OL), DeVante Harris, Sr. (WR), Mac Shaw, Sr. (QB)
Second team: Zack Chamberlain, Jr. (RB)
Honorable mention: Aaron Burch, Sr. (OL)
Defense
First team: Jacob Haliburton, Sr. (DL), Zack Chamberlian, Jr. (LB), DeVante Harris, Sr. (DB)
Second team: Ben Peterson, Sr. (DL), Mac Shaw, Sr. (DB)
Honorable mention: Thomas Pier, Fr. (LB)
Rainier Mountaineers
Offense
Honorable mention: Gunnar Delio, Jr. (OL)
Defense
Honorable mention: Nic Henry, Jr. (LB)
Rochester Warriors
Offense
First team: Tyler Yarber, Sr. (RB)
Second team: Colton Smith, Sr. (OL)
Honorable mention: Matt Shield, So. (OL)
Defense
Second team: Colton Smith, Sr. (DL), Danny Arellano, Jr. (DB)
Honorable mention: Wyatt Singer, So. (LB), Juan Jimenez, So. (LB)
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