Category Archives: Football
Today (9/6): Rams vs. Wolves; Evergreen volleyball tourney; Much more
Big crosstown football game on tap tonight when Black Hills travels to Lacey’s South Sound Stadium to take on North Thurston at 7:00 PM. In 2011, as members of the 2A EvCo, the Rams knocked off the Wolves 35-14 but both teams are coming off of big opening week victories that they hope will set the tone for this game and the rest of their season.
North Thurston traveled to Steilacoom and rushed their way to a 36-21 win that wasn’t as close as the final score. Maurice Manning scored three short touchdowns and Brandon Belisario scored on an 18 yard run and Ryan Mets, who has the unenviable task of replacing Ben Broeker at quarterback, threw his first touchdown, a 24 yarder to Josh Cahill.
Meanwhile, in Tumwater, Black Hills was busy putting a hurting on Clover Park. A relatively close game got out of control in the third quarter when the Wolves put 21 points on the board behind two touchdown passes from Miles Smiley and a 40 yard run by Jesse Perkinson. Smiley finished with 174 yards and three touchdowns while Perkinson had 95 yards rushing and a touchdown and 49 yards receiving and a TD.
So two teams with some question marks coming into the season that performed well in the opener. I expect North Thurston’s running game to dominate again but Black Hills will also put some points on the board.
My pick: North Thurston 35, Black Hills 24
If football doesn’t really float your boat, head on out to Evergreen where the Geoducks are hosting the Red Lion Evergreen Invitational volleyball tournament starting today at 3:00 PM when Columbia Bible faces Northwest University in the opening game. At 5:00 PM, the host Geoducks take on NCAA Division II Simon Fraser and in the nightcap, Camosun takes on Lewis & Clark at 7:00 PM.
The tournament continues tomorrow with a whole day of action starting at 9:00 AM and wraps up on Saturday. All games are at the CRC Gymnasium. Live stats can be found by clicking here.
And if that isn’t enough for you, North Thurston hosts Shelton and Olympia hosts Central Kitsap in girl’s volleyball. The North Thurston game starts at 6:30 PM while the game at Oly starts at 7:00.
And finally, in girl’s soccer action, Capital heads to Tumwater to take on the T-Birds at 7:00 PM.
Friday scoreboard: Football Friday; Senators win at GFI; Geoducks and Saints fall
I’m not going to lie to you Oly Sports fans, football Friday nights are going to make the Friday scoreboard post suffer just a little bit. Just got home from calling the Shelton/Tumwater game and I am wiped out, so no recaps but plenty of scores from this ridiculously busy night in sports…
High school football
Black Hills 46, Clover Park 6
Lake Oswego 34, Olympia 0
Timberline 20, River Ridge 0
Ridgefield 29, Rochester 7
Shelton 42, Tumwater 21
Naselle 39, Rainier 6
Tenino 26, Raymond 7
Yelm 53, Highline 14
North Thurston 36, Steilacoom 21
Baseball (Grand Forks Invitational)
Thurston County Senators 2, Trail Orioles 0
College volleyball
Eastern Oregon 3, Evergreen 0 (25-18, 25-13, 25-15) – More from Geoducks athletics
Men’s soccer
Sonoma State 4, Saint Martin’s 0 – More from SonomaSeawolves.com
My 4 year-old’s expert football picks
You can go lots of places to get expert picks of tonight’s football games, but where can you get a four year-old’s perspective on high school football? Oly Sports fills that void when my daughter picks tonight’s games…
Black Hills Wolves vs. Clover Park Warriors
Her pick: Warriors
“I think that Warriors run faster than Wolves”
Olympia Bears vs. Lake Oswego Lakers
Her pick: Bears
“Bears are meaner than Lakers, and run faster.”
River Ridge Hawks vs. Timberline Blazers
Her pick: Blazers
“I think they are really gooder.”
Rochester Warriors vs. Ridgefield Spudders
Her pick: Spudders
“Because they grow potatoes!”
Shelton Highclimbers vs. Tumwater T-Birds
Her pick: Highclimbers
“They climb up trees and cut down the nest.”
Rainier Mountaineers @ Naselle Comets
Her pick: Comets
“Comets are fast and would knock a mountaineer off the mountain”
Tenino Beavers @ Raymond Gulls
Her pick: Gulls
“I don’t know.”
Yelm Tornadoes @ Highline Pirates
Her pick: Pirates
“Pirates are mean.”
Tonight (8/31): Geoducks volleyball; Football season is a go
The Evergreen volleyball team opens up Cascade Collegiate Conference play tonight when they face Eastern Oregon at the CRC Gymnasium at 7:00 PM. Eastern comes into the game at 6-2 already on the season including a 4-1 record in the Cascade/Frontier Challenge over the weekend. Meanwhile, the Geoducks are 0-5 and are still looking for their first win under head coach Greg Spector.
Evergreen has a special deal today through Amazon Local if you want to check out an Evergreen game for virtually nothing. Click here for more information.
And that’s about it for sporting events in Olym…..what? It’s football season? I didn’t even know! There has been absolutely no hype.
And it’s a huge night here in the Olympia area with a rivalry game, a team visiting from Oregon and much more. Here are your games being played in the Olympia area. All start at 7:00 PM.
Black Hills vs. Clover Park – Tumwater Stadium
Olympia vs. Lake Oswego (OR) – Ingersoll Stadium – Watch live here
River Ridge vs. Timberline – South Sound Stadium – Listen on YourESN.com
Rochester vs. Ridgefield – Rochester HS
Shelton vs. Tumwater – Highclimber Stadium – Listen KMAS 1030 AM or kmas.com
And here are your road games…
Rainier @ Naselle – Naselle HS
Tenino @ Raymond – Raymond HS
Yelm @ Highline – Highline Stadium, Burien
Let the games begin!
Thursday scoreboard: Capital wins thriller; Geoducks lose close one; Saints struggle
High school football
Capital 29, Newport 22 – More from The Olympian
Kai Van Sickle scored the game winning touchdown with 16 seconds left to lift the #2 ranked Capital Cougars to a 29-22 victory over the Newport Knights in Bellevue. Van Sickle scored three times, once in the first quarter, another in the second and then again in the fourth with the game winner.
Men’s soccer
Menlo 1, Evergreen 0 – More from Geoducks athletics
Alex Vukic scored the only goal of the game on a header in the ninth minute and the Menlo Oaks held on for the next 81 minutes to defeat Evergreen 1-0.
Women’s soccer
(#25) Cal State Stanislaus 3, Saint Martin’s 0 – More from SMUSaints.com
Cal State Stanislaus launched 17 shots to Saint Martin’s four and the Warriors knocked off the Saints 3-0 in the season opener for both squads. Goals from Karenee Demery and Alexia Poon put the Warriors up 2-0 by the 25th minute and Bernie Bettencourt finished it off in the 88th minute.
Here from the the Saints’ Caley Wiseman here.
Today (8/30): Saints and Geoducks soccer at home; Capital football opens in Bellevue
The college soccer regular season gets underway in earnest today with a pair of games at Saint Martin’s and Evergreen.
This afternoon, the Saint Martin’s women host Cal State Stanislaus. The Warriors are the defending California Collegiate Athletic Association champions and went 11-4-6 in 2011. First touch is scheduled for 2:00 PM at the SMU Soccer Field.
Following the Saints game, head across town to Evergreen where the Geoduck men host Menlo College at 5:00 PM. Menlo is coming off of a California Pacific Conference championship and a trip to the NAIA national championships in 2011.
And the high school football season kicks off this evening when Capital travels to Bellevue to take on Newport at 7:00 PM. Capital is the #2 ranked 2A team in The News Tribune’s coaches poll released yesterday while Newport was unranked by the coaches in the 4A poll.
My pick…
Capital 35, Newport 24
Let the football begin
It’s just a little over an hour until high school football practices start. Wednesday, August 15th at 12:01 AM, teams can begin practicing. And since we are so close, let the previews and articles start flying.
Meg Wochnick at The Olympian kicked it off today with three storylines to follow, three players to watch and three games to see this season. What? No three Shelton Highclimbers broadcasts to listen to?
Ajamu gives verbal committment to Oregon State
Shelton High School senior David Ajamu gave a verbal commitment to play football for the Oregon State Beavers this weekend, according to ESPN.com. Ajamu, a tight end for the Highclimbers, was an all-4A Narrows League honoree last season catching 27 passes for 341 yards.
Ajamu opens up the 2012 season on August 31st against the Tumwater T-Birds at Highclimber Stadium in Shelton. Tumwater features defensive end Jamie Bryant, the only other local football player that has currently committed to a Division I program, according to The Olympian. Bryant committed to the University of Washington in April.
You can follow Ajamu and the Shelton Highclimbers all season long with myself and John McGlamery calling the action on KMAS Newsradio 1030 AM, 104.1 FM and kmas.com.
Photo credit: Scout.com
Stewart inks $36.5 million extension
Over the weekend, 2004 Timberline High School graduate Jonathan Stewart signed a five year, $36.5 million contract extension with the Carolina Panthers. The contract comes with $22.5 million worth of guaranteed money and could be worth up to $42.5 million.
Stewart, the Panthers’ first round draft pick in 2008, has rushed for over 3,500 yards for the Panthers teaming up with DeAngelo Williams in the Carolina backyard. According to the Charlotte News & Observer, since Stewart’s rookie year, the Panthers have rushed for a league best 9,189 yards.
For more on Stewart’s signing, see the News & Observer’s story.
Olympia area alumni list – Update
Baseball
Minor League Baseball
Jared Sandberg (Capital HS) – Manager, Hudson Valley Renegades
Adam Conley (Olympia HS) – Jupiter Hammerheads
Seth Harvey (River Ridge HS) – Brevard County Manatees
Kramer Champlin (Olympia HS) – Lansing Lugnuts
Alex Phillips (Tenino HS) – Connecticut Tigers
Jacob Pettit (Hawks Prairie Cardinals – PSCL) – Bowie Baysox
Cody Hebner (Olympia Athletics – PSCL) – Fort Wayne Tincaps
Chris Scholl (Hawks Prairie Cardinals – PSCL) – Arkansas Travelers
Jake Shadle (Hawks Prairie Cardinals – PSCL) – Giants extended spring training
Independent Baseball
Joash Brodin (North Thurston HS) – Long Island Ducks
Collegiate wood bat summer baseball
Jason Monda (Capital HS) – Brewster Whitecaps
Kellen Camus (Capital HS) – Waterloo Bucks
Jourdan Weiks (Capital HS) – Herndon Braves
Tanner Nielsen (North Thurston HS) – Klamath Falls Gems
Cabe Reiten (Olympia HS) – Wenatchee Applesox
Basketball
German Pro-B
Blake Poole (Saint Martin’s) – BG Topstar Leitershofen Stadtbergen
Football
National Football League
Jonathan Stewart (Timberline HS) – Carolina Panthers
Matt Johnson (Tumwater HS) – Dallas Cowboys
Rugby
French National Rugby League Top 14
Scott LaValla (North Thurston HS) – Stade Francais
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