Score from Monday, December 1st
Boys Basketball
| River Ridge 84, Graham Kapowsin 52 | ||||||||||||
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| RR: 1-0 overall | GK: 0-1 overall |
Schedule for Tuesday, December 2nd
Men’s Basketball
SPSCC vs. Concordia JV – SPSCC Gymnasium – 7:00 PM
Girls Basketball
Black Hills vs. North Thurston – Black Hills HS – 6:00 PM
River Ridge vs. WF West – River Ridge HS – 7:00 PM
Boys Basketball
North Thurston vs. WF West – North Thurston HS – 7:00 PM
Black Hills vs. Bremerton – Black Hills HS – 7:30 PM
Women’s Basketball
| Saint Martin’s 80, Northwest Christian 69 – Box score | ||||||||||||
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| Marcus Pavilion | 1st | 2nd | Final | |||||||||
| Beacons | 38 | 31 | 69 | |||||||||
| Saints | 43 | 37 | 80 | |||||||||
Six Saint Martin’s players scored in double digits in an 80-69 exhibition game win over Northwest Christian at Marcus Pavilion. Megan Wiedeman notched a double-double in her first action of the season going for 10 points and 16 rebounds while Angela Gelhar led the Saints with 13 points.
Girls Soccer
4A State Tournament
Olympia 3, Skyview 2 (5-3 shootout)
2A State Tournament
Shorecrest 4, Black Hills 0
Schedule for Wednesday, November 12
College Basketball
Saint Martin’s vs. Northwest University – Marcus Pavilion – 6:00 PM
Girls Soccer
4A State Tournament (loser-out)
Olympia vs. Skyview – Kiggins Bowl, Vancouver – 5:00 PM
2A State Tournament (loser-out)
Black Hills vs. Shorecrest – Shoreline Stadium – 7:00 PM
Sports Movie
No No: A Dockumentary (Dock Ellis documentary) – Olympia Film Festival – 9:00 PM
Women’s Basketball
| Saint Martin’s 66, Carroll 58 | ||||||||||||
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| Marcus Pavilion | 1st | 2nd | Final | |||||||||
| Carroll Saints | 33 | 33 | 66 | |||||||||
| Saint Martin’s Saints | 33 | 25 | 58 | |||||||||
Liz Mills scored 18 points and Krista Stabler added 16 in Saint Martin’s 66-58 exhibition win over Carroll College on Thursday night at Marcus Pavilion.
A three pointer by Mike Robinson with 10:54 left in the first half gave Carroll their largest lead of the game at 19-13. But Saint Martin’s battled back and the two teams took a tie into the locker room at 33.
SMU struck first in the second half on a layup by Krista Stabler but Katie Estey’s three a minute later gave Carroll the lead at 36-35, the last lead that Caroll would hold. They would tie it up at 41 but a 6-0 run capped off by Brooke Paulson’s jumper with 11:04 left put Saint Martin’s up for good. Mills twice gave SMU a nine point lead, once at the 4:10 mark and again with 1:14 left to play.
Elin Johansson scored 11 points and pulled down seven boards in her debut at Marcus Pavilion. Mills added seven rebounds to her game high 18 points and Stabler led the way with six assists.
Bailey Snelling scored 17 points for Carroll including 13 in the first half. Cassidy Hashley added 11 points and seven rebounds. The Saints of Carroll hit nine three pointers while the Saints of Saint Martin’s went 0-for-7 from long distance.
The Saints return to Marcus Pavilion on Wednesday, November 5th to take on Northwest Christian at 6:00 PM.
Men’s Basketball
| University of Washington 88, Saint Martin’s 65 | ||||||||||||
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| Seattle, WA | 1st | 2nd | Final | |||||||||
| Saints | 27 | 38 | 65 | |||||||||
| Huskies | 44 | 44 | 88 | |||||||||
Timberline alum Donaven Dorsey scored 11 points in his University of Washington debut and the Huskies knocked off Saint Martin’s 88-65 in an exhibition game at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle. Dorsey went 4-for-7 from the field and pulled down two rebounds in 13 minutes off the bench.
Tyler Copp led the Saints with 14 points and Tyler Idowu added 10 points including a couple PAC-12 level slam dunks. Isaac Bianchini hit three three pointers for nine points and Riley Carel had seven points, seven rebounds and five assists in the loss.
Next up for Saint Martin’s is another Divison I exhibition on Saturday when they travel to Missoula to take on Montana.
College Volleyball
| Western Washington 3, Saint Martin’s 0 – Box Score | ||||||||||||
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| Bellingham, WA | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
| Vikings (11-4 GNAC, 18-6 overall) | (3) | 25 | 25 | 25 | ||||||||
| Saints (4-23 GNAC, 1-14 overall) | (3) | 17 | 9 | 14 | ||||||||
| SMU: Brenna Peterson – 12 assists | ||||||||||||
Girls Soccer
4A Bi-District Tournament (winner to state, loser out)
Olympia 1, Todd Beamer 0
3A Bi-District Tournament (loser out)
Prairie 3, Capital 0 – Capital eliminated
Auburn Mountainview 3, North Thurston 0 – NT eliminated
2A District 4 Tournament (loser out)
Black Hills 3, Tumwater 2 – Tumwater eliminated
High School Volleyball
2A District 4 Tournament (double elimination)
Tumwater 3, Mark Morris 0 (25-11, 25-13, 25-20)
Woodland 3, Black Hills 0 (25-14, 25-21, 25-14)
Mark Morris 3, Black Hills 1 (25-13, 24-26, 25-12, 25-18) – BH eliminated
High School Football (week 10, non-playoffs)
North Thurston 44, Yelm 28
Schedule for Thursday, November 6th
Women’s Basketball
Saint Martin’s vs. Carroll College – Marcus Pavilion – 7:00 PM
Girls Soccer
4A Bi-District Tournament (loser out)
Olympia vs. Todd Beamer – Mount Tahoma Stadium, Tacoma – 7:30 PM
3A Bi-District Tournament (loser out)
Capital vs. Prairie – Mount Tahoma Stadium, Tacoma – 5:30 PM
North Thurston vs. Auburn Mountainview – Harry Lang Stadiu, Lakewood – 7:00 PM
2A District 4 Tournament (loser out)
Tumwater vs. Black Hills – Tumwater District Stadium – 7:00 PM
High School Volleyball
2A District 4 Tournament (double elimination)
Tumwater vs. Mark Morris – RA Long HS, Longview – 4:00 PM
Black Hills vs. Woodland – Mark Morris HS, Longview – 4:00 PM
Loser of Tumwater and Black Hills matches – RA Long HS, Tumwater – 8:00 PM
Above: Saint Martin’s guard Riley Carel
Women’s Basketball
Saint Martin’s @ Evergreen – CRC Gymnasium – 5:00 PM
Men’s Basketball
Saint Martin’s @ Evergreen – CRC Gymnasium – 7:30 PM
Oh yeah, the college hoops season tips off when Saint Martin’s and Evergreen play their annual games. Tonight, the games are out at Evergreen beginning with the women at 5:00 PM and continuing at 7:30 with the men.
Both of Evergreen’s teams are coached by new head coaches. The women are led by former Geoducks assistant coach Jennifer Schooler and her challenge is to keep her eight players fresh throughout the game. Injuries and ineligible players has left them shorthanded but still talented with forward Brittany Gray leading their returnees.
Meanwhile, the men are now coached by Tim Malroy, an Olympia native and previously the head coach at Green River Community College. The Geoducks have a couple of solid returnees in Frankie Johnson and Jordan Dam but will rely on a bevy of transfers to round out the roster and hopefully improve on three straight awful years in the CCC.
Meanwhile, in Lacey, the Saints women look to make the playoffs once again and return a solid squad led by senior Angela Gelhar. All-GNAC forward Chelsea Haskey graduated but the emergence of Megan Wiedeman last season tempers that loss and a lot will be expected of the junior forward this season.
On the men’s side, Michael Ostlund enters his second season as head coach and not much is expected out of his squad, at least in the pre-season GNAC poll where they finished tied for 9th. The Saints will likely play various small lineups again with returning guards Riley Carel, Ryan Rogers, Tyler Copp, Isaac Bianchini and Will Bond playing together in various combinations.
Girls Soccer
2A District 4 Tournament
Tumwater vs. Aberdeen – Tumwater Stadium – 5:00 PM (loser-out)
Black Hills vs. Hockinson – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM (winner-to-state)
Schedule for Saturday, November 1st
High School Volleyball
4A Narrows League Tournament
Timberline vs. South Kitsap – Mount Tahoma HS – 2:45 PM
Olympia vs. Stadium – Mount Tahoma HS – 2:45 PM
Winners of above games – Mount Tahoma HS – 4:30 PM (both to districts)
Losers of above games – Mount Tahoma HS – 4:30 PM (loser out)
3A Narrows League Tournament – Championship Game (both to district)
Capital vs. North Thurston – Mount Tahoma HS – 12:45 PM
Girls Soccer
2A District 4 Playoffs (double elimination)
#2 Tumwater vs. #3 Mark Morris – Tumwater Stadium – 4:30 PM
#1 Black Hills vs. #4 Washougal – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM
Women’s Soccer
Saint Martin’s vs. Western Oregon – SMU Soccer Field – 2:00 PM
Men’s Soccer
SPSCC vs. Southwestern Oregon – The RAC – 2:15 PM
College Volleyball
Evergreen vs. Northwest Christian – CRC Gymnasium – 7:00 PM
Saint Martin’s vs. Alaska Anchorage – Capital HS – 7:00 PM
Schedule for Tuesday, October 28th
Girls Soccer
River Ridge vs. Fife – South Sound Stadium – 5:00 PM
Timberline vs. Stadium – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
Capital vs. Central Kitsap – Ingersoll Stadium – 7:00 PM
Tumwater vs. Black Hills – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM
The regular season wraps up tonight in the 2A EvCo with the league title on the line at Tumwater Stadium at 7:00 PM for Tumwater and Black Hills. The T-Birds sit at 5-0 in league play, one game ahead of the Wolves for first place. The two teams met two weeks ago with Tumwater taking a 1-0 victory.
High School Volleyball
Capital vs. Shelton – Capital HS – 7:00 PM
Black Hills vs. WF West – Black Hills HS – 7:00 PM
Olympia vs. South Kitsap – Olympia HS – 7:00 PM
High School Football
| Olympia 34, Stadium 6 | ||||||||||||
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| OLY: 3-0 4A Narrows, 4-2 overall | STAD: 0-3 4A Narrows, 0-6 overall |
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| Yelm 50, Evergreen 40 | ||||||||||||
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| YELM: 4-2 overall | EVER: 2-4 overall |
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| YELM: Brandon Thompson – 364 yards rushing and 7 TDs |
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| Capital 34, Wilson 21 | ||||||||||||
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| Tacoma, WA | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | |||||||
| Cougars (3-1 3A Narrows, 4-2 overall) | 7 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 34 | |||||||
| Rams (3-1 3A Narrows, 5-1 overall) | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |||||||
| CAP: Connor Kennedy – 269 yards rushing, 3 TDs |
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| Central Kitsap 42, Shelton 8 | ||||||||||||
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| Silverdale, WA | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | |||||||
| Highclimbers (0-4 3A Narrows, 1-5 overall) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | |||||||
| Cougars (3-1 3A Narrows, 3-3 overall) | 21 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 42 | |||||||
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| Lincoln 69, North Thurston 27 | ||||||||||||
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| LIN: 4-0 3A Narrows, 6-0 overall | NT: 1-3 3A Narrows, 1-5 overall |
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| River Ridge 53, Washington 8 | ||||||||||||
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| South Sound Stadium | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | |||||||
| Patriots (1-3 2A SPSL, 2-4 overall) | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | |||||||
| Hawks (3-1 2A SPSL, 5-1 overall) | 29 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 53 | |||||||
| RR: Michael Key – 4 rushing TDs |
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| Tumwater 61, Centralia 7 | ||||||||||||
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| Tumwater Stadium | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | |||||||
| Tigers (0-1 2A EvCo, 4-2 overall) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |||||||
| T-Birds (1-0 2A EvCo, 6-0 overall) | 21 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 61 | |||||||
| TUM: Noah Andrews – 2 passing TDS, 1 rushing TD |
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| Black Hills 27, Port Angeles 14 | ||||||||||||
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| BH: 3-3 overall | PA: 3-3 overall |
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| Eatonville 51, Rochester 14 | ||||||||||||
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| Rochester HS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | |||||||
| Cruisers (4-0 2A/1A Evergreen, 6-0 overall) | 14 | 21 | 0 | 16 | 51 | |||||||
| Warriors (2-2 2A/1A Evergreen, 2-4 overall) | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | |||||||
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| Tenino 54, Aberdeen 43 | ||||||||||||
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| Tenino HS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | |||||||
| Bobcats (1-3 2A/1A Narrows, 1-5 overall) | 10 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 43 | |||||||
| Beavers (1-3 2A/1A Narrows, 3-3 overall) | 20 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 54 | |||||||
| TEN: Thomas Pier – 309 rushing yards, 4 rushing TDs |
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| Rainier 48, Tacoma Baptist 0 | ||||||||||||
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| Rainier HS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | |||||||
| Crusaders (0-5 2B Pacific, 0-6 overall) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Mountaineers (3-2 2B Pacific, 4-2 overall) | 14 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 48 | |||||||
| RAI: McCoy Bichler – 2 rushing TDs, 1 passing TD |
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Rolling.
Well, the mediocrity that I expected out of this local football season has started to take hold.
Last week, Tumwater and River Ridge got big wins while Capital, Yelm and North Thurston each picked up Ws but didn’t exactly do it convincingly. Well, North Thurston did. They knocked off a suspect Foss team 51-0 for their first win of the season.
Other than that, Olympia somehow got blown out by Issaquah, Timberline lost their second straight game and their quarterback and Tenino continued their skid. Bleh!
Note: This week’s ranking features some of the ScoreCzar predictions for each game. Thanks as always to the wonderful ScoreCzar computers.
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1. Tumwater T-Birds (5-0)
Last week: #1 (No change)
Previous game: Beat Columbia River, 62-6
Next game: vs. Centralia (4-1) – Tumwater Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Scoreczar prediction: Tumwater 30, Centralia 13
Notes: Well, Tumwater has certainly hit their stride. They didn’t just beat the #8 team in 3A, they demolished them. And just a week after they demolished one of the best teams in all of Idaho. Hard to imagine Tumwater being challenged until they meet one of the three other top teams in the state in the playoffs: Prosser, Ellensburg or #1 Lynden. 2A EvCo play starts this weekend when they host Centralia.
2. River Ridge Hawks (4-1 overall, 2-1 2A SPSL)
Last week: #3 (+1)
Previous game: Beat White River, 44-0
Next game: vs. Washington (2-3) – South Sound Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Scoreczar prediction: River Ridge 33, Washington 6
Notes: Another big win for the Hawks put them at 4-1 overall and 2-1 in the SPSL, one game behind Fife and Franklin Pierce. This week they host Washington, who is 1-2 in league and coming off of a 46-14 win over Clover Park.
3. Capital Cougars (3-2 overall, 2-1 3A Narrows)
Last week: #5 (+2)
Previous game: Beat Central Kitsap, 3-0 in OT
Next game: @ Wilson (5-0) – Stadium Bowl, Tacoma – Friday, 7:00 PM
Scoreczar prediction: Wilson 26, Capital 13
Notes: Hard to move a team up two places after a 3-0 win over a mediocre Central Kitsap team, but such is the mediocrity of local football right now. Capital’s defense IS worth a #3 spot, though, as they continue to play tough. Their only blemish is the Lincoln game and that can be excuses considering what Lincoln has done to other teams lately. But their biggest test comes this weekend when they face Wilson. The Rams did not play a great game at Shelton and despite their 5-0 record, they haven’t played anybody of quality yet and certainly no defense like Capital’s.
4. Olympia Bears (3-2 overall, 2-0 4A Narrows)
Last week: #2 (-2)
Previous game: Lost to Issaquah, 28-7
Next game: vs. Stadium (0-5) – Ingersoll Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Scoreczar prediction: Olympia 32, Stadium 3
Notes: There is no team more confounding than these Bears. Absolutely dominate all aspects of the game against Timberline and then drop a 21 point decision to previously 1-3 Issaquah? Got me. They should get right against Stadium this week but it seems like anything could happen this season.
5. Rainier Mountaineers (3-2 overall, 2-2 in 2B Pacific)
Last week: #4 (-1)
Previous game: Lost to North Beach, 44-7
Next game: vs. Tacoma Baptist (0-5) – Rainier HS – Friday, 7:00 PM
Scoreczar prediction: N/A
Notes: Well, no shame in losing to North Beach. But that makes all of these upcoming games for Rainier especially important. This week they get 0-5 Tacoma Baptist who forfeited their first two games and has only scored 13 points in their other three games. They have a date with third place Life Christian coming up next Saturday.
6. Timberline Blazers (2-3 overall, 1-2 4A Narrows)
Last week: #6 (No change)
Previous game: Lost to Bellarmine, 29-22
Next game: @ Gig Harbor (4-1) – Roy Anderson Field, Gig Harbor – Thursday, 7:00 PM
Scoreczar prediction: Gig Harbor 35, Timberline 8
Notes: This tough patch for the Blazers isn’t going so well so far with back to back losses to Olympia and Bellarmine with Gig Harbor coming up tonight. And word has it that Gabe Gutierrez is out for the Tides game and the Blazers will start a freshman quarterback. Yeesh.
7. Yelm Tornadoes (3-2 overall, 1-2 4A Narrows)
Last week: #10 (+3)
Previous game: Beat Stadium, 16-6
Next game: vs. Evergreen (2-3) – Yelm HS – Friday, 7:00 PM
Scoreczar prediction: Evergreen 23, Yelm 21
Notes: Yelm only jumps up three spots because they won and the teams below them, other than North Thurston, all lost. That’s not to say that their 16-6 win over lowly Stadium is impressive. It isn’t. But at least they pulled it out. They take a break from conference play and take on Evergreen this week.
8. North Thurston Rams (1-4, 1-2 3A Narrows)
Last week: #12 (+4)
Previous game: Beat Foss, 51-0
Next game: @ Lincoln (5-0) – Lincoln Bowl, Tacoma – Friday, 7:00 PM
Scoreczar prediction: Lincoln 47, North Thurston 7
Notes: A 51 point outburst got the Rams their first win of the season and gave them a huge boost in these power rankings. However, they have to face Lincoln on Friday night in Tacoma so the shoe will likely be on the other foot.
9. Tenino Beavers (2-3 overall, 0-3 2A/1A Evergreen)
Last week: #7 (-2)
Previous game: Lost to Forks, 20-19
Next game: vs. Aberdeen (1-4) – Tenino Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Scoreczar prediction: N/A
Notes: Oh boy, after topping out at #4 in the AP 1A poll, the Beavers have lost three straight games and fell to 0-3 in conference play after being nipped by Forks up on the Peninsula. Can they get right against 2A Aberdeen at home this week? Who knows.
10. Rochester Warriors (2-3 overall, 1-2 2A/1A Evergreen)
Last week: #8 (-2)
Previous game: Lost to Aberdeen, 29-28
Next game: vs. Eatonville (5-0) – Rochester HS – Friday, 7:00 PM
Scoreczar prediction: N/A
Notes: The Warriors still haven’t beaten a 2A team after their loss to previously winless Aberdeen on Friday night. The Warriors are definitely out of the playoff picture and get to face an unbeaten Eatonville this week.
11. Black Hills Wolves (2-3 overall, 0-1 2A EvCo)
Last week: #9 (-2)
Previous game: Lost to WF West, 26-7
Next game: @ Port Angeles (3-2) – Civic Field, Port Angeles – Friday, 7:00 PM
Scoreczar prediction: N/A
Notes: Three straight losses for the Wolves and none bigger than dropping their 2A EvCo opener to WF West. Interesting to see what happens to them up in Port Angeles on Friday where they take on a much improved Roughriders team.
12. Shelton Highclimbers (1-4 overall, 0-3 3A Narrows)
Last week: #12 (-1)
Previous game: Lost to Wilson, 35-20
Next game: @ Central Kitsap (2-3) – Silverdale Stadium – Friday, 5:00 PM
Scoreczar prediction: Central Kitsap 30, Shelton 7
Notes: The Highclimbers played their best half in probably two seasons and then played their most disappointing half in two seasons against Wilson. They actually held a 20-14 halftime lead but turned the ball over four times in the second half en route to a 35-20 loss.
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