Category Archives: Black Hills HS
Tuesday scoreboard: T-Birds make state, Cougs survive, Blazers fall
Girl’s soccer
2A District IV playoffs
Tumwater 3, Black Hills 0
Capital 4, Aberdeen 0
Tumwater’s McKenzie May scored in the 27th and 33rd minutes to lead the T-Birds past Black Hills in a 2A Division IV semifinal game. The win qualifies the T-Birds for the state tournament and they will play WF West on Thursday in Chehalis for the district title. Abbey Bergquist added an insurance goal in the 77th minute and Mackenzie Bergquist posted a shutout in goal for the T-Birds. The Wolves will take on Capital in a loser-out game on Thursday.
McKenzie Phillips and Logan Cox combined to score three goals in the first eleven minutes and Capital avoided elimination with a 4-0 win over Aberdeen. With the win, the Cougars will face another elimination game on Thursday when they travel to Tumwater Stadium to play Black Hills.
Narrows League regular season
Wilson 3, Timberline 0
North Thurston vs. Mount Tahoma – No report
In what turned out to be the Narrows League championship game, Wilson knocked off Timberline 3-0 to claim the league title. With the loss, the Blazers will have to travel to Highline for their opening game of the post-season on Saturday.
High school volleyball
2B District playoffs
Adna 3, Northwest Christian 0
Oly Sports high school football power rankings: T-Birds finish on top
Eight straight wins for the T-Birds and they finish atop the final Oly Sports power rankings
The regular season has come to an end and the Tumwater T-Birds are the hottest team in the area. Eight straight wins, their only blemish coming on opening day against an upstart Shelton Highclimbers team. They’ve knocked off Timberline, Capital, WF West and North Thurston in the process. Impressive. Meanwhile, Timberline has won seven straight with their only loss coming to those T-Birds. In all, seven of the area’s 12 football teams will be playing in the post-season.
So how does everybody stack up at the end of the regular season? Take a look at my highly unscientific power rankings, complete with ScoreCzar predictions…
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1. Tumwater T-Birds (8-1)
Last week: #1 (No change)
Previous game: Tumwater 35, Black Hills 7
Next game: vs. Hockinson (6-3) – Tumwater Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
ScoreCzar prediction: Tumwater 27, Hockinson 16
Notes: A Pioneer Bowl victory means eight straight wins and counting for the T-Birds and the #1 seed out of the 2A EvCo. Next up, the 6-3 Hockinson Hawks, who are the #3 seed from the GSHL. The two teams had one common opponent this season, River Ridge. Tumwater knocked off Lacey’s Hawks 27-12 two weeks ago while Hockinson dropped a 28-14 decision on September 21st.
2. Timberline Blazers (8-1)
Last week: #2 (No change)
Previous game: Timberline 33, Shelton 26
Next game: vs. Chief Sealth (4-5) – South Sound Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
ScoreCzar prediction: Timberline 37, Chief Sealth 6
Notes: Timberline played a far from perfect game committing a couple of major penalties on Friday night against Shelton allowing the Highclimbers stay in game that could have easily been a blowout. Cut out those mistakes and the Blazers’ speed and defense could get them really far in these playoffs.
3. Capital Cougars (7-2)
Last week: #4 (+1)
Previous game: Capital 55, River Ridge 18
Next game: @ Ridgefield (6-3) – Ridgefield Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
ScoreCzar prediction: Capital 27, Ridgefield 13
Notes: Capital closed out their regular season and secured the 2A EvCo’s second place with an exclamation point, romping over River Ridge on Friday night. The Cougars draw 6-3 Ridgefield, the GSHL’s #2 seed. The Spudders also played the Hawks this season and gave up 61 points in a 21 point loss on September 15th.
4. North Thurston Rams (7-2)
Last week: #5 (+1)
Previous game: North Thurston 57, Mount Tahoma 14
Next game: vs. Rainier Beach (5-4) – South Sound Stadium – Saturday, 7:00 PM
ScoreCzar prediction: North Thurston 27, Rainier Beach 20
Notes: North Thurston secured the #2 seed out of the 3A Narrows League by knocking off winless Mount Tahoma by 43 points, a good way to get healthy after a 24 point loss to Timberline. The Rams next get Seattle’s Rainier Beach, who were 5-1 in the Metro League’s Sound division but lost all of their non-league games, albeit to good teams in Eastside Catholic and O’Dea in a Metro League playoff.
5. Shelton Highclimbers (7-2)
Last week: #3 (-2)
Previous game: Timberline 33, Shelton 26
Next game: @ Nathan Hale (7-2) – Memorial Stadium, Seattle – Saturday, 7:00 PM
ScoreCzar prediction: Shelton 33, Nathan Hale 19
Notes: Give the Highclimbers credit, they battled to the end with Timberline. But the Blazers exposed some glaring weaknesses that Shelton will have to address if they wish to go any further in the playoffs. The loss means that they have to go on the road to Seattle’s Memorial Stadium to face Nathan Hale, the #2 seed out of the Metro League. The Raiders are a hard team to figure out, they were 7-2 overall and 6-0 in the Sound division but lost 50-8 to Eastside Catholic in the Metro championship game.
6. Tenino Beavers (6-3)
Last week: #6 (No change)
Previous game: Tenino 50, Rochester 6
Next game: @ Woodland (7-2) – Woodland Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
ScoreCzar prediction: Woodland 31, Tenino 14
Notes: Tenino broke their three game losing streak against Rochester and now draw the 1A Trico’s #2 seed Woodland. The Beavers and the Beavers had two common opponents, Montesano and La Center, and both teams went 0-2 in those games. Tenino was outscored 90-13 while Woodland lost by a combined 70-14.
7. Olympia Bears (4-5)
Last week: #8 (+1)
Previous game: Olympia 29, Yelm 22
Next game: @ Auburn – Auburn Memorial Stadium – Saturday, 7:00 PM
ScoreCzar prediction: Auburn 24, Olympia 11
Notes: Despite everything, the Bears made the playoffs, in fact earned the #3 seed out of the 4A Narrows League. Their reward? Auburn in Auburn. The Trojans went 7-2 this season with the only losses coming to a pair of undefeated teams, Kentwood and Federal Way. Take away those two losses and Auburn outscored their opponents 269-83.
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8. River Ridge Hawks (5-4)
Last week: #7 (-1)
Previous game: Capital 55, River Ridge 18
9. Yelm Tornadoes (4-5)
Last week: #9 (No change)
Previous game: Olympia 29, Yelm 22
Next game: vs. Mount Tahoma (0-9) – Yelm Tornadoes Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
10. Black Hills Wolves (4-5)
Last week: #10 (No change)
Previous game: Tumwater 35, Black Hills 7
11. Rochester Warriors (2-7)
Last week: #11 (No change)
Previous game: Tenino 50, Rochester 6
12. Rainier Mountaineers (1-8)
Last week: #12 (No change)
Previous game: Rainier 28, Seton Catholic 7
Notes: Woo hoo Mountaineers!
Tonight (10/30): Soggy district soccer
A pair of 2A District IV playoff games highlight tonight’s light schedule of girl’s soccer games. Enjoy the downpour, ladies.
In a semifinal game, Tumwater takes on Black Hills in a game hosted by the Wolves at Tumwater Stadium. The two teams split the season series in extremely close games. Black Hills knocked off the T-Birds 2-1 in September but Tumwater’s Hannah Fine scored a double overtime goal to beat the Wolves 1-0 one week ago. Both teams pulled off 3-2 double overtime wins on Saturday to get to this point. First kick tonight is scheduled for 7:00 PM
In the 2A District IV consolation bracket, Capital hosts Aberdeen at Ingersoll Stadium in a loser out match. Capital fell to Ridgefield on Saturday while Aberdeen couldn’t get past WF West. The two teams met twice in the regular season. The Cougars scored in the last minute in Aberdeen to win 1-0 and the Bobcats won in a penalty kick shootout last Wednesday in Olympia. First kick tonight is set for 7:00 5:00 PM.
Over at South Sound Stadium, 3A Narrows League third place North Thurston takes on cellar dwelling Mount Tahoma at 7:00 PM in the regular season finale.
Saturday scoreboard: Geoducks keep rolling; T-Birds, Wolves soccer prevails in 2OT; Rams upset Blazers in Narrows tourney
Men’s soccer
Evergreen 2, Oregon Tech 0 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Clark 6, SPSCC 0 – Box score
Women’s soccer
Saint Martin’s 1, MSU Billings 1 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Girl’s soccer
2A District IV tournament – Recaps from The Olympian
Tumwater 3, Hockinson 2 (2OT)
Black Hills 3, Mark Morris 2 (2OT)
Ridgefield 3, Capital 0
Semi-pro soccer
Arlington Aviators 9, Tumwater Pioneers 4 – Preseason scrimmage
College volleyball
Oregon Tech 3, Evergreen 0 (25-21, 25-12, 25-17) – Recap
Western Washington 3, Saint Martin’s 1 (23-25, 25-16, 25-10, 25-18) – Recap
High school volleyball
Narrows League tournament
North Thurston 3, Timberline 2
Olympia 3, Central Kitsap 1
Friday scoreboard: Blazers win Narrows; Bears knocks out Yelm; Cougs knock out Hawks
High school football
Timberline 33, Shelton 26
Olympia 29, Yelm 22
Capital 55, River Ridge 18
North Thurston 57, Mount Tahoma 14
Tumwater 35, Black Hills 7
Tenino 50, Rochester 6
Rainier 28, Seton Catholic 7
Timberline won the Narrows League outright meaning the seeding in the 3A Narrows breaks down like this: #1 Timberline, #2 North Thurston, #3 Shelton, #4 Lincoln.
Olympia knocked out Yelm and secured a spot in the playoffs. They will be the #3 seed out of the 4A Narrows League.
Capital spoiled the fun by knocking off River Ridge to avoid the Kansas tiebreaker between three teams in the 2A Evergreen Conference. The playoff seeding breaks out like this: #1 Tumwater, #2 Capital, #3 WF West
Tenino got back on track and are the #3 seed out of the 1A Evergreen Conference.
And Rainier picked up their first win of the season by knocking off Seton Catholic.
Women’s soccer
Evergreen 2, Warner Pacific 1 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Saint Martin’s 0, Northwest Nazarene 0 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
College volleyball
Southern Oregon 3, Evergreen 0 – Recap from SOURaiders.com
Today (10/26): Saints host Crusaders; Gridiron seasons, seeding, pride on the line
Women’s soccer
Saint Martin’s vs. Northwest Nazarene – SMU Soccer Field – 3:15 PM
High school football
In town…
Black Hills @ Tumwater – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM – Listen
Olympia @ Yelm – Yelm HS Stadium – 7:00 PM
River Ridge @ Capital – Ingersoll Stadium – 7:00 PM – Listen
Shelton @ Timberline – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM – Listen
Tenino @ Rochester – Rochester HS – 7:00 PM
Rainier vs. Seton Catholic – Rainier HS Stadium – 7:00 PM
Out of town…
North Thurston @ Mount Tahoma – Mount Tahoma Stadium – 7:00 PM
What an interesting collection of games tonight in the South Sound.
Some of the scenarios are a little confusing, but two of tonight’s games feature teams that have to win to make the playoffs: Olympia at Yelm and River Ridge at Capital. Yelm and River Ridge have to win to keep their seasons alive and while the Yelm situation is complicated, if River Ridge wins they will force a three way tie for two playoff spots and the three teams will play a Kansas tiebreaker on Tuesday.
But the big game in town tonight is at South Sound Stadium where Timberline at 5-0 in 3A Narrows League play hosts Shelton, who are 4-1. With a win, Timberline takes the league title outright. But if the Highclimbers win, there will be a three way tie atop the Narrows League and a tiebreaker will be used to determine seeding. According to The Olympian, Shelton has to win by at least 14 to secure the #1 seed. You can hear me an John McGlamery call all the action on 1030 AM or KMAS.com
And even struggling Rainier plays an interesting game tonight when Seton Catholic comes to town. The Mountaineers are 0-8 this season while the Cougars are 1-7. The two teams have been outscored by a combined 859-170. Something has to give. Can Rainier actually pull one out and go out of this horrendous season on a high note?
Thursday scoreboard: Saints volleyball sweeps Clan; T-Birds volleyball sweeps Cougars; Blazers soccer keeps rolling
College volleyball
Saint Martin’s 3, Simon Fraser 0 (25-22, 25-18, 25-20) – Recap
High school volleyball
Black Hills 3, Aberdeen 2 (21-25, 25-15, 25-12, 22-25, 15-4)
Tumwater 3, Capital 0 (25-18, 25-12, 25-10)
River Ridge vs. Centralia – no report
Men’s soccer
Simon Fraser 7, Saint Martin’s 1 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Girl’s soccer
Timberline 5, Mount Tahoma 0
Olympia 1, Bellarmine 0
North Thurston vs. Lincoln – no report
Today (10/25): Saints vs. Simon Fraser times two; T-Birds, Cougs volleyball faces off
Men’s soccer
Saint Martin’s vs. Simon Fraser – SMU Soccer Field – 12:45 PM
Girl’s soccer
River Ridge vs. Centralia – The RAC – 5:00 PM
North Thurston vs. Lincoln – South Sound Stadium – 5:00 PM
Timberline vs. Mount Tahoma – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
Black Hills vs. Stadium – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM
Olympia vs. Bellarmine – Ingersoll Stadium – 7:00 PM
College volleyball
Saint Martin’s vs. Simon Fraser – Marcus Pavilion – 7:00 PM
High school volleyball
Tumwater @ Capital – Capital HS – 7:00 PM
River Ridge vs. Centralia – River Ridge HS – 7:00 PM
Black Hills vs. Aberdeen – Black Hills HS – 7:00 PM
Oly Sports high school football power rankings: T-Birds still on top, Rams shocked and drop
Seven straight wins, two weeks on top of the power rankings for the T-Birds
Timberline shocks North Thurston and causes a little bit of movement in the power rankings ahead of an important week of games with a lot of playoff spots and seeding on the line. Here’s a look at how the area teams compare heading into the last week of the regular season in my highly unscientific power rankings, complete with highly scientific ScoreCzar predictions…
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1. Tumwater T-Birds (7-1)
Last week: #1 (No change)
Previous game: Tumwater 27, River Ridge 12
Next game: vs. Black Hills (4-4) – Tumwater Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
ScoreCzar prediction: Tumwater 27, Black Hills 10
Notes: With the win over River Ridge, Tumwater ran their winning streak to seven games and secured the 2A Evergreen Conference title. Now, can they end the regular season at #1 in the Oly Sports power rankings? They just have to get past rival Black Hills on Friday night.
2. Timberline Blazers (7-1)
Last week: #2 (No change)
Previous game: Timberline 24, North Thurston 0
Next game: vs. Shelton (7-1) – South Sound Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
ScoreCzar prediction: Timberline 26, Shelton 24
Notes: Without sophomore QB Gabe Gutierrez, the Blazers shocked everybody by easily handling North Thurston to run their winning streak to five games and put them in the driver’s seat for the #1 seed out of the 3A Narrows League. All they have to do is not lose by more than 13 points to Shelton and the will secure that #1 seed. A win would give them the title outright but a loss would drop them into a tie with point differential being the tiebreaker.
3. Shelton Highclimbers (7-1)
Last week: #4 (+1)
Previous game: Shelton 55, Mount Tahoma 7
Next game: @ Timberline (7-1) – South Sound Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
ScoreCzar prediction: Timberline 26, Shelton 24
Notes: The Highclimbers easily knocked off Mount Tahoma and got the passing game involved in the process, an aspect of their game that they will desperately need to be OK against Timberline and in the playoffs. But Shelton has a daunting task ahead of them, they have to beat Timberline by at least 14 points to get the #1 seed out of the 3A Narrows League. If they lose or win by less than 14, they will get the #3 seed and the difference between the #1 and #3 seed is huge. #1 seed hosts the #6 seed out of the Metro League while the #3 seed travels to the Metro’s #2 seed.
4. Capital Cougars (6-2)
Last week: #5 (+1)
Previous game: Capital 42, WF West 14
Next game: vs. River Ridge (5-3) – Ingersoll Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
ScoreCzar prediction: Capital 28, River Ridge 8
Notes: Turns out my proclamation on Friday that Capital clinched the 2nd spot out of the 2A EvCo was wrong and despite a convincing win over WF West, the Cougars still have one game left to win before clinching a playoff spot. Assuming WF West beats winless Centralia, Capital has to beat River Ridge on Friday night at home or else face the prospect of a three way Kansas tiebreaker on Tuesday for one of two playoff spots available. (I’m not going to lie, I’m kind of rooting for the Kansas tiebreaker)
5. North Thurston Rams (6-2)
Last week: #3 (-2)
Previous game: Timberline 24, North Thurston 0
Next game: @ Mount Tahoma (0-8) – Mount Tahoma Stadium, Tacoma – Friday, 7:00 PM
ScoreCzar prediction: North Thurston 39, Mount Tahoma 0
Notes: What happened to the Rams? Neither the defense nor the offense showed up against Timberline on Friday night and they dropped their second game of the season and their first game in the 3A Narrows League. Assuming they beat winless Mount Tahoma this week, the Rams can claim a share of the Narrows title with a Shelton win over Timberline. But the Rams cannot get the #1 seed, the best they can do is #2. If Timberline wins or Shelton wins by less than 14 points, the Rams are the #2 seed. But if Shelton wins by more than 13, the Rams will be the #3 seed. You may ask why the Rams are #5 while Shelton is #3 despite losing to North Thurston, it’s simply because the Highclimbers still have a chance at that #1 seed.
6. Tenino Beavers (5-3)
Last week: #6 (No change)
Previous game: Hoquiam 41, Tenino 3
Next game: @ Rochester (2-6) – Rochester HS – Friday, 7:00 PM
ScoreCzar prediction: Tenino 30, Rochester 9
Notes: Despite dropping three straight games and two straight league games, Tenino has qualified for the playoffs and should be he #3 seed out of the 1A SWW Evergreen. They can still get the #2 seed but only if they beat Rochester (they should), Elma beats Montesano and they win a coin toss to determine the seeding between the three tied teams.
7. River Ridge Hawks (5-3)
Last week: #7 (No change)
Previous game: Tumwater 27, River Ridge 12
Next game: @ Capital (6-2) – Ingersoll Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
ScoreCzar prediction: Capital 28, River Ridge 8
Notes: Two playoff spots, three teams. Assuming WF West beats winless Centralia, River Ridge has to beat Capital on Friday night to keep their season alive. They would force a three way tie for second and the three teams would take part in Kansas tiebreaker on Tuesday night.
8. Olympia Bears (3-5)
Last week: #8 (No change)
Previous game: Bellarmine 21, Olympia 0
Next game: @ Yelm – Yelm Tornadoes Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
ScoreCzar prediction: Olympia 23, Yelm 13
Notes: Big game in Yelm this week between two perplexing teams. The 4A Narrows League playoff scenario is confusing and complicated. See The Olympian for the full scenario.
9. Yelm Tornadoes (4-4)
Last week: #10 (+1)
Previous game: Yelm 17, Gig Harbor 12
Next game: vs. Olympia (3-5) – Yelm Tornadoes Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
ScoreCzar prediction: Olympia 23, Yelm 13
Notes: Yelm picked up a less than convincing win over Gig Harbor this week and broke their four game losing streak and kept themselves in the 4A Narrows League playoff race. Though the playoff scenario is complicated (see Olympia) the scenario for Yelm is simple: win and possibly keep your season alive or go home.
10. Black Hills Wolves (4-4)
Last week: #9 (-1)
Previous game: Black Hills 42, Centralia 17
Next game: @ Tumwater (7-1) – Tumwater Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
ScoreCzar prediction: Tumwater 27, Black Hills 10
Notes: Black Hills picked up their first league win with an easy win over winless Centralia, but the Wolves are still out of the playoff picture and have just one game left, and they would like nothing more than to take home the Pioneer Bowl trophy in upset fashion.
11. Rochester Warriors (2-6)
Last week: #11 (No change)
Previous game: Rochester 41, Stevenson 14
Next game: vs. Tenino (5-3) – Rochester HS – Friday, 7:00 PM
ScoreCzar prediction: Tenino 30, Rochester 9
Notes: Rochester picked up their second win of the season knocking off Stevenson on Friday night. Now they get a Tenino team that has only scored 16 points in their last three games. Can they pull of the upset against a struggling team? Would really give them a lot of momentum heading into the off season.
12. Rainier Mountaineers (0-8)
Last week: #12 (No change)
Previous game: Montesano 70, Rainier 0
Next game: vs. Seton Catholic (1-7) – Rainier HS – Friday, 7:00 PM
ScoreCzar prediction: Seton Catholic 31, Rainier 22
Notes: Game of the week in the South Sound? Winless Rainier has a good chance to get their first win of the season against 1-7 Seton Catholic on Friday night. The two teams have been outscored by a combined 859-170 this season so it should be a really close game between two evenly matched teams needing a win to go out on a happy note.
Tuesday scoreboard: Timberline wins Narrows; Saints drop shorthanded Lutes; T-Birds win in OT
High school volleyball
Timberline 3, North Thurston 2 ( 25-18, 18-25, 25-27, 25-17, 15-7)
Capital 3, Aberdeen 0 (25-19, 25-8, 25-7)
Tumwater 3, Black Hills 0 (25-15, 25-12, 25-8)
Bellarmine 3, Olympia 1 (25-14, 25-20, 17-25, 25-14)
After Timberline won the first set 25-18, North Thurston took the next two sets 25-18 and 27-25. But once again the Blazers came from behind to knock off the Rams and take home the 3A Narrows League title in the final game of the regular season.
College volleyball
Saint Martin’s 3, PLU 0 (25-23, 26-24, 25-7) – Recap from GoLutes.com
Girl’s soccer
Timberline 4, Lincoln 0
Tumwater 1, Black Hills 0 (OT)
North Thurston vs. Yelm – no report
Olympia @ Stadium – no report
Hannah Fine scored the game-winner for Tumwater in the 86th minute to give the T-Birds the 1-0 overtime win over rival Black Hills. McKenzie Bergquist posted the shutout.
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