Category Archives: North Thurston HS

Tuesday Scores: Sanders Perfect in Clippers Win

Men’s Basketball

SPSCC 104, Concordia JV 83 – Box Score
SPSCC Gym 1st 2nd Final
Cavaliers 32 51 83
Clippers (1-2 overall) 56 48 104

Timberline alum Elijah Sanders had a perfect night going 9-of-9 from the floor and 2-of-2 from the free throw line to lead South Puget Sound with 20 points in a 104-83 win over Concordia University’s JV basketball team.  Sanders also pulled down five rebounds and collected four blocks.

Nick Springer almost matched Sanders perfection going 5-of-6 from the floor including a perfect 3-of-3 from behind the the three point line and a pair of free throws for 15 points. The Clippers shot 59% from the field on the night. D’Ron Kyle (12 points) and Jonathan Roberts (11) also scored in double digits in the win.


Girls Basketball

Black Hills 59, North Thurston 44
BH: 1-0 overall | NT: 0-1 overall

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Timberline 60, Emerald Ridge 50
TIM: 1-0 overall | ER: 0-1 overall

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WF West 53, River Ridge 29
WFW: 1-0 overall | RR: 0-1 overall


Boys Basketball

North Thurston 64, WF West 54
NT: 1-0 overall | WFW: 0-1 overall

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Black Hills 70, Bremerton 45
BH: 1-0 overall | BREM: 0-1 overall

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Kentridge 54, Olympia 39
KENT: 1-0 overall | OLY: 0-1 overall

Monday Score; Tuesday Schedule

Score from Monday, December 1st

Boys Basketball

River Ridge 84, Graham Kapowsin 52
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

Today (11/14): State Tournament Time

Schedule for Friday, November 14th

High School Volleyball
4A State Tournament
Olympia vs. Skyline – Marcus Pavilion – 3:15 PM

3A State Tournament
Capital beat Ferndale, 3-0, at 8:00 AM
North Thurston lost to Soutridge, 3-0, at 8:00 AM
North Thurston vs. Bellevue/Lakeside – Marcus Pavilion – 3:15 PM (loser-out)
Capital vs. Eastside Catholic – Marcus Pavilion – 5:15 PM

2A State Tournament
Tumwater vs. Steilacoom – Pierce College – 11:45 AM

Girls Soccer
4A State Quarterfinals
Olympia vs. Skyline – Ingersoll Stadium – 7:00 PM

High School Football
Tumwater vs. Fife – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM

Thursday Scores: Saints Top Saints; Oly, Black Hills Soccer Survives

Women’s Basketball

Saint Martin’s 66, Carroll 58
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
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
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

Today (11/6): Saints Women Open Home Schedule; District Soccer and Volleyball

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

Today (11/1): Narrows Volleyball Tourney; 2A District Soccer

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

Today (10/13): 3A Narrows Top Teams Meet at Capital

Schedule for Monday, October 13th

High School Volleyball
North Thurston @ Capital – Capital HS – 7:00 PM
River Ridge vs. Franklin Pierce – River Ridge HS – 7:15 PM

The 3A Narrows League’s two top teams meet tonight when North Thurston travels to Capital at 7:00 PM. The Cougars sit at 9-0 in league play with the Rams one game behind them at 8-1. Thurston’s only league loss came at the hands of Capital, a three game sweep on September 18th.

Friday Football Scores: T-Birds, Hawks, Mountaineers Roll

High School Football

Olympia 34, Stadium 6
OLY: 3-0 4A Narrows, 4-2 overall | STAD: 0-3 4A Narrows, 0-6 overall

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Yelm 50, Evergreen 40
YELM: 4-2 overall | EVER: 2-4 overall
YELM: Brandon Thompson – 364 yards rushing and 7 TDs

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Capital 34, Wilson 21
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
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
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
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
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
BH: 3-3 overall | PA: 3-3 overall

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Eatonville 51, Rochester 14
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
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
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

High School Football Power Rankings: T-Birds and Hawks Then Everyone Else

The T-Birds sit atop the Oly Sports preseason power rankings.

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.

Today (10/9): Busy Day at Saint Martin’s

Schedule for Thursday, October 9th

Men’s Soccer
Saint Martin’s vs. Northwest Nazarene – SMU Soccer Field – 1:00 PM

Women’s Soccer
Saint Martin’s vs. Simon Fraser – SMU Soccer Field – 3:30 PM
Evergreen vs. Corban – Geoducks Pitch – 4:00 PM

College Volleyball
Saint Martin’s vs. Simon Fraser – Marcus Pavilion – 7:00 PM

Girls Soccer
Timberline vs. Bellarmine – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
Capital vs. Wilson – Ingersoll Stadium – 7:00 PM
River Ridge vs. White River – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
Black Hills vs. WF West – Tumwater Stadium

High School Volleyball
Northwest Christian vs. Raymond – Northwest Christian HS – 7:00 PM
Tumwater vs. Centralia – Tumwater HS – 7:00 PM
Olympia vs. Yelm – Olympia HS – 7:00 PM
North Thurston vs. Shelton – North Thurston HS – 7:00 PM