Category Archives: North Thurston HS
Tuesday scoreboard: Geoducks struggle; Navs win close one; Bears top Hawks
Women’s basketball
Pacific 57, Evergreen 31 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Evergreen couldn’t buy a bucket shooting just 25.5% in their 57-31 non-conference loss to Pacific at the CRC Gymnasium. The Geoducks trailed by just seven points at the half, 22-15, but a 15-2 Boxers run to open the second half sunk Evergreen’s chances.
Danielle Swain scored nine points and hauled in 10 rebounds in the Geoducks loss.
Girl’s basketball
Northwest Christian 41, Tacoma Baptist 39
Top scorers:
Allison Sowers 10 (Northwest Christian)
Hailey Bredesen 8 (Northwest Christian)
Boy’s basketball
Olympia 70, River Ridge 62
Tacoma Baptist 54, Northwest Christian 43
WF West 54, North Thurston 30
Top scorers (No Oly scorers reported):
Brad Wallace 25 (River Ridge)
Colby Shultz 17 (River Ridge)
Austin Koukal 12 (Northwest Christian)
Elijah Shoffner 9 (Northwest Christian)
Tru Hicks 9 (North Thurston)
Olympia native LaValla in the nude
Click the picture to see LaValla’s more revealing, kind of NSFW picture
North Thurston football player, Budd Bay Barbarian, star collegiate rugby player in Ireland, Rugby World Cup participant with Team USA, Stade Francais Paris lock….nude calendar cover boy?
Yes, it’s true. Scott LaValla adds another title to his impressive and growing resume as he graces the cover of the 2013 Stade Francais Paris calendar. You can order the calendar at the Stade Francais Boutique for 26.60 Euros (around $34).
LaValla has started six games and played in nine of Stade Francais’ 12 games so far in the 2012-2013 Top 14 season. Stade Francais sits in 10th place at 5-6-1.
Friday scoreboard: Oly tops Cougs, Navigators sweep
Boy’s basketball
Olympia 69, Capital 49
Northwest Christian 53, Orting 51
Centralia 60, North Thurston 34
Black Hills vs. Skyline – No report
Girl’s basketball
Northwest Christian 59, Orting 21
Mark Morris 83, Tumwater 40
RA Long 48, Capital 29
River Ridge vs. Auburn-Mountainview – No report
Wednesday scoreboard: Cougars, Bears, Wolves post non-league wins
Boy’s basketball
Capital 60, North Thurston 50
Shelton 41, Black Hills 35
Women’s basketball
Shoreline 70, SPSCC 41 – Box score
Girl’s basketball
Olympia 43, Lincoln 41
Black Hills 67, Shelton 14
River Ridge vs. Steilacoom – No report
Today (11/28): SPSCC women home opener; Rams battle Cougars
Women’s basketball
SPSCC vs. Shoreline – SPSCC – 6:00 PM
Girl’s basketball
River Ridge vs. Steilacoom – River Ridge HS – 7:00 PM
Boy’s basketball
North Thurston @ Capital – Capital HS – 7:00 PM
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.
All-Narrows League football teams
I’m a little slow on the uptake with these, but the Narrows League released their all-league football teams last week and local high school players fared very well. Shelton’s Ralph Kinne took home the league’s MVP award while Spencer Crump shared the offensive MVP award with Lincoln’s J’Maka Love. Another Blazer, Brandon Wetzel took home defensive MVP and the Timberline coaching staff was honored.
Here are the all-league teams, broken down by area school. The Olympian has the whole team here.
4A Narrows League
Olympia Bears
Offense
First team: Casey Bond, Sr. (RB)
Honorable mention: Michael Naipo, Sr. (QB), Alex Johnson, Sr (TE), Jonathan Holden, Sr. (WR)
Defense
First team: Joey Knight, Sr. (DL) and Tanner Hartsoch, Sr. (DL), Mitch Fettig, Jr. (DB)
Second team: Elijah De La Cruz, Sr. (LB), Randy Jones, Jr. (DB)
Honorable mention: Josh Newbill, Sr. (DL), James Bagley, Sr. (LB)
Yelm Tornadoes
Offense
Offensive MVP: Jacob Swilley, Sr.
First team: Cody Anderson, Sr. (OL)
Honorable mention: William Benbrook, Sr. (OL), Nathan Mix, Jr. (OL)
Defense
First team: Jacob Swilley, Sr. (DB)
Second team: Kollin Crown, So. (DL), Kyle Brownell, Sr. (DB)
Honorable mention: Victor Munoz, Jr. (DB)
Special teams
Second team: Vernon Parker, Fr. (K)
3A Narrows League
North Thurston Rams
Offense
First team: Mo Manning, Sr. (RB), Treshon Long, Jr. (OL), Alex Rice, Jr. (OL), Andre Grantham, Sr. (FB)
Second team: Ryan Mets, Jr. (QB), Ryan Glendenning, Sr. (OL)
Honorable mention: Brandon Belisario, Sr. (RB)
Defense
First team: Zach Wilson, Sr. (DL), Tru Hicks, Sr. (DB), Rubin Ramirez, Sr. (LB)
Second team: Jake Grantham, Jr. (DL), Bobby Cervantes, Sr. (DB)
Shelton Highclimbers
Offense
MVP: Ralph Kinne, Sr. (RB)
First team: David Ajamu, Sr. (TE), Ben Anderson, Sr. (OL)
Second team: Brian Nault, So. (OL), Jake Lindley, Sr. (OL), DeShon Bell, Sr. (FB)
Honorable mention: Jared Welander, Sr. (QB), Nolan Halfmoon, Sr. (WR), Michael Sobotka, Jr. (WR), Hunter Ostenson, Jr. (OL), Kaleb Wright, Sr. (OL)
Defense
First team: DeShon Bell, Sr. (DL), Jake Frakes, Sr. (DB), Thomas Gettle, Sr. (LB)
Second team: Colton Hubble, Jr. (DB), Gordon Henry, Jr. (LB)
Honorable mention: Betsaid Garcia, Sr. (DL), Jesse Danford, Jr. (DB)
Special teams
First team: Shelby Salisbury, Sr. (K)
Timberline Blazers
Offense
Co-offensive MVP: Spencer Crump, Sr. (RB)
First team: Ethan Metzger, Sr. (OL), Sebastian Mikaele, Sr. (OL)
Second team: Malachi Jones, Sr. (WR), Dylan Reinhold, Jr. (OL)
Honorable mention: Levi Lambert-Wilson, Sr. (WR), Justace Buhl, Sr. (WR), Rasul Hicks, Sr. (OL)
Defense
Defensive MVP: Brandon Wetzel, Sr. (LB)
First team: Stone Hart, Sr. (DL), Mitch Cone, Sr. (DB), Jeff Winstead, Jr. (DB), Brennan Kaleiwaea, Jr. (LB)
Second team: Dayne Haddon, Sr. (DL), Stevie Cleveland, So. (DB)
Honorable mention: Cole Stevens, Jr. (DL), McCarthy Tonuao, Sr. (DL), Asan Neil, Jr. (DB)
Special teams
First team: Brett Woods, Sr. (P), Dylan Reinhold, Jr. (Long snapper)
Second team: Marcus Cuttino, Sr. (Returner)
Saturday scoreboard: T-Birds, Rams, Geoducks take second on an epic day of Oly sports
High school volleyball
4A state tournament
Mead 3, Olympia 0 (25-22, 25-17, 36-34)
Jackson 3, Olympia 1 (28-26, 25-21, 20-25, 25-22)
Olympia lost in straight sets to Mead in the semifinals including an epic 36-34 loss in the third set and then lost 3-1 in the 3rd/4th place game to finish fourth in state.
3A state tournament semifinals
North Thurston 3, Southridge 0 (25-15, 30-28, 25-20)
Prairie 3, North Thurston 0 (25-20, 25-22, 25-16)
North Thurston knocked off Southridge in straight sets but were swept by Prairie in the title game and finished second at state.
2A state tournament
Tumwater 3, Colville 2 (25-17, 17-25, 25-23, 23-25, 15- 10)
West Valley (Yakima) 3, Tumwater 1 (25-24, 18-25, 25-22, 25-18)
Tumwater knocked off Colville to advance to the 2A state title game but fell to West Valley of Yakima, 3-1, and finished second at state.
2A state tournament consolation
Capital 3, Sehome 1 (26-24, 25-20, 23-25, 25-19)
East Valley (Yakima) 3, Capital 0 (25-12, 25-13, 25-21)
Capital knocked Sehome out of the tournament but was swept by East Valley to take eighth in state.
High school football
3A state tournament
North Thurston 35, Kennewick 23
Marysville-Pilchuck 33, Timberline 21
Kennewick took a 16-0 lead to open the game but then gave up 28 straight points over the remainder of the first half and North Thurston moved on to the quarterfinals with a 35-23 win this afternoon in Kennewick. Mo Manning scored twice for the Rams and Brandon Belisario added another touchdown on the ground. Ryan Mets hooked up with Josh Cahill for a 26 yard touchdown that proved to be the game-winner. The Rams will have to head east again to take on University in Spokane next week.
Marysville-Pilchuck limited Timberline’s high powered offense to just two touchdowns and ended the Blazers’ season with a 33-21 win at South Sound Stadium. Chris MacNeil threw two touchdown passes in his final game as at Timberline.
2A state tournament
Capital 47, Lakewood 36
Kai Van Sickle scored six rushing touchdowns including two in the fourth quarter and Capital came from behind to beat Lakewood 47-36 at Goddard Stadium in Everett. The Cougars trailed 22-21 in the third quarter before Derek Chase’s 95 yard kickoff return put the Cougars on top 27-22. But Lakewood responded and led 36-33 in the fourth quarter but Van Sickle’s 32 yard run put Capital ahead for good, 40-36. Unofficially, Van Sickle rushed 51 times for 350 yards.
Next up for Capital: Burlington-Edison, who were 35-21 winners over Orting on Friday.
Men’s soccer
Cascade Collegiate Conference championships
Concordia 2, Evergreen 1 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Concordia’s Septi Danciu beat Evergreen goalkeeper Mauricio Sanchez on a penalty kick in the 49th minute for what proved to be the game winning goal and the Cavaliers captured the Cascade Collegiate Conference title with a 2-1 win at Tuominen Yard in Portland. Ben Joselyn scored in the 88th minute to get the Geoducks back in the game but there wasn’t enough time left to score an equalizer and Evergreen’s season came to an end. The Geoducks finish the season at 13-5 overall.
Men’s basketball
Saint Martin’s 76, Hawaii-Hilo 67 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Montana Tech 74, Evergreen 54 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Women’s basketball
Hawaii Pacific 69, Saint Martin’s 67 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
College volleyball
Northwest Nazarene 3, Saint Martin’s 0 (25-14, 25-15, 25-20) – Recap
Premier Arena Soccer League
Preseason friendly
Tumwater Pioneers 8, Marysville Ruckus 7
Today (11/10): Playoffs, playoffs and more playoffs
Playoffs galore today, from Olympia to Portland and Kennewick. Seasons won or lost, who moves on?
High school volleyball
4A state tournament semifinals
Olympia vs. Mead – Marcus Pavilion – 3:15 PM
Listen live on the Eli Sports Network
3A state tournament semifinals
North Thurston vs. Southridge – Marcus Pavilion – 1:30 PM
Listen live on the Eli Sports Network
2A state tournament semifinals
Tumwater vs. Colville – Pierce College – 12:30 PM
2A state tournament consolation
Capital vs. Sehome – Pierce College – 8:30 AM
High school football
3A state tournament opening round
North Thurston @ Kennewick – Lampson Stadium – 4:00 PM
Watch the game live on the Washington Sports Network
Timberline vs. Marysville-Pilchuck – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
Listen live on KGY
2A state tournament opening round
Capital @ Lakewood – Goddard Stadium, Everett – 7:30 PM
Listen live on KRKO
Men’s soccer
Cascade Collegiate Conference championship
Evergreen vs. Concordia – Tuominen Yard, Portland – 6:00 PM
Watch the game live here
College volleyball
Saint Martin’s vs. Northwest Nazarene – Capital HS – 3:00 PM
Oly Sports 