Category Archives: North Thurston HS
Friday scoreboard: Oly gets first win, Shelton holds down Yelm, Rams dominate Abes; OIT downs Geoducks; Oly Rollers win playoff opener
High school football
Olympia 54, Stadium 7
Black Hills 27, Aberdeen 6
Timberline 48, Wilson 20
Shelton 38, Yelm 14
North Thurston 36, Lincoln 7
River Ridge 28, Hockinson 14
Tenino 28, Forks 12
Elma 47, Rainier 15
Hoquiam 54, Rochester 7
College volleyball
Oregon Tech 3, Evergreen 1 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Roller Derby
Oly Rollers 157, Rocky Mountain 92 – Recap from Derby News Network
Week 4: My 4 year-old daughter’s football picks
My 4 year-old daughter went 6-3 last week and is now 14-11 on the season. How are you doing with your picks? Well, she has a fresh batch for tonight’s games…
Black Hills Wolves vs. Aberdeen Bobcats
Her pick: Bobcats
“They have sharp, pointy teeth.”
Olympia Bears vs. Stadium Tigers
Her pick: Bears
“They have sharper claws.”
Shelton @ Yelm – Yelm HS Stadium – 7:00 PM
Her pick: Highclimbers
“The Highclimbers are just better.”
River Ridge Hawks vs. Hockinson Hawks
Her pick: Hockinson Hawks
“The Hawks fly faster than the Hawks.”
North Thurston Rams @ Lincoln Abes
Her pick: Abes
“He was a president!”
Timberline Blazers @ Wilson Rams
Her pick: Blazers
“The Blazers can fun faster than the Rams.”
Rochester Warriors @ Hoquiam Grizzlies
Her pick: Grizzlies
“The Grizzlies have pointy teeth and could eat the Warriors.”
Rainier Mountaineers @ Elma Eagles
Her pick: Mountaineers
“The Mountaineers can climb mountains and the Eagles can’t.”
Today (9/21): Football Friday; Geoducks volleyball hopes for first win
High school football
In the Olympia area…
Black Hills vs. Aberdeen – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM
Olympia vs. Stadium – Ingersoll Stadium – 7:00 PM
Shelton @ Yelm – Yelm HS Stadium – 7:00 PM
River Ridge vs. Hockinson – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
Tenino vs. Forks – Tenino Stadium – 7:00 PM
Out of town…
North Thurston @ Lincoln – Lincoln Bowl, Tacoma – 7:00 PM
Timberline @ Wilson – Stadium Bowl, Tacoma – 7:00 PM
Rochester @ Hoquiam – Olympic Stadium, Hoquiam – 7:00 PM
Rainier @ Elma – Elma High School – 7:00 PM
If I had pick one game to go to tonight in the Olympia area, it’s the game that I will be attending and calling for KMAS, the Shelton/Yelm game featuring the Highclimbers’ Ralph Kinne and the Tornadoes’ Jacob Swilley. But if you want to travel, the North Thurston/Lincoln game in Tacoma is worth the drive. Both teams are 3-0, Lincoln has a highpowered offense and North Thurston has had an outstanding defense all season long. The winner will claim sole possesion of first place in the 3A Narrows League.
Women’s volleyball
Evergreen vs. OIT – CRC Gymnasium – 7:00 PM
Wednesday scoreboard: Saints volleyball win GNAC opener; Saints soccer swept; High school girls keep winning
College volleyball
Saint Martin’s 3, Alaska Fairbanks 1 (26-24, 25-23, 18-25, 25-22) – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Carrie Starbuck led the way with 12 kills, Hallee Hernandez added 18 assists and Kristyn Ross had 16 digs and Saint Martin’s knocked off Alaska Fairbanks 3-1 in the Saints’ first GNAC and home contest of the season. The Saints have now won three straight games and are 1-0 in the GNAC. Fairbanks drops to 0-3 in league play. Hear from head coach Phil Ibarra here and Carrie Starbuck here on their big home opening victory.
Women’s soccer
MSU Billings 1, Saint Martin’s 0 – Recap from MSUBsports.com
Saint Martin’s Randi Mielki picked up a red card in the 75th minute on a handball in the box and Jennifer Larsen scored on the resulting penalty kick to give the undefeated Montana State Billings Yellowjackets the 1-0 win over the Saints in Billings on Wednesday afternoon. The Yellowjackets out shot the Saints 24-7 and had ten shots on goal compared to the Saints’ zero attempts.
Men’s soccer
MSU Billings 3, Saint Martin’s 0 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Girl’s soccer
Capital 4, River Ridge 1
Timberline 3, Shelton 0
Black Hills 3, WF West 0
Tumwater 3, Centralia 0
Gig Harbor 2, Olympia 0
Foss 2, North Thurston 1
Stephanie Taylor scored in the eighth minute and Lena Moreno broke a 1-1 tie in the 37th minute to lead Capital past River Ridge 4-1. Logan Cox scored two more goals in 53rd and 67th minute to cement the Cougars victory. Timberline’s Krista Jones posted a shutout and had five saves in the Blazers’ 3-0 win over Shelton. Alyssa Gubser scored what proved to be the game winner in the 11th minute. Alli Thompson scored minutes before halftime to give Black Hills a 1-0 lead over WF West and CeCe Noyen posted a shutout in the Wolves’ 3-0 victory.
High school volleyball
North Thurston 3, Mount Tahoma 0 (25-17, 25-13, 25-14)
Olympia 3, South Kitsap 2 (23-25, 25-13, 26-24, 26-28, 15-13)
Black Hills 3, WF West 0 (25-18, 25-20, 25-10)
Tumwater 3, Centralia 0 (25-18, 25-14, 25-11)
Capital 3, River Ridge 0 (25-8, 25-10, 25-11)
Tumwater 3, Shelton 0 (25-22, 25-6, 26-24)
Northwest Christian 3, Ocosta 2 (25-14, 24-26, 25-11, 20-25, 15-8)
Today (9/20): Saints volleyball opens home schedule; Girl’s soccer and volleyball galore
Here it is, September 20th, nearly a full month into the fall college sports season and today marks the very first home game for the Saint Martin’s volleyball team, a league match against Alaska Fairbanks.
The Saints hit the road for their first five games and all of their non-conference schedule dropping three matches in Hawaii before finally getting their first wins of the season in visits to two National Christian College Athletics Association schools in New Hope Christian of Eugene, Oregon and Walla Walla University. The Saints easily knocked off New Hope, who are in their first year as a varsity athletic program, and won in straight sets at Walla Walla, a more established but still lower-rung team.
Game time is set for 7:00 PM at Marcus Pavilion.
In area high school action…
High school volleyball
River Ridge @ Capital – Capital HS – 7:00 PM
Northwest Christian vs. Ocosta – Northwest Christian HS – 7:00 PM
Timberline vs. Shelton – Timberline HS – 7:00 PM
Tumwater vs. Centralia – Tumwater HS – 7:00 PM
Girl’s soccer
North Thurston vs. Foss – South Sound Stadium – 5:00 PM
Timberline vs. Shelton – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
River Ridge @ Capital – Ingersoll Stadium – 7:00 PM
W.F. West @ Black Hills – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM
Oly Sports high school football power rankings: Week 4
Week three is in the books and all but two of the area’s teams picked up wins. Rainier was roughed up by Rochester and Oly played tough against Timberline before finally succumbing. So where do the previous #11 and #12 teams wind up this week? Welcome to the Oly Sports high school football power rankings, a highly unscientific look at where the 12 Olympia area football programs stand, in my (not so expert) opinion…
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1. Capital Cougars (3-0)
Last week: #1 (No change)
Previous game: Capital 27, Bothell 11
Next game: vs. Tumwater (2-1) – Ingersoll Stadium – Saturday, 7:00 PM
Notes: Kai Van Sickle returned to the lineup and rushed for 224 yards and two touchdowns and 2A Capital knocked off their third straight 4A team in Bothell, who had previously lost to the #1 4A and 3A teams before falling to the #2 2A team. They open EvCo play on Saturday night at home against Tumwater in one of the more anticipated games of the season in the South Sound.
2. Tenino Beavers (3-0)
Last week: #2 (No change)
Previous game: Tenino 50, Elma 22
Next game: vs. Forks (2-1) – Tenino HS – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: Mac Shaw and Devante Harris did it again in their 50-22 win over Elma on Friday night. Shaw threw for three touchdowns and rushed for three more and Harris caught two TDs and rushed for another. They did trail 16-14 in the second quarter and took just a 21-16 lead into the locker room at half before exploding in the third and fourth quarters.
3. North Thurston Rams (3-0)
Last week: #3 (No change)
Previous game: North Thurston 50, Black Hills 14
Next game: @ Lincoln (3-0) – Lincoln Bowl, Tacoma – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: The North Thurston defense has been awesome through three games giving up just 35 points total and seven points when there was any doubt about the outcome. Between week two and the first half of week three, the Rams scored 51 unanswered points. That defense will be seriously tested this week when they face undefeated Lincoln. The Jon Kitna led Abes have scored 145 points and knocked off Mount Tahoma 55-0 on Friday.
4. Shelton Highclimbers (3-0)
Last week: #4 (No change)
Previous game: Shelton 35, Wilson 25
Next game: @ Yelm (3-0) – Yelm HS – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: Ralph Kinne rushed for 359 yards putting him at 899 yards through three games and Deshon Bell had 180 yards including three touchdowns of 13, 59 and 40 yards in their 35-25 win over Wilson. Shelton has been plagued by penalties and it put them in a hole down 18-7 at halftime but the Highclimbers played a clean second half and made nice adjustments against an offensive style they had yet to see. Friday night’s non-leaguer against Yelm should be a lot of fun if you like great running backs.
5. Yelm Tornadoes (3-0)
Last week: #5 (No change)
Previous game: Yelm 45, Stadium 6
Next game: vs. Shelton (3-0) – Yelm HS – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: The Tornadoes have scored 147 points in their three games to move to 3-0, albeit against teams that are a combined 1-8 this season. They will get their first true test on Friday when they face Shelton. Jacob Swilley rushed for 224 yards and four touchdowns against Stadium on Friday and became the school’s all-time leading rusher.
6. Tumwater T-Birds (2-1)
Last week: #6 (No change)
Previous game: Tumwater 31, Inglemoor 28
Next game: @ Capital (3-0) – Ingersoll Stadium – Saturday, 7:00 PM
Notes: It took a 94 yard punt return by Andrew Brown to get past 0-2 Inglemoor on Friday night, but the T-Birds did get the win and have a little bit of momentum heading into Saturday’s 2A EvCo opener with Capital. Brown scored all three touchdowns in the second half for Tumwater, the first a 13 yard run, the second a 59 yard run before the punt return that proved to the the game winner.
7. Timberline Blazers (2-1)
Last week: #7 (No change)
Previous game: Timberline 23, Olympia 12
Next game: @ Wilson (2-1) – Stadium Bowl, Tacoma – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: I’m still not sure about this Timberline team. They knocked off River Ridge easily in week one, they then lost to Tumwater and on Friday they were only up on a struggling Olympia team by two points going into the fourth quarter. A big defensive play and a Spencer Crump touchdown run sealed the deal for the Blazers, but all things considered, this was quite the scare. The true barometer will come this weekend when they take on the aerial attack of Wilson in Tacoma
8. River Ridge Hawks (2-1)
Last week: #8 (No change)
Previous game: River Ridge 61, Ridgefield 40
Next game: @ Hockinson (3-0) – Nautilus Field, Brush Prairie – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: Since they were shutout on opening day by Timberline, the Hawks have scored 95 points. Colby Schultz has nine touchdown passes, five to Wesley Coats. Brad Wallace scored five times on Saturday night against the Spudders, his first scores of the season. The Hawks get one more non-league game at 3-0 Hockinson on Friday night. The other Hawks have outscored their opponents 143-36 this season.
9. Black Hills Wolves (2-1)
Last week: #9 (No change)
Previous game: Black Hills 34, Bainbridge 20
Next game: vs. Aberdeen (1-2) – Tumwater Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: The Wolves rebounded nicely after getting shutdown by North Thurston with a 14 point win over Bainbridge on the road. Another non-league game is on tap when they host Aberdeen, losers to two 1A schools, albeit two really good 1A schools in Montesano and Hoquiam.
10. Rochester Warriors (1-2)
Last week: #10 (No change)
Previous game: Rochester 52, Rainier 0
Next game: @ Hoquiam (3-0) – Olympic Stadium, Hoquiam – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: Rochester got on track quickly against Rainier behind five touchdowns by Tyler Yarber, four on the ground and one passing. But the Warriors travel to Olympic Stadium on Friday for what could be an ugly game against red hot Hoquiam.
11. Olympia Bears (0-3)
Last week: #12 (+1)
Previous game: Timberline 23, Olympia 12
Next game: vs. Stadium (1-2) – Ingersoll Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: Well, they scored points and played Timberline pretty tough, hence the one place climb over Rainier. They have a chance to get things going this week when they take on what looks to be a weak Stadium team in their 4A Narrows League opener.
12. Rainier Mountaineers (0-3)
Last week: #11 (-1)
Previous game: Rochester 52, Rainier 0
Next game: @ Elma (0-3) – Elma Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: After getting blown out by Rochester, poor Rainier has been outscored 133-18 this season. The Mountaineers do get 0-3 Elma this week, something has to give.
Thursday scoreboard: So many scores, so little time
Men’s soccer
Mary 2, Saint Martin’s 0 – More from SMUSaints.com
Women’s soccer
Saint Martin’s 1, Simon Fraser 0 – More from SMUSaints.com
High school football
North Thurston 50, Foss 14
Girl’s soccer
Timberline 3, North Thurston 1
Tumwater 2, Aberdeen 0
Olympia 3, Central Kitsap 1
WF West 7, River Ridge 0
High school volleyball
Timberline 3, Lincoln 0 (25-15, 25-15, 25-9)
North Thurston 3, Wilson 0 (25-19, 26-24, 25-15)
Olympia 3, Stadium 0 (25-18, 25-21, 25-10)
Capital 3, Black Hills 1 (13-25, 25-20, 25-22, 25-19)
Northwest Christian 3, North Beach 0 (25-11, 25-21, 25-23)
College volleyball
Saint Martin’s 3, New Hope Christian 0 (25-6, 25-14, 25-16) – More from SMUSaints.com
Corban 3, Evergreen 0 (25-10, 25-17, 25-12) – More from Geoducks athletics
Today (9/13): Saints soccer doubleheader; Rams football; Girl’s soccer and volleyball all over
Busy day of sports in the South Sound. Enough messing around, let’s get to it…
Men’s soccer
Saint Martin’s vs. Mary – SMU Soccer Field – 1:00 PM
Women’s soccer
Saint Martin’s vs. Simon Fraser – SMU Soccer Field – 3:30 PM
High school football
North Thurston vs. Foss – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
My pick: North Thurston 28, Foss 10
Girl’s soccer
North Thurston vs. Timberline – South Sound Stadium – 4:00 PM
River Ridge vs. WF West – The RAC – 5:00 PM
Tumwater vs. Aberdeen – Tumwater Stadium – 5:00 PM
Olympia vs. Central Kitsap – Ingersoll Stadium – 7:00 PM
High school volleyball
North Thurston vs. Wilson – North Thurston HS – 6:30 PM
Capital @ Black Hills – Black Hills HS – 7:00 PM
Northwest Christian vs. North Beach – Northwest Christian HS – 7:00 PM
Olympia vs. Stadium – Olympia HS – 7:00 PM
Tuesday scoreboard: Saints win again; Black Hills soccer romps; Blazers and Cougs volleyball goes five
Women’s soccer
Saint Martin’s 2, Corban 1 – More from SMUSaints.com
Abby McFaul’s goal in the 81st minute broke a 1-1 tie and lifted Saint Martin’s to a 2-1 non-league win over Corban University. Caley Wiseman tallied the assist on the play, her second of the season. Ashley Richardson scored the Saints’ first goal on a header in the 39th minute before Randi Donahue tied the game for the Warriors in the 63rd minute. The Saints have now won two straight games after losing their first two of the season.
Watch post game interviews with head coach Rob Walker and McFaul.
Girl’s soccer
Olympia 2, Capital 0
Black Hills 11, Centralia 0
WF West 4, Tumwater 3 (2OT)
Aberdeen 4, River Ridge 1
Timberline @ Yelm – No report
Nicole Fesenbek and Brooklyn Hooper each scored in Olympia’s 2-0 non-league win over Capital. Whitney Lowe and Arin Seidlitz each scored four goals in Black Hills’ 11-0 romp over Centralia in a 2A EvCo match. WF West’s Rashelle Fisher scored in the 86th minute lift the Bearcats to a 4-3 overtime win over Tumwater. A sick Beautiful Reed played for River Ridge, but the Hawks could not overcome Aberdeen and lost 4-1 at Stewart Field.
High school volleyball
North Thurston 3, Foss 0 (25-21, 25-10, 25-6)
Tumwater 3, WF West 0 (25-7, 25-18, 25-12)
Black Hills 3, Centralia 0 (25-22, 25-12, 25-17)
Capital 3, Timberline 2 (25-22, 19-25, 21-25, 25-21, 15-6)
Gig Harbor 3, Olympia 1 (20-25, 25-18, 25-21, 25-16)
River Ridge vs. Aberdeen – No report
Brittany Rutherford tallied 11 kills and Megan Kramer chipped in 29 assists in North Thurston’s 3-0 win over Foss in a 3A Narrows League game. Tumwater won again knocking off WF West 3-0 behind 17-for-17 serving from Hanna Hernandez. Falling behind 1-0, Timberline took the next two sets before Capital rallied to take the fourth and fifth sets in their 3-2 victory. Rachel Erickson led the Cougars with 21 kills while Marissa Ottesen had 35 digs and Sam York chipped in 41 assists. Hunter Manke led the way for the Blazers with 44 assists and 23 digs.
Oly Sports high school football power rankings
Welcome to the first edition of the Oly Sports high school football power rankings, a highly unscientific look at where the 12 Olympia area football programs stand, in my opinion (I have chosen to include all Thurston County teams and Shelton in my football coverage this season).
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1. Capital Cougars (2-0)
Previous game: Capital 19, Olympia 0
Next game: vs. Bothell (0-2) – Ingersoll Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: Even without star running back Kai Van Sickle, the Cougars got the Spaghetti Bowl win over the struggling Olympia Bears and retained their 2A #1 ranking. Behind their talented offensive line, it might not matter who is running the ball this season. Sophomore Connor Kennedy ran for 173 yards and two touchdowns in the victory. Bothell is 0-2 but is still ranked #10 in 4A by The News Tribune after losing to 4A #1 Skyline in their opener and 3A #1 Bellevue last week.
2. Tenino Beavers (2-0)
Previous game: Tenino 55, Washougal 28
Next game: vs. Elma (0-2) – Tenino HS – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: Is there a more dynamic duo in the South Sound than QB Mac Shaw and WR Devante Harris? Shaw completed 31 passes for 460 yards and five touchdowns and scored three rushing touchdowns in their win over 2A Washougal on Friday. Harris was on the receiving end of three of those touchdowns. Shaw has ten total touchdowns while Harris has scored six times himself.
3. North Thurston Rams (2-0)
Previous game: North Thurston 24, Black Hills 0
Next game: vs. Foss (0-1) – South Sound Stadium – Thursday, 7:00 PM
Notes: While the running attack has been on point, as expected, the Rams defense has been the star, blanking Black Hills, who were coming off of a nice offensive performance in their opener, and allowing just seven points to Steilacoom before mop up duty in the fourth quarter.
4. Shelton Highclimbers (2-0)
Previous game: Shelton 54, North Mason 24
Next game: vs. Wilson (2-0) – Highclimber Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: Ralph Kinne is establishing himself as one of the premier running backs in the state with 538 yards and five touchdowns to start the season. As the voice of the Highclimbers, I’ve seen how he hits holes faster than anybody else I’ve seen and carries tacklers along for the ride and I think that even when the Highclimbers get to some of the top defenses in the 3A Narrows League, he’s still going to succeed. It helps to have a fullback in DeShon Bell that is equally dangerous.
5. Yelm Tornadoes (2-0)
Previous game: Yelm 49, Olympic 48
Next game: @ Stadium (1-1) – Stadium Bowl, Tacoma – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: The Tornadoes have put a lot of points on the board knocking off Highline 53-14 in the opener and Olympic 49-48 in overtime this week, but neither Highline or Olympic are particularly tough opponents and allowing 48 points to Olympic after they were shutout by Renton in their opener is troubling. The Tornadoes open 4A Narrows League play this week against Stadium, who was thrashed by Lincoln 56-13 on Friday night.
6. Tumwater T-Birds (1-1)
Previous game: Tumwater 48, Timberline 26
Next game: vs. Inglemoor (0-2) – Tumwater Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: I’m not sure what to think of this T-Birds team. In the opener against Shelton, they looked completely over-matched by the Highclimbers but a big win over Timberline behind five touchdowns from Andrew Brown (one punt return, one passing, two running and one interception return) has them back on track. And this week, they host 0-2 Inglemoor, who has only put 16 points on the board in two games.
7. Timberline Blazers (1-1)
Previous game: Tumwater 48, Timberline 26
Next game: vs. Olympia (0-2) – South Sound Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: One has to be concerned at the way that Timberline lost to Tumwater. They were beaten every which way possible. Two passes intercepted and taken back, one punt returned, three rushing TDs, one pass. But they did shutout River Ridge in the opener and host a reeling Olympia team coming off two straight shutouts.
8. River Ridge Hawks (1-1)
Previous game: River Ridge 34, Sequim 0
Next game: vs. Ridgefield (2-0) – South Sound Stadium – Saturday, 7:00 PM
Notes: After getting shutout by Timberline in their opener, the Hawks traveled to Sequim and beat up on a Sequim team that lost their first game to Shelley, Idaho 42-0. So what to make of this River Ridge team? They will get a serious test on Saturday when Ridgefield comes to town. The Spudders are 2-0 and have beaten Rochester and Kalama by a combined 63-14.
9. Black Hills Wolves (1-1)
Previous game: North Thurston 24, Black Hills 0
Next game: @ Bainbridge Island (1-1) – BI Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: The Wolves blew out Clover Park in their opener and had high hopes for their offense. But North Thurston held that offense in check on Thursday night and it remains to be seen which offense will show up the rest of the year. But, the defense did play relatively well against the Rams. They play their only game away from town this weekend when they go to Bainbridge Island. River Ridge and Black Hills could easily be switched, but since the Hawks won last week, they get the nod at #8 over the Wolves.
10. Rochester Warriors (0-2)
Previous game: RA Long 47, Rochester 19
Next game: @ Rainier (0-2) – Rainier HS – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: The Warriors started out with a pretty tough schedule playing two 2A Greater Saint Helen’s League teams in a row. They gave up 28 first quarter points to RA Long but played them fairly evenly the rest of the way on Friday night. They next travel to Rainier to open 1A Evergreen Conference play against the 0-2 Mountaineers.
11. Rainier Mountaineers (0-2)
Previous game: Mossyrock 42, Rainier 12
Next game: vs. Rochester (0-2) – Rainier HS – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: Unlike Rochester, the Mountaineers have played down, getting handled by two 2B Central League teams to open the season, which is understandable considering Mac Shaw moved on to Tenino in the off-season. Their cross county match-up with Rochester on Friday will be a tough test despite the Warriors losing record.
12. Olympia Bears (0-2)
Previous game: Capital 19, Olympia 0
Next game: @ Timberline (1-1) – South Sound Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: Are the Bears the worst team in the area? No way. They have played arguably the best team in Oregon and one of the best teams in Washington in their two losses. But are they the only team in the area to be 0-2 and not score a point so far this season? Yes they are. So for now, they have to be on the bottom of these power rankings. And it doesn’t get any easier for the Bears. They head to South Sound Stadium to take on Timberline Friday night.





