Category Archives: North Thurston HS
Olympia area alumni list – Update
Baseball
Minor League Baseball
Jared Sandberg (Capital HS) – Manager, Hudson Valley Renegades
Adam Conley (Olympia HS) – Jupiter Hammerheads
Seth Harvey (River Ridge HS) – Brevard County Manatees
Kramer Champlin (Olympia HS) – Lansing Lugnuts
Alex Phillips (Tenino HS) – Connecticut Tigers
Jacob Pettit (Hawks Prairie Cardinals – PSCL) – Bowie Baysox
Cody Hebner (Olympia Athletics – PSCL) – Fort Wayne Tincaps
Chris Scholl (Hawks Prairie Cardinals – PSCL) – Arkansas Travelers
Jake Shadle (Hawks Prairie Cardinals – PSCL) – Giants extended spring training
Independent Baseball
Joash Brodin (North Thurston HS) – Long Island Ducks
Collegiate wood bat summer baseball
Jason Monda (Capital HS) – Brewster Whitecaps
Kellen Camus (Capital HS) – Waterloo Bucks
Jourdan Weiks (Capital HS) – Herndon Braves
Tanner Nielsen (North Thurston HS) – Klamath Falls Gems
Cabe Reiten (Olympia HS) – Wenatchee Applesox
Basketball
German Pro-B
Blake Poole (Saint Martin’s) – BG Topstar Leitershofen Stadtbergen
Football
National Football League
Jonathan Stewart (Timberline HS) – Carolina Panthers
Matt Johnson (Tumwater HS) – Dallas Cowboys
Rugby
French National Rugby League Top 14
Scott LaValla (North Thurston HS) – Stade Francais
Quick Links: Perry, Nichols, Buckland, Bossio, Brodin, Poole, Green and a Geoduck
I am way behind on posting links, so here are some from just the last week that have caught my eye…
- North Thurston cross country coach and teacher Heidi Perry is running 135 miles in Death Valley – The Olympian
- Dick Nichols is retiring – The Olympian
- Capital’s Brodie Buckland will be rowing for Australia in the Olympics – ThurstonTalk.com
- Another Capital grad, Jarred Bossio is still alive in the PNW Amateur golf tournament – The News Tribune
- North Thurston’s Joash Brodin was named the MVP of the Frontier League All-Star game last night – Pantagraph.com
- Saint Martin’s Blake Poole and Jeremy Green and the Bellingham Slam won the IBL Championship on Sunday – Bellingham Slam
- Uh oh. The Evergreen basketball team will play Pac-12 Utah in Salt Lake City on December 14th – Utah Utes
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2012 high school football schedule
Week One
August 30th
Capital at Newport – Bill Green Stadium, Bellevue – 7:00 PM
August 31st
Black Hills vs. Clover Park – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM
North Thurston @ Steilacoom – Steilacoom HS Stadium – 7:00 PM
Olympia vs. Lake Oswego – Ingersoll Stadium – 7:00 PM
River Ridge @ Timberline – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
Tumwater @ Shelton – Highclimber Stadium – 7:00 PM
Yelm @ Highline – Highline Stadium, Burien – 7:00 PM
Rochester vs. Ridgefield – Rochester HS Stadium – 7:00 PM
Tenino @ Raymond – Raymond HS Stadium – 7:00 PM
Rainier @ Naselle – Naselle High School – 7:00 PM
Week Two
September 7th
Black Hills @ North Thurston – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
Timberline @ Tumwater – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM
Olympia @ Capital – Ingersoll Stadium – 7:30 PM
Yelm vs. Olympic – Yelm HS Stadium – 7:00 PM
Shelton @ North Mason – Pugh Stadium, Belfair – 7:00 PM
Rainier vs. Mossyrock – Rainier HS Stadium – 7:00 PM
Tenino vs. Washougal – Tenino Stadium – 7:00 PM
River Ridge @ Sequim – Sequim High School – 7:00 PM
Rochester vs. RA Long – Rochester High School – 7:00 PM
Weet Three
September 13th
North Thurston vs. Foss – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
September 14th
Black Hills @ Bainbridge – BI Stadium – 7:00 PM
Capital vs. Bothell – Ingersoll Stadium – 7:00 PM
Olympia @ Timberline – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
Yelm @ Stadium – Stadium Bowl, Tacoma – 7:00 PM
Shelton vs. Wilson – Highclimber Stadium – 7:00 PM
Rochester @ Rainier – Rainer HS Stadium – 7:00 PM
Tenino vs. Elma – Tenino Stadium – 7:00 PM
Tumwater vs. Inglemoor – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM
September 15th
Ridgefield vs. River Ridge – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
Week Four
September 21st
Black Hills vs. Aberdeen – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM
North Thurston @ Lincoln – Lincoln Bowl, Tacoma – 7:00 PM
Olympia vs. Stadium – Ingersoll Stadium – 7:00 PM
Timberline @ Wilson – Stadium Bowl, Tacoma – 7:00 PM
Shelton @ Yelm – Yelm HS Stadium – 7:00 PM
Rochester @ Hoquiam – Olympic Stadium, Hoquiam – 7:00 PM
River Ridge vs. Hockinson – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
Tenino vs. Forks – Tenino Stadium – 7:00 PM
Rainier @ Elma – Elma High School – 7:00 PM
September 22nd
Tumwater @ Capital – Ingersoll Stadium – 7:00 PM
Week Five
September 27th
Timberline vs. Lincoln – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
September 28th
Black Hills @ River Ridge – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
Capital @ Centralia – Tiger Stadium, Centralia – 7:00 PM
Olympia @ South Kitsap – SK Stadium, Port Orchard – 7:00 PM
Tumwater vs. W.F. West – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM
Shelton vs. Foss – Highclimber Stadium – 7:00 PM
Yelm @ Central Kitsap – Silverdale Stadium – 7:00 PM
Rainier vs. Tenino – Rainier HS Stadium – 7:00 PM
Rochester vs. Elma – Rochester High School – 7:00 PM
September 29th
North Thurston vs. Wilson – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
Week Six
October 5th
Black Hills vs. W.F. West – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM
Capital @ Bellarmine – Memorial Field, Tacoma – 7:00 PM
Olympia vs. Central Kitsap – Ingersoll Stadium – 7:00 PM
Tumwater @ North Thurston – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
Timberline @ Foss – Mount Tahoma Stadium, Tacoma – 7:00 PM
Yelm vs. South Kitsap – Yelm HS Stadium – 7:00 PM
Shelton @ Lincoln – Lincoln Bowl, Tacoma – 7:00 PM
River Ridge @ Centralia – Tiger Stadium, Centralia – 7:00 PM
Rainier @ Forks – Forks High school – 7:00 PM
Tenino @ La Center – La Center High School – 7:00 PM
Rochester @ Montesano – Montesano High School – 7:00 PM
Week Seven
October 12th
Black Hills @ Capital – Ingersoll Stadium – 7:00 PM
North Thurston @ Shelton – Highclimber Stadium – 7:00 PM
Olympia @ Gig Harbor – Roy Anderson Field – 7:00 PM
Tumwater vs. Centralia – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM
Timberline vs. Mount Tahoma – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
Yelm @ Bellarmine – Memorial Stadium, Tacoma – 7:00 PM
Rainier vs. Hoquiam – Rainier HS Stadium – 7:00 PM
Tenino vs. Montesano – Tenino Stadium – 7:00 PM
River Ridge @ W.F. West – Bearcat Stadium – 7:00 PM
Rochester vs. Forks – Rochester HS – 7:00 PM
Week Eight
October 18th
Tumwater @ River Ridge – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
October 19th
Black Hills vs. Centralia – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM
Capital @ W.F. West – Bearcat Stadium, Chehalis – 7:00 PM
Olympia vs. Bellarmine – Ingersoll Stadium – 7:00 PM
Timberline @ North Thurston – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
Shelton @ Mount Tahoma – Mount Tahoma Stadium, Tacoma – 7:00 PM
Yelm vs. Gig Harbor – Yelm HS Stadium – 7:00 PM
Rainier @ Montesano – Montesano HS Stadium – 7:00 PM
Tenino @ Hoquiam – Olympic Stadium, Hoquiam – 7:00 PM
Rochester @ Stevenson – Stevenson HS – 7:00 PM
Week Nine
October 26th
Black Hills @ Tumwater – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM
North Thurston @ Mount Tahoma – Mount Tahoma Stadium – 7:00 PM
Olympia @ Yelm – Yelm HS Stadium – 7:00 PM
River Ridge @ Capital – Ingersoll Stadium – 7:00 PM
Shelton @ Timberline – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
Tenino @ Rochester – Rochester HS – 7:00 PM
Rainier vs. Seton Catholic – Rainier HS Stadium – 7:00 PM
Oly area alumni list – summer (UPDATED 6/21)
One of the goals of Oly Sports is to keep track of local area alumni and their post Olympia area high school or college sports careers. So below is a list of athletes playing professional, semi-pro or in collegiate summer leagues this summer…
Baseball
Minor League Baseball
Jared Sandberg (Capital HS) – Manager, Hudson Valley Renegades
Adam Conley (Olympia HS) – Greensboro Grasshoppers Called up to Jupiter Hammerheads
Seth Harvey (River Ridge HS) – Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Promoted to Brevard County Manatees
Kramer Champlin (Olympia HS) – Lansing Lugnuts
Alex Phillips (Tenino HS) – Connecticut Tigers
Jacob Pettit (Hawks Prairie Cardinals – PSCL) – Bowie Baysox
Cody Hebner (Olympia Athletics – PSCL) – Fort Wayne Tincaps
Chris Scholl (Hawks Prairie Cardinals – PSCL) – Arkansas Travelers
Jake Shadle (Hawks Prairie Cardinals – PSCL) – Giants extended spring training
Independent Baseball
Joash Brodin (North Thurston HS) – London Rippers
Collegiate wood bat summer baseball
Jason Monda (Capital HS) – Brewster Whitecaps
Kellen Camus (Capital HS) – Waterloo Bucks
Jourdan Weiks (Capital HS) – Herndon Braves
Tanner Nielsen (North Thurston HS) – Klamath Falls Gems
Cabe Reiten (Olympia HS) – Wenatchee Applesox
Basketball
Semi-pro
Blake Poole (Saint Martin’s) – Bellingham Slam
Jeremy Green (Saint Martin’s) – Bellingham Slam Left team
Nate Menefee (Timberline HS, Evergreen) – Olympia Reign
Giovanne Woods (Evergreen, River Ridge HS) – Olympia Reign
Mike Ward (Evergreen) – Olympia Reign
Marcus Wright (Evergreen) – Olympia Reign
Marcus Whitaker (Evergreen) – Olympia Reign
Nicholas Moore (Evergreen) – Olympia Reign
Julio Feliciano (Evergreen) – Olympia Reign
Football
National Football League
Jonathan Stewart (Timberline HS) – Carolina Panthers
Matt Johnson (Tumwater HS) – Dallas Cowboys
Rugby
Scott LaValla (North Thurston HS) – US National Team
Soccer
Zach Lubin (Saint Martin’s) – Kitsap Pumas
I’m sure this is not a complete list. If you know someone that I have left off, please let me know in the comments or drop me an email.
And I purposefully didn’t include anybody playing in the Puget Sound Collegiate League because there are so many of them. You can find them by going to the PSCL website.
Rams soccer coach Knudson resigns
North Thurston’s Chris Knudson has resigned from his position as the Rams’ head boys soccer coach joining Timberline’s John Hayes as the second North Thurston School District coach to depart in this off season.
In five seasons at his alma mater, Knudson took the Rams from a 2-12 season in 2008 to the state quarterfinals in 2011 going 12-5-1 before losing to eventual state runners-up Fife 1-0 in the quarters.
This season, the Rams pulled an upset in the first round of districts knocking off number one seed Hockinson 3-0 but lost their final two district games to Mark Morris and Aberdeen and finished the season 9-8-1.
Knudson, who is part owner of the Lacey and Olympia Casa Mia restaurants, is leaving the program due to time constraints. His wife is expecting their first child in November.
Smith, Ubrun named EvCo softball MVPs
Tumwater softball’s Kierstin Smith was named Pitching MVP and Alyssa Ubrun was named Offensive MVP by the 2A Evergreen Conference. And while the state runners up took the two MVP trophies, state champion Mike Keen of W.F. West took home the coach of the year award.
Here are all of the Olympia area players honored by the EvCo broken down by school:
Black Hills
Second team: Alyssa Nelson – So. – P, Taylor Pottschmidt – Sr. – INF
Honorable mention: Makenzy Tarrow – Jr., Liana McCann – Sr.
North Thurston
First team: Dominique Greeno – Fr. – INF
Honorable mention: Brianna Perry – Sr.
River Ridge
Honorable mention: Bri Attwood – Fr.
Tumwater
Pitching MVP: Kierstin Smith – Sr.
Offensive MVP: Alyssa Ubrun – So.
First team: Gabby Vidallon – So. – Util
Honorable mention: Alexa McDaniel – So., Ashley Wells – Sr., Makayla Glasgo – So., Sarah Orgill – Sr.
Meg Wochnick has the full all-EvCo teams at The Olympian.
Friday scoreboard: T-Birds, tennis, Reign
Boys soccer – state semi-finals
Fife 2, Tumwater 0
Tumwater’s undefeated run came to an end at the hands of the Fife Trojans. The T-Birds play for third place tomorrow at noon in Sumner.
High school softball – state tournament
Tumwater 12, Cheney 2
Tumwater 8, Granite Falls 1
Tumwater breezed through the first two rounds of the state tournament in Selah today and now face Selah at Carlon Park tomorrow in the semi-finals at 10:00 AM.
Boys tennis – state tournament
4A Doubles
•Hunter Wood/John Stormans – Olympia 2, Allen Kim/Matt Sham – Newport 0
•Hunter Wood/John Stormans – Olympia 2, Brett Meyer/Zach Fisher – Richland 0
3A Singles
•Jordan Smith – Mercer Island 2, Jeremy Marsh – Timberline 0
•Mitch Anderson – West Valley 2, Jeremy Marsh – Timberline 0 – Marsh eliminated
2A Singles/Doubles
•Ryan Adams – Clarkston 2, Jason Agtarap – North Thurston 0
•Drew Dawson – Franklin Pierce 2, Jason Agtarap – North Thurston 0 – Agtarap eliminated
•Drew Adams – Clarkston 2, Zach Drake – Tumwater 1
•Zach Drake – Tumwater 2, Nick Smith – Sehome 0
•Zach Fohn – North Kitsap 2, Jimmy Do – Black Hills 0
•Jimmy Do, Black Hills 2, Blake Andrews – Medical Lake 0
•Ryan Gudbranson/Evan Gudbranson – Tumwater 2, Abel Pasillas/Stevan Ramirez – Grandview 0
•Reed Welch/EJ Troutman – Bellingham 2, Ryan Gudbranson/Evan Gudbranson – Tumwater 0
•Ismael Teshome/Jake Wesselman – Medical Lake 2, Jooneil Ahn/Scott Vannerson – North Thurston 0
•Jooneil Ahn/Scott Vannerson – North Thurston 2, Nolan Wolffis/Luke Reardon – Lynden 0
Girls tennis – state tournament
4A Singles
•Sabrina Demerath – Inglemoor 2, Gemma Robinson – Olympia 0
•Kailyn Skjonsby – South Kitsap 2, Gemma Robinson – Olympia 0 – Robinson eliminated
3A Singles
•Catherine Allen – Holy Names 2, Natalie Sypeck – Timberline 0
•Esther Kwon – Camas 2, Natalie Sypeck – Timberline 0 – Sypeck eliminated
2A Singles/Doubles
•Julie Hansen – Black Hills 2, Hayley Newman – South Whidbey 0
•Julie Hansen – Black Hills 2, Miriam Tuma – Sumner 1
•Emily Barclift/McKenzie Click – Tumwater 2, Sam Simmons/Emma Scherschligt – East Valley 0
•Becca WIlson/Claire Krause – Squalicum 2, Emily Barclift/McKenzie Click – Tumwater 1
International Basketball League
Bellingham Slam 145, Olympia Reign 94
Wednesday scoreboard: State golf final round
State Golf Tournament – Final Round
4A – Boys
Dominick Franks – Olympia – 83 – 159 total – 23rd place
Brendan McCauley – Olympia – 82 – 164 total – 36th place
3A Girls
Ally Redifer – Timberline – 83 – 165 total – 19th place
Franchesca Borjay – Timberline – 84 – 173 total – 32nd place
2A Boys
Seth Nickerson – Tumwater – 78 – 155 total – 3rd place
Jake Shier – Black Hills – 93 – 178 total – 34th place
Jacob Lowe – North Thurston – 96 – 181 total – 36th place
2A Girls
Oliva Lowe – North Thurston – 86 – 165 total – 6th place
Kayla Monroe – Tumwater – 84 – 179 total – 10th place
Stephanie Roloff – Black Hills – 96 – 191 total – 25th place
2B Boys
Trevor Magruder – Northwest Christian – 90 – 179 total – 22nd place
Justin Blang – Northwest Christian – 95 – 189 total – 33rd place
2B Girls
Anna Bakker – Northwest Christian – 104 – 203 total – 6th place
Jordyn Wagner – Northwest Christian – 119 – 231 total – 22nd place
Tuesday scoreboard: State golf – day one
State Golf Tournament – Day One
4A – Boys
Dominick Franks – Olympia – 78 – 12th place
Brendan McCauley – Olympia – 82 – 36th place
3A – Boys
Joel Christopher – Capital – 87 – 36th place – Missed cut
Alex Willing – Capital – 91 – 74th place – Missed cut
Brent Chapin – Capital – 97 – 79th place – Missed cut
3A Girls
Ally Redifer – Timberline – 82 – 20th place
Franchesca Borjay – Timberline – 89 – 38th place
Nina Orwell – Capital – 93 – 50th place – Missed cut
Holli Wieland – Capital – 97 – 62nd place – Missed cut
Michaela Smith – Timberline – 106 – 75th place – Missed cut
Naomi Yamamoto – Capital – 106 – 75th place – Missed cut
Amy Martin – Timberline – 108 – 78th place – Missed cut
2A Boys
Seth Nickerson – Tumwater – 77 – 3rd place
Jacob Lowe – North Thurston – 85 – 24th place
Jake Shier – Black Hills – 85 – 24th place
Jackson Boe – Tumwater – 91 – 51st place – Missed cut
Logan Goulet – River Ridge – 91 – 51st place – Missed cut
Ben Reece – North Thurston – 96 – 72nd place – Missed cut
2A Girls
Oliva Lowe – North Thurston – 79 – 3rd place
Kayla Monroe – Tumwater – 95 – 22nd place
Stephanie Roloff – Black Hills – 95 – 22nd place
Audrey Marlatt – North Thurston – 101 – 44th place – Missed cut
Sara Fontenot – Black Hills – 102 – 48th place – Missed cut
Nicole Adams – Black Hills – 116 – 73rd place – Missed cut
Morgan Schimelfenig – Tumwater – 116 – 73rd place – Missed cut
2B Boys
Trevor Magruder – Northwest Christian – 89 – 16th place
Justin Blang – Northwest Christian – 94 – 34th place
2B Girls
Anna Bakker – Northwest Christian – 99 – 5th place
Jordyn Wagner – Northwest Christian – 112 – 16th place
Kristy Jung – Northwest Christian – 127 – 34th place
Saturday scoreboard: T-Birds to semis; Rams, Blazers seasons end
Boys soccer
Tumwater 3, Franklin Pierce 0 – More from The Olympian
After not registering even one shot on goal in the first half, Bradley Saner opened the scoring in the 44th minute and Tumwater never looked back in their 3:1 win over Franklin Pierce in the quarterfinals of the 2A state tournament. The T-Birds earned their first trip to the semifinals and will play Fife on Friday, May 25th at Sunset Chevy Stadium in Sumner.
Connor Sigmon scored what proved to be the game winner in the 52nd minute. Franklin Pierce cut the lead to just one in the 59th minute on a Richard Laducer goal but Sigmon closed the door with an insurance goal in the 60th minute and the undefeated season rolls along.
High school baseball
Timberline 5, West Seattle 0
Eastside Catholic 5, Timberline 1
Rick Ahlf went 3-for-4 and Matt Mercer got the win in Timberline’s 5-0 win over West Seattle in the opening round of the 3A state playoffs. The win setup a quarterfinals matchup with Eastside Catholic but the Blazers were unable to hold off the Crusaders and were bumped from the tournament with a 5-1 loss.
North Thurston 4, Fife 1
Sumner 5, North Thurston 4
North Thurston’s Tyler Ridgeway pitched a three hit complete game and went 2-for-3 with two runs to knock off Fife in the first round of the 2A state tournament at Bearcat Stadium in Chehalis. The two runs that the Rams scored in the first inning proved to be enough to move them into the next round against Sumner.
In the quarterfinals, the Rams took a 3-0 lead in the fourth inning but Sumner answered right back with four runs in the fifth inning and added another in the seventh. Down 5-3, North Thurston scored a run in the bottom half of the inning but Spencer Dorsey was thrown out at the plate trying to score on a passed ball and the Rams season came to a heartbreaking end.
High school softball
Prairie 6, Capital 0
Capital was shutout twice in districts and their season came to an end with an 8-10 record.
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