Category Archives: North Thurston HS
Gunderson, Diekman, Winkler honored by EvCo
The 2A Evergreen Conference named Tumwater’s Nathaniel Gunderson and Devon Diekman defensive MVPs and Bryan Winkler coach of the year today. Aberdeen’s Juanito Lopez was named offensive MVP.
Here are the Olympia area players honored by the EvCo, broken down by school…
Black Hills
First team: Robbie Phillips – Sr. – Mid, Matt McDonald – Sr. – Def
Second team: Luke Proctor – Jr. – Def
North Thurston
First team: Joey Renaud – Sr. – Mid, Kenny Heo – Sr. – Mid, Miguel Soto-Torres – Jr. – Def
Second team: Taylor Kirkland – Sr. – GK, Nick Salazar – Sr. – Fwd, David Cregg – Jr. – Mid
River Ridge
First team: Michael Evans – Sr. – GK
Second team: Chris Behnke – Fr. – Fwd, Alex Conseco – So. – Mid, Zach McGill – Jr. – Def
Tumwater
Defensive MVPs: Nathaniel Gunderson – Sr., Devon Diekman – Sr.
Coach of the year: Bryan Winkler
First team: Kevin Weyand – Sr. – Fwd, Austin Snyder – Sr. – Fwd, Connor Sigmon – Jr. – Fwd, Jacob Irwin – So. – Mid, Kyle Mowlds – Sr. – Def.
Second team: Kile Lenherr – Jr. – Mid, Tyler Gerbert – Sr. – Def
The Daily World has the complete all-conference teams.
Today (5/19): Rams, Blazers, T-Birds at state
2A District IV champion North Thurston takes on Fife in the opening round of the state baseball tournament this morning at Bearcat Stadium in Chehalis. Fife went 18-8 overall this season but lost their last two games in the district playoffs heading into state. The winner of the game goes on to play either Aberdeen or Sumner later in the afternoon.
First pitch in game one is at 10:00 AM. The second game, should the Rams win, is at 4:00 PM also at Bearcat Stadium.
Timberline travels to Bellevue’s Bannerwood Park to take on West Seattle at 10:00 AM in the 3A state baseball tournament. West Seattle comes into the game at just 11-11 on the season. The winner moves onto play either Mount Vernon or Eastside Catholic at 4:00 PM.
In the 2A state soccer quarterfinals, Tumwater hosts Franklin Pierce at 1:00 PM. Franklin Pierce comes into the game at 13-4-2 overall and they knocked off Sehome 3:2 on Tuesday night to get to the quarterfinals. The winner moves on to play either Squalicum or Fife on Friday, May 25th at Sunset Chevy Stadium in Sumner.
Tuesday scoreboard: Capital’s season ends; Lowe wins district title
Boys soccer
Mount Vernon 2, Capital 0
Capital’s season comes to an end with a 2-0 loss to Mount Vernon. The Cougars couldn’t stop the Bulldogs’ Sergio Garcia who scored in the 38th minute just before halftime and right after the half in the 42nd minute.
High school softball
Yelm 3, Olympia 2
Girl’s Golf
North Thurston’s Olivia Lowe won the 2A individual District IV title by 13 strokes. She shot an 83 on Monday and a 78 today for a combined 161 at Three Rivers Golf Course in Kelso. She moves onto state on May 22-23 at Lake Spanaway Golf Course. For more local qualifiers, The Olympian has the full list.
Baseball alumni update: Conley still dealing
Olympia High School graduate and second round pick Adam Conley has been impressive in his first full season in professional baseball. Conley has made seven starts for the Greensboro Grasshoppers, single-A affiliate of the Miami Marlins, and has posted a 3-0 record with a 2.23 ERA. More impressively, Conley has only given up earned runs in three of his seven starts and his ERA is only that high because of one bad outing on April 28th against the West Virginia Power when he gave up six earned runs in 3 1/3 innings. Otherwise, Conley has given up just three earned runs and has struck out 43 batters in 36 1/3 innings.
In Appleton, River Ridge alum Seth Harvey has emerged as the Wisconsin Timber Rattler’ primary closer saving seven of the 13 games in which he has appeared. He is 2-0 on the season with a 2.40 ERA and has struck out 22 batters in 15 innings and has allowed just three walks for the Milwaukee Brewers’ single-A affiliate.
Olympia’s Kramer Champlin has pitched in eight games of relief for the Lansing Lugnuts, single-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays, and has posted a 2-1 record with a 3.72 ERA. In 19 1/3 innings, Champlin has struck out 17 batters and walked five. Unfortunately, he has also given up 21 hits and has allowed an earned run or more in all but three of his eight games and is currently on the seven day disabled list.
Two more alumni kick of their seasons this week in the independent Frontier League. Joash Brodin is in his fourth Frontier League season with the brand new London Rippers. The switch hitting first baseman out of North Thurston travels to Marion, Illinois to take on the Southern Illinois Miners on Friday night.
And Tumwater’s Ryan Bean recently signed to pitch for the Florence Freedom. The Freedom open at home against the Traverse City Beach Bums on Thursday. Bean was a 17th round draft pick of the San Francisco Giants in 2010 but was released in Spring Training.
Photo credits:
Adam Conley – Dano Keeney/MiLB.com
Kramer Champlin – Flickr user whitecapwendy
Friday scoreboard: Rams win district title; Reign win in OT
High school baseball
North Thurston 5, W.F. West 4 – More from The Olympian
Tyler Ridgeway threw the game-tying run out at the plate to seal North Thurston’s first district title since 2002 with a 5-4 win over EvCo regular season champ W.F. West. Riley Stordahl pitched a complete game for the Rams and Spencer Dorsey went 3-for-3 with two triples and two RBI. The Rams move on to the state regionals as a #1 seed. They play at 10:00 AM back at Bearcats Stadium in Chehalis.
International Basketball League
Olympia Reign 121, Salem Soldiers 118 – Overtime
High school softball
Tumwater 9, Black Hills 2
South Kitsap 5, Olympia 4
Today (5/11): Rams baseball plays for district championship
The North Thurston Rams baseball team plays for the 2A District IV championship today against W.F. West at Bearcat Stadium in Chehalis. The two teams met three times in the regular season and the Bearcats took all three games, 10-0, 6-5 and 8-0. The Rams went 12-6 in the EvCo regular season and got to this point in the playoffs by beating RA Long 5-1 and Centralia 5-1. The Bearcats went 17-1 and beat Tumwater 5-0 and Aberdeen 13-5. First pitch is at 5:00 PM and the game can be heard on KELA 1470 AM or online here.
The Narrows League softball tournament continues at SERA in Tacoma this afternoon. Timberline and Capital play a winner-to-districts, loser-out game at 12:30 PM. The Cougars and Blazers played twice in the regular season with Capital outscoring Timberline 29-4 in two wins. The winner goes on to play Yelm at 3:00 PM for the #2 seed.
In 4A fastpitch action, Olympia has already qualified for districts but will face South Kitsap at 3:00 PM to determine the #3 and #4 seeds.
Thursday scoreboard: Tumwater wins district championship
Boys soccer
Tumwater 5, Mark Morris 1
Aberdeen 5, North Thurston 1
Austin Snyder and Connor Sigmon each scored two goals to lead Tumwater to a 5-1 victory over Mark Morris to win the 2A District IV championship. Kile Linher added another goal for the T-Birds who now move onto state.
North Thurston’s season came to an end on Thursday night with a 5-1 loss to Aberdeen.
High school softball
Timberline 11, Lincoln 1
Central Kitsap 4, Olympia 1
Timberline survived to play another day with an 11-1 win over Lincoln in the 3A Narrows League tournament. They move on to play Capital on Friday in another loser-out game.
Olympia’s 4-1 loss to Central Kitsap drops them into a seeding game tomorrow against South Kitsap for the #3 seed into districts.
Today (5/10): District soccer championship in Tumwater
The 2A District IV championship comes to Tumwater Stadium this evening when Tumwater hosts Mark Morris at 7:00 PM. The T-Birds are undefeated and are coming off of a 9-0 win over W.F. West in the first round of the playoffs and beat Washougal 3-0 in the second round. The Monarchs knocked off Centralia 1-0 on Saturday and North Thurston 2-0 in the second round on Tuesday.
North Thurston travels to Aberdeen in a loser-out game at Stewart Field. The Rams upset top seed Hockinson 3-0 in the first round but was tripped up by Mark Morris 2-0 on Tuesday. Aberdeen lost their opener 2-1 to Washougal but beat up on W.F. West 5-0 in the second round. The Rams and Bobcats split their two meetings this season and both games came down to penalty kicks. First kick is at 7:00 PM.
The 4A Narrows League fastpitch tournament opens today at SERA in Tacoma. Olympia gets a first round bye and will play the winner of the Central Kitsap/Stadium game. First pitch is at 3:00 PM.
The 3A Narrows League also gets underway today at SERA. Timberline takes on Lincoln at 3:00 PM in a loser-out game. The winner will take on Capital on Friday. The Blazers and Abes split their two games this season. Lincoln won the first meeting 13-3 while Timberline took the second, 11-1.
Wednesday scoreboard: Blazers, Rams qualify; Olympia eliminated
High school baseball
Timberline 11, Enumclaw 2 – Blazers qualify for state
North Thurston 5, Centralia 1 – Rams qualify for state
Tumwater 3, Hockinson 0
Rogers 9, Olympia 3 – Bears, 17-1 regular season, eliminated
High school softball
Tumwater 4, Centralia 1
W.F. West 15, Black Hills 4
Yelm 1, Capital 0
Today (5/9): Blazers open playoffs; Rams play for state
Timberline opens up their playoff run today against Enumclaw at Auburn Mountainview High School. The Blazers won the 3A Narrows League with a 9-1 record, 10-4 overall. Enumclaw beat Camas 9-4 yesterday to earn a meeting with the Blazers. First pitch is at 4:00 PM.
Meanwhile, the 2A District IV playoffs continue when North Thurston faces Centralia at Bearcats Stadium in Chehalis. The winner goes to state. The Tigers took two games out of three from the Rams in the regular season. First pitch is at 6:00 PM. Listen to the game on the Eli Sports Network.
Just up the road at Ed Wheeler Field in Centralia, Tumwater faces Hockinson in a loser-out game at 4:00 PM.
And after a surprising upset, Olympia plays a loser-out game against Rogers at 7:00 PM at Art Wright Field in Kent. Rogers is the #6 seed out of the SPSL and knocked off Graham-Kapowsin 7-2 yesterday.
In regular season softball action, Black Hills hosts W.F. West at 4:30 PM and River Ridge hosts Aberdeen also at 4:30.
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