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Today (3/10): Saints and Yellowjackets continue, boys soccer kicks off
The Saint Martin’s/Montana State-Billings softball and baseball doubleheader extravaganza continues on Saturday and even includes some extra baseball from a third game. It all starts at 11:00 AM at the SMU baseball field when the Saints and Yellowjackets continue their 2-2 suspended game from Friday afternoon. It then continues with a doubleheader at both the baseball and softball field with first pitch for both games scheduled for 1:00 PM. Weather may move the baseball games to the RAC, which is a good bet since it is currently pouring.
Boys soccer kicks off around town today with a handful of games. At South Sound Stadium are a fun pair of alumni games. The Timberline boys play Blazer alumni at 3:00 PM and North Thurston plays their alumni at 7:00 PM and there will be a 21-and-0ver alumni after party at O’Blarney’s following the games.
Black Hills and Capital also kick off their seasons on Saturday with a 2:00 PM game at Black Hills High School.
Friday scoreboard: Saints baseball wins, Saints softball splits
College baseball
Saint Martin’s 9, MSU-Billings 8 – More from SMUSaints.com
Saint Martin’s 2, MSU-Billings 2 after four innings. Postponed due to darkness, will resume tomorrow
In game one of today’s doubleheader, Saint Martin’s took a 7-0 lead before MSU-Billings scored eight straight runs to take an 8-7 lead in the eighth inning. But Chandler Tracy doubled in two runs in the bottom of the eighth inning and freshman Zach Carter pitched a scoreless ninth inning and the Saints came away with another comeback victory, 9-8. Tracey went 4-for-4 in the game with a triple and two doubles. The second game was tied 2-2 when darkness forced the game to be postponed until 11:00 AM on Saturday morning.
College softball
Saint Martin’s 2, MSU-Billings 1
MSU-Billings 5, Saint Martin’s 3 – More from SMUSaints.com
Saint Martin’s freshman Sam Munger shut down the potent Billings offense pitching a five hitter in a 2-1 Saint victory in game one of this important GNAC weekend series. The Saints scored both of their runs in the first inning on an infield error and held on the rest of the way for the victory. In game two, the Saints held a 2-1 lead after four innings but couldn’t hold on losing 5-3. The Saints are now 7-2 in conference while the Yellowjackets are right behind them at 7-3.
High school baseball
North Thurston 3, Timberline 2
Unofficial score as it is coming from a Twitter user that was a little unsure about the final. Will updated when I see something official.
Friday scoreboard: boys season ends in Olympia
Boys basketball
Anacortes 63, River Ridge 54
White River 56, North Thurston 37
Bothell 63, Olympia 54
And with three losses on Friday night, the boys basketball season comes to an end in Olympia, Lacey and Tumwater. While I’m a little relieved to not have to pay attention while on vacation, I didn’t really want it to end this way.
Oh well, good season and good luck to all the seniors on all of our local basketball teams. Mahalo!
Tonight (2/24): Boys State Regionals
Games in town involving local schools:
River Ridge vs. Anacortes – Tumwater High School – 8:00 PM
Games out of town involving local schools:
Olympia vs. Bothell – Auburn High School – 6:00 PM
North Thurston vs. White River – Mt. Tahoma High School – 6:00 PM
Games in town not involving local schools:
Mark Morris vs. Clover Park – Tumwater High School – 6:00 PM
Taholah vs. Muckleshoot – Timberline High School – 6:00 PM
Mt. Rainier Lutheran vs. Mary M. Knight – Timberline High School – 6:00 PM
Wallace wins MVP, coaches Landram, Brown and Ham honored
River Ridge’s Brad Wallace was named the 2A EvCo’s boys basketball MVP and his coach, Jeremy Landram, was named co-Coach of the Year along with North Thurston’s Tim Brown. On the girls side, North Thurston’s Mike Ham was named Coach of the Year. The Olympian has the full list of players honored, but here are the local players, broken down by school…
Black Hills
Boys: Caleb Montelongo (first team), Jake Crawford (honorable mention)
Girls: Izzy Campbell and Hope Mortensen (second team)
North Thurston
Boys: Tim Brown (Coach of the Year), Ben Broeker (first team), Landon Rushton (first team), Matt Reid (second team)
Girls: Mike Ham (Coach of the Year), Catie Mets (first team), Ciara Williams, Elyssa Quichocho and Chelsey Kindle (honorable mention)
River Ridge
Boys: Jeremy Landram (Coach of the Year), Brad Wallace (MVP), Micah Hardeman and Howie Harper (second team)
Girls: Necy Wade and Kyahri Adams (first team), Rebecca Stevenson (second team)
Tumwater
Boys: Daniel Hinkle (second team), Zach Boede (hornorable mention)
Girls: Carly McIsaac (first team), Haley VandenHazel (second team)
Tuesday scoreboard: Hawks, Rams to regionals, Geoducks done
Women’s basketball
Corban 60, Evergreen 48
Sophomore Danielle Swain had 16 points and Sami Clark added 11 but it wasn’t quite enough to get the 8th seeded Evergreen Geoducks past the 10th ranked team in the nation, Corban College, in the first round of the Cascade Collegiate Conference playoffs. Swain, a Black Hills alum, did set single season team records for blocks and rebounds in the game. The Geoducks finish the season with an overall record of 7-21 but played better than their record indicates. They will return their entire team next season except for one senior, Mele Rich.
Girl’s basketball
River Ridge 56, North Thurston 54
North Thurston cut a 16 point deficit and tied the game at 52 but River Ridge scored the next four points and held on to win, 56-54 securing a berth into the state regionals for the ninth straight season. Next up for the Hawks is a Saturday afternoon meeting with Port Angeles At Mt. Tahoma High School in Tacoma. The Rams season comes to an end.
Boy’s basketball
North Thurston 62, Washougal 56
A good Washougal crowd that made W.F West High School in Chehalis feel like a home game wasn’t quite enough to push the Panthers over the top to beat North Thurston on Tuesday night. The Rams got 30 points (or more) from senior Ben Broeker and made their free throws at the end to move into the state regionals for the first time since 2007. The Rams will play White River on Friday night at Mt. Tahoma.
Saturday scoreboard: too much for one headline
Men’s basketball
Alaska-Fairbanks 72, Saint Martin’s 70 – More from AlaskaNanooks.com
Northwest 86, Evergreen 51 – More from Evergreen athletics
SPSCC 104, Grays Harbor 59 – Box score
Brok Pendleton had 20 points and Roger O’Neill added 12 but Saint Martin’s couldn’t get the job done in the end and lost to the Nanooks 72-70. Fairbanks ended a 13 game losing streak with their win and the Saints have now dropped eight straight games. Evergreen got 19 points from senior Patrick Lewis on senior night and actually led 15-3 early in the first half, but the Geoducks were outscored 83-38 the rest of the way. Evergreen finishes the season 1-26. South Puget Sound got 35 points from Deshawn Hayes and another double-double from Anye Turner in their thrashing of Grays Harbor.
Women’s basketball
Saint Martin’s 66, Alaska-Fairbanks 58 – More from SMUSaints.com
Evergreen 66, Northwest 62 – More from Evergreen athletics
SPSCC 69, Grays Harbor 58 – Box score
Two seniors on senior night helped Saint Martin’s knock off the Nanooks. Megan Teade had 12 points and Andrea Schutt had 11 points and 10 rebounds. Freshman Jordyn Richardson led the way with 17 points. Evergreen earned their first trip to the playoffs since the 2007-2008 season with their win over Northwest and Concordia’s loss to Eastern Oregon. Jessica Edge had 17 points to lead the way for the Geoducks. South Puget Sound had four players score in double digits, including 20 points from Aisha Jones and 17 points from Alychia Colon in their victory over Grays Harbor.
Boy’s basketball
Olympia 63, Mt. Rainier 59
North Thurston 70, Tumwater 63
With their win, Olympia advances to the district title game at 6:00 PM on Monday night at the ShoWare Center in Kent. And with their win, North Thurston advances to a loser-out, winner-to-state regionals game on Tuesday night against Washougal
Girl’s basketball
Olympia 47, Central Kitsap 44
North Thurston 52, Tumwater 51
River Ridge 43, Woodland 38
Prairie 75, Timberline 47
Olympia earned a state berth with their victory over Central Kitsap. It is the first time they’ve been to the regionals since 2003. North Thurston and River Ridge’s victories set up a loser-out, winner-to-state regionals game between the two on Tuesday night. Timberline loses in the semifinals but they are already bound for state.
College baseball
Lewis and Clark State 12, Saint Martin’s 6 – More from LC State athletics
College Softball
Saint Martin’s 14, Western Oregon 9
Saint Martin’s 6, Western Oregon 5 – More from SMUSaints.com
Indoor Soccer
Kitsap Pumas 7, South Sound FC 6 (shootout)
Roller Derby
Oly Rollers 123, San Diego Derby Dolls Wildfires 102
Tonight (2/18): Geoducks, Saints, Rams and T-Birds
It’s senior night for The Evergreen State College tonight when they host Northwest University. The women will honor their lone senior, Mele Rich, and will then try take care of business on their end in their quest to make the CCC playoffs. The Geoducks need to beat the Eagles and hope that Concordia loses to Eastern Oregon. The College of Idaho beat Concordia on Friday night to give the Geoducks a chance. Tip-off is at 5:30 PM in the CRC Gymnasium.
The Geoduck men will honor three seniors – Marcus Buren, Larry Green and Patrick Lewis – and then take on the #10 ranked Eagles. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 PM.
It’s also senior night for the Saint Martin’s women when they host Alaska-Fairbanks at Marcus Pavilion. The Saints will honor five seniors – Megan Teade, Emily Lashua, Marelle Moehrle, Andrea Schutt and Kelsey Baker. They then take on the Nanooks, who are in last place in the GNAC at just 2-14, half a game worse than the Saints. Tip-off is at 7:00 PM.
In college softball action, Saint Martin’s is scheduled to play a doubleheader against Western Oregon at noon, but weather will probably force it’s postponement.
The Tumwater and North Thurston girls and boys play a 2A district IV loser-out doubleheader at River Ridge High School. The Rams boys and girls are 4-0 against the T-Birds this season. Tip-off is for the girl’s game is set for 5:45 PM with the boy’s game to follow at 7:30 PM.
In out-of-town playoff action, the River Ridge girls play a loser-out game against Woodland in Longview, the Olympia girls also play a loser-out game against Central Kitsap in Tacoma, the Timberline girls play a district semifinal game against Prairie in Lakewood and the Olympia boy’s play a semifinal against Mt. Rainier in Auburn.
Wednesday scoreboard: Hawks to play for district title
Boy’s basketball
Mark Morris 70, North Thurston 58
River Ridge 59, W.F. West 56
Tumwater 63, Hockinson 47
Washougal 66, Black Hills 62
River Ridge advanced to the 2A District IV title game behind 26 points from Brad Wallace. They will face Mark Morris who knocked off North Thurston. It will be the fourth meeting in the title game for the Hawks and Monarchs in the last five years. The title game is on Saturday night at 8:00 PM at St. Martin’s.
In the consolation bracket, Washougal ended Black Hills season and Tumwater beat Hockinson and will play North Thurston in a loser-out game on Saturday at 7:30 PM at River Ridge.
Girl’s basketball
Timberline 53, Mountain View 39
Skyview 81, Olympia 51
Northwest Christian 36, Raymond 35
Timberline got 17 points from Sasha Weber and 12 points from Becky Clayton to advance in the 3A playoffs. Northwest Christian eked by Raymond behind Kami Bates 11 points and ten points from Allison Sowers. They move on to play Toutle Lake in Rochester on Friday night.
Women’s basketball
SPSCC 69, Tacoma 57
South Puget Sound got their second win of the conference season thanks to 16 points from Renee Willey and 14 points from Monteaka Norwood.
Men’s basketball
Tacoma 110, SPSCC 78
Anye Turner had 20 points and 12 rebounds for SPSCC but Tacoma had three players score more than 20 points in their big victory. NWAACC scoring leader Mark McLaughlin had 28 points.
Tonight (2/15): Rams and Hawks in Tumwater, SPSCC hosts Tacoma
For the second night in a row, Tumwater High School is the place to be. The boy’s 2A District semifinals take place there tonight with a matchup between North Thurston and Mark Morris and 6:00 PM followed by River Ridge and W.F. West at 7:45.
Mark Morris was undefeated in the 3A Greater St. Helens League and is 15-4 overall but one of those losses came to North Thurston early in the season. In that game, Landon Ruston had 30 points and Ben Broeker added 13 for the Rams in their 67-64 victory while Tanner Brill scored 26 but was the only Monarch in double digits. In the other game at Tumwater, W.F. West and River Ridge meet for the third time this season. The Hawks took it to the Bearcats in both meetings, 62-42 in the first meeting in Chehalis and 72-55 in Lacey.
In the consolation bracket, Black Hills and Tumwater travel to Chehalis to take on Washougal and Hockinson respectively.
In girl’s playoff action, all games are being played out-of-town. the 4A playoffs get underway when Olympia travels to Vancouver to take on Skyview. Skyview was 10-0 in the 4A Greater St. Helens League and are 18-2 overall and are ranked #4 in the state. Tip-off is at 7:00 PM.
In the 3A playoffs, Timberline takes on Mountain View at 6:00 PM at Franklin Pierce High School in Tacoma. Mountain View is the #4 seed out of the 3A Greater St. Helens league and has a 10-13 record overall.
And in the 2B playoffs, Northwest Christian plays a loser-out game against Raymond at 6:30 PM in Centralia. The Navigators won both of the games the two teams played during the regular season.
The South Puget Sound men and women take on Tacoma Community College starting at 6:00 PM with the women and the men to follow. The Titan women are 9-12 overall and 6-6 in the NWAACC and beat the Clippers 66-56 on January 18th. The Tacoma men are 19-4 overall and 11-1 in conference and beat the Clippers by 12 in their first meeting. Tacoma features the NWAACC’s leading scorer at 27.91 points per game, Mark McLaughlin. McLaughlin committed to Washington State, signed with Nevada, moved to Baylor and then to Seattle University before landing at Tacoma.
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