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Tuesday scoreboard: Bears, Navigators go to OT, rough night for girls and silent films
Valentine’s date went long so just a quick scoreboard tonight…
Boy’s basketball
Olympia 69, Kentlake 66 – OT
Northwest Christian 66, Naselle 64 – OT
Girl’s basketball
Mark Morris 62, River Ridge 39
W.F. West 51, North Thurston 33
Woodland 61, Black Hills 46
Tumwater 52, Hockinson 38
Best picture nominees
“The Artist” – Highly overrated
Tonight (2/14): Valentine’s Day playoffs
It’s Valentine’s Day so why not take your special someone to a playoff basketball game (I say as I plan to go to dinner and “The Artist” tonight)?
On the girl’s 2A side, the place to be tonight is Tumwater High School. At 6:00 PM, River Ridge takes on Mark Morris in a matchup between the #1 seed out of the EvCo and the #1 seed out of the Greater St. Helens League. Mark Morris is 18-4 overall and was 9-0 in the GSHL and are coming off a 64-41 dismantling of Tumwater in the first round.
Following the River Ridge/Mark Morris game, North Thurston takes on W.F. West for the third time this season and the Rams are looking for some revenge. The Bearcats handily knocked off the Rams twice, 60-47 on December 13th and 59-42 on January 27th. Tip-off is tentatively set for 7:45.
In the consolation bracket of the 2A District IV tournament, Tumwater and Black Hills travel to Chehalis to take on Hockinson and Woodland, respectively.
In the 3A girl’s 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. This game is on Wednesday, not Tuesday.
Two other girl’s game in town tonight, though they don’t involve Olympia area teams (since I’m focused on only Olympia, Tumwater and Lacey). Forks plays Castle Rock at 6:00 PM and Tenino takes on Hoquiam at 8:oo PM at Black Hills High School. You should go and see Tenino’s dominant sophomore Nike McClure because you will hear a lot about her over the next couple years.
On the boy’s side, the 4A playoffs get underway when Olympia hosts Kentlake at 7:00 PM. The Falcons were 9-8 in the SPSL and are 11-12 overall. Kentlake has won two straight playoff games to get to this point, beating Tahoma on February 8th, 35-22, and Rogers on Saturday, 61-58.
Also in action tonight is Northwest Christian who head to Rochester to take on Naselle at 6:30 PM in the consolation bracket of the 2B District IV playoffs. The Navigators beat Naselle twice during the regular season.
Tonight (2/11): 2A boy’s playoffs, Saints host Western Oregon
The 2A District IV boy’s playoffs begin tonight with two games here in town.
River Ridge, the #1 seed from the EvCo, gets another game with Tumwater, the EvCo’s #5 seed, but it shouldn’t be an easy first round game for the Hawks. The two teams split their two conference games this season. The T-Birds won the first meeting in double overtime, 92-90 and River Ridge took the second game 80-68. In both games, River Ridge’s Brad Wallace scored over 30 points (32 in the loss and 37 in the win). Tip-off is at 7:00 PM.
North Thurston hosts Washougal, the #3 seed out of the Greater St. Helens League, at 7:00 PM. Washougal was 4-4 in conference and 11-6 overall but won just two of their last seven games.
Black Hills travels to Longview to take on Mark Morris, the #1 seed out of the Greater St. Helens, who went undefeated in conference and has won nine straight en route to a 14-4 overall record.
In 2B boy’s playoff action, Northwest Christian takes on Toutle Lake in Rochester on Saturday night. Toutle Lake was 12-2 in conference and 17-3 overall.
The Western Oregon Wolves comes to town on Saturday night to take on Saint Martin’s. The Wolves are fourth in the GNAC at 8-5 in conference with a 15-7 overall record. One of those losses was to the Saints on January 14th in Monmouth. Jeremy Green had 18 points and Brok Pendleton and Will Bond added 15for the Saints in their biggest win of the season against the then first place Wolves. Since that loss, Western Oregon has gone just 2-4. Tip-off is at 7:00 PM at Marcus Pavilion.
Friday recap: No playoff surprises, Geoducks struggle in Oregon, Saints struggle in California
Girl’s basketball
River Ridge 53, Hockinson 30
Mark Morris 64, Tumwater 41
North Thurston 59, Woodland 56 – 2OT
W.F. West 58, Black Hills 38
No surprises on the girl’s side of the 2A District IV playoff bracket on Friday night. River Ridge got an easy win over Hockinson behind Necy Wade’s 13 points and Kyahri Adams’ 14 points, Mark Morris three pointed Tumwater to death, Woodland took North Thurston to double overtime before the Rams prevailed thanks to Catie Mets’ 23 points and W.F. West beat Black Hills for the third time this season.
Next up: River Ridge plays Mark Morris on Tuesday in Tumwater at 6:00 PM and the North Thurston/W.F. West game follows at 7:45. On the loser’s side of the bracket, Tumwater plays Hockinson at 6:00 PM and Black Hills takes on Woodland at 7:45 at W.F. West in Chehalis.
Boy’s basketball
Bellarmine 68, Olympia 51
Dominick Francks scored 22 points but was the only Olympia player to crack double digits, a rarity for the usually balanced offensive attack of the Bears, and Bellarmine ran right past them in the second half to secure the #1 seed out of the 4A Narrows. Oly led at halftime, 30-24, but Bellarmine outscored them in the second half 44-21. The Bears will next host either Kentlake or Rogers on Tuesday night.
Women’s basketball
Oregon Tech 61, Evergreen 45 – More from the Geoducks
Despite the loss, Evergreen remains only a half game out of a CCC playoff spot. They are chasing Concordia, who lost to Corban tonight.
Men’s basketball
Oregon Tech 90, Evergreen 62 – More from the Geoducks
College softball
Cal State Dominguez Hills 2, Saint Martin’s 1
Cal State Dominguez Hills 5, Saint Martin’s 1 – More from SMUSaints.com
College baseball
Chico State 7, Saint Martin’s 2 – More from SMUSaints.com
Tonight: Girl’s districts, Oly/Bellarmine rematch
Just one game in town tonight but plenty of playoff action just a short drive away.
The lone game in town tonight is a 2A District IV girl’s playoff game between River Ridge, the #1 seed out of the EvCo and Hockinson, the #3 team out of the Greater St. Helens League. Hockinson beat R.A. Long on Wednesday night, 47-46, in a tiebreaker game to make the playoffs. They are led by their 5’10” senior guard Jenna Haagen, who scored 11.7 points per game. They also feature 6’1″ post Katelyn McGuire, who averaged 9.5 points and 10 rebounds per game in just her sophomore year. The Olympian has a story today about River Ridge’s head coach, Jackie Robinson and his relationship with George Karl. Tip-off between the Hawks and the Hawks is set for 7:00 PM in Lacey.
Meanwhile, the #3 seed out of the EvCo, North Thurston, travels to Woodland tonight for their playoff game. Woodland is the #2 seed out of the Greater St. Helens and is 14-6 overall and 6-3 in conference. The Beavers and Rams had two common opponents this season, Tumwater and W.F. West. Woodland lost to both in December (43-31 to W.F. West and 43-40 to Tumwater).
And finally, Black Hills, the EvCo #5 gets a rematch with the EvCo #2, W.F. West in Chehalis. The two teams have met twice already this season in conference with W.F. West winning easily both times, 62-48 in December and 50-29 on Wednesday night.
On the boy’s side, Olympia and Bellarmine play for the third time this season for the #1 seed out of the 4A Narrows at Foss High School in Tacoma. The two teams were tied at 13-1 in conference with their only losses coming to each other on the road. Either way, Oly will have a home playoff game on Tuesday night. Tip-off for the rematch tonight is at 7:00 PM.
Saturday recap: Geoducks women, Saints softball, Rams and Navigators all win
Men’s basketball
Western Washington 70, Saint Martin’s 67 – Game recap from SMUSaints.com
Concordia 67, Evergreen 58 – More from the Geoducks
Women’s basketball
Western Washington 83, Saint Martin’s 50 – More from WWUVikings.com
Evergreen 74, Concordia 51 –More from Geoducks athletics
College Softball
Saint Martin’s 5, University of British Columbia 2 – Doubleheader recap from the Saints
Saint Martin’s 6, University of British Columbia 6 – Game called due to darkness
College Baseball
Cal Poly Pomona 19, Saint Martin’s 3
Cal Poly Pomona 12, Saint Martin’s 2 – More from Cal Poly Pomona athletics
Indoor Soccer
Kitsap Pumas 8, South Sound FC 6
Boy’s basketball
Northwest Christian 69, South Bend 53
North Thurston 66, Aberdeen 39
Girl’s basketball
North Thurston 66, Aberdeen 46
Bowling
Timberline finishes 5th and Black Hills finishes 6th in the 3A/2A State Tournament
February 3rd recap: two more Geoducks losses, Saints baseball pounded and River Ridge beats the Rams
Men’s basketball
Warner Pacific 91, Evergreen 60 – More from Geoducks athletics
Women’s basketball
Warner Pacific 57, Evergreen 45 – More from Geoducks athletics
Boy’s basketball
Capital 45, Lincoln 43
Wilson 57, Timberline 47
Olympia 69, Mount Tahoma 49
Willapa Valley 55, Northwest Christian 44
Black Hills 86, Tumwater 79
Girl’s basketball
Tumwater 61, Black Hills 44
Olympia 77, Mount Tahoma 67 – OT
Wilson 82, Timberline 56
Lincoln 55, Capital 29
Willapa Valley 49, Northwest Christian 28
River Ridge 53, North Thurston 39
College baseball
Cal-Poly Pomona 20, Saint Martin’s 0 – More from SMUSaints.com
Bowling
Timberline is third in the 3A/2A state tournament after the first day trailing Mark Morris and Wilson. Black Hills is sixth.
Tonight (2/3): Geoducks vs. Knights, Rams vs. Hawks
The tenth ranked men’s team in the NAIA Division II comes to town on Friday night to take on the struggling Evergreen Geoducks. Warner Pacific is 10-2 in the Cascade Collegiate Conference and 18-5 overall. Meanwhile, the Geoducks have lost 17 straight games, are winless in conference and have just one win overall and were beaten by the Knights 93-67 in Portland on January 7th. Tip-off is set for 7:30 PM.
The Geoduck women also host Warner Pacific at the CRC Gymnasium on Friday night. The Knights are 9-3 in the CCC and 15-8 overall and have won eight straight games. Evergreen is just 2-11 in conference but have given good teams fits over the last couple of weeks including a near upset of #8 Eastern Oregon last Saturday night. Warner Pacific won the first match-up 70-55. Tip-off is at 5:00 PM.
The big high school game tonight is the North Thurston/River Ridge girl’s game. The two teams are tied for second place in the 2A EvCo just one game behind W.F. West. The Rams took the first meeting 44-42 on January 12th. Tip-off is at 7:30 at North Thurston.
Plenty of other high school games around town as well, here is the rest of the schedule…
Girl’s basketball
Black Hills at Tumwater – 6:00 PM
Mount Tahoma at Olympia – 7:00 PM
Boy’s basketball
Lincoln at Capital – 7:00 PM
Wilson at Timberline – 7:00 PM
Black Hills at Tumwater – 7:45
February 2nd recap: heartbreak for the Saints, River Ridge pulls even
Men’s basketball
Simon Fraser 88, Saint Martin’s 85 – Game recap on SMUSaints.com
The Saints went on an 8-0 run that started with just 41 seconds left and they tied the game with four seconds left on a Ryan Votaw 3-pointer. But Justin Brown’s buzzer beating heave from half court went down and so did the Saints. Brown scored 35 points for the Clan who move to 2-9 in the GNAC while the Saints drop to 4-8 in conference. The Saints were led by Brok Pendleton’s 26 points and Jeremy Green added 25.
Women’s basketball
Simon Fraser 78, Saint Martin’s 48 – More from Simon Fraser Athletics
Boy’s basketball
River Ridge 67, North Thurston 63
River Ridge built a 17 point halftime lead and weathered North Thurston’s comeback attempt that included a 25-13 third quarter to pull even with the Rams at 8-3 in the 2A EvCo. Brad Wallace had 20 points for the Hawks, Micah Hardeman had 19 and Howie Harper added 14 in the win. The Rams two leaders, Landon Rushton and Ben Broeker scored 20 and 18 respectively.
Girl’s basketball
Raymond 51, Northwest Christian 43
Kami Bates had 19 points and Allison Sowers had 15 points on the Navigator’s senior night but it wasn’t enough to get past Raymond.
Tonight (2/2): EvCo on the line, Saints at home
Big big big game tonight in Lacey when River Ridge hosts North Thurston. The Rams are in first place at 8-2 in the 2A Evergreen Conference but the Hawks are nipping at their heels just one game behind at 7-3. North Thurston won the first game 68-51 on January 13th behind 18 points each by seniors Landon Rushton and Ben Broeker. River Ridge’s Brad Wallace scored 20 in the first meeting. All three have had big games recently. Wallace scored 37 points against Tumwater on Tuesday, Broeker scored 36 against Black Hills on Tuesday and Rushton had 38 against Tumwater on Friday. Tip-off is set for 7:30.
In men’s basketball action, Saint Martin’s (8-12 overall, 4-7 GNAC) returns home to take on Simon Fraser (6-12 overall, 1-9 GNAC). The Saints scorched the Clan 90-68 in their first meeting in Burnaby, British Columbia on January 7th. Jeremy Green had 26 points and Brok Pendelton had 21. Simon Fraser features Cal Poly transfer Justin Brown – the GNAC’s fifth leading scorer at 15.7 points per game – at guard. The Saints’ Green is third at 17.4 ppg. Tip-off at Marcus Pavilion is at 7:00 PM.
It’s also senior night for the Northwest Christian girls when they take on Raymond at 7:15 PM. Raymond beat the Navigators 42-40 in their first meeting.
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