Category Archives: Northwest Christian HS
Tuesday scoreboard: Wallace’s big night lifts Hawks into second place; Cougars keep pace
Boys basketball
River Ridge 62, Centralia 61
Tumwater 73, Aberdeen 64
Capital 68, Black Hills 62
Pope John Paul II 48, Washington School for the Deaf 32
Willapa Valley 54, Northwest Christian 32
Centralia went on a 12-4 run over the last five minutes of the game but were unable to convert with less than 15 seconds left and fell to River Ridge, 62-61. The win coupled with Capital’s 68-62 win over Black Hills moves the Hawks and Cougars into a tie for second place at 6-3 in 2A EvCo play while Centralia dropped to third place at 5-3. Brad Wallace scored 24 points and pulled down 12 rebounds for the Hawks.
Top scorers: Brad Wallace (River Ridge)...24 Xin Gao (PJP2)...............17 David Cooper (Tumwater)......15 Justin Rudd (Capital)........14 Keenan Williams (Capital)....13 Josh Newell (Black Hills)....13
Girls basketball
River Ridge 57, Centralia 38
Black Hills 55, Capital 39
Aberdeen 57, Tumwater 46
Tonight (1/22): Wolves, Cougars doubleheader; Eagles, Navs, T-Birds and Hawks in action
Boys basketball
Pope John Paul II vs. Wa. School for the Deaf – St. Michael’s Gym – 7:00 PM
Northwest Christian vs. Willapa Valley – Northwest Christian – 7:00 PM
Tumwater vs. Aberdeen – Tumwater HS – 7:30 PM – Listen
Black Hills @ Capital – Capital HS – 7:30 PM
Out of town: River Ridge @ Centralia – 7:30 PM – Listen
Girls basketball
Black Hills @ Capital – Capital HS – 5:45 PM
River Ridge vs. Centralia – River Ridge HS – 7:30 PM
Saturday scoreboard: SPSCC sweeps Grays Harbor; Saints women top Wolves; Shock roll Pioneers; Navs girls win
Men’s basketball
SPSCC 65, Grays Harbor 63 – Box score
Western Washington 104, Saint Martin’s 56 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Corban 76, Evergreen 73 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Women’s basketball
SPSCC 56, Grays Harbor 53 – Box score
Saint Martin’s 54, Western Oregon 47 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Corban 73, Evergreen 63 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Premier Arena Soccer League
South Sound Shock 20, Tumwater Pioneers 5
Girls basketball
Northwest Christian 40, Naselle 22
Boys basketball
Naselle 45, Northwest Christian 24
Today (1/19): Saints and Vikings highlight busy day of basketball, soccer and roller derby
Extremely busy day of sports in the Olympia area that features a little something for everybody. College basketball, high school basketball, arena soccer, roller derby…how can you go wrong?
It all starts with a doubleheader at South Puget Sound where the SPSCC men’s and women’s teams host a doubleheader against Grays Harbor. The women’s game gets underway at 3:00 PM and the men will tip-off afterwards, somewhere around 5:00.
Across town at Marcus Pavilion, Saint Martin’s is hosting a high school boys basketball game between Longview’s Mark Morris and Lynden. Mark Morris last played at Saint Martin’s last season when they fell to River Ridge in the district championship game. They currently sit at 3-1 in the 2A GSHL. Meanwhile, Lynden is 13-1 overall and undefeated in the 2A Northwest League. Tip-off is scheduled for 5:00 PM.
At 5:45, Northwest Christian hosts a high school doubleheader against Naselle. The girls kick things off and will be followed by the boys game.
Over in the Tumwater Sports District (my term), the MIA Derby Girls start their second season with a bout against the JBLM Bettie Brigade at the Sound Puget Sound Sports Center. The bout will feature a live DJ, halftime performance by MAXX WATT, Barb’s BBQ for concessions and a beer garden for fans 21-and-over with ID. Tickets are just $15 at the door. Doors open at 5:00 PM with derby action getting underway at 6:00 PM.
Just down the street at Tumwater Indoor Sports, the Tumwater Pioneers face the South Shound Shock in arena soccer action. The two teams share the facility and this week the Shock will serve as the home team. Last week the two teams met and the first place Shock dominated the action knocking off the Pioneers 11-2. The Shock sit at 4-0-1 atop the PASL Northwest Division while the expansion Pioneers are suffering some growing pains sitting at 0-4. Doors open at 6:00 PM with first kick scheduled for 7:00. Tickets are just $5 for adults.
And finally, the main event. The defending NCAA Division II men’s basketball national champion Western Washington Vikings come to Marcus Pavilion to take on Saint Martin’s. The Vikings are 15-0 and ranked #3 in the nation following a 91-81 win over Western Oregon in Monmouth on Thursday night. The Vikings are led by John Allen and Paul Jones, who scored 38 and 27 points respectively against the Wolves and average 18.3 and 15.9 points per game.
It also marks the return of Black Hills graduate and SPSCC star Anye Turner to Olympia. Turner, a sophomore, is averaging 3.9 points per game and 3.3 rebounds per game in his first season in Bellingham.
The last non-exhibition loss that Western suffered came at Marcus Pavilion where they fell to Montana State-Billings in the semifinals of the GNAC tournament.
The Saints are coming off of a dominating performance over GNAC bottom feeders Simon Fraser. The win pushed the Saints record to 6-8 overall and 2-4 in conference play. Eric Taylor and Rei Jensen each scored 18 points in the win while Roger O’Neill chipped in 17. Last season, the Saints gave the Vikings quite the test when they rallied behind a 20 point run but eventually fell, 70-67. You can read the Oly Sports game recap in tweets here.
Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 PM and the first 200 fans in the building will receive a Saints rally towel. If you can’t make it to the game, you can watch the game and listen to me, Brandon Sparks, call all the action by clicking here.
Thursday scoreboard: Saints shut down Clan; Wolves maul Tigers
Men’s basketball
Post game interview from SMU Saints YouTube channel
Saint Martin’s 78, Simon Fraser 65 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Saint Martin’s made seven three pointers in the first half and opened up a 12 point lead, 37-25, going into the break and used stingy defense to hold the GNAC’s third leading scoring team well below their average en route to a 78-65 win over Simon Fraser.
Eric Taylor missed just one shot all night going 6-of-7 from the field including two threes and a perfect 4-of-4 from the free throw line to finish with 18 points. Rei Jensen equalled Taylor with 18 points and pulled down 11 rebounds. Not to be outdone, Roger O’Neill added 17 points and the Saints moved to 2-4 in the GNAC.
Saints center Matt Dodson blocked three shots and Will Bond added two more each on Clan three point attempts. Bond finished with seven points in just ten minutes of action.
Anto Olah and Matt Raivio each scored 14 points for the Clan who shot just 33.3% from the field and lost their eighth straight game. Simon Fraser is now 0-6 and remain in the conference basement.
Girls basketball
Black Hills 76, Centralia 56
WF West 56, Tumwater 14
Top scorers: Hope Mortensen (Black Hills)...20 Sarah McGee (Black Hills)......18 Lacye Groening (Tumwater).......7
Boys basketball
Ocosta 46, Northwest Christian 40
Three Rivers Christian 73, Pope John Paul II 30
Top scorers: Xin Gao (PJP2)........................14 Austin Koukal (Northwest Christian)...12
Tonight (1/17): Saints host Clan; Navs, Eagles at home
The Saint Martin’s men’s basketball team returns to action tonight when they welcome Simon Fraser to Marcus Pavilion, the first of two games this week that includes a match-up with defending national champion and undefeated Western Washington on Saturday night.
The Saints are coming off of a tough trip to Alaska that saw them drop a pair of games to Alaska-Fairbanks, an 81-58 blowout on Thursday, and Alaska-Anchorage, 74-71 on Saturday night. They now sit tied for eighth place in the GNAC at 1-4 and are 5-8 overall.
Meanwhile, Simon Fraser comes into the game having lost seven straight games and are 0-5 in the GNAC and 5-8 overall. The Clan has only beaten an NCAA team once this season topping Notre Dame de Namur in November. Their other wins have come against Northwest Indian College (twice) and a pair of Canadian colleges. But the Clan can score, averaging 81 points per game behind just Central Washington and Western Washington in the GNAC.
Tip-off tonight is scheduled for 7:00 PM. The first 50 fans through the doors will receive a Saint Martin’s Saints souvenir water bottle.
A pair of small high school basketball games are also on tap tonight…
Northwest Christian vs. Ocosta – Northwest Christian HS – 7:00 PM
Pope John Paul II vs. Three Rivers Christian – St. Michael’s Gym – 7:00 PM
Tuesday scoreboard: Hawks hand Cats first league loss; Cougs, Wolves, Navs pick up conference wins
Boys basketball
River Ridge 73, WF West 50
Capital 57, Tumwater 51
Aberdeen 57, Black Hills 49
Winlock 62, Northwest Christian 47
Pope John Paul II vs. Firm Foundation – No report
With Brock Wade out with the flu, first place WF West struggled to score against River Ridge and behind 18 first half points from Brad Wallace, the Hawks took a 30-18 at the break.
After an even third quarter, River Ridge quickly built their lead to 16 points, 46-30, in the early stages of the fourth. The Bearcats then went on a 15-5 run cutting the River Ridge lead to six at the 4:51 mark before Hawks head coach John Barbee stopped the bleeding with a timeout. Within a minute and a half, River Ridge built their lead back to 13 points and never looked back closing the game with a 22-5 run that gave them a 73-50 win and moved their 2A EvCo league record to 4-3.
Brad Wallace finished with 29 points for the Hawks. The loss was the first conference defeat of the season for WF West. They still sit in first place at 6-1.
Top scorers (No Black Hills or other River Ridge stats): Brad Wallace (River Ridge)..............29 Elijah Shoffner (Northwest Christian)...18 Jayden Croft (Tumwater).................18 Keenan Williams (Capital)...............17
Girls basketball
Northwest Christian 38, Ocosta 19
Black Hills 83, Aberdeen 53
Capital 30, Tumwater 20
WF West 51, River Ridge 36
Top scorers (No River Ridge stats available): Sarah McGee (Black Hills)................20 Mackenzie Reeves (Northwest Christian)...15 Hope Mortensen (Black Hills).............14 Hailey Bredeson (Northwest Christian)....11 Sophie Rice (Capital)....................11
Tonight (1/15): Hawks host Bearcats, T-Birds face Cougars
Boys basketball takes center stage in town tonight with a pair of intriguing 2A EvCo games
Preseason favorite River Ridge currently sits at 3-3 in league play, three games behind undefeated WF West. The Bearcats come to Lacey tonight where the Hawks will try to avenge one of their two losses. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 PM.
On December 11th, without head coach John Barbee on the bench following an ejection during the JV game, Brad Wallace hit a three pointer with 14 seconds remaining to give River Ridge the lead. But Brock Wade answered right back hitting a bucket with three seconds left to give WF West a 61-60 win. Wallace finished with 20 points. Since that game, Wallace has scored 30 points in five of seven games.
Across town, second place Capital travels to Tumwater to take on the T-Birds. The Cougars are 4-2 in EvCo play including a 78-58 contentious win over the T-Birds on December 11th. Jared Eidenmuller scored 29 points for Capital in the win. Tip-off is set for 7:30 PM.
In other boys basketball action…
Northwest Christian vs. Winlock – Northwest Christian HS – 7:00 PM
Pope John Paul II vs. Firm Foundation – St. Michael’s Gym – 7:00 PM
And one girls basketball game on the local schedule tonight when Capital hosts Tumwater. The T-Birds sit one game ahead of the Cougars at the bottom of the EvCo standings with their one league win coming against Capital on December 11th. Lacye Groening scored 18 points in the victory.
Saturday scoreboard: Cougs, Navs, Rams nab conference wins
I have been sick for the last couple days, so apologies for the lack of posts. Let’s get to these Saturday scores…
Men’s basketball
Alaska-Anchorage 74, Saint Martin’s 71 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Oregon Tech 71, Evergreen 68 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Pierce 92, SPSCC 48 – Box score
Women’s basketball
Northwest Nazarene 86, Saint Martin’s 69 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Oregon Tech 64, Evergreen 43 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Pierce 74, SPSCC 51 – Box score
Premier Arena Soccer League
South Sound Shock 11, Tumwater Pioneers 2 – Recap from TumwaterPioneers.com
Boys basketball
Capital 52, Black Hills 33
Northwest Christian 60, South Bend 52
Girls basketball
North Thurston 48, Aberdeen 39
Thursday scoreboard: Saints top Wildcats; Navs rock Hyaks; Cougs come back
Women’s basketball
Saint Martin’s 62, Central Washington 56 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Chelsea Haskey recorded a double-double scoring 17 points and pulling down 10 rebounds and Jordyn Richardson went 4-of-5 from the field with three three pointers in Saint Martin’s 62-56 win over Central Washington in Ellensburg. The Saints are now 2-3 in GNAC play and 9-6 overall matching their win total from last season.
Girls basketball
Northwest Christian 56, North Beach 43
Northwest Christian jumped out to a 28-13 lead at the half and extended the lead to 21 points after the third quarter and held on to win 56-43 in Lacey. Haley Bredesen scored 14 points and Mackenzie Reeves added 13.
Men’s basketball
Alaska-Fairbanks 81, Saint Martin’s 58 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Boys basketball
Capital 61, Aberdeen 55
Pope John Paul II 40, Firm Foundation 35
Capital outscored Aberdeen 24-10 in the fourth quarter to erase an eight point deficit after three periods and picked up the 61-55 2A EvCo win in Olympia. Keenan Williams scored 20 points and Justin Rudd put up 16 for the Cougars.
Xin Gao scored 13 points for Pope John Paul II in their 40-35 win over Firm Foundation Christian School in Battle Ground. The Eagles are now 4-2 this season.
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