Category Archives: Olympia HS

Today (1/29): Clippers and Navigators Host Doubleheaders

Men’s and women’s basketball
Women: SPSCC vs. Lower Columbia – SPSCC Gym – 6:00 PM
Men: SPSCC vs. Lower Columbia – SPSCC Gym – 8:00 PM


Boys basketball

Timberline vs. Shelton – Timberline HS – 7:00 PM
North Thurston vs. Wilson – North Thurston HS – 7:00 PM
Northwest Christian vs. Naselle – Northwest Christian HS – 7:00 PM


Girls basketball

Northwest Christian vs. Naselle – Northwest Christian HS – 7:00 PM
Olympia vs. Stadium – Olympia HS – 7:00 PM

Area High School Basketball Standings as of January 27

Here are the updated boys and girls high school basketball standings for all Thurston County (plus Shelton) teams through Sunday, January 27th.

Note: I cannot find or piece together the 1B Columbia Valley girls standings and the 1B Columbia Valley boys standings are semi-updated.

Full standings after the jump

Friday Prep Scores: Blazers Pull Even With Wilson; Last Place Wolves Hand Tigers First EvCo Loss

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Girls basketball

Timberline 64, Wilson 53
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Wilson (7-1 3A Narrows) 11 11 12 19 53
Timberline (7-1 3A Narrows) 23 14 12 15 64
TIM: Callan Russell (above) – 23 points

Callan Russell scored 23 points and Linae Myhand and Niamyah Warner added 14 and 13 points respectively to lead Timberline to a 64-53 win over 3A Narrows League first place Wilson. The two teams are now tied for first place in the Narrows at 7-1. The Blazers jumped out to a big lead in the first quarter and extended their lead to 15 points at the break and never looked back to move to 9-6 overall. The Rams fell to 12-4 this season.

River Ridge 58, Capital 28
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
River Ridge (5-3 2A EvCo) 13 25 7 13 58
Capital (1-7 2A EvCo) 6 12 6 4 28
RR: Jazzlynn Brewster – 16 points
CAP: Spencer Pettit – 10 points
North Thurston 53, Foss 32
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Foss (0-8 3A Narrows) 8 6 12 6 32
North Thurston (4-4 3A Narrows) 15 12 15 11 53
NT: Malia Akalirai – 14 points
Olympia 56, Yelm 49
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Yelm (3-6 4A Narrows) 24 9 6 10 49
Olympia (5-3 4A Narrows) 11 18 17 10 56
OLY: Sarah Snodgrass – 19 points
Northwest Christian 59, Ocosta 40
NWC: 4-5 2B Pacific OC: 0-9 2B Pacific


Boys basketball

Black Hills 66, Centralia 52
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Black Hills (2-6 2A EvCo) 12 12 16 26 66
Centralia (6-1 2A EvCo) 12 15 15 10 52
BH: TJ Mickelson – 21 points

Freshman TJ Mickelson scored 21 and Black Hills finished strong with a 26 point fourth quarter to lead the last place Wolves to a 66-52 over first place Centralia. Tre’Marcus Hackney added 16 points in the win and Black Hills moved to 2-6 in the 2A EvCo while the Tigers dropped their first league game.

Olympia 64, Yelm 62
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Olympia (3-5 4A Narrows) 18 22 9 15 64
Yelm (5-4 4A Narrows) 17 17 15 13 62
OLY: Matheney, Fettig – 14 points
Wilson 85, Timberline 72
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Timberline (4-4 3A Narrows) 17 13 19 23 72
Wilson (8-0 3A Narrows) 20 19 18 28 85
TIM: Brandell Evans – 20 points
Foss 50, North Thurston 47
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
North Thurston (2-6 3A Narrows) 12 9 14 12 47
Foss (5-3 3A Narrows) 11 7 17 15 50
NT: Darin Sroor – 18 points
WF West 68, Tumwater 62
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
WF West (6-2 2A EvCo) 12 20 14 22 68
Tumwater (3-5 2A EvCo) 21 16 9 16 62
TUM: David Cooper – 19 points
River Ridge 57, Capital 43
RR: 5-3 2A EvCo CAP: 3-5 2A EvCo

Today (1/24): Blazers Girls, Wilson Narrows Fight; T-Birds, Bearcats Rematch; Geoducks Doubleheader

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Girls basketball
Northwest Christian vs. Ocosta – Northwest Christian HS – 6:00 PM
River Ridge @ Capital – Capital HS – 6:00 PM
North Thurston vs. Foss – North Thurston HS – 7:00 PM
Olympia vs. Yelm – Olympia HS – 7:00 PM
Timberline vs. Wilson – Timberline HS – 7:00 PM

A battle for first place hits Timberline High School tonight when the 5-2 Blazers host 6-1 Wilson at 7:00 PM. The two teams met on December 18th in the 3A Narrows opener and freshman Josie Matz scored 17 points for the Rams in a 61-53 win. Callan Russell scored a game high 20 points in the loss for the Blazers.

Timberline is 8-6 overall this season and is riding a three game winning streak after dropping a pair of non-conference games to Central Kitsap and Black Hills. Wilson is 12-3 this season and are ranked #8 in 3A in the latest Scoreczar rankings.


Boys basketball

Tumwater vs. WF West – Tumwater HS – 7:30 PM
River Ridge @ Capital – Capital HS – 8:00 PM

Tumwater hosts WF West tonight in a rematch of an instant classic from December 21st. Josiah Warner scored 31 points including a pair of buzzer beating 3-pointers that kept the T-Birds alive in a triple-overtime 81-78 loss in Chehalis.


Men’s and women’s basketball

Women: Evergreen vs. Northwest Christian – CRC Gymnasium – 5:30 PM
Men: Evergreen vs. Northwest Christian – CRC Gymnasium – 7:00 PM

The Evergreen women and reigning Cascade Conference Player of the Week Brittany Gray host Northwest Christian in game one of a Geoducks doubleheader at the CRC Gymnasium. Evergreen sits at 4-5 in the CCC after a weekend sweep in Portland and are in seventh place a game behind Southern Oregon and Northwest. The Beacons and Geoducks met on December 21st in Eugene and Sadee Jones scored 14 points in a 70-43 romp.

In game two, former University of Oregon star and former ex-NBA player Luke Jackson brings his Northwest Christian team to town in fifth place in the CCC at 5-4. Meanwhile, the Geoducks are looking for their second win of the conference season after they were swept in Portland last weekend.

Wednesday Scores: Bush’s 30 Leads Blazers to Big Win Over Falcons

Men’s basketball

Clark 73, SPSCC 47 – Box score
Team 1st 2nd Final
Clark (7-0 NWAACC West, 15-1 overall) 35 38 73
SPSCC (1-7 NWAACC West, 1-15 overall) 18 28 47
SPSCC leader: Brian Tyson – 13 points

Five of the six SPSCC players played 38+ minutes again while Clark, the top team in the NWAACC, played 12 and none of their players played more than 29 minutes in the Penguins’ 73-47 win over the Clippers. Brian Tyson led South Puget Sound with 13 points and Keegan Liebelt and Brandon McGurkin each added 12.

Women’s basketball

Clark 74, SPSCC 48 – Box score
Team 1st 2nd Final
Clark (7-0 NWAACC West, 15-2 overall) 34 40 74
SPSCC (2-6 NWAACC West, 3-14 overall) 23 25 48
SPSCC leaders: LaKeisha Anger – 18 points

LaKeisha Anger notched a double-double with 18 points and 12 rebounds but SPSCC turned the ball over 29 times and took 22 less shots than Clark in a 74-48 loss to the Penguins. Sofia Guerra scored 11 points and Maria Jesse added nine points, eight rebounds and six assists. 2013 Timberline grad Sarah McKee scored four points in 16 minutes for Clark.

Boys basketball

Timberline 65, Foss 62
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Foss (4-3 3A Narrows) 15 12 20 15 62
Timberline (4-3 3A Narrows) 20 12 11 22 65
TIM leader: Jarryn Bush – 30 points

Without University of Washington signee Donaven Dorsey, Jarryn Bush scored 30 points and Brandell Evans chipped in 18 to lead Timberline to a 65-62 win over Foss.

The Falcons went on a 15-0 run after halftime and led the the Blazers 47-43 after the third quarter. But the Blazers came back and finished the quarter on an 11-5 run and outscored Foss 22-15 in the fourth quarter to draw themselves even with the Falcons at 4-3 in the 3A Narrows.

Seattle U commit Armond Davis scored 37 points in the loss for the Falcons.

Olympia 62, Shelton 40
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Olympia (9-6 overall) 8 15 21 18 62
Shelton (0-14 overall) 9 11 7 13 40
OLY leader: Khalil Matheney – 13 points
Lincoln 68, North Thurston 42
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Lincoln (6-1 3A Narrows) 9 31 12 16 68
North Thurston (2-5 3A Narrows) 2 7 15 18 42
NT leader: Darrin Sroor – 18 points

University of California-Berkeley signee Ahmaad Rorie scored eight points in somewhat limited action off of the bench in his first game back since leaving Florida’s Montverde Academy and Lincoln thrashed North Thurston, 68-42. Rorie was declared eligible to play for the 16-1 Abes just hours before the game.

Girls basketball

Timberline 59, Foss 35
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Timberline (6-1 3A Narrows) 18 14 9 18 59
Foss (0-7 3A Narrows) 9 10 8 8 35
TIM leader: Sara Bowen – 18 points
Olympia 48, Shelton 15
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Shelton (3-10 overall) 1 0 7 7 15
Olympia (6-9 overall) 17 16 11 4 48
Lincoln 44, North Thurston 33
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
North Thurston (3-4 3A Narrows) 10 11 4 8 33
Lincoln (5-2 3A Narrows) 12 8 12 12 44
NT leader: Megan Kramer – 19 points

Today (1/22): Top Tacoma Talent Rolls into Lacey

Boys basketball
North Thurston vs. Lincoln – North Thurston HS – 7:00 PM
Timberline vs. Foss – Timberline HS – 7:00 PM

Some high caliber talent rolls into Lacey tonight when Lincoln and Foss take on North Thurston and Timberline respectively.

Lincoln (5-1 3A Narrows, 12-1 overall) is fresh off of their upset of #1 ranked and previously undefeated Jackson on Monday and feature an outstanding backcourt including freshman Londrell Hamilton. They could possibly have senior University of California-Berkeley signee Ahmaad Rorie back if he wins his appeal today after returning from Florida’s Montverde Academy on mysterious terms. Tip-off between the Abes and Rams is scheduled for 7:00 PM.

Foss (4-2 3A Narrows, 11-3 overall) brings Seattle University commit Armond Davis to Timberline in a game that is a little less intriguing without University of Washington signee Donaven Dorsey. Timberline sits at 3-3 in the 3A Narrows, just a game behind the Falcons.


Girls basketball

Olympia vs. Shelton – Olympia HS – 7:00 PM


Men’s and women’s basketball

Women: SPSCC vs. Clark – SPSCC Gym – 6:00 PM
Men: SPSCC vs. Clark – SPSCC Gym – 8:00 PM

Friday Scoreboard: Geoducks Women Stop Cavs; Blazers Girls Top Abes; T-Birds Boys Pop Wolves

Brittany Gray

Brittany Gray

Women’s basketball

Evergreen 79, Concoria 71 – Recap
Team 1st 2nd Final
Evergreen (3-5 CCC, 7-8 overall) 43 36 79
Concordia (1-7 CCC, 3-16 overall) 41 30 71
TESC leader: Brittany Gray – 27 points

Brittany Gray scored 27 points and pulled down 11 rebounds to lead Evergreen to a 79-71 win over Concordia in Portland. Four Geoducks scored in double-digits as Sammi Clark, Sadee Jones and Jessica Denmon scored 14, 11 and 10 respectively.

Evergreen went to the break up 43-41 but Concordia went on a 10-2 run over the first three minutes of the second half to take a 51-45 lead. But the Geoducks responded with a 9-0 run to take a 54-51 lead at the 14:19 mark, a lead that they would never relinquish.

The Geoducks improved to 3-5 in the CCC and 7-8 overall.

Men’s basketball

Concordia 103, Evergreen 92 – Recap
Team 1st 2nd Final
Evergreen (1-7 CCC, 2-13 overall) 47 43 92
Concordia (5-3 GNAC, 15-4 overall) 43 60 103
TESC leader: Kyle Calhoun 33 points

A layup by Marc Taylor with six second left in the first half gave Evergreen a 47-43 lead at the break but Concordia responded by shooting 60% with 24 made free throws over the final 20 minutes to break into triple-digits in their 103-92 win on their home court in Portland.

Kyle Calhoun scored 33 points on 10-of-18 shooting including eight 3-pointers. Dre Taylor added 16 points and Marc Taylor notched a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds.

The Geoducks fell to 1-7 in the CCC and 2-13 overall. Concordia improved to 5-3 in conference and 15-4 overall.

Girls basketball

Black Hills 52, Tumwater 39
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Black Hills (5-1 2A EvCo) 11 15 12 14 52
Tumwater (1-5 2A EvCo) 8 14 2 15 39
BH leader: Sarah McGee – 18 points
TUM leader: Ashley Christoffer – 14 points
Timberline 64, Lincoln 56
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Lincoln (4-2 3A Narrows) 16 12 16 12 56
Timberline (5-1 3A Narrows) 22 11 12 19 64
TIM leader: Callan Russell – 18 points
Olympia 67, Gig Harbor 47
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Gig Harbor (1-6 4A Narrows) 8 14 13 12 47
Olympia (4-3 4A Narrows) 22 15 14 16 67
OLY leader: Laura Snodgrass – 15 points
South Kitsap 39, North Thurston 23
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
South Kitsap (9-5 overall) 9 8 9 13 39
North Thurston (6-7 overall) 6 8 3 6 23
NT leaders: Kramer, Handley – 7 points
Aberdeen 50, Capital 38
AB: 2-4 2A EvCo – CAP: 1-5 2A EvCo


Boys basketball

Tumwater 72, Black Hills 59
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Black Hills (1-5 2A EvCo) 13 17 10 19 59
Tumwater (3-3 2A EvCo) 11 26 22 13 72
TUM leader: Zach Delucco – 19 points
BH leader: Tremarcus Hackney – 19 points
Gig Harbor 59, Olympia 48
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Olympia (2-5 4A Narrows) 8 20 6 14 48
Gig Harbor (5-2 4A Narrows) 15 6 21 17 59
OLY leader: Khalil Matheney – 24 points
Lincoln 65, Timberline 38
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Timberline (3-3 3A Narrows) 9 9 13 7 38
Lincoln (5-1 3A Narrows) 17 16 25 7 65
TIM leader: Brandell Evans – 12 points
North Beach 65, Northwest Christian 36
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Northwest Christian (3-4 2B Pacific) 10 4 9 13 36
North Beach (7-0 2B Pacific) 20 19 16 10 65
NWC leader: Austin Koukal – 15 points
South Kitsap 77, North Thurston 43
SK: 9-4 overall – NT: 5-9 overall

Today (1/17): Blazers Host Abes for Second in the Narrows; T-Birds, Wolves Doubleheader

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Girls basketball
Black Hills @ Tumwater – Tumwater HS – 6:00 PM
Timberline vs. Lincoln – Timberline HS – 7:00 PM
Olympia vs. Gig Harbor – Olympia HS – 7:00 PM
North Thurston vs. South Kitsap – North Thurston HS – 7:00 PM
Capital vs. Aberdeen – Capital HS – 7:30 PM

Busy, busy night of girls hoops tonight with five games highlighted by a battle for second place in the 3A Narrows League between Timberline and Lincoln.

The Blazers and Abes sit a game behind Wilson in the standings at 4-1 with both of their losses coming to the Rams. The loss to Wilson was the only of the season for Lincoln. They are 11-1 this season and feature an outstanding sophomore in Tamia Braggs who is averaging 15.9 points and 7.8 rebounds per game.

Junior Callan Russell leads the Blazers with 12.9 points per game and senior Linae Myhand and sophomore Sara Bowen each are scoring in double digits at 10.8 and 10.6 points per game respectively. The Blazers are 6-6 overall.


Boys basketball

Black Hills @ Tumwater – Tumwater HS – 7:30 PM

The lone boys basketball game in town tonight is game two of a girls and boys Pioneer Cup doubleheader betweent Black Hills and Tumwater at Tumwater High School. One game separates the Wolves (1-4) and T-Birds (2-3) in the 2A EvCo standings.

Both games of the Black Hills/Tumwater doubleheader can be heard on the Eli Sports Network.

Wednesday Scores: Blazers Boys Nip Rams, Blazers Girls Roll Rams; Oly Tops Central K

Callan Russell scored 14 points in Timberline's win

Callan Russell scored 14 points in Timberline’s win


Men’s basketball

Centralia 70, SPSCC 62 – Box score
Team 1st 2nd Final
Centralia (2-3 NWAACC West, 2-11 overall) 28 42 70
SPSCC (1-5 NWAACC West, 1-13 overall) 25 37 62
SPSCC leader: Brian Tyson – 18 points

Once again SPSCC played just six players – five played more than 39 minutes – but fought and stayed with a full squad only to run out of gas at the end in a 70-62 loss to Centralia at the SPSCC Gym. Brian Tyson scored 18 points with eight rebounds to lead the Clippers in the loss.

Tyson, Keegan Liebelt and Brandon McGurkin each played 40 minutes and Jonathan Roberts got just a seven second break. Slanblaytee Kaye played 39 1/2 minutes but fouled out late in the game. Brandon Logan replaced him and played 39 seconds total. Roberts scored 14 points and Kaye scored 17 with eight boards and seven assists a game after his triple-double against Grays Harbor.

The Clippers fell to 1-5 in the NWAACC West and 1-13 overall. Centralia improved to 2-11.

Women’s basketball

Centralia 71, SPSCC 64 – Box score
Team 1st 2nd Final
Centralia (4-1 NWAACC West, 8-7 overall) 23 48 71
SPSCC (2-4 NWAACC West, 3-12 overall) 28 36 64
SPSCC leader: LaKeisha Anger – 15 points

LaKeisha Anger scored 15 points with 13 rebounds and Maria Jesse and Wakeena De La Cruz each chipped in 14 points but Centralia hit seven 3-pointers in the second half to erase a five point halftime deficit and take home a 71-64 win.

Ashley Stancil added 13 points for the Clippers in the loss. Karina Gee scored 25 points on 7-of-10 shooting from behind the arc for the Trailblazers.

The Clippers fell to 2-4 in the NWAACC West and 3-12 overall.

Boys basketball

Olympia 61, Central Kitsap 54
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Central Kitsap 15 14 11 14 54
Olympia 11 22 15 13 61
OLY leader: Mitch Fettig – 16 points
Timberline 45, North Thurston 42
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Timberline 8 16 11 9 45
North Thurston 11 6 13 12 42
TIM leader: Donaven Dorsey – 16 points
NT leader: David Marrero – 13 points


Girls basketball

Central Kitsap 59, Olympia 52
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Central Kitsap 11 19 12 10 52
Olympia 23 9 15 12 59
OLY leader: Laura Snodgrass – 15 points
Timberline 59, N. Thurston 23 – Photos
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
North Thurston 5 7 4 7 23
Timberline 18 14 14 13 59
NT leader: Emma Baldwin – 5 points
TIM leader: Russell, Bowen – 14 points

Today (1/15): Rams Battle Blazers, Oly Hosts Central Kitsap; SPSCC Doubleheader

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Oly’s Khalil Matheney

Boys basketball
Timberline @ North Thurston – North Thurston HS – 7:00 PM
Olympia vs. Central Kitsap – Olympia HS – 7:00 PM

The crosstown Lacey rivalry heats up tonight when Timberline travels to North Thurston for a 3A Narrows League matchup. Though the two teams seem like they are on different levels, the two teams are actually separated by just a half game in the league standings and are fighting for third or fourth place in league.

Olympia and Central Kitsap each have just one 4A Narrows League win and are both coming off of games against Bellarmine. Last Wednesday, Central Kitsap picked up their first win of the league season with a 52-41 win over the Lions while the Bears got spanked by the Lions 54-35 on Friday.


Girls basketball

North Thurston @ Timberline – Timberline HS – 7:00 PM

North Thurston heads to Mullen Road to take on Timberline tonight with just a half game separating the two teams in the 3A Narrows League standings. The Blazers are 3-1 and tied with Lincoln for second place while the Rams are just behind them at 3-2.


Men’s and women’s basketball

Women: SPSCC vs. Centralia – SPSCC Gym – 6:00 PM
Men: SPSCC vs. Centralia – SPSCC Gym – 8:00 PM

The South Puget Sound basketball teams continue their busy week when they host Centralia in doubleheader action at the SPSCC Gym.

The South Puget Sound women knocked off Grays Harbor on Monday night to move to 2-3 in the NWAACC West thanks to double-digit scoring from four Clippers. Meanwhile, the Centralia women come into the game at 3-1 in the NWAACC West and are coming off of their first league loss, a 55-48 defeat at Highline on Monday.

It has been a struggle for both the SPSCC and Centralia men this season with just two wins between the two programs. The Clippers are 1-4 in the NWAACC West while Centralia is 1-3. Northwest Christian’s Zach Carras is on the Centralia roster, but has played in only five games and not since January 2nd. He is averaging 18 points in the games that he played.