Category Archives: Olympia HS
Today (5/18): Softball districts continue; Bears, Rams, T-Birds baseball in state regionals
UPDATE: District softball at Sprinker rained out. See below…
High school baseball
4A State Tournament
Olympia vs. Lake Stevens – Everett Memorial Stadium – 1:00 PM
Olympia travels to Everett to take on the District 1 champions, Lake Stevens, in the regionals round of the state baseball tournament. The Vikings finished in second place of the Wesco North but won three straight in districts to claim their spot. The winner moves on to play either Bothell or Kentwood at 4:00 PM at Everett Memorial Stadium while the loser sees their season come to an end.
3A State Tournament
North Thurston vs. Mt. Si – Bannerwood Park, Bellevue – 1:00 PM
North Thurston takes on KingCo champion Mt. Si at Bannerwood Park in Bellevue today in the first round of the state tourney. The Vikings beat Mercer Island and Bellevue to advance to state. The winner will take on either Meadowdale or Peninsula immediately after at Bannerwood.
2A State Tournament
Tumwater vs. Fife – Yelm HS – 1:00 PM
Tumwater faces a tough draw when they open the 2A State Tournament today against 22-3 Fife at Yelm High School. The Trojans have won 17 straight games including the West Central District championship to advance to this point. The winner will take on either Sedro Wooley or North Kitsap at 4:00 PM in Yelm. The game can be heard on the Eli Sports Network.
High school softball
4A West Central/Southwest Bi-District tournament
Olympia vs. Puyallup – Sprinker Rec Center, Spanaway – 11:00 AM
Rained out. Rescheduled for Monday at 1:00 PM
Do or die for Olympia this morning when they face Puyallup. With their split on Friday, they will face a winner-to-state, loser-out game against the Vikings. Puyallup was blanked by Todd Beamer in the first round and then blanked Mt. Rainier in the second round.
3A West Central/Southwest Bi-District tournament
Timberline vs. Enumclaw – Sprinker Rec Center, Spanaway – 11:00 AM
Rained out. Rescheduled for Monday at 1:00 PM
Timberline only got one game in before the rains came on Friday but moved to a winner-to-state game this morning against Enumclaw. The Hornets are the #1 seed and had a bye in the first round. The winner moves to the semifinals and is guaranteed a spot at state while the loser falls into a loser-out game at 1:00 PM
Friday scoreboard: Bears, Blazers survive; Rams, T-Birds, Cougs seasons end
High school softball
4A West Central/Southwest Bi-District tournament
Olympia 4, Rogers 2
Skyview 3, Olympia 1
Maddy Stensby allowed two runs on three hits and Olympia’s two run six inning led the Bears to a 4-2 win in the first round of districts at Sprinker Recreation Center in Spanaway. Adrianna Rupright hit a home run and Nikki Schroeder and Leticia Farias each collected two hits in the win.
But the Bears managed just four hits and committed three errors in their second round 3-1 loss to Skyview. The loss drops the Bears into a loser-out game against Puyallup on Saturday at 11:00 AM at Sprinker.
3A West Central/Southwest Bi-District tournament
Timberline 12, Kennedy 6
Auburn Mountainview 11, North Thurston 5
Timberline knocked off Kennedy 12-6 in the first round of the 3A district tournament at Sprinker Recreation Area in Spanaway. The Blazers’ second round game was rained out and will be played on Saturday morning at 11:00 AM. They will take on Enumclaw in a winner-to-state game at Sprinker.
North Thurston’s season came to an end with a 11-5 loss to Auburn Mountainview in the first round at Sprinker. The Rams finished at 15-7 overall.
2A District IV tournament
Centralia 10, Tumwater 3
RA Long 7, Capital 0
Tumwater and Capital’s seasons both game to an end on Friday afternoon with losses to Centralia and RA Long respectively.
Today (5/17): Bears, Rams, Blazers open district softball, T-Birds, Cougs face loser-out games
My apologies for no posts yesterday, I had ankle surgery and never felt up to writing. Back at it today, though…
High school softball
4A West Central/Southwest District tournament
Olympia vs. Rogers – Sprinker Recreation Center, Spanaway – 10:00 AM
3A West Central/Southwest District tournament
North Thurston vs. Auburn Mountainview – Spinker Recreation Center, Spanaway – 2:00 PM
Timberline vs. Kennedy – Spinker Recreation Center, Spanaway – 2:00 PM
2A Distict IV consolation bracket (loser-out)
Tumwater vs. Centralia – Fort Borst, Centralia – 4:00 PM
Capital vs. RA Long – Fort Borst, Centralia – 4:00 PM
Saturday scoreboard: Saints softball survives; Bears, Rams baseball split seeding games; Cougs soccer to state
College softball
NCAA Tournament West Regional
Humboldt State 6, Saint Martin’s 5
Saint Martin’s 8, Grand Canyon 5 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
In game one of the NCAA Division II West Regional in Arcata, California today, Saint Martin’s out homered heavy home run hitting Humboldt State on their home field but it wasn’t enough and the Saints fell to the Lumberjacks, 6-5. The loss was the first for the Saints in the double-elimination tournament and sent them to an elimination game later in the day.
Humboldt State opened the scoring right away putting two runs on the board in the bottom of the first inning. But the Saints answered back, first with a two run home run from Dani Wall in the top of the second and briefly took a 3-2 lead when Joslyn Eugenio drove in Lacey McGladrey in the third.
The ‘Jacks answered with three straight runs in the third and fourth innings including Dani Randall’s homer in the third and what proved to be the game winning run on a Courtney Hiatt single in the fourth.
Taviah Jenkins hit a two run shot in the sixth inning to cut the score to one run and Taylor Bakos singled and advanced to second on an error with no outs. Aubree Pocklington fouled out and Madi Davis struck out for the first two outs of the inning. Bakos was then thrown out on the plate trying to score from second on a single to left by McGladrey. The Saints stranded a runner at second in the seventh inning and Humboldt State held on to win 6-5.
In game two, Grand Canyon got a rematch with the Saints after eliminating UC-San Diego in the first game of the consolation bracket in the morning.
Facing elimination, Saint Martin’s got it going quickly scoring twice in the first inning on a Sam Munger single and a Wall ground out. In the second, Pocklington doubled to drive in Bakos and the Saints took a 3-0 lead.
The ‘Lopes would answer back in a big way with four runs in an error filled top of the third inning. But Jenkins hit her second home run of the day in the bottom half of the inning, a two run shot that put the Saints back on top, 5-3. McGladrey’s single in the fourth drove in Pocklington to put the Saints up 6-4.
Grand Canyon got a run back in the fifth but again Jenkins went deep in the bottom of the fifth, her third of the day, to give the Saints an 8-5 lead and they would hold on to end the ‘Lopes season and advance to play Humboldt State on Sunday at noon. The Saints will have to win two straight games against the ‘Jacks to advance to the Super Regionals.
High school baseball
4A West Central/Southwest Bi-District tournament
Olympia 8, Kentridge 1
Emerald Ridge 7, Olympia 4
With their win over Kentridge and their loss to Emerald Ridge, Olympia took sixth place in the district tournament and advanced to the state tournament regionals. They will take on Lake Stevens at Everett Memorial Stadium on Saturday, May 18th at 1:00 PM.
3A West Central/Southwest Bi-District tournament
Peninsula 10, North Thurston 4
North Thurston 5, Bonney Lake 0
North Thurston dropped their district semifinal game to Peninsula but came back to beat Bonney Lake at take third place. They will face Mt. Si at Bannerwood Park in Bellevue on Saturday, May 18th at 1:00 PM in the state tournament regionals.
2A District IV tournament
Mark Morris 8, Capital 7
Down 7-0 and with just three outs left in their season, Mark Morris rallied for eight runs in the seventh inning and Capital saw their season end with a heartbreaking 8-7 loss.
Boys soccer
3A West Central/Southwest Bi-District tournament
Mountain View 4, North Thurston 0
North Thurston’s season came to an end at Highline Memorial Stadium with a 4-0 loss to Mountain View.
2A District IV tournament
Capital 2, Centralia 0
Capital got second half goals from Ethan Meyers and Kellen O’Neill and kept their season alive with a 2-0 win over Centralia at Ingersoll Stadium. They will play in the state tournament beginning on Wednesday, May 15th.
Auto racing
South Sound Speedway winners:
Mini Stock – Grant Charneski
Vintage Modifieds – Paul Field
Hobby Stocks – David Knittle
Baby Grand – Jim Guinn
Stinger 8’s – Steve Pierson
Today (5/11): Such a busy day
College softball
NCAA Tournament Regional
Saint Martins vs. Humboldt State – Arcata, CA – 11:00 AM
Boys soccer
3A West Central/Southwest Bi-District tourney
North Thurston vs. Mountain View – Highline Stadium, Burien – 1:00 PM
2A District IV consolation final
Capital vs. Centralia – Ingersoll Stadium – 7:00 PM
High school baseball
4A West Central/Southwest Bi-District consolation
Olympia vs. Kentridge – Heritage Park, Puyallup – 1:00 PM
3A West Central/Southwest Bi-District semifinals
North Thurston vs. Peninsula – Auburn Mountainview HS – 10:00 AM
2A District IV consolation
Capital vs. Mark Morris – Bearcat Stadium, Chehalis – 11:00 AM
College baseball
Centralia College vs. Green River – The RAC – 1:00 PM
Today (5/10): Saints open NCAA tourney; T-Birds baseball, Rams softball play for titles
College softball
NCAA Tournament Regional
Saint Martin’s vs. Grand Canyon – Arcata, CA – 1:30 PM
Saint Martin’s opens up NCAA Tournament play in Arcata, California. For more, see my preview. Live video and stats can be found here.
NWAACC regular season
SPSCC vs. Green River – The RAC – 1:00 PM
High school baseball
2A District IV championship game
Tumwater @ WF West – Bearcat Stadium, Chehalis – 6:00 PM
High school softball
4A Narrows League tournament consolation game
Olympia vs. Gig Harbor – SERA, Tacoma – 3:00 PM
3A Narrows League tournament consolation game
Timberline vs. Shelton – SERA, Tacoma – 3:00 PM
3A Narrows League tournament championship game
North Thurston vs. Wilson – SERA, Tacoma – 3:00 PM
Thursday scoreboard: Rams get revenge on Shelton; Capital survives again
High school softball
4A Narrows League tournament
Bellarmine 3, Olympia 2
With the loss, Olympia plays Gig Harbor for third place on Friday at 3:00 PM at the South End Recreational Area in Tacoma. Both teams will advance to districts.
3A Narrows League tournament
North Thurston 12, Shelton 0
Wilson 3, Timberline 1
North Thurston moves on to play Wilson in the Narrows championship game on Friday at SERA in Tacoma at 3:00 PM.
At the same time at SERA, Timberline will face Shelton in the third place game. Both teams have advanced to districts.
2A Evergreen Conference regular season
Tumwater 11, Black Hills 0
Boys soccer
2A District IV tournament
Capital 2, Aberdeen 0
Nick Boatright scored in the 32nd minute to keep Capital alive with their 2-0 win over Aberdeen at Stewart Field in Aberdeen. The Cougars will host Centralia in a winner-to-state, loser-out contest on Saturday.
Today (5/9): Capital faces loser-out game in Aberdeen; Narrows League tourney starts in Tacoma
Boys soccer
Capital @ Aberdeen – Stewart Field – 7:00 PM
Capital fought off elimination on Tuesday with a 1-0 win over River Ridge but now faces the winner of the 2A EvCo in another loser-out game in Aberdeen. The two teams met twice in the regular season. The Courgars handed the Bobcats their first loss of the season with a 3-2 overtime win on April 6th but Aberdeen avenged that loss with a convincing 5-1 win on the regular season’s last day. The winner moves on to face either Centralia or Mark Morris in a winner-to-state, loser-out game on Saturday.
High school softball
4A Narrows League tournament
Olympia vs. Central Kitsap/Bellarmine – SERA, Tacoma – 3:00 PM
3A Narrows League tournament
North Thurston vs. Shelton/Foss – SERA, Tacoma – 3:00 PM
Timberline vs. Mount Tahoma/Lincoln/Wilson – SERA, Tacoma – 3:00 PM
The South End Recreation Area in Tacoma hosts the Narrows League tournament today and the three Olympia area teams come in as the #2 seed in 4A and the #1 and #2 seeds in the 3A tournament. All three teams have already qualified for districts and are competing for seeding. The championship and consolation games will be played on Friday afternoon at SERA.
Wednesday scoreboard: Bears, Rams, T-Birds qualify for state, Cougars survive
High school baseball
4A West Central/Southwest Bi-District tournament
Olympia 7, Union 3 – Photo gallery and recap
3A West Central/Southwest Bi-District tournament
North Thurston 10, Columbia River 4
Tyler Ridgeway struck out five over seven innings and went 2-for-4 with two RBIs to lead North Thurston to the state tournament with a 10-4 win over Columbia River at Heidelberg Park in Tacoma. Ryan Mets and Matt Zeutenhorst each drove in three runs while Dylan Wharton and Hayden Maliska each scored three runs for the Rams.
The Rams qualify for the state tournament with the win and move into the district semifinals. They will play Peninsula on Saturday at 11:00 AM at Auburn Mountainview High School.
2A District IV tournament
Tumwater 12, Mark Morris 4
Capital 11, Ridgefield 3
Down 4-0 in the bottom of the sixth inning, Tumwater scored 12 runs to knock off Mark Morris 12-4 and earn a trip to the 2A state tournament. Luke Hare went 3-for-4 and Ian Sugrue went 2-for-3 for the T-Birds and Elijah Hill picked up the win on the mound.
Tumwater will play WF West for the district title on Friday night at Bearcat Stadium in Chehalis. First pitch is scheduled for 6:00 PM.
Capital scored a season high 11 runs and Thomas Kerr struck out six over seven innings and Capital lived to play another day with an 11-3 win over Ridgefield. Capital moves on to play Mark Morris on Saturday at 11:00 AM at Wheeler Field in Centralia. They have to win two games on Saturday to advance to the state tournament.
PHOTO GALLERY: Hansen and Knight go back-to-back to lead Bears to state tourney
(Click on any image to go to the gallery and see larger sizes)
Leif Hansen and Joey Knight hit back-to-back home runs in the fifth inning to break a 3-3 tie and Elliot Loague shut Union down the rest of the way to give Olympia a 7-3 win and a state tournament berth. Loague struck out eight over seven innings giving up just one run, a solo shot in the top of the 5th inning, after a rocky first inning at Heritage Park in Puyallup.
Union put two runs on the board right away in the first inning but the Bears answered right back in the bottom of the inning. Leo Valenti drew a leadoff walk and Cameron Frost quickly tripled to drive in Valenti. After Gabe Padukiewicz walked, Michael Fairchild hit a sacrifice fly that brought in Frost. Padukiewicz would score on an error by the Union shortstop to give the Bears a 3-2 after the first inning.
The Bears loaded the bases the next two innings but couldn’t push across a run in the either frame. In the second, Michael Fairchild hit a dribbler that died in front of the plate. Union catcher Jack Bauer and the umpire were the only ones that didn’t expect the play to be called a foul ball. Bauer picked it up, stepped on home and threw to first to end the inning with a double play.
In the third, Union starter Jarred Dean got two quick outs but walked three straight Bears to load the bases. But Dean came back to strikeout Valenti on a 3-2 pitch to end the inning without any damage. The two teams went 1-2-3 in the fourth inning and Union went to the fifth trailing 3-2.
Union tied the game at three in the top of the fifth inning with Seaver Whalen’s solo shot but the tie was short lived. Leif Hansen parked one over the fence in left center and Joey Knight followed him by putting a ball in nearly the same spot to give the Bears a 5-3 lead after five innings.
Oly added two more runs in the sixth and Loague shutout the Bears in the seventh to earn the complete game and give the Bears the 7-3 win and keep their season alive.
With the win, the Bears qualify for the state tournament and will play for seeding on Saturday when they face Kentridge at Heritage Park in Puyallup at 1:00 PM.
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