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All-Narrows League football teams
I’m a little slow on the uptake with these, but the Narrows League released their all-league football teams last week and local high school players fared very well. Shelton’s Ralph Kinne took home the league’s MVP award while Spencer Crump shared the offensive MVP award with Lincoln’s J’Maka Love. Another Blazer, Brandon Wetzel took home defensive MVP and the Timberline coaching staff was honored.
Here are the all-league teams, broken down by area school. The Olympian has the whole team here.
4A Narrows League
Olympia Bears
Offense
First team: Casey Bond, Sr. (RB)
Honorable mention: Michael Naipo, Sr. (QB), Alex Johnson, Sr (TE), Jonathan Holden, Sr. (WR)
Defense
First team: Joey Knight, Sr. (DL) and Tanner Hartsoch, Sr. (DL), Mitch Fettig, Jr. (DB)
Second team: Elijah De La Cruz, Sr. (LB), Randy Jones, Jr. (DB)
Honorable mention: Josh Newbill, Sr. (DL), James Bagley, Sr. (LB)
Yelm Tornadoes
Offense
Offensive MVP: Jacob Swilley, Sr.
First team: Cody Anderson, Sr. (OL)
Honorable mention: William Benbrook, Sr. (OL), Nathan Mix, Jr. (OL)
Defense
First team: Jacob Swilley, Sr. (DB)
Second team: Kollin Crown, So. (DL), Kyle Brownell, Sr. (DB)
Honorable mention: Victor Munoz, Jr. (DB)
Special teams
Second team: Vernon Parker, Fr. (K)
3A Narrows League
North Thurston Rams
Offense
First team: Mo Manning, Sr. (RB), Treshon Long, Jr. (OL), Alex Rice, Jr. (OL), Andre Grantham, Sr. (FB)
Second team: Ryan Mets, Jr. (QB), Ryan Glendenning, Sr. (OL)
Honorable mention: Brandon Belisario, Sr. (RB)
Defense
First team: Zach Wilson, Sr. (DL), Tru Hicks, Sr. (DB), Rubin Ramirez, Sr. (LB)
Second team: Jake Grantham, Jr. (DL), Bobby Cervantes, Sr. (DB)
Shelton Highclimbers
Offense
MVP: Ralph Kinne, Sr. (RB)
First team: David Ajamu, Sr. (TE), Ben Anderson, Sr. (OL)
Second team: Brian Nault, So. (OL), Jake Lindley, Sr. (OL), DeShon Bell, Sr. (FB)
Honorable mention: Jared Welander, Sr. (QB), Nolan Halfmoon, Sr. (WR), Michael Sobotka, Jr. (WR), Hunter Ostenson, Jr. (OL), Kaleb Wright, Sr. (OL)
Defense
First team: DeShon Bell, Sr. (DL), Jake Frakes, Sr. (DB), Thomas Gettle, Sr. (LB)
Second team: Colton Hubble, Jr. (DB), Gordon Henry, Jr. (LB)
Honorable mention: Betsaid Garcia, Sr. (DL), Jesse Danford, Jr. (DB)
Special teams
First team: Shelby Salisbury, Sr. (K)
Timberline Blazers
Offense
Co-offensive MVP: Spencer Crump, Sr. (RB)
First team: Ethan Metzger, Sr. (OL), Sebastian Mikaele, Sr. (OL)
Second team: Malachi Jones, Sr. (WR), Dylan Reinhold, Jr. (OL)
Honorable mention: Levi Lambert-Wilson, Sr. (WR), Justace Buhl, Sr. (WR), Rasul Hicks, Sr. (OL)
Defense
Defensive MVP: Brandon Wetzel, Sr. (LB)
First team: Stone Hart, Sr. (DL), Mitch Cone, Sr. (DB), Jeff Winstead, Jr. (DB), Brennan Kaleiwaea, Jr. (LB)
Second team: Dayne Haddon, Sr. (DL), Stevie Cleveland, So. (DB)
Honorable mention: Cole Stevens, Jr. (DL), McCarthy Tonuao, Sr. (DL), Asan Neil, Jr. (DB)
Special teams
First team: Brett Woods, Sr. (P), Dylan Reinhold, Jr. (Long snapper)
Second team: Marcus Cuttino, Sr. (Returner)
Saturday scoreboard: T-Birds, Rams, Geoducks take second on an epic day of Oly sports
High school volleyball
4A state tournament
Mead 3, Olympia 0 (25-22, 25-17, 36-34)
Jackson 3, Olympia 1 (28-26, 25-21, 20-25, 25-22)
Olympia lost in straight sets to Mead in the semifinals including an epic 36-34 loss in the third set and then lost 3-1 in the 3rd/4th place game to finish fourth in state.
3A state tournament semifinals
North Thurston 3, Southridge 0 (25-15, 30-28, 25-20)
Prairie 3, North Thurston 0 (25-20, 25-22, 25-16)
North Thurston knocked off Southridge in straight sets but were swept by Prairie in the title game and finished second at state.
2A state tournament
Tumwater 3, Colville 2 (25-17, 17-25, 25-23, 23-25, 15- 10)
West Valley (Yakima) 3, Tumwater 1 (25-24, 18-25, 25-22, 25-18)
Tumwater knocked off Colville to advance to the 2A state title game but fell to West Valley of Yakima, 3-1, and finished second at state.
2A state tournament consolation
Capital 3, Sehome 1 (26-24, 25-20, 23-25, 25-19)
East Valley (Yakima) 3, Capital 0 (25-12, 25-13, 25-21)
Capital knocked Sehome out of the tournament but was swept by East Valley to take eighth in state.
High school football
3A state tournament
North Thurston 35, Kennewick 23
Marysville-Pilchuck 33, Timberline 21
Kennewick took a 16-0 lead to open the game but then gave up 28 straight points over the remainder of the first half and North Thurston moved on to the quarterfinals with a 35-23 win this afternoon in Kennewick. Mo Manning scored twice for the Rams and Brandon Belisario added another touchdown on the ground. Ryan Mets hooked up with Josh Cahill for a 26 yard touchdown that proved to be the game-winner. The Rams will have to head east again to take on University in Spokane next week.
Marysville-Pilchuck limited Timberline’s high powered offense to just two touchdowns and ended the Blazers’ season with a 33-21 win at South Sound Stadium. Chris MacNeil threw two touchdown passes in his final game as at Timberline.
2A state tournament
Capital 47, Lakewood 36
Kai Van Sickle scored six rushing touchdowns including two in the fourth quarter and Capital came from behind to beat Lakewood 47-36 at Goddard Stadium in Everett. The Cougars trailed 22-21 in the third quarter before Derek Chase’s 95 yard kickoff return put the Cougars on top 27-22. But Lakewood responded and led 36-33 in the fourth quarter but Van Sickle’s 32 yard run put Capital ahead for good, 40-36. Unofficially, Van Sickle rushed 51 times for 350 yards.
Next up for Capital: Burlington-Edison, who were 35-21 winners over Orting on Friday.
Men’s soccer
Cascade Collegiate Conference championships
Concordia 2, Evergreen 1 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Concordia’s Septi Danciu beat Evergreen goalkeeper Mauricio Sanchez on a penalty kick in the 49th minute for what proved to be the game winning goal and the Cavaliers captured the Cascade Collegiate Conference title with a 2-1 win at Tuominen Yard in Portland. Ben Joselyn scored in the 88th minute to get the Geoducks back in the game but there wasn’t enough time left to score an equalizer and Evergreen’s season came to an end. The Geoducks finish the season at 13-5 overall.
Men’s basketball
Saint Martin’s 76, Hawaii-Hilo 67 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Montana Tech 74, Evergreen 54 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Women’s basketball
Hawaii Pacific 69, Saint Martin’s 67 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
College volleyball
Northwest Nazarene 3, Saint Martin’s 0 (25-14, 25-15, 25-20) – Recap
Premier Arena Soccer League
Preseason friendly
Tumwater Pioneers 8, Marysville Ruckus 7
Today (11/10): Playoffs, playoffs and more playoffs
Playoffs galore today, from Olympia to Portland and Kennewick. Seasons won or lost, who moves on?
High school volleyball
4A state tournament semifinals
Olympia vs. Mead – Marcus Pavilion – 3:15 PM
Listen live on the Eli Sports Network
3A state tournament semifinals
North Thurston vs. Southridge – Marcus Pavilion – 1:30 PM
Listen live on the Eli Sports Network
2A state tournament semifinals
Tumwater vs. Colville – Pierce College – 12:30 PM
2A state tournament consolation
Capital vs. Sehome – Pierce College – 8:30 AM
High school football
3A state tournament opening round
North Thurston @ Kennewick – Lampson Stadium – 4:00 PM
Watch the game live on the Washington Sports Network
Timberline vs. Marysville-Pilchuck – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
Listen live on KGY
2A state tournament opening round
Capital @ Lakewood – Goddard Stadium, Everett – 7:30 PM
Listen live on KRKO
Men’s soccer
Cascade Collegiate Conference championship
Evergreen vs. Concordia – Tuominen Yard, Portland – 6:00 PM
Watch the game live here
College volleyball
Saint Martin’s vs. Northwest Nazarene – Capital HS – 3:00 PM
Today (11/9): State volleyball day one
32 high school volleyball teams hit Lacey today for the 4A and 3A state tournaments hosted by Saint Martin’s University and Timberline High School. The action gets underway at 8:00 AM with three 3A games: Stanwood vs. Auburn Mountainview, Prairie vs. Mercer Island and Holy Names vs. Bonney Lake.
Two 3A and one 4A Olympia area teams will be in action at Marcus Pavilion. In the 3A tournament, Timberline (16-3) takes on Southridge (15-6) at 9:45 AM and North Thurston (14-4) faces Shorewood (13-3) at 11:45. Olympia (12-7) begins their 4A title defense against Wenatchee (11-1) at 3:15 PM.
The Olympian has great previews of both tournaments including team-by-team capsules. They name Jackson (15-1) and Mead (14-0) the 4A favorites while Mercer Island (21-0) and Mount Si (16-4) were named the 3A favorites
Tumwater (17-0) and Capital (14-3) will both be in action at the 2A tournament at Pierce College in Lakewood. The Cougars face West Valley of Yakima at 11:00 AM and the T-Birds take on East Valley Of Yakima at 2:45 PM.
The Olympian also has a great preview of the 2A tourney and they name Tumwater as one of the favorites along with Colville (17-0) and West Valley.
Today (11/3): Geoducks soccer, volleyball; SPSCC soccer; Playoff football
The playoff bound Evergreen men’s soccer team takes on Northwest University today on Evergreen Pitch. Eight Geoducks will be honored on senior day. Kyle Wiese, George Bundy, Josh Strasser, Kevin Flavin, Jeremy Novack, Ben Joselyn, Brandon Wood and Mirza Memic will all play their final regular season home game.
The Geoducks knocked off the Eagles 4-0 in Kirkland on September 29th in their first meeting this season. First kick today is scheduled for 1:00 PM
Also in men’s soccer action, South Puget Sound wraps up their season with a home game against Southwestern Oregon. The two teams played to a 1-1 draw in Coos Bay on October 20th. First kick at the RAC is at 2:00 PM.
The Evergreen volleyball team is still looking for their first win in their final game of the season. Three seniors – Sasha Nash, Sonja Arrasi-Nash and Stephanie Peshlakai-John – will be honored before the game. Game time at the CRC Gymnasium is set for 7:00 PM.
Last, but certainly not least, three high school football playoff games are on tap tonight but just one of them is in town…
North Thurston vs. Rainier Beach – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
Olympia @ Auburn – Auburn Memorial Stadium – 7:00 PM
Shelton @ Nathan Hale – Seattle Memorial Stadium – 7:00 PM
You can listen to the Shelton/Nathan Hale game on 1030 AM and KMAS.com with me on the play-by-play. Unfortunately, it’s the only game broadcast live tonight.
Week 10: My 4 year-old daughter’s expert football picks
She’s ready for the playoffs, seen here studying Beavers in preparation for the Tenino/Woodland game
Tumwater T-Birds vs. Hockinson Hawks
Her pick: T-Birds
“They are really good.”
Timberline Blazers vs. Chief Sealth Seahawks
Her pick: Blazers
“They’ll chop down the tree wih their nests in them.”
Tenino Beavers @ Woodland Beavers
Her pick: Tenino
“They’ll chew down the trees and build their lodges faster!”
Capital Cougars @ Ridgefield Spudders
Her pick: Spudders
“They’ll blow up some potatoes!”
Olympia Bears @ Auburn Trojans
Her pick: Trojans
“They’re better.”
Shelton Highclimbers @ Nathan Hale Raiders
Her pick: Raiders
“Because they are pirates!”
North Thurston Rams vs. Rainier Beach Vikings
Her pick: Vikings
“Because they say ‘mine’ all he time! That’s what (her little sister) said!”
Oly Sports high school football power rankings: T-Birds finish on top
Eight straight wins for the T-Birds and they finish atop the final Oly Sports power rankings
The regular season has come to an end and the Tumwater T-Birds are the hottest team in the area. Eight straight wins, their only blemish coming on opening day against an upstart Shelton Highclimbers team. They’ve knocked off Timberline, Capital, WF West and North Thurston in the process. Impressive. Meanwhile, Timberline has won seven straight with their only loss coming to those T-Birds. In all, seven of the area’s 12 football teams will be playing in the post-season.
So how does everybody stack up at the end of the regular season? Take a look at my highly unscientific power rankings, complete with ScoreCzar predictions…
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1. Tumwater T-Birds (8-1)
Last week: #1 (No change)
Previous game: Tumwater 35, Black Hills 7
Next game: vs. Hockinson (6-3) – Tumwater Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
ScoreCzar prediction: Tumwater 27, Hockinson 16
Notes: A Pioneer Bowl victory means eight straight wins and counting for the T-Birds and the #1 seed out of the 2A EvCo. Next up, the 6-3 Hockinson Hawks, who are the #3 seed from the GSHL. The two teams had one common opponent this season, River Ridge. Tumwater knocked off Lacey’s Hawks 27-12 two weeks ago while Hockinson dropped a 28-14 decision on September 21st.
2. Timberline Blazers (8-1)
Last week: #2 (No change)
Previous game: Timberline 33, Shelton 26
Next game: vs. Chief Sealth (4-5) – South Sound Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
ScoreCzar prediction: Timberline 37, Chief Sealth 6
Notes: Timberline played a far from perfect game committing a couple of major penalties on Friday night against Shelton allowing the Highclimbers stay in game that could have easily been a blowout. Cut out those mistakes and the Blazers’ speed and defense could get them really far in these playoffs.
3. Capital Cougars (7-2)
Last week: #4 (+1)
Previous game: Capital 55, River Ridge 18
Next game: @ Ridgefield (6-3) – Ridgefield Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
ScoreCzar prediction: Capital 27, Ridgefield 13
Notes: Capital closed out their regular season and secured the 2A EvCo’s second place with an exclamation point, romping over River Ridge on Friday night. The Cougars draw 6-3 Ridgefield, the GSHL’s #2 seed. The Spudders also played the Hawks this season and gave up 61 points in a 21 point loss on September 15th.
4. North Thurston Rams (7-2)
Last week: #5 (+1)
Previous game: North Thurston 57, Mount Tahoma 14
Next game: vs. Rainier Beach (5-4) – South Sound Stadium – Saturday, 7:00 PM
ScoreCzar prediction: North Thurston 27, Rainier Beach 20
Notes: North Thurston secured the #2 seed out of the 3A Narrows League by knocking off winless Mount Tahoma by 43 points, a good way to get healthy after a 24 point loss to Timberline. The Rams next get Seattle’s Rainier Beach, who were 5-1 in the Metro League’s Sound division but lost all of their non-league games, albeit to good teams in Eastside Catholic and O’Dea in a Metro League playoff.
5. Shelton Highclimbers (7-2)
Last week: #3 (-2)
Previous game: Timberline 33, Shelton 26
Next game: @ Nathan Hale (7-2) – Memorial Stadium, Seattle – Saturday, 7:00 PM
ScoreCzar prediction: Shelton 33, Nathan Hale 19
Notes: Give the Highclimbers credit, they battled to the end with Timberline. But the Blazers exposed some glaring weaknesses that Shelton will have to address if they wish to go any further in the playoffs. The loss means that they have to go on the road to Seattle’s Memorial Stadium to face Nathan Hale, the #2 seed out of the Metro League. The Raiders are a hard team to figure out, they were 7-2 overall and 6-0 in the Sound division but lost 50-8 to Eastside Catholic in the Metro championship game.
6. Tenino Beavers (6-3)
Last week: #6 (No change)
Previous game: Tenino 50, Rochester 6
Next game: @ Woodland (7-2) – Woodland Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
ScoreCzar prediction: Woodland 31, Tenino 14
Notes: Tenino broke their three game losing streak against Rochester and now draw the 1A Trico’s #2 seed Woodland. The Beavers and the Beavers had two common opponents, Montesano and La Center, and both teams went 0-2 in those games. Tenino was outscored 90-13 while Woodland lost by a combined 70-14.
7. Olympia Bears (4-5)
Last week: #8 (+1)
Previous game: Olympia 29, Yelm 22
Next game: @ Auburn – Auburn Memorial Stadium – Saturday, 7:00 PM
ScoreCzar prediction: Auburn 24, Olympia 11
Notes: Despite everything, the Bears made the playoffs, in fact earned the #3 seed out of the 4A Narrows League. Their reward? Auburn in Auburn. The Trojans went 7-2 this season with the only losses coming to a pair of undefeated teams, Kentwood and Federal Way. Take away those two losses and Auburn outscored their opponents 269-83.
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8. River Ridge Hawks (5-4)
Last week: #7 (-1)
Previous game: Capital 55, River Ridge 18
9. Yelm Tornadoes (4-5)
Last week: #9 (No change)
Previous game: Olympia 29, Yelm 22
Next game: vs. Mount Tahoma (0-9) – Yelm Tornadoes Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
10. Black Hills Wolves (4-5)
Last week: #10 (No change)
Previous game: Tumwater 35, Black Hills 7
11. Rochester Warriors (2-7)
Last week: #11 (No change)
Previous game: Tenino 50, Rochester 6
12. Rainier Mountaineers (1-8)
Last week: #12 (No change)
Previous game: Rainier 28, Seton Catholic 7
Notes: Woo hoo Mountaineers!
Saturday scoreboard: Geoducks keep rolling; T-Birds, Wolves soccer prevails in 2OT; Rams upset Blazers in Narrows tourney
Men’s soccer
Evergreen 2, Oregon Tech 0 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Clark 6, SPSCC 0 – Box score
Women’s soccer
Saint Martin’s 1, MSU Billings 1 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Girl’s soccer
2A District IV tournament – Recaps from The Olympian
Tumwater 3, Hockinson 2 (2OT)
Black Hills 3, Mark Morris 2 (2OT)
Ridgefield 3, Capital 0
Semi-pro soccer
Arlington Aviators 9, Tumwater Pioneers 4 – Preseason scrimmage
College volleyball
Oregon Tech 3, Evergreen 0 (25-21, 25-12, 25-17) – Recap
Western Washington 3, Saint Martin’s 1 (23-25, 25-16, 25-10, 25-18) – Recap
High school volleyball
Narrows League tournament
North Thurston 3, Timberline 2
Olympia 3, Central Kitsap 1
Friday scoreboard: Blazers win Narrows; Bears knocks out Yelm; Cougs knock out Hawks
High school football
Timberline 33, Shelton 26
Olympia 29, Yelm 22
Capital 55, River Ridge 18
North Thurston 57, Mount Tahoma 14
Tumwater 35, Black Hills 7
Tenino 50, Rochester 6
Rainier 28, Seton Catholic 7
Timberline won the Narrows League outright meaning the seeding in the 3A Narrows breaks down like this: #1 Timberline, #2 North Thurston, #3 Shelton, #4 Lincoln.
Olympia knocked out Yelm and secured a spot in the playoffs. They will be the #3 seed out of the 4A Narrows League.
Capital spoiled the fun by knocking off River Ridge to avoid the Kansas tiebreaker between three teams in the 2A Evergreen Conference. The playoff seeding breaks out like this: #1 Tumwater, #2 Capital, #3 WF West
Tenino got back on track and are the #3 seed out of the 1A Evergreen Conference.
And Rainier picked up their first win of the season by knocking off Seton Catholic.
Women’s soccer
Evergreen 2, Warner Pacific 1 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Saint Martin’s 0, Northwest Nazarene 0 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
College volleyball
Southern Oregon 3, Evergreen 0 – Recap from SOURaiders.com
Today (10/26): Saints host Crusaders; Gridiron seasons, seeding, pride on the line
Women’s soccer
Saint Martin’s vs. Northwest Nazarene – SMU Soccer Field – 3:15 PM
High school football
In town…
Black Hills @ Tumwater – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM – Listen
Olympia @ Yelm – Yelm HS Stadium – 7:00 PM
River Ridge @ Capital – Ingersoll Stadium – 7:00 PM – Listen
Shelton @ Timberline – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM – Listen
Tenino @ Rochester – Rochester HS – 7:00 PM
Rainier vs. Seton Catholic – Rainier HS Stadium – 7:00 PM
Out of town…
North Thurston @ Mount Tahoma – Mount Tahoma Stadium – 7:00 PM
What an interesting collection of games tonight in the South Sound.
Some of the scenarios are a little confusing, but two of tonight’s games feature teams that have to win to make the playoffs: Olympia at Yelm and River Ridge at Capital. Yelm and River Ridge have to win to keep their seasons alive and while the Yelm situation is complicated, if River Ridge wins they will force a three way tie for two playoff spots and the three teams will play a Kansas tiebreaker on Tuesday.
But the big game in town tonight is at South Sound Stadium where Timberline at 5-0 in 3A Narrows League play hosts Shelton, who are 4-1. With a win, Timberline takes the league title outright. But if the Highclimbers win, there will be a three way tie atop the Narrows League and a tiebreaker will be used to determine seeding. According to The Olympian, Shelton has to win by at least 14 to secure the #1 seed. You can hear me an John McGlamery call all the action on 1030 AM or KMAS.com
And even struggling Rainier plays an interesting game tonight when Seton Catholic comes to town. The Mountaineers are 0-8 this season while the Cougars are 1-7. The two teams have been outscored by a combined 859-170. Something has to give. Can Rainier actually pull one out and go out of this horrendous season on a high note?
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