Category Archives: Olympia HS
Tuesday scoreboard: Bears surprise Lions, Wolves and Cougs keep pace; T-Birds dominate
Girl’s soccer
Olympia 3, Bellarmine 0
Timberline 6, Mount Tahoma 1
Black Hills 2, Aberdeen 2 – Wolves win shootout 4-3
Capital 2, Tumwater 0
North Thurston @ Lincoln – No report
River Ridge vs. Centralia – No report
Olympia moved into second place in the 4A Narrows with their 3-0 win over Bellarmine in Tacoma. Sarah Snodgrass opened the scoring in the 19th minute and Faith Cebula and Brooklynn Hooper scored insurance goals for the Bears. Bellarmine, the state-runners up last season and five time Narrows league champs, drop to third place.
Timberline’s Julia Swortz scored twice in the 22nd minute and Krista Jones added two goals in the Blazers’ 6-1 drubbing of Mount Tahoma.
Black Hills took a two goal lead but Aberdeen came back to finish regulation at 2-2 and force a shootout. The Wolves got the win 4-3 in the shootout to stay tied with Capital on top of the 2A EvCo.
Rachel Waffore scored in the 13th minute and Logan Cox knocked in the insurance goal in the 40th minute in Capital’s 2-0 win over Tumwater. The win kept the Cougars tied for first place with Black Hills in the 2A EvCo. Andrea McIntyre posted the shutout.
High school volleyball
Timberline 3, Foss 0 (25-14, 25-8, 25-6)
Olympia 3, Central Kitsap 0 (25-21, 25-16, 25-17)
North Thurston 3, Shelton 0 (25-16, 25-20, 25-16)
Black Hills 3, Aberdeen 0 (25-20, 25-21, 25-14)
Tumwater 3, Capital 0 (25-21, 25-14, 25-17)
River Ridge @ Centralia – No report
Oly Sports high school football power rankings: Taking care of business
The Rams are still #1, but they will have a stiff test over the next three weeks to stay there
Not much movement at the top of the Oly Sports power rankings as the top seven teams all took care of business. The biggest jump this week comes from Olympia who moves up two spots to #8 thanks to their 15-14 win over South Kitsap. It wasn’t terribly convincing, but South Kitsap is a decent team and it does move them to 2-0 in the 4A Narrows. Black Hills and Yelm each drop a spot in my totally unscientific power rankings…
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1. North Thurston Rams (5-0)
Last week: #1 (No change)
Previous game: North Thurston 34, Wilson 0
Next game: vs. Tumwater (4-1) – South Sound Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: North Thurston’s defense has been ridiculous allowing just 42 points through five games, and most of those points have come when the game was long over. The Rams’ will get their opportunity to prove themselves over the next three games starting with a non-league test against Tumwater, a trip to Shelton in two weeks and homecoming against Timberline in three weeks. All three opponents feature a dynamic offensive player the quality that the Rams have yet to face. Will their defense be up to the task or have they just played weaker offenses? We shall see.
2. Tenino Beavers (5-0)
Last week: #2 (No change)
Previous game: Tenino 62, Rainier 6
Next game: @ La Center (5-0) – La Center HS – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: As expected, the Beavers drilled Rainier 62-6. But like North Thurston, Tenino faces three straight extremely tough challenges. This week they head to La Center to take on the 5-0 Wildcats in a non-league game. They then host Montesano and travel to Hoquiam in three weeks.
3. Shelton Highclimbers (5-0)
Last week: #3 (No change)
Previous game: Shelton 43, Foss 8
Next game: @ Lincoln (3-2) – Lincoln Bowl, Tacoma – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: Ralph Kinne rushed for another 269 yards and four touchdowns and now has rushed for 1439 yards and 14 TDs through five games this season. And since the Highclimbers knew that Foss would offer no real challenge, they practiced their passing game and finally got David Ajamu some catches and confidence. The Highclimbers next get a Lincoln team that has been roughed up by North Thurston and Timberline the last two weeks.
4. Tumwater T-Birds (4-1)
Last week: #4 (No change)
Previous game: Tumwater 21, WF West 20
Next game: @ North Thurston (5-0) – South Sound Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: It was uncomfortably close, but the T-Birds did get past WF West on Friday night and are now sitting pretty in the 2A Evergreen Conference. While the non-leaguer against North Thurston is relatively unimportant for the T-Birds in the long run, a win will really show how far this young team has come since their opening game loss to Shelton.
5. Timberline Blazers (4-1)
Last week: #5 (No change)
Previous game: Timberline 28, Lincoln 13
Next game: @ Foss (1-3) – Mount Tahoma Stadium, Tacoma – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: Timberline took advantage of a ton of Lincoln mistakes to run their record to 4-1 this season and are rewarded with games against the 3A Narrows League’s basement, Foss and Mount Tahoma in consecutive weeks. This is a time that Timberline can work out a few kinks and set themselves up for a strong stretch run against North Thurston and Shelton.
6. Capital Cougars (4-1)
Last week: #6 (No change)
Previous game: Capital 48, Centralia 3
Next game: @ Bellarmine (5-0) – Memorial Field, Tacoma – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: Capital got back on track with a drubbing of Centralia, which comes as no surprise. But this week they face another 4A school when they travel to Tacoma to take on 5-0 Bellarmine. The Cougars are 3-0 over 4A teams this season but they haven’t faced anyone quite like the Lions yet.
7. River Ridge Hawks (4-1)
Last week: #7 (No change)
Previous game: River Ridge 20, Black Hills 13
Next game: @ Centralia (0-5) – Tiger Stadium, Centralia – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: The Hawks are 4-1 and a win over Black Hills on Thursday finally broke the two schools apart in these rankings. However, River Ridge hasn’t sold me yet, mainly because they haven’t played the three EvCo powers yet. But they will, three weeks in a row to close out the regular season. But first, a trip to 0-5 Cemtralia.
8. Olympia Bears (2-3)
Last week: #10 (+2)
Previous game: Olympia 15, South Kitsap 14
Next game: vs. Central Kitsap (4-1) – Ingersoll Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: After not scoring in their first two games, the Bears have played relatively well for three games. They played Timberline tough, beat up on lowly Stadium and pulled off a surprising one point win against South Kitsap in Port Orchard. The Bears are in second place in the 4A Narrows League at 2-0, a half game behind Bellarmine. Third place Central Kitsap comes to town on Friday.
9. Black Hills Wolves (3-2)
Last week: #8 (-1)
Previous game: River Ridge 20, Black Hills 13
Next game: vs. WF West (3-2) – Tumwater Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: The Wolves took an early lead against River Ridge but were unable to hold on against a similarly matched team and have settled into fourth place in the EvCo. Black Hills isn’t a bad team but in a league that has turned out to be exceptionally deep, the Wolves are probably the sixth best team ahead of only Centralia. A win against WF West this week would prove me wrong.
10. Yelm Tornadoes (3-2)
Last week: #9 (-1)
Previous game: Central Kitsap 35, Yelm 17
Next game: vs. South Kitsap (3-2) – Yelm Tornadoes Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: Yelm went 3-0 to start against weak competition but now that they are into the meat of their schedule, they have hit the skids. Shelton roughed them up last week and Central Kitsap dropped them to 1-1 in conference with a 35-17 win. Can they get back on track on Friday when South Kitsap comes to town?
11. Rochester Warriors (1-4)
Last week: #11 (No change)
Previous game: Elma 33, Rochester 13
Next game: vs. Montesano (3-2) – Rochester HS – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: New coach, same old problems for the Warriors. But how could you expect anything to change quickly for a team that is on their third coach in three years? And the prospects are slim to improve on last season with Montesano, Forks and Tenino still ahead.
12. Rainier Mountaineers (0-5)
Last week: #12 (No change)
Previous game: Tenino 62, Rainier 6
Next game: @ Forks (2-3) – Forks HS – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: And finally, we have Rainier. The Mountaineers have been outscored 242-39 this season and will struggle to pick up a win in the next three weeks against Forks, Hoquiam and Montesano. They do have a non-league game at the end of the season against 0-5 Seton Catholic that could keep them from going winless.
Friday scoreboard: Blazers, T-Birds pull off big wins; Cougs girls win; Geoducks struggle
High school football
Timberline 28, Lincoln 13
Tumwater 21, WF West 20
Capital 48, Centralia 3
Olympia 15, South Kitsap 14
Central Kitsap 35, Yelm 17
Shelton 43, Foss 8
Tenino 62, Rainier 6
Elma 33, Rochester 13
High school volleyball
Capital 3, Aberdeen 0 (25-6, 25-14, 25-13)
College volleyball
Warner Pacific 3, Evergreen 0 (25-16, 25-19, 25-20) – Recap from Evergreen
Women’s soccer
Southern Oregon 1, Evergreen 0 – Recap from Geoducks athletics
Today (9/28): Blazers host Abes, T-Birds battle Bearcats; Friday night volleyball
The T-Birds schedule shapes up favorably if they can get past WF West tonight
Week five is upon us and there are a couple of huge league games tonight in town. Can Lincoln regroup against Timberlineafter getting blown out by North Thurston last week? And what a stretch it is for Lincoln, by the way. North Thurston last week, Timberline this week, Shelton next. They need a win.
And after knocking off #1 Capital last week, Tumwater gets another EvCo power in WF West. If Tumwater can get past WF West, their schedule is very favorable for them to run the table the rest of the way out. Capital needs the Bearcats to knock off Tumwater tonight to get them back in the race.
Lots of action tonight, here’s a look at the entire schedule…
In town…
Timberline vs. Lincoln – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM – Listen here
Tumwater vs. WF West – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM – Listen here
Shelton vs. Foss – Highclimber Stadium – 7:00 PM – Listen here
Rainier vs. Tenino – Rainier HS Stadium – 7:00 PM
Rochester vs. Elma – Rochester High School – 7:00 PM
Out of town…
Capital @ Centralia – Tiger Stadium, Centralia – 7:00 PM – Listen here
Olympia @ South Kitsap – SK Stadium, Port Orchard – 7:00 PM
Yelm @ Central Kitsap – Silverdale Stadium – 7:00 PM
And in the only other action tonight, a rare Friday night volleyball game is on tap when Capital hosts Aberdeen in an important 2A EvCo matchup at 7:00 PM. The Cougars come into the match at 4-0 in league and 6-1 overall while Aberdeen is right on their heals at 3-1 in league and 5-1 overall. Aberdeen’s only loss of the season came to league leading Tumwater on September 13th.
Thursday scoreboard: Saints win late again; Hawks top Wolves; Blazers romp; T-Birds, Wolves split rivalry games
Women’s soccer
Saint Martin’s 3, Central Washington 2 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Molly Campbell scored in the 85th minute to lift Saint Martin’s to another late game victory with a 3-2 win over Central Washington at the SMU Soccer Field.
Sasha Dini scored two goals within the first four minutes of the second half to open the scoring. Savanna Morehouse got the Wildcats on the board in the 65th minute and Carson McKole scored the equalizer in the 72nd minute before Campbell scored on header off of a corner kick from Dini.
Ashley Engel made seven saves in goal and the Saints improved to 3-2 in the GNAC and 5-4 overall.
Men’s soccer
Western Washington 4, Saint Martin’s 1 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
High School football
River Ridge 20, Black Hills 13
River Ridge scored two touchdowns and held Black Hills scoreless in the second half to knock off the Wolves 20-13 at South Sound Stadium. The Hawks move to 4-1 on the season and 1-0 in 2A EvCo play while the Wolves fall to 3-2 and 0-1 in league.
The Wolves took a 13-7 lead into halftime thanks to two Conrad Nygren rushing touchdowns, the first a 37 yard run in the first quarter and then a 10 yard run in the second. Brad Wallace scored for the Hawks on a 69 yard run immediately following the first Black Hills touchdown.
Chris Leiba scored the eventual game winner for the Hawks with a 24 yard run in the third quarter and Colby Schultz found Wesley Coats for the insurance touchdown early in the fourth.
High school volleyball
Tumwater 3, Black Hills 0 (25-11, 25-18, 25-14)
Raymond 3, Northwest Christian (22-25, 25-16, 17-25, 25-19, 13-15)
Girl’s soccer
Timberline 8, Lincoln 0
Olympia 0, Stadium 0
Black Hills 2, Tumwater 1
North Thurston @ Yelm – No report
College volleyball
Western Washington 3, Saint Martin’s 0 (25-11, 25-14, 25-18) – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Today (9/27): Saints soccer; Hawks, Wolves on the gridiron; Tumwater girl’s rivalry games
Women’s soccer
Saint Martin’s vs. Central Washington – SMU Soccer Field – 3:00 PM
High school football
Black Hills @ River Ridge – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
My pick: River Ridge 35, Black Hills 28
Girl’s soccer
Olympia vs. Stadium – Ingersoll Stadium – 7:00 PM
Tumwater @ Black Hills – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM
High school volleyball
River Ridge vs. Yelm – River Ridge HS – 7:00 PM
Capital vs. Aberdeen – Capital HS – 7:00 PM
Black Hills @ Tumwater – Tumwater HS – 7:00 PM
Wednesday scoreboard: Blazers win thriller; Lions roar back; SPSCC blitzed
High school volleyball
Timberline 3, North Thurston 2 (23-25, 24-26, 25-19, 26-24, 16-14)
Bellarmine 3, Olympia 1 (25-27, 25-13, 25-16, 25-11)
Yelm 3, River Ridge 0 (25-16, 25-20, 25-16)
The big game between 3A Narrows League rivals did not disappoint in any aspect. In front of large and loud student sections from both schools, Timberline fell behind two sets early but rallied to win the final three sets to knock off North Thurston and take first place in league all to themselves
Four of the five sets were exciting, back and forth affairs. In the fourth set, after trading points to get to 6-6, the Rams scored six straight points to push their lead to 12-6. But the Blazers cut the lead to 13-12 and the two teams again traded points and were tied 20-20. The Rams scored the next three points and had a match point at 24-23, but the Blazers scored the final three points to win the set and force a fifth and deciding set. Watch the last point of the fourth set, a long rally, and the Timberline students celebration…
North Thurston jumped out to an early lead in the fifth set and led 8-6. But Timberline fought off a couple match points and finally finished off the fifth set 16-14 to take a 3-2 win and remain undefeated in the 3A Narrows League and set off this celebration (sadly, my phone died in the middle…)
Riley Podowicz led the Blazers with 23 kills, 10 digs, 8 aces and 7 blocks while Hunter Manke had 48 assists and Halie Snaza added 33 digs.
In the other big volleyball game in town tonight, Olympia battled with Bellarmine to win the first set 27-25. But after that, it was all Lions. Bellarmine easily won the next three sets to remain undefeated in the 4A Narrows League. Olympia dropped to 4-2 in league. Rachel Kelson had 10 kills and Kayla Thaller added 25 assists for the Bears in the loss.
Men’s soccer
Clark 5, SPSCC 1 – Box score
NWAACC scoring leader Borce Atanasov scored in the third minute, the fifth minute and the 22nd minute to lead the Clark Penguins to an easy victory over winless South Puget Sound. Atanasov now has 14 goals in nine games this season. Alicides Thomas scored his eighth goal of the season for the Penguins in the 15th minute and added an assist on Atanasov’s third goal.
Kyle Ballard got the Clippers on the board in the 61st minute. It was just the Clippers sixth goal of the season in their 0-9 start.
Puget Sound Collegiate League fall baseball
Shelton 4, Capital 2 – Winning pitcher: Mitch Johnson
Timberline 4, Yelm 2 – Winning pitcher: Ty Carlton
Today (9/26): Big Narrows League volleyball games; SPSCC soccer
Two big Narrows League volleyball games are on tap for tonight when North Thurston visits Timberline and Olympia hosts Bellarmine with first place on the line in both games.
North Thurston and Timberline both come into tonight at 5-0 in 3A Narrows League play. The Rams are 7-0 overall while Timberline has lost just one match, a five set loss to Capital. The Rams have yet to drop a set on the season.
Across town at Oly, the Bellarmine Lions come into tonight at 5-0 in the 4A Narrows League and are 6-1 overall. Olympia is 4-1 in league play, their only loss coming on the road to Gig Harbor on September 11th. The defending state champion Bears are 4-3 overall.
Both games are set to get underway at 7:00 PM.
The struggling South Puget Sound men’s soccer team plays just their second home game of the season today when Clark comes to town. The 0-8 Clippers are dead last in goals scored (5) and are 18th out of 20 teams in goals allowed (27).
The Penguins come to town at 6-1-2 overall and are in first place in the NWAACC South at 3-0-1. Borce Atanasov leads the NWAACC with 11 goals and has added four assists in eight games for the Penguins.
First kick at the RAC is scheduled for 4:00 PM.
Tuesday scoreboard: Oly Sports’ 500th post!
Wow, 500 posts. Thank you for your support through the first 500. Plenty more to come, I’m just getting started.
Men’s soccer
Concordia 2, Evergreen 0 – Recap from Evergreen Athletics
Concordia’s Sam Carmichael scored in the 21st minute and Gerrit Hamann scored the insurance goal in the 52nd minute and the 25th-ranked Cavaliers knocked off Evergreen 2-0 in a battle for first place in Portland. Both the Geoducks and Cavs came into the game at 4-0 in the Cascade Collegiate Conference and Concordia leaves with sole possession of first place at 5-0.
Two time reigning CCC defensive player of the week Collin Harlow made four saves in the Geoducks’ loss while Arne Niermann was only forced to make two saves for Concordia. The Cavs out shot Evergreen 15-7 and held a 7-2 advantage in shots on goal.
Girl’s soccer
Black Hills 3, River Ridge 0
WF West 1, Capital 0 (WF West wins 5-4 in PKs)
Gig Harbor 5, Timberline 1
Olympia @ Yelm – No report
Shelton @ North Thurston – No report
Joslin Lindsay scored two goals for Black Hills in their 3-0 win over River Ridge at the RAC in Lacey. Arin Seidlitz also scored and Ce Ce Noyen made two saves for the Wolves in the shutout. Across town, 2A EvCo leader Capital battled to a 0-0 tie with WF West before the game was decided in penalty kicks. The Bearcats won the shootout 5-4 to move into a three way tie with Black Hills and Capital at 4-1 in conference.
High school volleyball
Capital 3, WF West 0 (25-14, 25-19, 25-21)
Black Hills 3, River Ridge 0 (25-8, 25-10, 25-14)
Northwest Christian 3, Willapa Valley 0 (25-21, 25-15, 25-13)
Rachel Erickson racked up 10 kills, Marissa Ottesen had 12 digs and Sam Yorke added 26 assists in Capital’s 3-0 win over WF West. The win moves the Cougars into a tie with Tumwater atop the 2A EvCo at 4-0. Black Hills stayed one game behind the leaders with their 3-0 win over River Ridge. Hope Mortensen was 16-for-18 serving with eight aces for the Wolves. Northwest Christian moved to 4-1 in the 2B Pacific League with their straight sets win over Willapa Valley.
Puget Sound Collegiate League fall baseball
Tumwater 6, Black Hills 5 – Winning pitcher: Jack Allen
North Thurston 3, Timberline 2 – Winning pitcher: Riley Stordahl
Monday scoreboard: Bears, Blazers, Rams wins set up big Wednesday matches
High school volleyball
Olympia 3, Yelm 0 (25-8, 25-13, 25-21)
Timberline 3, Mount Tahoma 0 (25-15, 25-13, 25-17)
North Thurston 3, Lincoln 0 (25-15, 25-15, 25-5)
Hannah Adams and Rachel Kelson had nine and seven kills respectively and Kayla Challer racked up 26 assists to lead Olympia to a straight sets win over winless Yelm. With the win, the Bears move to 4-1 in the 4A Narrows League, one game behind Bellarmine. The Bears host Bellarmine on Wednesday at 7:00 PM.
Timberline continued to roll through 3A Narrows League competition getting 18 kills from Riley Podowicz and 40 assists from Hunter Manke in a 3-0 win over Mount Tahoma. Meanwhile, North Thurston easily took care of Lincoln behind eight Brittany Rutherford kills. The Blazers and Rams both move to 5-0 in the 3A Narrows League setting up a match for first place on Wednesday when the Rams travel to Timberline at 7:00 PM.
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