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PHOTO GALLERY: Terrell Twirls Gem in T-Birds Opening Round Win

May 24

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Keenan Milligan tripled in a run in the fifth and hit a solo home run in the seventh and Garrett Terrell allowed just one run on three hits over seven innings to lead Tumwater to a 3-1 win and a berth in the regional finals later on Saturday afternoon.

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Today (5/24): State Baseball, District Softball, Derby and Racing

Schedule for Saturday, May 24th

High school baseball
3A State Tournament Regionals
North Thurston vs. O’Dea – Bannerwood Park, Bellevue – 1:00 PM
Timberline vs. Bainbridge – Wheeler Field, Centralia – 1:00 PM

The Rams, the 3A Narrows League regular season champs, survived three loser-out games in the District 3/4 tourney and draws an extremely tough match-up in O’Dea, the Metro League champion with a 21-2 overall record. The winner will face either Columbia River or Mountlake Terrace on Saturday afternoon.

Timberline knocked off North Thurston in the Narrows League championship game and won three straight games in districts to take the #1 seed to state. The 23-2 Blazers will face Bainbridge at 1:00 in Centralia with the winner moving on to face either Mt. Si or Shorewood at 4:00.

2A State Tournament Regionals
Tumwater vs. White River – WF West HS – 10:00 AM

The T-Birds (20-4 overall) took third in the District 4 tournament after a loss to WF West and an elimination game win over Capital. They face the #2 seed out of District 3, White River (19-5 overall) in the morning game in Chehalis. The winner will face Klahowya or Centralia in the next round at 4:00.


High school softball
4A District 3/4 Tournament
Olympia vs. Thomas Jefferson – Kent Service Ballfields – 1:00 PM

The Bears open district play against a Thomas Jefferson team that is 11-10 overall and has lost three straight games. The winner will face either Battle Ground or Puyallup in the quarterfinals at 5:00 PM while the loser faces the loser of that game in a loser-out game also at 5:00.


3A District 3/4 Tournament
North Thurston vs. Peninsula – Sprinker Recreation Center, Spanaway – Noon
Timberline vs. Mountain View/Auburn Mountainview – Sprinker, Spanaway – 4:00 PM

The Rams face a 9-10 Peninsula team at noon. The winner faces Enumclaw in the next round while the loser will face either Timberline, Mountain View or Auburn Mountainview in a loser-out game at 6:00 PM

The Blazers get a first round bye and will face the winner of Mountain View/Auburn Mountainview. If they win, they qualify for state and will next play on Saturday. If they lose, they fall into a loser-out game against either North Thurston or Peninsula at 6:00.


Roller derby
JBLM Bettie Brigade May-Hem Doubleheader – Bettie Bunker, Lacey – 6:00 PM

The JBLM Bettie Brigade hosts a pair of interleague bouts followed by a concert featuring Mach Society, Mosquito Hawk and Buffalo Skies to raise money for improvements to their Lacey home, the Bettie Bunker. Tickets are $12 at the door. For more information, click here.


Auto racing – Weather permitting
Street, Mini and Hobby Stocks, Vintage Modifieds, Stinger 8’s – South Sound Speedway – 6:30 PM

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Friday Scores: Capital Blanks Kingston to Secure Semis Berth; T-Birds Survive to Earn State Trip

Friday Scores: Capital Blanks Kingston to Secure Semis Berth; T-Birds Survive to Earn State Trip

May 23

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Boys soccer
2A State Tournament – Quarterfinals

Capital 1, Kingston 0
Cougars (20-2 overall), Buccaneers (18-3 overall)

Marco Lucero’s goal in the 38th minute proved to be the game winner and Capital advanced to the state semifinals with a 1-0 quarterfinal win over Kingston at North Kitsap Stadium in Poulsbo. Jakob Racimo recorded the shutout in goal and the Cougars won their 20th game of the season.

Next up for Capital: Sedro-Woolley on Friday night at 8:00 PM at Sunset Chevy Stadium in Sumner. Sedro was a 3-2 overtime winner over Archbishop Murphy tonight.

High school softball
2A District IV Tournament – Consolation

Tumwater 8, Centralia 6
T-Birds (17-4 overall), Tigers (13-10 overall)

The T-Birds survived a loser-out game and eliminated Centralia with an 8-6 win in the first consolation game.

Tumwater 11, RA Long 8
T-Birds (18-4 overall)

In a loser-out, winner-to-state game at Fort Borst Park in Centralia, the T-Birds found themselves down 5-1 after two innings but scored the next seven runs and took an 8-5 lead in the fifth inning. The Lumberjills scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the fifth to cut the lead to one run but the T-Birds held on a for an 11-8 win and a spot in the state tournament.


2A District 4 Tournament – Championship game

WF West 14, Capital 0
Bearcats (22-0 overall), Cougars (10-12 overall)

WF West blitzed the Cougars in five innings. The Bearcats claimed the #1 seed while Capital took the #2 seed from District 4 to state.

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Today (5/23): Cougs Face Kingston in State Semis; District Softball

Schedule for Friday, May 23rd

Boys soccer
2A State Tournament Semifinals
Capital vs. Kingston – North Kitsap Stadium, Poulsbo – 7:00 PM

Capital, who were overtime winners in the first round, now take on a Kingston team that knocked off Orting with a 4-3 shootout win. It’s a match-up of two 2-loss teams. The Cougars, the #5 team in the state according to Scoreczar, moved to 19-2 with their 1-0 win over Anacortes and have now outscored their opponents 73-10. Meanwhile, the Buccaneers, #3 ranked by Scoreczar, have put up 77 goals while allowing just eight en route to 18 wins.

The winner will face the winner of the Sedro Wooley/Archbishop Murphy game in the state semifinals on May 30th at Sunset Chevy Stadium in Sumner.


High school softball – Weather permitting
4A District 3/4 Tournament Postponed until Saturday
Olympia vs. Thomas Jefferson – Kent Service Ballfields – 1:00 PM

The Bears open district play against a Thomas Jefferson team that is 11-10 overall and has lost three straight games. The winner will face either Battle Ground or Puyallup in the quarterfinals at 5:00 PM while the loser faces the loser of that game in a loser-out game also at 5:00.


3A District 3/4 Tournament Postponed until Saturday
North Thurston vs. Peninsula – Sprinker Recreation Center, Spanaway – Noon
Timberline vs. Mountain View/Auburn Mountainview – Sprinker, Spanaway – 4:00 PM

The Rams face a 9-10 Peninsula team at noon. The winner faces Enumclaw in the next round while the loser will face either Timberline, Mountain View or Auburn Mountainview in a loser-out game at 6:00 PM

The Blazers get a first round bye and will face the winner of Mountain View/Auburn Mountainview. If they win, they qualify for state and will next play on Saturday. If they lose, they fall into a loser-out game against either North Thurston or Peninsula at 6:00.


2A District 4 Tournament
Loser-out: Tumwater vs. Centralia – Fort Borst Park, Centralia – 4:00 PM
Championship: Capital vs. WF West – Fort Borst Park, Centralia – 6:00 PM

Tumwater, the clear second place team from the 2A EvCo, now needs two wins to make it to state. They take on Centralia in a loser-out game at 4:00 and then will face the winner of the RA Long/Ridgefield game in a winner-to-state/loser-out game at 6:00.

Can Capital continue to knock off the heavy hitters? They have already qualified for state but can make a bold statement with a win in the District 4 championship game at 6:00 PM.

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Thursday Scores: Cougars Pull a Pair of Upsets to Qualify for State

Thursday Scores: Cougars Pull a Pair of Upsets to Qualify for State

May 22

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High school softball
2A District IV Tournament – first round

Tumwater 11, Washougal 0
T-Birds (16-3 overall)

The T-Birds picked up an easy first round win over Washougal to move into the semifinals of the District 4 tournament at Fort Borst Park in Centralia.

Capital 3, RA Long 2
Cougars (9-11 overall)

Rachel Erickson hit a two run home run to lead Capital to a huge upset over the top team from the Greater Saint Helen’s League and set up a semifinals date with Tumwater.


2A District 4 Tournament – Semifinals

Capital 4, Tumwater 2
Cougars (10-11 overall), T-Birds (16-4 overall)

Capital made a statement by putting a run on the board in each of the first four innings to take a 4-0 lead over Tumwater. Alyssa Ubrun led off the sixth inning with a solo home run and the T-Birds loaded the bases with no outs following Ubrun’s homer but couldn’t push any more runs across in the inning. The Cougars allowed one more run in the seventh but held on for the 4-2 win and a spot in the state tournament.

The Cougs will face WF West on Friday at 6:00 PM for the district title while Tumwater will fight for their season with a loser-out game against Centralia at 4:00.

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T-Birds and Cougars Open 2A District Softball

Schedule for Thursday, May 22nd

High school softball
2A District 4 Tournament
Tumwater vs. Washougal – Fort Borst, Centralia – 4:00 PM
Capital vs. RA Long – Fort Borst, Centralia – 4:00 PM

Tumwater and Capital open district play with 4:00 PM games at Fort Borst Park in Centralia. The T-Birds finished 14-3 in the 2A EvCo, good enough for second place, while Capital finished in fourth at 8-9.

The winners of each game will meet in the semifinals while the losers will fall into a loser-out game. Both first pitches are scheduled for 6:00 PM.

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Tuesday Scores: Klemmer’s OT Goal Sends Cougars to Quarters

Tuesday Scores: Klemmer’s OT Goal Sends Cougars to Quarters

May 21

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Boys soccer
2A State Tournament First Round

Capital 1, Anacortes 0 (OT)
Cougars (19-2 overall), Seahawks (14-4-2 overall)

Aidan Klemmer’s golden goal gave Capital the 1-0 overtime win over Anacortes at Oak Harbor High School in the first round of the 2A state tournament.  The Cougars are now 19-2 overall and advance to play Kingston in the quarterfinals later this week at a time and place to be determined.


High school softball

Olympia 11, North Thurston 9
Bears (19-4 overall), Rams (16-6 overall)
Timberline 16, Franklin Pierce 8
Blazers (17-4 overall), Cardinals (12-8 overall)

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High School Soccer and Baseball Brackets

High School Soccer and Baseball Brackets

May 19

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It’s time for some regional baseball and soccer action. Capital soccer and the Timberline, North Thurston and Tumwater baseball teams remain alive and if we expand to the surrounding communities we find Shelton, Tenino and Rochester still playing.

Here are the brackets and matchups for soccer and baseball. Soccer kicks off on Tuesday while baseball has to wait until Saturday to get underway.

Boys soccer

2A-Boys-Soccer

2A tournament – Tuesday, May 20th:

Capital vs. Anacortes – Oak Harbor HS – 7:30 PM


Baseball

3A-Baseball-Bracket

3A tournament – Saturday, May 24th:

North Thurston vs. O’Dea – Bannerwood Park, Bellevue – 10:00 AM
Timberline vs. Bainbridge Island – Wheeler Field, Centralia – 1:00 PM
Shelton vs. West Seattle – Dream Field, Mount Vernon – 10:00 AM

2A-baseball-bracket

2A tournament – Saturday, May 24th:

Tumwater vs. White River – WF West HS – 10:00 AM

1A-baseball-bracket

1A tournament – Saturday, May 24th:

Tenino vs. South Whidbey – Castle Rock HS – 10:00 AM
Rochester vs. Coupeville – Volunteer Park, Anacortes – 10:00 AM

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Tuesday Scores: Bears, Rams, T-Birds, Wolves Advance in Baseball District Tournaments

Tuesday Scores: Bears, Rams, T-Birds, Wolves Advance in Baseball District Tournaments

May 14

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High school baseball
4A District 3/4 tournament – Loser-out

Olympia 3, Graham Kapowsin 1
 Bears (10-12 overall), Eagles (11-10 overall)

Olympia advanced to play another loser-out game on Wednesday at 4:00 PM at Art Wright Field in Kent against Kentridge.

3A District 3/4 tournament – Loser-out

North Thurston 6, Enumclaw 4
 Rams (15-5 overall), Hornets (12-9 overall)

North Thurston survived and will head to Propstra Stadium in Vancouver to face Columbia River on Wednesday at 4:00 PM.

2A District 4 tournament

Tumwater 3, Capital 2 (11 innings)
 T-Birds (18-3 overall), Cougars (6-15 overall)

It took 11 innings but Tumwater opened the district tournament with a 3-2 win over Capital. They face WF West on Wednesday in Chehalis at 4:00 PM.

Black Hills 5, Hockinson 4
 Wolves (9-12 overall), Hawks (13-5 overall)

Black Hills picked up a big road win with their 5-4 upset of Hockinson. The Wolves next face Centralia at WF West High School in game two of a districts doubleheader in Chehalis.

2B District 4 tournament – Loser-out

Toutle Lake 6, Northwest Christian 5
Northwest Christian (12-7 overall)

Toutle Lake’s Radley Risner singled in the winning run and Northwest Christian’s season came to an end with a 6-5 road loss.

Boys soccer
2A District 4 tournament – Bracket

Hockinson 3, Capital 2 (OT)
 Cougars (16-2 overall)

Hockinson’s Mitchell Pinney tied the game in stoppage time of the second half and then scored the golden goal in overtime to lead Hockinson past Capital, 3-2. The Cougars lost just their second game of the season and now face a loser-out game on Thursday against WF West.

Centralia 2, Black Hills 1 (Tigers win shootout 4-2)
 Tigers (9-9 overall), Wolves (5-12 overall)

Black Hills’ season came to an end with a 2-1 loss to Centralia.

High school softball

Tumwater 14, River Ridge 2
T-Birds (14-4 2A EvCo), Hawks (0-17 2A EvCo)
North Thurston 16, Foss 3
Rams (10-2 3A Narrows), Falcons (4-7 3A Narrows)
Centralia 8, Capital 2
Tigers (11-8 2A EvCo), Cougars (7-8 2A EvCo)

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Schedule for Tuesday, May 13th

Schedule for Tuesday, May 13th

High school baseball
4A District 3/4 tournament – Loser-out – Bracket
Olympia vs. Graham Kapowsin – Russell Road, Kent – 4:00 PM

3A District 3/4 tournament – Loser-out – Bracket
North Thurston vs. Enumclaw – Heidelberg Park, Tacoma – 7:00 PM

2A District 4 tournament – Bracket
Capital @ Tumwater – Tumwater HS – 4:00 PM
Black Hills @ Hockinson – Hockinson HS, Brush Prairie – 4:00 PM

2B District 4 tournament – Loser-out – Bracket
Northwest Christian vs. Adna – Adna HS – 5:30 PM


Boys soccer
2A District 4 tournament – Bracket
Loser-out: Black Hills vs. Centralia – Tiger Stadium, Centralia – 7:00 PM
Winner-to-state: Capital vs. Hockinson – Ingersoll Stadium – 7:00 PM


High school softball
Tumwater @ River Ridge – River Ridge HS – 4:30 PM

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