Schedule for Wednesday, February 5th
College basketball
Women: SPSCC vs. Pierce – SPSCC Gym – 6:00 PM
Men: SPSCC vs. Pierce – SPSCC Gym – 8:00 PM
Boys basketball
North Thurston vs. Mount Tahoma – North Thurston HS – 7:00 PM
Category Archives: High school
Today (2/13): Navs Boys, Oly Girls Open Districts
Boys basketball
2B District IV playoffs
Northwest Christian vs. Toutle Lake – Rochester HS – 6:30 PM
Austin Koukal and Northwest Christian open districts with a 6:30 game at Rochester High School against Toutle Lake today. The Navigators finished 5-7 in the 2B Pacific while the Ducks finished 8-7 in the 2B Central. The winner plays on Saturday against Willapa Valley while the loser will face an elimination game on Monday against either Napavine, Onalaska or North Beach. The game can be heard on the Eli Sports Network.
Girls basketball
4A WCD/Bi-District playoffs
Olympia @ Todd Beamer – Todd Beamer HS, Federal Way – 7:45 PM
The Bears open their playoff run with an incredibly tough test against #4 Todd Beamer at Beamer High School in Federal Way. Olympia finished 7-5 in the 4A Narrows and 9-11 overall. The Titans were 20-0 going into the 4A SPSL Tournament but dropped their first game on Tuesday, 70-58, to Mt. Rainier. The winner will play either Camas or Kentridge at Rogers High School on Saturday. The loser will face an elimination game at Stadium High School, also on Saturday.
Wednesday Scores: Navs Fall in Districts; Blazers Downed; Clippers Stall; SMU Baseball Doubled Up
Girls basketball
| 2B District IV playoffs Adna 46, Northwest Christian 40 |
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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Christian | 8 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 40 |
| Adna | 4 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 46 |
| NWC leader: Mackenzie Reeves – 19 points | |||||
Mackenzie Reeves scored 19 points for the Navigators but Northwest Christian fell into the consolation bracket with a 46-40 loss to Adna in the first round of the 2B District IV playoffs at Rochester High School. NWC will play the loser of the Wahkiakum/Raymond game Monday.
| Lincoln 47, Timberline 45 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timberline (10-2 3A Narrows) | 12 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 45 |
| Lincoln (9-3 3A Narrows) | 16 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 47 |
| TIM leader: Linae Myhand – 17 points | |||||
Timberline finished the regular season with a loss to Lincoln in Tacoma and dropped into sole possession of the #2 seed to districts out of the Narrows League. The loss means they will play a loser-out district game on Monday at Clover Park High School.
Boys basketball
| Lincoln 75, Timberline 59 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln (11-1 3A Narrows) | 13 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 75 |
| Timberline (7-5 3A Narrows) | 15 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 59 |
| TIM: Donaven Dorsey – 23 points | |||||
Timberline’s loss to Lincoln combined with Foss’ defeat of Mount Tahoma means that the Blazers and Falcons both finish the regular season at 7-5 in the 3A Narrows. They will play a tiebreaker game for third place on Friday at Stadium High School.
Men’s basketball
| Centralia 52, SPSCC 48 – Box score | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPSCC (2-12 NWAACC West, 2-20 overall) | 26 | 22 | 48 |
| Centralia (5-8 NWAACC West, 5-16 overall) | 27 | 25 | 52 |
| SPSCC leader: Slanblaytee Kaye – 19 points | |||
Women’s basketball
| Centralia 73, SPSCC 66 – Box score | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPSCC (5-9 NWAACC West, 6-17 overall) | 32 | 34 | 66 |
| Centralia (9-4 NWAACC West, 13-10 overall) | 38 | 35 | 73 |
| SPSCC leader: LaKeisha Anger – 22 points | |||
College baseball
| Cal Baptist 8, Saint Martin’s 4 – Box score | ||||||||||||
| Riverside, CA | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| SMU (0-1) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 3 |
| CBU (7-0) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | X | 8 | 13 | 3 |
| W: Johnathan Davis (1-0) L: Brad Banker (0-1) SV: Josh Ferrell (1) SMU HR: Chandler Tracy (1) |
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Today (2/12): Navigator Girls Open Districts; Blazers Face Abes in Regular Season Finale
Girls basketball
2B District IV playoffs (double-elimination)
Northwest Christian vs. Adna – Rochester HS – 6:30 PM
High school basketball playoffs get underway today when the Northwest Christian girls travel to Rochester to take on Adna in a 2B District IV playoff game at 6:30. The Navigators finished the regular season at 5-7 in the 2B Pacific while Adna went 10-5 in the 2B Central. The winner will face Willapa Valley on Saturday while the loser will have to wait until Monday to play again.
The game can be heard live on the Eli Sports Network.
Boys basketball
Timberline vs. Lincoln – Timberline HS – 7:00 PM
With Donaven Dorsey back for the Blazers, tonight’s game against Lincoln should be an interesting test to see where this Timberline team is going into the postseason and an important game for seeding into districts.
The Blazers sit at 7-4 in the 3A Narrows, a game ahead of Foss for the #3 seed. The Falcons are 6-5 and likely will beat Mount Tahoma tonight. A Foss win and a Timberline loss would set up a tiebreaker between the two schools on Friday night at Stadium for the #3 seed to districts. If the Blazers beat Lincoln, they would claim the #3 seed and avoid the tiebreaker game on Friday.
Lincoln brings a super talented team to town that are 10-1 in the Narrows and added Cal commit Ahmad Rorie back to their program when he won an appeal to play after leaving Montverde Academy in Florida. The two teams met on January 17th and the Abes down the Blazers 65-38 on their home court.
Tuesday Scores: T-Bird Boys, Hawks Girls Finish Regular Season With Wins
Still in vacation mode. Quick scores tonight…
Boys basketball
Tumwater 78, River Ridge 69
WF West 71, Capital 64
Girls basketball
River Ridge 67, Tumwater 39
WF West 73, Capital 19
Today (2/11): EvCo Regular Season Wraps
Boys basketball
Tumwater @ River Ridge – River Ridge HS – 7:30 PM
Capital vs. WF West – Capital HS – 7:30 PM
Girls basketball
River Ridge @ Tumwater – Tumwater HS – 7:30 PM
Oly Sports is on Vacation
Oly Sports is on vacation. Regular posting will resume on Tuesday, February 11th. Here is what’s happening in town until then (weather permitting and subject to change)…
Friday, February 7th
Boys basketball
North Thurston @ Timberline – Timberline HS – 7:00 PM
Capital vs. Aberdeen – Capital HS – 7:30 PM
Tumwater @ Black Hills – Black Hills HS – 7:30 PM
Girls basketball
Tumwater @ Black Hills – Black Hills HS – 6:00 PM
Saturday, February 8th
College baseball
Saint Martin’s vs. UPS (DH) – SMU Baseball Field – Noon
Women’s basketball
SPSCC vs. Tacoma – SPSCC Gym – 3:00 PM
Saint Martin’s vs. Alaska – Marcus Pavilion – 5:15 PM
Men’s basketball
SPSCC vs. Tacoma – SPSCC Gym – 5:00 PM
Saint Martin’s vs. Central Washington – Marcus Pavilion – 7:30 PM
Roller derby
MIA Derby Girls vs. Northwest Derby Company – Bettie Bunker (5700 Lacey Blvd) – 6:00 PM
Sunday, February 9th
College baseball
Saint Martin’s vs. UPS (DH) – SMU Baseball Field – 1:00 PM
Thursday Scores: Saints Women Hold Down Seawolves, Men Down Crusaders in OT
I’m going on vacation tomorrow and am in the middle of packing so this is a very quick scoreboard tonight…
College basketball
Women: Saint Martin’s 56, Alaska Anchorage 46 – Recap
Men: Saint Martin’s 80, Northwest Nazarene 73 (OT) – Recap
The Saint Martin’s women held the top scoring team in the GNAC and the 4th best scoring team in NCAA Division II to just 46 points, 38 points under their 84 points per game average, in their 56-46 win over Alaska Anchorage.
In game two of the doubleheader, Brad Norman drained a pair of free throws with seven seconds left to tie the game at 66 and force overtime. In OT, Lucas Shannon scored six of the Saints first eight points, Ryan Rogers added four and Evan Coulter hit all four of his free throws and the Saints pulled out an 80-73 comeback win. Tied at 32, Northwest Nazarene went on a 9-0 run followed by a Saint Martin’s 11-0 run that gave them a 43-41 lead that was then followed by a 10-0 Crusaders run.
Girls basketball
Timberline 41, North Thurston 30
Olympia 44, Central Kitsap 43
Aberdeen 44, Capital 30
Boys basketball
Central Kitsap 68, Olympia 59
Today (2/6): Saints Host Important GNAC Doubleheader
Saint Martin’s men’s head coach Michael Ostlund
Women: Saint Martin’s vs. Alaska Anchorage – Marcus Pavilion – 5:15 PM
Men: Saint Martin’s vs. Northwest Nazarene – Marcus Pavilion – 7:30 PM
A pair of big games on tap tonight at Marcus Pavilion when the Saint Martin’s women face Alaska Anchorage and the men follow them up with a battle with Northwest Nazarene.
The women currently sit in sixth place in the GNAC at 6-4, a half game behind a big pack of teams at 7-4 including tonight’s opponent, Alaska Anchorage, and a game and a half ahead of seventh place Northwest Nazarene. The Seawolves are the top scoring team in the GNAC and fourth in the nation scoring 84.5 points per game. The Saints knocked off the Seawolves on January 11th, 85-78.
The men get a second chance at Northwest Nazarene after they fell apart in the second half and gave up a 14 point halftime lead in an 80-76 loss in Nampa. Since then, the Crusaders (3-7) have dropped five straight games and are a half game behind the Saints, Montana State-Billings and Western Oregon for sixth place in the GNAC. Six teams make the conference tournament hosted by the Saints in March.
Girls basketball
Timberline @ North Thurston – North Thurston HS – 7:00 PM
Olympia vs. Central Kitsap – Olympia HS – 7:00 PM
Pope John Paul vs. Three Rivers Christian – St. Michael’s – 5:30 PM
Boys basketball
Pope John Paul vs. Three Rivers Christian – St. Michael’s – 7:00 PM
Wednesday Scores: SPSCC Swept; Rams Girls Claim Playoff Spot
Women’s basketball
| Pierce 81, SPSCC 76 – Box score | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pierce (5-6 NWAACC West, 8-13 overall) | 27 | 54 | 81 |
| SPSCC (3-8 NWAACC West, 4-16 overall) | 37 | 39 | 76 |
| SPSCC leader: Sofia Guerra – 19 points |
Sofia Guerra, LaKeisha Anger and Dramikha Skaar combined for 54 points and 32 rebounds for South Puget Sound but the Clippers turned the ball over 35 times and Pierce scored 54 points in the second half to comeback from a 10 point halftime deficit to win 81-76.
The Clippers shot 50% from the floor for the game and 55.2% in the second half but took 23 less shots than Pierce, who shot just 34.9%. The Raiders also made 14-of-25 free throws compared to just seven made free throws for SPSCC.
Guerra scored 19 points and pulled down 14 rebounds, Anger scored 17 with 11 boards and Skaar added 18 points with seven rebounds for South Puget Sound.
Pierce’s Haley Hutchinson scored 24 points to lead all scorers and North Thurston alum Haley Harn added 12 points with 14 rebounds.
Men’s basketball
| Pierce 100, SPSCC 51 – Box score | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pierce (9-2 NWAACC West, 16-5 overall) | 51 | 49 | 100 |
| SPSCC (1-10 NWAACC West, 1-18 overall) | 21 | 30 | 51 |
| SPSCC leader: Brian Tyson – 14 points |
Girls basketball
| North Thurston 68, Mount Tahoma 46 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Thurston (6-5 3A Narrows) | 16 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 68 |
| Mount Tahoma (2-8 3A Narrows) | 11 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 46 |
| NT leader: Hayley Niles – 16 points |
North Thurston claimed the fourth and final playoff spot in the 3A Narrows with their 68-46 win over Mount Tahoma in Tacoma.
Boys basketball
| Mount Tahoma 69, North Thurston 60 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Tahoma (3-7 3A Narrows) | 19 | 16 | 20 | 14 | 69 |
| North Thurston (3-8 3A Narrows) | 7 | 11 | 13 | 29 | 60 |
| NT leader: Wes Reynolds – 20 points |
| Raymond 59, Northwest Christian 58 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
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| Raymond (6-5 2B Pacific) | 10 | 18 | 11 | 20 | 59 |
| Northwest Christian (5-7 2B Pacific) | 10 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 58 |
| NWC leader: Austin Koukal – 28 points |
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