Category Archives: High school
Friday Scoreboard: Saints Streak Past Lancers; Bears Fall in Semis
Women’s basketball
Saint Martin’s 64, Cal Baptist 55 – Box score
Evergreen 63, Linfield 56 – Recap
Chelsea Haskey recorded a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds to lead Saint Martin’s to a streaky 64-55 win over Cal Baptist at Marcus Pavilion.
Haskey opened the scoring with a three pointer at the 17:42 mark of the first half and the Saints never trailed again. The Lancers cut the lead to two once in the second half when Chanel Cambronero’s three cut the Saints lead to 16-14 with just under ten minutes left in the half. But SMU went on a 16-8 run and the half ended with the Saints up 32-22.
Megan Wiedeman stepped out to hit from downtown and the Saints opened up a 15 point lead with just four minutes gone in the second half. But the Lancers finally found some energy when they switched to a full court press and went on an 18-6 run capped off by Kamille Diaz’s free throw that cut the Saints lead to three at 47-44.
But Saint Martin’s weathered the storm and went on a 14-3 run of their own over the next seven minutes and never looked back to record their second win of the season, 64-55.
Krista Stabler scored 10 points off the bench and Angela Gelhar scored eight points, all from the free throw line, for the Saints.
Both teams shot an identical 19-of-61 (31.1%) from the floor but the Saints made 22 free throws while Cal Baptist made just 11 of their 20 attempts.
Diaz and Elise Shelton each scored 15 points for the Lancers.
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Brittany Gray scored 17 points and pulled down 11 boards and Sammi Clark added 14 points in Evergreen’s 63-56 win over Linfield in McMinnville, Oregon. The Geoducks held a 22-7 advantage on points off of turnovers and a 25-12 advantage on second chance points to pick up their second win of the season.
Girls soccer
4A State Tournament Semifinals
Issaquah 3, Olympia 0
Rachel Wheeler scored in the 18th minute and added an insurance goal early in the second half and Issaquah advanced to the 4A state title game with a 3-0 win over Olympia at Sparks Stadium in Puyallup.
The Bears will play Mead tomorrow at noon at Sparks Stadium for third place.
Reclassification Numbers: Timberline to 4A, Capital to 3A, Rochester to 2A
UPDATE: The WIAA released new numbers on December 13th. See story here.
Enrollment data for the upcoming reclassification of Washington State high schools has been released by the WIAA and there are some interesting possible movements in the Olympia area.
The Daily News has done the heavy lifting and broke down the numbers by expected classification considering teams have the option to opt up to higher classifications.
What it shows for Thurston County schools is that Timberline will move up to 4A, Capital will move up to 3A and Rochester will likely move up to 2A. Rainier sits on the very edge of 1A and could easily drop down to 2B if a school smaller than them decides to opt up to 1A.
So we will likely see local schools in these classifications for the 2014-2016 seasons…
4A: Olympia, Timberline, Yelm
3A: Capital, North Thurston, Shelton
2A: Tumwater, Black Hills, River Ridge, Rochester
1A: Tenino, Rainier (maybe)
2B: Northwest Christian, Rainier (maybe)
1B: Pope John Paul II
Today (11/22): Bears Face Issaquah in Semis; Saints Women Host Lancers
Girls soccer
4A State Tournament Semifinals
Olympia vs. Issaquah – Sparks Stadium, Puyallup – 8:00 PM
The Bears have lived by the shootout this postseason winning three of their four games after regulation and extra time. The Bears sit at 15-3-2 and feature sophomore Sophie Kabel in goal, a freshman, Jenna Killman, who has scored 14 goals and the 4A Narrows League MVP Megan Spataro on defense.
They face Issaquah, who are 14-4-1 this season and finished third in the KingCo.
You can listen to the action live on the Eli Sports Network.
Women’s basketball
Saint Martin’s vs. Cal Baptist – Marcus Pavilion – 7:00 PM
The 1-1 Saints women return to the Marcus Pavilion court after nearly two weeks off when they take on Cal Baptist tonight at 7:00 PM. SMU last played on November 9th when they picked up a 74-56 win over Notre Dame de Namur in Monmouth, Oregon.
Cal Baptist won the PacWest last year finishing with a 26-5 record but the Lancers return just one player from last year’s squad. Despite a virtually all new team, they are picked to finish third in their league and currently sit at 2-1.
You can watch tonight’s game with me, Brandon Sparks, on the call on the Saint Martin’s website.
Josh Phillips Named WCC Defender of the Year
Josh Phillips, a 2010 graduate of Capital and currently a senior at Gonzaga University, was named the West Coast Conference’s Defender of the Year today. From GoZags.com…
“Phillips (Olympia, Wash.) joins Nick Barclay in 2008 as the only other Bulldog to earn Defender of the Year accolades. A mainstay on the Bulldog defense he was instrumental in Gonzaga allowing opponents just 0.95 goals/match. The 10 wins for the Bulldogs this season marked the first double-digit wins season since 2000, and Gonzaga’s 5-4-3 WCC record for third place is the highest finish since 2008. He earned All-WCC second-team honors in 2011.
Phillips said it’s a great honor to be chosen.
‘I was pretty excited when I heard the news. It’s a great honor to be recognized with this award, not only for me but as a program we really turned things around this year. It’s been a wonderful ride this year.'”
Gonzaga went 10-6-3 overall this season and finished in third place of the WCC at 5-4-3 behind Loyola Marymount and Santa Clara. The Zags did not receive an at-large berth to the NCAA Championships on Sunday.
Phillips is the second local alum honored in Division I soccer. Tumwater grad Abbey Bergquist was named the Big Sky’s Newcomer of the Year. She made 16 starts for Portland State and scored a pair of goals with a pair of assists.
All-Narrows League Football Teams: Becker Named 4A Offensive MVP
3A Offensive MVP Derrick Becker celebrates after beating South Kitsap
Earlier this week the Narrows League released their all-league football teams and Olympia QB Derrick Becker was named the 4A Offensive MVP. Becker, a transfer from Capital this season, led the Bears to a 7-3 record but just barely missed out on the playoffs.
MVP honors went to Gig Harbor’s running back Sterling Brown in 4A and Lincoln running back Rayshawn Miller in 3A.
The Olympian has the full teams, but here are the local players honored, broken down by school…
4A Narrows
Olympia
Offensive MVP: Derrick Becker, Sr.
First team
WR: Mitch Fettig, Sr.
OL: JP Forbord, Sr.
DL: Alex Grant, Sr.
DB: Mitch Fettig, Sr.
Second team
RB: Cedar Frost, Sr.
TE: Braeden Neal, Sr.
OL: Jimmy Fish, Sr.
DB: David Woodward, So.
Honorable mention
WR: Collin Courter, Jr.
DL: Josh Newbill, Sr.
LB: Clay Markoff, So., Elijah dela Cruz, Sr.
DB: Cooper Murphy, Sr. Derek Buehler, Jr.
Yelm
First team
DL: Collin Crown, Jr.
LB: Cody Burk, Sr.
K: Vernon Parker, So.
Second team
OL: Nathan Mix, Sr.
Honorable mention
OL: William Benbrook, Sr.
LB: Aaron Rivera, Sr.
3A Narrows
North Thurston
First team
RB: Hayden Maliska, Sr.
FB: Josh Ramirez, Sr.
OL: Jake Grantham, Sr.
DL: Jake Grantham, Sr.
LB: Grant Williams, Sr.
DB: Malachai Hicks, Jr.
K: Matt Longnecker, Sr.
Second team
OL: Alex Rice, Sr.
Shelton
First team
LB: Brian Nault, Jr.
Second team
LB: Gordon Henry, Sr.
K: Godon Henry, Sr.
Honorable mention
RB: Jake Henry, Jr.
WR: Michael Sobotka, Sr.
OL: Hunter Ostenson, Sr.
DB: Colton Hubble, Sr.
Timberline
Coaching Staff of the Year
First team
RB: Andrew Paquin, Jr.
OL: Dylan Reinhold, Sr., Royce Christiansen, Sr.
DL: Chris Jones, Jr.
LB: Brennon Kaleiwahea, Sr.
DB: Jeff Winstead, Sr.
Long snapper: Dylan Reinhold, Sr.
Athlete: Jonathan Dowell, Jr.
Second team
FB: Jeff Winstead, Sr.
DL: Cole Stevens, Sr.
LB: David Harper, Sr.
DB: Stevie Cleveland, Jr.
Returner: Stevie Cleveland, Jr.
Honorable mention
QB: Gabe Gutierrez, Jr.
DL: Kyler Hawkins, Jr.
LB: Connor Crump, So.
DB: Garrett Reeser, Sr., Trent Gallagher, Sr., Javon Watson, Sr.
2A EvCo All-League Football Teams: Cummings MVP; Racimo, Grate Defensive MVPs
The 2A Evergreen Conference all-league teams are out and Tumwater’s Christian Cummings has been named the MVP. Capital’s Jakob Racimo and Black Hills’ Zach Grate took home Co-Defensive MVPs and WF West’s Tanner Gueller was named the offensive MVP.
The Chronicle’s Lewis County Sports blog has the full teams. Here are the local players honored, broken down by school…
Black Hills
Co-Defensive MVP: Zach Grate, Sr.
First team
RB: Mitch Stone, Sr.
WR: Nick Knittle, Sr.
K: Luke Taylor, Sr.
DL: Josh Moloney, Sr.
DB: Cooper Nygren, Jr.
Second team
OL: Sam Zvirzdys, Sr.
QB: Jayden Troy, Jr.
WR: Mark Melendres, So.
Honorable mention
Zach Joaquin, Sr., Gabe Adamson, So., Kylor Noyen, Jr., Jacob Newton, Jr.
Capital
Co-Defensive MVP: Jakob Racimo, Sr.
First team
RB: Ryan Rieta, Jr., Connor Kennedy, Jr.
DL: Duncan Mattson, Jr.
LB: Sam LeBlanc, Jr. Huy Vu, Sr.
DB: Jacob Johnson, Jr.
Second team
OL: Mason Manning, Jr.
WR: Michael Randall, Sr.
DL: Dylan Ainuu, Sr.
LB: Gavin Armitage, So.
DB: Danny Leatherwood, Jr.
Honorable mention
Brian Davidson, Sr., Drew Johnson, Jr., Dallen Prichett, Jr.
River Ridge
First team
WR: Jason Kananin, Jr.
DL: Sean Roberts, Sr.
Second team
OL: Jonathan Lazik, Jr.
RB: Elijah Camacho, Sr.
LB: Zach Carter, Fr.
DB: Chris Leiba, Jr.
Honorable mention
Gabe Fraser, Sr., Michael Key, Jr., Tom Clark, Jr., Dejuan Frye, Jr.
Tumwater
MVP: Christian Cummings, Sr.
Coaching Staff of the Year
First team
OL: Korye Trejo, Sr., Dayton Newell, Sr.
QB: Jayden Croft, Sr.
TE: Zach Delucco, Sr.
P: Elijah Hill, Jr.
DL: Nick Foerstel, Sr.
LB: Addison Barrett, Jr., Trevor Davis, Jr.
DB: Gabe Gleizes, Sr.
Second team
OL: Nathan Padgett, Sr.
RB: Easton Trakel, So., Tyrus Snow, Jr.
WR: Griffin Shea, So.
DL: Daniel Dickason, Jr.
DB: Garrett Terrell, Sr., Logan Schiendelman, Sr.
Honorable mention
Logan Hedin-Baughn, Jr., Kaden Prosser, Jr., Hunter Moore, Sr.
Saturday Preps Scores: Cougs, T-Birds, Blazers Place at State; Tumwater Football Stays Perfect
High school volleyball
3A State Tournament
Consolation: Timberline 3, Prairie 2 (25-23, 25-27, 25-22, 21-25, 15-12)
7th/8th place: Timberline 3, Kennedy Catholic (25-13, 16-25, 25-13, 27-25)
2A State Tournament
Semifinals: Capital 3, Sehome 1 (21-25, 25-18, 25-15, 25-13)
Championship: Burlington-Edison 3, Capital 0 (25-18, 25-23, 25-17) – Photos
Consolation: Tumwater 3, East Valley 1 (26-24, 16-25, 25-21, 25-16)
5th/6th place: North Kitsap 3, Tumwater 2 (27-25, 25-21, 15-25, 17-25, 15-12)
High school football
2A State Tournament First Round
Tumwater 52, Sehome 22 – The Olympian
Tyrus Snow rushed for 171 yard and three touchdowns and Christian Cummings 173 yards and a touchdown to lead Tumwater to a 52-22 win over Sehome in the opening round of the state playoffs at Tumwater Stadium.
The T-Birds jumped out to a 14-0 lead on Cummings’ 71 yard rushing TD and a fumble recovery in the endzone by Dayton Newell. Snow scored the next four touchdowns in the second and third quarters to extend Tumwater’s lead to 42-8.
The T-Birds continued their undefeated season and will travel to Buckley to take on White River in the quarterfinals next Friday or Saturday.
PHOTO GALLERY: Cougars Take Second Place
Burlington-Edison knocked off Capital in three sets, 25-18, 25-23, 25-17, to capture the 2A state championship at Pierce College in Steilacoom. It was the best finish for the Cougars since current head coach Natalie Rhodes and the 1994 squad took second place.
Today (11/16): Cougars Volleyball in Semis; T-Birds Football Faces Sehome; SPSCC Men Tip-Off
High school volleyball
4A State Tournament – Marcus Pavilion – 8:00 AM – Bracket
3A State Tournament – Marcus Pavilion – 9:45 AM – Bracket
Consolation: Timberline vs. Prairie – Court #3 – 9:45 AM
2A State Tournament – Pierce College, Steilacoom – Bracket
Consolation: Tumwater vs. East Valley (Spokane) – Court #1 – 11:00 AM
Semifinals: Capital vs. Sehome – Court #1 – 1:00 PM
High school football
2A State Tournament First Round
Tumwater vs. Sehome – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM
College volleyball
Saint Martin’s vs. Montana State-Billings – Capital HS – 7:00 PM
Men’s basketball
SPSCC vs. Concordia JV – SPSCC Gym – 7:00 PM
Rugby
Budd Bay Buffaloes vs. Portland Pigs – The RAC – 2:30 PM
Friday Preps Scores: Cougars Volleyball, Bears Soccer Advance to Semis
High school volleyball
3A State Tournament
1st Round: Holy Names 3, Timberline 0 (25-23, 25-19, 25-18) – Photo gallery
Consolation: Timberline 3, University 1 (25-19, 25-18, 15-25, 25-17)
2A State Tournament
1st round: Tumwater 3, Washington 1 (25-18, 24-26, 25-21, 25-15)
Quarterfinals: Sehome 3, Tumwater 1 (25-23, 31-29, 26-28, 25-19)
1st round: Capital 3, Port Angeles 0 (25-16, 25-13, 25-13) – Photo gallery
Quarterfinals: Capital 3, East Valley-Spokane (25-17, 25-20, 26-24)
Girls soccer
4A State Tournament Quarterfinals
Olympia 1, Inglemoor 1 – Oly wins 4-2 in shootout
High school football
1A State Tournament First Round
King’s 28, Tenino 14
Oly Sports 