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Today (11/2): Postseason football is a go!
High school football
In town…
Tumwater vs. Hockinson – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM
Timberline vs. Chief Sealth – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
Out of town…
Capital @ Ridgefield – Ridgefield Stadium – 7:00 PM
Tenino @ Woodland – Woodland Stadium – 7:00 PM
The Olympian has a pretty good preview of tonight’s four football games, so I’ll refer you to them or my power rankings if you crave more info on these games. I’ll have predictions and more later today.
Thursday scoreboard: District soccer and volleyball; Saints volleyball, Geoducks basketball fall
Girl’s soccer
2A Division IV playoffs
WF West 1, Tumwater 0
Black Hills 6, Capital 2
Meghan Ward scored in the 57th minute and WF West held on to knock off Tumwater in the 2A Division IV title game. Both teams had already qualified for state.
Whitney Lowe scored four goals and Arin Seidlitz added two more as Black Hills exploded to keep their season alive with a 6-2 win over Capital. The Wolves move on to face Hockinson on Saturday in a loser-out, winner-to-state game. The Cougars season came to an end.
College volleyball
Seattle Pacific 3, Saint Martin’s 0 (25-13, 25-20, 25-14) – Recap
High school volleyball
2A District IV playoffs
Tumwater 3, Centralia 0 (25-8, 25-6, 25-5)
Capital 3, RA Long 1 (25-10, 25-23, 23-25, 25-14)
Mark Morris 3, Black Hills 0 (25-23, 25-23, 25-10)
Black Hills 3, Centralia 0 (25-23, 25-16, 25-20)
Men’s basketball
Seattle Mountaineers 85, Evergreen 72 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Evergreen kicked off their season with an 85-72 exhibition game loss to the semi-pro Seattle Mountaineers at the CRC Gymnasium. Newcomers KJ Hong and Marc Taylor scored 18 and 14 points respectively for the Geoducks while the lone returning Evergreen player that played, Travis Wagner, chipped in 10 points.
High school football
Yelm 64, Mount Tahoma 6
Yelm picked up an extra week 10 game against Mount Tahoma and knocked off the T-Birds 64-6 behind six touchdowns from Jacob Swilley in his last high school game. The six touchdowns were a single-game record for the Tornadoes and Swilley broke the school record for single season rushing.
Tuesday scoreboard: T-Birds make state, Cougs survive, Blazers fall
Girl’s soccer
2A District IV playoffs
Tumwater 3, Black Hills 0
Capital 4, Aberdeen 0
Tumwater’s McKenzie May scored in the 27th and 33rd minutes to lead the T-Birds past Black Hills in a 2A Division IV semifinal game. The win qualifies the T-Birds for the state tournament and they will play WF West on Thursday in Chehalis for the district title. Abbey Bergquist added an insurance goal in the 77th minute and Mackenzie Bergquist posted a shutout in goal for the T-Birds. The Wolves will take on Capital in a loser-out game on Thursday.
McKenzie Phillips and Logan Cox combined to score three goals in the first eleven minutes and Capital avoided elimination with a 4-0 win over Aberdeen. With the win, the Cougars will face another elimination game on Thursday when they travel to Tumwater Stadium to play Black Hills.
Narrows League regular season
Wilson 3, Timberline 0
North Thurston vs. Mount Tahoma – No report
In what turned out to be the Narrows League championship game, Wilson knocked off Timberline 3-0 to claim the league title. With the loss, the Blazers will have to travel to Highline for their opening game of the post-season on Saturday.
High school volleyball
2B District playoffs
Adna 3, Northwest Christian 0
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!
Tonight (10/30): Soggy district soccer
A pair of 2A District IV playoff games highlight tonight’s light schedule of girl’s soccer games. Enjoy the downpour, ladies.
In a semifinal game, Tumwater takes on Black Hills in a game hosted by the Wolves at Tumwater Stadium. The two teams split the season series in extremely close games. Black Hills knocked off the T-Birds 2-1 in September but Tumwater’s Hannah Fine scored a double overtime goal to beat the Wolves 1-0 one week ago. Both teams pulled off 3-2 double overtime wins on Saturday to get to this point. First kick tonight is scheduled for 7:00 PM
In the 2A District IV consolation bracket, Capital hosts Aberdeen at Ingersoll Stadium in a loser out match. Capital fell to Ridgefield on Saturday while Aberdeen couldn’t get past WF West. The two teams met twice in the regular season. The Cougars scored in the last minute in Aberdeen to win 1-0 and the Bobcats won in a penalty kick shootout last Wednesday in Olympia. First kick tonight is set for 7:00 5:00 PM.
Over at South Sound Stadium, 3A Narrows League third place North Thurston takes on cellar dwelling Mount Tahoma at 7:00 PM in the regular season finale.
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?
Thursday scoreboard: Saints volleyball sweeps Clan; T-Birds volleyball sweeps Cougars; Blazers soccer keeps rolling
College volleyball
Saint Martin’s 3, Simon Fraser 0 (25-22, 25-18, 25-20) – Recap
High school volleyball
Black Hills 3, Aberdeen 2 (21-25, 25-15, 25-12, 22-25, 15-4)
Tumwater 3, Capital 0 (25-18, 25-12, 25-10)
River Ridge vs. Centralia – no report
Men’s soccer
Simon Fraser 7, Saint Martin’s 1 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Girl’s soccer
Timberline 5, Mount Tahoma 0
Olympia 1, Bellarmine 0
North Thurston vs. Lincoln – no report
Today (10/25): Saints vs. Simon Fraser times two; T-Birds, Cougs volleyball faces off
Men’s soccer
Saint Martin’s vs. Simon Fraser – SMU Soccer Field – 12:45 PM
Girl’s soccer
River Ridge vs. Centralia – The RAC – 5:00 PM
North Thurston vs. Lincoln – South Sound Stadium – 5:00 PM
Timberline vs. Mount Tahoma – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
Black Hills vs. Stadium – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM
Olympia vs. Bellarmine – Ingersoll Stadium – 7:00 PM
College volleyball
Saint Martin’s vs. Simon Fraser – Marcus Pavilion – 7:00 PM
High school volleyball
Tumwater @ Capital – Capital HS – 7:00 PM
River Ridge vs. Centralia – River Ridge HS – 7:00 PM
Black Hills vs. Aberdeen – Black Hills HS – 7:00 PM
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