Category Archives: High school
Friday scoreboard: Big wins on the gridiron; Geoducks men get first win
High school football
Black Hills 34, Bainbridge 20
Tumwater 31, Inglemoor 28
Capital 27, Bothell 11
Shelton 35, Wilson 25
Timberline 23, Olympia 12
Yelm 45, Stadium 6
Tenino 50, Elma 22
Rochester 52, Rainier 0
Men’s soccer
Evergreen 2, College of Idaho 1 – More from Geoducks athletics
College volleyball
Northwest Christian 3, Evergreen 0 (25-9, 25-19, 25-21) – More from the Geoducks
Week 3: My 4 year-old’s football picks
I think that too many of us label ourselves as “experts” and take high school football way too seriously. You know who doesn’t? My four year-old daughter. Although at 4-4 last week and 4-4 the previous week, I’d say she isn’t doing too bad. She even seems to understand one thing about high school football: the faster teams win.
Here are her picks for the week three matchups…
Tumwater T-Birds vs. Inglemoor Vikings
Her pick: T-Birds
“Because they drink more water.”
Capital Cougars vs. Bothell Cougars
Her pick: Bothell
“I think the Cougars can run faster than the Cougars.”
Shelton Highclimbers vs. Wilson Rams
Her pick: Highclimbers
“Because Highclimbers eat lots of vegetables.”
Olympia Bears @ Timberline Blazers
Her pick: Bears
“Because Bears are really strong, daddy.”
Tenino Beavers vs. Elma Eagles
Her pick: Beavers
“Because Beavers have two teeth sticking out and Beavers are kinda fast when they are a football team.”
Rochester Warriors @ Rainier Mountaineers
Her pick: Mountaineers
“Because they are faster.”
Black Hills Wolves @ Bainbridge Spartans
Her pick: Wolves
“They howl.”
Yelm Tornadoes @ Stadium Tigers
Her pick: Tornadoes
“Tornadoes are faster than Tigers.”
Today (9/14): Geoduck men open CCC play; Friday night lights
First up today, head out to Evergreen Pitch for the Cascade Collegiate Conference opener between the Evergreen men’s soccer team and the College of Idaho.
Both teams come into the game winless in the preseason. The Geoducks are 0-3 with losses to Trinity Lutheran, Menlo and Rocky Mountain College. The Yotes are 0-2-2 with losses to Hope International and Westminster and draws with Northwest Nazarene and Whitman.
First touch is scheduled for 3:00 PM.
Fútbol turns it over to football this evening with big games all around the South Sound. You can’t really go wrong with any of these games in the Olympia area. All games are at 7:00 PM…
Tumwater (1-1) vs. Inglemoor (0-2) – Tumwater Stadium – Listen on YourESN.com
Capital (2-0) vs. Bothell (0-2) – Ingersoll Stadium – Game can be heard on 1240 AM KGY
Shelton (2-0) vs. Wilson (2-0) – Highclimbers Stadium – Listen on AM 1030 KMAS or kmas.com
Olympia (0-2) @ Timberline (1-1) – Sputh Sound Stadium
Tenino (2-0) vs. Elma (0-2) – Tenino Stadium
Rochester (0-2) @ Rainier (0-2) – Rainier HS
Only two teams have to hit the road this week…
Black Hills (1-1) @ Bainbridge (1-1) – BI Stadium, Bainbridge Island
Yelm (2-0) @ Stadium (1-1) – Stadium Bowl, Tacoma
I will be broadcasting the Shelton/Wilson game on KMAS in what should be a really interesting game. If I had to pick one game to go see today besides the Highclimbers game, I’d go to Capital and Bothell. Capital is ranked #2 in 2A in the first statewide media poll while Bothell has lost both of their first two games but played 4A #1 Skyline and 3A #1 Bellevue closely.
Thursday scoreboard: So many scores, so little time
Men’s soccer
Mary 2, Saint Martin’s 0 – More from SMUSaints.com
Women’s soccer
Saint Martin’s 1, Simon Fraser 0 – More from SMUSaints.com
High school football
North Thurston 50, Foss 14
Girl’s soccer
Timberline 3, North Thurston 1
Tumwater 2, Aberdeen 0
Olympia 3, Central Kitsap 1
WF West 7, River Ridge 0
High school volleyball
Timberline 3, Lincoln 0 (25-15, 25-15, 25-9)
North Thurston 3, Wilson 0 (25-19, 26-24, 25-15)
Olympia 3, Stadium 0 (25-18, 25-21, 25-10)
Capital 3, Black Hills 1 (13-25, 25-20, 25-22, 25-19)
Northwest Christian 3, North Beach 0 (25-11, 25-21, 25-23)
College volleyball
Saint Martin’s 3, New Hope Christian 0 (25-6, 25-14, 25-16) – More from SMUSaints.com
Corban 3, Evergreen 0 (25-10, 25-17, 25-12) – More from Geoducks athletics
Today (9/13): Saints soccer doubleheader; Rams football; Girl’s soccer and volleyball all over
Busy day of sports in the South Sound. Enough messing around, let’s get to it…
Men’s soccer
Saint Martin’s vs. Mary – SMU Soccer Field – 1:00 PM
Women’s soccer
Saint Martin’s vs. Simon Fraser – SMU Soccer Field – 3:30 PM
High school football
North Thurston vs. Foss – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
My pick: North Thurston 28, Foss 10
Girl’s soccer
North Thurston vs. Timberline – South Sound Stadium – 4:00 PM
River Ridge vs. WF West – The RAC – 5:00 PM
Tumwater vs. Aberdeen – Tumwater Stadium – 5:00 PM
Olympia vs. Central Kitsap – Ingersoll Stadium – 7:00 PM
High school volleyball
North Thurston vs. Wilson – North Thurston HS – 6:30 PM
Capital @ Black Hills – Black Hills HS – 7:00 PM
Northwest Christian vs. North Beach – Northwest Christian HS – 7:00 PM
Olympia vs. Stadium – Olympia HS – 7:00 PM
Tuesday scoreboard: Saints win again; Black Hills soccer romps; Blazers and Cougs volleyball goes five
Women’s soccer
Saint Martin’s 2, Corban 1 – More from SMUSaints.com
Abby McFaul’s goal in the 81st minute broke a 1-1 tie and lifted Saint Martin’s to a 2-1 non-league win over Corban University. Caley Wiseman tallied the assist on the play, her second of the season. Ashley Richardson scored the Saints’ first goal on a header in the 39th minute before Randi Donahue tied the game for the Warriors in the 63rd minute. The Saints have now won two straight games after losing their first two of the season.
Watch post game interviews with head coach Rob Walker and McFaul.
Girl’s soccer
Olympia 2, Capital 0
Black Hills 11, Centralia 0
WF West 4, Tumwater 3 (2OT)
Aberdeen 4, River Ridge 1
Timberline @ Yelm – No report
Nicole Fesenbek and Brooklyn Hooper each scored in Olympia’s 2-0 non-league win over Capital. Whitney Lowe and Arin Seidlitz each scored four goals in Black Hills’ 11-0 romp over Centralia in a 2A EvCo match. WF West’s Rashelle Fisher scored in the 86th minute lift the Bearcats to a 4-3 overtime win over Tumwater. A sick Beautiful Reed played for River Ridge, but the Hawks could not overcome Aberdeen and lost 4-1 at Stewart Field.
High school volleyball
North Thurston 3, Foss 0 (25-21, 25-10, 25-6)
Tumwater 3, WF West 0 (25-7, 25-18, 25-12)
Black Hills 3, Centralia 0 (25-22, 25-12, 25-17)
Capital 3, Timberline 2 (25-22, 19-25, 21-25, 25-21, 15-6)
Gig Harbor 3, Olympia 1 (20-25, 25-18, 25-21, 25-16)
River Ridge vs. Aberdeen – No report
Brittany Rutherford tallied 11 kills and Megan Kramer chipped in 29 assists in North Thurston’s 3-0 win over Foss in a 3A Narrows League game. Tumwater won again knocking off WF West 3-0 behind 17-for-17 serving from Hanna Hernandez. Falling behind 1-0, Timberline took the next two sets before Capital rallied to take the fourth and fifth sets in their 3-2 victory. Rachel Erickson led the Cougars with 21 kills while Marissa Ottesen had 35 digs and Sam York chipped in 41 assists. Hunter Manke led the way for the Blazers with 44 assists and 23 digs.
Oly Sports high school football power rankings
Capital claims the top spot in the first Oly Sports high school football power rankings
Welcome to the first edition of the Oly Sports high school football power rankings, a highly unscientific look at where the 12 Olympia area football programs stand, in my opinion (I have chosen to include all Thurston County teams and Shelton in my football coverage this season).
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1. Capital Cougars (2-0)
Previous game: Capital 19, Olympia 0
Next game: vs. Bothell (0-2) – Ingersoll Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: Even without star running back Kai Van Sickle, the Cougars got the Spaghetti Bowl win over the struggling Olympia Bears and retained their 2A #1 ranking. Behind their talented offensive line, it might not matter who is running the ball this season. Sophomore Connor Kennedy ran for 173 yards and two touchdowns in the victory. Bothell is 0-2 but is still ranked #10 in 4A by The News Tribune after losing to 4A #1 Skyline in their opener and 3A #1 Bellevue last week.
2. Tenino Beavers (2-0)
Previous game: Tenino 55, Washougal 28
Next game: vs. Elma (0-2) – Tenino HS – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: Is there a more dynamic duo in the South Sound than QB Mac Shaw and WR Devante Harris? Shaw completed 31 passes for 460 yards and five touchdowns and scored three rushing touchdowns in their win over 2A Washougal on Friday. Harris was on the receiving end of three of those touchdowns. Shaw has ten total touchdowns while Harris has scored six times himself.
3. North Thurston Rams (2-0)
Previous game: North Thurston 24, Black Hills 0
Next game: vs. Foss (0-1) – South Sound Stadium – Thursday, 7:00 PM
Notes: While the running attack has been on point, as expected, the Rams defense has been the star, blanking Black Hills, who were coming off of a nice offensive performance in their opener, and allowing just seven points to Steilacoom before mop up duty in the fourth quarter.
4. Shelton Highclimbers (2-0)
Previous game: Shelton 54, North Mason 24
Next game: vs. Wilson (2-0) – Highclimber Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: Ralph Kinne is establishing himself as one of the premier running backs in the state with 538 yards and five touchdowns to start the season. As the voice of the Highclimbers, I’ve seen how he hits holes faster than anybody else I’ve seen and carries tacklers along for the ride and I think that even when the Highclimbers get to some of the top defenses in the 3A Narrows League, he’s still going to succeed. It helps to have a fullback in DeShon Bell that is equally dangerous.
5. Yelm Tornadoes (2-0)
Previous game: Yelm 49, Olympic 48
Next game: @ Stadium (1-1) – Stadium Bowl, Tacoma – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: The Tornadoes have put a lot of points on the board knocking off Highline 53-14 in the opener and Olympic 49-48 in overtime this week, but neither Highline or Olympic are particularly tough opponents and allowing 48 points to Olympic after they were shutout by Renton in their opener is troubling. The Tornadoes open 4A Narrows League play this week against Stadium, who was thrashed by Lincoln 56-13 on Friday night.
6. Tumwater T-Birds (1-1)
Previous game: Tumwater 48, Timberline 26
Next game: vs. Inglemoor (0-2) – Tumwater Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: I’m not sure what to think of this T-Birds team. In the opener against Shelton, they looked completely over-matched by the Highclimbers but a big win over Timberline behind five touchdowns from Andrew Brown (one punt return, one passing, two running and one interception return) has them back on track. And this week, they host 0-2 Inglemoor, who has only put 16 points on the board in two games.
7. Timberline Blazers (1-1)
Previous game: Tumwater 48, Timberline 26
Next game: vs. Olympia (0-2) – South Sound Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: One has to be concerned at the way that Timberline lost to Tumwater. They were beaten every which way possible. Two passes intercepted and taken back, one punt returned, three rushing TDs, one pass. But they did shutout River Ridge in the opener and host a reeling Olympia team coming off two straight shutouts.
8. River Ridge Hawks (1-1)
Previous game: River Ridge 34, Sequim 0
Next game: vs. Ridgefield (2-0) – South Sound Stadium – Saturday, 7:00 PM
Notes: After getting shutout by Timberline in their opener, the Hawks traveled to Sequim and beat up on a Sequim team that lost their first game to Shelley, Idaho 42-0. So what to make of this River Ridge team? They will get a serious test on Saturday when Ridgefield comes to town. The Spudders are 2-0 and have beaten Rochester and Kalama by a combined 63-14.
9. Black Hills Wolves (1-1)
Previous game: North Thurston 24, Black Hills 0
Next game: @ Bainbridge Island (1-1) – BI Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: The Wolves blew out Clover Park in their opener and had high hopes for their offense. But North Thurston held that offense in check on Thursday night and it remains to be seen which offense will show up the rest of the year. But, the defense did play relatively well against the Rams. They play their only game away from town this weekend when they go to Bainbridge Island. River Ridge and Black Hills could easily be switched, but since the Hawks won last week, they get the nod at #8 over the Wolves.
10. Rochester Warriors (0-2)
Previous game: RA Long 47, Rochester 19
Next game: @ Rainier (0-2) – Rainier HS – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: The Warriors started out with a pretty tough schedule playing two 2A Greater Saint Helen’s League teams in a row. They gave up 28 first quarter points to RA Long but played them fairly evenly the rest of the way on Friday night. They next travel to Rainier to open 1A Evergreen Conference play against the 0-2 Mountaineers.
11. Rainier Mountaineers (0-2)
Previous game: Mossyrock 42, Rainier 12
Next game: vs. Rochester (0-2) – Rainier HS – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: Unlike Rochester, the Mountaineers have played down, getting handled by two 2B Central League teams to open the season, which is understandable considering Mac Shaw moved on to Tenino in the off-season. Their cross county match-up with Rochester on Friday will be a tough test despite the Warriors losing record.
12. Olympia Bears (0-2)
Previous game: Capital 19, Olympia 0
Next game: @ Timberline (1-1) – South Sound Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: Are the Bears the worst team in the area? No way. They have played arguably the best team in Oregon and one of the best teams in Washington in their two losses. But are they the only team in the area to be 0-2 and not score a point so far this season? Yes they are. So for now, they have to be on the bottom of these power rankings. And it doesn’t get any easier for the Bears. They head to South Sound Stadium to take on Timberline Friday night.
Today (9/11): Saints open home stand; Cougs soccer faces Bears; T-Birds volleyball hosts Bearcats
The Saint Martin’s women’s soccer team (1-2) kicks off a three game home stand this afternoon with a non-conference matchup with Corban University.
The Saints are coming off of their first win of the season on Sunday thanks go a Nicole Nedervelt goal in the 85th minute to beat Colorado Christian. Meanwhile, Corban is already 4-2 this season and have scored 15 goals including seven goals from junior forward Audrey Sullivan.
First touch is scheduled for 3:00 PM at the SMU Soccer Field.
Also in town tonight are a pair of girl’s soccer games. Black Hills hosts Centralia in a 2A Evergreen Conference soccer game at Tumwater Stadium. First touch is at 7:00 PM. And in non-league action, Olympia and Capital face off at Ingersoll Stadium at 7:00 PM.
And in high school volleyball action, Capital hosts Timberline while #3 ranked Tumwater welcomes W.F. West to town for a 2A EvCo match. Both matches get started at 7:00 PM.
Olympia School Board upholds Galloway decision
After meeting in executive session for an hour and fifteen minutes following the regular school board meeting in which ten Galloway supporters spoke, the Olympia School Board upheld the decision to not extend the contract of Doug Galloway as the head boy’s basketball coach at Capital High School. He will not coach the Cougars this season.
UPDATE
The Olympian’s story can be found here
And here is KOMO’s story
TUESDAY UPDATE
The Olympia School Board posted this letter today regarding their decision on Monday night.
Saturday scoreboard: Geoducks draw; Tumwater wins Adidas tourney; Cougs beat Bremerton
College volleyball
Lewis & Clark 3, Evergreen 2 (25-23, 25-23, 23-25, 19-25, 15-12) – More from Evergreen athletics
Chaminade 3, Saint Martin’s 1
Down two sets to Lewis & Clark, Evergreen, looking for their first win since 2010, came storming back to take the next two sets before falling in the final set of the Red Lion Evergreen Invitational. Cassidy Watkins had 27 kills for the Geoducks in the loss.
Women’s soccer
Evergreen 1, George Fox 1 – OTMore from the Geoducks
Evergreen’s Rayna Murphy scored the equalizer in the 87th minute and the Geoducks escaped Newberg, Oregon with 1-1 draw with George Fox University. Kaitlin MacKenzie made five saves in goal for the Geoducks.
Men’s soccer
Metro State 4, Saint Martin’s 1 – More from SMUSaints.com
Everett 2, SPSCC 1
Metro State scored two goals in the first six minutes of play to knock off Saint Martin’s 4-1 in Denver on Saturday afternoon. The Roadrunners went up 3-1 in the 34th minute before the Saints finally got on the board before the end of the first half on CJ Chu’s first goal of the season.
Juan Loza gave South Puget Sound a 1-0 lead in the 16th minute of their home opener at the RAC but Everett scored two goals in the second half including the game winner in the 78th minute to knock off the Clippers 2-1.
High school volleyball
Tacoma Baptist 3, Northwest Christian 2
Tumwater 2, Rogers 0
Tumwater 2, Auburn Riverside 0 (25-15, 25-21) – More from The Seattle Times
Tumwater dropped just one set all day and beat Auburn Riverside 2-0 to win the Adidas Puget Sound Invitational championship at Auburn Mountainview High School.
Girls soccer
Capital 2, Bremerton 1
Logan Cox scored two goals in Capital’s 2-1 win over Bremerton in Bremerton.
Rugby
Budd Bay Buffaloes 17, Eastside Axemen 0
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