Girl’s basketball
River Ridge 53, Hockinson 30
Mark Morris 64, Tumwater 41
North Thurston 59, Woodland 56 – 2OT
W.F. West 58, Black Hills 38
No surprises on the girl’s side of the 2A District IV playoff bracket on Friday night. River Ridge got an easy win over Hockinson behind Necy Wade’s 13 points and Kyahri Adams’ 14 points, Mark Morris three pointed Tumwater to death, Woodland took North Thurston to double overtime before the Rams prevailed thanks to Catie Mets’ 23 points and W.F. West beat Black Hills for the third time this season.
Next up: River Ridge plays Mark Morris on Tuesday in Tumwater at 6:00 PM and the North Thurston/W.F. West game follows at 7:45. On the loser’s side of the bracket, Tumwater plays Hockinson at 6:00 PM and Black Hills takes on Woodland at 7:45 at W.F. West in Chehalis.
Boy’s basketball
Bellarmine 68, Olympia 51
Dominick Francks scored 22 points but was the only Olympia player to crack double digits, a rarity for the usually balanced offensive attack of the Bears, and Bellarmine ran right past them in the second half to secure the #1 seed out of the 4A Narrows. Oly led at halftime, 30-24, but Bellarmine outscored them in the second half 44-21. The Bears will next host either Kentlake or Rogers on Tuesday night.
Women’s basketball
Oregon Tech 61, Evergreen 45 – More from the Geoducks
Despite the loss, Evergreen remains only a half game out of a CCC playoff spot. They are chasing Concordia, who lost to Corban tonight.
Men’s basketball
Oregon Tech 90, Evergreen 62 – More from the Geoducks
College softball
Cal State Dominguez Hills 2, Saint Martin’s 1
Cal State Dominguez Hills 5, Saint Martin’s 1 – More from SMUSaints.com
College baseball
Chico State 7, Saint Martin’s 2 – More from SMUSaints.com
Just one game in town tonight but plenty of playoff action just a short drive away.
The lone game in town tonight is a 2A District IV girl’s playoff game between River Ridge, the #1 seed out of the EvCo and Hockinson, the #3 team out of the Greater St. Helens League. Hockinson beat R.A. Long on Wednesday night, 47-46, in a tiebreaker game to make the playoffs. They are led by their 5’10” senior guard Jenna Haagen, who scored 11.7 points per game. They also feature 6’1″ post Katelyn McGuire, who averaged 9.5 points and 10 rebounds per game in just her sophomore year. The Olympian has a story today about River Ridge’s head coach, Jackie Robinson and his relationship with George Karl. Tip-off between the Hawks and the Hawks is set for 7:00 PM in Lacey.
Meanwhile, the #3 seed out of the EvCo, North Thurston, travels to Woodland tonight for their playoff game. Woodland is the #2 seed out of the Greater St. Helens and is 14-6 overall and 6-3 in conference. The Beavers and Rams had two common opponents this season, Tumwater and W.F. West. Woodland lost to both in December (43-31 to W.F. West and 43-40 to Tumwater).
And finally, Black Hills, the EvCo #5 gets a rematch with the EvCo #2, W.F. West in Chehalis. The two teams have met twice already this season in conference with W.F. West winning easily both times, 62-48 in December and 50-29 on Wednesday night.
On the boy’s side, Olympia and Bellarmine play for the third time this season for the #1 seed out of the 4A Narrows at Foss High School in Tacoma. The two teams were tied at 13-1 in conference with their only losses coming to each other on the road. Either way, Oly will have a home playoff game on Tuesday night. Tip-off for the rematch tonight is at 7:00 PM.
Girl’s basketball
Morton/White Pass 47, Northwest Christian 37
In tonight’s lone game, Northwest Christian’s Kami Bates had 15 points and Hailey Bredeson added ten points but it wasn’t enough to knock off Morton/White Pass in the first round of the 2B District IV playoffs. But the Navigators are still alive and on Wednesday will take on the loser of the Pe Ell/Raymond game to be played on Saturday.
Only one game involving an Olympia area team tonight and it isn’t even in town. The Northwest Christian girls play Morton/White Pass at 6:30 in a 2B District IV playoff basketball game in Rochester. The Navigators met the Timberwolves in their first game of the season and lost 58-39.
A couple quick links to articles over at ThurstonTalk.com including an extremely detailed account of a bowling tournament by Gail Wood…
Julie Hansen- An Ace On The Tennis Courts And In The Classroom At Black Hills High School
LeHew Beats Parkhurst Twice In Finals To Win Olympia Match Game tournament
Girl’s basketball
Capital 43, Foss 33
Olympia 43, Shelton 33
Timberline 66, Yelm 52
W.F. West 50, Black Hills 29
Timberline clinched the #2 seed out of the 3A Narrows with their win over Yelm. Black Hills’ loss to W.F. West drops them to the #5 seed out of the EvCo.
Boy’s basketball
Northwest Christian 72, Napavine 58
Olympia 56, Shelton 35
Foss 64, Capital 45
Timberline 57, Yelm 54
Black Hills 63, W.F. West 58
Tumwater 70, Centralia 47
Zach Carras had 27 points in Northwest Christian’s win over Napavine in the 2B District IV playoffs. Austin Koukal and Kevin Suaviso each added ten for the Navigators and they move on to play Toutle Lake on Saturday.
Capital falls to Foss and their season comes to an end at 10-11. And with wins by both Black Hills and Tumwater, the #4 seed goes to Black Hills and the #5 seed goes to Tumwater.
Men’s basketball
SPSCC 67, Green River 66 – OT
Women’s basketball
SPSCC 69, Green River 67 – OT
Seeding on the line in a couple of girl’s games tonight. Yelm and Timberline play with second place on the line in the 3A Narrows. The Blazers are 7-2 in conference and in second behind Wilson while the Tornados are 6-3 in conference and in third. Timberline won the first meeting on January 30th, 59-49 in Yelm.
Across town in Tumwater, Black Hills takes on W.F. West with the fourth seed in the EvCo on the line for the Wolves. Conversely, on the line for the Bearcats is the #1 seed. The two teams met on December 15th and W.F. West won easily, 62-48.
Here is the full girl’s schedule in Olympia tonight….
Foss at Capital – 7:00 PM
Shelton at Olympia – 7:00 PM
Yelm at Timberline – 7:00 PM
W.F. West at Black Hills – 7:00 PM
Only one game in town on the boy’s side. Tumwater hosts Centralia at 7:30 PM. Tumwater can get the fourth seed out of the EvCo with a win and a Black Hills loss in Chehalis. The T-Birds beat the Tigers by 25 on December 16th.
There are a couple of important out-of-town games to keep an eye on for the boy’s: Northwest Christian takes on Napavine at 6:30 PM in Montesano in the first round of the 2B District IV tournament, Capital plays Foss in Tacoma in a winner makes the playoffs, loser goes home game, and Olympia goes to winless Shelton with first place in the 4A Narrows on the line.
In college basketball action, the SPSCC men and women host Green River with the women’s game tipping at 6:00 PM and the men at 8:00 PM. The Lady Clippers are still looking for their first win in the NWAACC West and could easily get one against the 4-14 Gators who only won their first meeting by four, 54-50 in Auburn in early January. The men, meanwhile, could jump up to fifth place in the NWAACC West with a win. They also lost a close game to the Gators earlier this season, 85-82.
Boy’s basketball
River Ridge 72, Aberdeen 48
With their win on Tuesday night, River Ridge claims a share of the championship of the Evergreen Conference with North Thurston and secured their place as the #1 seed coming out of the EvCo. River Ridge will either face Black Hills or Tumwater in the first round of the 2A Southwest District IV playoffs on Saturday at 7:00 PM. North Thurston, the #2 seed, will host Washougal also on Saturday at 7:00 PM.
Girl’s basketball
River Ridge 66, Aberdeen 45
River Ridge takes the lead in the EvCo with their win tonight in Aberdeen. They are a half game up on W.F. West who plays at Black Hills on Wednesday night. A win by the Bearcats would give them the #1 seed, the Hawks the #2 seed, Tumwater the #4 seed and the Wolves would be the #5 seed. North Thurston has already secured the #3 seed.
At 8-3, River Ridge sits a half a game behind North Thurston for first place in the Evergreen Conference. The Hawks can tie the Rams with a win tonight over visiting Aberdeen, who is currently last in the EvCo at 2-9. The two teams met on December 9th in Aberdeen with River Ridge taking home the victory, 70-55. Tip-off in Lacey is set for 7:30 PM.
Girl’s basketball
Olympia 44, Stadium 29
Capital 55, Lincoln 33
Tumwater 60, W.F. West 55
Carly McIsaac scores 32 for Tumwater and the T-Birds pull off the upset of the previously 17-1 and #2 ranked W.F. West Bearcats. The win moves the T-Birds to 6-6 in the EvCo while W.F. West drops into a tie with River Ridge at 9-2.
Boy’s basketball
Olympia 70, Stadium 62
W.F. West 70, Tumwater 58
Northwest Christian 65, Naselle 62
Black Hills 69, Centralia 65
Olympia gets another win and has now won 10 straight games. They continue to do it with balanced scoring. Brenden Leonard and Dominick Franks each had 15 points, Alex Johnson added another 13 and Trevor Houser and Michael Naipo each had eight points. The Bears close out the regular season on Wednesday night against 1-15 Shelton in Shelton.
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