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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.
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.
Friday scoreboard: Capital eats more spaghetti; Geoducks and Saints fall
Finally home from the land of poor internet connectivity called Belfair, Washington where we called Shelton’s dismantling of North Mason tonight. Lots of scores to update, please enjoy….
High school football
Capital 19, Olympia 0
Tumwater 48, Timberline 26
River Ridge 34, Sequim 0
Yelm 49, Olympic 48 (OT)
Shelton 54, North Mason 24
Tenino 55, Washougal 28
RA Long 49, Rochester 17
Mossyrock at Rainier – no report
College volleyball
Columbia Bible 3, Evergreen 1 (25-16, 25-21, 14-25, 25-16)
Camosun 3, Evergreen 2 (21-25, 23-25, 25-21, 25-10, 15-8)
Hawaii Pacific 3, Saint Martin’s 0
Women’s soccer
UC-Colorado Springs 4, Saint Martin’s
Week 2: My 4 year-old’s football picks
Last week, my four year-old daughter went 4-4 with her picks including her bold prediction that the Shelton Highclimbers would cut down the Tumwater T-Birds nests. Good pick, kid.
On to week two: Admittedly, my four year-old was very distracted this morning by a game on my iPad and her reasons for picking these games are not very well thought out…
Rainier Mountaineers vs. Mossyrock Vikings
Her pick: Mountaineers
“They’re going to mountain them!”
Rochester Warriors vs. RA Long Lumberjacks
Her pick: Lumberjacks
“They’ll chop them down.”
Tenino Beavers vs. Washougal Panthers
Her pick: Panthers
“Panthers eat Beavers.”
Timberline Blazers @ Tumwater T-Birds
Her pick: T-Birds
“They run faster.”
Yelm Tornadoes vs. Olympic Trojans
Her pick: Tornadoes
“The Tornadoes will suck them up.”
Olympia Bears @ Capital Cougars
Her pick: Bears
“Bears run faster.”
Shelton Highclimbers @ North Mason Bulldogs
Her pick: Highclimbers
“Just because.”
River Ridge Hawks vs. Sequim Wolves
Her pick: Wolves
“Wolves eat Hawks.”
Today (9/7): College volleyball all day; Spaghetti and Salad
The Red Lion Evergreen Invitational continues this morning at 9:00 AM at the CRC Gymnasium. Evergreen plays twice today and is still looking for their first victory since the 2010 season. Today’s schedule looks like this…
9:00 AM: Northwest vs. Lewis & Clark
11:00 AM: Simon Fraser vs. Camosun
1:00 PM: Evergreen vs. Columbia Bible
3:00 PM: Northwest vs. Simon Fraser
5:00 PM: Columbia Bible vs. Lewis & Clark
7:00 PM: Evergreen vs. Camosun
Week two of the football season features two very compelling games in town: the annual Spaghetti Bowl between #1 ranked Capital and a reeling Olympia team and the crosstown matchup between 1-0 Timberline and 0-1 Tumwater. Here is the complete schedule of games being played in the Olympia area. All start times are at 7:00 PM unless otherwise noted.
Rainier vs. Mossyrock – Rainier HS
Rochester vs. RA Long – Rochester HS
Tenino vs. Washougal – Tenino HS
Timberline @ Tumwater – Tumwater Stadium – Listen live on YourESN.com
Yelm vs. Olympic – Yelm HS
Olympia @ Capital – Ingersoll Stadium – 7:30 – Listen live on AM 1240 KGY
And games being played on the road…
Shelton @ North Mason – Pugh Stadium, Belfair – Listen live on 1030 AM KMAS and kmas.com
River Ridge @ Sequim – Sequim HS
And finally, before the Spaghetti Bowl, check out the Salad Bowl. Olympia hosts Capital in volleyball at 4:30 PM.
Friday scoreboard: Football Friday; Senators win at GFI; Geoducks and Saints fall
I’m not going to lie to you Oly Sports fans, football Friday nights are going to make the Friday scoreboard post suffer just a little bit. Just got home from calling the Shelton/Tumwater game and I am wiped out, so no recaps but plenty of scores from this ridiculously busy night in sports…
High school football
Black Hills 46, Clover Park 6
Lake Oswego 34, Olympia 0
Timberline 20, River Ridge 0
Ridgefield 29, Rochester 7
Shelton 42, Tumwater 21
Naselle 39, Rainier 6
Tenino 26, Raymond 7
Yelm 53, Highline 14
North Thurston 36, Steilacoom 21
Baseball (Grand Forks Invitational)
Thurston County Senators 2, Trail Orioles 0
College volleyball
Eastern Oregon 3, Evergreen 0 (25-18, 25-13, 25-15) – More from Geoducks athletics
Men’s soccer
Sonoma State 4, Saint Martin’s 0 – More from SonomaSeawolves.com
My 4 year-old’s expert football picks
You can go lots of places to get expert picks of tonight’s football games, but where can you get a four year-old’s perspective on high school football? Oly Sports fills that void when my daughter picks tonight’s games…
Black Hills Wolves vs. Clover Park Warriors
Her pick: Warriors
“I think that Warriors run faster than Wolves”
Olympia Bears vs. Lake Oswego Lakers
Her pick: Bears
“Bears are meaner than Lakers, and run faster.”
River Ridge Hawks vs. Timberline Blazers
Her pick: Blazers
“I think they are really gooder.”
Rochester Warriors vs. Ridgefield Spudders
Her pick: Spudders
“Because they grow potatoes!”
Shelton Highclimbers vs. Tumwater T-Birds
Her pick: Highclimbers
“They climb up trees and cut down the nest.”
Rainier Mountaineers @ Naselle Comets
Her pick: Comets
“Comets are fast and would knock a mountaineer off the mountain”
Tenino Beavers @ Raymond Gulls
Her pick: Gulls
“I don’t know.”
Yelm Tornadoes @ Highline Pirates
Her pick: Pirates
“Pirates are mean.”
Tonight (8/31): Geoducks volleyball; Football season is a go
The Evergreen volleyball team opens up Cascade Collegiate Conference play tonight when they face Eastern Oregon at the CRC Gymnasium at 7:00 PM. Eastern comes into the game at 6-2 already on the season including a 4-1 record in the Cascade/Frontier Challenge over the weekend. Meanwhile, the Geoducks are 0-5 and are still looking for their first win under head coach Greg Spector.
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And that’s about it for sporting events in Olym…..what? It’s football season? I didn’t even know! There has been absolutely no hype.
And it’s a huge night here in the Olympia area with a rivalry game, a team visiting from Oregon and much more. Here are your games being played in the Olympia area. All start at 7:00 PM.
Black Hills vs. Clover Park – Tumwater Stadium
Olympia vs. Lake Oswego (OR) – Ingersoll Stadium – Watch live here
River Ridge vs. Timberline – South Sound Stadium – Listen on YourESN.com
Rochester vs. Ridgefield – Rochester HS
Shelton vs. Tumwater – Highclimber Stadium – Listen KMAS 1030 AM or kmas.com
And here are your road games…
Rainier @ Naselle – Naselle HS
Tenino @ Raymond – Raymond HS
Yelm @ Highline – Highline Stadium, Burien
Let the games begin!
It’s a high school football preview roundup!
I wanted to get out and do my own football previews for this season, but it just didn’t really work out. But The Olympian did a bang up job with their previews and if you haven’t read them, it’s a good place to get yourself ready for the high school football season that gets underway tomorrow when Capital travels to Bellevue to take on Newport…
Black Hills: Preview – Season-ending injury motivates Shayne Robinson
Capital: Preview – Membership in exclusive club for linemen requires size…
North Thurston: Preview – Rams set at running back
Olympia: Preview – Lineman Connor Wilmosvky…
Rainier: Preview – Mountaineers fight foes, apathy
River Ridge: Preview – Hawks poised to take off
Rochester: Preview – Warriors seeking turnaround
Shelton – Preview – Campaign works for pair of Highclimbers
Tenino: Preview – Beavers lose top assistant, gains top QB
Timberline: Preview – Seniority rules between brothers…
Tumwater: Preview – Otton is a proud grandpa
Yelm: Preview – Swilley finds way to honor fallen friend
Also today, The News Tribune debuted their coaches poll with Timberline ranked #7 in 3A, Capital ranked #2 and Tumwater ranked #4 in 2A with Olympia receiving votes in the 4A poll.
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