Category Archives: River Ridge HS
Monday Scoreboard: Hawks, T-Birds and Wolves Win Openers
Girls basketball
River Ridge 58, Timberline 55
WF West 48, Olympia 27 – Jenna Randich (O): 10 points
Puyallup 53, Black Hills 51 – Sarah McGee (BH): 19 points
Boys basketball
Tumwater 83, Yelm 79 (OT)
Black Hills 87, Klahowya 66
Auburn Riverside 109, Capital 74 – Jacob Pratt (C): 12 points
Timberline 74, River Ridge 64 – Jerryn Bush (T): 16 points – Jason Kananin (RR): 22 points
Today (12/2): Preps Hoops Season Tips Off
Brandell Evans (5) and Donaven Dorsey (33)
This weekend saw a handful of high school hoops jamborees and the Capital/Olympia opener on Saturday, but today marks the start of the high school basketball season in earnest with five games on the docket here in town including a girls and boys doubleheader between Timberline and River Ridge starting at 6:00.
Girls basketball
Timberline @ River Ridge – River Ridge HS – 6:00 PM
Capital vs. Shelton – Capital HS – 7:00 PM
Olympia vs. WF West – Olympia HS – 7:00 PM
The River Ridge girls open their season with crosstown rival Timberline tonight. They return the core from their 5th place finish last season in Jazzlynn Brewster and Rebecca Stevenson and should contend again this year.
Olympia returns sophomore Jenna Randich and junior Sarah Snodgrass but they will have a tough test in their opener against WF West, the 2A second place finisher last season, who lost Jamika Parker to graduation but gained Washington State signee Nike McClure, who was relegated to their junior varsity squad last year after she transferred from Tenino.
Boys basketball
Black Hills vs. Klahowya – Black Hills HS – 7:00 PM
Timberline @ River Ridge – River Ridge HS – 8:00 PM
The Timberline boys game marks your first opportunity to take a look at University of Washington signee senior Donaven Dorsey and the Blazers as they look to improve on their 7th place finish at state last year. The Blazers have a senior led team with Dorsey, Tyler Gartner and Chase Ryan and it will be interesting to see the progress of junior point guard Brandell Evans, who had an excellent sophomore season.
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
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.
High School Football Power Rankings: T-Birds and Beavers Advance
T-Birds one of two teams left
And then there were two. Tumwater and Tenino both rolled in their district crossover games and advanced to the 2A and 1A state tournaments. Both teams will host games in the opening round of state.
Tumwater will have the easier road with 5-5 Sehome coming to town on Saturday night, though Sehome did take out undefeated Lakewood to get to state.
Meanwhile, Tenino will have to face 8-2 King’s in Centralia. King’s only two blemishes were a 14-6 opening day loss to then 2A #1 Lynden and a loss to another high ranked 2A team, previously undefeated Lakewood.
Timberline couldn’t overcome injuries, Rochester struggled against a really good team and Capital fought valiantly but all were eliminated after just one postseason game.
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Still alive
1. Tumwater T-Birds (10-0)
Last week: #1 (No change)
Previous game: Tumwater 42, Aberdeen 12
First round state playoffs: vs. Sehome (5-5) – Tumwater Stadium – Saturday, 7:00 PM
Notes: Not a surprise, Tumwater rolled. Aberdeen had just three days of rest after winning a three way playoff on Tuesday and only scored their 12 points after the T-Birds had taken a 42 point lead. They now face Sehome who are just 5-5 this season but are 4-1 over the last half of the year and just completed a major upset when they convincingly took out undefeated Lakewood, 35-13. The winner will take on either Orting or White River on the road.
2. Tenino Beavers (6-4)
Last week: #3 (+1)
Previous game: Tenino 41, White Salmon 7
First round state playoffs: vs. King’s (8-2) – Tiger Stadium, Centralia – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: Tenino only allowed a kick off return touchdown at the end of the first half to White Salmon and then put 27 points on the board in the second half to eliminate White Salmon. Zack Chamberlain rushed for 158 yards and three touchdowns and Thomas Pier had over 100 receiving yards and two touchdowns and the Beavers suddenly look like an offensive juggernaut. They’ll need it this week when they take on King’s. The Shoreline school has just two losses, both close games to highly ranked 2A schools.
Eliminated from the playoffs in districts
3. Timberline Blazers (6-4)
Last week: #2 (-1)
Previous game: Meadowdale 28, Timberline 21
4. Capital Cougars (4-6)
Last week: #4 (No change)
Previous game: Mark Morris 13, Capital 10
5. Rochester Warriors (6-4)
Last week: #5 (No change)
Previous game: Woodland 47, Rochester 21
Missed the playoffs
6. Olympia Bears (7-3)
Last week: #6 (No change)
Previous game: Olympia 34, North Thurston 0
7. North Thurston (5-5)
Last week: #7 (No change)
Previous game: Olympia 34, North Thurston 0
8. Black Hills (4-5)
Last week: #8 (No change)
9. River Ridge (4-5)
Last week: #9 (No change)
10. Yelm Tornadoes (4-6)
Last week: #10 (No change)
Previous game: Yelm 44, Mount Tahoma 8
11. Rainier Mountaineers (3-7)
Last week: #11 (No change)
Previous game: Rainer 50, Winlock 14
12. Shelton Highclimbers (2-8)
Last week: #12 (No change)
Previous game: Shelton 22, Stadium 20
2A EvCo All-League Volleyball: Erickson Named MVP
The 2A Evergreen Conference volleyball all-league teams are in and Capital swept the MVP and Coach of the Year awards. Junior outside hitter Rachel Erickson took home the Most Valuable Player award and her head coach, Natalie Rhodes, was named the top coach after leading the Cougars to an 11-1 record in league and the top spot to districts.
Here are the honorees, broken down by local school. You can see the full list here.
Black Hills
First team
Jensyn McCoy, Sr.
Second team
Lauren Furu, Jr.
Honorable mention
Moriah Kramer, Jr.
Kira Fredricks, Fr.
Capital
MVP: Rachel Erickson, Jr.
Coach of the Year: Natalie Rhodes
First team
Marissa Ottesen, Jr.
Second team
Sam Yorke, Jr.
Paige Schieferstein, Jr.
River Ridge
Second team
Anna VanderWeyst, Sr.
Honorable mention
Marilin Cervante-Valdez, Jr.
Tumwater
First team
Kaylene Glasgo, Sr.
Morgan Pilon, Sr.
Second team
Kylie Bishopp, Sr.
Mackenzie Bowen, Jr.
Honorable mention
Cristina Hegarty, Fr.
Elizabeth Shimamoto, Sr.
High School Football Power Rankings: Five Teams Remain
All T-Birds, all season
Five teams remain. Two, maybe three of them will remain after this week. Was it a bad season for local football? Hard to say. I think it was more circumstances than anything. Rochester’s season looks worse than it was because of one loss and a ridiculous first round match-up with Woodland, Olympia had only one bad loss and basically didn’t make the playoffs because Gig Harbor was a huge surprise, and the 3A Narrows League only had three playoff spots so North Thurston was left out.
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Playoff teams
1. Tumwater T-Birds (9-0, 5-0 2A EvCo)
Last week: #1 (No change)
Previous game: Tumwater 56, Black Hills 22
Playoff game: vs. Aberdeen (4-5) – Tumwater Stadium – Saturday, 7:00 PM
Notes: Undefeated regular season? Check. Now must go undefeated this season. First up: Aberdeen, who won a three team playoff on Tuesday night to even make the playoffs.
2. Timberline Blazers (6-3, 5-1 3A Narrows)
Last week: #2 (No change)
Previous game: Timberline 41, Shelton 0
Playoff game: vs. Meadowdale (5-4) – South Sound Stadium – Saturday, 1:00 PM
Notes: The Blazers kept it rolling against Shelton and won the 3A Narrows League title thanks to five straight wins. They draw the Wesco’s #5 team, Meadowdale, who have lost three straight games. The Blazers are a team that have obviously come together and could make a deep run in the playoffs.
3. Tenino Beavers (5-4, 5-1 1A Evergreen)
Last week: #4 (+1)
Previous game: Tenino 37, Rochester 27
Playoff game: vs. White Salmon (5-4) – Tenino Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: First league title since 1986, how does that sound? Not too bad for a team that I originally ranked at #9 and dropped as low as #11 after dropping three straight to open the year. They definitely are hot having won five of their last six (their only loss coming to 9-0 La Center) and have an outstanding two way player in Zack Chamberlain.
4. Capital Cougars (4-5, 3-2 2A EvCo)
Last week: #5 (+1)
Previous game: Capital 38, River Ridge 14
Playoff game: @ Mark Morris (8-1) – Longview Memorial Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: 0-4 to start the season, finished 4-1 and snagged the third playoff spot in the 2A EvCo. Unfortunately, they now have to take on 8-1 Mark Morris in Longview. But the Cougars are battle tested and nearly beat WF West in their only loss over the last five weeks and it wouldn’t surprise me one bit if they upset the Monarchs.
5. Rochester Warriors (6-3, 4-2 1A Evergreen)
Last week: #3 (-2)
Previous game: Tenino 37, Rochester 27
Playoff game: @ Woodland (8-1) – Kalama Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: What a disaster for the Warriors. Their loss to Tenino dropped them all the way to #3 in the 1A Evergreen and sends them to Kalama to take on one loss Woodland, who outscored their opponents 416-53 in their eight wins. Their only loss came to undefeated La Center 52-21 in the regular season finale.
Missed the playoffs
6. Olympia Bears (6-3, 4-2 4A Narrows)
Last week: #6 (No change)
Previous game: Olympia 48, Yelm 10
Week 10 game: @ North Thurston (5-4) – South Sound Stadium – Thursday, 7:00 PM
7. North Thurston (5-4, 3-3 3A Narrows)
Last week: #9 (+2)
Previous game: North Thurston 41, Mount Tahoma 8
Week 10 game: vs. Olympia (6-3) – South Sound Stadium – Thursday, 7:00 PM
8. Black Hills (4-5, 2-3 2A EvCo)
Last week: #7 (-1)
Previous game: Tumwater 56, Black Hills 22
9. River Ridge (4-5, 1-4 2A EvCo)
Last week: #8 (-1)
Previous game: Capital 38, River Ridge 14
10. Yelm Tornadoes (3-6, 1-5 4A Narrows)
Last week: #10 (No change)
Previous game: Olympia 48, Yelm 10
Week 10 game: vs. Mount Tahoma – Tornadoes stadium – Thursday, 7:00 PM
11. Rainier Mountaineers (2-7, 0-6 1A Evergreen)
Last week: #12 (+1)
Previous game: Rainer 62, Seton Catholic 29
Week 10 game: @ Winlock (0-9) – Winlock HS – Thursday, 7:00 PM
12. Shelton Highclimbers (1-8, 1-5 3A Narrows)
Last week: #11 (-1)
Previous game: Timberline 41, Shelton 0
Week 10 game: @ Stadium (2-7) – Stadium Bowl, Tacoma – Friday, 7:00 PM
Monday Scoreboard: Saints Streak to Exhibition Win
Women’s basketball
Saint Martin’s 63, Puget Sound 52 – Recap
Chelsea Haskey scored 22 points and hauled in seven rebounds and Jordyn Richardson hit three three pointers in the second half and Saint Martin’s erased a one point deficit at the half to take a 63-52 decision over the University of Puget Sound in an exhibition game at Marcus Pavilion.
Richardson’s three pointer at the 12 minute mark capped off a 22-4 run to open the second half that gave the Saints a 49-32 lead. Haskey scored eight points during the run and Angela Gelhar, Jori Skorpik, Brooke Paulson and Richardson each hit threes in that span.
The Loggers went on a 15-2 run over the next eight minutes and closed the deficit to just four at 51-47 when Erin Stumbaugh hit a three pointer with 6:32 remaining. But Richardson answered with her second three of the half to stretch the lead to seven and gave the Saints an 11 point lead on her third three with 2:52 left to play and the Loggers never threatened again.
Krista Stabler scored 10 points on the night, including eight points in the first half that helped erase an early 10 point lead by the Loggers. Paulson finished with eight points and five boards and Ciara Pedroni pulled down six rebounds for the Saints.
Erin Stumbaugh and Amanda Forshay scored 11 and 10 points respectively for UPS.
Girls soccer
Wilson 2, Timberline 1
Mount Tahoma 2, North Thurston 1
River Ridge 2, Shelton 0
Timberline dropped their first 3A Narrows League match of the season with a 2-1 loss to Wilson and finished 11-1-0 in league, ahead of the Rams, who were 9-1-2. The Blazers next play either Hazen or Auburn Mountainview in a district playoff game on Thursday at 7:30 PM in Sumner.
Despite a 2-1 loss to Mount Tahoma tonight, North Thurston finished as the #3 seed out of the 3A Narrows League and will play either Kelso or Prairie on Thursday at 5:30 PM at Stadium Bowl.
Today (11/4): Saints Host Loggers in College Hoops Opener
Women’s basketball
Saint Martin’s vs. Puget Sound – Marcus Pavilion – 7:00 PM
The local college basketball season gets underway tonight when the Saint Martin’s women face UPS in an exhibition game at 7:00 PM. The Saints were picked to finish eighth in the ten team GNAC this season and feature preseason all-conference selection Chelsea Haskey, who scored 19 of the Saints’ 39 points against Division I Oregon State in their exhibition opener on Saturday.
Girls soccer
River Ridge vs. Shelton – South Sound Stadium – 7:30 PM
Friday scoreboard: Beavs, Blazers Win Titles; Cougs Clinch Playoffs; Geoducks Keep Hopes Alive
High school football
Tenino 37, Rochester 27 – The Olympian
Timberline 41, Shelton 0
Capital 38, River Ridge 14
Tumwater 56, Black Hills 22 – The Olympian
Olympia 48, Yelm 10 – The Olympian
Rainier 62, Seton Catholic 29
Andrew Paquin rushed for 175 yards and three touchdowns, all in the first half, and Timberline clinched the 3A Narrows League title with a 41-0 win over Shelton. Gabe Gutierrez hooked up with Jonathan Dowell on a 19 yard touchdown pass in the second quarter and Markell Barnes scored twice in the second half.
The Blazers have now won five straight games after a 1-3 start and will face the #6 team out of the Metro League in the playoffs next week.
The Highclimbers fell to 1-8 and will play a week 10 game at Stadium on Friday night.
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Tenino won their first league title since 1986 with a 37-27 win over rival Rochester. Zack Chamberlain rushed for 152 yards and three touchdowns in an instant back and forth classic. The Beavers took the title thanks to their win and Montesano’s 42-14 win over Elma, who could have won the title with a win. Instead Tenino took the #1 seed, Montesano #2, Rochester #3 and Elma #4.
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For the second straight year we were robbed of a three team mini-playoff in the 2A EvCo thanks to Capital’s 38-14 win over River Ridge. The Cougars clinched the #3 seed behind #1 Tumwater and #2 WF West.
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Olympia got the easy win over Yelm but missed out on the playoffs with Bellarmine’s dismantling of Gig Harbor and Central Kitsap’s 28-14 win over South Kitsap.
College volleyball
Evergreen 3, Northwest Christian 1 (27-25, 20-25, 25-23, 28-26) – Recap
Cassidy Watkins racked up 12 kills and Kelsey Delagrange had 39 assists and six blocks and Evergreen kept their slim playoff chances alive with a four set victory over Northwest Christian. The Geoducks must win their next three matches to make it to the CCC postseason.
Men’s basketball
Utah 94, Saint Martin’s 51 – Recap
Saint Martin’s opened up their 2013-2014 campaign with a 94-51 exhibition loss to Division I Utah in Salt Lake City. Ryan Rogers scored 11 points and Will Bond and Rei Jensen added 10 points each for the Saints.
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