Category Archives: River Ridge HS
Today (3/12): Baseball, perhaps
Weather permitting, there are a few high school baseball games hitting the diamond this afternoon…
Capital vs. Centralia – Waits Field – 4:00 PM Rescheduled for 3/14
North Thurston vs. Yelm – North Thurston HS – 4:00 PM
Rescheduled for 3/13
River Ridge @ Tumwater – Tumwater HS – 4:00 PM
Saturday scoreboard: O’Neill, Bomber, Taylor end careers in style; Saints softball sweeps Northwest
Men’s basketball
Saint Martin’s 82, Central Washington 71 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Roger O’Neill scored 23 points, Brady Bomber set a career high with 15 and Eric Taylor added 12 and the three Saint Martin’s seniors went out in style knocking off Central Washington 82-71 in Ellensburg. Sophomore Will Bond continued his outstanding stretch run adding 21 points.
The Saints finish the season at 10-16, 6-12 in the GNAC.
Women’s basketball
Simon Fraser 74, Saint Martin’s – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Girls basketball
2A 3rd/5th place game
Renton 34, River Ridge 33
College softball
Saint Martin’s 10, Northwest 0
Saint Martin’s 11, Northwest 4 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Today (3/2): Saints softball, senior night basketball; Hawks play for 3rd
Women’s basketball
Saint Martin’s vs. Simon Fraser – Marcus Pavilion – 7:00 PM
Saint Martin’s hosts #10 Simon Fraser on senior night at Marcus Pavilion. The Saints will honor two seniors, Shelby Ferguson and Erika Wilson before the game.
Girls basketball
2A 3rd/5th place game
River Ridge vs. Renton – Yakima SunDome – 1:00 PM
College softball
Saint Martin’s vs. Northwest (DH) – SMU Softball Field – 12:00 PM
College baseball
Olympic College vs. Grays Harbor (DH) – The RAC – 12:00 PM
Friday scoreboard: OT thriller ends Hawks title hopes; Blazers bow out
Girls basketball
Mark Morris 49, River Ridge 46
Breanna Dubois hit a game tying layup for Mark Morris at the buzzer to tie the 2A state semifinal game with River Ridge at 43 at the end of regulation. Raimee Sluder hit two free throws with just 28 seconds remaining in the overtime session to give the Monarchs a 47-46 lead and following a Hawks turnover with 10 seconds left, Kourtney Eaton hit two free throws to put the Monarchs up by three, 49-46. Jazzlynn Brewster missed a last second three pointer and Mark Morris held on to end River Ridge’s state title hopes.
Mark Morris led at the half, 28-27, but didn’t score their first field goal until the 1:40 mark of the third quarter. River Ridge took a six point lead, their largest lead of the game, during that stretch on a Stevenson bucket with 3:48 remaining. But Ashley Coons’ two buckets down the stretch, the only two field goals of the quarter for the Monarchs, cut the Hawks lead to four.
Makenna Schultz stretched the lead back to six points with under six minutes remaining in regulation but the Hawks wouldn’t score again until Stevenson put them up 41-38 with 2:31 left to play. Karley Eaton tied the game at 41 at the 1:25 mark and Stevenson gave the Hawks the lead back twenty seconds later before Dubois’ runner sent the game into overtime.
Shultz gave the Hawks a 46-43 lead in the overtime period with 2:28 to play but it would be River Ridge’s only bucket in overtime. Mark Morris didn’t hit a field goal in the extra session but went 6-for-8 from the free throw line including Sluder’s two free throws that gave the Monarchs the lead for good.
Stevenson scored 17 points on 6-of-8 shooting and pulled down five rebounds for the Hawks. Brewster struggled from the field going 2-for-12 from the floor scoring 10 points thanks to a perfect 6-for-6 from the charity stripe.
Kourtney Eaton scored 15 points for Mark Morris and Sluder added 11.
River Ridge will take on Renton at 1:00 PM tomorrow for third place and Mark Morris will face WF West for the 2A title at 7:00 PM.
Boys basketball
Seattle Prep 56, Timberline 52
Donaven Dorsey scored 21 points and Elijah Sanders chipped in 12 but Nevada bound DJ Fenner and Seattle Prep ended Timberline’s season with a 56-52 win in the consolation bracket at the Tacoma Dome this afternoon. Jack Stewart was the Blazer killer hitting four of his five three pointers in the second half to finish with 15 points.
Today (3/1): Dorsey versus Fenner in consolations; Hawks face Monarchs in semis
Following their 78-55 loss to Franklin in the quarterfinals yesterday, Timberline’s title hopes may have been dashed but they are still alive to place at state.
Donaven Dorsey and the Blazers face Seattle Prep at 12:15 in the consolation bracket at the Tacoma Dome in a matchup between two of the best players in the state. Prep’s DJ Fenner is heading to Nevada after this season but is a bit banged up with an ankle injury and still scored 24 in their loss to Rainier Beach on Thursday.
You can hear the game live on the Eli Sports Network
Meanwhile, in Yakima, the River Ridge girls will face #1 Mark Morris in the 2A semifinals at 9:00 PM.
The Monarchs are 23-2 this season and beat the Hawks 60-48 in districts on February 12th en route to a District IV championship. They are coming off of a 57-42 win over West Valley in the semifinals.
No word on an Internet or radio broadcast yet. Will update if I find someone carrying the game.
Longview’s KEDO will carry the game tonight. You can listen online by clicking here.
Thursday scoreboard: Hawks advance to semis, Blazers knocked from title hunt
Girls basketball
River Ridge 46, Burlington-Edison 44
Down 43-42, Jazzlyn Brewster scored with 28 seconds remaining to give River Ridge a 44-43 lead and then hit two free throws with seven seconds left to give the Hawks a 46-44 victory and send them to the 2A semifinals at the SunDome in Yakima. Brewster finished with 12 points and Makenna Schultz matched her with 12 points of her own.
The Hawks will take on Mark Morris tomorrow night at 9:00 PM at the SunDome with a trip to the title game on the line.
Boys basketball
Franklin 78, Timberline 55
Donaven Dorsey scored 30 points but Franklin’s 31 point third quarter explosion buried Timberline and ended the Blazers’ title hopes with a 78-55 loss. Elijah Sanders added 13 points but the rest of the Blazers combined to scored just 12 points. Timberline had no answer for the Quaker’s 6-8 center Eugene Artison, who scored 23 points.
Timberline faces Seattle Prep tomorrow at 12:15 PM at the Tacome Dome in a consolation bracket game.
Women’s basketball
Western Washington 57, Saint Martin’s 48 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
The pesky defense of Saint Martin’s again held one of the best offensive teams in the country to well below their average but the offensively challenged Saints couldn’t capitalize and fell to #7 Western Washington 57-48 at Marcus Pavilion. Freshman Krista Stabler scored a career high 12 points for the Saints and Jordyn Richardson added 10 in the loss.
Men’s basketball
Northwest Nazarene 65, Saint Martin’s 61 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Saint Martin’s led by as many as 15 points in the second half but couldn’t hold the lead as Northwest Nazarene scored 43 second half points to top the Saints 65-61 in Nampa, Idaho. Will Bond and Evan Coulter each scored 14 points for the Saints.
College baseball
Lewis & Clark State 8, Saint Martin’s 2 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Today (2/28): Blazers battle Quakers, Hawks face Tigers at state quarters
The Timberline boys and the River Ridge girls open up play at WIAA basketball tournaments today in Tacoma and Yakima. The Blazers face the Franklin Quakers at 3:45 PM at the Tacoma Dome and the Hawks battle Burlington-Edison at 7:15 at the SunDome in Yakima.
Donaven Dorsey and the 16-9 Timberline boys will face another nine loss team in Franklin. The Quakers, led by senior guard Patrick Ball and his 18 points per game, lost three of their six postseason games including two to tournament favorite Rainier Beach but advanced to the Tacoma Dome with a 76-64 win over Stanwood in regionals play on Saturday. The Quakers fell to Mercer Island in districts before the Blazers finished the Islanders off at regionals.
The game can be heard on two local outlets: 1240 AM KGY or on the Eli Sports Network
In Yakima, the River Ridge girls draw #8 ranked Burlington-Edison in their quarterfinal game at the SunDome The Tigers are 20-3 overall with their only losses coming to league champ Ferndale, red hot Lynden Christian early in the season and Blaine late in conference play. Since the loss to the Borderites, Burlington-Edison has won five in a row and four relatively easy games in the playoffs including a 53-22 dismantling of Olympic in regionals.
You can hear the game online from Skagit County based station KAPS.
Saturday scoreboard: Saints’ seniors deliver; Timberline shocks #2 Islanders, Hawks season ends
Men’s basketball
Saint Martin’s 84, Montana State-Billings 78 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Centralia 95, SPSCC 66 – Box score
Senior night at Saint Martin’s with their season on the line, Brady Bomber, Roger O’Neill and Eric Taylor delivered. The three seniors combined for 44 points, 30 in the second half, and sophomore Will Bond scored a career high 28 points in the Saints’ 84-78 win over Montana State-Billings at Marcus Pavilion.
The win, combined with Central Washington’s 30 point loss to Northwest Nazarene, keeps the Saints in the hunt for the sixth and final playoff spot. The Saints will need to beat Northwest Nazarene in Nampa and have Western Oregon knock off Central on Thursday to set up a game between the Saints and Wildcats in Ellensburg on Saturday with a trip to the playoffs on the line. Saint Martin’s hosts the GNAC playoffs March 6th through the 9th.
Will Bond’s second three pointer of the night put Saint Martin’s up by eight points, 19-11, at the 12:54 mark of the first half. Following a pair of buckets from Bond, Evan Coulter’s three put the Saints up 26-19 with nine minutes left in the half. The Yellowjackets would finish the half on an 18-9 run including Robbie Trabing’s layup at the buzzer to take a 39-35 lead into the locker room.
Jarrell Crayton’s layup on Billings’ first possession of the second half put them up 41-35 but two quick three pointers by Roger O’Neill and Eric Taylor tied the game at 41. But Sam Johnson’s jumper with 16:20 left to play gave the Yellowjackets their larget lead at 50-42.
But a 12-1 run over the next four minutes put the Saints up by three and they would hold the lead until Johnson surprised everybody by stepping out and hitting a long, straight away three pointer to give Billings a 60-58 lead with 9:30 to play. The two teams would trade the lead back and forth over the next eight and a half minutes.
Down 76-75 with less than a minute to play, Taylor’s drained a three pointer for a 78-76 lead and put the Saints up for good. Bomber, Bond and Taylor went 6-for-6 from the line in the final minute of play to ice the game and give the Saints the 84-78 win.
Seniors O’Neill and Taylor scored 13 points each in the second half to finish with 19 and 15 points respectively while fellow senior Bomber scored 10 points and dished out six assists. Bond scored 16 points in the second half en route to his career high 28.
Jarrell Crayton paced Billings with 19 points and David Arnold added 18.
Women’s basketball
Alaska-Fairbanks 67, Saint Martin’s 65 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Centralia 90, SPSCC 27 – Box score
Boys basketball
3A Regionals
Timberline 56, Mercer Island 55
Donaven Dorsey scored 27 points and Timberline held off #2 ranked Mercer Island’s final second attempt to continue their postseason run to the Tacoma Dome with a 56-55 win at Mount Tahoma High School. Elijah Sanders added 12 points for the Blazers who will head to state for the first time since 2004.
2A Regionals
Renton 73, River Ridge 57
District IV champion River Ridge’s bad luck draw of two loss Renton in the regional round came back to kill the Hawks. Renton held Brad Wallace to just 14 points and the Hawks had no answer for Jonathan Patterson, who scored 20. The loss ended River Ridge’s 14 game winning streak and their season ends at 17-7 overall. Wesley Coats added 12 points in the loss.
College softball
College of Idaho 6, Saint Martin’s 2
Saint Martin’s 6, College of Idaho 4
Today (2/23): Senior night at Saint Martin’s; Hawks, Blazers face tough regionals foes
Seniors Brady Bomber, Roger O’Neill and Eric Taylor play in their last home game at Saint Martin’s tonight when the Saints host Montana State-Billings at Marcus Pavilion. Tip-off is set for 7:00 PM.
Bomber has amassed over 700 assists in four seasons as the point guard for the Saints and it will be strange to see them without his steady presence next season.
O’Neill has started every game over the last two seasons and scored his 1,000 career point earlier this season. He averaged 13 points per game last season and leads the Saints at 15.5 points a game in his senior campaign.
Taylor has come off the bench as the Saints’ sixth man for most of his career and is averaging 10 points per game in that role this season. Taylor missed most of his junior season with an ankle injury but played in to many contests to qualify as a redshirt. You can read more about Taylor in this profile from the Saints’ Kyle Karnofski.
Last night it was the girls turn, today it’s the boys in the regional round of the state basketball tournament.
River Ridge, winners of 14 straight games and champions of 2A District IV, draw a ridiculously tough opponent when they take on Renton at 6:00 PM at Tumwater High School. Renton is 22-2 this season and started 19-0 before a late season loss to Kennedy and another to Sumner in the district playoffs. Tonight’s game can be heard on 1240 AM KGY.
After their district run fell just short in the title game, Donaven Dorsey and 15-9 Timberline heads to Tacoma to face 22-3 Mercer Island. The Islanders lost once to a team from Arizona, a one point loss to Bellevue in the regular season and a seven point loss to Lakeside in the district tournament. They are led by 6-8 senior Joe Rasmussen, who will be heading to Seattle Pacific for college.
In others regionals action around the Olympia area…
2A Regionals
Mark Morris vs. Anacortes – Tumwater – 4:00 PM
1B Regionals
Evergreen Lutheran vs. Sunnyside Christian – Timberline HS – 4:00 PM
Tulalip Heritage vs. Taholah – Timberline HS – 6:00 PM
Friday scoreboard: Second half comeback sends Hawks to Yakima
Girls basketball
2A Regionals
River Ridge 43, White River 35
Down 25-17 at the half, the River Ridge defense buckled down and allowed just ten points in the final 16 minutes and outscored White River 18-4 in the fourth quarter en route to a 43-35 win at Kent Meridian High School. The win moves the Hawks into the state’s final eight in Yakima next weekend.
Jazzlyn Brewster scored 17 points for the Hawks while the Hornets were paced by 15 points from SPSL MVP Kennedy Hobert.
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