Category Archives: River Ridge HS
Saturday scoreboard: Cougs, Hawks advance; Pios get off the schneid; Geoducks women win home finale
Boys basketball
2A District IV playoffs
Capital 69, Hockinson 53
River Ridge 54, Washougal 51
WF West 78, Tumwater 60
Premier Arena Soccer League
Tumwater Pioneers 9, Oregon Blacktails 7 – Recap
Men’s basketball
Alaska Fairbanks 68, Saint Martin’s 67 (OT) – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Southern Oregon 75, Evergreen 56 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Lower Columbia 76, SPSCC 57 – Box score
Women’s basketball
Evergreen 68, Southern Oregon 65 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Central Washington 52, Saint Martin’s 38 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Lower Columbia 71, SPSCC 29 – Box score
College baseball
UPS 12, Saint Martin’s 0 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Today (2/9): Baseball is back; boys district playoffs; every college hoops team; Pioneers home finale
It’a a ridiculously busy day of sports in the South Sound. Let’s get right to it…
College baseball
Saint Martin’s vs. UPS – The RAC – 11:00 AM
Baseball season is upon us in early February and it looks like the weather will cooperate. Today, Saint Martin’s makes their home debut after dropping their opening series at Cal Poly Pomona last week.
Boys basketball
2A District IV playoffs
Capital vs. Hockinson – Capital HS – 7:00 PM
River Ridge @ Washougal – Washougal HS – 7:00 PM
Tumwater @ WF West – Chehalis – 8:00 PM
Women’s basketball
SPSCC vs. Lower Columbia – SPSCC Gym – 3:00 PM
Saint Martin’s vs. Central Washington – Marcus Pavilion – 5:15 PM
Evergreen vs. Southern Oregon – CRC Gymnasium – 5:30 PM
Saint Martin’s faces a critical test tonight with Central Washington in town. The Saints offense has been virtually non-existent in the last two games and as a result, they have fallen out of a playoff spot currently sitting in seventh place at 4-8. Central sits right behind them in eighth at 3-8.
It’s senior night at Evergreen and the Geoducks will honor four players wrapping up their careers before tonight’s game against Southern Oregon. Seniors Jessica Edge and Dela Jones will be joined by juniors Maddie Graves and Danielle Swain, both of whom are graduating and moving on with a year of eligibility remaining.
Men’s basketball
SPSCC vs. Lower Columbia – SPSCC Gym – 5:00 PM
Saint Martin’s vs. Alaska Fairbanks – Marcus Pavilion – 7:30 PM
Evergreen vs. Southern Oregon – CRC Gymnasium – 7:30 PM
Saint Martin’s upset Alaska Anchorage on Thursday, can they pull off another Alaska upset tonight when they face the Nanooks? Fairbanks sits in a tie for third place in the GNAC at 7-5 while the Saints win got them back into the hunt for the final playoff spot. They currently sit in eighth place at 3-8.
Travis Wagner and Elzie Dickens will play their last game at Evergreen tonight when the Geoducks host #24 ranked Southern Oregon. The two seniors were the only returners from last season’s one win team.
Premier Arena Soccer League
Tumwater Pioneers vs. Oregon Blacktails – Tumwater Indoor Sports – 7:00 PM
The Tumwater Pioneers wrap up the home schedule of their inaugural season still in search of their first win. After a tough stretch that saw them take on the top two teams in the league three times, the Pios host fellow expansion team Oregon tonight. The Blacktails sit at 2-5 and have lost four straight games, their last win coming against the Pios in December. Tickets are just $5 for adults.
Friday scoreboard: Hawks, Wolves advance; Hustlin’ Owls sweep Geoducks
Girls basketball
2A District IV playoffs
River Ridge 54, Washougal 38
Black Hills 56, Hockinson 43
River Ridge allowed just 10 first half points taking a 20 point lead into the break and held on to knock off Washougal, 54-38, in the first round of the 2A District IV playoffs. Rebecca Stevenson scored 16 points for and Savannah Gill added 13 points for the Hawks. They move on to face 19-2 Mark Morris on Tuesday night at either WF West or Centralia.
Hope Mortensen scored 19 points to lead Black Hills to a 56-43 win over Hockinson in Brush Prairie. The Wolves opened up a seven point lead in the first quarter and held Hockinson to just five points in the third to advance to the second round of the 2A District IV playoffs. Black Hills will face WF West, the top seed from the EvCo, in the next round on Tuesday at either WF West or Centralia.
3A Narrows League
North Thurston 55, Foss 31
Women’s basketball
Oregon Tech 46, Evergreen 35 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Men’s basketball
Oregon Tech 68, Evergreen 54 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Tonight (2/8): Geoducks open final home series; 2A girls basketball districts
Girls basketball – 2A District playoffs
River Ridge vs. Washougal – River Ridge HS – 7:00 PM
Black Hills @ Hockinson – Brush Prairie – 7:00 PM
Women’s basketball
Evergreen vs. Oregon Tech – CRC Gymnasium – 5:30 PM
Men’s basketball
Evergreen vs. Oregon Tech – CRC Gymnasium – 7:00 PM
Tuesday scoreboard: T-Birds girls knock off Tigers; Wallace’s 35 leads Hawks
Girls basketball
Tumwater 63, Centralia 47
WF West 57, Black Hills 31
River Ridge vs. Aberdeen – No report
Top scorers: Ashley Christoffer (Tumwater)...16 Lacye Groening (Tumwater).......13 Sydney Sauls (Black Hills).......8 Hope Moretensen (Black Hills)....8
Boys basketball
River Ridge 73, Aberdeen 54
Centralia 84, Tumwater 73
WF West 64, Black Hills 42
Top scorers (no Black Hills stats): Brad Wallace (River Ridge)...35 David Cooper (Tumwater)......21
Tonight (1/29): T- Birds, Hawks girls, Wolves boys host conference tilts
Girls basketball
Tumwater vs. Centralia – Tumwater HS – 7:30 PM
River Ridge vs. Aberdeen – River Ridge HS – 7:30 PM
Boys basketball
Black Hills vs. WF West – Black Hills HS – 7:30 PM
Friday scoreboard: Hawks sweep Wolves; Bears, Blazers boys win; Geoducks drop pair to Yotes
Boys basketball
River Ridge 63, Black Hills 52
Olympia 58, Yelm 37
Timberline 69, Wilson 62
Foss 84, North Thurston 60
Raymond 68, Northwest Christian 32
Top scorers (no Black Hills stats): Donaven Dorsey (Timberline)............23 Kesean Coleman (River Ridge)...........20 Elijah Sanders (Timberline)............20 Brad Wallace (River Ridge).............19 Kenton Boogard (Northwest Christian)...14 Uati Pati (North Thurston).............14 Michael Naipo (Olympia)................14 Steven Stone (North Thurston)..........13
Girls basketball
River Ridge 58, Black Hills 48
Yelm 49, Olympia 38
Wilson 72, Timberline 26
Centralia 68, Capital 49
North Thurston @ Foss – No report
Top scorers: Jazzlynn Brewster (River Ridge)...18 Holli Weiland (Capital)...........18 MaKenna Schultz (River Ridge).....17 Sarah McGee (Black Hills).........15 Hope Mortensen (Black Hills)......14
Men’s basketball
College of Idaho 89, Evergreen 78 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Women’s basketball
College of Idaho 63, Evergreen 52 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Tonight (1/25): Wolves, Hawks doubleheader; Rams, Blazers host Tacoma schools; Geoducks battle College of Idaho
Busy night of hoops in the South Sound tonight highlighted by an important 2A EvCo girls game between River Ridge and Black Hills. The 7-2 Hawks travel to Black Hills tonight sitting a game ahead of the 6-3 Wolves for second place in the conference.
The two teams met on December 21st in Lacey where River Ridge put together a 49-25 second half to overcome a six point halftime deficit to easily defeat Black Hills 78-60. Jazzlynn Brewster scored 24 points and MaKenna Schultz added 23 for the Hawks in the win while Nicole Nurmi led the Wolves with 15.
Tip-off tonight is set for 5:45 PM.
Following the girls game, the River Ridge and Black Hills boys square off. The Hawks currently sit in third place, a half game behind Capital following the Cougars 66-64 win over Centralia last night. Tip time is scheduled for 7:30 PM.
Across town in Lacey, the struggling North Thurston boys basketball team welcomes Dezmyn Trent and Foss to town while Timberline hosts Wilson in a matchup of 3-5 teams battling for fourth place in the 3A Narrows League. Both games tip at 7:00 PM. Listen to the game live on the Eli Sports Network by clicking here.
All the way back across town again, Evergreen hosts the College of Idaho in doubleheader basketball action. The Geoducks women start it off at 5:30 PM and the men will follow at 7:30. Tonight is Evergreen’s Coaches Versus Cancer night. Wear pink and half of your ticket price will be donated to the American Cancer Alliance of Thurston County. Live stats and video are available on the Evergreen athletics website.
Tuesday scoreboard: Wallace’s big night lifts Hawks into second place; Cougars keep pace
Boys basketball
River Ridge 62, Centralia 61
Tumwater 73, Aberdeen 64
Capital 68, Black Hills 62
Pope John Paul II 48, Washington School for the Deaf 32
Willapa Valley 54, Northwest Christian 32
Centralia went on a 12-4 run over the last five minutes of the game but were unable to convert with less than 15 seconds left and fell to River Ridge, 62-61. The win coupled with Capital’s 68-62 win over Black Hills moves the Hawks and Cougars into a tie for second place at 6-3 in 2A EvCo play while Centralia dropped to third place at 5-3. Brad Wallace scored 24 points and pulled down 12 rebounds for the Hawks.
Top scorers: Brad Wallace (River Ridge)...24 Xin Gao (PJP2)...............17 David Cooper (Tumwater)......15 Justin Rudd (Capital)........14 Keenan Williams (Capital)....13 Josh Newell (Black Hills)....13
Girls basketball
River Ridge 57, Centralia 38
Black Hills 55, Capital 39
Aberdeen 57, Tumwater 46
Tonight (1/22): Wolves, Cougars doubleheader; Eagles, Navs, T-Birds and Hawks in action
Boys basketball
Pope John Paul II vs. Wa. School for the Deaf – St. Michael’s Gym – 7:00 PM
Northwest Christian vs. Willapa Valley – Northwest Christian – 7:00 PM
Tumwater vs. Aberdeen – Tumwater HS – 7:30 PM – Listen
Black Hills @ Capital – Capital HS – 7:30 PM
Out of town: River Ridge @ Centralia – 7:30 PM – Listen
Girls basketball
Black Hills @ Capital – Capital HS – 5:45 PM
River Ridge vs. Centralia – River Ridge HS – 7:30 PM
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