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Week 5: My Girls’ Expert High School Football Picks

Oct 3

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My three year old daughter struggled to a 3-6 record last week and now sits at 15-14 for the season. She makes her picks, in pretty epic fashion if you ask me, today without her sister.

Here is the full schedule of football games today with radio information and of course Rory’s expert picks…

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Tumwater T-Birds @ Columbia River Chieftains
Chieftains Stadium, Vancouver – 7:00 PM – Webcast: Eli Sports

Rory’s pick: Chieftains – “They will try to shoot them with their bows and arrow. The T-Birds will say ‘hayahayahayahaya ahhhhhh’ and they will fly away.”


Olympia Bears @ Issaquah Eagles
Issaquah HS – 7:00 PM

Rory’s pick: Eagles – “The Eagles would jump up and eat them up up up the other team up up up. Actually they would eat a bone and go ‘gwomp gwomp gowmp’ and then they would be all done and would go ‘ohhh, we’re all done’ and the Eagle would go ‘ah’ and they would win. Actually the Bears would go all the way on that roof and dance with a piano. And the Eagles would win and they would sing ‘they are on their way to….we are on our way to Disneyland.”


River Ridge Hawks @ White River Hornets
White River HS – 7:00 PM

Rory’s pick: Hawks – “The Hawks would go ‘PFFFFT – I’m OVER HERE’ and the other team would go ‘Mah’ and would go all the way up on an airplane and go ‘ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh’ and would be scared to get down. And they would fly to California and the bluebirds would be in there going ‘poo poo booo poooo boo’ and the 7D would be going ‘bing bong bing bong, bing bing bing goo’ and then they would eat dinner with somebody. They would eat burritos with Sleepy and Dopey and Dopey would jump off and eat Fluffy’s burrito.”


Rainier Mountaineers vs. North Beach Hyaks
Rainier HS – 7:00 PM

Rory’s pick: Hyaks – “They would blow away them and the Mountaineers would go ‘ahhhh poo poo!'”


Capital Cougars vs. Central Kitsap Cougars
Ingersoll Stadium – 7:00 PM

Rory’s pick: Tie – “They would go ahhhhh and the babies would wrestle and the mommies would wrestle and the daddies would wrestle.”


Timberline Blazers vs. Bellarmine Lions
South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM

Rory’s pick: Lions – “They would jump up and EAT THEM!”


Tenino Beavers @ Forks Spartans
Forks HS – 7:00 PM – Radio: Forks 1490

Rory’s pick: Beavers – “They would go up to a tree and the Spartans would be standing in front of the tree and then the tree would go right down on top of the Spartans.”


Rochester Warriors @ Aberdeen Bobcats
Stewart Field, Aberdeen – 7:00 PM

Rory’s pick: Bobcats – “They would jump up and eat them and go ‘grrrrrrr….chomp chomp chomp chomp’ and the baby Bobcat would eat a baby Warrior.”


Black Hills Wolves vs. WF West Bearcats
Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM – Radio: KELA

Rory’s pick: Bearcats – “They would eat them eat them eat them eat them all up. The Bearcats would be as big as that school bus and they would kills the little tiny Wolves by shaking their tail and they would go ‘ahhhhhhhh…POOPY FACE’ and then run away.”


Yelm Tornadoes @ Stadium Tigers
Stadium Bowl, Tacoma – 7:00 PM

Rory’s pick: Tornadoes – “The Tiger would swirl in the Tornado and they would go ‘HOLY MACKEREL, CHEESE AND CRACKERS!’ and then they would go to a different city. They would go to Kansas City.”


Shelton Highclimbers vs. Wilson Rams
Highclimbers Stadium – 7:00 PM – Radio: 1030 AM and 92.9 FM KMAS

Rory’s pick: Highclimbers – “They would punch the Ram and he would cry, cry, cry, cry. But the other team would go ‘WHERE’S MY BURRITO, WHERE’S MY BURRITO’ because the Rams took the other team’s burrito because they would go ‘haba haba hopscotch, haba haba hopscotch’ and then the donkey would come and give them another burrito. And then the 7D would come. Sleepy would just sleep on the roof.”

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High School Football Power Rankings: Bears Make a Big Jump; Blazers, Beavers Tumble

Oct 2

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The T-Birds sit atop the Oly Sports preseason power rankings.

#1 with a bullet

The Tumwater T-Birds cemented their place atop the Oly Sports power rankings with a convincing win over a really good group of Idahoans. And the Bears made a huge leap after their absolutely dominating performance over Timberline that totally flipped my thinking on this season.

Big games coming up this week include Tumwater at Columbia River, Rainier vs. North Beach and Timberline hosts Bellarmine. We might have even more movement in next week’s power rankings.

Note: This week’s ranking feature the ScoreCzar predictions for each game. Thanks as always to the wonderful ScoreCzar computers.

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1. Tumwater T-Birds (4-0)
Last week: #1 (No change)
Previous game: Beat Lake City (Idaho), 49-24
Next game: @ Columbia River (4-0) – Chieftain Stadium, Vancouver – Friday, 7:00 PM
Scoreczar prediction: Columbia River 26, Tumwater 23

Notes:  The T-Birds passed a big test on Friday with their 49-24 win over Lake City of Couer D’Alene that wasn’t even as close as the score indicates. Big credit to their defense that stopped a high powered team that had been running all over very good teams. But now they make the drive to Vancouver to take on the #6 team in 3A, Columbia River, who have outscored their opponents 148-27 so far this season.


2. Olympia Bears (3-1 overall, 2-0 4A Narrows)
Last week: #8 (+6)
Previous game: Beat Timberline, 38-6
Next game: @ Issaquah (1-3) – Issaquah HS – Friday, 7:00 PM
Scoreczar prediction: Olympia 31, Issaquah 6

Notes: Wow, that was an impressive performance by the Bears. They absolutely dominated Timberline from start to finish. Running back Isaiah Brooks was fantastic again and this was QB Kaden Wilson’s breakout game. And the defense didn’t allow Gabe Gutierrez and the speedy Blazers offense to do anything. It was a shocking result and I was so impressed that I had to jump the Bears all the way up to the #2 spot.


3. River Ridge Hawks (3-1 overall, 1-1 2A SPSL)
Last week: #4 (+1)
Previous game: Beat Orting, 40-31
Next game: @ White River (1-3) – White River HS – Friday, 7:00 PM
Scoreczar prediction: River Ridge 29, White River 7

Notes: After a late loss to Franklin Pierce, the Hawks got back on track with a 40-31 win over Orting (they are 1-1 against Cardinal teams this season). They now are in a gridlock at 1-1 in the 2A SPSL one game behind Franklin Pierce and Fife with a game against 1-3 White River looming on Friday.


4. Rainier Mountaineers (3-1 overall, 2-1 in 2B Pacific)
Last week: #5 (+1)
Previous game: Beat Ocosta, 25-2
Next game: vs. North Beach (4-0) – Rainier HS – Friday, 7:00 PM
Scoreczar prediction: North Beach 30, Rainier 0

Notes: The Mountaineers also got right this week with their 25-2 win over Ocosta. They have punished the lower ranks of the 2B Pacific league and haven’t allowed an offensive touchdown and just two safeties to South Bend and Ocosta. But next they host North Beach, who knocked off Raymond in overtime on Friday and Saturday (a bad transformer forced a delay), and are 4-0 this season.


5. Capital Cougars (2-2 overall, 1-1 3A Narrows)
Last week: #7 (+2)
Previous game: Beat Foss, 32-13
Next game: vs. Central Kitsap (2-2) – Ingersoll Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Scoreczar prediction: Capital 16, Central Kitsap 15

Notes: Another team back on the right track. The Cougars took care of business against a struggling Foss team and now draw another Cougars squad in Central Kitsap that is also 2-2 but have only beaten a bad Mount Tahoma team and just barely beat 0-4 North Thurston.


6. Timberline Blazers (2-2 overall, 1-1 4A Narrows)
Last week: #2 (-4)
Previous game: Lost to Olympia 38-6
Next game: vs. Bellarmine (3-1) – South Sound Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Scoreczar prediction: Bellarmine 32, Timberline 8

Notes: What in the world happened to the Blazers? I’m still struggling to process what I saw on Friday in their loss to Olympia. They were dominated in every aspect of the game and didn’t look anything like the team that nearly beat Tumwater two weeks earlier. They will have to respond in the middle of their toughest stretch. First up, Bellarmine, who is 3-1 this season with their only loss coming to Gonzaga Prep, 17-0. On the plus side for the Blazers, the combined record of the three teams the Lions have beaten is 1-11.


7. Tenino Beavers (2-2 overall, 0-2 2A/1A Evergreen)
Last week: #3 (-4)
Previous game: Lost to Elma, 44-14
Next game: @ Forks (1-3) – Forks HS – Friday, 7:00 PM
Scoreczar prediction: Tenino 25, Forks 16

Notes: After marching up the 1A rankings and topping out at #4, the Beavers have plummeted out of the top ten with losses to Hoquiam (OK, it happens) and Elma (44-14? WHAAA?). Next up, Forks, never an easy trip.


8. Rochester Warriors (2-2 overall, 1-1 2A/1A Evergreen)
Last week: #10 (+2)
Previous game: Beat Forks, 25-18
Next game: @ Aberdeen (0-4) – Stewart Field, Aberdeen – Friday, 7:00 PM
Scoreczar prediction: Rochester 32, Aberdeen 8

Notes: Rochester ground out another tough win with a 25-18 win over Forks. They are now 2-0 against 1A teams and 0-2 against 2A teams. On Friday, they travel to Aberdeen to take on another 2A school, albeit a bad Bobcats team that has been outscored 183-27 in four losses.


9. Black Hills Wolves (2-2 overall)
Last week: #6 (-3)
Previous game: Lost to Columbia River, 45-7
Next game: vs. WF West – Tumwater Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Scoreczar prediction: WF West 21, Black Hills 20

Notes: The Wolves were beaten up pretty good in Vancouver against a highly ranked 3A team in Columbia River and now they get to open up 2A EvCo play against WF West. Every game in conference is important and none more than this game against the Bearcats.


10. Yelm Tornadoes (2-2 overall, 0-2 4A Narrows)
Last week: #8 (-2)
Previous game: Lost to South Kitsap, 20-19
Next game: @ Stadium (0-4) – Stadium Bowl, Tacoma – 7:00 PM
Scoreczar prediction: Yelm 35, Stadium 9

Notes: Poor Yelm. Beaten on the last play of the game against South Kitsap. They fell to 0-2 in the 4A Narrows with their toughest games yet to play. But not this week, they should get a win and should have some fun against Stadium.


11. Shelton Highclimbers (1-3 overall, 0-2 3A Narrows)
Last week: #11 (No change)
Previous game: Lost to Lincoln, 62-0
Next game: vs. Wilson (4-0) – Highclimbers Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Scoreczar prediction: Wilson 40, Shelton 3

Notes: A 62-0 loss to Lincoln isn’t surprising as the Shelton sidelines basically became a M.A.S.H. unit in the loss. Now they get another undefeated and high powered team in Wilson and might have to do it without a handful of their first string players.


12. North Thurston Rams (0-4, 0-2 3A Narrows)
Last week: #12 (No change)
Previous game: Lost to Central Kitsap, 30-27
Next game: vs. Foss (1-3) – South Sound Stadium – Thursday, 7:15 PM
Scoreczar prediction: North Thurston 23, Foss 22

Notes: The Rams are 0-4!? My alma mater is 0-4!? They came close in Silverdale but couldn’t get the job done and now face a Foss team that looks to be close to their level. Get one Rams!

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Schedule for Thursday, October 2nd

Schedule for Thursday, October 2nd

Men’s Soccer
Saint Martin’s vs. Simon Fraser – SMU Soccer Field – 3:00 PM

Girls Soccer
North Thurston vs. Wilson – South Sound Stadium – 3:30 PM
Tumwater vs. Fort Vancouver – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM
Olympia vs. Yelm – Ingersoll Stadium – 7:15 PM

High School Volleyball
North Thurston vs. Wilson – North Thurston HS – 7:00 PM
Northwest Christian vs. Rainier – Northwest Christian HS – 7:00 PM
Black Hills vs. Columbia River – Black Hills HS – 7:00 PM
River Ridge vs. Fife – River Ridge HS – 7:00 PM

High School Football
North Thurston vs. Foss – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM

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Friday Football Scores: Bears Practically Perfect, Punish Blazers

Sep 26

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Olympia 38, Timberline 6
Ingersoll Stadium 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Blazers (1-1 4A Narrows, 2-2 overall) 0 6 0 0 6
Bears (2-0 4A Narrows, 3-1 overall) 14 21 3 0 38
Olympia: Isaiah Brooks – 130 yards rushing, 3 TDs; Kaden Wilson – 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 pass)

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South Kitsap 20, Yelm 19
Yelm Tornadoes Stadium 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Wolves (1-1 4A Narrows, 2-2 overall) 0 7 7 6 47
Tornadoes (0-2 4A Narrows, 2-2 overall) 3 10 0 6 21
Y: Brandon Thompson – 2 rushing TDs | SK: Touchdown as time expired

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Capital 32, Foss 13
Mount Tahoma Stadium, Tacoma 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Cougars (1-1 3A Narrows, 2-2 overall) 10 7 7 8 32
Falcons (1-1 3A Narrows, 1-3 overall) 7 0 14 0 21
 CAP: Connor Kennedy – 307 yards, 4 TDs

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River Ridge 40, Orting 31
South Sound Stadium 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Cardinals (1-1 2A SPSL, 1-3 overall) 0 7 10 14 31
Hawks (1-1 2A SPSL, 3-1 overall) 10 7 14 9 40
RR: Michael Key – 2 rushing TDs | Chris Leiba – 2 TD catches 

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Rainier 25, Ocosta 2
Westport, WA 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Mountaineers (2-1 2B Pacific, 3-1 overall) 18 7 0 0 25
Wildcats (2-2 2B Pacific, 2-2 overall) 0 2 0 0 2
RAIN: Nathan Anderson – 2 TDs (kick return, interception)

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Rochester 25, Forks 18
Rochester HS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Spartans (0-2 2A/1A Evergreen, 1-3 overall) 3 7 0 8 18
Warriors (2-0 2A/1A Evergreen, 2-2 overall) 14 3 0 8 25
ROCH: Jimenez pass to McLemore for TD with less than a minute left

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Columbia River 45, Black Hills 7
CR: 4-0 overall | BH: 2-2 overall

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Elma 44, Tenino 14
ELMA: 1-1 2A/1A Evergreen, 2-2 overall | TEN: 0-2 2A/1A Evergreen, 2-2 overall)

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Tumwater 49, Lake City (Idaho) 24
TUM: 4-0 overall | LC: 4-1 overall

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Lincoln 62, Shelton 0
LIN: 2-0 3A Narrows, 4-0 overall | SHEL: 0-2 3A Narrows, 1-3 overall

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Week 4: My Girls’ Expert High School Football Picks

Sep 26

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FullSizeRenderLast week Addie (my six year old daughter)went 6-4 while Rory (my three year old daughter) went 4-6. Addie is now 10-10 this season while Rory has her bested at 12-8.

They are back once again this week with their expert picks. So here is the full Friday Night Lights schedule with radio information and the best picks from a three year old and a six year old that money can buy…

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Tumwater T-Birds vs. Lake City (Idaho) Timberwolves
Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM – Webcast: Eli Sports

Rory’s pick: Timberwolves – “Because they will hop up and eat ’em. That’s all.”
Addie’s pick: T-Birds – “They’d come down and when they were running for the ball and bouncing up and down, the T-Birds would land on their back and poke them and then they’d do a really funny dance.”


Timberline Blazers @ Olympia Bears
Ingersoll Stadium – 7:00 PM – Radio: KMAS 92.9 FM

Rory’s pick: Bears – “They would stop on their back and put their claws in their back and poke them with their sharp claws.”
Addie’s pick: Blazers – “They will cut down and tree, and the Bears will yell ‘Uh oh, Spaghetti O’s!’ and run back into the woods.


Tenino Beavers vs. Elma Eagles
Tenino Stadium – 7:00 PM

Rory’s pick: Beavers – “Where the Eagles were living there, the Beavers would bite on their trees and the tree would fall down and the birds would get….dead. That’s all.”
Addie’s pick: Beavers – “When the Eagles are walking around trying to find food on the ground, the Beavers will walk over and say softly ‘uh oh, Spaghetti-O’s, there are those Eagles’ and then they will cut down a tree and the Eagles will yell ‘gahhhhh’ and run in every direction.


River Ridge Hawks vs. Orting Cardinals
South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM

Rory’s pick: Cardinals – “They will chirp a lot and the Hawks will scream ‘THAT’S LOUD, THAT’S LOUD’ and they would fly away from home.”
Addie’s pick: Cardinals – “They would say ‘hey, let’s go sneak up on the them” then they would fly very softly over to the other team and then in their ears go ‘BAHHHHHHHHHHH’. Then the Hawks would go ‘AHHHH’ and fly over the ocean to another state.”


Rainier Mountaineers @ Ocosta Wildcats
Ocosta HS, Westport – 7:00 PM

Rory’s pick: Wildcats – “They would go running and running and running and they would knock down the other team like bowling pins.”
Addie’s pick: Wildcats – “The Wildcats will already be on the mountain and then they will run so fast that they get to the Mountaineers and grab all their Mountaineering stuff and jump on to a rock and drop it.”


Black Hills Wolves @ Columbia River Chieftains
Chieftain Stadium, Vancouver – 7:00 PM

Rory’s pick: Wolves – “They would run, run, run, run, run all the way and would howl at the moon going “AWWOOOOO” and they would go whisper ‘awooooo’ and then they would run down the mountain and they would knock down the Chieftains and they would be dead.”
Addie’s pick: Chieftains – “They will already be ready for the Wolves to come and they will go ‘FIRE’ and all the arrows will fire at the Wolves and the Wolves would go ‘UH OH, SPAGHETTI-O’S’ and run back up the mountain and into their own touchdown.”


Capital Cougars @ Foss Falcons
Mount Tahoma Stadium, Tacoma – 7:00 PM

Rory’s pick: Cougars – “They would run up and bite the birds.”
Addie’s pick: Cougars – “They would climb up a tree where the birds nest is but they wouldn’t have any babies so they wouldn’t eat the babies and when the Falcons came back they would say ‘uh oh’ and kick the nest down.”


Yelm Tornadoes vs. South Kitsap Wolves
Yelm HS – 7:00 PM

Rory’s pick: Wolves – “They would run up and whisper ‘ahhhh, awoooo’ and they would go down a tiny, tiny hill and ride a tricycle and knock them down.”
Addie’s pick: Tornadoes – “When the Wolves tried to do what Rory said, the Tornadoes would go ‘RRRRR’ and the Wolves would go ‘WHOA WHOA WHOA’ inside the Tornado.”


Rochester Warriors vs. Forks Spartans
Rochester HS – 7:00 PM – Radio: Forks1490

Rory’s pick: Spartans – “They would use their forks and poke them in the eyeball.”
Addie’s pick: Spartans – “They would be holding their forks backwards, but they wouldn’t poke them, they’d just push them backwards until they scored a touchdown.”


Shelton Highclimbers @ Lincoln Abes
Lincoln Bowl, Tacoma – 7:00 PM

Rory’s pick: Abes – “The other team would do the wrong thing and Abraham Lincoln would call the police and the police would arrest them.”
Addie’s pick: Highclimbers – “The Abes would tell them to not cut down anymore trees but they would do the opposite and the tree would fall on Abraham Lincoln and he would say ‘I need a bunch of wrestlers to get this off of me!”

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High School Football Power Rankings: T-Birds Still at #1, Blazers Jump Beavers for Second

Sep 25

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The T-Birds sit atop the Oly Sports preseason power rankings.

The T-Birds are still #1

Last week I talked about how I expected a mediocre season from the majority of the teams in the Olympia area before the season started. Last week I said that I was pleasantly surprised at the quality so far.

That was before the locals went 4-8 over the weekend and previously unbeaten Tenino, River Ridge, Black Hills, Rainier and Yelm all dropped their first games. That sends the power rankings into disarray making it nearly impossible to move anybody up or down despite wins and losses.

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1. Tumwater T-Birds (3-0)
Last week: #1 (No change)
Previous game: Beat La Center, 41-0
Next game: vs. Lake City, ID – Tumwater Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM

Notes: Not to take anything away from the T-Birds, but they did mop up on a 1A school on Friday night. Granted La Center has been a good 1A team but the difference between 2A and 1A is so great, it’s hard to believe they ever play each other. But the T-Birds are 3-0 and now face what will likely be their toughest opponent until they get to the state semifinals. Lake City of Coeur D’Alene, Idaho are 4-0 and are coming off of a 56-34 dismantling of ranked Shadle Park and their star quarterback Brett Rypien.


2. Timberline Blazers (2-1 overall, 1-0 4A Narrows)
Last week: #3 (+1)
Previous game: Beat Yelm, 31-7
Next game: @ Olympia – South Sound Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM

Notes: With convincing wins over River Ridge and Yelm and a shoestring loss to the mighty Tumwater T-Birds, Timberline is looking good. But now they head into the meat of the 4A Narrows League with three weeks of unbelievably tough games. First up, Olympia on Friday night at Ingersoll Stadium then Bellarmine and Gig Harbor. I hate to say a game is a must win, but this game against Oly seems like a must win with the Lions and Tides looming large.


3. Tenino Beavers (2-1 overall, 0-1 2A/1A Evergreen)
Last week: #3 (-1)
Previous game: Lost to Hoquiam, 36-21
Next game: vs. Elma – Tenino Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM

Notes: Really not sure what to think about the loss to Hoquiam. Just a hiccup early in the season or a sign of what is to come throughout the grind of the 2A/1A Evergreen season? They should get right against Elma this week.


4. River Ridge Hawks (2-1 overall, 0-1 2A SPSL)
Last week: #4 (No change)
Previous game: Lost to Franklin Pierce, 16-14
Next game: vs. Orting – South Sound Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM

Notes: The 2A SPSL will be even more intriguing after Franklin Pierce got a late field goal to knock off the speedy Hawks on Friday night. In a league that looks to be pretty even overall, the Hawks will need a win over an Orting team that might be better than their 1-2 record indicates.


5. Rainier Mountaineers (2-1 overall, 1-1 in 2B Pacific)
Last week: #5 (No change)
Previous game: Lost to Raymond, 42-0
Next game: @ Ocosta – Ocosta HS, Westport – Friday, 7:00 PM

Notes: Welcome back to earth, Rainier. The first two weeks gave me a lot of confidence that the Mountaineers could compete with the two big names in the 2B Pacific but a 42-0 loss to Raymond showed you where this program is probably at. Still, I think they will likely be the third best team in the league behind Raymond and North Beach. Next up they get Ocosta. They were beaten 60-0 by a team that usually plays 8-man football, Neah Bay, and lost 50-0 to Life Christian before knocking off Chief Leschi 33-18 last week.


6. Black Hills Wolves (2-1 overall)
Last week: #6 (No change)
Previous game: Lost to North Kitsap, 26-7
Next game: @ Columbia River – Friday, 7:00 PM

Notes: The Wolves got beat by a ranked North Kitsap team and Chase Morrow finally looked human.


7. Capital Cougars (1-2 overall, 0-1 3A Narrows)
Last week: #7 (No change)
Previous game: Lost to Lincoln, 32-10
Next game: @ Foss – Mount Tahoma Stadium, Tacoma – Friday, 7:00 PM

Notes: The difficulty of the first three weeks finally caught up to the Cougars as they struggled to stop the high powered Lincoln offense. They should get a little bit of a reprieve when they face Foss on Friday night.


8. Olympia Bears (2-1 overall, 1-0 4A Narrows)
Last week: #9 (+1)
Previous game: Beat South Kitsap, 34-17
Next game: vs. Timberline – Ingersoll Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM

Notes: A nice win for the Bears knocking off South K in Port Orchard. Isaiah Brooks is one of the breakout stars of the season putting up 236 yards and two TDs last week. I’m looking forward to seeing how they deal with Gabe Gutierrez and Timberline on Friday night.


9. Yelm Tornadoes (2-1 overall, 0-1 4A Narrows)
Last week: #8 (-1)
Previous game: Lost to Timberline, 31-7
Next game: vs. South Kitsap – Yelm HS – Friday, 7:00 PM

Notes: The Tornadoes have started quickly for three straight years but once they hit league play, it all comes crashing down. Facing Timberline in the league opener didn’t help. They hope to rebound at home against South Kitsap.


10. Rochester Warriors (1-2 overall, 1-0 2A/1A Evergreen)
Last week: #12 (+2)
Previous game: Beat Elma, 18-14
Next game: vs. Forks – Rochester HS – Friday, 7:00 PM

Notes: Hard to get too excited about 2A Rochester beating 1A Elma 18-14 but a win is a win and Wyatt Singer had an outstanding game going for over 230 yards with two touchdowns.


11. Shelton Highclimbers (1-2 overall, 0-1 3A Narrows)
Last week: #10 (-1)
Previous game: Lost to Foss, 26-13
Next game: @ Lincoln – Lincoln Bowl, Tacoma – Friday, 7:00 PM

Notes: The Highclimbers were competitive in this game and that’s a big difference from where they were last year. Still, the play calling was frustrating and the surprising lack of urgency at the end of the game was a head scratcher. They could have beaten Foss if not for some key penalties. They next head to Lincoln, which could be ugly.


12. North Thurston Rams (0-3, 0-1 3A Narrows)
Last week: #11 (-1)
Previous game: Lost to Wilson, 47-21
Next game: @ Central Kitsap – Silverdale Stadium – Thursday, 7:15 PM

Notes: North Thurston looked like they had turned things around after one half of football against Wilson taking a 21-6 lead into the locker room. But the Rams from Tacoma reeled off 41 unanswered points and the Rams of Lacey fell to 0-3 for the first time since 1984. 1984?!

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Today (9/24): Saints Host Geoducks in Crosstown Volleyball Action

Schedule for Wednesday, September 24th

College Volleyball
Saint Martin’s vs. Evergreen – Marcus Pavilion – 7:00 PM

Evergreen travels to Lacey today to face Saint Martin’s at Marcus Pavilion at 7:00 PM. The Geoducks are 10-7 this season but have hit a rough patch losing their last three conference matches each in straight sets. Meanwhile, the Saints are just 2-12 this season. The last time Evergreen knocked off the Saints was in 2010, a 3-1 win over a Saints team that went just 1-18.

High School Volleyball
River Ridge vs. Steilacoom – River Ridge HS – 7:00 PM

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Tuesday Scores: Good Night for Girls Soccer Squads

Sep 24

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My apologies for nothing more extensive in this post. I was sick on Tuesday night and am still not feeling great this morning.

Men’s Soccer

Corban 3, Evergreen 0 – Box score
Geoduck Pitch 1st 2nd Final
Warriors (1-1-1 CCC, 3-3-1 overall) 1 2 3
Geoducks (2-1-0 CCC, 2-4-0 overall) 0 0 0


Girls Soccer
North Thurston 4, Shelton 1
Capital 3, Mount Tahoma 0
Black Hills 2, Timberline 1
Kelso 2, Tumwater 1
Olympia 2, Stadium 1
River Ridge 3, Washington 0


High School Volleyball
Bellarmine 3, Timberline 0 (25-19, 25-15, 25-9)
Olympia 3, Stadium 0 (25-13, 25-9, 25-12)
Emerald Ridge 3, Tumwater 2 (22-25, 27-29, 25-17, 25-11, 15-7)

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Today (9/23): First Place Geoducks Men Hosts CCC Favorite Corban

Schedule for Tuesday, September 23rd

Men’s Soccer
Evergreen vs. Corban – Geoducks Pitch – 5:00 PM

The first place Evergreen Geoducks host Corban, the unanimous choice to win the Cascade Conference in the preseason poll, at Geoducks Pitch this afternoon. Corban enters the game at 0-1-1 in the CCC and are 2-3-1 overall.

Girls soccer
North Thurston vs. Shelton – South Sound Stadium – 5:00 PM
River Ridge vs. Washington – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
Black Hills vs. Timberline – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM
Olympia vs. Stadium – Ingersoll Stadium – 7:15 PM

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Monday Scores: Rams, Cougars, Hawks Win League Matches

Sep 22

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College Volleyball

Northwest Nazarene 3, Saint Martin’s 0 – Box score
Marcus Pavilion 1 2 3
Saints (0-4 GNAC, 2-12 overall) (0) 18 18 23
Crusaders (3-0 GNAC, 10-1 overall) (3) 25 25 25
SMU: Brenna Peterson – 28 assists

Northwest Nazarene cracked the top 25 in NCAA Division II for the first time in program history on Monday and then went out and swept Saint Martin’s in three sets. The Saints held a 17-13 lead in both the second and third sets but couldn’t hold the lead and fell to 2-12 overall and 0-4 in the GNAC. Kyra Davidson led the Saints with eight kills, Jessica Riddle made 12 digs and Brenna Peterson had 28 assists.


High School Volleyball

North Thurston 3, Lincoln 2
Tacoma, WA 1 2 3 2 3
Abes (2-1 3A Narrows, 2-1 overall) (2) 22 14 25 25 11
Rams (3-0 3A Narrows, 3-0 overall) (3) 25 25 18 22 15

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Capital 3, Mount Tahoma 0
Capital High School 1 2 3
Cougars (3-0 3A Narrows, 3-0 overall) (3) 25 25 25
Thunderbirds (1-2 3A Narrows, 2-2 overall) (0) 4 8 9

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River Ridge 3, Orting 0
RR (2-2 2A SPSL, 2-2 overall), ORT (0-4 2A SPSL, 1-4 overall)

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