Category Archives: Shelton HS
Thursday scoreboard: Rams shutout Wolves; Saints get first win; Evergreen Invite results
High school football
North Thurston 24, Black Hills 0 – More from The Olympian
Brandon Belisario rushed for 116 yards and a touchdown and Mo Manning scored on a one yard run to lead North Thurston to a 24-0 win over Black Hills at South Sound Stadium.
Girls soccer
Capital 4, Tumwater 2
River Ridge 6, Centralia 1
Black Hills 5, Aberdeen 0
High school volleyball
Olympia 3, Central Kitsap 1 (24-26, 25-12, 25-17, 25-8)
North Thurston 3, Shelton 0 (25-11, 25-18, 25-18)
Timberline 3, Foss 0 (25-4, 25-9, 25-7)
Tumwater 3, Curtis 0 (25-20, 25-18, 25-17)
Toutle Lake 3, Northwest Christian (25-13, 25-13, 25-16)
Men’s soccer
Saint Martin’s 3, Colorado Christian 0 – More from SMUSaints.com
Blake Moreland’s goal in the 44th minute proved to be the game-winner as the Saint Martin’s men’s soccer team became the first Olympia area college fall sports team to earn a win with their 3-0 defeat of Colorado Christian. Dylan Gaydosh scored twice, 30 seconds apart, early in the second half to cement the victory.
College volleyball
Red Lion Evergreen Invitational
Simon Fraser 3, Evergreen 1 (25-13, 20-25, 25-23, 25-22)
Northwest 3, Columbia Bible 0 (25-17, 25-16, 25-17)
Lewis & Clark 3, Camosun 1 (25-17, 25-9, 20-25, 25-18)
More on all three games from Evergreen athletics.
Today (9/6): Rams vs. Wolves; Evergreen volleyball tourney; Much more
Big crosstown football game on tap tonight when Black Hills travels to Lacey’s South Sound Stadium to take on North Thurston at 7:00 PM. In 2011, as members of the 2A EvCo, the Rams knocked off the Wolves 35-14 but both teams are coming off of big opening week victories that they hope will set the tone for this game and the rest of their season.
North Thurston traveled to Steilacoom and rushed their way to a 36-21 win that wasn’t as close as the final score. Maurice Manning scored three short touchdowns and Brandon Belisario scored on an 18 yard run and Ryan Mets, who has the unenviable task of replacing Ben Broeker at quarterback, threw his first touchdown, a 24 yarder to Josh Cahill.
Meanwhile, in Tumwater, Black Hills was busy putting a hurting on Clover Park. A relatively close game got out of control in the third quarter when the Wolves put 21 points on the board behind two touchdown passes from Miles Smiley and a 40 yard run by Jesse Perkinson. Smiley finished with 174 yards and three touchdowns while Perkinson had 95 yards rushing and a touchdown and 49 yards receiving and a TD.
So two teams with some question marks coming into the season that performed well in the opener. I expect North Thurston’s running game to dominate again but Black Hills will also put some points on the board.
My pick: North Thurston 35, Black Hills 24
If football doesn’t really float your boat, head on out to Evergreen where the Geoducks are hosting the Red Lion Evergreen Invitational volleyball tournament starting today at 3:00 PM when Columbia Bible faces Northwest University in the opening game. At 5:00 PM, the host Geoducks take on NCAA Division II Simon Fraser and in the nightcap, Camosun takes on Lewis & Clark at 7:00 PM.
The tournament continues tomorrow with a whole day of action starting at 9:00 AM and wraps up on Saturday. All games are at the CRC Gymnasium. Live stats can be found by clicking here.
And if that isn’t enough for you, North Thurston hosts Shelton and Olympia hosts Central Kitsap in girl’s volleyball. The North Thurston game starts at 6:30 PM while the game at Oly starts at 7:00.
And finally, in girl’s soccer action, Capital heads to Tumwater to take on the T-Birds at 7:00 PM.
Wednesday scoreboard: SPSCC falls; Cox scores hat trick; Rams, Wolves win
Men’s soccer
Peninsula College 5, SPSCC 0
Girl’s soccer
Capital 4, Lakes 0
Logan Cox scored a hat trick and Lena Moreno added a goal in Capital’s 4-1 non-league win over Lakes.
Girl’s volleyball
North Thurston 3, W.F. West 0 ( 25-12, 25-14, 25-22)
Black Hills 3, Shelton 0 (25-18 25-11, 25-19)
Brittany Rutherford had 11 kills in North Thurston’s 3-0 win over W.F. West. Megan Kramer had 21 assists for the Rams.
Hope Mortensen racked up 12 kills and seven digs and Moriah Kramer had 22 assists in Black Hills straight sets win over Shelton.
Today (9/4): Geoducks volleyball; Girls soccer and volleyball seasons start
College volleyball
Evergreen vs. Northwest University – CRC Gymnasium – 7:00 PM
High school volleyball
Timberline @ Black Hills – Black Hills HS – 7:00 PM
North Thurston @ River Ridge – River Ridge HS – 7:00 PM
Girl’s soccer
River Ridge @ Shelton – Highclimber Stadium – 4:00
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.
Ajamu gives verbal committment to Oregon State
Shelton High School senior David Ajamu gave a verbal commitment to play football for the Oregon State Beavers this weekend, according to ESPN.com. Ajamu, a tight end for the Highclimbers, was an all-4A Narrows League honoree last season catching 27 passes for 341 yards.
Ajamu opens up the 2012 season on August 31st against the Tumwater T-Birds at Highclimber Stadium in Shelton. Tumwater features defensive end Jamie Bryant, the only other local football player that has currently committed to a Division I program, according to The Olympian. Bryant committed to the University of Washington in April.
You can follow Ajamu and the Shelton Highclimbers all season long with myself and John McGlamery calling the action on KMAS Newsradio 1030 AM, 104.1 FM and kmas.com.
Photo credit: Scout.com
KMAS announces new broadcast combo for Shelton football games
John Willis has been covering Shelton football on KMAS for the past 28 years but he is retiring and is handing over the broadcasting reins to…me?! Yep. Me. Here is the press release from KMAS…
Highclimbers Return To Narrows League for 2012-13 Season
Catch all the exciting action when Shelton Highclimber football returns to the Narrows League for the 2012-13 season. This move will rekindle old rivalries and all the games can be heard on News Radio 1030 KMAS & FM 104.1 and streaming around the globe on kmas.com.
After 28 years as the voice of Highclimber football, John Willis will be hanging up his headphones to groom the next two voices of Highclimber football for the future. This help will ensure that fans can expect the same, high-quality broadcast that they have been used to for over a quarter-of-a-century.
Brandon Sparks, founder of Oly Sports (https://olysports.com/), will be the new play-by-play announcer on KMAS radio. Joining him in the broadcast booth will be John McGlamery, who will be providing color commentary and statistical analysis. Both men bring broadcast experience and a deep knowledge of local high school sports.
The Shelton Highclimbers will also be back on the radio after two seasons of web only broadcasts. An exciting season is in store for Shelton High School fans as the Highclimbers have dropped down into the 3A Narrows League which will bring more competitive and more local games. Their opponents this year include; the 2011 AAA State Champion Tumwater Thunderbirds, the annual rivalry game against North Mason, Wilson, Yelm, Foss, Lincoln, North Thurston, Mt. Tahoma and Timberline.
I originally went to college at Green River Community College to major in broadcasting and called baseball and basketball games on campus radio station KGRG. But After an internship with the Grays Harbor Gulls, I decided I liked the business side of sports better and saw the writing on the wall for radio careers so it took me 17 years before I got my first radio job. Not too shabby.
One thing to note: this means that at least one Tumwater, Yelm, North Thurston and Timberline game will be heard in Olympia. KMAS can easily be heard all over the area.
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