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2013 Olympia area high school graduates playing collegiate athletics

Aug 15

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With the college sports season almost upon us, here is an incomplete list of 2013 Olympia area high school graduates that are moving on to play collegiate athletics. Like I said, this is incomplete because I am sure that I am missing people. For example, I can’t believe just one athlete from River Ridge is going to play collegiately this season.

So if you know of someone that I missed or perhaps I have some bad information on somebody listed, please either email me at olysportsblog@gmail.com or leave a comment.

Black Hills

Adam Meyer – Arizona Western – Baseball
Hope Mortensen – Saint Martin’s – Volleyball
Shayne Robinson – Pacific Lutheran – Football
Brandon Herd – Clark College – Baseball
Makenzy Tarrow – CC of Spokane – Softball
Austin Lee – Edmonds CC – Baseball

Capital

Alyssa Edenstrom – University of Portland – Soccer
Andrew Miller – Indiana University – Track & Field
Keenan Williams – Lewis Clark State – Basketball
Kai Van Sickle – Pima Community College – Football
Baylor Hahn – Pima Community College – Football
Derek Chase – Pacific Lutheran – Football
Mat Cox – North Dakota – Football
Jacob Zimmerman – Evergreen – Soccer
Loren Switzer – Evergreen – Soccer
Kenzie Phillips – Saint Martin’s – Soccer
Samatia Huntley – Pierce College – Volleyball
Naomi Roycroft – Bellevue College – Volleyball
Danielle Tabor – Highline CC – Volleyball
Kameron Minor – Edmonds CC – Baseball


North Thurston

Zach Wilson – Pacific Lutheran – Football
Ande Grantham – Pacific University – Football
Brandy Rutherford – Pierce College – Volleyball
Brittany Rutherford – Pierce College – Volleyball
Matt Zuetenhorst – Yakima Valley – Baseball
Haley Harn – Pierce College – Volleyball


Olympia

Brenden Leonard – Air Force Prep – Basketball
Nicole Schroeder – Long Island University – Softball
Hannah Barlow – Saint Martin’s – Soccer
Olivia Brock – Concordia – Soccer
Cameron Frost – Washington State – Baseball
Michaela Berendt – Villanova – Volleyball
Michael Naipo – Pierce College – Basketball
Ye Lin – Highline CC – Soccer
Jackson Lord – Centralia College – Baseball
Gabe Padukiewicz – Tacoma CC – Baseball
Leo Valenti – Tacoma CC – Baseball
Joey Knight – Edmonds CC – Baseball
Hailey Hull – Olympic College – Softball
Elliott Loague – Pierce College – Baseball
Max Stottlemyer – Pierce College – Baseball


River Ridge

Brad Wallace – North Idaho – Basketball


Rochester

Samantha Ramirez – Lower Columbia – Soccer
Kamilla McElwain – Centralia College – Basketball


Shelton

Zach Taylor – Olympic College – Cross Country
David Ajamu – Washington – Football
Ralph Kinne – Washington – Football
Jared Welander – Washington State – Baseball


Tenino

Layci Morales – Lower Columbia – Soccer
Davante Harris – Yakima Valley – Baseball
Shanowa Fisher-Bond – Centralia College – Softball
Jaclyn Huber – Lower Columbia – Soccer


Timberline

Charlie Hinson – Tacoma CC – Baseball
Ty Carlton – Centralia College – Baseball
Rebecca Nelson – Highline CC – Softball
Cobi Beal – Pierce College – Baseball
Sarah McKee – Clark College – Basketball
Rebecca Clayton – SPSCC – Basketball
Elijah Sanders – Tacoma CC – Basketball
Derek Wells – Olympic College – Baseball
Josiah Julagay – Everett CC – Baseball
Halie Snaza – Pierce College – Volleyball


Tumwater

Andrew Brown – Washington – Track & Field
Jamie Bryant – Washington – Football
Jon Lathrop – George Fox – Basketball
Hunter Shaner – Pacific Lutheran – Football
CJ Howard – Corban – Soccer
Bailey Elders – Centralia College – Golf
McKenzie May – Everett CC – Soccer
Kile Lenherr – Whatcom CC – Soccer
Hannah Hanson – Northwest University – Volleyball
Paige Walker – Cal State Stanislaus – Volleyball
Carly Jo Sampson – George Fox – Volleyball


Yelm

Jake Swilley – Central Washington – Football
Karli Shaw – Everett CC – Basketball

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Parker moves to Wakayama; Peck turning pro; Rummage sale for Clark

Aug 9

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Friday news and notes (updated throughout the day)

Michael Parker - Photo from Japan Times

Michael Parker – Photo from Japan Times

Evergreen State College basketball star Michael Parker is moving from the Shimane Susanoo Magic of Japan’s bj-league to the Wakayama Trians of the National Basketball League. Parker, the Cascade Conference Defensive Player of the Year and All-Cascade Conference first teamer in the 2002-2003 season, has been a star in Japan spending the last two seasons with Shimane and four seasons before that with Rizing Fukuoka. He led the bj-league in scoring four times and steals five times. He will team with his former coach Zeljko Pavlicevic and will play on wooden basketball courts in the NBL instead of the unpopular synthetic courts that the bj-league uses. – Link

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Timberline grad Cameron Peck is profiled in The Olympian. the former Texas A&M golfer has had an outstanding summer as an amateur and is planning on turning pro before the Web.com qualifying tournaments. – Link

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The Clark family is having a huge rummage sale today and Saturday from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM to raise funds for Tumwater alum Kevin Clark’s fight with cancer. Go by and help them out at 4518 Carver Street SE in Olympia. You can also donate on their gofundme page where they have already raised over $6,000. – Link

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The KGY sports show featured Timberline High School head football coach Nick Mullen today. You can listen to the whole show above. – Link

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Brodin raking in Long Island; Hazelrigg III pleads not guilty

Aug 7

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Wednesday news and notes (updated throughout the day)

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Joash Brodin

North Thurston grad Joash Brodin is once again red hot for the independent Long Island Ducks. He is 10-for-23 with six runs scored and two RBIs in August. He leads the league in runs scored (76), hits (126), is third in batting average (.322) and fifth in on base percentage (.386). – Link

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The Olympian reports on former Olympia High School star football player Thomas R. Hazelrigg III, who recently pleaded not guilty to tax evasion and Social Security fraud charges. – Link

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Also from The Olympian, a feature on another North Thurston alum, Eddie Smith, who is the new baseball coach at Lower Columbia College. – Link

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Tumwater grad Matt Johnson is out indefinitely with a stress reaction. Johnson missed all of last season for the Dallas Cowboys because of hamstring problems and was hurt in the first preseason game on Sunday against the Miami Dolphins. He will miss Friday’s game against Oakland. – Link

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Our friend Emmett O’Connell takes a look at the Olympia Olys soccer team and the history of semi-pro soccer in the Olympia area on his blog Olympia Time. – Link

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Johnson and Stewart injured; Conley still dealing; Champlin earns promotion

Aug 5

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Monday news and notes (Updated throughout the day)

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Matt Johnson

Tumwater grad Matt Johnson ran with the second team defense last night for the Dallas Cowboys in their 24-21 win over the Miami Dolphins in the Hall of Fame Game. Unfortunately for Johnson, who missed all of his rookie season with an injury, he landed awkwardly on a tackle and didn’t return. X-rays on his ankle were negative, but he will have an MRI when the Cowboys return to Oxnard, California this morning. – Link

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Timberline alum Jonathan Stewart had surgery on both ankles this off-season and has yet to practice for the Carolina Panthers. The team says they have no idea when he will be ready to come off the Physically Unable to Perform list. – Link

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New York Jets backup center Caleb Schlauderaff struggled in Saturday night’s scrimmage and the Shelton graduate is on the “roster bubble” in his third season with the Jets. – Link

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Adam Conley won his fourth straight game on Saturday night allowing just two unearned runs in six innings of work. The Olympia grad gave up five hits and walked three while striking out five and ran his streak of innings without an earned run to 26 innings. He is now 11-4 this season with a 3.04 ERA. – Link

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The Toronto Blue Jays promoted Olympia grad Kramer Champlin to advanced-A Dunedin last week after posting a 6-2 record with a 3.50 ERA with the Lansing Lugnuts. Champlin had a rough second outing in the Florida State League, though, allowing five earned runs in 2 2/3 innings on Friday night. – Link

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ThurstonTalk.com profiles Oly tennis star John Stormans, who is bound for Saint Mary’s College in the fall. – Link

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The NCAA Division II profiled Saint Martin’s star high jumper Laura Tesch. Tesch topped off her career with the Saints with an appearance at the NCAA Track & Field Championships this past season.

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Today (7/26): Senior Games kick off; Brewers face Cards

Schedule for Friday, July 26th

Washington State Senior Games

Rock climbing – Warehouse Rock Gym – 10:30 AM
Hammer, weight and super weight throwing – Saint Martin’s – 12:00 PM


Puget Sound Collegiate League baseball

Tumwater Brewers vs. Hawks Prairie Cardinals – The RAC – 5:00 PM


Friday news and notes (updated throughout the day)

Tumwater superstar running back Kevin Clark has been diagnosed with testicular cancer and his family is raising money to cover his medical expenses. The ’91 grad was one of the best running back to ever come out of the area. – Link to his gofundme.com site

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South Puget Sound men’s basketball signed another player on Thursday inking Bethel guard JJ Johnson to play for the Clippers this season. Johnson was a two time SPSL honorable mention for the Braves. – Link


Thursday score update

Puget Sound Collegiate League baseball

West Olympia Linx 19, Nisqually Silvers 3
Lacey Saints 10, Olympia Athletics 6

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Today (7/24): A’s face Silvers, Brewers battle Linx; Ingersoll community forum

Schedule for Wednesday, July 24th

Puget Sound Collegiate League baseball

Olympia Athletics vs. Nisqually Silvers – The RAC – 5:00 PM
Tumwater Brewers vs. West Olympia Linx – The RAC – 7:30 PM


Wednesday news and notes (updated throughout the day)

Like the 24 hour access to Ingersoll Stadium? Concerned about the vandalism? Tonight the Olympia School District will host the first of two public forums about future community use at the stadium at the Knox Administrative Center beginning at 6:30 PM. – Link

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Decoda Sordahl, or LiL Tonka as she is known at Skateland! for the Oly Rollers, is featured on the Team USA website as the USA Roller Sports Roller Derby Spotlight for July. – Link

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Northwest Elite Index ranked the top ten football uniforms in Washington State and gave Tumwater the #4 spot. But because #1 WF West has a gimmick gray-for-gray’s sake uniform and #2 and #3 go black-for-black’s sake, I automatically bump the T-Birds up to #1. – Link

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Today (7/23): PSCL in the homestretch

Schedule for Tuesday, July 23rd

Puget Sound Collegiate League baseball

Hawks Prairie Cardinals vs. Lacey Saints – The RAC – 5:00 PM
Tumwater Brewers vs. West Olympia Linx – The RAC – 7:30 PM


Tuesday news and notes (updated throughout the day)

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Kyle Warner

Tumwater alum Kyle Warner has been named to the first team of the 25th Annual USA College Football Division III Preseason All-America list. Warner, a junior wide receiver for Pacific Lutheran, set the Lutes single season receiving record last year 1,264 yards and scored eight touchdowns. Warner was named 2A player of the year in Tumwater’s 2010 state title run. – Link

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Lower Columbia College announced the hiring of Eddie Smith to take over as the head baseball coach for the Red Devils. The 2002 North Thurston grad returns to the Northwest after a year as a volunteer assistant coach for his alma mater, Notre Dame. Smith was also an assistant at Santa Clara and Virginia before moving back to South Bend and played two years at Centralia College and two for the Irish and is a 2006 grad of Notre Dame. – Link

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Karp lives! Skateland’s final superfly

Jul 18

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Today I heard one of my favorite songs from a local band: “Connect 5” by the late, great Karp. It tells the story of Skateland’s final superfly, Bobby Fever. This has to be the theme song for a men’s roller derby team in town, right? Enjoy…

It wasn’t the Tumwater band’s only local sports themed creation: they named their first album “Tumwater T-Birds”. As you can see in this clip from the Karp documentary “Kill All Redneck Pricks”, it was not lovingly titled…

While we are at it and since it is Lakefair…

Karp lives!

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2013 high school football schedules

Jul 16

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Tumwater fell just short of the title in 2012. They open up 2013 with Shelton.

Tumwater fell just short of the title in 2012. They open up 2013 with Shelton.

Believe it or not, the 2013 football season is just around the corner. Practices begin on August 21st with the first games scheduled for September 6th.

This post will be updated with broadcast schedules and more when they are set.


Black Hills Wolves

9/6 = @ Clover Park – Harry Lang Stadium, Lakewood – 7:00 PM
9/13 – vs. North Thurston – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM
9/20 – vs. Bainbridge – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM
9/27 – @ Aberdeen – Stewart Field, Aberdeen – 7:00 PM
10/4 – vs. River Ridge – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM
10/11 – @ W.F. West – Bearcat Stadium, Chehalis – 7:00 PM
10/18 – vs. Capital – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM
10/25 – @ Centralia – Tiger Stadium, Centralia – 7:00 PM
11/1 – vs. Tumwater – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM


Capital Cougars

9/6 – vs. Newport – Ingersoll Stadium – 7:00 PM
9/13 – @ Olympia – Ingersoll Stadium – 7:30 PM
9/20 – @ Bothell – Pop Keeney Stadium, Bothell – 7:00 PM
9/27 – @ Tumwater – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM
10/4 – vs. Centralia – Ingersoll Stadium – 7:00 PM
10/11 – vs. North Thurston – Ingersoll Stadium – 7:00 PM
10/18 – @ Black Hills – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM
10/25 – vs. W.F. West – Ingersoll Stadium – 7:00 PM
11/1 – @ River Ridge – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM

Blue = Spaghetti Bowl    Crimson = Homecoming


North Thurston Rams

9/7* – vs. Steilacoom – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
9/13 – @ Black Hills – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM
9/20 – @ Foss – Mount Tahoma Stadium, Tacoma – 7:00 PM
9/27 – vs. Lincoln – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
10/4 – @ Wilson – Stadium Bowl, Tacoma – 7:00 PM
10/11 – @ Capital – Ingersoll Stadium – 7:00 PM
10/17+ – vs. Shelton – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
10/25 – @ Timberline – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
10/31+ – vs. Mount Tahoma – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM

*Saturday game   +Thursday game


Olympia Bears

9/6 – @ Lake Oswego – Lake Oswego HS Stadium – 7:00 PM
9/13 – vs. Capital – Ingersoll Stadium – 7:30 PM
9/20 – vs. Timberline – Ingersoll Stadium – 7:00 PM
9/27 – @ Stadium – Stadium Bowl, Tacoma – 7:00 PM
10/5* – vs. South Kitsap – Ingersoll Stadium – 1:00 PM
10/11 – @ Central Kitsap – Silversdale Stadium – 7:00 PM
10/18 – vs. Gig Harbor – Ingersoll Stadium – 7:00 PM
10/25 – @ Bellarmine – Memorial Stadium, Tacoma – 7:00 PM
11/1 – vs. Yelm – Ingersoll Stadium – 7:00 PM

*Saturday game   Crimson = Spaghetti Bowl    Blue = Homecoming


Rainier Mountaineers

9/6 – vs. Naselle – Rainier HS – 7:00 PM
9/13 – vs. Mossyrock – Rainier HS – 7:00 PM
9/20 – @ Rochester – Rochester Stadium – 7:00 PM
9/27 – vs. Elma – Rainier HS – 7:00 PM
10/4 – @ Tenino – Tenino Stadium – 7:00 PM
10/11 – vs. Forks – Rainier HS – 7:00 PM
10/18 – @ Hoquiam – Olympic Stadium, Hoquiam – 7:00 PM
10/25 – vs. Montesano – Rainier HS – 7:00 PM
11/1 – Seton Catholic – Doc Harris Stadium, Camas – 7:00 PM


River Ridge Hawks

9/6 – vs. Timberline – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
9/13 – @ Sequim – Sequim Stadium – 7:00 PM
9/20 – @ Ridgefield – Ridgefield Stadium – 7:00 PM
9/27 – vs. Hockinson – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
10/4 – @ Black Hills – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM
10/10+ – vs. Centralia – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
10/18 – @ WF West – Bearcat Stadium, Chehalis – 7:00 PM
10/25 – @ Tumwater – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM
11/1 – vs. Capital – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM

+Thursday game


Rochester Warriors

9/6 – @ Ridgefield – Ridgefield Stadium – 7:00 PM
9/13 – @ RA Long – Memorial Stadium, Longview – 7:00 PM
9/20 – vs. Rainier – Rochester Stadium – 7:00 PM
9/27 – vs. Hoquiam – Rochester Stadium – 7:00 PM
10/4 – @ Elma – Davis Field, Elma – 7:00 PM
10/11 – @ Montesano – Tiger Stadium, Centralia – 7:00 PM
10/18 – vs. Forks – Rochester Stadium – 7:00 PM
10/25 – vs. Stevenson – Rochester Stadium – 7:00 PM
11/1 – @ Tenino – Tenino Stadium – 7:00 PM


Shelton Highclimbers

9/6 – @ Tumwater – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM
9/13 – vs. North Mason – Highclimber Stadium – 7:00 PM
9/20 – @ Wilson – Stadium Bowl, Tacoma – 7:00 PM
9/27 – vs. Yelm – Highclimber Stadium – 7:00 PM
10/4 – @ Foss – Mount Tahoma Stadium, Tacoma – 7:00 PM
10/11 – vs. Lincoln – Highclimber Stadium – 7:00 PM
10/17+ – @ North Thurston – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
10/25 – vs. Mount Tahoma – Highclimber Stadium – 7:00 PM
11/1 – vs. Timberline – Highclimber Stadium – 7:00 PM

+Thursday game

All games broadcast on Newsradio 1030 AM KMAS and kmas.com


Tenino Beavers

9/6 – vs. Raymond – Tenino Stadium – 7:00 PM
9/13 – @ Washougal – Fishback Stadium, Washougal – 7:00 PM
9/20 – @ Elma – Davis Field, Elma – 7:00 PM
9/27  – @ Forks – Forks HS – 7:00 PM
10/4 – vs. Rainier – Tenino Stadium – 7:00 PM
10/11 – vs. LaCenter – Tenino Stadium – 7:00 PM
10/18 – @ Montesano – Stewart Field, Aberdeen – 7:00 PM
10/25 – vs. Hoquiam – Tenino Stadium – 7:00 PM
11/1 – vs. Rochester – Tenino Stadium – 7:00 PM


Timberline Blazers

9/6 – @ River Ridge – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
9/13 – vs. Tumwater – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
9/20 – @ Olympia – Ingersoll Stadium – 7:00 PM
9/26+ – vs. Wilson – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
10/4 – @ Lincoln – Lincoln Bowl, Tacoma – 7:00 PM
10/11 – vs. Foss – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
10/18 – @ Mount Tahoma – Mount Tahoma Stadium, Tacoma – 7:00 PM
10/25 – vs. North Thurston – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
11/1 – @ Shelton – Highclimbers Stadium – 7:00 PM

+Thursday game


Tumwater T-Birds

9/6 – vs. Shelton – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM
9/13 – @ Timberline – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
9/20 – @ Inglemoor – Pop Keeney Stadium – 7:00 PM
9/27 – vs. Capital – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM
10/4 – @ W.F. West – Bearcat Stadium, Chehalis – 7:00 PM
10/11 – vs. Bellarmine – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM
10/18 – @ Centralia – Tiger Stadium, Centralia – 7:00 PM
10/25 – vs. River Ridge – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM
11/1 – @ Black Hills – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM


Yelm Tornadoes

9/6 – vs. Highline – Tornadoes Stadium – 7:00 PM
9/13 – @ Olympic – Silverdale Stadium – 5:00 PM
9/20 – vs. Stadium – Tornadoes Stadium – 7:00 PM
9/27 – @ Shelton – Highclimbers Stadium – 7:00 PM
10/4 – vs. Central Kitsap – Tornadoes Stadium – 7:00 PM
10/11 – @ South Kitsap – Knowles Field, Port Orchard – 7:00 PM
10/18 – vs. Bellarmine – Tornadoes Stadium – 7:00 PM
10/25 – @ Gig Harbor – Roy Anderson Field, Gig Harbor – 7:00 PM
11/1 – @ Olympia – Ingersoll Stadium – 7:00 PM

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Saturday news and notes (updated throughout the day as needed)

Saturday news and notes (Updated throughout the day as needed)

Tumwater’s Matt Johnson is preparing for his second season with the Dallas Cowboys, though it will be more like a rookie season after missing all of last year with injuries. Meg Wochnick catches up with him. – Link

Everything you could possibly want to know about synchronized swimming in Olympia. Everything. – Link

Interesting look at the Wenatchee Applesox owner’s quest for ballpark upgrades from the Wenatchee World. The Olympia area would be a great place for a collegiate West Coast League team but doesn’t have a suitable facility. Though not about Olympia, this article illustrates the costs and problems facing a team that already has a usable facility and great support. – Link

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