Category Archives: Tumwater HS
Friday scoreboard: O’Neill, Shannon’s big nights lift Saints; Bears drop Blazers twice; Wolves stay undefeated
Men’s basketball
Saint Martin’s 75, Willamette 61 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Lewis-Clark State 78, Evergreen 63 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Whatcom 91, SPSCC 69 – Box score
Leading scorers:
Cody Peters 24 (Evergreen)
Roger O’Neill 18 (Saint Martin’s)
Jamey Smith 17 (SPSCC)
Lucas Shannon 16 (Saint Martin’s)
A.J. Fuller 15 (SPSCC)
Boy’s basketball
Olympia 61, Timberline 50
North Thurston 59, Yelm 56
Capital 79, Peninsula 43
Enumclaw 60, Tumwater 49
Northwest Christian @ North Beach – No report
Leading scorers:
Louis Johnson 21 (Olympia)
Donaven Dorsey 20 (Timberline)
Keenan Williams 18 (Capital)
David Cooper 16 (Tumwater)
Braden Rushton 15 (North Thurston)
Girl’s basketball
Olympia 50, Timberline 35
Black Hills 53, Auburn-Mountainview 42
Yelm 66, North Thurston 43
Enumclaw 49, Capital 40
Leading scorers:
Sarah Snodgrass 13 (Olympia)
Sloan Jackowich 13 (Capital)
Sarah McGee 13 (Black Hills)
Spencer Pettit 12 (Capital)
Wednesday scoreboard: Saints D up; Burgess scores 30 as boys and girls sweep non-leaguers
Women’s basketball
Saint Martin’s 65, Pacific Lutheran 53 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Saint Martin’s used high pressure defense to hold Pacific Lutheran to just 19.4% shooting in the first half and opened an 18 point lead, 35-17, at the half. The Saints extended their lead to 19, 38-19, but the Lutes went on a 13-0 run and cut the lead to six points, 38-32. PLU got to within four points with 6:14 to play but the Saints weathered the storm and took home a 65-53 non-conference win to even their record at 4-4 overall.
Angela Gelhar led the Saints with a career high 15 points and forced four steals and Chelsea Haskey added 11 points. Samantha Potter led the Lutes with 21 points and 16 rebounds while Andi Adams scored 12 of her 14 points in the second half including two three pointers in the middle of their 13-0 run.
Girl’s basketball
Tumwater 41, Shelton 11
Capital 43, Bremerton 34
Black Hills 60, Union 56
Leading scorers:
Sarah McGee 14 (Black Hills)
Hollianne Wieland 14 (Capital)
Lacye Groening 13 (Tumwater)
Hope Mortensen 13 (Black HIlls)
Spencer Pettit 11 (Capital)
Boy’s basketball
Black Hills 67, Chief Leschi 39
Capital 67, White River 62
Leading scorers:
Jacob Burgess 30 (Black Hills)
Jared Eidenmuller 17 (Capital)
Keenen Williams 14 (Capital)
Monday scoreboard: Hawks boys and girls roll; T-Birds top Rams
Boy’s basketball
River Ridge 48, Shelton 28
Top scorers:
Kesean Coleman 15 (River Ridge)
Brad Wallace 14 (River Ridge)
Girl’s basketball
Tumwater 47, North Thurston 36
River Ridge 46, Renton 36
Top scorers:
Jazzlynn Brewster 16 (River Ridge)
Brittany Sebesta 13 (North Thurston)
Lacye Groening 12 (Tumwater)
Alisa Feliciano 10 (North Thurston)
Saturday scoreboard: T-Birds fall; Saints, Geoducks men lose thrillers; Geoducks women rally for win; Pios drop debut
High school football
2A state title game
Lynden 41, Tumwater 7 – See photos from the game here
Men’s basketball
Northwest Nazarene 66, Saint Martin’s 65 (OT) – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Northwest 94, Evergreen 89 (2OT) – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Rei Jensen gave Saint Martin’s a 65-64 lead in overtime but Northwest Nazarene’s Kenny Jones turned the corner and scored an uncontested layup with .4 seconds left on the clock to give the Crusaders a 66-65 overtime win. Jensen scored 29 points and pulled down 11 boards for the Saints while Jones scored 23 points for the Crusaders. The Saints led by as many as 19 points in the first half and took a 13 point lead to the half before NNU turned it on in the second half.
Travis Wagner hit a three pointer with less than ten second to play in regulation to send the game to overtime and Elzie Dickens banked one in at the buzzer to send the game to a second overtime, but #20 Northwest University finally got some distance in double-OT and knocked off Evergreen 94-89. Wagner led the Geoducks with 23 points and KJ Hong added 20. Michael Greene scored 32 and grabbed 13 rebounds and former Saint Martin’s Saint Michael Russo posted 26 for the Eagles.
Women’s basketball
Evergreen 55, Northwest 46 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Western Washington 75, Saint Martin’s 51 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Evergreen came back from 10 points down at the half to knock off Northwest 55-46 at the CRC Gymansium. Danielle Swain scored 17 points for the Geoducks while Sammi Clark nearly had a triple-double posting 13 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists.
Saint Martin’s shot just 26.3% from the floor including just five first half field goals and fell to #8 Western Washington 75-51. Brooke Paulson led the Saints with 12 points.
Premier Arena Soccer League
Kitsap Pumas 11, Tumwater Pioneers 3 – Recap from TumwaterPioneers.com
Kevin Flavin scored twice and Chris Pugh added a goal in the Tumwater Pioneers’ franchise debut in the Premier Arena Soccer League on Saturday night, an 11-3 loss to the Kitsap Pumas at the Olympic Soccer and Sports Center in Bremerton. Matt Friesen and Scott Ford each scored two goals for the Pumas.
Girl’s basketball
Black Hills 64, Elma 56
Capital 49, Shelton 25
Today (12/1): Tumwater plays for the state title
There isn’t a whole lot more that I can say about today’s 2A state football championship game between Tumwater and Lynden, so I’ll just give you some links…
The Lynden connection for QB Jayden Croft – The Olympian
Mrs. A’s brownies – The Olympian
Feature on OLB David Durden – The Olympian
Feature on Jamie Bryant and the “bouquet toss” – The News-Tribune
Lynden, Tumwater to meet for 2A state title – Bellingham Herald
Feature on Lynden’s senior class – Bellingham Herald
That should provide you with plenty of reading material for this morning before the game.
Kick-off is scheduled for 1:00 PM at the Tacoma Dome and if you are unable to make it to Tacoma, you can watch the game live on the WIAA Network.
I will add that I have been really impressed by Tumwater’s run to the final. I have only been able to see them play once this season, against Shelton on opening day, their only loss of the season falling to the Highclimbers 42-21. To be honest, my broadcast partner and I didn’t come away from that game particularly impressed by the T-Birds. They looked flustered, confused, young and inexperienced. But there were definitely flashes of brilliance and I think that Sid Otton’s superior coaching took over and made this team come together after that loss. It all came to a head against Capital and after that huge win, they have never looked back.
But, after watching them run all over Capital, I expect Lynden to capture the title with relative ease. My prediction: Lynden 35, Tumwater 21.
Friday scoreboard: Oly tops Cougs, Navigators sweep
Boy’s basketball
Olympia 69, Capital 49
Northwest Christian 53, Orting 51
Centralia 60, North Thurston 34
Black Hills vs. Skyline – No report
Girl’s basketball
Northwest Christian 59, Orting 21
Mark Morris 83, Tumwater 40
RA Long 48, Capital 29
River Ridge vs. Auburn-Mountainview – No report
Today (11/30): Spaghetti Bowl hoops, Wolves host Skyline; Navs, Hawks, T-Birds in action
Boy’s basketball
Capital @ Olympia – Olympia HS – 7:00 PM
Black Hills vs. Skyline – Black Hills HS – 7:00 PM
Northwest Christian vs. Orting – Northwest Christian HS – 7:00 PM
Girl’s basketball
Northwest Christian vs. Orting – Northwest Christian HS – 5:45 PM
River Ridge vs. Auburn-Mountainview – River Ridge HS – 7:30 PM
Tumwater vs. Mark Morris – Tumwater HS – 7:30 PM
Tuesday scoreboard: Rough opening night for hoop squads
Boy’s basketball
Olympia 61, Auburn 39
Federal Way 73, River Ridge 49
White River 79, Tumwater 61
Three Rivers Christian 50, Northwest Christian 39
Auburn Riverside 70, Capital 60
Girl’s basketball
Northwest Christian 35, Three Rivers Christian 31
Yelm 60, Tumwater 34
Tonight (11/27): Boy’s hoops starts with a bang
Boy’s basketball
Olympia vs. Auburn – Olympia HS – 7:00 PM
Capital vs. Auburn Riverside – Capital HS – 7:30 PM
River Ridge vs. Federal Way – River Ridge HS – 7:30 PM
Tumwater vs. White River – Tumwater HS – 7:30 PM
The boy’s basketball season gets started with a bang today with four games featuring some of the areas best players and most interesting stories taking center stage.
Olympia will have to replace 4A Narrows League MVP Dominick Franks, the post-Doug Galloway era begins at Capital, Brad Wallace returns for his senior season at River Ridge and faces a young talented team in Federal Way and Tumwater hosts White River, who lost to Lynden in the 2A state title game last season.
What a way to start what should be another highly entertaining year of basketball in the South Sound.
Saturday scoreboard: T-Birds advance to state finals; Geoducks break losing streak, Clippers go off; Saints win third straight
High school football
Tumwater 35, Prosser 21
A strong second half on the ground on and stout defense turned the tide for Tumwater broke a halftime tie and propelled the T-Birds into the 2A state final game behind a 35-21 win over Prosser at Lampson Stadium in Kennewick. Andrew Brown scored two touchdowns in the first half but it was Christian Cummings with two TDs in the second half and a 12 yard rushing touchdown by Tyrus Snow that proved to be the game winner.
Tumwater will take on Lynden for the state title next Saturday in the Tacoma Dome at 1:00 PM.
Men’s basketball
Evergreen 74, Puget Sound 66 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
SPSCC 110, Shoreline 101
Evergreen loves the Saturday after Thanksgiving. For the second year in a row, the Geoducks have gone north and knocked off a Tacoma school, this year a 74-66 win over UPS. Unfortunately, the Geoducks haven’t posted any other wins between the two Saturdays. KJ Hong scored 25 points while Travis Wagner and Frankie Johnson each posted 11. The win was also the 200th win in program history.
Jamey Smith scored 40 points and Scotty Ewing added 36 in South Puget Sound’s 110-101 win over Shoreline at the Pierce College tournament in Lakewood.
Women’s basketball
Saint Martin’s 59, Carroll 48 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Western Washington 66, Evergreen 54 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Oly Sports 