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Week 2: My 5 year old daughter’s expert high school football picks
Addie uses her serious face to pick these games.
In week one, my five year old daughter went 6-4 in picking local high school football games using her super secret, proprietary prognosticating system that you can’t even hope to understand. And she is back once again this week to give you the most well reasoned picks you will find anywhere on the internet.
Here is the entire week two high school football schedule, complete with radio information and Addie’s expert picks…
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Tumwater T-Birds @ Timberline Blazers
South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM – Radio: Eli Sports Network
Addie’s pick: Blazers
Rory’s pick: Blazers
“They will win! They will poke them in the face!” – Rory, 2 1/2
North Thurston Rams @ Black Hills Wolves
Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM
Addie’s pick: Rams
Rory’s pick: Wolves
“They are going to come bucking into the other team, buck buck ba-duck buck buck.” – Addie
“They are going to eat them.” – Rory
Capital Cougars @ Olympia Bears
Ingersoll Stadium – 7:30 PM – Radio: 1240 AM KGY
Addie’s pick: Cougars
“They’re going to pounce on the Bear and kill it. Cougars are kind of fast.”
Rochester Warriors @ RA Long Lumberjacks
Longview Memorial Stadium – 7:00 PM
Addie’s pick: Lumberjacks
“They are going to cut down a tree right on top of one of the Warriors heads.”
Yelm Tornadoes @ Olympic Trojans
Silverdale Stadium – 5:00 PM
Addie’s pick: Tornadoes
“They are going to pick up the other guys and they are going to throw them out and spin them around.”
Rainier Mountaineers vs. Mossyrock Vikings
Rainier HS – 7:00 PM
Addie’s pick: Vikings
“They are going to come and stab the Mountaineers right in the back as they are trying to climb a mountain. Also, they have dragons. Dragon fire, I bet.”
Tenino Beavers @ Washougal Panthers
Fishback Stadium, Washougal – 7:00 PM
Addie’s pick: Panthers
“Are Panthers carnivores?”
“Yes they are.” – Me
“Since Panthers are carnivores, I think that they will eat the Beavers.”
River Ridge Hawks @ Sequim Wolves
Sequim HS – 7:00 PM – Radio: KONP
Addie’s pick: Wolves
Rory’s pick: “Wolves, Wolves Wolves….Wolves, Wolves, Wolves!”
“When the Hawks are on the ground looking for worms, the Wolves are going to bite off their tails. Or their foot.” – Addie
“Like, bite bite bite bite bite.” – Rory
Shelton Highclimbers vs. North Mason Bulldogs
Highclimber Stadium – 7:00 PM – Radio: 1030 AM KMAS
Addie’s pick: Bulldogs
Rory’s pick: Bulldogs
“I think they will run and scratch the Highclimbers. They will chase them into a tree an not let them down.” – Addie
“I think they will poke them in the face. Or the stomach!” – Rory
High school football power rankings: Warriors, Tornadoes, Mountaineers make jumps
The T-Birds sit atop the Oly Sports preseason power rankings.
With an easy win over Shelton, Tumwater kept a grip on their top spot in the power rankings – at least for one week. Forget the intrigue of the Spaghetti Bowl, the real game this week is at South Sound Stadium. The T-Birds travel across town to play Timberline in what could be the biggest and best non-conference game of the season in the Olympia area.
The story of last week had to be the big wins that three new head coaches earned. Rochester, Yelm and Rainier all made moves in the offseason and took big leaps in the power rankings after convincing week one victories. Definitely impressive debuts, but can they keep their high spots in these completely unscientific power ranking that don’t necessarily say which team is best but which team is playing best in the Olympia area regardless of class.
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1. Tumwater T-Birds (1-0)
Last week: #1 (No change)
Previous game: Tumwater 41, Shelton 0
Next game: @ Timberline (1-0) – South Sound Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: Tumwater came out and did exactly what was expected: they took it to Shelton running off 34 points in the first half and then took their foot off the gas pedal in the second. Christian Cummings was fantastic rushing for three easy touchdowns and Jayden Croft found Easton Trakel twice. But they’ll have a much stiffer test this week when they face Timberline at South Sound Stadium.
2. Timberline Blazers (1-0)
Last week: #2 (No change)
Previous game: Timberline 40, River Ridge 0
Next game: vs. Tumwater (1-0) – South Sound Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: The Blazers dominated River Ridge but didn’t quite run away with it until the fourth quarter when the game was long done. Gabe Gutierrez threw two touchdowns to Stevie Cleveland to put the game away early. This week they host Tumwater, a battle of the only two ranked area teams.
3. North Thurston Rams (1-0)
Last week: #3 (No change)
Previous game: North Thurston 41, Steilacoom 26
Next game: @ Black Hills (0-1) – Tumwater Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: They may not be blindingly fast like Tumwater and Timberline but the Rams are big and strong and used that to run right over Steilacoom this week. Hayden Maliska, Josh Ramirez and Josh Mosquera each scored twice behind a huge offensive line anchored by the giant Alex Rice, who is shockingly bigger than anybody else on the field. I don’t see how Black Hills will be able to stop them this week.
4. Olympia Bears (0-1)
Last week: #4 (No change)
Previous game: Lake Oswego 7, Olympia 6
Next game: vs. Capital (0-1) – Ingersoll Stadium – Friday, 7:30 PM
Notes: The Bears nearly upset the mighty Lake Oswego Lakers, one of Oregon’s top teams, giving up just one touchdown late in the game. Quite the improvement from last season when the Bears were knocked off easily, 34-0, at Ingersoll Stadium. Next up for Oly is the always intense Spaghetti Bowl.
5. Rochester Warriors (1-0)
Last week: #11 (+6)
Previous game: Rochester 34, Ridgefield 0
Next game: @ RA Long (1-0) – Longview Memorial Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: Eric Snelson’s debut as a head coach was a convincing win over 2A Ridgefield. Tyler Yarber rushed for 229 yards and a touchdown but it was the defense that really opened eyes forcing a safety, recovering a fumble and posting a shutout. They take on another 2A team this week when they travel to Longview to take on RA Long, who posted a 42-28 win over Battle Ground in week one.
6. Yelm Tornadoes (1-0)
Last week: #10 (+4)
Previous game: Yelm 48, Highline 0
Next game: @ Olympic (0-1) – Silverdale Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: A convincing win against an opponent going through some hard times. That’s what Jason Ronquillo got in his first game as the Yelm head coach. But they will have a tougher opponent on Friday when they take on Olympic in Silverdale. Last season the two teams played a close barn burner with the Tornadoes coming out on top 49-48.
7. Rainier Mountaineers (1-0)
Last week: #12 (+5)
Previous game: Rainier 46, Naselle 7
Next game: vs. Mossyrock (0-1) – Rainier HS – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: Well look at Rainier. Last season they scored just 67 points all season. On Friday, under new head coach Terry Shaw, they put 46 points on Naselle. Now granted, it’s a 2B team, but those same Comets beat the Mountaineers 39-6 last year. What a turnaround. Next up, Mossyrock, who beat them 42-12 last year. Can they get the same production out of McCoy Bichler, who rushed for 192 yards and four touchdowns this week?
8. Capital Cougars (0-1)
Last week: #5 (-3)
Previous game: Newport 35, Capital 7
Next game: @ Olympia (0-1) – Ingersoll Stadium – Friday, 7:30 PM
Notes: Not sure what to take from Capital’s 35-7 loss to Newport on Friday night. Newport is an improved, good 4A team while Capital is a young 2A squad. This week the Cougars get another improved 4A team in Olympia. The Cougars will have to grow up quick to get the big rivalry win.
9. Black Hills Wolves (0-1)
Last week: #6 (-3)
Previous game: Clover Park 42, Black Hills 35
Next game: vs. North Thurston (1-0) – Tumwater Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: The Wolves played a pretty good Clover Park team tough, taking them down to the wire. Jayden Troy threw four touchdowns, two to Nick Knittle, in the win. They have an even tougher test ahead of them with North Thurston coming into Tumwater Stadium on Friday night.
10. Tenino Beavers (0-1)
Last week: #9 (-1)
Previous game: Raymond 27, Tenino 21
Next game: @ Washougal (1-0) – Fishback Stadium, Washougal – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: Not sure what to take away from Tenino’s loss to Raymond. The Gulls went to the 2B playoffs last season and played a better Tenino team tough in the opener a year ago. They go from a 2B opponent to a 2A opponent when they take on Washougal this week. The Panthers knocked off Hudson’s Bay 35-0 in week one.
11. River Ridge Hawks (0-1)
Last week: #7 (-4)
Previous game: Timberline 40, River Ridge 0
Next game: @ Sequim (0-1) – Sequim HS – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: The Hawks at least kept it relatively close until the fourth quarter when Timberline took at 20 point lead and doubled it. Not much to take from a shutout loss to a really good team in week one and we’ll see what they can do against a Sequim team that lost to British Columbia’s New Westminster in week one.
12. Shelton Highclimbers (0-1)
Last week: #8 (-4)
Previous game: Tumwater 41, Shelton 0
Next game: vs. North Mason (1-0) – Highclimber Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: They played the #2 team in the state that was ready for some revenge in front of a packed house in Tumwater. Predictably, nothing went right. They managed just 69 yards worth of offense all night and only threatened to score when Tumwater made mental mistakes with a couple of silly penalties. With their undersized line and lack of experience on both sides of the ball, it might be a very long season for the Highclimbers and their broadcast crew.
Friday scoreboard: T-Birds, Blazers, Mountaineers, Warriors, Tornadoes light it up
College volleyball
Saint Martin’s 3, Academy of Art 1 (25-22, 23-25, 25-16, 25-17) – Recap
Dominican 3, Saint Martin’s 2 (27-25, 25-21, 19-25, 24-26, 15-0) – Recap
Concordia 3, Evergreen 0 (25-19, 25-13, 25-16) – Recap
High school football
Tumwater 41, Shelton 0
Timberline 40, River Ridge 0
Rainier 46, Naselle 7
Rochester 34, Ridgefield 0
Yelm 48, Highline 0
Lake Oswego 7, Olympia 6
Newport 35, Capital 7
Clover Park 42, Black Hills 35
Raymond 27, Tenino 21
Week 1: My 5 year old daughter’s expert high school football picks
Addie, taking her prognosticating duties extremely seriously.
It’s that time of year again, the high school football season is upon us in full force tonight. Oly Sports will be at the Shelton/Tumwater game tonight broadcasting for Shelton radio station KMAS. This season we will bring to you The Countdown to Kickoff beginning at 6:00 PM. This week, we look at the Shelton team, talk to Tumwater offensive coordinator Jamie Weeks, preview the 3A Narrows League, the North Mason and Mary M. Knight seasons, talk about the other Olympia area teams and give our predictions for the week’s games and talk with Shelton head coach Matt Hinkle.
Listen to The Countdown to Kickoff to get our take on the games, but even better, my five year old daughter, Addie, is back to give you her picks on each of this week’s games. Here is the entire schedule, complete with radio information and Addie’s expert, scientific picks…
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Tumwater T-Birds vs. Shelton Highclimbers
Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM – Radio: 1030 AM KMAS or 1240 AM KGY
Addie’s pick: T-Birds
“They will poke them in the face.” – Rory, 2 1/2 years old
Timberline Blazers vs. River Ridge Hawks
South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM – Radio: Eli Sports
Addie’s pick: Blazers
“The Blazers are gonna, kind of, try to stop the other team by blazing them.”
Olympia Bears @ Lake Oswego Lakers
Lake Oswego HS – 7:00 PM – Radio: Lake Oswego student broadcast
Addie’s pick: Bears
“WE LIVE IN OLYMPIA!” – Rory
“The Bears will eat the Lakers.” – Addie
Capital Cougars vs. Newport Knights
Ingersoll Stadium – 7:00 PM – Radio: Eli Sports
Addie’s pick: Knights
“The Knights’ armor protects them from Cougar bites and scratches and they will push their sword down on the Cougars.”
Black Hills Wolves @ Clover Park Warriors
Harry Lang Stadium, Lakewood – 7:00 PM
Addie’s pick: Warriors
“They are going to kill the Wolves. Shoot them. With their guns.” – Addie
“Oooo, that’s cold.” – Rory
Tenino Beavers vs. Raymond Gulls
Beavers Stadium – 7:00 PM
Addie’s pick: Beavers
“They are going to whack the Gulls out of the air with their tails”
Yelm Tornadoes vs. Highline Pirates
Tornadoes Stadium – 7:00 PM
Addie’s pick: Tornadoes
“The Tornadoes will go over the water and to the pirate ship and suck it up and drop it and sink it!”
Rochester Warriors @ Ridgefield Spudders
Ridgefield Stadium – 7:00 PM
Addie’s pick: Spudders
“THEY’RE GONNA THROW POTATOES AT THE OTHER TEAM!”
Rainier Mountaineers vs. Naselle Comets
Rainier HS – 7:00 PM
Addie’s pick: Comets
“If one of the Comets comes crashing down on top of one of the Mountaineers, it’s going to squish the mountain climber.”
North Thurston Rams vs. Steilacoom Sentinels
South Sound Stadium – Saturday, 7:00 PM – Radio: Eli Sports
Addie’s pick: Rams
“The Rams will come pushing into the other team. They’re gonna headbutt them!”
Oly Sports high school football preseason power rankings: T-Birds on top
The T-Birds sit atop the Oly Sports preseason power rankings.
It’s that time of year again, folks. Football season is just days away and so is the local media’s near non-stop obsession. And I guess Oly Sports is no different, so let’s kick off this season with some preseason, highly unscientific power rankings. A little preview of the upcoming season for each local team and where they sit in relation to each other. Of course, they aren’t all in the same division or on the same level, but what does that really matter?
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1. Tumwater T-Birds
Last season: 12-2 – Lost to Lynden in the 2A state title game
Next game: vs. Shelton – Tumwater Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Outlook: The T-Birds lost their two top players from last season’s 2A second place team – Andrew Brown and Jamie Bryant – but as always, the T-Birds are able to quickly reload. They return quarterback Jayden Croft, tight end Zach Delucco and two important pieces of the wing-T running game, running backs Christian Cummings and Tyrus Snow on offense. On defense, they feature DI recruit Nick Foerstel and senior Korye Trejo on the defensive line. In week one they get a Shelton team that gave them an opening day defeat last year, their only loss of the regular season. Hard to imagine it happening two years in a row especially since Shelton has lost most of their top players from a year ago, including running back Ralph Kinne.
2. Timberline Blazers
Last season: 9-2 – Lost to Marysville-Pilchuck in 1st round of state playoffs
Next game: vs. River Ridge – South Sound Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Outlook: The Blazers return a great deal from a team that made it to the first round of the state playoffs including do-everything Asan Neil-Evergin, who already has an offer from Eastern Washington. Also coming back after his season ended prematurely is junior quarterback Gabe Gutierrez. His sophomore season was eye opening and look for him to continue to excel in Nick Mullen’s pistol offense.
3. North Thurston Rams
Last season: 9-3 – Lost to University in the state quarterfinals
Next game: vs. Steilacoom – South Sound Stadium – Saturday, 7:00 PM
Outlook: Ryan Mets returns to the quarterback position for the Rams and Hayden Maliska will hold down the running back duties this season and play linebacker and the Rams will try to improve upon their run to the state quarterfinals last year. Watch out for 6-6, 320 pound offensive lineman Alex Rice who will be opening up holes for Maliska and Josh Ramirez.
4. Olympia Bears
Last season: 4-7 – Lost to Auburn in crossover game
Next game: @ Lake Oswego – Lake Oswego, Oregon – Friday, 7:00 PM
Outlook: With the Derrick Becker transfer question behind them, the Bears hope to improve upon their tough 4-7 2012 that still saw them make the playoffs thanks to a rather weak 4A Narrows League. With Becker, a two-time all league player at Capital, likely their quarterback, Mitch Fettig at wide receiver and Cedar Frost and Caden Waggoner behind him in the backfield, chances are the Bears will be one of the better offensive teams in the league. And with Fettig and Cooper Murphy on defense, you could see a major turnaround from last season.
5. Capital Cougars
Last season: 10-3 – Lost to Lynden in the state semifinals
Next game: vs. Newport – Ingersoll Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Outlook: Gone are three key offensive cogs to the Cougars success last season – QB Derrick Becker and the single season rushing record holder Kai Van Sickle and lineman Mat Cox. But the Cougars do return two runners that filled in admirably for Van Sickle when needed in juniors Connor Kennedy and Ryan Rieta. Capital lacks experience but it is hard to imagine that JD Johnson’s team will struggle too much this year.
6. Black Hills Wolves
Last season: 4-5 – 5th in 2A EvCo
Next game: @ Clover Park – Harry Lang Stadium, Lakewood – Friday, 7:00 PM
Outlook: The first team in the power rankings with a new head coach is Black Hills. The Wolves let Jack Zilla go and in comes Dominic Yarrington, who has been successful in all of his stops, most recently in West Seattle. He will have an experienced group of linemen that play both ways to lean on and has installed an up-tempo spread offense. Look for a lot of running back Nick Knittle and running back Mitch Stone.
7. River Ridge Hawks
Last season: 5-4 – 4th place in 2A EvCo
Next game: vs. Timberline – South Sound Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Outlook: How do you replace Brad Wallace? That’s what River Ridge will be asking itself all year long in all three of his sports. Chris Leiba sounds like a good option but he is only a sophomore and will be asked to play both running back and defensive back. They will be fast and have a big line, but with only two returning starters on offense, it might be a struggle for the Hawks.
8. Shelton Highclimbers
Last season: 7-3 – Lost to Nathan Hale in the crossover game
Next game: @ Tumwater – Tumwater Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Outlook: The Highclimbers lost one of their best classes of all-time – Ralph Kinne, David Ajamu, Jake Lindley, DeShon Bell, Jared Welander amongst others – but do return a decent group of players on defense including Brian Nault and will have Jake Henry, who looked good in the scrimmage and in mop up duty for Kinne last season, at running back. Jake Beck takes over at quarterback.
9. Tenino Beavers
Last season: 6-4 – Lost to Woodland in crossover game
Next game: vs. Raymond – Beaver Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Outlook: Another team with big losses, the Beavers won’t have offensive juggernauts Devante Harris and Mac Shaw to rely on. To be honest, I don’t know what to expect for Tenino but I expect that they will find a way to reload and will battle with Elma for third place in the league behind powers Hoquiam and Montesano.
10. Yelm Tornadoes
Last season: 5-5 – 5th in 4A Narrows League
Next game: vs. Highline – Yelm Tornadoes Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Outlook: Jason Ronquillo takes over the head coaching duties for the Tornadoes and will have to reteach his team how to play football. The Tornadoes didn’t have a quarterback last season in Randy Swilley’s rugby style offense and will be without their all time leading rusher Jake Swilley. But Ronquillo’s resume turning around Hoquiam does bode well for Yelm. Don’t be surprised if they move up this list quickly.
11. Rochester Warriors
Last season: 2-7 – 6th in 1A Southwest
Next game: @ Ridgefield – Ridgefield Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Outlook: The senior class of Rochester football players are now on their fourth head coach. This year, it’s Eric Snelson. Snelson is a first year head coach but brings a wealth of experience with him from Black Hills including Jack Zilla, Shane Dover and just about any other Wolves coach you can think of. It might be a struggle in Rochester, but if they can keep Snelson in town, the Warriors’ fortunes may be on the rise.
12. Rainier Mountaineers
Last season: 1-8 – 7th in 1A Southwest
Next game: vs. Naselle – Rainier HS – Friday, 7:00 PM
Outlook: The last new head coach is Terry Shaw, who has the unenviable task of trying to right the ship in Rainier. Numbers are up for the Mountaineers and I’d expect an extra win here or there, but as one of the smallest 1A schools in the state, it’s hard to imagine much improvement record-wise, especially in a league that consists of Hoquiam, Montesano, Elma and Tenino.
2013 Olympia area high school graduates playing collegiate athletics
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
2013 high school football schedules
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
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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
Hoquiam’s Ronquillo steps down, will take over as football coach at Yelm
Rick Anderson of The Daily World in Aberdeen reported today that Jason Ronquillo has stepped down as the head football coach at Hoquiam High School and will take the head football coach position at Yelm. The 37 year-old Ronquillo has spent six years as the head coach at Hoquiam compiling a 32-28 record including a 25-8 record since the Grizzlies stepped down from 2A to the 1A ranks.
Ronquillo will take over for Randy Swilley, who stepped down at the end of the season following a 5-5 year that saw his son, Jacob, become the school’s all-time leading rusher and set a single season touchdown record while running a quarterback-less offense that was, even for high school football, extremely gimmicky.
As a broadcaster that had to call one of Yelm’s football games this past season, I will not be sad to see that style of offense go.
Local players honored in AP all-state teams
The Associated Press Washington released their all-state football selections on Friday and 11 local players were honored. Below is a list of players honored broken down by school…
Capital (2A)
First team: Kai Van Sickle (RB), Mat Cox (OL),
Second team: Mat Cox (DL)
North Thurston (3A)
First team: Tru Hicks (DB)
Shelton (3A)
First team: Ralph Kinne (RB), David Ajamu (TE)
Tenino (1A)
First team: Devante Harris (WR)
Timberline (3A)
First team: Brett Woods (P)
Second team: Brandon Wetzel (LB)
Tumwater (2A)
First team: Andrew Brown (RB, All-Purpose), Jamie Bryant (DL)
Second team: David Durden (LB)
Yelm (4A)
First team: Jacob Swilley (RB)
The Seattle PI has the full teams on their website.
All-Narrows League football teams
I’m a little slow on the uptake with these, but the Narrows League released their all-league football teams last week and local high school players fared very well. Shelton’s Ralph Kinne took home the league’s MVP award while Spencer Crump shared the offensive MVP award with Lincoln’s J’Maka Love. Another Blazer, Brandon Wetzel took home defensive MVP and the Timberline coaching staff was honored.
Here are the all-league teams, broken down by area school. The Olympian has the whole team here.
4A Narrows League
Olympia Bears
Offense
First team: Casey Bond, Sr. (RB)
Honorable mention: Michael Naipo, Sr. (QB), Alex Johnson, Sr (TE), Jonathan Holden, Sr. (WR)
Defense
First team: Joey Knight, Sr. (DL) and Tanner Hartsoch, Sr. (DL), Mitch Fettig, Jr. (DB)
Second team: Elijah De La Cruz, Sr. (LB), Randy Jones, Jr. (DB)
Honorable mention: Josh Newbill, Sr. (DL), James Bagley, Sr. (LB)
Yelm Tornadoes
Offense
Offensive MVP: Jacob Swilley, Sr.
First team: Cody Anderson, Sr. (OL)
Honorable mention: William Benbrook, Sr. (OL), Nathan Mix, Jr. (OL)
Defense
First team: Jacob Swilley, Sr. (DB)
Second team: Kollin Crown, So. (DL), Kyle Brownell, Sr. (DB)
Honorable mention: Victor Munoz, Jr. (DB)
Special teams
Second team: Vernon Parker, Fr. (K)
3A Narrows League
North Thurston Rams
Offense
First team: Mo Manning, Sr. (RB), Treshon Long, Jr. (OL), Alex Rice, Jr. (OL), Andre Grantham, Sr. (FB)
Second team: Ryan Mets, Jr. (QB), Ryan Glendenning, Sr. (OL)
Honorable mention: Brandon Belisario, Sr. (RB)
Defense
First team: Zach Wilson, Sr. (DL), Tru Hicks, Sr. (DB), Rubin Ramirez, Sr. (LB)
Second team: Jake Grantham, Jr. (DL), Bobby Cervantes, Sr. (DB)
Shelton Highclimbers
Offense
MVP: Ralph Kinne, Sr. (RB)
First team: David Ajamu, Sr. (TE), Ben Anderson, Sr. (OL)
Second team: Brian Nault, So. (OL), Jake Lindley, Sr. (OL), DeShon Bell, Sr. (FB)
Honorable mention: Jared Welander, Sr. (QB), Nolan Halfmoon, Sr. (WR), Michael Sobotka, Jr. (WR), Hunter Ostenson, Jr. (OL), Kaleb Wright, Sr. (OL)
Defense
First team: DeShon Bell, Sr. (DL), Jake Frakes, Sr. (DB), Thomas Gettle, Sr. (LB)
Second team: Colton Hubble, Jr. (DB), Gordon Henry, Jr. (LB)
Honorable mention: Betsaid Garcia, Sr. (DL), Jesse Danford, Jr. (DB)
Special teams
First team: Shelby Salisbury, Sr. (K)
Timberline Blazers
Offense
Co-offensive MVP: Spencer Crump, Sr. (RB)
First team: Ethan Metzger, Sr. (OL), Sebastian Mikaele, Sr. (OL)
Second team: Malachi Jones, Sr. (WR), Dylan Reinhold, Jr. (OL)
Honorable mention: Levi Lambert-Wilson, Sr. (WR), Justace Buhl, Sr. (WR), Rasul Hicks, Sr. (OL)
Defense
Defensive MVP: Brandon Wetzel, Sr. (LB)
First team: Stone Hart, Sr. (DL), Mitch Cone, Sr. (DB), Jeff Winstead, Jr. (DB), Brennan Kaleiwaea, Jr. (LB)
Second team: Dayne Haddon, Sr. (DL), Stevie Cleveland, So. (DB)
Honorable mention: Cole Stevens, Jr. (DL), McCarthy Tonuao, Sr. (DL), Asan Neil, Jr. (DB)
Special teams
First team: Brett Woods, Sr. (P), Dylan Reinhold, Jr. (Long snapper)
Second team: Marcus Cuttino, Sr. (Returner)
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