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PHOTO GALLERY: Olympia vs. Union
The Olympia boys basketball team faced Union in a loser out district game at Curtis High School in University Place. Despite taking a 12 point lead in the first half, the Bears’ season came to an end with a 57-48 loss. Alex Johnson (#24) scored 14 points for the Bears while Saint Martin’s signee Tyler Copp (#10) scored 20 for the Titans.
PHOTOS: Dropkick Donnas vs. Blunt Force Trauma
Photos from the Oly Rollers’ Dropkick Donnas bout with Bellingham Roller Betties’ Blunt Force Trauma. The pictures aren’t great, admittedly, because I’m still struggling with the lighting in Skateland! so I tried some different settings that often did not work. I also had my two year-old with me limiting where I could be to take pictures. Still, there are some fun ones in here.
Friday scoreboard: Bears, Hawks, Blazers score conference wins; Geoducks women top Beacons
Boys basketball
Olympia 51, Gig Harbor 37
River Ridge 66, Capital 62
South Kitsap 73, North Thurston 45
WF West 69, Tumwater 58
Centralia 69, Black Hills 64
Lincoln 70, Timberline 60 (Photos above)
Top scorers (No Black Hills stats): Brad Wallace (River Ridge)......30 Steven Stone (North Thurston)...22 Justin Rudd (Capital)...........20 Donaven Dorsey (Timberline).....18 Jayden Croft (Tumwater).........15 David Cooper (Tumwater).........14 Michael Naipo (Olympia).........13
Girls basketball
River Ridge 51, Capital 25
Timberline 54, Lincoln 53
South Kitsap 51, North Thurston 44
Gig Harbor 42, Olympia 34
Top scorers (No Capital or River Ridge stats): Sarah McKee (Timberline)............29 Jenna Randich (Olympia).............14 Kajana Fernandus (North Thurston)...13 Brittany Sebesta (North Thurston)...11
Women’s basketball
Evergreen 63, Northwest Christian 56 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Danielle Swain scored 15 points and Sammi Clark added a double-double with 13 points and 10 boards to lead Evergreen to a 63-56 win over Northwest Christian in Eugene. The Geoducks used runs of 11-0 and 9-1 to build a ten point lead after the first half. But the Beacons cut the lead to just three with just over a minute to play. The Geoducks hit their free throws down the stretch to ice the victory.
Men’s basketball
Northwest Christian 73, Evergreen 62 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Tuesday scoreboard: Hawks hand Cats first league loss; Cougs, Wolves, Navs pick up conference wins
Boys basketball
River Ridge 73, WF West 50
Capital 57, Tumwater 51
Aberdeen 57, Black Hills 49
Winlock 62, Northwest Christian 47
Pope John Paul II vs. Firm Foundation – No report
With Brock Wade out with the flu, first place WF West struggled to score against River Ridge and behind 18 first half points from Brad Wallace, the Hawks took a 30-18 at the break.
After an even third quarter, River Ridge quickly built their lead to 16 points, 46-30, in the early stages of the fourth. The Bearcats then went on a 15-5 run cutting the River Ridge lead to six at the 4:51 mark before Hawks head coach John Barbee stopped the bleeding with a timeout. Within a minute and a half, River Ridge built their lead back to 13 points and never looked back closing the game with a 22-5 run that gave them a 73-50 win and moved their 2A EvCo league record to 4-3.
Brad Wallace finished with 29 points for the Hawks. The loss was the first conference defeat of the season for WF West. They still sit in first place at 6-1.
Top scorers (No Black Hills or other River Ridge stats): Brad Wallace (River Ridge)..............29 Elijah Shoffner (Northwest Christian)...18 Jayden Croft (Tumwater).................18 Keenan Williams (Capital)...............17
Girls basketball
Northwest Christian 38, Ocosta 19
Black Hills 83, Aberdeen 53
Capital 30, Tumwater 20
WF West 51, River Ridge 36
Top scorers (No River Ridge stats available): Sarah McGee (Black Hills)................20 Mackenzie Reeves (Northwest Christian)...15 Hope Mortensen (Black Hills).............14 Hailey Bredeson (Northwest Christian)....11 Sophie Rice (Capital)....................11
Tuesday scoreboard: Hawks top T-Birds twice
Boys basketball
River Ridge 75, Tumwater 63
Columbia Adventist 73, Pope John Paul II 29 – Photos above
North Beach 56, Northwest Christian 46
WF West 58, Capital 48
Top scorers: Brad Wallace (River Ridge)...28 Austin Koukal (Northwest Christian)...19 David Cooper (Tumwater)...14 Justin Rudd (Capital)...14 Jayden Croft (Tumwater)...13 Keenan Williams (Capital)...13
Girls basketball
River Ridge 57, Tumwater 47
WF West 48, Capital 24
Top scorers: Lacye Groening (Tumwater)...18 Jazzlynn Brewster (River Ridge)...17 Rebecca Stevenson (River Ridge)...16
Monday scoreboard: Clippers swept; Wolves knock off Blazers
Men’s basketball
Green River 79, SPSCC 59 – Box score
South Puget Sound’s Jamey Smith scored 22 points and AJ Fuller added 16 but the Clippers hit just six field goals in the first half and couldn’t come back from a 12 point halftime deficit falling to Green River 79-59.
The Clippers rallied in the early minutes of the second half but Green River took advantage of an untimely technical foul called on Johlani Porchia and their lead was built back to 14. After that, it was all Green River as their lead quickly ballooned to over twenty points and the Gators never looked back.
Green River outrebounded SPSCC 46-20 led by Kendal Brown’s nine boards to go along with his game high 25 points. Kortney Darby added 21 in the win.
Women’s basketball
Green River 59, SPSCC 46 – Box score
Renee Willey scored 17 points and pulled down 11 rebounds but turnovers continued to plague the South Puget Sound women’s basketball team and Green River’s 28 points off of 31 Clipper turnovers proved to the difference in the Gators’ 59-46 win. McKenzie Raben collected 13 rebounds and had four assists for the Clippers in the loss.
Girl’s basketball
Black Hills 58, Timberline 53
A 16-9 third quarter erased a halftime deficit for Black Hills and the Wolves put their foot on the gas in the fourth scoring 18 points to hold on for a 58-53 non-league win over Timberline. Black Hills’ Hope Mortensen led all scorers with 15 points while Becky Clayton scored 14 for the Blazers.
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