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Oly soccer community rallies again for Friends of Mia Alumni Soccer Cup
After an extremely successful first season as an eight team, single day event in 2012, the Friends of Mia Alumni Soccer Cup returns and will expand to two days this season, June 15-16, at The Regional Athletic Complex in Lacey.
Corey Johnson and Bryce Brown battle in 2012 FoM tourney
Eight teams representing alumni from the soccer programs at Black Hills, Capital, North Thurston, Olympia, River Ridge, Shelton, Timberline and Tumwater will compete in honor of Mia Deligeannis, who passed away from childhood cancer last year at the age of five. Proceeds from the tournament go to Friends of Mia, a Seattle Children’s Hospital Guild that provides support for families going through treatment of childhood cancer and to support research at Children’s Hospital founded by Mia’s parents Casey Deligeannis and Lelani Benavente.
Mia and family
The registration deadline for the tournament is fast approaching and all teams are still in need of players, especially the Black Hills and Shelton squads. And for the first time, a free agent pool has been created for players interested in playing in the tournament but don’t have ties to an area team. Free agents will be assigned to teams needing players. All players, alumni and free agents, can find more information on the Facebook event page and can register on Brown Paper Tickets. Registration is $65 and players are guaranteed at least three games.
Today is the last day to register and guarantee that you will receive the official 2013 Friends of Mia Alumni Soccer Cup jersey complete with new crest designed by Oly Sports (above).
River Ridge’s Kenny Turner performs his patented karate kick defense at the 2012 FoM tourney
Last year’s tournament was one of the highlights of the area sports calendar, a great event that showcased the camaraderie and generosity of the soccer community in the Olympia area. To see everybody come out to support Mia, the Deligeannis family and Friends of Mia just a couple months after her tragic passing at such a young age was extremely humbling and uplifting.
Capital celebrates their 2012 tourney victory
Teams played their hearts out and the tournament was eventually won by Capital in a penalty shootout over Olympia in their fifth 70 minute game of the day. With everybody wiped out after one day of games, the decision was made to break the tournament up over two days with pool play taking place on Saturday the 15th and the semifinals and championship game taking place on Sunday the 16th.
O’Blarney’s will host the after party on Saturday night with a portion of sales going to Friends of Mia.
PHOTO GALLERY: Cougars fall 4-1 to Tyee in state tourney
(Click any image to go to gallery and see larger size. Apologies for the less than stellar quality, nothing really turned out tonight. If you would like to buy me a nice lens, please email me, I’ll take it)
Kellan O’Neill uncorked a scorching shot along the ground from just inside the box in the 20th minute that beat the Tyee keeper to give Capital a 1-0 lead. Despite the early Cougars goal, the Totems were the aggressors from the beginning and eventually capitalized scoring three times in a 15 minute span to knock off Capital, 4-1, in the first round of the 2A state tournament at Highline Memorial Stadium in Burien.
Down 1-0 deep into the first half, Tyee finally broke through with the equalizer after numerous chances throughout the first 39 minutes. With just 1:19 remaining in the half, Osvaldo Lopez turned from the far right side and put a shot between three Capital defenders that found far side of the goal. The two teams went to the half tied at one apiece.
Tyee’s Hamidou Kante broke free on the right side 12 minutes into the second half and caught Capital keeper Van Soderberg out of position. Soderberg hammered Kante just inside the box and the Totems were awarded a penalty kick. Liam Maginniss buried the shot for what would prove to be the game winning goal.
A minute later, Kante scored an easy goal off of a deflected Eduardo Pelayo shot to give the Totems a 3-1 lead. Lopez scored another goal with just over five minutes left to play and finished out the game with a 4-1 win, ending the Cougars season.
Capital finishes the season at 11-8-1. The Cougars were the last boys soccer team from the Olympia area still alive.
Today (5/14): Capital faces Tyee in state tourney first round
Boys soccer
Capital vs. Tyee – Highline Memorial Stadium, Burien – 7:30 PM
Capital, the last remaining boys soccer team from the Olympia area, opens state tournament play when they face Tyee at Highline Memorial Stadium in Burien tonight at 7:00 PM.
The Cougars finished second in the 2A EvCo at 8-4 but lost their first round game in the District IV tournament to Mark Morris. An upset of EvCo champion Aberdeen and a 2-0 win over Centralia in the consolation bracket led them to third place and a birth in the state tourney.
Tyee finished second in the 2A Seamount at 10-3-1 behind undefeated Hazen and won their only district game 3-1 over White River to advance as the #3 seed out of the West Central District. The Totems finished the season 12-4-1.
The computer rankings of ScoreCzar have predicted that Tyee will beat Capital 2-1.
Saturday scoreboard: Saints softball survives; Bears, Rams baseball split seeding games; Cougs soccer to state
College softball
NCAA Tournament West Regional
Humboldt State 6, Saint Martin’s 5
Saint Martin’s 8, Grand Canyon 5 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
In game one of the NCAA Division II West Regional in Arcata, California today, Saint Martin’s out homered heavy home run hitting Humboldt State on their home field but it wasn’t enough and the Saints fell to the Lumberjacks, 6-5. The loss was the first for the Saints in the double-elimination tournament and sent them to an elimination game later in the day.
Humboldt State opened the scoring right away putting two runs on the board in the bottom of the first inning. But the Saints answered back, first with a two run home run from Dani Wall in the top of the second and briefly took a 3-2 lead when Joslyn Eugenio drove in Lacey McGladrey in the third.
The ‘Jacks answered with three straight runs in the third and fourth innings including Dani Randall’s homer in the third and what proved to be the game winning run on a Courtney Hiatt single in the fourth.
Taviah Jenkins hit a two run shot in the sixth inning to cut the score to one run and Taylor Bakos singled and advanced to second on an error with no outs. Aubree Pocklington fouled out and Madi Davis struck out for the first two outs of the inning. Bakos was then thrown out on the plate trying to score from second on a single to left by McGladrey. The Saints stranded a runner at second in the seventh inning and Humboldt State held on to win 6-5.
In game two, Grand Canyon got a rematch with the Saints after eliminating UC-San Diego in the first game of the consolation bracket in the morning.
Facing elimination, Saint Martin’s got it going quickly scoring twice in the first inning on a Sam Munger single and a Wall ground out. In the second, Pocklington doubled to drive in Bakos and the Saints took a 3-0 lead.
The ‘Lopes would answer back in a big way with four runs in an error filled top of the third inning. But Jenkins hit her second home run of the day in the bottom half of the inning, a two run shot that put the Saints back on top, 5-3. McGladrey’s single in the fourth drove in Pocklington to put the Saints up 6-4.
Grand Canyon got a run back in the fifth but again Jenkins went deep in the bottom of the fifth, her third of the day, to give the Saints an 8-5 lead and they would hold on to end the ‘Lopes season and advance to play Humboldt State on Sunday at noon. The Saints will have to win two straight games against the ‘Jacks to advance to the Super Regionals.
High school baseball
4A West Central/Southwest Bi-District tournament
Olympia 8, Kentridge 1
Emerald Ridge 7, Olympia 4
With their win over Kentridge and their loss to Emerald Ridge, Olympia took sixth place in the district tournament and advanced to the state tournament regionals. They will take on Lake Stevens at Everett Memorial Stadium on Saturday, May 18th at 1:00 PM.
3A West Central/Southwest Bi-District tournament
Peninsula 10, North Thurston 4
North Thurston 5, Bonney Lake 0
North Thurston dropped their district semifinal game to Peninsula but came back to beat Bonney Lake at take third place. They will face Mt. Si at Bannerwood Park in Bellevue on Saturday, May 18th at 1:00 PM in the state tournament regionals.
2A District IV tournament
Mark Morris 8, Capital 7
Down 7-0 and with just three outs left in their season, Mark Morris rallied for eight runs in the seventh inning and Capital saw their season end with a heartbreaking 8-7 loss.
Boys soccer
3A West Central/Southwest Bi-District tournament
Mountain View 4, North Thurston 0
North Thurston’s season came to an end at Highline Memorial Stadium with a 4-0 loss to Mountain View.
2A District IV tournament
Capital 2, Centralia 0
Capital got second half goals from Ethan Meyers and Kellen O’Neill and kept their season alive with a 2-0 win over Centralia at Ingersoll Stadium. They will play in the state tournament beginning on Wednesday, May 15th.
Auto racing
South Sound Speedway winners:
Mini Stock – Grant Charneski
Vintage Modifieds – Paul Field
Hobby Stocks – David Knittle
Baby Grand – Jim Guinn
Stinger 8’s – Steve Pierson
Today (5/11): Such a busy day
College softball
NCAA Tournament Regional
Saint Martins vs. Humboldt State – Arcata, CA – 11:00 AM
Boys soccer
3A West Central/Southwest Bi-District tourney
North Thurston vs. Mountain View – Highline Stadium, Burien – 1:00 PM
2A District IV consolation final
Capital vs. Centralia – Ingersoll Stadium – 7:00 PM
High school baseball
4A West Central/Southwest Bi-District consolation
Olympia vs. Kentridge – Heritage Park, Puyallup – 1:00 PM
3A West Central/Southwest Bi-District semifinals
North Thurston vs. Peninsula – Auburn Mountainview HS – 10:00 AM
2A District IV consolation
Capital vs. Mark Morris – Bearcat Stadium, Chehalis – 11:00 AM
College baseball
Centralia College vs. Green River – The RAC – 1:00 PM
Thursday scoreboard: Rams get revenge on Shelton; Capital survives again
High school softball
4A Narrows League tournament
Bellarmine 3, Olympia 2
With the loss, Olympia plays Gig Harbor for third place on Friday at 3:00 PM at the South End Recreational Area in Tacoma. Both teams will advance to districts.
3A Narrows League tournament
North Thurston 12, Shelton 0
Wilson 3, Timberline 1
North Thurston moves on to play Wilson in the Narrows championship game on Friday at SERA in Tacoma at 3:00 PM.
At the same time at SERA, Timberline will face Shelton in the third place game. Both teams have advanced to districts.
2A Evergreen Conference regular season
Tumwater 11, Black Hills 0
Boys soccer
2A District IV tournament
Capital 2, Aberdeen 0
Nick Boatright scored in the 32nd minute to keep Capital alive with their 2-0 win over Aberdeen at Stewart Field in Aberdeen. The Cougars will host Centralia in a winner-to-state, loser-out contest on Saturday.
Today (5/9): Capital faces loser-out game in Aberdeen; Narrows League tourney starts in Tacoma
Boys soccer
Capital @ Aberdeen – Stewart Field – 7:00 PM
Capital fought off elimination on Tuesday with a 1-0 win over River Ridge but now faces the winner of the 2A EvCo in another loser-out game in Aberdeen. The two teams met twice in the regular season. The Courgars handed the Bobcats their first loss of the season with a 3-2 overtime win on April 6th but Aberdeen avenged that loss with a convincing 5-1 win on the regular season’s last day. The winner moves on to face either Centralia or Mark Morris in a winner-to-state, loser-out game on Saturday.
High school softball
4A Narrows League tournament
Olympia vs. Central Kitsap/Bellarmine – SERA, Tacoma – 3:00 PM
3A Narrows League tournament
North Thurston vs. Shelton/Foss – SERA, Tacoma – 3:00 PM
Timberline vs. Mount Tahoma/Lincoln/Wilson – SERA, Tacoma – 3:00 PM
The South End Recreation Area in Tacoma hosts the Narrows League tournament today and the three Olympia area teams come in as the #2 seed in 4A and the #1 and #2 seeds in the 3A tournament. All three teams have already qualified for districts and are competing for seeding. The championship and consolation games will be played on Friday afternoon at SERA.
Tuesday scoreboard: T-Birds baseball advances, Blazers, Navs seasons end; Cougars soccer ends Hawks season
High school baseball
4A West Central/Southwest Bi-District tournament
Puyallup 7, Olympia 1
Olympia fell into the consolation bracket with their 7-1 loss to Puyallup in Kent on Tuesday night. Leif Hansen went 2-for-3 and Joey Knight had a pair of hits and the lone RBI for the Bears. They will face Union on Wednesday at Heritage Park in Puyallup in a loser-out game.
3A West Central/Southwest Bi-District tournament
Bonney Lake 4, Timberline 3 (9 innings)
Timberline’s season came to an end on Tuesday night at Heidelberg Park in Tacoma with a 4-3 extra innings loss to Bonney Lake. The Blazers were 17-5 this season but lost three straight games after winning the Narrows League regular season title.
2A District IV tournament
Tumwater 4, Hockinson 1
WF West 1, Capital 0
Garrett Terrell struck out eight and Anthony Correia went 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles and two runs scored to lead Tumwater to a 4-1 win over Hockinson in the opening round of the 2A District IV tournament. The T-Birds move on to play Mark Morris tomorrow in a winner-to-state game at WF West High School in Chehalis at 6:00 PM.
Tom Kerr went six innings giving up just one run while striking out seven, but that one run was enough for WF West to knock Capital into the consolation bracket with a 1-0 win. The Cougars face a loser-out game tomorrow in Centralia.
2B District IV tournament
Mossyrock 10, Northwest Christian 5
Northwest Christian’s season came to an end with a 10-5 loss to Mossyrock in Adna.
Boys soccer
2A District IV tournament (loser-out)
Capital 1, River Ridge 0
Capital barely kept their season alive tonight with a 1-0 win over River Ridge at Ingersoll Stadium. The Cougars will travel to Aberdeen on Thursday for another loser-out game.
Narrows League regular season
Mount Tahoma 2, North Thurston 1
Gig Harbor 6, Timberline 0
Bellarmine 5, Olympia 0
North Thurston’s Kenny Heo scored a late goal but Mount Tahoma held on for a 2-1 win at South Sound Stadium. The Rams’ loss, combined with Shelton’s 3-3 tie with Wilson, means that the top four teams in the 3A Narrows League finished with seven wins. Wilson finishes at 7-3-2 while Mount Tahoma, Shelton and North Thurston are all 7-4-1. Mount Tahoma swept North Thurston, while the Rams split with Shelton, and Shelton and Mount Tahoma split. More than likely, this means that the seeds break down like this for districts: #1 Wilson, #2 Mount Tahoma, #3 Shelton, #4 North Thurston. If that is the case, the Rams would play Bonney Lake in Auburn on Saturday night.
High school softball
Tumwater 15, River Ridge 0
Centralia 17, Capital 1
For the second straight day, Tumwater knocked off River Ridge 15-0. And for the second straight day, Kayleen Glasgo picked up the win in the circle and went 2-for-2 with two runs and two RBIs.
Today (5/7): Cougars soccer hosts Hawks in loser-out game; Busy day of baseball districts
Boys soccer
2A District IV consolation (loser-out)
River Ridge @ Capital – Ingersoll Stadium – 7:00 PM
River Ridge and Capital meet for the third time this season in a loser-out game in the 2A District IV tournament. The Cougars trumped the Hawks on 2-0 on March 28th at Ingersoll Stadium and the Hawks scored a 3-2 win thanks to an Agustin Arriaga goal in overtime on April 23rd at South Sound Stadium. Both teams were shutout in their opening round games against Ridgefield and Mark Morris.
3A Narrows League regular season
North Thurston vs. Mount Tahoma – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
High school baseball
4A West Central/Southwest Bi-District tournament
Olympia vs. Puyallup – Art Wright Field, Kent – 7:00 PM
Olympia’s loss in the Narrows League championship game on Friday proved costly as it dropped them into a game against 19-2 and #1 ranked Puyallup at Art Wright Field in Kent. The Bears traveled to Puyallup early in the season and fell to the Vikings 7-0. The winner qualifies for state and will play in the district championship game on Saturday while the loser falls into the consolation bracket and faces a loser-out game on Wednesday at 7:00 PM in Puyallup.
3A West Central/Southwest Bi-District tournament
Timberline vs. Bonney Lake – Heidelberg Park, Tacoma – 7:00 PM
Timberline comes into the district tournament on a two game losing streak. Their 14-2 non-conference loss to South Kitsap snapped a 14 game winning streak and was followed by a 5-3 loss to North Thurston in the Narrows League championship game. That loss dropped them into a loser-out game against Bonney Lake at Heidelberg Park in Tacoma at 7:00 PM. The Blazers and Panthers met once this season already with Timberline taking a 7-6 win in Lacey on March 15th.
2A District IV tournament
Tumwater vs. Hockinson – Tumwater HS – 4:30 PM
Capital @ WF West – Bearcat Stadium, Chehalis – 4:30 PM
Tumwater finished tied for second in the 2A EvCo at 12-6 and won the tiebreaker with Aberdeen to earn a home game in the first round of districts. They draw Hockinson, who finished 6-6 in the GSHL and just 7-11 overall. The winner moves on to play either Centralia or Mark Morris on Wednesday in Chehalis while the loser drops into a loser-out game in Centralia.
With their fifth place finish at 6-12, Capital draws #1 seed and 16-2 WF West at Bearcat Stadium in Chehalis. The two teams met three times during the regular season with the Bearcats taking all three meetings by a combined score of 31-5. The winner plays either Aberdeen or Ridgefield on Wednesday in Chehlais while the loser plays a loser-out game in Centralia.
2B District IV tournament
Northwest Christian vs. Mossyrock – Adna HS – 3:30 PM
With their 15-3 loss to Adna yesterday, Northwest Christian faces a loser-out game today against Mossyrock in Adna. The Vikings fell to Napavine yesterday 13-10.
College softball
SPSCC vs. Highline (DH) – The RAC – 1:00 PM
Saturday scoreboard: Saints softball wins GNAC tournament championship
College softball
Photo from SMUSaints.com
GNAC tournament championship
Simon Fraser 3, Saint Martin’s 2
Saint Martin’s 6, Simon Fraser 1 – Recap on SMUSaints.com
Saint Martin’s had two chances to win one game to claim the GNAC tournament championship on Saturday afternoon in Billings, Montana. Simon Fraser forced a final game with a 3-2 win in game one but Taylor Bakos shut down The Clan offense in game two and the Saints claimed their first GNAC title and an automatic berth to the NCAA tournament.
Simon Fraser scored right off the bat in game one with Trisha Bourchard’s two run homer in the first inning. They then added a run in the third inning when Bourchard stole home. Kelsey Hawkins went 5 1/3 innings giving up just four hits and one earned run for The Clan. The Saints did get one run in the bottom of the seventh inning but were unable to get the tying run home from third and Simon Fraser escaped with a 3-2 win.
Game two was a completely different story. Joslyn Eugenio homered in the second inning and Lacey McGladrey and Sam Munger each drove in a run in the Saints’ three run third inning and the Saints would put two more on the board in the fifth. Simon Fraser advanced runners past second base just twice in the game, one would score in the fifth but another was stranded at third when The Clan hit into an inning ending double play. Munger went 3-for-4 for the Saints extending her hitting streak to 22 games and took home the Tournament MVP.
The 22nd ranked Saints advance to the NCAA Division II Regionals. They will find out where they will go on Monday morning.
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In other softball action….
Grays Harbor 11, SPSCC 2
Grays Harbor 8, SPSCC 0
College baseball
Northwest Nazarene 7, Saint Martin’s 5
Saint Martin’s 3, Northwest Nazarene 2
Saint Martin’s wrapped up their season at 9-39 overall. Senior Bobby Twedt finished the season hitting .333 with 23 RBIs, Sophomore Travis Shaw hit .331 with 25 RBIs and Sophomore Chandler Tracy led the Saints with 12 home runs, 29 RBI and hit .301.
Boys soccer
2A District IV tournament
Mark Morris 1, Capital 0 (Monarchs win shootout 4-2)
Ridgefield 2, River Ridge 0
With losses to GSHL teams in the first round, #2 seed Capital will host #5 seed River Ridge on Tuesday night in a loser out game.
Roller Derby
Oly Rollers 182, Port City 19
Oly Sports 