Category Archives: Soccer
Today (11/10): Playoffs, playoffs and more playoffs
Playoffs galore today, from Olympia to Portland and Kennewick. Seasons won or lost, who moves on?
High school volleyball
4A state tournament semifinals
Olympia vs. Mead – Marcus Pavilion – 3:15 PM
Listen live on the Eli Sports Network
3A state tournament semifinals
North Thurston vs. Southridge – Marcus Pavilion – 1:30 PM
Listen live on the Eli Sports Network
2A state tournament semifinals
Tumwater vs. Colville – Pierce College – 12:30 PM
2A state tournament consolation
Capital vs. Sehome – Pierce College – 8:30 AM
High school football
3A state tournament opening round
North Thurston @ Kennewick – Lampson Stadium – 4:00 PM
Watch the game live on the Washington Sports Network
Timberline vs. Marysville-Pilchuck – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
Listen live on KGY
2A state tournament opening round
Capital @ Lakewood – Goddard Stadium, Everett – 7:30 PM
Listen live on KRKO
Men’s soccer
Cascade Collegiate Conference championship
Evergreen vs. Concordia – Tuominen Yard, Portland – 6:00 PM
Watch the game live here
College volleyball
Saint Martin’s vs. Northwest Nazarene – Capital HS – 3:00 PM
Today (11/6): Geoducks host first playoff game in program history
The Evergreen men’s soccer team hosts Warner Pacific in their very first home playoff game in program history today, though their “home” field will be the RAC in Lacey for this game. The Geoducks went 12-2 in Cascade Collegiate League play and are the #2 seed in the playoffs. The Knights finished third in conference at 8-5-1.
Evergreen swept the season series between the two teams. Willie Spurr scored a goal and Warner Pacific surrendered a game winning own goal in the Geoducks 2-1 win on September 22nd in Portland. Then on October 24th, Kevin Flavin scored a pair of goals and Mauricio Sanchez posted his fourth shutout of the season to take home a 2-0 win and clinch this home playoff game.
First kick today at the RAC is scheduled for 4:00 PM.
Today (11/3): Geoducks soccer, volleyball; SPSCC soccer; Playoff football
The playoff bound Evergreen men’s soccer team takes on Northwest University today on Evergreen Pitch. Eight Geoducks will be honored on senior day. Kyle Wiese, George Bundy, Josh Strasser, Kevin Flavin, Jeremy Novack, Ben Joselyn, Brandon Wood and Mirza Memic will all play their final regular season home game.
The Geoducks knocked off the Eagles 4-0 in Kirkland on September 29th in their first meeting this season. First kick today is scheduled for 1:00 PM
Also in men’s soccer action, South Puget Sound wraps up their season with a home game against Southwestern Oregon. The two teams played to a 1-1 draw in Coos Bay on October 20th. First kick at the RAC is at 2:00 PM.
The Evergreen volleyball team is still looking for their first win in their final game of the season. Three seniors – Sasha Nash, Sonja Arrasi-Nash and Stephanie Peshlakai-John – will be honored before the game. Game time at the CRC Gymnasium is set for 7:00 PM.
Last, but certainly not least, three high school football playoff games are on tap tonight but just one of them is in town…
North Thurston vs. Rainier Beach – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
Olympia @ Auburn – Auburn Memorial Stadium – 7:00 PM
Shelton @ Nathan Hale – Seattle Memorial Stadium – 7:00 PM
You can listen to the Shelton/Nathan Hale game on 1030 AM and KMAS.com with me on the play-by-play. Unfortunately, it’s the only game broadcast live tonight.
Thursday scoreboard: District soccer and volleyball; Saints volleyball, Geoducks basketball fall
Girl’s soccer
2A Division IV playoffs
WF West 1, Tumwater 0
Black Hills 6, Capital 2
Meghan Ward scored in the 57th minute and WF West held on to knock off Tumwater in the 2A Division IV title game. Both teams had already qualified for state.
Whitney Lowe scored four goals and Arin Seidlitz added two more as Black Hills exploded to keep their season alive with a 6-2 win over Capital. The Wolves move on to face Hockinson on Saturday in a loser-out, winner-to-state game. The Cougars season came to an end.
College volleyball
Seattle Pacific 3, Saint Martin’s 0 (25-13, 25-20, 25-14) – Recap
High school volleyball
2A District IV playoffs
Tumwater 3, Centralia 0 (25-8, 25-6, 25-5)
Capital 3, RA Long 1 (25-10, 25-23, 23-25, 25-14)
Mark Morris 3, Black Hills 0 (25-23, 25-23, 25-10)
Black Hills 3, Centralia 0 (25-23, 25-16, 25-20)
Men’s basketball
Seattle Mountaineers 85, Evergreen 72 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Evergreen kicked off their season with an 85-72 exhibition game loss to the semi-pro Seattle Mountaineers at the CRC Gymnasium. Newcomers KJ Hong and Marc Taylor scored 18 and 14 points respectively for the Geoducks while the lone returning Evergreen player that played, Travis Wagner, chipped in 10 points.
High school football
Yelm 64, Mount Tahoma 6
Yelm picked up an extra week 10 game against Mount Tahoma and knocked off the T-Birds 64-6 behind six touchdowns from Jacob Swilley in his last high school game. The six touchdowns were a single-game record for the Tornadoes and Swilley broke the school record for single season rushing.
Tumwater Pioneers release inaugural season schedule
The Tumwater Pioneers indoor soccer team released their inaugural season schedule on Monday night. They will play eight home games total including four home games, the first on January 5th against the Marysville Ruckus. The Pios will play their first ever game on December 1st in Bremerton against the Kitsap Pumas.
The PASL Premier’s nine teams will be grouped in one division but not all teams will play each other. The Pioneers will play the Pumas, South Sound Shock (Tacoma), Cascade Steelheaders (Bend, Oregon) twice and the Ruckus and Wenatchee Fire once but they don’t face the Arlington Aviators, Snohomish Skyhawks or WSA Rapids in the regular season.
For more info on the Pioneers, visit their website at www.tumwaterpioneers.com and follow them on Twitter and Facebook. Tickets for games at Tumwater Indoor Sports are just $5 for adults and $3 for children
(Full disclosure: I manage the media relations and marketing for the Pioneers.)
Tuesday scoreboard: T-Birds make state, Cougs survive, Blazers fall
Girl’s soccer
2A District IV playoffs
Tumwater 3, Black Hills 0
Capital 4, Aberdeen 0
Tumwater’s McKenzie May scored in the 27th and 33rd minutes to lead the T-Birds past Black Hills in a 2A Division IV semifinal game. The win qualifies the T-Birds for the state tournament and they will play WF West on Thursday in Chehalis for the district title. Abbey Bergquist added an insurance goal in the 77th minute and Mackenzie Bergquist posted a shutout in goal for the T-Birds. The Wolves will take on Capital in a loser-out game on Thursday.
McKenzie Phillips and Logan Cox combined to score three goals in the first eleven minutes and Capital avoided elimination with a 4-0 win over Aberdeen. With the win, the Cougars will face another elimination game on Thursday when they travel to Tumwater Stadium to play Black Hills.
Narrows League regular season
Wilson 3, Timberline 0
North Thurston vs. Mount Tahoma – No report
In what turned out to be the Narrows League championship game, Wilson knocked off Timberline 3-0 to claim the league title. With the loss, the Blazers will have to travel to Highline for their opening game of the post-season on Saturday.
High school volleyball
2B District playoffs
Adna 3, Northwest Christian 0
Tonight (10/30): Soggy district soccer
A pair of 2A District IV playoff games highlight tonight’s light schedule of girl’s soccer games. Enjoy the downpour, ladies.
In a semifinal game, Tumwater takes on Black Hills in a game hosted by the Wolves at Tumwater Stadium. The two teams split the season series in extremely close games. Black Hills knocked off the T-Birds 2-1 in September but Tumwater’s Hannah Fine scored a double overtime goal to beat the Wolves 1-0 one week ago. Both teams pulled off 3-2 double overtime wins on Saturday to get to this point. First kick tonight is scheduled for 7:00 PM
In the 2A District IV consolation bracket, Capital hosts Aberdeen at Ingersoll Stadium in a loser out match. Capital fell to Ridgefield on Saturday while Aberdeen couldn’t get past WF West. The two teams met twice in the regular season. The Cougars scored in the last minute in Aberdeen to win 1-0 and the Bobcats won in a penalty kick shootout last Wednesday in Olympia. First kick tonight is set for 7:00 5:00 PM.
Over at South Sound Stadium, 3A Narrows League third place North Thurston takes on cellar dwelling Mount Tahoma at 7:00 PM in the regular season finale.
Sunday scoreboard: Pitch imperfect
Men’s soccer
Western Washington 5, Saint Martin’s 1 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Women’s soccer
Concordia 8, Evergreen 0 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Today (10/28): Saints senior day; Underground Derby’s Halloween bout
Men’s soccer
Saint Martin’s vs. Western Washington – SMU Soccer Field – 1:00 PM
The Saint Martin’s men’s soccer team play their final home game of the season today and will honor four seniors before the game, Derek Martinez, Blake Moreland, Brandon Scott and Spencer Salvador.
Roller derby
Underground Derby’s Halloween Bout – Skateland! – 6:00 PM
Saturday scoreboard: Geoducks keep rolling; T-Birds, Wolves soccer prevails in 2OT; Rams upset Blazers in Narrows tourney
Men’s soccer
Evergreen 2, Oregon Tech 0 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Clark 6, SPSCC 0 – Box score
Women’s soccer
Saint Martin’s 1, MSU Billings 1 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Girl’s soccer
2A District IV tournament – Recaps from The Olympian
Tumwater 3, Hockinson 2 (2OT)
Black Hills 3, Mark Morris 2 (2OT)
Ridgefield 3, Capital 0
Semi-pro soccer
Arlington Aviators 9, Tumwater Pioneers 4 – Preseason scrimmage
College volleyball
Oregon Tech 3, Evergreen 0 (25-21, 25-12, 25-17) – Recap
Western Washington 3, Saint Martin’s 1 (23-25, 25-16, 25-10, 25-18) – Recap
High school volleyball
Narrows League tournament
North Thurston 3, Timberline 2
Olympia 3, Central Kitsap 1
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