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Saturday scoreboard: Saints baseball takes 2 of 3, softball swept
College baseball
Saint Martin’s 4, MSU-Billings 3 – 10 innings (completion of Friday’s game)
Saint Martin’s 9, MSU-Billings 7
MSU-Billings 7, Saint Martin’s 4 – More from SMUSaints.com
Saint Martin’s had two more comeback wins on Saturday before losing the final game to Montana State-Billings and are now 7-13 overall and 3-1 in the GNAC, good enough for second place behind Western Oregon. In the first game, the Saints scored two runs in the bottom of the 10th on an error by the Yellowjackets catcher on a Chaz Ferreira bunt and in the second game, down 7-4, the Saint scored five runs in the sixth inning and held on for the victory.
College softball
MSU-Billings 7, Saint Martin’s 4
MSU-Billings 3, Saint Martin’s 1 – More from SMUSaints.com
Tough day for Saint Martin’s who dropped two to the Yellowjackets and fell out of first place in the GNAC. Timberline graduate Annaleisha Parsley picked up the win for the Yellowjackets in game one. Morgan Klemm went 4-for-8 in the doubleheader to lead the Saints.
Boys soccer
North Thurston 5, North Thurston alumni 2
Timberline alumni 4, Timberline 2
Capital vs. Black Hills – No report
North Thurston alum Andy Cantrall had the save of the game on Saturday night at South Sound Stadium but the youth and speed of Coach Knudson’s team was too much for the NTHS alumni who dropped the game 5-2.
High school baseball
West Seattle 6, Tumwater 1
Capital at Centralia – Rained out
Saturday scoreboard: too much for one headline
Men’s basketball
Alaska-Fairbanks 72, Saint Martin’s 70 – More from AlaskaNanooks.com
Northwest 86, Evergreen 51 – More from Evergreen athletics
SPSCC 104, Grays Harbor 59 – Box score
Brok Pendleton had 20 points and Roger O’Neill added 12 but Saint Martin’s couldn’t get the job done in the end and lost to the Nanooks 72-70. Fairbanks ended a 13 game losing streak with their win and the Saints have now dropped eight straight games. Evergreen got 19 points from senior Patrick Lewis on senior night and actually led 15-3 early in the first half, but the Geoducks were outscored 83-38 the rest of the way. Evergreen finishes the season 1-26. South Puget Sound got 35 points from Deshawn Hayes and another double-double from Anye Turner in their thrashing of Grays Harbor.
Women’s basketball
Saint Martin’s 66, Alaska-Fairbanks 58 – More from SMUSaints.com
Evergreen 66, Northwest 62 – More from Evergreen athletics
SPSCC 69, Grays Harbor 58 – Box score
Two seniors on senior night helped Saint Martin’s knock off the Nanooks. Megan Teade had 12 points and Andrea Schutt had 11 points and 10 rebounds. Freshman Jordyn Richardson led the way with 17 points. Evergreen earned their first trip to the playoffs since the 2007-2008 season with their win over Northwest and Concordia’s loss to Eastern Oregon. Jessica Edge had 17 points to lead the way for the Geoducks. South Puget Sound had four players score in double digits, including 20 points from Aisha Jones and 17 points from Alychia Colon in their victory over Grays Harbor.
Boy’s basketball
Olympia 63, Mt. Rainier 59
North Thurston 70, Tumwater 63
With their win, Olympia advances to the district title game at 6:00 PM on Monday night at the ShoWare Center in Kent. And with their win, North Thurston advances to a loser-out, winner-to-state regionals game on Tuesday night against Washougal
Girl’s basketball
Olympia 47, Central Kitsap 44
North Thurston 52, Tumwater 51
River Ridge 43, Woodland 38
Prairie 75, Timberline 47
Olympia earned a state berth with their victory over Central Kitsap. It is the first time they’ve been to the regionals since 2003. North Thurston and River Ridge’s victories set up a loser-out, winner-to-state regionals game between the two on Tuesday night. Timberline loses in the semifinals but they are already bound for state.
College baseball
Lewis and Clark State 12, Saint Martin’s 6 – More from LC State athletics
College Softball
Saint Martin’s 14, Western Oregon 9
Saint Martin’s 6, Western Oregon 5 – More from SMUSaints.com
Indoor Soccer
Kitsap Pumas 7, South Sound FC 6 (shootout)
Roller Derby
Oly Rollers 123, San Diego Derby Dolls Wildfires 102
Saturday recap: Geoducks women, Saints softball, Rams and Navigators all win
Men’s basketball
Western Washington 70, Saint Martin’s 67 – Game recap from SMUSaints.com
Concordia 67, Evergreen 58 – More from the Geoducks
Women’s basketball
Western Washington 83, Saint Martin’s 50 – More from WWUVikings.com
Evergreen 74, Concordia 51 –More from Geoducks athletics
College Softball
Saint Martin’s 5, University of British Columbia 2 – Doubleheader recap from the Saints
Saint Martin’s 6, University of British Columbia 6 – Game called due to darkness
College Baseball
Cal Poly Pomona 19, Saint Martin’s 3
Cal Poly Pomona 12, Saint Martin’s 2 – More from Cal Poly Pomona athletics
Indoor Soccer
Kitsap Pumas 8, South Sound FC 6
Boy’s basketball
Northwest Christian 69, South Bend 53
North Thurston 66, Aberdeen 39
Girl’s basketball
North Thurston 66, Aberdeen 46
Bowling
Timberline finishes 5th and Black Hills finishes 6th in the 3A/2A State Tournament
Tonight (2/4): Geoducks, Saints and Shock
Two games on the Saint Martin’s campus today, starting first with an opening day softball doubleheader against the University of British Columbia at 1:00 PM. Rick Noren’s Saints were 9-30 last season but have a lot of new faces and are expected to be better than they were last year in hist first season as head coach. The Thunderbirds are a member of the NAIA and were 23-20 last season.
The Saints men’s basketball team then hosts Western Washington at Marcus Pavilion. The Vikings are 19-3 overall and 10-1 in the GNAC and are ranked #16 in the NCAA Division II. The Vikings average 84 points per game and are led by Rory Blanche who is scoring 16.9 ppg. Tip-off is at 7:00 PM. SMUSaints.com has a full preview.
The Evergreen State Geoducks men and women host Concordia on Saturday night. The Lady Cavaliers come into the game at 7-16 overall and 3-10 in the Cascade Conference, just one game ahead of the Geoducks. On January 6th the Geoducks came up just a little bit short losing 60-59 behind 22 points from Danielle Swain. Tip-off is at 5:00 5:30 PM at the CRC Gymnasium.
The Evergreen men are still looking for their first conference win and only their second win overall and will have a tough time against Concordia, who last week knocked off the #1 team in the nation, Oregon Tech. The Cavaliers are coming off an 82-74 loss at Northwest University on Friday night and are just 5-8 in the CCC but knocked off the Geoducks by 23 points in their first meeting this season.
South Sound FC wrap up their home schedule on Saturday night against the PASL-Premier Northwest Division leading Kitsap Pumas who come into the game undefeated at 4-0-2. But the Shock pulled off the upset last week of the division leader beating WSA Rapids 12-9. Game time is at 7:00 PM at Tumwater Indoor Sports. Tickets are $5 at the door. For more information on the Shock, visit their website.
January 28th recap: Oly colleges go 1-5, Navigators, Shock win
Men’s basketball
SPSCC 75, Centralia 66
Eastern Oregon 109, Evergreen 63 – More from Geoducks athletics
MSU-Billings 82, Saint Martin’s 74 – More from MSUBsports.com
SPSCC ground out the only win for Olympia area colleges on Saturday night knocking off Centralia College 75-66 despite 32 points from Centralia’s Van Lockett. The Clippers improve to 3-5 in the NWAACC West division and Centralia drops to 2-7.
Women’s basketball
Centralia 61, SPSCC 41
Eastern Oregon 54, Evergreen 53 – More from Geoducks athletics
MSU-Billings 58, Saint Martin’s 52 – More from SMUSaints.com
The Evergreen State College women, just 4-18 on the season, continue to give ranked opponents fits. On Saturday in La Grande, the Geoducks fell just a buzzer beater short of beating the #8 ranked Eastern Oregon Mountaineers falling 54-53. The Geoducks led by as many as ten in the second half and were up by one with just 2.4 seconds left but were whistled for a fould and EOU’s Dominique Johnson sank both her free throws to win the game. Black Hill’s Danielle Swain led the way for Evergreen with 18 points and nine rebounds.
Boy’s basketball
Northwest Christian 66, Ocosta 48
Zach Carras scored 21 points for the Northwest Christian Navigators…all in the second quarter. That’s a solid eight minutes of work.
Indoor Soccer
South Sound FC Shock 13, WSA Rapids 8 – Unofficial score, as recalled by @Emmettoconnell
UPDATE FROM SSFC: South Sound FC 12, WSA 9
Big win for the South Sound FC in their third home game at Tumwater Indoor Sports. WSA Rapids was undefeated coming into the game and had beaten the shock 11-3 at the Bellingham Sportsplex in December. The win moves the Shock’s record to .500 at 3-3.
Tonight (1/28): Lady Saints & Shock
Busy morning in the OlySports.com household, sorry for the delay. I’m sitting in Meconi’s typing this on my phone. Mmm…delicious Meconi’s.
Tonight the Saint Martin’s women play MSU-Billings at Marcus Pavilion at 7:00 PM.
The South Sound FC Shock play WSA Rapids at Tumwater Indoor Sports at 7:00 PM. According to their website, tonight they’ll have a beer garden, giveaways and merchandise for sale. Score!
Keller named Professional Sports Star of the Year
PHOTO CREDIT: ELLEN M. BANNER / THE SEATTLE TIMES
Congratulations to Olympia native and North Thurston alum Kasey Keller on being named the Professional Sports Star of the Year at the 77th Seattle Sports Star of the Year banquet at Benaroya Hall on Wednesday night. Keller retired after last season following a 20 year career that took him to Europe’s top leagues and included the last three seasons with Seattle Sounders FC. He will join the Sounders broadcast booth for the 2012 season.
Read more about the awards on The Seattle Times and SportsPress Northwest which has some choice quotes from Keller’s speech including his plea to bring back the Sonics.
Last night: tough losses for Saints and Shock
Men’s Basketball: Alaska-Anchorage 64, Saint Martin’s 54 – Anchorage’s Taylor Rohde – an Arizona State transfer – scored 20 points and pulled down 10 rebounds in Seawolves 64-54 victory at Marcus Pavilion. The Saints top two scorers, Jeremy Green and Roger O’neill were held to only 10 points on a combined 4-for-21 shooting. The loss drops the Saints to 8-10 overall and 3-4 in the GNAC. More from SMUSaints.com and The Olympian.
Women’s Basketball: Alaska-Anchorage 83, Saint Martin’s 48 – The first place Seawolves had too many weapons for the Saints to handle on Saturday night in Anchorage. Led by 23 points from Haley Holmstead, Alaska opened up a 17 point advantage at halftime and never looked back. The Saints were led by Jordyn Richardson’s 18 points off the bench. More from SMUSaints.com
Arena Soccer: Marysville Ruckus 7, South Sound FC 5 – The winless Ruckus scored the final five goals over the last 20 minutes and knocked off the Shock 7-5. The Shock are now 2-3 in the PASL-Premier.
Tonight: Saints and Shock
The weather is still having an effect on local sporting events as both Evergreen and South Puget Sound have postponed their games originally scheduled for tonight. The Geoducks may play on Sunday and Monday if power can be restored and the Evergreen campus is deemed safe. If it is not, then the the poor Geoducks have agreed to travel to Eugene and Salem for these games. No dates have been set for the postponed SPSCC games.
But there are still a couple things happening this weekend if you are feeling as stir crazy as I’m feeling…
Saint Martin’s men vs. Alaska-Anchorage – Marcus Pavilion – 7:00 PM – The Saints are riding a three game winning streak into Saturday night’s game. Last Saturday they knocked off then first place Western Oregon 74-65 and this Saturday face the second place Seawolves who are 12-4 overall and 6-2 in the GNAC.
South Sound FC vs. Marysville Ruckus – Tumwater Indoor Sports – 7:00 PM – Olympia’s newest team and very first indoor soccer team, South Sound FC , opened their home season at Tumwater Indoor Sports last Saturday and knocked off the Wenatchee Fire 8-4 to push their PASL- Premier record to 2-2. This week the 0-4 Marysville Ruckus come to town sporting a -27 goal differential. Ouch. Tickets are only $5 and the first 50 fans through the doors get a souvenir schedule poster. For more information on the Shock, click here.
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