Category Archives: Softball
SPSCC signs LA’s Proctor; Saints clinch title and #2 moment of the year
Thursday news and notes (updated throughout the day)
South Puget Sound head coach Aaron Landon continues to put together his first team for the Clippers. Yesterday he announced the signing of Josh Proctor, a 6-2 wing from University High School in Los Angeles. Proctor averaged just 4.3 points and 3.5 boards per game in his senior season but caught the attention of SPSCC at a tournament in Oregon. Pictured above are Proctor, his family and Los Angeles Clippers center Ryan Hollins. Coach Landon says that Hollins has been a mentor to Proctor. – Link
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Saint Martin’s continues to count down the top moments of the 2012-2013 sports year and they have come to #2 on the list, a walk off of single by Sam Munger that scored Megan Miller that clinched the GNAC regular season title for the Saints. – Link
Today (7/27): Senior games, Special Olympics softball, Oly Traverse, PSCL, Racing
It’s an extremely busy day of sports in the South Sound highlighted by the Washington State Senior games and the Olympia Traverse. Let’s get right to it…
The Washington State Senior Games draws up to 1,700 participants to the Olympia way and today features the opening ceremonies at Tumwater Stadium at 8:00 AM followed by Track & Field events starting at 9:00 AM and running into the afternoon. Also on the Tumwater High School campus is the 3-on-3 basketball tournament and other basketball events in the gymnasium. Tomorrow also features pickleball, raquetball and bowling at various sites around town. Check the complete schedule here.
The Special Olympics Southwest Region Softball Tournament comes to LBA Park and Stevens Field beginning at 9:00 AM and continuing throughout the day. Volunteers might still be needed so if you would like to help out, head over to LBA bright and early to find out what you can do. Or go root on the handful of Olympia teams that are taking part in the festivities. For more info, click here.
How does a 7.4 mile mountain bike ride, a 22 mile road bike ride, a 3.5 mile paddle, a 4.5 mile run and a final half mile trek to Port Plaza sound to you? Well then the Olympia Traverse is just for you. The festivities get underway at noon at the Mima Falls Trailhead with bikes traveling through the Capitol Forest and The Evergreen State College and to West Bay Park. From there they paddle to Swantown Boatworks, run to Priest Point Park and back and eventually head to Port Plaza with their team to wrap it all up. For more on the Olympia Traverse, head to their website.
The last day of the Puget Sound Collegiate League’s regular season is upon us and a triple header at The RAC finishes it all off. The Olympia Athletics face the West Olympia Linx at 1:00 PM, the Tumwater Brewers face the Nisqually Silvers at 4:00 PM and the Hawks Prairie Cardinals and Lacey Saints wrap it up at 7:00 PM. The PSCL tournament starts on Sunday and runs until Wednesday night.
And if all of that wasn’t enough, the gear heads will love racing in both Rainier and Rochester. Motorcycle and quad racing kicks off at the Rainier Flat Track beginning at 4:30 PM. For more info, click here.
And finally, South Sound Speedway features street stocks, legends, outlaw compacts, baby grands and stinger 8s. Qualifying begins at 5:00 PM and racing gets underway at 6:30. Tickets are $14 for adults, $12 for military, seniors and teenagers and $5 for ages 6-12.
Today (5/25): T-Birds get underway after delay; 3A softball championship
strong>High school baseball
2A WIAA semifinals
Tumwater vs. Archbishop Murphy – County Stadium, Yakima – 4:00 PM
Tumwater comes into the semifinals as the clear underdog, advancing to the final four for the first time in school history. The T-Birds have lost just one game in their last ten, finishing second in the 2A EvCo behind WF West, losing to WF West in the District IV championship game and knocking off Fife and North Kitsap last Saturday to advance to the semis.
The T-Birds will face 23 win Archbishop Murphy. The Wildcats have lost just two games this season, one in their opener to Burlington-Edison and another to Cedarcrest on April 22nd. They have won seven straight since that game including a pair of two run wins over White River and Lynden in the first two rounds on Monday. The Wildcats are led by four seniors, pitcher Derrick Mahlum (11-0, 0.65 ERA), pitcher and first baseman Zander Clouse (8-2, 1.21 ERA, .451 BA, 37 RBI) and shortstop Trever Morrison (.550 BA, 5 HRs, 46 runs).
The winner moves on to face either Clarkston or WF West in the championship game at 7:00 PM on Saturday night while the loser plays in the third/fourth place game on Saturday at 1:00 PM.
The game can be heard on the Eli Sports Network.
High school softball
3A WIAA state tournament – The RAC – 9:00 AM
Day two of the 3A state tourney is already well underway with the championship game coming up at 1:30 PM between either Prairie or University High and Kamiakin of Meadowdale.
Friday scoreboard: Bears season ends with pair of losses in state tourney
High school softball
4A WIAA state tournament
Central Valley 8, Olympia 5
Lake Stevens 6, Olympia 4
Central Valley built a 7-0 lead over Olympia after four innings and took an 8-1 lead into the seventh. The Bears fought back and scored four runs in the final frame but Central Valley held on to win 8-5 and knock Oly into the consolation round at the Merkel Sports Complex in Spokane.
The Bears season came to an end in game two with a 6-4 loss to Lake Stevens. The Bears finish their 2013 season at 20-8.
Today (5/24): T-Birds, Bears away at state tourneys; 3A softball tourney at The RAC
High school baseball
2A WIAA semifinals
Tumwater vs. Archbishop Murphy – County Stadium, Yakima – 4:00 PM
Rained out, rescheduled for Saturday.
Tumwater comes into the semifinals as the clear underdog, advancing to the final four for the first time in school history. The T-Birds have lost just one game in their last ten, finishing second in the 2A EvCo behind WF West, losing to WF West in the District IV championship game and knocking off Fife and North Kitsap last Saturday to advance to the semis.
The T-Birds will face 23 win Archbishop Murphy. The Wildcats have lost just two games this season, one in their opener to Burlington-Edison and another to Cedarcrest on April 22nd. They have won seven straight since that game including a pair of two run wins over White River and Lynden in the first two rounds on Monday. The Wildcats are led by four seniors, pitcher Derrick Mahlum (11-0, 0.65 ERA), pitcher and first baseman Zander Clouse (8-2, 1.21 ERA, .451 BA, 37 RBI) and shortstop Trever Morrison (.550 BA, 5 HRs, 46 runs).
The winner moves on to face either Clarkston or WF West in the championship game at 7:00 PM on Saturday night while the loser plays in the third/fourth place game on Saturday at 1:00 PM.
The game can be heard on the Eli Sports Network.
High school softball
4A WIAA state tournament
Olympia vs. Central Valley – Merkel Sports Complex, Spokane – noon
It took some doing and a tense 15 minutes of deliberation, but Olympia made the 4A state tournament and will take on Central Valley at noon at the Merkel Sports Complex in Spokane. The Bears are led by their senior first baseman Nikki Schroeder sophomore pitcher Maddy Stensby, who has been a sensation going 19-5 with a 1.30 ERA.
Central Valley enters the game with just four losses on the season and has the advantage of playing in their hometown.
3A WIAA state tournament
WIAA state tournament – The RAC – Begins at 9:00 AM
The 3A WIAA tournament returns to The RAC in Lacey with a full slate of games planned for Friday and Saturday. Unfortunately, no local teams will play in the tournament for the second season in a row. The tournament kicks off at 9:00 AM and you can find the full bracket here.
Monday scoreboard: Bears advance to state; Blazers season ends
High school softball
4A West Central/Southwest Bi-District Tournament
Olympia 3, Puyallup 2
Tahoma 4, Olympia 1
Puyallup looked to have ended Olympia’s season on Monday afternoon after scoring a run when Bears’ Leticia Farias could not make a catch of a pop up after a Viking runner collided with her.
But after a lengthy delay, obstruction was called to end the inning and send the game to extra innings where Hailey Hull hit a sacrifice fly to score the game winning run and send Olympia to the state tournament in Spokane later this week.
Olympia lost a seeding game to Tahoma later in the day and will be the #7 seed from the district. They will take on Central Valley on Friday, May 24th at noon at the Merkel Sports Complex in Spokane.
It is the first state tournament appearance for the Bears since 2004.
3A West Central/Southwest Bi-District Tournament
Enumclaw 10, Timberline 4
Auburn Mountainview 16, Timberline 2
Timberline needed just one win to play in the 3A state tournament at The RAC beginning on Friday but could only manage six runs and saw their season come to an end at the Sprinker Recreation Center in Spananway.
Today (5/20): District softball might finally play
High school softball
4A West Central/Southwest Bi-District tournament
Olympia vs. Puyallup – Sprinker Rec Center, Spanaway – 1:00 PM
Do or die for Olympia this afternoon when they face Puyallup. With their split on Friday, they will face a winner-to-state, loser-out game against the Vikings. Puyallup was blanked by Todd Beamer in the first round and then blanked Mt. Rainier in the second round.
3A West Central/Southwest Bi-District tournament
Timberline vs. Enumclaw – Sprinker Rec Center, Spanaway – 11:00 AM
Timberline only got one game in before the rains came on Friday but moved to a winner-to-state game this morning against Enumclaw. The Hornets are the #1 seed and had a bye in the first round. The winner moves to the semifinals and is guaranteed a spot at state while the loser falls into a loser-out game at 1:00 PM
Today (5/18): Softball districts continue; Bears, Rams, T-Birds baseball in state regionals
UPDATE: District softball at Sprinker rained out. See below…
High school baseball
4A State Tournament
Olympia vs. Lake Stevens – Everett Memorial Stadium – 1:00 PM
Olympia travels to Everett to take on the District 1 champions, Lake Stevens, in the regionals round of the state baseball tournament. The Vikings finished in second place of the Wesco North but won three straight in districts to claim their spot. The winner moves on to play either Bothell or Kentwood at 4:00 PM at Everett Memorial Stadium while the loser sees their season come to an end.
3A State Tournament
North Thurston vs. Mt. Si – Bannerwood Park, Bellevue – 1:00 PM
North Thurston takes on KingCo champion Mt. Si at Bannerwood Park in Bellevue today in the first round of the state tourney. The Vikings beat Mercer Island and Bellevue to advance to state. The winner will take on either Meadowdale or Peninsula immediately after at Bannerwood.
2A State Tournament
Tumwater vs. Fife – Yelm HS – 1:00 PM
Tumwater faces a tough draw when they open the 2A State Tournament today against 22-3 Fife at Yelm High School. The Trojans have won 17 straight games including the West Central District championship to advance to this point. The winner will take on either Sedro Wooley or North Kitsap at 4:00 PM in Yelm. The game can be heard on the Eli Sports Network.
High school softball
4A West Central/Southwest Bi-District tournament
Olympia vs. Puyallup – Sprinker Rec Center, Spanaway – 11:00 AM
Rained out. Rescheduled for Monday at 1:00 PM
Do or die for Olympia this morning when they face Puyallup. With their split on Friday, they will face a winner-to-state, loser-out game against the Vikings. Puyallup was blanked by Todd Beamer in the first round and then blanked Mt. Rainier in the second round.
3A West Central/Southwest Bi-District tournament
Timberline vs. Enumclaw – Sprinker Rec Center, Spanaway – 11:00 AM
Rained out. Rescheduled for Monday at 1:00 PM
Timberline only got one game in before the rains came on Friday but moved to a winner-to-state game this morning against Enumclaw. The Hornets are the #1 seed and had a bye in the first round. The winner moves to the semifinals and is guaranteed a spot at state while the loser falls into a loser-out game at 1:00 PM
Friday scoreboard: Bears, Blazers survive; Rams, T-Birds, Cougs seasons end
High school softball
4A West Central/Southwest Bi-District tournament
Olympia 4, Rogers 2
Skyview 3, Olympia 1
Maddy Stensby allowed two runs on three hits and Olympia’s two run six inning led the Bears to a 4-2 win in the first round of districts at Sprinker Recreation Center in Spanaway. Adrianna Rupright hit a home run and Nikki Schroeder and Leticia Farias each collected two hits in the win.
But the Bears managed just four hits and committed three errors in their second round 3-1 loss to Skyview. The loss drops the Bears into a loser-out game against Puyallup on Saturday at 11:00 AM at Sprinker.
3A West Central/Southwest Bi-District tournament
Timberline 12, Kennedy 6
Auburn Mountainview 11, North Thurston 5
Timberline knocked off Kennedy 12-6 in the first round of the 3A district tournament at Sprinker Recreation Area in Spanaway. The Blazers’ second round game was rained out and will be played on Saturday morning at 11:00 AM. They will take on Enumclaw in a winner-to-state game at Sprinker.
North Thurston’s season came to an end with a 11-5 loss to Auburn Mountainview in the first round at Sprinker. The Rams finished at 15-7 overall.
2A District IV tournament
Centralia 10, Tumwater 3
RA Long 7, Capital 0
Tumwater and Capital’s seasons both game to an end on Friday afternoon with losses to Centralia and RA Long respectively.
Sunday scoreboard: Saints’ NCAA tournament run comes to an end
College softball
NCAA Division II West Regional
Humboldt State 5, Saint Martin’s 3
Saint Martin’s dream season came to an end on Sunday afternoon with a 5-3 loss to Humboldt State in the NCAA Division II West Regional in Arcata, California. The Saints finished at 41-16 overall and won the first NCAA tournament game in school history.
Humboldt State jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the first inning off of a Courtney Hiatt two run double and an RBI single by Hannah Williams.
The Saints responded when Dani Wall hit a solo shot in the second inning to cut the Jacks lead to 3-1. One inning later, Megan Miller hit a sacrifice fly to score Madi Davis followed by a Sam Munger single that scored Lacey McGladrey. Unfortunately, that would do it offensively for the Saints.
Megan Wink scored on a Munger wild pitch in the bottom of the third inning for what would prove the game winning run and the Jacks added an insurance run in the fourth inning. Lizzie Perez shut down the Saints over the final 3 2/3 innings and Humboldt State advanced to the Super Regionals and ended the Saints season.
The Saints lose four important seniors – Joslyn Eugenio, Taylor Bakos, Madi Davis and Aubree Pocklington – from their most successful team.
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