Tonight (2/19): Hawks girls face Tigers for trip to regionals
Girls basketball
2A District IV consolation game
River Ridge vs. Centralia – WF West HS, Chehalis – 7:00 PM
River Ridge, the last Oly area basketball team alive in the postseason, faces a loser out/winner to regionals game tonight against Centralia at WF West High School in Chehalis.
The Hawks easily handled the Tigers in each of their regular season meetings. Jazzlyn Brewster scored 30 points in their first meeting, a 74-51 River Ridge win on December 18th. Then on January 22nd, the Hawks knocked off Centralia 57-38 in Lacey.
Centralia fell to #1 ranked Mark Morris in the district opener but knocked off Washougal 64-61 and then upset Black Hills 73-62 to advance to today’s game.
River Ridge beat Washougal and then dropped into the consolation bracket after losing to Mark Morris in the second round. Facing a loser out game, the Hawks topped Hockinson 48-35 to continue their season.
PHOTO GALLERY: Monday scoreboard: Abes nip Blazers for district title
Boys basketball
3A West Central/SW Bi-District championship
Lincoln 52, Timberline 51
Tied at 51 at the ShoWare Center in Kent, Colorado bound Tre’Shaun Fletcher hit one of two free throws to give Lincoln a 52-51 lead. Timberline took the rebound on the missed free throw, brought the ball over half court and called timeout with 9.2 seconds. Down by one in this back and forth battle, the Blazers would have the last opportunity to win the district title…
Sophomore point guard Brandel Evans had Donaven Dorsey open on a back cut but Evans lost the handle, had to track the ball down and had the last second desperation shot blocked by Fletcher and the Abes would hold on to claim the West Central/Southwest Bi-District championship and the #1 seed into the regionals.
Dorsey scored a game high 25 points while Evans added 12 for the Blazers, who have won eight of their last ten games including a loser out game in the opening round of the districts and two upsets over Lakes and Foss to get to the final game. Timberline will claim the #2 seed and will face Mercer Island on Saturday at Mount Tahoma High School. Tip is set for 4:00 PM.
Fletcher scored 21 points for the Abes and Cal commit Ahmaad Rorie added 13. The Abes will play Columbia River on Saturday, also at Mount Tahoma.
Sunday scoreboard: Shock win title; Rise knock off Gymrats; Saints baseball falls in Arizona
PASL Northwest Division championship
South Sound Shock 7, Kitsap Pumas 4 – Photo gallery
American Basketball Association
Olympia Rise 115, Shizuoka Gymrats 78
College baseball
Grand Canyon 5, Saint Martin’s 4 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
PHOTO GALLERY: Shock win PASL Northwest Division Title
The South Sound Shock, who played two of their regular season games this season and their entire inaugural season in 2012 at Tumwater Indoor Sports, knocked off the Kitsap Pumas 7-4 at the Gig Harbor Athletic Club on Sunday afternoon. The win sends the Shock to San Diego for the PASL’s national tournament in March.
Derek Johnson (#9) scored twice for the Shock and Nate Ford (#11) notched the hat trick including a full pitch goal in the closing minutes on an empty net while the Pumas were using a sixth attacker. Aaron Anderson was credited with 22 saves.
Matt Friesen scored twice and Dustyn Brim made 21 saves for the Pumas.
Read more on the game from the Kitsap Sun.
Today (2/17): Shock play for title; Rise host Japanese squad; Underground Derby love
PASL Northwest championship game
South Sound Shock vs. Kitsap Pumas – Gig Harbor Athletic Club – 1:00 PM
The Tacoma based South Sound Shock, who split their regular season home games between Gig Harbor and Tumwater this season, take on the Kitsap Pumas with an opportunity to head to San Diego to play for the PASL title on the line. You can follow the action on the Oly Sports Twitter feed.
American Basketball Association
Olympia Rise vs. Shizuoka Gymrats – CRC Gymnasium – 4:00 PM
Roller Derby
Underground Derby Battle of Love – Skateland! – 6:00 PM
Saturday scoreboard: Blazers, Hawks seasons continue, Cougars, Wolves seasons end; Saints win, Geoducks women make playoffs
Boys basketball
3A West Central/SW Bi-District semifinals
Timberline 52, Foss 48
Timberline’s Cinderella run continued on Saturday night with their 52-48 upset of Foss. Donaven Dorsey scored 16 points including 10 points in the fourth quarter. Dezymyn Trent scored 29 points for the Falcons in the loss. The Blazers will take on Lincoln on Monday at the ShoWare Center for the district title. Both teams have already qualified for the regionals. Tip-off is scheduled for 4:00 PM.
2A District IV consolation
Washougal 74, Capital 67
Capital’s season comes to an end with their 74-67 loss to Washougal at Mark Morris High School in Longview.
Girls basketball
2A District IV consolation
River Ridge 48, Hockinson 35
Centralia 73, Black Hills 62
Jazzlyn Brewster scored 18 points to keep River Ridge’s season alive with a 48-35 win over Hockinson. The Hawks will take on Centralia in a loser out/winner to regionals game on Tuesday night following the Tigers’ victory 73-62 win over Black Hills. Sydney Sauls scored 16 points and Hope Mortensen added 15 points for the Wolves in the loss.
Men’s basketball
Saint Martin’s 80, Simon Fraser 60 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Northwest 89, Evergreen 63 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Grays Harbor 103, SPSCC 97 – Box score
Roger O’Neill scored 24 points and Rei Jensen added 13 in Saint Martin’s 80-60 win over Simon Fraser in Burnaby, British Columbia. Will Bond and Eric Taylor each scored 11 points and Brady Bomber dished out eight assists.
Evergreen wrapped up their season with an 89-63 loss to Northwest University. Cody Peters scored 15 points off the bench and senior Elzie Dickens scored 10 in his last game as a Geoduck. Evergreen finishes the season at 2-24 and are 3-50 over the last two seasons.
Scotty Ewing scored 29 points, Jamey Smith added 21 points and 12 boards and Kole Podowicz chipped in 19 but Grays Harbor outran South Puget Sound 103-97.
Women’s basketball
Saint Martin’s 58, Western Oregon 53 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Evergreen 55, Northwest 47 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Grays Harbor 58, SPSCC 33 – Box score
Chelsea Haskey scored 18 points and MacKenzie Taylor added 15 points, all in the first half, to lead Saint Martin’s to a 58-53 win over Western Oregon at Marcus Pavilion. The Saints’ continued to play outstanding defense forcing the Wolves into 27 turnovers and held Western’s two leading scorers to just 13 points.
With a 55-47 win over Northwest in Kirkland, Evergreen qualified for the playoffs for the second straight season. Danielle Swain scored 14 points and pulled down 12 boards and Jessica Denmon posted a double-double of her own with 10 and 10. With the win, Evergreen moved into the #6 seed in the CCC playoffs and will travel to Klamath Falls to take on Oregon Tech on Tuesday night at 7:00 PM.
Stephanee Stedham and McKenzie Raben combined for 28 points, unfortunately the rest of the Clippers could only manage five points in South Puget Sound’s 59-33 loss to Grays Harbor in Aberdeen.
College baseball
Grand Canyon 7, Saint Martin’s 1 – Recap from GCULopes.com
Tonight (2/16): District basketball continues; Saints women at the Pavilion
Three local basketball teams put their seasons on the line tonight, Timberline attempts to move into the district finals and the Saints women take on Western Oregon…
Women’s basketball
Saint Martin’s vs. Western Oregon – Marcus Pavilion – 7:00 PM
Boys basketball
3A West Central District semifinals
Timberline vs. Foss – Franklin Pierce HS, Tacoma – 8:00 PM
2A District IV consolation (loser out)
Capital vs. Washougal – WF West HS, Chehalis – 7:45 PM
Girls basketball
2A District IV consolation (loser out)
River Ridge vs. Hockinson – Mark Morris HS, Longview – 6:00 PM
Black Hills vs. Centralia – Tumwater HS – 7:00 PM
PHOTO GALLERY: South Sound Shock vs. WSA Rapids
In a wild back and forth game, the South Sound Shock and WSA Rapids finished tied at seven all after regulation and went to penalty kicks at Gig Harbor Athletic Club on Saturday night. Each team had a goal disallowed during the penalty kick session but Joey Gjertsen’s blast in the third and final round gave the Shock a 9-8 win that moves them into the PASL Northwest Finals against the Kitsap Pumas on Sunday night.
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.
Friday scoreboard: Hawks win fifth straight district title, Blazers advance, Bears season ends
Boys basketball
4A West Central/SW Bi-District consolation
Union 57, Olympia 48
Olympia led by as many as 12 in the first half before a 15-2 Union run cut the Bears’ lead to just two at halftime. Union’s full court pressure held Oly to just 14 points in the second half and the Bears’ season came to an end with a 57-48 loss at Curtis High School in University Place. Alex Johnson scored 14 points for the Bears while Saint Martin’s signee Tyler Copp scored 20 points for Union including two three pointers in the opening minutes of the fourth quarter that put the Titans ahead for good.
3A West Central/SW Bi-District quarterfinals
Timberline 56, Lakes 52
2A District IV title game
River Ridge 50, Mark Morris 47
Brad Wallace scored 24 points, pulled down 13 rebounds and had four steals in River Ridge’s 50-47 win over Mark Morris, their fifth straight District IV title.
College baseball
Grand Canyon 10, Saint Martin’s 2 – Recap from GCULopes.com
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