Tonight (12/5): Lady Saints battle Lutes; Capital, Tumwater girls host non-league contests
Women’s basketball
Saint Martin’s vs. Pacific Lutheran – Marcus Pavilion – 7:00 PM
Preview from SMUSaints.com – Live stats and video
Girl’s basketball
Capital vs. Bremerton – Capital HS – 7:00 PM
Tumwater vs. Shelton – Tumwater HS – 7:30 PM
Listen live on the Eli Sports Network
Tuesday scoreboard: Geoducks struggle; Navs win close one; Bears top Hawks
Women’s basketball
Pacific 57, Evergreen 31 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Evergreen couldn’t buy a bucket shooting just 25.5% in their 57-31 non-conference loss to Pacific at the CRC Gymnasium. The Geoducks trailed by just seven points at the half, 22-15, but a 15-2 Boxers run to open the second half sunk Evergreen’s chances.
Danielle Swain scored nine points and hauled in 10 rebounds in the Geoducks loss.
Girl’s basketball
Northwest Christian 41, Tacoma Baptist 39
Top scorers:
Allison Sowers 10 (Northwest Christian)
Hailey Bredesen 8 (Northwest Christian)
Boy’s basketball
Olympia 70, River Ridge 62
Tacoma Baptist 54, Northwest Christian 43
WF West 54, North Thurston 30
Top scorers (No Oly scorers reported):
Brad Wallace 25 (River Ridge)
Colby Shultz 17 (River Ridge)
Austin Koukal 12 (Northwest Christian)
Elijah Shoffner 9 (Northwest Christian)
Tru Hicks 9 (North Thurston)
Tonight (12/4): Geoducks host Boxers, Navigators doubleheader, Hawks and Bears, PJPII in action
Women’s basketball
Evergreen vs. Pacific – CRC Gymnasium – 6:00 PM
Girl’s basketball
Northwest Christian vs. Tacoma Baptist – Northwest Christian HS – 5:45 PM
Boy’s basketball
Olympia @ River Ridge – River Ridge HS – 7:00 PM
Pope John Paul II vs. Washington School for the Deaf – Saint Michael’s Gym – 7:00 PM
Northwest Christian vs. Tacoma Baptist – Northwest Christian HS – 7:00 PM
Olympia native LaValla in the nude
Click the picture to see LaValla’s more revealing, kind of NSFW picture
North Thurston football player, Budd Bay Barbarian, star collegiate rugby player in Ireland, Rugby World Cup participant with Team USA, Stade Francais Paris lock….nude calendar cover boy?
Yes, it’s true. Scott LaValla adds another title to his impressive and growing resume as he graces the cover of the 2013 Stade Francais Paris calendar. You can order the calendar at the Stade Francais Boutique for 26.60 Euros (around $34).
LaValla has started six games and played in nine of Stade Francais’ 12 games so far in the 2012-2013 Top 14 season. Stade Francais sits in 10th place at 5-6-1.
Monday scoreboard: Hawks boys and girls roll; T-Birds top Rams
Boy’s basketball
River Ridge 48, Shelton 28
Top scorers:
Kesean Coleman 15 (River Ridge)
Brad Wallace 14 (River Ridge)
Girl’s basketball
Tumwater 47, North Thurston 36
River Ridge 46, Renton 36
Top scorers:
Jazzlynn Brewster 16 (River Ridge)
Brittany Sebesta 13 (North Thurston)
Lacye Groening 12 (Tumwater)
Alisa Feliciano 10 (North Thurston)
Sunday scoreboard: Rise top Lakewood for first franchise win
Olympia Rise 97, Lakewood Panthers 90
The Olympia Rise started slowly falling behind by six points, 25-19, after the first quarter and trailed by a point at halftime. But the Rise built a 20 point lead in the fourth quarter and survived a late run by the Lakewood Panthers to pick up their first win in franchise history, 97-90. Jonathan Payne led the Rise with 20 points while Justin Artis and Patrick Lewis added 18 and 16 respectively.
The Rise move to 1-1 on the season and will host the Kitsap Admirals next Sunday, December 8th, at 4:00 PM.
Today (12/2): Rise up
American Basketball Association
Olympia Rise vs. Lakewood Panthers – CRC Gymnasium, Evergreen – 4:00 PM
Saturday scoreboard: T-Birds fall; Saints, Geoducks men lose thrillers; Geoducks women rally for win; Pios drop debut
High school football
2A state title game
Lynden 41, Tumwater 7 – See photos from the game here
Men’s basketball
Northwest Nazarene 66, Saint Martin’s 65 (OT) – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Northwest 94, Evergreen 89 (2OT) – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Rei Jensen gave Saint Martin’s a 65-64 lead in overtime but Northwest Nazarene’s Kenny Jones turned the corner and scored an uncontested layup with .4 seconds left on the clock to give the Crusaders a 66-65 overtime win. Jensen scored 29 points and pulled down 11 boards for the Saints while Jones scored 23 points for the Crusaders. The Saints led by as many as 19 points in the first half and took a 13 point lead to the half before NNU turned it on in the second half.
Travis Wagner hit a three pointer with less than ten second to play in regulation to send the game to overtime and Elzie Dickens banked one in at the buzzer to send the game to a second overtime, but #20 Northwest University finally got some distance in double-OT and knocked off Evergreen 94-89. Wagner led the Geoducks with 23 points and KJ Hong added 20. Michael Greene scored 32 and grabbed 13 rebounds and former Saint Martin’s Saint Michael Russo posted 26 for the Eagles.
Women’s basketball
Evergreen 55, Northwest 46 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Western Washington 75, Saint Martin’s 51 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Evergreen came back from 10 points down at the half to knock off Northwest 55-46 at the CRC Gymansium. Danielle Swain scored 17 points for the Geoducks while Sammi Clark nearly had a triple-double posting 13 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists.
Saint Martin’s shot just 26.3% from the floor including just five first half field goals and fell to #8 Western Washington 75-51. Brooke Paulson led the Saints with 12 points.
Premier Arena Soccer League
Kitsap Pumas 11, Tumwater Pioneers 3 – Recap from TumwaterPioneers.com
Kevin Flavin scored twice and Chris Pugh added a goal in the Tumwater Pioneers’ franchise debut in the Premier Arena Soccer League on Saturday night, an 11-3 loss to the Kitsap Pumas at the Olympic Soccer and Sports Center in Bremerton. Matt Friesen and Scott Ford each scored two goals for the Pumas.
Girl’s basketball
Black Hills 64, Elma 56
Capital 49, Shelton 25
Photo Gallery: Lynden 41, Tumwater 7 in 2A state title game
The Lynden Lions defeated the Tumwater T-Birds 41-7 in today’s 2A state football title game. The T-Birds finished second in the state behind the juggernaut Lions, who put on an offensive and defensive clinic and looked unstoppable. It was a really impressive performance from Josh Kraght, Zach Vis and the entire Lions team. Tumwater has nothing to hang their heads about, Lynden was just unbelievable good today.
Tonight (12/1): College hoops all around
Women’s basketball
Evergreen vs. Northwest – CRC Gymnasium – 5:30 PM
Men’s basketball
Saint Martin’s vs. Northwest Nazarene – Marcus Pavilion – 7:00 PM
Evergreen vs. Northwest – CRC Gymnasium – 7:30 PM
Girl’s basketball
Capital @ Shelton – SHS Minidome, Shelton – 7:30 PM
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