Today (11/20): Saints basketball home openers
The Saint Martin’s basketball teams kick off the home portion of their schedule with a non-conference doubleheader against Northwest Christian beginning with the women at 5:15 PM and continuing with the men at 7:30.
The women come into tonight’s game at 0-2 in counting games, dropping both of their contests in Monmouth, Oregon on November 9th and 10th. The Saints did pick up a win against Evergreen, 47-37, last week. The Saints are led by sophomore Brooke Paulson’s 15.5 points per game while Black Hills graduate Chelsea Haskey is chipping in 12.5 points per game.
Northwest Christian has already played seven games this season and are 5-2. Tumwater’s Haley VandenHazel is a freshman with the Beacons averaging 3.7 points per game and 4.6 rebounds per game.
The men will play their first counting game away from the PE Building at Western Oregon where they went 2-2 in two invitationals. Roger O’Neill scored 24 points in their last game on Saturday, a 61-45 win over Notre Dame de Namur and Eric Taylor leads the Saints with a 19.5 points per game average after posting 28 points in an 86-84 loss to Chaminade.
The Beacons are 3-2 on the season but are coming off two straight losses to Rocky Mountain and Lewis & Clark State at the CCC/Frontier Challenge in Spokane over the weekend. Saint Martin’s and Northwest Christian met last season in Eugene with the Beacons coming out on top 79-72.
If you can’t make it to Marcus Pavilion for the games, you can follow live stats and hear me with the call on the webcast on SMUSaints.com.
Sunday scoreboard: Rise fall in debut
American Basketball Association
Seattle Mountaineers 108, Olympia Rise 101
Today (11/18): Olympia Rise make their debut
The Olympia Rise semi-pro basketball team begins their inaugural campaign in the ABA today when they take on the Seattle Mountaineers at the CRC Gymnasium at The Evergreen State College. Tip-off is scheduled for 4:00 PM.
The Rise are expected to be led by 2012 Evergreen graduate Patrick Lewis, an all-conference honorable mention forward for the Geoducks last season and current men’s basketball assistant coach. Lewis will be joined in the front court by 6’8″ forward Roberto Diver, who has played professionally overseas after a stint at Pierce College. Another former Geoduck, Ramone Johnson will likely start at shooting guard while Tacoma native Justin Artis will start at the point. Rounding out head coach JR Wong’s lineup will be Shoreline Community College’s Jonathan Payne.
Four members of Olympia’s other semi-pro basketball team, the Olympia Reign, will also play for the Rise this season. Jacob Manning, a 6’6″ forward from the University of New Orleans, and guards Derrick Allen, Brandan Striplin and Edric Egberuare will help fill out a Rise roster that team Vice President Tim Reynolds expects will rely on their athleticism to offset their lack of height.
The roster is rounded out by SPSCC product Perris Jackson, Olympic College’s Dietrich Rios, Grays Harbor College’s Robert Taylor, Colby Denton of West Seattle High School and Jake Bennett of Kamiak High School.
The Rise debut against one of the few ABA teams that have survived multiple seasons in the Northwest, the Seattle Mountaineers. The Mountaineers come into the game undefeated after three games played. Marcus Bradford leads Seattle in scoring with 29 points per game.
Reynolds says that fans can expect “a fast pace game, with a twist in the ABA rules”, family entertainment and giveaways. Tickets are $8 and are available at the door.
Saturday scoreboard: Cougars advance to semis, Rams fall; O’Neill’s career night leads Saints
High school football
Capital 46, Burlington-Edison 19
University 23, North Thurston 7
Kai Van Sickle scored another five touchdowns today and Capital easily moved into the semifinals next week at the Tacoma Dome with a 46-19 win over Burlington-Edison at Ingersoll Stadium.
After jumping out to a 15-3 lead in the first quarter, the Cougars surrendered a touchdown and a field goal and the Tigers trailed by just two points, 15-13. But Capital ran off 31 unanswered points from that point before Burlington-Edison scored in garbage time.
Capital will face Lynden in the semifinals at the Tacoma Dome next Saturday.
The road finally caught up to North Thurston today with a 23-13 quarterfinals loss to University in Spokane.
The Rams fell behind 21-0 before a Mo Manning seven yard run got them on the board in the third quarter. Brandon Belisario scored a three yard touchdown late in the fourth quarter to cut the Titans’ lead to ten but it was too little, too late and North Thurston’s season ends at 9-3.
Men’s basketball
Saint Martin’s 61, Notre Dame de Namur 45 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Roger O’Neill scored a career high 24 points and Rei Jensen chipped in 10 points to lead Saint Martin’s to a 61-45 win over Notre Dame de Namur in Monmouth, Oregon at the WOU Phoenix Inn Shootout. The Saints held the Argos to just 28.6% shooting in the game and no Argo scored in double digits.
Women’s basketball
UPS 72, Evergreen 65 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Danielle Swain scored 20 points and pulled down 12 rebounds and Evergreen held a 61-60 lead with 4:02 left to play in the game. But UPS outscored the Geoducks 12-5 down the stretch to take home a 72-65 win at Memorial Fieldhouse in Tacoma.
College volleyball
Western Oregon 3, Saint Martin’s 0 (26-24, 25-22, 25-14) – Box score
Today (11/17): Cougars host Tigers in quarterfinals; Senior night for Saints
The state quarterfinals continue tonight with two local teams on each side of the state. The first and closest game takes place at Ingersoll Stadium where Capital plays host to Burlington-Edison at 4:00 PM.
Both teams run the ball very well, especially Capital’s Kai Van Sickle who rushed for 350 yards and six touchdowns in last week’s 45-27 win over Lakewood. But not to be outdone, the Tigers rushed for 395 yards as a team including Tyler Morrison’s 211 yards in a 35-21 win over Orting. Burlington-Edison lost three games this season falling to Ferndale (lost to Bellevue last week), Sehome (4-6 on the season) and Lynden (still alive), all on their home field. Capital is 9-2 on the season with losses to two teams still alive in the playoffs, Bellarmine and Tumwater.
ScoreCzar is predicting that Capital will win the contest 30-11. The game can be heard online on Mount Vernon’s KAPS website or 660 AM if you are in Skagit County.
Across the state, the North Thurston Rams travel are forced to travel east again to take on University Prep in Spokane at 5:00 PM. The Rams are 9-2 on the season and are coming off a 35-23 win over Kennewick in Kennewick last Saturday. They take on the 7-4 Titans who started the season at just 2-4 but have won five straight including a surprising 34-6 victory over O’Dea last week.
ScoreCzar expects North Thurston to win 26-11. I have not found a broadcast for the game yet but you can follow The Olympian’s Meg Wochnick on Twitter for updates.
Finally, the Saint Martin’s volleyball team plays their final match of the season when they take on Western Oregon at Marcus Pavilion. The Saints (3-14 GNAC, 6-17 overall) will honor two seniors, Teilissa Tua and Katy Ferguson, playing their last match in a Saint Martin’s uniform.
Game time is scheduled for 7:00 PM.
Friday scoreboard: T-Birds shutout Wildcats, move to semis; Saints fall in Monmouth
High school football
Tumwater 21, Archbishop Murphy 0
Behind two Jayden Croft to Andrew Brown touchdowns, Tumwater moved won their 11th straight game and moved into the 2A state semifinals with a 21-0 win over Archbishop Murphy at Tumwater Stadium.
The T-Birds struck first when Croft hooked up with Brown on a 36 yard touchdown pass on the second play of the second quarter. The two hooked up again on a 25 yard touchdown pass later in the second quarter to take a 14-0 lead into halftime.
After a scoreless third quarter, the T-Bitds picked up a Wildcats fumble and Korye Treko took it back 15 yards and salted the game away sending the T-Birds into the final four to face the winner of tomorrow’s Prosser/Othello game next week at the Tacoma Dome.
Men’s basketball
Emporia State 64, Saint Martin’s 56 – Recap from ESUHornets.com
Emporia State held Saint Martin’s to just 18.8% shooting in the second half and 31.1% for the game and knocked off the Saints 64-56 on the first day of the WOU Phoenix Inn Shootout in Monmouth, Oregon. Evan Coulter led the Saints with 15 points and Roger O’Neill chipped in ten in the loss.
The Saints and the Hornets shot an identical 13-of-29 (44.8%) in the first half and Saint Martin’s took a 31-30 lead into the locker room. But Emporia State shot 40% in the second half including five three pointers while the Saints made just six field goals total. Despite the poor shooting, the Saints were within three points with 3:38 left to play before they were outscored by the Hornets 9-4 the rest of the way.
Emporia State’s Kaleb Wright led all scorers with 17 points and the Hornets moved to 3-0 on the season. The Saints fall to 1-2 and will take on Notre Dame de Namur tomorrow at 5:15 PM in Monmouth.
Tonight (11/16): T-Birds host Wildcats in playoffs; 15th annual Fire & Ice Charity basketball game
The state football quarterfinals get underway tonight and three local teams remain in the chase for a state title.
Tonight, the EvCo’s MVP Andrew Brown and the Tumwater T-Birds play host to Archbishop Murphy at Tumwater Stadium. This is the third year in a row that the two teams have met in the playoffs. Last year the Wildcats knocked off the T-Birds 41-6 in the first round avenging 2010’s loss to Tumwater in the state championship game.
This season has been a year of turmoil for Archbishop Murphy despite their 8-2 record. The Wildcats after losing their head coach Bill Marsh early in the season and their interim coach Mike Allison was put on administrative leave. But they still have a potent run game and have won six games in a row including a 45-21 win over Bremerton in the first round. Their two losses came to Lakewood and King’s early in the season.
Tumwater has won ten straight games after their convincing 45-22 win over Steilacoom last week.
Kick off is scheduled for 7:00 PM and the game can be heard on the Eli Sports Network.
Tonight is also the 15th annual Fire and Ice Charity Basketball Challenge at Marcus Pavilion. The game pits the Lacey Fire District #3 firefighters against the Lacey Police Department with proceeds benefitting Adopt-a-Family and Make My Day programs.
Tickets are $5 and there will be a silent auction during the game. Tip-off is at 7:00 PM.
All-Evergreen 1A football teams
And finally, the All-Evergreen 1A teams, dominated by Grays Harbor County. Hoquiam’s Nolan Hoiness was named the MVP joined by fellow grizzlies Ronnie Espedal as Defensive MVP and Jason Ronquillo as Coach of the Year. Montesano’s Matthew Jensen was named the Offensive MVP.
The Olympian has the full list, but here are the players from area teams that were honored, broken down by school…
Tenino Beavers
Offense
First team: Ben Peterson, Sr. (OL), DeVante Harris, Sr. (WR), Mac Shaw, Sr. (QB)
Second team: Zack Chamberlain, Jr. (RB)
Honorable mention: Aaron Burch, Sr. (OL)
Defense
First team: Jacob Haliburton, Sr. (DL), Zack Chamberlian, Jr. (LB), DeVante Harris, Sr. (DB)
Second team: Ben Peterson, Sr. (DL), Mac Shaw, Sr. (DB)
Honorable mention: Thomas Pier, Fr. (LB)
Rainier Mountaineers
Offense
Honorable mention: Gunnar Delio, Jr. (OL)
Defense
Honorable mention: Nic Henry, Jr. (LB)
Rochester Warriors
Offense
First team: Tyler Yarber, Sr. (RB)
Second team: Colton Smith, Sr. (OL)
Honorable mention: Matt Shield, So. (OL)
Defense
Second team: Colton Smith, Sr. (DL), Danny Arellano, Jr. (DB)
Honorable mention: Wyatt Singer, So. (LB), Juan Jimenez, So. (LB)
All-2A EvCo football teams
Again, I’m a little late to the party but I like to honor the players from the area that were honored by the leagues, even if they were honored a week ago.
The 2A Evergreen Conference named Andrew Brown MVP of the conference, and rightfully so. What an incredible season in all areas for the senior from Tumwater. And the T-Birds weren’t done picking up the Defensive MVP – Jamie Bryant – and Coaching Staff honors. Capital’s Kai Van Sickle deservedly was named Offensive MVP.
The Olympian has the full list, but here are the all-conference teams broken down by are a school…
Black Hills Wolves
Offense
First team: Zach Grate, Jr. (OL)
Second team: Sam Zvirzdys, Jr. (OL), Mitch Stone, Jr. (RB),
Defense:
First team: Josh Maloney, Jr. (DL), Kyle Dunn, Sr. (LB)
Second team: Jacob Newton, So. (DL), Marquise Wall, Sr. (LB), Conrad Nygren, Sr. (LB), Nick Knittle, Jr. (DB)
Honorable mention: Cooper Nygren, So., Josh Boyd, So., Thomas Snyder, Jr., Zack Joaquin, Jr.
Capital Cougars
Offense
Offensive MVP: Kai Van Sickle, Sr. (RB)
First team: Ben Buma, Sr. (OL), Baylor Hahn, Sr. (OL), Ryan Rieta, So. (RB), Connor Kennedy, So. (RB), Jakob Racimo, Jr. (TE), Tad Maiava, Sr. (WR)
Second team: Riley Haub-McElreath, Jr. (OL), Zach Superfisky, Sr. (OL)
Defense
First team: Tevyn Stevenson, Sr. (DL), Matt Cox, Sr. (DL), Max Clarke, Sr. (LB), Nathan Hull, Sr. (LB), Derek Chase, Sr. (DB)
Second team: Jacob Johnson, So. (DB)
Honorable mention: Derrick Becker, Jr., Sam Hollingsworth, Sr., Michael Randall, Jr.
River Ridge Hawks
Offense
First team: Brad Wallace, Sr. (RB), Wesley Coats, Sr. (WR)
Second team: Theo Cobb, Sr. (OL), Rayne Lemaster, Sr. (OL), Colby Schultz, Sr. (QB), Johnathan Roberts, Sr. (TE)
Defense
Second team: Zach Bonaudi, Sr. (DL), Toy Montesa, Jr. (LB), Chris Leiba, So. (DB)
Honorable mention: Matthew Tucker, Jr., Jonathan Lazick, So., Jason Kananin, So.
Tumwater T-Birds
Offense
MVP: Andrew Brown, Sr. (RB)
First team: Hunter Shaner, Sr. (OL), Kendall Reed, Sr. (OL), Elijah Hill, Sr. (Punter)
Second team: Tyrus Snow, So. (RB)
Defense
Defensive MVP: Jamie Bryant, Sr. (DL)
First team: Korye Trejo, Sr. (DL), David Durden, Sr. (LB), Gabe Gleizes, Jr. (DB)
Second team: Joe Brueske, Sr. (LB), Trevor Davis, So. (LB)
Honorable mention: Craig Westby, Sr., Jose Jimenez, Sr., Jayden Croft, Jr., Zach Delucco, Jr. Walker Vandenhazel, Sr.
Thursday scoreboard: Saints struggle in Monmouth
College volleyball
Western Oregon 3, Saint Martin’s 0 (25-17, 25-17, 25-9)
RECAP FROM SMUSAINTS.COM:
MONMOUTH – The Saint Martin’s University volleyball team came up against a Western Oregon team that picked up its ninth win in its last 10 matches and SMU struggled to find a rhythm hitting as the Wolves won in three (25-17, 25-17, 25-9) on Thursday evening.
Set one looked promising for the Saints as they held a 6-1 lead behind the block of Kristyn Ross and Katy Ferguson. Tied at 11 it was back-to-back blocks by the Wolves that helped them take the lead. SMU would hang around and trailed just 20-17 but WOU scored five straight to finish off the set.
It the second and the third set the difference was in the hitting as Western Oregon hit .389 and .394 compared to the Saints at .118 and -.100. The Wolves finished the match with 42 kills and SMU had just 17 on the night. WOU also had a strong night blocking with nine team blocks.
Danielle Reese had a match-high 12 kills hitting .345 for WOU and added 12 digs. Krissi Kemper had nine kills hitting .300. Eight different players recorded at least two kills in the match for the Wolves.
Shea-Linn White recorded six kills for the Saints and added five digs. Teilissa Tua finished with four kills and seven digs. Carrie Starbuck added four kills and six digs. Halee Hernandez collected 12 digs and Cymbree Decosta amassed 16 assists.
The Saints will play their final match of the season on Saturday, Nov. 17th at 7:00 pm. It will be Senior Night at Marcus Pavilion as Tua and Ferguson will be recognized before the match.
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