Today (10/9): Wolves, Cougs headline on court and pitch
High school volleyball
Black Hills @ Capital – Capital HS – 7:00 PM – Listen live
Tumwater vs. Aberdeen – Tumwater HS – 7:00 PM
River Ridge vs. WF West – River Ridge HS – 7:00 PM
The big game tonight is a battle for second place in the 2A EvCo when Black Hills pays Capital a visit. The Cougars are 5-1 in league play while the Wolves sit just a half game back at 5-2.
The two teams met in September and Black Hills jumped out to a 1-0 lead taking the first set 25-13. But the Cougars shut the Wolves down from there to take home a 3-1 win.
Girl’s soccer
Timberline @ North Thurston – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
Capital @ Black Hills – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM – Listen live
The big game on the pitch tonight, just like on the court, features Black Hills and Capital, but this time the battle is for first place in the 2A EvCo. Black Hills currently sits atop the league at 7-1 with the Cougars nipping at their heels at 6-1.
Capital handed Black Hills their only league loss so far with a 5-3 win in a penalty kick shootout following a 2-2 draw on September 22nd. The Cougars are coming off of a non-league loss to Hockinson on Thursday while the Wolves cruised to a 7-1 win over Centralia.
Monday scoreboard: Bears, Blazers roll, Rams hold off Rams
High school volleyball
Olympia 3, Stadium 0 (25-9, 25-22, 25-16)
North Thurston 3, Wilson 2 (25-21, 25-21, 23-25, 16-25, 15-8)
Timberline 3, Lincoln 0 (25-9, 25-6, 25-10)
Today (10/8): First place Blazers host Abes
High school volleyball
Timberline vs. Lincoln – Timberline HS – 7:00 PM
Today (10/4): Saints hope to blackout Billings
Photo credit: Saint Martin’s athletics
The Saint Martin’svolleyball team returns to action tonight at Marcus Pavilion to take on Montana-State Billings at 7:00 PM. The Saints are currently in sixth place in the GNAC at 2-2, a half game behind the 3-2 Yellowjackets.
Saint Martin’s is coming off a split on the road last weekend. Nationally ranked Western Washington dispatched the Saints in straight sets on Thursday night and it looked bleak on Saturday down two sets to Simon Fraser, but the Saints rallied and pulled off a comeback victory in Burnaby, British Columbia to run their overall record to 4-5. Tonight’s game is just the third home game of the season for the Saints.
MSU-Billings has won six of the last eight matches but saw their three game winning steak come to an end in a thrilling three set match that went to extra points in each, 24-26, 29-31, 28-30. The Yellowjackets are 6-7 overall.
In high school volleyball action…
North Thurston vs. Foss – North Thurston HS – 7:00 PM
Black Hills vs. Centralia – Black Hills HS – 7:00 PM
Olympia vs. Gig Harbor – Olympia HS – 7:00 PM
Northwest Christian vs. South Bend – Northwest Christian HS – 7:00 PM
And in girl’s soccer action…
River Ridge vs. Aberdeen – South Sound Stadium – 5:00 PM
Olympia vs. Shelton – Ingersoll Stadium – 7:00 PM
Timberline vs. Wilson – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
Tuesday scoreboard: Bears surprise Lions, Wolves and Cougs keep pace; T-Birds dominate
Girl’s soccer
Olympia 3, Bellarmine 0
Timberline 6, Mount Tahoma 1
Black Hills 2, Aberdeen 2 – Wolves win shootout 4-3
Capital 2, Tumwater 0
North Thurston @ Lincoln – No report
River Ridge vs. Centralia – No report
Olympia moved into second place in the 4A Narrows with their 3-0 win over Bellarmine in Tacoma. Sarah Snodgrass opened the scoring in the 19th minute and Faith Cebula and Brooklynn Hooper scored insurance goals for the Bears. Bellarmine, the state-runners up last season and five time Narrows league champs, drop to third place.
Timberline’s Julia Swortz scored twice in the 22nd minute and Krista Jones added two goals in the Blazers’ 6-1 drubbing of Mount Tahoma.
Black Hills took a two goal lead but Aberdeen came back to finish regulation at 2-2 and force a shootout. The Wolves got the win 4-3 in the shootout to stay tied with Capital on top of the 2A EvCo.
Rachel Waffore scored in the 13th minute and Logan Cox knocked in the insurance goal in the 40th minute in Capital’s 2-0 win over Tumwater. The win kept the Cougars tied for first place with Black Hills in the 2A EvCo. Andrea McIntyre posted the shutout.
High school volleyball
Timberline 3, Foss 0 (25-14, 25-8, 25-6)
Olympia 3, Central Kitsap 0 (25-21, 25-16, 25-17)
North Thurston 3, Shelton 0 (25-16, 25-20, 25-16)
Black Hills 3, Aberdeen 0 (25-20, 25-21, 25-14)
Tumwater 3, Capital 0 (25-21, 25-14, 25-17)
River Ridge @ Centralia – No report
Oly Sports high school football power rankings: Taking care of business
The Rams are still #1, but they will have a stiff test over the next three weeks to stay there
Not much movement at the top of the Oly Sports power rankings as the top seven teams all took care of business. The biggest jump this week comes from Olympia who moves up two spots to #8 thanks to their 15-14 win over South Kitsap. It wasn’t terribly convincing, but South Kitsap is a decent team and it does move them to 2-0 in the 4A Narrows. Black Hills and Yelm each drop a spot in my totally unscientific power rankings…
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1. North Thurston Rams (5-0)
Last week: #1 (No change)
Previous game: North Thurston 34, Wilson 0
Next game: vs. Tumwater (4-1) – South Sound Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: North Thurston’s defense has been ridiculous allowing just 42 points through five games, and most of those points have come when the game was long over. The Rams’ will get their opportunity to prove themselves over the next three games starting with a non-league test against Tumwater, a trip to Shelton in two weeks and homecoming against Timberline in three weeks. All three opponents feature a dynamic offensive player the quality that the Rams have yet to face. Will their defense be up to the task or have they just played weaker offenses? We shall see.
2. Tenino Beavers (5-0)
Last week: #2 (No change)
Previous game: Tenino 62, Rainier 6
Next game: @ La Center (5-0) – La Center HS – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: As expected, the Beavers drilled Rainier 62-6. But like North Thurston, Tenino faces three straight extremely tough challenges. This week they head to La Center to take on the 5-0 Wildcats in a non-league game. They then host Montesano and travel to Hoquiam in three weeks.
3. Shelton Highclimbers (5-0)
Last week: #3 (No change)
Previous game: Shelton 43, Foss 8
Next game: @ Lincoln (3-2) – Lincoln Bowl, Tacoma – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: Ralph Kinne rushed for another 269 yards and four touchdowns and now has rushed for 1439 yards and 14 TDs through five games this season. And since the Highclimbers knew that Foss would offer no real challenge, they practiced their passing game and finally got David Ajamu some catches and confidence. The Highclimbers next get a Lincoln team that has been roughed up by North Thurston and Timberline the last two weeks.
4. Tumwater T-Birds (4-1)
Last week: #4 (No change)
Previous game: Tumwater 21, WF West 20
Next game: @ North Thurston (5-0) – South Sound Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: It was uncomfortably close, but the T-Birds did get past WF West on Friday night and are now sitting pretty in the 2A Evergreen Conference. While the non-leaguer against North Thurston is relatively unimportant for the T-Birds in the long run, a win will really show how far this young team has come since their opening game loss to Shelton.
5. Timberline Blazers (4-1)
Last week: #5 (No change)
Previous game: Timberline 28, Lincoln 13
Next game: @ Foss (1-3) – Mount Tahoma Stadium, Tacoma – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: Timberline took advantage of a ton of Lincoln mistakes to run their record to 4-1 this season and are rewarded with games against the 3A Narrows League’s basement, Foss and Mount Tahoma in consecutive weeks. This is a time that Timberline can work out a few kinks and set themselves up for a strong stretch run against North Thurston and Shelton.
6. Capital Cougars (4-1)
Last week: #6 (No change)
Previous game: Capital 48, Centralia 3
Next game: @ Bellarmine (5-0) – Memorial Field, Tacoma – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: Capital got back on track with a drubbing of Centralia, which comes as no surprise. But this week they face another 4A school when they travel to Tacoma to take on 5-0 Bellarmine. The Cougars are 3-0 over 4A teams this season but they haven’t faced anyone quite like the Lions yet.
7. River Ridge Hawks (4-1)
Last week: #7 (No change)
Previous game: River Ridge 20, Black Hills 13
Next game: @ Centralia (0-5) – Tiger Stadium, Centralia – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: The Hawks are 4-1 and a win over Black Hills on Thursday finally broke the two schools apart in these rankings. However, River Ridge hasn’t sold me yet, mainly because they haven’t played the three EvCo powers yet. But they will, three weeks in a row to close out the regular season. But first, a trip to 0-5 Cemtralia.
8. Olympia Bears (2-3)
Last week: #10 (+2)
Previous game: Olympia 15, South Kitsap 14
Next game: vs. Central Kitsap (4-1) – Ingersoll Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: After not scoring in their first two games, the Bears have played relatively well for three games. They played Timberline tough, beat up on lowly Stadium and pulled off a surprising one point win against South Kitsap in Port Orchard. The Bears are in second place in the 4A Narrows League at 2-0, a half game behind Bellarmine. Third place Central Kitsap comes to town on Friday.
9. Black Hills Wolves (3-2)
Last week: #8 (-1)
Previous game: River Ridge 20, Black Hills 13
Next game: vs. WF West (3-2) – Tumwater Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: The Wolves took an early lead against River Ridge but were unable to hold on against a similarly matched team and have settled into fourth place in the EvCo. Black Hills isn’t a bad team but in a league that has turned out to be exceptionally deep, the Wolves are probably the sixth best team ahead of only Centralia. A win against WF West this week would prove me wrong.
10. Yelm Tornadoes (3-2)
Last week: #9 (-1)
Previous game: Central Kitsap 35, Yelm 17
Next game: vs. South Kitsap (3-2) – Yelm Tornadoes Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: Yelm went 3-0 to start against weak competition but now that they are into the meat of their schedule, they have hit the skids. Shelton roughed them up last week and Central Kitsap dropped them to 1-1 in conference with a 35-17 win. Can they get back on track on Friday when South Kitsap comes to town?
11. Rochester Warriors (1-4)
Last week: #11 (No change)
Previous game: Elma 33, Rochester 13
Next game: vs. Montesano (3-2) – Rochester HS – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: New coach, same old problems for the Warriors. But how could you expect anything to change quickly for a team that is on their third coach in three years? And the prospects are slim to improve on last season with Montesano, Forks and Tenino still ahead.
12. Rainier Mountaineers (0-5)
Last week: #12 (No change)
Previous game: Tenino 62, Rainier 6
Next game: @ Forks (2-3) – Forks HS – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: And finally, we have Rainier. The Mountaineers have been outscored 242-39 this season and will struggle to pick up a win in the next three weeks against Forks, Hoquiam and Montesano. They do have a non-league game at the end of the season against 0-5 Seton Catholic that could keep them from going winless.
Today (10/2): #3 Tumwater volleyball hosts #6 Capital
Tumwater and Capital battle on the court and the pitch tonight
Meanwhile, across town at Ingersoll Stadium, the first place Capital girl’s soccer team hosts Tumwater. The Cougars are 5-1 in the 2A EvCo while the T-Birds are two games off the pace at 3-3. This is the second meeting of the season between the two teams. Tumwater jumped out to a two goal lead on the Cougars on September 6th but Capital scored four unanswered goals to knock off the T-Birds.
In other girl’s soccer action, Black Hills, who is tied with Capital for first place in the EvCo, welcomes Aberdeen to Tumwater Stadium at 7:00 PM. And Centralia comes to South Sound Stadium to take on River Ridge, also at 7:00 PM.
Sunday scoreboard: Rough Canadian trip for Saints
Men’s soccer
Simon Fraser 6, Saint Martin’s 0
(RECAP FROM SMUSAINTS.COM) BURNABY, B.C. – The Saint Martin’s men’s soccer team ran into the fourth-ranked scoring offense in Division II men’s soccer on Sunday afternoon as Simon Fraser picked up the 6-0 victory over the Saints.
Today (9/30): Spartans host Gladiators
Junior college football
South Sound Spartans vs. Columbia Basin Gladiators – South Sound Stadium – 1:00 PM
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