Saturday scoreboard: Rams roll; Geoducks cruise; Saints split
High school football
North Thurston 34, Wilson 0
North Thurston posted their second shutout of the year, knocking off Wilson 34-0 at South Sound Stadium. The Rams have now allowed just 42 points through five games this season. Mo Manning rushed for three touchdowns and Ryan Mets passed for one touchdown finding Joshua Cahill in the endzone for the Rams’ second score of the game. A Hayden Maliska rushing touchdown with under a minute left to play in the first half rounded out the scoring for the game.
The Rams are now 5-0 on the season and 3-0 in 3A Narrows League play. The last time North Thurston sat at 5-0 was 1992 when Rocky Patchin was in his first season and future NFL pro-bowler Mike Sellers played running back and linebacker for the Rams.
Men’s soccer
Evergreen 4, Northwest Christian 0 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Jack Fortune scored 27 seconds into the game and Evergreen added three more goals in the second half to drop Northwest University 4-0 in Kirkland. Mirzic Memic scored two goals for the Geoducks, the first on a penalty kick in the 50th minute and another on a header in the 75th minute. Goalkeeper Mauricio Sanchez made five saves in the shutout.
Women’s soccer
Seattle Pacific 2, Saint Martin’s 1 (2OT) – Recap from SPUFalcons.com
Oregon Tech 5, Evergreen 0 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Shayla Page scored off of a corner kick with just ten seconds left in double overtime to give Seattle Pacific a dramatic 2-1 win over Saint Martin’s at Interbay Stadium in Seattle. After the Falcons’ Ali Martin opened the scoring in the 18th minute, Ashley Richardson scored the equalizer collecting the rebound off of a Nicole Nedervelt shot that hit the crossbar.
Ashely Engel made 11 saves but the Saints only forced SPU keeper Alexa Hughes to make two saves. The Saints fall to 3-3 in the GNAC.
College volleyball
Saint Martin’s 3, Simon Fraser 2 (22-25, 23-25, 29-27, 25-17, 15-11) – Recap
Concordia 3, Evergreen 0 (25-12, 25-22, 25-22) – Recap from the Geoducks
Saint Martin’s rallied back from two sets down in Burnaby, BC to knock off Simon Fraser 3-2. Kristyn Ross led the Saints with 17 kills and 24 digs while Carrie Starbuck added 12 kills and 20 digs.
College softball fall ball
SPSCC 11, Skagit Valley 1 – five innings
Everett 7, SPSCC 0
Lower Columbia 7, SPSCC 2
Puget Sound Collegiate League fall ball
Timberline 3, Yelm 0 – Winning pitcher: Matt Mercer (Perfect game)
Olympia 2, Black Hills 1 – Winning pitcher: Elliott Loague
Olympia 4, Black Hills 0 – Winning pitcher: Eric Mullins
T-Birds toss goes viral
It’s a week old now, but the two point conversion that Tumwater’s Jayden Croft threw backwards over his head to Jamie Bryant that sent the game into overtime in the T-Birds win over Capital finally ended up on YouTube, went viral and made it all the way to Deadspin yesterday.
It really is a gutsy, stupid, smart play to run. Still totally amazing. Please watch if you haven’t seen it already.
Today (9/29): Rams squared; Racing season wraps
Surprisingly slow day of sports in the South Sound but Saturday high school football and the last day of racing saves the day.
Three teams remain undefeated in 3A Narrows League play coming into today. Timberline, Shelton and North Thurston sit atop the league at 2-0 so tonight’s game at South Sound Stadium between the Rams and the other Rams of Wilson is an opportunity to split from the pack, at least for one week. North Thurston has been phenomenal this season allowing just 42 points through four games.
Wilson started the season 2-0 and hopes were high that their senior led team were going to turn around a struggling program. But the Rams entered a tough stretch to start league play and were handled by Shelton two weeks ago and Timberline last week to fall to 2-2 overall and 0-2 in league.
Kickoff at South Sound Stadium is scheduled for 7:00 PM. You can stream the game live on the Eli Sports Network
And racing season at South Sound Speedway wraps up tonight with Bump To Pass, Mini Stocks, Hobby Stocks and Bumblebees. Tickets tonight are $12 for adults, $10 for teens, seniors and military and $5 for kids 6-12. Qualifying begins at 5:00 PM and racing starts at 6:30.
Friday scoreboard: Blazers, T-Birds pull off big wins; Cougs girls win; Geoducks struggle
High school football
Timberline 28, Lincoln 13
Tumwater 21, WF West 20
Capital 48, Centralia 3
Olympia 15, South Kitsap 14
Central Kitsap 35, Yelm 17
Shelton 43, Foss 8
Tenino 62, Rainier 6
Elma 33, Rochester 13
High school volleyball
Capital 3, Aberdeen 0 (25-6, 25-14, 25-13)
College volleyball
Warner Pacific 3, Evergreen 0 (25-16, 25-19, 25-20) – Recap from Evergreen
Women’s soccer
Southern Oregon 1, Evergreen 0 – Recap from Geoducks athletics
Today (9/28): Blazers host Abes, T-Birds battle Bearcats; Friday night volleyball
The T-Birds schedule shapes up favorably if they can get past WF West tonight
Week five is upon us and there are a couple of huge league games tonight in town. Can Lincoln regroup against Timberlineafter getting blown out by North Thurston last week? And what a stretch it is for Lincoln, by the way. North Thurston last week, Timberline this week, Shelton next. They need a win.
And after knocking off #1 Capital last week, Tumwater gets another EvCo power in WF West. If Tumwater can get past WF West, their schedule is very favorable for them to run the table the rest of the way out. Capital needs the Bearcats to knock off Tumwater tonight to get them back in the race.
Lots of action tonight, here’s a look at the entire schedule…
In town…
Timberline vs. Lincoln – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM – Listen here
Tumwater vs. WF West – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM – Listen here
Shelton vs. Foss – Highclimber Stadium – 7:00 PM – Listen here
Rainier vs. Tenino – Rainier HS Stadium – 7:00 PM
Rochester vs. Elma – Rochester High School – 7:00 PM
Out of town…
Capital @ Centralia – Tiger Stadium, Centralia – 7:00 PM – Listen here
Olympia @ South Kitsap – SK Stadium, Port Orchard – 7:00 PM
Yelm @ Central Kitsap – Silverdale Stadium – 7:00 PM
And in the only other action tonight, a rare Friday night volleyball game is on tap when Capital hosts Aberdeen in an important 2A EvCo matchup at 7:00 PM. The Cougars come into the match at 4-0 in league and 6-1 overall while Aberdeen is right on their heals at 3-1 in league and 5-1 overall. Aberdeen’s only loss of the season came to league leading Tumwater on September 13th.
Thursday scoreboard: Saints win late again; Hawks top Wolves; Blazers romp; T-Birds, Wolves split rivalry games
Women’s soccer
Saint Martin’s 3, Central Washington 2 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Molly Campbell scored in the 85th minute to lift Saint Martin’s to another late game victory with a 3-2 win over Central Washington at the SMU Soccer Field.
Sasha Dini scored two goals within the first four minutes of the second half to open the scoring. Savanna Morehouse got the Wildcats on the board in the 65th minute and Carson McKole scored the equalizer in the 72nd minute before Campbell scored on header off of a corner kick from Dini.
Ashley Engel made seven saves in goal and the Saints improved to 3-2 in the GNAC and 5-4 overall.
Men’s soccer
Western Washington 4, Saint Martin’s 1 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
High School football
River Ridge 20, Black Hills 13
River Ridge scored two touchdowns and held Black Hills scoreless in the second half to knock off the Wolves 20-13 at South Sound Stadium. The Hawks move to 4-1 on the season and 1-0 in 2A EvCo play while the Wolves fall to 3-2 and 0-1 in league.
The Wolves took a 13-7 lead into halftime thanks to two Conrad Nygren rushing touchdowns, the first a 37 yard run in the first quarter and then a 10 yard run in the second. Brad Wallace scored for the Hawks on a 69 yard run immediately following the first Black Hills touchdown.
Chris Leiba scored the eventual game winner for the Hawks with a 24 yard run in the third quarter and Colby Schultz found Wesley Coats for the insurance touchdown early in the fourth.
High school volleyball
Tumwater 3, Black Hills 0 (25-11, 25-18, 25-14)
Raymond 3, Northwest Christian (22-25, 25-16, 17-25, 25-19, 13-15)
Girl’s soccer
Timberline 8, Lincoln 0
Olympia 0, Stadium 0
Black Hills 2, Tumwater 1
North Thurston @ Yelm – No report
College volleyball
Western Washington 3, Saint Martin’s 0 (25-11, 25-14, 25-18) – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Today (9/27): Saints soccer; Hawks, Wolves on the gridiron; Tumwater girl’s rivalry games
Women’s soccer
Saint Martin’s vs. Central Washington – SMU Soccer Field – 3:00 PM
High school football
Black Hills @ River Ridge – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
My pick: River Ridge 35, Black Hills 28
Girl’s soccer
Olympia vs. Stadium – Ingersoll Stadium – 7:00 PM
Tumwater @ Black Hills – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM
High school volleyball
River Ridge vs. Yelm – River Ridge HS – 7:00 PM
Capital vs. Aberdeen – Capital HS – 7:00 PM
Black Hills @ Tumwater – Tumwater HS – 7:00 PM
Wednesday scoreboard: Blazers win thriller; Lions roar back; SPSCC blitzed
High school volleyball
Timberline 3, North Thurston 2 (23-25, 24-26, 25-19, 26-24, 16-14)
Bellarmine 3, Olympia 1 (25-27, 25-13, 25-16, 25-11)
Yelm 3, River Ridge 0 (25-16, 25-20, 25-16)
The big game between 3A Narrows League rivals did not disappoint in any aspect. In front of large and loud student sections from both schools, Timberline fell behind two sets early but rallied to win the final three sets to knock off North Thurston and take first place in league all to themselves
Four of the five sets were exciting, back and forth affairs. In the fourth set, after trading points to get to 6-6, the Rams scored six straight points to push their lead to 12-6. But the Blazers cut the lead to 13-12 and the two teams again traded points and were tied 20-20. The Rams scored the next three points and had a match point at 24-23, but the Blazers scored the final three points to win the set and force a fifth and deciding set. Watch the last point of the fourth set, a long rally, and the Timberline students celebration…
North Thurston jumped out to an early lead in the fifth set and led 8-6. But Timberline fought off a couple match points and finally finished off the fifth set 16-14 to take a 3-2 win and remain undefeated in the 3A Narrows League and set off this celebration (sadly, my phone died in the middle…)
Riley Podowicz led the Blazers with 23 kills, 10 digs, 8 aces and 7 blocks while Hunter Manke had 48 assists and Halie Snaza added 33 digs.
In the other big volleyball game in town tonight, Olympia battled with Bellarmine to win the first set 27-25. But after that, it was all Lions. Bellarmine easily won the next three sets to remain undefeated in the 4A Narrows League. Olympia dropped to 4-2 in league. Rachel Kelson had 10 kills and Kayla Thaller added 25 assists for the Bears in the loss.
Men’s soccer
Clark 5, SPSCC 1 – Box score
NWAACC scoring leader Borce Atanasov scored in the third minute, the fifth minute and the 22nd minute to lead the Clark Penguins to an easy victory over winless South Puget Sound. Atanasov now has 14 goals in nine games this season. Alicides Thomas scored his eighth goal of the season for the Penguins in the 15th minute and added an assist on Atanasov’s third goal.
Kyle Ballard got the Clippers on the board in the 61st minute. It was just the Clippers sixth goal of the season in their 0-9 start.
Puget Sound Collegiate League fall baseball
Shelton 4, Capital 2 – Winning pitcher: Mitch Johnson
Timberline 4, Yelm 2 – Winning pitcher: Ty Carlton
Today (9/26): Big Narrows League volleyball games; SPSCC soccer
Two big Narrows League volleyball games are on tap for tonight when North Thurston visits Timberline and Olympia hosts Bellarmine with first place on the line in both games.
North Thurston and Timberline both come into tonight at 5-0 in 3A Narrows League play. The Rams are 7-0 overall while Timberline has lost just one match, a five set loss to Capital. The Rams have yet to drop a set on the season.
Across town at Oly, the Bellarmine Lions come into tonight at 5-0 in the 4A Narrows League and are 6-1 overall. Olympia is 4-1 in league play, their only loss coming on the road to Gig Harbor on September 11th. The defending state champion Bears are 4-3 overall.
Both games are set to get underway at 7:00 PM.
The struggling South Puget Sound men’s soccer team plays just their second home game of the season today when Clark comes to town. The 0-8 Clippers are dead last in goals scored (5) and are 18th out of 20 teams in goals allowed (27).
The Penguins come to town at 6-1-2 overall and are in first place in the NWAACC South at 3-0-1. Borce Atanasov leads the NWAACC with 11 goals and has added four assists in eight games for the Penguins.
First kick at the RAC is scheduled for 4:00 PM.
Tuesday scoreboard: Oly Sports’ 500th post!
Wow, 500 posts. Thank you for your support through the first 500. Plenty more to come, I’m just getting started.
Men’s soccer
Concordia 2, Evergreen 0 – Recap from Evergreen Athletics
Concordia’s Sam Carmichael scored in the 21st minute and Gerrit Hamann scored the insurance goal in the 52nd minute and the 25th-ranked Cavaliers knocked off Evergreen 2-0 in a battle for first place in Portland. Both the Geoducks and Cavs came into the game at 4-0 in the Cascade Collegiate Conference and Concordia leaves with sole possession of first place at 5-0.
Two time reigning CCC defensive player of the week Collin Harlow made four saves in the Geoducks’ loss while Arne Niermann was only forced to make two saves for Concordia. The Cavs out shot Evergreen 15-7 and held a 7-2 advantage in shots on goal.
Girl’s soccer
Black Hills 3, River Ridge 0
WF West 1, Capital 0 (WF West wins 5-4 in PKs)
Gig Harbor 5, Timberline 1
Olympia @ Yelm – No report
Shelton @ North Thurston – No report
Joslin Lindsay scored two goals for Black Hills in their 3-0 win over River Ridge at the RAC in Lacey. Arin Seidlitz also scored and Ce Ce Noyen made two saves for the Wolves in the shutout. Across town, 2A EvCo leader Capital battled to a 0-0 tie with WF West before the game was decided in penalty kicks. The Bearcats won the shootout 5-4 to move into a three way tie with Black Hills and Capital at 4-1 in conference.
High school volleyball
Capital 3, WF West 0 (25-14, 25-19, 25-21)
Black Hills 3, River Ridge 0 (25-8, 25-10, 25-14)
Northwest Christian 3, Willapa Valley 0 (25-21, 25-15, 25-13)
Rachel Erickson racked up 10 kills, Marissa Ottesen had 12 digs and Sam Yorke added 26 assists in Capital’s 3-0 win over WF West. The win moves the Cougars into a tie with Tumwater atop the 2A EvCo at 4-0. Black Hills stayed one game behind the leaders with their 3-0 win over River Ridge. Hope Mortensen was 16-for-18 serving with eight aces for the Wolves. Northwest Christian moved to 4-1 in the 2B Pacific League with their straight sets win over Willapa Valley.
Puget Sound Collegiate League fall baseball
Tumwater 6, Black Hills 5 – Winning pitcher: Jack Allen
North Thurston 3, Timberline 2 – Winning pitcher: Riley Stordahl
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