Buckland takes second in first heat at Olympics
James Marburg and Olympia’s Brodie Buckland prepare to row in the Men’s Pairs first heat at the 2012 Olympics
Capital High School grad Brodie Buckland and his partner James Marburg took second place for Australia in their Men’s Pairs rowing heat this morning at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Buckland and Marburg trailed the pack for much of the heat as Canada took a commanding lead but the Canadians faded and the Aussies turned it on in the end and finished just three tenths of a second behind the Canadians and ahead of the Netherlands and United States teams.
The second place finish qualifies Buckland for the semifinals on Wednesday, August 1st starting at 3:00 AM Olympia time.
You can watch Buckland’s heat and all the rowing action on the NBC website here. Buckland’s heat starts at the 2:44:00 mark in the video.
Today (7/28): PSCL playoffs, MIA Derby Girls, Racing
The Puget Sound Collegiate League playoffs continue today with the top two seeds kicking off their playoff run in the morning and early afternoon and continuing later with two elimination games.
Game one pits the #3 seed West Olympia Linx against the #2 seed Lacey Saints. The Saints were solidly on top of the PSCL standings but were swept by the Olympia Athletics in the last week of play and were just 2-6 over their last eight games. On the other hand, the Linx went 5-3 over their last eight games including a 1-0 11th inning win over the Nisqually Silvers last night. The Saints and Linx met six times this season with the Saints taking the season series 4-2. First pitch at the RAC is at 11:00 AM.
The #1 seed Olympia Athletics get their playoff run underway at 2:00 PM at the RAC against the Hawks Prairie Cardinals. The A’s and Cardinals have met six times this season with the A’s taking four games with one of the Cardinals wins came from an 8-8 tie where the win was awarded to the Cards based on tiebreaker rules. The A’s come into the playoffs red hot winning nine of the last ten games.
The first elimination game gets underway at the RAC at 5:00 and pits the tough luck first round loser Nisqually Silvers against the Tumwater Brewers. The two teams just wrapped up the “Mohawk Series” with the Silvers taking two of three from the Brewers and resulting in a new hairdo for Brewers head coach Abe Lupkin.
And finally, the day wraps up with the second elimination game at 7:45 between the loser of the Linx/Saints game and the loser of the A’s/Cardinals game.
Also on the docket today, the MIA Derby Girls host their third bout in their short existence. They will take on The Vodun at South Sound Sports Center in Tumwater at 6:00 PM. Tickets are $15 at the door.
Last, but not least, the racing season continues at South Sound Speedway with legends, street stocks, bump to pass, outlaw compacts and baby grands. Tickets are $14 for adults with qualifying beginning at 5:00 PM and racing starting at 6:30.
Friday scoreboard: Cardinals, Linx win In first round
Puget Sound Collegiate League baseball
Hawks Prairie Cardinals 4, Tumwater Brewers 0
West Olympia Linx 1, Nisqually Silvers 0 – 11 innings
Conor Cook (Central Washington) went 2-for-4 with an RBI and Chandler Tracy (Saint Martin’s) hit a solo home run for the Hawks Prairie Cardinals in their 4-0 win over the Tumwater Brewers in the opening round of the PSCL playoffs. The Cardinals, the #4 seed, got 5 1/3 scoreless innings out of Shimpie Sato (Skagit Valley College). Sato gave up just two hits and picked up the win. Eli Fulton (Clark College, Capital HS) got the final two outs to get the save.
With two outs in the bottom of the 11th inning, Zack Larsen’s (Saint Martin’s) single scored Mac Gridley (Lower Columbia CC) and broke a scoreless tie to give the #3 seed West Olympia Linx the 1-0 win over the #6 seed Nisqually Silvers. Both teams received outstanding starts on the mound. Ian Buckles (George Fox University) gave up just three hits and struck out eight over eight scoreless innings for the Silvers while Max Dickinson (Lower Columbia CC) went 8 1/3 scoreless innings for the Linx. Ryan Snyder (Grays Harbor CC) pitched the final 2 2/3 innings and picked up the win.
Today (7/27): PSCL playoff doubleheader
The Puget Sound Collegiate League playoffs get underway this evening with two games at the RAC. The top two teams got a bye into tomorrow’s second round, so tonight’s game features the #4 seed Tumwater Brewers facing the #5 Hawks Prairie Cardinals in game one and the #3 seed West Olympia Linx and #6 Nisqually Silvers in the nightcap.
The Brewers and Cardinals met five times in the regular season with the Cardinals taking the season series 3-2. But the Brewers were very close in all three of their losses losing by just a combined five runs, 23-18. In the Brewers victories, they outscored the Cards 13-4 in two games including a 6-0 win on June 21st. First pitch for of the playoff is at 5:00 PM.
In game two, the light hitting and last place Nisqually Silvers face the hard hitting West Olympia Linx. The two teams met six times this season with the Linx taking five games including a 7-5 extra inning win on June 23rd. The Silvers lone win came on July 3rd. First pitch in the nightcap is at 7:30 PM.
Wednesday scoreboard: Cards stop Linx, Brewers skipper gets a shave, A’s sweep Saints
Puget Sound Collegiate League baseball
Hawks Prairie Cardinals 5, West Olympia Linx 4
Nisqually Silvers 5, Tumwater Brewers 2
Olympia Athletics 12, Lacey Saints 8
Final regular season standings & playoff seeds:
1. Olympia Athletics
2. Lacey Saints
3. West Olympia Linx
4. Hawks Prairie Cardinals
5. Tumwater Brewers
6. Nisqually Silvers
The PSCL playoffs begin on Friday with the Brewers facing the Cardinals at 5:00 PM and the Silvers taking on the Linx at 7:45.
Today (7/25): Last day of the PSCL regular season
Today marks the end of the Puget Sound Collegiate League’s regular season and features all six teams in action at Saint Martin’s and the RAC.
Game one at the RAC features the first place Olympia Athletics, who clinched a first round bye in the playoffs last night, and the Lacey Saints, who need a win to win to get the first round bye. The A’s have had the Saints number this season taking three games out of four. First pitch is at 5:00 PM.
Over at Saint Martin’s, the Tumwater Brewers and Nisqually Silvers continue their series tonight with a full head of hair on the line. Either the Silvers’ head coach Paul Gehring or the Brewers’ skipper Abe Lupkin will get a Mohawk haircut shaved into their head by the other with a loss. First pitch in the Mohawk series finale is at 5:00.
The West Olympia Linx could take home a first round bye with a little help. They need the A’s to knock off the Saints in the first game and then finish off the Hawks Prairie Cardinals in the nightcap. Game time is scheduled for 7:30.
Following tonight’s games, the PSCL takes a couple days off before the playoffs get started on Friday night and run all weekend until the final on Monday at the RAC.
Tuesday scoreboard: A’s take first, Linx tied for second, Brewers even up
Puget Sound Collegiate League baseball
Olympia Athletics 10, Lacey Saints 6
West Olympia Linx 12, Hawks Prairie Cardinals 4
Tumwater Brewers 5, Nisqually Silvers 0
Today (7/24): PSCL final series continues
Puget Sound Collegiate League baseball
Hawks Prairie Cardinals @ West Olympia Linx – Saint Martin’s – 5:00 PM
Olympia Athletics @ Lacey Saints – The RAC – 5:00 PM
Tumwater Brewers @ Nisqually Silvers – The RAC – 7:30 PM
Monday scoreboard: A’s catch Saints, Linx keep pace, Silvers snap streak
Puget Sound Collegiate League baseball
Olympia Athletics 5, Lacey Saints 1
West Olympia Linx 8, Hawks Prairie Cardinals 2
Nisqually Silvers 6, Tumwater Brewers 1
Ryan Smith (Chemeketa CC, Black Hills HS) gave up just one run on six hits with six strikeouts over seven innings to lead the Olympia Athletics to a 5-1 win over the Lacey Saints. With the win, the A’s are now tied with the Saints for first place with two games left to play. Smith picked up his league leading sixth win, dropped his ERA to 1.23 and has now struck out 47 batters in 52 innings. Nikko Saenz (St. Mary’s), Matt Sparkuhl (Shoreline CC, Timberline HS) and Dane Cheatly (Centralia College) each had two hits and Bret Grey (Central Washington) drove in two runs for the A’s in the win.
The West Olympia Linx also got a solid outing on the mound from Max Dickinson (Lower Columbia CC) in their 8-2 win over the Hawks Prairie Cardinals. Dickinson went seven innings and gave up just one earned run on eight hits. Sam Williams (Lower Columbia CC) went 3-for-3 with an RBI, Chris Womac (Green River CC, Olympia HS) drove in a run and scored twice and Skyler Wheeler (Grays Harbor CC) had two hits and scored twice for the Linx. Chris McElderry (Oklahoma Wesleyan, Yelm HS) went 3-for-5 for the Cardinals in the loss. The Linx are now just a game out of first place at 11-8 while the Cardinals dropped to 10-9, two games back.
And the Nisqually Silvers pitching staff got into the act with three pitchers combining to give up just one run on eight hits in their 6-1 win over the Tumwater Brewers. Jeff Walton (Univerity of Puget Sound) gave up one earned run over four innings to get the win and Ian Buckles (George Fox University) and Andrei Jankanish (Saint Martin’s) gave up just two hits over the final four innings. The light hitting Silvers pounded out 13 hits tonight. Chase LaComb (Colorado State-Pueblo) went 2-for-3 with two RBI and Spencer Manjarrez (Oregon State), Brandon Evans (Colorado State-Pueblo) and Maika’i Derouin (Grand View University) each added two hits. The win broke the Silvers’ seven game losing streak.
From Olympia to Olympian
Need somebody to root for in the upcoming London Olympics? Well Tom Rohrer of ThurstonTalk.com last week and Meg Wochnick of The Olympian yesterday each tell the tale of Capital High School alum Brodie Buckland and his journey from Olympia to Australia to the 2012 Summer Olympics. Buckland will compete for Australia in the men’s pairs rowing competition starting Saturday with Beijing silver medalist James Marburg. The men’s pairs results page can be found here.
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