Today (5/26): State softball, soccer, tennis continues
The Tumwater softball team continues their state tournament run this morning at Carlon Park in Selah with a semifinal game against Selah. The T-Birds breezed through the first two rounds beating Cheney 12-2 and Granite Falls 8-1. Selah was even better knocking off Fife 13-3 and Interlake 11-0. Selah is 24-2 this season. First pitch is at 10:00 AM.
The Tumwater soccer team may have had their undefeated season and state title hopes disappear last night with a 2-0 loss to Fife, but they can still take home third place in state by beating Archbishop Murphy at Sunset Chevy Stadium in Sumner. Game time is at noon.
In the state tennis tournament, Olympia’s Hunter Wood and John Stormans play in the semifinals against Alex Tsutsumoto and Andrew Choi of Newport. Both pairs have swept through the first two rounds winning two sets to none. Black Hills’ Julie Hansen is also still alive for a state championship. She plays Anna Lefebvre of Burlington-Edison in the semis this morning at the Nordstrom Tennis Center at the University of Washington.
And if you are looking for something to do close to Olympia, South Sound Speedway continues their racing season with mini stocks, hobby stocks, street stocks, legends and bump to pass racing. Qualifying is at 5:00 PM and racing starts at 6:30.
Friday scoreboard: T-Birds, tennis, Reign
Boys soccer – state semi-finals
Fife 2, Tumwater 0
Tumwater’s undefeated run came to an end at the hands of the Fife Trojans. The T-Birds play for third place tomorrow at noon in Sumner.
High school softball – state tournament
Tumwater 12, Cheney 2
Tumwater 8, Granite Falls 1
Tumwater breezed through the first two rounds of the state tournament in Selah today and now face Selah at Carlon Park tomorrow in the semi-finals at 10:00 AM.
Boys tennis – state tournament
4A Doubles
•Hunter Wood/John Stormans – Olympia 2, Allen Kim/Matt Sham – Newport 0
•Hunter Wood/John Stormans – Olympia 2, Brett Meyer/Zach Fisher – Richland 0
3A Singles
•Jordan Smith – Mercer Island 2, Jeremy Marsh – Timberline 0
•Mitch Anderson – West Valley 2, Jeremy Marsh – Timberline 0 – Marsh eliminated
2A Singles/Doubles
•Ryan Adams – Clarkston 2, Jason Agtarap – North Thurston 0
•Drew Dawson – Franklin Pierce 2, Jason Agtarap – North Thurston 0 – Agtarap eliminated
•Drew Adams – Clarkston 2, Zach Drake – Tumwater 1
•Zach Drake – Tumwater 2, Nick Smith – Sehome 0
•Zach Fohn – North Kitsap 2, Jimmy Do – Black Hills 0
•Jimmy Do, Black Hills 2, Blake Andrews – Medical Lake 0
•Ryan Gudbranson/Evan Gudbranson – Tumwater 2, Abel Pasillas/Stevan Ramirez – Grandview 0
•Reed Welch/EJ Troutman – Bellingham 2, Ryan Gudbranson/Evan Gudbranson – Tumwater 0
•Ismael Teshome/Jake Wesselman – Medical Lake 2, Jooneil Ahn/Scott Vannerson – North Thurston 0
•Jooneil Ahn/Scott Vannerson – North Thurston 2, Nolan Wolffis/Luke Reardon – Lynden 0
Girls tennis – state tournament
4A Singles
•Sabrina Demerath – Inglemoor 2, Gemma Robinson – Olympia 0
•Kailyn Skjonsby – South Kitsap 2, Gemma Robinson – Olympia 0 – Robinson eliminated
3A Singles
•Catherine Allen – Holy Names 2, Natalie Sypeck – Timberline 0
•Esther Kwon – Camas 2, Natalie Sypeck – Timberline 0 – Sypeck eliminated
2A Singles/Doubles
•Julie Hansen – Black Hills 2, Hayley Newman – South Whidbey 0
•Julie Hansen – Black Hills 2, Miriam Tuma – Sumner 1
•Emily Barclift/McKenzie Click – Tumwater 2, Sam Simmons/Emma Scherschligt – East Valley 0
•Becca WIlson/Claire Krause – Squalicum 2, Emily Barclift/McKenzie Click – Tumwater 1
International Basketball League
Bellingham Slam 145, Olympia Reign 94
Today (5/25): Tumwater softball and soccer at state
Big day for Tumwater athletics as both the T-Birds softball team and the boys soccer team are in action in the state tournament.
In less than an hour the Tumwater softball team kicks off their state bid against Cheney at Carlon Park in Selah. The T-Birds are 20-2 on the season an is District IV’s #2 seed while Cheney, at 19-6, are the #2 seed out of District VII. The winner moves on to play either White River or Granite Falls later this afternoon. First pitch is at 10:00 AM.
The 2A state soccer semifinals kicks off with the Tumwater soccer team taking on Fife at Sunset Chevy Stadium in Sumner. Both teams come in with 19 wins and zero losses. The T-Birds Connor Sigmon and Kevin Weyand have teamed up to score 43 goals this season but will have to play a even more dynamic duo in Caesar Esquival and Victor Mansaray, who have scored 52 goals between them for the Trojans. The winner goes to the finals on Saturday against either Archbishop Murphy or Cheney. First kick tonight is at 6:00 PM.
Thursday scoreboard: Chinooks thrash Reign
International Basketball League
Portland Chinooks 136, Olympia Reign 101
Everett Spencer scored 32 points and pulled down 14 boards and David Lucas chipped in 30 points as the Portland Chinooks easily knocked off the Olympia Reign, 136-101.
The Reign took a 33-30 lead after one quarter but were taken to the woodshed in the second getting outscored 37-17 as the Chinooks took a 67-50 lead at halftime. Despite the lead, the Chinooks didn’t take their foot off the pedal in the second half scoring 69 points by shooting 22-for-35 (63%) from the field and hitting seven three pointers.
The Reign were led by Nick Moore’s 25 points and Mike Ward’s 21. The Reign drop to 2-7 on the season and it doesn’t get any easier. Tomorrow they head to Bellingham for a showdown with the first place Slam.
Men’s soccer
South Sound FC U20s 5, Thurston County Premier FC 1
Tonight (5/24): Reign host Chinooks
The Olympia Reign and Portland Chinooks meet for the fourth and final time this season at the Skookum Creek Events Center at Little Creek Casino. Portland leads the series 2-1 beating the Reign 123-113 on May 3rd and 126-118 last Friday. The Reign picked up a 138-127 on April 28th.
The Chinooks feature Oregon State’s David Lucas and Cleveland State’s Jared Cunningham who each average 20 points per game. Kevin Ford leads the league with 13.3 rebounds per game for Portland.
Former Evergreen guard Mike Ward is sixth in scoring in the International Basketball League at 21 points per game and fourth in assists dishing out 5.5 per game. River Ridge alum Giovanne Woods is second in the league with 6.1 assists per game.
Tip-off at Little Creek is 7:00 PM. Tickets are just $7 for adults, $5 for players club members and kids 12 and under get in free.
Warning Track: Baseball. Punk. Olympia.
Baseball. Punk rock. Olympia. Warning Track was practically made for Oly Sports.
Last week, Olympia punk band Warning Track released their first album, Rookie Year, featuring 14 power punk songs about our national pastime. With songs like “Back in the Bigs”, “Chelsea in the Cheap Seats” and “Unassisted Triple Play”, their self-description of “Bad News Bears meets The Ramones” is definitely apt.
The Conrad Uno (Presidents of the United States, Mudhoney, Young Fresh Fellows) produced Rookie Year is available for download here for a pay what you want price (could even be free, if you want).
Wednesday scoreboard: State golf final round
State Golf Tournament – Final Round
4A – Boys
Dominick Franks – Olympia – 83 – 159 total – 23rd place
Brendan McCauley – Olympia – 82 – 164 total – 36th place
3A Girls
Ally Redifer – Timberline – 83 – 165 total – 19th place
Franchesca Borjay – Timberline – 84 – 173 total – 32nd place
2A Boys
Seth Nickerson – Tumwater – 78 – 155 total – 3rd place
Jake Shier – Black Hills – 93 – 178 total – 34th place
Jacob Lowe – North Thurston – 96 – 181 total – 36th place
2A Girls
Oliva Lowe – North Thurston – 86 – 165 total – 6th place
Kayla Monroe – Tumwater – 84 – 179 total – 10th place
Stephanie Roloff – Black Hills – 96 – 191 total – 25th place
2B Boys
Trevor Magruder – Northwest Christian – 90 – 179 total – 22nd place
Justin Blang – Northwest Christian – 95 – 189 total – 33rd place
2B Girls
Anna Bakker – Northwest Christian – 104 – 203 total – 6th place
Jordyn Wagner – Northwest Christian – 119 – 231 total – 22nd place
Tuesday scoreboard: State golf – day one
State Golf Tournament – Day One
4A – Boys
Dominick Franks – Olympia – 78 – 12th place
Brendan McCauley – Olympia – 82 – 36th place
3A – Boys
Joel Christopher – Capital – 87 – 36th place – Missed cut
Alex Willing – Capital – 91 – 74th place – Missed cut
Brent Chapin – Capital – 97 – 79th place – Missed cut
3A Girls
Ally Redifer – Timberline – 82 – 20th place
Franchesca Borjay – Timberline – 89 – 38th place
Nina Orwell – Capital – 93 – 50th place – Missed cut
Holli Wieland – Capital – 97 – 62nd place – Missed cut
Michaela Smith – Timberline – 106 – 75th place – Missed cut
Naomi Yamamoto – Capital – 106 – 75th place – Missed cut
Amy Martin – Timberline – 108 – 78th place – Missed cut
2A Boys
Seth Nickerson – Tumwater – 77 – 3rd place
Jacob Lowe – North Thurston – 85 – 24th place
Jake Shier – Black Hills – 85 – 24th place
Jackson Boe – Tumwater – 91 – 51st place – Missed cut
Logan Goulet – River Ridge – 91 – 51st place – Missed cut
Ben Reece – North Thurston – 96 – 72nd place – Missed cut
2A Girls
Oliva Lowe – North Thurston – 79 – 3rd place
Kayla Monroe – Tumwater – 95 – 22nd place
Stephanie Roloff – Black Hills – 95 – 22nd place
Audrey Marlatt – North Thurston – 101 – 44th place – Missed cut
Sara Fontenot – Black Hills – 102 – 48th place – Missed cut
Nicole Adams – Black Hills – 116 – 73rd place – Missed cut
Morgan Schimelfenig – Tumwater – 116 – 73rd place – Missed cut
2B Boys
Trevor Magruder – Northwest Christian – 89 – 16th place
Justin Blang – Northwest Christian – 94 – 34th place
2B Girls
Anna Bakker – Northwest Christian – 99 – 5th place
Jordyn Wagner – Northwest Christian – 112 – 16th place
Kristy Jung – Northwest Christian – 127 – 34th place
This morning (5/20): The Capital City Marathon
Get up bright and early this morning and head down to Sylvester Park for the 31st Annual Capital City Marathon. The marathon starts at 7:00 AM, half marathon at 7:45 and the five miler begins at 8:00. If you want to check out the runners along the route, the Capital City Marathon website has a complete race map.
The Olympian’s Meg Wochnick had two excellent articles this week about the marathon. The first about Marilou Powers, the 50 year-old who is running in her 100th marathon today and the second about Jesse Stevick, five time Capital City Marathon winner.
Good luck to all the runners, I’ll be cheering you on from the comfort of my bed.
Saturday scoreboard: T-Birds to semis; Rams, Blazers seasons end
Boys soccer
Tumwater 3, Franklin Pierce 0 – More from The Olympian
After not registering even one shot on goal in the first half, Bradley Saner opened the scoring in the 44th minute and Tumwater never looked back in their 3:1 win over Franklin Pierce in the quarterfinals of the 2A state tournament. The T-Birds earned their first trip to the semifinals and will play Fife on Friday, May 25th at Sunset Chevy Stadium in Sumner.
Connor Sigmon scored what proved to be the game winner in the 52nd minute. Franklin Pierce cut the lead to just one in the 59th minute on a Richard Laducer goal but Sigmon closed the door with an insurance goal in the 60th minute and the undefeated season rolls along.
High school baseball
Timberline 5, West Seattle 0
Eastside Catholic 5, Timberline 1
Rick Ahlf went 3-for-4 and Matt Mercer got the win in Timberline’s 5-0 win over West Seattle in the opening round of the 3A state playoffs. The win setup a quarterfinals matchup with Eastside Catholic but the Blazers were unable to hold off the Crusaders and were bumped from the tournament with a 5-1 loss.
North Thurston 4, Fife 1
Sumner 5, North Thurston 4
North Thurston’s Tyler Ridgeway pitched a three hit complete game and went 2-for-3 with two runs to knock off Fife in the first round of the 2A state tournament at Bearcat Stadium in Chehalis. The two runs that the Rams scored in the first inning proved to be enough to move them into the next round against Sumner.
In the quarterfinals, the Rams took a 3-0 lead in the fourth inning but Sumner answered right back with four runs in the fifth inning and added another in the seventh. Down 5-3, North Thurston scored a run in the bottom half of the inning but Spencer Dorsey was thrown out at the plate trying to score on a passed ball and the Rams season came to a heartbreaking end.
High school softball
Prairie 6, Capital 0
Capital was shutout twice in districts and their season came to an end with an 8-10 record.
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