Gunderson, Diekman, Winkler honored by EvCo
The 2A Evergreen Conference named Tumwater’s Nathaniel Gunderson and Devon Diekman defensive MVPs and Bryan Winkler coach of the year today. Aberdeen’s Juanito Lopez was named offensive MVP.
Here are the Olympia area players honored by the EvCo, broken down by school…
Black Hills
First team: Robbie Phillips – Sr. – Mid, Matt McDonald – Sr. – Def
Second team: Luke Proctor – Jr. – Def
North Thurston
First team: Joey Renaud – Sr. – Mid, Kenny Heo – Sr. – Mid, Miguel Soto-Torres – Jr. – Def
Second team: Taylor Kirkland – Sr. – GK, Nick Salazar – Sr. – Fwd, David Cregg – Jr. – Mid
River Ridge
First team: Michael Evans – Sr. – GK
Second team: Chris Behnke – Fr. – Fwd, Alex Conseco – So. – Mid, Zach McGill – Jr. – Def
Tumwater
Defensive MVPs: Nathaniel Gunderson – Sr., Devon Diekman – Sr.
Coach of the year: Bryan Winkler
First team: Kevin Weyand – Sr. – Fwd, Austin Snyder – Sr. – Fwd, Connor Sigmon – Jr. – Fwd, Jacob Irwin – So. – Mid, Kyle Mowlds – Sr. – Def.
Second team: Kile Lenherr – Jr. – Mid, Tyler Gerbert – Sr. – Def
The Daily World has the complete all-conference teams.
Today (5/19): Rams, Blazers, T-Birds at state
2A District IV champion North Thurston takes on Fife in the opening round of the state baseball tournament this morning at Bearcat Stadium in Chehalis. Fife went 18-8 overall this season but lost their last two games in the district playoffs heading into state. The winner of the game goes on to play either Aberdeen or Sumner later in the afternoon.
First pitch in game one is at 10:00 AM. The second game, should the Rams win, is at 4:00 PM also at Bearcat Stadium.
Timberline travels to Bellevue’s Bannerwood Park to take on West Seattle at 10:00 AM in the 3A state baseball tournament. West Seattle comes into the game at just 11-11 on the season. The winner moves onto play either Mount Vernon or Eastside Catholic at 4:00 PM.
In the 2A state soccer quarterfinals, Tumwater hosts Franklin Pierce at 1:00 PM. Franklin Pierce comes into the game at 13-4-2 overall and they knocked off Sehome 3:2 on Tuesday night to get to the quarterfinals. The winner moves on to play either Squalicum or Fife on Friday, May 25th at Sunset Chevy Stadium in Sumner.
Friday scoreboard: Rough day for Oly sports
High school softball
Skyview 4, Olympia 3
Todd Beamer 3, Olympia 0
Bonney Lake 12, Capital 0
W.F. West 5, Tumwater 4 – More from The Olympian
Rough day for Olympia area softball teams. In the 4A district tournament, Olympia lost two games to end their season. The Bears finish at 13-11 overall.
Capital got beaten soundly by Bonney Lake but still gets to play another day. They play a loser-out game tomorrow at 10:00 AM.
And W.F. West finally beat Tumwater this season after coming close two other times. The loss was only the T-Birds second this season and they will move on to the state tournament next week.
International Basketball League
Portland Chinooks 126, Olympia Reign 118
Today (5/18): Tumwater plays for district title; Oly, Capital open districts
As I type this, Olympia – the #4 seed out of the Narrows League, is playing Skyview, the #1 seed out of the Greater St. Helen’s League at Sprinker Recration Center in the opening round of the 4A West Central/Bi-District fastpitch playoffs. The winner moves on to play either Todd Beamer or Emerald Ridge at 2:00 PM while the loser plays the loser of that game also at 2:00 PM.
On the 3A side, Capital takes on Bonney Lake at noon at Sprinker to open their district campaign. The winner gets a date with #1 seed Camas in the second round at 4:00 PM while the loser goes home for the day and plays a loser-out game on Saturday at 10:00 AM.
Tumwater takes on W.F. West for the 2A District IV title tonight at Fort Borst Park in Centralia. The Bearcats beat Mark Morris 12-1 and Centralia 17-3 to setup the matchup between the top two teams in the EvCo. Tumwater won all three games between the two teams during the regular season but two of those games were decided by just one run. First pitch at Borst Park is at 6:00 PM.
Thursday scoreboard: T-Birds softball to state
High school softball
Tumwater 14, Black Hills 2
Tumwater 4, Aberdeen 2
RA Long 14, Black Hills 5
Tumwater beat Black Hills for the fourth time this season to move on to a winner-to-state game against Aberdeen.
The Wolves dropped into the consolation bracket and lost to RA Long, 14-5, ending their season with a 6-14 record.
Meanwhile, the T-Birds took a 3-0 lead in the fourth inning and held on for the 4-2 win over the Bobcats to secure their spot in the district title game, and, more importantly, a spot in the state tournament.
Reiten, Tydingco take Narrows League MVP awards
Olympia’s Cabe Reiten was named the 4A Narrows League MVP, Timberline’s Ryan Tydingco was named 3A Narrows League MVP and Timberline’s Derek Wheldon was named coach of the year today.
Here are all the Olympia area nominees honored by the Narrows League today, broken down by school:
Olympia – 4A Narrows League
MVP: Cabe Reiten – Sr. – SS
First team: Trevor Houser – Sr. – P, Gabe Padukiewicz – Jr. – IF, Cameron Frost – Jr. – OF, Michael Fairchild – Jr. – OF, Leif Hansen – So. – Utility
Second team: Leo Valenti – Jr. – IF, Joey Knight – Jr. – OF
Honorable mention: Jake Hacker – Sr. – C
Capital – 3A Narrows League
First team: Kenzy Forler – Sr. – P, Cameron Monda – Jr. – IF, Matt Uzanski – So. – Utility
Second team: Kameron Minor – Jr. – P, Joey McCabe – Jr. – IF, Thomas Kerr – Jr. – OF, Darby Losey – Sr. – OF
Timberline – 3A Narrows League
MVP: Ryan Tydingco – Sr. – Utility
Coach of the year: Derek Wheldon
First team: Josiah Julagay – Sr. – P, Rick Ahlf – Sr. – IF, Charlie Hinson – Sr. – IF, Coby Beal – Jr. – OF, David Padilla – Jr. – OF
Second team: Ty Carlton – Jr. – P, Brennon Kaleiwahea – So. – C, Ty Gartner – So. – IF
Honorable mention: Matt Mercer – Fr. – P, Blake Nystrom – So. – OF, Justace Buhl – Jr. – Utility
Today (5/17): 2A fastpitch districts
Tumwater and Black Hills face off in the opening game of the 2A District IV fastpitch playoffs this afternoon in Centralia. The T-Birds finished at 17-1 in the EvCo and are the #1 seed while the Wolves were 6-12 and were outscored 36-7 by Tumwater in their three meetings this season. Game time is at 4:00 PM at Fort Borst Park Field #2.
The winner moves on to a winner-to-state game against the winner of the Aberdeen/RA Long game while the loser faces a loser-out game against the loser of that game. Both second round games get underway at 6:00 PM at Borst Park.
Wednesday scoreboard: T-Birds survive
Boys soccer
Tumwater 3, Port Angeles 2
Down one goal, Port Angeles won a throw-in with just 4.4 seconds left. The throw went into the box and a Roughrider got his head on the ball but knocked it just wide and Tumwater barely survived with a 3:2 win.
Just 50 seconds earlier, Port Angeles’ Hayden McCartney scored his second goal of the game to cut into Tumwater’s lead to give them the opportunity for the equalizer. McCartney scored the Roughriders first goal in the 72nd minute to make the score 2:1.
A minute later, Kevin Weyand scored the eventual game winner for the T-Birds with a great individual effort and blast past the keeper.
Connor Sigmon scored the first two goals for Tumwater, both rebounds from shots that the Port Angeles keeper couldn’t hold. The first came midway through the first half and the second came in the 69th minute to give the T-Birds a 2:0 lead.
Tumwater remains undefeated on the season and moves on to play Franklin Pierce in the second round of the 2A state playoffs on Saturday. Franklin Pierce knocked off Sehome 3:2 yesterday.
Today (5/16): Can Tumwater stay undefeated?
Boys soccer state playoffs continue tonight when Port Angeles comes to town to take on Tumwater. The T-Birds hope to continue their undefeated season against the Roughriders who come into the game at 10-4-4 overall. The T-Birds will have to stop Port Angeles forward Anthony Brandon, an 18 goal scorer this season.
First kick at Tumwater Stadium is at 7:00 PM. The Peninsula Daily News has an extensive preview of the game and you can listen to the game online on the Eli Sports Network.
Tuesday scoreboard: Capital’s season ends; Lowe wins district title
Boys soccer
Mount Vernon 2, Capital 0
Capital’s season comes to an end with a 2-0 loss to Mount Vernon. The Cougars couldn’t stop the Bulldogs’ Sergio Garcia who scored in the 38th minute just before halftime and right after the half in the 42nd minute.
High school softball
Yelm 3, Olympia 2
Girl’s Golf
North Thurston’s Olivia Lowe won the 2A individual District IV title by 13 strokes. She shot an 83 on Monday and a 78 today for a combined 161 at Three Rivers Golf Course in Kelso. She moves onto state on May 22-23 at Lake Spanaway Golf Course. For more local qualifiers, The Olympian has the full list.
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