Schedule for Friday, April 25th
High school baseball
River Ridge @ Black Hills – Black Hills HS – 3:30 PM
Capital @ Tumwater – Tumwater HS – 4:00 PM
Olympia vs. WF West – Olympia HS – 4:00 PM
High school softball
Timberline vs. Mount Tahoma – Timberline HS – 4:00 PM
North Thurston vs. Foss – North Thurston HS – 4:00 PM
Olympia vs. Bellarmine – Steven’s Field – 4:00 PM
Tumwater @ Capital – Capital HS – 4:30 PM
Black Hills @ River Ridge – River Ridge HS – 4:30 PM
Matheney and Sanders signing – Photo from Aaron Landon
Olympia senior Khalil Matheney and 2013 Timberline grad Elijah Sanders signed their letters of intent on Wednesday to play basketball for SPSCC next season.
After a strong career for the Blazers that ended with a state appearance in 2013, the 6-6 Sanders went to Central Wyoming College and played in two games last season before leaving the program. It is not clear whether or not he will be a freshman or a sophomore for the Clippers.
Matheney, 6-0 guard, scored 14.6 points per game as a senior for the Bears and scored a season high 24 points against Gig Harbor on January 17th.
The two locals join California high schooler Nick Springer and Condordia University transfer Robbie Jackson as recent signees to Aaron Landon’s squad that played most of the 2013-2014 season with just five players clocking meaningful minutes.
Also signing an NWAACC LOI on Wednesday was River Ridge senior center Rebecca Stevenson. She will continue her playing career at Wenatchee Valley next season.
Boys soccer
| Tumwater 2, River Ridge 0 | ||||||||||||
| TUM (2-8 2A EvCo), CAP (5-6 overall) |
| Capital 5, Centralia 0 | ||||||||||||
| CAP (9-0 2A EvCo), CENT (5-4 2A EvCo) |
| Olympia 0, Central Kitsap 0 | ||||||||||||
| OLY (4-2-2 4A Narrows), CK (2-1-4 4A Narrows) |
| North Thurston 3, Timberline 0 | ||||||||||||
| NT (2-4-0 3A Narrows), TIM (2-5-0 3A Narrows) |
Score from Wednesday, April 23rd
High school softball
| Olympia 9, Capital 4 | ||||||||||||
| OLY (11-2 overall), CAP (5-6 overall) |
Schedule for Thursday, April 24th
Boys soccer
Tumwater @ River Ridge – South Sound Stadium – 5:00 PM
North Thurston @ Timberline – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
Olympia @ Central Kitsap – Ingersoll Stadium – 7:00 PM
Schedule for Wednesday, April 23rd
High school baseball (weather permitting)
North Thurston @ Timberline – Timberline HS – 4:00 PM
River Ridge vs. Aberdeen – River Ridge HS – 4:30 PM
High school softball (weather permitting)
Capital vs. Olympia – The RAC – 4:00 PM
River Ridge vs. Aberdeen – River Ridge HS – 4:30 PM
Black Hills vs. Centralia – Black Hills HS – 4:30 PM
Tumwater vs. WF West – Tumwater HS – 4:30 PM
Boys soccer
| Wilson 3, Timberline 0 | ||||||||||||
| WIL (6-0 3A Narrows), TIM (2-4 3A Narrows) |
| Capital 7, Black Hills 1 | ||||||||||||
| CAP (8-0 2A EvCo), BH (3-6 2A EvCo) |
| Aberdeen 1, Tumwater 0 | ||||||||||||
| ABER (7-2 2A EvCo), TUM (1-8 2A EvCo) |
| WF West 4, River Ridge 3 (OT) | ||||||||||||
| WFW (4-4 2A EvCo), RR (3-7 2A EvCo) |
High school softball
| WF West 15, Tumwater 4 | ||||||||||||
| WFW (9-0 2A EvCo), TUM (6-2 2A EvCo) |
High school baseball
| Tumwater 4, WF West 2 | ||||||||||||
| TUM (11-1 2A EvCo), WFW (9-4 2A EvCo) |
| Aberdeen 9, River Ridge 1 | ||||||||||||
| ABER (4-9 2A EvCo), RR (3-9 2A EvCo) |
College baseball
Saint Martin’s vs. UPS – SMU Baseball Field – 3:00 PM
High school baseball
Olympia vs. South Kitsap – Olympia HS – 4:00 PM
Tumwater vs. WF West – Tumwater HS – 4:30 PM
Black Hills vs. Centralia – Black Hills HS – 4:30 PM
High school softball
River Ridge vs. Aberdeen – River Ridge HS – 4:30 PM
Boys soccer
North Thurston vs. Mount Tahoma – South Sound Stadium – 5:00 PM
Timberline vs. Wilson – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
Capital @ Black Hills – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM
High school baseball
| North Thurston 2, Timberline 1 (12 innings) | |||||||||||||||
| LACEY |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| NT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| W: Riley Storedahl | |||||||||||||||
Ryan Mets allowed just one run on two hits, struck out 17 batters over 10 innings of work and singled home the game winning run in the bottom of the 12th inning to give North Thurston an epic 2-1 win over Timberline. Matt Mercer went 6 2/3 innings in the start for the Blazers and gave up one run and struck out eight Rams.
The win vaulted the Rams into first place in the 3A Narrows League at 8-1 while Timberline dropped their first game of the season and sit two wins behind the Rams at 6-1. The two teams meet again on Wednesday night at Timberline at 4:00 PM.
Personal, perhaps funny note: The 12 inning game was so long that I was able to watch the first four innings before leaving to take my daughter to her piano class out on Carpenter road. Her half hour class ended and I drove back to my parents house in the South Bay area to pick up my other daughter. We had dinner there, hung out a little bit, watched a TV show. Since the game was still going on, I stopped back by and was able to watch the entire 12th inning.
| Olympia 4, Bellarmine 1 | ||||||||||||
| OLY (4-4 4A Narrows), BP (2-4 4A Narrows) |
| Tumwater 6, Black Hills 1 | ||||||||||||
| TUM (10-1 2A EvCo), BH (4-7 2A EvCo) |
| Capital 4, Aberdeen 1 | ||||||||||||
| CAP (4-9 2A EvCo), ABER (3-9 2A EvCo) |
High school softball
| Olympia 6, Yelm 0 | ||||||||||||
| OLY (4-1 4A Narrows), YELM (4-1 4A Narrows) |
Maddy Stensby struck out 14 over seven shutout innings and picked up the win in Olympia’s 6-0 win over Yelm. Bri Bell went 2-for-3 with a homerun and three RBIs to move the Bears to 4-1 in the 4A Narrows League and a three way tie for first place with Yelm and Bellarmine.
| Timberline 15, Shelton 4 | ||||||||||||
| TIM (5-0 3A Narrows), SHEL (3-3 3A Narrows) |
| North Thurston 12, Mount Tahoma 0 | ||||||||||||
| NT (4-1 3A Narrows), MT (0-5 3A Narrows) |
| Capital 7, Aberdeen 1 | ||||||||||||
| CAP (5-4 2A EvCo), ABER (3-7 2A EvCo) |
High school baseball
Timberline @ North Thurston – North Thurston HS – 4:00 PM
Olympia vs. Bellarmine – Olympia HS – 4:00 PM
Tumwater @ Black Hills – Black Hills HS – 4:00 PM
One of the biggest matchups of the high school baseball season takes place this afternoon at North Thurston High School. The 3A Narrows leading Timberline Blazers (6-0) take the crosstown trip to take on the 7-1 Rams at 4:00 PM with the two best pitchers in the Olympia area, Timberline junior Matt Mercer and Oregon State bound Ryan Mets, scheduled to take the bump.
High school softball
Timberline vs. Shelton – Timberline HS – 4:00 PM
Olympia vs. Yelm – Steven’s Field – 4:00 PM
North Thurston vs. Mount Tahoma – North Thurston HS – 4:00 PM
Capital vs. Aberdeen – Capital HS – 4:30 PM
Roller derby
Underground Derby doubleheader – Skateland! – 6:30 PM
Underground Derby hosts their second bout of their season tonight with a doubleheader starting with the UDL All-Stars against the Cast Iron Skaters and continuing with league teams the Bombers vs. the Sirens. Doors open at 6:00 PM with derby action getting underway at 6:30. Tickets are $12 at the door.
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