Saturday Scores: Saints Baseball Explodes; Bears Hand Cougs First Loss; MIA Rolls

Apr 20

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Saint Martin’s 21, Montana State-Billings 7 – Box score
BILLINGS, MT
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
SMU (8-15 GNAC) 3 0 2 2 2 3 5 4 0 21 25 2
MSUB (8-13 GNAC) 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 7 11 0
W: Josh Sontag (1-2) L: Drew Christina (1-5)
Saint Martin’s 8, Montana State-Billings 6 – Box score
BILLINGS, MT
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
SMU (9-15 GNAC) 0 7 0 0 1 0 0 8 9 2
MSUB (8-14 GNAC) 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 6 12 3
W: Josh Moss (2-8) L: Jordan Knoll (1-2)

Saint Martin’s exploded for 21 runs on 25 hits in the game one of a GNAC doubleheader in Billings, Montana on Saturday afternoon. Chandler Tracy hit a pair of homeruns in the opener and was one of six players with three or more hits in the game. Zach Raczok went 4-for-5 and drove in eight runs including a three run homer in the sixth inning. Kaelen Hirashiki also collected four hits and Spencer Dodd, Zack Larsen, Carl Svanevik and Tracy each had three hits and each scored three runs.

In game two, Tracy tied the GNAC career home run record with a grand slam in a seven run second inning that proved to be the difference for the Saints in their 8-6 win to complete the sweep. Tracy, now with 30 career home runs, also tripled in the game. Raczok continued his hot hitting going 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs.


College softball

Western Oregon 2, Saint Martin’s 0 – Box score
LACEY
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
WOU (15-4 GNAC) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 7 2
SMU (12-7 GNAC) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2
W: Kelli Demianew (12-8) L: Sam Munger (17-13)
Western Oregon 4, Saint Martin’s 3 – Box score
LACEY
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
WOU (16-4 GNAC) 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 4 7 4
SMU (12-8 GNAC) 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 6 2
W: Kelli Demianew (13-8) L: Sam Munger (17-14)


Boys soccer

Olympia 1, Capital 0
OLY (6-2-1 overall), CAP (9-1 overall)
River Ridge 2, Timberline 1
RR (3-8 overall), TIM (3-6-0 overall)


Roller Derby

MIA Derby Girls 202, Grunge City Rollers 111 – Photo Gallery
LACEY
 1st 2nd Final
Grunge City 52 59 111
MIA 93 109 202
Fresh meat game: MIA 99, GC Newbee Yatches 72

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PHOTO GALLERY: MIA Rolls Grunge City at the Bettie Bunker

Apr 20

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Behind the strong jamming of Jacky O Nastiest and Slamber Ella, the MIA Derby Girls made easy work of the Grunge City Rollers, 203-111, at the Bettie Bunker in Lacey on Saturday night.

It was Oly Sports first derby at the Bettie Bunker, the warehouse on Lacey Boulevard that the MIA Derby Girls and the JBLM Bettie Brigade share, and it has quickly and easily eclipsed Skateland! as the best place to watch derby in the Olympia area. It’s bright, open, has decent sound, a beer garden, concessions and has been nicely decorated with a big graffiti mural on one side and a red, white and blue derby mural on the other side.

The floor is a hard concrete warehouse floor and is very unforgiving on the skaters. Some of the tumbles that they took, especially in the fresh meat game that preceded the main event (MIA won 99-72), were particularly nasty and painful looking and made me uncomfortable watching their pain.

Bathroom facilities are a problem that will have to be worked out if the Bettie Bunker will continue to host events. Currently, the public restrooms are two honey buckets in the parking lot.

Also, parking is a bit of a problem. There is a small lot in the front of the building, one in the back of the building and there is a lot across Pacific Avenue at Pope John Paul II High School that was designated for derby parking. Unfortunately, you have to cross a field, the bike path and five lanes of Pacific to get to the lot and at night, it was unnerving, at best. The empty lot in front of the Bettie Bunker was blocked and closed to parking or else most people could have parked there.

No matter the problems, the Bettie Bunker is a good place to watch derby and it is obvious that MIA and JBLM are actively trying to make improvements to the facility for their skaters and fans. While the quality of roller derby played by the Oly Rollers at Skateland! is still far superior, their facility is not.

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Today (4/19): Saints Softball, Rivalry Soccer, MIA Derby, Racing, Fights

Apr 19

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College softball
Saint Martin’s vs. Western Oregon (DH) – SMU Softall Field – 12:00 PM
SPSCC vs. Pierce (DH) – Yauger Park – 1:00 PM


Boys soccer
Timberline vs. River Ridge – South Sound Stadium – 12:00 PM
Olympia vs. Capital – Ingersoll Stadium – 7:00 PM


High school baseball
Tumwater @ Black Hills – Black Hills HS – 12:00 PM
Olympia vs. South Kitsap – Olympia HS – 1:00 PM


Roller Derby
MIA Derby Girls vs. Grunge City – Bettie Bunker – 6:00 PM


Auto racing
South Sound Speedway – 6:30 PM
Super Late Models, Bumblebees, Legends and Vintage Modifieds


Mixed martial arts
Northwest Fight Challenge XIX – South Sound Sports Center – 7:00 PM

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Friday Scores: Saints Softball Clinches Tourney Berth

Apr 18

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College softball

Saint Martin’s 19, Montana State-Billings 1 – Box score
LACEY
 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
SMU (11-6 GNAC) 4 6 5 2 2 19 18 0
MSUB (7-12 GNAC) 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 4
W: Sam Munger (16-12) L: Amanda Roark (0-4)
Saint Martin’s 4, Montana State-Billings 3 – Box score
LACEY
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
SMU (12-6 GNAC) 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 6 0
MSUB (7-13 GNAC) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 6 1
W: Sam Munger (17-12) L: Amanda Todd (4-7)

With a pair of wins on Friday afternoon, the Saint Martin’s softball team clinched a birth in the GNAC Tournament.

Game one was started in Billings three weeks ago and the 19-1 win was finished in Lacey. The Saints put 15 runs on the board before the game was delayed and the Saints continued to pour it on with four more runs. Sam Munger went 3-for-4 with five runs scored and three RBIs and Jackie Schmaeling and Mary Dettling each homered. Munger and Kaylee Lawson combined to give up just three hits and one run over five innings.

Christina DeMar’s RBI single in the fifth inning proved to be the game winner in the Saints 4-3 GNAC Tourney clinching win in game two. Munger, Schmaeling and Taviah Jenkins drove in the first three runs for the Saints. Munger gave up four hits and two earned runs over seven innings to pick up her 17th win of the season.

The GNAC Tournament gets underway on May 1st in Richland.

Highline 7, SPSCC 3 – Box score
LACEY
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
HCC (1-4 West) 0 0 0 3 0 3 1 7 15 0
SPSCC (0-6 West) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 5 0
W: Kayla Andrus (7-4) L: Amanda Rupright (0-15)
Highline 9, SPSCC 2 – Box score
LACEY
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
HCC (2-4 West) 2 0 4 0 0 1 2 9 14 1
SPSCC (0-7 West) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 4 3
W: Hayley Craddock (4-6) L: Amanda Rupright (0-16)


College baseball

Montana State-Billings 8, Saint Martin’s 7 – Box score
LACEY
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
SMU 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 7 15 5
MSUB 0 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 8 15 1
W: Jake Campeau (1-4) L: Joseph Balfour (0-1)
Saint Martin’s 4, Montana State-Billings 3 – Box score
LACEY
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
SMU (7-15 GNAC) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 11 1
MSUB (8-12 GNAC) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 7 1
W: Josh Moss (2-8) L: Jordan Knoll (1-2)


High school softball

Timberline 15, Lakes 2
TIM (6-4 overall)
Olympia 11, Shelton 1
OLY (9-2 overall), SHEL (5-7 overall)
Tumwater 13, Aberdeen 1
TUM (6-1 2A EvCo), ABER (3-6 2A EvCo)
Capital 4, Black Hills 3
CAP (4-4 2A EvCo), BH (2-7 2A EvCo)
WF West 18, River Ridge 0
WFW (7-0 2A EvCo), RR (0-8 2A EvCo)


High school baseball

Timberline 5, South Kitsap 0
TIM (14-0 overall), SK (10-4 overall)
Tumwater 14, Aberdeen 1
TUM (9-1 2A EvCo), ABER (3-8 2A EvCo)
WF West 3, River Ridge 1
WFW (9-3 2A EvCo), RR (3-8 2A EvCo)
Capital 3, Black Hills 1
CAP (3-9 2A EvCo), BH (4-6 2A EvCo)

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Can you help me bring the Tall Boys to Oly Town?

Apr 18

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The EPLWA season is nearly ready to kick off and Olympia will be absent from the inaugural season. Emmett O’Connell at Olympia Time laments this fact and asks the question, “What is it about Olympia that has prevented anyone from coming forward with a team?” There are some barriers to entry that I have found, but it does surprise me that I’m the only one in town to seriously think about founding a team.

Here is my original plea for help. There have been some good developments since then and some setbacks but Oly Town FC is still a possibility at some point in the future…

Brandon Sparks's avatarOly Sports

eplwa-logo-06-500Today the Evergreen Premier League announced the seventh team accepted to the startup semi-pro soccer league slated to begin play in 2014. The Spokane Shadow joined Bellingham United, South Sound FC (Tacoma), Wenatchee United, Seattle Stars (Tukwila), WestSound FC (Silverdale) and FC Three Rivers (Tri-Cities) as inaugural members of the EPLWA and the league has suggested that there is a very good chance that they will cap the number of teams for the first season at eight instead of the previous 10 expected teams due to scheduling concerns and to keep the quality of the organizations high.

One area of the state that the EPLWA wanted to target was Olympia but no group has come forward and applied for entry to the league. I have been working to put together a bid and secure some financing but talks with an existing organization to take their team to the next level…

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Schedule for Friday, April 18th

Schedule for Friday, April 18th

College softball
Saint Martin’s vs. Montana State-Billings (DH) – SMU Softball Field – 1:00 PM
SPSCC vs. Highline (DH) – The RAC – 1:00 PM


High school softball
Olympia vs. Shelton – Steven’s Field – 4:00 PM
Timberline vs. Lakes – Timberline HS – 4:00 PM
Black Hills @ Capital – Capital HS – 4:30 PM
River Ridge vs. WF West – River Ridge HS – 4:30 PM
Tumwater vs. Aberdeen – Tumwater HS – 4:30 PM


High school baseball
Capital @ Black Hills – Black Hills HS – 4:00 PM

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Thursday Scores: Saints Top Crusaders at Bucknell; Bears Soccer Tops Lions

Apr 17

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College softball

Saint Martin’s 8, Northwest Nazarene 1 – Box score
LACEY
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
NNU (3-13 GNAC) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4
SMU (10-6 GNAC) 2 5 0 1 0 0 X 8 11 0
W: Sam Munger (15-12) L: Noelle Wright (6-15)

Jackie Schmaeling and Taviah Jenkins combined to go 7-for-7 with four RBIs and five runs and Sam Munger gave up just two hits and one run while going 2-for-4 with three runs scored in Saint Martin’s 8-1 win over Northwest Nazarene in a game that was moved to Skyhawks/Bucknell/DreamTeam Park (or whatever it is called these days).

Boys soccer

Olympia 3, Bellarmine 0
OLY (4-2-1 4A Narrows), BELL (3-2-0 4A Narrows)
North Thurston 2, Lincoln 0
NT (1-4-0 3A Narrows), LIN (0-5-0 3A Narrows)
Mount Tahoma 4, Timberline 0
MT (2-3-0 3A Narrows), TIM (2-3-0 3A Narrows)
WF West 2, Tumwater 1
WFW (3-4 2A EvCo), TUM (1-7 2A EvCo)
Aberdeen 2, River Ridge 1
ABER (6-2 2A EvCo), RR (2-6 2A EvCo)
Centralia 5, Black Hills 2
CENT (5-3 2A EvCo), BH (3-5 2A EvCo)

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Schedule for Thursday, April 17th

Schedule for Thursday, April 17th

Boys soccer
Timberline vs. Mount Tahoma – South Sound Stadium – 5:00 PM
North Thurston vs. Lincoln – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
Tumwater vs. WF West – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM


College softball (weather permitting)
Saint Martin’s vs. Northwest Nazarene (DH) – Bucknell Park – 2:30 PM


High school baseball (weather permitting)
Tumwater @ Black Hills – Black Hills HS – 4:00 PM CANCELLED

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Wednesday Scores: T-Birds Drop First EvCo Contest; Blazers Earn Wild Win Over Rams

Apr 16

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Centralia 4, Tumwater 3
CENT (7-3 2A EvCo), TUM (8-1 2A EvCo)
North Thurston 9, Shelton 2
NT (7-1 3A Narrows), SHEL (4-5 3A Narrows)


High school softball

Olympia 18, Stadium 2
OLY (3-1 4A Narrows), STAD (0-4 4A Narrows)
Timberline 18, North Thurston 17
TIM (4-0 3A Narrows), NT (3-1 3A Narrows)
Tumwater 11, Centralia 0
TUM (6-1 2A EvCo), CENT (5-2 2A EvCo)

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Schedule for Wednesday, April 16th

Schedule for Wednesday, April 16th

High school baseball (weather permitting)
North Thurston vs. Shelton – North Thurston HS – 4:00 PM
Black Hills vs. WF West – Black Hills HS – 4:30 PM
Tumwater vs. Centralia – Tumwater HS – 4:30 PM


High school softball (weather permitting)
Olympia vs. Stadium – Steven’s Field – 4:00 PM
North Thurston vs. Timberline – Timberline HS – 4:00 PM
Capital vs. Aberdeen – Capital HS – 4:30 PM

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