Schedule for Wednesday, February 5th
College basketball
Women: SPSCC vs. Pierce – SPSCC Gym – 6:00 PM
Men: SPSCC vs. Pierce – SPSCC Gym – 8:00 PM
Boys basketball
North Thurston vs. Mount Tahoma – North Thurston HS – 7:00 PM
Oly Sports is on Vacation
Oly Sports is on vacation. Regular posting will resume on Tuesday, February 11th. Here is what’s happening in town until then (weather permitting and subject to change)…
Friday, February 7th
Boys basketball
North Thurston @ Timberline – Timberline HS – 7:00 PM
Capital vs. Aberdeen – Capital HS – 7:30 PM
Tumwater @ Black Hills – Black Hills HS – 7:30 PM
Girls basketball
Tumwater @ Black Hills – Black Hills HS – 6:00 PM
Saturday, February 8th
College baseball
Saint Martin’s vs. UPS (DH) – SMU Baseball Field – Noon
Women’s basketball
SPSCC vs. Tacoma – SPSCC Gym – 3:00 PM
Saint Martin’s vs. Alaska – Marcus Pavilion – 5:15 PM
Men’s basketball
SPSCC vs. Tacoma – SPSCC Gym – 5:00 PM
Saint Martin’s vs. Central Washington – Marcus Pavilion – 7:30 PM
Roller derby
MIA Derby Girls vs. Northwest Derby Company – Bettie Bunker (5700 Lacey Blvd) – 6:00 PM
Sunday, February 9th
College baseball
Saint Martin’s vs. UPS (DH) – SMU Baseball Field – 1:00 PM
Thursday Scores: Saints Women Hold Down Seawolves, Men Down Crusaders in OT
I’m going on vacation tomorrow and am in the middle of packing so this is a very quick scoreboard tonight…
College basketball
Women: Saint Martin’s 56, Alaska Anchorage 46 – Recap
Men: Saint Martin’s 80, Northwest Nazarene 73 (OT) – Recap
The Saint Martin’s women held the top scoring team in the GNAC and the 4th best scoring team in NCAA Division II to just 46 points, 38 points under their 84 points per game average, in their 56-46 win over Alaska Anchorage.
In game two of the doubleheader, Brad Norman drained a pair of free throws with seven seconds left to tie the game at 66 and force overtime. In OT, Lucas Shannon scored six of the Saints first eight points, Ryan Rogers added four and Evan Coulter hit all four of his free throws and the Saints pulled out an 80-73 comeback win. Tied at 32, Northwest Nazarene went on a 9-0 run followed by a Saint Martin’s 11-0 run that gave them a 43-41 lead that was then followed by a 10-0 Crusaders run.
Girls basketball
Timberline 41, North Thurston 30
Olympia 44, Central Kitsap 43
Aberdeen 44, Capital 30
Boys basketball
Central Kitsap 68, Olympia 59
Today (2/6): Saints Host Important GNAC Doubleheader
Saint Martin’s men’s head coach Michael Ostlund
Women: Saint Martin’s vs. Alaska Anchorage – Marcus Pavilion – 5:15 PM
Men: Saint Martin’s vs. Northwest Nazarene – Marcus Pavilion – 7:30 PM
A pair of big games on tap tonight at Marcus Pavilion when the Saint Martin’s women face Alaska Anchorage and the men follow them up with a battle with Northwest Nazarene.
The women currently sit in sixth place in the GNAC at 6-4, a half game behind a big pack of teams at 7-4 including tonight’s opponent, Alaska Anchorage, and a game and a half ahead of seventh place Northwest Nazarene. The Seawolves are the top scoring team in the GNAC and fourth in the nation scoring 84.5 points per game. The Saints knocked off the Seawolves on January 11th, 85-78.
The men get a second chance at Northwest Nazarene after they fell apart in the second half and gave up a 14 point halftime lead in an 80-76 loss in Nampa. Since then, the Crusaders (3-7) have dropped five straight games and are a half game behind the Saints, Montana State-Billings and Western Oregon for sixth place in the GNAC. Six teams make the conference tournament hosted by the Saints in March.
Girls basketball
Timberline @ North Thurston – North Thurston HS – 7:00 PM
Olympia vs. Central Kitsap – Olympia HS – 7:00 PM
Pope John Paul vs. Three Rivers Christian – St. Michael’s – 5:30 PM
Boys basketball
Pope John Paul vs. Three Rivers Christian – St. Michael’s – 7:00 PM
Wednesday Scores: SPSCC Swept; Rams Girls Claim Playoff Spot
Women’s basketball
| Pierce 81, SPSCC 76 – Box score | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pierce (5-6 NWAACC West, 8-13 overall) | 27 | 54 | 81 |
| SPSCC (3-8 NWAACC West, 4-16 overall) | 37 | 39 | 76 |
| SPSCC leader: Sofia Guerra – 19 points |
Sofia Guerra, LaKeisha Anger and Dramikha Skaar combined for 54 points and 32 rebounds for South Puget Sound but the Clippers turned the ball over 35 times and Pierce scored 54 points in the second half to comeback from a 10 point halftime deficit to win 81-76.
The Clippers shot 50% from the floor for the game and 55.2% in the second half but took 23 less shots than Pierce, who shot just 34.9%. The Raiders also made 14-of-25 free throws compared to just seven made free throws for SPSCC.
Guerra scored 19 points and pulled down 14 rebounds, Anger scored 17 with 11 boards and Skaar added 18 points with seven rebounds for South Puget Sound.
Pierce’s Haley Hutchinson scored 24 points to lead all scorers and North Thurston alum Haley Harn added 12 points with 14 rebounds.
Men’s basketball
| Pierce 100, SPSCC 51 – Box score | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pierce (9-2 NWAACC West, 16-5 overall) | 51 | 49 | 100 |
| SPSCC (1-10 NWAACC West, 1-18 overall) | 21 | 30 | 51 |
| SPSCC leader: Brian Tyson – 14 points |
Girls basketball
| North Thurston 68, Mount Tahoma 46 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Thurston (6-5 3A Narrows) | 16 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 68 |
| Mount Tahoma (2-8 3A Narrows) | 11 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 46 |
| NT leader: Hayley Niles – 16 points |
North Thurston claimed the fourth and final playoff spot in the 3A Narrows with their 68-46 win over Mount Tahoma in Tacoma.
Boys basketball
| Mount Tahoma 69, North Thurston 60 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Tahoma (3-7 3A Narrows) | 19 | 16 | 20 | 14 | 69 |
| North Thurston (3-8 3A Narrows) | 7 | 11 | 13 | 29 | 60 |
| NT leader: Wes Reynolds – 20 points |
| Raymond 59, Northwest Christian 58 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond (6-5 2B Pacific) | 10 | 18 | 11 | 20 | 59 |
| Northwest Christian (5-7 2B Pacific) | 10 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 58 |
| NWC leader: Austin Koukal – 28 points |
Today (2/5): Clippers Face Pierce in Doubleheader Action
Tuesday Scores: Wolves Boys Stay Alive, Bears Drop Out
Boys basketball
| Black Hills 59, WF West 57 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hills (3-8 2A EvCo) | 11 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 59 |
| WF West (6-4 2A EvCo) | 10 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 57 |
| BH leader: TJ Mickleson – 26 points |
Freshman sensation TJ Mickleson scored 26 points and Tre’Marcus Hackney added 10 points to lead last place Black Hills to a 59-57 road win over WF West. The Wolves improved to 3-8 in 2A EvCo play and are still alive for one of the five 2A EvCo spots with one game left against fifth place Tumwater on Friday night.
| River Ridge 57, Aberdeen 36 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | 13 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 36 |
| River Ridge | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 57 |
| RR leader: Kobe Key – 13 points |
| Centralia 58, Tumwater 52 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centralia | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 58 |
| Tumwater | 10 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 52 |
| TUM leader: David Cooper – 18 points |
Tumwater dropped to 4-6 in the 2A EvCo with their 58-52 loss to Centralia and are clinging to the last playoff spot with two games left to play. They face Black Hills on Friday and River Ridge in one week. David Cooper scored 18 points and Josiah Warner chipped in 10.
| Bellarmine 56, Olympia 55 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellarmine (6-5 4A Narrows) | 9 | 13 | 11 | 23 | 56 |
| Olympia (4-7 4A Narrows) | 19 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 54 |
| OLY leader: Khalil Matheney – 20 points |
Olympia’s playoff hopes were dashed in the last second when Malachi Flynn’s three pointer with 1.1 seconds left completed a Bellarmine comeback to give them a 56-55 win. The Bears led by 12 at the half and still held a 12 point lead with just over two minutes left to play. The loss drops Oly to 4-7 in the 4A Narrows, two games behind the last playoff spot with just one game left to play.
| Wishkah 78, Pope John Paul II 30 |
Girls basketball
| Timberline 45, Stadium 25 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timberline (12-6 overall) | 14 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 45 |
| Stadium (3-16 overall) | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 25 |
| TIM leader: Linae Myhand – 15 points |
| Bellarmine 60, Olympia 39 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympia (6-5 4A Narrows) | 4 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 39 |
| Bellarmine (11-0 4A Narrows) | 12 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 60 |
| OLY leader: Laura Snodgrass – 13 points |
| WF West 70, Black Hills 44 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WF West (10-0 2A EvCo) | 18 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 70 |
| Black Hills (8-3 2A EvCo) | 10 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 44 |
| BH leader: Shayla Smothers – 11 points |
WF West’s 70-44 win over Black Hills clinched the league title for the Bearcats and dropped the Wolves into a tie with River Ridge for the second playoff spot. Shayla Smothers was the only Wolves player to score in double digits with 11 points while Nike McClure dropped 23 points in the win for Chehalis.
| River Ridge 70, Aberdeen 39 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Ridge (8-3 2A EvCo) | 16 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 70 |
| Aberdeen (3-7 2A EvCo) | 12 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 39 |
| Centralia 51 (4-6 2A EvCo), Tumwater (2-8 2A EvCo) 41 |
| Pope John Paul II 38, Wishkah 33 |
| Raymond (10-1 2B Pacific) 50, Northwest Christian (5-7 2B Pacific) 48 |
Today (2/4): Oly Needs to Beat the Lions; Wolves and Bearcats Girls Battle
Olympia’s Khalil Matheney
Boys basketball
Pope John Paul II vs. Wishkah – St. Michael’s School Gym – 7:00 PM
Olympia vs. Bellarmine – Olympia HS – 7:00 PM
Tumwater vs. Centralia – Tumwater HS – 7:30 PM
River Ridge vs. Aberdeen – River Ridge HS – 7:30 PM
Olympia is in need of a win tonight to keep their playoff hopes alive in the 4A Narrows League. As The Olympian spelled out, there are four playoff spots available with Stadium and Gig Harbor already clinched and four teams fighting for the final two spots including Bellarmine (5-5), Yelm (5-5), South Kitsap (5-5) and Olympia (4-6). The two teams met on January 10th with the Lions taking a 54-35 win in Tacoma.
Girls basketball
Pope John Paul II vs. Wishkah – St. Michael’s School Gym – 5:30 PM
Black Hills vs. WF West – Black Hills HS – 7:30 PM
The two top teams in the 2A EvCo battle tonight when WF West (9-0) takes on Black Hills (8-2). The Wolves might have more at stake than the Bearcats. After their loss to River Ridge on Friday, a loss to the Bearcats tonight would drop them into a tie with the Hawks. WF West took the first meeting in Chehalis 70-42.
Schedule for Monday, February 3rd
Girls basketball
Capital vs. Shelton – Capital HS – 7:30 PM
Sunday Scores: #12 Saints Swept in San Berdoo
College softball
| CSU San Bernardino 3 Saint Martin’s 1 |
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| Game 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | / | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMU (0-3 overall) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | |
| CSUSB (1-0 overall) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 8 | 0 | |
| W: Williams (1-0) L: Munger (0-2) |
| CSU San Bernardino 3 Saint Martin’s 2 |
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| Game 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | / | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMU (0-4 overall) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
| CSUSB (2-0 overall) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 3 | 4 | 1 | |
| W: Luhman (1-0) L: Lawson (0-2) SV: Williams (1) |
After dropping a pair of games in Riverside, California on Saturday, the 12th ranked Saint Martin’s softball team traveled across the Inland Empire and dropped another pair of games to Cal State San Bernardino, 3-1 and 3-2, on Sunday afternoon.
The Saints fell behind 3-0 in the game one and 1-0 in game two after three innings and never led in Sunday’s doubleheader, just as they never led on Saturday. Sam Munger struck out seven over six innings in game one but picked up her second loss of the season. Kaylee Lawson gave up a run in two innings but was tagged for the loss in game two.
Megan Miller went 3-for-4 with an RBI in game one to lead the Saints and Riko Toyama collected two of the Saints five hits in game two.
PHOTO GALLERY: Hawks Sweep Wolves in Lacey
Jason Kananin
Better late than never, but here is a photo gallery from River Ridge’s sweep of Black Hills on Friday night.
The girls game was brutally physical and River Ridge (7-3 2A EvCo) dominated the second half to take a 72-49 win and pulled to within a game of second place Black Hills (8-2 2A EvCo) in the standings. The Wolves still have first place WF West and Tumwater left to play while the Hawks finish with Aberdeen and Tumwater. River Ridge’s Jazzlynn Brewster (#24) led all scorers with 23 points while Sarah McGee (#34) knocked down 22 points in the loss for Black Hills.
The River Ridge boys jumped out to a 22-13 lead after the first quarter on Friday night and never looked back. Black Hills tried to get back into the game numerous times but couldn’t get over the hump and fell to the Hawks 66-55. Jason Kananin (#3) scored 18 points and the Hawks moved to within a half game of first place Centralia. Freshman TJ Mickleson (#11) dropped 18 points for the Wolves.
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