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Saints Softball Unanimous Pick to Repeat as GNAC Champs
Coming off of their best season in program history, the Saint Martin’s softball team is the unanimous pick to win the 2014 Great Northwest Athletic Conference championship in the GNAC preseason coaches poll released today.
The Saints return two of the top players in the conference, senior second baseman and 2013 GNAC Player of the Year Lacey McGladrey and Sam Munger, the GNAC Pitcher of the Year and reigning batting title holder with a .426 average last season.
And the Saints are setup for years to come with one of the youngest teams in the league. McGladrey is the lone senior on the squad with juniors Munger, Taviah Jenkins, Dani Wall and Division I Farleigh Dickinson transfer Maria Roney, sophomore Megan Miller, a conference honorable mention at third base as a freshman and a strong freshman class that will likely contribute.
The Saints kick off their season on February 1st at Cal Baptist and, fingers crossed for good weather, will play their first home game on March 1st against Northwest University.
Read the full release from SMUSaints.com and the GNAC after the jump…
Today (1/22): Top Tacoma Talent Rolls into Lacey
Boys basketball
North Thurston vs. Lincoln – North Thurston HS – 7:00 PM
Timberline vs. Foss – Timberline HS – 7:00 PM
Some high caliber talent rolls into Lacey tonight when Lincoln and Foss take on North Thurston and Timberline respectively.
Lincoln (5-1 3A Narrows, 12-1 overall) is fresh off of their upset of #1 ranked and previously undefeated Jackson on Monday and feature an outstanding backcourt including freshman Londrell Hamilton. They could possibly have senior University of California-Berkeley signee Ahmaad Rorie back if he wins his appeal today after returning from Florida’s Montverde Academy on mysterious terms. Tip-off between the Abes and Rams is scheduled for 7:00 PM.
Foss (4-2 3A Narrows, 11-3 overall) brings Seattle University commit Armond Davis to Timberline in a game that is a little less intriguing without University of Washington signee Donaven Dorsey. Timberline sits at 3-3 in the 3A Narrows, just a game behind the Falcons.
Girls basketball
Olympia vs. Shelton – Olympia HS – 7:00 PM
Men’s and women’s basketball
Women: SPSCC vs. Clark – SPSCC Gym – 6:00 PM
Men: SPSCC vs. Clark – SPSCC Gym – 8:00 PM
Tuesday Scores: Cougs and T-Birds Split, Wolves Girls Roll, Navs Take Two
Boys basketball
| Capital 55, Tumwater 49 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tumwater (3-4 2A EvCo) | 12 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 49 |
| Capital (3-4 2A EvCo) | 14 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 55 |
| TUM leader: Josiah Warner – 14 points CAP leader: Travis Miller – 14 points |
| Northwest Christian 52, South Bend 44 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Bend (0-7 2B Pacific) | 11 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 44 |
| Northwest Christian (4-4 2B Pacific) | 15 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 52 |
| NWC leader: Austin Koukal – 20 points |
| WF West 60, River Ridge 53 |
| WFW: 5-2 2A EvCo RR: 4-3 2A EvCo |
| Aberdeen 63, Black Hills 58 |
| AB:2-5 2A EvCo BH: 1-6 2A EvCo |
Girls basketball
| Tumwater 54, Capital 32 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital (1-6 2A EvCo) | 5 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 32 |
| Tumwater (2-5 2A EvCo) | 16 | 9 | 20 | 9 | 54 |
| CAP leader: Spencer Pettit – 16 points TUM leader: Ashley Christoffer – 22 points |
| Black Hills 80, Aberdeen 52 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hills (6-1 2A EvCo) | 20 | 21 | 24 | 15 | 80 |
| Aberdeen (2-5 2A EvCo) | 5 | 15 | 19 | 13 | 52 |
| BH leader: Shayla Smothers – 18 points |
| WF West 45, River Ridge 42 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WF West (7-0 2A EvCo) | 8 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 45 |
| River Ridge (4-3 2A EvCo) | 7 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 42 |
| RR leader: Makenna Schultz – 16 points |
| Northwest Christian 52, South Bend 41 |
| NWC: 3-5 2B Pacific SB: 2-5 2B Pacific |
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Today (1/21): #5 Hawks Host #2 Bearcats, Cougs Battle T-Birds, Navs Doubleheader
Girls basketball
Northwest Christian vs. South Bend – Northwest Christian HS – 5:45 PM
Capital @ Tumwater – Tumwater HS – 7:30 PM
River Ridge vs. WF West – River Ridge HS – 7:30 PM
The ScoreCzar #2 and #5 ranked teams in 2A meet tonight at River Ridge High School when WF West takes on River Ridge at 7:30 PM.
The Bearcats easily knocked off the Hawks in the middle of December, 43-23, behind 13 points and 15 rebounds from Washington State bound Nike McClure and currently sit atop the 2A EvCo at 6-0. They are 12-2 overall with their only losses coming to 2A #1 Mark Morris and the 3A #3 Juanita.
River Ridge is two games behind them in third place at 4-2 in conference and 11-2 overall. Makenna Schultz scored 15 of River Ridge’s 23 points in the first meeting between the two teams.
Boys basketball
Northwest Christian vs. South Bend – Northwest Christian HS – 7:00 PM
Tumwater @ Capital – Capital HS – 7:30 PM
Monday Scoreboard: Dorsey-less Blazers Drop MLK Day Thriller
Brandell Evans
| Auburn Mountainview 45, Timberline 43 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn Mountainview (5-8 overall) | 6 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 45 |
| Timberline (7-7 overall) | 15 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 43 |
| TIM leader: Brandell Evans – 18 points |
In their first game without Donaven Dorsey, Bradell Evans scored 18 points but couldn’t hit the game winning 3-pointer in the final seconds and Timberline dropped a 45-43 Martin Luther King Jr. Day non-conference game against Auburn Mountainview at the ShoWare Center in Kent. Tristan Miguel scored the go ahead bucket for the Lions with seven seconds left and finished with 14 points.
In/Out: Semi-Pro Football, Yarrington and Dorsey
IN: The Thurston County Mayhem semi-pro football team will take residence in Lacey for four or five games this season. Their first game is scheduled for May 17th at 6:00 PM at their home field at South Sound Stadium against the Northwest Cardinals.
The team will be coached by owner and founder James King, who was named the Western Washington Football Alliance coach of the year after guiding the Washington Cavaliers to the WWFA championship in 2013. King and his coaching staff will be holding a combine for prospective players on Saturday, February 8th from 1:00 to 3:00 PM with registration beginning at noon.
For more information, visit the the Thurston County Mayhem website.
IN: Speaking of semi-pro football and the WWFA, the aforementioned Washington Cavaliers will play their entire home schedule at Tumwater High School this season. The nomadic team has been based in the Centralia area for the last couple of years and has played all over Southwest Washington including previous stints at Tumwater Stadium and South Sound Stadium.
The Cavaliers named Chris Potts to replace King as their new head coach and will get the jump on the Mayhem with their own combine on Saturday, January 25th from noon to 2:oo PM at Tumwater Stadium.
They will kick off their 2014 home season on June 7th against the Snohomish County Vikings and will face the Mayhem on July 12th.
For more info, visit their website (WARNING: horrible Midi version of “We Are the Champions” on auto-play).
OUT: Last week, The Olympian reported that Black Hills head football coach Dominic Yarrington would not have his contract renewed and is out after just one season at the helm of the Wolves.
Yarrington has been on paid leave from his teaching position at Black Hills since December while an “incident” is investigated. The Eli Sports Network reports that the incident was an “unfortunate relationship” with a parent of a player involving “inappropriate activity on school grounds between adults”.
OUT: Timberline senior and University of Washington basketball signee Donaven Dorsey broke his ankle on Friday night in a 65-38 loss at Lincoln and might be out for the season, reports The Olympian. Dorsey was supposed to see a orthopedic specialist on Monday to determine if surgery would be needed but Meg Wochnick tweeted that he was unable to do so, likely because Monday was Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Saturday Scores: Geoducks Women, Saints Men Pick Up League Wins; MIA Tops JBLM in Lacey Debut
Women’s basketball
| Western Washington 79, Saint Martin’s 73 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Washington (5-2 GNAC, 9-6 overall) | 41 | 38 | 79 |
| Saint Martin’s (5-2 GNAC, 11-5 overall) | 35 | 38 | 73 |
| Saints fall into 4 way tie for 1st place in GNAC |
Five Saint Martin’s players scored in double-digits but a back-and-forth contest eventually swung back Western Washington’s way with a 9-0 run that gave the Vikings a 72-65 lead with 3:55 left and the Saints never got to within four points again in a 79-73 loss that dropped them into a four way tie for first place in the GNAC.
Jordyn Richardson and Liz Mills each scored 12 points, Angela Gelhar added 11 and Krista Stabler and Brooke Paulson each notched 10 for the Saints.
McCleary’s Katie Colard led the Vikings with 21 points and Sarah Hill pulled down 14 rebounds as the Vikings out-rebounded the Saints 42-31.
The Vikings and Saints each are 5-2 in the GNAC along with Montana State-Billings and Alaska-Anchorage. The Saints head to Billings to take on the Yellowjackets on Thursday night at 6:00 PM.
| Evergreen 78, Warner Pacific 74 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evergreen (4-5 CCC, 8-8 overall) | 33 | 45 | 78 |
| Warner Pacific (1-8 CCC, 5-15 overall) | 31 | 43 | 74 |
| TESC leader: Uriah Thomas – 22 points |
Uriah Thomas scored 22 points off the bench to lead Evergreen to a 78-74 win over Warner Pacific and their first ever weekend sweep of the Portland schools. Brittany Clark posted a double-double with 18 points and 14 rebounds and the Geoducks dominated the boards with a 53-25 advantage.
Sammi Clark scored 19 points and dished out seven assists and Jessica Denmon added 11 points to help Evergreen improve to 4-5 in the Cascade Conference and 8-8 overall.
| Highline 67, SPSCC 53 – Box score | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPSCC (2-5 NWAACC West, 3-13 overall) | 30 | 23 | 53 |
| Highline (5-1 NWAACC West, 14-4 overall) | 24 | 43 | 67 |
| SPSCC leaders: Jesse, Anger – 16 points |
LaKeisha Anger and Sofia Guerra each notched a double-double and Maria Jesse scored 16 points in SPSCC’s 67-53 loss to Highline. Anger poured in 16 points with 15 rebounds and Guerra went for 10 points and 15 boards.
Men’s basketball
| Saint Martin’s 79, Western Oregon 73 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Martin’s (3-4 GNAC, 6-9 overall) | 45 | 34 | 79 |
| Western Oregon (3-4 GNAC, 10-7 overall) | 28 | 45 | 73 |
| SMU leader: Ryan Rogers – 19 points |
The Saint Martin’s men built a 20 point lead at the 17:56 mark of the second half but Western Oregon stormed back with a 42-20 run to temporarily take a 73-71 lead on a pair of Jordan Wiley free throws with 2:31 left to play. But a Ryan Rogers layup tied the score at 73 and Tyler Copp’s 3-pointer gave the Saints a 76-73 lead that they would not relinquish and they escaped Monmouth with a 79-73 win.
Ryan Rogers led the Saints with 19 points and seven rebounds and Lucas Shannon scored a season high 15 points. Issac Bianchini scored 14 points, 12 of them to help them build their big first half lead, and Evan Coulter chipped in 12 points.
| Warner Pacific 79, Evergreen 70 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evergreen (1-8 CCC, 2-14 overall) | 33 | 37 | 70 |
| Warner Pacific (6-3 CCC, 12-9 overall) | 45 | 34 | 79 |
| TESC leader: Jordan Dam – 19 points |
Jordan Dam’s three at the 10:11 mark of the second half brought Evergreen back from a 16 point deficit to within one but the Geoducks were unable to get over the hump and dropped another game, a 79-70 decision to Warner Pacific in Portland. Dam scored 19 points and Cody Peters and Dre Taylor each chipped in 13 in the loss.
| Highline 88, SPSCC 55 – Box score | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPSCC (1-6 NWAACC West, 1-14 overall) | 31 | 24 | 55 |
| Highline (5-1 NWAACC West, 14-3 overall) | 37 | 51 | 88 |
| SPSCC leader: Slanblaytee Kaye – 18 points |
The SPSCC men and their six able bodied players fell 88-55 to a Highline squad that played 12 players against them. Slanblaytee Kaye scored 18 points and Brian Tyson posted a double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds in the loss.
Picture of the Bettie Bunker, from the JBLM Bettie Brigade Facebook page
Roller Derby
| MIA Derby Girls 195, JBLM Bettie Brigade 178 | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIA Derby Girls | 105 | 90 | 195 |
| JBLM Bettie Brigade | 95 | 83 | 178 |
| Jordan Nailon’s player of the game: Bam Bam Tiffalo |
In a bout that featured five lead changes, the MIA Derby Girls pulled away for good with less than three minutes to play to take a 195-178 win in front of an estimated 400 fans at the Bettie Bunker in Lacey.
Thanks to Jordan Nailon for the updates.
Today (1/18): Saints Women Face Vikings for GNAC Lead; JBLM, MIA Open New Home
Women’s basketball
Saint Martin’s vs. Western Washington – Marcus Pavilion – 7:00 PM
Fresh off of their thrilling 73-71 win over Simon Fraser on Thursday night, the first place Saint Martin’s women continue one of their toughest home stand of the season when they welcome Western Washington to Marcus Pavilion at 7:00 PM.
The Saints enter the game at 5-1 in the GNAC, one game in front of Alaska-Anchorage, Montana State-Billings and Western Washington, who all sit at 4-2.
The Vikings are led by McCleary’s Katie Colard, a 13 points per game scorer in her junior year at Western. Taylor Peacocke, a transfer from Sacramento State and former teammate of the Saints Liz Mills, has started seven games and is the Vikings only other double-digit scorer at 10.9 points per game. Western is coming off of a 78-58 win over Western Oregon in Monmouth on Thursday night that saw Peacocke go for 19 points and Sarah Hill record a double-double with 18 points and 16 rebounds.
The Saints are led by Chelsea Haskey’s 13.7 points per game. She is just 12 points of 1,000 career points but has struggled a big lately and scored just two points against Simon Fraser. Angela Gelhar has emerged as a consistent first or second scoring threat and is averaging 12.9 points per game.
Live video with me, Brandon Sparks, on the play-by-play can be seen by clicking here.
Roller derby
JBLM Bettie Brigade vs. MIA Derby Girls – Bettie Bunker – 6:00 PM
Just down the road from Marcus Pavilion at 5700 Lacey Boulevard, the JBLM Bettie Brigade and MIA Derby Girls open their 2014 roller derby seasons in their new, shared Lacey home. The Bettie Brigade made the decision to move off base to make it easier for people to see them play and found a fellow tenant in MIA, who spent their entire existence practicing and playing at South Sound Sports Center in Tumwater.
Doors open at 5:00 PM with derby action getting underway at 6:00. There will be a beer garden for fans 21+. Tickets are $15 at the door.
Friday Scoreboard: Geoducks Women Stop Cavs; Blazers Girls Top Abes; T-Birds Boys Pop Wolves
Brittany Gray
Women’s basketball
| Evergreen 79, Concoria 71 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evergreen (3-5 CCC, 7-8 overall) | 43 | 36 | 79 |
| Concordia (1-7 CCC, 3-16 overall) | 41 | 30 | 71 |
| TESC leader: Brittany Gray – 27 points |
Brittany Gray scored 27 points and pulled down 11 rebounds to lead Evergreen to a 79-71 win over Concordia in Portland. Four Geoducks scored in double-digits as Sammi Clark, Sadee Jones and Jessica Denmon scored 14, 11 and 10 respectively.
Evergreen went to the break up 43-41 but Concordia went on a 10-2 run over the first three minutes of the second half to take a 51-45 lead. But the Geoducks responded with a 9-0 run to take a 54-51 lead at the 14:19 mark, a lead that they would never relinquish.
The Geoducks improved to 3-5 in the CCC and 7-8 overall.
Men’s basketball
| Concordia 103, Evergreen 92 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evergreen (1-7 CCC, 2-13 overall) | 47 | 43 | 92 |
| Concordia (5-3 GNAC, 15-4 overall) | 43 | 60 | 103 |
| TESC leader: Kyle Calhoun 33 points |
A layup by Marc Taylor with six second left in the first half gave Evergreen a 47-43 lead at the break but Concordia responded by shooting 60% with 24 made free throws over the final 20 minutes to break into triple-digits in their 103-92 win on their home court in Portland.
Kyle Calhoun scored 33 points on 10-of-18 shooting including eight 3-pointers. Dre Taylor added 16 points and Marc Taylor notched a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds.
The Geoducks fell to 1-7 in the CCC and 2-13 overall. Concordia improved to 5-3 in conference and 15-4 overall.
Girls basketball
| Black Hills 52, Tumwater 39 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hills (5-1 2A EvCo) | 11 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 52 |
| Tumwater (1-5 2A EvCo) | 8 | 14 | 2 | 15 | 39 |
| BH leader: Sarah McGee – 18 points TUM leader: Ashley Christoffer – 14 points |
| Timberline 64, Lincoln 56 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln (4-2 3A Narrows) | 16 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 56 |
| Timberline (5-1 3A Narrows) | 22 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 64 |
| TIM leader: Callan Russell – 18 points |
| Olympia 67, Gig Harbor 47 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gig Harbor (1-6 4A Narrows) | 8 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 47 |
| Olympia (4-3 4A Narrows) | 22 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 67 |
| OLY leader: Laura Snodgrass – 15 points |
| South Kitsap 39, North Thurston 23 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Kitsap (9-5 overall) | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 39 |
| North Thurston (6-7 overall) | 6 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 23 |
| NT leaders: Kramer, Handley – 7 points |
| Aberdeen 50, Capital 38 |
| AB: 2-4 2A EvCo – CAP: 1-5 2A EvCo |
Boys basketball
| Tumwater 72, Black Hills 59 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hills (1-5 2A EvCo) | 13 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 59 |
| Tumwater (3-3 2A EvCo) | 11 | 26 | 22 | 13 | 72 |
| TUM leader: Zach Delucco – 19 points BH leader: Tremarcus Hackney – 19 points |
| Gig Harbor 59, Olympia 48 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympia (2-5 4A Narrows) | 8 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 48 |
| Gig Harbor (5-2 4A Narrows) | 15 | 6 | 21 | 17 | 59 |
| OLY leader: Khalil Matheney – 24 points |
| Lincoln 65, Timberline 38 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timberline (3-3 3A Narrows) | 9 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 38 |
| Lincoln (5-1 3A Narrows) | 17 | 16 | 25 | 7 | 65 |
| TIM leader: Brandell Evans – 12 points |
| North Beach 65, Northwest Christian 36 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Christian (3-4 2B Pacific) | 10 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 36 |
| North Beach (7-0 2B Pacific) | 20 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 65 |
| NWC leader: Austin Koukal – 15 points |
| South Kitsap 77, North Thurston 43 |
| SK: 9-4 overall – NT: 5-9 overall |
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