Boys basketball
| Tumwater 69, Capital 55 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital (0-1 2A EvCo) | 8 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 55 |
| Tumwater (1-0 2A EvCo) | 18 | 11 | 18 | 22 | 69 |
| CAP leader: Jacob Pratt – 19 points TUM leader: David Cooper – 22 points |
In a wide open 2A EvCo, Tumwater’s convincing 69-55 win over Capital helps them lay claim as the team to beat. David Cooper lead all scorers with 22 points and Josiah Warner added 18 in a game that saw the T-Birds jump out to a 10 point lead after the first eight minutes. Jacob Pratt scored 19 points for the Cougars in the loss.
| Black Hills 55, Aberdeen 34 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hills (1-0 2A EvCo) | 14 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 55 |
| Aberdeen (0-1 2A EvCo) | 12 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 34 |
Aberdeen took a 16-14 lead at the beginning of the second quarter but Black Hills put their foot on the gas and finished the quarter on an 18-2 run and never looked back en route to a 55-34 win.
| WF West 85, River Ridge 78 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WF West (0-1 2A EvCo) | 19 | 16 | 16 | 34 | 85 |
| River Ridge (1-0 2A EvCo) | 17 | 18 | 23 | 20 | 78 |
| RR leader: Jason Kananin – 26 points |
With a 23 point third quarter, River Ridge broke a halftime tie to take a 58-51 lead. But WF West scored 34 points in a wild, 54 points total fourth quarter and the Bearcats walked away with an 85-78 win in the 2A EvCo opener. Tanner Gueller scored 31 points for WF West while Jason Kananin and Kobe Key scored 25 and 22 points respectively for the Hawks.
| Northwest Christian 51, South Bend 27 |
Northwest Christian moved to 1-1 in the 2B Pacific with their 51-27 win in South Bend. They are now 3-3 overall.
Girls basketball
| Black Hills 73, Aberdeen 35 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen (0-1 2A EvCo) | 5 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 35 |
| Black Hills (1-0 2A EvCo) | 18 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 73 |
| BH leader: Shayla Smothers – 19 points |
Shayla Smothers scored 19 points, Sarah McGee added 17 and Sydney Sauls chipped in 14 for Black Hills in their 2A conference opener 73-35 thumping of Aberdeen.
| Capital 54, Tumwater 40 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tumwater (0-1 2A EvCo) | 8 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 40 |
| Capital (1-0 2A EvCo) | 14 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 54 |
| TUM: Mackenzie Bergquist – 15 points CAP leader: Rachel Fenton – 15 points |
Capital took a six point lead after the first quarter and steadily pulled away from Tumwater in their conference opening 54-40 win. The Cougars’ Rachel Fenton and T-Birds’ Mackenzie Bergquist each scored 15 points, the only double digit scorers for either team.
| WF West 43, River Ridge 23 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Ridge (0-1 2A EvCo) | 8 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 23 |
| WF West (1-0 2A EvCo) | 9 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 43 |
| RR leader: McKenna Shultz – 15 points |
The game of the night turned into a WF West defensive clinic in the second quarter when the Bearcats held River Ridge to just two points in their 43-23 win to open conference play. Washington State signee Nike McClure scored 13 points and pulled down 15 boards for the Bearcats while McKenna Schultz outscored the rest of her team with 15 points for the Hawks.
| South Bend 36, Northwest Christian 24 |
Women’s basketball
| Big Bend 75, SPSCC 28 – Box score | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Bend (5-2 overall) | 28 | 47 | 75 |
| SPSCC (0-4 overall) | 15 | 13 | 28 |
| SPSCC leader: Sofia Guerra – 11 points |
Women’s basketball
SPSCC vs. Big Bend – SPSCC Gym – 6:00 PM
Girls basketball
Black Hills vs. Aberdeen – Black Hills HS – 7:30 PM
Tumwater @ Capital – Capital HS – 7:30 PM
The 2A EvCo opens league play tonight with a pair of games in town. The Seattle Times #8 ranked Black Hills girls host Aberdeen (2-2) and Tumwater (1-3) heads to Capital (2-3). Both games tip at 7:30.
The biggest game of the night happens in Chehalis where #5 ranked River Ridge takes on #3 ranked WF West. You can hear that game on the Eli Sports Network at 7:30.
Boys basketball
Capital @ Tumwater – Tumwater HS – 7:30 PM – Radio: KGY
River Ridge vs. WF West – River Ridge HS – 7:30 PM – Radio: KELA
Capital (1-3) travels to Tumwater (1-4) and River Ridge (3-2) hosts WF West (0-2) to open up 2A EvCo play tonight in what looks to be a pretty wide open league this season. The only two teams with a winning record to this point are Aberdeen (2-1) and River Ridge.
Girls basketball
| North Thurston 46, Peninsula 30 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peninsula (0-4 overall) | 7 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 30 |
| North Thurston (2-2 overall) | 9 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 46 |
| NT leader: Hannah Niles – 18 points |
| Yelm 54, Timberline 50 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timberline (2-3 overall) | 11 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 50 |
| Yelm (3-2 overall) | 13 | 23 | 6 | 12 | 54 |
| TIM: Linae Myhand – 13 points |
Former KJR host Mike Gastineau, AKA The Gasman, will be signing copies of his new book “Sounders FC: Authentic Masterpiece” at a book party at Anthony’s Homeport in Olympia tonight from 5:00 to 7:00 PM. Joining The Gasman at Anthony’s will be Olympia native and retired superstar goalkeeper Kasey Keller.
“Through interviews with key executives, athletes and fans, author Mike Gastineau tells the story leading up to the launch of Sounders FC,” reads a synopsis of the book on Amazon.com, “the MLS expansion franchise whose seemingly overnight success has captured the attention of the Seattle sports community, sports and entertainment executives, soccer followers across the country and the national news media.”
For more information, visit the Gasman’s website.
Girls basketball
North Thurston vs. Peninsula – North Thurston HS – 7:00 PM
Freshman Tyler Copp
Men’s basketball
| Montana 73, Saint Martin’s 57 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Martin’s (Exhibition) | 23 | 34 | 57 |
| Montana (3-4 overall) | 36 | 37 | 73 |
| SMU leader: Tyler Copp – 18 points |
Tyler Copp scored 18 points and Will Bond added 10 in Saint Martin’s 73-57 exhibition loss to Division I Montana on Sunday night in Missoula.
The Grizzlies jumped out to a 20-4 lead and led by double digits for most of the game. They took a 17 point lead, their largest of the game, with 15:21 left in the second half but the Saints chipped away and closed to within eight points on a Copp jumper at the 8:52 mark and again with a Lucas Shannon layup at the 8:13 mark.
Montana built their lead back to 13 before Copp hit another three and Ryan Rogers hit the first of two free throws to cut the lead back to nine with 4:37 left. But that’s as close as the Saints would get with the Grizzlies closing on a 12-5 run.
With the loss, Saint Martin’s wrapped up a nine game road trip. They will finally play their first non-exhibition home game on Wednesday, December 18th when they host former University of Oregon star Luke Jackson’s Northwest Christian Beacons at 7:00 PM.
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In a game highlighted by big runs for both sides, Ryan Rogers scored 22 points to lead Saint Martin’s to a 74-64 win over Pacific Lutheran in non-conference action in Parkland.
The Saints opened up a 9-0 lead at the 16:26 mark but PLU quickly answered with a 17-2 run over the next 8 1/2 minutes that gave the Lutes their largest lead of the game at 17-11. Evan Coulter’s fastbreak layup with 1:28 left in the half capped off an 18-5 run that saw the Saints open up a 29-22 lead. But again, the Lutes answered with a seven point run to tie the game at 29 with nine seconds left in the first half. Coulter promptly raced up court and calmly buried a three pointer to give the Saints a three point halftime lead, 32-29.
The Saints started the second half on yet another run, outscoring the Lutes 13-3 over the first 6 1/2 minutes and took a 45-32 lead on a Rogers layup with 14:30 to play. But PLU buckled down and went on a 17-6 run and were down just two, 51-49, at the 9:13 mark. Issac Bianchini drained a three with 5:52 to play to give the Saints another nine point lead but PLU again chipped it down to three points with four minutes left. It was the closest the Lutes would get and Saint Martin’s finished on a final 14-4 run that gave the them the 74-64 win.
Coulter scored 19 points on the night and pulled down seven rebounds and in addition to his 22 points, Rogers led the Saints with nine boards. Bianchini added 10 points in the win.
Girls basketball
| Black Hills 65, Timberline 42 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timberline (2-2 overall) | 13 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 42 |
| Black Hills (4-1 overall) | 16 | 12 | 25 | 12 | 65 |
| TIM leader: Bowen, Russell – 12 points BH leader: S. Sauls, Smothers – 13 points |
| Sumner 54, Tumwater 24 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sumner (2-1 overall) | 14 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 54 |
| Tumwater (1-3 overall) | 2 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 24 |
| TUM leader: Mackenzie Bergquist – 10 points |
| River Ridge 47, Olympic 28 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Ridge (4-0 overall) | 10 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 47 |
| Olympic (2-4 overall) | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 28 |
| RR leader: Stevenson, Schultz – 13 points |
Boys basketball
| Olympia 56, Battle Ground 47 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battle Ground (4-1 overall) | 10 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 47 |
| Olympia (4-2 overall) | 10 | 10 | 21 | 15 | 56 |
| OLY leader: Khalil Matheney – 10 points |
| North Thurston 54, Centralia 42 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centralia (1-2 overall) | 7 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 42 |
| North Thurston (1-4 overall) | 7 | 12 | 11 | 24 | 54 |
| NT leader: Steven Stone – 19 points |
| Anacortes 66, Tumwater 52 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tumwater (1-4 overall) | 4 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 52 |
| Anacortes (4-0 overall) | 14 | 19 | 22 | 11 | 66 |
| TUM: David Cooper – 12 points |
| Franklin Pierce 66, Black Hills 54 |
| Timberline 66, Kentwood 61 |
| TIM leader: Donaven Dorsey – 44 points |
| Northwest Christian @ North Beach – Report score |
Women’s basketball
| Saint Martin’s 80, Hawaii Hilo 53 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Martin’s (7-3 overall) | 39 | 41 | 80 |
| Hawaii Hilo (2-5 overall) | 22 | 31 | 53 |
| SMU leader: Krista Stabler – 18 points |
In their second game in a row against Hawaii Hilo, Saint Martin’s had four bench players score in double figures and finished off their Big Island trip with an easy 80-53 win.
Krista Stabler and Megan Wiedeman each scored a career high with 18 and 15 points respectively. Angela Gelhar added 13 points and Liz Mills chipped in 12 as the bench outscored the Saints starters 60-20. Mackenzie Taylor pulled down a team high seven rebounds.
The Saints are now 7-3 overall this season and will return to action at Marcus Pavilion against South Dakota School of Mines on Friday at 5:15.
| Edmonds 69, SPSCC 57 – Box score | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPSCC (1-3 overall) | 23 | 34 | 57 |
| Edmonds (1-7 overall) | 32 | 37 | 69 |
| SPSCC leader: Maria Jesse – 30 points |
| Central Washington 67, Evergreen 47 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evergreen (exhibition game) | 22 | 25 | 47 |
| Central Washington (4-4 overall) | 38 | 29 | 67 |
| TESC leader: Sammi Clark – 11 points |
Men’s basketball
| Saint Martin’s 74, Pacific Lutheran 64 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Martin’s (2-6 overall) | 32 | 42 | 74 |
| Pacific Lutheran (3-3 overall) | 29 | 35 | 64 |
| SMU leader: Ryan Rogers – 22 points |
In a game highlighted by big runs for both sides, Ryan Rogers scored 22 points to lead Saint Martin’s to a 74-64 win over Pacific Lutheran in non-conference action in Parkland.
The Saints opened up a 9-0 lead at the 16:26 mark but PLU quickly answered with a 17-2 run over the next 8 1/2 minutes that gave the Lutes their largest lead of the game at 17-11. Evan Coulter’s fastbreak layup with 1:28 left in the half capped off an 18-5 run that saw the Saints open up a 29-22 lead. But again, the Lutes answered with a seven point run to tie the game at 29 with nine seconds left in the first half. Coulter promptly raced up court and calmly buried a three pointer to give the Saints a three point halftime lead, 32-29.
The Saints started the second half on yet another run, outscoring the Lutes 13-3 over the first 6 1/2 minutes and took a 45-32 lead on a Rogers layup with 14:30 to play. But PLU buckled down and went on a 17-6 run and were down just two, 51-49, at the 9:13 mark. Issac Bianchini drained a three with 5:52 to play to give the Saints another nine point lead but PLU again chipped it down to three points with four minutes left. It was the closest the Lutes would get and Saint Martin’s finished on a final 14-4 run that gave the them the 74-64 win.
Coulter scored 19 points on the night and pulled down seven rebounds and in addition to his 22 points, Rogers led the Saints with nine boards. Bianchini added 10 points in the win.
| Lewis-Clark State 98, Evergreen 85 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis-Clark State (11-3 overall) | 43 | 55 | 98 |
| Evergreen (1-8 overall) | 35 | 50 | 85 |
| TESC leader: Marc Taylor – 22 points |
Schedule for Saturday, December 14th
Men’s basketball
Evergreen vs. Lewis-Clark State – CRC Gymnasium – 4:00 PM
Boys basketball
Olympia vs. Battle Ground – Olympia HS – 7:00 PM
North Thurston vs. Centralia – North Thurston HS – 7:00 PM
Black Hills vs. Franklin Pierce – Black Hills HS – 7:30 PM
Girls basketball
Timberline @ Black Hills – Black Hills HS – 6:00 PM
Tumwater vs. Sumner – Tumwater HS – 7:00 PM
Women’s basketball
| Saint Martin’s 59, Hawaii Hilo 45 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Martin’s (6-3 overall) | 32 | 27 | 59 |
| Hawaii Hilo (2-4 overall) | 22 | 23 | 45 |
| SMU leader: Chelsea Haskey – 18 points |
Men’s basketball
| Edmonds 106, SPSCC 80 – Box score | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPSCC (0-6 overall) | 30 | 50 | 80 |
| Edmonds (6-3 overall) | 60 | 46 | 106 |
| SPSCC leader: Brian Tyson – 33 points |
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