Girls basketball
Pope John Paul II vs. WA School for the Deaf – Marcus Pavilion – 5:30 PM
Black Hills vs. Union – Black Hills HS – 7:00 PM
Boys basketball
Pope John Paul II vs. WA School for the Deaf – Marcus Pavilion – 7:00 PM
PHOTO GALLERY: Tornadoes Press Bears to Take League Opener
Yelm’s Christian Davis
Olympia’s Khalil Matheney
Yelm’s stifling full court defense and 6-4 sophomore Christian Davis’ explosion erased a 19-17 halftime deficit with an 11-3 third quarter and Yelm held on in a long and wild fourth quarter to knock off Olympia, 50-41, in the 4A Narrows League opener at Chick Rockey Gym.
Davis scored a game high 17 points including a layup at the 4:16 mark of the third quarter that gave Yelm the lead, 22-21. Davis was hammered as he knifed through traffic on the next possession and hit one of two free throws to give Yelm a two point lead before Chad Davis hit a jumper in the lane on the next possession to give the Tornadoes a 25-21 lead, one that they would never relinquish.
The two teams scored a combined 41 points in a foul and free throw filled, timeout laden fourth quarter that took nearly as long as the rest of the game to play.
Christopher Burian added 16 points for Yelm, who moved to 1-0 in the 4A Narrows League. Mitch Fettig scored 13 points and Khalil Matheney notched 10 quiet points for the Bears, who fell to 0-1 in league.
Friday Prep Scores: Blazers Stifle Falcons; Bears Beat Tornadoes in OT
Girls basketball
| Timberline 50, Foss 5 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foss (0-1 3A Narrows) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Timberline (1-0 3A Narrows) | 20 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 50 |
| TIM leader: Linae Myhand – 12 points |
| Olympia 72, Yelm 67 (OT) | ||||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympia (1-0 4A Narrows) | 6 | 19 | 15 | 22 | 10 | 72 |
| Yelm (0-1 4A Narrows) | 15 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 67 |
| OLY leader: Snodgrass – 18 points |
| Lincoln 35, North Thurston 32 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln (1-0 3A Narrows) | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 35 |
| North Thurston (0-1 3A Narrows) | 4 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 32 |
| NT leader: Hayley Niles – 8 points |
Boys basketball
| Lincoln 61, North Thurston 31 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Thurston (0-1 3A Narrows) | 2 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 31 |
| Lincoln (1-0 3A Narrows) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 61 |
| NT leader: David Marrero – 10 points |
| Foss 68, Timberline 58 (OT) | ||||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timberline (0-1 3A Narrows) | 10 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 58 |
| Foss (1-0 3A Narrows) | 6 | 13 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 68 |
| TIM leader: Donaven Dorsey – 17 points |
| Yelm 50, Olympia 41 – Photos | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yelm (1-0 4A Narrows) | 9 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 50 |
| Olympia (0-1 4A Narrows) | 8 | 11 | 3 | 19 | 41 |
| OLY leader: Mitch Fettig – 13 points |
| Enumclaw 67, Tumwater 65 – ESN Reports | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enumclaw (4-1 overall) | 17 | 11 | 13 | 26 | 67 |
| Tumwater (1-3 overall) | 14 | 13 | 23 | 15 | 65 |
| TUM leader: Josiah Warner – 23 points |
| Graham-Kapowsin 80, River Ridge 79 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Ridge (4-1 overall) | 20 | 28 | 20 | 11 | 67 |
| Tumwater (1-3 overall) | 26 | 8 | 27 | 19 | 80 |
| RR leader: Jason Kananin – 25 points |
| Northwest Christian vs. North Beach – Report score |
Revised Reclassification Numbers Confirm Changes for Oly Area Schools
New, revised reclassification numbers have been released by the WIAA and it confirms a couple of major changes for the 2014-2016 seasons.
Here’s how the Olympia area (Thurston County plus Shelton) break down…
4A: Olympia, Timberline, Yelm
3A: Capital, North Thurston, Shelton
2A: Tumwater, Black Hills, River Ridge, Rochester
1A: Tenino
2B: Rainier
1B: Northwest Christian, Pope John Paul II
Olympia, Timberline and Yelm will all be some of the smallest schools in 4A with Olympia the largest at 1287. The cutoff between 4A and 3A is Marysville-Getchell at 1252. Timberline is listed as “still working with WIAA on enrollment #’s” so there is still a chance that they could land in 3A.
Capital will be one of the smallest 3A schools that didn’t opt up from a lower division. Rochester will be one of the smallest 2A schools while Tumwater will be one of the largest.
Rainier is now solidly in 2B and I would expect them to stay there and not opt up. Northwest Christian falls to 1B, but it would not surprise me at all to see them opt up to 2B and finally have a short drive for an opponent in Rainier.
Schools have the option to opt up until the first week of January.
See the full spreadsheet of reclassification numbers here.
Today (12/13): Navs, Bears, Blazers and Rams Open League Play
Boys basketball
Northwest Christian vs. North Beach – Northwest Christian HS – 7:00 PM
Olympia vs. Yelm – Olympia HS – 7:00 PM
Tumwater vs. Enumclaw – Tumwater HS – 7:00 PM
The league portion of the 2013-2014 season tips off tonight for Northwest Christian and the Narrows League schools. The Navigators take on North Beach at Compass Arena at NCHS at 7:00 PM, while Olympia hosts Yelm also at 7:00. Timberline and North Thurston open league play on the road.
Northwest Christian is 2-2 in the early going with wins over The Northwest School and Orting. North Beach, meanwhile, is 3-0 with wins over three 1A Evergreen schools – Forks, Montesano and Hoquiam.
Olympia is 3-1 this season with a pair of wins over Capital. The inexperience Bears – they had to replace all five starters from last year’s team – have found offense in Khalil Matheney, a senior transfer from Hawaii’s Leilahua High School on Oahu. Matheney is averaging 14.3 points per game including a 22 point performance against the Cougars on Wednesday. Oly will face 2-1 Yelm tonight.
Girls basketball
North Thurston vs. Lincoln – North Thurston HS – 7:00 PM
Timberline vs. Foss – Timberline HS – 7:00 PM
The North Thurston and Timberline girls open their league seasons tonight with home games against Lincoln and Foss. Both the Rams and Blazers are 1-1 this season.
The Rams picked up an easy win over Capital on Monday led by Megan Kramer’s 20 points while the Blazers lost by just three points to River Ridge in their opener and won by three points at Olympia last Friday.
Roller Derby News: Oly Releases Schedule; JBLM Relocates to Lacey; M.I.A. Moves In
The Oly Rollers have posted their 2014 season, highlighted by home bouts against the travel teams from Montreal Roller Derby and St. Louis’ Arch Rivals. They will also travel to the Big O tournament in Eugene, Oregon where they will have the chance to face highly ranked WFTDA teams Rose City, Texas, Philly and Kansas City.
Oly will open their season against the Jet City Hula Honeys on January 18th at Skateland! and will follow that up with a February date with fellow Olympia area MIA Derby. And in April they will face Seattle’s Rainier Roller Girls. According to their website, they also expect to announce more bouts soon.
All of the currently schedule bouts are listed as using the WFTDA rule set and you can expect to see the Cosa Nostra Donnas, the varsity team of the Oly Rollers, qualify for the WFTDA playoffs after not playing enough WFTDA bouts to qualify last season. Oly focused on the USARS rule set last season and were never tested, easily rolling to their second straight USARS national championship.
Photo from the JBLM Bettie Brigade Facebook page
In other derby news, the JBLM Bettie Brigade and their youth league, the JBLM Bettie Bratz, announced last week that they have moved from their home on the base to a warehouse that they are leasing at 5700 Lacey Boulevard. The warehouse is located on the corner of Lacey Boulevard and Clearbrook Drive and is near Meconi’s, Cheers, Cutters Point Coffee and more and should provide a great location for roller derby fans.
“We are still a military league and we still affiliate with JBLM,” the announcement on their Facebook page read, “however we needed the space to grow and be more accessible to our non-military fans who may have a hard time getting on base for bouts.”
The first event scheduled for the Bettie Bunker is a New Years Day Fundraiser Poker Tournament beginning at 1:00 PM.
Photo from the M.I.A. Derby Girls Facebook page
Also moving into the facility will be the M.I.A. Derby Girls. M.I.A. has played their home bouts at the South Sound Sports Center in Tumwater until this season and will now share the Bettie Bunker with JBLM.
The first bout scheduled for the Bettie Bunker in Lacey is on January 18th between facility mates M.I.A. and the Bettie Brigade. For more info, click here.
With the addition of the Bettie Brigade, the Olympia area is now home to four roller derby organizations: the Oly Rollers, Underground Derby, JBLM and M.I.A. Welcome to Derby City USA.
Thursday Scoreboard: Smothers 19 Leads Wolves Past Titans
Girls basketball
| Black Hills 63, Union 44 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union (2-1 overall) | 9 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 44 |
| Black Hills (3-1 overall) | 14 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 63 |
| BH leader: Shayla Smothers – 19 points |
One good quarter gave Union a 32-30 lead at halftime but Black Hills shut down the Titans and outscored them 33-12 to move to 3-1 in the early going with a 63-44 win. Shayla Smothers scored 19 points and Taylor Sauls added nine points for the Wolves in a game that was moved to Tumwater High School when the power went out at Black Hills.
| Pope John Paul II vs. WA School of the Deaf – Report score |
Boys basketball
| Pope John Paul II vs. WA School of the Deaf – Report score |
Today (12/13): #8 Wolves Highlight Light Night of Hoops
Wednesday College Scores: Loggers Dine on Geoducks
Women’s basketball
| Puget Sound 73, Evergreen 69 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPS (6-2 overall) | 32 | 41 | 73 |
| Evergreen (4-5 overall) | 24 | 45 | 69 |
| TESC leader: Brittany Gray – 19 points |
Brittany Gray scored 19 points and Sammi Clark posted a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds but after Evergreen battled back from an eight point halftime deficit, Hannah Leckson’s layup with 2:47 left gave UPS the lead for good and the Loggers escaped with a 73-69 non-conference win at the CRC Gymnasium.
Evergreen led by 10 points with eight minutes gone in the first half but UPS finished the final 12 minutes on a 23-5 run and took a 32-24 lead to the half. The Loggers went 3-for-5 from the three point line and forced 15 turnovers in the half.
But the Geoducks answered right back with a 14-6 run and a three point play by Clark tied the game at 38 at the 16:31 mark. The two teams battled back and forth for the next 14 minutes with neither squad taking more than a four point lead before an Emily Sneldon free throw gave the Loggers a five point lead with 35 seconds left.
Sadee Jones added 15 points and nine boards in the loss. Amanda Forshay scored 20 for UPS.
Men’s basketball
| Puget Sound 77, Evergreen 65 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPS (4-4 overall) | 33 | 44 | 73 |
| Evergreen (1-7 overall) | 27 | 38 | 65 |
| TESC leader: Kyle Calhoun – 21 points |
UPS jumped out to a 10-0 lead by the 16:22 mark of the first half and Evergreen never got any closer than four points the rest of the way in their 77-65 non-conference loss. Kyle Calhoun scored 21 points and Marc Taylor scored 11 points with 11 rebounds for the Geoducks.
Evergreen went 10-for-26 (38.5%) from behind the three point line but went just 10-for-26 (33%) from inside the three point line. The Loggers, meanwhile, made just one three pointer in the game but went 29-for-57 (50.9%) from the floor and outscored the Geoducks 40-16 in the paint.
Five Loggers scored in double figures led by Erin Barber and AJ Maw’s 16 points.
Wednesday Prep Scores: Bears Sweep Cougs; T-Birds Win First; Hawks Stay Unbeaten
Boys basketball
| Olympia 54, Capital 38 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital (0-4 overall) | 8 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 38 |
| Olympia (3-1 overall) | 13 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 54 |
| CAP leader: Travis Miller – 7 points OLY leader: Khalil Matheney – 22 points |
| Peninsula 51, North Thurston 45 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Thurston (0-3 overall) | 11 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 45 |
| Peninsula (4-0 overall) | 16 | 6 | 20 | 9 | 51 |
| NT leader: Steven Stone – 14 points |
| Stadium 59, Black Hills 35 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hills (3-3 overall) | 14 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 35 |
| Stadium | 9 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 59 |
| BH leader: TJ Mickelson – 13 points |
Girls basketball
| Olympia 75, Capital 29 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital (2-1 overall) | 8 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 29 |
| Olympia (1-4 overall) | 19 | 19 | 25 | 12 | 75 |
| CAP leader: Rachel Fenton – 11 points OLY leader: Jenna Randich – 18 points |
| Tumwater 56, Shelton 36 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tumwater (1-2 overall) | 20 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 56 |
| Shelton | 11 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 36 |
| TUM leader: Ashley Christoffer – 22 points |
| River Ridge 55, Yelm 45 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yelm | 10 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 45 |
| River Ridge (3-0 overall) | 15 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 55 |
| RR leader: Jazzlynn Brewster – 12 points |
Today (12/11): Geoducks Host Loggers, Bears Host Cougs in Hoops Doubleheaders
Women’s basketball
Evergreen vs. UPS – CRC Gymnasium – 6:00 PM
The Evergreen women look to bounce back after a pair of losses in their opening weekend of Cascade Conference play with a non-conference game tonight against UPS. The two losses snapped a four game losing streak and the Geoducks now sit at 4-4 this season. This is their last home game of 2013 and they will not play again at the CRC Gymnasium until January 10. UPS sits at 5-2 this year and are coming off of a split with the College of Idaho and Eastern Oregon, the two teams that Evergreen lost to last weekend.
Men’s basketball
Evergreen vs. UPS – CRC Gymnasium – 8:00 PM
The men opened the season with a win over UBC-Okanogan but have now lost ten straight exhibition and regular season games including a convincing sweep by College of Idaho and Eastern Oregon over the weekend. Tonight they get a rematch with UPS, who dropped them 71-58 on November 15th at Memorial Fieldhouse in Tacoma. Kyle Calhoun scored 24 points including five three pointers in the loss. North Thurston grad Matt Reid is averaging 11.1 minutes per game for the Loggers.
Girls basketball
Capital @ Olympia – Olympia HS – 5:45 PM
River Ridge vs. Yelm – River Ridge HS – 7:30 PM
Boys basketball
Capital @ Olympia – Olympia HS – 7:30 PM
Oly Sports 