Schedule for Wednesday, December 4th
Boys basketball
Capital vs. White River – Capital HS – 7:30 PM
Black Hills vs. Shelton – Black Hill HS – 7:30 PM
Today (12/5): Saints Host Wildcats to Open GNAC Play
Women’s basketball
Saint Martin’s vs. Central Washington
Marcus Pavilion – 7:00 PM
Live stats and video
The Saint Martin’s women open up GNAC play tonight when they host Central Washington at 7:00 PM. The Saints are a head scratcher of a team right now. They won three straight games including a convincing 68-30 win over Northwest on November 23rd at Marcus Pavilion. But a week later, the Saints dropped a 78-76 decision to those same Eagles in Bellingham and then followed that up with a 17 point loss to PLU on the next day. They sit at 3-3 overall.
Central Washington is 3-2 this season and is led by Jessica VanDyke, who is having a breakout beginning to her senior season scoring 21.4 points per game with 7.2 rebounds. Olympia’s Lauren Herseth is on the Wildcats roster but has not joined the basketball team yet. She is also a Central volleyball player and will play for the Wildcats in the NCAA regionals.
Girls basketball
Northwest Christian vs. Pe Ell – Northwest Christian HS – 7:00 PM
Wednesday Scoreboard: Cougs Win in OT; Wolves Win Two
Girls basketball
| Capital 50, Bremerton 46 (OT) | ||||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital (1-0 overall) | 9 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 50 |
| Bremerton (0-1 overall) | 5 | 18 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 46 |
| CHS leader: Spencer Petit – 22 points |
| Black Hills 64, Elma 54 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hills (1-1 overall) | 23 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 64 |
| Elma (0-1 overall) | 14 | 18 | 5 | 17 | 54 |
| BH leader: Shayla Smothers – 14 points |
| Kennedy 60, Olympia 45 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympia (0-2 overall) | 5 | 9 | 17 | 14 | 45 |
| Kennedy (1-0 overall) | 19 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 60 |
| Oly leader: Jenna Randich – 13 points |
Boys basketball
| Black Hills 43, Shelton 33 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelton (0-1 overall) | 11 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 33 |
| Black Hills (2-1 overall) | 11 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 43 |
| Skyline 48, Olympia 35 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympia (1-1 overall) | 6 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 35 |
| Skyline (1-0 overall) | 9 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 48 |
| Oly leaders: Matheney, Fortier, Bishop – 8 |
| White River 79, Capital 76 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White River (1-0 overall) | 15 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 79 |
| Capital (0-2 overall) | 18 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 76 |
| Cap leader: Chandler Yount – 16 points |
Today (12/4): Cougars and Wolves Host Non-Conference Foes
Tuesday Scoreboard: Key’s 23 Leads Hawks Past Patriots
Girls basketball
| Yelm 49, Tumwater 35 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yelm | 16 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 49 |
| Tumwater | 4 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 35 |
| Tumwater leader: Sierra Snyder – 11 points |
| Northwest School 41, Northwest Christian 38 |
Boys basketball
| River Ridge 82, Washington 58 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | 10 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 58 |
| River Ridge | 18 | 18 | 28 | 18 | 82 |
| River Ridge leader: Kobe Key – 23 points |
| Bremerton 72, Black Hills 57 |
| Northwest Christian 66, Northwest School 38 |
Today (12/3): Navigators Hoops Doubleheader; T-Birds Girls Tip Off
Girls basketball
Northwest Christian vs. The Northwest School – NCHS – 5:45 PM
Tumwater vs. Yelm – Tumwater HS – 7:00 PM
Boys basketball
Northwest Christian vs. The Northwest School – NCHS – 7:15 PM
River Ridge vs. Washington – River Ridge HS – 7:30 PM
Monday Scoreboard: Hawks, T-Birds and Wolves Win Openers
Girls basketball
River Ridge 58, Timberline 55
WF West 48, Olympia 27 – Jenna Randich (O): 10 points
Puyallup 53, Black Hills 51 – Sarah McGee (BH): 19 points
Boys basketball
Tumwater 83, Yelm 79 (OT)
Black Hills 87, Klahowya 66
Auburn Riverside 109, Capital 74 – Jacob Pratt (C): 12 points
Timberline 74, River Ridge 64 – Jerryn Bush (T): 16 points – Jason Kananin (RR): 22 points
Today (12/2): Preps Hoops Season Tips Off
Brandell Evans (5) and Donaven Dorsey (33)
This weekend saw a handful of high school hoops jamborees and the Capital/Olympia opener on Saturday, but today marks the start of the high school basketball season in earnest with five games on the docket here in town including a girls and boys doubleheader between Timberline and River Ridge starting at 6:00.
Girls basketball
Timberline @ River Ridge – River Ridge HS – 6:00 PM
Capital vs. Shelton – Capital HS – 7:00 PM
Olympia vs. WF West – Olympia HS – 7:00 PM
The River Ridge girls open their season with crosstown rival Timberline tonight. They return the core from their 5th place finish last season in Jazzlynn Brewster and Rebecca Stevenson and should contend again this year.
Olympia returns sophomore Jenna Randich and junior Sarah Snodgrass but they will have a tough test in their opener against WF West, the 2A second place finisher last season, who lost Jamika Parker to graduation but gained Washington State signee Nike McClure, who was relegated to their junior varsity squad last year after she transferred from Tenino.
Boys basketball
Black Hills vs. Klahowya – Black Hills HS – 7:00 PM
Timberline @ River Ridge – River Ridge HS – 8:00 PM
The Timberline boys game marks your first opportunity to take a look at University of Washington signee senior Donaven Dorsey and the Blazers as they look to improve on their 7th place finish at state last year. The Blazers have a senior led team with Dorsey, Tyler Gartner and Chase Ryan and it will be interesting to see the progress of junior point guard Brandell Evans, who had an excellent sophomore season.
Saturday Scoreboard: T-Birds Advance to Finals; Bears Hoops Wins Opener
High school football
2A State Semifinals
Tumwater 45, Prosser 40 – Box score
Griffin Shea caught three touchdown passes and Trevor Davis rushed for a pair of second half touchdowns and Tumwater survived a late Prosser surge to move into the 2A state championship game with a 45-40 win at Edgar Brown Stadium in Pasco.
Tumwater is now 13-0 and earned a rematch with 13-0 Lynden on Saturday, December 7th at 10:00 AM at the Tacoma Dome. Last year, the Lions routed the T-Birds, 41-7, in the title game.
Boys basketball
Olympia 63, Capital 49
Men’s basketball
Columbia Basin 80, SPSCC 55 – Box score
Women’s basketball
Pacific Lutheran 71, Saint Martin’s 54 – Recap
Today (11/30): T-Birds Hit the Road for Semis Battle With Prosser
High school football
2A State Semifinals
Tumwater vs. Prosser – Edgar Brown Stadium, Pasco – 3:00 PM
Radio: KGY or JeffPlace.com
Tumwater and Prosser meet in the semifinals in the Tri-Cities for the second year in a row. Last year, the T-Birds came away from Lampson Stadium in Kennewick with a 35-21 win and moved on to play Lynden in the state title game. This year, the T-Birds come into the game at 12-0 while Prosser is 9-3.
Here are some links to get you ready for today’s game….
Tumwater, Prosser hope to add to storied histories – The Olympian
CLASS 2A FOOTBALL: Prosser seniors lead the way – Tri-City Herald
ScoreCzar prediction: Tumwater 32, Prosser 14 – ScoreCzar.org
Capsule from Tri-City Herald – Tri-City Herald
Trevor Davis and Addison Barrett pack a powerful wallop for undefeated Thunderbirds – The Olympian
Friday Scoreboard: Rough Post-Thanksgiving for College Hoops Squads
Men’s basketball
Metro State 94, Saint Martin’s 77 – Recap
Lane 77, SPSCC 71
Saint Martin’s took a 2-0 lead over the #1 ranked NCAA Division II team in the nation but Metro State opened up a ten point lead with less than five minutes gone and the Saints were unable to get closer than six again and fell to the Roadrunners, 94-77, at Carver Gym in Bellingham.
Five Saint scored in double-digits, led by Evan Coulter’s 14 points. Tyler Copp got his first start and hit four three pointers to finish with 13 points. Isaac Bianchini and Will Bond each added 11 points and Riley Carel added 10.
Brandon Jefferson scored 28 points and Mitch McCarron added 22 for Metro State. 12 of McCarron’s points came from the free throw line as the Roadrunners went 35-of-42 from the charity stripe while Saint Martin’s shot just ten free throws all game long.
The Saint fall to 0-5 this season and will open up GNAC play on Thursday in Burnaby, British Columbia against Simon Fraser.
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South Puget Sound dropped a 77-71 decision to Lane at the Raider Thanksgiving Tournament at Pierce College in Steilacoom. They will next take on Columbia Basin, who lost 85-74 to Bellevue, in a consolation bracket game on Saturday at 1:00 PM.
Women’s basketball
Northwest 78, Saint Martin’s 76 – Recap
Well, this is a head scratcher. Less than a week after knocking off Northwest University by 38 points at Marcus Pavilion in a game that was never even remotely competitive, Saint Martin’s were stunned by the Eagles, 78-76, in the Lynda Goodrich Classic at Carver Gym in Bellingham.
Northwest opened up a 13-2 lead at the 15:20 mark of the first half and trailed by as many as 15 in the first half before Jordyn Richardson hit a 35-foot three pointer at the buzzer to get the Saints back within nine at the break.
The Saints rallied back in the second half and took a seven point lead on a Brooke Paulson layup with 6:05 remaining. But the Eagles answered back with a 9-2 run giving them a 67-66 lead at the 4:32 mark. Two lead changes and a tie later, Angela Gelhar hit two free throws with 20 seconds left to tie the game at 76-76. But Jordan Asher scored the go ahead bucket with 7.2 seconds remaining and Gelhar missed on a last second shot and Northwest held on to the shocking 78-76 victory.
Chelsea Haskey scored 20 points and Paulson added 17 for the Saints, who fell to 3-2 on the season and snapped a three game winning streak.
Sanda Milovic scored 23 for Northest.
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