Saturday scoreboard: Geoducks Sweep Corban; Wolves Keep Winning; Blazers, Bears, Rams Advance
College volleyball
Evergreen 3, Corban 0 (25-23, 25-8, 25-22) – Recap
Alaska-Fairbanks 3, Saint Martin’s 2 (23-25, 25-16, 25-21, 23-25, 15-13) – Recap
Evergreen made program history on Saturday night with their three set sweep of Corban in Salem, Oregon. The 3-0 win was their first sweep since 2008, the first time since 2005 that the they won two conference matches in a row, the first time since 2003 that they have won three or more conference road matches and was the first conference weekend road sweep in the program’s history. The Geoducks are now 6-15 overall and 5-11 in the Cascade Conference under first year head coach Angela Spoja.
Women’s soccer
Saint Martin’s 0, Western Oregon 0 (2OT) – Recap
Oregon Tech 4, Evergreen 1 – Recap
Men’s soccer
Northwest 3, Evergreen 2 – Recap
Pierce 1, SPSCC 0 – Box score
Women’s basketball
Oregon State 100, Saint Martin’s 39 – Recap
Chelsea Haskey scored 19 of Saint Martin’s 39 points in their 100-39 loss to Division I Oregon State at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, Oregon.
Girls soccer
2A District IV playoffs
Black Hills 2, WF West 0
Hockinson 4, Capital 2
Mark Morris 3, Tumwater 1
Alli Thomson and Joslin Lindsay each scored second half goals to give Black Hills a 2-0 win over WF West in the first round of the 2A District IV playoffs. The Wolves move on to face Hockinson on Tuesday at 7:00 PM at Tumwater Stadium. The winner of that game will advance to the district title game and earn a berth to the state tournament.
Capital and Tumwater each dropped two goal decisions and will play for their seasons on Tuesday. Capital will take on WF West in a yet to be determined place and time and Tumwater will host Aberdeen at 5:00 PM in loser-out games.
High school volleyball
4A Narrows League Tournament
Olympia def. Stadium
Olympia 3, Central Kitsap 0 (25-15, 25-13, 25-14)
Olympia knocked off Stadium in a loser-out game and then swept Central Kitsap to take third place in the 4A Narrows League and advance to districts.
3A Narrows League Tournament
North Thurston def. Wilson
North Thurston 3, Mount Tahoma 0 (25-14, 25-13, 26-24)
Timberline 3, Shelton 0 (25-15, 25-16, 25-12)
North Thurston avoided elimination with a win over Wilson and then took third place in the 3A Narrows with their three set win over host Mount Tahoma. Both teams moved on to districts.
Timberline continued their undefeated season and won the 3A Narrows title with a sweep of Shelton. The Highclimbers also advanced to districts despite the loss.
Today (11/2): Last Games for Geoducks, Clippers; 2A District Soccer; Saints Volleyball
Women’s soccer
Evergreen vs. Oregon Tech – Evergreen Pitch – 1:00 PM
The Evergreen women play their last game of the season today. The Geoducks will honor four seniors, Kaitlin McKenzie, Lea Rohan, Kori Lerch and Sophie Krauza, who will be playing their last game at Evergreen Pitch.
Men’s soccer
SPSCC vs. Pierce – The RAC – 2:00 PM
SPSCC wraps up their 2013 season against Pierce at The RAC. The Clippers are 2-9-1 in league play and 6-9-1 overall.
Girl’s soccer District IV playoffs
Black Hills vs. WF West – Tumwater Stadium – 4:30 PM
Tumwater vs. Mark Morris – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM
2A District IV playoffs get underway today with a doubleheader at Tumwater Stadium. The 2A EvCo champion Black Hills will face WF West in the first game and second place Tumwater will battle Mark Morris in game two. The tournament is double elimination.
The Wolves beat the Bearcats twice in the regular season by a combined 10-1. This will be the first meeting of the season between the T-Birds and Monarchs.
College volleyball
Saint Martin’s vs. Alaska-Fairbanks – Capital HS – 7:00 PM
Once again, Saint Martin’s volleyball gets packed across town to Capital High School thanks to bad scheduling and a fundraiser gala at Marcus Pavilion.
Friday scoreboard: Beavs, Blazers Win Titles; Cougs Clinch Playoffs; Geoducks Keep Hopes Alive
High school football
Tenino 37, Rochester 27 – The Olympian
Timberline 41, Shelton 0
Capital 38, River Ridge 14
Tumwater 56, Black Hills 22 – The Olympian
Olympia 48, Yelm 10 – The Olympian
Rainier 62, Seton Catholic 29
Andrew Paquin rushed for 175 yards and three touchdowns, all in the first half, and Timberline clinched the 3A Narrows League title with a 41-0 win over Shelton. Gabe Gutierrez hooked up with Jonathan Dowell on a 19 yard touchdown pass in the second quarter and Markell Barnes scored twice in the second half.
The Blazers have now won five straight games after a 1-3 start and will face the #6 team out of the Metro League in the playoffs next week.
The Highclimbers fell to 1-8 and will play a week 10 game at Stadium on Friday night.
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Tenino won their first league title since 1986 with a 37-27 win over rival Rochester. Zack Chamberlain rushed for 152 yards and three touchdowns in an instant back and forth classic. The Beavers took the title thanks to their win and Montesano’s 42-14 win over Elma, who could have won the title with a win. Instead Tenino took the #1 seed, Montesano #2, Rochester #3 and Elma #4.
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For the second straight year we were robbed of a three team mini-playoff in the 2A EvCo thanks to Capital’s 38-14 win over River Ridge. The Cougars clinched the #3 seed behind #1 Tumwater and #2 WF West.
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Olympia got the easy win over Yelm but missed out on the playoffs with Bellarmine’s dismantling of Gig Harbor and Central Kitsap’s 28-14 win over South Kitsap.
College volleyball
Evergreen 3, Northwest Christian 1 (27-25, 20-25, 25-23, 28-26) – Recap
Cassidy Watkins racked up 12 kills and Kelsey Delagrange had 39 assists and six blocks and Evergreen kept their slim playoff chances alive with a four set victory over Northwest Christian. The Geoducks must win their next three matches to make it to the CCC postseason.
Men’s basketball
Utah 94, Saint Martin’s 51 – Recap
Saint Martin’s opened up their 2013-2014 campaign with a 94-51 exhibition loss to Division I Utah in Salt Lake City. Ryan Rogers scored 11 points and Will Bond and Rei Jensen added 10 points each for the Saints.
Today (11/1): Harlem Ambassadors Basketball Show at Capital
Basketball
Harlem Ambassadors vs. Hometown Heroes – Capital HS – 7:00 PM
The Harlem Ambassadors (think the Harlem Globetrotters, though the Ambassadors are not affiliated with their older, more well know, bigger namesakes) will bring their high energy basketball performance to Capital High School tonight at 7:00 PM. This is the third year in a row that the West Olympia Rotary has brought the Ambassadors to town.
Week 9: Regular Season Comes to a Close With Playoffs on the Line
Halloween messed everything up. I forgot to get the picks from my girls this week. So here is Friday night’s schedule with radio and ScoreCzar predictions but no expert picks from my daughters. Dang.
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Tumwater T-Birds @ Black Hills Wolves
Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM – Radio: KGY
ScoreCzar prediction: Tumwater 36, Black Hills 6
Timberline Blazers @ Shelton Highclimbers
Highclimbers Stadium – 7:00 PM – Radio: KMAS
ScoreCzar prediction: Timberline 27, Shelton 3
Rochester Warriors vs. Tenino Beavers
Tenino Stadium – 7:00 PM – Radio: KMNT
ScoreCzar prediction: Rochester 28, Tenino 18
Capital Cougars @ River Ridge Hawks
South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
ScoreCzar prediction: Capital 26, River Ridge 12
Olympia Bears vs. Yelm Tornadoes
Ingersoll Stadium – 7:00 PM
ScoreCzar prediction: Olympia 28, Yelm 7
Rainier Mountaineers @ Seton Catholic Cougars
Doc Harris Stadium, Camas – 7:00 PM
ScoreCzar prediction: Rainier 32, Seton Catholic 19
Halloween Scareboard: Cougs Spook T-Birds; Rams Give MT Nightmares; Bears Steal Lions Candy
High school volleyball
Capital 3, Tumwater 1 (25-17, 18-25, 25-21, 25-23)
Centralia 3, River Ridge 0 (25-14, 29-27, 25-16)
Capital went into Tumwater and because of their 3-1 victory over the T-Birds took home the #1 seed to districts out of the 2A EvCo. Both the Cougars and T-Birds finished at 11-1 and 1-1 against each other but Capital won five sets and Tumwater won four sets in their two games and will next face WF West in the District IV playoffs at Black Hills beginning on Thursday. Tumwater draws the #3 seed out of the GSHL.
Girls soccer
Timberline 4, Mount Tahoma 0
North Thurston 4, Lincoln 0
Olympia 1, Bellarmine 0
Aberdeen 3, River Ridge 0
Olympia wrapped up the regular season with a 1-0 win over Bellarmine thanks to a goal in the 76th minute by Jenna Killman. The Bears went 7-3-2 in the 4A Narrows League good enough for second place behind Gig Harbor, who are 7-0-4 with one game left to play.
High school football
North Thurston 41, Mount Tahoma 8
North Thurston scored 34 points in the first quarter and tacked on a touchdown in the third quarter to knock off Mount Tahoma 41-8 at South Sound Stadium. Hayden Maliska scored twice, first on a 65 yard run to open the scoring and a 16 yard run to close the scoring. The Rams are now 5-4 while Mount Tahoma dropped to to 0-9.
College volleyball
Alaska-Anchorage 3, Saint Martin’s 0 (25-21, 25-14, 25-20) – Recap
Men’s soccer
Simon Fraser 1, Saint Martin’s 0 – Recap
Women’s soccer
Northwest Nazarene 1, Saint Martin’s 0 (OT) – Recap
Southern Oregon 3, Evergreen 1 – Recap
Today (10/31): Halloween Soccer, Volleyball, Football
Women’s soccer
Evergreen vs. Southern Oregon – Evergreen Pitch – 4:00 PM
College volleyball
Saint Martin’s vs. Alaska-Anchorage – Capital HS – 7:00 PM
Yes, Saint Martin’s volleyball plays at Capital High School tonight because Marcus Pavilion is being set up for the big fundraiser gala there on Saturday. Good scheduling by everybody involved. With a pair of wins this weekend the Saints could set the program’s all-time win record.
High school volleyball
Capital @ Tumwater – Tumwater HS – 7:00 PM
Tumwater and Capital are separated by just one win and one place in the state rankings (#2 and #3 respectively). The T-Birds are 11-0 in the 2A EvCo and Capital sits at 10-1 with just tonight’s showdown remaining in the regular season. The T-Birds won a classic in their first meeting this season on October 8th. Should be a good one with a big crowd of sugar upped high school students dressed in costume rooting on both schools.
High school football
North Thurston vs. Mount Tahoma – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
It’s the 4-4 Rams, eliminated from the postseason last week by Timberline, against the 0-8 T-Birds. Should be an easy win for the Rams considering that Mount Tahoma has scored just 12 points all season and are coming off a 42-0 loss to previously winless Shelton.
Girls soccer
Olympia vs. Bellarmine – Ingersoll Stadium – 7:00 PM
Tuesday scoreboard: Blazers Finish Regular Season Undefeated; T-Birds, Cougars Set Up Thursday Showdown
High school volleyball
Timberline 3, North Thurston 0 (25-22, 25-14, 25-15)
Bellarmine 3, Olympia 0 (25-21, 25-20, 25-10)
Capital 3, Aberdeen 0 (25-15, 25-14, 25-9)
Tumwater 3, Black Hills 0 (25-22, 25-16, 25-17)
Timberline finished the regular season undefeated and North Thurston took the second spot in the 3A Narrows League. Bellarmine also finished their regular season undefeated with their three set sweep of Olympia, who finished 9-3 and tied with Gig Harbor.
In the 2A EvCo, both Tumwater and Capital swept Black Hills and Aberdeen respectively and will face each other on Thursday night at Tumwater High School with first place on the line. Tumwater is 11-0 and Capital is 10-1 with their only loss coming to the T-Birds earlier this season.
Girls soccer
Capital 4, Aberdeen 1
Black Hills 3, Tumwater 0
Timberline 8, Lincoln 0
Black Hills wrapped up their perfect conference season with a 3-0 win over Tumwater. They sit at 12-0 while Capital and the T-Birds tied for second at 8-4.
Men’s soccer
Concordia 2, Evergreen 1 – Recap
High School Football Power Rankings: T-Birds Clinch EvCo Title and #1 Ranking
All T-Birds, all season
Four teams have locked up playoff spots but Tumwater is the only team to clinch a league title, the other three have their chance on Friday. Four other teams have a chance at the playoffs and four others have been eliminated. Here is how it breaks down…
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Clinched playoff spots
1. Tumwater T-Birds (8-0, 4-0 2A EvCo)
Last week: #1 (No change)
Previous game: Tumwater 59, River Ridge 0
Next game: @ Black Hills (4-4) – Tumwater Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: Another absolutely dominating performance for Tumwater and all that they have left between them and a perfect regular season is Black Hills in the Pioneer Cup on Friday. They have clinched the 2A EvCo title no matter what happens thanks to their win over WF West two weeks ago.
2. Timberline Blazers (5-3, 4-1 3A Narrows)
Last week: #2 (No change)
Previous game: Timberline 34, North Thurston 7
Next game: @ Shelton (1-7) – Highclimbers Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: The Blazers clinched a playoff spot with their win over rival North Thurston and will likely wrap up the 3A Narrows League title with a win at Shelton this week. The Blazers have won four straight games after their early season swoon that saw them get spanked by Tumwater, make a ton of mistakes in a loss to Olympia and drop a hard fought game to Wilson.
3. Rochester Warriors (6-2, 4-1 1A Evergreen)
Last week: #4 (+1)
Previous game: Rochester 49, Stevenson 27
Next game: @ Tenino (4-4) – Tenino Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: Rochester easily beat Stevenson in a non-league game and will return to the 1A Evergreen with a rivalry game with the league title on the line. The Warriors could finish as low as third in the league with a loss to Tenino so there is a lot on the line in a game that hasn’t been this important since 1996.
4. Tenino Beavers (4-4, 4-1 1A Evergreen)
Last week: #5 (+1)
Previous game: Tenino 39, Hoquiam 32
Next game: vs. Rochester (6-2) – Tenino Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: Tenino is in thanks to their wins over Montesano and Hoquiam in the past two weeks and can win the 1A Evergreen if they beat Rochester and Monte can knock off Elma. They’ll take second with a win and an Elma win and could but will fall to third with a loss. Playing in Tenino is a big advantage for the Beavers.
Still alive for a playoff spot
5. Capital Cougars (3-5, 2-2 2A EvCo)
Last week: #3 (-2)
Previous game: WF West 42, Capital 28
Next game: @ River Ridge (3-5) – South Sound Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: The situation is simple for Capital, win and you’re in. If the Cougars lose and Black Hills pulls off the upset it will be the Wolves. If they lose and Tumwater beats Black Hills, Capital, Black Hills and River Ridge will be tied for third at 2-3 and each will have 1-1 records against each other. Not sure how the tiebreaker would be solved yet, though.
6. Olympia Bears (5-3, 3-2 4A Narrows)
Last week: #8 (+2)
Previous game: Olympia 28, Bellarmine 10
Next game: vs. Yelm (3-5) – Ingersoll Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: With their season on the line, Olympia came up HUGE with a dismantling of Bellarmine. The Bears have the most complicated playoff scenario and I can’t even begin to break it down to an easily understandable couple of lines so I will just refer you to The Olympian.
7. Black Hills (4-4, 2-2 2A EvCo)
Last week: #7 (No change)
Previous game: Black Hills 45, Centralia 20
Next game: vs. Tumwater (8-0) – Tumwater Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: No matter what happens in their game against Tumwater, they need one thing to happen: River Ridge needs to beat Capital. There is no other way for them to make the playoffs. With a loss and a River Ridge win, they would be in a three way tie for third at 2-3. If they pull the huge Pioneer Cup upset with a River Ridge win, they end up as the #3 seed outright.
8. River Ridge (4-4, 1-3 2A EvCo)
Last week: #9 (+1)
Previous game: Tumwater 59, River Ridge 0
Next game: vs. Capital (3-5) – South Sound Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: Even with just one win in conference, the Hawks still have some life. They need to beat Capital and hope Tumwater holds serve against Black Hills. The three would be tied at 2-3 with the tiebreaker yet to be determined.
Eliminated from playoff contention
9. North Thurston (4-4, 2-3 3A Narrows)
Last week: #6 (-3)
Previous game: Timberline 34, North Thurston 7
Next game: vs. Mount Tahoma (0-8) – South Sound Stadium – Thursday, 7:00 PM
Notes: With just three playoff spots this year in the 3A Narrows, the Rams are out, which is surprising considering that they looked like a smash mouth team that was an antidote to the speed of the rest of the 3A Narrows. But speed won out and the Rams are only ahead of hapless Shelton and Mount Tahoma.
10. Yelm Tornadoes (3-5, 1-4 4A Narrows)
Last week: #10 (No change)
Previous game: Gig Harbor 56, Yelm 14
Next game: @ Olympia (5-3) – Ingersoll Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: Yelm’s record is actually a bit deceptive: the three teams that they have beaten are just 2-22 combined (Highline 0-8, Stadium 1-7, Shelton 1-7).
11. Shelton Highclimbers (1-7, 1-4 3A Narrows)
Last week: #12 (+1)
Previous game: Shelton 42, Mount Tahoma 0
Next game: vs. Timberline (5-3) – Highclimber Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: Hey! The Highclimbers got the big win nearly doubling their season total for points with their 42-0 dismantling of Mount Tahoma. They can play spoiler against Timberline on Friday but that’s unlikely. They might get a second win when they take on Stadium in week 10.
12. Rainier Mountaineers (1-7, 0-6 1A Evergreen)
Last week: #11 (-1)
Previous game: Montesano 35, Rainier 6
Next game: vs. Seton Catholic (3-4) – Doc Harris Stadium, Camas – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: Seven straight losses for the Mountaineers means that they need a win over Seton Catholic on Friday to top their win total from 2012.
Today (10/29): Blazers, Rams Volleyball Battle; Pioneer Cup Times Two
High school volleyball
North Thurston @ Timberline – Timberline HS – 7:00 PM
Black Hills @ Tumwater – Tumwater HS – 7:00 PM
Capital vs. Aberdeen – Capital HS – 7:00 PM
Girls soccer
Tumwater @ Black Hills – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM
Olympia vs. Stadium – Ingersoll Stadium – 7:00 PM
Oly Sports 