PHOTO GALLERY: Bears hold off South Kitsap to remain unbeaten in the Narrows
Olympia led 21-0 before Terro Bell rushed for an 86 yard touchdown with 54 seconds left in the first half and opened the second half with Corey Bell’s 94 yard kickoff return touchdown to cut the Bears’ lead to 21-14. Cedar Frost scored his third touchdown of the game in the third quarter to push Oly’s lead to two touchdowns. South Kitsap battled back and scored Terro Bell scored on a twelve yard run in the fourth but the Bears were able to hang on to knock off the Wolves 28-21.
The Bears move to 4-1 this season and 2-0 in the 4A Narrows League while South Kitsap drops to 1-4 overall.
It was a beautiful day for football on a rare Saturday afternoon game at Ingersoll and 107 pictures wait for you after the jump…
Today (10/5): Saints women host NNU, men battle #1; Bears matinee football
Women’s rugby
Budd Bay Bandits vs. Boise Nemesis – Rainier Vista Park – Noon
Women’s soccer
Saint Martin’s vs. Northwest Nazarene – SMU Soccer Field – 12:30 PM
High school football
Olympia vs. South Kitsap – Ingersoll Stadium – 3:00 PM
Men’s soccer
Saint Martin’s vs. #1 Simon Fraser – SMU Soccer Field – 3:15 P
Friday scoreboard: T-Birds hold on, Blazers upset Abes, Wolves top Hawks, Cougs, Warriors, Beavers roll
Mount Rainier shines above the Shelton High School football team at Mount Tahoma Stadium
High School football
Tumwater 35, WF West 28 – The Olympian
Timberline 26, Lincoln 20 – The Olympian
Capital 50, Centralia 6 – Eli Sports Network
Black Hills 24, River Ridge 17 – The Olympian
Tenino 56, Rainier 7
Rochester 49, Elma 14
Central Kitsap 23, Yelm 14
Wilson 29, North Thurston 9
Foss 28, Shelton 0
Chris “Scooby” Reynolds made a leaping one handed catch on a bullet from Isaiah Littlejohn for a 22 yard touchdown, jumped a Jake Beck pass and took the interception back 62 yards for the touchdown, intercepted another pass and downed a punt an inch from the goal line to lead Foss to a 28-0 win over Shelton on Friday night at Mount Tahoma Stadium.
The final score was overshadowed by a scary injury to Shelton offensive lineman Daniel Diaz. He was taken to a Tacoma hospital after he was taken off of the field on a stretcher. No word on his condition at this time.
Foss dominated the first quarter capping off a nearly nine minute drive when Littlejohn uncorked a rocket over the middle that appeared to be on the way to a Highclimbers interception before Reynolds got one hand on the ball high above his head and pulled it in for the 22 yard touchdown. The Falcons limited Shelton to just six plays over the first 12 minutes.
The Highclimbers were plagued by turnovers in the second quarter and the Falcons capitalized for 21 points. Backup quarterback John Moore started the scoring when he lined up at fullback, received the pitch from Littlejohn and found Nick Burton down field for a 50 yard touchdown pass.
Down a manageable 13-0, the Highclimbers were moving the ball and threatening when Reynolds read a slow developing quick out and stepped in front of the pass and took it to the house. Littlejohn rushed untouched into the corner of the end zone for the two point conversion to give Foss a 21-0 lead.
Following a Falcons punt with less than a minute remaining in the half, Foss recovered a fumble at the Highclimbers 14 yard line and Littlejohn quickly found Alonzo Jones over the middle for the final score of the night.
Shelton dropped to 0-2 in the 3A Narrows League and 0-5 overall while Foss improved to 2-1 in league and 4-1 overall.
College volleyball
Southern Oregon 3, Evergreen 0 (25-21, 25-18, 25-16) – Recap
Week 5: My 5 year old daughter’s expert high school football picks
Addie, scouting her picks
Addie is back! Two weeks ago she went 6-4 and is now 17-12 overall for the season. Not too shabby. Let’s see you do better with your statistical analysis and logic and whatnot. This week, her 2 1/2 year old sister Rory takes a much bigger role in the predictions providing her own unique insight into almost every game. Take it to the bank!
Here is the complete schedule complete with radio information and Addie and Rory’s expert predictions…
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Tumwater T-Birds @ WF West
Bearcat Stadium, Chehalis – 7:00 PM – Radio: KELA and KGY
Rory’s pick: Bearcats
Addies’s pick: Bearcats
“I think they are going to eat them! Eat them eat them eat them.” – Rory
“I’ll take the Bearcats too for the same reason!” – Addie
North Thurston Rams @ Wilson Rams
Stadium Bowl, Tacoma – 7:00 PM
Rory’s pick: Rams! Them Rams! NORTH THURSTON RAMS!
Addie’s pick: The Rams….HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA….North Thurston.
“I can’t stop laughing! When they are bucking, the Rams are going to jump on the backs of the other Rams.” – Addie
River Ridge Hawks @ Black Hills Wolves
Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM
Rory’s pick: Hawks
Addie’s pick: Wolves
“I think they are just going to buck them.” – Rory
“Buck them in the butt? I don’t know about you, but I think that when they come to buck them in the butt another wolf is going to come and eat the hawk.” – Addie
Rochester Warriors @ Elma Eagles
Davis Field, Elma – 7:00 PM
Rory’s pick: Eagles
Addie’s pick: Warriors
“I think they are gonna just fly around.” – Rory
“How is that gonna makes them win, Rory? If one of the Warriors boss yells ‘fire’, I think one of the Warriors would just shoot them with their gun.” – Addie
Yelm Tornadoes vs. Central Kitsap Cougars
Tornadoes Stadium – 7:00 PM
Addie’s pick: Tornadoes
“The Tornadoes are gonna go right where the Cougar is standing and eating a wolf that is eating a bat and the Tornado is going to come and pick up the Cougar and spin it all around and around and around.” – Addie
“Did I hear that right? The Cougar is eating a wolf that is eating a bat?” – Me
“Hahahahaha…The Cougar is eating a wolf that is eating a bat!” – Addie
Rainier Mountaineers @ Tenino Beavers
Tenino Stadium – 7:00 PM
Rory’s pick: BEAVERS! BEAVERS!
Addie’s pick: Beavers
“They are gonna whack ’em with their tail! ♫ BEAVERS BEAVERS, WHACK ‘EM WITH YOUR TAIL! ♫” – Rory
“♫ BEAVERS BEAVERS, WHACK ‘EM WITH YOUR TAIL! WHACK WHACK WHACK WHACK WHACK! ♫” – Addie
“The Beavers are going to win EVERY time.” – Mommy
“WE ARE ALL SET UP FOR HALLOWEEN, RIGHT GUYS!” – Rory
Timberline Blazers @ Lincoln Abes
Lincoln Bowl, Tacoma – 7:00 PM
Rory’s pick: Abes
Addie’s pick: Blazers
“I think they will crawl around.” – Rory
“Are Abes carnivores?” – Addie
*about a minute of laughing*
“Yeah, he was a carnivore. Actually, probably an omnivore.” – Me
“What’s an omnivore?” – Addie
“They eat meat and vegetables.” – Me
“What do Blazers do? That’s my question.” – Addie
“They chop down trees.” – Me
“If the Abe doesn’t see the guy in the tree, the guy might cut the tree down and squish the Abe.” – Addie
“That kind of already happened….way back in history. Don’t worry about it.” – Me
Capital Cougars vs. Centralia Tigers
Ingersoll Stadium – 7:00 PM – Radio: Eli Sports Network
Rory’s pick: “Tigers, tigers, tigers, tigers, tigers! Go Go Go! Goodbye!”
Addie’s pick: Cougars
“Rory, why do you think the Tigers would win?” – Me
“NO! I was singing a song!” – Rory
“The Cougars are gonna pounce on the other team and bite off the other team’s legs.” – Addie
Shelton Highclimbers @ Foss Falcons
Mount Tahoma Stadium, Tacoma – 7:00 PM – Radio: 1030 AM KMAS
Rory’s pick: Falcons
Addie’s pick: Falcons
“They are going to just eat them, eat them.” – Rory
“Are Falcons carnivores? I ask that for just about every one that is a animal. The Falcons will use their beak and push the Highclimbers out of the tree.” – Addie
Olympia Bears vs. South Kitsap Wolves
Ingersoll Stadium – Saturday, 3:00 PM – Radio: KGY
Addie’s pick: Bears
“Actually, why I think they would win is because they would both wrestle and the Bear would sneak his claw and scratch the Wolves.”
PHOTO GALLERY: Late Billings goal sinks Saints
Saint Martin’s freshman Sara Massee scored her first career goal in the first half to give the Saints a 1-0 lead but Montana State-Billings scored the equalizer in the 63rd minute and Alisa Sagdahl scored with just 1:08 left to play to give the Yellowjackets a 2-1 win at SMU Soccer Field on Thursday afternoon. The Saints dropped to 2-6 overall and 1-4 in the GNAC.
Thursday scoreboard: Saints, Vikings draw; Saints sweep Nanooks; Wolves, T-Birds split volleyball, soccer battles
Women’s soccer
Montana State-Billings 2, Saint Martin’s 1 – Recap
Men’s soccer
Saint Martin’s 0, Western Washington 0 (2OT) – Recap
College volleyball
Saint Martin’s 3, Alaska-Fairbanks 0 (25-15, 26-24, 25-22) – Box score
Girls soccer
Timberline 6, Lincoln 0
Black Hills 2, Tumwater 2 – Black Hills wins shootout 5-3
Capital 5, WF West 4
North Thurston 0, Yelm 0
Olympia 2, Stadium 1
High school volleyball
Capital 3, Aberdeen 0 (25-14 25-11 25-15)
Tumwater 3, Black Hills 0 (25-23 25-21 25-14)
Timberline 3, North Thurston 0 (25-15, 25-15, 25-15)
River Ridge 3, Yelm 0 (25-17, 25-10, 25-22)
Northwest Christian 3, Raymond 0 (25-8, 25-19, 25-14)
Today (10/3): Saints soccer doubleheader; Big girls soccer, volleyball match-ups
Women’s soccer
Saint Martin’s vs. Montana State-Billings – SMU Soccer Field – 1:00 PM
An important early conference season game for the Saint Martin’s women if they want to qualify for the playoffs. With three teams clearly at the top of the table – Western Washington, Seattle Pacific and Central Washington – the rest of the teams are battling for fourth place. Montana State-Billings and the Saints sit tied for fifth with three points, down by just a point to fourth place Western Oregon.
Men’s soccer
Saint Martin’s vs. Western Washington – SMU Soccer Field – 3:15 PM
The Saints (3-1-0) sit just a point behind Western Washington (3-0-1), who are tied with Seattle Pacific for second place. CJ Chu and Dylan Gaydosh have combined to score seven of the Saints ten goals this season and The Vikings’ Andrew Weishaar leads the GNAC in scoring with six goals and two assists. Capital grad Gabrielle Zaccagnini has three assists as a junior midfielder for Western.
Girls soccer
Timberline vs. Lincoln – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
Black Hills @ Tumwater – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM
Capital vs. Aberdeen – Ingersoll Stadium – 7:00 PM
Battle for first place in the EvCo 2A in the girls soccer version of the Pioneer Bowl between Black Hills and Tumwater tonight at Tumwater Stadium. Both teams are 5-0 in conference play. The Wolves have outscored their opponents 28-1 in conference play and 40-2 overall and have just one draw as a blemish on their record. The T-Birds have allowed three goals in the EvCo and are 7-2 overall.
High school volleyball
Timberline @ North Thurston – North Thurston HS – 7:00 PM
Tumwater @ Black Hills – Black Hills HS – 7:00 PM
Northwest Christian vs. Raymond – Northwest Christian HS – 7:00 PM
First place is also on the line in the 3A Narrows League when North Thurston hosts Timberline at 7:00 PM. The Rams are a game behind the Blazers at 4-1, their only loss coming to Shelton, who they are tied with for second place. The Blazers are 5-0 in league play and 7-0 overall.
Yet another battle for first takes place at Black Hills High School where the Wolves will host Tumwater at 7:00 PM. Tumwater sits in first place of the EvCo at 4-0 while the Wolves are 3-1.
Wednesday scoreboard: Bears shut down by #1; SPSCC spanked
High school volleyball
Bellarmine 3, Olympia 1 (25-9, 22-25, 25-12, 25-12)
#1 ranked Bellarmine dropped #4 Olympia three sets to one in Tacoma on Wednesday afternoon. It was the first loss of the season for the Bears who now sit in second place at 5-1 in the 4A Narrows League while the Lions are a game ahead of them at 6-0 and 8-0 overall.
Men’s soccer
Chemeketa 9, SPSCC 1 – Box score
High school football power rankings: T-Birds still on top, Hawks reach new heights
The T-Birds keep rolling
Tumwater kept on rolling this week and stays on top of the power rankings yet again. It will be big news if they lose that #1 spot this season. Tanner Gueller and WF West will have the best opportunity to knock them out when the T-Birds roll into Chehalis on Friday night.
Olympia has a lock on the #2 position after North Thurston got drilled by Lincoln and River Ridge moves up to a surprising #3 after three straight wins.
Here is my completely unscientific power rankings, disagree if you like…
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1. Tumwater T-Birds (4-0)
Last week: #1 (No change)
Previous game: Tumwater 49, Capital 22
Next game: @ WF West (4-0) – Bearcat Stadium, Chehalis – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: Sid Otton won his 350th game and Tumwater keeps finding new players to contribute. This week it was Trevor Davis, who blocked two Capital punts and a 180 yard, three touchdown performance from Tyrus Snow. They have their toughest test coming up this week, though, when they travel to Chehalis to take on 4-0 WF West.
2. Olympia Bears (3-1)
Last week: #3 (+1)
Previous game: Olympia 54, Stadium 6
Next game: vs. South Kitsap (1-3) – Ingersoll Stadium – Saturday, 3:00 PM
Notes: Hard to take too much from a big win over Stadium, really, but the Bears took care of business and are rolling right now and next get a struggling South Kitsap team on Saturday afternoon.
3. River Ridge (3-1)
Last week: #4 (+1)
Previous game: River Ridge 17, Hockinson 14
Next game: @ Black Hills (2-2) – Tumwater Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: Well look at the Hawks. They had to come from behind to beat previously unbeaten Hockinson on Saturday and have now won three straight games. Michael Key scored two touchdowns for the Ridge and Chris Behnke made a 37 yard field goal that proved to be the game winner. They kick off EvCo play with Black Hills in what should be a close game.
4. Rochester Warriors (3-1)
Last week: #5 (+1)
Previous game: Rochester 24, Hoquiam 12
Next game: @ Elma (2-2) – Davis Field, Elma – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: Tyler Yarber is a beast. 34 carries, 237 yards and a touchdown in Rochester’s win over Hoquiam. That was Yarber’s third 200 yard performance of the season and the 3-1 Warriors have a date with an inconsistent Elma squad coming up.
5. North Thurston (3-1)
Last week: #2 (-3)
Previous game: Lincoln 53, North Thurston 7
Next game: @ Wilson (4-0) – Stadium Bowl, Tacoma – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: Wow, the Rams laid an egg on homecoming dropping a 46 point decision to Lincoln. The balance of power in the 3A Narrows League has officially shifted from Lacey to Tacoma with the Abes and Wilson sitting on top and the Rams and Blazers looking up at them. The Rams have an opportunity to turn it around when they travel to Stadium Bowl to take on Wilson this week but the speed of Wilson is concerning, especially after Lincoln dismantled them so thoroughly.
6. Yelm Tornadoes (3-1)
Last week: #6 (No change)
Previous game: Yelm 26, Shelton 15
Next game: vs. Central Kitsap (2-2) – Tornadoes Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: Still not sure what to think of Yelm. They actually trailed Shelton 8-7 at halftime before they made some adjustments in the second half and eventually took it to the Highclimbers. They have solid running backs in Aaron Rivera – 105 yards and two TDs – and freshman Brandon Thompson, who had a 84 yard touchdown run on the second play of the game.
7. Black Hills (2-2)
Last week: #7 (No change)
Previous game: Black Hills 27, Aberdeen 17
Next game: vs. River Ridge (3-1) – Tumwater Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: Nick Knittle had 106 yards receiving and a touchdown, returned a punt 74 yards to set up a touchdown and intercepted a pass to move the Wolves to 2-2 this season under new head coach Dominic Yarrington. They get River Ridge next in a game that is kind of a must win for both teams with the middle of the conference a complete toss up at this point.
8. Tenino Beavers (1-3)
Last week: #10 (-2)
Previous game: Tenino 21, Forks 20 (3OT)
Next game: vs. Rainier (1-3) – Tenino Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: Nobody likes to drive home from Forks with a loss on their shoulders. I can’t even imagine that ride on a school bus when you are wet, smelly and pissed off. Tenino found a way to avoid that hell with a triple overtime win and will take that momentum into a home game against Rainier.
9. Timberline (1-3)
Last week: #9 (No change)
Previous game: Wilson 28, Timberline 26
Next game: @ Lincoln (4-0) – Lincoln Bowl, Tacoma – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: Is there a more disappointing team in the area than Timberline? Three straight losses, but at least the offense has been actually moving the ball, they just need to put it in the endzone with more consistency. Next up is what should have been the game of the year in the 3A Narrows League – a date with the Abes at Lincoln Bowl.
10. Rainier Mountaineers (1-3)
Last week: #8 (-2)
Previous game: Elma 46, Rainier 13
Next game: @ Tenino (1-3) – Tenino Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: What was a nice story in week one has turned into a three game losing streak. The Mountaineers are vastly improved but are struggling. They next get Tenino in a game that could be pretty entertaining.
11. Capital Cougars (0-4)
Last week: #11 (No change)
Previous game: Tumwater 49, Capital 22
Next game: vs. Centralia (2-2) – Ingersoll Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: Hard to have a young team and a ridiculously hard schedule the way that Capital has had over the first four weeks. Three 4A schools to start with and then their EvCo opener with Tumwater. But with that start out of the way, can the Cougars rally and get it going against the rest of their evenly matched conference opponents? Runs like this from Connor Kennedy will help (skip to the 2:14 mark)…
12. Shelton Highclimbers (0-4)
Last week: #12 (No change)
Previous game: Yelm 26, Shelton 15
Next game: @ Foss (3-1) – Mount Tahoma Stadium, Tacoma – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: Well, the Highclimbers had their first lead of the year after Brian Nault blocked a punt and recovered it for a touchdown. They also recovered nicely on defense after being torched on an 84 yard touchdown run on the second play of the game and limited the Yelm offense to take an 8-7 lead into the half. But despite racking up decent yardage, they have been plagued by mistakes and penalties and have scored just three offensive touchdowns so far and they have the toughest part of their season still on the way with games against Foss, Lincoln, North Thurston and Timberline looming.
Tuesday scoreboard: Geoducks blanked; Bears, Blazers, Rams, Cougs, Wolves dominate
Men’s soccer
Concordia 4, Evergreen 0
Septi Danciu and Michael Chamberlain each scored two goals to lead Concordia to a 4-0 trouncing of Evergreen at South Sound Stadium. Danciu put the Cavaliers up for good in the third minute of the game when he curled a free kick around the wall and past Geoducks keeper Mauricio Sanchez.
With their goals, Danciu and Chamberlain each have nine goals this season and #12 Concordia moved to 7-2-0 overall and 4-1-0 in the Cascade Conference. Meanwhile, Evergreen falls to 2-2-1 in the CCC and 4-3-2 overall.
Girls soccer
Olympia 7, Yelm 0
North Thurston 5, Shelton 3
Black Hills 5, River Ridge 0
Ridgefield 3, Tumwater 1
High school volleyball
Timberline 3, Mount Tahoma 0 (25-13, 25-10, 25-20)
North Thurston 3, Lincoln 0 (25-19, 25-23, 25-13)
Capital 3, WF West 0 (25-14, 25-17, 25-11)
Black Hills 3, River Ridge 0 (25-16, 25-14, 25-16)
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