Tumwater Pioneers will not return for second season

Aug 29

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Tumwater Pioneers fullThe Tumwater Pioneers indoor soccer team will not return for their second season in the PASL Premier. Health issues have forced the Pios owner to close Tumwater Indoor Sports and they will not field a team for the 2013-2014 season.

The Pioneers had a rough lone year in Tumwater going 1-7, their lone win coming in their home finale, a 9-7 win over the shorthanded Oregon Blacktails. Evergreen alum Kevin Flavin scored 12 goals and was named PASL Northwest player of the week by goalWA.net for his five goal performance against the Marysville Ruckus on January 5th.

On a personal note, I worked for the Tumwater Pioneers volunteering to build and run their website and social media outlets, I was their PA announcer and played the music and sound effects at the games. I’m disappointed that the team will not be back and I am hoping to possibly put something together to bring another team to town. Our crowds were really fun and I think we could do even better both on and off the field in the 2013-2014 season with me in charge. Not sure yet if it is even possible to get a team up and running but I am at least exploring the possibility.

In other PASL Premier news, the South Sound Shock, the Tacoma based team that played their home games in Tumwater in 2012 and two home games at Tumwater Indoor Sports last season will likely play their full home schedule in Gig Harbor this season.

Thanks to all of the Pioneers players and fans for a fun single season. I hope I can see you out there again sometime soon.

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Keller, Stewart, Elam, Haupert, Berendt and Nault

Wednesday news and notes (updated throughout the day)

Kasey Keller at workFun interview with North Thurston grad Kasey Keller on TheGuardian.com mainly about his time playing in Europe. “We had pitch invasions at Millwall. I thought it was normal.” – Link

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Timberline alum Jonathan Stewart was placed on the Physically Unable to Play list yesterday by the Carolina Panthers. He will miss at least the first six weeks of the season. He won’t be eligible to play until the Panthers’ sixth game against St. Louis on October 20th. Stewart signed a $37.8 million extension last August but has only played in nine games since. – Link

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Capital has hired Tenino baseball head coach Jesse Elam as their new head coach and Kelsey Haupert as the new softball head coach for the Cougars. Elam took the Beavers to four state playoffs in his six years at Tenino and Haupert is a Black Hills grad that played at Purdue. – Link

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ThurstonTalk.com profiles Olympia graduate Michaela Berendt, who is a freshman playing volleyball at Villanova in Philadelphia after a great career for the Bears. – Link

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The Olympian begins their high school football previews with a profile of Shelton’s linebacker, tight end and rugby player Brian Nault. – Link

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Tuesday scoreboard: Late goals lift SPSCC to season opener win

Aug 28

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SPSCC soccer - Photo from NWAACC

SPSCC soccer – Photo from NWAACC

Men’s soccer

SPSCC 2, Rogue CC 0 – Box score

The SPSCC men’s soccer team opened up the 2013 season with a 2-0 win over Rogue Community College in an NWAACC friendly at the Starfire complex in Tukwila. Taylor Weatherly got the Clippers on the board in the 90th minute and Mike Rancipher added an insurance goal in stoppage time. Goalkeeper Cody Wilkes made four saves.

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Saturday scoreboard: Geoducks volleyball wins first match in nearly three years

Aug 24

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College volleyball

Evergreen 3, Montana Western 1 (25-13, 22-25, 25-17, 25-22)

Angela Spoja picked up her first win as head coach of The Evergreen State College volleyball program with a four set victory over Montana Western in the Geoducks’ final game at the Cascade/Frontier Challenge in Spokane. It was the program’s first win in 52 matches dating back to October 30th, 2010.

Natimia Barker-Doss had 41 assists and 10 digs and Cassidy Watkins and Victoria Love each racked up 15 kills to lead Evergreen to the win.

For more, read the recap from Evergreen athletics. – Link

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Today (8/24): Geoducks, Saints soccer; Super Stock 100; Hoopin For Life

Schedule for Saturday, August 24th

Men’s soccer

Evergreen vs. Fraser Valley (scrimmage) – Evergreen Pitch – 1:00 PM
Saint Martin’s vs. Alumni – SMU Soccer Field – 5:00 PM


Women’s soccer

Saint Martin’s vs. Alumni – SMU Soccer Field – 3:00 PM


Auto racing

Super Stock 100, hobby stocks, baby grands, vintage modifieds – South Sound Speedway – 6:30 PM


Basketball

Hoopin For Life Charity Tournament – South Sound Sports Center – All Day

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Friday scoreboard: Saints win crosstown soccer scrimmage

Aug 24

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Women’s soccer

Saint Martin’s 3, Evergreen 0 (Scrimmage)


College volleyball

Montana State Northern 3, Evergreen 0 (25-21, 25-18, 25-20) – Recap

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Today (8/23): Geoducks and Saints women battle; Becker wins appeal

Schedule for Friday, August 23rd

Women’s soccer

Evergreen @ Saint Martin’s (scrimmage) – Saint Martin’s Soccer Field – 2:00 PM


Friday news and notes (updated throughout the day)

Olympia quarterback Derrick Becker won his appeal to play football for the Bears this season after originally being ruled ineligible by school administrators. The senior transferred from Capital during the summer. The contentious transfer makes the Spaghetti Bowl even more interesting this season. Mark your calendars for September 13th. – Link

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Thursday scoreboard: Geoducks fight, come up short in volleyball openers

Aug 22

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Women’s volleyball

Caroll 3, Evergreen 1 (25-14, 14-25, 25-16, 25-19)
Great Falls 3, Evergreen 0 (25-19, 25-15, 25-23)

The Angela Spoja era at Evergreen opened with a pair of losses in Spokane. The Geoducks are still looking for their first win in over two years. For more, read the recap from Evergreen athletics. – Link

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Montgomery steps down at SMU; Bryant greyshirts; McCoy stars for Wolves; Oly table tennis

Aug 21

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Wednesday news and notes

Dee Dee Montgomery - Photo from SMUSaints.com

Dee Dee Montgomery – Photo from SMUSaints.com

Dee Dee Montgomery resigned as Saint Martin’s head track & field coach today less than a month after taking the job. The 1996 Atlanta Olympics participant has taken an administrative position at another university. The  search is on for another head coach, the third since since Julie Sullivan stepped down in January. Chad Colwell was the interim coach when Sullivan stepped down and had the interim tag removed in April. Evergreen grad and former coach Jason McConnell was named head coach of the cross country team today as well. – Link

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Tumwater grad Jamie Bryant was one of the first 2013 recruits to verbally commit to the University of Washington football team but is now having to watch this season from Tumwater taking classes part time at SPSCC and working out at the high school after he was asked to greyshirt and not join the team until 2014. – Link

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ThurstonTalk.com profiles Black Hills High School libero Jensyn McCoy. The senior will lead a Wolves team that has a new coach, Tika Chandler, after her coach for the previous three years, Kara Peterson, left for Saint Martin’s. McCoy has verbally committed to play collegiate volleyball at Central Washington. – Link

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Tom Rohrer also brings you the story of the Olympia Table Tennis Club, who meet twice a week at Capital City Tennis in Tumwater. – Link

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Stewart and Johnson still battling injuries; Tough luck for Conley; Saints men picked 7th

Aug 20

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Tuesday news and notes (updated throughout the day)

Jonathan Stewart

Jonathan Stewart

Timberline alum Jonathan Stewart still has not practiced for the Carolina Panthers this preseason and will not play on Thursday against the Baltimore Ravens. There is no timetable for his return from surgery on both of his ankles during the offseason and head coach Ron Rivera said that it is possible that he ends up on the physically unable to perform list. If he is put on the PUP list, he will miss the first six weeks of the season. – Link

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In other NFL injury news, Tumwater’s Matt Johnson was hoping to return to practice on Monday for the Dallas Cowboys but still has not seen the field since his injury in the Hall of Fame game. The Cowboys expect him to practice either at the end of this week or next week. – Link

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Touch luck loss for Olympia alum Adam Conley last night. Conley struck out seven, gave up three hits and one walk over six innings but allowed a solo home run and an RBI double in Jacksonville’s 2-1 loss in game one of a doubleheader in Chattanooga. Conley is now 11-6 this season with a 3.29 ERA for the Miami Marlins double-A affiliate. – Link

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The GNAC men’s soccer preseason poll was released today and Saint Martin’s is picked to finish seventh out of eight teams. Only GNAC newcomer, South Dakota School of Mines, is picked to finish below the Saints who won only three games last season and finished in the basement. – Link

Posted in Alumni, Baseball, College, Football, Olympia HS, Saint Martin's University, Soccer, Timberline HS, Tumwater HS

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