Tonight (6/20): Oly Rollers Relay for Life bout; Reign wrap up season; PSCL baseball
Roller Derby
Oly Rollers Relay for Life benefit bout – Skateland! – 6:00 PM
The Oly Rollers host an intersquad bout tonight to benefit the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life. Tickets are just $5 or by donation and they will have a load of items to auction off with all money raised going to Relay for Life. Items available for auction include Team USA Derby jerseys, Oly Rollers Cosa Barbie dolls, Oly Rollers photo book from their awesome team photographer Joe Rollerfan and more from various sponsors and supporters. Doors open tonight at 6:00 PM with derby action getting underway at 6:30 PM.
International Basketball League
Olympia Reign vs. Nippon Tornadoes – SPSCC gymnasium – 7:00 PM
Not interested in game seven of the NBA finals? Well, the Olympia Reign wrap up their 2013 season, all of two games since they are considered a “branding team” that is still alive but looking for new sponsors and ownership, tonight at SPSCC against the Nippon Tornadoes. The Reign knocked off the Tornadoes last week 161-117 behind Nate Menefee’s 45 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists and Mike Ward’s 25 points, nine rebounds and 14 assists. The Reign roster for tonight includes a host of former Evergreen Geoducks including Menefee and Ward and former Saint Martin’s star Blake Poole, who is currently a member of the Bellingham Slam and is averaging 18 points and 11 boards.
Puget Sound Collegiate League baseball
Tumwater Brewers vs. Nisqually Silvers – The RAC – 5:00 PM
West Olympia Linx vs. Lacey Saints – The RAC – 7:30 PM
Today (6/19): PSCL continues, Senators face Saints, weather permitting
Puget Sound Collegiate League baseball
Tumwater Brewers vs. Nisqually Silvers – The RAC – 5:00 PM
Thurston County Senators vs. Lacey Saints – Saint Martin’s – 6:00 PM
Olympia Athletics vs. Hawks Prairie Cardinals – The RAC – 7:30 PM
Tuesday scoreboard: Cardinals run off nine straight in comback victory
Puget Sound Collegiate League baseball
Hawks Prairie Cardinals 9, Olympia Athletics 5
West Olympia Linx vs. Lacey Saints – No report
The Olympia Athletics put up five runs in the first three innings but couldn’t hold the lead giving up nine unanswered runs in the Hawks Prairie Cardinals‘ 9-5 win in game one of a doubleheader at The RAC.
Grant Pierotti (Cuesta College) walked with the bases loaded in the in the fourth inning and singled in a pair of runs in the sixth to lead the Cardinals. Zach Scott (Whitworth) and Ryan Wilmes (PLU) each drove in two runs and Colin Lang (Hawaii-Hilo) reached base in all four plate appearances going 3-for-3 with a walk and a run scored.
Andrew Lauritzen (Edgewood College) collected two hits and Kameron Banister drove in a run and scored twice in a losing effort for the A’s.
Today (6/18): A’s, Cards, Linx and Saints
Puget Sound Collegiate League baseball
Olympia Athletics vs. Hawks Prairie Cardinals – The RAC – 5:00 PM
West Olympia Linx vs. Lacey Saints – The RAC – 7:30 PM
PHOTO GALLERY: Friends of Mia Alumni Soccer Cup
Click on any image to go to the gallery and see large size.
Capital’s young squad of graduates went undefeated and ran away with a 4-0 win over Tumwater in the final game to repeat as Friends of Mia Alumni Soccer Cup champions.
Pictures are from Sunday’s Tumwater/River Ridge, Tumwater/North Thurston and Tumwater/Capital game.
Today (6/16): Friends of Mia tourney crowns a champion
Soccer
Friends of Mia Alumni Soccer Cup – The RAC – 9:00 AM
The Friends of Mia tournament continues with six pool games and the championship game this afternoon. Here is today’s schedule…
River Ridge vs. Tumwater – Field 3 – 9:00 AM
North Thurston vs. Olympia – Field 4 – 9:00 AM
Tumwater vs. River Ridge – Field 3 – 10:15 AM
Capital vs. Olympia – Field 4 – 10:15 AM
North Thurston vs. Tumwater – Field 3 – 11:45 AM
Capital vs. Timberline – Field 4 – 11:45 AM
Championship game – Field 4 – 1:15 PM
Today (6/15): Friends of Mia soccer, Tatunka 7s rugby tournaments; Racing at the Speedway
Soccer
Friends of Mia Alumni Soccer Cup – The RAC – 9:00 AM
The second annual Friends of Mia Alumni Soccer Cup gets underway today with pool play beginning at 9:00 AM on Field 4 at The RAC. Capital, North Thurston, Olympia, River Ridge, Timberline and Tumwater will battle for the title in support of families fighting pediatric cancer at Children’s Hospital in Seattle and pediatric cancer research. Here is today’s tournament schedule…
Tumwater vs. Capital – Field 4 – 9:00 AM
North Thurston vs. River Ridge – Field 3 – 10:15 AM
Olympia vs. Timberline – Field 4 – 10:15 AM
River Ridge vs. Capital – Field 3 – 11:30 AM
Timberline vs. Tumwater – Field 4 – 11:30 AM
Capital vs. North Thurston – Field 3 – 12:45 PM
Olympia vs. Tumwater – Field 4 – 12:45 PM
Timberline vs. North Thurston – Field 3 – 2:00 PM
Olympia vs. River Ridge – Field 4 – 2:00 PM
Following the action today, O’Blarney’s is hosting a post-tournament party beginning at 4:00 PM. O’Blarneys will donate 20% of all tabs opened between 4:00 and 10:00 PM and there will be a variety of items up for auction including a Seattle Sounders jersey signed by the entire team.
The tournament continues on Sunday at 9:00 AM with the championship game getting underway at 1:15 PM.
Rugby
Budd Bay Rugby’s Tatunka 7’s – Evergreen State College – 10:00 AM
The annual Tatunka 7’s rugby tournament hosted by Budd Bay Rugby kicks off the 7s season in the Pacific Northwest. The tournament will feature three divisions – men’s competitive, women’s open and men’s open – and last year featured 22 teams in a double elimination tournament. The Tatunka 7s tourney used to accompany Super Saturday, the celebration on Evergreen’s campus the day after graduation but has stood on it’s own since the funding for Super Saturday was cut.
Auto racing
Street Stocks, Legends, Baby Grands, Bumblebees and Outlaw Compacts – South Sound Speedway – 6:30 PM
Today (6/14): Senators face Cardinals at The RAC
Puget Sound Collegiate League baseball
Thurston County Senators vs. Hawks Prairie Cardinals – The RAC – 7:30 PM
Thursday scoreboard: Fitzgerald, Baker and Nash power Silvers, Linx to victories
Puget Sound Collegiate League baseball
Nisqually Silvers 13, Lacey Saints 7
West Olympia Linx 10, Hawks Prairie Cardinals 5
Colby Fitzgerald went 3-for-5 with two RBI singles and a three run home run (Bellevue University) in the Nisqually Silvers’ 13-7 win over the Lacey Saints in game one of a PSCL doubleheader at The RAC. The Silvers pounded out 14 hits with Motoki Kawashima (Merced College), Jeremy Camacho (River Ridge HS) and Travis Shaw (Saint Martin’s) each had two hits and Camacho and Shaw each scored three times.
The Saints collected 12 hits themselves including eight straight hits to open the game in a six run first inning. They got one more run in the seventh inning before Josiah Julagay (Timberline HS), Naoki Imeto (Olympic College) and Taylor Parks (Olympic College) combined to give up just three hits over the next 4 2/3 scoreless innings.
Josh Potter (Campbellsville), Bo Pearson (PLU) and Mervin Rincon (Centralia College) each went 2-for-3 and Jose Acosta (Centralia College) drove in a pair of runs for the Saints.
In game two, Austin Baker (Arkansas State) came a single away from the cycle and Colton Nash hit a two run home run in a 10-5 West Olympia Linx victory over the Hawks Prairie Cardinals. Baker led off the game with a triple, hit a three run home run in the third and doubled in the eighth. Nash’s homer drove home Baker to open the scoring in the first. He drove in two more runs in the second inning to finish with four RBIs total.
Linx starter Reilly Fairchild (Aberdeen HS) gave up three runs in the first inning but settled down and struck out seven in eight innings giving up just two more runs in the seventh. Kegan Duz-Aguilar (Centralia College) pitched a one hit ninth to pick up the save.
Brandon Grimsley (Murray State College) went 4-for-5 with a pair of RBIs for the Cardinals.
Today (6/13): PSCL keeps on rolling
Puget Sound Collegiate League baseball
Lacey Saints vs. Nisqually Silvers – The RAC – 5:00 PM
Hawks Prairie Cardinals vs. West Olympia Linx – The RAC – 7:30 PM
Oly Sports 