PHOTO GALLERY: Hansen and Knight go back-to-back to lead Bears to state tourney
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Leif Hansen and Joey Knight hit back-to-back home runs in the fifth inning to break a 3-3 tie and Elliot Loague shut Union down the rest of the way to give Olympia a 7-3 win and a state tournament berth. Loague struck out eight over seven innings giving up just one run, a solo shot in the top of the 5th inning, after a rocky first inning at Heritage Park in Puyallup.
Union put two runs on the board right away in the first inning but the Bears answered right back in the bottom of the inning. Leo Valenti drew a leadoff walk and Cameron Frost quickly tripled to drive in Valenti. After Gabe Padukiewicz walked, Michael Fairchild hit a sacrifice fly that brought in Frost. Padukiewicz would score on an error by the Union shortstop to give the Bears a 3-2 after the first inning.
The Bears loaded the bases the next two innings but couldn’t push across a run in the either frame. In the second, Michael Fairchild hit a dribbler that died in front of the plate. Union catcher Jack Bauer and the umpire were the only ones that didn’t expect the play to be called a foul ball. Bauer picked it up, stepped on home and threw to first to end the inning with a double play.
In the third, Union starter Jarred Dean got two quick outs but walked three straight Bears to load the bases. But Dean came back to strikeout Valenti on a 3-2 pitch to end the inning without any damage. The two teams went 1-2-3 in the fourth inning and Union went to the fifth trailing 3-2.
Union tied the game at three in the top of the fifth inning with Seaver Whalen’s solo shot but the tie was short lived. Leif Hansen parked one over the fence in left center and Joey Knight followed him by putting a ball in nearly the same spot to give the Bears a 5-3 lead after five innings.
Oly added two more runs in the sixth and Loague shutout the Bears in the seventh to earn the complete game and give the Bears the 7-3 win and keep their season alive.
With the win, the Bears qualify for the state tournament and will play for seeding on Saturday when they face Kentridge at Heritage Park in Puyallup at 1:00 PM.
Today (5/8): Rams, T-Birds play for state; Bears, Cougars win or go home
High school baseball
4A West Central/Southwest Bi-District tournament
Olympia vs. Union – Heritage Park, Puyallup – 7:00 PM
With their 7-1 loss to Puyallup yesterday, Olympia faces a loser-out game this evening against Union at Heritage Park in Puyallup. They face Union, the same school that knocked the Bears’ basketball team out of districts earlier this year. The Titans finished 7-8 in the 4A Greater St. Helens League and beat Tahoma 5-4 in a loser-out game yesterday.
3A West Central/Southwest Bi-District tournament
North Thurston vs. Columbia River – Heidelberg Park, Tacoma – 4:00 PM
North Thurston earned a first round bye in districts with their Narrows League championship game win over Timberline and will take on Columbia River today at Heidelberg Park in Tacoma. Columbia River finished 12-3 in the 3A GSHL and advanced to today’s game with a 10-5 win over Hazen yesterday. The winner advances to state and will play on Saturday at 10:00 AM at Auburn-Mountainview while the loser faces a loser-out game on Saturday in Tacoma.
2A District IV tournament
Tumwater vs. Mark Morris – Bearcat Stadium, Chehalis – 6:00 PM
Capital vs. Ridgefield – Wheeler Field, Centralia – 4:00 PM
Tumwater advanced to the semifinals of the 2A District IV tournament with their 4-1 win over Hockinson yesterday and will now face Mark Morris at Bearcat Stadium in Chehalis at 6:00 PM. The Monarchs are the #1 seed out of the 2A GSHL finishing 11-1 in league and 15-4 overall. They earned their spot in the semis with a 10-3 win over Centralia. The winner advances to the finals on Saturday and earns a berth in state. The loser will have to win two games on Saturday to advance to state.
Capital couldn’t break through against #1 seed WF West on Tuesday falling 1-0 and now faces a loser-out game against Ridgefield at Wheeler Field in Centralia. Ridgefield finsihed 7-5 in the 2A GSHL and 9-10 overall. They dropped a 13-7 decision to Aberdeen yesterday to fall into the consolation bracket. The winner advances to another loser-out game on Saturday in Centralia.
Tuesday scoreboard: T-Birds baseball advances, Blazers, Navs seasons end; Cougars soccer ends Hawks season
High school baseball
4A West Central/Southwest Bi-District tournament
Puyallup 7, Olympia 1
Olympia fell into the consolation bracket with their 7-1 loss to Puyallup in Kent on Tuesday night. Leif Hansen went 2-for-3 and Joey Knight had a pair of hits and the lone RBI for the Bears. They will face Union on Wednesday at Heritage Park in Puyallup in a loser-out game.
3A West Central/Southwest Bi-District tournament
Bonney Lake 4, Timberline 3 (9 innings)
Timberline’s season came to an end on Tuesday night at Heidelberg Park in Tacoma with a 4-3 extra innings loss to Bonney Lake. The Blazers were 17-5 this season but lost three straight games after winning the Narrows League regular season title.
2A District IV tournament
Tumwater 4, Hockinson 1
WF West 1, Capital 0
Garrett Terrell struck out eight and Anthony Correia went 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles and two runs scored to lead Tumwater to a 4-1 win over Hockinson in the opening round of the 2A District IV tournament. The T-Birds move on to play Mark Morris tomorrow in a winner-to-state game at WF West High School in Chehalis at 6:00 PM.
Tom Kerr went six innings giving up just one run while striking out seven, but that one run was enough for WF West to knock Capital into the consolation bracket with a 1-0 win. The Cougars face a loser-out game tomorrow in Centralia.
2B District IV tournament
Mossyrock 10, Northwest Christian 5
Northwest Christian’s season came to an end with a 10-5 loss to Mossyrock in Adna.
Boys soccer
2A District IV tournament (loser-out)
Capital 1, River Ridge 0
Capital barely kept their season alive tonight with a 1-0 win over River Ridge at Ingersoll Stadium. The Cougars will travel to Aberdeen on Thursday for another loser-out game.
Narrows League regular season
Mount Tahoma 2, North Thurston 1
Gig Harbor 6, Timberline 0
Bellarmine 5, Olympia 0
North Thurston’s Kenny Heo scored a late goal but Mount Tahoma held on for a 2-1 win at South Sound Stadium. The Rams’ loss, combined with Shelton’s 3-3 tie with Wilson, means that the top four teams in the 3A Narrows League finished with seven wins. Wilson finishes at 7-3-2 while Mount Tahoma, Shelton and North Thurston are all 7-4-1. Mount Tahoma swept North Thurston, while the Rams split with Shelton, and Shelton and Mount Tahoma split. More than likely, this means that the seeds break down like this for districts: #1 Wilson, #2 Mount Tahoma, #3 Shelton, #4 North Thurston. If that is the case, the Rams would play Bonney Lake in Auburn on Saturday night.
High school softball
Tumwater 15, River Ridge 0
Centralia 17, Capital 1
For the second straight day, Tumwater knocked off River Ridge 15-0. And for the second straight day, Kayleen Glasgo picked up the win in the circle and went 2-for-2 with two runs and two RBIs.
Today (5/7): Cougars soccer hosts Hawks in loser-out game; Busy day of baseball districts
Boys soccer
2A District IV consolation (loser-out)
River Ridge @ Capital – Ingersoll Stadium – 7:00 PM
River Ridge and Capital meet for the third time this season in a loser-out game in the 2A District IV tournament. The Cougars trumped the Hawks on 2-0 on March 28th at Ingersoll Stadium and the Hawks scored a 3-2 win thanks to an Agustin Arriaga goal in overtime on April 23rd at South Sound Stadium. Both teams were shutout in their opening round games against Ridgefield and Mark Morris.
3A Narrows League regular season
North Thurston vs. Mount Tahoma – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
High school baseball
4A West Central/Southwest Bi-District tournament
Olympia vs. Puyallup – Art Wright Field, Kent – 7:00 PM
Olympia’s loss in the Narrows League championship game on Friday proved costly as it dropped them into a game against 19-2 and #1 ranked Puyallup at Art Wright Field in Kent. The Bears traveled to Puyallup early in the season and fell to the Vikings 7-0. The winner qualifies for state and will play in the district championship game on Saturday while the loser falls into the consolation bracket and faces a loser-out game on Wednesday at 7:00 PM in Puyallup.
3A West Central/Southwest Bi-District tournament
Timberline vs. Bonney Lake – Heidelberg Park, Tacoma – 7:00 PM
Timberline comes into the district tournament on a two game losing streak. Their 14-2 non-conference loss to South Kitsap snapped a 14 game winning streak and was followed by a 5-3 loss to North Thurston in the Narrows League championship game. That loss dropped them into a loser-out game against Bonney Lake at Heidelberg Park in Tacoma at 7:00 PM. The Blazers and Panthers met once this season already with Timberline taking a 7-6 win in Lacey on March 15th.
2A District IV tournament
Tumwater vs. Hockinson – Tumwater HS – 4:30 PM
Capital @ WF West – Bearcat Stadium, Chehalis – 4:30 PM
Tumwater finished tied for second in the 2A EvCo at 12-6 and won the tiebreaker with Aberdeen to earn a home game in the first round of districts. They draw Hockinson, who finished 6-6 in the GSHL and just 7-11 overall. The winner moves on to play either Centralia or Mark Morris on Wednesday in Chehalis while the loser drops into a loser-out game in Centralia.
With their fifth place finish at 6-12, Capital draws #1 seed and 16-2 WF West at Bearcat Stadium in Chehalis. The two teams met three times during the regular season with the Bearcats taking all three meetings by a combined score of 31-5. The winner plays either Aberdeen or Ridgefield on Wednesday in Chehlais while the loser plays a loser-out game in Centralia.
2B District IV tournament
Northwest Christian vs. Mossyrock – Adna HS – 3:30 PM
With their 15-3 loss to Adna yesterday, Northwest Christian faces a loser-out game today against Mossyrock in Adna. The Vikings fell to Napavine yesterday 13-10.
College softball
SPSCC vs. Highline (DH) – The RAC – 1:00 PM
Monday scoreboard: Navigators baseball falls in districts; T-Birds softball thumps Hawks
High school baseball
2B District IV tournament
Adna 15, Northwest Christian 3
With the loss, Northwest Christian will play Mossyrock in a loser-out game in Adna on Tuesday at 3:30 PM.
High school softball
Tumwater 15, River Ridge 0
Centralia 8, Capital 2
Kaylene Glasgo went 2-for-2 with two RBIs and allowed just one hit in the circle to lead Tumwater to a three inning, 15-0, win over River Ridge. Alyssa Ubrun also went 2-for-2 with a pair of RBIs and Alexa McDaniel hit a home run for the T-Birds.
Sunday scoreboard: Oly Rollers dominate One World; Underground falls to Port City
Roller derby
Oly Rollers USARS 412, One World 1
Port City 196, Underground Derby 55
Today (5/5): Derby day/night doubleheader
Roller Derby
Underground Derby vs. Port City – Skateland! – 9:00 AM
Oly Rollers USARS vs. One World – Skateland! – 6:00 PM
Saturday scoreboard: Saints softball wins GNAC tournament championship
College softball
Photo from SMUSaints.com
GNAC tournament championship
Simon Fraser 3, Saint Martin’s 2
Saint Martin’s 6, Simon Fraser 1 – Recap on SMUSaints.com
Saint Martin’s had two chances to win one game to claim the GNAC tournament championship on Saturday afternoon in Billings, Montana. Simon Fraser forced a final game with a 3-2 win in game one but Taylor Bakos shut down The Clan offense in game two and the Saints claimed their first GNAC title and an automatic berth to the NCAA tournament.
Simon Fraser scored right off the bat in game one with Trisha Bourchard’s two run homer in the first inning. They then added a run in the third inning when Bourchard stole home. Kelsey Hawkins went 5 1/3 innings giving up just four hits and one earned run for The Clan. The Saints did get one run in the bottom of the seventh inning but were unable to get the tying run home from third and Simon Fraser escaped with a 3-2 win.
Game two was a completely different story. Joslyn Eugenio homered in the second inning and Lacey McGladrey and Sam Munger each drove in a run in the Saints’ three run third inning and the Saints would put two more on the board in the fifth. Simon Fraser advanced runners past second base just twice in the game, one would score in the fifth but another was stranded at third when The Clan hit into an inning ending double play. Munger went 3-for-4 for the Saints extending her hitting streak to 22 games and took home the Tournament MVP.
The 22nd ranked Saints advance to the NCAA Division II Regionals. They will find out where they will go on Monday morning.
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In other softball action….
Grays Harbor 11, SPSCC 2
Grays Harbor 8, SPSCC 0
College baseball
Northwest Nazarene 7, Saint Martin’s 5
Saint Martin’s 3, Northwest Nazarene 2
Saint Martin’s wrapped up their season at 9-39 overall. Senior Bobby Twedt finished the season hitting .333 with 23 RBIs, Sophomore Travis Shaw hit .331 with 25 RBIs and Sophomore Chandler Tracy led the Saints with 12 home runs, 29 RBI and hit .301.
Boys soccer
2A District IV tournament
Mark Morris 1, Capital 0 (Monarchs win shootout 4-2)
Ridgefield 2, River Ridge 0
With losses to GSHL teams in the first round, #2 seed Capital will host #5 seed River Ridge on Tuesday night in a loser out game.
Roller Derby
Oly Rollers 182, Port City 19
Today (5/4): Saints softball in GNAC title game; Saints baseball; Oly Rollers; Cougars soccer; Racing
College softball
GNAC tournament championship game
Saint Martin’s vs. Simon Fraser – Billings, Montana – 11:00 AM
Saint Martin’s has two chances to win one game against Simon Fraser on Saturday in the GNAC tournament championship game in Billings, Montana. The winner of the tournament gets an automatic bid into the NCAA Division II tournament.
The Saints knocked off The Clan on Friday morning, 7-3, in eight innings to advance to the championship game. Simon Fraser dropped into the consolation bracket and shutout Central Washington, 2-0, to avoid elimination. The Saints and Clan have played five times this season with the Saints taking four wins.
Live stats and video can be found here. First pitch is scheduled for 11:00 AM.
College baseball
Saint Martin’s vs. Northwest Nazarene (DH) – Saints Baseball Field – 12:00 PM
Can Saint Martin’s get to double digit wins this season? With another sweep of Northwest Nazarene on Saturday, it could happen. The Saints will honor five seniors on Senior Day, Cory Bassi, Brendan Jeffers, Anthony Klonitsko, Mario Sanelli and Bobby Twedt.
Roller Derby
Oly Rollers USARS vs. Port City – Skateland! – 6:00 PM
The Oly Rollers host Stockton’s Port City Roller Girls on Saturday night at Skateland! in a USARS bout. It’s the first game of a weekend doubleheader for both teams. Port City will take on Underground Derby on Sunday morning while Oly will be back at it on Sunday night against One World. Tickets are $15 at the door.
Boys soccer
Capital vs. Mark Morris – Ingersoll Stadium – 7:00 PM
Districts get underway for boys soccer when Capital takes on Mark Morris at Ingersoll Stadium. The Cougars earned the #2 seed out of the 2A EvCo by finishing 8-4 in league play while the Monarchs come in as the #3 seed out of the GSHL. The winner moves on to take on either Ridgefield or River Ridge.
Auto Racing
Super Late Models, Street Stocks, Legends & Super 4’s – South Sound Speedway – 6:30 PM
Oly Sports 