High School Sports

River Ridge girls coach likes to talk hoops with father-in-law George Karl

It’s weeks like these – the start of the postseason – when Jackie Robinson knows just whom to chat with. When an all-important game is on the horizon, Robinson calls on an NBA coach he knows pretty well.

Sasha Weber’s 22 points help Blazers earn No. 2 seed to bi-districts

LACEY – Timberline senior guard Sasha Weber knows when to go into scoring mode during a game.

South Sound prep highlights for Wednesday, Feb. 8

Capital’s tale of two teams has unhappy ending in 64-45 loss

Tacoma – The Capital boys basketball team’s Jekyll and Hyde identity this season eventually did the Cougars in.

Share of crown for River Ridge

LACEY – River Ridge shook of a January slump and earned a share of the EvCo title with a 72-48 win over visiting Aberdeen on Tuesday night.

South Sound prep highlights for Monday, Feb. 6

Tumwater earned its biggest victory of the season, upsetting Evergreen Conference leader W.F. West, 60-55, to conclude the regular season with a 6-6 league mark. The Thunderbirds are a game up on Black Hills, which defeated Centralia on Monday, for the fourth seed going into Friday’s District IV tournament. Carly McIsaac recorded her second game of 30-plus points this season, scoring a game-high 32 points on 12-of-15 shooting. Haley VandenHazel also had 13 points for the T-Birds, who have won their past two games.

Prep Zone: Prep sports highlights for Sat., Feb. 4

Battle Ground puts end to Emerald Ridge’s run

University Place – There would be no four-peat for the Emerald Ridge Jaguars.

Wilson Rams clinch 3A Narrows crown with win over Timberline

Dave Alwert didn’t so much provide an answer when he was asked how it felt to be 3A Narrows League champions. The Wilson boys basketball coach simply grinned ear to ear.

Hawks’ Stevenson disrupts out-of-sync Rams

On Senior Night, the final home basketball game for eight North Thurston girls, the spotlight belonged to a sophomore from River Ridge.

McClure tips hat to seniors with relish

TENINO – The night belonged to five seniors on the Tenino girls basketball team.

Signing day: Eastern lands Thompson

Jordan Thompson had plenty of good reasons to play college football for the Eagles.

North Thurston girls go back to winning ways

Sometimes putting together a lengthy winning streak doesn’t truly reveal how good a team is.

Lakes High’s Banner picks USC

For Zach Banner, the feeling of where he should play college football hit him a few days ago and finally sunk in before he fell asleep Sunday evening.

Prize recruit Banner has decided, but he ain’t spillin’ … dang

Zach Banner’s mind is made up.