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Meg Wochnick writes The Olympian’s South Sound Sports blog, covering the area high school and college sports scene, and community activities. She can be reached at: mwochnick@theolympian.com.
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Baseball: 2A, 1A, state semifinals at a glance
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DEAN J. KOEPFLER/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERState baseball championships
Class 2A
When: Friday-Saturday, County Stadium, Yakima
Tickets: $9 for adults, $7 for students/seniors (single-day); $15 for adults, $10 for students/seniors (tournament pass)
Friday's semifinal games
4 p.m.: Tumwater (17-7) v. Archbishop Murphy (23-2)
7 p.m.: W.F. West (22-3) v. Clarkston (19-4)
The skinny: W.F. West in the state semifinals? Sounds like a broken record. This is the Bearcats’ fourth appearance in the past five years, coming away with two third-place finishes and winning the state title in 2010. Senior Brady Calkins, the 2A EvCo MVP, is fresh off a runner-up finish at the 2A state golf tournament at Chambers Bay. It could be an all-EvCo title game Saturday should Tumwater get past Archbishop Murphy and its ace pitcher, Pacific Lutheran-bound Derrick Mahlum (11-0. 0.69 ERA). ... On April 17, Tumwater was 7-6 overall and in the midst of a three-game losing skid after its 7-4 loss to W.F. West, the eventual league champions. Since then, Tumwater has been on a roll. Two players are batting better than .300 (Justin Graham, .397 and Garrett Terrell (.361), but pitching and defense has carried the T-Birds. Elijah Hill sports a 0.91 ERA with a 5-0 record and Terrell is 6-3 with a 1.26 ERA and 68 strikeouts.Class 1A
When: Friday-Saturday, County Stadium, Yakima
Tickets: $9 for adults, $7 for students/seniors (single-day); $15 for adults, $10 for students/seniors (tournament pass)
Friday's semifinal games
10 a.m.: Montesano (25-1) v. Tenino (14-10)
1 p.m.: Cashmere (22-2) v. Cascade (15-9)
The skinny: Each of the two semifinal games feature league foes -- the 1A Southwest Washington Evergreen Division (Montesano and Tenino) and the Caribou Trail League (Cashmere and Cascade of Leavenworth). The last time Tenino made the state semifinals was 2011 when it advanced to the 1A title game before losing to Chimacum. Speedy centerfielder Devante Harris remains a hit- and run-scoring machine (.514, 38 hits, 36 runs) and Zack and Zeb Chamberlain both have better than 400 batting averages. ... Few teams have had success against left-hander Layne Bruner, a WSU signee, and Montesano, which is averaging 9.7 runs per game. Bruner is 9-0 with a 0.59 ERA. Its only loss came against Woodland (3-2) in the District IV tournament.-- Meg Wochnick, staff writer
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State golf: Olympia's Brendan McCauley aces No. 13 hole at Camas Meadows, places fifth; other state golf highlights
As memorable as his fifth-place finish was at the Class 4A boys golf state tournament, Olympia High’s Brendan McCauley might cherish his shot from the 13th hole at Camas Meadows more.
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State tennis preview: School-spirited Stormans goes for third state title -- this time, in singles
State tennis championships
Friday-Saturday
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State golf preview: Golf courses run through Martinson's veins
A look at Tuesday and Wednesday's state boys and girls golf championships.
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Olympia earns first state berth in fastpitch since 2004; Timberline's season ends at bi-district
SPANAWAY -- For 15 minutes, Olympia High’s fastpitch season hung in the balance. Were the Bears headed to state for the first time since 2004 or watch their season end at 20-5?
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Boys soccer: All-2A Evergreen Conference teams
Offensive MVP: Juan Lopez, sr., Aberdeen
Defensive MVP: Daniel Pailthrope, jr., Capital
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Saturday's baseball, fastpitch postseason schedule
BASEBALL
At Everett Memorial Stadium
4A regional: Olympia (18-7) v. Lake Stevens (14-9), 1 p.m. -
Race officials make strides to beef up security
Capital City Marathon officials say they’ve made a push to ensure safety for participants and spectators at Sunday’s event in light of the deadly bombings at last month’s Boston Marathon.
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Fastpitch: This week's 4A, 3A, 2A, 1A district tournament schedules
4A West Central/Southwest bi-district tournament
Friday-Saturday, Sprinker Recreation Center, Spanaway
-- Friday’s first-round game
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Girls golf: Tumwater's Kayla Monroe wins medalist honors, Capital takes team title at 2A District IV championships
DuPONT – Tumwater High School junior Kayla Monroe fired a 3-over-par 75 in her final round Tuesday to win the medalist honor at the 2A District IV girls golf championships at The Home Course.
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Baseball: All-1A Southwest Washington Evergreen Division teams
MVP: Layne Bruner, sr., Montesano
Coach of the year: Mike Bruner, Montesano -
Baseball: All-2A Evergreen Conference teams
MVP: Brady Calkins, sr., W.F. West
Coach of the year: Tommy Elder, W.F. West and Jamie Weeks, Tumwater -
Baseball: All-Pacific 2B teams
MVP: Alex Campos, P, sr., Ocosta
Coach of the year: Jason Quinby, Ocosta
Sportsmanship: North Beach -
Boys soccer: Capital-Tyee 2A state playoff game moved to Tuesday
Because of a scheduling conflict at Highline Memorial Stadium, Capital's 2A first-round state playoff boys soccer game against Tyee will be played at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the stadium, Capital coach Kyle Jones said.
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Baseball: Regional baseball matchups, times, sites (all games Saturday, May 18)
Class 3A
At Bannerwood Park, Bellevue
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Boys soccer: Capital, North Thurston, Shelton all play in winner-to-state games Saturday
2A District IV
Winner-to-state, loser-out
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Tumwater High School to induct Alexander, ‘89 football team into hall of fame
Tumwater High School will hold its fourth hall of fame ceremony Saturday at the school’s gymnasium, honoring two of its newest members -- longtime coach Pat Alexander and the 1989 state championship football team.
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Fastpitch: 4A, 3A Narrows League tournament schedule
The 4A and 3A Narrows League fastpitch tournament is Thursday and Friday at the South End Recreation Area (SERA) in Tacoma.
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Baseball: This week's postseason schedule
4A West Central/Southwest bi-district tournament
Tuesday’s game (winner-to-state)
Olympia v. Puyallup, 7 p.m. at Art Wright Field, Kent -
Saint Martin's wins GNAC softball tournament title, earns NCAA berth
BILLINGS, Mont. — Saint Martin’s needed two games Saturday, but it secured the Great Northwest Athletic Conference softball tournament title and its first NCAA tournament berth after a 6-1 win over Simon Fraser at Montana State-Billings.
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Boys soccer: 2A, 1A District IV tournament begins Saturday
The 2A District IV boys soccer tournament kick offs the spring postseason for soccer with the opening-round games Saturday.
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Baseball: North Thurston rallies to beat Timberline, 5-3, in 3A Narrows title game; South Kitsap downs Olympia in 4A game
LACEY -- The seventh-inning jitters were in full effect for the North Thurston Rams as they were down to their final three outs in Friday’s 3A Narrows League baseball tournament title game.
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Tenino grad Matt Whitmire named Centralia's new football coach
Whitmire, a 1987 Tenino High graduate, replaces Steve Amrine.
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Baseball: 4A, 3A Narrows League tournament begins Tuesday; complete schedule and matchups
The 4A and 3A Narrows League baseball tournament begins Tuesday at the Regional Athletic Complex in Lacey. Here are the matchups for the four-day tournament.
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Basketball: Montesano hires former Capital boys basketball coach Doug Galloway
Doug Galloway, who spent a decade coaching boys basketball at Capital High School up until 2012, is Montesano High School's new boys basketball coach, Rob Burns of The Daily World reported. The hire is pending school board approval.
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Track and field: Tumwater's Feldmeier, NW Christian's Bulger set meet records at 53rd Shelton Invitational
SHELTON -- Brooke Feldmeier is good at many track and field events for Tumwater High School. So good that she now holds five school records and she’s still only a junior.
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Fastpitch: Timberline all alone atop 3A Narrows League standings after 6-5 win over Wilson; other Friday highlights
Rebecca Nelson’s two-RBI hit in the bottom of the seventh gave Timberline a 6-5 come-from-behind win over Wilson. The win, combined with a loss by North Thurston, puts the Blazers alone in first place in the 3A Narrows League fastpitch standings. The Blazers pounded out 13 hits, including three from Aundrea Temple and two apiece from Rylee Payton and Maria Velez-Kraft. Pitcher Ellie Jones struck out six Wilson batters in the win.
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Baseball: Centralia High School will honor '93 state title team Friday
Centralia High School will honor its 1993 state championship baseball team Friday against Capital with a pregame ceremony, coinciding with Senior Night festivities at 6 p.m. at Ed Wheeler Field.
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Behind double-squeeze play, Timberline beats North Thurston, 2-0, to capture 3A Narrows League title
LACEY -- The Timberline Blazers have been shown up by their younger counterparts the past five games, and they weren’t too happy about it.
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The High 5: Top local sports events to attend this week
Staff writer Meg Wochnick's top five events to attend this week.
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Timberline High School offering two football camps in June
Timberline High School is holding two football camps in June 24-26 at South Sound Stadium, organized by Blazers head coach Nick Mullen. For more information on these camps, contact Mullen via email at: nmullen@nthurston.k12.wa.us or uwfootball10@aol.com
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Saint Martin's softball moves up to No. 21 in national rankings; Eugenio named Division II player of the week
Saint Martin’s first baseman Joslyn Eugenio was named the Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division II national softball player of the week Wednesday following her performance last week in four Great Northwest Athletic Conference games.
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From Black Hills to Tumwater: Thomas Rowswell named boys basketball coach at Tumwater
Thomas Rowswell, a former boys basketball coach at Black Hills High School, is Tumwater High School's new boys basketball coach, the school announced Monday.
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Saint Martin's University names Michael Ostlund its men's basketball coach
Michael Ostlund hasn’t forgotten who gave him his second coaching opportunity in the 1990s. It was Bob Grisham at Saint Martin’s, hiring Ostlund as an assistant coach after being out of the business a few years and looking for a new start.
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ESPN's "Friday Night Fights" comes to Little Creek Casino Friday
ESPN’s “Friday Night Fights” series is coming to Little Creek Casino in Shelton Friday, April 12, in an event showcasing seven fights at the Skookum Creek Event Center.
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