State volleyball first-round matches

posted 09:58 PM 11/11
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I arrived in Kennewick Wednesday afternoon to cover the 4A/3A/2A state volleyball tournament, which starts Thursday with the 4As. The 3As and 2As kick off Friday.

Here are the first-round matchups involving South Sound teams ...

At Toyota Center, Kennewick
First-round matches
4A: Olympia vs. Jackson, 10:30 a.m. Thursday
3A: Timberline vs. Mount Spokane, 9 a.m. Friday; Capital vs. Holy Names, 9 a.m. Friday.
2A: Black Hills vs. Washington, 10:30 a.m. Friday.

At Yakima Sundome
First-round matches
1A: Montesano vs. Meridian, 2:30 p.m. Friday
2B: Northwest Christian vs. LaConner, 2 p.m. Friday

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VOLLEYBALL: All-Pacific 2B team

posted 03:40 PM 11/10

2009 All-Pacific 2B team
MVP: Erica Edwards, sr., Northwest Christian
Coach of the year: Pat Bowker, Northwest Christian

VOLLEYBALL: All-SWW 1A volleyball team

posted 03:18 PM 11/10

2009 All-SWW 1A Evergreen League volleyball team
MVP: Samantha Gordon Sr. Onalaska
Coach of the year:Debbie Gibson, Montesano

SOCCER: 2A All-Evergreen Conference team

posted 02:00 PM 11/09

2A All-Evergreen Conference girls soccer team
Offensive Player of the Year: Lexy Fancher, Black Hills, senior
Defensive Player of the Year: Ashley Villm, Tumwater, senior
Coach of the Year: Tino Sanchez, Chehalis

N. Thurston, Capital advance to first round

posted 09:30 PM 11/07

North Thurston senior Riley Baker hit the game-winning, 27-yard field goal with 1 minute, 46 seconds left in the fourth quarter to give the visiting Rams a 17-14 win over Seattle Prep in the teams’ Class 3A state preliminary round game at Seattle’s Memorial Stadium on Saturday night. The win means North Thurston (7-3) will advance to the first round of the 3A state playoffs for the first time since 2004. The Rams will travel to face Lakes next week at Harry Lang Stadium in Lakewood next week.

Rogers upsets Olympia, 29-26

posted 11:31 PM 11/06

Olympia had a 20-0 lead in the second quarter, but Rogers stormed back to win 29-26 to end Olympia's season at 8-2. The game started close to 8 p.m. because the Rams' team took 2.5 hours to get to Olympia because of traffic on Interstate 5.

Prep football capsules for Friday's games

posted 03:02 PM 11/06

North Thurston (6-3) at Seattle Prep (7-2), 5 p.m. Friday, Seattle Memorial Stadium

FOOTBALL: 2A All-Evergreen Conference team

posted 11:39 AM 11/05

2A All-Evergreen Conference football team ... League MVP: Cody Peterson, senior, Black Hills
Offensive MVP: Ben Ternan, senior, Chehalis
Defensive MVP: Jake Steelhammer, senior, Chehalis
Coach of the year: Bob Wollan, Chehalis

Latest AP football rankings

posted 01:38 AM 11/05

Class 4A
1, Bothell (7) 9-0 70
2, Skyline 7-2 59
3, Auburn 9-0 58
4, Jackson 9-0 47
5, Curtis 9-0 38
6, Wenatchee 9-0 34
7, South Kitsap 9-0 33
8, Eisenhower 9-0 18
9, Marysville-Pilchuck 9-0 14
10, Mead 7-2 8

2A EvCo all-league volleyball team

posted 12:10 PM 11/04

2009 Evergreen Conference all-league volleyball team MVP: Kailah Lenz, senior, Black Hills
Co-coaches of year: Tana Croft, Tumwater and Neil Sharp, Centralia

River Ridge wins 5-way tiebreaker

posted 08:11 PM 11/03

The River Ridge Hawks won the 5-way tiebreaker at South Sound Stadium and will play Mark Morris (8-1) at 5 p.m. Saturday at Longview Memorial Stadium. It's the Hawks' first district crossover berth since 2004.

Big night of preps

posted 10:57 AM 11/03

There are plenty of high school postseason events going on Tuesday night. Perhaps the biggest one is the wacky five-way football tiebreaker in the Evergreen Conference. That will take place tonight at 6 p.m. at South Sound Stadium. A five-way tiebreaker has never happened in Western Washington, so this is your chance to witness something special.

3A WCC all-league volleyball team

posted 05:28 PM 11/02

2009 WCC all-league volleyball team MVP: Kristyn Ross, junior, Capital
Coaches of the Year: Krista Manke, Timberline and Natalie Zukowski, Capital

New state volleyball rankings -- Sweet Sixteen edition

posted 09:16 PM 11/01

Class 4A
1. Mead
2. Graham-Kapowsin
3. Skyview
4. Richland
5. Monroe
6. Gig Harbor
7. Olympia
8. Southridge
9. Kamiakin
10. Eisenhower
11.Kentwood
12. Curtis
13. Kamiak
14. Auburn Riverside
15. Woodinville
16. Jackson

It's on: 5-way EvCo tiebreaker set for Tuesday night

posted 02:28 AM 10/31

The Elma Eagles’ second straight win has helped create a five-way tie for one playoff spot. Thanks to Elma’s 48-14 upset of the Hoquiam Grizzlies at Hoquiam and Centralia’s 21-14 loss to Tumwater on Friday, there will be a five-way tiebreaker between the Class 2A Evergreen Conference football teams with 2-5 records in league play – Aberdeen, Centralia, Elma, Hoquiam and River Ridge – to determine the league’s fourth and final playoff spot.

Friday's football scores

posted 10:16 PM 10/30

Final scores will be updated as they're reported to us by coaches ...

Timberline-N. Thurston football game will recognize military personnel

posted 01:40 AM 10/30

All military personnel in uniform (or with ID) will receive free admission and will be recognized at halftime of Friday night's Timberline-North Thurston football game at South Sound Stadium.

Four South Sound teams named academic state champs

posted 01:01 AM 10/29

The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association named four South Sound fall sports teams as academic state champions Wednesday.

New AP football rankings

posted 07:12 PM 10/28

Class 4A
1, Skyline (7) 7-1 79
2, Bothell (1) 8-0 73
3, Auburn 8-0 64
4, Jackson 8-0 55
5, Curtis 8-0 41
6, Wenatchee 8-0 39
7, South Kitsap 8-0 38
8, Eisenhower 8-0 18
9, Marysville-Pilchuck 8-0 14
10, Mead 6-2 9
Others receiving 6 or more points: 11, Bethel 7

New state volleyball rankings

posted 01:18 AM 10/28

The state volleyball rankings, along with win-loss records, are provided by Tanya Campbell of the WSVCA ... records are as of Monday.

3A WCC volleyball teams set for subdistricts

posted 01:48 PM 10/27

Capital, Timberline and North Thurston will represent the Class 3A Western Cascade Conference in next week's subdistrict volleyball tournament with the top three teams in the Olympic League. Capital will be the league's No. 1 seed, even though the Cougars and Timberline finished with identical records in WCC play (5-1). Since Capital defeated Timberline in fewer sets (3-0), the Cougars earn the top seed and the Blazers are seeded second.

River Ridge gears up for big Week 9 game

posted 08:36 PM 10/26

I just got off the phone with River Ridge football coach Steve Schultz, as he and his Hawks players gear up for their biggest game of the season Thursday night at home against Aberdeen. And as you can imagine, the River Ridge players are pretty excited to play in a game that may mean a district crossover game in Week 10 should they come out with a win.

2A EvCo football -- 5 teams, 1 playoff spot

posted 02:08 AM 10/26

Things will sure be exciting Thursday and Friday night for the five remaining Class 2A Evergreen Conference football teams in the hunt for one playoff spot -- Aberdeen (1-5), Centralia (2-4), Elma (1-5), Hoquiam (2-4) and River Ridge (2-4).

Olympia girls soccer will host Narrows League tourney game Wednesday

posted 05:23 PM 10/25

The Narrows League girls soccer tournament officially begins Tuesday with play-in games. Olympia (5-2-3) will be the league's No. 4 seed and will host fifth-seeded Stadium (5-2-3) at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Ingersoll Stadium. When the teams faced each other on Sept. 16, they tied 1-1.

Capital sends both XC teams to next week's district meet

posted 05:08 PM 10/24

The Capital boys and girls cross country squads were South Sound’s top teams at the 3A WCC/SPSL subdistrict meet at Fort Steilacoom Park on Saturday, and will send both teams to next week’s West Central District III cross country meet at American Lake.

Saturday's postseason events

posted 01:29 AM 10/24

There are plenty of fall sports postseason events this weekend.

Friday's football scores

posted 11:40 PM 10/23

Scores will be updated as they're reported ...

Three to see: Week 8

posted 11:40 AM 10/23

Black Hills (6-1, 5-0) at Tumwater (5-2, 4-1), 7 p.m. Friday at Tumwater District Stadium

Eight-ranked Black Hills has won five straight games since losing to Timberline in Week 2. The Wolves and Chehalis are the two only unbeaten teams in the EvCo at 5-0. In last week’s 28-7 win over Aberdeen, senior running back Cody Peterson rushed for 177 yards. He now has 1,360 rushing yards and 17 touchdowns through seven games, as the Wolves have scored a league-best 240 points. Tumwater is right behind at 231 points. The T-Birds will have to adjust their offensive game plan without senior Josh Yandle, who tore his ACL in last week’s 41-7 win over Elma, but not before rushing for 120 yards on six carries. Tumwater has won the past four matchups against Black Hills, which had its last win over Tumwater in 2004 (34-21).

Yelm lineman taken to hospital during Timberline-Yelm football game

posted 10:42 PM 10/22

Yelm lineman Julian Luoma was taken to Providence St. Peter Hospital after being knocked out and possibly sustaining a concussion during the Timberline-Yelm football game on Thursday night at South Sound Stadium.

Black Hills, Timberline move up in latest AP football poll

posted 04:09 PM 10/21

With Timberline's 21-16 win over Capital last week, and Black Hills' 28-7 win over Aberdeen, both the Blazers and Wolves move up in the rankings in the latest Associated Press statewide football poll. Timberline jumps to No. 6 in 3A and Black Hills moves up to No. 8 in 2A.

Video highlights from Timberline-Capital football game

posted 04:20 PM 10/20

The Seattle Times' people's choice game of the week was last Friday's Timberline-Capital game at South Sound Stadium. Timberline won the game, 21-16. Here are video highlights from the game courtesy of The Seattle Times and the Varsity News, which airs Wednesdays at 10:30 p.m. on FSN.

Volleyball teams take part in 'Dig For The Cure'

posted 11:14 AM 10/20

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness month and the Chehalis and Tumwater volleyball teams will take part in the 'Dig For The Cure' rally designed to bring awareness to breast cancer in their upcoming league matches.

New state volleyball rankings

posted 12:03 PM 10/18

New statewide volleyball rankings, with win-loss records provided by Tanya Campbell and the WSVCA ...

Capitol City volleyball tourney takes place Saturday

posted 11:35 PM 10/16

The annual Capitol City Volleyball Invitational will take place Saturday, starting at 8 a.m. at Olympia High School.

Friday's football scores

posted 09:55 PM 10/16

Scores will be updated as they're reported to us by coaches ...