South Sound Sports Blog
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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High Schools
Black Hills hires West Seattle's Dominic Yarrington as its new football coach
Black Hills High School has hired Dominic Yarrington as its new football coach, athletic director Don Farler announced Thursday.
Good to be No. 1: NW Christian javelin thrower has nation's top mark
Not only is Northwest Christian High School junior Karen Bulger ranked No. 1 in the state in the javelin, but her mark of 157 feet, 4 inches from last Saturday’s Kent-Meridian Invitational ranks her first nationally, according to times and marks registered on the track and field website athletic.net.
Baseball: North Thurston, Timberline remain unbeaten in 3A Narrows League; other Tuesday highlights
North Thurston’s winning streak is at five games after its 14-1 3A Narrows League baseball victory over Wilson, paced by Tyler Ridgeway’s five strikeouts in six innings pitched. Ridgeway also had a home run. North Thurston has scored double-digit runs in four of its last five games.
Fastpitch: South Kitsap hands Olympia its first league loss; other Monday highlights
OLYMPIA -- April Fools’ Day has become a day of humorous tradition involving practical jokes and hoaxes, but Monday might as well been Bad Luck Day for the Olympia Bears.
Basketball: AP all-state teams
The Associated Press all-state boys and girls basketball teams, as voted on by media members from across the state.
The High 5 (spring break edition): Top local sports events to attend this week
Staff writer Meg Wochnick's top five local events to attend this week.
Baseball: Tumwater hands Black Hills its first loss behind Elijah Hill's three-hit shutout
TUMWATER -- When the runs don’t come early, thanks to quality pitching performances, small ball is in order to manufacture runs.
Football: Capital's record-setting running back Kai Van Sickle signs with Arizona junior college
Capital High School senior running back Kai Van Sickle has signed a letter-of-intent to play football at Pima Community College, a two-year school in Tucson, Ariz.
Centralia football coach Steve Amrine resigns, takes over at Kelso
For the fifth time this off-season, a local high school has a head football coaching vacancy.
Tumwater grad Zach Johnson looks to open NFL teams' eyes as April's draft approaches
Zach Johnson wants to prove the doubters wrong. That's been his motivation for more than a year now.
The High 5: Top local sports events to attend this week
Staff writer Meg Wochnick's top five local sports events to attend this week:
Fastpitch: McDaniel's game-winning RBI single gives Tumwater a 5-4 (8 innings) win over W.F. West in state title rematch
TUMWATER -- Traditionally, Alexa McDaniel isn’t known for her bat. Perhaps she should be now. There’s a reason why the Tumwater High School senior catcher batted cleanup Friday against W.F. West in a rematch of last May’s 2A state title game: clutch hitting.
Curtis Norwood resigns as SPSCC's men's basketball coach
Curtis Norwood, who spent the past three seasons as the men’s basketball coach at South Puget Sound Community College, voluntarily resigned last week.
Football: Terry Shaw lands his first head coaching job at Rainier
Terry Shaw is six months away from his debut as a head football coach, but already, he’s seen a change in a program he’s inheriting at Rainier High School.
Rod Tripp resigns after three seasons as Olympia's girls basketball coach
Olympia High School girls basketball coach Rod Tripp has resigned after three seasons.
Baseball: Hitless NW Christian beats Naselle, 3-1; other Monday prep highlights
Despite not getting a hit, Northwest Christian came away with a 3-1 victory over Naselle in Pacific 2B League baseball action, paced by Mason Stottlemyre’s 10 strikeouts over five innings. The Navigators scored their three runs on a fielder’s choice, a passed ball and a pick-off attempt at third base.
The High 5: Top local sports events to attend this week
Staff writer Meg Wochnick's top five local events to attend this week.
Colleges spring sports preview: Saint Martin's Chandler Tracy better able to handle life's curves
A look at the spring sports for Saint Martin's, Evergreen and SPSCC.
Black Hills hosting 18-team fastpitch jamboree Saturday at the RAC
Black Hills is playing host to an all-day 18-team fastpitch jamboree Saturday at the Regional Athletic Complex in Lacey. Three fields will be used with the first three mini-games starting at 9 a.m.
Basketball: River Ridge's Brad Wallace named 2A player of the year by WIBCA
River Ridge High School senior Brad Wallace has been named the Class 2A state boys basketball player of the year by the Washington Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Association. The senior-only award is given to players in all six of the state's classifications -- 4A, 3A, 2A, 1A, 2B and 1B.
GNAC title games: Jobi Wall's game-winning 28-footer lifts SPU to 72-70 win over WWU; Western women top Simon Fraser
LACEY -- Jobi Wall’s 28-footer with 0.03 seconds left in the clock gave No. 3-ranked Seattle Pacific a 72-70 victory over No. 2 Western Washington at the Great Northwest Athletic Conference tournament men’s championship game Saturday night at Marcus Pavilion.
GNAC tournament: CWU advances to semis after buzzer-beating 3-pointer by McLaughlin; Alaska Fairbanks eliminates defending tourney champs
LACEY -- Central Washington’s Mark McLaughlin hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the sixth-seeded Wildcats a 79-78 victory over third-seeded Alaska Anchorage in the men’s quarterfinals of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference at Saint Martin’s Marcus Pavilion Thursday night.
Curtis Medved resigns after five years as Tumwater's boys basketball coach
Tumwater High School boys basketball coach Curtis Medved resigned Wednesday after four seasons coaching the Thunderbirds. His resignation came the same day as the team's end-of-season banquet.
Football: Yelm will introduce new coach Jason Ronquillo at 7 p.m. Thursday; event is open to the public
Jason Ronquillo, who spent the past six seasons as Hoquiam High School’s football coach, has been appointed to the same position at Yelm High School, as the hiring as made official by the school board at its Feb. 28 meeting.
Keith Cooper dismissed after 10 seasons as Saint Martin's men's basketball coach
Saint Martin’s University fired men’s basketball coach Keith Cooper on Tuesday, three days after the conclusion of the 2012-13 season with an eighth-place finish in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference.
River Ridge's Brad Wallace lands first Division I scholarship offer for basketball
River Ridge senior guard Brad Wallace has picked up his first basketball scholarship offer from an NCAA Division I school, and it's from the University of Idaho, Hawks coach John Barbee said.
GNAC men's and women's basketball tournaments at a glance
A look at the Great Northwest Athletic Conference men's and women's basketball tournaments set for March 6-9 at Saint Martin's University.
2A girls state hoops: All-tournament teams
Here is the all-tournament teams for the 2A girls state basketball tournament, as voted on by media members covering the event.
Last-second shot gives Renton a 34-33 win over River Ridge; Hawks take home fifth place
YAKIMA -- There are no do-overs in basketball, but if River Ridge coach Jackie Robinson had a second chance at the final play in the Hawks’ third/fifth place girls game against Renton Saturday afternoon, he would make a change: press Renton.
2A girls state hoops: W.F. West will play for state title after 44-25 win over Renton
YAKIMA -- As time winded down in the W.F. West Bearcats’ 2A girls state semifinal game Friday night, and Jamika Parker and the rest of the starters headed to the bench in the final 2 minutes, congratulatory hugs ensued. They knew what was next: a spot in today’s 2A state championship game.
2A girls state hoops: Mark Morris tops River Ridge in overtime in semifinal; Hawks face Renton for third place at 1 p.m. Saturday
YAKIMA -- Mark Morris forced overtime with a game-tying bucket with 2.2 seconds left in regulation, then Raimee Sluder and Kourtney Eaton hit four free throws in the final 28 seconds of the four-minute overtime to lift the Monarchs to a 49-46 overtime victory over River Ridge in the teams’ 2A girls state semifinal game Friday night at the Yakima Valley SunDome.
2A girls state hoops: Brewster's FTs help seal River Ridge's 46-44 win over Burlington-Edison; Hawks face top-ranked Mark Morris in Friday's 9 p.m. semifinal
So when she had a one-and-one opportunity at the line after being fouled with two free throws likely sealing the victory with the Hawks up by one, the butterflies began to rattle more.
3A boys state hoops: Franklin's shooting heats up to pull away from Timberline for 78-55 win; Blazers face Seattle Prep at 12:15 p.m. Friday
All postseason long, the Timberline High Blazers have been riding a tidal wave of emotion and momentum.
2A girls state hoops: W.F. West's sets state tournament record for fewest points allowed in 36-18 win over Cedarcrest
It was only after the Bearcats’ 36-18 victory over Cedarcrest in Thursday’s 2A girls state quarterfinal game at the Yakima Valley SunDome did they learn the feat: the Bearcats set a record for fewest points given up in a 2A girls state tournament game.
State basketball: 3A boys tournament at a glance
A look at the 3A boys state tournament, set for Thursday through Saturday at the Tacoma Dome.
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