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Wednesday, May 7th, 2008
Posted by Doug Pacey @ 12:24:14 pm
Same schedule as before but with results through Thursday and new matchups today and Saturday. Enjoy. Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
Posted by Doug Pacey @ 06:15:54 pm
Wilson High School has hired head coaches for its boys and girls basketball teams. Dave Alwert, who previously coached at Sumner and Lakes, will lead the boys program and Michelle Birge, who has been an assistant coach at Foss, will guide the girls. Both coaches have deep ties to Tacoma. Alwert graduated from Mount Tahoma, where he played for former coach Dan Mullen. Birge played for Jim Black at Foss.
Categories: athletics
Posted by Doug Pacey @ 02:59:54 pm
From WashingtonBaseballPoll.com. Class 4A Class 3A Class 2A Class 1A
Categories: Basketball, athletics
Monday, May 5th, 2008
Posted by Doug Pacey @ 05:39:39 pm
We've got a lot going on this week in prep sports. Softball, track and golf begin the postseason that baseball and boys soccer started last week. Click below for this week's entire prep schedule. Thursday, May 1st, 2008
Posted by Darrin Beene @ 12:06:32 pm
From the Associated Press: Rebounders on free-throw attempts will be positioned along the foul lane three feet farther from the basket during high school basketball games next season. The National Federation of State High School Associations, the umbrella organization for more than 18,500 U.S. high schools, approved a rule change vacating the two marked lane spaces closest to the basket to reduce rough play and fouls while rebounding missed free throws. Starting this fall, players will move back one lane space during a free-throw attempt. A new mark also will be applied to the lane line nearest the free-throw line to designate the last lane space. There is no change in the distance from the basket for the shooter. The change was recommended by the federation’s basketball rules committee after it was tested last season by the Georgia High School Association. “According to data from the experiment, the number of fouls during free-throw rebounding action was reduced,” NFHS assistant director Mary Struckhoff said Thursday. “At the same time, defensive rebounding percentages fell within an acceptable range. This data was the most compelling the committee had seen to date.” The federation also approved a proposal to assess a technical foul to the head coach, rather than the player, if the player’s uniform does not comply with NFHS design specifications. It also clarified an existing rule on headbands and added black and beige to the list of approved colors.
Categories: athletics
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
Posted by Doug Pacey @ 01:08:47 pm
The regular seasons are over for some leagues and the postseason starts today for the Narrows League. The SPSL has its league playoffs on Friday and the 3A SPSL and Seamount play their sub-district tournament on Friday and Saturday. Here's the schedule: Today Thursday May 1 Friday May 2 Saturday May 3 Tuesday, April 29th, 2008
Posted by Doug Pacey @ 02:27:48 pm
South Sound football will be well represented at the 2008 Emerald City Kickoff Classic at Qwest Field. Cascade Christian, Fife, Puyallup, Bellarmine Prep, Kentwood and Central Kitsap have been selected. Here's the lineup: 2008 Emerald City Kickoff Classic And here's the volleyball tournament lineup: 2008 Emerald City Volleyball Invitational*
Categories: athletics
Posted by Doug Pacey @ 01:24:36 pm
The Narrows League boys soccer tournament starts today with three loser-out games. Here are the matchups: Tuesday April 29 Wednesday April 30 Saturday May 3 Monday May 5
Categories: athletics
Monday, April 28th, 2008
Posted by Doug Pacey @ 03:53:04 pm
Here are the April 27 rankings from WashingtonBaseballPoll.com. Class 4A Class 3A Class 2A Class 1A 10. Brewster (10-5)
Categories: athletics
Sunday, April 27th, 2008
Posted by Mindi Rice @ 01:41:01 am
We accidentally ran the wrong version of the Shelton Invite story in Sunday's paper - the copy in the TNT was meant for the Olympia newspaper. So, for your viewing pleasure, here is the (unedited) version of the Tacoma-centric Shelton Invite story, with info on Enumclaw star Stephanie Jones, Wilson runners Anthony France and Kevin Rosaaen, and Rogers' boys team victory, as well as problems for Rogers' star hurdler Eric Morrison.
Categories: athletics, Track and Field
Friday, April 25th, 2008
Posted by Doug Pacey @ 02:25:09 pm
Two years of having the Class 3A state basketball tournaments in Seattle was enough. The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association is moving the tournament back to the Tacoma Dome next season, executive director Mike Colbrese said. Colbrese said small crowds and the cost of renting two sites -- KeyArena and Hec Ed -- in Seattle were the reasons for the change. Having the 3A tournament at the Tacoma Dome will save the WIAA "potentially $40,000," Colbrese said. Returning the 3A tourney to Tacoma meant the 2A tourney will go back to the Yakima SunDome. The other tournaments will not change sites. The WIAA shuffled the state track meets, too. Next year, Mount Tahoma will host 2A, 3A and 4A athletes over three days, beginning on Thursday. The 1A, 2B and 1B schools will compete at Cheney. At the Rep Assembly today in Renton, voters approved an amendment to give districts control over eligibility hearings for transfer students. Currently, athletes are deemed eligible by their own school districts. This will make everyone "play by the same rules," Colbrese said. The results of other notable proposals: Girls lacrosse becoming a varsity sport was voted down 46-7. Moving to a four-year enrollment cycle failed 25-10. Schools will not be punished for clerical errors that result in ineligible athletes competing. Athletes cannot escape a suspenion at one school by transferring to another. They will have to serve the remainder of the suspension at their new school. Thursday, April 24th, 2008
Posted by Doug Pacey @ 11:24:00 am
According to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America/adidas national rankings, Bellarmine Prep has one of the best boys soccer teams in the country. The Lions are No. 3 in the April 16 national poll. Spring Valley High of Columbia, S.C., is No. 1 and Chatahoochee High of Alpharetta, Ga., is No. 2. Three other Washington schools also appear in the top-20. Snohomish is No. 10, Cascade is No. 16 and Marysville-Pilchuck is No. 17. Bellarmine Prep also leads the regional poll. The Lions recently returned from a trip to Ireland where they went 3-1 in matches. Bellarmine Prep claimed the Narrows League title with a 2-1 win at South Kitsap on Thursday night. Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
Posted by Doug Pacey @ 07:39:26 pm
First-year Auburn baseball coach Brian Embery resigned his position today. Embery would not comment on the reasons for his resignation and Auburn School District officials could not be reached. Embery had not been with the team in the three games previous to his resignation. Junior varisty coach Gordon Elliott has taken over head coaching duties. Monday, April 21st, 2008
Posted by Doug Pacey @ 03:42:32 pm
What's it like to be wanted by dozens of Division I colleges? You can find out in this Sports Illustrated article. It's a compelling read that examines the scholarship offer letters sent to Tate Forcier, a high school quarterback from San Diego. The junior has posted the letters from 21 universities on his Web site. It's interesting to see the approaches each school and coach take, trying to woo and court Forcier. Washington and Washington State fans will be interested in the letters sent by Huskies coach Tyrone Willingham and Cougars coach Paul Wulff. Willingham wrote, "With your greatness, we know that the Husky football program will return to being the best in the country. The impact you have will be immediate and tremendous." Wulff's letter was a bit more understated. He wrote, "I want you to know how important you are to the future of this program. We would like you to become an impact player for the Cougars right now!" I wonder, though, if any of these coaches will be put off that Forcier has made public the letters they sent? Or is this a shrewd move, playing the coaches off each other in order to get certain promises, like early playing time, for a committment?
Posted by Doug Pacey @ 01:23:41 pm
Here are the most recent rankings from WashingtonBaseballPoll.com. Puyallup overtook Redmond for No. 1 in Class 4A, while Bishop Blanchet and Ellensburg maintained the top spots in 3A and 2A. Friday Harbor is the new No. 1 in 1A, overtaking Kiona-Benton. Class 4A Class 3A Class 2A Class 1A Friday, April 18th, 2008
Posted by Doug Pacey @ 05:18:53 pm
A Japanese high school pitcher threw 250 pitches and allowed 66 runs in two innings before the game was called. No, those figures are not misprints. You can read the story about the Kawamoto Technical High School baseball team here. The most interesting part of the story is what the unnamed Kawamoto coach said after the game: "At that pace the pitcher would have thrown around 500 pitches in four innings," he said. "There was a danger he could get injured." But throwing 250 pitches is OK. Gotcha.
Categories: athletics
Posted by Doug Pacey @ 01:42:50 pm
I wrote a story for today's paper on Gig Harbor pitcher Brandon Rohde coming back from Tommy John surgery. Rohde was one of the state's top pitchers as a sophomore when he suffered the ligament tear in his left elbow. He missed his junior season, but that didn't stop the University of Washington from offering him a scholarship and Rohde signed a letter of intent in November. He's been dominant this spring, posting a 3-1 record. While Rohde has a made a complete recovery like most who undergo ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction -- that's the medical term for Tommy John surgery -- it's becoming common practice for teenagers to require elbow reconstruction. And some parents have gone so far as to ask if their healthy child should get it. The New York Times ran this interesting piece last year. The writer spoke to a handful of surgeons around the country that have expertise in performing Tommy John surgery. They all said that they are performing dozens more surgeries on children now than a decade ago. That's partly a product of the surgery having such a huge success rate. But when parents start thinking it would be a good idea to snap their kid's elbow and replace it with a new tendon, hoping to make them throw harder and faster, well, the priorities need to be re-evaluated. Thursday, April 17th, 2008
Posted by Doug Pacey @ 10:27:49 am
Puyallup pitcher Adam Cimber almost threw a second no-hitter in as many starts. The junior right-hander took a no-hitter into the seventh inning against Graham-Kapowsin on Wednesday before losing his bid. The Vikings still won, beating the Eagles 3-0.  Cimber no-hit Spanaway Lake on Friday and has been nearly untouchable in his last three starts, allowing only three hits. The submarine sidearm pitcher gave up two in a 10-0 win over Rogers on April 8. Cimber's no-hitter last week earned him TNT Athlete of the Week honors. You can find it in today's newspaper and here's the Q & A. Athletes of the Week Adam Cimber Take us through the no-hitter When did you realize you had a no-hitter going? Puyallup has been successful so far, what’s working for the team? Did you do anything for spring break? Who is your favorite pitcher? Did coaches ever try to teach you the “proper” way to pitch? Wednesday, April 16th, 2008
Posted by Mindi Rice @ 12:14:49 pm
Chene Cooper, Lakes' 5-foot-1 senior point guard, signed a letter of intent Wednesday to play at Eastern Washington University. "The team is cool and the coaches were really cool," Cooper said. "A lot of coaches don't think I can play at that level and (head coach Wendy Schuller) gave me a chance and that's all I wanted and that's all I needed. Now I've got to try to make a home there." Cooper, who was an all-state honorable mention selection, helped the Lancers’ place fourth at the Class 3A state tournament in March. In her four years as a starter, Cooper scored 1,206 points and tallied 563 assists. She averaged more than 15 points per game as a senior.
Categories: Basketball, athletics
Monday, April 14th, 2008
Posted by Doug Pacey @ 11:11:44 am
Here are the April 14 rankings from WashingtonBaseballPoll.com. Like last week, we've got new teams at the top in Class 4A and 3A. Richland overtook Redmond and Bishop Blanchet unseated Skyline. Ellensburg and Kiona-Benton maintained their No. 1 rankings in 2A and 1A. Class 4A Class 3A Class 1A
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