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Friday, May 16th, 2008
Posted by Doug Pacey @ 06:39:27 pm
Here are the field events that are complete. The running prelims are still two hours from completion. Whew...long day. Boys 3A West Central-Southwest Bi-District Wheel Chair Girls 3A West Central-Southwest Bi-District
Posted by Doug Pacey @ 05:00:21 pm
The Bellarmine Prep girls 4x100 relay team plans on challenging the 4A West Central District record in the event. "We've got to get our handoffs perfect," anchor-leg Brianna Okoro said. "If we do that, I'm thinking we break the record. Maybe even run a 47.3" Curtis set the record at 47.69 seconds in 2003. The Lions ran 48.04 today, a season-best by .02 seconds. That's still a bit off the Vikings' pace, but Okoro sees room for improvement. "We just got Shaquana back and if she's 100 percent we can do it," she said. Shaquana Logan has missed the last few weeks with a bruise on her left knee. Kelly Jacka and Sarah Hartwell are the other relay members. I spoke with Spanaway Lake hurdler Darnell Harris about his appeal at the SPSL meet. He said he heard on Wednesday that he would be able to race. "It was a great feeling," he said. "I didn't know if I was going to be able to run. My coach is a smart man, though, and he knows the rule book." Harris finished third in his heat in the 110 hurdles earlier today, advancing to the finals tomorrow. The 300 hurdles, which is the event Harris won before race officials ruled it invalid, will be run shortly.
Categories: athletics, Track and Field
Posted by Doug Pacey @ 02:10:16 pm
I was able to chat with Fife baseball coach Shane Nixon for a few minutes today. I tried to get a hold of Nixon yesterday for this story, but couldn't reach him. Anyway, the Trojans are having their best season in school history. Fife won the league title for the first time since 1963 and claimed its first district championship in school history. Nixon said he knew coming into the season that he had a good squad. "I had 11 seniors and they've all been working for this since they were freshmen at the junior high," he said. Nixon got quite a surprise from pitcher Jesse Abdon in the 2A West Central District final against Klahowya on Saturday. Abdon had only thrown three innings this season and that outing came early in the season. Abdon battled calf and bicep injuries throughout the season, but threw a complete-game in Fife's 7-1 win. "It was a shock," Nixon said. Fife will play Lynden at 1 p.m. Saturday at Yelm High School in the first round of the Class 2A baseball state tournament.
Posted by Doug Pacey @ 01:51:22 pm
Here's some of what we've seen so far at the 4A West Central District and 3A West Central-Southwest Bi-District track and field meets... Bellarmine Prep's Shaquana Logan ran the 4A girls 100 hurdles in 14.91 seconds, finishing second behind Gig Harbor's Bree LeRoy (14.65). Logan was clearly not running at 100 percent and is still nursing a bruise on her left knee. She said the goal today and tomorrow is to simply qualify for state. Decatur's Ezra John Griffey wasn't as fortunate. He grabbed his left hamstring as he crossed the finish line in the 4A boys 100, finishing a disappointing sixth with a time of 11.24. Griffey, who partially tore the muscle at the Shoreline Invitational last month and hasn't competed since, said he might not run in the 300 hurdles later today. Kentwood's Devin St. Clair and Bethel's Radio Battle each won their heats in the boys 4A 100. They've never run head-to-head in the 100, but will do just that tomorrow. "I'm excited to race St. Clair," Battle said. "I want competition." Did you know? Battle's real first name is Sirrahkeem. He said his mom "made it up." Only his family calls him that. He's "Radio" to everyone else. Enumclaw's Conner Larned won the 3A boys discus with a throw of 166 feet, 3 inches. It wasn't Larned's best effort -- he has the best throw in the state this season with a toss of 182 feet, 6 inches -- but it was good enough to win. Larned said he "pushed right" a couple tosses that would have come close to his 180 feet. Emerald Ridge's Alex Sears, who was the second seed in the 4A boys 110 hurdles, hurt his right leg during the race and finished fifth with a time of 15.61, well off his best of 14.70. He was helped off the track to the trainer's tent, but was able to walk away after getting some ice for his leg.
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Posted by Doug Pacey @ 11:32:20 am
A handful of field events at the 4A West Central District and 3A West Central-Southwest Bi-District track and field meets started minutes ago at Mount Tahoma High School. I'll be back throughout the day to post the top times in each preliminary, state qualifiers in today's field events and anything else that's newsworthy. I'm interested in seeing how the runners -- Decatur's Ezra John Griffey, Rogers' Eric Morrison and Bellarmine Prep's Shaquana Logan -- who were "passed through" at their league meets fare today. Will their injuries be healed enough to qualify for the district finals and then the state meet? Bellarmine Prep's Kelly Jacka could win three running events. The has the fastest times in 4A in the 100, 200 and 400. Looking over the heat sheets yesterday I noticed that Spanaway Lake's Darnell Harris is entered in the 4A 300 meter hurdles. I'm glad Harris was given a chance to compete in the event today. At last week's SPSL meet, Harris won the first flight of the event, but meet officials later ruled that the race didn't count because the alternate was not allowed to run after Eric Morrison scratched. So they ran the race at the end of the meet and Harris tripped on a hurdle and finished last. Here are the events that will be final today: Girls 3A Long Jump
Categories: athletics, Track and Field
Thursday, May 15th, 2008
Posted by Doug Pacey @ 02:09:53 pm
High school baseball coaches whose teams are in the state regionals on Saturday have a decision to make. Go with your ace, or roll the dice with your No. 2, hoping you win the first game so the No. 1 pitcher can start the regional final? Most coaches I've spoken with say they're going with their No. 1 in the first game. They don't want to lose with their ace on the bench. Some will always tempt fate. "I've seen it before," Franklin Pierce coach Jeff Beha said. "Teams throw their No. 2 and they end up losing and their No. 1 guy never got a chance to make a difference." What would you do? Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
Posted by Doug Pacey @ 05:00:30 pm
The boys soccer state quarterfinals begin on Thursday when Mercer Island travels to Shorecrest in the Class 3A tournament. Most of the games will be played on Friday and Saturday. Narrows League champion Bellarmine Prep travels to Olympia, which upset Sea-King No. 1 Juanita 3-1 on Tuesday. Eastlake is putting plenty of miles on the bus this week. The Wolves eliminated 4A defending champion Pasco in the Tri-Cities and now must face Mead on Saturday in Spokane. Puyallup needed a shootout to win its first game in the state tournament, but the Vikings advanced to host Mountain View for a spot in the semifinals. Boys soccer state quarterfinals Class 4A Class 3A Class 2A Class 1A
Categories: athletics
Posted by Doug Pacey @ 04:47:25 pm
The club lacrosse season is nearing its end. Most divisions have semifinal matches tonight, including the Curtis girls in the Varsity B division. The finals will be played Saturday. Here's the schedule: TODAY Boys Div. II Girls Varsity B THURSDAY SATURDAY
Categories: athletics
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
Posted by Doug Pacey @ 02:53:50 pm
The state soccer tournament begins tonight and there are plenty of story lines to follow. Puyallup has followed up its SPSL title with its first state tournament berth in school history. You can read today's story here. Class 4A could likely crown a new champion. Of the four teams that reached the semifinals last year, only state champ Pasco returns. Class 3A will have a new champion as Hazen did not qualify for state. Runner-up Camas did, however. How will teams that lost players to club teams fare at state? Can teams gutted by Crossfire go all the way? If Charles Wright and King's each win their first two games, the teams will have a rematch of last year's semifinals when King's beat the Tarriers 1-0. On a final note, check out the photo of this soccer fight in Sunday's Bellingham Herald. Not only did the Sehome Mariners beat rival Bellingham 1-0 in a winner-to-state, loser-out game, but one Red Raider left with a broken leg and another a broken nose.
Categories: athletics
Posted by Doug Pacey @ 02:27:40 pm
Curtis and Enumclaw are the top seeds in the girls South Sound waterpolo tournament. The event begins Wednesday at Rogers High School. The Vikings, who went 14-0 and won the West Division, will play Rogers (12-4) in the first round at 7:15 p.m. The Hornets (14-2) will face Wilson (8-6) at 6 p.m. In the two earlier games, Puyallup (12-4) plays Gig Harbor (12-2) at 3:30 p.m. and Peninsula (10-4) meets Auburn Riverside (13-3) at 4:45 p.m. The semifinals are scheduled for Friday and the final is set for 5:15 p.m. Saturday. Monday, May 12th, 2008
Posted by Doug Pacey @ 11:29:12 am
Tuesday: Updated with softball matchups. Looking for something to fill your afternoons and evenings this week? There are plenty of postseason prep sporting events to pick from. Boys soccer first-round games will be played across the state on Tuesday and second-round games will be on Thursday and Friday. Baseball regionals are scheduled for Saturday. Don't forget about the distict track, softball, tennis and golf events scattered throughout the week, too. Click below to see this week's postseason schedule.
Posted by Doug Pacey @ 11:16:59 am
Here are the state baseball brackets for 4A through 1A. State Regional Tournaments Class 4A Class 3A Class 2A Class 1A Sunday, May 11th, 2008
Posted by Doug Pacey @ 10:49:39 am
The official soccer state tournament brackets have been posted, the time and location for every game have not yet been confirmed. The games must be played by Tuesday. I'll update this post when I have that information. BOYS SOCCER Class 3A Class 2A Class 1A Friday, May 9th, 2008
Posted by Doug Pacey @ 01:52:00 pm
Ready for one of the busiest weekends of prep sports in the school year? Because that's what we've got in front of us. Baseball, softball, boys soccer, golf and track and field, they're all playing this weekend and some will secure state berths. The 4A West Central District baseball and boys soccer matchups are the most intriguing. Win and you're in, lose and your season is over. Talk about drama. I'm looking forward to seeing if Puyallup can bounce back from losing in the SPSL Tournament when the Vikings face South Kitsap for a state berth at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Heritage Park. The Kentwood-Tahoma boys soccer game is very interesting. The Conquerors won the SPSL North, while the Bears finished third. But Tahoma swept Kentwood in two games in the regular season. We'll see if the Bears have the Conqs number at 11 a.m. Saturday at Bethel., In the 3A WCD-SW bi-district baseball tournament, seven of the eight remaining teams will get state berths. Two of those teams trying to lock up a spot are Franklin Pierce and Bonney Lake. The two 3A SPSL teams play a winner-to-state game at 1 p.m. Saturday at Auburn Mountainview. The loser will get one more shot to get to state later in the day, but a loss will end their season. The SPSL and SPSL 3A will finish league softball tournaments on Saturday, while the Narrows will crown its champion tonight when Stadium and Wilson play at 3:30 p.m. at SERA.
Categories: athletics
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.
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