Month: January 2016

1/31/16 As the 2015-16 Basketball season heads into the final 2 weeks of the regular season it is time that we give a huge thank-you and Kudos to the South Sound Officials Association. Last year we wrote an editorial hammering this association for over officiating, calling excessive numbers of fouls […]

1/30/16 Bellarmine Prep 66, Olympia 58 (Olympia, WA) A huge crowd showed up at Olympia’s Chick Rockey Gymnasium to witness the battle for 1st place in the Narrows League 4A boys league. On the line for the Lions clinching at least a tie for the Championship but more importantly wrapping […]

    1/29/16 (Vancouver, WA) Two teams battling for the final playoff spot makes for a very interesting ball game for sure. Let’s talk about the Kings Way Christian Knights first year program. This is a squad of young ladies banding together to form a basketball team. The team  consists […]

1/28/16 (Prairie, WA) Here is a quick recipe for a W. Let Michael Stockbridge go 7 for 8 from three  point range, and Greg Bernash get 15 and Seth Hall tally 13. The Falcons had a ten point lead after the first period and never looked back in this important […]

1/27/16 Olympia 51, Gig Harbor 40 (Olympia, WA) The Narrows League 4A division has turned into a 3-team race and a 4-team race for post-season. The top 3 coming in were Bellarmine Prep at 8-0, Olympia 7-1 and Timberline 7-2. These 3 teams have clinched the top 3 positions and […]

        1/26/16 (Prairie, WA) Cherita Daugherty and Grace Prom combined for 48 of the Falcons 79 points last night at Prairie high school,  as the host Falcons downed the visiting WF West Bearcats 79-55 in a non league contest. Daugherty had a game high 26 points and […]

1/26/16 Columbia River 59, Tumwater 51 (Tumwater, WA) Both teams came into this non-league match-up looking for a good performance to send each of them into their final 3 league games. The Chieftains patient offense and tight defense held Tumwater to just 8 1st quarter points while they put up […]

  1/25/16 (Camas, WA) It was Daelon Floyd of Battle Ground vs Ethan Unger of Camas last night at the Warehouse. Both players matched basket for basket last night as the Camas Papermakers edged out the Battle Ground Tigers 70-61 to gain the conference win. Floyd had 7 points in […]

  1/25/16 (Camas, WA) The lady Tigers got behind early in the game and could never get the momentum back on their side. They were down 12 at the end of the first period and only six at the half.  They would be would be outscored in the second half […]

1/25/16 (Renton, WA) The WIAA Board decided to stay with the Tacoma Dome for the State Football Finals. There was a question after the Board decided to end all West Side Semi-Final games in the Dome and go to a Regional site like what happens in Eastern Washington. Here is […]

My first ever basketball broadcast By Ron Soanka   As we have reached the half way part of this basketball season I got to thinking about the past 22 seasons and all the fun I’ve had doing games. I decided it might be fun to share with you my first […]

1/24/16 Super Bowl 50’s line-up has been set and it’s both #1 seeds as Denver and Carolina who oddly were both favored but many if not most “experts” picked the losers in New England and Arizona. I get the picks for New England simply because Peyton Manning looked like he […]

    1/22/16 (Camas, WA) There was no questions last night could be called the battle of the Titans. The Warehouse at Camas high school was  packed with loyal fans of both schools. At the end of 32 minutes of the most exciting boy’s action we have seen to date […]

  1/22/16 (Camas, WA) Second half the the basketball season is under way and the Union Titan girls may be the new team on the block. The lady Titans stood toe to toe with the rival Papermakers for 32 minutes before losing this conference tilt 51-42. Emma Jones and Stephanie […]

1/22/16 Timberline 73, South Kitsap 67 (OT) (Lacey, WA) The Timberline Blazers came into the game in 3rd place in the Narrows 4A just a half game behind Olympia and a game and a half behind front running Bellarmine Prep and with both still on the schedule if they wanted […]

1/19/16 (Vancouver, WA) There is an old saying in sports. “Never awaken a  sleeping giant”. For eight minutes the Lady Tigers were able to get away with it and actually lead by two at the end of the first period 8-6. Alas, awaken the sleeping giant. In the last three […]

1/20/16 North Thurston 56, Capital 53 (Olympia, WA) The top 5 advance to the district tournament and coming into this game the North Thurston Rams were in that 5th and final position. The Cougars in the basement and looking to keep their hopes alive. The Rams followed a similar pattern […]

1/19/16 (Vancouver, WA) The home team Thunder and visiting Timberwolves got into a great defensive struggle last night at The Thunder dome. The game came down to the final 15 seconds. Vanessa Brown grabbed a rebound and got the put back to secure the win for Heritage. She would finish […]

1/19/16 Black Hills 63, WF West 61 (Tumwater, WA) It had been almost 4 years to the day since the WF West Bearcats last lost an Evco 2A league game, they last lost on January 12, 2012 to River Ridge. (Thanks to Aaron Van Tuyl from the Chronicle for that […]