49 13 10/28/16 (Vancouver, WA) You have to go all the way back to 2009 to find the last time the Camas Papermakers lost a league […]
Month: October 2016
Football: Tumwater Evco 2A Champions; Hockinson GSHL 2A Champs Crossovers set with GSHL 2A
10/28/16 Last night was the regular season finale in the Evco 2A and GSHL 2A and we’ve finished the season with no need for any extra play-offs or coins flips to determine seeding although in the GSHL it was close. Columbia River, Washougal and Woodland all tied for 2nd place […]
SSC Football: Blazers hand Peninsula 1st loss for share of League Title plus snatch top seed
10/27/16 Timberline 7, Peninsula 3 (Lacey, WA) The Timberline Blazers knew they had to depend on their defense in this showdown for the Leauge Championship and the #1 seed heading into the crossover play-offs. The Blazers came into the game with a 5-1 record in league play and 6-2 overall […]
Part 8: Tumwater Winning Football; The Sid Otton Legacy “One more before the Split”
10/27/16 This was supposed to be the finale but as I stated in the last part just no way to get to everything and so we will be speeding along with a couple of seasons highlighted. This means some very good years are going to be left out and for […]
Soccer: Evco 2A Champs Tumwater with 2nd shoot-out win over Black Hills
10/25/16 Tumwater 2, Black Hills 1 (Shootout 4-3) (Tumwater, WA) The Tumwater T-Birds defeated the Black Hills Wolves back on October 11th 1-0 in a shoot-out 4-3 and handed Black Hills their only league defeat. The 2nd go-round had more riding on the outcome than the 1st time. If Tumwater […]
Commentary: Larry the Sports Cat; Time to fix Pass Interference
10/24/16 The Litter Box: Pass Interference; College is the only one who has it right! Hey Gang, Larry the Sports Cat back from an extended vacation of chasing mice and taking naps. But now I have to chime in on this ridiculous Pass Interference controversy at […]
Football: Adna, Napavine both post shutouts as 2B Play-offs starting to fall into place
10/23/16 Napavine 42, Rainier 0 (Centralia, WA) The #1 ranked Napavine Tigers have rarely been challenged this season scoring in the 40’s in every game but twice and winning by an average of 38 points. Their closest game was a week ago with their 24-14 win over LaConner in a […]
Soccer: Black Hills win over Aberdeen sets up League Title Showdown with Tumwater
10/22/16 Black Hills 2, Aberdeen 1 (Tumwater, WA) The Black Hills Wolves knew they had to win this make-up game that was scheduled last week when the predicted wind and rain storm was still headed our way but thankfully ran out of steam before hitting the coast. The concern when […]
Thunder grab share of league title downing Prairie 42-14/Skyview takes second and last playoff spot in beating Union 43-28
14 42 10/21/16 (Vancouver, WA) The Mt. View Thunder grabbed a share of the 3A conference title last night at McKenzie Stadium rolling over the Prairie Falcons 42-14. Andre Scheer once again […]
Football: Evco 2A T-Birds win Pioneer Bowl; Bearcats take Swamp Cup sets up final week Showdown
10/21/16 WF West 27, Centralia 0 The Bearcats were too strong for the Tigers and posted their 2nd straight shut out win and improved to 8-0 setting up a showdown with Tumwater next week in Chehalis. For a full story on the Bearcat win here’s the details in a story […]
NPSL Football: Lions grind out win over determined Gators
10/21/16 Auburn Mountainview 24, Decatur 10 (Auburn, WA) The Auburn Mountainview Lions were looking for a quick cure for the disheartening 10-3 loss they just suffered to Todd Beamer dropping the Lions a game behind the Titans for the League Championship and winless Decatur looked to be antidote. The Gators […]
Part 7: Tumwater Winning Football; The Sid Otton Legacy “The Streak”
10/20/16 This was supposed to be the 7th of 8 parts but it’s impossible so I will be adding a part-9. Even with adding another part we will be flying through the years to get to 2015 with this part focused on 1990 and 1991. Part 8 will be the […]
Soccer: Spartans bid 2nd half blanks Olympia
10/18/16 Sumner 3, Olympia 0 (Olympia, WA) It was a battle for 2nd place in the SPSL 4A and the Sumner Spartans came into Ingersoll Stadium ready for a showdown with the Olympia Bears. After a slow start by both squads the Spartans offense started to take over around the […]
Volleyball: Gig Harbor sweeps Cougs clinches at least a tie for the SSC Championship
10/18/16 Gig Harbor 3, Capital 0 (25-16, 25-18, 25-11) (Olympia, WA) The Gig Harbor Tides were looking to clinch at least a tie for the SSC Championship and did just that sweeping the Capital Cougars. The Tides are now 12-0 with 2 matches to play in the SSC with games […]
Football: PWV rolls Fishermen in rare Monday Night Football Showdown
10/17/16 (Menlo, WA) Due t the Storm concerns from last Friday the PWV Titans had their Homecoming game vs Ilwaco on Monday night. 1st place was also on the line in this contest. As the rain poured down at times and the field quickly turned from a green to brown […]
Evco 2A Football: T-Birds slap 70 on the Bobcats, Bearcats keep pace
10/15/16 The Evco 2A is working toward a showdown on October 28th between the Tumwater T-Birds and Chehalis Bearcats. Both teams kept their league unbeaten streaks in tact on Friday night. Here are the current standings and it’s important to point out that Tumwater and Rochester will play one less […]
Football: Blazers handle Gig Harbor & rest of SSC
10/15/16 The South Sound Conference is shaping up to be quite a race for the top four spots. The good news is the top 4 advance to the crossovers and the league standings is a battle for position. Here are the current standings: Peninsula 5-0 Timberline 4-1 Gig Harbor 3-2 […]
Camas remains unbeaten downing Heritage 41-11/Ensley-Shepard combo lethal as Union downs Evergreen 48-17
41 11 10/13/16 (Vancouver, WA) For the second week in a row the […]
Soccer: T-Birds stay unbeaten in Evco 2A with win over Bearcats
10/13/16 Tumwater 5, WF West 2 (Chehalis, WA) The expected storm hitting Thursday night certainly brought the rain but the wind had yet to arrive. The field at Bearcat Stadium is still natural grass and has been beat up from long football and soccer seasons. The middle of the field […]
Part 6: Tumwater Winning Football; The Sid Otton Legacy: “The Greatest”
10/13/16 The Grand conversion was a success to say the least resulting in the 1st State Football Championship in Tumwater High School History. Up next was what every coach hopes they can accomplish and that is to build a dynasty. Coach Otton and his staff had their eyes on 1988 […]