Southwest Preps: February 2009

Saturday, February 28, 2009

District 4 Results for Saturday, February 28th

Boys Basketball

Class 1B State Tournament at Yakima
Rosalia 55 Lake Quinault 44 (winner 5th place)

4A bi-district playoffs
Redmond 69, Mountain View 58
Roosevelt 66 Heritage 51

3A bi-district tournament
Columbia River 60 Renton 42

Class 2A Boys District Tournament

Hockinson 61 Tumwater 54
River Ridge 71, R.A. Long 63
Centralia 60, Ridgefield 53
Mark Morris 69, Black Hills 44

2B Tournament
Adna 52, North Beach 48(third/fourth)
Napavine 58, Pe Ell 40 (first/second)

Girls Basketball

Class 1B State Championships

Almira/Coulee-Hartline 62 Taholah 44

4A bi-district playoffs
Garfield 54, Kelso 26
Newport 56, Skyview 51

1A DISTRICT TOURNAMENT
Today’s games at Kelso
Third-place game: La Center 75 Rainier 65
Championship: Onalaska 55 Toledo 38

2B District Tournament
White Pass 55, Toutle Lake 47(third/fourth)
Napavine 58, North Beach 29 (first/second)

1A Trico Girls All League Selections

1A Trico League All-League Selections

District 4 Schedule for Saturday, February 28th

Boys Basketball

Class 1B State Tournament at Yakima
Lake Quinault vs Rosalia 10:00am (winner 5th place)

Class 2A Boys District Tournament

Tumwater at Hockinson
R.A. Long at River Ridge
Ridgefield at Centralia
Black Hills at Mark Morris

2B Tournament
North Beach vs Adna, 2:30 p.m., W.F. West (third/fourth)
Game 20: Napavine vs Pe Ell, 8 p.m., W.F. West (first/second)

Girls Basketball

Class 1B State Championships

Almira/Coulee-Hartline 62 Taholah 44

1A DISTRICT TOURNAMENT
Today’s games at Kelso
Third-place game: Rainier vs. La Center, 6:30 p.m.
Championship: Toledo vs. Onalaska, 8 p.m.

2B District Tournament
Toutle Lake vs. White Pass, 1 p.m., W.F. West (third/fourth)
North Beach vs. Napavine, 6 p.m., W.F. West (first/second)

Winlock Cuts District 4 1A Nets

Angel Sanchez, Tyler Hertz (#3), Nathan Booth (#21) Jordan Davis (#20) and rest of the District 1A Champions hold up the trophy on Friday night.

Winlock Cardinals basketball:

Effective, vigilant, astute, keen, brisk, striking, capable, athletic.

Ready for State.

Finding adjectives to describe the play of the Winlock Cardinals on Friday night was more difficult than the time they had dispatching Castle Rock 65-42 in the SWWA 1A District Championship game.

Winlock's floor leader Tyler Hertz (#3 in white) had 12 assists on the night.

Looking for THE source of success was almost as difficult. There was big Jake Brown who had 24 points, seven rebounds and several assists. There was the sparkling leadership of Tyler Hertz who scattered 12 assists. Finally, there was the lunch pail twins Nathan Booth and Jordan Davis. Booth accounted for 19 points, generally within the paint and 6 rebounds while Davis quietly produced a double-double with 10 rebounds and 11 points. He also had three assists.

Jake Brown (#24) and the rest of the Winlock defense held Rock big man Zack Gehring (#5) to just 10 points on the night.

A long paragraph only covered the offense. Winlock’s extended defense allowed only one Rocket three pointer and the inside game gave up only 10 points to Rocket big man Zack Gehring. The occasional Rocket score usually resulted from individual athleticism by Chris Tinnney, Steven Horsley, Kyle Karnofski and Dustin Hamilton.

“We came out hitting on all cylinders,” said a pleased Winlock Head Coach Gary Viggers Sr. about their start to finish domination. The Cardinals jumped out to a 9-2 lead and were never behind.

Only three times did the Rockets even score consecutive baskets to make up any ground on the Cards. Down 39-25 in the 3rd quarter . Gehring sank a 6 foot fade-away followed 30 seconds later by Steven Horsley drive through the key.

While Winlock was deliberate, Castle Rock frequently pushed the ball in transition, having only limited success.

It was Winlock that kept applying the pressure with run, after run. The most crushing was a 10-0 run in the 4th quarter that took the score to 63-38.

“You could tell that we wanted it”, said Viggers. “We packed a pair of scissors with us”

During the 1st quarter, Winlock scored 8 of its points when Hertz found Brown roaming the baseline without proper homage. In fact, much can be said about the play of Jake Brown; As a rebounder, a prolific scorer and a defender. It was the team that made Brown this evening.

“It was our best game as a team,” he said when asked if this was his best game of the year.

Perhaps no moment marked the night better than when Hertz found Brown with a perfectly executed ally-oop dunk that grabbed the loudest cheer and extended murmur. This wasn’t a lower echelon team that the boys could play with before the coach replaced them with subs. This was a rival and a good one at that. A team that blew them out in this same game a year ago, 52-32. This wasn’t about revenge. This was about momentum. Something to pack-up for a trip to Yakima.

Both teams now head to the WIAA State Tournament, but only one has a pair of nets and the District IV trophy.

Retiring Winlock Coach Gary Vigger's Sr. makes use of the scissors he brought to W.F. West on Friday night.

Cardinals 65 Rockets 42

CASTLE ROCK 42-Mike Murry 3, Chris Tinney 4, Zack Gehring 10, Steven Horsley 7, Kyle King 0, Travis Johnson 0, Brad Williamson 0, Kyle Karnofski 8, Dustin Hamilton 6, Cameron Erdlebrock 0, Sam Reebs 0

WINLOCK 65-Tyler Hertz 5, Collin Kuppers 0, Tyler Diamond 2, Mike Kent 4, Angel Sanchez 0, Jordan Davis 11, Nathan Booth 19, Nick Hoven 0, Tyler McCarthy 0, Jake Brown 24, Matt Hoven 0, Bryson Coleman 0

Castle Rock 12 10 13 7-42
Winlock 19 16 14 16-65

Friday, February 27, 2009

District 4 Results from Friday, February 27th

Boys Basketball

Clas 1B State Tournament at Yakima
Lake Quinault 52 Pateros 38
Rosalia 51, Oakville 47

Class 1A Boys District Tournament
at W.F. West High School

Kalama 70 Ilwaco 59
Winlock 65 Castle Rock 42 photos

Girls Basketball

3A West-Central bi-district tournament
Hazen 57, Columbia River 41 (loser-out)

Class 2A Girls District Tournament

Tumwater 44 Ridgefield 37
Black Hills 79 Mark Morris 34
Elma 62 R.A. Long 31
Hockinson 69 River Ridge 66

District 4 Schedule for Friday, February 26th

Boys Basketball

Clas 1B State Tournament at Yakima
Lake Quinault vs Pateros at 11:00am
Oakville vs Rosalia at 12:30pm

Class 1A Boys District Tournament
at W.F. West High School

Kalama vs. Ilwaco (third and fourth places)
Winlock vs. Castle Rock (first and second places)

Girls Basketball

Class 2A Girls District Tournament

Tumwater at Ridgefield at 7pm
Mark Morris at Black Hills at 7pm
R.A. Long at Elma at 7pm
River Ridge at Hockinson at 7pm

District 4 Schedule for Saturday, February 28th

Class 2A Boys District Tournament

Tumwater at Hockinson
R.A. Long at River Ridge
Ridgefield at Centralia
Black Hills at Mark Morris

Girls Basketball

1A DISTRICT TOURNAMENT
Today’s games at Kelso
Third-place game: Rainier vs. La Center, 6:30 p.m.
Championship: Toledo vs. Onalaska, 8 p.m.

District 4 Results from Thursday, February 25th

Class 1B boys state tournament
Oakville 67, North Sound Christian 47
Lake Quinault 40 Clallam Bay 37
Pateros 51 Taholah 49

4A district tournament at Heritage
Heritage 74, Mountain View 64

3A bi-district tournament
Union 75 Mount Rainier 74
Columbia River 65, Bremerton 57
Franklin Pierce 60, Camas 59

2B District Tournament
North Beach 48, Toutle Lake 38
Adna 50 White Pass 34

Girls basketball

Class 1B girls state tournament
Neah Bay 59, Mary M. Knight 28
Taholah 49 Mansfield 39

4A district tournament at Heritage
Skyview 60 Kelso 50

1A district tournament at Kelso HS
La Center 70 Ilwaco 40
Rainier 56 Montesano 40

2B Tournament
Toutle Lake 45 Northwest Christian 43 (winner to state)
White Pass 53 Mossyrock 49

Thursday, February 26, 2009

Kalama Shows Loggers the Door

When you are hot, you are just all that Kalama is now. After almost nipping powerhouse Winlock the Chinooks took care of Rainier and earned the right to face Onalaska, the number two seed from the Evergreen Conference.

Wearing the role of an underdog seems to suit the Chinooks as they defeated the Loggers 55-46 and qualified for the WIAA State Tournament in Yakima next week.

Onalaska came out hot with Ony’s Brady Stanley firing the opening salvo with a trey followed by a Jeff Swett bucket and two from Cody Nailon. Wham…Onalaska had a 9-0 lead half way through the first quarter.

A minute later, the Sanders and Walker show, Robbie Sanders and Brandon Walker to be more specific took the stage. Kalama, went on a 10-0 with the help of several Logger turnovers that allowed the Nooks to convert easy scores off transition. Walker scored 26 points while Walker added 22 in the entire game.

The two teams traded baskets in the 2nd quarter leading to a modest 28-27 advantage for Kalama.

Brandon Walker (#5) is pursued by Dustin Richey (#20) and challeneged by Eddie Miles (#22).

Kalama came out after half on a 7-0 run assisted by four missed shots and two turnovers by the Loggers. Ony Senior Eric Messal stopped the bleeding temporarily with five consecutive points, but the Nooks proceeded on a 11-2 scamper that lasted half way through the 4th quarter that broke the Logger’s back.

Early in the 3rd quarter, the quickness of Brandon Walker was on full display as he stole a pass and took it end to end for a lay-in. Seconds later after a missed shot, the Nooks broke a full court defense and scored another transition basket. Sanders athleticism was on display when he drove the length of the court, missed a contested lay-up, but retrieved his own rebound and scored without his feet ever hitting the ground.

Kalama's Matthew Pollock was a noticeable force as he gathered 11 rebounds to contribute to the winning cause.

Kalama big man Matt Pollock was a beast even with his modest 5 point scoring total. By evenings end, he had denied Onalaska, 11 rebounds.

The Loggers didn’t help themselves after shooting nearly 67 percent in the first half including 5-8 from three point range. In the second half, they felt the snow that would fall later as their shooting percentage fell to the low thirties and they went an abysmal 2-12 from behind the arc.

Kalama will play Ilwaco for the number 3 seed from District IV at 6:30pm at W.F. West High School in Chehalis.

LOGGERS (46)
Cody Naillon 12, Eddie Miles 8, Eric Messal 8, Dalton Richey 6, Jeff Swett 6, Brady Stanley 6, Nick Modica 0

CHINOOKS (55)
Brandon Walker 26, Robbie Sanders 22, Matthew Pollock 5, Jordan Wall 2, Ryan Chiodo 0, Jacob Neiman 0, Logan Nelson 0.

Onalaska 15 12 5 14 -46
Kalama 18 10 12 15-55

District 4 Schedule

Boys basketball

4A district tournament
at Heritage
Heritage vs. Mountain View, 8 p.m.

3A bi-district tournament
Mount Rainier vs. Union, 7 p.m. at Hudson’s Bay
Bremerton vs. Columbia River, 6 p.m. at Franklin Pierce HS
Camas vs. Franklin Pierce, 6 p.m. at Clover Park HS

Girls basketball

4A district tournament at Heritage
Kelso vs. Skyview, 6 p.m.

1A district tournament at Kelso HS
La Center vs. Ilwaco, 8 p.m.
Montesano vs. Rainier 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

District 4 Results for Wednesday, February 25th

Boys basketball

1B state tournament in Yakima:
Moses Lake Christian 62,Oakville 51
Wellpinit 69 Lake Quinault 46
Almira/Coulee-Hartline 85 Taholah 51

District IV 1A Basketball Tournament
Kalama 55 Onalaska 46 (winner to state) photos
Ilwaco 56 Stevenson 38 Kelso (winner to state) photos

girls basketball

1B state tournament in Yakima:
Sunnyside Christian 54,Mary M. Knight 16

Class 3A West-Central bi-district tournament
Prairie 60 Mt. Rainier (Des Moines) 41
Columbia River 49 Timberline 41

2B district at Centralia:
Northwest Christian 48 Wahkiakum 45 (loser out)
Adna vs. Mossyrock, 8p.m., Centralia (loser out)
North Beach 43 Toutle Lake 40 (winner to state)
Napavine 49 White Pass 31 (winner to state)

1B State Tournament Starts Today

Oakville is on of three teams from District 4 at the 1B State Tournament which began today. Both Lake Quinault and Taholah lost this afternoon. Stand by for more results later on this evening.

1B State Tournament Results from Yakima

Wellpinit 69 Lake Quinault 46
Tri Cities Prep 53 Clallam Bay 39
Almira/Coulee-Hartline 85 Taholah 51
Tulalip Heritage 68 Pateros 33

Napavine, Wins Third and Most Important Match (so far) with Ducks

In the 2nd half, looks in the paint were tough to come by for Toutle Lake, but Chris Foster got this highly improbable shot to go over and through Napavine defenders Micah Brown (#31) and Justin Smith (#23)

When it comes to the Central 2B, it is a matter of who wants the game after 32 minutes. All season, the teams traded wins and home and home conference games. The Tigers and Toutle Lake were no exception, having traded 47-45 and 49-46 outcomes earlier in the season. It only made sense that Napavine and Toutle Lake met with a trip to the WIAA State Tournament on the line.

The Ducks earned themselves a reputations for engineering comebacks with a dramatic overtime win against South Bend and then coming back from 16 down against Adna , but tonight jumped out on the Tigers from the tip. Napavine however, began a comeback with a 12-0 run that had the halftime break sandwiched in for good taste. In the 3rd quarter, momentum catapulted towards the Tigers and they grabbed a lead they would never relinquish in a 46-44 victory in the 2B Semi-Finals.

Blake Anthony led Napavine with 16 points while Chris Foster helped the Ducks with 15.

Micah Brown (#31) stepped-up and contributed to the Tigers victory with his 9 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.

For the Tigers, it was the combined effort of Micah Brown and Devin Carroll to come back from a 22-12 deficit. With three minutes to go in the 2nd quarter, Micah Brown, Anthony and Jordan Brown all hit buckets. After the intermission, Carroll scored four points while Micah Brown added two more to grab a lead the Tigers would refuse to let go.

Napavine's Colton Brown works in the paint against Toutle Lake's Chris Foster (#24).

Early, Toutle Lake jumped out with a number of early buckets. Christ Foster hit a pair of deuces and a trey while Cody O’ Connor produced points helping the Ducks to an early 12-4 advantage.

Jeff Campbell backs down Napavine's Justin Smith. Toutle Lake had many good looks in the paint early in the game.

In the 2nd half, the Ducks derailed themselves commiting 13 of their 16 turnovers on the night. Let's not forget the very forgetful 3-15 from the free throw line through the game either but what made things worse, Napavine was able to shoot 71 percent from the field after halftime.

The Tigers led 39-31 early in the 4th, but the Duck’s Jeff Campbell fought through three defenders for a hard-fought bucket in the paint. Seconds later, Foster was fouled in the shot process and earned three points in the old-school way to bring his team to 39-37.

Napavinve's Devin Carroll scored 13 points on the evening and went 3 for 3 from the free throw line.

Inside of two minutes, a bevy of turnovers riddled both teams as errant passes went over heads and off hands and the Tigers held on to a 43-38 advantage. With 31 seconds to go, the Ducks Tyler Elam sunk a huge three (his only points of the night) and the patented Toutle Lake comeback was showing signs of life.

Zack Hayes fouled Jordan Brown to stop the clock and Brown buried the two charity shots. The importance of those free throws where highlighted when Foster put in another clutch three with six seconds to go, bringing the score to 45-44.

Appropriately, it was Anthony that was fouled and he sank one of two free throws, leaving the Ducks two seconds. A shot was launched from about 55 feet that hit the lower right corner of the backboard and Napavine earned a trip to the state tournament.

Napavine will meet Pe Ell for the 3rd time in the District 2B Championship game on Saturday while the Ducks will face North Beach in a loser-out match.

TIGERS (46)
Wade Hamre 0, Devin Carroll 13, Colton Brown 0, Tyson Hunt 0, Justin Smith 4, Jordan Brown 2, Reece Stanley 2, Micah Brown 9, Blake Anthony 16, Mathew Waltenburg 0

DUCKS (44)
Cody O’ Connor 11, Zac Hayes 7, Tyler Elam 3, Brian Nash 0, Chris Foster 15, Jeff Campbell 8, Dan Schilter 0,

Napavine 9 9 20 8-46
Toutle Lake 15 7 9 13-44

District 4 Schedule for Wednesday, February 25th

Boys basketball

1B state tournament in Yakima:
Oakville vs. Moses Lake Christian 5:30 p.m.

District IV 1A Basketball Tournament
Onalaska vs. Kalama, 6:30p.m., Kelso (winner to state)
Stevenson vs. Ilwaco, 8 p.m., Kelso (winner to state)

girls basketball

2B district at Centralia:
Northwest Christian vs. Wahkiakum, 6:30 p.m., Centralia (loser out)
Adna vs. Mossyrock, 8p.m., Centralia (loser out)
Toutle Lake vs. North Beach, 6:30 p.m., W.F. West (winner to state)
White Pass vs. Napavine, 8p.m., W.F. West (winner to state)

1B state tournament in Yakima:
Mary M. Knight vs. Sunnyside Chr. 12:30 p.m.

3A district tournament:
Timberline vs. Columbia River (at Franklin Pierce) 6 p.m.

District 4 Results for Tuesday, February 24th

District 4 Schedule for Tuesday, February 24th

Boys

4A district tournament at Heritage 8 p.m.
Heritage 51, Evergreen 48

2A District Tournament Pigtail Game
R.A. Long 72 Aberdeen 60

2B District Tournament

North Beach 54 South Bend 53
Adna 60 Naselle 50
Napavine 46 Toutle Lake 44 photos
Pe Ell 44 White Pass 39

Girls

4A district tournament at Heritage
Kelso 59, Heritage 53

2A District Tournament Pigtail Game
Mark Morris 38 Aberdeen 37

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Evergreen Conference Girls Basketball All-League Teams,

Evergreen Conference all-league teams

Co-MVPs: Katie Colard, jr., Elma, and Brandi Thomas, jr., Elma

Coach of the year: Nick Greenwell, Tumwater

First team

Chelsea Haskey, jr., Black Hills
Danielle Swain, sr., Black Hills
Cami Stoddard, sr., Tumwater
Samira McDonald, fr., River Ridge
Tayler Weiks, so., Tumwater

Second team

Jasmine McDonald, so., River Ridge
Jenny Voss, jr., Aberdeen
MacKenzie Cooper, so., Tumwater
Kim Smith, sr., Aberdeen
Molly Reed, jr., Hoquiam
Jordyn Richardson, so., Tumwater

Honorable mention

Aberdeen: Sherry Voss, jr.
Black Hills: Courtney Johnson, sr., Aisha Jones, sr.
Centralia: Jillian Stray, sr.
Chehalis: Kendall Lydon, fr.
Elma: Carley Meister, fr.
River Ridge: Kelsey Russell, so.

Evergreen Conference Basketball All-League Teams

BOYS BASKETBALL

Evergreen Conference all-league teams

MVP: Younase Dunn, sr., River Ridge

Coach of the year: Jeremy Landram, River Ridge

First team

Joey Wayman, sr., Hoquiam
Dan DeVries, sr., Tumwater
Casey Lyons, sr., Centralia
Nick Siebert, jr., Aberdeen
Garrett Stoney, jr., Elma

Second team

Ross Creamer, sr., River Ridge
Tyler Nelson, sr., River Ridge
Easton Masteller, jr., Centralia
Zeke Baxter, jr., Black Hills
Travis Turnbull, sr., Centralia

Honorable mention

Aberdeen: Mike King, jr.
Black Hills: Kyle Davidson, jr., Taylor Charette, jr.
Centralia: Elisha Voetberg, sr.
Chehalis: Tyler Coleman, jr.

District 4 Schedule for Tuesday, February 24th

Boys

4A district tournament at Heritage 8 p.m.
Heritage vs. Evergreen,

2A District Tournament Pigtail Game
Aberdeen at Mark Morris, 7 p.m.

2B District Tournament

North Beach vs. South Bend, 6:30 p.m., Centralia (loser out)
Naselle vs. Adna, 8 p.m., Centralia (loser out)
Napavine vs. Toutle Lake,Game 6:30 p.m., W.F. West (winner to state)
Pe Ell vs. White Pass, 8 p.m., W.F. West (winner to state)

Girls

4A district tournament at Heritage
Kelso vs. Heritage, 6 p.m.

2A District Tournament Pigtail Game
Aberdeen at Mark Morris 7pm

Sunday, February 22, 2009

A Reporter's View of Local Success

Sometimes we take so much pride in our work, that we live vicariously through it. Such is the case for me this week. I watched the success of the six schools that I cover on for my local newspaper and I beamed with pride. So far, four of the schools that are on my beat (Castle Rock, Toledo, Onalaska and Winlock) have qualified teams for the 1A and 2B State Tournament. Two schools, Napavine and Toutle Lake are just one away. Napavine is almost certain to qualify their unbeaten and #1 ranked girls. The Napavine or Toutle Lake boys will get at least one of their teams into the elite 2B tournament in Spokane because their next game is against each other. The loser will be forced to play a “loser-out” game for one of the final spots in the state tournament. This week, I am in heaven as my local teams celebrate their success and I take pride in their success.

After all, it is my job, to support my local schools and their athletic teams. It is a professional responsibility!

Toutle Lake

Coach Larry Hoff meets with his team during a time out early this season.

The Toutle Lake girls scored a first round victory 39-29 over Naselle as Christian Carlson
scored 11 of her 19 points in the 2nd quarter to keep the Lady Ducks in the game. Their defense stepped up and held Naselle to just 9 points in the second half. Meanwhile the Lady Ducks erupted for 25. On Thurs. the Lady Ducks took on the top seed from the Pacific League and dealt them a 46-25 loss. The Ducks went on a 30 to 8 run during the middle quarters. Carlson scored 13 points while Kiana Saluni produced nine. The Lady Ducks are one win away from a state birth. The Toutle Lake girls will face North Beach on Wednesday, February 25th at 5:30pm at W.F. West.

The Toutle Lake boys feature (top left) Dan Schilter (#42), Chris Foster (#24), Jeff Campbell (#32), Brian Nash (#22), Cody O' Connor (#5),
Tyler Elam (#20), Michael Chambers (#1), Zack Hayes (#10), Sage Chapman (#4 not currently with the team, Matt Toney (#2) not pictured Connor Vickaryous and Anthony Heintzman.

The Duck boys survived their first game in the 2B tournament when Tyler Elam hit a last second shot to force overtime with South Bend. Chris Foster exploded for 7 points in the overtime to propel the Ducks to a 50-42 win. On Wednesday, Foster scored 23 of his teams’ 38 points as the Ducks held the tempo in a 38-34 defeat of Adna. The Pirates led by as much as 16 in the 3rd quarter, but the Ducks are developing a reputation for engineering comebacks. The Ducks need just one win for a trip to state but they face Napavine at 6:30pm on Tuesday at W.F. West in Chehalis.

Napavine

The Napavine boys are playing well with a big win over Willapa Valley on Monday and then followed up with an overtime victory against Pacific League #1 seed Naselle. In the opening round , Blake Anthony, Jordan Brown, Justin Smith and Devin Carroll all scored in double figures as they mauled Willapa Valley 69-31. On Wed. it was Blake Anthony that nailed a 3 pointer as time expired as the Tiger overcame the number one seed Naselle. Anthony had 31 points in the game. The boys can punch their ticket to state with one more victory. They face Toutle Lake on Tuesday at 6:30pm at W.F. West.

Thus far, the Napavine girls have not been challenged in the 2B regional tournament. They handled Wahkiakum 51-31 on Thursday. The Tigers highlighted balanced scoring as Ali Brossard, Kristin Lantau and Nicole Hamre, all scored 10 points. Two other players scored 8. The Lady Tigers can earn a trip to state with one more win this week. Napavine will face White Pass at 8:00pm on Wednesday, February 25th at W.F. West in Chehalis.

Onalaska

Samantha Gordon is a floor leader for the state tournament bound Lady Loggers.

The Onalaska girls are perhaps the team playing the best basketball. Amber Durand had a huge night as she led all scorers with 29 points and seven rebounds in an outstanding victory over the Trico League Champion La Center 58-41. Sam Gordon added 10 assists, and six rebounds. On Sat. the Lady Loggers defeated Rainier, a team that had beat them twice before, to earn a trip to the state tournament and a third match against rival Toledo at 8:00pm at Kelso High School on Saturday, February 28th for the District Championship.

Highly respected Coach Dennis Bowers has a talented group of young athletes.

The Onalaska boys continued their winning ways in the SWWA 1A Tournament by defeating Ilwaco 57-38 on Wednesday night. Cody Naillon led the Loggers with 18 points, but a close game became more distant thanks to the defense of Eric Messal and Dalton Ritchey in the 4th quarter. In that eight minute period, the Loggers outscored the Fishermen 24-7.
On Friday night, the Loggers met Castle Rock and suffered their 3rd loss, of the season to one of the hottest teams in the region. Dalton Richey scored 12 points in the 53-41 defeat.

Winlock

Coach Gary Viggers Sr. is in his 11th and final year of coaching at Winlock.

The Winlock boys escaped their 1st round District 4 Tournament game with a 31-28 win over a very clever Kalama team. The Chinooks slowed the pace of the game and hit key shots. Tyler Hertz scored 10 points while Jake Brown added 13 on several assists from Hertz. Stevenson awaited them on Friday evening, but the Cardinals were up to the challenge as they sent the Bulldogs to a 63-46 defeat and earned a trip to the state tournament in Yakima. Jordan Davis led the team with 23 while Jake Brown added 18 points. Both Davis and Brown were the beneficiaries of nine assists by Tyler Hertz.

Castle Rock

Big 6'5" Zack Gehring anchors an offense that features several sharpshooters on the outside.

The Rocket boys drew a SWWA 1A tournament match with Montesano and handled them easily 57-42. Zack Gehring led the Rockets with 18 points and 8 rebounds. On Friday, Castle Rock met up with highly touted Onalaska in the 2nd round of the tournament. Excellent defense and balanced offense amounted to a 53-41 victory over the Loggers. Kyle Karnofski led the Rockets with 11 points, but five other players scored at least 6 points. Castle Rock earned a state birth tournament and will meet Winlock for the district championship on Friday, February 27th at W.F. West in Chehalis.

Toledo

Toledo Head Coach Mandy Olson has her girls playing tenacious defense and taking advantage of every mistake.

The Toledo girls survived a first round match with district rival Forks with a 42-33 win. Kelsy Stone hit a late 3 pointer that went a long way to sealing the victory. On Saturday night, The Lady Indians played wicked defense while Tiffany Tornow nearly had a record breaking night when she buried eight three pointers and amassed 27 points in an 82-47 win over Ilwaco. Candi Zion added 21 points in the victory that gave them a pass to the state tournament. The Lady Indians will face Onalaska at 8:00pm at Kelso High School on Saturday, February 28th for the District Championship.

2A District 4 Tournaments (Boys and Girls)

Boy's 2A District 4 Tournament

Tuesday’s pigtail game
Aberdeen at R.A. Long, 7 p.m.

Saturday’s first round
Tumwater at Hockinson, 7 p.m.
Aberdeen-R.A. Long winner at River Ridge, 7 p.m.
Ridgefield at Centralia, 7 p.m.
Black Hills at Mark Morris, 7 p.m.

Girl's 2A District 4 Tournament

Tuesday’s pigtail game
Aberdeen at Mark Morris, 7 p.m.

Friday’s first round
Tumwater at Ridgefield, 7 p.m.
Aberdeen-Mark Morris winner at Black Hills, 7 p.m.
R.A. Long at Elma, 7 p.m.
River Ridge at Hockinson, 7 p.m.

La Center Ends Rockets Season

La Center's Lauren Baker and Marissa Moore have Castle Rock's Kelsey Bishop in a double team late in the 4th quarter.

It took a major come back in the 4th quarter, but La Center came out on top in yet another rematch between the Wildcats and Castle Rock in the SWWA 1A Tournament on Saturday night. The Lady Rockets jumped out to as much as an 8 point lead in the 3rd, but La Center fought back in the 4th quarter for a 54-50 victory.

The Wildcats had three players, Katrina Chamberlain (20), Marissa Moore (13) and Lauren Baker (11) in double figures. Baker made 4-6 free throws down the stretch to seal the victory.

Castle Rock’s Kelsey Bishop (#23) handles the ball while Lauren Baker covers.

Lacey Seidl scored 12 points for the Rockets while Kayleigh Klingberg added 10.

Castle Rock ended their season at 12-7.

La Center will face Ilwaco on February 26th for a shot at the WIAA State Tournament.

Toledo Blows By Ilwaco in 2nd Round

Everything Ilwaco did was was contested by the Lady Indians as Toledo crushed the Fishermen 82-47.

Speed and defense, It can make a good team great and that is how the Lady Indians of Toledo looked on Saturday night as they ran all over Ilwaco 82-47 in the second round of the SWWA 1A Girls Tournament on Saturday night at Mark Morris High School in Longview.

Ilwaco's Cameo Ulbricht receives an inbounds pass as Toledo enforces 90 feet of defense. Behind Ulbricht Haley Hellem (#14)and Tiffany Tornow (#12) are set for the assult.

Tiffany Tornow exploded for 27 points as she shot lights-out from beyond the arc and Candi Zion finished with 21 points. Most of Zion’s contributions were the result of transition baskets off of Toledo’s incredible number of steals or second attempts on offensive rebounds.

Candi Zion (#30) shoots an eight-footer over Ilwaco's Ashley Tapio (#44).

Until halftime, Toledo would run and Ilwaco would surge back. With 2:39 to go before the intermission, Kady Kirby hit a shot to bring the Fishermen to within four at 32-28. Earlier in the 2nd quarter, Ilwaco went on a 7-0 run when Ashley Tapio had a nice put-back, Vallori Crowston scored then Aimee Banuet busted a memorable three that banked in as the shot clock buzzer sounded.

A physical game amounted to 47 total fouls and 39 free throws in the first half alone. Both teams were in the double bonus early in the 2nd quarter.

Despite sickness, Toledo's Ashley Coffey (#44 in white) checks her Ilwaco counterpart Ashley Tapio (#44).

The Lady Indians finished the half on an 8-1 run with Zion hitting 3-4 free throws and then converting two transition buckets in the last 40 seconds. Toledo took an 11 point advantage into the halftime locker room.

In the 3rd quarter, Tornow went off, threatening the tournament record for the number of threes made by a team. In all she hit eight, five of which came in a six minute period in the 3rd quarter and was some of the fuel to allow a 16-0 Toledo run.

Tiffany Tornow (#12) was in a familiar pose as she hit 8 three-pointers in the game against Ilwaco on Saturday night.

It was Toledo’s patented full-court defense that rattled Ilwaco into submission as ball after ball found its way into the hands of the Lady Indians and would more often than not, result in points on a transition. Even after missed baskets, the Toledo transition game was always in effect. The shot clock was never a threat.

Ilwaco now plays familiar foe La Center in a loser-out game on Thursday while Toledo looks to face rival Onalaska for the District Championship on Saturday, February 28th.

Ilwaco (47) Karly Kitzman 16, Amy Banuet 5, Elleigh Kaino 0, Cameo Ulbricht 3, Vallori Crowston 6, Alexa Wirkkala 5, Kady Kirby o, Erin Kelly 0, Marin McDonnell 1, Sydney Ward 3, Kenzi Wirkkala 2, Ashley Tapio 7
Toledo (82) Kelsey Stone 7, Tiffany Tornow 27, Haley Hellem 14, Lacey Scott 2, Nicole Ewers 2, Sara Buswell 3, Candi Zion 21, Brittany Hope 2, Lia Lucas 2, Brianna Votaw 6, Ashley Coffey 2

Ilwaco 11 17 8 9-47
Toledo 18 22 27 15-82

Saturday, February 21, 2009

District 4 Results for Saturday, February 21st

BOYS

District IV 2B Basketball Tournament

North Beach 66 Willapa Valley 50 (loser out)
South Bend 62 Mossyrock 59(loser out)
Naselle def Wahkiakum (loser out)
Adna 56, Northwest Christian 46(loser out)

GIRLS

District IV 1A Basketball Tournament GIRLS
Second Round

Toledo 82 Ilwaco 47 photos
Onalaska 50 Rainier 44 photos
Montesano 52, Forks 43 photos
La Center 54 Castle Rock 50 photos

District IV 2B Basketball Tournament

Northwest Christian 45, Naselle 26 (loser out)
Wahkiakum 43 Pe Ell 25 (loser out)
Adna vs. Raymond, 4 p.m., Centralia (loser out)
Mossyrock 46 South Bend 24 (loser out)

Friday, February 20, 2009

District 4 Results for Friday, February 20th

District 4 Schedule for Friday, February 20th

Boys basketball
Washougal 57, R.A. Long 54
Hockinson 67, Woodland 54
Mark Morris 70, Ridgefield 51
Black Hills 58, Tumwater 54

4A district tournament at Heritage
Heritage 56, Kelso 49 (loser out)

3A district tournament at Hudson’s Bay
Union 47, Columbia River 46

1A district tournament Semifinals
Winlock 63 Stevenson 46 (photos of Winlock)
Castle Rock 53 Onalaska 41
Ilwaco 51 Montesano 43
Kalama 47 Rainier 40

Girls basketball

4A district tournament at Heritage
Kelso 70, Mountain View 41 (loser out)

3A district tournament at Hudson’s Bay
Prairie 66, Columbia River 34

Black Hills 57, Tumwater 55
Chehalis 46 Centralia 31
Elma 74, River Ridge 54

District 4 Schedule for Saturday, February 21st

BOYS

District IV 2B Basketball Tournament

Willapa Valley vs. North Beach, 2:30 p.m., W.F. West (loser out)
South Bend vs. Mossyrock, 4 p.m., W.F. West (loser out)
Wahkiakum vs. Naselle, 5:30 p.m., W.F. West (loser out)
Northwest Christian vs. Adna, 7 p.m., W.F. West (loser out)

GIRLS

District IV 1A Basketball Tournament GIRLS
Second Round

Toledo vs. Ilwaco, at Mark Morris, 8p.m.
Rainier vs. Onalaska, at Rochester, 8p.m.
Forks vs Montesano, at Rochester,6:30 p.m.
La Center vs Castle Rock, at Mark Morris, 6:30 p.m.

District IV 2B Basketball Tournament

Naselle vs. Northwest Christian, 1 p.m., Centralia (loser out)
Pe Ell vs. Wahkiakum, 2:30 p.m., Centralia (loser out)
Adna vs. Raymond, 4 p.m., Centralia (loser out)
South Bend vs. Mossyrock, 5:30 p.m., Centralia (loser out)

District 4 Results for Thursday, February 19th

BOYS BASKETBALL

DISTRICT TOURNAMENT
At Hudson's Bay HS

Union 65. Camas 53

River Ridge 55 Elma 46
Centralia 69 W.F. West 53

DISTRICT TOURNAMENT
At Hudson's Bay HS

Columbia River 52, Camas 37

2A GHSL

Hockinson 68, Woodland 36
Ridgefield 66, Mark Morris 50
R.A. Long 53, Washougal 43

2B GIRLS DISTRICT
TOURNAMENT
QUARTERFINAL GAMES

North Beach 52 Mossyrock 47
Toutle Lake 46 Raymond 25
White Pass 59 Northwest Christian 34
Napavine 55 Wahkiakum 31

District IV 1A tournament:

Toledo 42 Forks 33
Ilwaco 47 Montesano 45
Rainier 53 Castle Rock 51
Onalaska 58, La Center 41

District 4 Schedule for Friday, February 20th

Boys basketball
Washougal at R.A. Long, 7:30 p.m.
Woodland at Hockinson, 7:30 p.m.
Ridgefield at Mark Morris, 7:30 p.m.

4A district tournament at Heritage
Heritage vs. Kelso, 8 p.m.

3A district tournament at Hudson’s Bay
Union vs. Columbia River, 8 p.m.

1A district tournament Semifinals
Winlock vs. Stevenson, 8 p.m. at W.F. West
Onalaska vs Castle Rock 8:00 p.m. at Kelso
Montesano vs Ilwaco, 6:30pm at Kelso
Kalama vs Rainier, 6:30pm at W.F. West

Girls basketball

4A district tournament at Heritage
Mountain View vs. Kelso, 6 p.m

3A district tournament at Hudson’s Bay
Columbia River vs. Prairie, 6 p.m.

Tumwater at Black Hills 6 p.m.
Chehalis at Centralia 7:30 p.m.
Elma at River Ridge 7:30 p.m.

Wrestling
State championship at Tacoma
4A, 3A, 2A, 1A girls tournament, 10 a.m., Session 2 (quarterfinals), 4 p.m.

Gymnastics
State championship at Tacoma
4A teams and individuals, 8:30 a.m.
3A/2A individuals, 12:45 p.m.
3A/2A teams, 5:50 p.m.

Boys swimming
State championship at Federal Way
2A preliminaries, 10 a.m.
4A preliminaries, 1:45 p.m.
3A preliminaries, 5:45 p.m.

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

District 4 Results for Wednesday, February 18th

BOYS BASKETBALL

4A GSHL DISTRICT TOURNAMENT
Wednesday, February 18
Loser-out games

Kelso 57, Battle Ground 51
Heritage 46, Skyview 43

District IV 1A Basketball Tournament
BOYS

First Round

Stevenson 51 Rainier 42 (photos)
Winlock 31 Kalama 28
Onalaska 57 Ilwaco 38 Alternate Story
Castle Rock 57 Montesano 42

2B BOYS DISTRICT
TOURNAMENT
QUARTERFINAL GAMES

Toutle Lake 38 Adna 34
Napavine 55 Naselle 52 OT
Pe Ell 58 North Beach 55
White Pass 48 Mossyrock 39

Centralia Chronicle Coverage of all 2B Games

Winlock Passes the Kalama Test

It was test time for the Kalama Chinooks at the Southwest Washington 1A District Tournament at Castle Rock on Wednesday night. Could they apply what they learned in two previous meetings with powerful Winlock and play the role of spoiler?

Winlock was the winner of 61-30 and 59-45 contests in the home and home, pre-season series. Geography has a funny way of catching up to teams that think they have seen the last of each other.

This time, Kalama almost found the secret but fell just short as the Cardinals held on to a 31-28 first round victory.

The question is how do you prepare for a team that runs 6’5, 6’6” and 6’9” when your two giants are 6’4”?

Viggers didn’t notice anything different in Kalama from the two previous meetings back in December. “We watched film and didn’t notice any changes”, he noted before the game. Viggers was wrong and Kalama Coach Jody Stemkoski was playing coy.

Stemkoski had similar sentiments. “We already played them twice, we didn’t practice anything different”.

Kalama Guard Brandon Walker let out the secret after the game. “We wanted to control the tempo. Don’t let them have the ball," he shared. “They can’t score if they don’t have the ball. We needed to slow the game down and box out. Back in December, we were running all over the place.”

Kalama clearly struggled early with Winlock’s long arms and tall frames as they employed a 1-3-1 defense that resulted in several traps and turnovers as the Cardinals took an early 5-2 lead. The Chinooks however, found the three ball mid-way through the 1st . Brandon Walker hit two while Brandon Chiodo sank one early to score 9 of the Chinooks 11 1st quarter points.

After the flurry of threes by Kalama, Winlock employed quick 5’7” guard Nick Hoven to pressure the Chinook ball handlers and shooters in the front court. Kalama’s last three occurred just 1:23 into the second

“We had to do something,” contributed Viggers after the game. The strategy with Hoven was a success.

In the 3rd quarter, Brandon Walker continued dumping threes as he hit two more but 6’2” Winlock point guard Tyler Hertz found away to bite into the Chinook zone. With his play down low, Hertz maneuvered for a 6 points and forced a foul on Pollock. He finished the night with 10 points.

The 4th quarter featured more defense, a couple of turnover and missed shots before Pollock broke into the Cardinal zone and was fouled by the Cardinal’s Jordan Davis and earned an old fashioned three point play to tie the game at 28.

That was the last of the Kalama scoring.

“We rebounded fairly well and did a pretty good job of not giving them too many second opportunities, observed the Kalama Coach. “I told the kids if they hung in in the end and make the plays they needed to w would get the opportunity to make the play. We just happened to have a turnover.

“We had opportunities to win and we just have to regroup from here, added Stemkowski.

Winlock will now face a quick Stevenson team in the second round while Kalama will play Rainier in a loser-out game.

Cardinals 31, Chinooks 28
KALAMA ( 28) — Brandon Walker 12, Robby Sanders 4, Ryan Chiodo 3, Jordan Wall Matt Pollock 4, Brandon Osterlund, Logan Kallwick, William Colberg, Logan Nelson 5, Jacob Neiman, Jonathon Pittard, Austin Hauser
WINLOCK ( 31) — Nathan Booth 5, Jake Brown 13, Jordan Davi 3, Tyler Diamond Tyler Hertz 10, Mike Kent , Tyler McCarthy Angel Sanchez, Nick Hoven , Collin Kuppers, Bryson Coleman, Nick Hoven, Phillip Smerek,
Kalama 11 7 6 4— 31
Winlock 10 6 10 5—28

District 4 Schedule for February 19th

BOYS BASKETBALL

DISTRICT TOURNAMENT
At Hudson's Bay HS

Union vs. Camas, 6 p.m. (Loser No. 3 to bi-district)

River Ridge at Elma 7:30 p.m.
Centralia at Chehalis 7:30 p.m.

DISTRICT TOURNAMENT
At Hudson's Bay HS

Columbia River vs. Camas, 6 p.m. (Loser is No. 3 to bi-district)

2B GIRLS DISTRICT
TOURNAMENT
QUARTERFINAL GAMES

Mossyrock vs.North Beach, 6:30 p.m at Rochester
Raymond vs. Toutle Lake, 6:30 p.m. at Montesano
Northwest Christian vs. White Pass, 8 p.m. at Montesano
Napavine vs. Wahkiakum, 8 p.m. at Rochester

District IV 1A tournament:

Forks vs. Toledo, 7 p.m. at Black Hills
Montesano vs. Ilwaco, 6:30 p.m. at Mark Morris
Castle Rock vs. Rainier, 7 p.m. at Tumwater
Onalaska vs. La Center, 8 p.m. at Mark Morris

District 4 Schedule for Wednesday, February 18th

BOYS BASKETBALL

District IV 1A Basketball Tournament
BOYS

First Round

Stevenson vs. Rainier, at Castle Rock, 6:30 p.m.
Winlock vs. Kalama, at Castle Rock, 8 p.m.
Onalaska vs. Ilwaco, at W.F. West, 6:30 p.m.
Castle Rock vs. Montesano, at W.F. West, 8 p.m.

2B BOYS DISTRICT
TOURNAMENT
QUARTERFINAL GAMES

Adna vs. Toutle Lake, 6:30 p.m. at Rochester
Naselle vs. Napavine, 6:30 p.m. at Montesano
North Beach vs. Pe Ell, 8 p.m. at Montesano
Mossyrock vs. White Pass, 8 p.m. at Rochester

District 4 Results from Tuesday, February 17th

Boys basketball

R.A. Long 43, Hockinson 39
Ridgefield 64, Woodland 51
Mark Morris 82, Washougal 52
Tumwater 64, Aberdeen 47
Black Hills 52, Hoquiam 40
Centralia 87, Elma 62
River Ridge 50, Chehalis 36

3A district tournament at Hudson’s Bay
Union 71 Prairie 63

Girls basketball

Ridgefield 56, Woodland 41
River Ridge 61, Chehalis 50
Tumwater 48, Aberdeen 37
Black Hills 69 Hoquiam 33
Elma 59, Centralia 31

4A district tournament
Mountain View 44, Battle Ground 38
Kelso 54 Evergreen 25

3A district tournament at Hudson’s Bay
Columbia River 55 Union 41

1A district pigtail game at Castle Rock
White Salmon vs. Forks, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

District 4 Schedule for Tuesday, February 17th

Boys basketball

Hockinson at R.A. Long, 7:30 p.m.
Ridgefield at Woodland, 7:30 p.m.
Washougal at Mark Morris, 7:30 p.m.
Aberdeen at Tumwater 7:30 p.m.
Black Hills at Hoquiam 7:30 p.m.
Elma at Centralia 7:30 p.m.
Chehalis at River Ridge 7:30 p.m.

3A district tournament at Hudson’s Bay
Union vs. Prairie, 8 p.m.

Girls basketball

Woodland at Ridgefield, 7:30 p.m.
River Ridge at Chehalis 7:30 p.m.
Tumwater at Aberdeen 7:30 p.m.
Hoquiam at Black Hills 7:30 p.m.
Centralia at Elma 7:30 p.m.

4A district tournament
Battle Ground at Mountain View, 7 p.m.
Evergreen at Kelso, 7 p.m.

3A district tournament at Hudson’s Bay
Columbia River vs. Union, 6 p.m.

1A district pigtail game at Castle Rock
White Salmon vs. Forks, 7 p.m.

Monday, February 16, 2009

Results from Monday, February 16th

Boys basketball

1A district pigtail game:

Kalama 48, Forks 35

2B District Tournament at W.F. West High School (Chehalis)

White Pass 57 Northwest Christian 48 Photos
Toutle Lake 50 South Bend 42 OT Photos
Napavine 69 Willapa Valley 31
Pe Ell 75 Wahkiakum 59

Girls basketball

Oregon City 56 Prairie 34
Washougal def Mark Morris
Hockinson 48, R.A. Long 30

2B Southwest District 4 Tournament at Centralia High School
First Round

North Beach 63, Pe Ell 40
Toutle Lake 39, Naselle 29
Wahkiakum 61, South Bend 40 Photos
White Pass 63, Adna 44

District 4 Schedule

Boys basketball

1A district pigtail game: Forks at Kalama, 7 p.m.

2B District Tournament at W.F. West High School (Chehalis)

White Pass vs Northwest Christian 2:30pm
Toutle Lake vs South Bend 4:00pm
Willapa Valley vs Napavine 5:30pm
Wahkiakum vs Pe Ell 7:00pm

Girls basketball

Oregon City at Prairie, 7 p.m.
Mark Morris at Washougal, 7:30 p.m.
R.A. Long at Hockinson, 7:30 p.m.

2B District Tournament at Centralia High School

Wahkiakum vs South Bend 2:00pm
Pe Ell vs North Beach 3:30pm
Adna vs White Pass at 5:00pm
Naselle vs Toutle Lake 6:30pm

Sunday, February 15, 2009

Girls Washington State Rankings

CLASS 4A

School Record Points Last Week

1. Lewis and Clark (5) 19-0 50 1
2. Kentwood 20-0 45 2
3. Pasco 19-0 40 3
4. Snohomish 17-2 35 4
T5. Mead 16-3 23 6
T5. Moses Lake 15-4 23 5
T7. Auburn Riverside 15-6 19 7
T7. Bellarmine Prep 17-3 19 8
9. Federal Way 17-4 14 9
10. Jackson 16-3 7 10

Others receiving votes: None

CLASS 3A

School Record Points Last Week

1. Kennedy (6) 19-0 60 1
2. Prairie 17-2 54 2
3. White River 18-1 35 3
4. Bainbridge 16-3 32 9
5. Franklin 16-2 30 8
T6. Shadle Park 14-5 25 7
T6. Meadowdale 15-4 25 4
T6. Holy Names 17-2 25 5
9. West Valley (Yakima) 13-6 23 6
10. Mercer Island 15-4 7 10

Others receiving votes: Lakeside (Seattle) 5. Hanford 4. Port Angeles 3. Yelm 2.

CLASS 2A

School Record Points Last Week

1. Prosser (7) 16-0 70 1
2. Archbishop Murphy 17-0 62 2
3. Black Hills 14-2 56 3
4. Lynden 14-3 42 4
5. Hockinson 15-2 33 5
6. Elma 12-3 28 8
7. Burlington-Edison 13-3 24 7
8. Pullman 13-2 22 9
9. East Valley (Yakima) 13-3 18 6
10. Tumwater 11-4 9 10
Others receiving votes: Ellensburg 7. Othello 7. River Ridge 4. Kingston 3.

CLASS 1A

School Record Points Last Week

1. Seattle Christian (7) 20-0 70 1
2. Lynden Christian 16-2 60 2
3. Freeman 17-1 58 3
4. Connell 16-3 43 4
5. Granger 16-3 42 5
6. Zillah 16-3 37 6
7. Tonasket 14-4 18 T9
7. Chelan 14-3 18 8
9. Toledo 16-3 17 --
10. Vashon Island 14-4 9 7

Others receiving votes: Mabton 5. Rainier 5. Bellevue Christian 3.

CLASS 2B

School Record Points Last Week

1. Napavine (4) 17-0 40 1
2. Colfax 19-1 36 3
3. Mary Walker 16-2 31 5
4. LaSalle 14-4 28 4
5. Mossyrock 13-3 23 8
6. White Pass 13-4 15 7
7. Liberty Bell 15-4 12 2
8. Raymond 13-2 8 --
T9. LaConner 13-3 7 9
9. White Swan 11-7 7 6

Others receiving votes: Pomeroy 5. Northwest Christian (Lacey) 4. Dayton 2. Lind-Ritzville 1. Riverside Christian 1.

CLASS 1B

School Record Points Last Week

1. Colton (4) 18-0 40 1
2. Almira Coulee-Hartline 20-1 36 T2
3. St. John-Endicott 14-3 30 T2
4. Sunnyside Christian 14-5 20 5
T5. Columbia (Hunters) 16-4 14 4
T5. Lummi 17-1 14 4

Others receiving votes: Taholah 6.

Boys State Rankings

District 4 Teams included in the state rankings are shown in Bold.

CLASS 4A

School Record Points Last Week

1. Federal Way (5) 19-2 50 1
2. Decatur 18-2 40 T4
3. Eisenhower 20-0 37 3
4. Garfield 16-3 35 T4
5. Kentwood 16-5 30 2
6. Gonzaga Prep 17-2 29 6
7. Curtis 17-3 22 7
8. Foss 16-4 17 8
T9. Central Kitsap 15-5 5 --
T9. Lincoln 15-1 5 9

Others receiving votes: Kentridge 3. Mountlake Terrace 1. Pasco 1.

CLASS 3A

School Record Points Last Week

1. Franklin (4) 18-1 58 1
2. Bellevue (2) 18-1 56 2
3. Renton 16-1 47 3
4. Enumclaw 17-1 39 5
5. Shadle Park 16-3 35 6
T6. Bainbridge 13-6 26 9
T6. Columbia River 16-3 26 7
8. Rainier Beach 11-7 22 4
9. Seattle Prep 15-5 8 --
10. Lakes 13-5 5 8

Others receiving votes: North Thurston 3. North Kitsap 2. Meadowdale 2. Mt. Rainier 1.

CLASS 2A

School Record Points Last Week

1. Squalicum (7) 15-1 70 1
2. Mark Morris 15-2 63 2
3. North Mason 14-3 48 4
4. Burlington-Edison 12-4 44 3
5. River Ridge 12-4 39 7
T6. Wapato 13-3 32 5
T6. Archbishop Murphy 12-3 32 6
8. Pullman 11-4 16 T8
9. Centralia 11-4 13 10
10. Clarkston 10-5 12 --

Others receiving votes: Grandview 6. West Valley (Spokane) 6. Tumwater 2. Aberdeen 1. Bellingham 1.

CLASS 1A

School Record Points Last Week

1. Vashon Island (5) 18-1 58 1
2. Freeman 17-1 46 3
3. Winlock (1) 17-2 43 2
T4. Port Townsend 16-2 41 5
T4. Chelan 17-3 41 4
6. Onalaska 16-2 29 T6
7. Cascade Christian 16-3 28 T6
8. Connell 16-3 18 8
9. Mabton 16-3 10 10
10. Meridian 14-4 9 --

Others receiving votes: Brewster 6. King's 1.

CLASS 2B

School Record Points Last Week

1. Northwest Christian (Colbert) (4) 18-0 40 1

2. Bear Creek School 18-2 34 3
3. White Swan 15-2 32 4
4. Liberty Christian 15-3 28 T5
5. Garfield-Palouse 15-3 20 2
6. North Beach 15-4 19 T5
7. Naselle 14-4 14 10
T8. Adna 13-5 10 --
T8. Mossyrock 10-5 10 --
10. Waitsburg 8-4 4 --

Others receiving votes: Quilcene 3. Lyle 3. Entiat 1. Tekoa-Oakesdale 1. Oroville 1.

CLASS 1B

School Record Points Last Week

1. Moses Lake Christian Academy (1) 17-2 43 T1
2. Almira Coulee-Hartline (1) 16-4 40 3
2. Wellpinit (1) 18-1 40 T1
4. Oakville (2) 20-0 34 4
5. Cusick 15-4 22 5

Others receiving votes: Tri-Cities Prep 8. Tulalip Heritage 7. Rosalia 6.

District 4 Results from Saturday, February 14th

Saturday's Basketball Scores

Boy's

Capital 85, R.A. Long 82 (OT)

1B Southwest District 4

Third Place

Taholah 60, Wishkah Valley 50

Championship

Lake Quinault 62, Oakville 36

Girls

Black Hills 49, Chehalis 26

Camas swept the two tie-breaker mini-games Saturday to win the No. 2 seed for the 3A Greater St. Helens League.

Camas 22 Union 18
Camas 24 Columbia River 17

Union vs Columbia River on Tuesday evening. The winner will earn a trip to the bi-district torunament. The winner will play Camas on Thursday. The winner of Thursday's game will advance to play Praire on Friday.

All three teams had finished the league season tied for second place at 6-4.

District 1B Pacific Championship Game

Wishkah Valley 54, Taholah 36

Wrestling

Girls

Washougal won the Region 3 regional wrestling tournament in Elma with 109.5 points. Kelso was 2nd with 90. Skyview was 5th.

Team scores: 1. Washougal 109.5; 2. Kelso, 90; 3. Yelm, 83; 4. Hoquiam, 81; 5. Skyview, 59; 6. Rochester, 58; 7. Rainier, 55 11. Capital, 28; 13. Olympia, 20; 18. Tumwater, 17

103-1st-Sydney Beke (Skyview) 2nd-Brooke Olson (Kalama)3rd-Galynn Becker (Mountain View)
112-4th Madelynn McIlwain (Washougal)
125-4th-Rebecca Sokolowski (La Center)
130-3rd-Jessica Sokolowski (La Center)
135-1st-Anna Stauffer (Skyview) 3rd-Megan Dunham (Washougal)4th-Adriannah Antonetti (Washougal)
140-2nd-Jennifer Heggins (Washougal)
152-2nd-Hailey Watts (Washougal)3rd-Lauren Reeves (Camas)
160-2nd-Teisha McCarthy (Washougal)

Boys Region 3 Tournament Results (Our results only show contestents from District 4 schools)

Team scores — Yelm 254, Union 161, Olympic 120, Port Angeles 113.5, Prairie
89, Camas 87, Capital 67, North Thurston 64, Hudson's Bay 62, Columbia River
52, Bremerton 45, North Kitsap 28, Timberline 27, Fort Vancouver 0.

Top four in each weight class advance to state.

103-3. Riley Miller (KELSO)
119-3. Jason Baker (KELSO)
125-1. Mitch Giberson (KELSO) 2. Kurtis Giberson (KELS)
130-2. Connor Adams (TIMBERLINE) 3. Kolton King (UNION)
135-1. Anthony Hughes (KELSO) 2. Ivan Moreno (COLUMBIA RIVER)3. Jesse Mueller (KELSO)
140-4. Niko Hughes (KELSO)
145-2. Dakota Rhodes (HUDSON'S BAY) 3. Scott Le (CAMAS)4. Ricky Simon (UNION)
152-2. Mitchell Tate (KELSO)
171-3. Kyle Huss (CAMAS)
189 4. Ed Allen (HUDSON'S BAY)
215 3. Quanah Briggs (UNION) 4. John Bellinger (COLUMBIA RIVER)

Class 1A regional at Castle Rock.

Click Here for Full Brackets with Results

Castle Rock (332 points) was a runaway winner of the team competition, with Forks (137)second and Montesano (130.5) third. Kalama was 7th (71) and Ilwaco 10th (36.5)

112-2nd-Rey Howard (Castle Rock)3rd-Marcus Deyo (Castle Rock)
119-3rd-Trevor Kelley (Castle Rock)4th-Brady Rinard (Kalama)
125-1st-Travis Patrick (Castle Rock)2nd A.J. McKnight (Winlock)
130-1st-Matthew Payne (Castle Rock) 2nd-Chris Mayolo (La Center)
135-2nd-Kyle Godinho (Castle Rock)
140-1st-Cody Martin (Castle Rock)2nd-Jacob Ubl (Kalama)4th Sam Williams (Castle Rock)
145-2nd Tyler Eccles (Castle Rock)
152-1st-Bubba Myers (La Center) 2nd-Zeke Lomer (Castle Rock) 4th Jon Byerly (Castle Rock)
160-2nd-Jed Lomer (Castle Rock)
171-1st-Brien Jaksha (Forks)2nd Ryan Campbell (Montesano)3rd Cody Shipley (Castle Rock) 4th-Mitch Grendahl (Castle Rock)
189-1st-Ira Alefteras (Montesano) 2nd-Seth Bell (White Salmon) 3rd-Chase Alderman (Castle Rock) 4th-Nathan Wilfong (Kalama)
215-3rd Nick Braman (Kalama)
285-1st-Beau Radach (Castle Rock) 2nd-Ikaika Thomas (Ilwaco)

La Center Wrestlers to State-Patrick Mayolo and Jake Johnson.
Stevenson Wrestlers to State-Heath Martin, Karl Bell, Dean Powell and Hayes Pestana.
Montesano Wrestlers to State-Dillon Ford, Jason Franks, Cruz Carter and Taylor Napiontek

Saturday, February 14, 2009

District 2B Tournament 1st Round Schedule

Boys District 4 2B Tournament
Monday, February 16th at W.F. West High School (Chehalis)

White Pass vs Northwest Christian (Lacey) 2:30pm
Toutle Lake vs South Bend 4:00pm
Willapa Valley vs Napavine 5:30pm
Pe Ell vs Wahkiakum 7:00pm

Girls District 4 2B Tournament
Monday, February 16th at Centralia High School

Wahkiakum vs South Bend at 2:00pm
Pe Ell vs North Beach at 3:30pm
White Pass vs Adna at 5:00pm
Naselle vs Toutle Lake at 6:30pm

District 4 Girls 1A Tournament Schedule

1A DISTRICT TOURNAMENT

Tuesday’s pigtail game
White Salmon vs. Forks, 7 p.m. at Castle Rock

Thursday’s games
First round (sites, times TBA)
White Salmon-Forks vs. Toledo
Montesano vs. Ilwaco
Castle Rock vs. Rainier
Onalaska vs. La Center

District 4 1A Boys Tournament

1A DISTRICT TOURNAMENT

Monday’s pigtail game
Forks at Kalama, 7 p.m.

Wednesday’s games
First round (sites, times TBA)

Forks-Kalama winner vs. Winlock (WInlock HS says at Castle Rock)
Rainier vs. Stevenson
Ilwaco vs. Onalaska
Montesano vs. Castle Rock

District 4 Results for Friday, February 13th

BOYS BASKETBALL

River Ridge 57, Tumwater 46
Elma 51, Black Hills 47
Aberdeen 53, W. F. West 32
Centralia 74, Hoquiam 69
Prairie 50 Columbia River 46
Fort Vancouver 81 Hudson’s Bay 72
Ridgefield 53 R.A. Long 40
Hockinson 50 Washougal 42
Mark Morris 82 Woodland 37
Ilwaco 78 White Salmon 47
Castle Rock 67 La Center 36
Stevenson 56 Kalama 52
Onalaska 54 Toledo 42
Winlock 64, Montesano 22
Northwest Christian 71, Ocosta 66
Naselle 68, Knappa, Ore. 47

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Ilwaco 42 White Salmon 39
White Pass 68 Adna 46

1B Southwest District 4 Semifinals

Wishkah Valley 45 Lake Quinault 40
Taholah 60 Mary M. Knight 29

Friday, February 13, 2009

2B Central League Standings

2B Girls Central League Standings

Napavine ............................18-0
Mossyrock.......................... 15-3
White Pass ..........................14-3
Toutle Lake..........................11-7
Wahkiakum ......................... 9-9
Adna ....................................... 8-9
Pe Ell .....................................8-10
Columbia Adv. ...................3-15
Morton .................................2-16
Vancouver Ch. .................. 0-16

2B Boys Central League Standings

Mossyrock.............................15-3
Adna ........................................13-5
Pe Ell ........................................12-6
Napavine ...............................12-6
White Pass .............................12-6
Toutle Lake.............................11-7
Wahkiakum ..........................8-10
Columbia Adv. ..................... 6-12
Morton ....................................1-17
Vancouver Ch. ......................1-17

1A Evergreen Conference Standings

1A Girls Evergreen Conference Standings

Toledo ...................................11-3
Rainier ..................................11-3
Onalaska ............................... 9-5
Montesano .......................... 9-5
Forks ......................................8-6
Winlock .................................6-8
Tenino ...................................2-12
Rochester ........................... 0-14

1A Boys Evergreen Conference Standings

Winlock ...................................12-1
Onalaska .................................11-2
Rainier ......................................8-6
Montesano ............................. 7-6
Forks .........................................6-8
Toledo .......................................5-8
Rochester ................................5-9
Tenino .....................................0-14

2A Evergreen Conference Standings

2A Girls Evergreen Conference Standings

Black Hills ............................10-1
Tumwater ........................... 10-2
Elma ....................................... 9-3
River Ridge ..........................8-4
Aberdeen ..............................5-7
Hoquiam .............................. 3-9
W F West ..............................1-10
Centralia .............................. 1-11

2A Boys Evergreen Conference Standings

River Ridge ............................. 9-2
Tumwater ................................7-4
Centralia ..................................6-5
Aberdeen ................................6-5
Black Hills ................................6-5
Hoquiam .................................5-6
W F West ...................................4-7
Elma ........................................ 1-10

1A Girls Trico League Standings

1A TRICO League
W L
La Center (15-4) 9 1
Ilwaco (12-7) 7 2
Castle Rock (11-5) 7 3
White Salmon (9-9) 3 6
Kalama (2-15) 2 8
Stevenson (4-14) 1 9

2A Girls Greater St. Helens League Standings

2A Greater St. Helens League
W L
Hockinson (16-2) 8 0
Ridgefield (13-5) 6 2
R.A. Long (7-8) 4 4
Mark Morris (7-8) 3 5
Woodland (7-9) 3 5
Washougal (1-14) 0 8

3A Girls Greater St. Helens League Standings and Playoff Schedule

3A Greater St. Helens League
W L
Prairie (18-2) 10 0
Columbia River (11-9) 6 4
Union (12-8) 6 4
Camas (9-9) 6 4
Hudson’s Bay (4-16) 2 8
Fort Vancouver (3-17) 0 10

DISTRICT TIEBRAKER
Saturday at Fort Vancouver
Camas, Union and Columbia River, 2 p.m.

DISTRICT PLAYOFFS
At Hudson’s Bay High School
Tuesday’s loser-out game
No. 4 vs. No. 3, 6 p.m.
Thursday’s semifinal
Tuesday winner vs. No. 2, 8 p.m.
Friday’s championship
Thursday’s winner vs. Prairie, 6 p.m.

4A Girls Greater St. Helens League Standings and Playoff Schedule

Girls Basketball

4A Greater St. Helens League
W L
Skyview (14-5) 9 1
Heritage (15-4) 8 2
Kelso (13-5) 7 3
Mountain View (6-14) 3 7
Battle Ground (8-12) 3 7
Evergreen (0-20) 0 10

4A DISTRICT PLAYOFFS
Tuesday’s loser-out games
Evergreen at Kelso, 7 p.m.
Battle Ground at Mountain View, 7 p.m.
At Heritage High School
Friday’s loser-out game
Wednesday’s winners, 6 p.m.
Feb. 24 loser-out game
Friday’s winner vs. No. 2, 6 p.m.
Feb. 26
District championship
Feb. 24 winner vs. No. 1, 8 p.m.

4A District Playoff Outlook

Boys Basketball

4A GREATER ST. HELENS LEAGUE
W L
Mountain View (11-9) 8 2
Evergreen (14-6) 7 3
Kelso (12-8) 5 5
Heritage (10-10) 5 5
Skyview (6-13) 3 7
Battle Ground (3-15) 2 8

4A DISTRICT PLAYOFFS
Wednesday’s loser-out games
Battle Ground at Kelso, 7 p.m.
Skyview at Heritage, 7 p.m.
At Heritage High School
Friday’s loser-out game
Wednesday’s winners, 8 p.m.
Feb. 24 loser-out game
Friday’s winner vs. Evergreen, 8 p.m.
Feb. 26
District championship
Feb. 24 winner vs. Mountain View, 8 p.m.

Evergreen/Trico Boys Tournament Discussions

With Rainier beating Winlock on Tuesday, that put them in a position to claim the a high seed in the Evergreen Conference. Meanwhile Toledo's loss to Forks and then Fork's overtime loss to Rochester knocked out Toledo and then dropped the Spartans to the 5th place spot in the Evergreen.

Kalama and Ilwaco ADs will be in phone contact with each other . The boys' teams are tied now and if both win or both lose there will be a playoff Saturday at La Center.

The loser hosts Forks on Monday.

The game on Monday now looks more competitive depending which team from Froks shows up.

Evergreen
Winlock, Onalaska, Rainier, Montesano and Forks

Trico
Castle Rock, Stevenson, Ilwaco and Kalama

District 4 Schedule for Friday, February 13th

BOYS BASKETBALL

River Ridge at Tumwater 7 p.m.
Ocosta at Northwest Christian 7 p.m.
Black Hills at Elma 7:30 p.m.
Chehalis at Aberdeen 7:30 p.m.
Hoquiam at Centralia 7:30 p.m.
Columbia River at Prairie, 7 p.m.
Fort Vancouver at Hudson’s Bay, 7 p.m.
R.A. Long at Ridgefield, 7:30 p.m.
Hockinson at Washougal, 7:30 p.m.
Mark Morris at Woodland, 7:30 p.m.
White Salmon at Ilwaco, 7 p.m.
La Center at Castle Rock, 7 p.m.
Stevenson at Kalama, 7 p.m.
Onalaska at Toledo, 7 p.m.
Rochester at Forks, 7 p.m.
Tenino at Rainier, 7 p.m.
Montesano at Winlock, 7 p.m.
White Salmon at Ilwaco 5:45pm
Knappa OR at Naselle 7:00pm

GIRLS BASKETBALL
White Salmon at Ilwaco 7:00pm

WRESTLING

SWW 1A district at Castle Rock 10 a.m.

District 4 Results from Thursday, February 12th

Boy's Basketball

Evergreen 71 Mountain View 67
Heritage 59 Skyview 44
Kelso 55 Battle Ground 42
Camas 67 Union 65
Rochester 69 Forks 67 OT
Rainier 53, Tenino 40

Girls Basketball

Kelso 72 Battle Ground 50
Mountain View 51 Evergreen 16
Skyview 59 Heritage 48
Camas 55 Union 54
Hudson’s Bay 45 Fort Vancouver 42
Prairie 56 Columbia River 32
Hockinson 55 Washougal 18
Ridgefield 42 R.A. Long 39
Mark Morris 54 Woodland 49
Black Hills 61, Elma 47
Tumwater 68, River Ridge 52
Rainier 74, Tenino 62
La Center 54 Castle Rock 33
Kalama 47 Stevenson 39
Northwest Christian 58, Naselle 32
Mary M. Knight 30, North River 26

Thursday, February 12, 2009

District 4 Results

Boy's Basketball

Centralia at River Ridge, 7:30 p.m.
Aberdeen vs. Black Hills
Tumwater 63 Hoquiam 51
Forks 55 Toledo 41
Columbia Adventist at Pe Ell, 7 p.m.
Oakville vs. Taholah, at Montesano,
District 1B semifinal, 6 p.m.

Girls Basketball

River Ridge at Centralia, 7:30 p.m.
W.F. West at Elma, 7:30 p.m.
Black Hills 55 Aberdeen 38
Tumwater 71 Hoquiam 49
Columbia Adventist at Pe Ell, 5:45p.m.
Adna at Mossyrock, 7 p.m.
Kalama 55 Rochester 38
Northwest Christian 58 Ocosta 40

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Schedule for Wednesday, February 11th

Boy's Basketball

Centralia at River Ridge, 7:30 p.m.
Aberdeen vs. Black Hills
Columbia Adventist at Pe Ell, 7 p.m.
Oakville vs. Taholah, at Montesano,
District 1B semifinal, 6 p.m.

Girls Basketball

River Ridge at Centralia, 7:30 p.m.
W.F. West at Elma, 7:30 p.m.
Columbia Adventist at Pe Ell, 5:45p.m.
Adna at Mossyrock, 7 p.m.
Rochester at Kalama, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

District 4 Results from Tuesday, Februrary 10th

Boys Basketball

Skyview 53, Kelso 52 (OT)
Evergreen at Battle Ground, 7 p.m.
Heritage 69, Mountain View 58
Prairie 70, Camas 50
Union 76, Fort Vancouver 73
Columbia River 55 Hudson’s Bay 42
Mark Morris 71 R.A. Long 48
Hockinson 45, Ridgefield 40
Centralia at River Ridge postponed
Tumwater at Hoquiam 7:30 p.m.
Aberdeen at Black Hills 7:30 p.m.
Elma at Chehalis postponed
Washougal 55, Woodland 48
Montesano 41 Tenino 39
Rainier 46 Winlock 43 OT Alternate Winlock/Rainier Coverage
Toledo at Forks postponed
Onalaska 75 Rochester 47
Castle Rock 53 Kalama 40
Ilwaco 51, La Center 45
Stevenson 65 White Salmon 51
Naselle 81 North Beach 57
South Bend 59 Raymond 46
Ocosta at Northwest Christian 7 p.m.
Columbia Adventist at Adna, 7 p.m.
White Pass 51 Toutle Lake 43
Wahkiakum 66 Morton 34
Mossyrock 39 Napavine 34

Girls Basketball

River Ridge at Centralia 7:30 p.m.
Hoquiam at Tumwater 7:30 p.m.
Black Hills at Aberdeen 7:30 p.m.
Chehalis at Elma 7:30 p.m.
Stevenson 49, White Salmon 41
La Center 55 Ilwaco 33
Columbia Adventist at Adna, 5:45 p.m.
Wahkiakum 88 Morton 23
White Pass 52 Toutle Lake 38

2B Central League Standings

Central Girls 2B League Standings

Napavine ......................17-0
Mossyrock ....................12-3
White Pass ....................12-3
Toutle Lake .................. 10-6
Wahkiakum....................8-8
Adna .................................7-8
Pe Ell ...............................7-10
Columbia Adv. .............3-11
Morton .......................... 2-14
Vancouver Ch. .............0-12

Central Boys 2B League Standings

Adna ...............................12-3
Mossyrock ....................12-3
Napavine ...................... 11-6
Pe Ell ...............................11-6
Toutle Lake .................. 10-7
White Pass .................... 11-7
Wahkiakum....................8-9
Columbia Adv. ..............6-10
Morton .......................... 1-16
Vancouver Ch. .............0-13

2A Evergreen Conference Standings

Girls 2A Evergreen Conference Standings

Black Hills ........................8-1
Tumwater........................ 8-2
Elma ................................. 8-2
River Ridge ..................... 7-3
Aberdeen .......................4-6
Hoquiam ........................2-8
W F West .........................1-8
Centralia .........................1-9

Boys 2A Evergreen Conference Standings

River Ridge ..................... 8-2
Centralia .........................6-4
Aberdeen .......................6-4
Tumwater........................6-4
Hoquiam ........................5-5
Black Hills .......................5-5
W F West ..........................3-7
Elma .................................1-9

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