YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) - Michael Greene led four Squalicum players
in double figures with 24 points, and the Storm beat
Burlington-Edison 67-63 on Saturday to claim its second straight
Class 2A boys state championship.
The Storm, who beat B-E 60-49 for the 2009 title, finished 26-1
in each of the last two years. It was the third time the Storm has
beaten the Tigers (22-5) this year.
Though its long-range shooting was absent in the title game -
Squalicum made just 3 of 19 3-point attempts a night after hitting
12 3s in the semifinals against Ephrata - the Storm worked the ball
inside to Greene and Christopher Qualls, who finished with 11
points.
Derek Dickerson, the tournament's MVP, and Patrick Voeut, an
all-tourney selection, also scored 11 points each for Squalicum.
B-E was led by all-tourney pick Evan Coulter, who scored 25
points.
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Huskies win the Pac-10 tournament 79-75 over Cal
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Quincy Pondexter scored 18 points, Isaiah
Thomas added 16 and Washington rallied from a late deficit to win
the Pac-10 tournament with a thrilling 79-75 victory over
California on Saturday.
Venoy Overton hit two free throws with 2.1 seconds left for the
third-seeded Huskies (24-9), who emphatically salvaged their
inconsistent regular season with seven straight wins.
Washington gets the Pac-10's automatic NCAA tournament bid with
a dramatic win over the Golden Bears (23-10), who also are likely
headed to the NCAAs with their first regular-season league title in
a half-century.
After giving up 15 straight points to Cal, the Huskies went back
ahead by six with 1:02 to play before hanging on for their second
conference tournament title.
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Lynden takes 6th with loss to Ephrata
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) - Patrick Simon poured in 25 points as
Ephrata held off Lynden 58-50 on Saturday to capture third place in
the Class 2A boys state tournament.
Simon, headed to Washington State next year, scored 14 in the
first half as the Tigers took a 26-21 halftime lead.
Ephrata (23-3) led 36-25 late in the third quarter, but Lynden
(21-7) cut its deficit to 51-50 on two free throws by Ryan Seto
with 2 minutes to play.
Ephrata answered by scoring the final seven points of the game,
including four by Simon.
Simon made just 6 of 20 shot but was 13 of 19 from the
free-throw line. In Friday's semifinal loss to Squalicum, Simon
made all 15 free-throw tries. Ross Buchert added 11 points and
Randall Tupling 10 for the Tigers, who won their ninth trophy in 14
state trips.
Seto and Blair Bomber scored 15 and 14 points, respectively, for
the Lions, who captured their 30th state trophy in 44 appearances.
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Mount Baker withstands Grandview 62-55 for fifth
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) - Zach Stalin scored 19 points and grabbed 10
rebounds as Mount Baker held off Grandview 62-55 for fifth place in
the Class 2A boys state tournament on Saturday.
Stalin hit four straight free throws with less than a minute
left to extend the Mountaineers lead to 58-52 with 40 seconds to
play, and Mount Baker kept Grandview at bay with free throws the
rest of the way.
Spencer Backstrom chipped in 12 points and 11 rebounds for the
Mountaineers (18-10), who earned their seventh trophy in 15 state
appearances.
Tony Vela scored 17 points and Daniel Nielsen 15 for Grandview
(18-10), which kept its trophy streak intact with 13 trophies in 13
state trips.
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Squalicum withstands Simon's 48 to beat Ephrata
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) - Derek Dickerson scored 28 points and
top-ranked Squalicum survived the record 48-point performance by
Ephrata's Patrick Simon in a 77-62 semifinal victory Friday night
in the Class 2A boys tournament.
Squalicum will get a chance at its second straight title on
Saturday night against Burlington-Edison.
But it wasn't easy. Not with the 6-foot-9 Simon shattering the
previous tournament record of 38 set by Wapato's Willie Blodgett in
2009. Simon hit 13 of 27 shots, including 7 of 16 3-point attempts.
He hit all 15 free throw attempts.
Simon's performance pulled Ephrata back into a game that
seemingly was over early in the second quarter. After the Tigers
(22-3) took a 6-2 lead, Squalicum (25-1) ran off 27 straight points
for a 29-6 lead just two minutes into the second quarter.
The Tigers rallied behind Simon, who scored 33 points in the
second half, but could never get closer than 13.
Dickerson made 10 of 15 shots, including 8 of 12 3-pointers.
Patrick Voeut and Michael Greene added 14 each, and Keith
Stackhouse chipped in 11.
Squalicum will play Burlington-Edison for the state title Saturday
at 6:35pm on KPUG and online at www.kpug1170.com
The Storm beat Burlington-Edison 60-49 in last year's title
game.
RENTON, Wash. (AP) - The Seattle Seahawks have finally stepped
into the free agent marketplace, agreeing to terms with tight end
Chris Baker.
A team spokesman confirmed a deal had been agreed to on
Saturday, although the team did not release terms of the contract.
Baker spent last season as a backup in New England, but
previously was a starter for the New York Jets. Last season with
the Patriots, Baker had just 14 catches and two touchdowns. His
best season came in 2007 with the Jets when he caught 41 passes for
409 yards and three scores. He spent his first seven years in the
league with the Jets.
Baker, 30, will be a backup in Seattle to John Carlson.
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Washington beats Stanford 79-64 in Pac-10 semis
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Quincy Pondexter scored 19 points and
Washington defeated Stanford 79-64 in a matchup of poor shooting
teams in the Pac-10 tournament semifinals Friday night.
The third-seeded Huskies (23-9) will play No. 1 seed California
(23-9) in Saturday's title game, with the winner earning the
league's automatic NCAA tournament bid.
Washington hasn't been to the championship game since 2005, when
it beat Arizona for its lone tourney title. Cal reached its only
final in 2006, losing to UCLA.
Isaiah Thomas added 17 points and Justin Holiday 11 for the
Huskies, who led all the way in winning their sixth straight
against Stanford - equaling their streak against the Cardinal from
1974-77.
Landry Fields led Stanford with 20 points. The seventh-seeded
Cardinal (14-18) improved their shooting to 31 percent by game's
end, but were just 26 percent from 3-point range.
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NCAA II WEST REGIONAL Vikings beat Wildcats, face Cal Poly Pomona in semifinal
BELLINGHAM,Wash- Host Western Washington University saw a 21-point
lead slip away, then rallied in the final minutes and claimed an 84-70 win
over arch-rival Central Washington University in a NCAA Division II Men's
Basketball West Regional first round game Friday before a crowd of 2,314
on Haggen Court at Sam Carver Gymnnasium.
Guard Morris Anderson scored a game-high 23 points as the Vikings,ranked
No.15 in the regular-season National Association of Basketball Coaches/NCAA
II Top 25 Poll and No.1 seed in the region, improved to 26-5.
The Vikings, which is 14-1 at home, faces Cal Poly Pomona in a regional semifinal
Saturday at 7pm.
You can hear the game on AM 930 KBAI and online at www.930kbai.com
Viking season ends as second-half lead slips away
SEATTLE, Wash. -- Center Jessica Summers (Sr., Blaine) had
game-highs of 27 points and nine rebounds, but it wasn’t enough as
Western Washington University fell to Chico State, 79-68, in a NCAA
Division II Women’s Basketball West Regional first-round game Friday
at Royal Brougham Pavilion on the campus of host Seattle Pacific
University.
The Vikings, ranked No.18 in the latest Women’s Basketball Coaches
Association/NCAA II Top 25 Poll and the No.3 seed in the region,
concluded their season 23-5. Guard Amanda Dunbar
(Jr., Marysville/Marysville-Pilchuck) had 18 points and six assists for
Western, and guard Ashley Fenimore (Lynnwood/Meadowdale) added
10 points.
Guards Synchro Bull and Natasha Smith each had 15 points for Chico
State, which improved to 22-9. Forward Christine Vest added 11 points
and seven rebounds for the No.6 seed Wildcats, who won for the 14th
time in their last 16 games.
Western had a 3-point lead, 64-61, after a basket by Summers with 5:39 left,
but that proved to be the last Viking field goal of the game. A layup by
Natasha Richardson gave the Wildcats the lead for good at 65-64 with 4:24
to play. The Vikings were still down by only three, 71-68, with under a minute
left, but Bull scored with the shot clock running down to push the margin
back to five, and Chico State then pulled away by hitting six straight free
throws.
Western had led by eight points, 50-42, with 16:37 to play, after an 8-0 run
that featured five points by Fenimore, but Chico State scored the next 10
points to take a 52-50 advantage with 14 minutes left.
It was Western’s 10th national tournament appearance in 11 years as a
NCAA member.
Roy scores 28 points, Trail Blazers beat Kings for third straight
victory
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Brandon Roy scored 28 points and the
Portland Trail Blazers beat the Sacramento Kings 110-94 on Friday
night for their third straight victory.
Ahead by 15 at the half, the Trail Blazers came out strong in
the third quarter in building the lead to as high as 26 points.
Following a quiet first half with two points, LaMarcus Aldridge
scored 12 in the period as Portland went ahead 87-66.
Carl Landry had 18 points and Francisco Garcia scored 17 for the
Kings, who committed 20 turnovers and have dropped four of five.
Jason Thompson scored 15 points, Beno Udrih had 13 and Tyreke Evans
had 10 points and 10 rebounds.
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BSKY-MONTANA ST-E WASHINGTON
Montana St. beats E. Wash. in Big Sky semifinals
CHENEY, Wash. (AP) - Erica Perry went 9 of 16 from the field for
22 points in Montana State's 65-57 win over Eastern Washington in
the semifinal round of the Big Sky Conference tournament Friday
night.
Sarah Strand added 17 points and six rebounds, while Katie
Bussey had 10 points for the Bobcats (18-13).
The Eagles (19-11) took a 10-3 lead with 15:53 remaining in the
first half, but the Bobcats went on a 10-0 run over the next three
minutes. EWU regained the lead at the 11:22 mark and went into
halftime with a 26-25 lead.
The game stayed close in the second half until MSU took the lead
for good on Strand's 3-pointer with 3:57 left. Her shot was part of
a 7-0 run that put the Bobcats out of reach.
Brianne Ryan led the Eagles with 10 points, and Nicole Scott
chipped in eight points and a game-high 12 rebounds. Montana State
will face Portland State in the championship game Saturday
afternoon.
Figgins collects 2 hits as Mariners tie Royals 6-6
PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) - Chone Figgins ended his spring slump with
two hits, including a two-run triple during Seattle's four-run
fifth inning, and the Mariners tied the Kansas City Royals 6-6 on
Friday.
Figgins, who signed a free-agent deal with Seattle over the
winter, was 0 for 11 this spring.
The game was stopped after nine innings.
Ken Griffey Jr. also had his first two hits of spring training
for Seattle, a one-hop double off the center-field wall in the
fourth and a bloop RBI single that drove in Figgins in the fifth.
Griffey also had a sacrifice fly in the first.
Matt Tuiasosopo homered for the Mariners.
Luke Hochevar pitched three innings for Kansas City, allowing a
run and two hits.
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Sehome hires new football coach BELLINGHAM - Sehome High School has a new football coach.
The job goes to Darren Tinnerstet. Tinnerstet is coming from
Capital High School in Olympia where he was the offensive
coordinator the last four years. He's also a former Quarterback
at Capital.
Tinnerstet replaces Kevin Johnson, who resigned after
last season.
(KPUG Newsroom)
Oregon QB pleads guilty to burglary charge
Oregon quarterback Jeremiah Masoli has pleaded guilty to a
second-degree burglary charge stemming from the theft of two
laptops and a guitar from a campus fraternity house in late
January.
Former Ducks receiver Garrett Embry also pleaded guilty to a
charge of second-degree burglary.
Both were sentenced to 12 months probation and community
service. They must also pay restitution.
Mentioned as a potential Heisman Trophy candidate in the coming
season, Masoli threw for 2,147 yards and 15 touchdowns last season.
He also rushed for 668 yards and 13 touchdowns.
Earlier Friday, Oregon running back LaMichael James pleaded
guilty to a misdemeanor harassment charge connected to an
altercation with a former girlfriend.
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PAC-10-ALL-CONFERENCE
Ogwumike named Pac-10 Player of the Year
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) - Stanford sophomore Nnemkadi Ogwumike was
named the Pacific-10 Conference Player of the Year on Thursday,
edging teammate and last year's top player, Jayne Appel.
Appel, junior forward Kayla Pedersen and sophomore Jeanette
Pohlen joined Ogwumike on the 15-player all-conference team. Senior
Rosalyn Gold-Onwude was named Co-Defensive Player of the Year with
Southern California's Briana Gilbreath and Arizona's Davellyn Whyte
was named Freshman of the Year.
UCLA's second-year coach Nikki Caldwell was named Coach of the
Year after leading the Bruins to a second-place finish in the
Pac-10 behind undefeated Stanford. UCLA came within four points of
beating the Cardinal in Los Angeles.
Ogwumike averaged a conference-leading 18.2 points and was third
in rebounding with a 9.4 average. Her 63.8 shooting percentage is
fourth in the nation.
Ogwumike recorded a conference-leading 14 games of 20 or more
points.
