Kennewick, Wash. - The Olympic College Rangers are playing the Mt. Hood Saints at the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges tournament in Kennewick, Wash.
Tip off this morning was at 8 a.m. and the Rangers were plagued with sluggish motion and sloppy passes early on, but quickly warmed up making their free throws and challenging the Saints in speed and moving to the inside for the quick points.
As I write this, the Rangers are down by 3 with approximately two minutes left in the first half.
I will update soon. Stay tuned.
-Chris Carter
Editor
---Update---
As the Rangers move to the locker room I can enlighten our readers to some tournament details. The Rangers are playing a little more inside than normal. Their fade-away three point shots are being traded in for some inside moves, making the Saints work for their rebounds.
No exciting jams yet by the dunk masters J.B. Pillard (44) or Patrick Lewis (50). Perhaps we will see some more action during the second half...which by the way just started. Stay tuned.
-Chris Carter
Editor
---Update---
RANGERS WIN --- 80-75 over Mt. Hood.
The Rangers took advantage of turnovers by the Saints late in the second half pushing them ahead for the first win of the tournament. Although plagued by a relatively low free throw percentage during the last stretch of the post-season, the men stepped up to the line with confidence and sinked the free throws that sophomore player Tysaih Curry says were "crucial" to their victory.
The Rangers will play tomorrow against an undecided opponent at 2 p.m. I will hopefully be able to access our live blogging software (I was unable to this morning due to technical difficulties) so that you, the reader, can follow along live as the men go for their second win.
I will be publishing a full story complete with game analysis within the next few hours on our home Web site www.ocolympian.com.
Stay tuned and thanks for reading,
-Chris Carter
Editor
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Great job Chris! Love reading the posts. - Joanie
ReplyDeleteNice job all the way around. Especially enjoyed the play by play blog. Excellent reporter at the computer. He should be recognized for his efforts.
ReplyDeleteI wrote to King 5 Programming to inquire as to why the NWAACC Championship Tournament isn't televised or even acknowledged. It really gets me spun up. These young men do an outstanding job keeping up their grades, staying straight, practicing 5 days a week and providing the home fans with something exciting to look forward to. I've really enjoyed this season. I'm proud of them for making it to the NWAACC Tournament at the Toyota Center. Wish I could have been there.