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CommentsCRYSTAL BALL
(2008-09 records)
1. Capital (15-8)
2. Timberline (10-12
3. Yelm (17-9)
4. North Thurston (5-15)
STARTING FIVE
PG Tosha Hollingsworth, Capital, 5-7, senior
The reigning WCC MVP averaged 20 ppg and will lead a young Cougars team.
PG Sasha Weber, Timberline, 5-11, sophomore
The Blazers’ leader can score in bunches as the team is poised for the postseason.
G/W Camille Williams, Timberline, 5-6, junior
The quick, explosive player is part of the 1-2 scoring punch for the Blazers.
W Austin Schorno, Yelm, 5-8, senior
The Tornados’ flashy wing is the team’s lone all-league returnee from state-bound team.
P Katelyn Smith, Yelm, 6-0, senior
Smith is the WCC’s best all-around post; can shoot and haul in rebounds.
THE SKINNY
It’s anyone’s guess who will win the league title in the Western Cascade Conference, although three of the four teams get subdistrict tournament berths. Capital point guard Tosha Hollingsworth, the reigning league MVP, led the league in scoring (20.2 ppg) and also set school records in most points in a game (34) and free throws (17) last season. But her supporting cast is thin with only four returning players with varsity experience for Capital. One of those is Aria Goodman, a second-team all-WCC forward who was second on the team in scoring and rebounding. ... Yelm graduated six seniors from last year’s team that made the 3A state tournament for the first time since 1991, and the Tornados will rely heavily on the team’s lone seniors – wing Austin Schorno (honorable mention all-league) and 6-foot post Katelyn Smith. ... The scoring trifecta of point guard Sasha Weber (14.7 ppg), guard Camille Williams (8.0) and post McKenzie Raben (7.7) have Timberline going in the right direction. The Blazers made the district tournament last season for the third time in 30-plus years and have improved their win total in each of coach Zandrea Edenstrom’s four previous seasons at the helm. ... North Thurston graduated two first-team all-WCC players in Britanie Lining and Chrissy Wichman, but look for Catie Mets to be the go-to player for the Rams.
Meg Wochnick, The Olympian
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