17 Tritons Notch a 3.50 GPA or Better in Spring 2016

Seventeen Triton student-athletes had 3.50 GPA or better in Spring of 2016, with perfect 4.0s by Moris Vrachovski, Michelle Bodzeweski, Chantel Brown & Hannah Wilcox! Great job!

Complete list of 3.50 or above.

Sheriff Conta – men’s soccer Issac Ensz – men’s soccer Sebastian Sulantay – men’s soccer Moris Vrachovski – men’s soccer Michelle Bodzewski – women’s soccer Hannah Longsine – women’s soccer Olivia Olason – women’s soccer Shaleea Butler – volleyball/ women’s basketball Eulialia Gonzalez – volleyball

Nick Johnston – baseball Ryland Kerr – baseball Alex Kiel – baseball Rob Lawler – baseball Robbie Watson – baseball Chantel Brown – softball Kristina West – softball Hannah Wilcox – softball

Athletic Department Hosts Awards Ceremony

2015-16 Female Athlete of the Year
Shaleea Butler

On Tuesday, June 6, the EdCC Athletic department hosted its fourth annual awards ceremony to recognize the 2015-16 athletic achievements and team award winners. All student-athletes in attendance feasted on pizza and picked up the last "We are the Tritons" tee-shirt that sported the old mascot, as the newest EdCC logo and mascot will be unveiled by the end of the spring quarter. 

Some highlights include: 

• Four teams qualified for the postseason, including softball for the first time in 10 years. 
• 17 student-athletes were selected as NWAC All-Star status
• 17 sophomore student-athletes earned NWAC Academic Excellence status
• Ozzy Erkut was named NWAC North Men's Soccer Coach of the Year
• Full list at NWACsports.org
• Jan Guenther (Coach) and the 1998 EdCC baseball team were inducted into the NWAC Hall of Fame (read story)

Team awards were:

Softball MVP

Hailey Malakowski

Softball Coach’s Award

Karley Quibilan

Men’s Basketball MVP

Zach Walton

Men’s Basketball Coach’s Award

Jerry Smallwood

Women’s Soccer MVP

Lexie Gray

Women’s Soccer Coach’s Award

Haylee Longsine

Men’s Soccer MVP

Sebastian Sulantay

Men’s Soccer Coach’s Award

Rell Sturdevant

Volleyball MVP

Delaney Watson

Volleyball Coach’s Award

Ali Carney

Women’s Basketball MVP

Asiyah Davis

Women’s Basketball Coach’s Award

Amanda Steffins

Baseball MVP

Shane Hanon 

Baseball Coach’s Award

Garrett Gallinger

Athlete of the Year

Jesse Moore

Athlete of the Year

Shaleea Butler

Tritons Sweep ‘Phins to Open League

Blake Randazzo impressed Satrrday

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Triton Baseball swept four games from Shoreline CC over the weekend to open conference play. Edmonds pitched back-to-back shutouts, 2-0 and 1-0, at home on Saturday. The Tritons pushed across 16 runs on Sunday at Shoreline, winning games three and four 7-2 and 9-2.

All four starting pitchers collected wins for Edmonds. Brian Way earned his team-leading 4th victory of the season in the opener, scattering 6 hits and going all 9 frames for the complete game. Blake Randazzo followed him in game 2 with 6 1/3 innings of 2-hit ball before being removed after a comebacker hit him in his throwing arm. On Sunday, C.J. Blowers struck out 9 batters in 6 innings in the first tilt; Jared Gray closed the series allowing no runs in 7 innings of work.

Jesse Moore was the offensive star of the series for the Tritons. The sophomore was 8-for-14 in the four-game set, upping his average to .380. His RBI triple in the 4^th inning of the opener ended up being the game winner – EdCC prevailed 2-0. Moore added 5 more hits on Sunday at Shoreline.

Chris Okura’s RBI single in the bottom of the 3^rd was the difference in EdCC’s 1-0 game 2 triumph. Nick Johnston’s 2 2/3 innings of scoreless relief earned him the save after taking over for Randazzo. Daniel Bateman had 3 hits in the game for the Tritons.

Shane Hanon saved the day in game 1. In the top of the 9^th the Dolphins had runners on the corners with 1 out when Drey McInnes lined one deep into the left-center gap. Hanon made an over-the-shoulder catch on the run, and relayed the ball in to first base to double off the Dolphin runner and end the game. Hanon also had a hot bat on Sunday, ripping 4 hits which included a triple and his first home run of the season. He was 2-for-3 with 3 runs scored in the Tritons’ 7-2 game 3 win.

Garrett Gallinger led the charge in the series finale. Gallinger was 4-for-5 with a triple and RBI in a game where Edmonds used two 3-spots in the 1^st and 3^rd innings to jump ahead 6-0 early. Steven Weber added 3 RBI in the 9-2 victory. Edmonds led both contests from start to finish on Sunday. Shoreline dropped to 5-15 on the year and will face Everett CC next weekend.

EdCC (15-5, 4-0 NWAC North) has a bye week this weekend. Their next series is scheduled for April 16-17 versus Olympic College.

Tritons Take a Chance on Former NBA Top Pick

Edmonds Community College Men’s Basketball Head Coach Kyle Gray announced the signing of former NBA overall number-one draft pick Greg Oden to a Northwest Athletic Conference (NWAC) letter of intent Friday. 

A 7-0 center, Oden battled injuries during his 7-year NBA career. He was recently cut by the Jiangsu Dragons of the Chinese Basketball Association. As a member of the Dragons, Oden averaged 13.6 points and 12.6 rebounds a game.

“Well, he is only 28. There are a ton of guys in this league who are older,” said Gray about the signing. “Since he only played one year at Ohio State, we think he can play a year with the Tritons. Who knows? It might get him back on track for another shot at the NBA and we can always use a big man.”

Oden helped lead Ohio State to the NCAA title game in 2007 against Florida. Oden scored 25 points and had 12 boards in the losing effort. The first pick by the Trailblazers that year, Oden was finally cut in 2012 and signed with the Miami Heat during the 2013-14 season.

Asked about Oden’s professional career as it pertains to NWAC eligibility, Gray laughed: “Well, it was the Trailblazers for Pete's sake. It’s not that professional there anyhow – I mean it’s not like the Lakers and their incredible amount of Championships (16). Now that’s a franchise -- a dynasty really!”



























Happy April 1st! 

Have Mercy! Softball Sweeps Blue Mountain

Bailee Senner hit a grand-slam Saturday

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PENDELTON, OR -- The EdCC softball team swept Blue Mountain in a non-league twinbill on Saturday by scores of 12-1 and 15-6 Both contests were halted due to the 8-run mercy-rule. Edmonds improved to 9-3 on the year.

Blue Mountain scored the first run of the day in the bottom of the first of the opening game, helped out by an EdCC error, but it was all Tritons from that point on. Edmonds scored four in the second, two in the third, one in both the fourth and fifth and then four in the top of the sixth. 

EdCC collected 13 hits in the game, led by a two hits by Chantel Brown, Reagan Ingersoll, Tia Hedmand and Bailee Senner. Senner blasted her second round-tripper of the season, a grand-slam, and drove in five. Hedman scored four runs and Hanna Wilcox had three RBI.

Picking up the win was Hailey Malakowski who went six frames, allowing one run on six hits. 

Edmonds scored in every inning of game two as well, thanks to 16 hits, three of those were homers by Kristina West, Kamryn Kanae and Hedman. The Tritons have now hit 18 homer runs on the year. West and Chantel Brown each had three RBI, Antionette Watson had two RBI. 

Brown and Hedman had three hits apiece, with Watson, Kanae, West and Senner with two each.

Madison Budnick started and went 2.2 innings before giving way to Malakowski (7-3). The freshman earned the win with 2.1 frames of relief. 

Edmonds opens North Region play on Saturday, April 2, at Bellevue. First pitch is slated for 2 pm. The Bulldogs are playing at Robinswood Park (off of 148th, about 2 blocks from campus) this year while their campus field undergoes renovations. 

Tritons Walk Off LC in 19th To Earn Series Split

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Justin Polzin ended a long nightcap with a
game-winning hit Saturday. 

LYNNWOOD – NWAC No. 3-ranked Edmonds swept No. 2 Lower Columbia at home Saturday, 6-3 and 2-1. Justin Polzin's line drive walk off in the 19th inning capped the dramatic nightcap. With the two triumphs at home Edmonds split the series with the defending NWAC champions. it was LCC sweeping Edmonds the day before, in Longview, 8-2 and 7-6. 

The pitching was the story in game two Saturday as 18 consecutive innings came and went with no runs being scored. Both staffs weathered storms, wiggling out of several jams throughout the contest.

The 19th provided all 3 runs of the game, first with a Lower Columbia sac fly by Cameron Campbell in the top half. Edmonds answered in the bottom: Chris Okura beat out an infield single, Hunter Henry drew a walk, and both moved up on a wild pitch. After a strikeout, Shane Hanon worked a 3-2 count and walked to load the bases. Zach Needham then tied the game at 1-1 with another walk. The stage was set for freshman catcher Justin Polzin.

Polzin, who had not reached base in his previous 7 plate appearances, followed with a line drive to deep center field scoring the game winner. Final score: Edmonds 2, Lower Columbia 1. The Tritons extra-inning instant classic stamped the end of their non-league slate.

There were notable pitching performances on both sides. For Edmonds, Blake Randazzo started and tossed 7 shutout innings. Jason Shevenko (3 IP), Kelly Fromm (6 IP), and Nick Johnston (2 IP) also allowed no runs to cross. LC's starter Tyler Parsons logged 8 plus scoreless innings and reliever Max Tilton was equally impressive, throwing 8 plus innings of zeroes himself.

Edmonds came from behind in the opener, trailing 2-0 after 4 innings. They tied the game in the 5th and used a 4-run 6th to pull ahead for good. C.J. Blowers got the win and Austin Whitehouse earned the saved. Chris Okura and Steven Weber were both 2-for-3 with multiple RBI's.

EdCC (11-5) opens NWAC North Region play at home, Saturday April 2nd when local foe Shoreline (5-11) comes to Triton Field. First pitch of the doubleheader is 1 pm. In a change this year, both league contents will now be 9 inning games. The Tritons are the two-time defending North Region champions. 

Twenty-Four Tritons Earn 3.50 or Better GPA

Twenty-four EdCC student-athletes notched at least a 3.50 GPA this past winter quarter, led by Sheriff Conta and Olivia Olason who both earned a perfect 4.0! Congratulations to all of our student-athletes and thanks for your hard work on the playing field/ court and in the classroom!

EdCC Softball Sweeps Olympic

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LYNNWOOD – The Edmonds CC softball team hits six home runs in sweeping a non-league doubleheader from visiting Olympic College Wednesday afternoon at Triton Field, 13-5 and 19-0. Both contests were halted in the fifth inning due to the 8-run mercy rule. EdCC has now won four-straight and improved to 7-3 in the season. The Rangers dropped to 2-11.

Hailey Malakowsi (4-3) started the opener and lasted four innings in which she allowed 5 runs (4 earned) on 6 hits. Madison Budnick tossed a perfect fifth to seal the win and struck out two batters.

The Triton offense collected 12 hits, led by Madison Wood’s 4-for-4 effort. Wood hit for the cycle in the game, scoring three times and driving in three runs. Chantel Brown, Kristina West and Kamryn Kanae had two hits apiece.

The game was close early with OC holding onto a 5-4 lead heading into the bottom of the fourth. That’s when Edmonds sent 10 batters to the plate and exploded for seven runs. Wood blasted a 2-run homer in the bottom of the fifth to give the Tritons an 8-run lead and the walk-off win.

It was all EdCC all the time in the nightcap. The Tritons had 14 hits overall. Edmonds scored four runs in the first, 10 in the second and five in the third inning. Paige Matsuki, Tia Hedman, Bailee Senner, Antionette Watson and Kanae and cracked round-trippers in the game, with Kanae’s being of the grand-slam variety.

Kanae led EdCC with four hits and 7 RBI. Watson drove in 3 runs and did Senner.

Budnick (2-0) went the distance and tossed the shutout. The freshman allowed 3 hits and struck out 3 batters.

Edmonds will be on the road for their next two doubleheaders, a non-league DH at Blue Mountain this coming Saturday and the opening of North Region play on Saturday, April 2 at Bellevue. 

Triton Baseball Takes 3 of 4 In T-Cup Series

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Jesse Moore hit two homers over the weekend 

LYNNWOOD – Triton Baseball took 3 of 4 games this past weekend in the T-cup Tournament, hosted by Edmonds CC and the Everett CC Trojans. Six teams split games between Triton Field and Everett Memorial Stadium Friday through Sunday. North Region hosts EdCC and EvCC both finished 3-1 on the weekend.  

Friday’s nightcap against Tacoma was knotted at 2-2 until sophomore Steven Weber (Seattle, Wash.) sent a bases clearing 2-out line drive into the right field corner scoring the go-ahead runs in the bottom of the 8th. Edmonds had the bases loaded in the 6th and 7th inning as well but were unable to break through until Weber’s double. 

Nick Johnston earned his second win of the year in relief, and Robbie Watson notched the save. Weber finished with 4 RBI and Zach Needham (Puyallup, Wash.) collected 2 hits in the win. Tacoma suffered their first loss of the season.

In the first game Saturday Yakima took an early 2-0 lead but Edmonds rallied to score four runs in the bottom of the 3rd and never looked back. Another Triton 6-spot in the 4th inning put the game out of reach. Freshman Daniel Bateman (Anacortes, Wash.) had a monster game offensively launching 2 home runs into the left field netting. He was 3-for-5 with 4 RBI and 3 runs scored. 

While C.J. Blowers (Graham, Wash.) kept the Yaks’ bats in check in his first collegiate start, the Tritons used a 14-hit attack to trump Yakima 14-2. Garrett Gallinger (Gig Harbor, Wash.), Taylor Poffenroth (Kent, Wash.), and Justin Polzin (Yelm, Wash.) each had 2 hits. Chris Okura (Woodinville, Wash.) blasted the first home run of his college career in bottom of the 7th.

The nightcap between Edmonds and Pierce ended up going three extra frames before the Raiders completed the comeback victory 7-5. The Tritons led 4-1 after four innings, but the Raiders fought and clawed their way back in it, scoring one run in the 5th, two in the 7th, and one in the 8th inning to extend the contest. 

Jesse Moore (Port Orchard, Wash.) got Edmonds off to a good start in the bottom of the 1st  when he hit a 2-run bomb that not only cleared the netting in left field, but also the horticulture building behind it. 

Pierce’s Andrew Barrera (Kent, Wash.) put Pierce on his back with the game-tying and game-winning knocks. In the 8th he tripled to right field to tie the game; in the 12th – and with the infield in – he singled into center to lift the Raiders to victory. The Tritons’ Austin Whitehouse pitched two scoreless innings of relief and Shane Hanon (Gig Harbor, Wash.) was 3-for-4 in the losing effort.

On Sunday Jesse Moore started the Tritons again in the 1st with a 2-run shot, and gave them a lead they would not relinquish. Edmonds topped Mt. Hood 9-5 to earn their 3rd victory of the weekend. 

Brian Way (Sitka, Alaska) picked up the winning decision on the bump and Jake Malone (Covington, Wash.) was 4-for-4 with a triple. Shane Hanon added 2 knocks. Weber, Moore, and Bateman have all jacked three home runs on the year, tied for 2nd best in the NWAC. 

Edmonds has 10 home runs this year as a team. Moore’s 17 RBI are tied for the most in the NWAC. EdCC (9-3) plays one more non-league series with Lower Columbia (10-2) before North Region play begins. 

Lower Columbia is the defending NWAC champion; the Tritons took home the title in 2014. Friday’s doubleheader starts at 1 pm in Longview at David Story Field. 

Saturday’s twin bill shifts back to Triton Field – first pitch is scheduled for 1 pm.

Tritons Blank Pierce

Brian Way earned the win Saturday

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LYNNWOOD -- Brian Way went six scoreless innings with Jared Gray and Nick Johnston coming out of the pen to to combine on a 5-hit shutout as Edmonds  defeated visiting Pierce College 4-0 Saturday at Triton Field. EdCC improved to 6-2 overall while the Red Raiders slipped to 2-4 on the season. 

The non-league contest was scoreless until the bottom of the third inning. Spencer Greene started things off with a single and moved to third on a Shane Hanon double. After a walk to Zach Needham to load the sacks it was Jesse Moore coming through with a 2-run double. 

The Tritons added two more runs in the sixth thanks to an RBI single from Garrett Gallinger and Griffin Meyers sac-fly. 

EdCC hurlers and defense did the rest. Moore collected two of seven EdCC hits on the day. 

Way (2-0) fanned three batters in his six-inning stint, Gray struck out two and Johnston one. 

The Tritons host Yakima Valley, Tacoma, Mt. Hood and Pierce this coming weekend. EdCC's first game is Saturday vs. YVCC at 11:00 am.

Triton Softball Sweeps Big Bend

Hailey Malakowsi delivers a pitch Tuesday

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LYNNWOOD – The EdCC softball team swept visiting Big Bend in a non-league twinbill at Triton Field Tuesday, 5-4 and 7-3. With the two triumphs the Tritons snap a three-game skid and improve to 5-3 overall.

Things were looking bad for Edmonds in the opener after the Vikings took a 4-0 lead, scoring twice in both the fourth and sixth innings. 

The Tritons responded with a 5-run home half of the sixth, however. Kamryn Kanae got the offense going by smashing a solo homer to left field. Tia Hedman walked with pinch runner Kelsey Quibilan swiping second base. Bailee Senner followed with a RBI triple and was driven home by a single from Clara Inovejas.

After an out was recorded, Kristina West was hit by a pitch to put runners on first and second. Regan Ingersoll came through with a RBI single to even the score at 4-4. A sac fly from Hannah Wilcox plated West for the fifth and final run of the game.

The Tritons outhit the Vikings 9-5 in the opener with Paige Matsuki, Ingersoll and Kanae with two hits apiece.

Earning the win was Madison Budnick (1-0) who tossed three frames of relief in which she allowed two runs on three hits. Hailey Malakowski started for Edmonds and lasted four innings.

Olivia Harrison (0-2) was hung with the loss for Big Bend. She worked out of a few threats until the Tritons got to her in the sixth.

Edmonds collected 11 hits to seven from Big Bend in the nightcap. Both teams scored two runs in the first inning. The first three Tritons, Inovejas, West and Ingersoll had hits with Ingersoll and Kanae both driving in runs.

The Tritons scored three times in the third, highlighted by a mammoth two-run homer from Madison Wood. Hedman singled in Matsuki for the third run of the frame.

The Vikings got a run closer in the sixth, but Edmonds responded with two runs of their own in the bottom of the innings. Chantel Brown laced a liner to right center and raced around the bases for an inside-the-park round tripper. Matsuki drove in the final run of the inning and the game with a single.

Malakowski (4-3) went the distance, yielding three runs on seven hits. Shayla Baker (1-2) was hung with the loss for Big Bend (1-5).

Inovejas led EdCC with three hits with Matsuki going 2-for-4.

The Tritons will travel to Clark College this coming Saturday for a doubleheader that starts at 1 p.m.

Softball Opens 2016 With a Bang

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RICHLAND -- The EdCC softball team opened the 2016 season by recording three wins over NWAC East teams as part of the Preseason Tournament in the Tri-Cities. Edmonds recorded two wins on Saturday, defeating Wenatchee Valley 12-7 and Big Bend 8-7, On Sunday the Tritons routed Treasure Valley 19-2 before dropping the finale 10-2 to Blue Mountain.

Three contests were halted due to the 8 run mercy rule with game two vs Big Bend a walk-off win for Edmonds. 

The Tritons batted .342 as a team and blasted 5 home runs. Hitting round-trippers was Maddie Wood, Paige Matsuki (2), KamrynMae Kanae and Antionette Watson. Kanae had 8 RBI over the weekend with Matsuki driving in 7 and both Wood and Kristina West plating 5 runners. 

Chantel Brown scored 8 times as did Matsuki, with West scoring 7 times in the four games. 

Pitcher Haley Malakowski saw action in all four games and went 3-1 for EdCC. The freshman hurler fanned 16 batters in 20.2 innings of work. Madison Budnick pitched in two contests. 

The Tritons will be in Lacey, WA, for the NWAC Interegion Tournament this Saturday. EdCC has its home opener on Tuesday, March 8, welcoming Big Bend for a DH that starts at 3 pm. 

EdCC Baseball Opens Year with 3 Wins

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LYNNWOOD - -Triton baseball opened up the 2016 campaign by winning three of four games this weekend at Triton Field. On Saturday Edmonds defeated Green River 7-1 and Southwestern Oregon (SWOCC) 6-2.

In the season opener Chandler Arends (So., Kent, Wash.) earned his first win, scattering three hits and striking out seven Gators in five innings of work. Nick Johnston (So., Sequim, Wash.) took over and hurled four shutout frames for the save. Steven Weber (So., Seattle, Wash.) had the big blow offensively in the third, launching a three-run home run into the visitor’s bullpen in right field.

It was a grand slam that helped Edmonds top SWOCC in the nightcap Saturday. Daniel Bateman (Anacortes, Wash.), a freshman who was pinch-hitting in his first collegiate at-bat, sent a missile into the left field netting with the bases juiced in the bottom of the sixth. Blaze Randazzo (So., Federal Way, Wash.) got the win, fanning seven batters and allowing no earned runs in six frames of work.

The Tritons split with Southwestern Oregon on Sunday, taking the first game 13-2 in a game that was called after 7 innings mercy rule. SWOCC rallied in the second game to beat EdCC 4-3.

Brain Way provided a solid start on the mound in Sunday’s first game and recorded his first win of the year going six innings. The Triton offense used an 11-hit attack to end the game after seven innings because of the mercy rule. Jesse Moore (So., Port Orchard, Wash.) was 2-for-4 and capped a nine-run third inning with a grand slam. Three other Tritons collected two hits a piece: Daniel Bateman, Shane Hanon, and Justin Polzin.

After leading 3-1 through the first four innings of the second tilt, SWOCC’s Sam Mitchell hit a ball to the deepest part of park, and just over the outreached arm of Triton centerfielder Spencer Greene. The play ended up being the game-winner, as Mitchell raced around the bases for a three-run inside-the-park home run. Jared Gray (Fr., Auburn, Wash.) was hung with the loss despite a strong outing on the bump. SWOCC starter Dylan Pierce allowed two hits and surrendered five walks but worked out of jams to keep the Triton bats at bay for six innings.

Edmonds (3-1) has added a single nine inning non-league game with Green River on Wednesday. First pitch from Triton Field is set for 4 pm.

Tritons Beat SVC to Secure Host NWAC Host Bid

Loren LaCasse scored 26 Saturday

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LYNNWOOD -- Thanks to EdCC’s 95-84 win at Skagit Valley on Saturday and Bellevue’s defeat of Everett on Sunday, the Tritons ended up the regular season with an 8-6 record in the NWAC North, good for second place in the final standings. Edmonds, as the second seed in the North, will host East #3 Yakima Valley in a NWAC First Round Playoff Game on Saturday, March 5. Tip-off in Seaview Gym is at 5 pm.

EdCC (19-8 overall) closed the regular season with two straight wins, rebounding from a prior five-game skid. Freshman Loren LaCasse led Edmonds with 26 points Saturday with Devin Price chipping in with 14 points and both Jas Coulson and Dylan Carter adding 12 points to the Triton tally. Giovanni Williams went 5-6 from the field for 11 points.

The Tritons shot 64.2 percent, a far cry from the low percentages they were putting up during the losing streak. EdCC also out-rebounded the Cardinals 32-23. SVC finished the season 11-16 overall, 4-10 in North play.

Edmonds qualified for the postseason for the fourth straight season. Visiting Yakima Valley comes into Saturday’s playoff tilt on a four-game streak with a 15-13 overall mark, 9-5 in East play. The Yaks are led by Max Jones who averages 18 points and 6 rebounds a game. Demetrius Trammell is right behind, averaging 17.46 points a game. Cameron Jensen and Tyler Cluff put up 9.96 and 9 points per contest.

Since the first round game is considered a NWAC event, EdCC will operate under league guidelines. Ticket prices for Saturday are $10 general admission, $7 for seniors/ military and children 7-12 years old. Children under six are free. NWAC students that show an EdPass will be allowed in free. 

If you cannot make the game, you can watch live at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yioHGbcbzwY

The first round is single-elimination, loser-out format. The winner of the eight first round games advance to Everett CC, the final site of this year’s NWAC tournament. Tournament Information. 

Triton Hoops Sweeps Shoreline

The Tritons played in front of a large crowd Saturday

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The EdCC basketball teams notched a sweep of visiting Shoreline CC in Seaview Gymnasium Saturday afternoon. The Triton women rallied from an early deficit to top the Dolphins 67-63, while the NWAC No. 3-ranked Edmonds men cruised to the 92-58 triumph in front of a large crowd boosted by students from Viewlands Elementary.

The women opened up the North Region twinbill. Shoreline went up by seven points early on but the Tritons narrowed the gap to three points by the end of the first quarter and then used a 15-6 second quarter to enter intermission with a 32-26 advantage.

The Dolphins came right back and took a brief lead in the third quarter before EdCC eventually pulled ahead for good late in the fourth.

EdCC received contributions from everyone. It was Asiyah Davis leading the scoring with 21 points and 6 rebounds. Ellie Greene added 19 points, 6 boards and 3 assists. Shaleea Butler pulled in 13 rebounds and scored 5 points with Jade Garcia-Williams, Adelisa Husovic and Gabi Lofgren all contributing 6 points.

The Tritons shot 42 percent from the field and were solid at the line, going 20-24 there as a team.

Enjunay Jones-Lee had 25 points to lead SCC.

The men took the court next and continued their winning ways with a 34-point win over the Dolphins. The Tritons shot 47 percent in the game and outrebounded the visitors by 10 (36-26). In addition, EdCC poured in 11 3-pointers.

Leading the charge offensively was Loren LaCasse with another double-double, 16 points and 12 boards. Jas Coulson added 14 points and 4 assists with Zach Walton scoring 13 points and dishing out 5 assists. Dylan Carter also had 13 points with Gio Williams contributing 11 points in the win.

The Dolphins struggled shooting, making just 20-68 (29 percent). Joe Ghebrehiwot led SCC with 16 points.

The Triton men improved to 15-3 overall, 4-1 North and dropped Shoreline to 7-9, 2-3.

Both EdCC squads are on the road Wednesday, traveling to Olympic College for a twinbill. The women start at 5 pm, the men at 7 pm. Edmonds welcomes Skagit Valley to Seaview on Saturday (2 pm women, 4 pm men). 

EdCC Opens League Play Victorious

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LYNNWOOD -- The NWAC No. 4-ranked Tritons opened up North region play by defeating a game Peninsula team 66-59 in Seaview Gym Saturday afternoon. Edmonds improved to 12-2 overall, 1-0 North while the Pirates fell to 7-8 overall, 0-1.

Though the lead only changed hands twice, the game was tied on six different occasions and was close throughout. However, it looked early on that the Tritons had a chance to run away when the home team took a 16-7 lead. That advantage soon evaporated and it was Peninsula that went into halftime up 32-29.

EdCC chased the Pirates for most of the second half and finally overtook the visitors late into the stanza thanks in a large part to Zach Walton, Loren LaCasse and Dylan Carter who scored 16, 13 and 12 points, respectively in the game. LaCasse would add 14 rebounds.

Defense played a large part int the low-scoring contest but neither team was very effective shooting. The Tritons shot just 37 percent Saturday, while the Pirates were good just 30 percent to the time. Both squads struggled beyond the arc too, EdCC making just 4-25 (16%), PeC good only 5-22 (22.7%).

Leading the Pirates with 25 points was Darrion Daniels.

The Tritons will be on the road for their next two games. On Wednesday, the team will be at Everett for a 7 pm tip. The Trojans upset #2 Whatcom 72-66 Saturday. On Saturday, EdCC heads to Bellingham to take on Whatcom. Start time is 3 pm.