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Olympia secured the 4A SPSL title with a 1-0 victory, highlighted by Landyn Keister's complete game and Brayden Cheeka's game-saving catch in the seventh inning.
Brayden Cheeka thought he had room to spare. When a towering fly ball sailed toward Olympiaâs left fielder with two outs in the seventh inning of Wednesdayâs 4A SPSL championship, Cheeka figured heâd settle underneath a routine pop-up, secure the game-winning catch with both hands and celebrate with teammates on the mound.
The Bears senior soon realized it wasnât so simple. Sumnerâs Xander Cypher nearly tied a 1-0 game with a solo home run â but Cheeka drifted and reached with one arm to snag a potential home run out of the sky.
âIt was probably a foot away,â Cheeka said.
Before he could return to the infield, Cheekaâs teammates found their hero in left field instead. They formed a celebratory huddle around their left fielder, who had come down with a clutch, game-saving catch. Better yet, a league championship-saver.
Olympia right-hander Landyn Keister, whose complete-game shutout hung in the balance, wasnât so worried.
âIf itâs long gone, itâs long gone,â he said. âBut if itâs anywhere in (Braydenâs) range, heâs got it. I fully trust him.â
For the first time in school history at the 4A level, the Olympia Bears are South Puget Sound League baseball champions. Keister threw seven outstanding innings, catcher Connor Hardy plated the only run with a sacrifice bunt in the fifth, and Cheekaâs catch preserved a 1-0 road win over the Sumner Spartans on Wednesday afternoon.
Olympia Baseball poses for a portrait after defeating Sumner, 1-0, in the 4A SPSL championship at Sumner High School on May 6, 2026, in Sumner, Wash.
In head coach Derek Weldonâs nine years at the helm, the Bears captured the Class 4A state title in 2022 and won three district championships. But this league title was a first, given Puyallup won 18 straight 4A SPSL championships from 2008-2025. That streak is now over.
âThese boys are excited⊠to be the first,â Weldon said. âWeâve done a lot, so to be the first to win a SPSL championship is a big deal.â
Keister picked apart Sumner hitters with a well-located fastball, mixing effective curveballs and sliders throughout a complete-game shutout. He allowed just three hits and one walk with two strikeouts across seven innings, pitching to contact and trusting the defense behind him â all the way to Cheekaâs final catch at the wall.
The final score was 1-0 in favor of Olympia.
Landyn Keister was the standout player, delivering a complete game shutout.
Brayden Cheeka made a crucial game-saving catch in the seventh inning to secure the victory.
Winning the 4A SPSL title marked a significant achievement for Olympia, showcasing their strong performance throughout the season.

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âI really canât put it into words,â Keister said. âItâs huge. Itâs just a rush of emotion.
âI was fully prepared. I knew if I didnât (go all seven innings), I had a bullpen behind me. Iâm just glad to pull that one out.â
When Olympia put runners at second and third with one out in the fifth inning, Hardy plated the gameâs only run with a perfectly-placed sacrifice bunt in front of Sumner lefty Brody Santman. Bears right fielder Milo Tolbert dashed home, forcing Santman into a routine play at first base. Olympia 1, Sumner 0.
Weldon prefers the term âpressure baseballâ over âsmall-ball.â Whatever you want to call it, Keister considers it the cornerstone of Olympiaâs winning recipe.
âAll you need is one base runner, and they can score and win you the game,â Keister said.
Santman was excellent, allowing one earned run (four hits) in a complete-game loss. He struck out six without a walk, but Hardyâs sacrifice bunt was the difference in a revenge game after Sumner blanked the Bears, 5-0, on April 3.
âI didnât know that one would win it, honestly,â Weldon said. âBut I just felt like getting one on the board was really important.
âAnd (Santman) is really good. He one-hit us at our place earlier this year. Itâs tough to touch home on that guy. If we get a chance to do it, weâre going to do it.â
Olympia (18-5) enters the District 3/4 4A bracket with momentum, allowing one combined run to Emerald Ridge and Sumner in a pair of league-tournament wins.
â(Landyn) was amazing,â Cheeka said. âTo come out there and throw seven innings⊠he was just a bulldog all game.â