Kris Hill

Courtney Thompson

Documentary follows Olympian and former Kentlake, UW volleyball star

Courtney Thompson has that intangible "it" factor that allows her to make those around her better, a quality that Seattle documentary producers Jack and Leslie Hamann believe comes through in the hour-long film they made about the Kentlake graduate's life in 2013.

 

Kentwood middle blocker Lindsey Tyler

Kentwood off to state | Prep volleyball

Kentwood High volleyball started a new Class 4A state tournament appearance streak last Saturday thanks to wins over Skyview and Kentridge in the opening rounds of the district tournament.

 

Dallas Glenn helps Jason Line’s Pro Stock car get ready for a run. Glenn

Glenn comes home to Pacific Raceways | NHRA Northwest Nationals

Dallas Glenn has traveled throughout the country to cities he never visited before. But this weekend he will be the expert when his work brings him home for the National Hot Rod Association's 26th annual O'Reilly Auto Parts Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceways near Kent.

 

Kentwood's Josh Boekelman

Kentwood’s Boekelman wins regional wrestling title; Mat Classic next

Kentwood High's Josh Boekelman captured the only win among Kent wrestlers at the Region III boys competition last Saturday at Auburn High School.

Kentwood's Josh Boekelman
Isabella Jocz

Racing legend helps open new business: Firestone celebrates with Mario Andretti

Mario Andretti, a racing legend whose resume includes wins in NASCAR’s Daytona 500 as well as the Indianapolis 500 among many others, helped open the new Firestone in Covington Dec. 14 and broke the ceremonial scissors in the process.

Isabella Jocz
Vern Heinle works on a toy inside of his workshop. This Christmas season

Kent toymaker makes 300 wooden toys for charity

Vern Heinle spent a fair amount of time in his workshop this year trying to get a wooden tank design just right. "I'm fortunate enough not to have to have patterns," said the 79-year-old retired carpenter. "I make up my own. I had to come up with a design that looks like a tank and is easy to build."

Vern Heinle works on a toy inside of his workshop. This Christmas season
Kent-Meridian volleyball's four returners are from left to right

Kent-Meridian volleyball shredding underdog reputation

Don't let Kent-Meridian's South Puget Sound League North volleyball record fool you.

Kent-Meridian volleyball's four returners are from left to right
The King County Council approved a demonstration project for the Kent motorsports venue early last week.

County gives green light to Pacific Raceways’ pilot plan

Jason Fiorito is one step closer to seeing his master plan become a reality for Pacific Raceways. The King County Council approved a demonstration project for the Kent motorsports venue early last week.

The King County Council approved a demonstration project for the Kent motorsports venue early last week.
Brian Davis

Davis steps down at Kentwood

Brian Davis, head basketball coach at Kentwood High, resigned from the position the morning of March 7.

Brian Davis
Kentwood's Bethany Pfaff pitches during a SPSL North game in 2011 against Auburn Riverside. She is one of a core of seniors returning to the team this season.

Conquerors ready to fight for the top spot

Kentwood senior Bailey Marshall has high expectations for the fastpitch team this year.

Kentwood's Bethany Pfaff pitches during a SPSL North game in 2011 against Auburn Riverside. She is one of a core of seniors returning to the team this season.
Kentwood's Chris Kubeja winds up for a kick during a playoff game in 2011.

Finishing the job on the pitch

Seniors on Kentwood’s boys soccer team want to find a way to channel their frustrations.

Kentwood's Chris Kubeja winds up for a kick during a playoff game in 2011.

Changes in technology and education | Editorial

In some ways public school education hasn’t changed a bit since I graduated from high school nearly 16 years ago.

Farewell too soon, coach | Editorial

In the early afternoon on Feb. 16 I found an article I wrote after Seth Dawson first started coaching the boys swim team at Kentlake High little more than a year ago.

Seth Dawson

Kentlake swim coach killed in plane crash | Breaking News

Kentlake High swim coach Seth Dawson, 31, was one of three people who were on a plane that crashed Wednesday near North Bend, according to the swim club he worked for, Valley Aquatics Swim Team.

Seth Dawson
Kentwood’s Maddison Rankin

Kentwood boys and girls hold off Battle Ground | Basketball Playoffs

The post-season started off well for all of the Kent schools basketball teams but only the Kentwood boys and girls came out of the first round of the West Central District tournament on Tuesday with wins.

Kentwood’s Maddison Rankin

Tahoma to send 15 wrestlers to Mat Classic while Kentlake, Kentwood and Kent-Meridian each crowned champions at regional tournament | Slide Show

With 15 wrestlers advancing to the state wrestling championships Friday and Saturday at the Tacoma Dome -- four more than a year ago and more wrestlers than Mead of Spokane, the team wrestling experts consider Tahoma's top adversary -- the Bears' goal to win state looks more realistic than ever.

Tahoma’s Austin Perry works to earn near fall points against Auburn’s James West in the 182 pound final at the South Puget Sound League sub-regional wrestling tournament Feb. 4 at Kent-Meridian. Perry pinned west in the second period.

Tahoma rolls in sub-regional | Wrestling

Tahoma had 14 wrestlers in the finals of the sub-regional tournament Feb. 3-4 at Kent-Meridian which it won handily tallying 475.5 points while second-place Kentwood had 231.

Tahoma’s Austin Perry works to earn near fall points against Auburn’s James West in the 182 pound final at the South Puget Sound League sub-regional wrestling tournament Feb. 4 at Kent-Meridian. Perry pinned west in the second period.
Kentwood’s Taylor Jones

Conquerors win division crown | Boys basketball

Kentwood’s boys basketball team has something many of its South Puget Sound League North division rivals don’t have: certainty.

Kentwood’s Taylor Jones
Tahoma’s Cruz Velasque tries to work Enumclaw’s Tyke Reid to his back to gain valuable points in the 113-pound match during the Battle of the Bone on Jan. 27.

Wrestling | Battle of Unbeatens | Tahoma vs. Enumclaw

Tahoma made a strong case on Jan. 27 that it has the best wrestling team in the state with a 45-18 victory over Enumclaw in the fifth Battle of the Bon

Tahoma’s Cruz Velasque tries to work Enumclaw’s Tyke Reid to his back to gain valuable points in the 113-pound match during the Battle of the Bone on Jan. 27.

New location, big goals for Covington-MapleValley-Black Diamond Relay for Life event

Change is the unofficial theme of this year’s Covington-Maple Valley-Black Diamond Relay for Life event.