The Kentwood High boys soccer team bounced back from its lone loss of the season in a big way Saturday afternoon.
Behind goals from Stefan Bangsund and Cody Crook along with another rock-solid defensive performance, the Conquerors turned back Federal Way 2-0 in a winner-to-state West Central/Southwest 4A Bi-District game at Art Crate Stadium in Graham.
DEXUS Property Group announced the lease renewal to Forward Air Corporation for a 47,025 square-foot building in the Kent West Corporate Park industrial property. The five year lease began May 1 and is valued at more than $1.2 million.
Mr. Mad Max turned in one of the most explosive finishes of the early Emerald Downs season Friday evening.
Nachiketha Shamaprasad of Kentridge High School is one of 54 high school seniors from the state who have won 2011 National Merit scholarships.
Kent police officers were dispatched to a burglary alarm at about 2:30 a.m. today, May 13, at a warehouse at the 22000 block of 72nd Avenue South in Kent.
Kent police respond to burglar alarm and find pickup driven through front of a building | Driver cited for DUI
The miracle season came to an end for the Kentridge High baseball team late Thursday night.
The Chargers could not hold on to a 3-0 lead after three innings and fell to Federal Way at Art Wright Memorial Field 5-4 in a loser-out West Central/Southwest 4A Bi-District tournament game.
Kentridge (14-9) advanced to the winner-to-state game thanks to a 7-1 victory over Kentlake Tuesday afternoon. The Chargers, however, couldn't sustain the momentum in a loss to Federal Way, which took third at state a year ago. The Chargers were trying to advance to the state tournament for the first time since 2003
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Police agencies from numerous cities, including Kent, will emphasize seatbelt patrols throughout King County from May 23 to June 5.
Friday the 13th will bring a major closure to southbound Interstate 5 in Federal Way, where the High Occupancy Vehicle lane will close for 10 days straight.
The Kentwood High players are presenting “Once Upon A Mattress."
The show opens Thursday, May 12 and will run May 13, 14, 19,20, 21, 26, 27 and 28 at Kentwood Performing Arts Center, 25800 164th Ave. S.E. in Covington.
It was business as usual last week for the Kentwood High girls track team.
The Conquerors, which entered the season as the favorite to win the South Puget Sound League North Division title, once again lived up to the promise last Wednesday afternoon as they put away Kent-Meridian 100-50.
The victory helped Kentwood wrap up its second consecutive North Division crown. It also is Kentwood’s second straight perfect run through league competition.
Kent-Meridian High’s Brandon Harris hasn’t peaked just yet. But the senior track standout certainly is on his way.
Harris captured titles in the 100-meter dash, the triple jump and the high jump last week, helping the Royals dispatch Kentwood 95-50 and win their second consecutive South Puget Sound League North Division title.
However, Harris wasn’t quite finished with only three individual titles on the day. He wanted more.
It wasn't pretty, but the Kentwood High baseball team (16-8) earned a state berth in its first district playoff game Tuesday night with a 15-7 win over Gig Harbor at Heritage Park in Puyallup.
"We didn't play very good defense and didn't pitch very well, but we came to hit," said Kentwood coach Jon Aarstad.
They are the self-proclaimed no names on the South Puget Sound League diamond.
After Tuesday afternoon's performance, however, the Kentridge High baseball team very well might have made a name for itself.
Behind a pinpoint pitching performance by ace righthander Ian Buckles and the perfect combination of clutch hitting to go along with spectacular defense, the Chargers turned back Kentlake 7-1 in a loser-out West Central/Southwest 4A Bi-district at Art Wright Field in Kent.
State Patrol troopers in King County stopped 223 left-lane travel violators and gave warnings to 199 in an April emphasis to improve the safe flow of traffic on freeways and highways.
Rhythm and blues groups Jagged Edge and Dru Hill headline the Ladies Night Out, Volume 3 concert at 7 p.m. May 14 at the ShoWare Center in Kent.
Long-time Kent resident Lilly Kato will discuss her experience growing up in Kent and life in a World War II Japanese internment camp as part of the Dessert Speaker Series at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 19 at the Kent Historical Museum, 855 E. Smith St.
