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The consistent Cat On Base made a smooth transition into older horse company Saturday in the $14,800 Miller-Coors Purse at Emerald Downs.
With Gallyn Mitchell riding, Cat On Base led all the way for a 2 ¼-length victory over long shot Newfound Gold in 1minute, 3.67 for 5 ½ furlongs on a fast track. The winner paid $4, $2.80 and $2.10.
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Giuseppe G returned to the races with a flourish Friday evening with a 5 ¼ -length victory in the $13,300 Griffin Place Purse for 3-year-olds at Emerald Downs.
KYLE DOYLE, Kentwood
Grade: Senior.
Sport: Baseball.
Accomplishment: Doyle went 2-for-2 with two runs scored, three RBIs and a home run, leading Kentwood past Mount Rainier 14-3 in a South Puget Sound League North Division game April 13.
Washington Horse of the Year and 2010 Emerald Downs Horse of the Meeting Noosa Beach returned to action in grand style Friday afternoon in Vancouver, B. C.
A female body was found floating in the Green River Friday afternoon just outside the south city limits of Kent.
A record-breaking 41 students from the Kent School District were among the 463 students competing at the recent 54th annual Washington State Science and Engineering Fair in Bremerton.
Kent Police detectives are continuing an investigation of a shooting of a 30-year-old SeaTac man on a Metro bus in the East Hill area.
Kara Ikeda felt a slight twinge in her right shoulder in December, but figured it was nothing more than the usual muscle soreness associated with playing competitive tennis.
Now four months later, the irritation has stuck with Ikeda, a Kentlake junior and one of the top-returning tennis players on the South Puget Sound League North Division circuit this spring.
Wasserman, all-time money earner ($514,722) at Emerald Downs, could bolster his earnings Sunday with a top-five finish in the $21,000 allowance race for older horses at six furlongs.
To keep his stablemate at bay, the 9-year-old Wasserman must finish ahead of Assessment, who is second in the respective standings with $399,105. Trainer Howard Belvoir said both Wasserman and Assessment have been training great in the mornings.
He accomplished just about everything imaginable in nine years as the head volleyball coach at Kentwood High.
He led the Conquerors to two district titles, four South Puget Sound League North Division crowns, and eight state berths.
He even got ejected from one of the first matches he had ever coached in the green, black and silver.
On Tuesday, Bil Caillier added one more item to the list.
Martina Gerarda Hilaria Maria BayerTina, a Kent native, was born July 15, 1936 to Joseph and Neeltje Stroomer. She passed away peacefully on April 13,… Continue reading
Army Spec. Justin P. Martirosian has graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga.
Michael Waller, Lake Youngs Elementary teacher, was named STAR 101.5’s Teacher of the Week in a local contest conducted by STAR 101.5 radio. Waller is a fifth grade teacher and he was nominated by his student, Nicole Glaser.
Kent police remain on the scene of an early evening shooting that occurred on Kent’s east hill.
Giving hope, making miracles – the Children’s Organ Transplant Association (COTA) has been doing this for 25 years. In Auburn, a group of caring and committed people is working to give hope, and possibly make a miracle for 11-year-old Cullen Steele. Cullen has pulmonary hypertension and needs a heart and double lung transplant.
The Kent School Board has moved its 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 27 meeting to the east wing auditorium at Kent-Meridian High School in an effort to handle a larger crowd as the board considers final approval of budget cuts for 2011-12.
A city of Kent employee was successfully rescued Wednesday after he was injured in a fall that left him approximately 15 feet underground in one of the city’s sewer pumping stations.
