The Thunderbirds' Friday, Jan. 14 hockey matchup against the Everett Silvertips will be broadcast regionally on FSN. It is the first of 10 U.S. Division games that will be broadcast by FSN this season.
The Tri-City Americans defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds 7-1 Tuesday night at the Toyota Center in Kennewick.
The Kentwood High girls basketball team has been searching for an additional scorer all season long.
Tuesday night at third-ranked Auburn Riverside, the Conquerors found what they were looking for. Courtney Johnson scored a team-high 20 points and Kylie Huerta added 19, yet it was the season-high 14 from Megan Wynne that ultimately paved the way to Kentwood’s 55-50 win over the Ravens in a South Puget Sound League North Division game.
Wynne, who entered the starting rotation three games ago, drilled three 3-pointers and proved to be the outside threat the Conquerors lost when Sanda Milovic graduated last spring.
“Megan was the ‘X’ factor,” said Kentwood coach Dean Montzingo. “She kind of stepped up as another scorer.”
To anyone who's ever considered owning a franchise store, an upcoming seminar in Kent could help point the way.
A 7-Eleven franchise seminar will run 10 a.m. to noon Jan. 27, at a Kent 7-Eleven office located at 20819 72nd Ave. S., Suite 800.
Seattle Thunderbirds general manager Russ Farwell on Jan. 10 announced the T-Birds have acquired defenseman Ryan Button from the Prince Albert Raiders for center Charles Wells and the T-Birds' first-round selection in the 2011 CHL Import Draft.
Kentwood High School Principal Doug Hostetter and Kentridge Assistant Principal Molly King were selected as the South Puget Sound League’s Principal and Vice Principal of the Year respectively last week.
The Seattle Thunderbirds came back from a two-goal deficit in the third period Jan. 9 against the Chilliwack Bruins to force overtime and earn a point in the Western Conference playoff standings.
Pacific Network Technologies Corporation, a leading provider of support for SKYLINE software, Property Management Accounting Solutions, and Information Technology for real estate, earlier this month announced the opening of an office in Kent.
The City of Kent is activating its Severe Weather Shelter tonight at Kent Lutheran Church for the evenings of Monday, Jan. 10, Tuesday Jan. 11, and Wednesday, Jan. 12 due to predicted dangerously low temperatures and snow.
Kent Youth and Family Services received a $10,600 check Jan. 6 from the Kent Sunrise Rotary Club to help support the nonprofit group's mental health services program.
The Kent Predators will return for the 2011 Indoor Football League season.
The IFL's executive committee approved the new ownership of the Predators, according to a Monday media release from Jim Granacker, general manager of the Kent pro team.
AAA Washington has opened a branch office in Kent.
The insurance agency, based in Bellevue, is continuing its goal of having AAA offices in communities that are most convenient to members by opening a new insurance-only office in Kent. AAA offers a full line of personal insurance products - home, auto, life, travel, renters, umbrella, watercraft - from a variety of companies.
Painters who want to learn or find out more about watercolor can learn from Kent artist Cheryl Renee Long during a five-week session that starts in mid-January at the Maple Valley Creative Arts Center, 23220 Maple Valley Highway S.E.
Kent Interim Police Chief Mike Painter is one of three finalists to be the new police chief in Peoria, Ariz.
The Portland Winterhawks defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds 2-1 Jan. 8 in front of 10,288 at the Rose Garden in Portland.
The T-Birds were down 2-0 late in the third period when Travis Toomey scored a power-play goal to cut the Winterhawks lead to one goal.
The Seattle Thunderbirds defeated the Kelowna Rockets 3-1 Jan. 7 at the ShoWare Center behind goals by Travis Toomey, Burke Gallimore, and Marcel Noebels, as well as a stellar performance from goalie Calvin Pickard.
Adding to the excitement was a large number of Kent-Meridian High School students and staff, cheering the T-Birds on as part of Kent-Meridian Night at the T-Birds game.
There was a new beacon in the Kent night skies Jan. 7, as the Seattle-Thunderbirds vanquished Kelowna in Western Hockey League action at the ShoWare Center.
The center's brand-new video marquee was a veritable light show to drivers passing the center on West James Street, with pictures of the T-Birds in action as well as other events coming up for the center.
After years of discussion, the All-South Puget Sound League Championships wrestling tournament reached fruition Dec. 30 at Auburn High.
And, as anticipated, the competition and talent level on the mat were as high as ever.
Behind a pair of individual championships and 10 total placers, Enumclaw snuck away with the team title, pulling in a total of 198.5 points. The Hornets were followed by second-place Auburn (187.5), Graham-Kapowsin (184) and Tahoma (167).
Snow showers could hit Kent and other cities in Western Washington Saturday night or Sunday morning, according to the National Weather Service.
Gang activity is on the rise.
Less than two weeks ago outside Southcenter Mall, a gang confrontation resulted in gunfire and a multi-agency police response. A day later, a few miles down the road in Maple Valley, a 19-year-old man and 16-year-old girl were injured in a gang-related shooting on the Lake Wilderness Trail.
