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Lexi Nguyen delivers a serve at a recent Kentridge High practice.

Kentridge features new coach | Prep volleyball

The Kentridge High girls volleyball team returns to the court this year with a major change. Deanna Colston takes over for longtime coach Liz Quitiquit, who took a job closer to her home with Kennedy Catholic High School in Burien.

Lexi Nguyen delivers a serve at a recent Kentridge High practice.
Kent-Meridian High expects its experience to lead to a successful volleyball season in the South Puget Sound League.

Kent-Meridian aims for better season | Prep volleyball

Kent-Meridian High girls volleyball returns with an older team that coach Michael Christiansen hopes will come to a successful finish at league, district or even a state slot.

Kent-Meridian High expects its experience to lead to a successful volleyball season in the South Puget Sound League.
Impact FC coaches huddle with players at the team tryouts inside the ShoWare Center last weekend.

Seattle Impact FC player tryouts, dance auditions exceed expectations

The second round of player tryouts for the Seattle Impact FC and dance auditions for the Ladies with Impact shattered expectations, team officials said.

  • Sep 9, 2014
  • BY Wire Service
Impact FC coaches huddle with players at the team tryouts inside the ShoWare Center last weekend.

Royals roll to season-opening victory | Prep football

Ben Woods threw three touchdown passes as Kent-Meridian defeated Battle Ground 43-28 in a season-opening, nonleague game Friday.

  • Sep 7, 2014
  • BY Wire Service
Ex-Kentwood High star Courtney Vandersloot starts at point guard for the Chicago Sky

Kentwood High grad Vandersloot helps Chicago Sky to WNBA Finals

Courtney Vandersloot, a Kentwood High School graduate, helped lead the Chicago Sky to the WNBA Finals against the Phoenix Mercury.

  • Sep 4, 2014
  • BY Wire Service
Ex-Kentwood High star Courtney Vandersloot starts at point guard for the Chicago Sky
Kentridge’s Brian Brown

Kentridge poised for bounce-back season | Prep football preview

Kentridge High returns to the football field after a crushingly poor showing in 2013, when the Chargers scored 104 points in 10 games and went 2-8.

Kentridge’s Brian Brown

Tickets on sale for Seattle Impact FC indoor soccer opener

Tickets are on sale for the Seattle Impact FC indoor soccer inaugural game at the ShoWare Center in Kent.

  • Sep 2, 2014
  • BY Wire Service
Seattle Impact FC is the newest member of the 23-team Major Arena Soccer League (MASL)

Former Seahawks to help judge Impact FC Dance Team auditions

Former Seattle Seahawks defensive backs Marcus Trufant and Lawyer Milloy will help judge tryouts for the Seattle Impact FC Dance Team Sept. 6-7.

  • Sep 2, 2014
  • BY Wire Service
Seattle Impact FC is the newest member of the 23-team Major Arena Soccer League (MASL)
Micah Wenzel

Seattle Impact FC add first midfielder to roster

The Seattle Impact FC has signed its first midfielder, Micah Wenzel.

  • Sep 1, 2014
  • BY Wire Service
Micah Wenzel

Chiefs shut down T-Birds | WHL preseason

The Spokane Chiefs defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds 1-0 Sunday afternoon in the T-Birds' third preseason game at the Everett Silvertips Preseason Classic.

  • Sep 1, 2014
  • BY Wire Service
Tabled With Gold and jockey Gallyn Mitchell edge past Stephanie Plum in the $17

Tabled With Gold rallies for feature victory | Emerald Downs

Tabled With Gold caught Stephanie Plum in the final strides and scored a three-quarter-length victory Saturday in the $17,950 feature race for older fillies and mares at Emerald Downs.

  • Aug 31, 2014
  • BY Wire Service
Tabled With Gold and jockey Gallyn Mitchell edge past Stephanie Plum in the $17

T-Birds overthrow Royals in overtime | WHL preseason

Lane Pederson had a goal and three assists and Keegan Kolesar had a goal and two assists to help lead the Seattle Thunderbirds to a 5-4 overtime victory over the Victoria Royals at Comcast Arena in Everett.

  • Aug 31, 2014
  • BY Wire Service
Taran Kozun

T-Birds shut out Americans in preseason opener | WHL

Taran Kozun made 18 saves to help lead the Seattle Thunderbirds to a 4-0 shutout of the Tri-City Americans in a preseason opener at the Everett Silvertips Holiday Inn Preseason Classic on Friday.

  • Aug 29, 2014
  • BY Wire Service
Taran Kozun
The Thunderbirds play a seven-game preseason schedule

T-Birds sign 5 players; exhibition opener Friday | WHL

Seattle Thunderbirds signed five players to WHL standard player agreements, general manager Russ Farwell announced today.

  • Aug 28, 2014
  • BY Wire Service
The Thunderbirds play a seven-game preseason schedule
Jeff Bader

Seattle Impact FC continues to shape roster

Seattle Impact FC – a newcomer to the 23-team Major Arena Soccer League, the indoor game's top-tier division in North America – continues to build its roster.

Jeff Bader
In the trenches: Kent-Meridian center Tanner Torr muscles up a defensive lineman during summer drills Monday. The Royals will field a big

Royals reach for greater heights | Prep football preview

Kent-Meridian is ready to show the rest of the South Puget Sound League that it's not a football team to be discounted.

In the trenches: Kent-Meridian center Tanner Torr muscles up a defensive lineman during summer drills Monday. The Royals will field a big

Seattle Impact FC announces single-game tickets for home opener

The Seattle Impact FC have announced the availability of single-game tickets for the team's inaugural season opener against the 14-time indoor soccer champions, the San Diego Sockers.

  • Aug 26, 2014
  • BY Wire Service

T-Birds single-game tickets go on sale Wednesday

Seattle Thunderbirds single-game tickets for the 2014-15 season will go on sale at 10 a.m. Wednesday.

  • Aug 19, 2014
  • BY Wire Service
Pippa Bou Peep (No. 1) and jockey Eliska Kubinova score a head victory over Seeking the Light in the $50

Pippa Bou Peep captures Shinpoch thriller | Emerald Downs

Pippa Bou Peep edged Seeking the Light in a driving finish Sunday as jockey Eliska Kubinova scored her first Emerald Downs stakes victory in the $50,000 Barbara Shinpoch Stakes for 2-year-old fillies.

  • Aug 18, 2014
  • BY Wire Service
Pippa Bou Peep (No. 1) and jockey Eliska Kubinova score a head victory over Seeking the Light in the $50
Seattle Thunderbirds goaltender Taran Kozun teaches a group of youngsters in front of the net at the Thunderbirds Hockey School at the ShoWare Center last week.

Summer school on ice | SLIDESHOW

Seattle Thunderbirds held its popular T-Birds Hockey School.

  • Aug 14, 2014
  • BY Wire Service
Seattle Thunderbirds goaltender Taran Kozun teaches a group of youngsters in front of the net at the Thunderbirds Hockey School at the ShoWare Center last week.