With the No. 22 jersey of their late friend and teammate Dorian Tursic in a place of honor, the Kent-Meridian boys basketball team came out playing hard Jan. 5 away against Tahoma, ultimately losing 71-68 in double overtime.
After four seasons at the helm of the Kentlake High football program, coach Mike Shepard stepped down on Dec. 22.Shepard, who had been an assistant… Continue reading
Her ascension has been gradual. But make no mistake, Kent-Meridian gymnast Nora Keith is certainly on her way up.
And she wants to keep it that way this winter.
A three-time state participant, the 5-foot-1, 17-year-old Royal has big aspirations this season, and understandably so. Keith has done just about everything on the vault at the state level. She took 10th as a freshman, improved three spots to seventh as a sophomore and brought home an impressive third-place finish last winter as a junior.
From the Jan. 3 Thunderbirds' home game.
The Saskatoon Blades defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds 4-3 Wednesday night at ShoWare Center in Kent.
The T-Birds were down four goals after two periods but rallied and scored three goals in the first 10 minutes of the third period. They also had several solid opportunities in the last two minutes of the game but were unable to get the tying goal.
From the Dec. 27 game.
You can pick up your prize at the Kent Reporter office between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Defender Scott Ramsay is the Kent Reporter's Seattle Thunderbird Player of the Week.
Seattle Thunderbirds goalie Calvin Pickard was selected Monday to participate in the Canadian Hockey League/National Hockey League Top Prospects Game Jan. 20 in Windsor, Ontario.
The Chilliwack Bruins defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds 3-2 in overtime Sunday night at the ShoWare Center in Kent.Brandon Manning scored the game-winning goal at 1:23… Continue reading
What a year 2009 was for the local sports scene. We had state champions, league champions, golden performances and a small handful of athletes make… Continue reading
The Western Hockey League (WHL) and FSN Northwest announced Dec. 23 a new multi-year broadcast agreement that will see FSN Northwest serve as the league's… Continue reading
From the December 19th game.You can pick up your prize at the Kent Reporter office between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.Deadline to… Continue reading
Kentwood basketball star Josh Smith, the team’s 6-foot-10, UCLA-bound center, will not be playing in the T-Mobile Invitational, which is slated for Dec. 29-30 in… Continue reading
The Swift Current Broncos defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds 3-2 in a shootout Saturday night at the ShoWare Center.After 65 minutes of play, the game went… Continue reading
Charles Wells scored off a rebound with 23 seconds left in overtime Friday night to give the Seattle Thunderbirds a 3-2 victory over the Spokane Chiefs at Veterans Memorial Arena.
ERIC SMITHKentlake• Grade: Senior.• Sport: Basketball.• Accomplishment: Smith erupted for 23 points last week against Jefferson, leading the Falcons to an 82-70 South Puget Sound… Continue reading
Chance Lund is the Kent Reporter Player of the Week for Dec. 11.
Kentridge High's Gary Bell shot himself into the record books Tuesday night.Bell, a junior guard for the basketball team and one of the state's top-recruited… Continue reading
The Spokane Chiefs defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds 3-1 Tuesday night at ShoWare Center in Kent.
Spokane (21-9-2-0) opened the scoring at 9:25 of the first period on Levko Koper's 15th goal of the season. Mitch Wahl and Kyle Beach registered assists on the play.
The Kentlake High girls basketball team got off to a slow start Tuesday night.But the Falcons certainly finished in high-flying fashion, outscoring Tahoma 21-11 in… Continue reading
