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Stars welcome back Zisette for the new indoor season | MASL

Stars welcome back Zisette for the new indoor season | MASL

Sam Zisette has re-signed with the Kent-based Tacoma Stars. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The defender/midfielder, a Seattle native and University of Puget… Continue reading

  • Aug 23, 2019
Stars welcome back Zisette for the new indoor season | MASL
T-Birds single-game tickets for 2019-20 season on sale

T-Birds single-game tickets for 2019-20 season on sale

Single-game tickets for the Seattle Thunderbirds’ 2019-20 season are on sale. There are two options for purchasing single game tickets. Fans can go to the… Continue reading

  • Aug 21, 2019
T-Birds single-game tickets for 2019-20 season on sale
Muncey, Cakewalk score stakes wins

Muncey, Cakewalk score stakes wins

Muncey and hot-riding Javier Matias wore down Harbors Rule in the final jumps for a neck victory Sunday in the $50,000 WTBOA Lads Stakes for… Continue reading

  • Aug 19, 2019
Muncey, Cakewalk score stakes wins
Royals get a hefty donation from Seahawks

Royals get a hefty donation from Seahawks

After the Seattle Seahawks upgraded their state-of-the-art weight room at the Virginia Mason Athletic Center in Renton, they had to shed a few pounds. So… Continue reading

Royals get a hefty donation from Seahawks
For You Only winning the Angie C Stakes. COURTESY TRACK PHOTO

WTBOA Lads, Barbara Shinpoch share Sunday spotlight

The Longacres Mile is in the books, but there are nine more stakes remaining this season at Emerald Downs. Five of the stakes are for… Continue reading

  • Aug 15, 2019
For You Only winning the Angie C Stakes. COURTESY TRACK PHOTO
Law Abidin Citizen takes Longacres Mile thriller

Law Abidin Citizen takes Longacres Mile thriller

Kentucky-bred 5-year-old captures $200,000 jewel at the wire

  • Aug 12, 2019
Law Abidin Citizen takes Longacres Mile thriller
Kent-based T-Birds expect NHL in Seattle to boost crowds; youth hockey

Kent-based T-Birds expect NHL in Seattle to boost crowds; youth hockey

‘It’s going to be a very good thing,’ team vice president says

Kent-based T-Birds expect NHL in Seattle to boost crowds; youth hockey
Back on the ice: Thunderbirds open training camp Aug. 20

Back on the ice: Thunderbirds open training camp Aug. 20

Preseason run includes scrimmages, full-length games

  • Aug 8, 2019
Back on the ice: Thunderbirds open training camp Aug. 20
Stars to kick off 2019-2020 home opener on Nov. 30

Stars to kick off 2019-2020 home opener on Nov. 30

The Tacoma Stars kick off their 2019-2020 home schedule at 7:05 p.m. Nov. 30 at the accesso ShoWare Center. The Major Arena Soccer League (MASL)… Continue reading

  • Aug 8, 2019
Stars to kick off 2019-2020 home opener on Nov. 30
Anyportinastorm. COURTESY TRACK PHOTO

Field of 11 set to blast off in $200,000 Longacres Mile

Anyportinastorm is the 8-to-5 morning line favorite for Sunday’s Grade 3 race

  • Aug 7, 2019
Anyportinastorm. COURTESY TRACK PHOTO
Meridian Valley renews 5-year deal with Muckleshoot Casino as title sponsor for PGA Washington Open Pro-Am

Meridian Valley renews 5-year deal with Muckleshoot Casino as title sponsor for PGA Washington Open Pro-Am

The Meridian Valley Country Club has renewed its five-year contract with the Muckleshoot Casino as title sponsor for the PGA Washington Open Pro-Am Invitational. The… Continue reading

  • Aug 7, 2019
Meridian Valley renews 5-year deal with Muckleshoot Casino as title sponsor for PGA Washington Open Pro-Am
Women’s Legends Football League title game to be played in Kent
Women’s Legends Football League title game to be played in Kent
Anyportinastorm. COURTESY PHOTO

Anyportinastorm high weighted in Longacres Mile

Anyportinastorm has been assigned high weight of 124 pounds for the $200,000 Longacres Mile (Grade 3) on Sunday, Aug. 11 at Emerald Downs. Virtually untested… Continue reading

  • Aug 5, 2019
Anyportinastorm. COURTESY PHOTO
Kent hurdlers Pollak, Marshall earn All-American honors at USATF National Junior Olympic Championships

Kent hurdlers Pollak, Marshall earn All-American honors at USATF National Junior Olympic Championships

Kentwood High School’s Emma Pollak and Faith Marshall, who compete for Xtreme Speed Track Club of Kent, have earned All-American honors in the hurdles. Athletes… Continue reading

  • Aug 2, 2019
Kent hurdlers Pollak, Marshall earn All-American honors at USATF National Junior Olympic Championships
Kent high school swim teams to practice at Renton, Covington pools

Kent high school swim teams to practice at Renton, Covington pools

Kent-Meridian, Kentwood eventually will compete at new YMCA

Kent high school swim teams to practice at Renton, Covington pools
Anyportinastorm, with Juan Hernandez up, runs away with the $50,000 Budweiser Stakes at Emerald Downs in June. The horse has been nominated for the Longacres Mile. COURTESY TRACK PHOTO

84th Longacres Mile heads four-stakes lineup for Championship Sunday Aug. 11

Local standout Anyportinastorm heads nominations

  • Jul 31, 2019
Anyportinastorm, with Juan Hernandez up, runs away with the $50,000 Budweiser Stakes at Emerald Downs in June. The horse has been nominated for the Longacres Mile. COURTESY TRACK PHOTO
Kato back in the saddle at Emerald Downs

Kato back in the saddle at Emerald Downs

The amazing Akifumi Kato returns to Emerald Downs for a special riding assignment Saturday evening. The only active jockey to have won a race at… Continue reading

  • Jul 24, 2019
Kato back in the saddle at Emerald Downs
Kevin Orozco guides More Power to Him to victory in the $50,000 Mt. Rainier Stakes for 3-year-olds and up Sunday at Emerald Downs. COURTESY TRACK PHOTO

Championship Sunday: Preview Day recap

More Power to Him surges to win in $50,000 Mt. Rainier Stakes; No Talking Back pulls upset in Boeing Stakes

  • Jul 22, 2019
Kevin Orozco guides More Power to Him to victory in the $50,000 Mt. Rainier Stakes for 3-year-olds and up Sunday at Emerald Downs. COURTESY TRACK PHOTO
Taste of international softball

Taste of international softball

Acers welcome touring Chinese Taipei Olympic women’s team to Kent

Taste of international softball
Oh Marvelous Me, left, scoring an allowance victory on Aug. 26, 2017, is the likely favorite in the $50,000 Mt. Rainier Stakes for older horses. COURTESY TRACK PHOTO

Stakes quadruple-header set for Sunday

Mt. Rainier and Boeing stakes head 10-race card

  • Jul 19, 2019
Oh Marvelous Me, left, scoring an allowance victory on Aug. 26, 2017, is the likely favorite in the $50,000 Mt. Rainier Stakes for older horses. COURTESY TRACK PHOTO