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Conquerors’ Pollak earns WIAA/Wendy’s Athlete of the Week honors

Conquerors’ Pollak earns WIAA/Wendy’s Athlete of the Week honors

Kentwood sophomore hurdler and sprinter Emma Pollak is a WIAA/Wendy’s Athlete of the Week winner for Week 35 (May 5-11), the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association… Continue reading

  • May 15, 2019
Conquerors’ Pollak earns WIAA/Wendy’s Athlete of the Week honors
Kentwood’s Gaik, Pollak, others prepare for district test
PREP TRACK AND FIELD

Kentwood’s Gaik, Pollak, others prepare for district test

Meet at Sumner is final step to state championships | PHOTOS

Kentwood’s Gaik, Pollak, others prepare for district test

Imua Football League slates youth select team tryouts.

The Imua Football League is hosting youth select team tryouts in the area for athletes ages 9-14. Learn more at imuafootball.com. Tryouts are at: •… Continue reading

  • May 13, 2019
I’ll miss Doug Baldwin the player, but I’ll miss the man more
Seahawks

I’ll miss Doug Baldwin the player, but I’ll miss the man more

I witnessed ‘Contemplative Doug,’ not ‘Angry Doug,’ in my time covering the Seahawks.

  • May 13, 2019
  • By Nick Patterson Herald Writer
I’ll miss Doug Baldwin the player, but I’ll miss the man more
Mucho Amor, with Juan Hernandez up, romps to a six-length victory in the $50,000 Seattle Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Emerald Downs on Sunday. COURTESY TRACK PHOTO
EMERALD DOWNS

Mucho Amor captures $50,000 Seattle Stakes

Northwest newcomer Mucho Amor delivered a sensational Emerald Downs’ debut Sunday, romping to a six-length victory over Alittlelesstalk in the $50,000 Seattle Stakes for 3-year-old… Continue reading

  • May 13, 2019
Mucho Amor, with Juan Hernandez up, romps to a six-length victory in the $50,000 Seattle Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Emerald Downs on Sunday. COURTESY TRACK PHOTO
Twilight racing returns Friday, with first post at 6:30 p.m. COURTESY TRACK PHOTO
EMERALD DOWNS

Seattle sprint launches stakes season on Sunday

Also, Longacres Mile champion Barkley faces defending Horse of the Meeting Sippin Fire in the undercard

  • May 10, 2019
Twilight racing returns Friday, with first post at 6:30 p.m. COURTESY TRACK PHOTO
Reporter honors the Conquerors’ Cowan and Ito
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

Reporter honors the Conquerors’ Cowan and Ito

Kentwood High School’s Tyler Cowan, baseball, is the Kent Reporter’s Male Athlete of the Week. Q: What is your favorite subject in school? A: Math.… Continue reading

  • May 9, 2019
Reporter honors the Conquerors’ Cowan and Ito
Sprinters, relay teams sizzle at All-City showcase
PREP TRACK AND FIELD

Sprinters, relay teams sizzle at All-City showcase

Kentridge girls, Kent-Meridian boys capture crowns; league meet next

Sprinters, relay teams sizzle at All-City showcase
Kentlake’s Potts earns National Football Foundation Scholar Athlete of the Year honors

Kentlake’s Potts earns National Football Foundation Scholar Athlete of the Year honors

Senior shines on the field, in the classroom and in his community

  • May 7, 2019
Kentlake’s Potts earns National Football Foundation Scholar Athlete of the Year honors
Reporter honors the Royals’ Tulloch, Levy
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

Reporter honors the Royals’ Tulloch, Levy

Kent-Meridian’s Aaron Tulloch, senior, track and field, is the Kent Reporter’s Male Athlete of the Week. Q: What is your favorite subject in school? A:… Continue reading

  • May 6, 2019
Reporter honors the Royals’ Tulloch, Levy
Boys are back at play

Boys are back at play

Kent Little League opens new season with a festival

  • May 6, 2019
Boys are back at play
Thunderbirds make two first-round picks in Bantam Draft
WESTERN HOCKEY LEAGUE

Thunderbirds make two first-round picks in Bantam Draft

Seattle selects 13 players overall

  • May 6, 2019
Thunderbirds make two first-round picks in Bantam Draft
Franklin Ceballos guides Best of Me to victory in the $21,500 Muckleshoot Casino Purse for older fillies and mares Sunday at Emerald Downs. COURTESY TRACK PHOTO
EMERALD DOWNS

Best of Me looks sharp in Northwest debut

Ceballos posts three wins, including $21,500 Muckleshoot Casino Purse

  • May 6, 2019
Franklin Ceballos guides Best of Me to victory in the $21,500 Muckleshoot Casino Purse for older fillies and mares Sunday at Emerald Downs. COURTESY TRACK PHOTO
Awhitesportscoat wins a Sunday thriller
EMERALD DOWNS

Awhitesportscoat wins a Sunday thriller

Blaine Wright-trained gelding rallies to take the $18,500 Budweiser Purse

  • Apr 29, 2019
Awhitesportscoat wins a Sunday thriller
Kent Reporter honors the Falcons’ Salisbury, Valerio
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

Kent Reporter honors the Falcons’ Salisbury, Valerio

Kentlake High School’s Kadin Salisbury, baseball, is the Kent Reporter’s Male Athlete of the Week for April 26. Q: What is your favorite subject in… Continue reading

  • Apr 26, 2019
Kent Reporter honors the Falcons’ Salisbury, Valerio
Hit the Beach charges to victory in the Pete Pedersen last year. COURTESY TRACK PHOTO

Hit the Beach returns Sunday for feature race | Emerald Downs

A strong field of older runners vie at 5½ furlongs in Sunday’s $18,500 feature race. The eight-horse field includes only two runners, Capital Expense and… Continue reading

  • Apr 26, 2019
Hit the Beach charges to victory in the Pete Pedersen last year. COURTESY TRACK PHOTO
Jefferson delivers unanimous decision against Gee in welterweight main event

Jefferson delivers unanimous decision against Gee in welterweight main event

Fight Night Brawl VII returns to Green River College

  • Apr 21, 2019
Jefferson delivers unanimous decision against Gee in welterweight main event
The Sockers’ Landon Donovan, left, and the Stars’ Vince McCluskey vie for the ball during Game 2 Saturday night at San Diego. COURTESY, Stars

Stars season ends in OT loss to San Diego, 7-6

Sockers sweep first-round, two-game series

  • Apr 21, 2019
The Sockers’ Landon Donovan, left, and the Stars’ Vince McCluskey vie for the ball during Game 2 Saturday night at San Diego. COURTESY, Stars
He’s Not Grey and Gary Wales score the feature victory on opening day at Emerald Downs. COURTESY TRACK PHOTO
EMERALD DOWNS

He’s Not Grey sparkles on opening day

67-day meeting continues through Sept. 22 and includes 27 stakes

  • Apr 21, 2019
He’s Not Grey and Gary Wales score the feature victory on opening day at Emerald Downs. COURTESY TRACK PHOTO
Stars drop Game 1 to Sockers 6-3
MASL PLAYOFFS

Stars drop Game 1 to Sockers 6-3

The Tacoma Stars kept pace with the San Diego Sockers through two quarters in the first game of the Major Arena Soccer League Pacific Division… Continue reading

  • Apr 20, 2019
Stars drop Game 1 to Sockers 6-3