Sports

K-M girls soccer ends 13-year win drought

When the Kent-Meridian High School girls soccer team defeated Spanaway Lake 3-0 last month, it was the Royals first win since 2002.

The Kentridge High School girls soccer team hopes to chase down third consecutive SPSL North title and another Class 4A state playoff berth this season.

Kentridge soccer sets higher state goals

After falling out of the first round of the Class 4A state high school girls soccer playoffs the past four years, Kentridge hopes to win its first state title this season.

The Kentridge High School girls soccer team hopes to chase down third consecutive SPSL North title and another Class 4A state playoff berth this season.
The Harlem Globetrotters will stop in Kent on Feb. 12 and Feb. 15 as part of their 90th Anniversary World Tour.

Harlem Globetrotters to return to Kent in February

The Harlem Globetrotters will return to Kent’s ShoWare Center in February as the world famous team celebrates its 90th Anniversary World Tour.

  • Oct 7, 2015
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The Harlem Globetrotters will stop in Kent on Feb. 12 and Feb. 15 as part of their 90th Anniversary World Tour.
Darren Sawatzky

Stars add three to roster

Tacoma Stars signed defenders Jeff Bader and Trevor Jensen, and midfielder Cam Vickers, coach and general manager Darren Sawatzky announced Monday.

  • Oct 5, 2015
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Darren Sawatzky
Seattle’s Ryan Gropp

Gropp, T-Birds aim for success on the ice | WHL

Ryan Gropp and the Seattle Thunderbirds anticipate big things this season.

Seattle’s Ryan Gropp

Royals defuse Chargers 21-7 | SPSL football

Ben Woods tossed two touchdown passes and Shamar Malik Woolery scored on a short run as Kent-Meridian defeated rival Kentridge 21-7 in a South Puget Sound League Northeast Division 4A football game Thursday night at French Field.

  • Oct 2, 2015
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Tacoma Stars add former Seattle Sounder Steve Zaukuani to coaching staff

The Tacoma Stars have hired Steve Zakuani as the club’s assistant coach for the 2015-16 Major Arena Soccer League season.

  • Sep 30, 2015
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Conks rout Chargers in division opener; Royals KO Falcons | SPSL football

Brian Campbell threw for three touchdowns and ran for two more, leading Kentwood to a 62-24 rout of rival Kentridge in a South Puget Sound League Northeast Division 4A football game at French Field on Thursday night.

  • Sep 27, 2015
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Feenstra wins third Pacific Northwest PGA Professional Championship

PGA pro Tim Feenstra of Seattle's Broadmoor Golf Course came from five strokes behind fellow pro Brian Thornton of Meridian Valley Country Club to win his third Pacific Northwest PGA Professional Championship in a playoff Thursday on the Canyon River course in Missoula, Mont.

  • Sep 25, 2015
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Seattle Ravens hockey players Ben Lehfeldt-Ehlinger

Local players fuel Ravens’ hockey

The Seattle Ravens, a new U.S. junior hockey team in Kent, plans to give local teens a chance to improve their skills by playing at a higher level.

Seattle Ravens hockey players Ben Lehfeldt-Ehlinger
Jimmy Shane

Oberto sponsorship ends on two championship notes | Hydros

It was a storybook ending for Jimmy Shane and the Kent-based Oberto Beef Jerky unlimited hydroplane team.

  • Sep 21, 2015
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Jimmy Shane

Chargers zap Gators, 41-13 | Prep football

Sam Mullins scored three touchdowns, including a 93-yard kickoff return, as Kentridge thumped Decatur, 41-13, in a nonleague football game at French Field on Friday night.

  • Sep 20, 2015
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Shane plans for a grand sendoff for Oberto | Hydros

Jimmy Shane wants to give the Oberto Beef Jerky unlimited hydroplane team a great sendoff for the sponsor's final race, and Saturday he got off to a great start in accomplishing that goal.

  • Sep 20, 2015
  • BY Wire Service
Jimmy Shane

Bayfair qualifying fast, furious | Hydros

For the first time in the 51-year history of the San Diego Bayfair Regatta, qualifying has never been this fast and this close.

  • Sep 19, 2015
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Jimmy Shane
Covington's Jimmy Shane

Oberto to end sponsorship run | Hydroplane racing

Oberto says farewell as a sponsor in the H1 Unlimited Hydroplane Series on Sunday at the season-ending San Diego Bayfair race on Mission Bay.

  • Sep 17, 2015
  • BY Wire Service
Covington's Jimmy Shane
The indoor soccer team opens play Oct. 24 at Dallas.

Tacoma Stars release schedule; home opener is Nov. 6 | MASL

The Tacoma Stars' 20-game Major Arena Soccer League slate includes 10 home contests at the ShoWare Center this season, the team's first full season in the league.

  • Sep 17, 2015
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The indoor soccer team opens play Oct. 24 at Dallas.
Kent-Meridian High players celebrate after delivering a 41-36

Royals show late punch to retain Taylor Trophy | SPSL football

Neighborhood pride is important to a Kent-Meridian High football program that has played in the shadow of its rival in recent seasons.

Kent-Meridian High players celebrate after delivering a 41-36
Shamar Malik Woolery blasts up the middle to score one of his four touchdowns for Kent-Meridian on Friday night.

Royals outlast Trojans, retain Taylor Trophy | Prep football

Kent-Meridian's quick-strike offense thrives on the pass but devastates teams with an occasional punch on the run.

Shamar Malik Woolery blasts up the middle to score one of his four touchdowns for Kent-Meridian on Friday night.

Conks outlast Jags, 42-32 | Prep football

Chavez Kalua-Fuimaono ran for 194 yards and four touchdowns, leading Kentwood to a 42-32 nonleague football win over Emerald Ridge at French Field on Friday night.

  • Sep 13, 2015
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Kentridge will chase SPSL

Kentridge volleyball hopes to succeed under new coach

It's a year of change for Kentridge High School's volleyball team. Nine seniors from last year's squad graduated, and the team is adjusting to its third coach in three years.

Kentridge will chase SPSL