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Kentridge freshman Alyssa Miron dives off the blocks at the starts of the 100-yard backstroke. Miron finished second in the race.

Tahoma topples Kentridge for division swim title

The South Puget Sound League 4A North Division girls swim title came down to the last meet of the season, as two undefeated teams - Kentridge and Tahoma - squared off on Tuesday.

Kentridge freshman Alyssa Miron dives off the blocks at the starts of the 100-yard backstroke. Miron finished second in the race.
Kentwood forward McKenna Strong

Kentwood girls soccer hosts Kick for the Cure benefit match | SLIDESHOW

Kentwood High School girls soccer hosted Eastlake High School at French Field on Saturday for the seventh annual Kicks for a Cure benefit match.

Kentwood forward McKenna Strong
Seahawk fans can catch the Sounder train on Sunday in Kent for a ride to the game against Carolina.

Take Sounder train from Kent to Seahawks game Sunday

Seahawks fans can skip weekend traffic and parking costs by taking Sound Transit’s special Sounder service to the Seahawks 1:05 p.m. game on Sunday, Oct. 18, against the Carolina Panthers.

  • Oct 15, 2015
  • BY Wire Service
Seahawk fans can catch the Sounder train on Sunday in Kent for a ride to the game against Carolina.
The Tacoma Stars

Tacoma Stars add pair of indoor soccer veterans

The Tacoma Stars have signed midfielder Jamar Beasley and forward Dan Antoniuk.

  • Oct 12, 2015
  • BY Wire Service
The Tacoma Stars

Bears track down Royals; Chargers zap Falcons | SPSL football

Tahoma erupted for 22 fourth-quarter points to deny Kent-Meridian 41-35 in a South Puget Sound League Northeast Division 4A game Friday night.

  • Oct 11, 2015
  • BY Wire Service
The Tacoma Stars will open their Major Arena Soccer League home season on Nov. 6 at the ShoWare Center in Kent.

Single-game tickets on sale for Tacoma Stars games at Kent’s ShoWare Center

Single-game tickets for the Kent-based Tacoma Stars Major Arena Soccer League 2015-16 season are on sale for 10 home games at the ShoWare Center.

  • Oct 8, 2015
  • BY Wire Service
The Tacoma Stars will open their Major Arena Soccer League home season on Nov. 6 at the ShoWare Center in Kent.

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
  • BY Wire Service
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
  • BY Wire Service
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
  • BY Wire Service

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
  • BY Wire Service

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
  • BY Wire Service

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
  • BY Wire Service
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
  • BY Wire Service
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
  • BY Wire Service

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
  • BY Wire Service
Jimmy Shane