A Look Ahead

By Tim Clinton

High schools

Baseball

Thomas Jefferson hosts Kentlake for a 4 p.m. Monday game as Federal Way travels to Auburn Mountainview and Todd Beamer to Kent-Meridian.

Todd Beamer turns around to host Kent-Meridian at the same time Tuesday and Federal Way entertains Auburn Mountainview.

TJ plays Kentlake on the Kent-Meridian diamond.

Fastpitch softball

Thomas Jefferson gets a 4 p.m. Tuesday visit from Federal Way as Todd Beamer entertains Enumclaw and Decatur goes to Buckley to play White River.

Decatur hosts TJ and Federal Way will be home against Auburn Mountainview at 4 p.m. Wednesday.

Boys soccer

Decatur entertains White River for a 5:30 p.m. Monday match at Federal Way Memorial ahead of a 7:30 p.m. home clash for Federal Way against Kent-Meridian.

TJ travels to Kentlake for 7:30 p.m. action as Todd Beamer journeys to Auburn Mountainview.

Federal Way hosts Enumclaw at 5:30 p.m. Thursday before Decatur collides with TJ.

Pros

Mariners

Seattle flies to San Francisco to play the Giants at 1:35 p.m. Friday, 6:05 p.m. Saturday and 1:05 p.m. Sunday before coming home to T-Mobile Park to take on the Houston Astros at 6:40 p.m. Monday, 6:40 p.m. Tuesday and 1:10 p.m. Wednesday.

Kraken

Seattle pays a 7 p.m. Saturday visit to the San Jose Sharks before dropping in on the Los Angeles Kings at 7:30 p.m. Monday and on Utah at 6 p.m. Tuesday.

The Kraken go to Las Vegas to play the Golden Knights at 7 p.m. Thursday.

Sounders

The Seattle soccer team goes to San Diego for a 7:30 p.m. Saturday match.

Seawolves

Seattle travels to Maryland to battle the Old Glory rugby team at 2 p.m. Saturday.

Thunderbirds

Seattle hosts Everett for a 7:05 p.m. Friday Western Hockey League playoff at the Showare Center in Kent before visiting the Silvertips at 6:05 p.m. Saturday.

The Thunderbirds come back home for a 7:05 p.m. Monday contest before visiting Everett for any seventh game at 7:05 p.m. Tuesday.

Rainiers

Tacoma is in Reno playing the Aces at 6:05 p.m. Friday, 4:05 p.m. Saturday and 1:05 p.m. Sunday.

The Rainiers return to Cheney Stadium to face the Sacramento Rivercats at 6:05 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday and at 7:05 p.m. Thursday.

Aquasox

Everett's minor league baseball team visits Spokane at 6:35 p.m. Friday, 5:09 p.m. Saturday and 1:05 p.m. Sunday.

The Aquasox come home to Funko Field for games at 6:05 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday against the Hillsboro Hops.

Sports Wrap

By Tim Clinton

Baseball

Decatur 12, TJ 5

Decatur racked up its third victory of the week Friday, upping its North Puget Sound League Class 3A division record to 5-0 and its overall mark to 7-0.

Host Thomas Jefferson fell to 3-2, 3-2.

Federal Way 16, Kent-Meridian 0

The Eagles coasted to a victory over the Royals Friday to improve to 3-0 in NPSL 3A play and to 3-2 overall.

Decatur 10, White River 0

Decatur routed the visiting Hornets from Buckley in Tuesday action.

TJ 22, Kent-Meridian 0

Thomas Jefferson tallied 22 runs in trouncing Kent-Meridian this past Tuesday.

Federal Way 15, Todd Beamer 0

Federal Way also won big in Tuesday's crosstown clash played on the Todd Beamer diamond.

Decatur 2, White River 0

The Gators also blanked the Hornets in a close game played on the road Monday.

TJ 12, Kent-Meridian 0

The Raiders won by shutout against Kent-Meridian on Monday.

Federal Way 10, Todd Beamer 0

Federal Way flew past the Titans last Monday.

Fastpitch softball

Todd Beamer 26, Kent-Meridian 14

Todd Beamer blasted the Royals in high-scoring Friday action.

Enumclaw 20, Federal Way 9

Enumclaw journeyed to Federal Way Friday and came away with the win.

Enumclaw 20, TJ 0

The Hornets also trounced the host Raiders Thursday.

Decatur 17, Todd Beamer 4

The Gators were big winners Wednesday over the Titans.

Kentlake 19, Federal Way 7

The Eagles fell short Wednesday against the Falcons.

Decatur 25, Kent-Meridian 0

Decatur cruised past Kent-Meridian this past Monday.

Federal Way 18, Todd Beamer 2

Federal Way blasted Todd Beamer in Monday action.

Kentlake 7, TJ 1

Kentlake got the best of the Raiders on Monday.

Boys soccer

Federal Way 1, Todd Beamer 0

Federal Way edged past the Titans in a Friday crosstown showdown.

Kent-Meridian 2, TJ 1

The Royals rallied to edge the Raiders Friday.

Kentlake 4, Decatur 3

Goals were plentiful in the Gators' loss Tuesday.

Enumclaw 5, Todd Beamer 2

Todd Beamer took the loss Tuesday on the pitch at Pete's Pool.

Auburn Mountain 4, Federal Way 1

The Lions were king Tuesday against Federal Way.

A Look Ahead

By Tim Clinton

High schools

Baseball

Thomas Jefferson entertains Decatur for a 4 p.m. Friday game as Todd Beamer hosts White River and Federal Way gets a visit from Kent-Meridian.

Decatur plays a 4 p.m. Monday home game against TJ with Todd Beamer going to White River and Federal Way to Kent-Meridian.

Bellevue Christian visits TJ for a 4 p.m. Thursday game.

Fastpitch softball

Federal Way gets a 4 p.m. Friday visit from Enumclaw as Todd Beamer entertains Kent-Meridian and Decatur travels to Kentlake.

Decatur will be at home playing Enumclaw at 4 p.m. Monday with Thomas Jefferson hitting the road to Buckley to play White River.

Federal Way entertains White River at 4 p.m. Tuesday as Todd Beamer travels to Auburn Mountainview.

TJ hosts Auburn Mountainview at the same time Wednesday.

Boys soccer

Federal Way plays host to Todd Beamer at 5:30 p.m. Friday and Thomas Jefferson entertains Kent-Meridian at 7:30 p.m.

Federal Way gets a 5:30 p.m. Monday visit from White River and Decatur is home against Auburn Mountainview at 7:30 p.m.

TJ travels to Pete's Pool to play Enumclaw in a 7 p.m. contest and Todd Beamer visits Kentlake at 7:30 p.m.

Todd Beamer is scheduled to host Decatur at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday ahead of a 7:30 p.m. home game for TJ against Federal Way.

Pros

Mariners

Seattle hosts the A's of Sacramento at 6:40 p.m. Friday and Saturday at T-Mobile Park ahead of a 1:10 p.m. Sunday clash.

The Detroit Tigers come to town for 6:40 p.m. action Monday and Tuesday and for a 1:10 p.m. Wednesday game.

The Mariners take next Thursday off to travel to San Francisco.

Kraken

Seattle entertains Dallas for 7:30 p.m. Saturday and  7 p.m. Monday hockey action at the Climate Pledge Arena before visiting Vancouver at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Sounders

Seattle visits the San Jose Earthquakes at 7:30 p.m. Saturday.

Reign

The Seattle women's soccer team drops in on the Angel City FC team for a 5 p.m. Sunday match.

Seawolves

Seattle hosts the Anthem RC club for 6 p.m. Saturday Major League Rugby at Starfire Stadium in Tukwila.

Stars

Tacoma travels to San Diego to play the Sockers at 6:05 p.m. Sunday.

Thunderbirds

Seattle hosts the Everett Silvertips for a 7 p.m. Tuesday Western Hockey League playoff at the Showare Center in Kent.

Sports Wrap

By Tim Clinton

Boys soccer

Federal Way 3, Decatur 1

The Eagles soared past the Gators in a crosstown showdown Friday evening 

Kent-Meridian 4, Todd Beamer 0

Todd Beamer was blanked by the Royals in the second game of a doubleheader at Federal Way Memorial on Friday.

White River 4, TJ 0

Thomas Jefferson journeyed to Buckley to play White River in a Friday match and took a shutout loss.

Federal Way 5, Kentlake 0

Federal Way flew by the host Falcons in Wednesday action.

Todd Beamer 4, TJ 2

Todd Beamer outgunned the Raiders this past Wednesday.

Enumclaw 2, Decatur 1

Decatur lost a close one to the Hornets in a Wednesday match on the Pete's Pool pitch.

Todd Beamer 3, White River 3

Todd Beamer played to a tie against White River on Monday.

Decatur 0, Kent-Meridian 0

Decatur battled the Royals to a scoreless tie Monday.

Auburn Mountainview 6, TJ 0

The Raiders were blasted by the Lions Monday.

Baseball

Lakeside 16, Federal Way 4

Federal Way lost to Lakeside by a lopsided score Thursday.

Decatur 5, Kentlake 0

Decatur improved its overall record to 4-0 with Tuesday's shutout victory.

TJ 7, White River 3

Thomas Jefferson triumphed Tuesday against White River.

Auburn Mountainview 6, Todd Beamer 5

The Titans took a close loss Tuesday.

Graham-Kapowsin 5, Federal Way 2

Graham-Kapowsin got the best of the Eagles in Tuesday non-league play.

Decatur 3, Kentlake 2

The Gators edged the Falcons last Monday.

White River 7, TJ 2

White River swept away the Raiders in Monday action.

Auburn Mountainview 13, Todd Beamer 0

The Titans were shut down Monday.

Fastpitch softball

Kennedy Catholic 5, TJ 3

The Raiders lost to the Lancers in a close contest Friday.

Auburn 12, Todd Beamer 8

Auburn slugged its way to victory Wednesday against Todd Beamer.

Kentridge 8, Decatur 3

Decatur took a defeat Tuesday.

Auburn-Riverside 16, Federal Way 1

The Ravens routed the Eagles Tuesday.

Todd Beamer 28, Kent-Meridian 6

The Titans posted a lopsided win Monday over Kent-Meridian.

Kennedy Catholic 21, TJ 14

Runs were plentiful in the Raiders' loss Monday.

A Look Ahead

By Tim Clinton

High schools

Baseball

Thomas Jefferson hosts Auburn for 4 p.m. Friday action as Todd Beamer entertains Washington and Decatur travels to Kentridge.

Federal Way plays host to Todd Beamer at the same time Monday as TJ goes to Kent-Meridian and Decatur to Buckley to play White River.

Todd Beamer turns around to host Federal Way at 4 p.m. Tuesday with TJ entertaining Kent-Meridian and Decatur getting a visit from White River.

Fastpitch softball

Thomas Jefferson gets a 4 p.m. Friday visit from Kennedy Catholic before entertaining Kentlake at 4 p.m. Monday as Todd Beamer hosts Federal Way and Decatur visits Kent-Meridian.

Decatur hosts Todd Beamer at the same time Wednesday as Federal Way hosts Kentlake.

TJ travels to Enumclaw for 7 p.m. Wednesday action.

Boys soccer

Federal Way entertains Decatur at 5:30 p.m. Friday ahead of a 7:30 p.m. home match for Todd Beamer against Kent-Meridian.

Thomas Jefferson visits White River at 7 p.m. that day.

Todd Beamer visits Enumclaw at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Pete's Pool and at 7:30 p.m. it will be Decatur at Kentlake and Federal Way at Auburn Mountainview.

Pros

Kraken

Seattle visits the Edmonton Oilers for 7 p.m. Saturday National Hockey League action before dropping in on the Calgary Flames at 6 p.m. Tuesday.

The Kraken come home to the Climate Pledge Arena to play Edmonton again at 7 p.m. next Thursday.

Mariners

Seattle continues spring training action in Arizona this Friday, hosting Cincinnati in Peoria and visiting Kansas City at 1:05 p.m.

The Mariners visit the Chicago White Sox at the same time Saturday and host Milwaukee at 1:10 p.m. Sunday.

Seattle wraps up its preseason Monday, playing San Diego as the visiting team in Peoria at 12:10 p.m.

The Mariners head north to T-Mobile Park to take on the A's of Sacramento in 7:10 p.m. Thursday Opening Night action with Ichiro throwing out the first pitch.

Sounders

Seattle entertains the Houston Dynamo for a 7:30 p.m. Saturday match at Lumen Field.

Thunderbirds

Seattle visits the Spokane Chiefs for a 7:05 p.m. Friday clash before wrapping up its regular season with a 6:05 p.m. Saturday home game against the Portland Winterhawks at the Showare Center in Kent.

Silvertips

Everett hosts the Wenatchee Wild for 7:05 p.m. Friday action at the Angel of the Winds Arena and pays a 6 p.m. Saturday visit to the same team.

Stars

Tacoma entertains the Kansas City Comets at 7:05 p.m. Friday at the Showare Center in Kent and visits them at 2:05 p.m. Sunday.

Sports Wrap

By Tim Clinton

Baseball

Decatur 5, Kentwood 3

Decatur opened its season Tuesday with a victory over the Conquerors.

Decatur 4, Auburn-Riverside 2

The Gators went on the road to Auburn-Riverside for a Friday night game and won again to up their overall season record to 2-0.

Fastpitch softball

Emerald Ridge 31, Federal Way 2

Federal Way was pounced on by the Jaguars in its season opener Friday.

Boys soccer

Enumclaw 5, Federal Way 3

The Eagles journeyed to Enumclaw to open their season Friday and came up short.

Decatur 2, TJ 0

Decatur and Thomas Jefferson opened against each other Friday with the Gators blanking the Raiders.

A Look Ahead

By Tim Clinton

High schools

Baseball

Todd Beamer visits Renton for a 3:30 p.m. Friday opener and Decatur travels to Auburn-Riverside at 4 p.m.

Thomas Jefferson hosts White River and Decatur entertains Kentlake in 4 p.m. Monday action and Federal Way gets a 4 p.m. Tuesday visit from Graham-Kapowsin.

The Eagles return to action next Thursday, hosting Lakeside of Seattle at 4 p.m.

Fastpitch softball

Federal Way opens with a 4 p.m. Friday home game against Emerald Ridge and Todd Beamer visits Kent-Meridian at the same time Monday.

Decatur travels to Kentridge at 4 p.m. Tuesday and Todd Beamer goes to Auburn for 6 p.m. Wednesday action.

Boys soccer

Todd Beamer plays in a jamboree at Puyallup's Sparks Stadium this Saturday, taking on Clover Park at 11:30 a.m. and facing Foss at noon.

Pros

Kraken

Utah comes to the Climate Pledge Arena to battle Seattle at 7 p.m. Friday and the Winnipeg Jets fly in for 6 p.m. Sunday action.

The Kraken visit Chicago at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday and go to Minnesota to play the Wild at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Mariners

Seattle continues spring training action in Arizona this week, visiting Cleveland at 1:05 p.m. Friday.

The Mariners split up Saturday, with part of the team visiting the San Francisco Giants at 1:05 p.m. and the rest hosting San Diego in Peoria at 1:10 p.m.

Seattle drops in on Cincinnati at 1:05 p.m. Sunday and visits the now Sacramento A's at the same time Monday.

Milwaukee comes to Peoria at 1:10 p.m. Tuesday and Texas visits at the same time Wednesday.

Sounders

Seattle travels to St. Louis for a 5:30 p.m. Saturday soccer match.

Reign

The Seattle women's soccer team opens its season Saturday, hosting the Gotham team from New Jersey and New York for a 7 p.m. match at Lumen Field.

Thunderbirds

Seattle hosts the Tri-City Americans for a 7:05 p.m. Friday hockey game at the Showare Center in Kent.

The Thunderbirds visit Portland at 6 p.m. Saturday before going over to Eastern Washington to play the Americans at 4:05 p.m. Sunday.

Silvertips

Everett entertains the Portland Winterhawks at 7:05 p.m. Friday at the Angel of the Winds Arena before paying a 5:05 p.m. Sunday visit to the Spokane Chiefs.

A Look Ahead

By Tim Clinton

High schools

Baseball

Spring sports arrive locally Friday, March 14 as the Todd Beamer team pays a 3:30 p.m. visit to Renton.

Boys soccer

Todd Beamer plays in a jamboree at Puyallup's Sparks Stadium Saturday, March 15.

The Titans take on Clover Park at 11:30 a.m. and face Foss at noon.

Pros

Kraken

Seattle visits Philadelphia for a 9:30 a.m. hockey game Saturday before dropping in on the Washington Capitals at 12:30 p.m. Sunday.

The Kraken come home to the Climate Pledge Arena to take on Montreal at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Mariners

Seattle hosts the Los Angeles Dodgers for a 5:40 p.m. Friday game in Peoria, Ariz. before visiting the Chicago Cubs at 12:05 p.m. Saturday and entertaining the Colorado Rockies at 1:10 p.m. Sunday.

The Mariners drop in on the Milwaukee Brewers at 1:10 p.m. Monday, host the Kansas City Royals at 1:10 p.m. Wednesday and entertain the Arizona Diamondbacks at 6:40 p.m. Thursday.

Sounders

Seattle hosts the LAFC team at 1:45 p.m. Saturday at Lumen Field and visits the Cruz Azul squad at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Thunderbirds

Seattle travels to Portland to play the Winterhawks at 7 p.m. Friday before hosting them for 6:05 p.m. Saturday action at the Showare Center in Kent.

The Thunderbirds visit the Tri-City Americans at 7 p.m. Tuesday.

Silvertips

Everett goes over the Cascades to play the Tri-City Americans at 7:05 p.m. Friday before returning home to the Angel of the Winds Arena to take on Prince George at 6:05 p.m. Saturday.

The Silvertips visit Portland at 4 p.m. Sunday and drop in on Spokane at 7:05 p.m. Wednesday.

Stars

Tacoma hosts the Empire Strykers for a 7:05 p.m. Friday indoor soccer match at the Showare Center in Kent.

The Stars visit the Dallas Sidekicks at 5 p.m. Monday and visit the Texas Outlaws at 5:05 p.m. Wednesday.

Federal Way's season ends

By Tim Clinton

Federal Way fell five points shy of Lincoln of Tacoma in its state Class 3A final 12 opener Wednesday, ending the Eagles' season.

The Eagles succumbed to the Abes by a 53-48 score in the afternoon boys basketball action at the Tacoma Dome.

Lincoln entered state play as the No. 6 seeded team this past weekend and Federal Way came in as the No. 14 seed.

But Lincoln lost its state regional game to No. 3 Garfield as the Eagles knocked off No. 11 Auburn Mountainview, 49-41, in the Lions' home gymnasium.

Auburn Mountainview and Federal Way split two games during the regular season, with the Lions taking the North Puget Sound League Class 3A division title ahead of the Eagles.

Federal Way is coached by former Eagles' player Yattah Reed. 

Eagle boys upend Lions, 49-41

By Tim Clinton

Federal Way knocked off Auburn Mountainview on the Lions' home floor for the second time this season Saturday to stay alive in the state Class 3A boys basketball tournament.

This time the Eagles emerged as a 49-41 winner over the North Puget Sound League's 3A regular season champions.

Federal Way entered state as the No. 14 seed and the Lions as the No. 11, but it will be the Eagles advancing to the final 12 tournament at the Tacoma Dome as Auburn Mountainview stays home.

Federal Way plays another loser-out game at 3:45 p.m. Wednesday at the dome, with the winner going on to Thursday's state quarterfinals.

The Eagles will be pitted against the loser of a late Saturday game between No. 3-seeded Garfield of Seattle and Lincoln of Tacoma.

A Look Ahead

By Tim Clinton

Boys basketball

State Class 3A

Federal Way faces a loser-out game at the state Class 3A regional level Saturday when it pays a 6 p.m. visit to Auburn Mountainview.

The winner plays again at 3:45 p.m. Wednesday in the Tacoma Dome.  That will be another loser-out game.

Pros

Kraken

Seattle hosts Vancouver for 7 p.m. Saturday hockey action at the Climate Pledge Arena before entertaining Minnesota at the same time and place Tuesday.

The Kraken visit Nashville at 5 p.m. Thursday.

Mariners

Seattle goes on the road in its own Peoria, Ariz. stadium to take on San Diego at 5:40 p.m. Friday before hosting the Chicago White Sox there at 12:10 p.m. Saturday.

The Mariners visit the Colorado spring camp at 12:10 p.m. Sunday and entertain Cleveland at the same time Monday in Peoria.

They visit Kansas City at 5:05 p.m. Wednesday and host the Los Angeles Angels at 5:40 p.m. Thursday, when part of the team visits the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Sounders

Seattle travels to Utah to play the Real Salt Lake team at 1:30 p.m. Saturday.

Seawolves

Seattle's rugby team visits the Houston Sabercats at 5 p.m. Saturday.

Thunderbirds

Seattle drops in on Everett for 7:05 p.m. Friday action at the Angel of the Winds Arena before travelling to Spokane at 6:05 p.m. Saturday.

The Thunderbirde come home to the Showare Center in Kent to face the Tri-City team at 5:05 p.m. Sunday before hosting Kamloops there at 7:05 p.m. Tuesday.

Stars

Tacoma hosts the San Diego Sockers at 6:05 p.m. Saturday at the Showare Center in Kent.

Colleges

Husky men

Washington gets a 3 p.m. Saturday visit from Indiana at the Alaska Airlines Arena before visiting USC at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Husky women

The UW entertains Oregon at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Alaska Airlines Arena.

Cougar men

Washington State plays host to San Diego at 6:30 p.m. this Thursday in Pullman before visiting Pepperdine at 7 p.m. Saturday.

Cougar women

The Cougars go to Pepperdine for 1 p.m. action this Thursday.

Sports Wrap

By Tim Clinton

Boys basketball

Federal Way 52, Shorewood 33

Federal Way soared past Shorewood in a home state Class 3A play-in game Tuesday.

The Eagles now advance to state regional action, visiting Auburn Mountainview at 6 p.m. Saturday.

Federal Way split with the Lions during the regular season.

At stake Saturday is a trip to the Tacoma Dome for state final 12 action next week.

Girls basketball

Roosevelt 67, Decatur 23

The Gators also faced a state play-in game Tuesday and lost to the host Roughriders to see their season end.

Boys wrestling

State Class 3A

Nehemiah Washington of Decatur captured second place at 215 pounds in action that concluded Saturday at the Tacoma Dome, losing the championship match by fall in 3 minutes, 45 seconds.

Caleb Clemans of Todd Beamer took third place at 113'pounds, winning his final match by a 4-0 score.

Anthony Zanders of Decatur finished fourth at 144 with a 9-7 loss in the match for third place and Ruben Ruiz of Federal Way finished fifth at 120 with a 9-7 victory.

Girls wrestling

State Class 3A

Federal Way finished ninth as a team with 110.0 points and TJ took 20th with 62.5.

Mariana Andrews of the Raiders wound up fourth at 105 pounds, losing the match for third place by fall in 3:41.

Kansada Biangandu of Federal Way finished sixth at 190 with a loss by fall in 2:02 and teammate Natalia Itwanlani placed eighth with a loss by fall in 1:19.

TJ's Girett Perez Espitio took seventh at 170 with a win by fall in 1:54 and Federal Way's Yarely Cervantes grabbed seventh at 110 with a win by fall in 4:15.

Gymnastics

State Class 1A/2A/3A

Thomas Jefferson took seventh place as a team with a total of 152.275 points in this past weekend's action at Sammamish High School.

Todd Beamer placed 11th at 88.825 points, Decatur 21st with 55.25 and Federal Way 39th with 7.300.

Rylee Cabang took eighth in the All-Around for TJ with 35.075 points.

Cabang also tied for third in the balance beam finals the next day with a 9.375 and placed 12th in the bars with an 8.450 just ahead of Todd Beamer's Erin Lu at 8.400.

Myla Felizardo of Todd Beamer tied for fifth in the beam with a 9.350 and took sixth in the floor exercise with a 9.000.

Boys swimming

State Class 3A

Drew Miller of Federal Way finished sixth in the 100-yard backstroke finals in the meet that concluded Saturday at the King County Aquatic Center, posting a time of 53.01 seconds.

Decatur's Dean Tucker delivered 11th in the 200 individual medley in 1:58.48 with Miller finishing 14th in 1:59.63.  Tucker was also 15th in the 500 free in 4:56.64.

TJ took 19th in the 200 medley relay with a 1:48.21 and 21st in the 400 free relay in 3:41.33.

Alex Nguyen of the Raiders was 22nd in the 100 back in 59.60.

Eagles, Gators face play-ins

By Tim Clinton

Both the Federal Way boys and Decatur girls basketball teams are facing Tuesday play-in games to open state Class 3A tournament action.

The winners advance to Saturday state regional play to battle for berths at the Tacoma Dome next week.

Federal Way will be playing in its home gymnasium Tuesday, getting a 7 p.m. visit from Shorewood.

Decatur goes on the road to play Roosevelt of Seattle at the same time.

A Look Ahead

By Tim Clinton

High schools

Boys basketball   

Federal Way took a 57-56 loss to Lincoln at Mount Tahoma on Tuesday to finish in a tie for third place in the District 3/4 Class 3A tournament and will advance to the Saturday, March 1 state regionals.

Todd Beamer, meanwhile, bowed out of the District 3/4 tournament with a narrow 60-59 loss to Timberline at home Tuesday.

Girls basketball

Decatur went down to a 62-49 defeat at the hands of the White River Hornets in the Mount Tahoma gymnasium Wednesday to finish in a tie for third place in a District 3/4 Class 3A tournament.

The Gators will not play again in the tournament after the semifinal loss and will advance directly into a Saturday, March 1 state regional game.

Boys swimming and diving

State boys diving action takes place at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way this Thursday.  The 2A competition starts at 8:30 a.m., the 3A at 1 p.m. and the 4A at 5:30 p.m.

The state swimming preliminaries get underway Friday.  The 1A/2A starts off the day at 8:45 a.m., followed by the 3A at 1:30 and the 4A at 6:15 p.m.

Finals for 1A/2A swimming start at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, followed by the 3A at 1:15 p.m. and the 4A at 6 p.m.

Wrestling

State Class 3A and 4A boys and girls action begins at 9 a.m. Thursday at the Tacoma Dome with finals starting at 6:30 p.m. Friday.

Friday at 9 a.m. is 1B/2B, 1A and 2A boys and the 2A and 1B/2B/1A girls with those classification groups getting underway again at 9 a.m. Saturday.  Finals begin at 5 p.m. Saturday.

Gymnastics

Sammamish High School is the site of state action this year.

The Class 1A/2A/3A team and individual sessions start at 1 p.m. and 4:45 p.m. Thursday with individual finals at 10:45 a.m. Friday.

Class 4A team and individual sessions begin at 1:55 p.m. and 5:40 p.m. Friday with the individual finals starting at 10:45 a.m. Saturday.

Pro

Kraken

Seattle returns to action Saturday after a two week break, visiting Florida for a 3 p.m. game.

The Kraken go to Tampa Bay to play at the same time Sunday before stopping by in St. Louis at 5 p.m. Tuesday.VHG0

Sounders 223

Seattle entertains Charlotte at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Lumen Field and Antigua GFC comes to town at the same time Wednesday.

Mariners

Seattle opens spring training action Friday, paying a 12:10 p.m. visit to San Diego in Peoria, Arizona.

The Mariners travel to Tempe to play the Los Angeles Angels at the same time Saturday before returning to Peoria to take on Arizona on Sunday.

Seattle visits Milwaukee at the same time Monday and drops in on the Los Angeles Dodgers at 12:05 p.m. Tuesday.

The M's get a 12:10 p.m. Wednesday visit from the currently in Sacramento A's.

Thursday they split up to visit Texas at 12:05 p.m. and host San Francisco at 12:10 p.m.

Thunderbirds

Seattle pays a 7 p.m. Friday visit to the Wenatchee Wild before hosting Everett for 6:05 p.m. Saturday action at the Showare Center in Kent.

Silvertips

Everett entertains Portland at 7:05 p.m. Friday and visits Seattle at 6:05 p.m. Saturday.

Stars

Tacoma gets a 7:05 p.m. Friday visit and a 5:05 p.m. Sunday visit from the Baltimore Blast at the Showare Center in Kent.

Colleges

Husky men

Washington travels to Iowa to play the Hawkeyes at 1 p.m. Saturday before visiting Wisconsin at 6 p.m. Tuesday.

Husky women

The UW visits Nebraska at noon Sunday and Minnesota at 5 p.m. Wednesday.

Cougar men

Washington State plays host to Santa Clara at 3 p.m. Saturday in Pullman and San Diego visits at 6:30 p.m. Thursday.

Cougar women

St. Mary's comes to Pullman at 11 a.m. Saturday before the Cougars go to Pepperdine at 1 p.m. Thursday.

Sports Wrap

By Tim Clinton

Boys basketball

Federal Way 64, Prairie 53

Federal Way advances to the District 3/4 Class 3A tournament semifinals with Friday's second round win over Prairie.

The Eagles journey to Mount Tahoma in Tacoma to play the Lincoln Abes of Tacoma at 6 p.m. Tuesday.

Todd Beamer 77, Evergreen 61

Todd Beamer topped Evergreen of Vancouver in Friday night action to stay alive in the same District 3/4 Class 3A tournament.

The Titans host Timberline at 7 p.m. Tuesday.

Federal Way 64, Silas 50

The Eagles opened the tournament by posting a win over Silas of Tacoma this past Wednesday.

Gig Harbor 70, Todd Beamer 65

The Tides rolled past the Titans in Wednesday's opener.

Girls basketball

Decatur 38, Auburn Mountainview 26

The Gators knocked off the Lions in Saturday action on Auburn's east hill to make the District 3/4 Class 3A girls semifinals.

They came into the tournament as the No. 14 seed.

Decatur hits the road to Mount Tahoma for 6 p.m. Wednesday action against White River.

Kelso 46, TJ 40

Thomas Jefferson was edged out of the District 3/4 Class 3A tournament in a game played Saturday at Kelso.

Gig Harbor 65, Federal Way 42

The Eagles' season ended with Saturday's loss at Gig Harbor.

Mountain View 59, TJ 39

Thomas Jefferson travelled to the Vancouver area Friday and took a tournament opening loss.

North Thurston 79, Federal Way 16

Federal Way absorbed a lopsided loss in Lacey last Thursday to open tournament play.

Decatur 44, Bellarmine 41

Decatur came away from the Bellarmine gymnasium with a narrow win Wednesday.

A Look Ahead

By Tim Clinton

High schools

Boys basketball

Federal Way hosts Prairie of Vancouver for a 7 p.m. Friday winner's bracket game in the District 3/4 Class 3A tournament as Todd Beamer entertains Evergreen of Vancouver in loser-out action.

Federal Way posted a 64-50 home win over Silas to open the tournament as Todd Beamer went down to a 70-65 home loss to Gig Harbor.

Girls basketball

Thomas Jefferson travels to Vancouver to play Mountain View in a 6 p.m. Friday opening round game of the District 3/4 Class 3A tournament.

Decatur visits Auburn Mountainview at 7 p.m. Saturday, riding its 44-41 Wednesday opening round victory at Bellarmine.

Both TJ and Federal Way face action to be announced Saturday.

Pros

Thunderbirds

Seattle hosts the Portland Winterhawks for a 6:05 p.m. Western Hockey League game Saturday at the Showare Center in Kent.

The Thunderbirds go over the Cascades to Wenatchee to take on the Wild at 4 p.m. Sunday and south to Portland for 3 p.m. Monday action.

Silvertips

Everett is in Prince George for games at 7 p.m. Friday and 6 p.m. Saturday before visiting Victoria at 3:05 p.m. Monday.

Stars

Tacoma's indoor soccer team hosts the Harrisburg Heat at 7:05 p.m. Friday and 5:05 p.m. Sunday at the Showare Center in Kent.

Colleges

Husky men

Washington visits Penn State for an 11 a.m. Saturday game before coming home to the Alaska Airlines Arena to take on Rutgers at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Husky women

The UW hosts USC for 4 p.m. Sunday action at the Alaska Airlines Arena and entertains Rutgers there at 6 p.m. next Sunday.

Cougar men

Washington State University goes to St. Mary's for a 7 p.m. Saturday game and comes home to Pullman to play Gonzaga at 6 p.m. Wednesday.

Cougar women

WSU travels to Portland for a 3 p.m. Saturday contest before entertaining San Francisco at 6 p.m. next Thursday in Pullman.

Playoff pairings changed

By Tim Clinton

Three Federal Way School District girls basketball teams and two boys teams advance into District 3/4 tournament action this week.

The boys teams open with Wednesday games and the girls have openers Wednesday and Thursday.  The girls times were all changed Monday.

All of the teams are in a double elimination situation, with the second round of boys play Friday and the second round of the girls scheduled for Saturday.

The Federal Way High School boys host Silas of Tacoma for 7 p.m. Wednesday action and Todd Beamer entertains Gig Harbor at the same time.

All three local girls teams open on the road.

Decatur visits Bellarmine of Tacoma for a 5:30 p.m. Wednesday game.

Thomas Jefferson travels to Vancouver to play Mountain View at 6 p.m. Thursday as Federal Way drops in on North Thurston in Lacey.

The three girls games had originally been scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday.

Sports Wrap

By Tim Clinton

Boys basketball

Cascade Christian 94, Decatur 52

Cascade Christian clobbered the Gators in Saturday action.

Federal Way 78, TJ 24

Federal Way ended its regular season with a win over Thomas Jefferson on Thursday.

Todd Beamer 55, Kent-Meridian 54

The Titans topped Kent-Meridian in a close one Thursday.

Decatur 84, Kentlake 81

Decatur outgunned the Falcons in a makeup game Thursday.

Todd Beamer 62, Enumclaw 38

Todd Beamer came away from Enumclaw with a big win Tuesday.

Federal Way 74, White River 59

The Eagles slapped the host Hornets with a loss Tuesday.

Kent-Meridian 63, TJ 51

The Royals rallied to beat the Raiders Tuesday.

Girls basketball

Decatur 59, Kentlake 37

Decatur dealt the Falcons a loss Friday.

Federal Way 44, TJ 31

The Raiders emerged victorious in Thursday's game at Thomas Jefferson.

Todd Beamer 56, Kent-Meridian 4

The Titans shut down the Royals on Thursday.

White Rivet 81, Federal Way 35

The Hornets buzzed by the Eagles last Tuesday.

Enumclaw 63, Todd Beamer 23

Enumclaw outlasted the Titans Tuesday.

A Look Ahead

By Tim Clinton

High schools

Boys basketball

Federal Way hosts Thomas Jefferson for a 7 p.m. Thursday game as Todd Beamer goes on the road to Kent-Meridian.

The games mark the end of the North Puget Sound League Class 3A division regular season.

Girls basketball

Thomas Jefferson entertains Federal Way at 7 p.m. Thursday as the regular season concludes.

Todd Beamer plays host to Kent-Meridian for 6 p.m. action that day.

Decatur is scheduled for a 7 p.m. Friday home makeup game against Kentlake.

Gymnastics

Mount Rainier High School in Des Moines hosts Class 3A North Puget Sound League action starting at 9 a.m. Saturday.

Pros

Kraken

Seattle entertains the Toronto Maple Leafs for 7 p.m. Thursday hockey at the Climate Pledge Arena before visiting the Calgary Flames at the same time Saturday.

Thunderbirds

Seattle gets a 7:05 p.m. Friday visit from the Spokane Chiefs at the Showare Center in Kent and visits the Portland Winterhawks at 6 p.m. Saturday.

The Kelowna Rockets come to town at 7:05 p.m. Tuesday.

Silvertips

Everett heads to Kamloops to play the Blazers at 7 p.m. Friday before visiting the Vancouver Giants at the same time Saturday.

Stars

Tacoma's indoor soccer team plays host to the Milwaukee Wave for a 6:05 p.m. Saturday match at the Showare Center in Kent.

Colleges

Husky men

Washington hosts Northwestern for a 7:30 p.m. Saturday basketball game at the Alaska Airlines Arena before dropping in on Ohio State at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Husky women

The UW entertains Maryland at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Alaska Airlines Arena and visits Oregon at 6 p.m. Wednesday.

Cougar men

Washington State visits Oregon State at 8 p.m. Thursday before getting a 3 p.m. Saturday visit from Pepperdine in Pullman.

Cougar women

WSU goes to Gonzaga for 2 p.m. Saturday action and comes home to Pullman to play Loyola Marymount at 6 p.m. Thursday.

Sports Wrap

By Tim Clinton

Boys basketball

Federal Way 80, Kentlake 48

The Eagles flew by the Falcons in a Friday game.

Auburn Mountainview 87, Decatur 62

Auburn Mountainview dealt Decatur a decisive defeat Friday.

Enumclaw 77, TJ 40

Thomas Jefferson took a defeat at the home of the Hornets on Friday.

Todd Beamer 94, TJ 44

Todd Beamer trounced the Raiders last Tuesday.

Federal Way 57, Auburn Mountainview 56

Federal Way edged the Lions in their home gym this past Tuesday.

White River 81, Decatur 71

White River dunked the Gators in Tuesday action.

Girls basketball

TJ 49, Enumclaw 48

The Raiders trimmed the Hornets this past Friday.

Kentlake 52, Federal Way 49

Kentlake clipped Federal Way on Friday.

Auburn Mountainview 49, Decatur 34

Auburn Mountainview towered over Decatur last Friday.

TJ 50, Todd Beamer 34

Thomas Jefferson topped the Titans in Tuesday action.

Auburn Mountainview 49, Federal Way 43

The Lions roared past the Eagles last Tuesday.

White River 72, Decatur 51

White River swept the Gators aside Tuesday.

A Look Ahead

By Tim Clinton

High schools

Boys basketball

Federal Way hosts Kentlake for a 7 p.m. Friday game as Decatur entertains Auburn Mountainview and Thomas Jefferson travels to Enumclaw.

TJ will be at home playing Kent-Meridian at 7 p.m. Monday as Federal Way goes to White River and Decatur to Kentlake.

Todd Beamer journeys to Enumclaw at 5:30 p.m. that day.

Federal Way gets a 7 p.m. Thursday visit from TJ as Todd Beamer travels to Kent-Meridian.

Girls basketball

Thomas Jefferson plays host to Enumclaw at 7 p.m. Friday as Decatur goes to Auburn Mountainview and Federal Way to Kentlake.

Federal Way entertains White River for 7 p.m. Monday action as Decatur hosts Kentlake and Todd Beamer travels to Enumclaw.

Todd Beamer gets a 6 p.m. Thursday visit from Kent-Meridian and TJ hosts Federal Way at 7 p.m.

Pros

Kraken

Calgary comes to the Climate Pledge Arena to battle Seattle at 6 p.m. Sunday.

Detroit visits at 7 p.m. Tuesday and Toronto stops by at 7 p.m. Thursday.

Thunderbirds

Vancouver visits Seattle for 7:05 p.m. Friday action at the Showare Center in Kent and Medicine Hat drops by at 6:05 p.m. Saturday.

Silvertips

Everett travels to Kelowna for a 7:05 p.m. Friday game before coming home to the Angel of the Winds Arena to play Spokane at 6:05 p.m. Saturday and Kamloops at 4:05 p.m. Sunday.

Stars

Tacoma's indoor soccer team visits the Chihuahua Savage at 6 p.m. Friday and the San Diego Sockers at 6:05 p.m. Sunday.

Colleges

Husky men

Washington goes to Minnesota for 9 a.m. Saturday basketball action and comes home to the Alaska Airlines Arena to face Nebraska at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Husky women

The UW travels to Ohio State to take on the Buckeyes at 2 p.m. Saturday before dropping in on Penn State at 3 p.m. Wednesday.

Cougar men

Washington State visits San Francisco at 7 p.m. Saturday and Oregon State at 8 p.m. Thursday.

Cougar women

WSU entertains San Diego for noon Saturday action.