Raiders celebrate seventh place

By Tim Clinton

Snatching up a seventh place finish in state Class 3A girls tennis is nothing to sneeze at.

Just ask longtime Thomas Jefferson High School head coach Andrew Buchan, whose doubles team of Mia Morgan and his niece Caley Buchan took the seventh place medal this past weekend.

"Just getting to state was huge," he said.  "Class 3A is so hard.  Mercer Island and Seattle Prep, they're crazy good."

Consider that the Raider seniors were the only girls from not just the Federal Way School District but the entire North Puget Sound League -- Class 3A or 4A -- to make state this year.

"We won state in 2019, then we're just reeling from Covid," coach Buchan said.  "Our league was hit harder than most."

It was a matter of economics.

Players from richer areas and schools like Mercer Island and the private schools were able to keep playing tennis on their own during the peak of the pandemic.

"Our schools did not have access to tennis," coach Buchan said.  "This was step one (back), to medal at state.  It was amazing.  Their goal was to medal."

The TJ duo drew Shorewood to open the tournament and outlasted that team in three sets, 2-1.

"The first round was loser out," pointed out coach Buchan.  "We got a good draw."

The Raiders were dealt a 2-0 loss by Holy Names of Seattle in their next match, but they rebounded to beat Gig Harbor, 2-0, to reach the match for fourth and seventh place.

"We got a team we had seen at districts," coach Buchan said.  "We beat them in three sets there.  This time we handled them pretty well."

The scores in the two sets were 6-2 and 6-3.

Thomas Jefferson fell by a 2-0 score to Lakeside to wind up seventh after that.

Next up for Caley Buchan is to play tennis for Highline Community College, while Morgan is off to Seattle University and most likely will not get to play there.

"She'd like to," coach Buchan said.  "But Seattle University is Division 1, and Division 1 is tough."

Atkins takes two girls events

 By Tim Clinton

Cassanda Atkins of Federal Way High School leaped to two championships at the state girls track and field meet held this past weekend at the Mount Tahoma stadium in Tacoma.

Atkins won the Class 4A triple jump title with an effort of 40 feet, 8.50 inches and she took the long jump at a distance of 19-03.75.

Atkins also snagged second place in the 200-meter dash running event with a time of 25.32 seconds with teammate Soukhanya Waters taking seventh in 26.43.

Federal Way added a second place finish in the 4X100-meter relay at 48.17.

Waters was also fourth in the 100-meter dash at 12.73.

Candace Nhye of Todd Beamer took third in the 3A 100-meter hurdles with a time of 15.40 and placed seventh in the 300-meter hurdles in 46.99.

Thomas Jefferson's Jaylah Jackson finished fourth in the 3A 100-meter dash with a 12.58 clocking.

Sonya Faamalele of Federal Way captured sixth place in the 4A shot put at 37-10.50.

Eagles jump to boys track title

By Tim Clinton

A strong contingent of jumpers led the way as Federal Way captured the state Class 4A boys track and field team title this past weekend.

The Eagles scored 79.50 points to pass up the 63 of Lake Stevens, avenging last year's second place finish behind the Vikings.  A total of 60.50 of those points came in jumping events.

Jaylon Jenkins started Federal Way off Thursday by winning the boys high jump at 6 feet, 8 inches with teammate Julian Gene Fortin tying for third at 6-02.

Roman Hutchinson followed up by taking the triple jump title at 47-07.25 with Jenkins second at 47-02.00 and Fortin third at 45-10.50.

Hutchinson won the long jump crown at 23-09.00 as well with teammate Andre Jordan taking third at 23-02.00 and Jenkins fourth at 22-05.50.

Jordan also captured third in the 100-meter dash finals Saturday with a time of 11.05 seconds and fifth place in the 200 in 22.43.

Federal Way added a third place finish in the boys 4X100 relay with a 42.33 effort.

Alex Thach of the Eagles snagged seventh in the boys 800-meter run with a 2:05.02 clocking.

Sam Wah was eighth for Federal Way in the boys 110-meter high hurdles with a 15.46 effort to score one team point.

In other area boys finishes, Jahlil Loyd of Todd Beamer captured third place in the 3A boys high jump at 6-04.00 and Paris Saunders of Thomas Jefferson took eighth in the 3A boys triple jump at 44-00.00.

Both the 4A and 3A championships took place Thursday through Saturday at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma along with the 2A.

Yesiltepe plays two days at state

By Tim Clinton

Lyla Yesiltepe of Thomas Jefferson saw two days of action in state high school girls golf tournament play, while teammate Brandon Bao and Emmanuel Rocha of Federal Way only got in on one day of state boys action.

Yesiltepe shot a round of 95 to tie for 56th place on the first day of Class 3A competition at The Woodlands Hawks Prairie course in Lacey, but lowered her score by two strokes the second day to 93 to finish in a tie for 48th place with her total of 188.

Bao tied for 73rd with a round of 84 on the first day of state Class 3A boys play at the Indian Summer course in Olympia but did not make the second day of competition to officially place.

Rocha, meanwhile, was playing on the other side of the state at the Qualchan course in Spokane in the Class 4A boys tournament.

Rocha's first day round of 88 tied him for 95th place, but he also did not make the second day.

A Look Ahead

By Tim Clinton

High schools

Track and field

Mount Tahoma High School's stadium in Tacoma is hosting the Class 2A, 3A and 4A finals this Thursday through Saturday.

Action starts at 3 p.m. Thursday and at 11 a.m. Friday ahead of a 10:30 a.m. start Saturday.

Federal Way is sending a large contingent to the 4A meet that also includes Decatur, while Thomas Jefferson and Todd Beamer compete at the 3A level.

Tennis

Thomas Jefferson's No. 1 doubles team of Mia Morgan and Caley Buchan is making the trek south to the Vancouver Tennis Center to represent the Federal Way School District at state, with their 3A competition running Friday and Saturday.

Pros

Mariners

Seattle will be playing at home at T-Mobile Park all week, including 6:40 p.m. action Thursday against the Oakland A's.

The Pittsburgh Pirates come to town this weekend, playing a 7:10 p.m. game Friday followed by 1:10 p.m. starts Saturday and Sunday.

Next up is the New York Yankees, who fly in for 6:40 p.m. games Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

ROOT Sports Northwest will televise all of the games live.

Sounders

Seattle hosts New York for 7:30 p.m. Saturday action at Lumen Field and San Jose comes in to play at the same time Wednesday.

Apple TV+ is set to carry both matches.

Storm

The Seattle women's basketball team entertains Dallas for a 7 p.m. game Friday and New York for 6 p.m. Tuesday action with both games at the Climate Pledge Arena.

Friday's game can be seen on ION and Tuesday's will be televised on ESPN2.

OL Reign

Angel City FC comes to Lumen Field for a 12:30 p.m. Saturday women's soccer match before the Reign visits San Diego at 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Paramount+ will broadcast both contests.

Seawolves

Seattle visits Old Glory DC for a 3 p.m. Saturday men's rugby match on FS2.

Thunderbirds

Seattle already won the Western Hockey League championship and will now play other league champions at the Memorial Cup in Kamloops, B.C.

The Thunderbirds play the OHL champions at 3 p.m. Saturday and the QMJHL champions at 6 p.m. Monday.

Rainiers

Tacoma is at home at Cheney Stadium playing the Las Vegas Aviators at 7:05 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 6:05 p.m. Saturday and 1:35 p.m. Sunday.

The Rainiers take Monday off before hosting the Sacramento Rivercats at 6:05 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday.

Emerald Downs

The Auburn oval will host horse racing action at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sunday and Monday this week.

Colleges

Husky fastpitch softball

Washington is playing Louisiana in a Super Regional series at home, playing games at 7 p.m. Friday and 4 p.m. Saturday with Friday's action on ESPN2.

Husky baseball

Washington travels to Scottsdale, Ariz. for Pac-12 tournament play, taking on USC at 2:30 p.m. Thursday on the Pac-12 network.

Three golfers ready for state

By Tim Clinton

Three Federal Way School District golfers are set to tee off Tuesday in three different state tournaments on three different courses.

Lyla Yesiltepe of Thomas Jefferson will be the first of the group to go, getting a 10:54 tee time on The Woodlands Hawks Prairie course in Lacey.

She is playing in the Class 3A girls state tournament, while fellow Raiders golfer Brandon Bao is playing in the Class 3A boys state tournament on the nearby Indian Summer course in Olympia.

Bao has a late tee time of 1:20 p.m.

Federal Way High School's Emmanuel Rocha, meanwhile, will be across the state in Spokane at the Qualchan course playing in the Class 4A boys tournament.

Rocha is set to tee off at 11:12 a.m.

The regular North Puget Sound League season and the qualifying tournament took place in the fall.

 

Sports wrap

By Tim Clinton

Baseball

Jackson 4, Federal Way 2

Federal Way's stay at state was a short one as it lost its regional opener to Jackson of Everett Saturday morning.

The action took place at Heritage Park right next to Rogers High School on Puyallup's South Hill.

The Eagles needed to win that game and a second one that afternoon to make next Friday's Class 4A state semifinals in Everett.

Fastpitch softball

Decatur 6, Sumner 4

Decatur at least got started off on the right foot at the District 3/4 Class 4A tournament played at the Kent Service Club, defeating the Sumner Spartans in a close game Friday afternoon.

Skyview 8, Decatur 4

The Gators turned around to take a loss in their second game Friday evening.

Battle Ground 5, Decatur 1

Decatur was bumped from the tournament by Battle Ground on Saturday.

Gig Harbor 15, TJ 6

Gig Harbor's Tides turned back the Raiders as the District 3/4 Class 3A tournament opened Thursday morning at the Regional Athletic Complex in Lacey.

Lakes 10, TJ 3

Thomas Jefferson's season ended with the early Thursday afternoon defeat.

A Look Ahead

By Tim Clinton

High schools

Baseball

It's two wins or go home time for the Federal Way High School baseball team.

The Eagles find themselves in that situation entering state Class 4A regional action Saturday, with only the regional champion advancing to next week's state final four at Funko Field in Everett.

Step one for Federal Way comes at 10 a.m. at Heritage Park located next to Rogers High School on Puyallup's South Hill, where the Eagles will play Jackson of Everett.

Win that game and the Eagles go on to play again at approximately 4 p.m. on the same field.  They would play the winner of the 1 p.m. regional game between Puyallup and Hanford.

Fastpitch softball

Decatur is putting its season on the line at the Class 4A District 3/4 tournament this weekend at the Kent Service Club.

The Gators open the tournament at 3 p.m. Friday against the Sumner Spartans.

They will play again at 5:30 p.m. win or lose.

A win advances them into a winner-to-state tournament quarterfinal at that time against the winner between Skyview and Graham-Kapowsin.

A loss would drop them into a loser-out situation starting with a 5:30 p.m. game against the loser of the Skyview and Graham-Kapowsin game.  Decatur would have to win that game and a 10 a.m. Saturday contest to get another shot at state.

The tournament semifinals are both scheduled for 12:30 p.m. Saturday for the winners of their first two games, with the championship slated for 3 p.m. Saturday.  The game for third and fourth would be at the same time.

Seven teams advance to state action next week.

Track and field

The District 3/4 meet concludes Friday with 2 p.m. action at French Field in Kent.

Tennis

District 3/4 action for Class 3A athletes starts Friday and ends Saturday at the Boeing Employee Tennis Center in Kent.

Golf

State golf tournaments have been scheduled for next Tuesday and Wednesday at various locations.

The Class 4A boys tournament will take place at Qualchan in Spokane with the Class 4A girls tournament at nearby Indian Canyon.

The Class 3A girls tournament is the closest to home at the Hawks Prairie course in Lacey while the boys will play at the Indian Summer course in Olympia.

Tee times are scheduled to be announced by 5 p.m. this Friday on the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association website.

Pros

Mariners

Seattle is in Atlanta for action against the Braves at 4:20 p.m. Friday, 4:15 p.m. Saturday and 10:35 a.m. Sunday before coming home to T-Mobile Park to take on the Oakland A's at 6:40 p.m. Monday through Thursday of next week.

Apple TV+ will broadcast Friday's game and Saturday's can be seen on Channel 13 with the rest on ROOT Sports Northwest.

Sounders

Seattle visits the Vancouver Whitecaps for 7:30 p.m. Saturday men's soccer action on Apple TV+.

OL Reign

The women's soccer squad hosts Gotham FC for a 3 p.m. Sunday match at Lumen Field that can be seen on Paramount+.

Storm

Seattle opens its women's basketball season Saturday by playing a noon game against Las Vegas at the Climate Pledge Arena.

Channel 4 will televise the game live.

Seawolves

Seattle's rugby team will be at Starfire Stadium in Tukwila taking on Chicago at 7:30 p.m. Saturday on ROOT.

Thunderbirds

Seattle continues its Western Hockey League championship series Friday, hosting the Winnipeg Ice for a 7:05 p.m. game at the Showare Center in Kent.

If necessary, another game will be played back in Winnipeg at 5 p.m. Sunday.

Friday's action can be seen on Fox 13+.

Rainiers

Tacoma is in Albuquerque playing the Isotopes at 6:35 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 1:35 p.m. Sunday.

The Rainiers come home to Cheney Stadium to play the Las Vegas Aviators at 11:35 a.m. Tuesday, 6:05 p.m. Wednesday and 7:05 p.m. Thursday.

Emerald Downs

The Auburn oval opens for horse racing action at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Colleges

Husky softball

Washington plays Northern Colorado in 6 p.m. Friday postseason play on ESPN+.

Husky baseball

Washington hosts California at 6:05 p.m. Friday and 12:05 p.m. Saturday on Pac-12WA.

 

Sports wrap

By Tim Clinton

Boys soccer

Newport 2, Federal Way 1

No. 16-ranked Federal Way threw a scare into No. 1-ranked Newport before coming up short by a goal in a state Class 4A opening round match Tuesday.

The loss to the Knights from the east side of Lake Washington left the Eagles with a final overall record of 10-8-2.

Newport advances to the state quarterfinals with a record of 17-1-0.  It will be the host team once again.

Fastpitch softball

Stadium 10, TJ 6

Thomas Jefferson fell shy of the visiting Tigers from Tacoma in their final non-league tuneup before the District 3/4 Class 3A tournament that opens Thursday at the Regional Athletic Complex in Lacey.

The Raiders drew a 10 a.m. opener against the Gig Harbor Tides.

Bonney Lake 10, Decatur 2

The Gators also played a non-league game Tuesday to tune up for District 3/4 action and lost at Bonney Lake.

Decatur is playing in the Class 4A version of the tournament taking place at the Kent Service Club, starting with a 3 p.m. Friday contest against the Sumner Spartans.

State, district draws announced

By Tim Clinton

State playoff draws have been announced for both the Federal Way High School boys soccer and baseball teams along with the draws for Decatur and Thomas Jefferson at the District 3/4 fastpitch softball tournaments.

Federal Way comes into the Class 4A boys soccer playoffs as the state's No. 16 seed and as such must open on the road at the No. 1 seed.

Thus the Eagles drew top ranked Newport of the Bellevue area for a 7 p.m. Tuesday opening round match there.

The good news is that if Federal Way can get past that game it will host a state quarterfinal the next Friday or Saturday.

For baseball Federal Way will return to the same field it just played its district final this past Saturday, which is Heritage Park next to Rogers High School on Puyallup's South Hill.

The Eagles drew Jackson of Everett for a 10 a.m. Saturday state regional opener.

Federal Way must win twice that day to become the regional champion and advance to the state final four in Everett the following weekend.

A win over Jackson would advance the Eagles into an approximately 4 p.m. regional championship against the winner of Saturday's 1 p.m. game between Hanford and Puyallup.

Thomas Jefferson, meanwhile, is playing in the Class 3A District 3/4 fastpitch softball tournament that opens Thursday at the Regional Athletic Complex in Lacey.

The Raiders will be pitted against the Gig Harbor Tides in a 10 a.m. game to open.

Decatur will take part in the Class 4A version of the District 3/4 tournament at the Kent Service Fields starting Friday.

The Gators open against the Sumner Spartans at 3 p.m.

Both fastpitch tournaments conclude with a second day of competition Saturday.

 

Federal Way teams make state

By Tim Clinton

Federal Way High School broke down the door to state in both baseball and boys soccer Saturday.

The Eagle baseball team earned its way into next weekend's state Class 4A Regional playoffs by beating host Rogers of Puyallup in a Saturday morning game by a 5-2 score.

The Eagle boys soccer team took the field that afternoon at nearby Franklin Pierce Stadium in Parkland and came away with a 2-1 victory over Olympia.

The soccer was a loser-out game, while the baseball team was in a situation where it needed to lose twice to miss state.

Rogers went on to claim the second baseball berth that was available by dealing Kennedy Catholic an 11-0 defeat Saturday evening.

Kennedy Catholic lost its first game to Camas by an 8-4 score early Saturday afternoon.

Both Federal Way teams must now wait to see who, when and where they play next.  State draws will be announced early this week.

The soccer team opens state this Tuesday or Wednesday, with the state quarterfinals awaiting the winner on Friday or Saturday.

Federal Way will likely play next on Saturday in baseball in need of two straight regional wins to make the state final four the following weekend.

Eagles face do-or-die game

By Tim Clinton

Federal Way faces a do-or-die situation in the District 3/4 Class 4A boys soccer playoffs after taking a 4-3 loss to Sumner in overtime at Art Crate Field in Graham Thursday night.

The Eagles now must play Olympia in a 3 p.m. Saturday game at Franklin Pierce Stadium in Parkland, with the winner going on to state and the loser going home for the year.

State opening round games will take place Tuesday or Wednesday with opponents and locations based on seeding.

Sumner advances straight to state following Thursday's win over Federal Way and will not have to play again Saturday.

A Look Ahead

By Tim Clinton

High schools

Baseball

Federal Way High School stands on the brink of making state following its home 3-1 victory over Kentridge on Wednesday.

The Eagles now have two chances to win one game to qualify for next weekend's state Class 4A regional action.

The first chance comes at 10 a.m. Saturday when they are pitted against Rogers of Puyallup in a District 3/4 game to be played at Heritage Field next to the opponent's school on the South Hill.

A win there would give Federal Way a direct berth to state, while a loss would leave it with a second chance in Saturday's 4 p.m. game at the same site.

The 4 p.m. opposition would be the loser of Saturday's 1 p.m. winner to state game between Kennedy Catholic and Camas.

Boys soccer

Federal Way also finds itself in a two chances to win one game and make state situation in boys soccer.

The Eagles meet Sumner for a 7:30 p.m. Thursday District 3/4 match at Art Crate Field next to Bethel High School in Graham.

The winner qualifies for state Class 4A opening action next Tuesday or Wednesday, while the loser gets another shot at 3 p.m. Saturday at Franklin Pierce Stadium in Parkland against Union or Olympia.

Fastpitch softball

Thomas Jefferson is set to open District 3/4 Class 3A tournament action next Thursday at the Regional Athletic Complex in Lacey with the tournament's second day being Saturday, May 20.

Decatur will be involved in the District 3/4 Class 4A action next Friday and Saturday at the Kent Service Fields.

First the Gators will pay a 4 p.m. Tuesday visit to Bonney Lake for a non-league tuneup.

Track and field

North Puget Sound League meet action concludes with a 2 p.m. Friday session at French Field in Kent located next to Kent-Meridian High School.

Tennis

The Boeing Employee Tennis Center in Kent will host the Class 4A District 3/4 tournament next Wednesday and Thursday as well as the Class 3A District 3/4 tournament next Friday and Saturday.

Pros

Mariners

Seattle opens a three game series in Detroit with a 3:40 p.m. contest Friday to be followed by 10:10 a.m. Saturday and 10:40 a.m. Sunday action.

The Mariners go on to Fenway Park in Boston to battle the Red Sox at 4:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

All of the action can be seen on ROOT Sports Northwest cable television.

Kraken

Game six of Seattle's best of seven series against the Dallas Stars takes place back home at the Climate Pledge Arena starting at 4 p.m. Saturday.

If a seventh game is necessary it will be in Dallas Monday at a time to be announced.

ESPN cable television is down to broadcast both.

Sounders

Seattle visits Houston for 5:30 p.m. Saturday men's soccer action before coming home to take on Austin at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Lumen Field.

Both matches can be seen on Apple TV+.

OL Reign

The Seattle based women's soccer team visits North Carolina for a noon Saturday match to be carried on Fox 13+.

Seawolves

Seattle's rugby squad visits Houston for 5 p.m. Saturday action on ROOT Sports Northwest.

Thunderbirds

Seattle enters Western Hockey League championship series action this weekend, playing Winnipeg in road games at 5 p.m. Friday and 4 p.m. Saturday.

The series comes home to the Showare Center in Kent for 7:05 p.m. clashes Tuesday and Wednesday.

Rainiers

Tacoma is at home at Cheney Stadium for Pacific Coast League baseball games at 7:05 p.m. Friday, 6:05 p.m. Saturday and 1:35 p.m. Sunday.

Emerald Downs

Auburn's horse racing track opens for action at 2 p.m. this Saturday and Sunday.

Colleges

Husky baseball

Washington plays at Oregon at 7 p.m. Friday, 6 p.m. Saturday and noon Sunday on Pac-12WA.

Husky fastpitch softball

Washington is competing this weekend in the Pac-12 tournament in Tucson, Ariz.

The Huskies opened with a 1-0 quarterfinal victory over Oregon State Thursday afternoon.

They advance to play Utah in a 4:30 p.m. Friday semifinal to be shown on ESPNU, with the winner playing for the title at 7 p.m. Saturday on ESPN2.

 

Sports wrap

By Tim Clinton

Fastpitch softball

Decatur 20, Kentridge 1

The Gators blasted the Chargers in a Monday makeup game.

Decatur 17, Kent-Meridian 0

Decatur routed the Royals as the North Puget Sound League regular season concluded Tuesday.

The Gators, who finished as the No. 2 Class 4A seed out of the NPSL, will participate in the May 19-20 District 3/4 tournament at the Kent Service Fields.

Federal Way 7, Kentlake 6

Federal Way finished its season on a winning note in a Tuesday home game.

Kentwood 14, TJ 0

NPSL overall champion and No. 1 Class 4A seed Kentwood got the best of the Class 3A playoff bound Raiders in Tuesday action at Kentwood.

Next up for TJ is a 4 p.m. non-league visit to Curtis on Thursday.  The Raiders open district play Thursday, May 18 at the Regional Athletic Complex in Lacey.

Auburn 22, Todd Beamer 0

Todd Beamer took a beating at the hands of the Trojans Tuesday and will finish its season with a 3:15 p.m. visit to Kennedy Catholic at Valley Ridge this Thursday.

Baseball

Olympia 6, Federal Way 0

The Eagles were shut out by host Olympia to open the District 3/4 playoffs Tuesday.

Federal Way now must play a loser-out playoff against Kentridge on Wednesday at 4 p.m. at home, with the winner getting a 10 a.m. Saturday trip to Heritage Field on Puyallup's South Hill next to Rogers High School needing to lose two straight to miss state.

Boys soccer

Federal Way 4, Kentwood 1

The Eagles pounded their Class 4A NPSL rivals at Art Crate Field in Graham Tuesday, where they will return for a 7:30 p.m. Thursday match against Sumner.

The winner goes to state, while the loser gets a second chance in a 3 p.m. Saturday clash at Franklin Pierce High School in Parkland.

Bainbridge 3, TJ 0

Thomas Jefferson's Class 3A district playoff run ended with Tuesday's loss to Bainbridge at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma.

The Raiders previously won the NPSL's No. 1 playoff berth for Class 3A teams but lost their first game to Stadium Saturday, 2-0.

 

Sports wrap

By Tim Clinton

Boys soccer

Federal Way 2, Rogers 0

Federal Way rallied past Rogers in a Saturday afternoon home match to open the West Central District 3/4 playoffs.

The win kept the Eagles alive for at least another day in the Class 4A postseason picture, pitting them against North Puget Sound League rival Kentwood in another loser-out affair at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Art Crate Field next to Bethel High School in Graham.

If Federal Way gets past that match it will find itself in a double elimination situation, having to lose two straight to miss state.

The Eagles lost to the Conquerors, 3-1, during the regular season.

Stadium 2, TJ 0

Thomas Jefferson found itself in a more forgiving situation in its District 3/4 opener Saturday, coming in as a seeded team in double elimination.

The Raiders were the No. 1 Class 3A seed out of the mixed classification NPSL.

Stadium of Tacoma and the South Puget Sound League's 3A division came in and dealt TJ defeat No. 1, but the Raiders get a second chance Tuesday when they meet Bainbridge for a 5:30 p.m. battle at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma.

TJ would be back in double elimination if it can get past the Spartans.

Fastpitch softball

TJ 13, Kennedy Catholic 9

The Raiders outslugged the Lancers of Burien in a regular season NPSL game played Thursday at the South County fields.

TJ concludes NPSL action with a 4 p.m. Tuesday visit to Kentwood before visiting Curtis for a non-league game at the same time Thursday.  The Raiders open postseason play in Lacey the following week.

Kentwood 4, Decatur 0

Kentwood shut out the homestanding Gators in Thursday's battle for the regular season NPSL 4A championship.

The Gators visit Kent-Meridian for their NPSL finale at 4 p.m. Tuesday before going on to postseason action the following week at the Kent Service Fields.

Tahoma 25, Federal Way 12

The Eagles were defeated by the Bears in a Thursday slugfest.

They host Kentlake at 4 p.m. Tuesday as the regular NPSL season concludes.

Auburn Mountainview 22, Todd Beamer 2

The Lions battered the Titans in a Thursday NPSL game, with Todd Beamer hosting Auburn for a 4 p.m. Tuesday finale.

Mount Rainier 14, Federal Way 2

Federal Way fell again in a Friday makeup game.

A Look Ahead

By Tim Clinton

High schools

Baseball

Federal Way opens postseason play Tuesday, paying a 4:30 p.m. visit to the Olympia Bears.

A win advances the Eagles to an 11 a.m. Saturday, May 13 game at Art Wright Field in Kent, while a loss drops them into a Wednesday home game.  Wednesday's winner goes on to play Saturday at Heritage Field in Vancouver and the loser is out.

Boys soccer

The auxiliary field at Federal Way High School will be the site of a playoff doubleheader Saturday, starting with noon action pitting Thomas Jefferson against Stadium of Tacoma.

Federal Way is scheduled to host the second game at 2 p.m., taking on Rogers of Puyallup.

Win or lose, TJ will still be alive next Tuesday.

A win puts the Raiders into 7:30 p.m. action at Auburn with a state berth already in hand.  A loss drops them into a 5:30 p.m. loser-out match at Mount Tahoma in Tacoma.

If TJ takes the first two games, it will play for the West Central District Class 3A title at 7:30 p,m. Thursday at Sparks Stadium in Puyallup.

Federal Way's match Saturday is loser-out, with the winner going to Art Crate Field in Graham next to Bethel High School to play a second loser-out match at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Should the Eagles win Saturday and Tuesday they return to Art Create at 7:30 p.m. Thursday to play for a state 4A berth.  A loss Thursday would drop them into 3 p.m. Saturday action at Franklin Pierce's field in Parkland to play a winner-to-state, loser-out contest.

Fastpitch softball

Softball teams are still involved in regular season action.

Thomas Jefferson hosts Stadium for a 3:30 p.m. Friday non-league game at the South County Ballfields off Military Road and Federal Way visits Mount Rainier for 4 p.m. Friday North Puget Sound League action.

Scheduled for 4 p.m. Tuesday are Auburn at Todd Beamer, Kentlake at Federal Way, TJ at Kentwood and Decatur at Kent-Meridian as the NPSL season concludes.

TJ's Raiders go to Curtis for 4 p.m. Thursday non-league action.

Pros

Mariners

Seattle comes home to T-Mobile Park to take on the Houston Astros in key American League West games at 7:10 p.m. Friday, 6:40 p.m. Saturday and 1:10 p.m. Sunday.

The Texas Rangers fly in for more American League West games at 6:40 p.m. Monday and Tuesday ahead of a 12:40 p.m. contest next Wednesday.

ROOT Sports Northwest will carry the action live.

Kraken

Seattle continues its playoff quest Sunday, hosting the Dallas Stars for 6:30 p.m. Western Conference semifinal action at the Climate Pledge Arena.

The Stars stay for game four of the best-of-seven series at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Sunday's game can be seen on TBS and Tuesday's on ESPN.

Sounders

Seattle hosts Kansas City for 1:30 p.m. Sunday Major League Soccer action at Lumen Field.

The match will be televised live on Channel 13 and Apple TV+.

The Sounders visit the Los Angeles Galaxy for 7:30 p.m. Wednesday action.

OL Reign

The women's soccer team entertains Houston for 7 p.m. Saturday action at Lumen Field on Paramount+.

Thunderbirds

Seattle hosts the Kamloops Blazers at 6:05 p.m. Saturday at the Showare Center in Kent as Western Hockey League playoffs continue.

Emerald Downs

The Auburn horse racing oval opens its season with a 1 p.m. Saturday session.

Rainiers

Tacoma is in Salt Lake City for games at 6:35 p.m. Friday and Saturday and for a 1:05 p.m. Sunday contest.

The Rainiers come home to Cheney Stadium to play the Reno Aces at 6:05 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday ahead of 7:05 p.m. action Thursday.

Colleges

Husky and Cougar baseball

Washington goes to Pullman to play Washington State at 7 p.m. Friday, 6 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday.

The Huskies come home to take on Seattle University at 6:05 p.m. Tuesday on $2 general admission Bark at the Park Night.

Husky fastpitch softball

Washington visits Stanford for action at 7:30 p.m. Friday, 7 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday as the regular season concludes.

Pac-12 tournament play opens Wednesday in Tucson

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Sports Wrap

By Tim Clinton

Baseball

Federal Way 4, Auburn Riverside 1

The playoff-bound Eagles finished off the regular season Monday with a victory over the Ravens of Auburn Riverside.

Federal Way opens district action Tuesday, visiting the Olympia Bears for a 4:30 p.m. game.

Auburn Mountainview 10, Todd Beamer 0

Todd Beamer was blanked by Auburn Mountainview in a Monday makeup game.

TJ 14, Todd Beamer 2

Thomas Jefferson and Todd Beamer finished off their seasons in a makeup game against each other Wednesday with the Raiders prevailing.

Fastpitch softball

Decatur 11, Auburn Mountainview 1

Decatur cruised to victory over Auburn Mountainview Monday.

Kentwood 16, Todd Beamer 0

The Conquerors clobbered Todd Beamer in Monday action.

Decatur 25, Todd Beamer 4

The Gators slugged their way past the host Titans Tuesday.

Tahoma 9, TJ 3

Thomas Jefferson fell to the Bears in Tuesday action.

Auburn Riverside 16, Federal Way 2

Auburn Riverside gunned down the Eagles in a game played Tuesday.

Boys soccer

Decatur 2, Federal Way 1

Decatur rose up to knock off the playoff-bound Federal Way team Tuesday.

The Eagles open the postseason Saturday with a 2 p.m. home game against an opponent to be determined.

Todd Beamer 1, Kentlake 0

The Titans finished their season on a winning note Tuesday, blanking the host Falcons.