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.