National nabs high finish

By Tim Clinton

Federal Way National battled back to clinch at least a third place finish in the District 10 Minor Little League tournament for ages 8-10.

National edged Soundview by a 4-3 score Wednesday to earn the right to play Chinook in the loser's bracket final scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday at the Federal Way National complex.

Thursday's winner will battle Bonney Lake/Sumner for the championship at 6 p.m. Friday, needing to win that game and an if-necessary 10 a.m. Saturday contest to take the title and advance to state.

National opened the tournament this past Saturday by beating Soundview, 8-2, but went up against Bonney Lake/Sumner the next day and lost, 20-3.

Federal Way came up against South Hill of Puyallup and won by a 10-0 score Monday to earn the right to play Soundview again Wednesday.

Chinook, meanwhile, opened with a narrow 6-4 victory over Auburn on Sunday before losing to Bonney Lake/Sumner in Wednesday's winner's bracket final, 24-0.

Age 11

Chinook proved to be double trouble for Federal Way National in this week's tournament for ages 9-11, which was also played at the National complex.

National dropped its opener to Chinook by an 8-5 margin Saturday, but came back to pound Soundview, 10-2, to open loser's bracket play Sunday.

Federal Way followed up with a 10-0 defeat of Kent on Monday, earning the right to play Chinook again Tuesday.

But Chinook ended National's tournament run by a 7-2 score, leaving Federal Way in fourth place.

Adrian Blue managed the Federal Way 11's.

Players for National were Ashton Blue, Kawika Chun, Dontae DeAvilla, Ethan Ellingsen, Chase Idler, Alex Ogorodnik, Jamesin Picinich, Stanley Saloy, Darian Taylor and Matthew Dela Torre.

Juniors

It was a two and out story for Federal Way National in the Juniors tournament for age 13 players.

National was blanked by Bonney Lake/Sumner, 12-0, in its opener before losing to Soundview, 10-0, Sunday to be eliminated from what was only a four team tournament.

National was managed by Jeff Noel and this year's All-Star players were Jordan Calderon, Oscar Fabela, Juan Leal, Jeremiah Lorennij, Lucas Melton, Exodus Neal, Cameron Noel, Sincere Phillips, Vincent Schliewe, Jaylen Song, Kingston Taufi and Judah Westcott.

A Look Ahead

By  Tim Clinton

Fastpitch softball

Junior Little League

District 10 champion Federal Way National opens state tournament play this Saturday, taking on District 7 in a 10:30 a.m. game at the Columbia Little League complex in Vancouver.

The winner faces host District 4 at 10 a.m. Sunday and the loser plays at 5:30 p.m. Monday to begin its loser's bracket trek.

Sunday's winner goes to the winner's bracket final at 8 p.m. Wednesday with the first provisional championship at 5:30 p.m. Friday.  The if necessary game would follow.

Baseball

Senior Little League

State action for ages 14-15 begins Saturday at Redmond's Hartman Park.

District 10's all-stars open at 4 p.m. against District 2 with the winner meeting District 1 at 2 p.m. Sunday.

The winner's final is at 10 a.m. Tuesday with the first provisional championship at 6 p.m. Thursday and the if necessary game at 6 p.m. Friday.

Summer collegiate

The Dub Sea Fish Sticks of White Center host the Gumbaroos at 7:05 p.m. Thursday and 6:05 p.m. Saturday and Diamond Sports at 11:05 a.m. Tuesday at Mel Olson Stadium inside Steve Cox Memorial Park.

Pros

Mariners

Seattle hosts the Tampa Bay Rays at T-Mobile Park this weekend with starting times of 7:10 p.m. Friday, 4:15 p.m. Saturday and 1:10 p.m. Sunday.

After that it's off to San Francisco to play the Giants at 6:45 p.m. Monday, 1:05 p.m. Tuesday and 6:05 p.m. Wednesday.

The Mariners visit the Houston Astros starting at 5:10 p.m. Thursday.

Saturday's action can be seen on Channel 13 with the other games except Sunday on ROOT Sports Northwest.

Sounders

Seattle gets a 7:30 p.m. Saturday visit from Houston at Lumen Field on Apple TV+.

Storm

Minnesota comes to the Climate Pledge Arena to battle Seattle at 7 p.m. Thursday and New York invades at 3 p.m. Sunday.

The Storm visits Connecticut at 4 p.m. next Thursday.

Fox 13+ will televise Thursday and Sunday's action with the Connecticut game on Channel 13.

OL Reign

The Seattle-based women's soccer team entertains Louisville at 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Lumen Field on Paramount+.

Seawolves

Seattle's Major League Rugby team visits the San Diego Legion for a 3 p.m. Sunday playoff on Fox Sports 2.

Rainiers

Salt Lake City is at Cheney Stadium in Tacoma playing the Rainiers at 7:05 p.m. Thursday and Friday, at 6:05 p.m. Saturday, at 1:35 p.m. Sunday and 6:05 p.m. Monday.

Tacoma visits the Reno Aces at 6:35 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

Aquasox

Everett hosts the Eugene Emeralds for 7:05 p.m. Northwest League baseball action Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday.

The Aquasox visit the Spokane Indians at 7:05 p.m. Tuesday and 6:35 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday.

Emerald Downs

Auburn's horse racing oval opens for action at 5 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday and 5 p.m. Monday.

A Look Ahead

By Tim Clinton

Baseball

Little League

District 10 All-Star tournament action begins Saturday at the Minor, age 11 and Junior levels at the Federal Way National Little League complex.

In the six-team Minors division for ages 8-10, Federal Way National opens at 9 a.m. against Soundview of Northeast Tacoma as Auburn and South Hill go at it on another diamond.

The National vs. Soundview winner meets Bonney Lake/Sumner at 9 a.m. Sunday as the Auburn vs. South Hill winner plays Chinook.

Sunday's winners meet in the winner's bracket final at 6 p.m. Wednesday.  The loser's bracket final begins at 6 p.m. Thursday with the provisional championship at 6 p.m. Friday and the if necessary game at 10 a.m. Saturday.

Two loser's bracket games are scheduled for 6 p.m. Monday with the winners meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday.

The age 9-11 tournament features seven teams with Federal Way playing Chinook at noon Saturday.

Fife/Milton/Edgewood takes on Bonney Lake/Sumner at 9 a.m. with the winner of that game playing Kent at noon Sunday.  South Hill and Soundview meet at noon Saturday with the winner playing the Federal Way-Chinook winner at noon Sunday.

The winner's bracket final begins at 6 p.m. Tuesday followed by the loser's bracket final at 6 p.m. Wednesday and the provisional championship at 6 p.m. Thursday.  The if necessary game would be at 6 p.m. Friday.

Early loser's bracket games are scheduled for 3 p.m. Sunday, 6 p.m. Monday and 6 p.m. Tuesday.

Federal Way National opens the four-team Junior age 13 tournament with a 9 a.m. Saturday game against Bonney Lake/Sumner and Soundview plays South Hill at noon with the winners meeting in a 9 a.m. Sunday winner's bracket final and the losers playing at noon Sunday.

The loser's bracket final begins at 6 p.m. Tuesday, the provisional championship at 6 p.m. Wednesday and the if-necessary game at 6 p.m. Thursday.

Summer collegiate

The Dub Sea Fish Sticks of White Center host the Redmond Dudes at 7:05 p.m. Friday at Mel Olson Stadium inside Steve Cox Memorial Park.

The Gumbaroos team will provide the opposition for the Fish Sticks at 7:05 p.m. Saturday, 7:05  p.m. Wednesday and 7:05 p.m. next Thursday.

Pros

Mariners

Seattle visits the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards for games at 4:05 p.m. Friday, 1:05 p.m. Saturday and 10:35 a.m. Sunday before coming home to T-Mobile Park to play the Washington Nationals at 6:40 p.m. Monday and Tuesday and 1:10 p.m. Wednesday.

ROOT Sports Northwest will televise all of the action live.

Sounders

Seattle entertains Orlando for a 7:30 p.m. Saturday soccer match at Lumen Field that will be carried on Apple TV+.

Storm

Seattle's women's basketball team hosts Phoenix for a 6 p.m. Saturday game at the Climate Pledge Arena before visiting Minnesota at 5 p.m. Tuesday.  Minnesota comes to Seattle for 7 p.m. Thursday action.

Saturday and Thursday's games can be seen on Fox 13+ and Tuesday's on Channel 13.

OL Reign

The Seattle-based women's soccer squad travels to San Diego for 7 p.m. Saturday action before dropping in on Portland at 7:05 p.m. Wednesday with both matches on Paramount+.

Seawolves

Seattle plays host to Houston for a 3 p.m. Saturday Major League Rugby match at Starfire Stadium in Tukwila.

Fox Sports 2 will broadcast the action.

Emerald Downs

The Auburn horse racing oval opens for action at 7 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Rainiers

Tacoma is in El Paso playing the Chihuahuas at 5:35 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 5:05 p.m. Sunday before coming home to Cheney Stadium to take on Salt Lake at 6:05 p.m. Wednesday and 7:05 p.m. Thursday.

Aquasox

Everett finds itself in Hillsboro playing the Hops at 7:05 pm. Friday and Saturday and at 1:05 p.m. Sunday.

The Aquasox come home to face the Eugene Emeralds at 7:05 p.m. Wednesday and 12:05 p.m. Thursday.

South Hill derails National teams

By Tim Clinton

Just like the Houston Astros have done little but get in the Seattle Mariners' way since their arrival in the American League West, South Hill of Puyallup has gotten in the way of Federal Way National teams in District 10 Little League.

Three National teams -- one baseball and two softball -- were knocked into the loser's bracket by South Hill on Sunday before they were eliminated by other teams Monday.

The following is a rundown of this week's District 10 action for National:

Major baseball

National got the Majors baseball tournament for ages 10-12 started off on the right foot by blanking Chinook, 13-0, Saturday.

But it was a different story as National went up against South Hill on Sunday as the Federal Way team went down to a 16-3 defeat.

Bonney Lake/Sumner ended any state or World Series hopes National may have had by a 15-4 margin on Monday.

National was managed by Rich Hernandez and the All-Star players were Alex Blue, Clayton Dutcher, Rico Hernandez, Jake Holley, Teegan Holley, Andy Hwang, Carson Idler, Braden Jolley, Mark Ogorodnik, Kaiden Peterson-Leonardo, Rudy Rogers and Reuben Whiten Jr.

Minor softball

National's age 8-10 girls fastpitch team opened the tournament Saturday by outslugging Soundview, 23-11.

But South Hill blasted National by a 21-4 score Sunday morning before Kent slipped by Federal Way, 14-9, on Monday.

Mike Krahner managed the National Minors team.

Players were Leah Anderson, Carson Chandler, Hailey Hay, Alexia Heavner, Ann Kindell, Cheyenne Mendoza, Sofia Munoz, Chloe Radmacher, Lydia Sathre, Josephine Vang, Valentine Vue and Ally Wechhorst.

Age 11 softball

In the three team age 9-11 softball tournament National received a first round bye and was seeded directly into the winner's bracket final.

But Federal Way wound up facing South Hill there on Sunday and took a 14-6 defeat.

Bonney Lake/Sumner ousted National in the loser's bracket final the next day, 14-4.

Lori Muhlhauser managed the Federal Way 11's.

Players for National were Juliet Allen, Olivia Foster, Tempi Fulcher, Nellie Jokinen, Brylie Jones, Niyah Moore, Layla Noel, Samantha Salas, Lillian Schwalb, Claire Smalley, Miranda Stray and Olivia Tromp.

Federal Way battles back to take second place

 By Tim Clinton

Federal Way National battled all the way back through the loser's bracket to capture second place in the District 10 Major Softball All-Star Tournament that concluded Thursday at Sunset Park in Auburn.

The age 10-12 National girls took a narrow 5-4 loss to Auburn to open the tournament Saturday, but began the long road back by outslugging Bonney Lake/Sumner, 16-7, Sunday.

Federal Way pounded Chinook by a 6-1 score Monday, then avenged the Auburn loss by topping that team on Tuesday, 10-7.

That put National into Wednesday's loser's bracket final, which it won handily by a 9-1 margin over Fife/Milton/Edgewood.

The Federal Way charter that combines the old National and Federal Way American charters advanced to Thursday's provisional championship, which it lost to South Hill of Puyallup, 8-1.

Soundview of Northeast Tacoma and Steel Lake of the east side of the Federal Way School District fielded a combined team in the tournament as well.

It was edged, 3-2, by Chinook to open Saturday before falling, 3-1, to Auburn.

National was managed by Gary Haven and the players were Mya Aguillar, Lolah Camarillo-Kontos, Sydney Crawford, Naiya Fesili, Charlotte Figgins, Emma Foster, Riley Hay, Caroline Ly, Lillia Marcotte, Isabella Munoz, Ava Quiroz and Eila Rogers.

A Look Ahead

By Tim Clinton

Baseball

Little League All-Stars

The District 10 Majors tournament for ages 10-12 opens Saturday at Sunset Park on the east hill of Auburn near Lake Tapps.

Kent plays Auburn and Bonney Lake/Sumner takes on Soundview at 9 a.m. and at noon it's Federal Way National vs. Chinook and Fife/Milton/Edgewood going up against South Hill.

The winners play 9 a.m. Sunday games with the losers going at it at noon, followed by two more losers games at 6 p.m. Monday with one at 6 p.m. Tuesday.

The winners bracket final is also at 6 p.m. Tuesday with the losers bracket final at 6 p.m. Wednesday and the first championship at 6 p.m. Thursday.  The if-necessary second championship would take place at 6 p.m. next Friday.

Softball

Little League All-Stars

District 10 action for ages 8-10, or Minors, begins Saturday at the Federal Way National Complex.

National meets Soundview of Northeast Tacoma at 9 a.m. on one field with Chinook playing Kent on another.  South Hill takes on Bonney Lake/Sumner at noon.

Auburn awaits the winner of the Chinook vs. Kent game at 9 a.m. Sunday with the winners of the other two first round games meeting at the same time.  The winners bracket final is at 6 p.m. Tuesday with the losers bracket final at 6 p.m. Wednesday.

The provisional first championship is at 6 p.m. Thursday and the if-necessary game at 6 p.m. next Friday.

Early losers bracket games are at noon Sunday, 6 p.m. Monday and 6 p.m. Tuesday.

The age 9-11 tournament begins Saturday at the National complex as well and involves three teams.

Bonney Lake/Sumner and South Hill play at noon with the winner facing Federal WayNational at noon Sunday.  Losers of those games meet in the losers bracket final at 6 p.m. Monday.

The provisional championship is at 6 p.m. Tuesday with the if-necessary clash at 6 p.m. Wednesday.

Baseball

Summer collegiate

The Dub Sea Fish Sticks of White Center host the Redmond Dudes for 7:05 p.m. action Thursday and Friday and for a 6:05 p.m. Saturday game.

All three games will take place at Mel Olson Stadium inside Steve Cox Memorial  Park.

Pros

Mariners

Seattle hosts the Chicago White Sox for action at T-Mobile Park at 7:05 p.m. Friday and 1:10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday before going on to New York to play the Yankees at 4:05 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

Friday's action can be seen on Apple TV+ with the rest on ROOT Sports Northwest.

Sounders

Seattle visits LAFC for a 7:30 p.m. Wednesday men's soccer clash to be carried on Apple TV+.

Storm

Seattle drops in on Dallas for 11 a.m. Saturday women's basketball before hosting Connecticut at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Climate Pledge Arena.  Indiana comes to town at 7 p.m. Thursday.

Saturday's action will be carried on Channel 7 and Tuesday and Thursday's on Fox 13+.

OL Reign

The Seattle-based women's soccer team visits Houston for a 5:30 p.m. Saturday match to be shown on Paramount+.

Seawolves

Seattle travels to San Diego for 4 p.m. Sunday rugby play on FS1.

Rainiers

Tacoma hosts the Albuquerque Isotopes for a 7:05 p.m. Friday game at Cheney Stadium ahead of 6:05 p.m. Saturday and 1:35 p.m. Sunday action.

The Rainiers travel to El Paso to play the Chihuahuas at 6:35 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

Aquasox

Everett is in Pasco playing the Tri-City Dusters in 7:05 p.m. games Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday before dropping in on the Hillsboro Hops at the same time Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

Emerald Downs

The Auburn oval opens for horse racing action at 7 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

National takes Junior softball title

By Tim Clinton

It was a case of it's us or it's them.

Federal Way National and Puyallup's South Hill went at it in a two-team District 10 Junior Softball All-Star Tournament with Federal Way prevailing in two games.

National Little League defeated South Hill by a 12-1 score in the winner's bracket final -- and first round game -- Monday before taking the championship, 15-4, in Tuesday action at the Federal Way National Complex.

Since National won both games to open, Wednesday's if-necessary second championship game was not necessary to decide the issue.

The Federal Way team is coached by Ryan Berg and the players are Jaelyn Barnum, Lila Berg, Isabel Blase, Tatum Callaway, Elizabeth Figgins, Claire Foster, Adrienne Koontz, Brooklyn Newnom, Marisol Pineda, Jordin Prum, Mallory Robson and Meleane Siu.

As the District 10 champions, National qualifies for the Washington state tournament that opens July 1 in Vancouver.

A Look Ahead

By Tim Clinton

Baseball

Summer collegiate

The Dub Sea Fish Sticks of White Center will host the Honkers for a 7:05 p.m. Friday game and the Seattle Studs will visit them for 6:05 p.m. Saturday action.

Both games will be played at Mel Olson Stadium inside Steve Cox Memorial Park.

The team is also hosting the Seal Slingers at 1:05 p.m. Sunday at the same site for a special "Banana Ball" event.

Golf

Twin Lakes Men's Invitational

The private Twin Lakes club is putting on its annual men's invitational tournament this week, with the second round starting at 9 a.m. Friday and the third and final round at 1 p.m. Saturday.

Pros

Mariners

Seattle is in Anaheim for a three game series against the Los Angeles Angels this weekend, playing games at 6:38 p.m. Friday, 7:07 p.m. Saturday and 1:07 p.m. Sunday.

The Mariners come home to T-Mobile Park to take on the Miami Marlins at 6:40 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

ROOT Sports Northwest will televise the games live.

Sounders

Seattle travels to North Carolina to play Charlotte in a 4:30 p.m. Saturday soccer match on Apple TV+.

Storm

Seattle hosts the Washington, D.C. team for women's basketball games at 7 p.m. Friday and noon Sunday at the Climate Pledge Arena before visiting Phoenix at 7 p.m. Tuesday and Las Vegas at 7 p.m. Thursday.

Friday's action can be seen on ION and Sunday's on Channel 4 with the two road games on Fox 13+.

OL Reign

Kansas City pays a 7 p.m. visit to the Reign at Lumen Field this Saturday.

Paramount+ will carry the women's soccer match live.

Seawolves

Seattle entertains New England for 7:30 p.m. Sunday Major League Rugby at Starfire Stadium in Tukwila with ROOT airing the game.

Rainiers

Tacoma is in Reno playing the Aces in 6:35 p.m. games Friday and Saturday and in a 1:05 p.m. contest Sunday.

The Rainiers come home to Cheney Stadium to face the Albuquerque Isotopes at 11:35 a.m. Tuesday, 6:05 p.m. Wednesday and 7:05 p.m. Thursday.

Aquasox

Everett hosts Vancouver for 7:05 p.m. action Friday and Saturday and for a 4:05 p.m. clash Sunday at Everett Memorial's Funko Field.

The Aquasox go on to visit the Tri-City Dusters at 7:05 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

Emerald Downs

The Auburn horse racing oval opens for action at 7 p.m. Friday this week ahead of 2 p.m. racing Saturday and Sunday.

Federal Way Keeping Track

By Tim Clinton

Mentinks help Sumner take second

Former Decatur High School basketball and baseball standout Justin Mentink served as the first base coach for the Sumner Spartans team that took second place in the state Class 4A baseball finals this year.

Mentink had two sons on the squad in Jay and Jaxen.

Sumner was originally the No. 11 seed going into the playoffs but knocked off some highly touted foes, including the rival Puyallup team by a 5-1 score in the state semifinals.

Raider grad serves as WCD treasurer

Thomas Jefferson graduate Stark Porter served as the treasurer this year for the West Central District high school athletic organization.

Porter was best known for his efforts in football in his high school days.

Brigham seeing time with Mets

Thomas Jefferson graduate Jeff Brigham has spent most of the current baseball season with the New York Mets after starting off in the minors.

Brigham has worked 21.1 innings out of the bullpen for New York and struck out 26 while posting an 0-1 record with an earned run average of 3.80.

Junk with Nashville Sounds

Decatur graduate Janson Junk is currently with the Nashville Sounds, the Class AAA affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers.

Junk has a 2-4 record with a 4.27 ERA for the Sounds and was 0-1, 7.71 in a brief stint with Milwaukee this year.

Jaden McDaniels in Minnesota

Federal Way graduate Jaden McDaniels played this past season in the National Basketball Association for the Minnesota Timberwolves, who drafted him after one year with the University of Washington team.

McDaniels averaged 12.1 points in 79 games played this year to go with averages of 3.9 rebounds and 1.9 assists.

Jalen McDaniels with Hornets

Federal Way graduate Jalen McDaniels played 80 games for the NBA's Charlotte Hornets this past season, averaging 9.4 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.6 assists.

Please write to me at tclinton61@yahoo.com if you have any information for Federal Way Keeping Track.

A Look Ahead

By Tim Clinton

Baseball

Summer collegiate

Rustic Mel Olson Stadium at Steve Cox Memorial Park in White Center provides the setting for summer collegiate baseball with a minor league flavor.

The Dub Sea Fish Sticks, formerly known as the Highline Bears, have called the wooden structure home since 2015.

The team took second place in its league behind the Seattle Studs last summer.

"The team looks good," said general manager Justin Moser.  "We have players from 25 schools including five Division 1 players."

But unless you already have a ticket you are not getting in to see the Fish Sticks' 6:35 p.m. Saturday season opener against a team called the Gumbaroos.

"We sold out for the first time in franchise history," said Moser, a graduate of Mount Rainier High School in Des Moines.  "It's been a long time goal and we finally got it."

That leaves a 7:05 p.m. game against the Honkers on Friday,  June 9 as the first opportunity to buy a ticket to a home game.

Pros

Mariners

Seattle is in Texas playing the Rangers at 5:05 p.m. Friday, 1:05 p.m. Saturday and 11:35 a.m. Sunday before going to San Diego to take on the Padres at 6:40 p.m. Tuesday and 1:10 p.m. Wednesday.

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

Sounders

Seattle hosts the Portland Timbers for 1:30 p.m. Saturday men's soccer action at Lumen Field.

Channel 13 and Apple TV+ will carry the game.

Storm

Seattle visits Los Angeles for 7 p.m. Saturday women's basketball before hosting the same team at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Climate Pledge Arena with both games on Fox 13+.

OL Reign

The women's soccer team entertains the Portland Thorns at 5 p.m. Saturday at Lumen Field with CBS Sports showing the action.

Seawolves

Seattle will be at home at Starfire Stadium in Tukwila playing Utah in a 7:30 p.m. Saturday rugby match shown on ROOT.

Rainiers

Tacoma is at home at Cheney Stadium taking on the Sacramento Rivercats at 7:05 p.m. Friday, 6:05 p.m. Saturday and 1:35 p.m. Sunday before going to Reno to play the Aces starting Tuesday.

Thunderbirds

The Seattle Thunderbirds of Kent are continuing to play for the Memorial Cup minor league hockey title, taking on Peterborough in a 7 p.m. Friday semifinal in Kamloops, B.C.

It can be seen on the NHL network.

Emerald Downs

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

Colleges

Husky baseball

Washington plays Dallas Baptist in NCAA Regional action at 10 a.m. Friday on ESPN+.

Husky fastpitch softball

Washington's college World Series opener against Utah was postponed by rain to 10 a.m. Friday in Oklahoma City on ESPN2.