Sports Wrap

By Tim Clinton

Girls soccer

TJ 1, Silas 0

Thomas Jefferson blanked Silas of Tacoma in Saturday action.

Decatur 3, Federal Way 0

Decatur shut out the Eagles as the North Puget Sound League season concluded last Tuesday.

Kentlake 4, Todd Beamer 1

The Titans managed a goal against the Falcons last Tuesday.

Volleyball

Todd Beamer 3, Auburn Mountainview 2

The Titans outlasted Auburn Mountainview as the NPSL season concluded last Wednesday.

Auburn-Riverside 3, TJ 0

The Ravens rolled past the Raiders in a Wednesday finale.

Kennedy Catholic 3, Decatur 0

Decatur was swept by the Lancers Wednesday.

Kentridge 3, Federal Way 0

Federal Way fell to the Chargers in three last Wednesday.

Football wrap

By Tim Clinton

Football

Decatur 16, Federal Way 14

Decatur nailed down the No. 2 spot in the North Puget Sound League Class 4A division with Thursday's narrow victory over the Eagles.

The Gators finished with a 5-1 division record behind only the 6-0 mark of Kennedy Catholic.

They carry a 8-1 overall record into postseason play next week along with Kennedy Catholic.

Federal Way would up at 3-3 in division action and is 3-6 overall.

Decatur hosts Woodinville for a 7 p.m. Friday playoff game while Federal Way must go on the road to Camas for a playoff at the same time.

TJ 21, Todd Beamer 16

Thomas Jefferson won Friday's battle for bragging rights on the east side of Federal Way.

The Raiders ended up 2-5 in NPSL Class 3A action and are 2-7 overall going into a 7 p.m. Friday non-league game against Lakeside of Seattle at Ingraham.

The Titans dropped to 3-4, 3-6.

A Look Ahead

By Tim Clinton

High schools

Football

It's crosstown rivalry time at Federal Way Memorial Field.

Federal Way and Decatur collide there at 6 p.m. Thursday and Thomas Jefferson and Todd Beamer go at it in a 7 p.m. Friday clash.

Volleyball

Todd Beamer hosts Auburn at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday as Thomas Jefferson travels to Kent-Meridian and Decatur to Mount Rainier.

Pros

Seahawks

Seattle entertains the Cleveland Browns in a 1:05 p.m. Sunday game at Lumen Field that can be seen on channel 13.

Sounders

Seattle plays its first of a three match postseason series against Dallas Monday, with the action at Lumen Field getting underway at 6 p.m.

FS1 and Apple TV+ will televise it live.

Kraken

Seattle visits Carolina for 4 p.m. Thursday hockey action before dropping in on Florida at 3 p.m. Saturday and Tampa Bay at 4 p.m. Monday.

All three games will be carried on ROOT Sports Northwest.

Thunderbirds

Seattle goes to Swift Current for 6 p.m. Friday action before dropping in on Medicine Hat Saturday.

Silvertips

Everett hosts Wenatchee at 7:05 p.m. Friday at the Angel of the Winds Arena and visits Spokane at 6:05 p.m. Saturday.

Colleges

Husky football

Washington travels to Palo Alto, Calif. to play Stanford in a 4 p.m. Saturday game on Fox Sports 1.

Cougar football

Washington State is at Arizona State for a 5 p.m. Saturday game shown on the Pac-12 network.

Husky volleyball

Washington entertains Oregon State at 7 p.m. Friday on Pac-12WA and Oregon at 2 p.m. Sunday on ESPN.

Sports Wrap

By Tim Clinton

Football

Decatur 42, Kent-Meridian 14

Decatur improved its record to an impressive 7-1 mark overall with its Saturday afternoon victory over the Royals at French Field in Kent.

The Gators remain at 4-1 in North Puget Sound League Class 4A Division action behind the 5-0, 7-1 mark of Kennedy Catholic.

Decatur wraps up division play with a 6 p.m. Thursday visit to Federal Way.

Federal Way 42, Kentwood 27

The Eagles soared out to 3-2 in NPSL 4A action with Friday's win over Kentwood at French Field.

They trail Kennedy Catholic, Decatur and Tahoma (4-2) in the division.

Federal Way carries a 3-4 overall record into Thursday's action against Decatur.

TJ 21, Kentlake 0

Thomas Jefferson is winless no more.

The Raiders shut down the Falcons Friday at Federal Way Memorial, improving to 1-5 in NPSL 3A division action and to 1-7 overall.

They host Todd Beamer at 7 p.m. Friday at Federal Way Memorial.

Auburn 44, Todd Beamer 33

Auburn outgunned the Titans in a high-scoring affair at Federal Way Memorial on Thursday.

Todd Beamer fell to 3-3 in NPSL 3A play and to 3-5 overall with the loss.

The Trojans improved to 6-0, 7-1.

Girls soccer

Mt. Rainier 1, Federal Way 0

Federal Way fell to the Rams of Des Moines in a Thursday afternoon home game.

TJ 3, Todd Beamer 1

The Raiders found the new turf at Federal Way Memorial to their liking Wednesday, topping the Todd Beamer team.

Tahoma 4, Federal Way 0

The Eagles were shut out at Tahoma Tuesday.

Kentridge 4, Decatur 0

Decatur was dealt a shutout loss by the Chargers this past Tuesday.

Auburn Mountainview 4, TJ 1

The Raiders averted a shutout Tuesday.

Volleyball

Kentlake 3, TJ 2

Thomas Jefferson took Kentlake the five game distance Tuesday before losing Tuesday.

Auburn-Riverside 3, Todd Beamer 1

The Titans pulled out one win against the Ravens Tuesday.

Kentwood 3, Federal Way 0

Kentwood swept the Eagles Tuesday.

Mt. Rainier 3, Federal Way 1

Federal Way won one against the Rams Thursday.

Todd Beamer 3, TJ 1

Todd Beamer emerged victorious over the Raiders in a Wednesday match.

Kentwood 3, Decatur 0

Decatur was defeated by the Conquerors in a Thursday match.

Federal Way Keeping Track

By Tim Clinton

Tuputala comes through

Federal Way High School graduate Alphonzo Tuputala came through in a big way for the University of Washington football team in its thrilling 36-33 win over Oregon Saturday.

The senior linebacker racked up eight tackles and one assisted tackle for the undefeated Huskies.

Locke stands out at WWU

Todd Beamer graduate Brandon Locke is a co-captain for the Western Washington University men's soccer team as a senior goalkeeper.

The 6-foot, 3-inch Locke has started all 11 games for the Vikings of Bellingham, amassing 28 saves.

Locke has a total of 126 saves to show for his career.  He also has one career scoring assist that came last year.

Junk shuts down Cubs

Decatur graduate Janson Junk of the Milwaukee Brewers shut out the Chicago Cubs over 2.2 innings in his team's regular season-ending 4-0 win Sunday, Oct. 1.

Junk finished the Major League portion of his year with an 0-1 record and 4.91 earned run average in 7.2 innings over two games.

He struck out five, including three in the finale, when he walked none.

Brigham finishes 1-3

Thomas Jefferson graduate Jeff Brigham posted a 1-3, 5.26 record this year as a reliever for the New York Mets.

Brigham worked 37.2 innings over 37 appearances.

Still scores pair of goals

Thomas Jefferson graduate Hailey Still has scored two goals and one assist for the University of Washington women's soccer team this fall.

The 5-4 senior forward has played in all 14 games for the Huskies, starting in the last two.

A Look Ahead

By Tim Clinton

Pros

Seahawks

Seattle comes home to Lumen Field to face the Arizona Cardinals in a 1:05 p.m. contest Sunday.

The action can be seen on Channel 13.

Kraken

Seattle takes on Carolina in a 7 p.m. National Hockey League clash at the Climate Pledge Arena this Thursday before getting a visit from the New York Rangers at the same time and place Saturday.

The Kraken hit the road to Detroit to take on the Red Wings at 5:15 p.m. Tuesday.

ROOT Sports Northwest will televise all three games.

Sounders

Seattle wraps up its regular Major League Soccer season Saturday, visiting St. Louis for a 6 p.m. match carried on Apple TV+.

OL Reign

The women's soccer team concludes its regular season with a 7 p.m. Friday home match at Lumen Field against Angel City FC.

Paramount+ will show the action live.

Thunderbirds

Seattle visits Calgary for 6 p.m. Friday Western Hockey League action before dropping in on Edmonton at 3 p.m. Sunday.

Silvertips

Everett entertains the Brandon Wheat Kings at 7:05 p.m. Friday and the Portland Winterhawks at 6:05 p.m. Saturday at the Angel of the Winds Arena.

Colleges

Husky football

Undefeated Washington plays host to the Arizona State Sun Devils at 7:30 p.m. Saturday on Fox Sports 1.

Cougar football

Washington State travels to Eugene to play the Oregon Ducks at 12:30 p.m. Saturday on Channel 4.

Husky volleyball 

Washington visits UCLA for a 7 p.m. Friday match and USC at 2 p.m. Sunday with Pac-12WA showing Friday's action.

High schools

Football

Todd Beamer toes the new turf at Federal Way Memorial in a 7 p.m. Thursday clash against Auburn.

Thomas Jefferson will be there at the same time Friday taking on Kentlake as Federal Way travels to French Field in Kent to play Kentwood.

Decatur visits French Field for a 1 p.m. Saturday contest against Kent-Meridian.

Girls soccer

Federal Way hosts Mount Rainier at 4 p.m. Thursday before dealing with Decatur in a 7:30 p.m. Tuesday finale at Federal Way Memorial.

Decatur is at Kentwood at 7:30 p.m. this Thursday.

Todd Beamer visits Kentlake at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thomas Jefferson is off.

Volleyball

Thomas Jefferson entertains River Ridge at 5:45 p.m. Monday and Auburn-Riverside at 7:15 p.m. next Wednesday.

Todd Beamer hosts Kentlake at 7:15 p.m. Monday and Auburn Mountainview at the same time Wednesday.

Decatur, meanwhile, is at home facing Kentwood at 7:15 p.m. Thursday before visiting Federal Way at the same time Monday.

Federal Way travels to Mount Rainier at 7:15 p.m. this Thursday.

Girls swimming

Auburn High School's pool is the site of the North Puget Sound League Class 3A meet at 3 p.m. Thursday and the NPSL 4A meet at 3 p.m. Friday.

TJ  and Todd Beamer are 3A and Federal Way and Decatur are 4A.

Sports Wrap

By Tim Clinton

Football

Decatur 30, Kentwood 14

The Gators turned back the Conquerors in Saturday action at Auburn Memorial to run their North Puget Sound League Class 4A Division record to 4-1 and their overall mark to 6-1.

Decatur gets a break from division play this coming Saturday, visiting 3A Kent-Meridian at 1 p.m.

Federal Way 49, Mt. Rainier 27

Federal Way flew past the Rams this past Thursday, improving to 2-5 overall and 2-2 in NPSL 4A play with the home win at Auburn Memorial.

The Eagles journey to French Field in Kent to battle Kentwood at 7 p.m. Friday.

Auburn Mountainview 15, Todd Beamer 12

The Titans stand at 3-2 in the NPSL 3A Division and 3-4 overall following Friday's road loss to Auburn Mountainview.

They are scheduled to be the first Federal Way football team to test the new turf at Federal Way Memorial when they host Auburn at 7 p.m. Thursday.

The first varsity event there is Wednesday, when Todd Beamer hosts Thomas Jefferson for a 6 p.m. girls soccer match.

Kent-Meridian 34, TJ 0

Thomas Jefferson dropped to 0-5 in NPSL 3A play and 0-7 overall with Friday's road loss to the Royals.

The Raiders entertain Kentlake at 7 p.m. Friday at Federal Way Memorial.

A Look Ahead

By Tim Clinton

High schools

Football

No, Federal Way Memorial will not be ready to reopen for football this week as originally scheduled.

Two home games have been switched to Auburn Memorial as a result.

Federal Way will be there Thursday hosting Mount Rainier of Des Moines for a 6 p.m. game.

Decatur's home game against Kentwood has been changed to 1 p.m. Saturday at Auburn Memorial.

Todd Beamer and Thomas Jefferson are both on the road and playing at 7 p.m. Friday as scheduled.

Todd Beamer happens to be going to Auburn Memorial to take on Auburn Mountainview.

TJ goes to French Field in Kent to battle Kent-Meridian.

Pros

Seahawks

Seattle visits the Cincinnati Bengals for 10 a.m. Sunday action that will be televised live on Channel 7.

Kraken

Seattle plays a 5 p.m. Thursday game at Nashville before dropping in on St. Louis at the same time Saturday.

The Kraken come home to Climate Pledge Arena to play the Colorado Avalanche at 7 p.m. Tuesday.

Thursday and Saturday's action can be seen on ROOT Sports Northwest and Tuesday's will be on ESPN.

Sounders

Seattle is off until Saturday, Oct. 21 when it visits St. Louis at 6 p.m. on Apple TV+.

OL Reign

The women's soccer team goes to Chicago for its regular season finale at 2 p.m. Sunday on Paramount+.

Thunderbirds

Seattle hosts Wenatchee for 7:05 p.m. Friday action at the Showare Center in Kent before entertaining Brandon at the same time and place Tuesday.

Slvertips

Everett visits Victoria at 7:05 p.m. Friday.

Colleges

Husky football

Washington hosts Oregon at 12:30 p.m. Saturday on Channel 4.

Cougar football

Washington State will be at home in Pullman playing Arizona at 4 p.m. Saturday on the Pac-12 network.

Husky volleyball

Colorado comes to town for 7 p.m. Friday action and Utah visits at noon Sunday.

Pac-12WA will carry Sunday's match.

Sports Wrap

By Tim Clinton

Football

Decatur 41, Mount Rainier 7

Decatur's Gators have gotten back to their winning ways, topping Mount Rainier for their second win in a row since taking their lone loss of the season by a 30-6 score to Kennedy Catholic Sept. 23.

Decatur won three in a row to get out of the gate fast prior to the loss to the Lancers and now boasts a 5-1 overall record.

The Gators now stand at 3-1 in North Puget Sound League Class 4A Division play for second place behind Kennedy Catholic following Friday's victory.

They host Kentwood for a 1 p.m. Saturday game at Auburn Memorial.

Auburn-Riverside 54, Todd Beamer 14

Todd Beamer is undefeated in NPSL Class 3A action no more following Friday's loss to the Ravens.

The Titans return to Auburn Memorial to take on Auburn Mountainview at 7 p.m. this coming Friday.

Tahoma 42, Federal Way 20

The Eagles were downed by the Bears of Maple Valley on Friday.

They return to action Thursday, hosting Mount Rainier for a 6 p.m. game at Auburn Memorial.

Highline 62, Thomas Jefferson 3

Highline Memorial did not prove to be a good home away from home for the Raiders on Saturday as they took a decisive defeat at the hands of the Kingco 2A leading Pirates (5-1).

Thomas Jefferson visits Kent-Meridian for 7 p.m. action at French Field Friday.

Girls soccer

Auburn 4, Federal Way 2

Federal Way fell to the Trojans in Friday action.

Mount Rainier 2, Decatur 0

The Gators were blanked by the Rams of Des Moines in a Thursday match.

Auburn 6, Todd Beamer 1

Todd Beamer was also trounced by the Trojans, in this case on Thursday.

Thomas Jefferson 0, Auburn-Riverside 0

The Raiders played the Ravens to a scoreless tie this past Tuesday.

Kennedy Catholic 2, Decatur 0

Kennedy Catholic shut down Decatur Tuesday.

Auburn Mountainview 6, Todd Beamer 0

The Lions pounced on the Titans Tuesday.

Kentridge 8, Federal Way 0

The Chargers trampled the Eagles Tuesday.

Volleyball

Kent-Meridian 3, TJ 2

The Raiders were outlasted by the Royals in a Thursday five-game match.

Auburn 3, Todd Beamer 1

Todd Beamer took one game from the Trojans on Thursday.

Mount Rainier 3, Decatur 0

Decatur fell to the Rams in three Thursday.

Lakes 3, Federal Way 0

The Eagles absorbed a non-league loss Thursday.

Todd Beamer 3, Auburn Mountainview 1

Todd Beamer rallied to score a win Tuesday.

Kentridge 3, Federal Way 1

Federal Way fell to the Chargers in Tuesday action.

Kennedy Catholic 3, Decatur 0

The Lancers downed the Gators Tuesday.

Auburn-Riverside 3, TJ 0

The Ravens got the best of the Raiders on Tuesday.

A Look Ahead

By Tim Clinton

Pros

Seahawks

Seattle drew a bye for this weekend before visiting the Cincinnati Bengals for 10 a.m. National Football League action Sunday, Oct. 15.

Sounders

Seattle entertains the Vancouver Whitecaps for a 7:30 p.m. men's soccer match Saturday.

Apple TV+ will broadcast the action live from Lumen Field.

Kraken

Seattle wraps up preseason play Friday, paying a 6 p.m. visit to Edmonton.

The Kraken open the regular National Hockey League season by dropping in on the Las Vegas Golden Knights at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Friday's game can be seen on KONG TV and Tuesday's will be shown nationally on ESPN.

OL Reign

The women's soccer team hosts the Washington, D.C. team for a 5 p.m. Friday clash at Lumen Field that will be aired on Channel 7.

Thunderbirds

Seattle's Western Hockey League squad travels to Spokane for 7:05 p.m. Friday action.

Silvertips

Everett goes to Portland to take on the Winterhawks at 7 p.m. Friday before crossing the Cascades to play the Tri-City Americans at 6:05 p.m. Saturday.

Colleges

Husky football

Washington has a bye this week ahead of a 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14 home game against Oregon.

Cougar football

Washington State takes its undefeated record to Pasadena, Calif. to play the UCLA Bruins at noon Saturday on the Pac-12 network.

Husky volleyball

Washington gets an 8 p.m. Friday visit from the Stanford Cardinal before entertaining California at noon Sunday.

Friday's action can be seen on the Pac-12 network.

High schools

Football

Todd Beamer goes down the hill to Auburn Memorial to face Auburn-Riverside in a key North Puget Sound League Class 3A Division matchup at 4 p.m. Friday.

Decatur visits Mount Rainier for a 7 p.m. Friday game at Highline Memorial as Federal Way travels to Maple Valley to take on Tahoma.

Thomas Jefferson drops in on Highline for a noon Sunday contest.

Girls soccer

Decatur hosts Mount Rainier for 4:30 p.m. Thursday action before entertaining Tahoma at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at newly overhauled Federal Way Memorial Field.

Federal Way gets a 4:30 p.m. Friday visit from Auburn and goes to Starfire Stadium in Tukwila to face Kennedy Catholic at 6 p.m. Tuesday.

The Thomas Jefferson team hosts Kent-Meridian at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Auburn at the same time Tuesday.

Todd Beamer visits Auburn at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

Volleyball

Thomas Jefferson plays host to Kent-Meridian at 7:15 p.m. Thursday before visiting Auburn at the same time Monday and hosting Auburn Mountainview next Wednesday.

Todd Beamer, meanwhile, travels to Auburn this Thursday and to Kent-Meridian next Wednesday.

Federal Way goes to Lakes for a Thursday non-league match and hosts Kennedy Catholic on Monday with Tahoma coming in for a Wednesday match.

Mount Rainier drops in on Decatur on Thursday with the Gators going to Tahoma Monday.  They entertain Kentridge next Wednesday.

Boys tennis

Federal Way journeys to Mount Rainier for 3:30 p.m. Thursday action and hosts Tahoma at the same time Friday before finishing its regular season with a Tuesday visit to Kentwood.

Thomas Jefferson's season ends with a trip to Auburn-Riverside on Thursday and a home match against Auburn Mountainview this Friday.

Decatur travels to Tahoma Thursday before hosting Kentridge Friday and entertaining Kennedy Catholic Tuesday.

Todd Beamer is at Auburn Thursday and hosts Auburn-Riverside at Saghalie Friday.  It gets a visit from Kent-Meridian for its finale Tuesday.

Cross country

The Federal Way All-City meet involving all four local schools takes place at Thomas Jefferson's course next Wednesday.

The girls race gets underway at 4 p.m. with the boys competing at 4:45 p.m.

Girls swimming

Todd Beamer entertains Auburn for a 3 p.m. Tuesday meet at the King County Aquatic Center and Decatur's Gators will be there at the same time going up against Kent-Meridian.

Federal Way faces Kentridge at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Lindbergh High School pool.

Boys golf

Federal Way will be at home at North Shore playing Auburn Mountainview at 3:15 p.m. Thursday and Auburn at the same time next Wednesday.

Thomas Jefferson hosts Decatur at Riverbend this Thursday and Todd Beamer travels to Tapps Island to take on Auburn-Riverside next Wednesday.

Decatur is at home at Twin Lakes facing Auburn Mountainview Tuesday.

Girls golf

Decatur hosts Thomas Jefferson at 3:15 p.m. Thursday at Twin Lakes before going to the Auburn Golf Course to play Auburn Mountainview next Tuesday.

Todd Beamer's season concludes with a Tuesday visit to Auburn-Riverside at Tapps Island.

Federal Way will visit the Auburn Golf Course twice, visiting Auburn Mountainview on Thursday and Auburn next Tuesday.

Sports Wrap

By Tim Clinton

Football

Todd Beamer 40, Kentridge 0

Todd Beamer's Titans have really turned things around.

After going 0-2 in non-league play to start the season the Titans have won three straight games including two in North Puget Sound League Class 3A Division action to stand at 2-0 in division play and 3-2 overall.

They downed Kent-Meridian by a 20-7 score Sept. 15 and Kentlake by a 25-0 margin Sept. 22 ahead of Saturday's rout of the Chargers.  Kentridge is an NPSL 4A foe but the other two were Class 3A opponents.

All of the victories were posted at French Field in Kent.

The Titans hope the winning trend continues when they visit Auburn-Riverside for a 4 p.m. Friday game at Auburn Memorial Stadium.

Decatur 33, Tahoma 30

The Gators edged the Bears by a field goal in Maple Valley last Friday, improving to 2-1 in NPSL Class 4A play and to 4-1 overall.

Decatur visits Mount Rainier for a 7 p.m. game at Highline Memorial this Friday in another division game.

The Gators' lone loss was to first place Kennedy Catholic (3-0, 4-1).

Kennedy Catholic 46, Federal Way 26

Federal Way fell to 1-1 in NPSL Class 4A action and to 1-4 overall with Saturday's loss to the Lancers at Highline Memorial in Burien.

The Eagles travel to Maple Valley to face Tahoma at 7 p.m. Friday before reopening Federal Way Memorial Field with a 6 p.m. home game against Mount Rainier on Thursday, Oct. 12.

Auburn 47, TJ 14

Thomas Jefferson stands at 0-3 in NPSL Class 3A contests and at 0-5 overall including last Thursday's defeat at Auburn Memorial.

The Raiders take a break from league play this weekend, visiting Highline for a game at noon Saturday at Highline Memorial.

It won't be an easy break, however, as the Pirates are on top of the Kingco 2A standings at 3-0 and are 4-1 overall with the only loss being to Kennedy Catholic by a 45-38 margin Sept. 9.