A Look Ahead

By Tim Clinton

High schools

Football

Undefeated North Puget Sound League Class 3A champion Decatur opens football postseason action Friday, hosting Bishop Blanchet of Seattle at 7 p.m.

The Gators carry a 9-0 overall record into the game at Federal Way Memorial.

Federal Way will be there at 5 p.m. Saturday for a playoff against Ferndale.

The Eagles are 7-2 overall.

Both playoffs send the winner to state next week and the loser is out.

Cross country

State action for all classifications takes place Saturday at the Sun Willows golf course in Pasco.

Wheelchair races start at 9 a.m. with the last race of the day beginning at 3 p.m.

Girls soccer

Decatur won the NPSL 3A division with a 15-1 record but bowed out of the playoffs with a 2-1 loss to Lakes on Tuesday.

Pros

Seahawks

Seattle drew a bye for this week before visiting the San Francisco 49ers for a 1:05 p.m. game Sunday, Nov. 17.

Sounders

Seattle won its Major League Soccer first round series against Houston and will next play at a date, time and location to be determined.

Kraken

The Seattle hockey team hosts Las Vegas for 7 p.m. Friday action at the Climate Pledge Arena before entertaining Columbus at the same time Tuesday.

Chicago pays a 7 p.m. visit next Thursday.

KONG will televise all three games and Channel 5 also has Friday's.

Thunderbirds

Seattle entertains Calgary at 7:05 p.m. Friday at the Showare Center in Kent and Victoria at 6:05 p.m. Saturday.

Silvertips

Everett visits the Tri-City Americans at 7:05 p.m. Friday before coming home to the Angel of the Winds Arena to take on Calgary at 6:05 p.m. Saturday.

Colleges

Husky football

Washington visits Penn State for 5 p.m. Saturday action carried on the Peacock network.

Cougar football

Utah State comes to Pullman for a 7:30 p.m. Saturday game on CW.

Husky men

The UW men's basketball team visits Nevada at 7 p.m. Saturday and hosts Seattle Pacific at the same time Wednesday on the Big Ten network.

Husky women

Washington hosts Siena for 2 p.m. Sunday action and Eastern Washington at 6 p.m. Thursday with both on Big Ten.

Cougar men

Washington State entertains Bradley at 8 p.m. Friday and Idaho at 6:30 p.m. Monday with both on ESPN+.

Cougar women

WSU gets a noon Sunday visit from Idaho on ESPN+.