Two wrestlers snag second

By Tim Clinton

Caleb Clemens of Todd Beamer and Marina Velasco-Bono of Federal Way both snagged second place state finishes in Mat Classic wrestling action at the Tacoma Dome this past weekend.

Clemens reached the boys Class 3A 120-pound weight class championship and lost by a 17-2 technical fall and Velasco-Bono made the girls 3A 130-pound final and took a 15-8 loss.

Yarely Cervantes of Federal Way finished fourth in girls 110-pound action, losing the third place match, 5-0.

Teammate Lola James won the 115-pound match for fifth place by fall in 1 minute, 52 seconds.

Finishing sixth with fifth place match losses from Federal Way were Faye Imoesiri at 170 pounds by a 12-6 score and Lamia 'Sky Misher at 235 pounds by forfeit.

Jayden Walker of Decatur won the 175-pound boys match for seventh and eighth place, 21-8, and Thomas Jefferson's Caden Brian Barclay lost his at 132 pounds, 2-1.

Tucker, Miller snag sixth at state

By Tim Clinton

Dean Tucker of Decatur and Drew Miller of Federal Way highlighted the area performances in the state Class 3A boys swimming and diving meet held this past weekend at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way.

Tucker took sixth place in the 100-yard breaststroke in 58.91 seconds and 10th in the 200 individual medley in 1:59.05.

Miller took sixth place in the 100 backstroke in a time of 53.06 seconds and 17th in the 100 butterfly in 53.57.

Thomas Jefferson's Max Kahn placed ninth the 50 freestyle in 21.80 and 19th in the 100 free in 49.65.

Decatur's Alex Mingalindan placed 17th in the 500 free in 5:05.45 and 20th in the 200 free in 1:51.06.

Alex Nguyen of TJ came in 23rd in the 100 back in 59.53.

Decatur took 16th in the 200 medley relay in 1:46.60 with TJ 19th in 1:46.37.

The Gators were 20th in the 400 free relay in 3:33.45 with TJ 22nd in the 200 free relay in 1:37.02.

Cabang captures first in beam

By Tim Clinton

Rylee Cabang of Thomas Jefferson captured first place in the balance beam at this past weekend's state Class 3A gymnastics competition that took place at Sammamish High School.

Cabang came through with a score of 9.450.

She also took second place in the all-around with a total of 76.600 points, helping the Raiders take seventh as a team with a 149.625 score.

Decatur finished eighth at 148.00 points with Todd Beamer 15th at 66.100 and Federal Way 34th at 31.150.

Cabang also snagged second in the bars with a 9.400.

Decatur's Anyah Johnson took 12th place in the beam with an 8.800 and Myla Felizardo of Todd Beamer tied for eighth in the floor exercise with a 9.175 and placed 14th in the beam with an 8.725.

Felizardo took 13th in the all-around at 34.800 with Johnson 33rd at 33.200.  TJ's Nakiya Rankin placed 46th with a 30.750 with Jaliva Jones of Decatur 48th at 30.675.

A Look Ahead

By Tim Clinton

Pros

Kraken

Seattle returns to action Wednesday after its Winter Olympics break, visiting the Dallas Stars for 5 p.m. National Hockey League play.

The Kraken go on to St. Louis to battle the Blues at the same time Thursday.

Seattle returns to the Climate Pledge Arena to take on the Vancouver Canucks at 7 p.m. Saturday and the Carolina Hurricanes at the same time Monday.

St. Louis comes to town at 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Sounders

Seattle visits Salt Lake at 4:30 p.m. Saturday.

Mariners

Seattle hosts the Chicago White Sox for 12:10 p.m. Tuesday spring training action in Arizona before visiting the Kansas City Royals at 12:05 p.m. Wednesday and hosting the Cleveland Guardians at 12:10 p.m. Thursday.

Arizona's Diamondbacks visit at 5:10 p.m. Friday, the Mariners drop in on the San Diego Padres at 12:10 p.m. Saturday and host the Texas Rangers at 12:10 p.m. Sunday.

The Anaheim Angels visit at 12:10 p.m. Tuesday and Seattle visits the San Francisco Giants at 6:05 p.m. Wednesday.

The Mariners get a visit from the Padres at 12:10 p.m. Thursday.

Thunderbirds

Seattle goes to Kelowna to play the Rockets at 7:05 p.m. Wednesday before visiting Vancouver at 7 p.m. Friday.

The Thunderbirds come home to the accesso Showare Center in Kent to play the Everett Silvertips at 6:05 p.m. Saturday.

Seattle pays a 7 p.m. Tuesday visit to the Kamloops Blazers.

Stars

Tacoma's indoor soccer team visits the San Diego Sockers at 7:30 p.m. Friday.

Colleges

Husky men's basketball

Washington goes to New Jersey to play Rutgers at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday before hosting Wisconsin at 1 p.m. Saturday.

USC comes to town at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Husky women's basketball

Washington wraps up its regular season with a Sunday visit to Oregon at a time to be announced.

Cougar men's basketball

Washington State visits Loyola Marymount for 8 p.m. Wednesday action and goes to Pepperdine to play a 5 p.m. Saturday game.

Cougar women's basketball

WSU hosts Seattle University for a 6 p.m. Thursday clash and St. Mary's visits at noon Saturday.

Sports Wrap

By Tim Clinton

Boys basketball

Lakes 69, Todd Beamer 51

Todd Beamer's season ended with Thursday's playoff loss to Lakes at Foss High School in Tacoma.

Lincoln 67, Todd Beamer 54

Lincoln of Tacoma knocked the Titans into a loser-out, winner-to-state situation after Tuesday's defeat.

A Look Ahead

By Tim Clinton

High schools

Boys basketball

Todd Beamer hosts a team to be determined for district playoff action at 7 p.m. Thursday.

Pros

Sounders

Seattle opens its regular season with a 6:15 p.m. home game against Colorado this coming Sunday at Lumen Field.

Mariners

Seattle launches its spring training schedule with a 12:10 p.m. home game against San Diego this Friday in Peoria, Ariz. before entertaining San Francisco at the same time and place Saturday.

The Mariners visit the Cincinnati Reds at 12:05 p.m. Sunday and the Los Angeles Dodgers at the same time Monday.

Seattle gets a 12:10 p.m. Tuesday visit from the Chicago White Sox and dropping in on the Kansas City Royals at 12:05 p.m. Wednesday.

The Mariners play host to the Cleveland Guardians at 12:10 p.m. Thursday.

Thunderbirds

Seattle hosts Portland for a 7:05 p.m. Friday game at the accesso Showare Center in Kent before visiting Everett at 6:05 p.m. Saturday at the Angel of the Winds Arena.

Stars

The Tacoma indoor soccer team entertains the San Diego Sockers for a 6:05 p.m. Saturday match at the accesso Showare Center in Kent before going to California to play the Empire Strykers at 4:05 p.m. Sunday.

Colleges

Husky men's basketball

Washington visits Maryland for 12 p.m. Saturday action and goes to Rutgers to play a 3:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Husky women's basketball

The UW visits UCLA for a 7 p.m. Thursday game before hosting Portland at noon Sunday.

Cougar men's basketball

Washington State entertains St. Mary's at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Beasley Coliseum in Pullman before dropping in on Loyola Marymount at 8 p.m. Wednesday.

Cougar women's basketball

WSU travels to Oregon State for a 1 p.m. Saturday game before hosting Seattle University at 6 p.m. Thursday.

 

Sports Wrap

By Tim Clinton

Boys basketball

Todd Beamer 53, Timberline 51

Todd Beamer trimmed Timberline in a Saturday District 3/4 playoff opener.

River Ridge 66, Federal Way 50

Federal Way fell as it opened postseason play Saturday.

Girls basketball

Lincoln 69, Decatur 65

Lincoln outgunned the Gators in a Friday district playoff game.

River Ridge 75, TJ 39

Thomas Jefferson absorbed a defeat as it opened playoff action Friday.

A Look Ahead

By Tim Clinton

High schools

Boys basketball

Todd Beamer hosts Timberline for a 6 p.m. Saturday District 3/4 game and Federal Way visits River Ridge for 7 p.m. action.

Girls basketball

Decatur entertains Lincoln in a 7 p.m. Friday playoff and Thomas Jefferson drops in on River Ridge at the same time.

Pros

Thunderbirds

Seattle hosts the Tri-City Americans for a 7:05 p.m. game at the accesso Showare Center in Kent before visiting them for 6:05 p.m  Saturday action.

Stars

Tacoma's indoor soccer team gets a 5:05 p.m. Sunday visit from the Milwaukee Wave at the accesso Showare Center in Kent.

Colleges

Husky men's basketball

Washington plays host to Minnesota for a 7 p.m. Saturday game at the Alaska Airlines Arena also known as the Hec Edmundson Pavilion before entertaining Penn State at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Husky women's basketball

The UW entertains Oregon for a 5 p.m. Sunday game before visiting UCLA at 7 p.m. Thursday.

Cougar men's basketball

Washington State hosts Pacific at 6:30 p.m. next Wednesday at the Beasley Coliseum in Pullman 

Cougar women's basketball

WSU gets a 6 p.m. Thursday visit from Portland in Pullman before dropping in on Gonzaga at 6 p.m. Thursday.

Sports Wrap

By Tim Clinton

High schools

Boys basketball

Federal Way 77, TJ 43

Federal Way's Eagles flew past Thomas Jefferson in a Friday game.

Todd Beamer 69, Kent-Meridian 59

The Titans rallied for a victory over the Royals on Friday.

Decatur 84, Kentlake 43

Decatur downed the Falcons in a Tuesday game.

TJ 65, Kent-Meridian 57

The Raiders were winners Tuesday against the Royals.

White River 68, Federal Way 67

White River edged the Eagles in Tuesday action.

Enumclaw 56, Todd Beamer 44

The Hornets buzzed by the Titans Tuesday.

Girls basketball

TJ 49, Federal Way 39

Thomas Jefferson topped the Eagles in a Friday game.

Decatur 45, Kennedy Catholic 43

The Gators slipped past Kennedy Catholic last Thursday.

Decatur 54, Kentlake 17

Decatur dealt Kentlake a Tuesday defeat.

White River 74, Federal Way 15

White River swept away the Eagles last Tuesday.

A Look Ahead

By Tim Clinton

High schools

Boys basketball

Thomas Jefferson hosts Federal Way for a 7 p.m. Friday game as Todd Beamer entertains Kent-Meridian.

Girls basketball

Decatur gets a 7 p.m. Thursday visit from Kennedy Catholic and Federal Way hosts Thomas Jefferson at 6:30 p.m. Friday as the regular season concludes.

Pros

Seahawks

Seattle battles New England for the Super Bowl championship at 3:30 p.m. Sunday in Santa Clara.

Kraken

Seattle is now off for a break for the Winter Olympics.

Thunderbirds

Seattle plays host to Portland for a 7:05 p.m. Friday game at the accesso Showare Center in Kent before traveling down to Portland for 6:05 p.m. Saturday action.

The Thunderbirds drop in on Spokane at 7:05 p.m. Tuesday.

Stars

Tacoma travels to St. Louis to battle the Ambush at 4:05 p.m. Saturday.

Colleges

Husky men's basketball

Washington visits UCLA for a 7 p.m. Saturday game before coming home to the Alaska Airlines Arena to play Penn State at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Husky women's basketball

The Huskies pay a noon Sunday visit to Wisconsin before going to Iowa for 4:30 p.m. Wednesday action.

Cougar men's basketball

Washington State hosts Santa Clara for a 3 p.m. Saturday game at the Beasley Coliseum in Pullman before entertaining Portland there at 6 p.m. Thursday.

Cougar women's basketball

WSU goes to Pepperdine for a 1 p.m. Saturday game and visits Gonzaga at 8 p.m. Tuesday in Spokane.

Sports Wrap

By Tim Clinton

Boys basketball

Federal Way 74, Kentlake 37

Federal Way gunned down the Falcons in Friday action.

Enumclaw 61, TJ 43

The Hornets buzzed past the Raiders this past Friday.

Auburn Mountainview 107, Decatur 74

The Lions grabbed a lopsided win Friday over the Gators.

Todd Beamer 58, White River 53

Todd Beamer blasted White River in a Thursday game.

Todd Beamer 71, TJ 31

The Titans topped Thomas Jefferson last Tuesday.

White River 90, Decatur 66

Decatur went down to a Tuesday defeat.

Auburn Mountainview 91, Federal Way 63

Auburn Mountainview crushed the Eagles in a Friday game.

Girls basketball

Decatur 65, Auburn Mountainview 33

Decatur destroyed the Lions in Friday action.

Federal Way 74, Kentlake 37

The Eagles felled the Falcons last Friday.

Enumclaw 66, TJ 27

Enumclaw routed the Raiders Friday.

TJ 77, Todd Beamer 18

Thomas Jefferson topped the Titans on Tuesday.

White River 58, Decatur 47

White River swept the Gators aside Tuesday.

Auburn Mountainview 30, Federal Way 24

Auburn Mountainview prevailed in a close battle Tuesday.