Roar! Time now to talk a little noisily about the Burien Bearcats and their Junior Football League. These pad-bearers, 6-14 in age with various weights, classify into five divisions: Juniors, Bantams, Midgets, Pee-Wees and 89ers. As usual, the…MORE
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Sports Briefs
Wed, 08/26/09
Victor wins division Emily Victor, a sophomore from Federal Way High School, placed first in the girls division of the Tacoma Golf Association Junior City championship Aug. 10-11. Victor won by seven strokes. Federal Wau senior Kendra Nelson…MORE
Mentink writes the book on Ken Griffey, Jr.
Wed, 08/26/09
Decatur High School graduate and former Todd Beamer boys basketball coach Jarrett Mentink, Ph. D is off and running on a new adventure. Mentink and his “Kids In the Clouds” publishing company just released a book on Seattle Mariners star Ken…MORE
Hawks overcome loss of funds to play on
Wed, 08/26/09
As the Federal Way Hawks Junior Football program prepares for the upcoming season, it will be with renewed hopes and dreams after a misappropriation of funds last year left it without funding. Being the only non-school football program in the…MORE
West Seattle at State, Part 4
Fri, 08/14/09
The chronicles of the hard-working West Seattle All-Stars in 2009 state Little League Majors (ages 11-12) tournament action came to an abrupt and disappointing conclusion last Thursday at the cozy confines of Art Mikelsen Field in a 12-11 loser-…MORE
West Seattle at State, Part 3
Fri, 08/14/09
West Seattle went digging for a win last Wednesday at Art Mikelson Field, but only unearthed a series of goose eggs in a four-inning, 12-0, mercy-rule shortened loss to District 12 Pasco National to drop into the loser-out bracket of the 2009…MORE
West Seattle at State, Part 2
Fri, 08/14/09
Loudly resonating long balls left the launching pad early before courageous pitching performances did the rest for the West Seattle Little League Majors All-Stars at the state baseball tournament on Sunday, July 26.
McNeil Fulmore, Marco…MORE
West Seattle at State, Part 1
Fri, 08/14/09
Two championship organizations entered the 2009 Washington 11-12-Year-Old Little League Majors state tournament on hot streaks before the District 7 West Seattle Little League All-Stars chilled District 3 Centralia with a 13-5 opening round…MORE
Despite economy, weather, Golf Classic a success
Fri, 08/07/09
The hosts of the Ninth Annual Ballard High School Golf Classic had to battle a bad economy and unseasonably cool weather, but the Aug. 4 fundraiser came off without a hitch.
"It was a huge success," said Mary Wong, the event's chair. "…MORE
West Seattle wraps up district title
Mon, 07/13/09
Dogged determination and discipline Saturday, July 12, at the PacWest Fields transformed into a delightful doubleheader for the comeback kids of West Seattle.
After an opening round 7-3 loss to South Highline National in the 2009 …MORE