Sports

Team finally at top of league

By Dean Wong

It has taken five season in KingCo for the Ballard Beavers to climb to the top of the league and now the team is looking towards the playoffs and a possible berth at state.

The team…MORE

Wednesday, Jan. 23

Gymnastics: Highline, Tyee and Evergreen; Kennedy, Mt. Rainier at Hazen, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 24

Boys swimming: Mt. Rainier at Hazen, Evergreen at Tyee, Renton at Kennedy, Lindbergh at Highline, 3 p.m.…MORE

The Evergreen Wolverines won a close match that was back-and-forth early versus the Kennedy Lancers in Seamount League wrestling action at Kennedy Thursday.

The final score was 36-31 but one wouldn't have thought the Wolverines were going…MORE

Just enough.

The last event -- the 400 free relay -- decided the victor of a dual swim meet that had superstars and stars of the 3A state, and the Mount Rainier Rams stroked to a 97-89 win on the strength that comes from a great team…MORE

Saturday, Jan. 12

Wrestling

West Seattle Inv.

Evergreen finished fifth with 117.5 points as a team and Kennedy sixth with 113.7.

JFK's Derrick Lewis took a loss by pin in 2:24 in the 189-pound final and Cory…MORE

Super Stars win again

The Ballard Super Stars girl's soccer team won the Seattle City Soccer Tournament for the second time in as many years last month.

It was a historic moment at Ballard High School last Friday when the school honored their legendary basketball player, Michael Johnson by retiring his jersey.

A capacity crowd filled the bleachers to see the Johnson's number 23 jersey…MORE

The Thomas Jefferson Raiders wrestlers won two mighty close battles -- the down-to-the-wire, firey finish, even controversial, kind. But the host Decatur Gators showed their seniority at key points through the match and won the war, 41-29, in…MORE

Saturday, Jan. 21

Wrestling

Decatur

The Gators captured sixth place in the team standings at the recent Everett Classic, scoring 121.5 points.

Greg Bull won the 135-pound championship match by pin in 1:41. Spencer…MORE

Fast hands and fast feet fostered fast scoring Friday in a John F. Kennedy 59-50 Seamount League girls basketball triumph at Mount Rainier High School.

Class 3A state No. 3 Kennedy remained unbeaten at 11-0 overall and 6-0 atop the league…MORE