July 2017

By Tim Clinton

SPORTS EDITOR

SALMON CREEK--West Seattle waltzed over Federal Way to the tune of a 12-2 victory Tuesday evening in a winner's bracket semifinal of the age 9-11 Little League all-star baseball state tournament.

With the third straight win in the tournament the Westsiders will now face Kirkland American in the winner's bracket final at 4 p.m. Wednesday in Salmon Creek.

The winner advances straight to Saturday's 10 a.m. championship and would need to be defeated twice by the loser's bracket champion to be knocked off. The if-necessary championship would follow at 1 p.m.

Kirkland American also rides a lopsided victory into Wednesday's game against West Seattle, having dealt Mill Creek an 11-4 defeat in its game Tuesday.

information from SWSHS

Restoration of the art-deco underwater murals of West Seattle’s Historic Admiral Theater will get another boost this summer with a one-night presentation by a West Seattle native whose orchestral scores for classic movies of the pre-sound era have earned him the title of the “Silent Film Music Guru.”

The event is called “Timothy Brock Returns to West Seattle with Music of the Silent Giants.”

It will take place at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday, July 25, 2017, at the Historic Admiral Theater, 2343 California Ave. S.W., sponsored by the Southwest Seattle Historical Society.

The King County Sheriff's office said today that a man  found dead early this morning in a ravine near 17 Pl S. and Des Moines Memorial Drive was murdered.  King County Sheriff’s detectives are not releasing how the man died.  A citizen walking in the area discovered the body just before 6am and called police. It is case number C17034134

The King County Medical Examiner will determine cause and nature of death as well as the identity of the man.   More information will be released as soon as it becomes available. 

Shopping at Summer Fest is one of the many reasons people from all around the region visit West Seattle over the 3-day festival. Now in the festival's 35th year, Summer Fest started as a merchant sidewalk sale. Many of the West Seattle businesses still hold that tradition true by offering sidewalk sales throughout the event.

Some of our recommended highlights are the famous Easy Street Records sale - there's always plenty for everyone! Zamboanga has imported clothing from around the globe. Fleurt and City Mouse offers everyday clothing and decor for gift giving all-year round.

As a preamble to Summerfest this weekend, the streets will close Thursday night and West 5 Restaurant & Lounge and Jazz Night School will present a free live performance from one of Seattle’s top-level, big band jazz groups, Big Band Blue.

Led by Erik Hanson, Executive Director of Seattle’s Jazz Night School, Big Band Blue was launched in 2013 by band-directing icon, Hal Sherman as his final big band mentorship.

Big Band Blue will be performing a lively set of music ranging from jazz standards and swing to new works from local composers/arrangers.

The event is free and open to the public. 

Who: Big Band Blue

What: Free big band jazz performance on the streets of West Seattle 

Where: on California Ave in front of West 5 Restaurant (4539 California Ave SW)

When: Thursday, July 13th, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

In celebration of their 90th birthday 7-Eleven stores across the nation are giving away FREE Slurpee frozen drinks from 11am to 7pm.

7-Eleven said they will likely hand out 9 million free small Slurpees during the promotion

7-Eleven was started in 1927,with the Slurpee's introduction coming in 1966. They have sold 7.4 billion Slurpees.

West Seattle locations:

• 3280 SW Avalon Way
• 1600 SW Holden St
• 9041 Delridge Way SW
• 4812 Erskine Way SW
• 3801 California Ave SW
• 2429 Harbor Ave SW

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By Tim Clinton

SPORTS EDITOR

Little League

State tournaments

The Normandy Park City Hall fields will be the site of the eight-team age 9-11 all-star softball tournament starting Friday, although it does not include any local host District 7 team.

PacWest plays in the Major Little League baseball state tournament that opens Saturday at the Federal Way National complex and South Highline National will be in the Junior age 13-14 tournament that opens Saturday in Shoreline.

PacWest takes on District 3 (Southwest Washington) at 6 p.m. Saturday in the Majors age 10-12 tournament. 

Semipro

Highline Bears

Highline wraps up a long string of road games Wednesday when it visits the North Sound Emeralds for a 7 p.m. baseball game at Edmonds Community College.

Tim Clinton

SPORTS EDITOR

SALMON CREEK--West Seattle has slammed its way into a winner's bracket semifinal after winning its first two games at the age 9-11 Little League baseball all-star tournament.

The District 7 champion Westsiders opened the tournament at Salmon Creek with a 9-5 victory over the District 5 champions on Saturday before downing host Salmon Creek of District 6 in its second game Sunday, 6-3.

West Seattle will play District 10 champion Federal Way at 4 p.m. Tuesday in a winner's bracket semifinal. The winner advances to the winner's bracket final at the same time Wednesday.

The championship is scheduled for Saturday.

Age 8-10

ABERDEEN--PacWest of Burien and SeaTac dropped its opener of the age 8-10 all-star baseball state tournament to the Larch Mata team by a score that was unavailable Saturday.