By Tim Clinton

SPORTS EDITOR

Chief Sealth and Ballard did the splits in Metro League basketball action this week.

The Chief Sealth boys were 65-41 winners over the Beavers on Tuesday, but Ballard took the girls game Wednesday over the Seahawks by a 59-47 score.

Both games took place in the Ballard gymnasium.

West Seattle, meanwhile, took a split against Cleveland.

The Wildcats were 61-51 winners on the girls side to remain undefeated in Metro League and in-state play on Wednesday, but the boys fell to the Eagles by a 66-53 score Tuesday.

In other action:

Highline swept a non-league doubleheader from Evergreen on Wednesday, with the Pirates cruising to a 66-60 boys victory after the girls defeated the Wolverines, 53-18.

Both schools also saw action Tuesday.

Highline was swept by Renton, with the boys being edged, 71-67, by the Indians and the girls taking a 70-39 defeat.

Evergreen was dealt a 70-53 boys loss by White River and the girls lost to the Hornets, 68-10.

The Tyee boys, meanwhile, were 71-68 winners over River Ridge as the girls team took a 54-18 loss.

Foster lost both to Fife that night, with the boys falling by an 84-51 score and the girls losing, 61-47.

The girls team, however, has a playoff game scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday at home against Steilacoom.

Seattle Lutheran has won two boys games already this week.

The Saints scored a 57-50 victory over Auburn Adventist on Wednesday after defeating Puget Sound Adventist on Monday by a 63-52 margin.

The Seattle Lutheran girls lost, 38-25, to Puget Sound Adventist on Monday.