By Tim Clinton

SPORTS EDITOR

High schools

Football

Mount Rainier travels to French Field in Kent for North Puget Sound League playoff action Friday, taking on the Kentwood Conquerors in a 7 p.m. game

Kennedy Catholic waits until Saturday for its NPSL playoff, hosting Kentridge for a 7 p.m. game at Highline Memorial.

Chief Sealth and Ballard will play back-to-back at Seattle Memorial on Saturday.

Ballard takes on Lakeside at 3 p.m. ahead of a 5:45 p.m. playoff between Chief Sealth and Roosevelt.

West Seattle travels to Federal Way Memorial to battle Thomas Jefferson in a 7 p.m. non-playoff Thursday as Foster goes on the road to Clover Park.

Highline hosts Renton at 7 p.m. Friday as Evergreen goes to Renton Memorial to take on Lindbergh.

Seattle Lutheran will entertain the Muckleshoot Tribal School at 1 p.m. Saturday at West Seattle Stadium.

Pros

Seahawks

Seattle returns to action after its bye week this coming Sunday when it visits the Detroit Lions for a 10 a.m. game can be seen on Channel 13 television.

Sounders

Seattle wraps up its regular Major League Soccer season on Sunday when its hosts San Jose for a 1:30 p.m. match at CenturyLink Field.

JOEtv will carry the action live.

Thunderbirds

Seattle’s Western Hockey League team hosts Kamloops for a 7:35 p.m. match at the Showare Center in Kent on Friday before visiting Vancouver at 7 p.m. Saturday.

Colleges

Husky football

Washington visits California for a 3:30 p.m. game Saturday that can be seen on FS1.

Cougar football

Washington State University is also in the Bay Area this Saturday, taking on the Stanford Cardinal at 4 p.m.

That game will be aired on the Pac-12 cable network.