By Tim Clinton

SPORTS EDITOR

High schools

Boys soccer

Ballard launches its spring season by going to the Lynnwood Jamboree at 6 p.m. Friday and Highline Memorial hosts the Highline Public Schools Jamboree at 9 a.m. Saturday.

Seattle Christian battles Tyee at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at Valley Ridge.

Baseball

Chief Sealth is putting on a jamboree starting at 3 p.m. Friday that includes Mount Rainier.

Fastpitch softball

Ballard visits Foster for a 4 p.m. game Monday and Highline drops in on Seattle Christian at the same time.

Pros

Sounders

The men's soccer team that trains in Tukwila visits Houston for a 5:30 p.m. Saturday match that can be seen live on JOEtv.

Mariners

Seattle plays split squad spring training games in Arizona this Thursday, hosting Cincinnati at 1:10 p.m. and visiting Kansas City at 1:05 p.m.

The Mariners entertain the Los Angeles Dodgers at 6:40 p.m. Friday before visiting Oakland at 2:05 p.m. Saturday and hosting the Chicago White Sox at 1 p.m. Sunday.

They visit Texas at 1:05 p.m. Monday and host Cleveland at 1:10 p.m. Tuesday.

Dragons

Seattle's XFL team entertains Los Angeles for a 4 p.m. Sunday game at CenturyLink Field.

ESPN2 will carry the action.

Seawolves

Seattle visits New York for noon Sunday rugby action on ROOT Sports.

Thunderbirds

Seattle goes to Vancouver for 7:30 p.m. Friday Western Hockey League action before hosting the same team at 6:05 p.m. Saturday at the accesso Showare Center in Kent.

The Spokane Chiefs come to town for a 7:05 p.m. Tuesday match.

Stars

Tacoma hosts San Diego for 7:35 p.m. Friday indoor soccer action at the accesso Showare Center in Kent before going to San Diego to play Saturday.

Colleges

Husky men

Washington opens Pac-12 basketball tournament play with a 2:30 p.m. game against Arizona in Las Vegas this Wednesday.

The action can be seen live on the Pac-12 cable television network.

Cougar men

Washington State University takes on Colorado at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday in Las Vegas on the Pac-12 network.

Redhawk men

Seattle University plays Utah Valley at 8:30 p.m. Thursday at the WAC tournament in Las Vegas.

Redhawk women

The Lady Redhawks take on Utah Valley at 6 p.m. Wednesday in Las Vegas.