Sportswatch for 8-5-13
Tue, 08/06/2013
Sportswatch
Youth sports
All-City swimming
The Seattle Summer Swim League's annual All-City meet will be held Tuesday, Aug. 6 at the Sand Point Country Club in North Seattle.
Action starts at 4 p.m. in the pool located at 8333 55th Ave. N.E. for the meet that marks the end of the SSSL season.
Included in the meet are the Arbor Heights club of West Seattle, the Gregory Seahurst club from Burien and Normandy Park's Olympic View and Normandy Park teams.
High school sports
Fall turnouts
Tryouts for high school football in Washington state get underway Wednesday, Aug. 21, followed by all other fall sports on Monday, Aug. 26.
Pro sports
Seattle Mariners
The Seattle Mariners have a busy week of Major League Baseball ahead, starting with three games against the Toronto Blue Jays followed by three against the Milwaukee Brewers.
Seattle hosts the Blue Jays for 7 p.m. games Monday, Aug. 5 and Tuesday, Aug. 6 followed by a 12:40 p.m. game Wednesday, Aug. 7.
After the M's get Thursday off the Brewers come to town for a 7:10 p.m. game Friday, Aug. 9 and a 6:10 p.m. game Saturday, Aug. 10. The series ends with a 1:10 p.m. game Sunday.
Friday is fireworks night followed by Ken Griffey Jr.'s induction to the Seattle Mariners' Hall of Fame Saturday.
All of the above games take place at Safeco Field.
Seattle Seahawks
Seattle kicks off its National Football League preseason Thursday, Aug. 8 with a 7 p.m. visit to the San Diego Chargers.
Tacoma Rainiers
The Class AAA affiliate of the Seattle Mariners will be at Cheney Stadium for a 7:05 p.m. game against the Iowa Cubs on Monday, Aug. 5 and for 11:30 a.m. action against the same team on Tuesday, Aug. 6.
Tacoma has Wednesday, Aug. 7 off before opening a four-game, four-day series in Albuquerque. The Rainiers will play 6:05 p.m. games Thursday through Saturday followed by 12:35 p.m. action Sunday.
Seattle Sounders
Seattle's Sounders, who are riding high after signing standout Clint Dempsey, visit Toronto for a 4 p.m. soccer match Saturday, Aug. 10.