Sportswatch for the week of June 22-28
Wed, 06/22/2016
By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR
Little League
District 7 All-Stars
The District 7 Little League all-star baseball tournaments are set to get underway with eight games at the PacWest complex Saturday.
The two team Intermediate tournament starts at 9 a.m. between South Highline National and Seattle Central, with the second game at 9 a.m. Sunday for the championship with the if necessary game of the double elimination tournament at 6 p.m. Monday.
Juniors swing into action at 12 p.m. Saturday with South Highline National playing Renton, with the winner playing PacWest in the winner's bracket final at 12 p.m. Sunday. The loser's bracket final is at 6 p.m. Tuesday.
The age 9-10 tournament has an eight-team field.
Southwest plays West Seattle at 9 a.m. Saturday, with PacWest and South Highline National meeting at 12 p.m., South Highline National and Seattle Central playing at 3 p.m. and Rainier playing Renton at 6 p.m.
Winner's games are at 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday and loser's games at 9 a.m. and 12 p.m. that day. More loser's games follow at 6 p.m. Monday and Tuesday.
The age 9-10 tournament starts at 9 a.m. Saturday with PacWest playing South Highline National. West Seattle plays Seattle Central at 12 p.m.
Rainier awaits the winner of the first game at 9 a.m. Sunday and Renton awaits the winner of the second at 12 p.m. Sunday.
Loser's bracket games follow at 6 p.m. Monday and Tuesday.
Semipro
Highline Bears
The Bears entertain the W.C. Guns for 7:05 p.m. semiprofessional baseball action at Mel Olson Stadium at Steve Cox Memorial Park in White Center on Wednesday.
Highline goes on the road to Concordia University this weekend, taking on the Ports at 4 p.m. Friday and the Stars at 3 p.m. Saturday.
Pros
Mariners
Seattle is in Detroit taking on the Tigers at 4:08 p.m. Wednesday and 10:08 a.m. Thursday before coming home to Safeco Field to play the St. Louis Cardinals over the weekend.
Friday and Saturday's action starts at 7:10 p.m. followed by a 1:10 p.m. game Sunday.
The Pittsburgh Pirates come to town for a 7:10 p.m. game Tuesday.
All Mariners games can be seen on the ROOT Sports cable network.
Rainiers
Tacoma is in Sacramento playing the Rivercats at 7:05 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday before visiting the Fresno Grizzlies at 7:05 p.m. Saturday, 5:05 p.m. Sunday and 7:05 p.m. Monday and Tuesday.
Sounders
Seattle hosts New York City FC for a 2 p.m. Saturday match at CenturyLink Field that will be shown on ESPN cable television.
Storm
Seattle entertains the Connecticut Sun for a 7 p.m. WNBA game at the Key Arena Friday before the Atlanta Dream comes to town for a game at the same time Tuesday.
Friday's action can be seen pm JOEtv and Tuesday's on ESPN 3.
Reign
Seattle's women's professional soccer team visits FC Kansas City at 4 p.m. Saturday.
Emerald Downs
The Auburn horse racing track is open for 6:30 p.m. action Friday and for 2 p.m. action Saturday and Sunday