Sportswatch for the week of July 6-12
Tue, 07/05/2016
By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR
Little League
All-Star Tournaments
Major Little League all-star baseball District 7 tournament action is being held at the Bar-S complex in West Seattle this week.
West Seattle was set to play Renton in the winner's bracket final at 6 p.m. Tuesday, with the winner advancing to Friday's 6 p.m. provisional championship needing to be defeated twice to miss state.
The loser falls into the losers bracket final at 6 p.m. Thursday and plays the winner of Wednesday's 6 p.m. game between Seattle Central and Rainier District. Thursday's winner goes to Friday's championship play.
If the undefeated team loses Friday, the if-necessary game takes place at 10 a.m. Saturday.
The South Highline National Intermediate team will host state tournament action at the Underwood complex this weekend and plays its first game at 11 a.m. Sunday. The winner plays again at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday and the loser plays at 5:30 p.m. Monday.
PacWest's Seniors team is playing up an age bracket in the state Big League tournament starting at 4 p.m. Sunday at Shorewood High School in Shoreline. The winner plays again at 4 p.m. Monday and the loser plays at 7 p.m. Monday.
Major softball action also starts Sunday at Ferris High School in Spokane.
PacWest plays at 12 p.m. that day, with the winner playing at 12 p.m. Monday and the loser at 6 p.m. Monday.
Semipro
The Highline Bears semiprofessional baseball team plays at a tournament in Kamloops, B.C. Thursday through Sunday before going to Heidelberg Park in Tacoma for a 5:30 p.m. game Tuesday against the Seattle Studs.
Pros
Sounders
Seattle hosts Los Angeles for a 12 p.m. game Saturday at CenturyLink Field that will be broadcast on ESPN.
Mariners
Seattle is in Houston playing the Astros at 5:10 p.m. Wednesday before going to Kansas City to take on the Royals at 5:15 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 1:15 p.m. Saturday and 11:15 a.m. Sunday.
The All-Star break follows for four days with the game played Tuesday in San Diego.
All Mariners games can be seen on ROOT Sports cable television.
Rainiers
Tacoma is in Reno playing the Aces at 7:05 p.m. Wednesday before going to Sacramento to play Federal Way graduate Travis Ishikawa and the Rivercats at 7:05 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday and at 1:05 p.m. Sunday.
Storm
Seattle is in New York playing the Liberty in 3 p.m. WNBA action Wednesday before going to San Antonio for a 6 p.m. game Friday.
Reign
Seattle's women's professional soccer team visits the New York Flash at 4 p.m. Saturday.
Emerald Downs
The Auburn track will be open for 6:30 p.m. action Friday and for 2 p.m. horse racing Saturday and Sunday.