Sportswatch; Sports events worth keeping an eye on week of 1-6-18
Mon, 01/08/2018
By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR
High school
Boys basketball
Ballard hosts Cleveland for a 7:30 p.m. game Tuesday as Chief Sealth goes on the road to Garfield and West Seattle to Bainbridge.
Friday at 8:30 p.m. West Seattle entertains Lakeside as Chief Sealth hosts Franklin and Ballard gets a visit from Seattle Prep.
Mount Rainier is at home against Kentwood and Kennedy at home against Tahoma at 7 p.m. Tuesday and at the same time Friday Mount Rainier goes to Kentlake and Kennedy to Kentridge.
Evergreen hosts Foster for 7 p.m. Tuesday action and Friday at the same time Foster hosts Washington and Evergreen entertains Foss. Foster visits Sammamish at 7 p.m. Saturday.
Highline gets a 7 p.m. Tuesday visit from Eatonville as Tyee hosts Orting. Tyee is home against Clover Park at the same time Friday as the Pirates travel to Orting.
Vashon visits Seattle Christian at 7 p.m. Tuesday before SCS goes to Charles Wright at the same time Friday.
Seattle Lutheran plays host to Mount Rainier Lutheran at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Girls basketball
Ballard gets a 7:30 p.m. visit from Cleveland on Tuesday as West Seattle travels to Bainbridge and Chief Sealth to Garfield. Chief Sealth turns around to host Franklin at 7 p.m. Friday as West Seattle entertains Lakeside and Ballard hosts Seattle Prep.
Mount Rainier visits Kentwood and Kennedy visits Tahoma at 7 p.m. Tuesday and at the same time Friday Mount Rainier is home playing Kentlake and Kennedy at home against Kentridge.
Evergreen is at Foster for a 7 p.m. game Tuesday as Tyee goes to Orting and Highline to Eatonville.
Tyee visits Lindbergh at the same time Wednesday and Friday Highline hosts Orting and Tyee visits Clover Park as Foster travels to Washington and Evergreen to Foss.
Seattle Christian hosts Vashon at 5:15 p.m. Tuesday before visiting Charles Wright at the same time Friday, while Seattle Lutheran plays host to Mount Rainier Lutheran at 6 p.m. Wednesday.
Gymnastics
Chief Sealth and West Seattle travel to Bainbridge along with Nathan Hale for a 6 p.m. Metro League meet Friday.
Kennedy Catholic, meanwhile, goes to Auburn-Riverside with Hazen and Kent-Meridian at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday and Mount Rainier to Federal Way with Kentlake and Kentwood at 7 p.m. Thursday.
Tyee hosts Highline at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Evergreen is scheduled to visit Renton at the same time Tuesday and Lindbergh with Renton at the same time Thursday.
Boys wrestling
Chief Sealth visits Franklin Pierce for a 6 p.m. match Tuesday before going to Eastside Catholic along with West Seattle and O’Dea for 6:30 p.m. action Thursday. Ballard goes to Cleveland with Rainier Beach and Roosevelt at 6:30 p.m. Thursday.
Mount Rainier hosts Tahoma at 7 p.m. Wednesday as Kennedy goes to Kentridge and at the same time Thursday Kennedy hosts Kentwood and Mount Rainier travels to Kent-Meridian.
Evergreen hosts Fife, Foss and Washington at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday as Foster entertains Franklin Pierce, Lindbergh and White River.
Highline goes to Eatonville with River Ridge and Orting at the same time and goes to Auburn Mountainview for a tournament Saturday.
Girls wrestling
Chief Sealth, West Seattle and O’Dea go to Eastside Catholic for 6:30 p.m. action Thursday as Ballard goes to Cleveland with Rainier Beach and Roosevelt.
Evergreen is at home facing Fife, Foss and Washington at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday as Foster hosts Franklin Pierce, Lindbergh and White River and Highline goes to Eatonville with River Ridge and Orting.
Boys swimming
Ballard visits West Seattle and Chief Sealth for a 4 p.m. meet at the Southwest Athletic Complex on Friday.
Kennedy goes to Kentlake at 3:30 p.m. Thursday and Mount Rainier hosts Hazen at Hazen at 3 p.m. Friday because of construction at the Mount Rainier pool.
Kennedy travels to Lindbergh with Blanchet and Liberty for a 2 p.m. invitational Saturday.
Highline, Tyee and Evergreen will host Steilacoom for a 3 p.m. meet at the Evergreen pool Thursday.
Girls bowling
Kennedy Catholic goes to Secoma Lanes to face Federal Way at 3 p.m. Tuesday.
Pros
Stars
Tacoma’s pro indoor soccer team visits the Ontario Fury at 10:05 a.m. Thursday and the San Diego Sockers at 7:35 p.m. Friday before coming home to the Showare Center in Kent to play the Turlock Express at 5:05 p.m. Sunday.
Thunderbirds
Seattle plays Portland in a 7:05 p.m. Western Hockey League match at the Showare Center in Kent on Tuesday before entertaining the Kelowna Rockets at 7:35 p.m. Friday and visiting Portland’s Winterhawks at 6 p.m. Saturday.
Colleges
Husky men’s basketball
Washington hosts California for a 6 p.m. game Thursday and Stanford for 5 p.m. action Saturday.
Both games can be seen on the Pac-12 cable network.
Husky women’s basketball
The University of Washington visits California for an 8 p.m. game Friday and Stanford for a 3 p.m. game Sunday on the Pac-12 network.
Cougar men’s basketball
Washington State University entertains Stanford at 6 p.m. Thursday in Pullman on ESPNU and hosts California at 1 p.m. Saturday on Pac-12 cable.
Cougar women’s basketball
The Cougars visit Stanford for a 6 p.m. game Friday and California for a 1 p.m. game Sunday on the Pac-12 network.
Redhawk men’s basketball
Seattle University hosts Chicago State at 7 p.m. Thursday and UMKC at 1 p.m. Saturday.
Redhawk women’s basketball
Seattle visits Chicago State for a 6 p.m. Thursday game and drops in on UMKC at 12 p.m. Saturday.
Bulldog men’s basketball
Portland visits Gonzaga University at 6 p.m. Thursday in Spokane before the Bulldogs turn around to go to San Francisco for 6:30 p.m. Saturday action.
Thursday’s game can be seen on ROOT Sports Northwest cable and Saturday’s on ESPNU.
Bulldog women’s basketball
Gonzaga goes to Portland for a 7 p.m. game Thursday and comes home to Spokane to play San Francisco at 2 p.m. Saturday.
Falcon men’s basketball
Seattle Pacific University entertains Concordia for a 7 p.m. Thursday game and Western Oregon comes to town at 7 p.m. Saturday.
Falcon women’s basketball
SPU visits Western Washington University for 7 p.m. action Thursday and drops in on Simon Fraser at the same time Saturday.