Sportswatch: Sports events worth keeping an eye on
Mon, 01/22/2018
By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR
High schools
Boys basketball
Chief Sealth hosts Seattle Prep for a 7:30 p.m. game Tuesday as West Seattle entertains Roosevelt and Ballard goes on the road to Rainier Beach.
Friday’s Metro League schedule has West Seattle at Rainier Beach, Chief Sealth at Roosevelt and Ballard at Nathan Hale for 8:30 p.m. games.
Mount Rainier gets a visit from Tahoma at 7 p.m. Tuesday as Kennedy Catholic travels to Kentlake before Mount Rainier hosts Kennedy at the same time Friday.
Foster is hosting Foss at 7 p.m. Tuesday as Evergreen goes to Lindbergh and Friday Evergreen is at home against Fife and Foster at Franklin Pierce.
Highline has a 7 p.m. home game scheduled against River Ridge on Tuesday as Tyee travels to Steilacoom. Friday it’s Highline hosting Steilacoom and Tyee entertaining Eatonville at the same time.
Seattle Christian visits Vashon at 5:30 p.m. Friday.
Seattle Lutheran is at home playing Auburn Adventist at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Girls basketball
Top-ranked West Seattle hosts Roosevelt for 7:30 p.m. Wednesday action as Chief Sealth gets a visit from Seattle Prep and Ballard travels to Rainier Beach. Friday at 7 p.m. West Seattle is at Rainier Beach, Chief Sealth at Roosevelt and Ballard at Nathan Hale.
Kennedy Catholic entertains Kentlake at 7 p.m. Tuesday as Mount Rainier travels to Tahoma before visiting Kennedy at the same time Friday as the regular North Puget Sound League season concludes.
Tyee has a 7 p.m. home game against Steilacoom on Tuesday as Highline travels to River Ridge and at the same time Friday Tyee travels to Eatonville and Highline to Steilacoom.
Evergreen entertains Lindbergh and Foster visits Foss at 7 p.m. Tuesday and Friday Foster is at Franklin Pierce and Evergreen at Fife.
Seattle Christian travels to Vashon for a 7 p.m. Friday game and Seattle Lutheran hosts Auburn Adventist at 6 p.m. Tuesday.
Gymnastics
Ballard visits Ingraham along with Roosevelt for a 4 p.m. meet Friday as Chief Sealth and West Seattle travel to Holy Names for 6 p.m. action.
Ballard hosts the Metro League all-comers meet at 10 a.m. Saturday.
Mount Rainier entertains Kennedy Catholic along with Hazen and Tahoma at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday and Evergreen hosts Tyee and Highline at 7 p.m. Monday.
Boys wrestling
West Seattle hosts Chief Sealth for a 6:30 p.m. battle Tuesday as Ballard visits Roosevelt and Thursday at the same time Chief Sealth entertains West Seattle, Cleveland and Rainier Beach. Ballard is at home against Eastside Catholic, O’Dea and Roosevelt at the same time Thursday.
Saturday at 3:30 p.m. is the Relentless 3 Tournament at Chief Sealth also involving Evergreen, Tyee and West Seattle.
Kennedy Catholic gets a 7 p.m. visit from Hazen on Wednesday as Mount Rainier travels to Kentlake.
Evergreen meets Foster at 5:30 p.m. that day at Lindbergh as Highline goes to River Ridge to face Clover Park. Highline visits Rogers of Puyallup at 7 p.m. Saturday.
Girls wrestling
West Seattle hosts Chief Sealth at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday as Ballard goes to Roosevelt and Thursday Chief Sealth turns around to entertain West Seattle, Cleveland and Rainier Beach at the same time. Ballard is at home against Eastside Catholic, O’Dea and Roosevelt on Thursday.
Chief Sealth hosts Clover Park at 3 p.m. Friday as part of the Relentless 3 Tournament.
Ballard goes to Kamiak for the Lady Knights Invitational at 9 a.m. Saturday.
Evergreen and Foster collide at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at Lindbergh as Highline travels to River Ridge with Clover Park.
Boys swimming
Ballard entertains Cleveland at 4 p.m. Friday as Chief Sealth and West Seattle visit Nathan Hale.
At 3:15 p.m. Tuesday is the North Puget Sound League qualifiers meet at Kent-Meridian.
Highline, Evergreen and Tyee will compete at 3:30 p.m. Thursday at Clover Park along with Franklin Pierce and Washington.
Pros
Thunderbirds
Seattle hosts the Brandon Wheat Kings for a 7:05 p.m. Western Hockey League match at the Showare Center in Kent on Tuesday before visiting Everett at 7:35 p.m. Friday. The Thunderbirds turn around to host Everett at 6:05 p.m. Saturday.
Stars
Tacoma visits Soles DeSonora for 7:05 p.m. professional indoor men’s soccer action Saturday.
Colleges
Husky-Cougar men’s basketball
Washington hosts Washington State for 5 p.m. action Sunday that will be shown on the ESPNU cable television network.
Husky women’s basketball
Washington entertains UCLA for a 7 p.m. game Friday on the Pac-12 network and hosts USC at 2 p.m. Sunday.
Cougar women’s basketball
USC visits the Cougars at 7 p.m. Friday and UCLA comes to Pullman for a 3 p.m. game Sunday on the Pac-12 network.
Redhawk men’s basketball
CSU Bakersfield drops in on Seattle University for a 7 p.m. game Friday.
Redhawk women’s basketball
Seattle University visits CSU Bakersfield for 1 p.m. Saturday action.
Falcon men’s basketball
Seattle Pacific University goes to Simon Fraser for a 7 p.m. Thursday game and visits Western Washington University for a 3 p.m. game Saturday that can be seen on ROOT Sports.
Falcon women’s basketball
Seattle Pacific is at Saint Martin’s for 7 p.m. action Tuesday before going to Montana State Billings for a 6 p.m. Saturday game.
Bulldog men’s basketball
Gonzaga is at Portland for an 8 p.m. Thursday game on ESPNU and hosts San Francisco at 5 p.m. Saturday on ROOT Sports.
Bulldog women’s basketball
Gonzaga hosts Portland at 6 p.m. Thursday in Spokane before going to San Francisco for a 2 p.m. Saturday clash.