Highline fans will get a chance to cheer Friday afternoon for the Seatte Seahawks as they head to Chicago to face the Bears in the divisional round playoff.
Fans can gather at Valley Ridge Park, 4644 S. 188th St. in SeaTac, at 1 p.m. Friday to enjoy coffee, doughnuts. flags and rally towels provided by the team.
Blitz, the team's furry blue mascot, will be there, too.
At 1:45 p.m., the players and coaches will ride by in team buses on their way to Sea-Tac International Airport to catch the flight to the Midwest.
The buses won't stop, but the players know about the gathering spot and will make their best effort to acknowledge the fans, according to a team spokesman.
For those who want to gather at freeway overpasses to cheer the players as they roll by, the team buses will leave the Seahawks complex in Renton at 1:30 p.m. The Seahawks say key gathering spots in Renton are at Pan Abode near North 44th Street, Northeast 30th Street overpass, Renton Avenue South overpass and Lind Avenue Southwest.
The buses will take I-405 South to the I-5 exit South toward Portland. They will leave I-5 at the South 188th Street exit on their way to Valley Ridge Park.
After stopping at Valley Ridge, the buses will head west on South 188th Street and turn right onto 28th Avenue South until they reach Sea-Tac Airport’s private charter entrance.