By Tim Clinton

SPORTS EDITOR

High schools

Football

Chief Sealth plunges into playoff action Friday, meeting Seattle Prep for a 5 p.m. game at Seattle Memorial.

Foster hosts Highline for a 7 p.m. crossover that day as Evergreen hosts another crossover at Highline Memorial.

Kennedy Catholic and Mount Rainier wrap up their regular season Saturday against each other at Highline Memorial with a 5 p.m. start.

Seattle Lutheran also finishes up that day with a long trip to Quilcene for a 1 p.m. game.

Volleyball

Evergreen visits Fife for a 7:15 p.m. contest Tuesday as Foster entertains Franklin Pierce, while Thursday's schedule has Evergreen hosting White River and Foster going to Fife.

Tyee gets a visit from Eatonville at the same time Tuesday as Highline travels to Steilacoom and Thursday Highline is home facing Renton as Tyee goes to River Ridge.

The South Puget Sound League tournament will take place Saturday for those who qualify.

Mount Rainier, meanwhile, hosts Hazen at the same time Monday as the North Puget Sound League season concludes and Kennedy Catholic travels to Tahoma.

Girls soccer

Mount Rainier gets a 7:30 p.m. visit from Kentwood on Tuesday as Kennedy travels to Tahoma and Thursday the Lancers go to Hazen at 3:30 p.m. with the Rams at home facing Tahoma at 7:30 p.m. at Highline Memorial.

Fife visits Foster for a 7:30 match Monday and Evergreen visits White River at 7 p.m.

Tyee is at Highline Memorial playing River Ridge at 7 p.m. that day and Highline travels to Renton at 7:30 p.m.

Pros

Seahawks

Seattle is set to entertain the Houston Texans in a 1:05 p.m. game Sunday that can be seen live on Channel 7 TV. The action takes place at CenturyLink Field.

Sounders

Seattle opens Major League Soccer playoff action with a bye before playing a road Western Conference semifinal Sunday.

Thunderbirds

Seattle's Western Hockey League team visits Kootenay for 6 p.m. action Friday before dropping in on Calgary for a match at the same time Saturday.

The Thunderbirds go to Lethbridge for 5 p.m. action Sunday.

Silvertips

Everett is also on the road this coming weekend, playing Kamloops at 7 p.m. Friday and Portland at 5 p.m. Sunday.

Stars

Tacoma's professional indoor soccer team opens its season Friday, hosting the Milwaukee Wave for a 7:35 p.m. match at the Showare Center in Kent.

Colleges

Husky football

The University of Washington team returns to action after a bye week, hosting UCLA for a 12:30 p.m. game at Husky Stadium on Saturday.

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Cougar football

Washington State University goes on the road to Tucson to play the Arizona Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. Saturday in a game aired on the Pac-12 network.

Husky volleyball

Washington hosts USC for 6 p.m. action Friday before entertaining UCLA at 11 a.m. Sunday.