Sports watch 5-16-24
Thu, 05/16/2024
By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR
High schools
Baseball
Ballard drew Edmonds-Woodway as its state regional opponent for Saturday, while West Seattle drew the same school for a location.
The Beavers are set to play Edmonds-Woodway in a 10 a.m. loser-out game at Bannerwood Park in Bellevue.
West Seattle travels to the Edmonds-Woodway field to take on Peninsula of Purdy at 1 p.m. in the same must win situation.
Both teams would have to win a second game at 4 p.m. to advance to the state semifinals next week.
Boys soccer
Ballard travels to Silverdale to take on Central Kitsap In a 7 p.m. Friday state Class 3A quarterfinal.
The semifinals will be next Friday for the winner.
Softball
Three local teams enter district tournament play Friday.
Kennedy Catholic plays Emerald Ridge in a 10 a.m. opener at the Kent Service Club with a second game at 12:30 p.m. win or lose.
Evergreen also plays at 10 a.m. only at the Regional Athletic Complex in Lacey against Bremerton. The winner gets to play a second loser-out game at 2 p.m.
Highline opens at 12 p.m. at the same complex, battling Port Angeles.
The winner goes to a 4 p.m. game and the loser gets dumped into a 2 p.m. loser-out game.
Ballard is farther along in its spread out Class 3A District tournament, meeting Garfield for 4 p.m. action at Juanita High School in Kirkland.
Pros
Mariners
First place Seattle plays in Baltimore against the Orioles at 4:05 p.m. Friday, 1:05 p.m. Saturday and 10:35 a.m. Sunday.
The Mariners go on to New York to take on the Yankees at 4:05 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday ahead of a 9:35 a.m. Thursday get away game.
ROOT Sports Northwest will televise the games.
Sounders
Seattle hosts the Vancouver Whitecaps for 7:30 p.m. Saturday action at Lumen Field before taking on Phoenix at the same time Wednesday at Starfire Stadium in Tukwila.
Saturday's action can be seen on Apple TV+.
Storm
Seattle breezes into Minnesota for 6:30 p.m. Friday action before going to Washington at noon Sunday and to New York at 4 p.m. Monday.
The Storm comes home to Climate Pledge Arena to play Indiana at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Sunday and Wednesday's games are on Fox13+ with Friday's on ION and Monday's on Channel 13.
Reign FC
Seattle entertains Orlando at 3 p.m. Sunday on KONG.
Seawolves
Seattle visits Dallas for 4 p.m. Sunday rugby action on ROOT.
Rainiers
Tacoma hosts Salt Lake at 7:05 p.m. Friday, 6:05 p.m. Saturday and 1:35 p.m. Sunday at Cheney Stadium.
The Las Vegas Aviators fly in for games at 11:35 a.m. Tuesday, 6:05 p.m. Wednesday and 7:05 p.m. Thursday.
Aquasox
Everett entertains Eugene at 7:05 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 4:05 p.m. Sunday.
The Tri City Dust Devils pay 7:05 p.m. visits Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
Emerald Downs
Auburn's horse racing track opens at 1:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Colleges
Husky softball
Washington plays Indiana in postseason action at noon Friday in Columbia, Mo. on ESPN+.
Husky baseball
Washington visits California at 6:05 p.m. Friday and 12:05 p.m. Saturday on Pac-12BAY.