Sportswatch 5-29-17: Sports events worth keeping an eye on
Mon, 05/29/2017
By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR
Semipro
Highline Bears
The Highline Bears will open their third season with home games Friday and Saturday at Mel Olson Stadium at Steve Cox Memorial Park in White Center.
Highline hosts the Northwest Emeralds for a 7:05 p.m. game Friday to open, then entertains the Laces team at the same time and place Saturday.
Sunday the Bears visit the Northwest Honkers in Fall City.
Pros
Mariners
Seattle is in Colorado for a 4:10 p.m. game against the Rockies on Tuesday before turning around to host the same team at 7:10 p.m. Wednesday and 12:40 p.m. Thursday at Safeco Field.
The Tampa Bay Rays come in for 7:10 p.m. action Friday and Saturday and for a 1:10 p.m. game Sunday.
The Minnesota Twins visit at 7:10 p.m. Tuesday.
All Mariners games can be seen on ROOT Sports Northwest cable television.
Sounders
Seattle visits Columbus for a 4:30 p.m. game Wednesday that can be seen live on Channel 13 before hosting Houston at 7 p.m. Sunday at CenturyLink Field.
Sunday's action will be televised on JOEtv.
Storm
Seattle hosts Minnesota for a 6 p.m. game Saturday at the KeyArena that can be seen on JOEtv before visiting San Antonio at 5 p.m. Tuesday.
Reign
Seattle visits Chicago for 12 p.m. women's professional soccer action Sunday.
Rainiers
Tacoma wraps up a four-game series in Salt Lake City with 11:05 a.m. action Tuesday before taking Wednesday off to travel to Fresno.
The Rainiers take on the Grizzlies at 7:05 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday and at 1:05 p.m. Sunday.
Tacoma comes home to Cheney Stadium for 6:05 p.m. action against the Reno Aces Monday and Tuesday.
Emerald Downs
The Auburn horse racing track is open for 6:30 p.m. action Friday and for 2 p.m. action Saturday and Sunday.