Sports

The Ballard High School wrestling team earned its first win of the season 34-30 over Franklin Dec. 17.

Six out of the seven Beaver wrestler won their matches. Madison Young, Austin Fisher, Preston Parris and Matt Kelly won by fall. Luke…MORE

Big games from junior Salim Gloyd and senior Gary Smith, and contributions from four other players, allowed the Ballard High School boys basketball team to beat Garfield, the sixth-ranked team in the state, for its second win in a row Dec. 15.…MORE

Federal Way and Thomas Jefferson went at it in boys swimming Tuesday and even though the Raiders took this one easily place-wise, winning 9 of 11 races, the final score said different with the Eagles hanging in there until the very end. Federal…MORE

Aggressive acceleration propelled the Evergreen Lutheran girls basketball team to a 40-34 win against West Lutheran (Minnesota) in a Friday, Dec. 11, second session game at the 10th annual Great Western Shootout Tournament at the Eagle campus.…MORE

Height advantage finally took its toll against a stubborn defense on Saturday, December 12, at the Great Western Lutheran Shootout on the campus of Evergreen Lutheran High School.

Arizona Lutheran Academy took charge in the third quarter,…MORE

On Tuesday, December 15, 2009, the Sealth Seahawks (2-0 overall, 2-0 league) played their second game of the season against the Eastside Catholic Crusaders (1-4 overall, 1-3 league). Senior Greg Wilson won the tip and Sealth quickly scored the…MORE

The Ballard High School wrestling team lost its third match in a row Dec. 14, this time 58-10 to Lake Washington.

Soren Heinecke was the only Beaver to win his individual match.

He beat Lakes Washington's Gabe Brunson 19-8 by major…MORE

The Ballard High School boys basketball team will be playing the rest of the season without senior John Barnes, who left the team to focus on academics.

Barnes was an All-KingCo honorable mention last season and played in the KingCo All…MORE

Friday, Dec. 18 Boys basketball: Renton at Mount Rainier; Foster at Tyee; Kennedy at Highline, 8 p.m. Girls basketball: Renton at Mount Rainier; Foster at Tyee; Kennedy at Highline, 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 5 Gymnastics: Evergreen, Tyee,…MORE

WORKING FOR A PIN. Billy Hume of Tyee tries to break down Kennedy Catholic’s Thomas Banning with a spiral ride.