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SEATTLE - Resounding whoops and hollers reverberating through the locker room at Hec Edmundson Pavilion late Friday night trumpeted the tale of triumph for a local girls basketball team.

Mere minutes earlier, the No. 3 John F.

Vonchae Richardson led the way, in mind and spirit, making clutch free throws down the stretch as the defense pitched in greatly, too.

That came after a time out called by the coach that led the Mount Rainier Rams to, though not a state…MORE

TACOMA--Foster made history last week.

Yes, the Bulldogs have survived longer in previous Class 2A state basketball appearances. But the 2008 Foster team that took two losses for a quick exit at state was probably the last to play at the…MORE

TACOMA--There's no shame in losing a game.

That's especially the case when a team battles all of the season and postseason to get to the state championship game, when expectations were that it wouldn't be anywhere near. Not even the team…MORE

- During their sensational 2007-2008 season drive, the Decatur High School boys basketball team played scintillating games that came down to the wire.

At the Tacoma Dome, three out of four games were decided on the last possession, but two…MORE

Wildcats make state first time since '70

By Dean Wong

West Seattle qualified for the Class 3A State Tournament in boys' basketball for the first time since 1970 with some big wins in Metro and the district playoffs.

Lead by…MORE

TACOMA--It just had to go into overtime. Everything else was set for a

big game.

Crosstown rivals Federal Way and Decatur were on the Tacoma Dome floor

Friday playing each other in the Class 4A boys basketball state

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TACOMA - Disruption of patterns and an inability to control the ball detoured the Foster Bulldogs' journey to state Friday at Henry Foss High School.

Eatonville (16-7) utilized tough inside play and turnovers to destroy Foster of Tukwila…MORE

TACOMA--Snohomish had a hole in its defense the size of Decatur's Darious Walker in last Wednesday's state Class 4A boys basketball tournament opener.

Walker wound up with a game high 27 points as the Gators won going away, 49-39, in the…MORE

TACOMA-Dalesky and Black Gymnasium at Henry Foss High School turned into a graveyard of dreams for Foster High School of Tukwila in a 47-35 loss to Olympic League champion Port Townsend in 2008 West Central District 2A boys championship game…MORE