Sports

The visiting Todd Beamer Titans led most of the way against the Thomas Jefferson Raiders.

No. 2 versus No. 4 in the state.

What could be better than that?

Apparently not much. It was equal amounts of Decatur fans on one side and Federal Way on the other that packed a sold-out gym to watch the Eagles beat the Gators, 64-…MORE

Fleetness of foot stood up well for the running Mabton Vikings in a torridly thrilling double-vertime 72-68 upset of previously unbeaten Seattle Christian in opening-day girls basketball action at the Another Level Christmas Classic tournament at…MORE

Boys basketball

Stadium 83, TJ 63

Thomas Jefferson took a high-scoring non-league loss at Stadium High School in Tacoma.

Chris Grove led the Raiders in scoring with 18 points as Michael Hunter hit 15 and Derek Eilertson 14.…MORE

The Federal Way Eagles girls basketball team overcame a sluggish 22-20 start to beat host Auburn, 54-51, in a nonleague contest Wednesday.

The Eagles are 1-2 in the South Puget Sound League North and 3-2 overall.

First-year head…MORE

Pro instruction offered

Local tennis professional Steve Walters again offers area tennis lessons at outdoor locations this summer. Walters, certifed Pro 1 by the United States Professional Tennis Association since 1986, has coached at some…MORE

Thomas Jefferson won nine of the 14 weight classes to stave off the challenge of visiting Federal Way, 48-29, Wednesday.

"We knew it would be a close match," said Eagles wrestling coach Beckett Cordes. "We needed a few matches to go our…MORE

More practice for good season

By Dean Wong

With a smaller team than in past years, the Ballard Beavers gymnasts are looking forward to more quality practice time and a good season.

The team has 19 girls and this allows…MORE

Cal Bannon, 85, plays tennis for fun and exercise with the "morning group" at the Bob Booth Tennis Courts across from the north side of Lincoln Park.

"He and the other 80-something players in the group are remarkable," says Flora Belle Key…MORE

From 0-14 to start last season, to 5-4 the final nine games of last season, including making it to the playoffs, to 2-1 this season thus far playing against higher ranked teams and higher classification teams.

That all summarizes the play…MORE