Sports

Beavers get second at state tourney

By Dean Wong

The Ballard Beaver girls swimming team finished in second place overall at the 4A State Championship at the King County Aquatic Center last weekend.

Inglemoor won top honors…MORE

Superior size and strength enabled John F Kennedy to carry a gorilla off the field Friday.

Behind six feet, four inch 286-pound senior tackle Kevin Freitag and the rest of the Lancers' massive line, running back Nate Williams exploded for…MORE

In cross country, the Ballard Beavers needed to finish in fourth or better to qualify for state and were in position to do so with Meaghan McClure in 25th place and 50 meters from the finish line.

During the meet, held at Finn Hill Junior…MORE

Hard work paid off for two Ballard Beaver boys' tennis players this season as they earned the right to play in the KingCo 4A Tournament at the Nordstrom Tennis Center.

The Beavers number one singles player, Mitchell Chavez started the…MORE

Val Seid named KingCo 'Coach of the Year'

By Dean Wong

Despite a season-ending playoff loss on Oct. 28, the future of the Ballard Beavers holds great promise with a talented roster and the KingCo 4A League's top coach, Val Seid.…MORE

For John F. Kennedy Catholic High School, the answers to victory were blowin' in the wind on the rain-soaked turf at Burien's Highline Memorial Stadium on Friday.

Launching long air strikes from its wizard-like Wing-T weaponry, Kennedy…MORE

Boating

Coast Guard Auxiliary

Ongoing

U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Des Moines Flotilla No. 32 regularly offers Boating Safety and Seamanship courses at Mount Rainier High School.

They cover the full range of boating…MORE

The West Seattle High School Women's Volleyball Wildcats went up against the Eastside Catholic Crusaders Thursday in their first game of the District Championship tournament. The loser of their match would be knocked out of the tournament. This…MORE

The Women's Metro 3A High School Championship Volleyball tournament began last Thursday night.

The West Seattle Wildcats went to Bainbridge Island to once again face The Eastside Catholic Crusaders. It looked like the teams were evenly…MORE

Life in the professional baseball ranks took Federal Way-area graduates to the far corners of the United States in the summer of 2006.

Travis Ishikawa found himself going back-and-forth three times -- from the Class AA Connecticut…MORE