Beaver fans, get ready. The new season is fast approaching.
At the Ballard High School football team's practice on Tuesday, Aug. 21, anticipation and optimism for the coming year of football was on high.
"We're very excited," BHS…MORE
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SLIDESHOW: Ballard Cup comes to a finish; Pink Boat Regatta on the way
Wed, 08/22/12
With boats rolling over blazing gold-sheeted waters, Monday, Aug. 20 marked the last race of the Ballard Cup series. Over fifty boats crowded the course in front of Shilshole Marina, with racers divided into six fleets based on their size, model…MORE
SLIDESHOW: Second largest PNW Cornhole tournament hosted in Ballard
Sun, 08/12/12
The Ballard Elks originally planned for their event, "Beers, bags & boards," to be the largest cornhole tournament in the Pacific Northwest. Instead, they got second largest.
Over 40 teams participated in the event, while the largest…MORE
SLIDESHOW: Racers of the Ballard cup get closer to series victory
Wed, 08/08/12
Over fifty boats thronged the sun-streaked waters in front of Shilshole Bay Marina for the third race of the Ballard Cup series on Aug. 6. Waters were wavy and rolled rough, with wind gusts upwards of fifteen knots and air temperature hanging…MORE
Kowloon, other boats, win in Ballard Cup sailing race
Wed, 08/01/12
Race two of the third Ballard Cup series was completed last Monday evening, July 30. Six different fleets, amounting to fifty-two boats made Shilshole Bay a frenzy of sails and shouts.
Aboard the Kowloon, a thirty-foot Olson 911, Captain…MORE
Slideshow: Beer pong for charity
Sun, 07/22/12
Who would’ve thought that a skill picked up in drunken college frat house parties would eventually become a form of charity?
On Saturday, July 21, a clear sunny day that hit a high of 77 degrees, that is precisely what happened. The…MORE
Overcoming lutefisk and salmon dogs
Sun, 07/15/12
This year, SeafoodFest held two different eating competitions. First, the well known Lutefisk eating competition. And second, for the first time, the salmon dog eating contest, hosted by the Ballard Kiwanis Club.
Ballard News Tribune's…MORE
Cheer coach inducted into hall of fame
Fri, 07/06/12
Nancy Ellen Elster, who was a competitive cheerleader in high school, has always been passionate about cheerleading. But it wasn’t until she saw her son play at his first high school football game that she stepped into the role of head coach for…MORE
Bastille and Cascade Bicycle Studio partner up to celebrate Tour de France
Fri, 06/29/12
The 99th Tour de France kicks off in Liege, Belgium on Saturday, June 30, and for three weeks, the world's best cyclists will race 20 stages throughout France and Switzerland to end with a grande finale at Champs-Elysées in Paris on July 22.…MORE
Ballard cyclists win Junior Road Race State Championships
Tue, 06/26/12
The Master and Junior Road Race State Championships took place in Longbranch, Wash on June 23rd and two Ballard High School students raced for the win.
Benjamin Peterson, who races for JL Velo, won the Juniors B (ages 15 to 16) race and…MORE
