By Tim Clinton

SPORTS EDITOR

 

High schools

Boys basketball

Ballard, Chief Sealth and West Seattle all return to Metro League action with home games at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

The Beavers entertain Lakeside as the Seahawks host Eastside Catholic and the Wildcats get a visit from Franklin.

West Seattle goes to Garfield for 8:30 p.m. action Friday as Ballard visits Bainbridge and Chief Sealth drops in on Blanchet.

Kennedy Catholic is at home playing Kentlake at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the North Puget Sound League as Mount Rainier travels to Tahoma. Friday Kent-Meridian visits Mount Rainier at the same time as Kentwood drops in on Kennedy.

Tyee gets a 7 p.m. visit from Lindbergh Wednesday and Foster is at home against Fife on Friday as Evergreen travels to White River.

Highline hosts Seattle Christian for a 7 p.m. Wednesday game and visits Orting at the same time Friday as Tyee entertains Clover Park. Seattle Christian gets a 7 p.m. visit from Bellevue Christian on Friday.

Seattle Lutheran will be at home playing Crosspoint at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday before hosting Evergreen Lutheran at 4 p.m. Saturday.

 

Girls basketball

West Seattle plays a 7:30 p.m. home game against Franklin on Wednesday as Ballard hosts Lakeside and Chief Sealth entertains Eastside Catholic. Friday West Seattle goes to Garfield at 7 p.m. as Ballard goes to Bainbridge and Chief Sealth to Blanchet.

Mount Rainier is scheduled to host Tahoma at 7 p.m. Wednesday as Kennedy goes to Kentlake and Friday Mount Rainier visits Kent-Meridian a 5:30 p.m. and Kennedy travels to Kentwood at 7 p.m.

Seattle Christian is at Highline for a 5:15 p.m. game Wednesday, with Highline visiting Renton at 7 p.m. Friday as Tyee hosts River Ridge.

Evergreen is at home against White River at 7 p.m. Friday as Foster visits Fife.

Seattle Christian entertains Bellevue Christian at 5:15 p.m. Friday.

Seattle Lutheran gets a 6 p.m. Wednesday visit from Crosspoint and hosts Evergreen Lutheran at 2:30 p.m. Saturday.

 

Gymnastics

West Seattle hosts Chief Sealth and Nathan Hale for a 7 p.m. meet Friday as Ballard entertains Garfield, Holy Names and Roosevelt.

Evergreen and Tyee visit Highline at 7 p.m. Thursday.

 

Boys wrestling

Chief Sealth hosts West Seattle, Bainbridge and Edmonds-Woodway at 6:30 p.m. Thursday as Ballard travels to Roosevelt with Franklin and Garfield.

Saturday is the Highline Public Schools Invitational at Mount Rainier that also involves Evergreen, Highline and Tyee among other teams.

Sealth goes to the Everett Classic at 9 a.m. Saturday and Ballard travels to the Gut Check tournament in Bremerton.

Thursday at 7 p.m. Kennedy travels to Kent-Meridian and Mount Rainier to Kentwood.

 

Girls wrestling

Chief Sealth entertains West Seattle and Bainbridge at 6:30 p.m. Thursday as Ballard goes to Roosevelt with Franklin and Garfield.

Highline will be at Mount Rainier for 9 a.m. tournament action Saturday.

 

Boys swimming

Chief Sealth and West Seattle host Cleveland for a 4 p.m. meet at the Southwest Athletic Complex pool Friday.

Kennedy Catholic goes to Tahoma and Mount Rainier to Kentridge at 3:30 p.m. Thursday.

Evergreen, Highline and Tyee travel to Foss for a 5 p.m. meet Thursday.

 

Girls bowling

Kennedy Catholic visits Todd Beamer for 3 p.m. action at Secoma Lanes on Wednesday.

 

Pros

Thunderbirds

Seattle visits the Kelowna Rockets for 7:05 p.m. Western Hockey League action Friday before hosting the Spokane Chiefs at 7:05 p.m. Saturday at the Showare Center in Kent.

 

Stars

Tacoma’s pro indoor men’s soccer team returns to action Friday, hosting the Ontario Fury for a 7:35 p.m. match at the Showare Center in Kent.

 

Colleges

Husky vs. Cougar men’s basketball

The University of Washington visits Washington State University for 1 p.m. Saturday action in Pullman that can be seen on the Pac-12 cable network.

 

Husky women’s basketball

Washington next hosts Utah for a 6 p.m. Friday game that will be carried on the Pac-12 network as will Sunday’s 2 p.m. home game against Colorado.

 

Cougar women’s basketball

Washington State University gets an 8 p.m. Friday visit from Colorado and an 11 a.m. Sunday visit from Utah.

Both games can be seen on the Pac-12 network.

 

Redhawk men’s basketball

Seattle University hosts Grand Canyon for a 7 p.m. game Saturday.

 

Redhawk women’s basketball

Seattle visits Grand Canyon at 1 p.m. Saturday.

 

Falcon men’s basketball

Seattle Pacific University is at Alaska Fairbanks for an 8 p.m. game Thursday before dropping in on Alaska Anchorage at the same time Saturday.

 

Falcon women’s basketball

Seattle Pacific hosts Northwest Nazarene for 7 p.m. Thursday action at the Royal Brougham Pavilion and Central Washington University drops by at the same time and place Saturday.

 

Bulldog men’s basketball

Gonzaga University visits Pepperdine at 8 p.m. Thursday and Loyola Marymount at 7 p.m. Saturday.

Both games can be seen on ESPNU.

 

Bulldog women’s basketball

Gonzaga hosts Pepperdine for a 6 p.m. game Thursday and Loyola Marymount comes to Spokane for a 2 p.m. Saturday game.