By Tim Clinton

Sports Editor

This week's schedule spans a highly diverse collection of matchups, bringing together competitive contests across high school, collegiate, and professional levels.

Among the most significant events on the schedule are the major professional and collegiate games. Headlining the professional matchups is the NFL game featuring New England at Seattle at Lumen Field on Wednesday, September 9 in a Superbowl rematch.

Additionally, the Seattle Mariners have a packed schedule starting with a home stand against Texas and transitioning to away series in Sacramento and against the LA Angels. Soccer fans also have notable professional matches, with the Sounders taking on the LA Galaxy and the Seattle Reign hosting Bay FC.

In collegiate sports, Saturday, September 12, features major football action. The Washington Huskies host Utah State at Husky Stadium, while the Washington State Cougars travel to face Kansas State. These collegiate games represent some of the highest-profile local sporting events on the calendar alongside the professional matchups.

At the local level, a comprehensive array of high school sports—including football, girls soccer, and volleyball—fills the schedule from September 9 through September 15. These high school matchups foster local community rivalries, featuring schools such as Chief Sealth, Kennedy Catholic, Highline, and Mt. Rainier across multiple sports.

Here's what to watch:

Professional Sports

• NFL Football (Seahawks)

  • Wednesday, Sept. 9: New England at Seattle, 5:15 p.m. (Venue: Lumen Field)
• MLB Baseball (Mariners)
  • Wednesday, Sept. 9: Texas at Seattle, 1:10 p.m. (Venue: T-Mobile Park)
  • Thursday, Sept. 19: Texas at Seattle, 1:10 p.m.
  • Friday, Sept. 11: Seattle at Sacramento, 6:40 p.m.
  • Saturday, Sept. 12: Seattle at Sacramento, 6:40 p.m.
  • Sunday, Sept. 13: Seattle at Sacramento, 1:05 p.m.
  • Monday, Sept. 14: Seattle at LA Angels, 6:38 p.m.
  • Tuesday, Sept. 15: Seattle at LA Angels, 6:38 p.m.
• MLS Soccer (Sounders)
  • Saturday, Sept. 12: Seattle at LA Galaxy, 7:30 p.m.
• NWSL Soccer (Reign)
  • Saturday, Sept. 12: Bay FC at Seattle, 5 p.m. (Venue: Lumen Field)

Collegiate Sports

• College Football
  • Saturday, Sept. 12: Utah State at Washington, 12:30 p.m. (Venue: Husky Stadium)
  • Saturday, Sept. 12: WSU at Kansas State, 9 a.m.

High School Sports

• Football
  • Thursday, Sept. 10:
    • Roosevelt at Chief Sealth, 7 p.m.
    • Kennedy Catholic at Mount Tahoma, 7 p.m.
  • Friday, Sept. 11:
    • Inglemoor at Highline, 7 p.m.
    • Foss at Foster, 7 p.m.
    • Ballard at O'Dea, 7 p.m.
    • Evergreen at Mossyrock, 7 p.m.
  • Saturday, Sept. 12:
    • West Seattle at Rainier Beach, noon
    • Mt. Rainier at North Mason, 7 p.m.
• Girls Soccer
  • Thursday, Sept. 10:
    • Foster at Northwest, 3:30 p.m.
    • Tyee at Bush, 3:30 p.m.
    • Chief Sealth at Annie Wright, 5:30 p.m.
    • Juanita at Highline, 7 p.m.
    • Kennedy Catholic at Stadium, 7 p.m.
    • Tahoma at Mt. Rainier, 7:30 p.m.
  • Saturday, Sept. 12:
    • Chief Sealth at Highline, 1 p.m.
  • Tuesday, Sept. 15:
    • Stadium at Mt. Rainier, 7:30 p.m.
    • Liberty at Highline, 7:30 p.m.
    • Kennedy Catholic at Auburn-Riverside, 7:30 p.m.
• Volleyball
  • Wednesday, Sept. 9:
    • Kennedy Catholic at Puyallup, 7:15 p.m.
    • Highline at Clover Park, 7:15 p.m.
  • Thursday, Sept. 10:
    • Ingraham at Ballard, 7 p.m.
    • Garfield at Chief Sealth, 7 p.m.
    • Blanchet at West Seattle, 7 p.m.
    • Foster at Evergreen, 7 p.m.
    • Tyee at Lindbergh, 7 p.m.
  • Monday, Sept. 14:
    • Mt. Rainier at Seattle Prep, 7 p.m.
    • Highline at Sammamish, 7 p.m.
  • Tuesday, Sept. 15:
    • Evergreen at Tyee, 7 p.m.
    • Renton at Foster, 7 p.m.
    • Ballard at Garfield, 7 p.m.
    • Chief Sealth at Rainier Beach, 7 p.m.
    • West Seattle at Lincoln, 7 p.m.
    • Kennedy Catholic at Puyallup, 7:15 p.m.