By Tim Clinton

Sports Editor

The postseason brought intense competition across football, girls soccer, and volleyball, as local programs fought to advance or survive elimination in district and state playoff brackets.

Teams including Kennedy Catholic, Mount Rainier, Chief Sealth, and West Seattle faced pivotal matchups throughout the week, navigating high-stakes tournament play.

Among the most significant contests, Kennedy Catholic secured a critical postseason victory in football by defeating Emerald Ridge 29–14 on Friday evening at Highline Memorial to advance in the Class 4A state playoffs.

In contrast, several teams saw their seasons come to a dramatic end in elimination matches. In girls soccer, Kennedy Catholic's season ended in a close 3–2 home loss to Camas on Wednesday, while Chief Sealth was ousted from state following a 4–1 road loss to WF West. Similarly, West Seattle's volleyball season concluded with a 3–1 loss to Holy Names on Thursday, and Chief Sealth was eliminated from the Class 2A state volleyball tournament after back-to-back losses to Ridgefield (3–0) and Mark Morris (3–1) at the Yakima Valley Sun Dome on Friday.

The volleyball tournament also featured extensive multi-match runs for Mount Rainier and Kennedy Catholic. Mount Rainier opened District 3/4 action on Wednesday with a 3–0 win over Skyview, and despite a 3–0 sweep by Camas later that day, the Rams bounced back on Saturday with victories over Spanaway Lake (3–0) and Bethel (3–1). Kennedy Catholic volleyball picked up wins against Spanaway Lake and Kentridge, but suffered setbacks against Curtis, Graham-Kapowsin, and Bethel.

Playoff Games 

Football

• Kennedy Catholic 29, Emerald Ridge 14 — Kennedy Catholic advances in the Class 4A state playoffs with a Friday evening victory at Highline Memorial.

Girls Soccer

• Camas 3, Kennedy Catholic 2 — Kennedy Catholic's season ended with a home loss to the Papermakers on Wednesday.
• WF West 4, Chief Sealth 1 — Chief Sealth was ousted from the state tournament following a Wednesday road loss.

Volleyball

• Mount Rainier 3, Skyview 0 — Mount Rainier opened District 3/4 play with a Wednesday morning victory.
• Kennedy Catholic 3, Spanaway Lake 0 — Kennedy Catholic opened tournament action with a Wednesday win.
• Camas 3, Mount Rainier 0 — Mount Rainier was swept in Wednesday's second match.
• Curtis 3, Kennedy Catholic 0 — Kennedy Catholic was swept Wednesday afternoon.
• Holy Names 3, West Seattle 1 — West Seattle's season ended with Thursday's playoff loss.
• Ridgefield 3, Chief Sealth 0 — Chief Sealth dropped its Friday morning Class 2A state opener at the Yakima Valley Sun Dome.
• Mark Morris 3, Chief Sealth 1 — Chief Sealth was ousted from state in Friday's second match.
• Mount Rainier 3, Spanaway Lake 0 — Mount Rainier defeated Spanaway Lake in three sets on Saturday.
• Mount Rainier 3, Bethel 1 — Mount Rainier won its second match on Saturday.
• Kennedy Catholic 3, Kentridge 1 — Kennedy Catholic prevailed in its opening match on Saturday.
• Graham-Kapowsin 3, Kennedy Catholic 0 — Kennedy Catholic fell in three sets later Saturday.
• Bethel 3, Kennedy Catholic 1 — Kennedy Catholic dropped its third match on Saturday.