By Tim Clinton

SPORTS EDITOR

 

High schools

Football

Highline and Kennedy Catholic are both very much alive in the state playoffs this week.

Highline hosts W.F. West of Chehalis for a 7 p.m. Class 2A game Friday as the Lancers go to Curtis in a 4A game.

Highline is coming off a 42-16 win over Steiacoom to open this past Friday and Kennedy Catholic survived a 28-20 scare from North Creek of Bothell on Saturday.

Ballard and West Seattle also saw playoff action last week.

The Beavers took a 54-13 loss at Arlington as the Wildcats were defeated 53-14 at Mount  Tahoma.

 

Volleyball

West Seattle is advancing to the Class 3A Sea-King tournament this week, opening with a 7:30 p.m. Thursday match at Lake Washington against an opponent to be determined.

 

Girls diving

State diving competition will be held on a separate day from swimming this year, although the points will be combined to determine team scores.

It starts with the 3A competition at 8:30 a.m. Thursday at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal  Way.

Class 4A action begins at 1 p.m. and the Class 1A/2A starts at 5:30 p.m.

 

Girls swimming  

State preliminaries start at 8:45 a.m. Friday for the 3A, with the 4A getting underway at 1:30 p.m. and the 1A/2A at 6:15 p.m.

The 3A finals begin at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, followed by the 4A at 1:15 p.m. and the 1A/2A at 6 p.m.

 

Pros

Seahawks

Seattle hosts the Washington Commanders for a 1:25 p.m. Sunday game that can be seen on Channel 13.

 

Sounders

Seattle's playoff series against Dallas comes down to who wins the 7 p.m. Friday third game at Lumen Field in Seattle.

Apple TV+ will televise it live.

 

Kraken

Seattle visits Colorado at 6 p.m. Thursday before hosting Edmonton at 7 p.m. Saturday and Colorado at 7 p.m. Monday at the Climate Pledge Arena.

ROOT Sports Northwest will carry all three games and Saturday's is also on CBUT.

 

Reign

Seattle plays Gotham FC for the league title at 5 p.m. Saturday in San Diego.

Channel 7 will televise the game live.

 

Thunderbirds

Seattle visits Victoria at 7:05 p.m. Friday and turns around to host the same team at 6:05 p.m. Saturday at the Showare Center in Kent.

 

Silvertips

Everett entertains Kelowna at 7:05 p.m. Friday and Vancouver at 6:05 p.m. Saturday.

 

Colleges

Husky football

Washington hosts Utah for a 12:30 p.m. Saturday game to be shown on Channel 13.

 

Cougar football

Washington State visits California for 1 p.m. Saturday action on ESPN2.

 

Husky volleyball

The UW gets a 7 p.m. visit from USC Friday and a 1 p.m. visit from UCLA Sunday

 

Husky men

Washington entertains Northern Kentucky at 8 p.m. Thursday and Nevada at 7 p.m. Sunday on the Pac-12 network.

 

Cougar men

Prairie View visits Pullman at 7 p.m. Friday on Pac-12WA.

 

Husky women

North Carolina Central invades for 5 p.m. Thursday action at the UW.

 

Cougar women

Washington State hosts Gonzaga at 7 p.m. Thursday and Idaho State at 2:30 p.m. Sunday before visiting Montana at 6 p.m. Tuesday on ESPN+.