By Tim Clinton

SPORTS EDITOR

High schools

Boys basketball

The season gets underway Saturday as Ballard hosts Bremerton at 4 p.m.

Foster hosts Franklin at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday and Ballard entertains Edmonds-Woodway at 7:30 p.m.

Girls basketball

Ballard visits Edmonds-Woodway for a 7:15 p.m. Monday girls game before visiting Shorecrest at the same time Tuesday.

Highline hosts Thomas Jefferson at 7 p.m. Tuesday and Tyee travels to Cleveland of Seattle at 7:30 p.m.

Girls bowling

Kennedy Catholic hosts Thomas Jefferson at 3:15 p.m. Tuesday as Tyee visits Federal Way.

Pros

Seahawks

Seattle hosts the San Francisco 49ers for a 5:20 p.m. Thursday clash at Lumen Field that will be televised on Channel 5.

Sounders

Seattle entertains Los Angeles FC in a 6:30 p.m. Sunday playoff match at Lumen Field to be seen on Apple TV+.

Kraken

San Jose comes to Climate Pledge Arena for 7 p.m. Wednesday hockey action and Vancouver visits at the same time and place Friday.

The Kraken go to Chicago at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.

The three games will be carried on ROOT Sports Northwest.

Thunderbirds

Seattle entertains the Kelowna Rockets at 7:05 p.m. Wednesday at the Showare Center in Kent.

The Saskatoon Blades stop in at 2 p.m. Friday and Seattle travels to Kelowna for 7:05 p.m. Saturday action.

Silvertips

Saskatoon visits Everett at 7:05 p.m. Wednesday and Portland drops by at the same time Friday.

The Silvertips hit the road to Kamloops for a 6 p.m. Saturday game before going to Prince George for 7 p.m. action Monday and Tuesday.

Colleges

Apple Cup

The last Pac-12 counting version of the annual game takes place at 1 p.m. Saturday as Washington State visits Washington.

The football action can be seen on Channel 13.

Husky volleyball

Washington hosts Arizona for a 3 p.m. Wednesday match before entertaining Washington State at 7 p.m. Friday on Pac-12WA.

Husky men

Washington gets a 7 p.m. Tuesday visit from UCSD on the Pac-12 network.

Cougar men

Utah Tech visits the Palouse at 1 p.m. Friday and Eastern Washington drops by at 7 p.m. Monday with both games on the Pac-12 network.

Husky women

Washington plays Idaho State at 2 p.m. Friday and Air Force at 2 p.m. Saturday in Honolulu.

Cougar women

Washington State is in Cancun playing Maryland at 8 a.m. Thursday and UMass at the same time Friday.

The Lady Cougars play Green Bay there at 10:30 a.m. Saturday.