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Sports
Bellarmine’s soccer team is again primed for another stellar season and its senior forward Scott Hanson is one big reason
On a recent afternoon, Scott Hanson was standing inside the lower gym at Bellarmine Prep, talking to a writer about the upcoming high school soccer season just before heading out to practice. Read more...
2010 Narrows League Baseball Preview (part 1)
For most teams it’s a growing season
Coming off of a very successful season in which the Lions came within one game of the state playoffs, Bellarmine will have to retool as five starters have departed. The Lions early-season strength will be that all three outfielders are back. Cole McLeod, Connor Unruh and Connor Davis should carry Bellarmine’s early season offense until the young infielders have time to develop. Coach Rick Barnhart expects that two of the new infielders who will contribute to be third baseman Roman Mitchell and shortstop Jordan Hatch. Read more...
Barcomb Named WBCA West Region Coach of the Year
After leading the Puget Sound Loggers to their best record in school history and a fourth trip to the NCAA Division III Women’s Basketball Tournament in the last five seasons, head coach Suzy Barcomb has been named Region 8 Coach of the Year by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association. Read more...
Winston, Lakes finish fine season
It might take until next fall when he is playing college basketball in Virginia before Lakes High School’s Andre Winston, Jr. can work out the frustration of his final week of high-school basketball, but the standout will have no doubts he left everything he had on the floor at Tacoma Dome during the 3A basketball tournament. Read more...
Abes, Rams finish off fine seasons
Entering the 2010 State 4A basketball tournament the Lincoln Abes were riding a big wave of excitement. They were just coming off of one of the biggest wins in school history, a 21-point come-from-behind win against the defending 4A champs, the Federal Way Eagles. Read more...
Ravens take crown; Lions capture 4th
When the Auburn Riverside girls basketball team had dispatched with the final opponent – a considerable one in Mead – of their 2010 season, they were left standing with the 4A state championship and a perfect 29-0 record. Read more...
Titans Taken Down by Clackamas
Old foe eliminates TCC from NWAACC finals
The Tacoma Community College men’s basketball team’s run to the NWAACC title was derailed by Clackamas Community College, which came away with a 61-50 victory against the Titans in the conference tournament in Kennewick. The 50 points that the Titans were held to was the lowest point total they have ever had under coach Carl Howell. Read more...
Bellarmine Prep’s basketball team enters the state basketball tournament coming off some splendid performances from its underrated leader
With her past two superb performances in the West Central District playoffs, Mechela Barnes has proven to high-school basketball fans in the region that she is one of the best basketball players in the state. Read more...
Lincoln, Wilson Domeward Bound
Abes win district; Rams take 4th
With their Dec. 1 thumping by Federal Way fresh in their minds, the Lincoln Abes set out to issue payback – and they did. With a furious rally in the fourth quarter, Lincoln beat the Eagles 59-56 to win the West Central District title last weekend at ShoWare Center in Kent. Carlos Anderson’s lay-in and subsequent three-point play with 1.3 seconds left was the final trick in a magical Lincoln rally, as they came back from 21 points down to start the fourth quarter. Read more...
Tacoma Stars head to Vegas for Nationals
The Stars, on Feb. 28, after rolling through the competition, successfully landed home-court advantage in a win-or-go-home game versus Wenatchee Fire. Read more...
