Action from the first full week of athletics | Around the Sound Sports

Sports reporter Ben Ray takes a closer look at prep football action throughout South King County.

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Welcome back to the Around the Sound Sports podcast! In this episode, sports reporter Ben Ray takes a closer look at the first full week of prep sports throughout South King County as school gets back in gear.

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Around the Sound Sports is a podcast goes over games, highlights and more on sports reporter Ben Ray’s beat in South King County. Be sure to check out Ben Ray’s reporting in the Federal Way Mirror, Kent Reporter, Auburn Reporter and the Renton Reporter.




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