Seattle Thunderbirds defenseman Shea Theodore is one of 21 players invited to attend Canada's National Men's Under-18 Team training camp for the U-18 World Championships being held in Sochi, Russia, April 16-28.
Sweet and soft-spoken Shanna McCarron will never forget that moment during her rookie season when her 1-year-old son saw a football on TV and turned to look at her.
The girls circled up before the next inning and put their hands together. "One, two, three, believe," they screamed at the top of their lungs. Kent-Meridian High's last fastpitch game against Kentridge was a rough one. The Royals hadn't scored any runs that day. Now, playing against top-contending Kentwood, the girls felt the pressure to perform.
The Kent-based Seattle Majestics women's tackle football team was purchased last year by Scott and Shanna McCarron.
Kent Little League officially threw out the first pitch to the baseball season under sun-graced skies last Saturday at Ryan Brunner Park. Greg Whitcomb, Kent Little League president, welcomed parents, players and coaches in an opening day ceremony. Coaches led their teams in a ceremonial parade prior to hitting the fields.
The Kelowna Rockets defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds 3-2 in overtime of Game 7 Wednesday night in Kelowna to win the first-round Western Hockey League playoff series four games to three.
Even though she's young, Kent-Meridian High's Shelby Gardiner is a seasoned leader amongst her peers. Last year, as a junior on a fastpitch team full of seniors, it was Gardiner's long history with diamond sports that pushed her to be an example for her teammates. Now a senior, Gardiner is able to pass on her knowledge to the girls around her, many of whom have never played softball before.
A preview of Kent fastpitch teams as they begin SPSL play
It all comes down to one game for the Seattle Thunderbirds and Kelowna Rockets in their first-round WHL playoff series. Myles Bell scored the game-winning goal at 10:39 of overtime Tuesday night at the ShoWare Center to give the Rockets a 4-3 win and tie the series 3-3. Game 7 is 7:05 tonight at Prospera Place in British Columbia.
The Seattle Mist opens the Legends Football League season on Saturday, April 6 against the Green Bay Chill at the ShoWare Center in Kent.
Kentridge exploded to rout Kent Meridian, 20-0, in a South Puget Sound League 4A fastpitch game on Friday.
The Seattle Thunderbirds scored two late goals Saturday night at Prospera Place in British Columbia, but it wasn't enough as the Kelowna Rockets took Game 5 of their first-round WHL playoff series, 4-3.
The Kentridge High School Dance Team, the Chatelaines, received glowing marks at last weekend's state competition at the SunDome in Yakima.
The Northwest Xtreme All-Stars – Kent's competitive cheer program for young athletes – is looking to raise money to attend The Summit, a national competition in Orlando, Fla., May 4-5.
The Kelowna Rockets shut out the Seattle Thunderbirds 4-0 Wednesday night in Game 4 of their first-round playoff series.
A glimpse of Kent-area baseball teams as they begin league play
Joe Wainhouse grew up in a baseball family. He occasionally traveled on the road with his dad, Dave Wainhouse, a former big league pitcher in the 1990s for Seattle, Montreal, Pittsburgh, Colorado and St. Louis and now pitching coach at Seattle University.
The Seattle Thunderbirds and Kelowna Rockets went to overtime for the third consecutive game in their first-round playoff series Tuesday night at the ShoWare Center. And for the third consecutive game, the T-Birds prevailed when Evan Wardley scored at 4:55 of the extra period to give the T-Birds a 3-2 win in front of a season-high 6,021 fans.
Despite Cherry Alejo's solid outing for Kent-Meridian, it wasn't enough in the Royals' 13-2 loss to Auburn in a South Puget Sound League North 4A fastpitch game on Friday.
Emily Ross went 2-for-3 and Brianne Drury went 2-for-4, each driving in three runs, leading Kentridge past Kentwood 8-2 in a South Puget Sound League North 4A fastpitch game on Friday.
