Luis Castillo looked solid against his former team as the Mariners picked up their first Cactus League win of 2024 today.

The Mariner’s star pitched two hitless innings against the Reds, and M’s pitchers took a no-hitter to the eighth inning when Jacob Hurtubise singled to left field.

Cole Young drove in the only two runs in the game in the top of the eighth with a deep hit that bounced off the warning track to bring two runners home.

 

The Seattle Kraken are looking to rebound tonight after a tough loss over the weekend.

They fell to the Minnesota Wild 5-2 on Saturday after giving up five unanswered goals throughout the first and second periods.

Tonight they’ll host the Atlantic Division-leading Boston Bruins.

The Kraken won the previous matchup 4-1 earlier this month.

They’re currently 7 points behind the last wild card spot in the West.

The struggling Bruins have lost 6 of their last 8 games.

Coverage begins at 6:30 and puck drops at 7:00 on KPUG.

 

The Western Washington University men notched a key win over the weekend.

They beat Central Washington 87-76 on Senior Night Saturday to keep their postseason hopes alive.

GNAC leading scorer Kai Johnson had a game-high 25 points and 5 assists in the win.

The Vikings are just half a game behind Seattle Pacific for the final spot in the GNAC Conference tournament next week.

Their final game is this Saturday at Simon Fraser.

 

Meanwhile, the Western women took a commanding 66-55 win over Seattle Pacific Saturday.

Sophomore guard Mason Oberg led the Vikings with 19 points, senior Brooke Walling added 17.

They now improve to 21-5 on the season and 14-3 in conference play.

The Vikings clinched a top-two seed and bye in the opening round of the GNAC Conference tournament with the win.

Their final game is also this Saturday at Simon Fraser.

 

Taking a look at high school basketball scores from the opening round of the state tournament over the weekend…

The Lummi Nation boys beat Naselle 59-31 in the 1B regional round to send the Blackhawks to the quarterfinals.

That means they won’t have to face elimination in their next game on Thursday.

The Lummi Nation girls defeated Taholah 53-42 to send the Blackhawks to its first 1B state tournament in four seasons.

 

The top-seeded Lynden boys beat Prosser 74-59.

The game was highlighted by senior Anthony Canales breaking Lynden’s all-time scoring record with a career total of 1,634 points, per WhatcomPreps.

Canales led the Lions with 35 points.

They’ll face the winner of Sammamish vs Rogers in the quarterfinals on Thursday.

The Lynden girls followed them with a 59-23 drubbing of White River.

The second-seeded Lions will face the winner of Ridgefield vs Columbia River in the quarterfinals Thursday as well.

 

Meridian boys staved off elimination with a 63-57 win over Life Christian Academy.

The 10th-seeded Trojans now move on to play 7th-seeded Seton Catholic on Wednesday in the round of 12.

 

Lynden Christian boys blew out Seton Catholic 71-39.

The second-seeded Lyncs move on to face the winner of King’s vs Tenino in the quarterfinals.

The Lynden Christian girls edged Lakeside by Nine Mile Falls 59-51.

They advance to play the winner of Eatonville vs King’s in the quarterfinals.

 

And the top-seeded Nooksack Valley girls handled Toppenish 75-36 to push their win streak to 14.

They now advance to face the winner of Seattle Academy vs Bellevue Christian in the quarterfinals.