Prep Girls Soccer News

Sehome’s girls soccer team rallied last night to win their state tournament opener. 

The Mariners edged Ellensburg in penalties after trailing with five minutes left in regulation at Civic Stadium. Senior Ayla Woodworth scored the equalizer before delivering the game-winning penalty kick to help send Sehome to the 2A quarterfinals.

The 6th-seeded Mariners will now face the winner of Ridgefield and North Kitsap on either Friday or Saturday.

Coming up tonight, 8th-seeded Lynden Christian is hosting 9th-seeded Naches Valley in the opening round of the 1A state tournament. Their match gets underway at 4:00 from Nooksack Valley High School.

14th-seeded Ferndale is hosting 19th-seeded Shorewood in the opening round of the 3A tourney. That takes place at 5:00 from Ferndale High School.

Prep Volleyball News

Meanwhile, the Golden Eagles won a big volleyball match last night.

Ferndale secured a three-set sweep over Snohomish to advance to the 3A district semifinals.

There, the 2nd-seeded Golden Eagles will face 3rd-seeded Everett at Stanwood High School at 5:00 tomorrow night with a ticket to state on the line.

Kraken News

The Kraken are going international.

They’re playing two matches against the Carolina Hurricanes in Helsinki, Finland this week for the NHL Global Series. The Kraken feature four Finnish players, including winger Kaapo Kakko.

These will be the franchise’s first-ever games overseas and they won’t be easy against a defending Stanley Cup champion Hurricanes team that owns the best record in the NHL.

Their first Finland match takes place tomorrow morning.  Coverage begins at 8:30 am and puck drops at 9 am on KPUG.

Their second Finland game falls on Saturday morning.

Mariners News

The Mariners’ division rivals have named a new skipper.

The Houston Astros announced today that they’re hiring Yankees bench coach Brad Ausmus as their next manager. It’s the third managerial job for the 57-year-old Ausmus, who led the Detroit Tigers from 2014 to 2017 before spending 2019 with the Los Angeles Angels.

Houston’s coming off a middling season where they became the first big league club without a winning record to reach the playoffs in a non-shortened season.

Their 81-81 record won them the AL West for the fifth time in six years.

College Basketball News

A former Huskies men’s basketball standout impressed with his new team last night.

Junior guard Zoom Diallo scored 24 points for Kentucky in their 89-69 loss to Kansas. The Tacoma-native spent two seasons at UW before transferring to the Wildcats over the offseason.

Speaking of Washington-born hoopers, former Anacortes standout Davis Fogle is off to a hot start with Gonzaga. The 6-foot-7 sophomore guard is averaging 22 points per game through their first two games of the season.

And Nooksack Valley alum Devin Coppinger is starting strong with the Huskies women. She’s averaging 7.5 points and 2.5 steals per game since joining their starting lineup as a junior.

The 16th nationally ranked Huskies will look to improve to 3-0 tomorrow night when they host Bakersfield.