Seahawks News

The Seahawks are hitting the road this weekend.

They’re playing the Raiders in Las Vegas on Sunday as they try to enter their upcoming bye week on a high note.

It will be a reunion with first-year Raiders head coach Klint Kubiak, who served as Seattle’s offensive coordinator during their Super Bowl run last season. It will also be a first look at No. 1 pick Fernando Mendoza, who will be making his NFL debut at quarterback.

The Seahawks have ruled out star defensive tackle Leonard Williams and starting left tackle Charles Cross, but veteran edge rusher Uchenna Nwosu and wide receiver Rashid Shaheed are both set to return after missing the past two games.

Drew Lock will battle through an oblique injury to fill in at quarterback for Sam Darnold, who’s still out with quad and rib injuries.

Coverage begins at 11 am on Sunday and kickoff is at 1:05 on KPUG.

Huskies/Cougs News

The Huskies are facing a critical test tomorrow.

They’re on the road against Michigan State in their third-to-last game of the regular season.

Washington needs one more win to become bowl eligible and this will be their best chance to get it. Their final two games of the season will each come against ranked opponents in #9 Indiana and #16 Oregon.

Michigan State sits at the bottom of the Big Ten standings, with just one conference win to their name this season.

Tomorrow’s game kicks off at 1:15 pm from East Lansing.

Meanwhile, the Cougs are aiming to snap a six-game skid when they host Colorado State at 7:30 tomorrow night.

Prep Volleyball News

It’s been a successful start to the state volleyball tournament for Whatcom County.

Lynden Christian and Meridian each swept their opponents at the Yakima Valley SunDome this morning to advance to the 1A quarterfinals.

There, the 7th-seeded Lyncs will face 2nd-seeded Chelan and the 5th-seeded Trojans will take on 4th-seeded La Center. Both those matches take place at 4:15.

In the 2A bracket, 6th-seeded Sehome swept Selah to advance to the quarterfinals, where they’ll face 3rd-seeded Pullman at 8:00 tonight.

Top-seeded Lynden swept Sequim to advance to the quarterfinals as well, where they’ll face either 8th-seeded Tumwater or 9th-seeded Orting at 8:00.

The semifinals and state championship matches will take place tomorrow in both 1A and 2A.

Meanwhile, Ferndale got swept by Everett last night in the 3A district semifinals.

The Golden Eagles will now play Edmonds-Woodway in a winner-to-state match tomorrow. That takes place at noon from Stanwood High School. 

Prep Girls Soccer News

We’ve also got some big matches taking place in girls soccer.

14th-seeded Ferndale is on the road against 3rd-seeded Mercer Island at 5:00 tonight in the 3A state tournament.  The winner advances to the quarterfinals and the loser has their season come to an end.

Coming up tomorrow, 6th-seeded Sehome is traveling to face 3rd-seeded Ridgefield at 1:00 in the 2A state quarterfinals.

After that, 8th-seeded Lynden Christian is playing top-seeded University Prep in the 1A state quarterfinals. Their match takes place at 4:00 from King’s High School.

Prep Football News

The state football tournament is kicking off this weekend.

Four Whatcom County teams are playing tomorrow, while Lynden Christian earned a first-round bye.

First up, 2nd-seeded Lynden is hosting 15th-seeded Fife at Ferndale High School. The game kicks off at 1:00 on KPUG.

After that, 5th-seeded Mount Baker is hosting 12th-seeded Tenino at Nooksack Valley High School. Coverage begins at 3:35 and kickoff is at 4:00 on KGMI.

Starting at 5 pm, 9th-seeded Meridian is facing 8th-seeded Seton Catholic in Camas and 13th-seeded Ferndale is taking on 4th-seeded Eastside Catholic in Sammamish.  

Meanwhile, a couple of Skagit County teams are kicking off tonight. Anacortes is hosting Olympic at 6:00 and Burlington-Edison is on the road against W.F. West at 7.

Kraken News

The Kraken are wrapping up their overseas trip tomorrow.

They’re still in Helsinki, Finland for the second of two early-morning games against the Carolina Hurricanes.

Seattle’s looking to avoid dropping their third straight after falling to Carolina 4-1 yesterday.

Coverage begins at 9:30 am and puck drops at 10 on KPUG.

WWU Vikings News

Western’s women’s soccer team are kicking off the national tournament this weekend.

The 7th nationally-ranked Vikings are opening the West Regional on Sunday when they host the winner of Simon Frasier and Cal Poly Pomona.

Harrington Field will be hosting all the West Regional games this weekend since Western earned the No. 1 seed.

Their match takes place at 3 pm on Sunday. If they win, they’d play the regional championship match next Friday.