The Seahawks are down another man on their offensive line.

In a shocking turn of events, the team’s starting center Connor Williams has decided to retire, as relayed by coach Mike Macdonald just hours ago, citing personal reasons.

At 27 years old, Williams has started every game for Seattle this season after overcoming a major knee injury.

Olu Oluwatimi will start in his place as a 2023 fifth-round pick that has just a single start under his belt.

The good news for the Seahawks is that DK Metcalf will return on Sunday after missing the past two games with a knee injury and key right tackle Abraham Lucas could make his season debut.

The Seahawks are hoping for a strong return from their bye week against their division rival 49ers on Sunday.

Seattle has lost five of its last six games after starting out the season 3-0.

But they still sit only a game and a half back from first place in a tightly packed race for the NFC West.

Coverage for Sunday’s game begins at 11 a.m. and kickoff is at 1:05 on KPUG.

 

The Huskies are hosting UCLA tonight with a chance to win their 20th straight game at Husky Stadium.

Washington’s 19 game home win streak is the longest in modern school history.

The 5-5 Huskies also need just one more win to become bowl-game eligible.

Tonight’s game against the Bruins will be their best shot, with #1 nationally ranked Oregon looming as their final regular season opponent.

UCLA is also fighting to extend their season, as it needs to win two of its last three games to get to six wins.

Coverage begins at 4:00 and kickoff is at 6 tonight on KPUG.

 

Across the state, the Cougs are gearing up for a road game against New Mexico.

Washington State has won its last four games and is looking to continue its case for an outside-shot at the newly-expanded 12 team college football playoff.

They came in at #18 in the latest CFP rankings.

But New Mexico is in the middle of its own race after starting the season 0-4.

The Lobos have since gone 4-2 and need to win their last two games to qualify for a bowl game.

Both schools enter the matchup averaging over 30 points per game in what could quickly turn into a shootout.

Tomorrow night’s game kicks off at 6:30 from University Stadium in Albuquerque. 

 

The Kraken topped the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1 last night to earn their third straight win.

Jaden Schwartz scored his 200th career goal just minutes into the third period to help give Seattle the win.

Matty Beniers and Brandon Tanev each scored too.

Kraken captain Jordan Eberle left the game and did not return after crashing into the boards in the second period.

Seattle’s offense has come alive with 12 goals in its three-game homestand after scoring just four in the last four games of its recent road trip.

They’ll look to push their win streak to four tomorrow afternoon against the New York Islanders.

Coverage begins at 12:30 and puck drops at 1:00 on KBAI.

 

Western Washington’s women’s soccer team kicked off its postseason last night.

The Viks beat Western Oregon 3-1 in the GNAC Championships Semifinal in Seattle.

The team hasn’t lost since Sept. 22 and is riding a 14-game unbeaten streak.

They now move on to face Simon Fraser at 1 p.m. tomorrow in the conference championship.

Winner will advance to the national tournament.

Meanwhile, Western’s men’s team edged 14th nationally ranked Western Oregon to send their seniors off on a high note.

The men finished their season with a 10-5-3 record.

 

And we’ve got some great high school football games on the radio tomorrow for the opening round of state tournament action.

Four Whatcom County teams are left standing with a chance to bring home hardware.

8th-seeded Lynden Christian kicks off the slate by hosting 9th-seeded Cascade Christian at Blaine High School.

Coverage begins at 12:35 and kickoff is at 1 p.m. on KPUG.

Next up, 4th-seeded Lynden is hosting 13th-seeded Fife at Ferndale High School.

Coverage begins at 1:45 and kickoff is at 2:00 on KGMI.

At the same time, 9th-seeded Sehome is on the road battling 8th-seeded Othello.

Tomorrow’s action caps off with 5th-seeded Nooksack Valley hosting 12th-seeded Zillah at Civic Stadium.

Coverage begins at 3:35 and kickoff is at 4:00 on KPUG.