The Mariners took the field for the first time in 2025 today.

Seattle fell to the San Diego Padres 5-2 this afternoon in their opening game of spring training.

Third-year center fielder Samad Taylor highlighted the game for the M’s with a solo homer.

JP Crawford added an RBI for the second of Seattle’s two-run effort with former manager Scott Servais looking on from the Padres dugout.

The Mariners are back tomorrow against the LA Angels for their second game of spring training.

 

It’s the last call for Whatcom County basketball teams to book their ticket to the state tournament.

Tomorrow features five games where local teams will play to extend their season or be sent home packing.

First up, the back-to-back reigning 1A state champion Nooksack Valley girls are playing Bear Creek in the district crossover at 11 am.

The Lynden Christian girls are up next in the crossover event, taking on Granite Falls at 1 pm.

After that, the LC boys play Cedar Park Christian at 3 pm

And the Meridian boys finish up the crossover against Bush at 5.

All four loser-out games are being played at King’s High School.

 

Meanwhile, both Lummi Nation teams are battling it out in the 1B tridistrict tournament championship.

The Blackhawk girls are up first when they face their toughest test of the season against Neah Bay.

They’ll tip off at 5:00 from Muckleshoot Community Center.

After that, the Lummi boys are also facing Neah Bay at 6:45.

No matter the result of tomorrow’s games, both Lummi teams have already secured a spot at state.

 

The night caps off with a major test for the Lynden boys.

They’re taking on Archbishop Murphy in the 2A consolation bracket final after suffering their first loss of the season to Lakewood in the district championship.

Archbishop is coming off a wild triple-overtime win over Burlington-Edison last night.

A win would send the Lions to the state tournament, where they’d make a run at winning their fourth straight state championship, while a loss would give them an uncharacteristically early end to their season.

Coverage begins at 6:45 and they tip off at 7:00 on KGMI tomorrow with Dan Kaemingk and Randy Farmer on the call from Mount Vernon High School.

 

The action comes after the Squalicum girls had their season come to a close last night in a 50-31 loss to Burlington-Edison.

It marks the end of a historic season for the Storm, who earlier notched their first district playoff win in 14 years.

 

The battle for North American hockey supremacy ended last night. 

Connor McDavid scored the game-winning goal in overtime to lift Canada over the US 3-2 in the 4 Nations Face-Off Championship.

Both teams scored a goal apiece in the first and second periods before a scoreless third sent the highly-anticipated match into OT, where the 3x NHL MVP McDavid delivered the win for Canada.

The NHL season is back on now, with the Kraken taking the ice tomorrow against the reigning Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers.

Coverage begins at 2:30 and puck drops at 3:00 on KGMI.

 

It’s a Western Washington University double header at Carver Gym tomorrow.

First up, the red-hot Viking men host Simon Fraser, with the Viks having won 9 of their last 10 games.

Last time the two teams met, junior Garret Levesque hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with just seconds remaining to give Western a tight two-point win.

After that, it’s Senior Night for the Viking women when they host Simon Fraser.

The Viks are coming off a dominant win over Alaska Fairbanks that clinched them a spot in the GNAC Championships postseason tournament.

The men tip off at 3 pm and the women at 7:00.

Both teams have just three games remaining in the regular season.

 

Meanwhile, we’ve got Huskies basketball back on the radio tomorrow.

The UW men are hitting the home stretch of their inaugural season in the Big Ten when they travel to face Iowa.

The Huskies are coming off a tight overtime loss to Rutgers that dropped them to second-to-last in the conference standings.

The Hawkeyes aren’t much higher up, they enter the match having lost five of their last six.

Coverage begins at 12:30 and they tip off at 1:00 tomorrow on KPUG.

The Huskies women are back in action on Sunday when they play Nebraska on the road.