The Mariners are opening the final leg of their East Coast road trip today.

They’re facing the Washington Nationals in a three-game series before returning to Seattle.

The struggling Nationals have lost seven of their last eight games

George Kirby is on the mound for the M’s as they look to avoid their third straight loss.

The game is already underway over on KPUG.

 

A former University of Washington running back is also taking an extended road trip out East.

Ex-Husky Will Nixon is transferring to Syracuse after two years at UW.

He averaged 6.1 yards per carry while rushing for just over 200 yards and one touchdown last season.

Nixon will join his father Jeff at Syracuse, who is the offensive coordinator and running backs coach for the Orange.

 

Western Washington University’s softball team struggled in the opening game of the NCAA World Series Final this afternoon.

The Vikings managed just five hits in their 3-0 loss to UT Tyler.

Alli Kimball gave up two runs through three innings in the start, while the Patriots’ Christin Haygood threw a complete-game shutout in the win.

Western needs a pair of wins tomorrow in order to win the national title.

But the resilient Vikings are 7-0 in elimination games over this magical postseason run.

First pitch for Game Two is at 9 a.m. and Game Three will start right after if Western wins.

You can find a link to watch for free on our website MyBellinghamNow.com

 

Plenty of postseason prep action going on today…

In boys soccer, top-seeded Sehome beat fifth-seeded East Valley of Yakima 2-1 in the 2A state tournament semifinals to advance to the championship game tomorrow against Franklin Pierce.

 

In baseball, sixth-seeded Lynden had their season ended this morning in a 2-0 loss to second-seeded Columbia River in the 2A state semifinals.

Sixth-seeded Meridian is currently battling second-seeded Cedar Park Christian in the 1A semifinals at Joe Martin Field.

 

In softball, 12th-seeded Lynden upset fifth-seeded SF West 5-4 to move on to the 2A state tournament quarterfinals.

They’re currently playing fourth-seeded Port Angeles for a chance to move on to the Final Four.

Second-seeded Mount Baker edged sixth-seeded Cascade Christian 8-7 to advance to the 1A state tournament semifinals.

 

And Ski2Sea is almost here!

500 teams will ski, run, bike, canoe and kayak themselves 93 miles across Whatcom County in the 51st annual race this Sunday.

The ski leg was previously in jeopardy due to a low snowpack, but organizers recently confirmed that the race will go on as normally scheduled.

You can tune into the opening leg of the race from Mount Baker Ski Area right here on KGMI from 7-9 a.m. and the end of the race in Fairhaven from 1-3 p.m.