Dan Wilson’s tenure as new manager of the Mariners went off to a strong start over the weekend.

Leo Rivas hit a walk-off single in the 10th inning of Friday’s series-opener against the Giants to give Wilson a thrilling win in his first game as skipper.

The M’s fell 4-3 on Saturday but rebounded to win 4-3 yesterday to take the series.

Bryan Woo allowed just one earned run through seven innings and now sits at 6-2 on the season.

Justin Turner and Josh Rojas each picked up a pair of hits and Rojas scored Turner for the winning run to spoil Robbie Ray’s return to Seattle yesterday.

Ray – who was part of an offseason trade that sent Mitch Haniger back to the Mariners – gave up one run and struck out four through three innings.

The M’s continue their homestand tonight in the opening game of their series against the Tampa Bay Rays.

Bellingham-native Austin Shenton opened the season at third base for Tampa, but was sent down to the minors after just a few weeks, so he likely won’t make a return home to Washington.

Bryce Miller is on the mound for Seattle tonight as the Mariners look to make some headway in their race for the AL West.

Coverage begins at 5:30 and first pitch is at 6:40 on KPUG.

 

The Seahawks ended their preseason on a high note over the weekend.

Seattle edged out Cleveland 37-33 on Saturday to finish the preseason with a 2-1 record.

Geno Smith went 4-5 in his brief cameo, highlighted by a 21-yard touchdown pass to DK Metcalf in the first quarter.

Kenny McIntosh broke away for a 56-yard TD run and Dee Eskridge added a 79-yard punt return TD in the electric offensive display at Lumen Field.

It comes as the team announced today that top edge rusher Uchenna Nwosu has a sprained MCL and is expected to miss two to six weeks.

He was hit on the opening drive of Saturday’s preseason finale in his first in-game appearance since suffering a season-ending injury in Week 7 last year.

The announcement likely played a part in their decision to trade for Jaguars linebacker Trevis Gipson in exchange for a 2025 sixth-round pick this morning.

The Seahawks open the regular season at home against the Denver Broncos on Saturday, Sept. 8.

 

The Seattle Reign retired former star Megan Rapinoe’s No. 15 jersey and then capped the celebration with a win last night.

The Reign notched a 1-0 stoppage-time victory over the North Carolina Courage in the return of the National Women’s Soccer League following a more than month-long break.

Teenager Emeri Adames finally broke through for the Reign seven minutes into stoppage time with a header that bounced off the post and into the goal.

Afterward, the 18-year-old Adames celebrated by striking Rapinoe’s iconic victory pose from the 2019 Women’s World Cup as Rapinoe cheered her on from the stands.

The victory was also Reign coach Laura Harvey’s 100th in the NWSL.

 

The Sounders also got a win, beating Minnesota United 3-2 on Saturday.

Albert Rusnak scored the game-winner late in the second half of what was goalkeeper Stefan Frei’s 400th career start.

It was the first regular-season Sounders game in over a month after an extended break from the Leagues Cup tournament.

They now sit at 11-8-7, good for fifth place in the Western Conference.

 

And look out on the ice rinks in Bellingham this fall.

The Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office introduced their Corrections Hockey Team named “The Mullet Ponies” to the community today.

The Ponies will play in the Bellingham Sportsplex Hockey League, though there isn’t a mullet to be seen in their team photo.