Covering high school sports in Tacoma, Pierce County and the South Sound

The best part is that she's OK

News Tribune Staff | October 30, 2007

An Auburn cheerleader finds out what it's like to get hit by some football players. The best part of this whole thing is that she wasn't seriously injured. It just goes to show how tough cheerleaders really can be.

Football playoff schedule

News Tribune Staff | October 30, 2007

There's still a few tiebreakers out there, including the Nisqually, the Western Cascade and the GSL. But the schedule, in terms of times and place the games will be played, has been finalized.
Tuesday, Oct. 30
Bonney Lake vs. Lindhberg at Renton, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 1
1A
Nooksack Valley at Meridian, 7 p.m.
Friday Harbor at Coupeville, 4 p.m.
King

Narrows League Soccer Tourney - Bellarmine-Stadium in title game

News Tribune Staff | October 29, 2007

October 23
GAME 1: at Wilson 3 Foss 2 (loser out)
GAME 2: at North Kitsap 7 Mount Tahoma 1 (loser out)
GAME 3: at Central Kitsap 8 Lincoln 2 (loser out)
October 24
GAME 4: at Bellarmine Prep 3 Wilson 1 (Kelly Watts, Jen Hunter goals for BP)
GAME 5: Olympia 3 at South Kitsap 1
GAME 6: at Gig Harbor [...]

Narrows League soccer tourney update

News Tribune Staff | October 25, 2007

October 23
GAME 1: at Wilson 3 Foss 2 (loser out)
GAME 2: at North Kitsap 7 Mount Tahoma 1 (loser out)
GAME 3: at Central Kitsap 8 Lincoln 2 (loser out)
October 24
GAME 4: at Bellarmine Prep 3 Wilson 1 (Kelly Watts, Jen Hunter goals for BP)
GAME 5: Olympia 3 at South Kitsap 1
GAME 6: at Gig Harbor [...]

Marcel Smith goes over 2,000 yards

News Tribune Staff | October 25, 2007

The senior tailback from Graham-Kapowsin continued his magical season, racking up an unofficial 260 yards and four touchdowns against Emerald Ridge in a 42-14 win on Thursday.
That puts Smith, who came in with an SPSL record 1,760 yards, at 2,020 for the season.
Not bad for a kid that was on JV for most of [...]

This week's News Tribune Athletes of the Week

News Tribune Staff | October 25, 2007

Ashleigh Pollard, Rogers
Volleyball

The junior outside hitter for the Rams, and perhaps the best player in the South Sound, helped the Rams lock up their second straight SPSL South regular season title. Pollard racked up 22 kills, 18 digs, three aces and two blocks Tuesday in the title clincher against Puyallup. Last week, she racked up [...]

This week's state volleyball rankings

News Tribune Staff | October 25, 2007

Here's this week's state volleyball rankings. We got them a few days late, that's why we didn't have them up sooner.
4A
1. Mead 10-0 / 13-0
2. Kentwood 14-0 / 14-0
3. Eisenhower 11-1 / 13-1
4. Skyview 9-0 / 13-0
5. Monroe 7-0 / 11-2
6. Kamiak 8-0 / 12-1
7. Rogers 13-1 / 13-1
8. Woodinville 10-0 / 13-1
9. Shadle Park [...]

Narrows soccer tourney

News Tribune Staff | October 24, 2007

It's already started so here's the up to date results and schedules..
October 23
GAME 1: at Wilson 3 Foss 2 (loser out)
GAME 2: at North Kitsap 7 Mount Tahoma 1 (loser out)
GAME 3: at Central Kitsap 8 Lincoln 2 (loser out)
October 24
GAME 4: Wilson at Bellarmine Prep
GAME 5: Olympia at South Kitsap
GAME 6: North Kitsap at [...]