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Sports
Titans Taken Down by Clackamas
Old foe eliminates TCC from NWAACC finals
The Tacoma Community College men’s basketball team’s run to the NWAACC title was derailed by Clackamas Community College, which came away with a 61-50 victory against the Titans in the conference tournament in Kennewick. The 50 points that the Titans were held to was the lowest point total they have ever had under coach Carl Howell. Read more...
Bellarmine Prep’s basketball team enters the state basketball tournament coming off some splendid performances from its underrated leader
With her past two superb performances in the West Central District playoffs, Mechela Barnes has proven to high-school basketball fans in the region that she is one of the best basketball players in the state. Read more...
Lincoln, Wilson Domeward Bound
Abes win district; Rams take 4th
With their Dec. 1 thumping by Federal Way fresh in their minds, the Lincoln Abes set out to issue payback – and they did. With a furious rally in the fourth quarter, Lincoln beat the Eagles 59-56 to win the West Central District title last weekend at ShoWare Center in Kent. Carlos Anderson’s lay-in and subsequent three-point play with 1.3 seconds left was the final trick in a magical Lincoln rally, as they came back from 21 points down to start the fourth quarter. Read more...
Tacoma Stars head to Vegas for Nationals
The Stars, on Feb. 28, after rolling through the competition, successfully landed home-court advantage in a win-or-go-home game versus Wenatchee Fire. Read more...
Eagles and Warriors reach state
After cleaning up business in their league and district tournaments, two area schools’ boys teams will be heading off for state tournament play this week in Spokane. Read more...
Bellarmine and Mt. Tahoma still alive as well, taking the longer route
Coming off of a season ending five-game winning streak, the Lincoln Abes rode that momentum to a Narrows-League title game victory over Bellarmine and then began West Central District play with a home win over Auburn High School. Read more...
Lions tune-in, then turn it on
Bellarmine defense makes the difference in district wins
During a timeout early in the game, Kentlake High School’s 21-piece brass ensemble is raising the roof with its rendition of “Jailhouse Rock.” But the blaring of trombones, saxophones, trumpets and the crunching and crashing of drums, cymbals, tambourines and cowbell cannot muffle the booming voice of Bellarmine coach Kevin Meines, who can be heard 10 rows behind the team bench, bellowing his concern to his players. Read more...
Stadium senior D’Voureaux Cann was no stranger to the state swim meet. In both his sophomore and junior seasons he earned second-place finishes. Read more...
Following an outstanding regular season leading the 13th-ranked Puget Sound Loggers to a record of 22-3 overall and a second-place finish in the Northwest Conference, senior Claire Ely was named to the ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America third team for her outstanding work in the classroom. Read more...
Tacoma Baptist blows away Crosspoint
For rap music, Kurtis Blow is the epitome of old school, the genre’s first major star in the early 1980s. His 1984 hit “Basketball” is a celebration of the game that is often played before or after games in the Tacoma Baptist gym. Read more...
