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Prep notebook: North Kitsap changing athletic directors, Vikings baseball secures top seed
North Kitsap School District is moving forward with the hiring of William Rodgers as new athletic director at both North Kitsap High School and Poulsbo Middle School. North Kitsap High School Principal Megan Sawicki and Poulsbo Middle School Principal Josh Emmons sent out an email Tuesday to school families announcing the hiring of Rodgers, who currently works in campus security and as a coach (basketball/track and field) at Poulsbo Middle School. His previous employment includes leadership positions...
A regionwide, indoor, pickleball facility could find a home in Poulsbo
The city of Poulsbo is moving forward with a feasibility study into a public-private partnership that could convert an empty Office Max building into a regional pickleball center. Poulsbo parks and recreation director Jeff Ozimek and Bainbridge Island Pickleball spokesperson Clay Roberts presented the renovation plan for a site in...
New Alabama HC Kalen DeBoer recalls time at Washington
Kalen DeBoer had to make a tough decision.He had just taken Washington to the College Football Playoff National Championship in only his second year with the program. Sure, the Huskies lost to the Michigan Wolverines in the title game, but it appeared as if DeBoer had established something special in Seattle.He was an up-and-comer with star potential as a head coach, and the Huskies were on the verge of joining the Big Ten.And then, Nick Saban retired. DeBoer quickly went from up-and-comer to the No. 1 option for Alabama, to hired.It was a whirlwind, but DeBoer recently revealed on the "Bussin’...
Sports Watch 5-2-24
Tyee plays Lindbergh in a loser-out playoff at 4 p.m. Friday at Bannerwood Park in Bellevue ahead of a 7 p.m. championship matchup between Highline and Sammamish. Evergreen already took third. Chief Sealth, meanwhile, faces a 7 p.m. Friday loser-out affair against Roosevelt at Steve Cox Memorial Park in White...
North Carolina Courage’s Tyler Lussi emerges as reliable scorer
CARY, N.C. — On Saturday, as the North Carolina Courage hosted Seattle Reign FC at WakeMed Soccer Park in National Women’s Soccer League action, a quiet-but-important moment emerged on the field during first-half play. With the action and most of the players on both teams confined to one side of the pitch, a Reign player slowly snuck up the other side. If the player hit the right mark and successfully received a big switch pass from a teammate, she could be free to bear down on goal, with no Courage defender anywhere close to offer resistance.
Washington 7-foot-1 center transfers to Nebraska
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Josiah Allick has exhausted his college eligibility and Reink Mast’s future is uncertain. So, the Huskers are in need of a center for the 2024-25 season. Enter Braxton Meah. The 7-foot-1 center announced his plans to transfer to Nebraska on Tuesday afternoon. Meah is a...
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