As a disclaimer, these observations are simply made from last year’s statistics. I haven’t seen any of the teams practice yet and I’m just assuming non-graduating players will be back this season. In other words, things could change by the time games start.
Kids out on the basketball courts at Liberty Park this week laughing, yelling and shooting hoops were learning more than just how to play basketball. They were learning how to live a healthier life.
Fast. Tough. Reliable.
UL 40, the unlimited light hydroplane sponsored by King and Bunnys Appliances in the Renton Highlands, is in the hunt again this year for a Seafair trophy.
Renton’s Alejandro Hernandez is getting a rare chance: To travel the world while playing a sport he loves, soccer.
The Seahawks training camp in Kirkland is less than a week old and the competition is already heating up. I spoke with starting cornerback Marcus Trufant about training camp, the new facility in Renton, and a few other things.
In my first preview of the Seahawks’ season, I previewed the offensive line and running game. In this column, I’ll preview what the Seahawks’ passing game might look like in 2008.
Despite the weather-induced lack of a view at the Tiger Mountain summit, West Tiger No. 3 is a fun trail with just enough challenge in it to keep hikers interested.
As youth sports continue to get more and more competitive, there are still a few places where fun is the top priority.
If Aretha Thurmond has taught her competitors anything, it’s that you should never underestimate a mother.
A year after giving birth to her first child Thurmond won the discus event at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials. Her toss of 213 feet, 11 inches was nearly three feet off of her personal best and good enough to take the win by over seven feet at the event on June 27, in Eugene, Ore. With her first place finish, the Renton High alumna qualified for the summer Olympics in Beijing, China – her third Olympic games.
Competitive man and trusty machine share a long association, more than 30 years of chasing down challengers on a quarter-mile asphalt strip.
The Towers of Power system of trails offers something for everyone. From a main trail for a wide, easy ride to inner trails with challenging obstacles.
Seahawks training camp is approaching and the team has made a few offseason moves designed to push the team to the top in head coach Mike Holmgren’s last season at the helm.
Lake Youngs doesn’t deliver what you may think when first hearing its name: a view of a lake. But it does deliver a good time and a great place for beginning off-road bikers to get started.
For Leslie Folsom, success in golf has always meant adaptation.
She couldn’t hit as far off the tee as the boys in high school, so she became an ace putter. She felt she might be slipping physically, so she hired a personal trainer and became stronger.
And instead of just dealing with issues of inequality toward women golfers, she joined the board of directors at her country club and is now part of the change.
Campy Campolo doesn’t always have the best view of the football action. By design, someone’s often right in her way.
To some, a 1985 Topps Alvin Davis card doesn’t mean much. Its worth is less than a dollar, and this one isn’t even in mint condition. To Don Joss, that card means nostalgia. Memories versus dollars and cents. Or even collecting for joy versus collecting for profit. That’s the power of trading cards. To many they’re more than simple pieces of cardboard smeared with pictures, names and statistics. They’re a glimpse of personal history.
For every baseball player, Major League dreams start on Little League diamonds. Little League is where players hone their skills: How to bat, how to throw, how to field and for some select Renton Little Leaguers, how to win.
Renton Little League Cardinals teams swept the Minors and Majors titles in the District 7 Tournament of Champions competition on June 15. District 7 includes areas around Renton, West Seattle, Seatac and Des Moines.
Taekwon do is loosely translated as “the way of the first and foot” from Korean. Renton Taekwondo Athletics is an Olympic-style sport Taekwondo team. The team is a mix of fighters of all ages that travels to competitions around the country and practices at Lee’s Martial Arts in downtown Renton.
The team’s season will come to an end when it travels to Detroit July 1-6 for the USA Taekwondo Junior Olympics, where the fighters will have a chance to put all of their practice to the test.
