There is a lot of excitement surrounding the Olympia (Wash.) football program this fall. There are the obvious reasons, like the addition of transfer quarterback Derrick Becker from Capital, and the return of talented skill players such as Randy Jones, Mitch Fettig, and Cedar Frost. Another player back for the Bears is 5-foot-8, 160-pound defensive back, Cooper Murphy. Murphy was a part time starter for Oly…
As we just completed Week 1 in Oregon, and we get set to kick the season off in Washington, the buzz and excitement of “Game Day” is in the air all over the Northwest. For weeks now players have been tweeting and posting pictures of their gear they’ve ordered for the season – those must-have items that they feel like takes their game to the next level. It’s a superstition…
The football program at Marysville (Wash.) Getchell is entering its third season of competition, and after posting a 5-5 record in 2012, the Chargers are looking to take another step forward this fall towards becoming a contender in the Wesco North 3A. One player who has become not only a key component for Getchell, but also a major-college prospect is defensive end John Clark. …
You would think that earning All-League honors in three sports, All-Area recognition in football, and a State Championship and 2nd Team All-State honors in baseball would be a pretty good resumé for most players entering their senior year of high school – one that would leave a player pretty content with what they had accomplished in their high school athletic career. But Tanner Gueller is…
Last season, Bremerton head coach Nate Gillam ended nearly two decades of frustration, taking the Knights to the state playoffs with a 9-2 record and an Olympic League title. Now the question is…can they sustain that momentum? By the looks of it, Gillam and his staff have the makings of what could be the top team on the Kitsap Penninsula this year with…
We will soon be releasing our 2015 rankings by position, and here we take a look at the top athletes within the State of Washington. This list will change a great deal over the coming season with a lot of talented juniors getting PT. These individuals are ordered based on college projection and not what has been accomplished thus far. There are many other athletes that are worthy of…
The Mead Panthers are fresh off a (10-2) season where they featured some of the top talent in the region. Danny Mattingly, Langston Ward, and Davian Barlow were three of the better players to come out of the Northwest in recent years, with Mattingly projecting as a future NFL athlete, now at Oregon. The GSL power loses some elite kids, but they always produce consistent…
WASHINGTON 4A RANKINGS Rank Team Points 1st Place Votes 1. Camas 30 (3) 2. (T) Chiawana 25 2. (T) Ferris 25 4. Newport 20 5. Graham-Kapowsin 13 6. Eastlake 12 7. Wenatchee 11 8. Union 9 9. (T) Federal Way 5 9. (T) Lake Stevens 5 Others Receiving Votes: Bellarmine Prep 4, Bothell 2 Jordan Johnson 1. Camas 2. Ferris 3. Newport 4. Chiawana 5. Graham-Kapowsin 6….
The talent on the roster at Seattle (Wash.) O’Dea High School is as deep as it’s ever been. Players like Pierre Le Dorze, Myles Gaskin, Jack Flor and Jarius McDade – just to name a few – are all big time high school players with potential to have success at the next level as well. Because O’Dea’s offense is so run-oriented, one name that sometimes…
The Little League team from Sammamish lost a heartbreaker in Williamsport, PA, after making a magical run to the Little League World Series. Watching the game got us thinking about how cool it would be to attend a LLWS game. Soon enough, we were thinking about other sporting events we found ourselves wanting to attend, which led us to the idea for this week’s #NEIpoll question… What sporting event is…