Tahoma boys and girls raced against Kentlake and Auburn on Wednesday at Lake Wilderness Park.
Kentwood and Kentridge score blowouts, Kentlake holds off Auburn Riverside in win
The Tahoma boys and girls cross country teams raced against Kentlake and Auburn at Lake Wilderness Park on Wednesday.
Kentlake hosts Auburn Riverside Thursday night at 7 at French Field in week four of South Puget Sound League North division play.
Tahoma High senior Elizabeth Oosterhout is determined to see the girls cross country team reclaim the title it won a year ago.
If all goes as hoped, her freshman sister, Abby, will be running alongside her.
Everything about the third week of South Puget Sound League football was big — the plays, the scores, the records broken.
The Tahoma boys and girls cross country team won its first dual meets of the season against Auburn-Riverside and Kentridge.
The Kentwood boys and girls cross country teams won the first South Puget Sound League North meet against Kentlake and Thomas Jefferson.
Kentlake, the defending South Puget Sound League North champion, hopes to bounce back against SPSL South opponent Puyallup after its first loss to division and district rival Kent-Meridian a week ago.
Improvements to the racing surface of both the road course and the drag strip will take place this winter at Pacific Raceways. The scheduled repaving is part of a continual process to upgrade the facility, said Jason Fiorito, raceway President.
Kentlake had a 21-14 lead late in the third quarter but Kent-Meridian shocked the defending South Puget Sound League North champion Friday night by responding with 14 unanswered points late in the game to take the 28-21 victory.
Kent and Tahoma cross country teams competed in the 15K Coed Cross-Country Relays on Saturday at the Lake Wilderness Park in Maple Valley.
In the $35,000 Chinook Pass Stakes for 3-year-old colts or geldings at one mile, Makors Finale romped by 15 lengths in a stakes record 1:34.75 to become only the second 3-year-old colt or gelding to win four stakes in one season at Emerald Downs.
Kooky Saluki continued his rapid improvement Sunday and took down the biggest prize as Emerald Downs presented Washington Cup X, six stakes races for Washington-breds worth $215,000 in prize money.
JOCKEY LESLIE MAWING, MUSIC OF MY SOUL, WINNER: “The plan was to get him out of the gate quick to overcome the No. 1 post-position.
Kent-Meridian got a 28-21 victory Friday night over Kentlake at French Field.
In the second match of the season, the Tahoma girls soccer team beat Auburn 2-0 on Thursday at Auburn High School.
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South Puget Sound League North football scores for Tahoma, Kent schools
Tahoma takes on Kent-Meridian at 7 p.m. Thursday in the South Puget Sound League North Division opener at French Field.
