As quick as it is to change status in boxing, becoming a professional isn’t is easy as flipping a switch.
It’s a different style of fighting.
That is something that Miguel Garcia has found out in his first three fights as a pro.
Owen Bishop will hope for a phone call in the next few days.
The 8-year-old from Arlington scored 558 points to earn top honors in the Team Championship round of the Major League Baseball Pitch, Hit and Run competition June 20 at Safeco Field.
I wasn’t intimidated.
Not when J.J. Childers slid on his bowling glove.
Not even when he opened his dual ball bag to show me that he had one ball that was for straight shots and another — that he just bought last week — specifically for curving shots.
The Marysville Knights got large contributions from each of their nine players in winning the Kelso Invitational baseball tournament June 13.
Taking the extra base — after taking the extra base — and finding out exactly how much leg extension is needed to not be a bunt are some of the strategies employed by teams in the city of Marysville’s kick ball league.
With the all-stars around the corner, the Stilly Valley Royals ended their season at the Strawberry Tournament.
A 10-1 loss to the Marysville White Sox in majors action June 11 halted a two-win run by the Royals at the tournament.
Just about 300 runners competed in the Berry Run.
That number was just about double the participation of last year for the event that kicked off the Strawberry Festival May 12.
ARLINGTON — What happens on the field in the fall is largely dictated by the spring and summer seasons.
With scrimmages and practices scheduled for the next month and a half, Arlington High School football boosters are looking to supplement school funds and advance the program with a trio of upcoming fundraisers.
As the end of the school year approaches and summer rolls in, football is still very much alive in Arlington.
In fact, it seems to be getting livelier every year under coach Greg Dailer, as roughly 60 players have come out to spring football practice, making Arlington’s low turnout numbers a thing of the past.
The Stilly Valley Trojans experienced something they hadn’t on a baseball field this season: a loss.
In the Tournament of Champions, the Trojans were bested by Granite Falls, 2-1, with the winner earning an automatic bid to the title game.
Carl Bergam loved soccer.
“That was his favorite thing to do with everybody running around and screaming; he loved it,” said his mother, Robin Bergam.
Even when Carl’s eyesight got so bad that his parents, Robin and Jeff, were advised not to let him play, he still wanted to be on the pitch.
ARLINGTON — With sports becoming more and more competitive off the field, court or diamond, high school camps are becoming…
Blake McPherson is emerging as one of the best javelin throwers in the state.
That much was obvious when the Arlington junior finished fourth in the Class 4A state track and field meet at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma May 29.
