1/2/2021 Goodbye Rocky By Larry the SportsCat (Katlama, WA) Hi everyone, I know it’s been awhile since the SportsCat has checked in and it is with a heavy heart I…

12/28/2020 “That Got Me To Thinkin’…?” Chapter 28 “ B-U-T-T” (I promise) By Bruce Williams My two sisters and I all took piano lessons at our instructor Mai Lin’s house.…

12/22/2020 Ryan Otton is no stranger to success on the gridiron. He grew up in a family where his grandfather is the all-time winningest coach in Washington State High School…

12-21-2020 (Renton, WA) The WIAA Executive Board usually meets 5 or 6 times a year but so far this year they have met about 40 times since the shut down…

12/21/2020 Regardless of when the boys basketball season can resume this school year the Puyallup Vikings will be looking for a new Head boys basketball Coach as current coach Scott…

12/218/2020 The Wesco League in District 1 (North Seattle to Blaine) is moving forward with a different re-start plan for their sports than what the WIAA has rolled out. This…

12/21/2020 “That Got Me To Thinkin’…?” Chapter 27 “The Magic of Christmas” By Bruce Williams Christmas was always magical when I was a little kid. My older sister Lisa was…

12/20/2020 The Columbian’s Meg Wochnick has this awesome piece up and is a MUST read on Camas Football player Jacques Badolato-Birdsell. This is an inspirational story that we could all…

12/17/2020 We’re all tired but we are also all competitors and we need to finish this thing we are in now. We have to stay positive, we have stay focused…

12/16/2020 ***Updated*** After Governor Inslee updated the in-person learning to allow more the WIAA released a statement of optimism regarding High School sports based on what the Governor presented. Here…

12/16/2020 Tuna Altahir was a standout at Kamiakin last season. The 6-foot, 215-pounder led the MCC in 2019 as a junior in rushing, with 1,406 yards on 188 carries. That’s…

12/14/2020 When the Seattle Seahawks reached out to high school football coaches around the state, seeking contestants in “We’ve Got Spirit,” recognizing players, coaches and teams, immediately one came to…

12/14/2020 “That Got Me To Thinkin’…?” Chapter 26 “My Top 5 Christmas Movies” By Bruce Williams Narrowing it down to just five favorite Christmas movies might seem easy on its…

12/12/2020 Steilacoom has been knocking on the door for the past several season threatening to make a run to the top and in 2019 they finally reached their first ever…

12/8/2020 The pandemic has caused a lot of changes in the sports landscape, but one area that often gets overlooked is the process high school athletes go through to be…

12/7/2020 “That Got Me To Thinkin’…?” Chapter 26 “How the ’80’s Wrecked ’70’s Rock Bands” By Bruce Williams My wife and I have this ongoing debate—she loves all things ‘80’s;…

11/30/2020 “That Got Me To Thinkin’…?” Chapter 25 “Ads Shmads” By Bruce Williams I’m convinced corporate America doesn’t understand social media. For instance, Crest has a Facebook page. The toothpaste.…

Northwest Horse Racing Legend Richard Wright Passes Away By Gary Dougherty 11/28/2020 A Northwest horseman since the mid-1960s, Richard Wright passed away November 9, 2020 at the age of 81…

11/26/2020 Thanksgiving 2020. It doesn’t take much to find all the negatives that can and will be associated with anything tagged 2020. Normally we would all be taking a quick…

11/25/2020 (Boise, ID) Sam Winter graduated from Montesano High School this past Spring and believed his formal sports career was over after racking up many accomplishments and awards during his…