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Northwest Sports Update: Torrent play first PWHL game, WWU soccer kicks off national tourney, HS football state quarterfinals schedule and more

Northwest Sports Update: Torrent play first PWHL game, WWU soccer kicks off national tourney, HS football state quarterfinals schedule and more

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Seahawks News

The Seahawks are in the Music City this weekend for a match against the Tennessee Titans.

Seattle will look to rebound after the LA Rams snapped their 10-game road win streak last Sunday and took the division lead. They’re now facing a Titans team that owns the worst record in the NFL at 1-10.

Rookie left guard Grey Zable is questionable for the matchup after suffering a knee injury in LA. The Hawks will be sporting number 45 stickers on their helmets for the rest of the season to honor the late Kenny Easley.

Coverage for Sunday’s game begins at 8 am and kickoff is at 10 on KPUG.

Huskies/Cougs News

The Huskies and Cougs are both on the road tomorrow in their penultimate games of the regular season.

First up, Washington State is playing at James Madison with a chance to bob their head above .500 for the first time in nearly two months. That game kicks off at 10 am.

Later on, the Huskies are traveling to face UCLA as they’ll look to hand the Bruins their fourth-straight loss. They kick off at 7:30.

Kraken/Torrent News

The Seattle Torrent are playing their first-ever game tonight.

Seattle’s on the road against the Vancouver Golden Eyes in the inaugural match between the two newest teams in the Professional Women’s Hockey League. Their match gets underway at 7:00.

Meanwhile, the Kraken are continuing their road trip out East tomorrow with a game against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Seattle will look to take advantage of a struggling Penguins team that has dropped five of its last seven.

Coverage begins at 3:30 and puck drops at 4:00 tomorrow on KGMI.

WWU Vikings News

Western’s women’s soccer team is playing its first game of the national tournament in Bellingham tomorrow.

The top-seeded Vikings are hosting 4th-seeded Azusa Pacific in the West Regional semifinals. The Western women have been dominant on their home turf, suffering just seven losses in 117 games played at Harrington Field.

Tomorrow’s match starts at 3:00.

Vikings volleyball is also in action tomorrow. They’re hosting Northwest Nazarene in the final game of their regular season.

Western suffered a tight, four-set loss to Central last night, though their postseason hopes are still alive. They’re currently ranked No. 6 in the West Region ahead of Monday’s selection show, which will reveal the eight-team West Regional Championship bracket.

Tomorrow night’s match starts with the Senior Night ceremony at 6:00 in Carver Gym.

HS Volleyball News

Ferndale’s volleyball team got a big win in Yakima this morning.

The Golden Eagles beat Roosevelt in four sets to advance in the opening round of the 3A state tournament. Next up, they’re playing top-seeded North Thurston at 3:30 pm for a spot in the quarterfinals.

If they lose, they’ll fall to the consolation bracket, where they’ll compete for seventh or eighth place at the SunDome.

HS Football News

Meanwhile, the state football tournament continues tomorrow. Four Whatcom County teams and two Skagit County teams are left in the quarterfinals.

The day starts off at Blaine High School, where 3rd-seeded Mount Baker hosts 11th-seeded Omak. Coverage begins at 11:40 and kickoff is at noon on KPUG with Jim Bring and Dan Kaemingk on the call.

After that, a pair of Skagit teams take the field at 1:00. 5th-seeded Anacortes will look to keep its hopes of three-peating alive when they travel to play 4th-seeded Orting. And 8th-seeded Sedro-Woolley is up for a tough match when they face top-seeded O’Dea on the road.

Lynden is next up, as the 6th-seeded Lions travel to Yakima to play 3rd-seeded East Valley.

The schedule comes back to Blaine High School after that, with 4th-seeded Lynden Christian hosting 5th-seeded Montesano. Coverage begins at 3:40 and kickoff is at 4 on KPUG with Jim and Dan sticking around for that one.

The day caps off with 9th-seeded Sehome traveling to face top-seeded Archbishop Murphy in what’s expected to be a mammoth challenge for the Mariners. That game kicks off at 7:00.

All the winners of tomorrow’s games will advance to the semifinals next Saturday.

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