Kraken News
The Kraken couldn’t pull out a win this morning in their first-ever international game.
They fell to the Carolina Hurricanes 4-1 in Helsinki, Finland. Finnish native Sebastian Aho scored twice in front of his home crowd to lead the defending Stanley Cup champion Hurricanes to the win.
Frederick Gaudreau scored Seattle’s sole goal late in the third period to avoid the shutout.
The Kraken fell to 9-7-1 on the season and are currently tied for 9th place in the Western Conference.
They’ll have another shot at the Hurricane in Finland this Saturday morning.
Prep Girls Soccer News
Lynden Christian’s girls soccer team earned a tight win last night to open the state tournament.
After playing Naches Valley to a scoreless draw in regulation, Lyncs goal keeper Molly Prengaman made a diving save in penalty kicks and Ava VanHofwegen scored the winning goal to help LC advance to the 1A quarterfinals.
The 8th-seeded Lyncs will now face top-seeded University Prep at King’s High School at 4:00 on Saturday.
Ferndale also earned a big win, blanking Shorewood 4-0 in the opening round of the 3A state tournament. Kendall Coleman scored all four goals for Ferndale in their 12th shutout of the season.
The 14-seeded Golden Eagles will now travel to face 3rd-seeded Mercer Island at 5:00 tomorrow night.
Prep Volleyball News
Ferndale is also playing in a big volleyball match tonight.
They’re hosting Everett tonight in the 3A district semifinals with a state tournament berth on the line.
The Golden Eagles enter as the No. 2 seed and Everett owns the No. 3 seed. Tonight’s match begins at 5:00 at Stanwood High School.
Meanwhile, Lynden, Sehome, Lynden Christian and Meridian are all gearing up for the start of the 1A and 2A state volleyball tournaments tomorrow.
Both take place at the Yakima Valley SunDome.
Huskies Football News
Husky Stadium is in for a name change.
The University of Washington announced today that they’ve reached a deal with Columbia Bank to rename the field Columbia Bank Stadium.
The Sports Business Journal reports that the 10-year, $70 million contract is the largest annual stadium naming rights partnership in college football history.
The new name will take effect on Jan. 1, 2027.
NFL News
Week 10 of the NFL season is kicking off tonight with a divisional showdown.
The New York Giants are hosting their NFC East rival Washington Commanders on Thursday Night Football. They’ll each look to secure a potential tiebreaker in the tightly-packed division after playing to a tie earlier this season.
Coverage begins at 4:30 and kickoff is at 5:20 on KPUG.
The Seahawks are still gearing up for their road game this Sunday against the Las Vegas Raiders in No. 1 pick Fernando Mendoza’s starting debut.
Soccer News
USA men’s soccer is on the hunt for a new head coach.
The Athletic reports that Mauricio Pochettino is signing a two-and-a-half year deal to become the new team manager at Manchester United.
United are set to pay a roughly $10 million buyout in Pochettino’s contract with the US.
Pochettino is still expected to remain in charge of the US men’s national team for two matches against Haiti in the Concacaf Nations League quarterfinals on Saturday and Tuesday.
He leaves the US after just two years as team manager, having guided them to the Round of 16 in the World Cup this past summer.
