Preview: Seahawks At 49ers

After the bye week news came out

that the Seahawks released linebacker

Tyrel Dodson who they signed as a

free agents. Now both free agent

linebackers are gone. I know that

there are some fans who say they

should have resigned Bobby Wagner.

This is a very good point since the

Commanders are doing  better than

the Seahawks. 

I just saw a headline saying Dodson

was the Seahawks leading tackler.

This could be negative depending

where most of the tackles happened.

We know that the Seahawks have

not been good against the run.

The signed cornerback Josh Jobs

off the practice squad. This could

mean at times the Seahawks will

have middle linebacker Ernest Jones

IV as the only linebacker in the game.

The Seahawks have had trouble 

stopping the run though better

since Jones came on the scene.

The 49ers have Christian McCaffrey

back so this could mean harder to

stop the run. With the bye week

and the release of Dodson the

Seahawks maybe changing the 

scheme somewhat. We will find

out won't we.

The 49ers should be favored and

we hope the Seahawks will make

an upset. We do know the 49ers

are not having a great season so

far either.

The NFC west division we know 

the Seahawks can still take it

in the second half. We will see if

any other changes happen especially

they lose to the 49ers. 

Washington Huskies Come From Behind

The Huskies beat city rival Seattle

Pacific 77-62. The Huskies though

had to overcome a 13 point deficit

In the first half.

They took a lead 41-40 in the second half and never trailed again. It is not

easy to have a good game against

a rival even one that you have never 

lost too.

Forward Great Osobor and guard

DJ Davis expected to be the top 

scorers for the most part on the

season each had 18 points. Osobor

led in rebounds with eight. Tyler

Harris came off the bench with 13.

Touted freshman Zoom Diallo had 

eight points while starter Mekihi

Mason had night. 

The Huskies took a lot more

free throws than the Falcons

however still struggling from

the line. Huskies made 17 of 

32 free throws while the Falcons

went 9 out of 14. The Huskies 

will need to improve if they expect

to win close games at the line.

The Huskies next game will be 

on Sunday night at home against

UMass Lowell.  They are 2-0

and play at Gonzaga Friday night.

Go Dawgs!

Preview: Washington State at New Mexico

The Cougars are 12.5 favorites

as they are on the road to play

New Mexico Lobos who are 4-6.

It isn't easy to be favorites on

the road no matter how good 

you are.

The Cougars are 8-1 with the

only blemish losing to Boise

State. Early on in the Cougars

did have close calls. The

team is looking to see if they

can make it to the National

Championship series which

is amazing since the conference

they were playing in no longer

is in the form it had been with

ten teams leaving and the are

playing a non conference schedule.

The Lobos beat San Diego State in

their last outing 21-16. Quarterback

Quarterback Devon Dampier had 16 

catches caught out of 24 throws for

175 yards, one touchdown and no

interceptions. Like Cougar  Mateer

he is a dual quarterback running for

127 yards on 17 carries. Both teams

will have to look at qb in more than

one function.

Eli Sanders had 16 carries for the

Lobos and had 173 yards with

two touchdowns. Ryan Davis 

caught five balls for 47 yards and

one touchdown. This could be

a high scoring affair. The Cougars

can't take the Lobos foregranted

and this will be a  big letdown

if they lose. The Cougars have

two games remaining  after

this one and be in double digits

in wins. They can be one of the

big teams in college football

in 2024. Go Cougs!

Preview: UCLA at Washington Huskies

The Washington Huskies are favorites

by 3.5 points though at home and have a long home winning streak. Also UCLA won their last out between both teams in 2022  40-32. 

UCLA has a 4-5 record while Huskies

are 5-5. The game is Friday night at

6pm on ESPN+. I don't like game on

that channel since have to pay extra.

I suppose could get the channel and cancel shortly after. The Bruins have

an overall of 42-32-2 over the Huskies.

They have played each other  since 

1932.

UCLA beat Iowa last week 20-17. Ethan

Garbers is UCLA'S quarterback was

redshirted a year at Washington before

transferring to the Bruins. Garbers has a completion rate 64.8 percent this year.

He has thrown 22 touchdowns while

having 11 interceptions. The key is for

the Huskies to get at least one interception that can make a difference

in the game.

The Bruins ran last week 211 yards 

against Iowa. This was the Huskies

trouble last week against Penn State

so be important the Huskies defense

turns things around.  TJ Harden that 

the most carries having 20 for 125.

Iowa's Kaleb Johnson had only 49

against the Bruins so it will be 

important that Jonah Coleman

rebounds from what he  did against

Penn State.

Will Rogers is expected to be the

starting qb against the Bruins. A

lot of Huskies fans want to go

with freshman Demond Williams 

Jr.. If the Huskies get off to slow

start we may see Williams soon. 

The freshman is the future so

unless Rogers does a good job

giving Williams the helm makes 

sense.  

The defense will have to do 

better than they did last week.

They often make adjustments

at halftime however against 

Penn State was too late.

Winning this for the Huskies is a

must if they want to make a bowl

game. Go Dawgs! 

Cougars Beat Idaho

The WSU  Cougars  men's basketball  team beat

the Idaho Vandals  Monday Night  90-67.

Coach Riley thought  the Cougars got off a slow

slow start. Second half the Cougars went on

a run where LeJuan Watts scored the teams ten 

points straight. LeJuan scored 16 for the game

and had career high 14 rebounds. 

Former Washington  Huskies  Nate Caimese

led the Cougars with 18 points. He has scored

in double  figures  all three wins.

The Cougars combinated the boards with 

46-30 in rebounds.  

The Cougars play at Iowa next on Friday. 

The Hawkeyes  are 2-0  however play 

South Dakota on Tuesday. This will be

match playing a Big Ten  apponent.

The Cougars play this season in the WCC

so they will face Gonzaga twice. It will

be interesting how they do after a good

season  last year in the Pac-12.  Go Cougs!

Gonzaga Wins Again

Yes the Gonzaga Bulldogs beat

Arizona State 88-80 Sunday 

afternoon. ASU were down by four 

at 42.6 secs remaining  in the game. 

A turnover gave the Bulldogs the

win pretty much. 

The Sun Devils had the lead several

times in the second half however

could hold down the home team.

Had this been a home game by

the Sun Devils it might have been

a Zags loss.  Important thing is

getting it done when time is come

to a close.

The Zags had three players score in

double figures. Braden Huff came

off the bench to score 21 points.

Also Michael Ajayi came off the

bench leading them with 12 rebounds

and nine points. This is why it is

important to have a couple bench

players that can regularly get the 

job done.

Arizona State had three players

scoring in double figures too. 

Basheer Jihad led them with 22

points as well as 1O rebounds.

The Sun Devils shot 47.6 percent

from the field while the Zags shot

fifty percent. Both shot poorly

behind the three point line. Both

teams shot well from the free

throw line however Gonzaga

made six more of them.

Gonzaga's next game will be

on Friday night at home against

UMass Lowell. They are 2-0

however Gonzaga best game they play so far. Go Zags!

Cougars Win Again

The Washington State Cougars 

won their eight game of the

season beating Utah State 49-28.

The Cougars did something they

don't normally do in rushing the

bslk so much for 303 yards. 

Quarterback John Mateer threw

four touchdowns for the Cougars

with three going to wide receiver

Kyle Williams. Mateer ran for a

touchdown as well.

Running back Wayshawn Parker 

had a big night for the Cougars 

going for 149 yards. Half the yards

were on one play when he ran for

75 yards and a touchdown at the

beginning of the second half. That

was his second of the game.

The Cougars are 8-1 now and play

next at New Mexico. 

In hockey the Seattle Kraken on

Friday night ended a four game 

losing streak on the road by

beating Vegas Nights 4-3 at home.

The Kraken made a trade with

the Vancouver Canucks reacquiring

Daniel Sprong for future considerations. He is on a one

year deal he signed with the Canucks

after playing last year with Detroit

Red Wings. 

The Kraken are 6-8-1 and in six place

in the Pacific division. They were in

third place before going on that

five game road trip. The Kraken's

next game is Tuesday night at

home against Columbus Blue 

Jackets. Go Kraken!

Huskies Roll Over

Penn State who were favored 

by 13.5 won going away 35-6

over the Washington Huskies.

The Nittany Lions led the

game 28-0 at halftime. The 

second half were played by 

reserves.

The takeaways were easy

by what you can see by the

score. The offense couldn't

do much at after the first

possession of the game where

they missed a field goal. The

defense were unable to stop

Penn State. The Huskies 

continue not to win on the road.

Will Rogers didn't come back

to play the second half.  Rogers

threw thirteen passes while

completing ten for 59 yards

and an interception. Freshman

Desmond Williams Jr. threw

ten balls with six caught. He

led the Huskies in rushing

as well going 38 yards on 

ten carries. Starting running

back Jonah Coleman carried

rlevdn times for 24 yards.

The Huskies had eight different

receivers to make a catch. Giles

Jackson had five catches while

Denzel Boston led in yardage

at 35 on two catches.

The Huskies had two field goals

with one in the third quarter and

the other in the fourth. This was 

a game where the Huskies didn't

win in yardage while losing as

they had before. Nittany Lions

had 486 yards total while Huskies

had 193.

The Huskies play at home next Friday night against UCLA. They have a bye

before ending the regular season

at Oregon on November 30. Making

a bowl game they really need to beat

the Bruins.

The Huskies in men's basketball

team lost at Nevada Saturday

night 63-53. They were in the 

game until late in the game.

The Huskies had only two players

to score in double figures. Tyree

Ihenacho led with 15 points while

Tyler Harris had ten. Great Osobor

led the Huskies in rebounds with

nine however had only three points

compared to 16 in the season

opener.

The Huskies will play Seattle 

Pacific at home on Wednesday.

Go Dawgs!

Cougars Beat Bradley Braves Friday

The Washington State Cougars 

had another nice win Friday 

night at home over Bradley

91-74. 

This is over a team that has a 

good history men's basketball

in the Missouri Valley Conference.

The Cougars only shot 10-31

behind the arc however went to

the foul line 33 times and making

27.  They were only up by three

at halftime however went on a

14-1 to begin the second half.

The Cougars primarily play six

players and all of them again

scored in double figures. They

were led by Cedric Coward and

Natd Calmese with 18 points.

LeJuan Watts led in rebounds

with eleven to go with his 12 

points.

The Cougars next game will be

Monday night at home against

Idaho. The Vandals are 1-1

and lost to UC Davis Thursday

79-76. A team that gave Washington

Huskies fits and almost came out

with a win in Seattle last Tuesday.

So Idaho should give the Cougars

another good test at home. Go Cougs!

Mariners General Manager Speaks At Meeting

This week the general  managers  are 

meeting in Texas. Seattle  Mariners 

general  manager  Justin Hollander 

said the outfield  is  fairly  solid.

Julio Rodriguez  in  center field 

of course. Rady Arozarena who

they acquired at the trading deadline

 in left and Victor Robles in right.

Robles did a fine job when Julio

was injured so he will play there

when needed. Hollander mentioned 

Luke Raley  as the fourth outfielder 

when not playing first base.

The question  is  to improve  the

infield. Primarily  that is second 

and third base. Right now the

Mariners  are solid defensively 

in the infield  however the need

to improve  offensively.  

First base Raley playing against 

righties and have someone to

play against lefties  and when 

he is in the outfield  too. On the

roster right now is Tyler Locklear. 

The Mariners  may sign Justin 

Turner if another team doesn't 

snatch him up though he enjoyed 

his time while coming over at the

deadline.  Dylan Moore could play

some first however his value is

playing multiple  positions.  Another

choice could  be Mitch Haniger if

he is on the team. Most likely  he will

be playing  some dh. We have the

question  about Mitch Garver  as well. 

Will the Mariners  dump either Haniger

or Garver. Most likely  not both. In

Haniger they know they have and

hopefully  be better after a poor season 

in 2024. Garver right now would be the

backup catcher  and play dh at times.

This would depend  on how he hits. 

The Mariners  may explore picking up

another catcher but that isn't  a priority. 

Next time we will look at the bullpen.

The Mariners  need to look at bolstering 

it though we hope George  Santos  will 

be healthy  at the beginning of spring 

trying and Matt Brash will return at some

point though June could be it. All depends

on his recovery  continues this winter

and into Spring Training.  Go M's.  

Preview: Washington Huskies at Penn State

The Washington Huskies play this 

Saturday late afternoon 5 pm Pacific

time at Penn State.

The Huskies face the number six

team in the country. Last week the Huskies beat USC Trojans at home

26-21 while Penn State lost to Ohio

State number two 20-13. The  Nittany

Lions are favored by 13.5 points.

The Huskies are 0-3  on the road.

They are tied for eighth place in the 

Big Ten.

The Huskies and the Nittany Lions

have played only four times and

three were in bowl games. Penn 

State won last time in the 2017

Fiesta Bowl 35-28.

Penn State average 187.5 yards

a game on the ground. I am sure

they will open up against the UW

in that manner. They are 24th ranked

throwing the ball however the Huskies

are one of the top teams on pass defense.

The Nittany Lions quarterback is

Drew Allar who completes just over

seventy percent of his throws and

has 12 touchdown pass and five

interceptions on the season.

Kaytron Allen is the Nittany Lions

starting running back averaging

sixty-seven yards a game at 4.7

yards per carry. He has four TDs

on the season.

Tyler Warren is Penn State's leading 

receiver with 51 catches and four 

touchdowns.

Penn State is averaging 30.5 points a game and giving up 15. This game 

could come close to their average.

Even in their four losses the Huskies

have better stats against their opponents. It will be important for

the Huskies to do better in the red

zone if they want to have any chance

to win. The defense causing a turnover

or two would help as well. Go Dawgs!

Huskies Win Season Opener

The Huskies did what the other

Big Ten schools have done who

played winning the season open.

The same goes for the Ciugs and 

Zags.

The Huskies got off to a good start

early though they let UC Davis stay

in the game. Under Mike Hopkins

the Huskies often started off slow.

The Huskies did let Davis stick

around though. Final Washington 79

UC

The game would have been farther

apart had they shot better from the

foul line. Huskies shot at 55% shots

made. It was right at 50% until late

in the game. Both teams made the

same amount of free throws however

the Huskies took 12 more shots.

Had the Huskies made six more it

would have made more comfortable

ending.

The Huskies played mostly seven 

players all going at least twenty 

minutes. Forward Great Osobor 

in his first game as a Husky led

the team with 15 points and 17

rebounds which is amazing stat.

Most likely he will be the team's

best player.

The Huskies had five players score 

in double figures with three starters

and two reserves. Senior DJ Davis

had only two points late in the game. 

We should see much better the rest

of the season. The Huskies rotation

should be seven though two others

will see OK minutes around fifteen.

This would depend on the opponent

and foul trouble. 

Louis Kortright played fifteen minutes

as the eighth player and Tyler Harris

played well late in the game going

12 minutes and having nine points. 

Both could play additional minutes

going  forward. Kortright had been

hurt during camp so he performs 

well as does Harris more minutes. 

The Huskies will need play better

against Nevada on Saturday 

who beat Sam Houston 91-75

in season opener. Go Dawgs!

Mitch Haniger and More

Mitch Haniger accepted his $17

million player option on Monday.

Matt Brash, fellow pitchers Jackson

Kowar and Blas Castono along

with Sam Haggerty were activated

to the 40- man roster who filled it

right now. Brash likely won't be ready 

until next  June likely. Kowar out 

most of last year to and Castano 

pitched in both double A and triple

A for the Mariners. Haggerty was 

hurt while playing for Tacoma. He

is eligible for arbitration so the

Mariners could leave him or put

him on waivers like they did for

Luis Urias.

The Mariners will have to reduce 

the roster if they make a trade that

involves acquiring more than one

player or they sign a free agent or 

pick up off waivers. Also if they have to 

add someone they don't want to lose

to rule five draft in December.

The Mariners have 23 pitchers and

17 position players on the roster.

Usually they carry 20 pitchers and

20 position players. Most likely 

the first to be taken off is a pitcher

unless the player they want to add

is a position and they are willing

to drop one.

Right now you have to figure Haniger 

will be on the opening day roster

unless they are willing to cut that

much payroll and still pay him. They

 could trade him however the other

team probably won't want to pay the 

full amount. On the team Mitch will

be the fourth or fifth outfielder and

dh as well.

Mitch Garver is listed on the roster

as the dh however he is right now

the teams backup catcher as he was

the second have of last season. The

Mariners don't have another catcher

so they would have to sign another

one if they want a third catcher. 

Congratulations to Cal Raleigh for

winning the gold glove as a catcher 

along with Dylan Moore as utility

player.  This could make him more

valuable if the Mariners wanted to

trade him which is a possibility.

The Mariners have seven infielders 

and eight outfielders listed. Luke 

Raley is listed as an outfielder though

he played a lot of first base in September 

and is considered right

now as someone playing time next

season as well. Sam Haggerty listed

to though he could play any of the 

infield spots just like Dylan Moore

is listed as an infielder but can play

the outfield too. 

The Mariners didn't accept Jorge

Polanco option so they will have to 

acquire one. Currently Ryan Bliss 

along with Dylan Moore and Leo Rivas

would play second. The Mariners 

acquire a third baseman than Josh

Rojas could play second to.

Rojas does return at third though

the Mariners look to upgrade the

position. Dylan Moore would play

as a platoon player if they don't

upgrade. Right now Raley and 

Tyler Locklear could platoon at

first base unless they bring back

Justin Turner who is a free agent 

and has shown interest. JP Crawford

is the shortstop with Dylan Moore

and Rivas could see action too.

Ryan Arozarena, Julio Rodriguez 

and Victor Robles be the starting

rotation with Haniger and Raley

playing on occasion right now.

Dominic Canzone and Cade Marlowe

be the guys after them.

We will see what the Mariners 

do over the weeks ahead. The

pitching any changes will likely

happen in the bullpen unless a

surprise happens. Go M's!

WSU and Gonzaga Both Win

One thing both the Cougars and

the Zags have in common is an

that will score a lot of points.

It will be interesting when they

play each other in the West Coast

Conference. 

The Cougars beat Portland State

100-92. The Cougars got off to a

slow start being down by 17 points.

They went on a 25-7 run to take over.

The Cougars had a eight point lead 

at half time which was the difference.

The  Cougars had all five starters 

score in double figures plus Isaiah

Watts coming off the bench with 20 points. I thought Watts would start

however having a player who can

score off the bench is good. He did

play 27 minutes so it is like another

starter. Rihards Vavers was the only 

other guy getting playing time off

the bench going 16 minutes however 

only scored one point. Vavers is

coming back from injury so his time will likely increase.  The Cougars look to go with a seven player rotation.

Cedric Coward led the Cougars with

23 points and 12 rebounds. Former

Washington Husky Nate Calmese in

his Cougar debut was third in scoring

with 17 and led with five assists.

On Friday the Cougars play Bradley.

This should be a bigger test and they

will have to get off on better start.

Gonzaga played Baylor in their

season debut. Although they played

in Spokane it wasn't on their home

court. It didn't matter as they played

well and had their faithful student

section at the game

The Zags started on a 8-1 run then

Baylor did a run of their own going

8-0 to take a temporary lead. After 

that they blew out Baylor. Expected 

a closer game as Baylor was ranked eight while Zags six.  The final was

Gonzaga 101 Baylor 63.

The Zags led Baylor by 19 at halftime

and outscored them again by 19 in

the second half. The Zags are not going to let up it looks like. The big

difference the Gonzaga scored thirty

more points behind the three point

line. They made 41.9 percent behind

line while Baylor shot 14.3 percent.

The Zags had easy shots as well

as they shot 57.1 percent from the 

field. They dominated the defensive 

boards with 29 compared to 18 by

Baylor.

Gonzaga went with an eight man

rotation most of the way with three

starters in double figures and two 

off the bench. Nolan Hickman led

the Zags with 17 points. Braden Huff

who is instant offense when he usually

comes off the bench had 14 points

in 16 minutes.

Gonzaga's next outing will be at home

against Arizona State on Sunday. ASU

play their first game Tuesday night

at home against Idaho State. They

play Santa Clara Friday before facing

the Zags. See how good they are

heading into Sunday.  Go Zags!

The Washington Huskies have their season opener against UC Davis 

Tuesday night. We see whether 

they will win as well. It would be

nice to see all three teams have a

good season. 

Preview Utah State at Washington State

The Cougars are at home against

Utah State Aggies this coming 

Saturday. Both teams had a bye. 

The Aggies are struggling having 

a 2-6 record on the season winning 

the opener and beating Wyoming on 

the road thevSaturday before last 

27-25. Wyoming has struggled with 

a 1-7 record.

On offense the Aggies are averaging

158.1 yards on the ground while

300.88 in the air per game. On defense 

they are close giving up 244 yards 

rushing while 255 passing. 

The Cougars who will be a big favorite

in this game average 158 yards on the

ground while 280 yards in the air. 

Facing the Aggies we can see the

Cougars mixing up the run and passing 

game. Most likely the Cougars will

score early on a long pass to get

things going. 

If the Aggies have the  ball first we 

could see them running the ball

to keep the clock moving. A good

strategy especially on the road. 

Turnovers should make a big diffence

especially if the Aggies have trouble

holding on. The  Cougars defense

will try to force the Aggies to get

in position to turn the ball over.

The Cougars are a 19.5 underdog

to the Cougars. WSU should go to

8-1 record. Go Cougs!

Monday night  the Cougars men's 

basketball  team begins their non 

league schedule at home against 

Portland State followed by Bradley 

on Friday.

The Washington  Huskies men's 

team begin at home against UC

Davis on Tuesday.  Like the Cougars 

they have a new head coach and

a group of new players as well.

 Gonzaga's men's  begin Monday

as well. The number 6 Bulldogs 

don't  start lightly  take on number

8 Baylor. It should be a fantastic 

game. 

Let you know how all three teams

first outings go. Stay tuned all

season long.

Seahawks Lose In Overtime

The Seahawks lost Sunday afternoon

with the offense making too many 

mistakes. Final Rams 26 Seahawks 20

Geno Smith threw for over 300 yards

and had three touchdowns including

late in the fourth quarter to send it into

overtime. The Seahawks have gone 1-5  since winning their first three games.

Four losses at home. 

The game was ugly with Geno Smith

having three interceptions. At times

he and the offense didn't do well

though they had more yardage then

the Rams. The Seahawks defense was 

good for the most part especially 

against the run where they have had

some trouble. They couldn't make

up for the trouble the offense had 

on the day. 

Kyren Williams led the Rams in

rushing with 22 carries for 69 yards.

The Seahawks were ready for the 

Rams running game. They did have

trouble stopping the passing game 

at times. Cooper Kupp had 11 catches

for 104 yards however he couldn't get

into the end zone. The Rams did have

two touchdowns in the air.  The third

touchdown was 104 yards off a Geno 

interception in the 4th quarter.

Jaxon Smith-Njigba had his best game as a Seahawk catching seven for 180

yards and two touchdowns. The first

touchdown was with five seconds left

in the first half and the second was 

under a minute remaining in the

game to allow a chance  the Seahawks

could have in winning the game.

He did have a catch that was fumbled

as well. Thst was his only mistake

really in the game. He might had done

even better if penalties hadn't occurred

either. 

The Seahawks have a bye next week

is probably a good thing with the

record they have. The Seahawks 

next game will be on November 17

on the road against the 49ers. We

hope they can recover since they do

have a chance still to win the

division.  

The Arizona Cardinals beat the

Chicago Bears Sunday 29-9 at

home to be 5-4 and first place.

Rams and the 49ers are both 4-4

so tied for second and the Seahawks

4-5. The 49ers had a bye this week

and take on Tampa Bay next Sunday

on the road. The division is on a

bottleneck so anyone can still win.

Go Hawks. 

Huskies Beat USC

The game Saturday night the Huskies 

dominated the first half leading 20-7. 

The Huskies had two touchdowns 

and two field goals.

The Trojans had two touchdowns

dominating the Huskies on the ground

and had one of the touchdowns 

made on fourth and nine. Not a good stand.

The Huskies scored the only TD in

the 4th quarter and the defense made

adjustment. They were able to stop

USC on goal line stands twice. The 

second was on fourth and four with 

33 seconds left.

This extends the Huskies winning

streak to 19 games at home.  We hope this goes to the next game too. Next weeks game will be a rough one taking on number three ranked Penn State on 

the road though the lost to Ohio

State 20-13. I don't think there are

any easy games to play in the Big

Ten.

We will have a preview this next week.

Go Dawgs!

Washington State Cougars 2025 Football Schedule

The Washington  State  Cougars  who have 

this weekend  off before playing  Utah State

next Saturday  have already announced their 

schedule  for next season. 

The Cougars  are currently  7-1 and look

to go to a pretty  good  bowl  game this 

year.

The Cougars will only play two games

against Mount West schools next year. 

They will face San Diego State  in game

two and Colorado  State in game five

on September  27. These two teams

will join the new Pac-12  in 2026. 

The Cougars will begin on August 30

facing Idaho at home. They have played

each other in non conference games 

often. It would be interesting  if they

could add Idaho to the new Pac-12 

where they would make enough teams.

They haven't  been mentioned  before.

The Cougars and Vandals are a natural 

rivals as they are close to each other.

Speaking of rivals the Cougars will play

Washington  Huskies on September  20

at Pullman in the Apple Cup. Before that

the Cougars travel to North Texas State

in game three.

The game against Colorado State will

be on the  road. They have a bye week

after that. They have two road games

after the bye to begin October against

Ole Miss and Virginia.  Those will be 

two tough games. They come home

to play Toledo. 

The Cougars  begin November on the

1st playing at Orego State Beavers. 

In an oddity the play the Beavers twice.

They have another bye on November 8.

The next week  they are home against 

Louisiana State then on the road at

James Madison. They finish the season 

at home against Oregon State. 

This will be interesting  to  see  how good

of a season  after this one. Go Cougs!

 

Mariners Make A Couple Moves Friday

On Friday now with the World Series over the Mariners have made a couple

moves that were dxpected. We could see more over the next week.

Jorge Polanco who didn't have the

season as expected after being

acquired shortly before spring

training the Mariners didn't accept

the teams option. He will be a

free agent. Though the Mariners 

likely won't resign him they still

could actually. His option was 

for $12 million. There is a good

chance he will not receive that

much on a new contract. Jorge

may have to decide on a one year

contract though another team

could go on a two year deal.

Signing a deal there will be

incentives build in I would expect.

The Mariners put Luis Urias on 

waivers as he was not tendered 

since he do for arbitration. This 

puts 36 player on the 40 man 

roster.  Sam Haggerty who is on

60 day injured list is eligible for

arbitration too. The Mariners 

will likely non tender him too. 

The Mariners currently have 20 

pitchers on the 40 man roster

with Matt Brash and Jackson

Kowar on the 60 day injured list.

Both will stay on likely until at

least spring training. Kowar 

the Mariners could release

depending on how his future

looks in Seattle and whether

the Mariners need a spot.

Right now it looks like three

of the four infield positions

are open although the Mariners

could look to foot all of them.

JP Crawford had a poor season

in 2024 and whether the Mariners

are willing to see if he has a

comeback in 2025. He is good in

the clubhouse it seems.  The

team has shortstops in the minors

however non seems to be ready 

yet and Crawford is still under

contract.

The Mariners have Luke Raley

who did an OK job late in the

season at first base. Also Tyler

Locklear who played most of the

season at Tacoma though began in

double A is on the 40 man roster.

Locklear did have 45 at bats for

the Mariners however hit on .156

and had two home runs. Though 

not good he could be ready in

2025. Justin Turner who the M's

acquired at the trading deadline 

had a good time on the team.

He is a free agent and if the Mariners are interested he could be back next season. He was valuable batting

.264 and had five home runs in 48 

games. Turner certainly enjoyed

his time in Seattle. Reliever Yimi

Garcia who is a free agent as well.

The only two to are free agents. 

With Polanco and Urias gone the

Mariners have Ryan Bliss and Leo

Rivas on the roster to play second

base although they can play short

as well. Both showed some flashes.

The Mariners may go out and acquire

a second baseman with through trade

or free agency. The only prospect

that might be ready is Cole Young.

He would be a favorite to take the spot.

Josh Rojas who began the season

platooning with Urias at third base

may have been the Mariners best

hitter into May however slumped

after that. Rojas ended up only

hitting .225 though his defense

was excellent and better than expected.

The likihood the Mariners won't

acquire a first, second and third

baseman for next season. The

chance they will acquire a second 

and third baseman. I would look

first getting a  third baseman then a second baseman. Most likely Rojas

and Dylan Moore will be the backup

infielders depending on how the

upgrading goes. 

The Mariners due sign Turner he

will be playing  some first and

dh. The Mariners acquire a first

baseman which could be some on 

the market we could see Turner 

and Raley being the primary dh. 

Raley as the 4th outfielder too.

Of course at times Moore could

play the outfield well as the infield.

All this comes down to what Dipoto, 

general manager Hollander and

manager Dan Wilson would like to

see. 

Right here keep up to what the

Mariners will do during the off

season. Go M's. 

Preview of WSU Cougars Men's Basketball Opener

The Washington State Cougars

open the season on Monday at

home against Portland State.

The Cougars are now the member

of the West Coast Conference for

two years before going back to

the new Pac-12. 

The Cougars have a new head coach

David Riley who was at nearby Eastern

Washington for three seasons. Isaiah

Watts is the only returning player who

lettered last year. Watts is a sophomore who came off the bench

and is expected to start. The Cougars

have 12 players who are new to the

team including four who transferred

from Easter Washington.

The Cougars are 10-0 in their series

with Portland State. The four players

coming from Eastern Washington are

familiar with their opponent since they

played in the same conference. 

Though the Cougars have 13 players

usually in preseason games they usually go with ten. Depending how 

the game goes we could see the 

other three play for a few minutes.

What the starting lineup for the

Cougars we will see. Besides Watts

three of gge four transfers from

Eastern Washington will likely start.

Usually going into the season the

lineup is usually not known unless

most of the starters returned. With

the transfer portal often we see changes every year and a new coach

adds to it.

Portland State has eight transfers in

while returning two starters. The two 

returning starters are senior forward Isaiah Johnson who averaged 9.3 points a  game last season and 4.8 rebounds along with junior guard Ismail Habib averaging nine points

and 2.8 assists a game. 

The Cougars football team along

with their opponent Utah State

have a bye week so we will have 

preview coming up next week.

Go Cougs!

along with junior 

Baseball Season Ends

The 2024 baseball season is now over

with Los Angeles  Dodgers beating the

New York  Yankees  four games to one.

For the second season  in a row the

Seattle  Mariners  missed the playoffs 

by one game in each one. This last

season  was the most disheartening 

since they had a 10 game lead over

the Houston  Astros.  The Astros had

injuries and didn't  have  one of their 

best seasons.  

The Mariners  had the best starting 

rotation  in the majors. The  bullpen

had issues especially  with  having

some injuries.  Matt Brash  missed

the whole season  while Gregory 

Santos pitched in only eight games

most near the end of the season.

The Mariners  acquired  Yimi Garcia

from  the Toronto  Blue Jays  at the

trading deadline. Yimi ended up 

pitching in ten games for the Mariners.

The last game was on August 19. 

Andre Munoz  had a very  good  season 

for the Mariners. Like most closers he

will falter on occasion. When he wasn't 

able to close out a game the Mariners 

didn't  have anyone who could do  the 

job on the most part. They did have

relievers who did a good most of the

time six through the ninth inning.

The largest problem  was the offense

where most of the players had a poor

season and the relievers had to come 

in at times where the score was tied

or they were down or up by a run. The

starting rotation  did a great when

the score was low. 

The Mariners  are hoping to keep the

rotation  intact. Other teams are going

to offer some offensive punch to get

one of the pitchers during the off-season.

Right after the season President  of 

baseball operations  Jerry  Dipoto said

that trading any of the five starters would

be plan Z. He stays at his word means

all five will be around next season.  For

one of them not to be an opposing team

will have to offer quite an offensive player 

to no longer be one of the five.

The Mariners  number one purpose during

the off-season will be to acquire someone 

for the middle of  the  lineup.  This player 

likely  be a third or first baseman.  The

Mariners could  bring g in another second

baseman or a shortstop. We will know 

over the next three or four months. No 

mistakes  can't  happen  to get into  the

playoffs and we hope the World Series.

Over the next few weeks  will be arbitration 

on several  players  and we will expect a

few will be released as well. Free agency 

starts in five days and the Mariners don't 

have many in that regard right now. Jorge

Polanco had surgery  recently which might

be why he had an off year. The team has

a $12 million option on him. Most likely 

they won't  take up the option but we don't 

know that for sure. If Polanco  is  released

the Mariners  will have to find someone 

to fill the second base spot which they

have done so the last several years with

little  success. The Mariners  go within

the organization or sign a free agent or

acquire someone.  Personally  I  would 

like someone who is in the organization 

now. I  will  get back to that later. 

Now we will  see  what moves take place 

in the next few days or weeks. Go M's!

Washington Huskies Men's Basketball

Monday night the Huskies men's

basketball team had an exhibition

game that started out the preseason

though not counted as a win.

The game was against a lower class

school called Western Oregon. The

Huskies won 105-68. The reason to

write this to show who are the starters

and the main players to play for

the Huskies. I am sure one or more played who won't play a lot during

the season or getting into conference

play.

The Huskies began with center Franck

Kepnang the only starter returning

from last year before he was injured 

early on the season. The H 

went with three guards Tyree Ihenacho,

Mekhi Mason, DJ Davis who led the 

game in scoring with 16 points and

forward Great Osobor who came over

from Utah State with head coach 

Danny Sprinkle.

In recent years the Huskies have

had a number of players come over

through the transfer portal like former

head coach Mike Hopkins. Unlike

the former coach Sprinkle will try

to have a team that will be long

lasting though a few transfers will

come over as well. The coach hopes

most of those transfers will be guys

that can be bench players or someone

who replaces a starter who has graduated. We hope the Huskies will

have some players who can play two

or three years without breaking up

the team. Success will be the answer

for that.

Forward Wilhelm Breidenbach who is

another returnee from last year and

fellow forward Tyler Harris were the

first substitutions in the game after

four minutes. This was the time

Western Oregon was still in the game

down 9-7.

Freshman Zoom Diallo was the next

guy in followed by forward Chris King 

another Husky who stayed from last

year though didn't have much playing

time as a freshman. Also guard Jesse

Butler and center KC Ibewkwe.

The Huskies had two players who are 

under scholarship who didn't play. 

Guard Luis Kortright out with a

concussion while practicing and 

forward Chris Conway out with

an injury not specified. Sounds like

Conway maybe out for a while.

Coach Sprinkle said those who started

may not be the ultimate starters he

went with those who done the best in

the two weeks of camp. Those who came off the bench played the minutes

of the second half. Breidenbach started several times especially when

Kepnang became injured and out for

the season. Whether he starts or not 

he will be one of the guys first off the

bench I expect. 

The starting lineup could change

in games depending on matchups

and who is playing well. DJ Davis

seems to be the main guard to get

minutes and Osobar at forward.

Center will come down to who

gets into foul trouble. Kepnang 

showed the last two years before

injuries he was the heart of the team.

We hope he stays healthy this year.

Next Tuesday night will be the

opening game for the Huskies

in preseason with an opener at

home against UC Davis. Go Dawgs!

Preview Los Angeles Rams At Seattle

The Los Angeles Rams started out slowly however have beaten the 

Minnesota Vikings and Las Vegas Raiders in the last two outings.

The Rams are 3-4 while the Seahawks, 

Cardinals and 49ers are 4-4.

The Rams have done well against the

Seahawks in recent years no matter

what their record has been.

Right now the Seahawks don't know 

whether DK Metcalf will be available

against the Rams or not. It would be

good if he is able to play. 

The Seahawks made a move to add

to practice squad well as taking some one off. 

Washington Huskies men's basketball 

had their first preseason game. Let you know how it went and what the starting rotation looks like next time. 

Kraken Win Open Game of Road Trip

The Kraken did a good job knocking

off the Montreal Canadians in the

first of five in current road trip.

Final Kraken 8 Canadians 2

The Kraken scored four goals in

the first period to one by the 

Canadians. They had two goals

in the second and third periods.

Brandon Montour had three goals

and an assist.  Chandler Stephenson

had four assists to lead the Kraken.

Both Montour and Stephenson 

were signed as free agents during

the offseason.

The Kraken play Toronto on Thursday night. The Kraken now  are 5-4-1 on the season. 

Preview USC at Washington

This Saturday afternoon the Trojans

and the Huskies square off at Husky

Stadium. This will be the 88th meeting

between the two teams. For a while

the Trojans dominated the series

when they were one if the top teams

in the country and were winning

multiple conference titles.

Both teams have identical records

at 4-4 with Huskies winning all at

home and losing on the road. The 

only difference is the Trojans lost

all on the road except one early

on the season. The only loss at

home for the Trojans was 33-30

against Penn State. The Huskies

have won 18 in a row at home which

is a good sign.

The Trojans and the Huskies have

split the last ten games. Last year's

match up was big and Huskies won

52-42.  Both teams are going with new

quarterbacks. The Huskies will be

favored however this should be a

close and tough game. The Trojans

will want to spoil the Huskies run

at home. 

The Huskies are tied with Nebraska

and Michigan for tenth place in the

Big Ten with a 2-3 record. The Trojans

are right behind with 2-4 record in the.

conference. Indiana and Oregon

are tied with 5-0 conference records

while being undefeated overall. The

two teams don't play each other in

the regular season so could square 

off in the conference championship 

game.  Indiana does face Ohio State

on November 23. Oregon already beat

Ohio State 32-31 on October 12. Oregon 

faces  Michigan this Saturday.

The Huskies face Oregon to end

the season on the road. Go Dawgs!

Kraken Road Trip

The Seattle Kraken begin five 

game road trip on Tuesday 

evening at Montreal against

the Canadians.

The Kraken began their five

game home stand winning

the first two games. It felt

like a slam dunk in winning

the home stand instead lost

the last three.

Both teams have identical records

of 4-4-1. The Canadians  did well

in their last two games while the

Kraken struggled losing their last three.

The first two games of the losing streak they lost by one goal in each 

one.  The final game against Carolina

they lost 4-1. The Kraken scored

the lonely goal in the third period.

Carolina scored final two goals 

late that period.

Right now the Kraken are struggling

like they have last season where 

having trouble scoring in the third

period however giving up goals.

It is important that Kraken beat

the Canadians who are a young

team. The Kraken follow by

playing Toronto on Halloween.

Go Kraken!

Seahawks Lose Big Time

I am most weren't surprised the

Seahawks lost Sunday afternoon

to the Buffalo Bills however how

badly wasn't on the cards.

Final Bills 31 Seahawks 10

A sloppy game by the Seahawks. 

On a day with rain running the

ball made sense. The Bills had their defense ready where the Seahawks

carried the ball seventeen times.

Ken Walker lll and Zach Charbonnet

each averaged 1.5 yards per carry. 

Walker had 12 yards on nine carries.

Charbonnet had three carries for 

four days. He did have a touchdown.

The Seahawks haven't done well

limited running the ball in all four

losses. They need to do.better

for sure. The offensive live needs 

help.

The Bills who played on the same

field had 164 yards rushing. James 

Cook who could be said the player of

the game rushed 111 yards on 17

carriers and had two touchdowns.

The Seahawks were without DK

Metcalf which didn't help either

were led by Jaxson Smith-Njigba

with six catches for 69 yards.

Unfortunately no touchdowns 

by any receivers.

With the score and Cook's runs

the defense didn't play well either.

Ernest Jones IV who the Seahawks

acquired this week to play middle

linebacker led the Seahawks with

eight tackles. 

What this sad to is three of the four

losses by the Seahawks have been 

on the home field. The Seahawks

have five of the eight games at home

to. Doesn't show a good sign going

ahead. The Seahawks and the Arizona

Cardinals are tied for first place at

4-4. At least this means they still

have a chance at the division title.

The Seahawks next three games 

are against division foes so need

to see better play. The Seahawks 

will be home again next Sunday 

playing the Los Angeles Rams.

We hope for a turn around. Go Hawks!

Cougars Come From Behind

The Washington State Cougars were

favored however they had a difficult

task to do coming from behind on

the road.

The Cougars were favored but if

you have been a fan of theres for

some time they don't always do 

well in the fourth quarter. This year

they have done much better in that

area. 

The Cougars led by a small margin

in the first half then the SDState 

Aztecs had a touchdown in the

third and scored first in the fourth

not making it easy for the Cougars 

leading 26-14. Fortunately the

Cougars still had plenty of time

with much of the game to go.

The Cougars scored a touchdown

pass with 12:08 remaing to come 

within five pounts. With 5:03 Cougars

quarterback John Mateer ran in for

a two yard touchdown and a two point

conversion. The Aztecs couldn't score

again in a tight game and neither the

Cougars so final was WSU 29 SDState 26.

The Cougars are now 7-1 with four

remaining games. They are showing

to be a difficult team to play especially

down the stretch.  John Mateer right

now is coming down to being one of

the top Cougars quarterback to play.

Not only throwing the ball where he

was 19 for 27 for 257 yards and two

touchdowns he once again ran the 

ball leading the Cougars on 21 times

carrying. Although he had only 42 yards

Mateer had two touchdowns rushing.

A find it hard to watch these games 

that start at 7:30 pm and don't end

until late in the night. This makes it

impressive as well playing a game

like this on the road.

Next Saturday the Cougars are 

scheduled to play Utah State at

home. The time hasn't been

scheduled yet so let you know

on the preview of the game. Go Cougs! 

Huskies Lose By Two Touchdowns

The Washington Huskies lost again on the road this time to undefeated Indiana

31-17.

The Huskies didn't have an excuse 

as they had a bye week before this game. Obviously they have done 

poorly on the road although Indiana

I'd s good team. Overall again the

Huskies had more yardage than the

Hoosiers though not much. The 

fact was the Hoosiers had the ball

longer though by three minutes.

Will Roger gave up two interceptions

and the first score with 7:41 minutes

in the first quarter. The second one 

happened in the second quarter which also led to a touchdown. The Hoosiers

scored on a 42 yard pass to Omar 

Cooper Jr.. Three minutes later Giles

Jackson scored on 6 yard run for the

Huskies making it 14-7. The Hoosiers

kicked a field goal with no time left

on the clock to end the half 17-7.

Freshman quarterback Desmond Williams Jr. fan for a 8 yard run

to put the Huskies down by only 

three points. About five minutes

left in the third quarter Justice 

Ellison had a touchdown to put

Indiana up by ten 24-14. The end 

of the third. quarter.

 

The Hoosiers were able to get

another touchdown at 8:55 remain

in the game. The Huskies kicked

a field with 6:06 remaining in the

game. They couldn't do anything

more. 

Jonah Coleman had 19 carries on

the day for 104 yards. Not a bad day 

at 5.5 yards per carry. Unfortunately

he couldn't score. The Huskies 

caught 19 balls on the day too. 

Next week the Huskies will back

back home for a late afternoon

game against the USC Trojans.

Go Dawgs!

Kraken Lose Two

The Seattle  Kraken won the first two

games  in their five game homestand 

however lost the last two.

On Tuesday  they lost to Colorado 

who wasn't  playing  well. As I 

mentioned  on my lat post on 

them that it could be dangerous. 

On Thursday night the Kraken  lost

to Winnipeg who are having a good

season 4-3 in overtime.  This was

the first loss in overtime  for the

Kraken.  Positive  they did gain a

point.

On Saturday  the Kraken  take on

the Carolina Hurricanes in the last

game of the homestand.  Winning

out put a positive  stamp on it.

The Kraken will go onto a five game

road trip so makes this one really 

important.  Go Kraken!

Preview Buffalo Bills visit Seattle

The Buffalo Bills come to play the

Seattle Seahawks Sunday afternoon.

The Bills are 5-2 while Seahawks

are 4-3.

The Seahawks may have played

their best game last week against

the Falcons in Atlanta.

The Bills are the only team  the

AFC East to have a winning record.

They could run away with the division.

The Bills will be without a couple linebackers, safety, and wide receiver

who are not on injured. 

The Seahawks might be without receiver DK Metcalf who  will be a big blow. His

injury isn't as bad as first thought.

The likelihood Jake Bobo will start

in his spot if it happens. Also Laviska

Shenault Jr. who has done well on

kickoffs and Dareke Young will see

some action too. 

Two offensive lineman are back in

practice this week for the Seahawks. 

Abe Lucas who has been the right

tackle starting until being hurt and

George Fant signed during the offseason

to add depth to the line.  Lucas likely

won't play. Last Sunday rookie Michael

Jerrell started for the first time at

right tackle. He did a fine job so he

could start again. Lucas when healthy 

could move to guard to keep from

being banged up.  The Seahawks

have had trouble on the line for years

so change could happen.

News came out that the Seahawks

made a trade on Wednesday acquiring

linebacker Ernest Jones IV from the

Tennessee Titans for linebacker Jerome

Baker and a fourth round pick in next 

year's draft. Baker has started five 

games for the Seahawks however he

was injured much of training. Both 

players are going to become free

agents during the upcoming offseason.

Jones was unable to come to an

agreement with the Titans on a new

deal. Jones was a third round pick

by the LA Rams in 2021 before being

traded to the Titans in August. The

Titans received a 2026 sixth round 

pick with Jones while Rams received

a fifth round pick in 2026. The Seahawks

feel it will be an upgrade at the linebacker slot and hope to sign Jones

to an extension. 

The Seahawks are 8-6 in the series

against the Bills. The teams have

split the last four times playing.

The last outing Buffalo won at home

on November 8, 2020 44-34. The

Seahawks won the time before at

home 31-25 on November 7, 2016.

The Bills are favored by three and

a half points. So this could be a

close one. Go Hawks!

 

Preview Washington State at San Diego State

The WSU Cougars are 6-1 heading into

San Diego State to take on the Aztecs.

The Cougars have five games remaining

and are capable of win ing them all.

The Aztec are 3-3 winning two straight

each by a field goal. Last game they

beat Wyoming 27-24. They are led by 

quarterback Danny O'Neil who completed 16 of 27 passes.  He 

had one touchdown and an interception.

Marquez Cooper ran the ball 25 times for 87 yards and a touchdown. Receiving 

they were led by Jordan Napier with

 four catches going for 91 yards and a touchdown. The Aztecs even out running

and passing the ball.l

The Cougars are a two touchdown favorite so we could see the Aztecs 

running the ball first and passing

more if they get behind by a large margin.

The two teams have played each 

other twice. The last time the Aztecs won 42-24 on September 17 2011. 

The Cougars are a big favorite 

however playing on the road this 

could mean an upset though the Cougars have done  well on the 

road except their one loss at 

Boise State. Go Cougs!

Preview: Washington at Indiana

The Huskies are 2-2 in the Big 12 

while Indiana the 13th ranked team

in the nation. Both losses were on

the road. The Hoosiers are 4-0 in 

Big Ten and 7-0 altogether. They

have scored over 40 points in each

game. The Huskies defense will

need stand on hold and the offense 

will need to do their best.

We know former Huskies quarterback

Michael Penix Jr. was at Indiana before

coming to Washington. He was injured

most of his time at Indiana. 

This the first time the Hoosiers have 

been 6-0 in the history of the school

and have scored this many points.

They haven't been known as a football

school with an overall record of 489-690

and has 38 ties. The last time they won

the Big Ten was in 1967. They have

winning record three times since 2005

before this season.

The Huskies and the Hoosiers have

only faced each other three times

with Indiana havina a record of 2-1.

Not a large sample size. The Huskies 

won their last time in Seattle September 

6, 2003  38-13. 

The Hoosiers are favored in this game

by seven points. Indiana will be without

starting quarterback Kurtis Rourke with

a thumb injury. Backup qb Tayven Jackson will be taking his spot.

For the Huskies to win they will

need running back Jonah Coleman

to have a good game. Keep Indiana

offense off the field as much as

possible and execute. Go Dawgs!

Seahawks Win Sunday

The Seahawks offense and the defense

to some degree let the team end their

three game losing streak over Atlanta

34-14.

A good sign for the Seahawks. I am sure 

they can  do better but ending a losing

streak on the road is a good sign.

The Seahawks had 29 passes thrown

while running 26 times which is a good 

sign. Although I would have liked 29 

carries and 26 passes I will take this

especially winning. Having the numbers

around fifty percent on both is good.

Seahawks have a good group of receivers so they all need some catches

each. 

DK Metcalf just missed out on another 

100 yard catching day at 99 and had

a touchdown. He caught four passes 

as well as fellow receiver Tyler Lockett.

Tight end Noah Fant had four as well.

Running back Ken Walker lll had a

touchdown on the ground as well as

through the air. The Seahawks doing

a good job getting Walker the ball in

all sorts of ways.

Receiver Jaxson Smith-Njigba caught

three passes and threw one as well. This might not be the last time we see him

throw the ball.

DK Metcalf had an injury in the 4th

quarter where he had to leave the

game. We hope that he doesn't miss

next week's game at home against

the Buffalo Bills which should be a

good game. Now the Seahawks are back in first place and they could  be back 

ahead the 49ers are losing to the KC

Chiefs.  Go Hawks!

Kraken Win In Overtime

The Seattle Kraken beat the Calgary

Flames Saturday Night 2-1 to do so.

The Flames scored in the first period

and the Kraken scored in the second 

period during a power play. 

Jordan Eberle scored the with winning

goal in overtime. Eberle named captain

recently has five goals in six games. A

good way to get the season going.

The Flames hadn't lost their first four

games so this shows how the Kraken

did. Kraken's goalie Joey Daccord had

21 saves some being near misses.

Have to need some luck in a game

like this. 

This was an important win as both 

teams are in the Pacific division.

Calgary leads the division while

the Kraken are in second place.

Kraken take on Colorado Avalanche

on Tuesday night in the third of the

five game home stand. The Avalanche

are 1-4 so the Kraken will be favored

however have to be worried about a

team that is 1-4 since they have nothing

to lose other than another game. 😊

The Avalanche have a game Sunday

at San Jose Sharks. It should be an

interesting game since they haven't

won a game yet. This could bring the

Avalanche on a high coming to Seattle

or a low depending how the game goes.

We continue to wish the Kraken success

especially this early in the season.

Go Kraken!

Cougars Make It Six

Washington State Saturday afternoon won their sixth game of the season

beating Hawaii 42-10.

Hawaii scored first with a field goal.

Probably one of their most impressive

drives until the Cougars defense was 

able to stop them. 

The Cougars were able to score 21

unanswered points in the first half.

The last two were on turnovers.

Hawaii was able to score a touchdown

in the third quarter however the

Cougars were able to score 21 more

unanswered points. Again Hawaii 

had a turnover leading to another 

Cougars touchdown.

The Cougars would have still won

anyway but their defense helped

for sure. John Mateer the Cougars

starting quarterback certainly helped

his team. He completed 23 of 27 

passes for 295 yards and three TD's.

We can question Hawaii's defense

however Mateer's completion rate

is still pretty good. He was second

on the team rushing the ball eight

times for 34 yards and two touchdowns.

Have to ssy the way he is playing 

he will come down to being one of

the Cougars best quarterbacks of

all time.  Mateer may help to put

the Pac-12 back on the map if they 

keep the name of the conference.

Kris Huston  led the Cougars in

catches with one being a touchdown.

It actually looked more like a handoff.

What made the Cougars defense good

besides three turnovers Hawaii didn't

have one third down made. They were

zero for eight.

The Cougars being 6-1 with their

only loss to Boise State will go to

a bowl game and which one will

depend on how they do in their

final five games. Looking at their

schedule they could win all five.

They do play Oregon State in the

next last game of the regular season.

They finish out against Wyoming.

The Beavers are 4-2 on the season.

Not bad at all under a new head

coach and many players who transferred. Teams like Boise State 

and Utah State will make the Pac-12

seem viable. At this point they have to

add another school that can have

football team. 

Next week the Cougars will play

San Diego State on the road Saturday

night. We will preview the game 

during next week. Go Cougs! 

Seahawks Running Game

The Seahawks running game hasn't

been what it should be as far as attempts go on the season. A major 

reason they are 3-3. 

Kenny Walker lll had 103 yards in the

opening game on 20 attempts against

Denver and had one touchdown. Walker

missed the next two games which they

won as well however the Seahawks went

away from the running game. 

On average the Seahawks are running

the ball just under 21 times a game. They really should be between 25 and

30 a game to have success. They have

run on first down more often then the

opposing team. 

In game two against the Patriots Geno 

Smith threw the ball 44 times compared

to 25  times against Denver. Without

Walker they ran 19 times with Geno

carrying the ball five times. The best

marker should be about 30 passes

and 30 carries depending on who

they are playing. 

The win against the Dolphins they ran

23 times compared to 34 times. Expecting to be more of a running team

and beating the Dolphins 24 to 3 you

think they run the ball more.

On Monday night football against the

Detroit Lions who beat them 42-29.

Geno Smith passed the ball 56 times

while they ran 19 times. They actually

had more yardage passing and running

the ball than the Lions. Understand they

had to pass in the 4th quarter being 

behind.

The terrible loss at home against the

NY Giants the running game was bad

The Seahawks had only eleven running

attempts. Walker had more catches

with seven compared to five running

plays. Smith threw the ball 40 times

though lost by nine though they had

a chance to win despite playing poorly.

Last Thursday night the Seahawks

lost their third game in a row this

time to the 49ers 36-24. The Seahawks

were down by six heading into the

fourth quarter so they had a chance.

They began the game running the

ball however had only three points

in the first half.  Though they wanted

to run more they had 20 carries which

Walker had 14 however the 49ers were

able to allow him only 32 yards although

he had a touchdown. Geno on the

other hand threw the ball 52. 

Geno is a good qb on his best days

and not among the best even if his

stats look good passing. Against 

the Falcons the Seahawks have to

get back to establishing the run.

I expect the offensive line has some

problem to the running game.

We will look at Geno and the passing game next week after Atlanta on

Sunday. Of course the defense has 

criticism as well. We get on that

too. In a couple weeks. Go Hawks!

Kraken Five Game Homestand

On Tuesday the Kraken beat

Nashville on the road 7-3. They

had seven different players 

score goals. With the Kraken

having different players scoring

is going to be more common.

Not that they would score seven

goals which would be nice they

have more games where the team

will have more than one player

scoring goals.

The Kraken are home now with a

re ord of 2-2 after taking two out

of the three on the road. Thursday

night the Kraken begin the homestand

against tgr Philadelphia Flyers. Always

be a tough one. The next road trip

will be five games as well. They begin

it against the Montreal Canadians.

Go Kraken!

Slow Period With Mariners

With the league championship series

going on there is not much other news

happening including the Mariners.

Jerry Dipoto said that trading any

of their starting five pitchers would 

be plan Z. This would be the last 

thing they will do. We will see.

Depending what they get in return

I could see them trading Emerson

Hancock to another team. Being

a multiplayer trade would be the 

most likely outcome.

Trades could be talked about now

however nothing will take place 

until the World Series is over. I am

sure they are mulling over free agents

who are available after the WS.

In football the Washington Huskies

have a bye this week and then play

at Indiana. Another road game we 

hope they can win. Indiana though

is undefeated right now. The game

will be at the same time as the Iowa.

So the first thing you might see in

the morning besides breakfast.

Next week we will have preview of

the game. This weekend we will

see how the Seahawks and the 

Cougars do. 

I hope you enjoy this site about the

local teams in Washington. Let your

friends know to. Thanks!

Preview Hawaii at Washington State

On Saturday the WSU Cougars had 

another close call. They do have 5-1

record. Have the had some luck.

They could have had three more 

losses or at least two. 

The Cougars now take on Hawaii

in an early afternoon game at home.

Hawaii is 2-4 on the season and

are winless on the road in two games.

The Cougars are favored by 19.5 points.

The two teams have played five times

with Hawaii winning three.

Hawaii lost to Boise State at home 

last Saturday 28-7.  Both teams lost

to Boise State however the Cougars

have shown the better of the two

teams.

Hawaii is averaging 21 points while

giving up 20.3 per game. Not a

comparison since they beat their 

two opponents by a large margin

while losing a good margin in several

games as well.

Hawaii pass the ball more frequently than running. They  are averaging 266 yards passing while their opponent averaging 193.5 yards  a game. Hawaii is averaging 80.5yards rushing while opponent is at

139.3. 

The Cougars on the ground they are at

185 yards a game. Their opponent is averaging 166.5 a game. Most likely they won't give up as many yards on the ground in this one.  In the air the Cougars are 

averaging 277 yards a game while giving

up 280 a game. 

The Cougars have only two fumbles on

the season and six interceptions. Hawaii

may pass more in this one especially if

they are behind.  Cougars should still

still score at a high level however this

is why they play the game.

Seattle Kraken and Seahawks

The Kraken opened the season last

Tuesday losing to the St. Louis

Blues at home in NHL season opener

3-2. It was odd since the Blues scored

all three goals in the second period

after the Kraken had scored two.

Saturday the Kraken had their first

road game in Minnesota. The Wild 

scored a goal in the first and second

periods. It was tied as the Kraken 

scored two goals. Both teams had

two goals in the third period ending

in a tie. Last season the Kraken had

a hard time scoring in the third period.

The Kraken won by getting a goal in

overtime. 

On Sunday the Kraken were shutout 

by the Dallas Stars on the road 2-0.

The Kraken have their third remaining

game on this road trip before coming

home to face the Philadelphia Flyers.

In football the Seahawks made a trade

with the Jacksonville Jaguars acquiring

defensive lineman Roy Robertson-Harris.

The Jacguars will receive a late round 

draft pick from the Seahawks in 2026.

I expect which round will depend how he and the Seahawks do. The Seahawks

have had injuries to their defensive line

and so the resson for the trade. The

Seahawks will be facing the Falcons

in Atlanta on Sunday.

Cougars Win On the Road

The game for the WSU Cougars was 

a close one heading into the 4th

quarter. The Cougars were leading 

16-14. Fresno State Bulldogs were 

able to make a drive however they

had to settle for a field goal putting

them up by one.

They were able to stop the Cougars

on their next position. They started

driving like they will score a touchdown

or at least a field goal. The Bulldogs 

Mikey Keene made a big mistake

throwing directly to Cougars Cornerback

Ethan O'Connor who returned it for

a touchdown. The Cougars were able 

to make the two point conversion to

make the score 25-17. 

The Bulldogs had no timeouts and under two minutes remain. Some mistakes on

their part including the kick returning

falling down on the kick return. They

were able to get into place to tie the

score however had  the final play

that went incomplete and the Cougars

won. 

The Cougars come home to play Hawaii

next Saturday at 12:30 pm. The Cougars

are now 5-1. One more win the Cougars

should qualify for a bowl game. Not

being in a conference it is hard to know

what bowl game they will.be asked to

play in. They have six games left to play

so they are at the half point line on the

season. Go Cougs!

Huskies Lose On the Road Again

The Huskies are unseated at home 

however having trouble doing the

same on the road.

Final Iowa 40 Washington 16

Iowa is not normally a high scoring

team although this the fourth game

they have won scored at least 30 points.

The Huskies again have more yardage

than the opposing team they lost too.

Coach Jedd Fisch said after the game

not only did they played badly it was

weird game.  The Huskies have a bye

week before facing Indiana and again

this game will be on the road. The

Huskies need to find a way and turn

things around. 

Kaleb Johnson had a touchdown run

to put the Hawkeyes up 7-0   in the

first quarter. Denzel Boston caught a

pass for a touchdown in second quarter

to tie then Hawkeyes  had a field goal then

Johnson had his second touchdown on

the day and another field goal at the end

of the first half right after the Huskies had

one.

Half time score Iowa 20 Washington 10.

Hawkeyes had a field goal in the third

quarter as the only score of the period.

4th quarter Iowa  had two touchdowns 

and a field goal. The Huskies had a touchdown with the second unit to end

the scoring with a long drive. Rashid Williams had his first career touchdown

from Desmond Williams Jr. who completed

12 of 16 for 71 yards.

Interception, fumble and special teams

was the Huskies trouble. In two weeks

the Huskies will be on the road at Indiana.

We see whether they can turn things

around on the road. Go Dawgs!

Gonzaga Men's Basketball Preview

I am sure most have heard Gonzaga

is going to the Pac-12 as it is still

being called  in 2026. The Zags will 

be the only non-football school in

the conference at least right now.

The conference right now has eight

schools listed who will make it

coming up. They have to add at least

one more university who plays football.

Gonzaga begins their non-league schedule

on November 4 against Baylor. They

play six non-league games for the WCC

begins on December 30 at Pepperdine.

This schedule will be tough so we will

see how good they are. Besides Baylor

they are followed by Arizona  State,

West Virginia, Kentucky, Connecticut

and UCLA. 

The Zags won't look tgecssme as far

as high profile players they do bring

back most of the roster from last season.

At point guard will be Ryan Nembhard

who set a Gonazaga record in assists

last year averaging 6.9 per game while

scoring 12.6 points a game. Again be 

important to have the ball in his hands

again.

Shooting guard will be Nolan Hickman

who averaged 14 points a game and

shot 41.3% behind the 3pt. line. At small

forward will be Michael Ajayi who averaged

17.2 points a game and shot 47% behind

the 3pt. line in limited attempts. May see

him take more shots behind the arc this

season.  Ajayi average 9.9 rebounds

last year placing him se Ind in the WCC.

Ben Gregg is expected to be the starting 

power forward after taking over the role

during last season. Graham Ike returns

at center where he averaged 16.5 points

a game along with 7.4 rebounds. The

previous two years Ike played at Wyoming.

The bench will be made up of five guys

mainly depending on the rotation. Often

teams will go with eight do the last two

might not get as many minutes. Braden

Huff at forward averaged 13.5 minutes a

game as a true freshman last year scoring

9.3 points a game. Coming in his second

season he most likely will have a bigger

role.

Another one coming into his sophomore

season will be small forward Dusty 

Stromer. He averaged pretty good 

playing time last year at 23.5 minutes a

game. Stromer averaged 4.8 points

a game however we should see that

go up this season. Another key bench

player is Khalif Battle a point guard 

well as shooter. Depending on the

situation he might be the first off the

bench and could start as well. Battle

is an experience player as Gonzaga

will be the fourth school he plays for.

Last season his only at Arkansas he

averaged 14.8 points a game. Battle

starts or comes off the bench he is

a solid newcomer to the Zags.

 

Emmanuel Innocenti  is expected to

be the ninth player in the rotation. 

A transfer from Tarleton State where 

he played one year as a true freshman 

and started 33 games. Tarleton State

is in the WAC and Innocenti averaged 

6.6 points and 6.4 rebounds a game.

Steele Venters guard/forward missed

most of last year with an ACL injury.

The Zags were hoping to have him 

this season however he tore his left

Achilles tendon so will miss another

season. The Zags have five other

reserves so we will find out if one

of them will be part of the rotation

or not. Go Zags!

Seahawks Lost Thursday Night

The Seahawks had a slow start to 

another game. They did try to

establish the run with Ken Walker 3.

They had the ball at kickoff however

couldn't go anywhere.

Final 49ers 36 Seahawks 24

The Seahawks weren't able to

score in the first half having no

points. They allowed the 49ersar

only a field goal in the first quarter.

The second quarter Samuel caught

and ran for a 76 yard touchdown.

Big plays and turnover cost the

Seahawks. The Seahawks were able

to hold the 49ers to two field goal

though they did a good job running

the ball. The Seahawks were able

to get a field goal before the half ended

SF 16 Sea 3 at half time

The 49ers scored a touchdown first by

George Kittle in the third quarter however

the Seahawks had a kickoff return to

make it SF 23 Sea 10

Ken Walker had a touchdown just over 

five and a half minutes remaining in

third quarter to have San Francisco

up by six points.

In the fourth quarter at 7:46 remaining

Geno Smith had a pass intercepted. It turned out to be another George Kittle

touchdown. Tyler Lockett had a catch

for a touchdown to give the Seahawks

a chance. The 49ers had a long run that

setup a six yard touchdown that ends

up burning the Seahawks.

The win allowed the 49ers to tie the

Seahawks for the lead in the division.

Had the Seahawks won it would have

made the 49ers 0-3 in the division

since they had lost to the Rams and

Cardinals. The Seahawks go and play

the Falcons in Atlanta Sunday October

20 while 49ers are home against the

Kansas City Chiefs.