Seahawks Hire Head Coach

Wednesday the Seahawks hired their 

new head coach in Michael MacDonald.

With Ben Johnson decided to stay at

Detroit with the Lions there wasn't 

any other decision to go out. The 

Seahawks were likely going to hire the

best young offense coordinator or the

best young defensive coordinator.

The Washington Commanders were 

expected to sign Johnson so the 

Seahawks has to move fast before 

they would lose MacDonald. The 

Seahawks could have been his first

choice anyway.

Now the keys are who will be coming

to Seattle as the assistant coaches.

I am sure an up and coming offensive

and defensive coordinators will be named.

MacDonald will put a stamp on the

defense for sure. 

Since the news came out only few hours 

ago we will let you will be on the staff

with MacDonald. It will be interesting 

to see what players will and who will

not. News is MacDonald is signing a 

six year day. Being the youngest head

coach at 36 years of age he could

be in Seattle for a long time depending

on his success. 

Stay tuned what happens over the next

few days and weeks. 

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Mariners Make Another Trade

On Tuesday  the Seattle  Mariners  made 

another trade. Not as significant  as  the

one made on Monday  however it could 

back a difference  on the roster or another

trade that could happen as well.

The Mariners  acquired  infielder/outfielder 

Samad Taylor from the Kansas City Royals 

for a player named later or cash considerations. 

This may mean the Mariners  could trade Dylan 

Moore or adding more depth. Also the Mariners are

expected sign veteran Nick Solak to a minor

league deal and invited to trying camp.

The trade in which the Mariners  acquired 

Jorge Polanco  from  the Twins  opens doors

to the roster for competition.  The Mariners 

have 12 position spots  pretty  much set now.

So several players will fight for the remaining 

spot on the opening day roster. Right now 

Dylan  Moore  is the most likely  candidate 

unless the Mariners  decide to trade him

freeing up more money. A trade likely would

bring in another pitcher. There has been rumors 

on that front. 

In other local sports  news. Ben Johnson the

offensive  coordinator of the Detroit Lions 

has decided to  stay where he is at. This means

defensive coordinator  Michael Macdonald 

could  be  the Seahawks  next head coach.

The Washington Commanders were sure that

Johnson  would be their next head coach. It

will be interesting to  see  where the Commanders 

to get their next head coach. Does that mean

the Seahawks  have to act quickly or not. We

will see what happens. What we do know the

Seahawks  will have new coordinators as they

both have new jobs. Not a big surprise since 

whoever is the next Seahawks  head coach

would bring in his own guy. Will the Seahawks 

name the new head coach before the weekend 

or wait until the Super Bowl is over. Stay tuned.

Mariners Make a Trade

On Monday the Mariners  made a

trade without giving up one of their

young pitchers while acquiring a

player from the Minnesota  Twins. 

The Mariners  acquired Jorge Polanco 

from the Twins  for four players. The 

two primary  players with major league 

experience  were Anthony Desclafani 

who the Mariners  had acquired  from

the Giants with Mitch Haniger and

reliever Justin  Topa who had a good 

season  in  Seattle  in  his only year

in a Mariners  uniform. Desclafani 

had been acquired  to add depth  to

the Mariners  starting  rotation.  With

the Twins he will start. Topa will be an 

added addition to the Twins bullpen. 

The Twins also received pitcher Darren

Bowen who pitched last year in the low

minors and is not among the Mariners 

top 30 prospects. They did receive #3

prospect outfielder  Gabriel Gonzales.

Though a tough player to give up the

Mariners  didn’t  give up any of their

top infield prospects  or catcher Harry 

Ford. We know the athletic ability of

Ford he could play many other positions 

other ball field.

Polanco should be the Mariners second

baseman though he can play third. Second

is his best position. Polanco missed half

of last year however the Mariners  feel his

injuries are behind him. This means Josh

Rojas and Luis Urias  will share or platoon

at third base. Rojas may play some second

when Polanco needs a day off. Polanco is

a switch hitter so we could see him dh on

occasion  against a right hander. We can see

Cal Raleigh  dh on occasion  against lefties 

on his day off at catcher. 

Mitch Garver is expected  to  be the main dh

on the season. He may catch on occasion.

How often depends whether  the Mariners  go

with two or three catchers on opening day.

The Mariners  do go with three catchers means 

Dylan  Moore  will be the fifth outfielder  and

utility player along with the third catcher, Rojas or 

Urias and Haniger or Dominic Canzone on the 

bench. The Mariners  could make another trade 

for another outfielder. 

The Mariners  could still  sign Seattle native 

Blake Snell to  a contract though will be costly

as a free agent. They could move  Bryce Miller 

or  Bryan Woo  to the bullpen as a long reliever.

Go M's. 

 

News For Seahawks New Head Coach

This week  the Seahawks  could name

their new head coach since two candidates 

teams on Sunday  lost in the Conference 

Championship games. 

The first game the Kansas City  Chiefs 

beat the Baltimore  Ravens so their

defensive  coordinator  Michael  Macdonald 

is thought of being the next head coach of

the Seahawks.  

The Detroit  Lions  looked like  they were

going to beat the San Francisco 49ers

for much of the game being ahead by

17 points before some turnovers happen 

and they ened up losing by ten. Now the

Lions offensive  coordinator  Ben Johnson 

is available  to  be interviewed as well. 

There is  thoughts he will be  the  next

head coach of the Washington Commanders.

No naming of a Seahawks  coach this week

likely  won't  happen  until  after the Super 

Bowl.  Maybe  there is a dark horse  for the

Seahawks  position.  Knowing general manager 

John Schneider we never know. It would be 

nice to hear this week however getting the right

one is the most important thing.  Go Hawks!

Cougars, Huskies and Zags All Win

It was a great Saturday as the three 

major men's basketball teams in

Washington State all won. Not 

something that happens all the time.

I would say Gonzaga was really the 

only team expected to win while

the Cougars and Huskies we were 

hoping they would.

Gonzaga actually was the closest 

game which was expected to be

a blow out. The Cougars won their

game in double digits while the

Huskies as a blow out.

Gonzaga beat Pacific 82-73 on the road.

Pacific made it tough on the Zags leading

by one at half time 35-34. The Zags had

foul trouble in the first half as well as

poor shooting. The second half was 

different as they shot better and went

on a 12-2 run. Pacific wouldn't let the

Zags off the hook for a while though

they weren't able to win.

The Zags had all five starters score

in double figures as they did in their

previous game to. Graham Ike who

missed some time in the first half

for foul trouble led the Zags with

20 points. Nolan Hickman who played

the whole game had 19 points. Anton

Watson who missed time in first

half as well ended up leading the Zags

in rebounding with eleven. Also he

had 12 points. 

The Zags play home on Tuesday 

against Loyola Marymount. They

are 3-4 heading into the game. 

On Saturday they play St. Mary's

which might be the toughest

game so far as they are 7-0 in

conference and have won eight

straight.

The Cougars beat Colorado at

home to sweep the two home

games beating Utah on Wednesday.

The Cougars showed it is tough

for road teams to win in the Pac-12

conference though it is possible.

Final WSU 78 Colorado 69

The Cougars had control of the game

most of the game. The Buffaloes are

a very good team. Had they won the

game they would be on the top of the

Pac-12 conference instead they are 

in third place behind Arizona and

Oregon. 

The Cougars shot better from the 

field making six more field goals.

They were pretty even on three point

shots as Colorado made one more.

The Cougars had four players score

in double figures. Jaylen Wells and

Myles Rice were tied in the lead with

17 points each. Wells was second in 

rebounds with 10. Isaac Jones led 

with 11 rebounds and had 13 points.

The Huskies controlled the game 

from the start on  the way to a 

score 98-73.  Wasn't a good road

trip for Utah as they were routed 

by the Cougs on Wednesday. The

Huskies showed what they are 

capable of when they are at their

best.

Keion Brooks Jr dominated scoring

27 points on the night. The Huskies

had four starters in double figures.

Paul Mulcahy had another great

game scoring 18 points. The coaching 

brass must have told him to score

more points. He certainly look like

he was having fun.

Sahvir Wheeler was having fun dishing

the ball as he had 10 assists on the 

night. Braxton Meah who was having

a good game took a fall late in the

first half tripping on a fellow Husky

coming down the court after dunking

a ball. He twisted his ankle and missed

the rest of the game. Wilhelm Breidenbach

who started at center had to play most

of the second half. Have to see whether

Meah will be back for the next game.

The Huskies and Cougars don't play

until Saturday when they face each

other in Seattle. The Huskies should

be favored since they play their best

ball at home however don't count out

the Cougars who are having a good 

season. Even with the win the Huskies

are in 10th place in the conference 

with Oregon State and USC below

them.  The Beavers though swept 

Arizona and Arizona State this week 

at home. The following week the 

Huskies and Cougars play the Beavers 

and Ducks the following week on

the road so won't be easy for both 

Huskies and Cougars. Splitting the

series for both seems to be the

best scenario. In the meantime

face each other first. 

Seahawks Still Waiting

It had been a few weeks since Pete

Carroll was moved to advisor and

won't be the head coach anymore.

Some thought Dan Quinn former 

defensive coordinator would get 

the job. He may still but not likely

the first choice other wise he 

have the job already. 

Several head coaching jobs have 

already been filled. Washington 

Commanders an Seahawks are 

the only ones left. Going into this 

weekend candidates could be 

from Kansas City Chiefs, Baltimore

Ravens, Detroit Lions and San 

Francisco 49ers.  Chiefs and 49ers

don't have any rising candidates

spoken of any way. If they go to

the Super Bowl then the Seahawks

could name a coach this coming

week. 

The Seahawks have some free agents

coming up this off season. The three

key players who will stay or not will

quarterback Geno Smith,  Jamal Adams

and Bobby Wagner. Geno and Adams 

are not free agents while Wagner is. 

Will Bobby Wagner return right now 

it would be a guess. We will get more

on the roster and free agents after 

the naming of the coach.  Go Hawks!

Gonzaga Wins a Close One At Home

As I expected the game between

between Gonzaga and University

of San Francisco would be a good 

one and wasn't a disappointment.

Gonzaga won 77-72.

The Zags led by one at halftime 

however a run in the second half

got them a 12 point lead. The Dons

would not give up as their defense 

got them back into the game reducing

the score down to three before the

end. 

The Zags played their starters most of the

way so only had four points off the bench.

Graham Ike who lead the Zags with 22 

points missed sometime along with Anton

Watson who was second in scoring with

15 in the first half being in foul trouble.

Both of them had seven rebounds to lead 

the Zags to. All five starters scored in

double figures.

The game came to the foul line. The

Zags made 22 of 34 foul shots while

the Dons made 11 of 14.  Most of the

Zags foul shots happened in the second

half as the Dons were trying to get back 

into the game.

The Zags will play at Pacific on Saturday

night. Pacific isn't doing well this year 

being on the West Coast Conference

so the Zags should win easily. The Zags 

need to win all or most of the games

to get into the NCAA tournament. 

The Zags are in third place of the West 

Coast conference with a 5-1 record. 

St. Mary's who is at top with 6-0 the.

Zags will play them early February. Be 

an  important game for them to win. 

Santa Clara is second with 6-1 record. 

They beat Gonzaga in their first outing 

at home 77-76. They play again on 

February 24 in Spokane. Go Zags!

Look At Mariners Outfield

One player who will be in the lineup

of the Mariners outfield is Julio Rodriguez 

in center field. He is looking to improve

on his offense in 2024. You look at his 

stats they look good however much of the

season he did struggle. Being in only

his second season.  I am sure he pressed

some since the offense didn't pick up

when he was doing well. We hope this 

will be different this season.

Luke Raley they picked up from Tampa 

Bay will  be in the outfield for the most part.Not sure whether he will be in left

or right field. Depending on Ty France

we could see him at first base. Some 

think he may play mostly in right but

we will see when training camp games

begin. A lot will depend whether the

Mariners play Haniger in right field

like he did in his previous time in

Seattle. He could play in left to make

sure he has less chance of bring hurt.

There is thought Haniger may platoon

this coming season. If so Dominic

Canzone a left handed hitter may

platoon with Haniger. Why the thought

to be in left field. Cade Marlowe who

had a little success last year could be 

the fifth outfielder. Dylan Moore will

see some time in the outfield as well

as the infield. The same goes for

Sam Haggerty if he is on the team. 

It would be nice to pick up another

right handed hitter for outfield though

another infielder would be better. 

The important thing is Haniger will

stay healthy or they may have to

pick up another outfielder.

Coming up we will look at the 

infield. Training camp starts on

February 20 for position players.

So about a month away. Go M's.

Cougars Upset Utah Huskies Lose to Colorado In Men's Basketball

The Washington State Cougars  are

having a better season than expected

this time upsetting Utah at home 79-57.

The game was close in the first half 

with the Cougars leading by three at

half time. In the second half they went 

on a 20-2 run to break open the game.

All five starters were in double figures

in scoring. Isaac Jones led in scoring

with 17 points and in rebounding with 

10. The difference in the game the

Cougars out rebounded Utah 40 to 29

and in free throws where Utah only made 

three of seven shots while Cougars made

16 of 24. Not a good shooting at the 

line however the attempts were good.

They have to play Colorado on Saturday

who beat the Huskies in Seattle 98-81.

The Huskies offense continues to do

well but as the score indicates they 

need to improve on the defense.

Both teams shot well from the field 

each going over 50% which means 

Utah wasn't good on defense as well.

The Huskies are showing they can

score however they need to stop the 

other team too. 

The Huskies have been playing well at

home for the most part however they

have trouble stopping the other team

especially late in games. Colorado had

all five starters score in double figures.

The Huskies on the other hand had three

plus Braxton Meah had 11 off the bench.

The Huskies were led again by Keion

Brooks junior with 22 points. Moses

Wood had 13 points. He was only

Husky shooting well beyond the 3 point

line making 3 of 4. Huskies only made 

two more 3 pointers though they shot

15 more times besides Woods four shots.

The Huskies will need to do is upset

Utah to at home on Saturday. Not an

easy task as Utah won't want to be

swept on the road. At this rate the

Huskies will be looking to come in

with a new coach next season. Again

they will have to go through the 

transfer portal as most of the starters

will be done including leading scorer

Keion Brooks Jr. The Huskies needed

to make the NCAA tournament to 

return for his final year of his contract 

and want to go with a new contract.

His run has been disappointing lacking

good seasons after his first two when

he was named Pac-12 coach of the

year.

Gonzaga will be home tonight against

the San Francisco Dons. This will be 

a good game since the Dons are having

a good season. We let you know how it

goes. Go Zags!

Good News For Huskies At QB

I thought  it was likely  Will Rogers 

would return  to the team after

trying  the transfer portal.  

It was announced on Tuesday  he

is returning.  How good  he is we

will find out. Rogers is a graduate 

student so not many schools would 

be interested  unless needs him for 

one season like the Huskies. He is

enrolled  in classes to. 

The next deal coach Fisch has to 

do is bring in some offensive linemen.

Currently  the Huskies don't  have 

any who were on the team from last 

season. We hope those who have

not found a new home yet will return.

Before Rogers and those who have 

transfered  in the Huskies  were at

64 scholarship players.  So they need

add around 40 players to the roster.

Some will be starters as well as 

backups and incoming freshmen.  

We wish Fisch the best job to come.

Go Dawgs!

 

Washington Huskies Had a Team Meeting

With several players using the transfer 

portal to go to Alabama the players 

still there had a team meeting. They 

are all in who are not on the transfer 

portal and hoping to get some back

as well who are in the portal.

I grant that DeBoer is a very good 

coach however those who transferred

to Alabama cared more about him

then they did their teammates and

University of Washington.

I am sure all think they will play in the

NFL and DeBoer will get them there.

The honest truth not all the guys will

go to the NFL. New head coach Jedd

Fisch said he would coach the Huskies

to get the players into the NFL or

prepared for life outside of football. 

This is more realistic.

I read a post the other day saying this

coming draft the Huskies will have

more drafted from one school than

ever in the history of the Pac-12.  As

we know not every player that is drafted

will stick. A year or two in the NFL

certainly help out financially in life

if they are smart about it.

Look forward to see returns to the 

Huskies and who will come in through

the portal. At this point the Huskies

need a veteran quarterback to come in.

Too bad Dylan Morris transferred. There

is a possibility that Will Rogers will

decide to come back. Even under Fisch 

he is a good fut though will likely run

a slight different offense. He is a graduate

student so he is good for one year.

It will be a  good job Fisch will have to

do if the Huskies have a successful 

season in 2024. We wish him the best. 

Mariners Spring Training Begins In Three Weeks

The Mariners  pitchers and catchers 

will be reporting in three weeks from

this Wednesday on February  14.

The time is short for the Mariners  to

make any additional  moves before 

training camp. We are hoping to see

at least couple additional position 

players sign or be acquired. The 

position  players  report on February 

19. 

The Mariners  first game will be on

February  24 against the Chicago 

White Sox at their training  facility. 

Interesting the first time I can 

remember  they don't  open against 

the San Diego. In fact they don't 

face the Padres for the first time

until  March 3.

The Mariners  can use acquiring 

a third or second baseman and

or utility.  Currently Dylan Moore 

and Sam Haggerty  are the only

utility  players on the 40-man 

 roster. Luis Urias right now is

expected to be the starting 3rd

baseman. If the Mariners acquire 

a third baseman Urias would 

likely  platoon at second base.

Being a right handed Urias would

platoon with Jose Rojas at second

and play occasionally at third too.

Acquiring a second baseman it

would depend who it is Rojas may

platoon with Urias at third or play

on occasion if still still at second.

Current situation  Dylan  Moore  

may platoon at 2nd base or in 

left field.  If he is in left than

Sam Haggerty may platoon at

2nd. Their is a good chance the

Mariners will pick an infielder 

and an outfielder.

In the outfield we could see 

Dominic Canzone  a left handed

batter in left field  with Dylan

Moore playing against left handed

pitcher if they don't  get a right

handed hitting outfielder. Currently 

Mitch Haniger  and Julio Rodriguez 

are the only pure outfielders who

bat right.  

Luke Raley they acquired from Tampa 

Bay for infielder Jose Caballero is a

left handed bat and may platoon in

right field depending  how healthy 

Mitch Haniger stays. Mitch Garver 

is expected who they signed as a

free agent from Texas is supposed

to be the dh most of the time. He 

may catch on occasion  to rest Cal

Raleigh  against lefties. In this case

Haniger may dh. May depend whether

the Mariners acquire a right handed

hitting  outfielder.  This would be the

best idea for flexibility in the lineup.

Raley could play some first base in

place of Ty France  if needed. 

The Mariners  could go with three 

catchers as well as they started 

last season  though it didn't work 

out. The Mariners acquired two

catchers on the off-season Blake

Hunt and Seby  Zavala. Seby they

acquired  from Arizona  in  the trade

sending Eugenio Suarez to them.

Both are more defensive catchers.

Seby the most likely  the one to 

begin the season.  He could  be 

the second catcher. If he were

to start then late in the game

we could see Cal Raleigh pinch

hit for him and stay in. Whatever

the case the Mariners  would have

an insurance catcher. 

It will be interesting to  see  what

additional  moves  the front office

makes. There a few free agents 

still out there. Who comes depends

how much they want to spend. Go M's.

Huskies and Cougars Both Lose

Washington  Huskies  men's basketball  

team lost to  Stanford  on the road 

Saturday  evening 90-80.

Not a big surprise as the Stanford 

Cardinal are having a good season. 

The loss to the Cougars  Thursday 

night the chances are they would

win this game. The Huskies beat

California  Golden Bears  Thursday 

night by one night with Moses Wood 

hitting a 3 pointer at the buzzer.

The score indicates the Huskies

offense did a good job however

the defense. What cost the Huskies 

Stanford  went on a 12-2 run in the

first. Also hurt the Huskies  Stanford's

Spencer Jones had eight 3s in the 

game scoring a total of 30s.

The Huskies had all five starters 

score in double figures unfortunately 

no one on the bench including Koren

Johnson who is having a good 

season averaging  10.5  points a

game. Keion  Brooks Jr  led the

Huskies in scoring with 20 and

rebounding with 11. Moses Wood 

had 18 points. Wood a transfer like

the whole Huskies starting line up

had a rough start on the season 

has scored in double figures begin

with a win over Colorado State. He

is averaging 11.5 points a game

on the season. 

California  beat the Cougars Saturday 

afternoon  81-75. It took the Golden 

Bears overtime to win. The difference 

in the game California  made five more

foul shots than the Cougars while they

had two more attempts. 

A major reason  the Golden Bears won

guard Jaylen Tysonhad a career high of

30 points. They had three players in

double figures while the Cougars  had 

four. Andrej  Jakimovski led the Cougars

with 20 points and Myles Rice had 16.

The Cougars are 7th in the Pac-12 

standings with a 4-4 record.Had they 

beaten Stanford they would be reversal 

in record at 5-3 and be tied with Colorado 

in fourth place. The Oregon Ducks lead

the conference  with a 5-1 record with

Arizona  and Arizona State  tied at 5-2.

The Huskies  are tied in 8th 3-5 record 

with UCLA  and California. 

The Cougars will  be playing Utah  

Wednesday at home followed by

Colorado on Saturday. Huskies will 

be home Wednesday against Colorado.

Saturday against  Utah. The Huskies 

have been playing  better at home and

it would be great to win both games

this coming week. It won't be easy

so if they get swept  the season could 

be over as far as making the NCAA 

tournament. They would  have  to win

the Pac-12 tournament to get in. That is 

possible  if they play well going into the

Pac-12  tournament. 

Gonzaga beat San Diego again big time

on Saturday 105-63. The Zags were led

by Braden Huff coming off the bench

with 26 points and a career high.  Huff

averages 11.4 points a game. Good for

the Zags  to have  a  scorer like that off

the bench. Ben Gregg was second in

scoring with 15 points and led with 11

rebounds. In all the Zags had six scores

in double  figures.  

This coming Thursday they play San

Francisco at home and then Pacific

on Saturday.  The Zags and San Francisco 

are tied third place with 4-1 record so

should be quite the game. Pacific  is

0-5 and tied with San Diego in last place.

It would be quite the upset if Pacific  won.

Go Zags.

Gonzaga Takes On San Diego Saturday

The Zags take on San Diego already

for the second time already in the

West Coast Conference. Last time 

they played as two weeks ago where

Gonzaga won at home 101-74. It is 

interesting how their conference

schedule works this year.

On Thursday they beat Pepperdine 

on their court  86-61 to almost same

identical score Pepperdine had 60

while the Zags had 86 as well.

Head coach Mark Few recorded his 

700th win in his career with the victory.

Graham Ike led the Zags with 24 points.

Graham had a hot night shooting making

11 of 17 shots from the field.  Nolan 

Hickman had 19 points and Anton Watson

came through with 16 points and eight 

rebounds.

The game was tied at half time at 40-40.

Zags shooting  70.4% from the floor in the

second half. San Diego on the other hand

went real cold making only 21 points while

Zags had 46. They shot 29.2 percent from

the field. Gonzaga has beaten Pepperdine

for 47 straight games so it has been a

long time since their last win. 

The Zags will play San Francisco Dons 

at home next Thursday at home followed

by going to Pacific on Saturday. 

It was a nice Thursday that Gonzaga as

well as Washington  and Washington

State all won their games See if it can

happen again Saturday. Won't be an

easy task for sure. 

New Coach Fisch Has To Deal with Transfer Portal

Now these days when a coach leaves 

or gets fired the new coach has to 

deal with the transfer portal. This is

the deal with with new head coach 

Jedd Fisch has to deal with.

The saddest  part for the Washington 

Huskies the players for the most part

can't celebrate what a great season 

they just had. Kalen DeBoer and much

of the coaching  staff headed to Alabama.

Much of the Huskies starting players who 

are not heading  to  the NFL are going

into the transfer portal.  There are some

who may return if Coach Fisch can convince

to do so. Only a couple players starting on

offense and defense  are returning at this 

time. Some of the players who were backups 

as well  are trying the transfer portal as well. 

In my opinion the saddest part these players 

especially  the backups  is that they likely will 

not play in the NFL. Those who declared for

the NFL  draft will have some or a lot of success 

however most will play two to five years. Yes

they will make some good money  but what plans 

do they have after their career is over. Now back

to those who are transferring out are they going

to have success at the next school. Also, many of

them won't  play in the NFL  and the money they

get is in the  NIL.

I don’t  blame those players who won't  get a lot 

of playing  time  at Washington  to try elsewhere.

The thing is those who don't  make the NFL where

will they have success in education  and what

about after college.  Washington  provides a good

education  and gives good opportunities. The

other schools  may do so as well.  Washington  

though you can say you played for a national 

championship. There is not a lot of schools you

say about that. The players are thinking about 

the now and where they can play football. If 

they don't  return to Washington  I hope they

don't  regret it. Go Dawgs!

Mariners Spring Training About A Month Away

While the Huskies and Seahawks have 

been busy lately  with coaching staffs

the Mariners  have been mainly dealing

with making signings that will add depth

to the team.

How these guys will perform or on

the major league roster when the 

season  we can only guess.

The Mariners  haven't  made any major

moves since they brought back Mitch

Haniger back from the San Francisco 

Giants and sending Robbie Ray to them.

They made a trade with Tampa Bay as

well. So they added two pieces to the

outfield. 

The rest of the major leagues hasn't 

made other moves either except minor 

ones as well. 

We hope the Mariners  make a move 

to bring in another outfielder  and we

hope an infielder.  The Mariners  haven't 

made any real move to replace Eugenio 

Suarez at third base. They have a couple

that can play third but I  wouldn't call

them a average or above third baseman.

Dominic Canzone looks like the best 

choice in the outfield to spend time in

right field when Mitch Haniger needs a 

day off or they may platoon as Canzone 

bats left while Haniger  hits from the

right side. In left field will be Luke Raley 

who they received from Tampa Bay for

infielder  Jose Caballero.  Though Raley

was a nice pickup certainly put a strain

in the infield as far as backups go.

Currently  Dylan Moore  and Sam Haggerty 

are the top  utility players at the moment.

Say I am not jumping cart wheels  over 

them. At this moment Moore would be 

the right handed bat either in left field

or second base. He is the backup for JP 

Crawford at shortstop. Why another right 

handed bat needed in the outfield. 

Sam Haggerty  will likely  be someone 

who comes in late into the outfield or

pinch run and sometimes  pinch hits.

He could platoon at second base if

Moore has to in left field. Moore's 

value is he can play any position on 

the field except  catcher. In recent

years his bat hasn't  been  great. He

is healthy  when the season  begins

that will help. Both these guys are

good role players if the Mariners 

play some small ball.

I hope the hesitate much longer and

bring in a couple productive players.

Go M's. 

Huskies Coach Jedd Fisch First Press Conference

Tuesday morning at 11 am Huskies coach

Jedd Fisch had his first press conference since coming less than 48 hours ago.

He said that he took the Huskies job

to win championships. He said realistically

only 12 to 14 teams in CFP have a chance

to win the National championship and 

Washington is one of them.

Fisch didn't promise that he would be

around a long time or not. Sounds like

he would leave if an NFL team who has

an opening that realistically has chance 

to win the Super Bowl. He didn't say the

words but we figured he applied it.

Fisch brought up the words the next 

man up. What he meant was when

the time comes to leave the Huskies 

be in the position to continue going

for championships.

Building the Huskies team is bringing 

in freshmen recruits and on any transfers

through the portal for positions that

need help to keep things going.  Fisch

said it is like the draft for the NFL and

adding free agents at certain positions.

He will bring in almost all of his staff

from  Arizona. Didn't indicate any transfers

from Arizona although they will have 

some. The window has closed for the

portal at this time so he will see out 

of the group including Huskies to come

to or back. The portal will open again

April so then he could pick.up some

Arizona players or from.elsewhere.

Currently the Huskies don't have any

quarterbacks who have college 

experience. We will see whether he

can bring back Austin Mack who just

over the weekend go into the portal.

Most likely Will Rogers is gone

but say never  to come back.  He

currently enroll in classes at U W..

Parker Brailsford who started at 

center for most of season announced

he was going into transfer. Also German 

Bernard the highest returning wide

receiver entered the transfer portal

as well. He decommitted two years

ago when Kalen DeBoer became 

head coach. He played st Michigan

State for a year before coming back.

We will see what he actually does.

Go Dawgs!

Mariners Sign Some International Players

The Seattle  Mariners signed eight

international  players  this week.  

The most notable  international  

players not counting Ichiro  and

other Japanese  players they signed  

are not part of this group. 

Julio Rodriguez  and  former Mariner 

Felix Hernandez were signed this

way be the Mariners. They have no 

other international  players on the

40 roster man were signed by them.

They do have a few that are in the

Top 30 prospects. A couple of these

signings will join in.

All eight signing are from the Dominican 

Republic. The Mariner are already 

enriched at shortstop among their

top prospects however they signed

three of them. Shortstop Dawel Joseph 

was the highest signing being number

seven in the top 50. Another in top 50

was shortstop  Leandro Romero at 48.

It will be several years  before any will

arrive in Seattle  as they are either 16

or 17 years old. They likely  will  be

playing in the Dominican for at least

two years. They signed three pitchers

as well as catcher Manuel Baez and

infielder/outfielder Deuri Castillo. 

Let you know if the Mariners  sign 

anymore  international players 

though they only had $6.5 million

to sign..Joseph  got about half of

it. The most likely  one to make it

to Seattle.  Let you know who makes

the top 30 Mariners prospects besides

Joseph.

Spring  training  is  about a month away

so more work needs to be done to bring

at least two  position players on board.

Hopefully  we will hear real soon. Go M's. 

Huskies Get Their Man

It didn't take long for the Huskies

to get their new head coach after

the departure of Kalen DeBoer to

Alabama.

I am sure most of us thought 

DeBoer would stick around more

than two years. These is the life

of college sports. Have no idea

how long the athletes will stick

around as much as the coaches.

The Huskies announced the

hiring of Arizona head coach

Jedd Fisch as the new one

Fisch spent three years Arizona.

It was a tough first season going

1-11 in 2021 then 5-7 in 2022

and finally 10-3. 

After Arizona's loss to the Huskies

the Wildcats were the hottest team

in the Pac-12. With the talent has

and Fisch will bring in they still will

be a good team. 

The Huskies have already lost 

several players in the transfer

portal however I am sure Fisch

will try to bring some of them

back into the fold. At this point

we don't know how many they

will lose.

Alabama lost 18 players to the 

transfer portal and could lose

more. I am sure they lose more

and the Huskies are around

12 they have lost. They could

lose more depending on how 

upset the players are and who

may follow DeBoer to Alabama.

Those who are still eligible being

around before could stick it out

at Mountlake.

Fisch will bring some players 

over from Arizona plus those

who he might have been interested

in before taking the Washington

job.

We feel the same for the players

and fans of the Wildcats since

they are going through the same

as the Huskies. I wish them to

get the right head coach as well.

It will continue to be a ripple

effect though. It is to bsd that

Alabama didn't go within and

hire an assistant who had been

at the school already. 

In men's basketball the Huskies 

lost to UCLA at Pauley Pavilion

73-61. Going into the game the

Bruins had only one win the Pac-12.

They have a young team. On the

roster they have eight freshman, 

four sophomores, two juniors 

and one senior. Two freshmen, 

three sophomores and one junior

are getting the bulk of minutes.

The Huskies two upsets are

against Gonzaga and Arizona

both at home. The Huskies are

now 2-4 in the Pac-12. Three

of the four losses are on the

road. The one loss at home

the Huskies lost by two to

Oregon. The Huskies will need

to do better on the road to

make the NCAA tournament

in March. Also for head coach

Mike Hopkins to keep his job.

Likely the Huskies will be

looking for a new head coach

after the season.

The Huskies were led by point

guard Sahvir Wheeler with 27

points. He is his having a good

stretch lately. On the season

he is averaging 16.5 points 

and 6.3 assists per game. 

He is second on the team in

scoring behind Keion Brooks

Jr. who had 12 points. 

The Huskies shot poorly on

the day making 40.4 from

the field while UCLA shot

50 percent. UCLA made 

four more shots. Both 

made  the same amount 

of three pointers at six

though the Huskies shot

almost twice as many at

25. Had they shot almost

the same percentage as

UCLA they may have won 

the game. The Huskies 

took just under 50 percent

outside the 3pt.line while

the Bruins were at 28 percent.

This week the Huskies play

at California on Thursday and

Stanford on Saturday. California

has same identical record as

Washington at 2-4 in Pac-12 

though not as well overall. The

Huskies have a better record

California is 5-4 at home. 

Stanford is third in the Pac-12 

with 4-2 record. Overall they

are 7-2 at home. Huskies will

need to avoid being swept.

Go Dawgs!

Cougars Upset Arizona Wildcats

There must be some parity in the Pac-12

as the Cougars beat the Wildcats at

home. It was the first time in Pullman

the Cougars beat #8 Arizona since 2010.

The Cougars beat them last year on

their court.

The Cougars were ahead of Arizona in

the second half by 11 points but the

Wildcats took a slight lead for a moment

near the end of the game. The final

score was Washington 73 Arizona 70.

Came down to the wire however a win is 

a win.

The Cougars again were led by Isaac Jones

with 24 points and 13 rebounds. Myles Rice

had 18 points and Jaylen Wells 11. They 

only had 8 points off the bench. The Cougars 

shot better from the field though they took 16 

less than Arizona. The difference though both 

teams took the  same amount of shots from 

the foul line however the Cougars made four 

more. Arizona outrebound the Cougars 51-38. 

The difference was in offense rebounded 

but the Wildcats poor shooting did them

in.

The Cougars will take on Stanford on the road 

Thursday followed by California on Saturday. 

The Huskies will be reversed.

Washington takes on California then Stanford. 

The Huskies play UCLA on the road on Sunday. 

Speaking of the Huskies they will name

their next head football coach soon.

Unfortunately Ryan Grubb won't be it.

The Cougars are 3-3 in the Pac-12 

men's basketball while Huskies head

into Sunday's game 2-3. Oregon leads 

the Pac-12 with 5-0 record. 

Kalen DeBoer Off To Alabama

I am sure like most Huskies  fans Friday

was a big surprise  he is headed to Alabama 

as head coach Already several players have

entered the transfer  portal including Will

Rogers who had transferred in from Mississippi 

to be the next starting quarterback  at 

Washington. 

The question  now who will be the next head

coach at Washington and be the quarterback 

as well.  Quite the week  with Pete Carroll let

go by the Seahawks and now DeBoer leaving.

I would give you my opinion on DeBoer, however 

I State who should be the next head coach. The

Huskies should give the job to offensive coordinator 

Ryan Grubb. I  am  sure  he wants to be a head coach.

If this doesn't  happen  he is off to Alabama  too.

Interesting  since he was offered the job as offensive 

coordinator at Alabama last year.

I expect we will hear the name of the new head coaches

at Seattle  and  Washington  will soon. Keep  your chin

up.

Huskies Beat Undefeated Arizona State

For the Huskies it is nice to play at

home. The Arizona State Sun Devils

came in undeated in the Pac-12 at 4-0.

The Huskies showed the Sun Devils

it isn't easy to win on the road.

Final Huskies 82-67

The Huskies led most of the first half

though were down by one. It was interesting since they looked like they

were in control. The Sun Devils scored

a lot in the first half because of turnovers.

The Huskies got off to a good start in the second half taking an eight point lead.

It stayed that way for a while trading baskets. Under the half way left in the second half the Huskies went on a 13-0

run. The best the Sun Devils could do

was get back to nine down however the

Huskies were able to get back in double

figures on shooting three points.

Shavir Wheeler led the Huskies with 24 points. The Sun Devils let Shavir take

3 point shots where he made all five 

that he took. Huskies leading scorer

on the season Keion Brooks Jr had 22 

points. Moses Wood chiped in 15. He

was 4 for 10 behind the three point 

line and three for four from the foul 

line. In all the Huskies shot over 50

percent behind the arc.

Center Braxton Meah had his best 

game of the season with 10 points

and a career high 14 rebounds. The

key was Braxton stayed out of foul

trouble which he has had trouble 

in all season long. The Huskies

with him in the lineup they can be

difficult to beat. The Huskies will

play UCLA on the road Sunday. The

Bruins are a young team and are

dead last in the conference with a

1-4 record along with Oregon State.

Wednesday night WSU Cougars beat 

USC on the road 72-64. The Trojans were supposed to be one of the better teams

behind Arizona however they are 2-3.

Speaking of Arizona the Cougars play

them on Saturday at home.

The Cougars took care of the Trojans

in the second half after leading by one

in the first half. Both teams had six three

pointers so that was a wash. Neither team

shot well as the Trojans had two more attempts at 21. Cougars made two more field goals with less attempts. The Cougars made four more foul shots though the

Trojans took one more attempts.

The Cougars were led by Isaac Jones 

with  26 points and 11 rebounds. Jaylen

Wells had 17 points and Myles Rice with

12. Only three scoring in double figures.

Next in line was Isaiah Watts with six

points. 

The Trojans had only two players score

in double figures with Boogie Ellis with

18 and Isaiah Collier with 12. Former

Cougar DJ Rodman led the Trojans 

with 8 rebounds.

Gonzaga were beaten Thursday night

by Santa Clara on the road 77-76. The

Zags had to erase a 13 point defecit 

in the second half but couldn't make it

through. This was the first time Santa

Clara beat the Zags since 2011.

Anton Watson led the Zags with 32 

points and nine rebounds. Ryan 

Nembhard had 21 points while Braden 

Huff came off the bench with 14. 

Santa Clara had five players in double

figures led by guard Adama Bal with 17.

The Zags don't play again until next

Thursday on the road at Pepperdine.

They beat Pepperdine at home last

Thursday 86-60. Santa Clara and St.

Marys lead the West Coast Conference

with 3-0 records. San Francisco Dons

are third at 2-0. Gonzaga behind them

at 2-1. Go Zags!

Look At Seahawks Offense

The dismissal of Pete Carroll the 

Seahawks offense could look a

lot different bin 2024 depending

on who the coach is.

It won't be just the head coach

but the assistant coaches that

come and go. The likelihood of

a new offensive coordinator to.

The Seahawks  were ranked 13th

in the NFL in the game while the

rushing game was at 30th. Very

sad on rushing since it is what

Pete Carroll's wanted to do and

was his downfall.

Ken Walker is a good running back

along with rookie Zach Charbonnet.

Both showed their abilities so the

trouble was the offensive line. Both

tackles Charles Cross on the left

side and  Abraham Lucas lost time

because of injuries. Cross missed 

three games after starting the first 

game of the season. Lucas missed 

ten game  and returning in week 

13 against the Dallas Cowboys.

The Seahawks need more depth

to the offensive line. It is obvious

they are able to block well against

the pass however need help against

the run. The Seahawks have three

tight ends who were healthy for the 

season. Colby Parkinson who is the

third tight end is going to be a free

agent so we will see whether he 

returns or not. None of three tight

ends seem strong on blocking or

they should have been used more

in the running game. They were 

all effective some in the passing 

game.

Noah Fant the starting tight end

had 32 catches for 414 yards and

no touchdowns. Far cry from having

four touchdowns in 2022. His yardage

per catch was better though from

9.7 in 2022 to 12.9.  Will Dissly's 

production went way down from

2022 where he caught 34 to 17 in

2023. His yardage per catch was the

same. He had one touchdown in 2023

compared to 3 in 2022. Colby Parkinson

had the same amount of catches and

touchdowns both seasons. He caught

25 passes and two touchdowns. His

yardage per catch went down by 3 yards.

The likelihood of the use of the tight ends

in 2023 was the use of rookie wide receiver

Jaxon Smith-Njigba. Jaxon  had 63 catches

for 628 yards and four touchdowns. Marquise Goodwin who was the third

receiver in 2022 had 27 catches with four touchdowns. DK Metcalf had fewer catches

in 2023 to 2022. He was second in receptions with 66 catches though led

the team in yardage at 1114 and had 8

touchdowns. Metcalf had more catches with 90 in 2022 but fewer yardage at

1078 and touchdowns with six. It would

be nice to see him catch more passes 

next season with more yardage and TD's.

Tyler Lockett led the team in catches 

with 78 however his catches, yardage and 

touchdowns were down from 2022.

Tyler's salary hut is quite large next year

so we will have to see whether he returns

or not. 

We will look at the defense next time on 

the Seahawks. Be interesting when the

Seahawks name their next coach since there are other teams with vacancies 

as well. Go Hawks!

Pete Carroll Out as Seahawks Head Coach

It was announced on Wednesday that

Pete Carroll is no longer the head coach

of the Seattle Seahawks.

In the press conference which took

place at 1 pm pacific time it was a 

joint decision though Pete Carroll

still would like to be head coach

though he understood why he no

longer is not.

It came down to where the defense

wasn't as good as it used to be when

they were going for championships

and won one Super Bowl and was in

another as well.

Pete looks forward to what his partner

General Manager John Schneider can

do on his own to bring back a winning

tradition to Seattle. Pete will stay on

for now as an advisor. How that look 

he has no idea. Obviously he will give

his input who will be next head coach.

Since Pete  is know as a defensive coach

will the Seahawks look to bring in an 

offensive coach who is the opposite or

bring in another defensive coach?

Right now it is hard to tell whether the

offense or defense is better of the two. 

Both of them need help so have to look

which has the most talent. I am sure

every fan would have an opinion on 

that too.

Over the next few days or weeks we 

will look at the talent on the Seahawks

along with what veterans won't be on the

team most likely in 2024. 

We can look at whether Geno Smith

will return or not. He has high salary

cap hit whoever so does Tyler Lockett

both on offense. Defense they have 

Jamal Adams as a big hit too. I wouldn't

be surprised if he is gone regardless

the kind of coach the Seahawks hire.

Stay tuned everyone. Go Hawks!

Washington Huskies Lose Championship

I am not going to use the name

many did to call the national 

championship.

I know it was a disappointment 

for Husky fans. Michael Penix

Jr. didn't play the game we were

hoping for by overthrowing passes

and having two interceptions. 

Though they lost 34-13 to Michigan

it was nice the Huskies were there.

Most disappointing Penix was not

able to show how good he is or the

three wide receivers really are.

Will this make his stock go down in 

the NFL draft we will see. Maybe 

help out the Seahawks this way. 

Remember Russell Wilson was a 

third rounder. 

All three wide receivers are not

expected back along with running

back Dillon Johnson. I wonder what

difference he would have made 

being healthy.

Odunze should be a high first round

pick. Since he missed seven games

where will Jalen McMillan be in the

draft. He would be smart to come

back to Washington. Ja'Lynn Polk

where will he be in the draft to?

Both McMillan and Polk should 

return if they are not figured to be

drafted in the first three or four

rounds. They could use another

year if so. 

It will be interesting how next 

season goes for the Huskies

in the Big Ten.  Go Dawgs!

Seahawks Win However Miss the Playoffs

The Seahawks  beat the Arizona Cardinals 
Sunday afternoon  21-20 however the
Green Bay  Packers had to lose to the
Chicago Bears which didn't happen.
The season is now over for them.

The next preseason  will  begin in August 
so a lot will happen before that. Many 
will say is it time to replace Pete Carroll  
or at least bring in a new defensive  
coordinator. We will see how it goes
either way.
At the very  least the Seahawks  will need
to find players who can stop the run. The
Seahawks  were ranked # 30 against the
run giving up 134.1 yards per game. Next
to last in rushing touchdowns. Passing 
defense the Seahawks were #19 and
overall  #27.  Had the Seahawks were
able to  be around #19 against the run
no doubt they would be in the playoffs.
I could see them move up to upper half
against the pass next season. Can they
move up against the run?

What they will need to do is improve 
on the defensive line as well as linebacker.
Jordyn  Brooks was not healthy for most of
the season so him being healthy will help. 
Bobby Wagner  is  slowing  down so if he
is back next season he should  play less 
downs whether against the run or pass.
Questions will be about the offense as
well however we have time to dissect
as well.  The  Seahawks  were ranked 
# 20 on offense. Let you know where
they can improve there too. 

The Seahawks  beat  the Cardinals with 
 a 34-yard touchdown  by Tyler Lockett 
at 1:54  remaining  in the game. The
Seahawks  made a two-point conversion 
for the victory. If you looked at the stats
of the game only you would  have thought 
the Cardinals won. They had the ball longer,
ran, and passed the ball for more yardage.
Stats don't tell the whole story.

Have a wonderful  off-season. Remember 
the Seattle Kraken,  there is still  college 
basketball and the  Mariners start to play
in March. We can't  forget the National 
Championship  Monday night between 
Washington  and Michigan. Go Dawgs!

Zags and Huskies Win while Cougars Lose

 The Gonaga Bulldogs won easily

as they beat San Diego. Zags  

won 101-74. The Zags  had 55 

points in the first half.

Ben Gregg had a career high 22 points 

to lead the Zags men's basketball team.

Graham Ike had 15 of his 19 points in 

the first half.  San Diego had 13 turnovers

that gave the Zags 19 points in the first

half. They shot 60 percent in the first

half as well. 

The Zags will play once this coming week 

on Thursday against Santa Clara on the

road. See how they do.

Washington Huskies beat Oregon State

Saturday afternoon 79-72 after a close

loss Thursday to Oregon at home. The 

Huskies led by five in the first half. They

pulled away in the second half leading

by as much as 12 points. They let the

Beavers back into the game being ahead

by four under two minutes remaining.

The Huskies find it hard to put teams

away. Combination of scoring and not

enough good defense. 

The Huskies are now 1-3 in Pac-12 play.

They could be easily 3-1. The Huskies

were led by Keion Brooks Jr. with 26

points. Shavir Wheeler had 16 points 

while Wilhelm Breidenbach had 11 and

Korean Johnson had 10.  Wilhelm played

28 minutes as Braxton Meah was in

foul trouble once again. Wilhelm led

the Huskies with eight rebounds. 

The Beavers had most of their scoring by

two players Jordan Pope who almost

single handed beat the Huskies had 29

points. He made 5 of 10 behind the 3

point line. Tyler Bilodeau had 21 points 

and led Beavers with seven rebounds.

The Huskies  will play Arizona State at

home on Thursday. Arizona State is a

surprise going 4-0 in Pac-12 play so far.

A weird twist in the schedule they go 

on the road Sunday at UCLA. They play

three road games in a row after three

at home. They only play Arizona and

USC once this season. Will help in

their record for sure.

The Oregon Ducks stay undefeated

though could have had at least one

loss. Saturday they beat the Cougars

89-84. The Ducks led by five at halftime

and final score stayed that way.

The Cougars were led by Myles Rice 

with 22 points. Jaylen Wells came off

the bench with 15. Isaiah Watts had

10 points off the bench as well. In total

the Cougars hsd five players in double

figures. Usually would mean a win

for them. The Ducks won despite having

four players in double figures. They were

led by guard Brennan Rigsby with 18.

The Cougars will play USC on the road

Wednesday and then home against

Arizona on Saturday. They play Arizona

State and UCLA once this year. 

The Seahawks are on the road Sunday 

against Arizona Cardinals. They must

win to make the playoffs and the Green

Bay Packers must lose against Chicago

Bears. Best to the Seahawks.

Monday night the best game in Huskies

history in football going against

Michigan in Houston Texas. Go Dawgs!

Family Time

Mariners Make Two Trades Friday

We were hoping for at least a couple 

trades to happen soon and the Mariners 

delivered however made them a better

team it is hard to know. 

The first trade was the Mariners traded 

left handed starter Robbie Ray who they signed as a free agent before the 2021 

season to the San Francisco Giants for 

former Seattle Mariners outfielder Mitch

Haniger and riggt-handed pitcher Anthony

DeSclafani. 

Mitch spent five years with the Mariners

before signing as a free agent with the

Giants a year ago.  He only had two healthy

seasons with the Mariners. They both were 

great years so if he can stay healthy this

time around it will help Mariners. He only

appeared in 61 games last year for the

Giants. 

Anthony DeSclafani like Haniger was hurt

as well. He pitched in only 24 games the 

last two games. Anthony had a wonderful

season in 2012 where he went 13-7 with

an era 3.17. He would be good acquisition

if he can get back to that year. Unless the Mariners trade one of their starting five

he likely won't start too many games.

The Mariners could flip him in another

trade though.

Robbie Ray missed most of last season

with injury and could miss half of 2024 

as well. Main reason of the trade is

having extra capital for the Mariners 

to spend to acquire or sign another

player. 

In the second trade the Mariners sent

infielder Jose Caballero to the Tampa

Bay Rays for outfielder/first baseman

Luke Daley. Caballero had a good start

in his rookie year for the Mariners however

slacked off in the second half ending

up batting .221. It is better for the most

part than utility players Dylan Moore and

Sam Haggerty did. Haggerty spent part

of last year in triple A Tacoma. The

Mariners need to find another utility 

player unless they can find a regular

third baseman. 

Luke Daley played in 119 games last

year for the Rays. He batted .249 with

19 home runs and 49 RBIs. Been 

mentioned about Daley and Canzone 

to platoon in left however they are 

both left handed hitters.  Besides Haniger

and Julio Rodriguez right now Dylan

Moore is the only other right handed bat.

I really hope the Mariners go out and

pick up another right handed bat in the

outfield. We will see what Jerry Dipoto

hss in mind. Go M's. 

Gonzaga, WSU Win Huskies Lose

Thursday was the opening to the

West Coast Conference schedule.

The Zags best Pepperdine at home

86-20. Though the Zags had a few

losses during the non-league schedule

they should be favored to win the WCC

once again.

The Zags got off to a great start going

on a 15-2 run at the beginning of the game.

They led 55-27 at halftime and cruised 

the rest of the way. The Zags hsd five 

players score in double figures including

four starters. Forward Graham Ike led

with 20 points and had seven rebounds

to.

The difference in the game was from the 

field where the Zags shot 56.1 per cent

making 32 of 57 while Pepperdine was

cold making 19 of 58. The Zags controlled

the boards having 32 defensive rebounds

to Pepperdine's 19. Gonzaga will take on

San Diego at home on Saturday. Go Zags!

The Washington State Cougars had to 

come from behind to win. They were 

down by three at half time however 

outscored the Beavers by ten in second

half. Final WSU 65 Oregon State 58.

The Cougars were led by the the red

hot Oscar Cluff off with 20 points. 

He made 8 of 11 on the field.  He led

in rebounds with 8. Andrej Jakimovski

had 15 points all in the second half.

The Cougars take on Oregon on

Saturday at home. The Ducks are 

undefeated beating the Huskies

76-74 in Seattle.

The Huskies are 0-3 now in conference

play as the Ducks are 3-0. The Huskies 

led the first half by six points however 

let the Ducks get even and ahead as

well. The Ducks scored under ten 

seconds to win the game. Huskies Paul 

Mulcahy had a good look to make

a 3 pointer to win the game however 

he just missed it. The Ducks got the 

rebound with just over a second to 

seal the win. 

The Huskies have played

well despite losing the first three games

in the Pac 12. They take on Oregon State

on Saturday at home. Need to string 

several victories in a row. Go Dawgs!

Kraken and Huskies Win On New Year's

I thought when the Seattle Kraken won
Monday afternoon  at T-Mobile Park  
over Las Vegas  3-0 it was a good sign
for the Huskies in the Sugar Bowl  which
turned out right.

It was a big win for the Kraken beating
the Golden Knights  who were last year's 
Stanley  Cup champions and are tied
with Vancouver as the leaders in the 
Pacific division.  Vancouver had a poor
season year has been a big surprise.

The Kraken got off to a poor start 
have played well of late. They are
15-14-9. They are 4th place in the Pacific 
division and just outside of the playoffs.
They have received points in their last
nine games. A shutout  like this against 
one of the best teams in the league  is 
a good sign and hopefully keep them
going.
The Huskies beat the Texas Longhorns in
the semifinals for the college national 
championship 37-31. It was a close
game with it going down to the last
play of the game. Dillon Johnson was
hurt under a minute left in the game
for the Huskies so the clock had to
stop. Dillon  had not been  injured the
the clock would have run down meaning 
the Huskies could have kneeled on 
fourth down instead the Huskies  had
to punt to Texas which gave them a chance
to win. The Huskies  defense was able to
hold the Longhorns including a ball being
hit out of the receiver's hand in the end
zone with no time left in the game.

The Huskies now play Michigan  in the
National Championship game  against 
Michigan next Monday in Houston. 
Michigan beat Alabama  27-20  before
the Huskies in the Rose Bowl. Another
close game as the game went into 
overtime. Michigan is favored by five
points, however, the Huskies are used
to being underdogs. Go Dawgs!