Seahawks News
The Seahawks are back at home this weekend for a rematch against a division rival. Seattle’s hosting the Arizona Cardinals with a chance to pick up their fourth straight win.
The Seahawks beat the Cardinals by three points earlier this season, but the Cards are eyeing revenge after handling the Cowboys on Monday Night Football earlier this week. They also have a new look at quarterback, starting Jacoby Brissett over Kyler Murray, who was just placed on the injured reserve with a foot injury.
The Hawks will look to keep their dynamic offensive going in their first game with trade deadline acquisition Rashid Shaheed.
Coverage begins at 11 am on Sunday and kickoff is at 1:05 on KPUG.
Huskies/Cougs News
The Huskies are in Wisconsin this weekend for a match against the Badgers.
UW is coming off a big win over Illinois that earned them a spot in the national rankings. They’ll look to keep it going against a Badgers squad that’s lost its last six games and has yet to beat a Big Ten opponent.
They’ll kick off at 1:30 tomorrow from Madison.
The Cougs have a bye week ahead of their home match against Louisiana Tech next weekend.
Sounders/Reign News
It’s do or die for the Sounders tomorrow in a winner-take-all road match against Minnesota United.
Seattle and Minnesota are facing off in the decisive Game 3 of the opening round of the MLS Cup Playoffs. The Sounders are coming off a 4-2 win at Lumen Field, but they’ll have to do it again in enemy territory to move on to the next round. Their match starts at 1 pm tomorrow.
But first, the Seattle Reign are playing the Orlando Pride in a single-game elimination match in the opening round of the NWSL Playoffs.
The Reign will play in Orlando after tying the Pride in their season finale to fall to the fifth seed in the playoffs. The winner moves on to the playoff semifinals.
Their game starts at 5:00 tonight.
HS Volleyball News
More big games in district tournament action last night.
In prep volleyball, Meridian booked its ticket to the state tournament by beating Nooksack Valley three sets to one in the 1A consolation bracket. The Trojans now join Lynden Christian at state, which begins next Friday.
HS Soccer News
Over in girls soccer, Ferndale fell to Oak Harbor 4-1 in a game that would have sent the Golden Eagles to state.
Coming up tomorrow, Lynden is playing at Selah at 1 pm in a district crossover match that will send the winner to state. And Blaine is hosting Nooksack Valley in the 1A district soccer consolation bracket, where the winner will join Lynden Christian at the state tournament next week.
HS Football News
Meanwhile, the Week 10 play-in for high school football is just about to get underway. There are seven Whatcom County schools that need a win to make it to the state tournament.
First up, the Lummi Nation Blackhawks host Ocosta in the 1B district crossover match. Coverage begins at 4:40 and kickoff is at 5:00 on KPUG with Randy Farmer and Rick Todd on the call.
Later in the evening, Lynden is hosting Bremerton at Ferndale High School. Coverage begins at 5:40 and kickoff is at 6 on KGMI with Jason Upton and Nick Zeller-Singh of Cascadia Daily News on the call.
Across the state, Ferndale is playing Cheney at Eastern Washington University, they’ll also kick it off at 6:00.
Tomorrow, Lynden Christian starts off the slate by hosting Naches Valley at Blaine High School. Coverage begins at 11:40 and kickoff is at noon on KPUG with Jim Bring and the coach Dan Kaemingk on the call.
Sehome is hosting Selah at Civic Stadium. Coverage begins at 1:40 and kickoff is at 2:00 on KGMI with Randy Farmer and Jason Upton on the call.
Later, Mount Baker hosts Wapato at Blaine High School. They’ll kick off at 3:00 on KPUG with Jim and Dan staying on to call that one.
Nooksack Valley caps it off with a rematch against King’s, who beat the Pioneers in a tight match earlier this season. They kick off from Civic Stadium at 6:00 on KGMI with Randy and Rick on the airwaves.
