Kris Hill

Courtney Thompson

Sports

Documentary follows Olympian and former Kentlake, UW volleyball star

Courtney Thompson has that intangible "it" factor that allows her to make those around her better, a quality…

Kentwood middle blocker Lindsey Tyler

Sports

Kentwood off to state | Prep volleyball

Kentwood High volleyball started a new Class 4A state tournament appearance streak last Saturday thanks to wins over…

Dallas Glenn helps Jason Line’s Pro Stock car get ready for a run. Glenn

Sports

Glenn comes home to Pacific Raceways | NHRA Northwest Nationals

Dallas Glenn has traveled throughout the country to cities he never visited before. But this weekend he will…

Kentwood's Josh Boekelman

Sports

Kentwood’s Boekelman wins regional wrestling title; Mat Classic next

Kentwood High's Josh Boekelman captured the only win among Kent wrestlers at the Region III boys competition last…

Isabella Jocz

Business

Racing legend helps open new business: Firestone celebrates with Mario Andretti

Mario Andretti, a racing legend whose resume includes wins in NASCAR’s Daytona 500 as well as the Indianapolis…

Vern Heinle works on a toy inside of his workshop. This Christmas season

News

Kent toymaker makes 300 wooden toys for charity

Vern Heinle spent a fair amount of time in his workshop this year trying to get a wooden…

Kent-Meridian volleyball's four returners are from left to right

Sports

Kent-Meridian volleyball shredding underdog reputation

Don't let Kent-Meridian's South Puget Sound League North volleyball record fool you.

The King County Council approved a demonstration project for the Kent motorsports venue early last week.

News

County gives green light to Pacific Raceways’ pilot plan

Jason Fiorito is one step closer to seeing his master plan become a reality for Pacific Raceways. The…

Brian Davis

News

Davis steps down at Kentwood

Brian Davis, head basketball coach at Kentwood High, resigned from the position the morning of March 7.

Kentwood's Bethany Pfaff pitches during a SPSL North game in 2011 against Auburn Riverside. She is one of a core of seniors returning to the team this season.

News

Conquerors ready to fight for the top spot

Kentwood senior Bailey Marshall has high expectations for the fastpitch team this year.

Kentwood's Chris Kubeja winds up for a kick during a playoff game in 2011.

News

Finishing the job on the pitch

Seniors on Kentwood’s boys soccer team want to find a way to channel their frustrations.

Opinion

Changes in technology and education | Editorial

In some ways public school education hasn’t changed a bit since I graduated from high school nearly 16…

Opinion

Farewell too soon, coach | Editorial

In the early afternoon on Feb. 16 I found an article I wrote after Seth Dawson first started…

Seth Dawson

News

Kentlake swim coach killed in plane crash | Breaking News

Kentlake High swim coach Seth Dawson, 31, was one of three people who were on a plane that…

Kentwood’s Maddison Rankin

Sports

Kentwood boys and girls hold off Battle Ground | Basketball Playoffs

The post-season started off well for all of the Kent schools basketball teams but only the Kentwood boys…

Sports

Tahoma to send 15 wrestlers to Mat Classic while Kentlake, Kentwood and Kent-Meridian each crowned champions at regional tournament | Slide Show

With 15 wrestlers advancing to the state wrestling championships Friday and Saturday at the Tacoma Dome -- four…

Tahoma’s Austin Perry works to earn near fall points against Auburn’s James West in the 182 pound final at the South Puget Sound League sub-regional wrestling tournament Feb. 4 at Kent-Meridian. Perry pinned west in the second period.

Sports

Tahoma rolls in sub-regional | Wrestling

Tahoma had 14 wrestlers in the finals of the sub-regional tournament Feb. 3-4 at Kent-Meridian which it won…

Kentwood’s Taylor Jones

Sports

Conquerors win division crown | Boys basketball

Kentwood’s boys basketball team has something many of its South Puget Sound League North division rivals don’t have:…

Tahoma’s Cruz Velasque tries to work Enumclaw’s Tyke Reid to his back to gain valuable points in the 113-pound match during the Battle of the Bone on Jan. 27.

Sports

Wrestling | Battle of Unbeatens | Tahoma vs. Enumclaw

Tahoma made a strong case on Jan. 27 that it has the best wrestling team in the state…

News

New location, big goals for Covington-MapleValley-Black Diamond Relay for Life event

Change is the unofficial theme of this year’s Covington-Maple Valley-Black Diamond Relay for Life event.