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Tyler Alos is the Kent Reporter’s Thunderbird Player of the week

Tyler Alos, No. 13 Position: C Date of Birth: 01/27/1993 Height: 5' 11" Weight: 164 lbs Shoots: R Resides: Spokane, WA Drafted: Eligible 2011

  • Jan 27, 2010
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Congratulations to this week's Thunderbird FAN OF THE WEEK! From the Jan. 23 game. You can pick up your prize at the Kent Reporter office between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Deadline to claim prize is noon Thursday

Congratulations to this week’s Thunderbird FAN OF THE WEEK!

From the Jan. 23 game. You can pick up your prize at the Kent Reporter office between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

  • Jan 27, 2010
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Congratulations to this week's Thunderbird FAN OF THE WEEK! From the Jan. 23 game. You can pick up your prize at the Kent Reporter office between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Deadline to claim prize is noon Thursday
Kentridge star Gary Bell will be among the top names competing in the Les Schwab Kent Shootout at the ShoWare Center on Friday.

BASKETBALL: ShoWare Center braces for Kent Shootout; Eight players to watch; Admission

Some of high school's biggest names in the local prep basketball circuit will be under the spotlight at the ShoWare Center on Friday for the… Continue reading

  • Jan 25, 2010
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Kentridge star Gary Bell will be among the top names competing in the Les Schwab Kent Shootout at the ShoWare Center on Friday.

WRESTLING: K-M’s Lemmon, KL’s Potts and KW trio snare titles

The wins on the mat just keep coming for Kent-Meridian’s Nick Lemmon.So do the titles.Lemmon, who is in just his third year of competitive wrestling,… Continue reading

  • Jan 25, 2010
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Thunderbirds' Erick Fleming fights for the puck with Winterhawks' Riley Boychuk behind Thunderbirds goalie Calvin Pickard Jan. 23. The Thunderbirds fell to the Winterhawks 6-1.

Seattle downed by Winterhawks; sell-out crowd comes to ShoWare

The Portland Winterhawks defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds by a score of 6-1 Jan. 23 at the ShoWare Center in Kent. A ShoWare Center record crowd of 6,151 were in attendance for the T-Birds' annual Teddy Bear Toss. The Thunderbirds collected 4,049 stuffed animals that will be distributed to children in times of emergency and crisis by the WARM 106.9 FM Teddy Bear Patrol.

  • Jan 25, 2010
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Thunderbirds' Erick Fleming fights for the puck with Winterhawks' Riley Boychuk behind Thunderbirds goalie Calvin Pickard Jan. 23. The Thunderbirds fell to the Winterhawks 6-1.

Everett stops Seattle in OT Jan. 17

The Seattle Thunderbirds rallied from a 3-1 deficit late in the second period to force overtime, but eventually fell to the Everett Silvertips 4-3 on Sunday evening at Comcast Arena in Everett.

  • Jan 25, 2010
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PREPS OF THE WEEK: Jan. 11-16

LYNNSEY THIELMANKentlake• Grade: Junior.• Sport: Gymnastics.• Accomplishment: Thielman led Kentlake to 154.75 points in a four-team meet victory over Decatur, Kentwood and Capital. Thielman brought… Continue reading

  • Jan 21, 2010
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BOYS HOOPS: KR’s Rasmussen remains hot, burns Tahoma; KW, K-M, KL fall

Craig Rasmussen continued to deliver for the Kentridge High boys basketball team on Tuesday night.Rasmussen, a 6-foot-4 senior, delivered 20-plus points for the third time… Continue reading

  • Jan 21, 2010
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Kentwood’s Maddison Rankin tries to slip a shot past Auburn Riverside’s Kat Cooper during Tuesday night’s game. Kentwood led top-ranked Auburn Riverside most of the night

GIRLS BASKETBALL: No. 1 Auburn Riverside comes back, stops Kentwood

Mercedes Wetmore started slow Tuesday night at Kentwood High.But Auburn Riverside’s standout guard certainly finished with a flurry, scoring nine of her team-high 19 points… Continue reading

  • Jan 21, 2010
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Kentwood’s Maddison Rankin tries to slip a shot past Auburn Riverside’s Kat Cooper during Tuesday night’s game. Kentwood led top-ranked Auburn Riverside most of the night

Luke Lockhart is the Kent Reporter Thunderbird Player of the Week

#20 Luke Lockhart Active Position: C Date of Birth: 11/01/1992 Height: 5' 10" Weight: 169 lbs Shoots: R Resides: Burnaby, British Columbia Drafted: Eligible 2011

  • Jan 20, 2010
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Congratulations to this week's Thunderbird FAN OF THE WEEK!  From the Jan. 16 game. You can pick up your prize at the Kent Reporter office between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Deadline to claim prize is noon Thursday

Congratulations to this week’s Thunderbird FAN OF THE WEEK!

From the Jan. 16 game. You can pick up your prize at the Kent Reporter office between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

  • Jan 20, 2010
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Congratulations to this week's Thunderbird FAN OF THE WEEK!  From the Jan. 16 game. You can pick up your prize at the Kent Reporter office between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Deadline to claim prize is noon Thursday

PREP HOOPS: KR, KW boys win; KW, KL girls win

Much of the talk about the Kentridge High boys basketball team this season has circled around star guard Gary Bell.The league’s leading scorer, however, has… Continue reading

  • Jan 15, 2010
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Kentwood’s Hayden Peterson (top) holds down K-M’s Alec Moss during Wednesday night’s 119-pound match. Peterson hadn’t wrestled in more than two weeks due to a mild concussion he suffered during a tournament. The Kentwood junior returned strong

Wrestling: Kentwood beats Kent-Meridian | Also: State Rankings

Business as usual. That was the rallying cry for the Kentwood High wrestling team Wednesday night, which felt the heat from surging Kent-Meridian, but was able to cool off the Royals 40-25 in a South Puget Sound League North Division dual meet. Kent-Meridian was coming off a team title from the Liberty Invitational on Saturday. On Wednesday night, however, the Royals couldn’t solve Kentwood, which received pins from Ruben Navejas (112), Teddy Zografos (130), Matt Gordon (145) and Nathan Herrick (275) en route to the victory.

  • Jan 14, 2010
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Kentwood’s Hayden Peterson (top) holds down K-M’s Alec Moss during Wednesday night’s 119-pound match. Peterson hadn’t wrestled in more than two weeks due to a mild concussion he suffered during a tournament. The Kentwood junior returned strong

PREPS OF THE WEEK: Jan. 4-9

PREPS OF THE WEEK: Jan. 4-9JORDAN THOMPSON WALKER, Kent-Meridian• Grade: Junior.• Sport: Basketball.• Accomplishment: Thompson Walker delivered back-to-back big performances last week, scoring a season-high… Continue reading

  • Jan 14, 2010
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PREP REPORT: KW’s Smith returns to court; KL gymnast Thielman enjoys big night

He’s back.Josh Smith returned to Kentwood boys basketball team Tuesday night in fine fashion, scoring 10 points in a 61-37 South Puget Sound League North… Continue reading

  • Jan 14, 2010
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Girls Basketball: Kent-Meridian downs Kentridge for big win

The Kent-Meridian girls basketball team ended an emotionally rugged week Friday night in the best possible manner – with a win. Behind another standout performance from senior Briana Shannon, who scored a game-high 29 points, the Royals held off Kentridge 58-45 in a South Puget Sound League North Division game.

  • Jan 13, 2010
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Congratulations to this week's Thunderbird FAN OF THE WEEK! From the Jan. 9 game. You can pick up your prize at the Kent Reporter office between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Deadline to claim prize is noon Friday

Congratulations to this week’s Thunderbird FAN OF THE WEEK!

From the Jan. 9 game. You can pick up your prize at the Kent Reporter office between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Deadline to claim prize is noon Friday, Jan. 15, 2010. Person in photo must be the one to come in and claim the prize; no substitutions.

  • Jan 13, 2010
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Congratulations to this week's Thunderbird FAN OF THE WEEK! From the Jan. 9 game. You can pick up your prize at the Kent Reporter office between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Deadline to claim prize is noon Friday

T-Birds welcome new hotel partner

The Seattle Thunderbirds announced Jan. 12 that the Best Western River's Edge Hotel located in Southcenter is the newest T-Bird hotel sponsor.

  • Jan 12, 2010
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Pickard is top goalie in NHL central scouting midterm rankings

Seattle Thunderbirds goalie Calvin Pickard has been ranked the No. 1 goalie in the NHL Central Scouting Midterm Rankings of players eligible for the 2010 NHL Draft. The Midterm Rankings were released Jan. 11.

  • Jan 12, 2010
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Seattle sends Warg to Prince Albert; acquire defenseman Frank, draft pick in return

Seattle Thunderbirds general manager Russ Farwell on Jan. 10 announced the team has traded defenseman Stefan Warg to the Prince Albert Raiders for defenseman Austin Frank and a fifth-round selection in the 2010 Bantam Draft.

  • Jan 11, 2010
  • BY Wire Service