What’s On Deck

WEDNESDAY

  • BY Wire Service
  • Wednesday, April 9, 2008 12:00am
  • Sports

WEDNESDAY

PREPS

Baseball: SPSL North – Jefferson at Fed. Way, Decatur at Tahoma, 4 p.m.

Boys soccer: SPSL North – Federal Way at Kentwood, 5:30 p.m.; Kentridge at Jefferson, Decatur at K-M, Kentlake at Tahoma, all 7:30 p.m.

Softball: SPSL North – Jefferson at Federal Way, Decatur at Tahoma, both 4 p.m.

PROS

Sonics basketball: at Houston Rockets, 5:30 p.m. (FSN, KTTH 770 AM).

Mariners baseball: at Tampa Bay, 4:10 p.m. (FSN, KOMO 1000 AM).

Thunderbirds hockey playoffs: vs. Tri-City Americans, WHL Western Conference semifinals, Game 4, KeyArena, 7:05 p.m. (KKNW 1150 AM).

Emerald Downs horse racing: Simulcasts, first race 9:25 a.m.

THURSDAY

PROS

Mariners baseball: at Tampa Bay, 9:40 a.m. (FSN, KOMO 1000 AM).

Emerald Downs horse racing: Simulcasts, first race 9:35 a.m.

COLLEGES

Baseball: Washington – vs. Brigham Young, Husky Ballpark, 6:30 p.m.

FRIDAY

PREPS

Girls tennis: SPSL North – Federal Way at Jefferson, 3:30 p.m.

PROS

Sonics basketball: at San Antonio, 5:30 p.m. (FSN, KTTH 770 AM).

Mariners baseball: vs. Los Angeles Angels, Safeco Field, 7:10 p.m. (FSN, KOMO 1000 AM).

Thunderbirds hockey playoffs: at Tri-City, WHL Western Conference semifinals, Game 5 (if necessary), 7:05 p.m. (KKNW 1150 AM).

Emerald Downs horse racing: Simulcasts, first race 9:35 a.m.

COLLEGES

Baseball: Washington – vs. Brigham Young, Husky Ballpark, 6:30 p.m.

Softball: Green River CC – vs. Grays Harbor, Lea Hill Park, 2 p.m.

Tennis: Green River CC men – vs. Willamette, Boeing Employee Tennis Club (Kent), 5 p.m. Green River women – vs. Spokane, Boeing Employee Tennis Club, 2 p.m.


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