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Arlington's Lady Eagles eager to get back on pitch

The Lady Eagles have been eager to get back onto the pitch. Nine months is a long time to wait, especially when a forfeit is what kept you out of the district tournament.

Arlington spikers working to improve

First-year volleyball coach Melissa Thompson likes the work ethic put forward by her squad of girls so far. “As long as they’re progressing, that’s a good indication that we’re going in the right direction,” Thompson said.

Lakewood Cougars striving for state

Members of the Lakewood volleyball team weren’t the only ones working up a sweat during a recent practice. Coach Tasha Kryger, leading a drill that required her to toss a volleyball to players on one side of the court, then quickly duck under the net and repeat the process to girls on the other side, laughed as she forgot which side she was supposed to throw a ball to.

Talented Arlington Eagles plan on contending for Wesco North title

The Eagles saw what they were capable of at the end of 2009. A dominating 29-7 performance over Cascade was for naught, as it was the result of a district cross-over consolation game, but it brought hope to Arlington football fans about 2010.

Lakewood Cougars plan to reap rewards of program building

Lakewood football coach Dan Teeter has been strategizing for the 2010 season for a few years now. He has all the pieces in place to make a run at the Cascade Conference championship, now it’s a matter of taking the right steps starting from the first practice, which began Aug. 18.

Thousands turn out for I-5 Extravaganza at Tulalip

Roughly 3,000 people visited the Tulalip Resort Casino parking lot Aug. 14 and 15 for the I-5 Extravaganza.

Arlington's Geeks in Sneaks win third straight I-5 Extravaganza 3-on-3 title

The third time is usually a charm. It’s not supposed to be the most difficult and exhausting of the three, but it was for Geeks in Sneaks, which won the grades 10-12 bracket at the I-5 Extravaganza 3-on-3 basketball tournament Aug. 15. “It definitely was harder,” sai

Submission challenge takes hold in Arlington

The Arlington Submission Challenge had a humble beginning. “I was just tired of having to drive down to Bonney Lake just to go to a grappling tournament,” said Landon Showalter, owner of the Arlington Kickboxing Academy.

Charity golf tourney In Arlington meets goal

The Arlington Open Golf Tournament was as advertised. The upstart tournament at Gleneagle Golf Course Aug. 7 met expectations — and goals set by it’s planners in the city’s office. “We reached our goal,” said David Kuhl, city of Arlington Community Development Director.