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Marysville-Pilchuck soccer looks to build on success

The split with Marysville Getchell starts with the girls soccer program. While the approximately 70 girls trying out at Marysville-Pilchuck for the 2010 season won’t be split into two varsity teams, there will be a second C team which will represent the soon-to-open facility on Getchell Road.

Marysville spikers expect great things

Coach Shelly Johnson expects the best from the Marysville-Pilchuck High School volleyball team this year due to their track record, training and years of experience.

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.

Marysville Tomahawk football ready to attempt three-peat

MARYSVILLE — One of the questions surrounding the Tomahawks was cleared up on the first day of practice. But while the Tomahawks know who will be on the team, that leaves a number of inquiries left unanswered for the 2010 season, starting with replacing the most dominant player in school history, fullback Austin Denton.

Marysville's Keith Taylor turns a love for karaoke into an opportunity to sing at Safeco Field

MARYSVILLE — How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Practice. How do you get to sing the National Anthem in front of 40,000 Mariners fans at Safeco Field? Karaoke.

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. Now in its seventh year, the annual 3-on-3 basketball tournament, put on by the Snohomish County Boys & Girls Club, saw 130 teams fight for titles organized by age.

Marysville trio earn first 3-on-3 title at I-5 Extravaganza

Team trilogy has one simple piece of advice. “Just get it done quick and you can get some rest,” said Ryan Shannon. That strategy was especially relevant at this year’s I-5 Extravaganza 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament, where temperatures reached in the 90s during both days of competition at Tulalip Resort Casino.