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The preps blog is designed to fill in the gaps of our high school sports coverage, providing insight into some of the stories and projects we are pursuing, and to serve as a forum to talk about some of the significant high school sports stories happening in our community.

Doug Pacey joined The News Tribune in 2007 after covering prep sports at The Bellingham Herald for five years. He graduated from Issaquah High School in 1998 and earned a journalism degree from the University of Kansas in 2002. E-mail Doug.


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Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
Posted by Doug Pacey @ 03:19:23 pm

Rankings for the week of May 3, courtesy of WashingtonBaseballPoll.com.

Class 4A
1. Spokane University 16-1
2. Puyallup 16-2
3. Richland 13-2
4. Marysville-Pilchuck 16-3
5. Heritage 13-4
6. Olympia 17-1
7. Lake Washington 12-4
8. Kelso 13-3
9. Mountlake Terrace 12-5
10. Tahoma 14-3

Class 3A
1. Eastside Catholic 12-3
2. Liberty 15-3
3. Timberline 17-2
4. Prairie 16-4
5. Blanchet 13-4
6. Hanford 10-7
7. Columbia River 12-4
8. Mount Si 13-6
9. Lynnwood 12-8
10. Auburn Mountainview 17-4

Class 2A
1. Selah 20-0
2. W.F. West 18-0
3. Burlington-Edison 16-2
4. Sehome 14-4
5. Cheney 15-2
6. Archbishop Murphy 19-1
7. Hockinson 11-5
8. Centralia 14-3
9. Ephrata 16-4
10. R.A. Long 14-3

Class 1A
1. Kalama 16-1
2. Castle Rock 15-0
3. Naches Valley 16-2
4. Cashmere 15-3
5. Chimacum 13-1
6. Lakeside 15-2
7. Friday Harbor 17-2
8. Freeman 14-5
9. Rochest 11-4
10. Meridian 12-7

Categories: Baseball, Rankings, polls
Monday, April 27th, 2009
Posted by Doug Pacey @ 09:17:59 pm

Courtesy of WashingtonStateBaseballPoll.com.

Class 4A
1. Puyallup 15-1
2. Skyline 13-3
3. Spokane University 12-1
4. Richland 12-2
5. Marysville-Pilchuck 12-3
6. Heritage 11-3
7. Olympia 12-1
8. Bothell 11-4
9. Southridge 12-2
10. Kelso 11-2

Class 3A
1. Bishop Blanchet 12-2
2. Eastside Catholic 10-3
3. Columbia River 11-2
4. Liberty 13-3
5. Timberline 15-2
6. Hanford 10-4
7. Mount Rainier 12-2
8. Prairie 12-2
9. Yakima West Valley 11-5
10. Mount Si 12-4

Class 2A
1. Selah 17-0
2. W.F. West 14-0
3. Burlington-Edison 13-2
4. Sehome 12-4
5. Cheney 13-1
6. R.A. Long 13-3
7. Archbishop Murphy 17-0
8. Clarkston 11-2
9. Centralia 12-3
10-tie. Ellensburg 11-4
10-tie. Klahowya 14-3

Class 1A
1. Kalama 13-1
2. Castle Rock 13-0
3. Naches Valley 12-2
4. Cashmere 13-3
5. Chimacum 11-1
6. Lakeside 14-2
7. Freeman 13-4
8. Okanogan 9-4
9. Friday Harbor 16-2
10. Meridian 9-6

Categories: Baseball, Rankings, polls
Wednesday, February 18th, 2009
Posted by Doug Pacey @ 08:00:00 pm

TNT's girls basketball rankings

Class 4A
1. Kentwood 21-0
2. Lewis and Clark 21-0
3. Pasco 21-0
4. Snohomish 18-2
5. Moses Lake 17-4
6. Federal Way 18-4
7. Auburn Riverside 16-6
8. Bellarmine Prep 18-3
9. Mead 17-4
10. Graham-Kapowsin 17-4
Got next: Eastlake, Edmonds-Woodway, Issaquah, Inglemoor, Jackson, Mount Tahoma, Roosevelt, Spokane Central Valley, Walla Wall

Class 3A
1. Kennedy 20-0
2. Prairie 18-3
3. Franklin 17-2
4. White River 19-1
5. Bainbridge 17-4
6. Holy Names 18-3
7. Shadle Park 15-5
8. Yakima West Valley 14-6
9. Meadowdale 16-4
10. Mercer Island 15-5
Got next: Bellevue, Bonney Lake, Enumclaw, Liberty, Mount Si, Port Angeles, Yelm.

Class 2A
1. Prosser 19-0
2. Archbishop Murphy 19-0
3. Black Hills 17-2
4. Pullman 15-2
5. Lynden 15-4
6. Hockinson 17-2
7. Yakima East Valley 16-3
8. Burlington-Edison 14-4
9. Kingston 15-5
10. Elma 13-4
Got next: Ellensburg, Clarkston, Othello, Spokane West Valley, Tumwater

Class 1A
1. Seattle Christian 21-0
2. Lynden Christian 16-3
3. Freeman 18-1
4. Connell 19-1
5. Granger 17-3
6. Tonasket 15-4
7. Chelan 15-3
8. Zillah 16-4
9. Vashon 15-4
10. Toledo 16-4
Got next: Bellevue Christian, LaCenter, Mabton, Nooksack Valley

Tuesday, February 17th, 2009
Posted by Doug Pacey @ 08:56:21 pm

Boys basketball rankings as of Feb. 17

Class 4A
1. Federal Way 20-2
2. Eisenhower 21-0
3. Decatur 18-3
4. Garfield 17-3
5. Gonzaga Prep 18-2
6. Kentwood 17-5
7. Foss 17-4
8. Curtis 17-5
9. Kentridge 14-7
10. Mariner 16-4
Got next: Auburn, Bellarmine Prep, Central Kitsap, Lake Stevens, Mount Tahoma, Mountlake Terrace, Pasco, Walla Walla, Wenatchee

Class 3A
1. Franklin 19-1
2. Bellevue 19-1
3. Shadle Park 16-4
4. Renton 17-1
5. Enumclaw 19-1
6. Columbia River 16-4
7. Bainbridge
8. Rainier Beach 13-6
9. Lakes 14-6
10. North Kitsap 16-3
Got next: Chief Sealth, Clover Park, Meadowdale, Mount Vernon, Mount Si, Mount Rainier, O’Dea

Class 2A
1. Squalicum 17-1
2. Mark Morris 16-2
3. River Ridge 14-4
4. Archbishop Murphy 14-3
5. North Mason 16-3
6. Burlington-Edison 13-5
7. Wapato 14-4
8. Spokane West Valley 13-4
9. Pullman 12-4
10 Grandview 12-6.
Got next: Anacortes, Centralia, Clarkston, Fife, Quincy, Tumwater

Class 1A
1. Vashon 19-1
2. Freeman 17-1
3. Port Townsend 18-2
4. Chelan 18-3
5. Winlock 18-2
6. Cascade Christian 17-3
7. Onalaska 18-2
8. Meridian 15-5
9. Connell 17-3
10. Naches Valley 14-6
Got next: Bellevue Christian, Brewster, Castle Rock, Granger, King’s, Lake Roosevelt, Mabton

Categories: Baseball, Rankings, polls
Monday, February 9th, 2009
Posted by Doug Pacey @ 05:57:15 pm

Class 4A
1. Kentwood 20-0
2. Lewis and Clark 18-0
3. Pasco 19-0
4. Snohomish 16-2
5. Moses Lake 15-4
6. Mead 16-2
7. Federal Way 16-4
8. Auburn Riverside 15-5
9. Bellarmine Prep 17-3
10. Spokane Central Valley 13-5
Got next: Eastlake, Edmonds-Woodway, Graham-Kapowsin, Issaquah, Inglemoor, Jackson, Kamiak, Mount Tahoma, Olympia, Roosevelt, Southridge.

Class 3A
1. Kennedy 19-0
2. Prairie 16-2
3. Franklin 15-2
4. Bainbridge 15-3
5. Yakima West Valley 13-5
6. White River 17-1
7. Shadle Park 13-5
8. Holy Names 17-2
9. Hanford 13-5
10. Meadowdale 14-4
Got next: Bellevue, Capital, Lakeside, Liberty, Mercer Island, Mount Rainier, Mount Vernon, Port Angeles

Class 2A
1. Prosser 16-0
2. Archbishop Murphy 16-0
3. Black Hills 14-2
4. Lynden 14-3
5. Hockinson 14-2
6. Burlington-Edison 13-3
7. Yakima East Valley 13-3
8. Elma 11-3
9. Pullman 11-2
10. Kingston 12-5
Got next: Clarkston, Interlake, River Ridge, Spokane West Valley, Tumwater

Class 1A
1. Seattle Christian 19-0
2. Lynden Christian 16-2
3. Freeman 18-0
4. Connell 18-1
5. Granger 15-3
6. Zillah 16-3
7. Tonasket 13-4
8. Vashon 14-3
9. Chelan 12-4
10. Toledo 15-3
Got next: Bellevue Christian, Mabton, Nooksack Valley, Rainier.

Sunday, February 8th, 2009
Posted by Doug Pacey @ 04:21:32 pm

Feb. 8 basketball rankings

Class 4A
1. Federal Way 18-2
2. Kentwood 16-4
3. Eisenhower 19-0
4. Garfield 14-3
5. Decatur 18-2
6. Curtis 17-4
7. Gonzaga Prep 16-2
8. Foss 16-4
9. Central Kitsap 15-5
10. Kentridge 13-7
Got next: Lincoln, Puyallup, Rogers (Puyallup), Mountlake Terrace, Stanwood

Class 3A
1. Franklin 17-1
2. Bellevue 17-1
3. Renton 15-1
4. Shadle Park 15-3
5. Enumclaw 17-1
6. Bainbridge 13-5
7. Columbia River 15-3
8. Lakes 13-5
9. Rainier Beach 11-6
10. North Kitsap 15-3
Got next: Clover Park, Foster, Meadowdale, Mercer Island, Mount Rainier, Vernon, North Thurston

Class 2A
1. Squalicum 15-1
2. Mark Morris 14-2
3. River Ridge 12-4
4. Archbishop Murphy 12-3
5. North Mason 14-3
6. Wapato 13-3
7. Clarkston 10-5
8. Burlington-Edison 12-4
9. Grandview 11-5
10. Pullman 10-4
Got next: Bellingham, Quincy, Spokane West Valley, Steilacoom, Tumwater

Class 1A
1. Vashon 17-1
2. Freeman 17-1
3. Winlock 16-1
4. Port Townsend 16-2
5. Chelan 16-3
6. Onalaska 15-1
7. Cascade Christian 15-3
8. Meridian 12-5
9. Connell 16-3
10. King’s 15-5
Got next: Bellevue Christian, Brewster, Castle Rock, Granger, Lake Roosevelt, Mabton, Naches Valley

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009
Posted by Doug Pacey @ 12:04:50 pm

Class 4A
1. Kentwood 14-0
2. Lewis and Clark 14-0
3. Pasco 15-0
4. Snohomish 12-2
5. Moses Lake 13-3
6. Mead 11-2
7. Federal Way 11-4
8. Auburn Riverside 11-5
9. Bellarmine Prep 12-3
10. Jackson 11-2
Got next: Edmonds-Woodway, Garfield, Graham-Kapowsin, Issaquah, Mount Tahoma, Spokane Central Valley.

Class 3A
1. Kennedy 13-0
2. Prairie 12-2
3. Shadle Park 11-2
4. White River 14-0
5. Franklin 12-2
6. Yakima West Valley 10-5
7. Meadowdale 11-3
8. Bainbridge 10-2
9. Holy Names 12-2
10. Bellevue 11-4
Got next: Bonny Lake, Enumclaw, Hanford, Lakeside, Liberty, Mercer Island, Port Angeles

Class 2A
1. Prosser 12-0
2. Black Hills 11-1
3. Yakima East Valley 10-2
4. Archbishop Murphy 11-0
5. Lynden 10-3
6. Burlington-Edison 10-2
7. Hockinson 11-1
8. Elma 8-2
9. Pullman 10-2
9. Spokane West Valley 8-1 – 9-2
Got next: Clarkston, Ellensburg, Kingston, Othello, Squalicum, Wapato

Class 1A
1. Seattle Christian 14-0
2. Lynden Christian 10-2
3. Freeman 14-0
4. Connell 14-1
5. Granger 11-3
6. Mabton 13-2
7. Zillah 12-3
8. Vashon 11-1
9. Nooksack Valley 10-3
10. Rainier 10-4
Got next: Bellevue Christian, Burbank Columbia, Chelan, King’s, Forks, La Center, Onalaska, Toledo, Tonasket

Posted by Doug Pacey @ 11:15:12 am

Class 4A
1. Federal Way 13-2
2. Garfield 10-3
3. Kentwood 11-4
4. Decatur 13-2
5. Gonzaga Prep 13-1
6. Eisenhower 15-0
7. Curtis 14-3
8. Kentridge 10-6
9. Foss 11-4
10. Lincoln 11-4
Got next: Auburn, Central Kitsap, Mountlake Terrace, Puyallup

Class 3A
1. Franklin 13-0
2. Bellevue 14-1
3. Shadle Park 12-1
4. Renton 10-1
5. Rainier Beach 8-3
6. Columbia River 11-2
7. Enumclaw 13-1
8. Mount Rainier 11-1
9. Lakes 10-4
10. Meadowdale 11-3
Got next: Clover Park, Foster, Mercer Island, Seattle Prep, Yakima West Valley

Class 2A
1. Squalicum 11-1
2. Mark Morris 10-2
3. North Mason 11-2
4. Burlington-Edison 9-3
5. Pullman 9-3
6. Hoquiam 8-4
7. River Ridge 8-4
8. Wapato 9-3
9. Clarkston 7-4
10. Archbishop Murphy 8-3
Got next: Anacortes, Centralia, Grandview, Spokane West Valley, Toppenish

Class 1A
1. Vashon 14-1
2. Port Townsend 13-1
3. Winlock 12-1
4. Freeman 14-1
5. Cascade Christian 12-2
6. Chelan 12-3
7. King’s 12-3
8. Brewster 12-2
9. Connell 12-3
10. Meridian 11-2
Got next: Cashmere, Granger, Highland, Kalama, Mabton, Naches Valley, Nooksack Valley, Onalaska.

Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
Posted by Doug Pacey @ 04:29:52 pm

Some interesting rankings here in the Associated Press poll...

SEATTLE — How a state panel of sports writers rates Washington high school boys basketball teams in the weekly Associated Press poll of 2009, by WIAA divisions, with won-lost record and total points (first-place votes in parentheses):

CLASS 4A
School Record Points Last week
1. Garfield (7) 9-2 86 1
2. Kentwood (2) 10-3 81 3
3. Federal Way 12-2 72 2
4. Eisenhower 14-0 573 6
5. Gonzaga Prep 12-1 55 7
6. Decatur 12-2 54 4
7. Puyallup 10-2 30 5
8. Curtis 13-3 24 NR
T8. Auburn 11-2 24 NR
10. Kentridge 9-5 4 8
Others receiving votes: Inglemoor 3. Central Kitsap 2. Mount Tahoma 1.

CLASS 3A
School Record Points Last week
1. Franklin (8) 12-0 98 1
2. Rainier Beach (2) 7-2 89 2
3. Bellevue 13-1 81 3
4. Shadle Park 11-1 66 4
5. Renton 9-1 56 5
6. Columbia River 10-2 47 6
7. Enumclaw 12-1 40 8
8. Mt. Rainier 10-1 29 9
9. West Valley (Yakima) 11-2 20 10
10. Clover Park 10-3 13 7
Others receiving votes: Foster 3. Seattle Prep 3. Lakes 3. North Kitsap 2.

CLASS 2A
School Record Points Last week
1. Squalicum (10) 9-1 118 1
2. Mark Morris (2) 9-2 108 2
3. Burlington-Edison 7-3 76 5
4. North Mason 10-2 70 6
5. River Ridge 9-3 69 3
6. Hoquiam 8-2 66 T9
7. West Valley (Spokane) 7-3 51 4
8. Wapato 8-2 44 8
9. Pullman 7-3 26 NR
10. Centralia 6-3 15 7
Others receiving votes: Archbishop Murphy 6. Quincy 4. Ephrata 3. Othello 1. Clarkston 1. Eatonville 1. Toppenish 1.

CLASS 1A
School Record Points Last week
1. Vashon Island (10) 12-1 108 1
2. Port Townsend 12-1 96 2
3. Winlock (1) 10-1 89 4
4. Freeman 13-1 69 5
5. Cascade Christian 11-2 51 6
6. Chelan 10-2 43 9
7. Brewster 11-2 41 3
8. King’s 11-3 30 8
9. Meridian 10-2 21 NR
10. Connell 12-1 16 NR
Others receiving votes: Onalaska 15. Cashmere 10. Kalama 6. Mabton 5. Naches Valley 3. Stevenson 1. Castle Rock 1.

CLASS 2B
School Record Points Last week
1. Northwest Christian (Colbert) (5) 13-0 59 1
2. White Swan (1) 12-1 55 2
3. Garfield-Palouse 11-1 40 T4
4. Riverside Christian 7-2 37 3
5. Bear Creek School 12-1 31 T4
6. Liberty Christian 10-2 23 8
7. Selkirk 10-1 17 7
8. Life Christian Academy 7-5 12 9
T9. Oroville 9-3 8
T9. Seattle Lutheran 10-4 8 10
Others receiving votes: Toutle Lake 6. Mossyrock 6. Napavine 5. Asotin 5. Quilcene 4. North Beach 2. South Bend 2. St. George 2. Tekoa-Oakesdale 2. Adna 2. Naselle 1. Lyle 1. Mary Walker 1. Waitsburg 1.

CLASS 1B
School Record Points Last week
T1. Almira Coulee-Hartline 9-4 44 2
T1. Wellpinit (2) 10-1 44 3
3. Cusick (1) 10-4 42 1
4. Moses Lake Christian Academy (1) 4-2 38 4
5. Oakville (2) 11-0 28
Others receiving votes: Klickitat 17. Lummi 15. Neah Bay 9. Northwest Yeshiva 9. Rosalia 8. Tri-Cities Prep 8. Bickleton 6. Curlew 6. Tulalip Heritage 6.

Posted by Doug Pacey @ 04:26:46 pm

SEATTLE — How a state panel of sports writers rates Washington girls high school basketball teams in the weekly Associated Press poll of 2009, by WIAA divisions, with win-loss record and total points (first-place votes in parentheses):

CLASS 4A
School Record Points Last Week
1. Lewis and Clark (5) 13-0 87 1
2. Kentwood (3) 14-0 84 2
3. Pasco 13-0 72 3
4. Snohomish 10-2 53 6
5. Moses Lake 10-3 49 4
6. Edmonds-Woodway 11-1 36 9
7. Auburn Riverside 10-5 33 5
8. Mead 10-2 30 8
9. Bellarmine Prep 11-3 26 7
10. Federal Way 10-4 9
Others receiving votes: Walla Walla 6. Heritage 3. Issaquah 2. Central Valley 2. Olympia 2. Roosevelt 1.

CLASS 3A
School Record Points Last week
1. Kennedy (7) 10-0 88 1
2. Prairie (2) 11-2 82 2
3. White River 12-0 67 3
4. Shadle Park 10-2 64 4
5. Bainbridge 8-1 45 T5
6. Meadowdale 9-3 42 7
7. Yakima West Valley 8-5 35 8
8. Holy Names 10-2 32 T5
9. Franklin 8-2 12
10. Mercer Island 9-4 9
Others receiving votes: Bellevue 6. Hanford 4. Lakeside (Seattle) 4. Yelm 3. Mt. Rainier 1.

CLASS 2A
School Record Points Last week
1. Prosser (10) 10-0 109 1
2. Black Hills (1) 9-1 92 3
3. Archbishop Murphy 10-0 80 4
4. Yakima East Valley 9-1 69 5
5. Lynden 9-2 66 2
6. Burlington-Edison 9-1 46 6
7. Elma 7-2 42 8
8. Hockinson 10-1 32
9. West Valley (Spokane) 9-1 24 7
10. Tumwater 8-3 10
Others receiving votes: Othello 10. Kingston 8. Pullman 6. Interlake 5. Ellensburg 4. Clarkston 1.

CLASS 1A
School Record Points Last week
1. Lynden Christian (1) 9-2 88 1
2. Seattle Christian (7) 13-0 86 2
3. Freeman (1) 14-0 84 3
4. Connell 12-1 64 4
5. Zillah 11-2 57 6
6. Granger 10-3 40 8
7. Nooksack Valley 9-3 27 7
8. Forks 8-2 24
9. Mabton 10-2 19
10. Vashon Island 9-1 17 T10
Others receiving votes: Seattle Academy 10. Toledo 8. Chelan 7. Bellevue Christian 7. Cascade (Leavenworth) 4. LaCenter 3. Onalaska 1.

CLASS 2B
School Record Points Last week
1. Napavine (2) 12-0 35 5
T2. White Swan 9-5 32 4
T2. Garfield-Palouse (1) 10-2 32 2
T2. Liberty Bell (1) 11-1 32 6
T5. Colfax 9-2 29 3
T5. LaSalle 9-4 29 1
T7. Mary Walker (1) 11-1 21 8
T7. Mossyrock 9-1 21 7
T9. Reardan 8-5 10
T9. White Pass 3-3 10
Others receiving votes: Lind-Ritzville 9. Dayton 9. Northwest Christian (Colbert) 3. King’s West 2. Raymond 1.

CLASS 1B
School Record Points Last week
1. Colton (4) 11-0 58 T1
2. St. John-Endicott (1) 8-1 43 T1
3. Almira Coulee-Hartline 11-1 38 4
4. Sunnyside Christian (1) 8-2 35 3
5. Columbia (Hunters) 12-1 26
Others receiving votes: Northwest Yeshiva 21. Lummi 7. Cusick 6. Taholah 6.

Monday, January 19th, 2009
Posted by Doug Pacey @ 09:56:04 pm

The News Tribune's girls basketball rankings for the week of Jan. 18.

Class 4A
1. Kentwood 13-0
2. Lewis and Clark 12-0
3. Pasco 12-0
4. Snohomish 10-2
5. Moses Lake 10-3
6. Edmonds-Woodway 10-1
7. Mead 9-2
8. Auburn Riverside 10-4
9. Federal Way 10-4
10. Bellarmine Prep 11-3
Got next: Graham-Kapowsin, Issaquah, Jackson, Mount Tahoma, Roosevelt, Spokane Central Valley

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Sunday, January 18th, 2009
Posted by Doug Pacey @ 06:40:38 pm

Here are The News Tribune's boys basketball rankings for the week of Jan. 18.

Class 4A
1. Garfield 8-1
2. Kentwood 9-3
3. Federal Way 11-2
4. Decatur 11-1
5. Gonazaga Prep 11-1
6. Eisenhower 13-0
7. Puyallup 10-2
8. Curtis 12-3
9. Auburn 10-2
10. Lincoln 9-4
Got next: Central Kitsap, Foss, Kentridge, Lake Stevens, Lincoln, Mariner, Mount Tahoma, Mountlake Terrace

Garfield, Federal Way, Decatur and Kentwood will all play at the King Holiday Hoopfest on Monday at Hec Edmundson Pavilion.

Curtis rocked Puyallup on Saturday and climbed into the rankings. Lincoln is new at No. 10. The Abes have scratched and clawed to win games while missing a chunk of their roster. Now with nearly everyone back, Lincoln should be even better.

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