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Work continues on the new Mukilteo ferry terminal, and the projected completion date remains the fall of 2020. "We haven't had any slowdowns because of the coronavirus yet," Washington State Ferries P...

The prep spring sports state championships, scheduled for May 27-30 at various sites across Washington, could go on as scheduled, the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA)...

The Mukilteo School District is continuing to distribute laptop computers to students, while teachers are receiving training on an online platform that will connect them with students. Distribution of...

The earliest the high school spring sports season could resume would be sometime after April 24. All practices and competitions in the Mukilteo School District have been canceled in conjunction with...

The coronavirus pandemic continues to impact every aspect of people's lives, including how they worship and practice their spirituality. Last weekend may have been the first time many individuals...

The Kamiak softball team will be relying on its veteran players to lead the way in 2020. And there are plenty of them, as the Knights graduated only two seniors from last year's district playoff team...

It's no secret that the Mariner softball team has struggled in recent years. Last year, the Marauders weren't able to field a junior varsity squad because of low numbers and the team won only one of...

Kamiak’s new boys track and field coach is a familiar face. Bill Stengele, a counselor at Kamiak High School, was named head boys track and field coach earlier this year, succeeding Paul...

Kamiak's Vlad and Slava Gilszmer turned out to be just as quick on their feet as they were in the pool. Minutes after finishing first and second in the 500-yard freestyle for the second straight...

Diana Cantini faced one of the biggest challenges in her high school wrestling career. The Kamiak senior came into Mat Classic XXXII undefeated and was regarded as a top contender in the girls...

The fierce rivalry between Kamiak and Mariner was on full display at the fourth annual Unified Basketball game. Shots were launched from inside the paint and outside the 3-point line. Both squads used...

Mariner struggled with its shots against Inglemoor. But what hurt the Marauders just as much was their lack of aggressiveness in getting to the basket. The Vikings took advantage of both deficiencies...

Kamiak went cold from the field at the worst possible time. The Knights saw a 7-point lead erased when Woodinville went on a 10-0 run in the final 3:26 of the fourth quarter. The Falcons escaped with...

Mariner's Jailin Johnson was struggling from the field. The freshman guard had missed all five of his shot attempts against Kamiak. But with his team trailing 55-54 and about 15 seconds left in the ga...

Just about everything that could go right went right for Kamiak, and everything that could go wrong seemed to go wrong for district rival Mariner. The Knights overwhelmed the Marauders on both sides...

Kamiak's Vlad Gilszmer and his teammates were firing on all cylinders during their showdown with arch-rival Jackson. Gilszmer showed off his versatility by qualifying for state in his eighth...

Kamiak took a 29-23 halftime lead against Cascade but was far from satisfied with its performance in the first half. The Knights upped their defensive intensity in the third quarter and that helped...

Kamiak started the week out with a convincing victory over Cascade, and then struggled against the top two teams in the league. Senior Brooke Erlandsen scored a game-high 11 points and the Knights'...

Mariner has some good moments against Jackson. The Marauders hung in against the Timberwolves for much of the first half before the Wolfpack pulled away for a 55-17 victory in a Wesco 4A girls...

Diana Cantini finished the job. The Kamiak senior was looking for her third pin of the day against Cascade’s Claudia Rojas-Guzman in the finals at the Lady Knights Invitational. Cantini recorded a...

Kamiak was looking for a jump-start in the second half. After not practicing for three days due to the snow, the Knights seemed a little off during the first two quarters against Mariner, despite...

Mariner overcame a sluggish first half with tough defense and key free throws to edge district rival Kamiak. The Marauders erased a 6-point halftime deficit by outscoring the Knights 18-7 in the third...

The Kamiak and Mariner wrestling teams both had reasons to feel upbeat after Friday's clash. With the more complete lineup, the Knights prevailed 54-25 in a Wesco 4A dual meet Jan. 17 at Kamiak High...