Photo by Tim Clinton
Chase Hanson of the Tacoma Stars signs autographs following his team's 5-4 victory over the San Diego Sockers on Sunday. Hanson is from Federal Way.
Weekday Watch: Schedules, scores
By Tim Clinton
Pros
Seahawks
Seattle claimed the National Football Conference West Division championship and the NFC's No. 1 overall playoff seed using stingy defense and timely offense for a 13-3 win at San Francisco this Saturday.
The Seahawks finished with a 14-3 regular season record and will now get a bye past the first round of the playoffs to rest up.
"Our defense picked us up," Seattle quarterback Sam Darnold told a national television audience after the game. "Just a total team effort tonight."
Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback and current announced Troy Aikman agreed.
"There's no weakness on that defense," he said.
Darnold led the Seahawks' offense by completing 20 of 26 passes for 198 yards, with Jaxon Smith-Njigba catching six passes for 84 yards.
Kenneth Walker III carried the ball 16 times for 97 more yards.
But it was Zach Charbonnet who scored first for Seattle on a 27-yard run off left tackle with 4:29 remaining in the first quarter. Jason Myers kicked the extra point for a 7-0 lead.
Myers upped the lead to 10-0 with a 45-yard field goal with 5:19 to go in the second quarter and San Francisco answered with a 48-yard field goal to close the halftime deficit to 10-3.
But Myers kicked a 31-yard try at 14:14 to go in the fourth quarter to make it 13-3 before Greg Thomas came through with a key interception with the 49ers within 10 yards of a touchdown.
A Myers 26-yard field goal try hit the upright with 2:20 remaining, but the Seahawks stopped San Francisco on downs and knelt on the ball to kill the clock.
Kraken
Seattle went all the way to a shootout to pull off a 4-3 victory Friday over the Vancouver Canucks.
The score was knotted at 3-3 at the end of regulation time and through one overtime period before the Kraken took the shootout, 1-0.
Matty Beniers struck for the winning shot in the third round after putting an impressive move on the Canucks' goalie.
Seattle goalie Joey Daccord saved three shots earlier in the shootout after going 20-for-23 on saves earlier.
Ben Meyers, Cale Fleury and Chandler Stephenson scored one goal apiece in regulation time while Jacob Melanson, Jamie Oleksiak, Jared McCann, Jordan Eberle, Kaapo Kakko and Ryan Winterton each had one assist.
Seattle visits the Calgary Flames at 6:30 p.m. Monday before coming home to the Climate Pledge Arena to face the Boston Bruins at 7 p.m. Tuesday and the Minnesota Wild at 7 p.m. Thursday.
Stars
Different venue, different result.
After taking an 8-0 loss in San Diego last week, the Tacoma Stars came back to beat the Sockers, 5-4, in a back-and-forth home match Sunday evening at the accesso Showare Center in Kent.
Jamael Cox first put the Tacoma indoor soccer team on the scoreboard first with 10:41 to play in the first quarter off a Cory Keitz assist, then the Sockers battled back for a 2-1 lead before Nani Mendoza struck for the Stars with 3:36 to go in the second quarter to tie it and gave his team a 3-2 lead at the 5:09 mark of the third quarter with a goal.
San Diego caught Tacoma again at 3-3 with 21.1 seconds left in the quarter, but Tyler John bounced a shot in with 11:05 to play in the fourth quarter off a Manny Nicasion assist for a 4-3 Stars lead.
Cox padded the advantage to 5-3 with 8:05 remaining and San Diego bounced a shot in at 5:46 to go to make it a 5-4 match.
Tacoma held on from there even though the Sockers pulled their goalie to bring in a sixth attacker.
The Stars return to action at 5:05 p.m. next Sunday, hosting the St. Louis Ambush.
Thunderbirds
Seattle's junior Western Hockey League squad took a 5-3 loss at Red Deer on Saturday and a 5-3 loss at Edmonton on Sunday.
The Thunderbirds continue their current road trip with a 6 p.m. visit to Lethbridge this Wednesday before dropping in on Medicine Hat at 6 p.m. Friday and visiting Calgary at 6 p.m. Saturday.
Colleges
Husky men's basketball
Washington took a 90-80 loss at Indiana on Sunday to open Big Ten play.
The Huskies got 20 points from Hannes Steinbach and 18 from Desmond Claude with Zoom Diallo adding 16, Quimari Peterson 13 and Bryson Tucker 11.
The UW visits Purdue at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday before hosting Ohio State at 3 p.m. Sunday.
Cougar men's basketball
Washington State downed Pac-12 rival Oregon State, 81-67, in Sunday action.
Ace Glass paced the Cougars with 16 points, and Jerone Morton and ND Okafor tossed in 13 apiece. Eemeli Yalaho added 11.
Washington State was edged, 78-76. by Loyola Marymount in Friday action.
Rihards Vavers led with 17 points and Glass scored 16 and led with five assists. Morton scored 15 points and Okafor 14 to go with nine rebounds.
WSU visits St. Mary's of California at 2 p.m. Saturday.
Husky women's basketball
Washington entertains Michigan State for a 6 p.m. Thursday game before visiting Purdue at 11 a.m. Sunday.
Cougar women's basketball
Washington State took a 62-49 loss Friday at Portland but bounced back for a 73-69 victory Sunday at Seattle University.
Alex Covill led the Cougars with 26 points and 10 rebounds Sunday and Eleonora Villa hit 23 points.
Malia Ruud scored 14 Friday and Villa 13 with Charlotte Abraham leading with nine rebounds.
Redhawk men's basketball
Seattle University took an 80-72 loss Friday at Gonzaga before losing by a 93-76 score Sunday at St. Mary's.
Brayden Maldonado scored 17 Friday against the Bulldogs and John Christofilis tossed in 12. Will Heimbrodt hit 10 and led with 12 rebounds and Junseok Yeo also scored 10.
The Redhawks visit Oregon State for 7 p.m. Thursday action.
Redhawk women's basketball
Gonzaga defeated Seattle University by an 85-59 score Friday and the Redhawks lost, 73-69, at home to Washington State on Sunday.
Ella Brubaker led SU with 15 points Friday as Jana Vesic scored 13 and Tamia Stricklin 10.
Brubaker scored a team high 17 Sunday with Stricklin scoring 13 along with Sydnie Rodriguez.
The Redhawks host San Diego at 6 p.m. Thursday.
Falcon men's basketball
Seattle Pacific posted a 67-54 victory Saturday over Western Oregon, led by the 22 points and eight rebounds of Trace Evans. Julian Mora finished with 15 points.
The Falcons travel to Bellingham to play Western Washington in a 7 p.m. Thursday game.
Falcon women's basketball
The Falcons fell to Montana State-Billings by 58-45 margin Saturday.
Cascadia Yates was the only SPU player in double digits with 10.
Seattle Pacific visits St. Martin's of Lacey at 7 p.m. Thursday.