Kaique Pacheco rides Hart Cattle Co/Diggers Bucking Bulls’s Crystal Fox during the championship round of the Sioux Falls Unleash The Beast PBR event in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The PBR Unleash the Beast tour comes to Angels of the Winds Arena in Everett on Wednesday. (Andy Watson / Bull Stock Media)

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8 buck-wild seconds: PBR’s Unleash the Beast tour comes to Everett

The world’s top bulls and riders take center stage Wednesday at Angel of the Winds Arena.

Everett's Braden Holt stops a shot by Portland's Robbie Fromm-Delorme in the second period Friday night at the Angel of the Winds Arena in Everett on October 8, 2021. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

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Goalies battling for position as playoffs near for Silvertips

Braden Holt and Koen MacInnes have posted nearly identical numbers in front of the net this season.

Virginia swimmer Matt King, a Glacier Peak High School graduate. (Matt Riley / UVA Athletic Communications)

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Community roundup: GP grad King has strong showing at NCAA championships

Also, Snohomish grad earns softball honors, another Snohomish grad is dealing with an injury, and more.

The Everett Silvertips’ Austin Roest draws a tripping penalty behind the net against the Portland Winterhawks Saturday, March 26, 2022, at Angel of the Winds Arena in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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Tips firmly in U.S. Division driver’s seat as season winds down

Everett’s victory over Portland extended its lead over the Winterhawks to seven points.

Sen. John Lovick's bill to make pickleball the official state sport was signed by Gov. Jay Inslee on Monday. (Photo provided by Chuck Wright)

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Pickleball officially named Washington’s state sport

Gov. Jay Inslee signed SB5615 into law during a ceremony held Monday afternoon in Bainbridge Island.

The Everett Silvertips’ Jackson Berezowski celebrates his second goal of the night with teammates against the Portland Winterhawks Saturday, March 26, 2022, at Angel of the Winds Arena in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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Silvertips roll past Winterhawks in key division showdown

Everett snaps a four-game losing skid to Portland with a 7-3 win and takes a firm grasp of…

Tyson Lang #18 during the Central Welding Supply 125 for Pro Late Models at the Evergreen Speedway in Monroe on October 17, 2020.   (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

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Evergreen Speedway season opens without restrictions

Saturday’s races mark a return to normalcy after the pandemic played havoc on the past two seasons.

Lane Community College guard Sierra Schepple, an Arlington High School graduate. (Jackson Fisk photo)

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Arlington grad Schepple leads Lane CC into NWAC semifinals

The sharp-shooting guard has hit 49.1% of her 3-point attempts this season for the 28-0 Titans.

Western Washington's Gracie Castaneda, an Arlington High School graduate, dribbles during an NCAA Division II Elite Eight game against Valdosta State on March 21, 2022, in Birmingham, Ala. (Western Washington photo)

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Community roundup: 3 locals head to Final 4 with WWU women

Plus, a pair of local players are named to the Tacome Defiance roster and much more.

Ronan Seeley

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Key defenseman out with injury as Silvertips continue drive for 1st

Ronan Seeley is week-to-week with an upper-body injury. Everett squares off with 2nd-place Portland on Saturday.

Taniela Tupou, an Archbishop Murphy High School graduate, plays for the Seattle Seawolves professional rugby team during a game against the Hartford Harpooners. (Seattle Seawolves)

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Archbishop Murphy alum makes journey from NFL to pro rugby

Taniela Tupou — the Marysville native, not his famous rugby-playing namesake — is now a member of the…

BYU guard Paisley Harding, a Glacier Peak High School graduate. (Nate Edwards / BYU Photo)

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Glacier Peak grad Harding hopes for one final run with BYU

Paisley Harding hopes to cap her standout career at BYU with a deep run in the Women’s NCAA…

NWAC basketball.

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What to know about the NWAC basketball tournaments

The tournament action begins Thursday at Everett Community College.

Oklahoma State's Taylor Roe, a Lake Stevens High School graduate, paces the field on her way to winning the indoor women's 3,000 meter Division I national championship on March 12, 2022, in Birmingham, Alabama. (OSU Athletics)

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Lake Stevens grad Roe claims Division I indoor national title

The Oklahoma State junior captured the women’s 3,000 meter national championship on Saturday in Alabama.

Montana State guard RaeQuan Battle, a Marysville Pilchuck graduate. (Jack Murrey/Montana State Athletics)

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Community roundup: MP alum Battle honored by Big Sky

Plus, Everett grad Jayden White earns All-American status and more.

Jackson Berezowski

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Tips get revenge against T-birds, hold steady atop U.S. Division

Everett remains three points ahead of second-place Portland after beating Seattle and Spokane.

Chinook salmon runs at a low ebb. (Sonny Parker/Yukon News)

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Salmon forecast predicts modest gains, overall downward trend

While the forecast for this season is up from last year, the numbers are still well below historical…

Randi Richardson-Thornley, an Arlington High School grad who coaches the Central Washington University women's basketball team, holds a net in the air in celebration after CWU won its first-ever GNAC tournament title Saturday, March 5, 2022, in Lacey. (Ron Smith)

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Community roundup: Arlington grad leads CWU women to 1st GNAC title

Also, alums from GP and Lynnwood earn all-league honors, local soccer players win U-19 title and more.

Jackson Berezowski

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Silvertips not concerned about weekend losses

Everett coach Dennis Williams says the team played better than its 0-2 record over the weekend would indicate.

Lake Stevens’ Chloe Pattison dribbles to the baseline against Pasco Thursday, March 3, 2022, during a 4A matchup at the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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Offensive woes doom Lake Stevens in quarterfinal loss to Pasco

Stingy defense isn’t enough as the Vikings lose a tight battle 37-35 and drop into the 4A consolation…