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Driving for show and dough: hole-in-one at Echo Falls Golf Club

Koen Ekstrom teed up a driver and achieved one of the sport’s most difficult feats.

Prep roundup for Monday, Sept. 9

Prep roundup for Monday, Sept. 9: (Note for coaches/scorekeepers: To report results and statistics, email sports@heraldnet.com. Please report results by 10:30 p.m.) Boys Tennis Wesco… Continue reading

Archbishop Murphy senior quarterback AJ Bombach hands off the football to senior running back Jevin Madison during the Archbishop Murphy-Lakewood football game at Lakewood High School on Sept. 6, 2024. The Wildcats won 48-24. (Taras McCurdie / The Herald)
Archbishop Murphy senior quarterback AJ Bombach hands off the football to senior running back Jevin Madison during the Archbishop Murphy-Lakewood football game at Lakewood High School on Sept. 6, 2024. The Wildcats won 48-24. (Taras McCurdie / The Herald)
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Prep roundup for Thursday, Sept. 5

Shorecrest and Everett girls soccer, Snohomish volleyball win first games of their seasons.

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Edmonds-Woodway’s Rashaad Gerona-Chatters (29) moves with the ball during a game between Edmonds-Woodway and Mountlake Terrace at Edmonds-Woodway Stadium in Edmonds, Washington on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. Edmonds-Woodway won, 13-10. (Annie Barker / The Herald)
Edmonds-Woodway’s Rashaad Gerona-Chatters (29) moves with the ball during a game between Edmonds-Woodway and Mountlake Terrace at Edmonds-Woodway Stadium in Edmonds, Washington on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. Edmonds-Woodway won, 13-10. (Annie Barker / The Herald)
Senior quarterback Logan Manson hands off the football to senior running back Carl Watson III during a drill at the Monroe High School football practice in Monroe, Washington on Aug. 29, 2024. (Taras McCurdie / The Herald)

‘It’s an expectation to win’: Monroe football ready to rule Wesco again

The Bearcats look to clinch their fourth-straight Wesco 3A South title and make another postseason run.

Senior quarterback Logan Manson hands off the football to senior running back Carl Watson III during a drill at the Monroe High School football practice in Monroe, Washington on Aug. 29, 2024. (Taras McCurdie / The Herald)
Arlington’s defense stuffs Ferndale running back Talan Bungard on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, at Arlington High School in Arlington, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

2024 Wesco 3A North football preview: coaches poll and team information

With the removal of Arlington, Marysville Pilchuck and the addition of Sedro-Woolley, Snohomish, this season will be a new challenge for all.

Arlington’s defense stuffs Ferndale running back Talan Bungard on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, at Arlington High School in Arlington, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
A team photo with the Stanwood High School Spartans logo in the background at Bob Larson Stadium in Stanwood, Washington on Aug. 30, 2024. (Taras McCurdie / The Herald)

‘We’re all ready to go’: Stanwood football prepared to prove the underdog story is true once again

After finishing in the bottom half of the Wesco 3A North standings last year but advancing to the state tournament in 2021 and 2022, the Spartans are refueling for a trip back to the postseason.

A team photo with the Stanwood High School Spartans logo in the background at Bob Larson Stadium in Stanwood, Washington on Aug. 30, 2024. (Taras McCurdie / The Herald)

PGSMC Round 22 scores

Results from Legion Memorial Golf Course’s Port Gardner Senior Men’s Club.

Collin Hodgkinson poses with his trophy after winning the 2024 Pelzer Golf Northwest Open Invitational on Aug. 21, 2024 in DuPont, Washington. Hodgkinson, a rising junior at Oregon State University, finished with an 18-under-par 198 to become the sixth amateur to win the Northwest Open since the tournament’s inception in 2006. (Photo courtesy of PGA of America Pacific Northwest Section)

Rising college junior wins 2024 Pelzer Golf Northwest Open Invitational

Oregon State University’s Collin Hodgkinson becomes the sixth amateur to join the tournament’s list of champions.

Collin Hodgkinson poses with his trophy after winning the 2024 Pelzer Golf Northwest Open Invitational on Aug. 21, 2024 in DuPont, Washington. Hodgkinson, a rising junior at Oregon State University, finished with an 18-under-par 198 to become the sixth amateur to win the Northwest Open since the tournament’s inception in 2006. (Photo courtesy of PGA of America Pacific Northwest Section)
Donna Beard, 60, during the hammer throw competition at the Greyhounds Combined Events meet in Coquitlam, British Columbia, on Aug. 3, 2024. Beard competed in the Masters women throws pentathlon division and won by more than 1,300 points, setting a new U.S and world record and earning personal bests in the hammer throw, shot put and weight throw. (Photo courtesy of Chris Beard)

Like daughter, like mother: Beard family throwing the distance in track and field

Mukilteo’s Donna Beard set a new record at the Greyhounds Combined Events meet in British Columbia earlier this month.

Donna Beard, 60, during the hammer throw competition at the Greyhounds Combined Events meet in Coquitlam, British Columbia, on Aug. 3, 2024. Beard competed in the Masters women throws pentathlon division and won by more than 1,300 points, setting a new U.S and world record and earning personal bests in the hammer throw, shot put and weight throw. (Photo courtesy of Chris Beard)
Participants at the start line of the 2023 Seattle Spartan Trifecta Weekend in Snohomish, Washington. (Photo courtesy of Spartan Race Staff)

2024 Seattle Spartan Pan American Championships are Sept. 14-15

The Snohomish-based obstacle course event will test the most athletic competitors from across the world.

Participants at the start line of the 2023 Seattle Spartan Trifecta Weekend in Snohomish, Washington. (Photo courtesy of Spartan Race Staff)
While practicing fielding and throwing, Megan Dedrick, then 16 years old, runs down and snags a fly ball sharply hit by her dad, Jim Dedrick, at Lincoln Field in Everett. (Dan Bates / The Herald)

‘It’s my time to give back’: Megan Dedrick becomes Archbishop Murphy’s new softball coach

The Everett alumna played at the prep and college levels and will lead the Wildcats next spring.

While practicing fielding and throwing, Megan Dedrick, then 16 years old, runs down and snags a fly ball sharply hit by her dad, Jim Dedrick, at Lincoln Field in Everett. (Dan Bates / The Herald)
Syracuse Chiefs Hall of Fame. (Photo courtesy of Steven Souza Sr.)

Cascade’s Steven Souza Jr. joins the Syracuse Chiefs’ Wall of Fame

The Everett native was inducted for his contributions to the former Washington Nationals’ Triple-A affiliate team.

Syracuse Chiefs Hall of Fame. (Photo courtesy of Steven Souza Sr.)

PGSMC Round 20 scores

Results from Legion Memorial Golf Course’s Port Gardner Senior Men’s Club.

Canada’s Stephen Ames tees off on the 8th hole at The Club at Snoqualmie Ridge on Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024. Ames carded an 11-under-par 205, becoming the tournament’s first back-to-back champion. (Photo courtesy of Jim Nicholson)

Stephen Ames wins 2024 Boeing Classic

The Canadian rallied from a seven-stroke deficit on Sunday to claim back-to-back trophies.

Canada’s Stephen Ames tees off on the 8th hole at The Club at Snoqualmie Ridge on Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024. Ames carded an 11-under-par 205, becoming the tournament’s first back-to-back champion. (Photo courtesy of Jim Nicholson)
Photo courtesy Kiana Richards, Snohomish Golf Course
Palmer Mutcheson’s follow-through swing after hitting the ball during the Men’s Club Championship at Snohomish Golf Course. Mutcheson won the tournament and carded a nine-under-par 63 on Aug. 4, which also set a new course record.

No course is too much for Mutcheson

The Snohomish High School graduate won his home club championship and set a new course record.

Photo courtesy Kiana Richards, Snohomish Golf Course
Palmer Mutcheson’s follow-through swing after hitting the ball during the Men’s Club Championship at Snohomish Golf Course. Mutcheson won the tournament and carded a nine-under-par 63 on Aug. 4, which also set a new course record.

Sporting events and registration info in Snohomish County

Cornhole, horseshoe pitching and racing events this month; YMCA fall youth sports registration closes Sunday.

Lynnwood's starting pitcher Jace Hampson delivers a pitch during a game against Lake Stevens on Friday, March 17, 2023, at Lake Stevens High School in Lake Stevens, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
Lynnwood's starting pitcher Jace Hampson delivers a pitch during a game against Lake Stevens on Friday, March 17, 2023, at Lake Stevens High School in Lake Stevens, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
The Northwest Athletic Conference soccer friendlies are Aug. 20-21 at Starfire Sports Complex in Tukwila. (Logo courtesy NWAC)

Local college soccer teams playing “friendlies” this month

The Everett, Edmonds and Shoreline community college soccer teams will be in action at Starfire Sports Complex.

The Northwest Athletic Conference soccer friendlies are Aug. 20-21 at Starfire Sports Complex in Tukwila. (Logo courtesy NWAC)