Glacier Peak football players wear Guardian Caps on their helmets during a practice on Oct. 4 at Glacier Peak High School in Snohomish. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

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What are Glacier Peak players wearing on their helmets?

The Grizzlies don Guardian Caps during practice to reduce the impact of helmet-to-helmet hits.

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Prep stars of the night for Thursday, Nov. 1

Here are Thursday’s prep stars of the night:

Everett High cancels a football game; the reason is elusive

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Everett High cancels a football game; the reason is elusive

There are differing accounts as to why, ranging from a discipline issue to safety and logistics.

Snohomish tops Squalicum, earning state soccer berth

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Snohomish tops Squalicum, earning state soccer berth

Down early, the Panthers rallied to win 4-3 and reached the 3A district finals.

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Prep results for Tuesday, Oct. 30

Here are prep results for Tuesday, Oct. 30, with links to boxes and recaps where applicable, as well…

Q&A with Mountlake Terrace cross country runner Jaden Lofrese

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Q&A with Mountlake Terrace cross country runner Jaden Lofrese

The soft-spoken senior leads the Hawks by example and hopes to crack the top 5 at state this…

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Prep hot tickets: State cross-country meet Saturday in Pasco

This week also features district competition in girls soccer, volleyball and girls swimming.

Prep football notebook: Week 9 analysis and top players

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Prep football notebook: Week 9 analysis and top players

Teams jostled for playoff seedings ahead of Week 10’s winner-to-state games.

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Prep results for Saturday, Oct. 27

Here are Saturday’s prep results, with links to box scores from reported games:

Local standouts headed to state after district cross country

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Local standouts headed to state after district cross country

Jackson’s Joseph Skoog, Lake Stevens’ Taylor Roe, E-W’s Deyago Peraza and Shorecrest’s Lillian Visser all capture district titles.

Live prep football blog: Week 9

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Live prep football blog: Week 9

An interactive way to stay up to date with local prep football teams on Friday night.

Led by stingy defense, E-W girls seek district soccer title

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Led by stingy defense, E-W girls seek district soccer title

The Warriors have allowed a league-best six goals in conference play and recorded 10 shutouts.

Ferndale’s Jaden Brown (right) celebrates a touchdown after a fumble by Meadowdale’s Carlos Walsh on Friday at Edmonds Stadium. (KevinClark / The Herald)

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Prep football results for Friday, Oct. 26

A host of local high school football teams solidified their playoff seeding Friday in the regular season’s penultimate…

Snohomish rallies past Squalicum to claim Wesco 3A top seed

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Snohomish rallies past Squalicum to claim Wesco 3A top seed

After taking the lead, a late interception helps the Panthers hang on to beat the Storm 30-27.

Defense leads Glacier Peak over Mount Vernon (VIDEO)

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Defense leads Glacier Peak over Mount Vernon (VIDEO)

The Grizzlies shut down the Bulldogs 30-6 to clinch the Wesco 4A No. 2 seed for the Week…

Meadowdale loses to Ferndale, falls short of playoffs

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Meadowdale loses to Ferndale, falls short of playoffs

The Mavericks struggled to contain the Golden Eagles’ running game.

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Three area prep teams win WIAA academic awards

Stanwood girls swimming and diving, Cedarcrest girls soccer and King’s girls soccer were honored.

Comeback kids: Arlington thriving in late-game situations

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Comeback kids: Arlington thriving in late-game situations

The Eagles have rallied for 3 wins in the final minutes of regulation or overtime this season.

Meadowdale quarterback Hunter Moen (left) and the Mavericks square off against Ferndale in a loser-out Wesco 3A crossover game Friday night. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

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Key Week 9 prep football games: Playoff spots, seeding at stake

Meadowdale and Terrace play loser-out contests, and other teams will jostle for seeding prior to next week’s winner-to-state…

Jackson girls soccer claims 6th straight Wesco 4A crown

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Jackson girls soccer claims 6th straight Wesco 4A crown

Gabriela Franco scored her first goal of the season to help the Timberwolves beat Lake Stevens 3-0.