Chalk up another win for Miranda Granger.
The rising mixed martial arts star, who’s a graduate of Glacier Peak High School and fights out of Charlie’s Combat Club in Everett, improved her professional record to 5-0 Friday when she defeated Jamie Colleen by first-round submission as part of Cage Fury Fighting Championships 71 at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Granger, fighting outside the state of Washington for the first time, needed just 2 minutes, 11 seconds to win by armbar submission against Colleen, a veteran fighter who’s a former King of the Cage women’s strawweight champion. Friday’s strawweight (115 pounds) bout was scheduled for three 5-minute rounds.
Speculation afterward was Granger’s victory could open up opportunities at higher levels, including the UFC.
Local women’s hoopsters off to fast starts
Several players from Snohomish County high schools who are playing NCAA Division I women’s basketball are off to fast starts this season. They include:
■ Mikayla Pivec, a Lynnwood graduate who’s a junior guard for Oregon State, is averaging 13.3 points, 9.2 rebounds and 3.6 assists for the 8-2 Beavers, who are ranked No. 11 in the latest Associated Press poll.
■ Sidney Rielly, an Everett graduate who’s a senior guard for Portland State, is averaging 14.3 points for the 8-0 Vikings, including 32 in a 92-79 victory over Portland on Dec. 1.
■ Kayla Watkins, a Glacier Peak graduate who’s a sophomore forward for Weber State, is averaging 14.3 points and 9.1 rebounds for the 3-5 Wildcats.
■ Paisley Johnson, a Glacier Peak graduate who’s a sophomore guard for BYU, is averaging 12.7 points and 6.1 rebounds for the 7-3 Cougars.
■ Missy Peterson, an Edmonds-Woodway graduate who’s a sophomore guard for Washington, is averaging 10.6 points and 4.1 rebounds for the 7-4 Huskies.
■ Madison Pollock, a Snohomish graduate who’s a junior forward for San Diego, is averaging 8.2 points and 4.5 rebounds for the 6-4 Toreros.
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