Lake Stevens’ Tyler Fouts (top) is among the many state-bound local wrestlers heading to the Tacoma Dome for Mat Classic XXXII. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

Lake Stevens’ Tyler Fouts (top) is among the many state-bound local wrestlers heading to the Tacoma Dome for Mat Classic XXXII. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

Hot Tickets: What to watch this week in high school sports

Mat Classic, state swim meets and district basketball tournaments highlight an action-packed week.

A few of the many high school sports events to watch during this busy week of postseason action:

Girls and boys basketball: 4A Wes-King Bi-District semifinals, Tuesday at Jackson H.S. The Glacier Peak girls (19-2) face Inglemoor (18-5) at 5:30 p.m., followed by the Glacier Peak boys (21-0) against Skyline (17-6) at 7:15 p.m. The winners clinch state regional berths and advance to Friday’s bi-district title games, while the losers drop to the consolation brackets.

Girls basketball: 3A Northwest District semifinals, Tuesday at Mariner H.S. No. 2 seed Arlington (19-2) faces No. 3 seed Ferndale (16-5) at 6 p.m., followed by top-seeded Shorecrest (20-1) against No. 4 seed Snohomish (11-10) at 7:45 p.m. The winners secure state regional berths and advance to Saturday’s district title game, while the losers drop to the consolation bracket.

Boys basketball: 2A Northwest/Sea-King Bi-District semifinals, Tuesday at Mount Vernon H.S. No. 3 seed Mountlake Terrace (16-5) faces No. 2 seed Lynden (19-2) at 6 p.m., followed by No. 4 seed Lakewood (13-8) against top-seeded Burlington-Edison (20-1) at 7:30 p.m. The winners clinch state regional berths and advance to Saturday’s bi-district title game, while the losers drop to the consolation bracket.

Boys basketball: 3A Northwest District semifinals, Wednesday at Jackson H.S. No. 2 seed Stanwood (16-5) faces No. 3 seed Shorecrest (17-4) at 6 p.m., followed by top-seeded Marysville Pilchuck (19-2) against No. 4 seed Edmonds-Woodway (15-6) at 7:45 p.m. The winners secure state regional berths and advance to Saturday’s district title game, while the losers drop to the consolation bracket.

Boys and girls wrestling: Mat Classic XXXII, Friday-Saturday at Tacoma Dome. The six state tournaments (4A boys, 3A boys, 2A boys, 1A boys, 2B/1B boys and all-classification girls) begin Friday and continue Saturday. The finals for all tournaments are set to begin at 5 p.m.

Boys swim and dive: State championships, Friday-Saturday at King County Aquatic Center (Federal Way). The state championships begin with Friday’s preliminaries and continue with Saturday’s finals. The 4A finals begin at 9:15 a.m., followed by the 2A/1A finals at 2:10 p.m. and the 3A finals at 7 p.m.

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