Lake Stevens is one of four local state-bound high school football teams. The Vikings will host Union this week in a first-round state-playoff rematch of last year’s Class 4A state title game. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

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Seedings, brackets announced for the state football playoffs

Lake Stevens, Marysville Pilchuck, Lakewood and Murphy will each host a first-round contest.

Archbishop Murphy’s defense stifles Sedro-Woolley in 23-6 win

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Archbishop Murphy’s defense stifles Sedro-Woolley in 23-6 win

The Wildcats defeated the Cubs for the 2nd time in 3 weeks and advanced to the 2A state…

2A bi-district football playoffs feature cutthroat path to state

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2A bi-district football playoffs feature cutthroat path to state

The Northwest/Sea-King bi-district has five 2A top-10 teams, but just three state berths are available.

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Archbishop Murphy alum taken by Seattle in XFL draft

Taniela Tupou was selected by Seattle in the seventh round of the Defensive Front 7 Phase on Tuesday.

Lakewood overcomes early miscues, tops No. 3 Archbishop Murphy

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Lakewood overcomes early miscues, tops No. 3 Archbishop Murphy

The Cougars’ dual-threat quarterback Jared Taylor totaled five touchdowns in the victory.

Archbishop Murphy’s Victor Gabalis is chased out of the pocket by Lynden’s Elijah Lyons in the first quarter of a game on Sept. 27, 2019, at Archbishop Murphy High School in Everett. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

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Lynden topples Archbishop Murphy in defensive slugfest

The Lions win 10-7 to hand the Wildcats their first loss of the season in a battle of…

Local prep football players have special talents

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Local prep football players have special talents

Jackson kicker Daniel Yoon and Archbishop Murphy long snapper Tommy Sullivan are top-ranked specialists.

Lake Stevens ranked No. 1 in first AP poll of the season

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Lake Stevens ranked No. 1 in first AP poll of the season

The Vikings are one of three local football teams that cracked the rankings.

The Wildcats are looking to bounce back this season after having their streak of three consecutive state semifinal appearances snapped with last year’s Week 10 playoff loss. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Northwest 2A preview: Murphy looks to rebound under interim coach

After falling short of state, the perennial powerhouse Wildcats are hungry for a bounceback season.

Northwest 2A prep football preview: Team capsules

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Northwest 2A prep football preview: Team capsules

The key players and outlooks for the league’s four local teams.

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Readers’ Choice 2019 Girls Athlete of the Year: Claire Doud

The Archbishop Murphy volleyball standout was the top online vote-getter.

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Northwest 2A football league to look a bit different this fall

Anacortes won’t field a varsity team, and Blaine is moving to the Sky Division of the two-tiered league.

Unheralded local crew to compete at USRowing nationals

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Unheralded local crew to compete at USRowing nationals

The undersized Everett Rowing Association’s varsity 8 boat beat the odds to compete for a title.

The Everett Rowing Association men’s varsity 8 plus cox consists of, from left to right, Justin DeHart, Elijah Hellman, Ethan Senn, Andrew McCartney, Aidan Richer, Owen Moody, Ethan Miedema, William Sweeney and Dylan Stengel. (Photo courtesy of the Everett Rowing Association)

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Everett’s ‘boys in the boat’

Here are the members of the Everett Rowing Association’s men’s varsity 8 crew.

Archbishop Murphy gets new head football coach

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Archbishop Murphy gets new head football coach

Interim head coach Mark Leone will replace Jerry Jensen for the 2019 season.

Archbishop Murphy baseball to rely on defense in state semis

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Archbishop Murphy baseball to rely on defense in state semis

The Wildcats face Selah on Friday night at Yakima County Stadium.

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State baseball preview: Capsules for the 2A state final four

Archbishop Murphy faces Selah in Friday’s semifinals for a spot in Saturday’s state championship game.

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Vote for The Herald’s Prep Athlete of the Week for May 13-19

The Athlete of the Week nominees for May 13-19. Voting closes at midnight Sunday. The winner will be…

Our dream college softball roster of Snohomish County talent

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Our dream college softball roster of Snohomish County talent

If they were all on the same team, these players could be good enough to reach the NCAA…

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Vote for The Herald’s Prep Athlete of the Week for May 6-12

The Athlete of the Week nominees for May 6-12. Voting closes at midnight Sunday. The winner will be…