Matt Calkins
Sports Reporter
Recent Stories
Despite Wright's best effort, Ridgefield falls on PKs
Spudders look to regroup in 1A third-place match
Renton defeated Ridgefield in penalty kicks, outshooting the Spudders 4-3 after the teams couldn't break a 1-1 tie in overtime.
Sean Keller is ready to take flight
Heritage senior sets sights on prep javelin record
For eight years, his father piloted helicopters for the U.S. Navy -- sometimes in drug-infested Central America, other times in war-torn Iraq, and copious times in the pitch-perfect climate of San Diego, California.
BOYS SOCCER: Skyview breaks through to reach 4A semifinals
Storm knock off Lake Stevens 3-0
Sometimes exploring new places can be scary. Just ask the ball used in Saturday's boys soccer match between Skyview and Lake Stevens.
3A district track: Brotherly champs
Prairie’s Zalks each win district title
Jesse Zalk is the brother with the football accolades and scholarship to Central Washington.
4A district track: Almost in race against himself
Heritage’s E’Lon Mack adds 4A 200 district title to 100 the day before
A day after winning the 100 meters with a sub-11-second time at the 4A district track championships, Heritage sprinter E’Lon Mack also took first in the 200.
Rally Capps: Hockinson pitcher makes comeback from serious car crash
Michael Capps suffered broken neck last fall
“Usually,” the officer on site told the Capps family, “when we see an accident like that, there’s a dead body inside.”
Skyview bats quiet in bi-district loss to Beamer
Titans pitcher Brower limits Storm to four hits
In other losses, the Skyview baseball team could point to its five errors as the reason. Tuesday, the Storm can simply point to their four hits.
Martin has Olympic goal for U.S. Open
Oregon coach among six to reach sectionals
University of Oregon men's golf coach Casey Martin was one of six golfers to advance to sectionals from the U.S. Open local qualifier held Monday at Royal Oaks Country Club.
Calkins: Suicide story hits close to home
Matt Calkins: Commentary
The most fool-proof way, it seemed, was a bullet to the head. But I didn’t have access to a gun.
Keller thinking big in javelin
Heritage senior’s effort on Saturday nearly national record
As the javelin flew, Sean Keller’s mind raced.
