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Camaraderie of team sports impossible to duplicate

Published: 04/16/13 23:16:49

There's nothing like the thrill of competing in team sports.

Puyallup Vikings soccer players mob Brad Macdougall after he scored the go-ahead goal in the Vikings’ 2-1 victory against the Emerald Ridge Jaguars on Friday. The goal came in the 69th minute, just a minute after Puyallup had tied the contest. (KENT NEWMAN/SPECIAL TO THE HERALD)

Vikings stage comeback to beat rival Emerald Ridge

Published: 04/16/13 23:15:47

What a difference a half made for the Puyallup Vikings Friday night.

Emerald Ridge ace Meagan Hendrix unleashes a fastball against the Beamer Titans last season. Hendrix, who plans to play next year at Portland State University, is undefeated so far this year. (DEAN J. KOEPFLER/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)

Flawlessness in the pitching circle

Published: 04/16/13 23:14:54

Modesty is one of Meagan Hendrix's most esteemed qualities.

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Raiders expect to compete in West

Published: 04/16/13 23:13:39

Pierce College women's softball head coach Mark Edmonston isn't worried despite the Raiders' 7-11 start.

Sumner ace Christian Parsons hurls a strike against the Fife Trojans on April 2. Parsons has struck out 56 hitters during so far during the 2013 season. (SHAUN SCOTT/HERALD PHOTO)

Spartans ace welcomes pressure on the mound

Published: 04/10/13 08:41:52

A diminutive stature hasn't stopped Sumner Spartans ace Christian Parsons from achieving excellence so far this spring.

Puyallup junior first baseman Quinn Rawson plans to play baseball at the University of New Mexico in the spring of 2015. (SHAUN SCOTT/HERALD PHOTO)

Puyallup first baseman commits to New Mexico

Published: 04/10/13 08:41:17

Puyallup first baseman Quinn Rawson may only be a junior, but he already knows where he will play college baseball when he hits the field as a freshman in 2015.

A baseball fan's paradise in our own backyard

Published: 04/10/13 08:40:35

The Puyallup community embraces high school athletics, and it's the epitome of a sports town.

Harris, Vikings shut out Emerald Ridge

Published: 04/10/13 08:39:11

Puyallup senior Ryan Harris was in the zone last week against the Emerald Ridge Jaguars in a battle between South Puget Sound League powerhouses.

Sumner senior Luke Powers-Hubbard is tagged out at second base during an 8-4 loss to the Fife Trojans on April 2. Powers-Hubbard went 2-for-3. (SHAUN SCOTT/HERALD PHOTO)

Fife rallies for eight runs in final two innings to defeat Sumner

Published: 04/10/13 08:38:43

Two home runs down the stretch propelled the Fife Trojans to an improbable victory against the Sumner Spartans.

Casen Buswell, center, was on center stage with his parents, CJ, left, and Jenna, right, during the opening ceremonies of the fourth annual Cops vs. Teachers basketball game. All proceeds went to the Buswell family. Casen is battling a rare congenital vascular malformation disease. (MIKE CENTIOLI/COURTESY PHOTO)

Community raises funds to help Puyallup family

Published: 04/02/13 23:25:16

For the first time in four years, Puyallup School District staff members beat police department personnel during the annual Cops vs. Teachers basketball game.