EVERETT – It began with an impressive offensive spark.
Three old friends are returning to the basketball court, and 100 girls across the South Sound will reap the benefits.
Chet Thompson, Gig Harbor
Football, baseball
Thompson was selected to The News Tribune's All-Area football team as a quarterback. The Narrows League's Offensive MVP led the Tides to the postseason, passing for more than 1,000 yards, rushing for more than 1,000 yards and totaling 29 touchdowns. He also was an All-Area choice in baseball. The first-team All-Bridge Division pick has a scholarship to play baseball at the University of Portland.
Football, baseball
Thompson was selected to The News Tribune's All-Area football team as a quarterback. The Narrows League's Offensive MVP led the Tides to the postseason, passing for more than 1,000 yards, rushing for more than 1,000 yards and totaling 29 touchdowns. He also was an All-Area choice in baseball. The first-team All-Bridge Division pick has a scholarship to play baseball at the University of Portland.
Andrea Geubelle was chatting with friends on the final day of Star Track XXVII when someone told the Curtis High School senior that the finals of the girls 100-meter sprint were about to start.
Dillon Truscott used to be the “too-rowdy-to-be-normal” tyke from Santa Barbara, crawling from field to field to get into some sort of action.
Player of the year: Dillon Truscott, Charles Wright Academy
Tim Peterson does not provide a blueprint to hitting that others should follow. The Emerald Ridge senior is a free-swinger with a strike zone that has no borders.
Player of the Year: Tim Peterson, Emerald Ridge
When Amanda Fitzsimmons is in the circle, her brain ticks through the options.
Player of the Year: Amanda Fitzsimmons, Auburn Riverside
High school hoopaholics show their stuff The games at the state high school basketball tournament are about more than just players, coaches and referees.
AIDS Housing Association of Tacoma
American Memorial
Amtrak Cascades
Away We Go
B&I Coin Shop
Banner Bank
Bergman Draper & Frockt
Big 5 Sporting Goods
Blue Mouse Theatre
Cadillac
Catholic Community Services of Western Washington
Chambers Creek Pet Memorial Park at New Tecoma Cemetery
City of Tacoma
Classy Chassis
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Comcast
Dejà Vu
Dell
Destiny Harbor Tours
EB5 Facial Cream
Emerald Queen Hotel & Casino
Frank Tobey Jones Senior University
Galaxy Theatres
Gene Pankey Motor Company
GMC
Got Gold
Harbor Audiology & Hearing Services, Inc.
HomeStreet Bank
Honda Power Equipment
Hooters
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Ideal Home Furnishings
Johnny's Dock Restaurant & Marina
JointFlex
Juvenescence MD Laser & Skin Care
Kantor Diamond Company
Katherine E. Crabill D.D.S.
Kenneth P. Ring, DDS
Little Creek Casino & Resort
Lost Lake Resort
Macy's
Mary's Burgo Bistro
Mattress Depot USA
Memory Wellness Program
Moe's Home Collection
Muckleshoot Casino
MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital
Narrows Glen
New Life Clinics
New Tacoma Cemeteries & Funeral Home
Win Mariners Tickets
McClatchy's Newspapers Commemorative Book
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