This is the photo tweeted by Kenny Mayne during the Federal Way-Thomas Jefferson football game Oct. 28 at Federal Way Memorial Stadium.

The Oct. 28 football game between Federal Way and Thomas Jefferson had a little more star power than normal. Thomas Jefferson grad and ESPN employee Kenny Mayne was in attendance to watch his Raiders get thrashed by Federal Way, 34-8. Mayne played quarterback for TJ back in the 1980s before heading to Wenatchee Valley CC and UNLV.

Mayne tweeted during the game, which happened to take place during Game 7 of the World Series: “WS update please..rivalry week won out here..TJ vs FW..”

Mayne also included a photo from Federal Way Memorial Stadium (above).

Here is this weekend’s schedule for the preliminary round of the Class 4A football playoffs. Jefferson will travel to previously top-ranked Eastlake on Friday to take on the Wolves. This will be TJ’s first-ever appearance in the football postseason since the school opened in 1968.

Unbeaten and sixth-ranked Federal Way (9-0) will host Snohomish Friday at Federal Way Memorial Stadium. Snohomish started the season 0-5, but have since won its last four games in convincing fashion. The game kicks off at 7:30 p.m.

The Raiders (5-4) and Eagles could play for the second time in three weeks if they both win Friday night. The game would be at Federal Way Memorial Stadium on Nov. 11. Federal Way blew out TJ last Friday, 34-8, to avenge last season’s win by the Raiders.

Class 4A Preliminary Round

Heritage at Lake Stevens, 5 p.m. Saturday
South Kitsap at Edmonds-Woodway
Curtis-Kentridge winner at Woodinville, 7 p.m. Saturday
Jefferson at Eastlake, 7 p.m. Friday
Monroe at Skyline, 7:30 p.m. Friday
Snohomish at Federal Way, 7:30 p.m. Friday
Mariner at Kentlake, 7:30 p.m. Friday
Graham-Kapowsin at Bellarmine Prep
Bothell at Bethel, 7:30 p.m. Friday
Gig Harbor at Kentwood 7 p.m. Saturday
Puyallup at Olympia, 7 p.m. Friday
Issaquah at Skyview
Tahoma at Union 7 p.m. Friday

Federal Way High School senior Emily Victor has been named a state finalist in the Wendy’s High School Heisman award. Victor will play at her third state golf championship in the spring for the Eagles, becoming the first Federal Way girl golfer to ever accomplish that honor.

Here is the press release announcing Victor and the other finalists from Washington:

WASHINGTON STUDENT- ATHLETES GO FOR NATIONAL HONORS

Wendy’s High School Heisman Recognizes State Finalists

WHAT:  As the competition narrows for the 2011 Wendy’s High School Heisman Award program, 20 of Washington’s top scholar-athletes were announced today as State Finalists for the prestigious award. These finalists are now in the running to become State Winners, the next phase of the program as applicants advance to become National Winners.

Of the 48,000 seniors who applied nationwide, 477 applicants came from Washington and have been narrowed down to the state’s 20 finalists. These finalists embody the Heisman spirit of hard work and dedication through their outstanding achievements in athletics, academics and community/school leadership. 

WHO:   Washington’s Wendy’s High School Heisman State Finalists:

WHY:  Just as the collegiate Heisman is known for being the highest award in college football, the Wendy’s High School Heisman, now in its 18^h year, is one of the most esteemed awards at the high school level.

On November 4, 2011, one male and one female finalist from each state will be named State Winners. Of those State Winners, 12 will be chosen as National Finalists and will go on to compete for the National Winner title in New York City on December 9. National Finalists will be featured during a televised ceremony on ESPN networks and will receive gold medals and $2,000 awards for their high schools. One male and one female National Winner will receive a Wendy’s High School Heisman trophy and Wendy’s will donate $10,000 to each winner’s respective high school. Additionally, the winners will be recognized during the collegiate Heisman Trophy broadcast on ESPN, December 10.

About the Wendy’s High School Heisman Program

Created in 1994 by Wendy’s and the Heisman Memorial Trust, the Wendy’s High School Heisman Award recognizes outstanding high school seniors nationwide who excel in athletics, academics and community leadership.  Students can nominate themselves for the award online, in addition to being recommended by principals, teachers, guidance counselors and coaches.  The most exceptional students are then selected to advance during extensive judging processes conducted at both state and national levels.

RENTON, Wash. - The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA), When We Were Young Productions (WWWYP), and PlayON! Sports announces the launch of the WIAA Network, a new cross-platform endeavor that will deliver television and web coverage of WIAA/Dairy Farmers of Washington/Les Schwab Tires State Championships.

WWWYP/PlayON! Sports will produce and distribute content for the WIAA Network, which when fully implemented, will feature over 200 state tournament and championship events each year.  Beginning this fall, the WIAA Network will bring highlight coverage of the Boys and Girls Cross Country Championships along with live coverage of 3A/4A Girls’ Soccer, Girls Swimming and Diving, and Semifinal and Championship Football.  All of these events will be available for viewing, live and archival, free of charge on the WIAANetwork.com broadband portal.

“This is a very exciting time for the Association and its member schools,” WIAA Executive Director Mike Colbrese said.  “We recognize the necessity to offer live video webcasts to gain more exposure for our events, the member schools and the student-athletes. This agreement keeps the Association at the edge of the technology movement.”

The WIAANetwork.com online portal is schedule to launch in late October and future announcements on television coverage are forthcoming.  In addition to airing live events, the portal will also be host to numerous “classic” state championship events and highlight packages from previous years.  There will be no subscription fee to view any content on the portal.

“We are very excited to enter into this new partnership with the WIAA. Our goal is to deliver broader levels of coverage and exposure to all WIAA activities within the framework, mission, and values of the Association and its members,” When We Were Young President Tim Eichorst said.

For more information on which contests will be broadcasted during the 2011-12 academic school year, please check back to www.WIAA.com.

SPSL 3A Girls Tournament

At Gold Mountain Golf Club, Cascade Course, Oct. 17-18

Team scores — Decatur 544 strokes, Enumclaw 569, Peninsula 598, Auburn Mountainview 604, Bonney Lake 613. Rachel Lewis (Peninsula) 72-78–150, Amanda Beyke (Decatur) 75-77–152, Celia Beyke (Decatur) 75-80–155, Tiffany Wilkening (Enumclaw) 87-82–169, Madeline Petellin (Enumclaw) 82-87–169, Katie Goins (Peninsula) 84-87–171, Tammy Wilkening (Enmclaw) 89-92–181, Desirae Haselwood (Bonney Lake) 93-90–183, Miranda Lehman (Decatur) 91-92–183, Bethany Cowman (Auburn Mountain View) 93-91–184, Anna Babbitt (Bonney Lake) 94-94–188, Alyssa Castagno (Decatur) 95-93–188, Juliana Trujillo (Lakes) 92-98–190, Megan Charron (Bonney Lake) 101-90–191, Kadyn Eldridge (Enumclaw) 93-100–193, Darian Keuter (Decatur) 97-97–194, Morgan Dorner (Lakes) 96-98–194, Aly Carr (Auburn Mountain View) 100-97–197, Amy Curtis (Auburn Mountain View) 101-97–198, Nicki Burkhauser (Auburn Mountain View) 99-102–201, Lindsey Fisher (Bonney Lake) 101-100–201, Whitney Wilcox (Bonney Lake) 98-104–202, Maddie Pillo (Enumclaw) 105-99–204, Katie Burkhauser (Auburn Mountain View) 104-108–212, Taylor Trembly (Decatur) 111-101–212, Hanna Nicholson (Peninsula) 115-98–213, Keeley Anderson (Auburn Mountain View) 107-110–217, Delaney Townsend (Bonney Lake) 114-104–218, Toni Keuter (Decatur) 107-113–220, Katarina Edwards (Bonney Lake) 110-112–222, Mackenna VanRuff (Enumclaw) 113-118–231, Jessica Kim (Decatur) 116-118–234

SPSL 3A Boys Golf Tournament

At Gold Mountain Golf Club, Olympic Course, Oct. 17-18

Team scores — Auburn Mountainview 489 strokes, Enumclaw 490, Peninsula 519, Decatur 531. Tyler Salsbury (Enumclaw) 66-72–138, Colton McCluskey (Enumclaw) 77-78–155, T3 Kelly Campbell (Auburn Mountain View) 77-79–156, Austin Geiger (Auburn Mountain View) 75-81–156, Griffin Lamb (Auburn Mountain View) 77-79–156, Vincent Vu (Auburn Mountain View) 82-76–158, Chase Dolliver, Enumclaw 83-75–158, Luke Kilcup (Peninsula) 81-77–158, Devin Findlay (Peninsula) 80-79–159, Adam Barker (Peninsula) 84-77–161, Alec Charles (Peninsula) 86-75–161, Carsten Olufson (Decatur) 79-83–162, Spencer Clapp (Decatur) 85-82–167, Beau Brock (Enumclaw) 82-88–170, Eric Grinberg (Peninsula) 84-86–170, Zach Wildin (Auburn Mountain View) 88-84–172, JR Condon (Enumclaw) 91-82–173, Harrison Bragg (Lakes) 89-85–174, Tyler Finneseth (Decatur) 86-89–175, Aaron Lamb (Lakes) 89-86–175, Jacob Nelson (Decatur) 91-85–176, Kaden Pigg (Decatur) 91-85–176, Brandon Barker (Peninsula) 94-83–177, Nick Chaussee (Peninsula) 87-91–178, Thomas Howe (Peninsula) 94-84–178, David Smith (Enumclaw) 91-88–179, Matt Yuste (Bonney Lake) 91-89–180, Eddie Gonzales (Lakes) 93-89–182, Greg Harris (Auburn Mountain View) 90-95–185, Cody Espey (Auburn Mountain View) 94-92–186, Kash Kolterman (Bonney Lake) 92-95–187, Jordan Huber (Lakes) 94-94–188, Jacob Rash (Bonney Lake) 105-91–196, Josh Journey (Bonney Lake) 102-95–197, Jacob Jones (Decatur) 99-98–197

Here is a release from the Federal Way Boys and Girls Club regarding youth basketball:

2011 Munchkin, Elementary & Middle School Coed FALL Basketball

Registration: The Federal Way Boys and Girls Club are currently enrolling youth for the 2011 Munchkin, Elementary and Middle School Fall Basketball Leagues. Fee is $60. The Club also offers a Kindergarten Basketball Clinic for ages 4-6 years old. Fee is $55 and runs Nov 12-Dec 17, 2011. Saturdays only. 9-10am at the Boys and Girls Club. The deadline for early registration is Monday, Oct. 31, 2011. Late registration will be accepted on a space available basis and $5 extra charge. *Registration can be done online @ www.fwbgc.org , by phone, or in person at the Club. 30815 8th Ave. S. Federal Way, WA 98063 253-681-6514 Teams: Munchkin Basketball is a co-ed league for all youth in grades 1&2. FALL basketball will be coed leagues for grades 3rd/4th and 5th/6th . Middle School basketball will be 7th/8th grade combined coed. The season runs from Nov 2-Dec 17, 2011. Games are played in the surrounding Federal Way area schools as well as the Federal Way Boys and Girls Club. Coaches will contact players after the coaches meeting on November 1, 2011 to inform about practice. Fee: The program costs $60. After October 31, $65. (plus 36$ Club membership fee if not current). Information: For more information please contact Dolan Holt, Athletic Director at 253.681.6514 or email to: dholt@positiveplace.org **Interested in coaching? Please contact Dolan Holt for more information.

Short Track Speedskating World Cup Kicks Off at the Utah Olympic Oval

Team USA 2010 Olympians Scheduled to Compete

 KEARNS, Utah – Over 200 of the world’s top short track speedskaters have arrived in Utah and will take to the ice today (Friday, Oct. 21) at the Utah Olympic Oval, to compete in the first ISU Korean Air World Cup stop of the 2011-12 season.

2010 Olympic medalists including Katherine Reutter (Champaign, IL), J.R. Celski (Federal Way, WA), Alyson Dudek (Hales Corners, WI), Lana Gehring (Glenview. IL) and Jordan Malone (Denton, TX) are scheduled to compete along with several outstanding US Speedskating teammates and talented rising stars in the sport.

Team USA will be looking to follow-up their successful 2010-11 season bringing home 35 World Cup season medals and seven World Championship medals. Spectators can expect to see fast-paced action and excitement, as short track speedskating is often referred to as “NASCAR on Ice.”

Event Schedule

Friday, 21 October

10am - Qualifying Rounds

1000m

1500m

500m

Relays

Saturday, 22 October

10am – Repechage

1000m

1500m

6pm – World Cup Competition

1000m

1500m

Finals

Relay Semi-Finals

Sunday, 23 October

9am – Repechage

500m

1500m

3pm  - World Cup Competition

500m

1500m

Finals

Relay Finals

Athlete profiles and short track sport background is available in our 2011 Fall World Cup Media Guide

Team USA athletes will be available for interviews post-competition daily in the athlete mixed zone, and via phone and Skype by appointment. Please contact Linda Jager (ljager@usspeedskating.org) for athlete interview requests.

For more information on the 2011-12 ISU Korean Air World Cup 1, please visit www.olyparks.com or call 801-968-OVAL.

Here is a press release received from the University of Washington: 

SEATTLE - Washington freshman guard Tony Wroten underwent minor arthroscopic surgery on his right knee this Thursday and is expected to return in time for the regular season.

Wroten (Seattle, Wash.) is Washington’s highly touted freshman out of Garfield high school. He is one of seven freshmen to join Husky Coach Lorenzo Romar’s squad this season.

“Tony could have probably gone the whole season with a little discomfort at times and played through this,” said Romar. “But he and his family, plus our staff, thought it would be better to take care of this now so he would be fine for the rest of the year.

“It has been nagging him a little bit, but he’ll be ready to go in no time soon.”

Wroten said on Wednesday that he expects the surgery to be a minor procedure and asserted that he will not miss any regular season games this year and that his goal is to be able to play in the exhibition contest against Seattle Pacific on Nov. 4.

Coach Romar likened Wroten’s surgery to a similar procedure that Husky football player Chris Polk went through before the start of the season.

“He sat out a few days, just to make sure he was okay and didn’t miss any games,” Romar said of the Huskies’ running back that ranks second in the Pac-12 with 121 rushing yards per game.

“Now we see what Chris Polk is doing. Tony should be the same.”

According to the Pacific Northwest Football Officials Association’s Website, the group has filed a lawsuit against the Washington Officials Association and the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association over a group of 143 football officials using pink whistles last fall as a benefit for breast cancer awareness.

The officials were recently punished by the WOA. Here is the Mirror’s story from last week regarding the punishment.

Details of the lawsuit have been posted on the PNFOA’s Website. Here is the complete press release issued by Jeff Mattson, the association’s president:

Today, the Pacific Northwest Football Officials Association (PNFOA) filed a lawsuit against the Washington Officials Association (WOA) and Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA).
On May 2, 2011, the WOA disciplined the PNFOA for wearing pink whistles with their uniforms during October 2010 as part of a fundraiser and awareness event for Susan G. Komen for the Cure, an organization that advocates for breast cancer treatment and research.
The WOA changed the rules in the middle of the game. None of the WOA rules in place at the time of the “pink whistles” event regulated whistle color or what charities the PNFOA could support. Nothing in the WOA Constitution or Bylaws said the WOA could control members’ community events. And nothing in the WOA Constitution or Bylaws gave WOA Commissioner Todd Stordahl the power to create new rules at all. But three weeks after the PNFOA officials had started wearing pink whistles, and three days before the final “Give Back” weekend when PNFOA officials would donate their pay to Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Mr. Stordahl created a new rule that pink whistles violated the officials’ uniform code.
The May 2, 2011 discipline by the WOA included probation for the PNFOA for an alleged “uniform code” violation, stripping the PNFOA of most playoff officiating spots for not obeying Mr. Stordahl’s last-minute “rule,” and an additional year of probation for PNFOA because the PNFOA refused to give a one-year suspension to every member who had talked to the press or commented on a blog during the October, 2010 “pink whistles” event.
The WIAA organizes interscholastic athletic competitions for over 800 middle and high schools in Washington state—the vast majority of all public and private schools. The WOA has an exclusive agreement with the WIAA. To officiate at WIAA games, officials must be members of the WOA. The two organizations have a monopoly on school sports officiating in Washington State. Thus, the PNFOA officials are faced with a difficult decision: they can submit to the irrational and arbitrary decisions of the WOA; they can stop officiating (thereby harming the schools and students that they serve); or they can attempt to change the situation. This suit is the PNFOA’s attempt to change the situation.
The suit seeks: (1) to enjoin and prohibit infringements on PNFOA officials’ First Amendment rights of free speech and free association; (2) to prohibit the WOA and WIAA from violating their own rules, Constitution, and Bylaws; and (3) to allow freedom to contract among all officials statewide and to prohibit the unlawful monopoly arrangements between the WOA and the WIAA, thereby giving officials and schools a choice.
The men and women of the PNFOA officiate secondary-school sports out of a desire to give back—to make sure that students today have the same opportunities they had growing up. Giving back to the community is equally important. The Susan G. Komen for the Cure event was not the first time PNFOA officials donated their paychecks. Every year the PFNOA gives at least one $500 sportsmanship scholarship to a high school athlete. In 2009, the organization donated $3800 to the family of slain police officer Timothy Brenton.

Jeff Mattson
PNFOA President

SEATTLE – Washington junior guard Isaiah Thomas has decided to enter his name into the upcoming NBA Draft. The two-time first team All-Pac-10 member issued the following statement:
“Although it was a tough decision, I have decided to forego my senior season and enter my name into this year’s NBA draft.  At this time I will not hire an agent.  Over the past 3 years I’ve enjoyed every single minute of my Washington Husky career.  I am very thankful to have played for a great coach like Coach Romar and our entire coaching staff. I have just over two quarter left to earn my degree, and I fully plan on finishing school. Also, I would like to take the time to thank all of my teammates and Husky fans for their support and the unforgettable memories.  Go Dawgs!”
Coach Lorenzo Romar, who is in Houston for the NCAA Final Four, issued the following statement:
“Isaiah Thomas has had an unbelievable impact on our program during his time with us. We will definitely miss him, but we are behind him in his quest to fulfill a lifelong dream to play in the NBA.”
Thomas (Tacoma, Wash./Curtis HS/South Kent Prep [Conn.]), an honorable mention Associated Press All-American after averaging 16.8 points and 6.1 assists per game for the Huskies during their 2010-11 campaign, led the Pac-10 in assists, ranked fourth in scoring, 8th in steals (1.3 spg) and 8th in three-point makes per game (1.7). His 213 assists are the second most in UW single-season history.
Thomas helped the Huskies to their second-consecutive Pac-10 tournament championship and a 24-11 overall record. He was named the Most Outstanding Player of the conference tournament for a second time, joining Arizona’s Sean Elliott as the only two-time winner.
Thomas also led Washington with 15.5 points and 7.5 assists in the Huskies two NCAA tournament games.
Thomas ended his junior season ranked among the Huskies all-time leader in points (1,721/6th), assists (415/3rd), 3-point makes (164/3rd) and steals (122/8th).