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Thomas Jefferson grad Hannah Kiyohara is playing for the 13th-ranked Louisville Cardinals. Kiyohara was a first-team

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TRACKING THE GRADS: Kiyohara playing softball for 13th-ranked Louisville

Hannah Kiyohara and the University of Louisville softball team are rolling this season. The Thomas Jefferson High School…

Former Green Bay Packers backup QB Matt Flynn has signed with the Seattle Seahawks.

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SIDELINES: Seahawks skip Broncos’ Manning-Tebow drama by signing Matt Flynn

The domino, also known as Peyton Manning, finally fell into place Monday morning. That's when news broke that…

Federal Way senior point guard Darah Huertas-Vining led the Eagles back to the Tacoma Dome for the Class 4A State Girls Basketball Tournament for the fourth year in a row. She averaged 16.5 points a game for the Eagles.

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The Mirror’s 2011-12 All-City Girls Basketball Team

The 5-foot-2 point guard had an amazing four-year career at Federal Way. Huertas-Vining played in four state tournaments…

Decatur senior Dom Hunter averaged 20.1 points this season for the Gators and was a first-team

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The Mirror’s 2011-12 All-City Boys Basketball Team

The 6-foot senior had another impressive season for the Gators. After spending his junior season as Decatur’s second…

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Beamer will not rehire girls basketball coach Heather Sugg

Heather Sugg won't be on the sidelines next season when the Todd Beamer High School girls basketball team…

Lamar Neagle

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SIDELINES: Neagle braces for Montreal Impact after trade

It was on Feb. 17 when the Thomas Jefferson grad was informed that the Seattle Sounders FC had…

Stanford's Bryan Offutt swims a preliminary race in the 200-yard freestyle Thursday at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships at the King County Aquatic Center. The men's meet runs through Saturday with preliminaries kicking off at 11 a.m. and finals being contested at 7 p.m. each day.

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Cal wins second straight NCAA Men’s Swimming and Diving Championship | Slideshow

The Cal Bears left Federal Way Saturday night with the program's second consecutive NCAA men's swimming and diving…

Federal Way grad Andre Piper-Jordan is playing wide receiver for the Everett Raptors of the Indoor Football League. Piper-Jordan was an All-IFL selection a season ago for the Seattle Timberwolves.

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SPORTS BRIEFS: Piper-Jordan playing receiver for the Everett Raptors

Federal Way High School graduate Andre Piper-Jordan is currently playing for the Everett Raptors in the Indoor Football…

Isiah Umipig

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Tracking the grads: Men’s basketball | March 2012

Tracking the Grads appears periodically in the Federal Way Mirror. If we missed someone, please email sports@fedwaymirror.com

Decatur graduate Benson Henderson hugs his mother

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Benson Henderson is the UFC lightweight champion. Am I the only one who thinks that’s a big deal?

Decatur graduate Benson Henderson hugs his mother

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SIDELINES: Benson Henderson’s rise to top in MMA is quite a story

Benson Henderson is the UFC lightweight champion. Am I the only one who thinks that’s a big deal?

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BOYS BASKETBALL: Decatur, Federal Way fall short in loser-out contests

The Decatur Gators' sixth-straight trip into the state boys basketball tournament didn't last too long. Mountlake Terrace ended…

Decatur graduate Benson Henderson gets the UFC lightweight championship belt strapped around his waist by UFC President Dana White after beating Frankie Edgar at UFC 144 Saturday in Tokyo.

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UFC: Federal Way’s Benson Henderson wins lightweight championship over Frankie Edgar

"This is what I've envisioned and to have it actually happen is pretty surreal," Henderson said. "The biggest…

Federal Way senior Dyesha Belhumeur drives to the basket during the Eagles' loss to Woodinville at the 2012 State Girls Basketball Tournament Friday inside the Tacoma Dome.

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STATE GIRLS BASKETBALL: Federal Way bounced after tough losses to Skyview, Woodinville | Slideshow

The Tacoma Dome has become a second home for the Federal Way girls basketball program

Jordan Wernet is a senior at Decatur High School.

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SIDELINES: Wernet won’t let ACL injury hold him back

Jordan Wernet’s journey to a college football scholarship isn’t the normal one.

Federal Way sophomore Brayon Blake (4) blocks the shot of a Beamer player during the Eagles' win at the West Central District Tournament. Federal Way will take on Jackson at 6 p.m. Friday

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BASKETBALL: Loser-out state tournament openers await Eagle boys, girls and Decatur boys

It’s state tournament time on the basketball court for the Federal Way High School boys and girls, along…

Decatur High School graduate Benson Henderson will fight current UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar at UFC 144 in Tokyo

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UFC: Benson Henderson ready to be lightweight champ, best in the world

Benson Henderson’s goal is to be the best mixed-martial arts fighters in the world.

Federal Way High School’s Aaron Persinger swims the freestyle leg of the 200-yard medley relay during Friday’s preliminary round at the Class 4A State Swim Meet in Federal Way.

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STATE SWIMMING: Beamer’s Chase finishes third in 100 free

100 free — 1, Brian Ruggles, Issaquah, 47.39; 2, Sebastian Bury, Newport, 47.49; 3, Dylan Chase, Beamer, 48.17;…

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GYMNASTICS: Jefferson’s Madi Kellar finishes second in 4A all-around

All-around — 1, Baylee Hamilton, Mount Rainier, 38.0; 2, Madi Kellar, Jefferson, 37.825; 3, Candace Ho, Newport, 37.55;…

Thomas Jefferson senior K.W. Williams reacts after winning the 195-pound state championship at Mat Classic inside the Tacoma Dome Saturday night. Williams lost in the championship match a season ago.

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MAT CLASSIC: TJ’s Williams claims 195-pound state championship | Slideshow

The championship round wasn't the best for the Federal Way school district wrestlers Saturday night at the Mat…