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    Articles by Casey Olson
    Beamer senior Trey Burch-Manning finished with 14 points during the Titans' West Central/Southwest District Tournament win over Gig Harbor Thursday at home.
    BOYS BASKETBALL: Beamer will take on Federal Way...
    By Casey Olson • February 14, 2014 4:39 pm

    A berth into the Class 4A Regional Tournament will be on the line Saturday in the Battle of Federal Way.

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    Decatur High School senior Dom Cooks celebrates after scoring a touchdown during a homecoming football game against Auburn Mountainview last October. Cooks was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor in April 2012.  Decatur will hold a special graduation ceremony for him on Feb. 20.
    Federal Way’s Decatur to hold special graduation for...
    By Casey Olson • February 13, 2014 7:57 pm

    Dom Cooks will graduate from Decatur High School next Thursday. The school is holding a special graduation ceremony for Cooks at 6 p.m. inside the Decatur gymnasium on Feb. 20.

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    Beamer sophomore Nia Alexander takes the ball to the basket during the Titans' first loss of the season to Mount Rainier in the SPSL Championship game Tuesday at the ShoWare Center in Kent.
    BASKETBALL: Beamer girls and boys lose in SPSL...
    By Casey Olson • February 12, 2014 1:17 pm

    It wasn’t a good night for Todd Beamer High School Tuesday inside Kent’s ShoWare Center. Both the boys and girls basketball teams lost in their respective South Puget Sound League Championship games.

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    WCD SWIMMING: Federal Way’s Anderson, Hughes win district titles
    WCD SWIMMING: Federal Way’s Anderson, Hughes win district...
    By Casey Olson • February 10, 2014 1:38 pm

    Team Scores: Curtis 370, Gig Harbor 361, Kentridge 241, Mount Rainier 197, Kentwood 190, Federal Way 174, Rogers 161, Olympia 156, Stadium 136, Kentlake 93, Auburn Riverside 57, Tahoma 52, 13. South Kitsap 42, Puyallup 40, Central Kitsap Cougars 37 16. Emerald Ridge 3.

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    Federal Way’s J.R. Celski finishes fourth in first Olympic event
    Federal Way’s J.R. Celski finishes fourth in first...
    By Casey Olson • February 10, 2014 12:52 pm

    Federal Way’s J.R. Celski failed to medal in his first race of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia. Celski, 23, finished up in fourth place in the 1,500 meters Monday. Charles Hamelin of Canada won the gold medal.

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    BASKETBALL: Beamer girls and boys will play for SPSL titles Tuesday at ShoWare Center
    BASKETBALL: Beamer girls and boys will play for...
    By Casey Olson • February 7, 2014 6:17 pm

    The center of the South Puget Sound League South Division basketball universe is Todd Beamer High School.

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    On Wednesday four student-athletes from Federal Way HIgh School signed their national letters of intent. From right to left
    SIGNING DAY: Five Federal Way High School seniors...
    By Casey Olson • February 7, 2014 12:59 pm

    Another year, another big-time party at Federal Way High School on National Signing Day.

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    Andy (left) and Isaac Olson sit at the Seattle Seahawks victory parade Wednesday afternoon in downtown Seattle. They were two of an estimated 700
    SIDELINES: Seahawks’ victory parade one for the history,...
    By Casey Olson • February 6, 2014 7:08 pm

    It was literally a sea of Seahawk blue and green Wednesday afternoon throughout the streets of downtown Seattle.

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    Todd Beamer High School student Aaron Tran will attend the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi
    Local Olympic hopeful to shadow Federal Way’s Celski...
    By Casey Olson • January 30, 2014 12:16 pm

    Like any other short track speedskater from the United States, Aaron Tran’s goal is to wear the red, white and blue and compete at the Winter Olympic Games.

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    Dr. Jim Kurtz will be on the sidelines when the Seattle Seahawks take on the Denver Broncos Sunday in the Super Bowl at Met Life Stadium in New Jersey. This is Kurtz's third year as the Seahawks' team chiropractor.
    Federal Way chiropractor keeping Seahawks in top shape...
    By Casey Olson • January 28, 2014 7:28 pm

    Jim Kurtz is the envy of every rabid Seattle Seahawks fan.

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    Decatur High School graduate Benson Henderson will take on Josh Thomson in the main event at UFC on FOX 10 Saturday night inside Chicago's United Center. The fight will be broadcast on Q13 starting at 5 p.m.
    UFC: Benson Henderson wins split decision over Thomson...
    By Casey Olson • January 28, 2014 2:12 pm

    Benson Henderson got right back in the championship mix in the lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

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    PREP BASKETBALL: Fifth-ranked Beamer takes control of SPSL South with OT win over Curtis
    PREP BASKETBALL: Fifth-ranked Beamer takes control of SPSL...
    By Casey Olson • January 27, 2014 7:07 pm

    The fifth-ranked Todd Beamer Titans boys basketball team took total control of the South Puget Sound League South Division Friday night with an overtime win over the defending Class 4A state-champion Curtis Vikings.

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    1992 Decatur High School graduate Garet Rasmussen will be honored Jan. 31 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Jan. 31 at Decatur. The former basketball player died in 2011 at 38.
    Decatur community to honor late basketball player, Garet...
    By Casey Olson • January 24, 2014 7:15 pm

    It’s been nearly three years since Decatur graduate Garet Rasmussen collapsed and died in his Wenatchee home. The 1992 graduate was just 38 years old.

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    The Seattle Seahawks will take on the Denver Broncos at the Super Bowl Feb. 2 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
    Sidelines: Why are the Seahawks so popular this...
    By Casey Olson • January 24, 2014 6:53 pm

    It really hasn’t been that long since the Seattle Seahawks made their first and only appearance in the Super Bowl. The Seahawks rolled to a 13-3 record during the regular season in 2005 before taking on the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Super Bowl in February of 2006.

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    Decatur High School graduate Benson Henderson will take on Josh Thomson in the main event at UFC on FOX 10 Saturday night inside Chicago's United Center. The fight will be broadcast on Q13 starting at 5 p.m.
    UFC: Henderson’s road back to lightweight title starts...
    By Casey Olson • January 23, 2014 2:34 pm

    Benson Henderson’s quest to get back on top of the UFC lightweight division starts Saturday night inside Chicago’s United Center.

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    WRESTLING: Decatur pins down SPSL 3A title, snaps Enumclaw’s 54-match win streak
    WRESTLING: Decatur pins down SPSL 3A title, snaps...
    By Casey Olson • January 23, 2014 1:54 pm

    The Decatur Gators wrestling team did something no other program has been able to do for the last seven years Wednesday night. The Gators beat the Enumclaw Hornets in a South Puget Sound League 3A dual meet.

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    Thomas Jefferson senior Zachary Martin has signed a letter of intent to play tennis at Grand View University in Des Moines
    TENNIS: Jefferson’s Martin signs to play at Grand...
    By Casey Olson • January 20, 2014 5:36 pm

    Thomas Jefferson senior Zachary Martin will continue his tennis career at Grand View University in Des Moines, Iowa, in the fall.

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    PREP BASKETBALL: Third-ranked Beamer girls down Kentwood at King Showcase, 53-40
    PREP BASKETBALL: Third-ranked Beamer girls down Kentwood at...
    By Casey Olson • January 20, 2014 2:58 pm

    The third-ranked Todd Beamer girls basketball team continued its roll Monday morning with a 53-40 win over Kentwood at the King Showcase Presented by The Ram Restaurant at Kent’s Showare Center.

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    The Seattle Sounders FC announced Wednesday that they have inked Todd Beamer High School grad Sean Okoli to a Homegrown Player contract.
    SOCCER: Sounders FC signs Beamer grad Sean Okoli
    By Casey Olson • January 9, 2014 1:34 pm

    The hometown Seattle Sounders FC have added another Federal Way school district graduate to its roster. The Sounders announced Wednesday that they have inked Todd Beamer High School grad Sean Okoli to a Homegrown Player contract.

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    Four Federal Way high schools set to play in same SPSL 4A division
    Four Federal Way high schools set to play...
    By Casey Olson • January 8, 2014 2:41 pm

    Everything seems to point toward all four Federal Way high schools playing in the same division of the South Puget Sound League (SPSL) in the fall.

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